King's Quest VI Speedrun History

[@WolfWalrus]

Girl in the Tower blasting as Alexander just strolls off into the sky feels so triumphant, like the end to a film where Superman flies away after saving Metropolis.

[@CyranofromBergerac]

Only superman hasn't saved metropolis and just flies away.

[@WolfWalrus]

@@CyranofromBergerac Superman: "My work here is done," Metropolis: "But you didn't do anything," Superman: *flies away*

[@mud213]

I wish that was the faster strat.

[@professorhazard]

And then he didn't credit it in the music section at the end! How am I supposed to get my local radio station to play it?

[@jakijo07]

Ah so happy to see this! Super well done, Shorty. It's so freaky to think I've done something that's worth a mini documentary about.

[@MartinGiadrosich]

I love the energy and excitement you have for everything! :D

[@do3807]

@@MartinGiadrosich Yeah, she's a ray of sunshine for real

[@lemonyboop2033]

Did you send him the cookies? 😊

[@jakijo07]

@@lemonyboop2033 Ah, he lived too far away for cookies to make it. Also he disappeared right around the time I got his address and before I sent anything, so I wasn't sure if he was still there so all in all, no he did not. But I swear if he reappears the cookies are his! I make a mean chocolate chip butterscotch cookie.

[@do3807]

@@jakijo07 Dude, I want you to know, I just think you're awesome.

[@AnAngelSeraphim]

i do hope that wherever UrQuan is, that they are doing alright, its really incredible how someone can enter a community, flip it on its head, and change lives before vanishing just as quickly as they appeared

[@ProphetSD13]

"They" virtue signal harder...

[@AnAngelSeraphim]

@@ProphetSD13 ok

[@lillyclarity9699]

@@ProphetSD13 lol what are u ok

[@SpopySpider]

@@ProphetSD13 Said, the guy crying about language policing, while policing language himself. The irony, will be lost on his oversensitive pea sized brain.

[@hughmarshall3299]

Obliterated record Takes out entire minute barrier Refuses to elaborate Leaves

[@MahDryBread]

Dude, I love all the interview footage! It's cool hearing about the history of the run from the perspectives of the runners themselves!

[@sidetrakkd1355]

I think this is one of the best "niche hobby" documentaries I've ever seen, speedrunning or not. Extraordinarily well editted, directed, and told. Amazing interviews, great job telling a cohesive story that was easy to understand as someone who has never played any KQ games, yet still made me care about each runner's achievements (both within the game and outside of it) and each of the game's milestones. Absolutely masterful work. You and the KQ6 community should feel very proud of what you've done.

[@daffers2345]

I hope you'll take the time to look up KQVI and maybe some of the others too. _King's Quest VI_ is really a beautiful game and was (and still is) one of my all-time favorites. I recommend finding a playthrough that isn't zooming through everything and really enjoy it. :)

[@idontwantahandlethough]

Well said. I've never played any of the KQ games and was still able to understand what was going on with no problems at all. Awesome stuff!

[@JinxLuckless]

Agreed-- I'm coming to it from the opposite angle, where KQVI is one of my favorite games of all time, but I never watch or pay attention to speedrunning. This documentary is so amazing. It made me care. :)

[@TaranVH]

Wow, one of the best speedrun videos I've ever seen. The interviews make it so much better than just narrating everything yourself. I know how much effort that must have taken, since I chose to use only narration from the speedruners themselves for my Barrier Skip video.

[@OneShortEye]

Those are exceedingly kind words. Thank you!

[@sirpikapika1129]

A compilation of Sluicebox's many amazing titles: ScummVM, SCI Engine Team Tile Puzzle Enthusiast Gnome Anthropologist SCI Turning Expert Catacombs Master

[@reagansido5823]

48:40 There are no words to describe how beautiful this is. Just the way he walks towards the forest and then ascends into the air combined with the song, it's just amazing.

[@jonathanchan7896]

48:40 Something about Alexander majestically walking away while ‘Girl in the Tower’ plays always cracks me up. 😂😂😂

[@Feszy_]

35:42 "It makes shaving off that second that much sweeter 'cause you know you're beating not just some other some other person, you're beating the best." Very nice

[@ItsJabo]

Dude the added in interviews makes me feel like I was actually there, like a member of the community. What a wholesome video

[@DorE3k]

The Gnome Skip has got to be the funniest thing I've seen in a while, literally cried of laughter when I first saw it.

[@aegisScale]

I'm just imagining Alexander power-sliding past the gnomes while reading the boring book, closing it and being like "Well that sure was boring . . . Woah, how'd I get to the forest?"

[@retrotks]

OneShortEye has done it again. Not only is this man an extremely skilled, top-level speedrunner... he's also a master of of piecing together, editing, and sharing the world of speedrunning's greatest untold stories. A must-see documentary for fans of speedrunning, Sierra games, point-and-clicks, and retro gaming in general. Brilliant work as always my friend. Thank you for including me! Edit: hope you all enjoy my spazzy sub-18 freakout KEKW

[@jakijo07]

why do you torture yourself

[@retrotks]

@@jakijo07 why do I tortu-- I KNOW! I said the same thing before I started the stream!

[@benpopalisky1168]

Yes, he does do these videos so we'll. It isn't perfect, but great to listen to. I also always enjoy watching your KQ, SQ and Laura Bow runs.

[@TehAwesomer]

44:48 - It's interesting that this is before "Let's GOOOOOOO!" became the default celebration when getting a new world record. It's like something is missing 😂

[@ZorotheGallade]

Shamir loving mint so much he doesn't even care you're not supposed to have that item and takes it anyway is just so fitting.

[@Altercate]

The King's Quest series meant a lot to me growing up. The first time I played KQ3, I didn't even know the K in "knife" is silent. I sat with a Swedish-English dictionary and looked up words as I went along. I learned English to try to survive these games, and it fostered a lifelong love of studying languages. When I finally got my very own computer, KQ6 was the first PC game I ever owned. All that aside, this was such a great video. Your script is amazing, the interviews were great, and you pulled it all together fantastically. You rock, and you really painted this community as a bunch of loveable human beings. Keep up the good work! :)

[@morbid.curiosity]

I found this channel while looking for Sierra videos, and I can not stop binging this. The editing is fantastic... how you took the maze scene and broke individual parts into animated items on screen just for that few seconds.. wow. True dedication. WELL DESERVED subscription from me!!

[@CraftDayFriends]

i like this recent trend of all these niche speedrunning communities doing these WR histories of their own games that they're really passionate about. there's something so special about all the people coming together to document their small part in it and just archiving it for the sake of it. i especially loved how this one doesn't have a singular narrator, everyone just kinda chirps in for their story, great job

[@Matt620]

More than anything, what I love is just how positive and friendly everyone is. The passion is infectious.

[@commode7x]

Oh wow, that's alot of convention badges. Jackie is really a beacon of the community.

[@idontwantahandlethough]

Right? holy crap lol

[@BillBull218]

Extraordinarily well made and does an excellent job of exploring the individual stories of the different runners (and gnome anthropologists!) to really effectively showcase the passion and love we all have for this great game. I can't reccomend this video enough! I also already can't wait for the next one! 😅

[@OneShortEye]

The extraordinary runners in this story made it easy. :)

[@conzmoleman]

Something I love about speedrunning is one that I also love about golf. Everyone is competing against each other, but... not really. They are really competing against the course. Or in this case, the game. And the field is always thrilled when one of their fellow players shatters the course record with a new low score, or a new WR time in a run.

[@VeeHoffman]

I'm guessing one of your videos came up on my suggested videos because I watch Summoning Salt so often. or maybe because I love anything KQ related. I'm SO GLAD that happened. I'm in the process of binging all your videos, and wow. I can't overstate the quality and enjoyment here I can feel the passion you have for this subject matter, and it's just as warm and inviting as it is exciting. thank you and everyone else in the community!!

[@Pezmage1]

There's something incredibly wholesome about seeing everyone's stream chat during all of the big runs. Love the videos keep up the great work!

[@kbrasee]

20:00 figures that expanded memory was the problem - it was always a pain when DOS games wanted to use it!

[@mark6302]

ahh horrible memories are coming back to me trying to rig that shit to work!

[@cheesebone82]

LOL I remember we needed a boot disk to enable expanded memory if I wanted to play Wing Commander 2 with the speech pack back in the day.

[@gamemeister27]

@@mark6302 horrible memory memories

[@doc_sav]

EMS still causing problems after all these years.

[@miketate3445]

I love how Jaki bounces back after failing on the final input.

[@inthefade]

Yep it's just one of those classic speed run stories.

[@Fragmaster01]

After a legendary Funny Speedrunner Noise like that, you can't just leave it there. "No. NOO! NyyooO!!!! Ohh my... NYOOO!!"

[@drowzyus360]

I'm not into speed running but damn, this small documentary was really well made. KQ6 was one of the first sierra game i played and seeing it again brings me back. Thanks for the feels. Great work!

[@WannabeMarysue]

GIRL IN THE TOWER IS SPEED TECH, LETS GO edit: god damn it

[@GenericInternetter]

Your username is like a narration of me trying to get a full night's sleep.

[@gregpenismith1248]

@@GenericInternetter have you been tested for diabetes?

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

Has anyone showed this to Roberta Williams or Jane Jenson? If the passion and community shown here can touch those of us who've never played these games? Even if we never attempted a single speedrun in our lives? Then I can only imagine what it would be like for a creator to know that the love of her work still brings so many people together, decades later. Even in the wilds of the internet.

[@silas8772]

I don't know about King's Quest, but I know that he has a video called... uh, something about a hero, can't remember the name, but the creators of the game watched one of the speedruns and spoke to the main runner.

[@dawnbreaker2912]

Players: [doing entire runs of King's Quest games without saving] Roberta: [heavy breathing]

[@calemr]

@@silas8772 That was Quest For Glory, BTW.

[@DanzelGlovington]

This whole documentary is just brimming with good feelings. So happy to watch the amazing journey of all these runners. All the contributions from the runners added so much and were wonderfully done. Very excited to see where this goes next!

[@Squizz11222]

Sir, I would like say that after less than 48 hours of finding your profile, I have watched all of your videos and found a passion to seek more of Sierra games speedrunning content. Incredibly well directed. Thank you for documenting the speedrunning progression and in general reminding of the good old games

[@OneShortEye]

That's extremely kind of you. I'm glad you're enjoying it! You also may enjoy LucasArts speedrunning if you're into that era of games. Check out FrozenSpade, thewoofs, leolitz, aWay0fLife to name a few. Runners will also post when they go live on the SpeedyAdventures discord: discordapp.com/invite/kWCfAPu

[@fijisharbrough]

This feels like a summoning salt video but with higher energy, I've been binging your content for hours.

[@hapositos564]

Just finished watching this video and let me tell you, this level of quality is something I expect from 100k+ subscribers channels, you are THE most underrated youtuber out there, I hope your channel gains the recognition it deserves

[@OneShortEye]

That's extremely kind of you. I'm just glad that you enjoyed it. :)

[@Blackbeltginganinja]

Had this video in my backlog for a while. Finally got around to watching it - loved the video, and I loved how much I fell in love with the community. Thanks for making it!

[@MrOnosa]

This video narration and production was phenomenal! Thank you for putting this together. It was a fascinating story.

[@awang8987]

I love the vibes of this video! It makes me feel so proud of all the runners and their excitement really rubbed off on me :D I also love how much passion jaki has for the game and the community it made me smile every time

[@fockyutuub5193]

You’re really good at directing and editing these videos man. I just watched two of these speedrun history videos one being 30 min and this one being 59 min and time just flew by! That’s talent bro! You should definitely continue doing this and I think if you’ll pursue it you can one day direct and edit a mainstream documentary and make it really big.

[@waterguyroks]

The runner interviews really add a lot of heart to the doc. I felt so much more emotionally invested hearing the runner's perspectives and feelings

[@party4keeps28]

I remember getting this game when it was brand new and playing it on my dad's 486. I was 10 years old and it was the most amazing game I had played up until that point. I installed it on my best friend's computer and we would play it while on the phone and talk about it. Since he didn't have the CD, he didn't have the recorded audio like I did but man, what great memories.

[@OneShortEye]

This was, by far, my favorite King's Quest game. We didn't have the CD either, but even with only the PC speaker sound, I loved the soundtrack. Somehow, everything about this game was just magical.

[@DVX_BELLORVM]

OneShortEye, great set of videos here! I never knew that speedrunning classic adventure games was even a thing until I discovered your channel. As someone who's more of a fan of point-and-click adventure games and CRPGs than fast-twitch console games, this is right up my alley. Keep up the good work!

[@5512mt]

never played or watched a kings quest game growing up, but i’ve loved going through these 3 history videos. thanks for the great work :)

[@OneShortEye]

Glad you enjoyed them! I appreciate the kind words.

[@jdl3408]

This has to be, hands down, the best speed run history ever. Such a wonderful game and community!

[@hobqueer]

I have been watching speed run videos since late 2019, and have only just discovered your channel. Opened up a brand new world to me. Probably my favorite speed run videos on this platform.

[@RajMahall]

This was a great video. SummoningSalt introduced me to speedrunning vidoes, but it's so interesting to see everyone's perspective on them. Thanks for posting here and on reddit.

[@duttfisch]

That was such a good video! I watched the original stream recording wr progression like half a year ago, so I was kinda confused when this popped up in my inbox, but it was so worth it to watch it ^^ All the interviews with the people are great and it gives it that really high-quality documentary vibe, everyone involved seemed super fun and sweet and also the editing is great!

[@LegoFan9o5]

Truly excellent work on this. It's pleasing to see the KZbin algorithm boost the Kings Quest III video into wider circulation, I for one wouldn't have seen this video otherwise. And given the sudden upcropping of other new comments, I can only hope that residual momentum gives the rest of these videos an equal amount of love.

[@AdriftForWeeks]

What an amazing little community btw when runners stop by and encourage eachother in eachother's streams. Fantastic.

[@Ditcho13]

This video is brilliant. What a wonderful community and I’m kicking myself that I’m only just discovering your channel. I was honestly on the edge of my seat with every new discovery regarding game strats 👀 I laughed, I cried-it changed my life. Thank you for sharing such a wicked cool story! 🌻✨

[@chompythebeast]

What a great community, what a great group, what a great video documenting it all. And what a great song _Girl In The Tower_ is, I definitely would have called my participating local radio station to request it prior to February 1, 1993

[@jeremywortsman7234]

I was so disappointed I came in on the very end of this live streamed, but what an amazing job you did! I love me some SummoningSalt, but this takes his speedrunning history videos to the next level! Amazing interviews, the right level of technicality to be interesting but not lose the viewer... This is a masterpiece!

[@mangosteen508]

Honestly dude this is probably the best speedrunning video i've ever watched

[@OneShortEye]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Afgncaatp]

Loved the interviews. Was so well done to focus on the game at first and then transition to the community and how they competed and progressed. "Girl in the tower" gnome skip had me crying, seems like such a meme edit but was legit!

[@GreyTide]

What a great story of Community coming together.

[@idontwantahandlethough]

@21:47 keep doing what you did here, this is some fantastic editing dude! At first I thought you made a mistake and forgot to cut it, but nope you just left it in for emphasis! Seriously though, if you've got enough sense to make the right call there, you've clearly got a knack for this :)

[@XRL7official]

This video is really awesome and the speedrunning community for Kings Quest VI seems really cool with a nice friendly competitiveness! I didn't know there were speedruns for adventure games! This sparked my interested in checking in some runs out, great stuff :)

[@purplecat4977]

I know this is two years old, but I was feeling nostalgic and was watching videos about old games that I used to play. I thought I had forgotten everything about this game. Almost nothing looked familiar. UNTIL 'Girl in the tower' started playing, and I started singing along with the chorus without thinking about it at all. I don't ever remember listening to that song, but it's apparently been living rent free in my head for years. I must have sung along to it back in the day, because just the act of singing it felt familiar. Just crazy.

[@winterbeat13]

I just finished watching all of your videos. You have done a great service not only to each and every game community you talked about, but also to speedrunners as well. Because of your rich documentary style videos these speedrun games and histories will never be forgotten. Thank you. Those were a pleasure and a joy to watch every minute of.

[@eyen91]

I'm so glad to have found this channel. I love learning about speedruns especially of older games.

[@Roozleth]

This is really well produced and deserves many times more views

[@nathanbowen9204]

Thanks I loved this. Favorite bit: your brave heart speech at 27:00 and the lil one pops in for attention. Rock on

[@NTSTS0]

This is such a great video. I'm not really a fan of classic adventure games, but these documentaries are so well put together I can't help but watch. The interview footage was especially my favorite, it made the whole experience more personable.

[@RuSosan]

Excellent little documentary this. Not only does it manage to make an obscure-ish topic really interesting, it also conveys the interest and enthusiasm of the community. Good vibes galore. 👏😎

[@datguyfoss3915]

Speedrun documentaries have been one of my favorite genres on youtube for awhile. Never thought the history of of a point and click speedrun could be interesting, but I've enjoyed your King's Quest videos.

[@kniceperson]

This was a really well made mini-documentary I enjoyed watching this greatly and you've definitely got me interested in point-and-click speedrun games.

[@GoodGoga]

One of the best "Speedrun History" videos i've seen. All the people involved are great, the insights are cathartic, the overall story is sweet, and the editing is impeccable. Well done!

[@B4llisticBot]

This is good content. Such a wholesome story, love the fact that it doesn't focus on one top runner at a time.

[@MrCa2pac]

The nostalgia of king quest + learning all the speedrun history i never knew about, im glad i discovered your channel!

[@deltamy6681]

This was an amazing watch. Props to all of you guys! Loved all the interviews.

[@KubinWielki]

I'm beyond late to the party, watching this nearly 3 years after the video's release, but it's gotta be my favourite speedrunning story so far. The genuine happiness for each other's successes and the support you guys give to one another is a great testimony as to why people get into speedrunning. I'm not a runner at all, but I can surely see why people get into it. Great work, both the people in your community, and you specifically, OneShortEye, for this excellent video.

[@AdamSchoales]

I’m rewatching this again, and I have to say not only is this super INTERESTING but the video itself is so well structured and edited. You’re a wonderful storyteller! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@zanrak3922]

Wow, your videos are SO good!! I love these, just kinda binge watched all of em. The only regret is that theres not more haha. Really good stuff, im excited to see what youre making next!!

[@RikipediaGO]

Love these videos. Adding the testimonials from the actual runners adds a lot to the story and emotions!

[@AnarchoCatBoyEthan]

i love how some of the speedrunners in this do this kind of just casually, that’s something that i feel like wouldnt normally be documented and i just find that so interesting. Thanks for this, I love your channel!

[@denravonska]

What a nugget of a channel. I hope more people stumble upon these well produced videos. Great work!

[@CelticGuardian7]

While I'm not a speedrunner myself, I find them fascinating. This is such a great documentary of the history and methods used in this game. It's really heartwarming to see a tight-knit community working together to push the time as low as possible. =) I look forward to watching the rest of your videos!

[@DavidKraftIshihama]

The runner interviews are amazing.

[@KonaSuba]

I love watching these history videos of games I never heard of or played and you conveyed these runners passion for the game so well that I felt like I grew up playing the game

[@vigorousapathygames]

Your video format / editing is great. I've enjoyed all your videos so far. I missed these games in my generation, looking to actually get this one to play through.

[@jespernilsson9443]

Found this yesterday. I love these games, could not stop watching, I NEED MORE content like this. Very well done video(s)!

[@GrimmHooke]

This is one of my all-time favorite games, and this is an INCREDIBLE documentary. Two things I love! Plus, the reveal of the Gnome Skip made me absolutely lose my mind with laughter. Comedy gold with the editing!

[@cm3.redeye42]

Haha, dude, so I was just having a conversation w/ my brother abt how speedrunning has gone so completely insane that you could probably look up King's Quest VI & find a speedrun on it. So I looked it up & instead I find a fu'king hour long documentary on the history of specifically King's Quest VI, & specifically the speedrunning of it, w/ in depth personal interviews w/ stand-out runners of KQVI. & w/ 175,000 views!!! ROFL! God Bless, man. I loved watching what you put together, you've got a nack for knowing when & where to put what footage, etc, & you used the various music from the game exceptionally well, IMHO.

[@OneShortEye]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@matias_8823]

This is an amazing video. Interviews and everything. You need a LOT more views than you're getting, amazing production quality and it helps that KQ6 is one of my favorite games.

[@neolynxer]

You documentaries are so well directed, i enjoy rewatching them. You have such a great talant in storytelling!

[@Aledharris]

I’ve watched all of your videos on King’s Quest now. They’re so nostalgic for me. Never been into speed running but these games were a lot of fun when I was young. Thanks for making these!

[@AgelessObsession]

This was fascinating. Sluicebox getting his title changed every time he showed up was my personal highlight.

[@EmeraldLavigne]

This just like epitomizes what is so awesome about the speedrunning community - everybody cheering on everybody else, everybody working together to workout new strats & tearing the game down to its foundational mechanical components, specifically to spread the knowledge of how the game's systems work for the express purpose of bettering the whole community's times. It does my filthy pinko heart good to see it lol

[@Grimm_ytb]

woah, I just came across your channel with the SpaceQuest IV video and I watched all the other videos and loved them all but this one is special, the production value on this one is just amazing, thanks for that.

[@OneShortEye]

This game and its run holds a very special place for me. It's my favorite King's Quest and the game I've run the most.

[@Alakazzam09]

This is so cool. I remember playing this with my mom back when it came out on our old Compaq. We had so much fun with it. Thanks for bringing back some of those good memories and sharing some new ones.

[@TommyBahamy]

If any video ever deserves a thumbs up and sub, this is it. Thanks for the video. Think everyone just collectively fell in love with JakiJo lol

[@SoulinSadness]

Sometimes the algorithm works. I uploaded a vgm cover of the catacombs today and this came up. Played KQ6 in 94 even tho I had just learned english. I tried every little thing, it is indeed possible to finish a casual run with excactly 50% of the points. Seeing you friendly people brake and run it feels very exciting. Great documentary. I left a sub

[@OneShortEye]

So glad you liked it! Cool cover of the catacombs. It's always nice to see different interpretations of Sierra themes. I found this one (not mine) years ago, but it seems to have been erased from the internet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6XShnRobs18la8

[@Mop890]

Always look forward to these

[@rebanana12]

This is probably my favorite game of all time. I didn't think there was more to discover than I already had. This is amazing. Also glad to know why I got that glitch on the cliffs when replaying awhile back!

[@OneShortEye]

My favorite game tends to change a lot, but KQVI is definitely my favorite King's Quest. I'm so glad we were about to learn so much about it. Makes me appreciate the game even more.

[@rebanana12]

@@OneShortEye Yes! Same

[@sadieg]

I can't even believe I'm binge watching Kings Quest speed runs, I could cry, such amazing/life changing games. Thank you for your wonderful channel ❤

[@OneShortEye]

The King's Quest games hold a very special place in my memories. I'm glad you've enjoyed the videos. :)

[@dokkanojo]

What an absolute amazing, wonderful look at a community coming together to advance their speedgame! I love the used of primary sources here, bringing together those runners to tell their own thoughts and stories.

[@thomasstone3480]

Y'all keep gushing about each other, it seems like such a pleasant non toxic community. Especially Jaki's obvious passion and ongoing excitement about getting other runners into the game, when she could presumably have had this as her own little domain if that was her preference

[@Stratocaster42]

Your channel is amazing :) I haven't played most of the games you talk about but the editing and pacing and storytelling is so engaging that I'm totally hooked :)

[@spoonfulof]

I like sluicebox's title keeps changing, even more than once per appearance 😆

[@eien86]

Never played this game, but this is such an amazing and well explained video. Kudos man, I really enjoyed it!

[@Wooblidoo]

9:02 I remember as a kid watching my mother find an easter egg on the first screen on the mountain. If you keep failing at the first few jumps repeatedly Arthur will yell something like, "Ouch! Quit making me fall!"

[@Aaron537_UNIQUESTRING]

This video is great. Top tier production and editing and really interestingly presented

[@Neontaster]

World Record History is officially a genre with a wide range of quality and I gotta say you are right there at the top in terms of rigor and presentation. A really good and comprehensive video that's also really fun to watch.