Beating Spore with the Worst Creature on Hard (Commentary)

Fun speedrun challenge to complete Spore from Cell Stage to the Center of the Galaxy (Galactic Core) using the most underpowered Cell, Creature, and Vehicles on Hard Difficulty.
How to get a custom starting Cell with Cheat Engine:
• Cell Stage but I'm lit...
How to become the destroyed Ghost Ship in Space Stage:
• Best Space Stage Glitc...
Narotiza's Original Pitiful Worm Video:
• Spore as a Pitiful Wor...
Note: This run took place over two days with breaks in between the Stages. The timer reflects all time spent in game.
Timestamps:
Cell Stage: (0:00)
Creature Stage: (5:57)
Tribal Stage: (15:10)
Civilization Stage: (25:59)
Space Stage: (33:47)
#Spore

[@hyper-thermal]

I like the fact that the Pitiful Slugs were religious during the city stage, as it is only through divine intervention that they continue to exist and prosper.

[@mads_in_zero]

"Dear Pitiful Worm God, may you grant us the wisdom to stay in our lane, the courage to be sociable, and the power of luck."

[@arandomzoomer4837]

I feel like the religion of the pitiful slugs is the belief in ultra-ascetism. Being nothing, incredibly simple beings and yet in tune with reality.

[@mareksicinski3726]

Well it doesn’t mean there really was divine intervention

[@psycoklown8461]

This man just created the hive worm gods of Destiny. Mind blown

[@pharaohsmagician8329]

🤣🤣😂 how Savage. I prefer Almesive Intervention myself

[@yosh9192]

-Slithers out of the primordial ooze -Refuses to evolve -Becomes an advanced civilization through sheer determination -Somehow develops space tech -Totals own ship -Refuses to elaborate -Just goes past the Grox and reaches the center of the galaxy

[@thechurchofsupersampling]

Bloody vogons

[@TzarTVR]

Pitiful Male Grindset

[@zekeram129]

@@thechurchofsupersampling Damn, you beat me to it

[@lifeiscats1337]

Whilst being completely blind the whole way through.

[@ambassadorofbadtaste]

What-if worms on Earth were advanced instead of humans:

[@FlamesOfTyphon]

"Your people are descended from limbless space slugs" *YES.*

[@The_WhitePencil]

That is in fact factual.

[@theuncalledfor]

"...descended?"

[@dazcarrr]

"that's my mom you're talking about!"

[@chippy4032]

well i mean, the combine made it work no?

[@ourgoldenspires]

@@chippy4032 halF LIFE 2 REFFERENCE LMAO

[@theuncalledfor]

"We may not have physical strength, or engineering talent, but what we do have is a whole lot of determination, tactical prowess, and a little bit of witchcraft."

[@TANMAN9095]

The power of pitiful compels you.

[@theuncalledfor]

@@cameodamaneo It's... not, though.

[@Rabid_Nationalist]

"You are filled with DETERMINATION"

[@cameodamaneo]

@@theuncalledfor Apologies.

[@petrus4]

Knowledge of tactics will take you further than anything else. As a turtle in most games myself, I noticed how Valence made use of tanking and an apparently superior number of hitpoints to win some fights in Creature Stage.

[@VashanShadow]

He turned his whole race into a pickle, and flew to the center of the galaxy. Funniest shit I've ever seen.

[@chrisfuchs1405]

Pickle Rick for the win!

[@johhnycash45]

This is an underrated comment

[@alistair2111]

the idea of a species of blind featureless slugs that became a space-faring species via sheer intellect and strategy is honestly pretty cool. and scary!

[@F14thunderhawk]

well, The Yerks managed it in Animorphs

[@howmanylicks3707]

@@F14thunderhawk with mind control and a little bit of steeling from the center dudes.

[@jaspertyler4557]

reminds me of the dark one from futurama.

[@psyguyyggdrasil9071]

The slugs from faster than light

[@FriedrichBarb]

The game Stellaris its normal. Lol

[@Xenon_Proto]

Pitiful creatures: worms Pitiful tanks: cardboard boxes on top of worms Pitiful boats: two worms in a cardboard box using spoons as paddles Pitiful spaceship: re-enforced cardboard box with worm using a light bulb to fly

[@ladyalicent705]

This comment is great, gonna blow up I can tell, I’m the first like btw

[@Xenon_Proto]

@@ladyalicent705 Ah yes, the worm nation’s cardboard army, truely a modern feat of engineering

[@ultatack6020]

Considering that fans and turbines need air to work and there are no oxygen tanks on that ship, the creature is so pitiful that the universe filled every void with air

[@Xenon_Proto]

@@ultatack6020 I mean, you could also use a flashlight as a propellant, but it would probably take a while. But it doesn’t seem like these worms are too impatient

[@ultatack6020]

@@Xenon_Proto PERFECTION!

[@willstob]

Imagine trying to design city architecture solely through the senses of touch and taste.

[@mads_in_zero]

Check out the new Entertainment Cube, it's got an amazing 4D experience that stimulates all three senses!

[@Ulron1]

*Lick* “I’ve determined this building needs more chocolate flavoured foundation.”

[@RandomInternetStranger]

Honestly, imagining this is kinda fun. You could imagine that in the real world, they would likely texture or taste-code things in order to know what they are. I wonder what that would be like, as in, they would never be able to comprehend the things outside of that limited sensory range so how would they implement them properly? It sounds like something I'd conceptualize and write about for days.

[@moss725]

@@RandomInternetStranger oh my god tongue braille. Also i think it would make the most sense for them to tunnel like worms and maybe communicate through vibrations somehow? Like wiggling

[@CheddarCheeseRebirthed]

*Touches and Lickies* "Needs more Stone"

[@Micha-Hil]

"This creature is commonly known as the suicide bean. The only feature that it has is a mouth to digest food, but it cannot taste, smell, feel, hear, or even see. We actually have no idea how it's still survived for this long,"

[@thegrahamreaper6851]

sheer will power, dumb luck, intellectual prowess, and sorcery.

[@destubae3271]

It is also very religious.

[@ClixonTheOne]

Because their entire existence is considered divine intervention

[@Cypherwraith001]

This creature is definitive proof of a divine being with a sick sense of humor

[@sandmaneyes]

Imagine a species of parasite that evolved to instead of feed of organisms, it succeeded by winning them over psychically/socially... wait that's the Trill from Star Trek, isn't it

[@mori9868]

These worms haven't even made tanks. They just push boxes around and pretend these are vehicles.

[@rafasilva1265]

Which is why they're such devout religious folk

[@cicerothenekoknightplaysall]

there like the orks of Warhammer if they imagine it to work it happens

[@TheZerglot1]

The power of christ compels the boxes to move

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

@@cicerothenekoknightplaysall ORKS, ORKS, ORKS!

[@ketaminepoptarts]

i think that because of their extremely limited senses, they actually dont know the difference between a tank and a moving box

[@kikiretzorg1467]

Imagine you're the space guru living in the center of the galaxy, surrounded by the vicious Grox on all sides for lightyears on end, and then an overgrown flatworm piloting the wreckage of a cube spaceship pulls up to receive your gifts of enlightenment. Actually, sounds like just another Sunday in the void.

[@AprilSBarnes]

Hi Kiki

[@kikiretzorg1467]

​@@AprilSBarnes I’ll break into your flat and eat your biscuits

[@AprilSBarnes]

@@kikiretzorg1467 You've never been quite the same since you became addicted to biscuits 😔

[@fresh_dood]

This reads like Douglas Adams. Fitting for the achievement I suppose.

[@b1w1nd3x]

@Kian25 it would be funnier if they didn't know each other

[@yuxaredd]

Imagine being the grox and you get gameended by a worm

[@Tetromint]

This aint tiktok, you can say "killed"

[@yuxaredd]

I like the phrase "gameended", you snivelling ingrate

[@Tetromint]

@@yuxaredd yeah i can see that, but killed sounds better (amd takes shorter to type!) In my opinion

[@LowRes_Corgi56]

@@Tetromint maybe but It's his comment

[@arandomcommenter412]

@@LowRes_Corgi56 you don’t get the right to talk clown.

[@cammrlw]

My headcanon is that the space stage glitch means the ship just exploded and Spode guided the debris to the center of the galaxy out of pity.

[@newworldmuch3685]

are you nd?

[@lolucorn1]

​@@newworldmuch3685weird question

[@seatbelt9094]

This creature may lack 3 of the five senses but it also lacks the ability to fear

[@alexsgamesandmore6676]

"Going to start with the most useless vehicles possible" then I got an advert for Northern rail (for anyone that doesn't know Northern rail is renowned for being late,canceled, or over crowded)

[@Graknorke]

Hey be nice, they actually managed to phase out Pacers last year, only 20 years after the end of their intended lifespan

[@TheSuicidalCake]

it took me 6 hours to do a 2 hour journey with northern rail yesterday but still, at least it isn’t merseyrail

[@k-leb4671]

"late,canceled, or over crowded" Sounds like all railway companies in the UK.

[@Nick-ci8ve]

isn't that practically every public transport company that isn't in an extremely socialist country

[@Graknorke]

@@Nick-ci8ve no, most places with them they're fine. you're just biased towards hearing from English speaking countries (in particular the USA and UK, both places where investing in infrastructure is seen as unthinkable by the ruling class)

[@Bova-Fett]

By all accounts of the laws of nature, there is no reason this species should exist. It cannot exist. And yet it does. Many see this simple creature as a joke made by nature in poor taste. For me, no other organism has struck such fear inside... for this thing, cannot be stopped. It always comes back.

[@HameleoshaDeHoga]

Can't believe I'm still learning new things about spore, I never knew of the beast master ability in the tribe stage, and the only way I could win the tribal stage is to go aggressive, I still don't know how I managed to kill almost every tribe with literal slugs, must have been one in 1000 lucky chance XD

[@Baggerz182]

repent

[@sunflower8227]

i only ever won the tribal stage by playing instruments

[@ligmatic1469]

@@Baggerz182 late but what the fuck does religion has to do with space faring slugs on a game from 2008

[@agentdiamond9211]

Imagine evolving into the optimal creature just to go extinct by an army of slugs with wiggly mouths

[@WipZedKay]

Became the dominant and most intelligent species on the planet... Despite not having hands, legs or even eyes!

[@Doggggggggo]

sure the herbivore mouth in the cell stage is bad because you cant attack, but in creature and tribal stage, id argue that the herbivore mouth is actually better, because you can get food freely instead of having to kill things for food.

[@alvaronavarro4895]

Omnivores can too with the benefits of attacking in previous stages

[@ylussjoel]

You don't need to kill stuff in tribal, you can just go fishing

[@alvaronavarro4895]

@@ylussjoel true

[@Doggggggggo]

@@ylussjoel dont start with rods tho, fruits are still like 1000x easier anyways

[@ylussjoel]

@@Doggggggggo rods are better for passively getting food bc the fish don't run out

[@jeninimas]

I rarely play Cell as herbivore so I always thought Siren Song was just for protecting yourself from aggressive creatures or preventing orange (unhappy) creatures from attacking you first while you socialize them. I never knew you could use it to bring a creature from red (angry) face :o Also I think the tribe happiness dropping down when you're at blue or green because they attacked your pets has happened to me before. That happened to me with a tribe that was blue with me and I didn't realize it was over my pets, so from then on I just assumed there was a time limit on blue where it would eventually drop to yellow, but not on green. This whole run made me remember how when we as humans eventually leave this planet and solar system, unless we do a perfect sterilization of ourselves and our ships (which likely isn't possible), we'll be shuttling bacteria native to earth around the galaxy with us. There really will be limbless space slugs in the future.

[@toimine8930]

Congratulations, you've brought e.coli into space

[@sonnitude]

Love your spore content! I dunno how “speedrun” friendly it would be, but I would be interested to see how fast you could completely wipe out the grox, as a companion to your “ally the grox” run. I’m actually curious what the game might do if the grox are completely eradicated if you go there with a different race later.

[@KinglyValence]

My guess it would take around 80-100 hours. 2400 Grox systems, maybe 2 minutes each +/- other prep. Hopefully I'll find the time some days to give it a go! :D

[@Nekomon42]

There is a Wiki for Spore and for the Grox page it does say in the notes what would happen if you find a way to completely wipe out the Grox, which can be done in multiple ways. But the short of it is that, once the Grox are gone your future creatures won't be able to meet them. Even though they will still be asked to find the Grox. There is also the issue that some of the planets under Grox control are too far away to get to before getting to the Core of the Galaxy. So if you want the 'speedrun' to end with getting to the Core, an official mod is needed in order to expand the travel radius when near the Core. There are ways around that, but they take time and Sporebucks. Since KinglyValence doesn't seem hesitant about taking advantage of glitches and what not, a good idea is to play the game with intentions of becoming a Zealot in the Space Stage. The Fanatical Frenzy ability can be instantly recharged if you save, exit to menu, then load back in. Making it so you don't have to wait the what... 20 or so minute recharge timer?

[@toimine8930]

@@Nekomon42 you don't need to install any mods any more, think the steam version already expands your range after you talk with Steve

[@Nekomon42]

@@toimine8930 Yeah I know that, but I mean for those who save meeting Steve for last. If they wanted to get to all of the Grox colonies before meeting Steve, they will need something that increases the range a bit more.

[@issholland]

@@Nekomon42 you could always slingshot to those planets but I think there's one you can get stuck on doing that

[@Shadow.w]

Wrong. You have to run the game using the Minimum system requirements on the lowest usable resolution (640 * 480) CRT monitor with a keyboard and mouse that only passes as "functional".

[@timhorton8085]

He's playing spore, not cruelty squad

[@blooperfinal3622]

Should I lend my setup then?

[@madisonhudak8626]

I didn't know you can eat eggs to get dna. I've been playing this game since I was a kid. The glitches you showed were awesome too, they really just add to the game's charm. I love listening to your speedruns in the background while I do other things! It's a shame Spore doesn't have more of a cult following. Anyways, thanks!

[@jonpaulcer3128]

Having come back to spore recently these videos are a blessing to binge watch

[@zombieraichu2114]

You don't need to be adaptable for Tribal, if you isolate a small group of enemy tribe members and preform for them they'll be much easier to befriend. You can be predatory, friendly, or adaptable. I did a personal challenge with Folees only (green starting cell with one eye)

[@KinglyValence]

Did you do it on Hard difficulty? On Easy/Normal this is doable, but I couldn't get enough performance on Hard without the tribal equipment or beast master.

[@lazernor]

"These formless spirits haunt the void. Their ghost ships pass anywhere they please, yet are too weak to affect any part of the galaxy." "We have begun to pray to their god, in the hopes that they shall grant us the salvation that these pitiful worms must have been given."

[@user-ck1xh4dt8n]

Eldritch psychic slugs with cosmic knowledge conquer the whole planet.

[@mcbadrobotvoice8155]

Imagine getting attacked by an endless stream of bright green floating slugs. Pure nightmare fuel

[@McStebb]

This kinda makes me wonder why they didn't introduce an extinction mechanic into the game if your creature dies too many times. I think Spore would have been a little more interesting if it were a rogue like lol

[@R.DeMora]

This game was a mess on release, a slew of broken promises, unfocused gameplay, and with the dishonorable title of being THE most pirated game ever. Despite this, it is sort of a cult game. Creature stage is probably the most engaging, and then space stage.

[@sweetypuss]

@@R.DeMora blame corporate greed for that one. i wish spore was able to reach its full potential

[@yeetdabeans3883]

​@@R.DeMora suprised the game still ended up this good after that

[@Kn1feShift]

This game is 13 years old and you're still making content for it. Respect.

[@sneakysquid6195]

i love that in your voice you could say the strangest stuff and you'd still sound calm

[@elecboy5126]

Speedrunning Civ stage got interesting all of a sudden lmao

[@rebel6301]

one reason why i love civ stage

[@thatoneguy4463]

I don't usually watch these, but this guy has an aura to him that keeps me watching

[@v10let62]

Those pitiful worm videos are classics in my mind! I’m excited to watch this video

[@tomcutts9200]

There is something so pleasing about your worms... spitting in the face of evolutionary selection pressures, through sheer bloody mindedness, clever strategy, and a ton of hard work.

[@philismenko]

Red vs blue, a stalemate, its a wonder that it isn't in a box canyon in the middle of nowhere

[@zelenpixel]

oh! i knew for ages that you can push creatures away with their nest (and as ive also learned on my own also making sure theyre selected) to ally them but not that you can use the same to attack them! i actually did a challenge last year or so where i completed creature stage by excluxsively eating eggs. it was annoying at first but really picked up once i was able to upgrade my creatures mobility you can double your social ability??? that doesnt seem like something that works on windowed though? hiring stronger creatures to attack for you is also clever ! it even factors into tribal stage oh yeah i forgot about the free baby trick its still preddy cool you can gift from a distance???? this sounds really cool i love learning of new spore things from these vids i also didnt know social outfitter parts actually had such an effect on allying to the point where its like impossible just why was the brown villager attacking one of the pets ? this is realy funny i didnt know building creations had a gameplay effect too??? this is new to me wowww the zombie ship usage is also clever. i like the clever tricks used to get around everything

[@KinglyValence]

Thank you! :D For doubling the Creature's social abilities using Control, Alt, Delete, the game was in Windowed mode. I'll always play in windowed because Spore doesn't record too well with OBS in full screen.

[@Youmu_Konpaku_]

I find it funny that a bacteria managed to do THIS much in 5 hours. That said spore devs are probably watching this and thinking about patching the glitches but also... "Wait a sec, who's gonna pay me?"

[@BrendonGreenNZL]

Also, "Wait a sec, where's the source code?"

[@TheFireMage100]

I have never before related to a spore creature so much

[@magako_v.3]

Spore: Dark souls

[@kittykat5090]

Dark Spores (not to be confused with Darkspore)

[@awkwardcultism]

Isn't that Darkspore?

[@alexisprice1848]

spore sl1 fists only

[@Graknorke]

that space section reminds me of a very similar glitch in Deus Ex where you do some save loading trickery to play with 0 torso health so the game considers you to be dead

[@skappitydappity3711]

imagine going extinct because your entire species got decked by dudes with one mitochondria

[@zakinnamis5577]

By A mitochondria

[@thegoldenaquarius96]

I love rewatching these pitiful worm challenges from time to time, they help me believe in myself whenever I see these pitiful guys becoming the space-faring race. I propose another challenge: make a cell even more pitiful. That is, not a worm, but a small sphere, with a tiiiiny mouth. On its butt. Let's see how well these guys will do.

[@Giercownik7]

You know, these little worms are actually kind of cute. 🪱

[@snomfrompokemon2496]

Omg the worm has a smiley face

[@Giercownik7]

@@snomfrompokemon2496 Yup

[@universe8607]

I once had a tribeman with blue face relationship attacking my pet out of blue (like in a video) and they turned red as soon as my pet started fighting back. It probably happens because the game still considers player's pets as normal animals that can be targeted by AI tribes for hunting, but since player's pets are also technically a part of the tribe, any damage dealt by them to other tribes is considered an attack on this tribe

[@ParallelogramCH]

The bug where an allied tribe goes back to friendly can also happen if you use Fire Bombs near an ally's main hut. You can even destroy the village afterwards. Also, I had no idea you could use social abilities twice in the same turn in creature stage, this is really cool. How do people even find these glitches?

[@vaxas8]

Just found your channel and holy shit you’re fantastic. Just started playing spore again after years and loved it. Every one of your challenges are fantastic and always great to watch. I’d suggest doing streams and/or starting some “lore” type videos. I for one would love to know more about the stuff in space stage, either way keep up the great work. Love it!

[@Ed.07]

Same here!

[@KinglyValence]

Thank you so much! :D A lore video is an interesting idea, that could be fun!

[@Baggerz182]

repent

[@medicindisquise4271]

I can sense your increasing desperation and rage in the cell stage. I'd be willing to bet this was your first ever time having a hard time in cell stage

[@Niinkai]

Nice video as always, though you could have added some quick color to your creations. Post-scripted gaming videos like yours are criminally underappreciated when compared to post-edited streams. I'm very grateful for the effort you put in your videos to best immerse us!

[@lynnclaywood4043]

Blind, limbless, weak, naked worms with terrible tech, flying an energyless, empty, destroyed ship. Amazing

[@agustinbello4754]

Tbh, spore is one of the games i grew with and is honestly one of the bests games i ever seen through all my life, the freedom to build whatever you want is incredible, and is a really fun game to play for all ages.

[@lifeiscats1337]

“Your people are descended from limbless space slugs!” “And we thought we were blind”

[@Whitsoxrule1]

Maybe once a month the YT algorithm manages to recommend me some really excellent under the radar content. This was one of those times. Loved this video and watched a few more right after. Making sure to comment and like so that others will be blessed by the algorithm like I was. There's loads of people like me who played this game 10 years ago and would be interested to see what the speedruns / challenge runs are like. Wouldn't be surprised if your channel starts to blow up!

[@plant7371]

I love how this person genuinely cheated to make things harder. I love it when people do things like that, and use cheats and glitches to make the game even more difficult instead of just breezing through it like someone who 100%ed a game and then started an NG+ save.

[@wonderguardstalker]

Love this, really brings me back to all the weird runs where I crafted convoluted lore for all my races. Thank you for making this

[@trime1015]

Imagine getting out-evolutioned by a pickle.

[@BrendonGreenNZL]

The worms never evolved because they were already perfect in every way.

[@albertlofling7310]

When you casually spend an hour in the cell stage

[@BrendonGreenNZL]

Wait; is that not considered normal gameplay? Next, you'll tell me I can't spend several days in the creature stage.

[@albertlofling7310]

@@BrendonGreenNZL pretty sure its hard coded in to blow up your world if you go 72 hours there

[@safeforwork8546]

I've noticed a few people complaining about over narration. But I found it incredibly informative. Nice vid keep up the good work

[@daddyjoe600]

Alternative universe where sea pickles evolve to dominate the universe, nice.

[@littenfire3563]

The fact it looks like a tampon in the thumbnail is even funnier. Lol Nice to see people still keeping Spore alive

[@curtisleblanc5897]

when you bribed Red and Blue during the Civilization Stage: " Keep your friends rich and your enemies rich and wait to find out which is which. "

[@maxbenjamin7212]

Awesome video. I really like how this challenge incorporates these different tricks and glitches; it make it all the more enjoyable to watch. Keep it up!

[@mrziiz6893]

Even the most pitiful of slugs can overcome anything with the power of friendship! And egregious loss of pitiful slug life

[@PavltheRobot]

This is impressive, really pushing the game towards its boundaries

[@percymalice3587]

after 12 billion years, these blind slugs managed to push a smol winged box to the center of the galaxy. dunno why, but i'm oddly inspired.

[@StrudelerOfTheTSociety]

All those little victories kept a species hopeful over 200 million years of misery.

[@NinjaDuckie]

Fascinating job, particularly that moment that our Tribal worm held their staff up. Somehow. Interesting glitches shown off too, thank you for the demonstration and commentary. Great video!

[@MrAwawe]

"we're gonna duplicate the babies, just like a normal run"

[@plida27]

Keep coming back to this challenge. Its concept is hilarious

[@user-cs8xi9yq4t]

Amazing as always. Perfect run!

[@aliakhtar8622]

Awesome! Glad to see one of my favorite Spore creators inspired such a fun speedrun! If anyone hasn’t seen Narotiza’s video on Star Worm, I highly recommend, legit one of my favorite Spore videos.

[@user-hx5mf6lb5s]

LETS GOOOOOOOO IM SO HAPPY YOU POSTED IVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS

[@yhwac]

So good to hear from you again! Great run by the way ;)

[@spazmak666]

i love your videos. the spore sfx r super nostalgic for me and its calming to listen to them, but your voice is also super calming & your commentary is very clear and concise. love putting ur spore vids on and drawing

[@grinbrothers]

A shame this Worm cannot use their iconic bazookas or holy hand grenades; would make this challenge a lot easier. Still, a really cool challenge to set yourself. 2:02 - An get immediately ganged up on by other cells... and again at 2:32; this is just a recurring thing for this cell stage run, isn't it? 5:22 - The key to the Worm cell's success; blind luck and neutrality in conflicts. 8:23 - This basic worm creature came onto land and immediately became a menace to society. It attacks everything it bumbles into and cares not even for it's own kind. 13:00 - Given how you went about recruiting this creature with your window opening glitch, this feels like your Worm is winning it over with social skills and more like it is a parasite controlling these far stronger creatures. This run is rather terrifying when you think about it. 15:30 - These aggressive, fire-producing parasites also spawn at an alarmingly rapid rate. 19:36 - You did a practise run for this? Gosh, you've been at this video a while then given the time and deaths it took you to get to this point on your more experienced run. The dedication is admirable... and a little crazy. 23:45 - There is something so amusing about seeing your worm creature just being flung through the air like that. 26:02 - For a creature to build that with no limbs or eyes is still an impressive feat. Pretty amazing that 26:37 shows that this tank can double as a boat. Their simplicity has stumbled upon something amazing! 29:30 - "We see an opportunity; let's invade quickly." I don't think these Worms know the meaning of quick. 30:44 - Your Yellow allies were trying to so forgiving towards your traitorous Worms. They really should have done some research on to just who they were allies with. The Worms were never meant to be trusted at any point in history. 35:53 - I suppose all these other aliens are seeing is the debris of your wrecked ship and your crew of Worm corpses floating through space, which is why they are uninterested. Gosh, this was hilarious!

[@3OHT.]

Would love to see a pitiful cell run with no deaths. But having played cell stage on hard myself, I don't even think that is possible without just pure luck.

[@hera5614]

God, i CANNOT imagine the patience this must've taken

[@lucasaguirre5569]

Thanks for still making spore videos, they are really interesting

[@JPK314]

Fantastic commentary, this was an amazing video and really well thought through on the challenge. You're a really good technical commentator.

[@konstantinyanov881]

Always nice when speedruners do commentary videos. Thank you for this one!

[@TimStolarz]

If this isn't the most motivational success story I don't know what is

[@JohnFWitt]

Your creatures basically ended up as Combine Advisors, lol

[@ramonmoura5182]

Thanks God i've found your Channel... I love the vids and the content... I dont play anymore, but I love to see!!!

[@burn1ngbunny]

9:26 >approaches nest >consumes the next generation >refuses to elaborate >leaves

[@tylerbrubaker2331]

I never would have guessed people were still speedrunning Spore all these years later, my faith in humanity is restored. Thanks youtube algorithm

[@colossaldonut5190]

This is the most hilarious challenge ever and I love it

[@sweetypuss]

im super glad to see somebody so invested in spore. it's a game i grew up with, so it's nice to see it getting appreciated

[@justgabev2597]

I am so glad people are still playng this game, I miss it so much

[@aringrey]

super interesting run! Great Stuff

[@plebisMaximus]

It shouldn't even have survived and yet it thrived, just to spite God.

[@this_commenter_had_a_stroke]

i remember i found a way to make a vehicle out of only decal pieces, doe it was years ago so i don't exactly remember how... what i do remember is that i started out with a block, then i made one decal piece cross it's mirrored counterpart, then placed a decal part onto the intersection of them, and i did something to that... i'm sorry i can't describe the exact process but i CAN confirm it is possible

[@KinglyValence]

That sounds interesting, I can't quite get it to work myself. Any additional description if you can remember would be great! Maybe I can get this to work if I ever do something like this challenge again!

[@KinglyValence]

It works! Thank you for bringing this up! If I ever do this type of challenge again I will definitely use this and credit you for bringing it to my attention! :D

[@this_commenter_had_a_stroke]

No problem, i love finding glitches in games like that and i'm happy i could share it with you :)

[@boianko]

I'd like to think the pitiful worm society is based on exalting the virtues of a strong will and asceticism.

[@maikeru6158]

18:18 I think you can perform a glitch where you save right after you ally, and then you won’t upgrade your settlement, and won’t need additional instruments

[@stachan24]

I cant say how much I love doing challenging worthless shit in Spore and playing only on hard for years Spore has been my childhood Holy fuck man this is epic

[@Stitchmaniac2]

I mean, there’s an achievement for never evolving, so this is doable. And considering a lot of people had it….. kids these days trying to copy the spire craze~

[@historynerd556]

everybody gangsta till the bacteria go to space

[@jmv333]

This video is so much fun, I hope you do more longform commentaries in future! I had a lot of fun with an 'ultra-aggro' playthrough on hard, anytime you see an attackable entity you have to drop everything and try and kill it Works well on all 5 stages :D (I could ignore 'lower level' enemies tho like animals while in tribal stage+, otherwise is a bit tedious) I recommend you give it a try! Maybe even a speedrun? You would get the world record lol

[@singerofsongs468]

Hi! I’m new to the channel. Spore is a cursed abomination and I love it so so much and also completely forgot it existed. Super happy this was in my recommended!