Doom's Oldest World Record Was Finally Beaten!

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After 26 years Doom's oldest speedrunning record has finally fallen.
‪@4shockblast‬ run: • Doom 2 Map 01 Pacifist...
Doom music by ‪@sonicclang‬
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[@karljobst]

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[@ohhadivist]

Displate is filled to the brim with AI art so if you want something legitimate be very careful while shopping there, also don't buy the framed option, they don't actually come framed.

[@IcesGamingVault]

Good video. I'm gonna get myself a Doom displate. Thanks for the recommend Karl. :)

[@MetaITurtle]

What are your thoughts on Doom 3

[@karljobst]

@@MetaITurtle I never actually played Doom 3 because the look/feel didn't interest me.

[@ChicCanyon]

​@ohhadivist AI is legitimate so itll be fine

[@JoshTigerheart]

After grinding for years on the Doom Speedrun Discord asking for an Doom 2 E1M1 4 second run, on April 16th, 2024, Karl Jobst achieved this video...

[@Vitamin-G85]

I gotta admit... Im a grown ass man but...everytime Karl does one of those in a vid... " And on the 6th of April 2024...This speedrunner achieved....this run"... I get chills. 😂😂😂

[@CoNteMpTone]

@@Vitamin-G85 same man. thats what im all here for since the beginning.

[@VulKus117]

Hi Karl, I recently found out about the hardships you’ve been going through, and I just want to give you my sincerest condolences for the loss of your mother and the surgery you’ve had to go through for cancer. I hope things get better for you and your family, and just remember we all have your back. Have a good one Karl.

[@karljobst]

thanks for that

[@VulKus117]

@@karljobst No problem man. Love your videos too by the way, so does my dad.

[@paul_warner]

Rip

[@gabrieltorres7596]

😑🙏🏾

[@NerfPlayeR135]

@@karljobstI'm so sorry for your loss, Karl...

[@m1xxx3r]

True achievment here is that Karl managed to make 23 minute long vid about 4 seconds run, what an absolute legend 😂

[@sellerspiano9811]

Billy Mitchell alt account 💀💀

[@jaymxu]

​@@sellerspiano9811Milly Bltchell is dead bro, his funeral was held and paid by Karl. Let Silly Mitchell rest in pieces.

[@fbgmerk8178]

@@jaymxumay he rest in bed with you 🙏

[@marcogoncalves3207]

The video is not about the 4 seconds run, it's about the 100k attempts to perfect it and also the 30 years history behind it.

[@jaymxu]

@@fbgmerk8178 No idea where you live to think the dead rest in a bed but hey, if you wanna sleep with your mother so be it. 🙏

[@TheMedicFoxx]

So... did the guy eat a horse ooorrrr...?

[@gavin_riggs]

That's what I'm sayin

[@avpguy11]

10:00Karl: "You see SSlasher lost a frame here by not opening the door earlier" Me (who can't beat Doom2): "HA! What an idiot!"

[@RaceBandit]

How far did you get?

[@heenlav4596]

@@RaceBandit He is still trying very hard to finish the first level

[@olivercharles2930]

Me (sipping on imaginary wine and wearing royal shit): pfft, what an absolute imbecile! How could he make such a silly mistake?!

[@xerifetortin4067]

​@@RaceBandit the title screen

[@-8h-]

LOL that's me in every video like this.

[@MrKylljoy]

" Local man runs really fast to the exit of hell "

[@TheDoomer666]

I heard he was angry.

[@welcometothejungl3]

Hell on earth that is 😉

[@Vistico93]

He took "Running From Evil" seriously

[@AlchemicSoul]

Literally the most optimized exit plan in human history

[@FINBoggit]

"You can just leave"

[@MechMK1]

I'm so happy it's a "Old record was beaten" video and not a "Yet another person got caught cheating" video.

[@marpj6138]

I find both of them fascinating due to the technical explanation, but I agree with you since one always ends in a sour note while the other just puts a smile in my face

[@BlueSparxLPs]

Every "old record was beaten" video has the potential to become a "that person actually cheated" video someday down the line, though we always hope it won't.

[@fort809]

SAME. It’s been 6 months man

[@The_Omegaman]

All speedrunners cheat

[@snouts9080]

​@@The_Omegaman That's just simply not true. Most people in the community are really good, dedicated people, and enjoy the grind.

[@Eguzky]

Karl: Back in 1998, over 20 years ago. Me, who turned 40 today: ...And now I will crumble into dust.

[@Charles.Wright]

Happy birthday! Here's to many more, you ABSOLUTE LEGEND

[@zombeef3074]

Grats, I turned 35 today. I have a few years till dustification

[@Tsuran]

Happy Birthday!

[@theastrogamer710]

Congrats brother

[@awing84]

Happy Birthday! I'll be joining you in the dreaded 40somethings in a couple months. Dust crumbling high fives

[@XHeiko]

Achievements like these are why I rarely say that something is "impossible". Three seconds? Well, "we have no TAS at the moment", "we wouldn't know how to do it right now", "not to our knowledge", but new strats and glitches have been found in other games, even after decades, before. The fighting spirit with which runners go at these challenges is truly inspiring, and Karl, your videos about them are an absolute blast to watch. You've really perfected the way you report about them and seeing your video about a game I play myself as well on my feed instantly makes my day. Thank you!

[@Ultimaximus]

I don't get how people still say certain runs are impossible, especially on newer games that clearly haven't been completely dissected yet

[@dieSpinnt]

"This task can really drive you mad! And 5 seconds [for the speedrun] isn't possible, if you do it I'll eat a horse", Demonlord 1995 (at 4:43 ) ... You are absolutely right, Heiko. There are people who regularly eat horses. What seems impossible for one is just daily basis for the other. Hehehehehe, have a good one! Nonetheless the achievements of these nerds are impressive and I could not do it even in triple time:)

[@dieSpinnt]

@@Ultimaximus Well, at their core, these statements are simply emotion-based claims (or if someone doesn't want to be too harsh: "educated guesses"), ideas, forecasts and predictions. And the only thing that we know (and what predictions funnily can't provide) is the certainty that predictions are just guesses or partly a guess and therefore based on chance ... which makes them definitively unreliable and less important for anything. But who cares? That is absolutely basic human behavior. Everyone does it and this is nothing bad or good or something new, because every sane adult knows about it and should be able to handle such (superfluous?) calendar-sayings and remarks. This applies to all aspects of life and even science, where we predict something or postulate a model that may describe processes in nature (EMPIRICAL science!), which we then have to check with experiments and/or by observation. I hope now (after I generalized and complicated things, hehehe) you can "get how/why people make claims", hehe. P.S.: Oh and the guys who just tell nonsense because they do like everything BUT learning, research, the processes about science I mentioned above ... and don't care about of being honest to their fellow humans (like liars, scammers, busybodies, flat-earthers and governors of Florida) ... I don't have an answer or any clue why they are doing this or why they choose to be that way. Have a good game, Ultimaximus!:)

[@dixiedad]

Yea but unless they are using a pc from the 90's it should not count, yea a emulator can be set to that but its still not REALLY the same. Doing these records on much newer faster better equipment should not count

[@OzixiThrill]

@@dixiedad If the hardware changes anything, it's primarily going to result in making the game harder, not easier.

[@watchmakerful]

ONE DAY later, on April 7, 2024, depr4vity got 0:04.94 with no monsters...

[@Orriiii]

Something Id also like to add to even further convince you how much of a beast 4shock is, (If that even needed doing) is the fact he also beat every single other category for the level too, UVMax, Nightmare Speed, Tyson, all of them. While 4.97 is by far the most impressive run, Its rare for a player to be able to compete at the absolute highest level in every category, and it truly is incredibly impressive.

[@kyleshalaev1125]

Nice profile pic! I love seeing that other people have played Oneshot, it’s such a hidden gem.

[@paixeon8816]

Usualy when I hear that it turns out they were cheating in some way

[@Orriiii]

@@paixeon8816 Its fair to be skeptical, but 4Shock got this run on stream, and also has the thousands upon thousands of demo attempts from DSDA to prove it, so I wouldn't be too worried :)

[@V2ULTRAKill]

​@@paixeon8816 cheating without getting caught in classic doom is definitely not happening The only way you could even cheat a demo file that doesnt outright give away cheating is a TAS, and well, pretty hard to TAS on stream the way 4shock plays on stream

[@peachypet808]

​@@paixeon8816I thought the same thing but in this case I will believe in the truth of the matter simply because cheating in Doom is barely possible. And basically impossible without being caught

[@tom_k_cook]

so, you're telling me demonlord ate a horse

[@crazyluigi6664]

Probably two now...

[@bradleylepper]

So you're telling me there's a chance? 🎉

[@matthewcox7985]

I'll go look up some recipes!

[@Joseph-qr9bj]

he ate a giraffe now

[@theconiferoust9598]

looks like zebra's on the menu, boys

[@jaymxu]

Thanks to all Doom runners for ramping up the pressure for decades, to all fans for media interest, without either this wouldn't have been such a blast. And to Karl for amazing coverage.

[@jaymxu]

@@The_SafeKeeper Im happy that there are people like you out there with a spontaneous interest in this game. It helps immmensely.

[@Arceusmemesidk-zk7tm]

Fr I wouldn't know jack about some really cool stuff if it weren't for Karl

[@regulator18E]

​@@The_SafeKeeper for real. I have 0 interest in doing anything speedrunning, i question the sanity of these people practicing the same game/part of a game for years, sometimes decades on end. But ill be damned if im not going to watch every video Karl put out about it 😂

[@jaymxu]

@@regulator18E I know what you mean, but it's just another hobby is all. The decades part is really just somebody growing up playing a game, then you get older and play way less, but still enough, you turn on the game whenever you have time and feel like playing, and just tty. But what gets me is that this speedrunning thing popped up all around the world around the same time like everyone startes having the same ideas.

[@lukemalizzo1685]

Thing Running’ is one of the best terms in gaming.

[@noahhollen8583]

I have two more for you. In deltarune they have a "lesbian skip" (dont ask me) And in doom eternal theres a skip in ARC complex called "h____i skip" because...ya know...tenticles (Im sorry)

[@Mr.Manta5988]

Doom guy in that speedrun just couldn't be asked to bother with anything. I just know all he could think about was getting home and lay on the couch

[@Curlyheart]

He wants to go home and eat Doritos and watch Animal Planet

[@NullScar]

I would rather think he was rushing home to delete his browser history before the apocalypse peaked. Will we ever know? (Sorry if message is posted twice, but my message disappeared mid commercial after posting it, my youtube interface has really screwed me over the past two or three months, directing messages to wrong comment section amongst other problems and it only has gotten worse)

[@NullScar]

@@Curlyheart Are you telling me that doom guy is a vegetarian?

[@Curlyheart]

@@NullScar No he wants to watch animal planet to see bunnies.

[@NullScar]

@@Curlyheart Don't tell him about all the cat videos on KZbin. I don't know if he will kill them or be mesmerised.

[@RoyceMarcus]

Hearing that it took 100,000+ attempts really put into perspective how insane this is. I'm honestly not sure if I can say I've done anything 100,000 times - except breath.

[@rubendriezen7177]

I you would do a single run every single day. It would still take 274 years to have 100000 attempts.

[@billabobyt]

You can cut down that number a lot because 4shock used a technique called "double restart" to get his quickstarts, so every other attempt is a blank 0-length demo. And after that something like 90% of the real attempts also reset within the first second because he had the wrong quickstart angle. It's still an absurd amount of effort, almost a year of grinding lol, but not every run is the full 4/5 seconds long

[@Peksisarvinen]

That's the exact same thought I had. I couldn't imagine doing anything a 100,000 times.

[@WayStedYou]

@@rubendriezen7177 well when you can do 600 attempts in one hour it doesnt seem as bad

[@rocksteady9826]

@@WayStedYou well, 600 dollars versus 100,000 dollars. Big difference

[@ROBLOXTHANOS]

One of the few advertisements I have ever been willing to watch through because of the Perfect Dark music in the background.

[@C-Vite]

4shockblast is a legend. Imagine being the person responsible for beating 2 of the oldest WR's in Doom 1 and 2, both of them being the very first level

[@p00pie]

Todd Rogers is a better gamer

[@Lyth9]

Silly Bitchell did it in 3 seconds today. He recorded the TV screen with a 3€ camera, while being outside through a dirty window. He sent the VHS tape to twin galaxies already.

[@angryparsnip9363]

Wait, what colour was the doomguy?

[@beardalaxy]

I heard they found the tape in Osama Bin Laden's dumpster behind a 7/11

[@No_True_Scotsman]

Now you're going to get sued.

[@daddyfuse50]

Imagine caring about done Billy Mitchell drama

[@No_True_Scotsman]

@@daddyfuse50 This is an account dedicated to speedruns and you're mad people are talking about speedruns

[@Tpike777]

Karl's video quality is SO consistent..he's one of the few KZbinrs I subbed to and have watched and continue to watch every upload.

[@Blaumagier]

I love these videos. I get so much more from the context you give and it really establishes how truly impressive this 4 second run is where if i just saw the run itself with no context given I'd just think "nice, that was fast" and move on.

[@clairesuvari3553]

The fact that DOOM is over 30 years old and speedrunners are still finding new achievements to set in the game is insane

[@Kepesk]

You should take a look at the community made content for the game. Still new mapsets coming out all the time. It's great!

[@erictroxell715]

Amen. I'm 57 n this ages me lol. But wow, this is so freaking awesome!!!

[@erictroxell715]

​@@Kepeskyou are so correct!! I love how this is still relevant after all these years!!!

[@khmer5o3]

Heh, I remember booting up doom on MS-DOS. Needed to type out the directory paths to access the game.

[@LucasCunhaRocha]

The fact that Doom is 30 years old and still one of the best games out there, that gets new content almost daily from modders shows how gaming peaked too early.

[@DanErikRstad]

huge props to 4shockblast! also, your "on the "day" of "month" "the person" achieved this run" is a really good catchphrase that draws me in each time :D

[@crazyluigi6664]

Certainly a perfect name for that record now! ;)

[@IsleyNumber1]

Up there with "but then x got this run" with "en aften ved svanefossen" playing

[@Kokuswolf]

Yeah, me too. I like the silence after that.

[@dotcom137]

I was missing Doom videos so much! They were what got me hooked in your videos and I believe that they were the reason you exploded here on KZbin, Karl. The epic songs and introductions you make for Doom videos are unmatched. And the history of Doom's records going all the way until the 90's makes it even better.

[@kaidantienkulkija]

23:45 perfect video length

[@Fingolfin3423]

A 23:44-minute video about a 5-second Doom speed run? Dudes will say "hell yeah." And they did. You're an absolute legend, Karl.

[@mookymookymooo]

When you explained "this is what speedrunning is all about" i couldn't stop laughing, at myself and all of us for how absurd it is. And I'm all for it too

[@a.j.leclair5426]

I feel like i havent seen a Doom video in ages! Karl i absolutely love watching your passion for these games come to light through your amazing speedrun content. You truly are an "Absolute Legend"

[@danielskrivan6921]

These are my favorite videos of yours. You do a great job breaking down the history, the techniques, and letting the replay of each milestone speak for itself.

[@vergeofapathy]

But did Demonlord eat the horse? This is very important information. How do you not mention this? What kind of poor research is this, Karl? 😒

[@scriptles]

It's been a miserable start to my week. Tooth pain (needing 1 tooth pulled that cracked in half), a splitting headache, a bunch of cavities along my gum line hurting, my neck is sore from bone spurs and degenerative spine... a train was stopped by my house blocking the road.. the oragel I ordered is delayed a day.. I get to go to the dentist tomorrow but thats an appointment to make an appointment to then fix it.. So much misery, so much pain. But then I noticed Karl dropped a Doom video and I feld a rush kinda like a high. My paint numbed instantly and now I wanna cry... thank you Karl for helping make my week better by posting an epic video you absolute legend.

[@oz_jones]

All i can do is to offer my condolences, teeth pain is horrible

[@chinad34th]

I hope you'll get better soon, dude! Have a fantastic day, legend.

[@skywarp727]

Teeth pain is real. I hope you get some relief soon.

[@herisruns]

boo hoo cry about it 😭

[@bradleylepper]

Where can I find numb paint?

[@SunsetEnvy]

It's nice that old doom games still have a community

[@SonicBoone56]

It'll always have a community

[@llSuperSnivyll]

We can affectionately call the quickstart the legit version of shifting into second gear.

[@Bokatrice]

Movement Preservation works in a lot of games that are based on Doom as well - even as far as SRB2Kart!

[@sandmanxo]

Amazing that I'm here in my late 40s watching a game that came out in my teens and seeing a run like that. What a great run and well designed game that it's still having records set over 30 years later.

[@BrianRRenfro]

Billy Mitchell did it in 3 seconds flat 2 decades ago but has been holding onto the tape

[@youmukonpaku3168]

I heard he got a 2.97 on Entryway in November 1993.

[@BrianRRenfro]

@@youmukonpaku3168 That is hyperbole. It was actually 12:01am on December 10th, 1993. It would have been earlier but he waiting til it was officially released and back then they started the clock from when it said "DOS/4GW." He took a shot of generic ass hot sauce, typed "doom" and hit enter at midnight but yes with the modern timing system it was a 2.97. That part is 100 percent true!

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

Well, he did manage to become one of Karl's patreon legends, so I guess all is possible...

[@GetOutOfMyNoodleShop]

as someone who played Doom when it originally came out, this is amazing. i've never been a speedrunner but this video articulately explained the amazing and crazy road to the world record. props.

[@ludgerkres.1437]

I was waiting for another video from Doom or Goldeneye. I love hearing these stories from someone passionate.

[@llxxlxxlxxll]

Well. I need to know if DemonLord ate that horse or not.

[@TEQTONYK]

Hearing "Adam went wide in the brown room and made contact with walls" is so Trackmania lol

[@Sillysoft]

Man this brings back memories. Before the internet was a big thing, I remember using the "fast 14.4" access to my local BBS and played Doom 2. The computer was an AST and the mouse paid said for fast 14.4 access dial ###. Years later I recall opening up the AST and noticed it was not an Intel 486 processor, but a cheaper Cyrex chip.

[@RyannGames]

This video was paced perfectly. I got so sucked into the run with no enemies that I completely forgot 4 seconds with enemies was coming up next.

[@KJ-je9pm]

Damn thanks for the details of this speedrun you absolute legend!

[@solipsisme8472]

*cue music by HOME* And that's where the record stands today

[@gnperdue]

Wow. I remember when Doom II came out in the 90s when I was in high school. I played it semi-obsessively and thought it was just a phenomenal game. I moved on to other games, of course, but it is so satisfying and amazing that people are still playing it so many years later. What a fantastic game.

[@mitchellfagan7701]

I still play doom and doom 2 to this day and these records are absolutely incredible

[@coachmcguirk6297]

I bet it was Todd Rodgers! That guy is amazing, the only person who could set this new record in my opinion is either Todd, or the Gamer of the Century, Billy Mitchell.

[@thelemitesunite]

You mean Rodd Todgers?

[@ChristianSandviknes]

Todd Todgers*

[@Curlyheart]

xXCODRodgers420Xx

[@danieljimenez1989]

You mean Silly Bitchel?

[@nathanryan8555]

and silly bitchell :)

[@merman1974]

Well, that's fascinating. When I saw the initial runs I noticed that players were pulling back from the door - so there was always potential to get closer to the door when it opened and perform that wall boost. The timing of the three shots is clever too, because you are not aiming to hit anything.

[@pauldj6]

your detective work is great, but the Doom speedrun documentaries are just at a different level - thank you!!!

[@NolsHub]

So.. Did the guy ever eat a horse?

[@0palOpal0pal]

I've been trying to teach myself to knit, and while speedrunning a game and learning to wrap yarn around sticks in a very meticulous manner are two very different things, this is inspiring to me as well as reassuring that I will not go insane while trying to knit.

[@mattlovelltv3794]

I first got onto speedrunning with a Karl Jobst video, the "Running a tightrope Doom Speedrun" and I'm so hyped to see another one from you now!

[@McDangerVideos90]

Entryway was ported as a killingfloor map. Was super fun

[@xTaxThePoor]

Can’t lie man, you got me watching videos on games I’ve never heard of or played. I appreciate the knowledge and history in your videos. Thank you

[@nopenope4848]

i find it really cool that even to this day people still try to break world records in Doom

[@Dowell318]

Pretty incredible. Didn't even know things like doorboost and thingrunning existed or were a thing in Doom 2, though I used to play that game quite a bit back in the day. The highest stage I ever made it to was "Tricks and Traps", and really enjoyed the room where the cyberdemon fights against all the barons of hell. Was fun. Didn't understand why enemies would fight each other though. It was a different concept from other video games up until that time.

[@dodsa8907]

Damn bro, first the Tetris record beat and now this? Istg people either have too much free time now or we are evolving and getting better reflexes with each passing generation, either way, Im all in for it, love seeing already optimized to hell speedruns get broken by sheer determination and perseveration

[@MaszekMester]

at 7:20 I instatntly started think about thing running. What a story. What a great documentary. What a speedrun. What ... a ... legend!

[@SoicBR]

He truly became *4*shockblast

[@nickwells20]

Working on this 4 second run for an entire year has got to be a insane amount of attempts because it's such a short level. I'm not gonna do the math but it is close to a thousand attempts in one hour. The guy has a light-years worth of total attempts lol. I know that doesn't make sense but sounded cool at the time lol.

[@Gerrybuzz]

Wow. Love your videos dude. The speedrunning community as a whole, are amazing. Records that were inconceivable 20, 10 or even 5 years ago are now being broken by legends with unbelievable patience and skill. Keep up the great work!!!

[@sarexui634]

Babe wake up new Karl Jobst video just dropped!

[@bobisyourdad]

What a breath of fresh air to see Karl making videos about positive subjects again. Tired of the constant videos about cheaters and scammers and run fakers.

[@Dragunaw]

Doom 2 was the first game i ever played, and i used to watch my dad play it back in 1996 as a 4-year old. It's also the one game that i always go back to atleast once a year to finish. But i can't speedrun it because i'm obsessed with getting 100% on every level. Kudos to the beasts who puts so much time and effort into speedrunning this though.

[@mlthmp]

Oh man.. watching that death match footage really hit me in the feels. So many nights spent playing doom and doom 2

[@chiyo-chanholocaust8143]

Damn, sorry for the small roast but I'm glad to not get a video about god damn Billy Mitchel for a change 😂

[@11gingin]

23:05 the imp gets one last look at that legend

[@FireFlyFlying_]

All of this for a couple of seconds. To be fair the history behind it is monumental and even though it’s not a full game run. It’s the small things that matter ❤

[@coconyt3623]

Grinding a 6-figure amount of attempts to shave off 1 frame... Even if it's a 5 second run... Goddamn. Incredible. What a legend.

[@MarMaxGaming]

Lol I’m pumped to learn how this 1 second was shaved, yes I’m ready for 20 minutes about it! I hadn’t even seen Doom II, surprised we don’t hear more about it

[@goodtim3s394]

Happy to see u crack a mill subs mate, well done, absolute LEGEND 😎

[@kratos13254]

Absolutely love these videos. Love getting so much knowledge about the tech used in these speedruns, the history of all the runners along the way, etc. It’s why AverageTreys Mario sunshine history videos is still on of my favorites

[@jojo0753]

It's nice to see another video about speedrunning achievements from you, and about a monumental moment in the Doom community, no less.

[@richardmoore8614]

@Karljobst's Doom speedrunning videos are the best. I missed them recently so I was so pumped to see this one released. Please keep making them. I'm in my 40s now and used to grind original Doom in the mid 90s. Best game ever, for me. PS "X achieved this run" (and fade to black) is now iconic in your vids, you legend! Thanks for all you do for the community Karl.

[@backflipmann]

22:35 "... 4SHOCKBLAST achieved -this run-" Shivers man, SHIVERS

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

I still can barely believe that people are still playing Doom 30+ years later. I created the custom episodes "Darkhell" and "Blakhell", and people are STILL playin' 'em! 💪😎✌️ Love it.

[@Bigaza454]

What an epic achievement, 30 years in the making. I remember reading about Dooms upcoming release in Hyper magazine. To think people are still on the grind, getting these milestones is wild. Yet another reason why i love gaming. GG Shock

[@blahdelablah]

Nice use of The Flinstones music at the end (Unused Song 2).

[@StrandedKnight84]

This is my favorite category of your videos, Karl. Your deep knowledge and enthusiasm for 1st person shooter speedrunning is so contagious. Love it!

[@Some_RandomYoutuber]

I honestly thought this video was about speedrunners completing all Doom levels in the fastest time.

[@shidanslair]

This is one of those records that I'm not even close to comprehend how important it is. For a normal player like me 20 seconds would already be amazingly fast, just amazing the things some people can do.

[@massimorosner3496]

"We are leaving in 4 seconds" "Fine, just one more try"

[@MayorMori]

So cool! Awesome video and achievement. Thanks for sharing

[@AveragePluto]

I didn't expect that the definition of a "thing" would need an explanation, but I kinda love that we got one anyway.

[@electrictrojan6719]

>Makes a fascinating 24 minute video about 4 seconds of Doom You're the real genius here, Jobst.

[@PatrickvonMassow]

Thanks, always entertaining and informative to watch your videos! I also tried my hand at this in the late '90s: I uploaded a TAS demo to Compet-n in which I got 5.37 with no monsters. It implemented a quick-start, strafe 50 and wall-running on the first wall (which might have been counterproductive), but no momentum preservation at the door. In my demo description, I boldly stated, "4 seconds are impossible!" Oh, how wrong I was :).

[@PatrickvonMassow]

I even still got the source code: TR38 GF50 SL49 GF50 SL49 *29 TL7 GF50 SL50 GF50 SL50 *13 GF50 SL50 TR64 GF50 SL50 *23 TR1 GF50 SR50 GF50 SR50 *35 TL64 GF50 SR50 GF50 SR50 *34 TL64 GF50 SR50 GF50 SR50 *12 UT GB50 SL50 GB50 SL50 *11 GF10 SR10 GF50 SR50 *23 GF50 SR50 UT FW WT *140 I wonder why I only used strafe 49 in some places - possibly to hit the first wall and get around the corner pixel perfectly. Don't know if that was a good idea.

[@mhult5873]

This speedrun and all similar to this one are really, really amazing!

[@kingdomcomesuperman3669]

Love to see another positive speedrunning achievement and the duality of 4shockblast being the one to once again shave one second off Thomas Pilger's record. Insane as always seeing how much practice and precision it takes to maximise such a short record.

[@priestfan81]

Just getting around to watching this and I just want to say Karl is an aboslute soldier given what he's been dealing with at this time. Love your videos, mate, thank you.

[@modrozelenaalga9607]

It's amazing how much theory and knowledge there is in just 4 seconds.

[@Night_Hawk_475]

Amazing Video Karl! Thanks for helping us follow the speedrunning scene, these developments are always so cool to see! :o One question though :p Did 4ShockBlast attach a note to his speedrun submission that also said "Yes, it is possible..." ? I was really hoping for that reveal in the video, but I assume this means he didn't. It would've been quite poetic I believe ^^,

[@BroodYouth]

these oldschool goldeneye, doom, quake speedrun records really matter. someone pushing this -1 second is crazy. Everytime it happens, it feels like "wow, this time it's really unbreakable".

[@havanowoncheese]

It is unreal to me to see these runs. Amazing. Great video breaking it down Karl!

[@TwighlightPrince1]

“He would achieve, this run” Oh how I missed those beautiful words. I love your investigative journalism, but also missed these types of videos

[@Death_Rave]

The most gloriously optimized 5 seconds in gaming history.

[@Xeno87]

Isn't it awesome that such a great person as Karl can live off of making videos about speedruns? Like, isn't that great for him? He worked so hard on this channel, just because of his passion for speedruns, and it really paid off!

[@silentdebugger]

it's a shame that the demo recorder doesn't turn on the microphone at the end of a level so it can capture the popoff after years of attempts

[@ivailok3376]

That 4 sec run is so mesmerizing to watch. Truly remarkable.

[@MichaelJamesActually]

"It took him 18 years to save 3 frames..." Shew, that is so hard to even comprehend.