Mario Kart 8 Deluxe by AeonFrodo in

[@gamesdonequick]

Runner introduction starts at 00:22. Run starts at 1:08.

[@orioncprogramming709]

Games Done Quick I didn’t know that you put time stamps in the description of your own videos! Thank you :)

[@vellichor7676]

It's a mixture of the runner, the couch, the audience, and the game itself: this was a fun run to watch.

[@IvoryiGoLDeN]

Justin lmao I agree

[@voodoopls2856]

The couch was amazing. Who are they? Do they stream as well? 😁

[@f9j3]

@@voodoopls2856 well never know

[@Explodingkitty]

the fact that people with this much skill still end up getting 2nd just shows how much rng has an effect

[@uberlord983]

ExplodingKitty ExplodingKitty Its not RNG. The CPU in this game are merciless and brutal. Trust me, they don't stop hunting you down.

[@stombro3152]

It was said that CPUs speed up when you are far ahead to make games more exciting. They said it can go even to twice the regular speed

[@poultriarchy]

Game has speed rubber banding on top of item luck doesn’t it? Not so much brutal CPU as it is the fact that no matter how fast you go, you’ll always get caught up to within a certain proximity.

[@justbirb1486]

We have a $100 donation from Toad In First Place: You're welcome for ruining your perfect TRACK record!

[@bobguysonki514]

ExplodingKitty ExplodingKitty and that’s the beauty of Mario kart

[@olliezoop]

I just want to add a small personal story regarding this runner and something I witnessed prior to the run while I was in Minneapolis watching it After the previous run ended (I think it was the somewhat disastrous Mario 3 race), I got up to get some water and bumped into Trihex. I was kind of starstruck because he's such a well known runner but I managed to get a picture with him, really nice guy. He saw Aeonfrodo entering the area right after this, visibly nervous, and immediately went up to her and reassured her that she was going to do great. He cracked a few jokes and I think it really helped her. I dunno what any of this really has to do with anything, I guess I was just impressed at how supportive these runners can be with each other.

[@gdlegionofbaum3161]

Ollie Zoop Also I loved how poo waited for mitch after the accidental reset. Every runner was just so supportive of each other and all showed great sportsmanship. This is why I love gdq

[@ExFragMaster]

Poo once said, Speedrunning can be a super exhausting act and doing the same thing over and over again, with the goal to do it the same way every damn time, can make you sick. The thing that keeps the runners running is in most cases the fans watching and the support they get from others. (Its not allways the game that keeps you training, it is the social aspect you have nowadays)

[@Onebadterran]

Runs the game at nearly WR pace, Toad keeps up >.>

[@pianoman7753]

EVERY MK GAME

[@fox_the_apprentice]

MK Wii (MK 7) probably had the least rubber-banding.

[@The1TrueToad]

@@fox_the_apprentice Isnt mk wii mk6?

[@Philgob]

Fox MK Wii is the GOAT MK

[@FrostGlader]

@@fox_the_apprentice MK 7 was MK 7

[@Catfishwrap]

The most amazing part of this run was seeing someone play Mario Kart without using profanity

[@BJGvideos]

Dakota Ling I think she was about to during the Wario's Gold Mine stage, if her long pause was any indication. Something about how Toad was "riding my... ... ...tail"

[@potato1341]

Dakota Ling it's a well known fact someone curses Nintendo every 3 minutes due to Mario kart caused grief (a completely fabricated fact)

[@netvor0]

Aeonfrodo is such a sweetheart

[@miconia]

netvor0 what is your pfp lmao Also yeah she is

[@Katurodrake]

The unsung hero. When the runner gets passed by Toad and someone from the crowd in Toad's voice shouts out, "IT'S MY TURN" the best.

[@AChocolateOrange]

When? I can't find that...

[@Bovium]

Please I need a time stamp

[@FelrinKirla]

I found a mention at 57:37 from a donor named "Toad in 1st"

[@likemorty4153]

ONE YEAR HAS PASSED WHERE IS OUR TIME STAMP PLEASE KATURO WE NEED YOU

[@Shadowsdeity]

Saw this comment, watched the whole video waiting for this moment to happen and... well. There isn't a part where someone from audience clearly yells anything like that. I feel like the only part where this could've happened is at 1:30:20 but I simply can't hear it.

[@NeverduskX]

What a fun run! The runner and couch were super entertaining, and the audience commentary was great. Great job to Aeon! Also, Toad is an absolute monster haha.

[@iaxacs3801]

1:21:00 The true insanity of Baby Park is having only Bomb-ombs or shells on. Man I wish they still allowed shells to cross over the median and that Bowser shells still existed.

[@wholesome_boi]

Isaac Ferguson I used to hold the world record for baby park it took me forever to get

[@zhand3r420]

What's a browser shell

[@pianoman7753]

Holy shit, I bought mk8 when it came out.. And it just hit me.. Were there giant spiked shells upon release? And did they get rid of them? *I didnt even notice or remember until just now*

[@alidottxt]

No, they did not. He's talking about the item in Double Dash.

[@Qriz-Topher]

Wholesome Doggo who doesn’t

[@sensagesan]

I wasn't expecting such a straightforward game to be as enjoyable as this run was. The atmosphere was just amazing.

[@ScrimmyBunglets]

54:50 that was the best timed piano run on that mapthat I've ever heard.

[@yeahsamweller8671]

This is the most fun run I’ve seen in a while, all the runners were fun to listen to, and Aeonfrodo is mad skilled

[@NerfGunz35]

26:22 is the best part and best timing

[@krautgazer]

Dude, what the hell hahahaha I fell out of my chair on that part

[@sombrego2260]

Love the MK8 runs every single GDQ. Very refreshing to see female runners too, kudos to AeonFrodo for killing it!

[@afrobro1416]

Sombrego kudos -> dumpert!!

[@DorianHerniote]

"My gold split on this track still got me getting hit" Wow insane

[@AzzyAkari]

“And this the right turn. We cherish it with our lives” my favorite moment of the run was Wario Stadium being explained 😂

[@iandean1112]

49:48

[@whileistaysecluded]

Loved this run!! What an awesome and entertaining runner too! Excellent! 😃

[@manbot47]

I'm glad that even speed runners hate Neo Bowser City

[@riahlexington]

Yay!!! I hate it!

[@Dinostraw]

Doing Neo with an inward bike is practically suicide on 200cc. Much better off using a kart and purposely avoiding getting SMT's (the orange boosts) on the S-turns along with a little braking

[@KevSB07]

SMT's are fine, but if you're careful, UMTs help alot on the final snaking turn.

[@lewboissbu]

I hate it because of the name... the Europe tracks have much better names imo

[@TheForeverRanger]

I can manage a lot of courses at 200 cc but Neo Bowser City is a nightmare and a half.

[@Comet_Coyote]

Watching this run (and summoning salt lmao) got me into speedrunning. Thank you so much Aeon! I've watched this run so many times!

[@kayamoosic]

Run was great, so was the runner, but Toad is just a god.

[@saw141]

This is absolutely one of my most favorite GDQ runs.

[@eudaimonistic]

I really love that this run ends on Big Blue, because the theme that played after the last race was the original F-Zero (SNES) end theme, and that's just amazing.

[@Feroke]

That was surprisingly fun to watch. I haven't kept up with recent Mario Kart episodes, so there was a lot to discover + fun stuff from past games to see updated. Thank you.

[@mistaisnotamused3285]

43:50 wow! The toad in second place breaking fourth walls over here

[@Luzper53]

14:32 Perfect music and coin timing

[@Exalted-Beleth]

What a wonderful run. Aeon is the sweetest thing, and the couch was phenomenal. I know I'm super late but ya'll are amazing. 💖💝💗

[@KeloSerg]

one of my favorite Games Done Quick run! was so much fun to watch

[@GentlemanBones]

Another way the computer cheats that I'm not sure they brought up; computer players get items instantly after touching a box, whereas human players have to wait for the roulette to finish.

[@Dinostraw]

Spam the item button and it comes out way quicker than letting the roulette roll

[@lowercaseletters_]

DinostrawRepublic Ayy! My WR boi is here!

[@ShouldOfStudiedForTheTest]

Computer players don't use their items after at least 5 seconds.

[@Dinostraw]

Hello there :p

[@xavierpravednikov8012]

Yeah but I’m MARIO kart 8 there isn’t rubber banding there is in other games but not in Mario kart 8

[@BigDogEnergy-69420]

Any other drivers with track experience actually impressed by the lines she's taking? I've noticed that when she's not going for short cuts or some wonky thing that doesn't happen in real racing, she seems to understand actual line theory. Didn't expect to see that here lmao, I have a feeling she'd be a quick driver in a miata or something

[@molIymawk]

not a driver, but the way she drove fascinated me. i had no idea driving like that (the normal driving, of course, not the wonky shortcut stuff) was utilized in real racing, cool to hear about!

[@beta511ee4]

Boxxylol1 Any examples?

[@thefuzzypickle8277]

Brake before turning hit the apex and accelerate about halfway through the turn the theory isn't complicated

[@FairlyUnknown]

This run makes me wonder why more racing games aren't included during GDQ. Maybe not enough people would be interested in both running the game as well as watching? I know people take the leader boards in racing games seriously, but the entire game would be different. I think it would be mega satisfying seeing a Forza game, for example, getting run because all the racing lines would be so clean.

[@Jfrost9101]

The main reason is probably that, in Forza, there's just SO MANY RACES to do, and many of them can climb upwards of six or seven minutes. Even in games like Horizon, which has pretty tame race times of about 4 minutes, there's just so many that you're required to do that it'd be a reeeeeeally long run with not a lot to talk about, since the lines are the only truly interesting part of it.

[@thefuzzypickle8277]

They're trying to complete the game by speed running it and certain racing games take a long time to complete

[@BrutalOnyx]

Great run! I could never get used to 200cc. Also nice to see this game played right instead of super easy mode

[@Aukejorrit]

Being an avid MarioKart player this is incredible to see. Aeonfrodo seems to 1up herself every time. She is just way too cool!

[@Kawaiivee]

43:10 was the best timed donation from ‘Toad’ because Aeon got hit by red shells and got beat by the Toad AI right there after XD

[@jacublaz9254]

When the retro courses started, I got goosebumps

[@molIymawk]

extremely entertaining run! never been super interested in mario kart runs besides the first game, but something about how chill and knowledgable (obviously) they are makes this quite fun to watch. never even knew there was a yoshi bike in the game!

[@yowhazgood4505]

i thought there was a guy in the middle of the couch for half the run..

[@YDgy772]

@AEONFRODO: I am so happy for you. I am so glad that you are doing better!!! Thank you for being courageous about sharing your challenges and encouraging others!!! I wish you all the best!!!!

[@IvoryiGoLDeN]

Finally, a speed run where the people on the couch know what they’re talking about.

[@Thorn773]

Great run, great runner, and great couch commentary!

[@keyserv2]

The Toad giveth, and the Toad taketh away.

[@Marteh]

I love watching these kind of video's, keep op the great work GDQ!

[@fendermortensen]

This was so entertaining and so helpful! I love Mario kart so much and I have started working at 200cc and this really helps to know things like which paths to take, what short cuts to do, what ramps not to trick off of, and a bunch of other little details too. And it was just fun to watch and everyone had good things and funny things to say. Very impressive run :)

[@jupiter7096]

Yoshi Valley had a map. It just didn't tell you what place you were in until you finished the race.

[@rgikki]

im going to try and learn to speed run this so amazing

[@jcace13]

AeonFrodo did amazing in this run, well done.

[@psycl0nes]

3:00 lol mini tilbers and “the ultra mini turtle” awesome!

[@jeffsurett6108]

Thank you very much aeonFrodo I raced alongside with you I was only 22 minutes behind you I use baby Luigi with the car vehicle same rules as you I got first place too on my game thanks again had fun

[@destroythehuman3380]

1:02:18 What the hell did 1st place do 😂

[@KTSpeedruns]

You go Aeon! An inspiration to all speed runners!

[@CanucktotheCore]

Happy to see my girl Rosalina getting some rep at a GDQ. Aeon gave her mad respect

[@aryasecretabsolu665]

You're awesome AeonFrodo ! Well done !

[@goldflowergamer3139]

15:53 is the perfect example of how Mario Kart can really fuck up a Speedrun for you.

[@SeraphOC]

I loved watching this while it was live over on twitch. And, to the couch guy who spoke at like, 1:15:00 on the run timer, you're right. I got some pretty bad quality on that track.

[@potatoesbutmashed2002]

1:22:48 Tell me about it. Cheese Land is my least favorite track on 200cc.

[@TheCassiusTain]

I tried driving along on my switch on soem courses. I did not fare that well. And thanks for showing off that skip on Big blue that I found myself by accident while going through time trials.

[@keatonlynn]

Absolute monster run. Terrific job.

[@ShouldOfStudiedForTheTest]

As a Mario Kart lover (130h in MK8DX online) the run was very entertaining and she was amazing, especially her story at the time. Clip. However, the donations made my day.

[@saudadeetristeza8425]

aw i love aeon frodo she is so sweet

[@grandtheftlemon301]

Amazing run! Big fan of Mario kart, now I have to go try that big blue skip

[@Geneolgia]

I always considered lightning to be more annoying than blue shells

[@potato1341]

Quadraxis same. Like blueshell does only slow you down where lightning slows down everyone but you stay small and in first, it last forever

[@k-leb4671]

I _wish_ I could turn it off, like how you can turn off items in Super Smash Bros. It's my least favorite item by far.

[@aviinthepast]

Aeon is an amazing runner and I was glad to see her at SGDQ this year, also, #YoshibikeMasterRace

[@twirlincurtis]

I'm literally watching this during a real life thunderstorm and its oh so appropriate

[@worldsboss]

It's a super horn, guys! Megahorn is a Pokémon attack!

[@ambercxc]

oops! sorry!! i don't use items too much so i got it confused

[@oxybrightdark8765]

Amber Renee You’re great.

[@joakim8980]

Nintendo designed this game to take a day or two of gameplay to complete and this lady just frickin did it in an hour and a half

[@wertj3977]

I was following this run and got shocked twice as much and 50% of those shocks came with a blue shell... you had it easy Aeon

[@carinafreeman6432]

I’m not worthy! I’m not worthy! I’m not worthy! My goodness, the awesome skill of @therealAeonFrodo is just beyond. Wow.

[@prizedcoffeecup]

In Mario Kart: Super Circuit it's actually possible to almost outrun the shell on one of the Bowser's Castle tracks. I remember when I was a kid managing to do that and actually breaking the drift bumper on my GBA SP, or so I thought...here I was pushing the buttons so hard the graphite pads for the bumper buttons were flattening (my theory) but reshaped with time to work again.

[@thefuzzypickle8277]

You can outrun them on any track just need to be fast enough

[@justskate1111]

A tearjerker there at the end. c,:

[@Dossenbach]

Such a great run! Loved it!

[@YoloYester94]

I doubt anyone did this, so here’s a list of every timestamp that Aeonfrodo got hit by a lightning bolt: 4:25 5:55 6:39 10:15 15:55 18:31 20:38 22:40 24:54 26:57 30:26 32:37 38:54 40:13 42:17 45:59 48:36 50:26 52:19 54:19 55:01 56:53 1:00:49 1:03:41 1:10:44 1:18:12 1:22:05 1:23:51 1:25:37 1:27:27 1:29:48 Longest gap between lightning strikes: seven minutes Total: 31 (props to the audience)

[@JasonALMS2010]

Good job AeonFrodo!!! Best run this GDQ

[@chapes5179]

in this run toad is a hit man hired by peach because there could only be one

[@JR-me1so]

32:09 The sharpest turn in 200cc! Actually, in any mode when it comes to using a motorcycle.

[@tanner6704]

Toad from second place got his revenge

[@miku4977]

You played as Rosalina! Yay, she's my favorite character!

[@TheEthikos]

Great run, very impressive!

[@fardinahmed7154]

43:09 Woooooo my donation was read!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!

[@Keokithederp]

I played mario kart 8 since it first came out and I never knew that you could brake when you drift.

[@ToonLinkGaming]

When the announcer said 'here I come' from that donation by blueshell AS A FUCKING BLUE SHELL WAS ON ITS WAY! #highlight

[@BowsettesFury]

Love Rosalina in Mario Kart 8 she’s so cute in her riding outfit😊

[@GummyLord]

14:38 toad was definitely rubber banding when you look at him compared to Rosalina, then the rest of the characters

[@xaq343]

Rosalina is my favorite character in MK8 lol. Glad she got picked to play.

[@The_DGO]

13:55 lakitu got a bullet bill in second

[@Portentous__]

Once a month me and my friend have a 200cc challenge (on his switch because I’m poor) , and I usually win because I am a Mario Kart God. Now I can beat him even more with these tricks, thanks!!

[@AAAcube3]

Thats some sick skills

[@Techhunter_Talon]

Baby Park? More like Chaos Park and I love it for it. Seriously, my older brother and I lump it into one of those tracks that it doesn't matter what happens as you'll likely find yourself laughing at the chaos. There's only one other track that us both put into that category of tracks and that is Circus Minimus from NASCAR Rumble. Tiny as heck and becomes pure chaos when you max out the number of item boxes on the track.

[@Starling2100]

Aww, I love the poem 😆

[@sdcard7593]

Can we see toad run at AGDQ 2019?

[@hornetsch1374]

Awesome Run!

[@firstnamelastname8684]

would have wanted 64 or wii but this is still pretty cool even if i dont play it

[@squidyistoxic4344]

wii was actually done a few years ago as well as 64 there on this channel somewhere

[@brandonmowry3355]

I keep thinking there's someone sitting in the middle spot on the couch...

[@shoofle]

what a great run! wish I could drift like this :)

[@kiiturii]

how did nobody notice they counted six lightnings twice edit: some ppl counted six three times wtf edit2: That audience just cant count At All

[@CyberKirby]

I am HERE for Limerick Donations

[@CyberKirby]

I am ALSO HERE for Jeff Dunham jokes

[@bitbandit1678]

26:24 LOL

[@Whatnoww]

Not being able to have two coins at the same time is not true when playing online. Item lag can make you get 2 coins. It's just rare.

[@lowercaseletters_]

whatnoww2 Yeah. But offline, it never happens. I’ve had 2 golden mushrooms because of lag.

[@brandonespinoza9279]

Nice run, AeonFrodo, my PB is 1:39:37.40. Near similar category, only I do Mushrooms only, kinda like Time Trial, only I can get as Many mushrroms (~2-6 for 1-2 boxes each).

[@souplife1]

18:15 damn that mushroom pickup doe

[@lushvoodoo]

Great run!