The History of Super Mario 64's BLJ

The Backwards Long Jump glitch (BLJ) is the most infamous speedrun glitch in Super Mario 64. But where did it come from? Does it still work in Super Mario 3D All Stars? How has the BLJ evolved over the years?
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[@LunaticJ]

Hey everyone. I’d like to thank you all for the support lately. It’s blown me away and we’re about to hit 10k subs soon, which is INSANE. Again, thank you! Next vid will cover 3D All Stars speedruns (including Sunshine and Galaxy) so look forward to that! Been busy with midterm exams so I apologize for making y’all wait.

[@rayminishi689]

To Nintendo's credit, they unknowingly patched out a glitch despite there being zero knowledge of it in the Japanese gaming community.

[@idunnosomewey9709]

When you talked about the November 2000 issue of Club Nintendo i went to my collection of magazines and i actually own this one, its so cool that Mexican players discover one of the most well known and iconic SM64 tricks ever

[@beann1]

Extremely high quality for such a small channel! Half the creators with millions of subs probably don’t spend as much time on videos as you looking at the quality of this masterpiece, I loved every bit of this! I’m excited to see what’s next. Also there was a lot of new information that I never knew so that was cool too.

[@foojo9]

The Ass Warp has to be the best Super Mario move in history.

[@swordlesssam8132]

SwordlessLink... the man that lit the passion I have for TAS and speedrun.

[@sgillman16]

Makes me curious as to why those 2 brothers were randomly trying to back jump up the stairs in the first place 😂

[@josephgutierrez211]

When you said the BLJ is the “Asswarp” in Japanese, I started laughing, I don’t know why, but it just sounds funny

[@FlameLFH]

As a kid, I practiced the BLJ glitch as hard as I could after first seeing it online. Mastering it is extremely satisfying.

[@choonguus9298]

Plot twist: Nintendo purposely put the blj in the game to gain popularity in the speed running community

[@doctorreed_]

i hope the release of mario 3D all stars lets this man blow up, he sure deserves to

[@H4ri4n]

Game:

[@morsalsa]

"AND IT TAKES PARALLEL UNIVERSES"

[@Human-lx2hs]

I just realized how small this channel is, and this was in my reccomened. Looks like you are in the verge of popularity.

[@Mario-ik3tc]

Everyone: I'm gonna do the BLJ.

[@adams_chong9450]

Mario 64 in a nutshell :-"

[@memespymemespy8748]

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[@_Tzer]

This may go viral hopefully

[@applicarobo]

Some scans of the December '96 Japanese "Super Mario 64 Complete Clear Guide Book" came out today, and you can see on page 135 a clear documentation of the use of the BLJ to skip the endless staircase! I know the internet wasn't widespread back then but its amazing how long this trick flew under the consciousness of (particularly) westerners given how long it was known about, given its usefulness and eventual infamy.

[@ZXMany]

Man, this video is really great, any Mario or speedrunning fan should watch this! I was hoping someone would make a video about the history of BLJs, and this video did not disappoint! The fun fact about the Japanese name for BLJs was also hilarious. Looking forward to more from your channel!