Mario Speedrunner Tries Champions Road for the First Time

[@Smallant]

This was like 4 months ago and I forgot to get it edited lol. Right on time for the DLC huh?

[@mossyrossy8459]

Oop first

[@Orionhart]

DownLoadable Catsuit

[@Cyclo_NoSkillz]

Hi SmallAnt

[@toppercentageratata2619]

Yea lol

[@koidex12]

hi

[@mickystam521]

Smallant: Tries Champion's Road for 2 hours Someone: Just beat it Smallant: Okay, I'll just beat it Proceeds to beat it in that same attempt

[@silverpumpkin1529]

Well, no one wants to be defeated

[@nc7486]

He's nothingn if not true to his word

[@user_hat]

whats wrong? he just fulfilled the requestA

[@silverreaps6803]

Its really as simple as "just beat it" sometimes

[@mickystam521]

@@silverreaps6803 Yeah lol

[@jindo5]

"The limited time is actually a really cool concept" Said the fucking speedrunner

[@themilkmun]

Among us sus sus sus usually sus unusual sy usually usually su us usually sus sus

[@crtG_3983]

@@themilkmun sussy baka

[@ACastillo0702]

@@themilkmun sussy sus sus unusual sus why you so sussy sus man you be sus sussy sus

[@ajddavid452]

STOP POSTING ABOUT AMONG US

[@themilkmun]

@@ajddavid452 you sussy baka sus

[@James-lx9nz]

As someone who beat this game with every single character for those 5 stamps it made me laugh to hear him say "Wait why are there still 5 stamps left?"

[@nub_yt]

ikr same

[@genesisosuna]

I remember my brother and I along with some friends completed the whole game again just for the stamps. It was a blast

[@solidzack]

I thought it was weird how Super Mario Galaxy requires you to beat the game twice to 100% it. But 3D World is on a completely different level

[@GodOfFurcorns]

@@solidzack yes

[@simpymoon317]

i played this entire game with my dad a brother and we were near tears after realizing that

[@CaptainObliviousV]

After years of people ragging on 3D World simply for not being a “true” 3D Mario I’m glad to see this underrated gem getting attention. Of course the port and Bowser’s Fury helped a lot, but still.

[@drbomberman8286]

I used to hate this game because I played it with my younger siblings and it was so frustrating when they just would throw away our lives at the first opportunity, but maybe it's worth another look.

[@silverreaps6803]

@@drbomberman8286 bro same, they would throw me off levels for no reason and start yelling when they had anything but a cat suit. I played by myself after and thoroughly enjoyed it tho

[@silverreaps6803]

Its only underrated cause it was on the wii u tbh

[@Mentalbutsafe]

Still not a true 3D mario game...buts its fine.

[@EX-MartialEmpress9]

The only reason why it isn't considered a "true" 3D Mario Game by some people (not me) is because it's linear and not like 64, Sunshine or Odyssey.. People who say it's not a true 3D Mario Game because of this reason are probably a bunch of N64 and GameCube kids crying that there still isn't Sunshine 2, so they shit on this to compensate for it because it's not the game THEY wanted.

[@maxiethetaxi9129]

When he said "Piranha Creeper Creek After Dark" I almost fell out of my chair from the flashbacks. I don't really remember what was so bad about it, but I do remember spending a week and 150 lives trying to beat it.

[@Ender-fr3ql]

It wasn’t THAT hard was it

[@kkidude8441]

i mean the main struggle is the D E P T H P E R C E P T I O N when trying to get the stars.

[@mickystam521]

Dude I swear to God it took me FOREVER to get all 3 stars, and I also had the Prima official guide next to me the whole time!

[@justpops]

@@mickystam521 took me 3 days and about 100 lives. My anxiety flared up watching the vid.....

[@boringrock1248]

@@justpops it took me one day and 500 lives

[@themalevolentmawile]

You started champion's road with 410 lives and finished it at 246 lives the suffering must have been insane.

[@Joe-es4ke]

i spent over 1200 lives trying to beat it..

[@bolladragon]

@@Joe-es4ke But you beat it! Good job man!

[@letshavefun1015]

My group of 3 took farming triple crowns TWICE to beat it

[@nub_yt]

it took me like a billion trys

[@skyblock64]

Haven’t beat it just yet but working super hard! This is on the Switch port with Peach

[@trinityskitz7929]

100 percenting this entire game, getting all golden flagpoles, collecting all the stamps and greenstars finishing all levels with every character was an amazing experience on switch. One of the best mario platformers to date

[@Crazyclipedu]

I did it

[@ShenDoodles]

It makes me feel validated seeing a Mario expert also die for over two hours.

[@indolentgabi]

sameee, i died on Fire Flower-3 so many times to just get the green stars lol

[@BowserZeki]

Now do it without dying single time in the whole game. Your save file shows how many times you died

[@unown9059]

Champion's road is easy At least on the switch ver

[@mcblazehunter6888]

@@unown9059 Definitely not easy but the dive does help a lot, also doing it with toad on switch sounds like hell with the increased speed.

[@unown9059]

@@mcblazehunter6888 I didn't use the dive Also, imagine doing it without power ups

[@vintage-radio]

@@unown9059 its extremely easy if you use cat mario amiibo on switch and u did the inf 1up exploit in 1-2

[@unown9059]

@@vintage-radio I wouldn't cheat that much, but I used the 1-2 1-up but using white cat mario crossed the line.

[@plegsio2941]

My man went from "SMO speedrunner" to "MARIO speedrunner" you can't stop him

[@kerbethegodkiller2914]

Then he will become a L O O I G I. S P E E D R U N N E R

[@internetguy7319]

@@kerbethegodkiller2914 Looogi

[@kerbethegodkiller2914]

@@internetguy7319 yup

[@astralmango2]

Actually, this is still a SMO speedrun cause youtube labelled the game wrong in the description lol

[@TimeturnerJ]

Don't forget Minecraft and BotW. ;D ...and pencil sharpening, of course!

[@saifalblooshi9674]

The galaxy refrences in this game are just way too good

[@alexradion4210]

Okay that wasnt just me

[@StarGamerX17]

Exactly!!!

[@mr.snaplles5964]

The latter half of the game is just one big galaxy reference

[@alphax-shroom6781]

Well it is structurally galaxy 4

[@Serious5GamingS5G]

Like the Lumas, Rosalina, the levels, and the music

[@Riku70X]

24:51 Chat: "it's no darker side" *_looks like someone has not played champion's road_*

[@waterbottle195]

imagine them playing the perfect run

[@interlegere5603]

Champion’s Road is harder; probably due to the fact that you can’t manipulate the camera.

[@waterbottle195]

@@interlegere5603 you can have a power up

[@largenaq2935]

@@waterbottle195 Constantly getting power ups every time you fail 2 attempts will make you go insane

[@waterbottle195]

@@largenaq2935 yes but it still makes it 10x easier, just because you have to get the power up doesnt make it harder-they're literally scattered over the entire game

[@J.Blazer]

"I'm still not used to the controls!" *makes a series of jumps over a poison lake while dodging Para Dry-Bones, and then snipes two Piranhas with fireballs *

[@nub_yt]

hes a LIAR

[@EliasMorals]

SmallAnt may not like his singing but his WHISTLING IS GODLY

[@miniaturedolphin3721]

It took me about three seconds to process that it was him and not something in the game.

[@nub_yt]

true true, so true

[@PapaFlammy69]

That was actually quite decent Tanner!

[@manelcastillogimenez194]

What are you doing here flammy? XD I like your channel keep it up ^^

[@squibble311]

PAPA FLAMMY HI

[@callumwardle2118]

"Avengers is the most ambitious crossover event"

[@poisonoushallucinations3168]

collab with smallant next christmas?

[@bobthebuilder2577]

I guess for someone who hasn't played 3d world it wasn't bad but how did it take multiple attempts just to beat piranha creek after dark?

[@JustAPaperface]

"I'm sure it is, feels like I've half done it already!" 410 lives cuts to 2 hours later with 257

[@Pikayoshgamer]

That person in chat had no chill at 0:56 ""Captainskelebones: You are more boring than doing an essay on paint trying"

[@creamberg]

Holy shi- bro my guy savage lmao

[@Pikayoshgamer]

@@creamberg He even said paint trying idk what it was trying but must have been boring it wasn't a mistake on my part

[@creamberg]

@@Pikayoshgamer yeah I know lol my guy trying to roast but can’t even pass a 1st grade spelling test lmao

[@Noah-fl9wf]

@@creamberg same but without the roast

[@nub_yt]

@@creamberg youre too true lmaoo

[@coffeefish4743]

devines editing is also god tier this stream was so much fun , also the mystery 30 star level took way longer than it looks

[@levthelion71810]

Did you know: If you stand near champions road on the world map and turn the volume up, you can actually hear a heartbeat.

[@adityasrikanth1737]

I love how I see "Hi youtube" in chat almost everywhere

[@alex_crane_]

Yea same

[@RawrKatz]

Same

[@peizhang6035]

Hi youtube

[@dolphinmax9454]

Even in the vids that are not uploaded to the channel

[@gribberoni]

Hi youtube

[@BrodySchoonMusic]

As someone who has gotten 5 stars (requires every level with every character) at 26:16 I actually burst out laughing

[@Rocket_Gunner7414]

I actually have 5 stars without all levels with every charakter (i need 3 for chiampons Road And 2 for mystery box marathon)

[@Ian-fi7co]

"depth perception please" perfectly sums up my experience with the game

[@cartertoro3902]

I've been playing the pirahanna plant level over and over again for hours seeing a speed runner struggle makes me feel better.

[@KKPixel8482]

Me and my family had been playing super mario 3d world for like 2 months, getting the highest scores possible, every stamp, every star, every top of the flag, with every single character. I was probably a bit easier with 4 people because then you only have to replay the level twice to get all of the characters, but it was pretty tough. Although we never ran out of lives because my brother just sat there with the shell in level 2, gaining us 3 CROWNS worth of lives. It was a good experience, and definitely a worthy game of buying to anyone who is willing.

[@oath_of_ancients3803]

me: hey this was fun i should watch the vod editing smallant: 24:02 me: nevermind

[@chocolatechip6672]

As soon as he hits 10 hours at 2:08 he makes a poggers face Edit: how the hell is this one of my most liked comments?

[@jamaripino810]

2:10

[@SnackGuy2Star]

@@jamaripino810 thanks man

[@the.192]

@@jamaripino810 more precisely, 2:08

[@jamaripino810]

@@the.192 Thanos

[@ethanmeeks9321]

The thumbnail face is @ 8:27

[@KazeMemaryu]

This games' Champion's Road was the one that took me the longest out of all Mario games. Normally, I get to the level, and I either beat it that same day or the next one. This one kept me occupied for almost 2 weeks, with at least an hour each day dedicated to it alone. After I beat it, I did it again for each character - and was done 2 days later... once this level is conquered, it's not as imposing anymore and you get much more confident in your approaches, instead of trying to preserve resources for whatever may be next. Great work getting it done right there, SmallAnt!

[@Lugi312]

Clearly you haven't played the perfect run in mario galaxy 2

[@KazeMemaryu]

@@Lugi312 I have, and it wasn't nearly as hard to me.

[@Lugi312]

@@KazeMemaryu it's was really hard for me probably because I was just a little kid. I did champions road a couple months ago and the perfect run was harder for me

[@KazeMemaryu]

@@Lugi312 To each their own, I guess.

[@Yooyooyaya]

This whole time the game has been out, I still haven’t beaten Champions Road. The port is where my redemption will happen.

[@JFentonGardner]

Have you gotten it on Switch? Redemption achieved?

[@Matthewtopia]

I don't think he did it

[@Doooder2]

ive beaten champions road 7 times

[@ChrisX346]

5:02 No petch that's no something good but whatever 5:13 Petch what are you doing? Girl we got some enemies to kill 6:42 go to bed

[@pengwynpengwyn5230]

Normal person: Pronounces Luigi like "Loo-i-jee" Smant: Looigee

[@WolfOfLegend]

An intellectual: Linguini

[@badmanjones179]

loo ee jee

[@jumpyman9754]

Pech too

[@dx87gaming31]

Loogee

[@raimondobrunetta5628]

I'm italian and he pronounces it good!

[@Varis...]

Alternate title: furry Loogie flies past the stars

[@danhue2682]

Lugie

[@ItsWolf0]

Loueegyi

[@depressedcowstudios]

lugia*

[@danhue2682]

@@depressedcowstudios looueeiigyaa

[@mr.conductor4938]

Lewghei

[@NOTDeezy.]

"Levels with limited time are hard" Me, a super mario 3d land player: "First time?"

[@SolstaceWinters]

Champion's Road lives rent free in my brain. My friends and I played through this game together when it first came out. It was chaos. There was a LOT of shouting, laughing, swearing, and betrayal as the four of us clawed our way through the game. I think I was Peach. Then we beat the main game and they teased post-game. The moment they unlocked my girl Rosalina, I locked her in immediately. But Champ's Road was a gauntlet. Each of us struggled on something, but excelled in something else. One of us was really good at rhythm blocks, and I was pretty good at the first couple bits. I think our Luigi player was really good at the vertical section and water section. So - for once in the entire game - we communicated. We'd all bubble except one or two of us, and let them take care of a section, then swap out. It still took forever as we worked out a strategy, but it was really fun. I have fond memories of this game. Definitely one of my favorites, if only for the multiplayer experience. Playing it alone wouldn't even compare.

[@hllymchll]

this makes me feel so much better. I played this level for forever and then I watched Thab one-shot it blind, first try and I cried

[@chr4050]

I'm watching this at 4 am and should be sleeping. But I'm enjoying myself too much to stop.

[@mythicmysticmoon]

Same, you're valid

[@youtubewontletmetypeagoodu8128]

Same I can’t sleep

[@whalemanification]

No sleep gang

[@chr4050]

@@whalemanification bet

[@petrescuework-difficultcas6581]

I'm just insomnic

[@dlanx787]

"If you go early, they just kill you" Continues to go early and dies

[@lolin6379]

This man did in 15 hours what I haven’t done in years. Good job man! Now do true 100% where you have to beat all levels with each character :)

[@PhD_in_Undecided]

That being said about champions road, SMG2 (200%) is still the hardest Mario game ever. Depending on who you ask, The Perfect Run is even harder than Champion’s Road

[@Krispilol]

It is

[@AKitchell]

The crazy thing is, I never owned this game, but when I played it with 3 other players whom I've never met before, we tried out Champion's Road, and I was the only one to make it to the end after 3 tries. It was crazy!! I almost ran out of time, though, and I didn't get the top of the flagpole, which was a bummer.

[@cameronschiralli3569]

"If you go early, they just kill you" not even 2 seconds later: *goes early* *dies*

[@waffle_doge5594]

i can see it allready: mario speedrunner plays bowsers fury for the first time

[@hotelbellamuerte3669]

Yes please!

[@devnol]

Champion's road isn't all that bad if you ignore the fact that you die approximately 50% of the time in the first segment because depth perception makes you not hit the chargin' chucks or just fall straight through the gaps

[@Kaempfdog]

Y’know, as tough as Darker Side of the Moon was, and how tough Champion’s Road was, I don’t think EITHER have anything on the Perfect Run. I’m thoroughly convinced if you can beat the Perfect Run, there is not a single Mario level you can’t beat outside Kaizos.

[@AudreyGalaxy]

i like that the frustrated ant on the thumbnail isn’t even reacting to champions road, it’s pcc after dark. editors know the real hardest level

[@ej-jz5rc]

those times he was playing odyssey do be paying off

[@liamthecrusader5056]

Petition for small ant to stream bowsers fury when it comes out

[@mohamedamrlaklalech8811]

08:08 Me : stays 11 hours to defeat the level Smallant: this one sucks

[@amystarr7654]

The plus side about playing this on the Wii U: The Switch does not actually have a microphone. So you get to scream at everything!

[@officialblimp]

it’s like once u beat champions road for the first time, you can do it over and over again, like it becomes a part of you

[@bryans.4251]

Me: is about to go to sleep Ant: HOW 'BOUT A 1 AM UPLOAD EH?

[@Juicestain2]

I feel your pain

[@joltganda]

Jokes on you I already stay up at 1 am

[@gyurendakke1984]

Ahhh, good times. The Wii U version was a great experience for me, and beating this world felt awesome.

[@ktheboss5879]

24:24 that was music to my ears

[@josephn1000]

24:24 damn Smallant’s whistling is beautiful, I knew he had a good ear. No one is allowed to say he’s a bad singer now!

[@elijahdage5523]

"if you go early they just kill you" * goes early ** 10 second ad * **Dies**

[@oefest5252]

Life lesson: SmallAnt doesn’t have the greatest depth perception

[@justinberger5865]

When I played this game on the Wii U I also had the same depth perception problem and I think it's just a problem with the game.

[@LilacMonarch]

Yeah the positioning of the camera makes depth perception difficult. But they had to do it that way to make multiplayer work

[@oefest5252]

It was fine for me

[@oefest5252]

Lol get on my level

[@Its_SaberHG]

I was just like, I'm gonna go watch smallant. Well here I am.

[@SuperDZ555]

Next: Mario Speedrunner plays Bowser’s Fury for the first time

[@turbo8628]

"Depth perception please" 😅 i am onto the last two stages of this game now (all stamps and stars so far). This is a great game despite the issues with depth, so i am glad it's not just me. Found myself wishing i could grab onto ledges far more than i expected to.

[@turbo8628]

Update: 100% done. All stamps does literally nothing but feels rewarding just beating the game. I maintain what i said about the depth being an issue but it is a better game than i gave it credit for. All of the characters feel unique (i hate luigi though - responsible for most of the deaths cos it's like he is running on ice: at least he has a good jump and top speed. Tbey did well balancing all of the characters in all fairness. That last level is tough! Big spike in difficulty for the last world even though it requires 100% everytbinf else to unlock it.

[@jpancoast]

can we just say rosalina is the best character in this game? her spin is such a good tribute to mario galaxy.

[@supremechaosbeing2696]

20:03 pogging with fear

[@Karlsefni-e1s]

It's so strange seeing him without his red hair

[@pinny0101]

Shh, thats a spoiler for us youtube frogs.

[@Pikaton659]

Red hair? I thought he was supposed to get pink hair

[@stryaterra]

Oh my goshness! I remember when I first completed Champion's Road. I was extremely happy because I had played through it so much to where it was the first time in any game I had the timing and movement down and memorized to perfection; where one small change or mistake messed me up completely for the rest of the level. I was also younger and refused to wait around for too long, so there's that to consider. However, it was still a feeling of achievement I hadn't really felt before as I've never been too serious about speedrunning or becoming perfect in such a way at anything before then. Even though I still don't really care much about getting something down to perfection like that, I still make my attempts to do so mostly for the fun of it and the exhilarating feeling when I do manage to perfect a timing or movement down again.

[@itzmuralz]

just imagine being mario doing this level so you have no extra feats, just the normal mario movement you get and playing this level only as him. this level took 200+ lives from me

[@joesama8818]

SmallAnt: I've finally completed THIS!! SM3DW+Bowser's Fury: *no.*

[@Lonk0063]

“Why are these so good at moving” -SmallAnt 2021

[@tijdelijkeportfolio8538]

Never seen someone so good and yet so bad at this game xD

[@letshavefun1015]

Yeah he plays about as well as my family, and we all still suck and lose about 10-15 lives every average level after beating crown road

[@jerry7421]

I have had this game for like 3 years and still couldn’t beat champions road after beating the whole game

[@MagentaLux456]

13:00 that's the most badass thing I've ever seen

[@Izelor]

I beat Champions Road after a few hours of constantly dying (some of which were from pure fatigue). It's a great experience, one of the few in modern gaming history that make you feel like you've actually accomplished something.

[@kadoodledo]

2:09 petition for twitch to replace pogchamp with this

[@SporadicV2]

I have never played this game, but I am interested in getting the Switch port when it drops.

[@KnifePIay]

its a pretty solid game. If the depth perception fucks with you in the beginning don't give up, you'll get used to it. Also if you do play multiplayer 2 is cool, 3 can be manageable, 4 sucks cause of the camera.

[@Dilopho]

23:40 for Champion's Road

[@SMOgamer10]

26:23 “Well that’s all I got for you today” Me naturally looks down at the timer

[@GioGospelGamerOfficial]

I used to struggle SO MUCH with this level. Before the switch port came, I finally beat it. So basically years later I beat it

[@akongold5567]

"Mario Speedrunner..." "HASN'T tried champions road" Me: What..... SMH my head

[@silverreaps6803]

Its his first time playing 3d world though

[@JoeDan54]

Piranha Creeper Creek After Dark is the worst level ever made in a Mario game

[@Juicestain2]

That level has a cool gimmick though

[@JoeDan54]

@@Juicestain2 The gimmick is very much not cool, it's just a recycled level from a previous world but at nighttime, with the worst green stars in the game

[@melon3391]

I spent HOURS on the plant level it sucks so much

[@Valstrax420]

Good to know I wasn't the only one.

[@A55AM]

Everyone’s first time doing this level boiled down to not knowing wtf was going on with the dash panels, you just kinda succeeded out of nowhere

[@that_dude7268]

This is honestly one of my favorite mario games

[@ryanoke5641]

His depth perception is the real enemy here.

[@BeeBee-mm9np]

Lol the link didn’t work and i got the “Taht page is in another castle” thibg. Very funny because his channel has a lot of mario content

[@tay-tay3361]

Why does ant look like a mix of wario and waluigi in the cover on the vid

[@amazango3826]

Literally never passed the switching platforms, tried for over a month. That was about 6 years ago. You just gave me so much PTSD...

[@CKJK954T]

24:10 - 24:17 is me currently... only 10 times that number. This is the ONLY Mario game I haven’t cleared 100% completion (both for the Wii U and now the Switch). The frustration I am having with this level is bringing me right back to Super Mario 3 NES.and the “no save” (aka the “sure, turn the game off...but you’ll be sorry...”). Anyone who did not have to endure getting to World 8 hitting pause, going to school, only to come home & discover one of your parents turned it off and you’re screwed and right back at World 1/01. Newer gamers: you just don’t know... you just don’t know. Stay safe and healthy out there everyone (you and your families) 🙏🏻

[@JUMPYCOOL]

I tried to 100% This game after Smallant, and did it before him

[@joreo95]

Imagine not getting all the stamps couldn't be me.

[@Leffrey]

“This is the hardest level ever made aparently, seems easy” Smash cut to 2 hours and 163 lives later That’s like the epitome of pain

[@ventusargentum9957]

Ah, the duality of man: "Good job Brain, you thunk. You thunk for once." *_Literally 2 seconds later_* "You stopped thinking."

[@LuigiFan77]

16:19 I got an ad at the exact same time as Smallant leaving the pipe

[@BNYZMusic]

"mario speedrunner" Tanner: only plays Minecraft

[@BNYZMusic]

@@SirPanikalot778 Have you ever watched a stream on his twitch?

[@Tlmmy924]

He does both

[@quantumbaqel6971]

00:56 "you are more boring than doing an essay about paint drying" 1.18 million people: *disagree*

[@stardust6184]

Who else here has already pre ordered super Mario 3D world +bowsers fury

[@Tlmmy924]

Why does that matter

[@TheZiiFamily]

17:44 if you time it right you can bounce ones head and wait tell the other is out then bounce on there head and kill both bosses immediately

[@mattdu3rds117]

Played this on Wii u for like 8 years, some of the most anxiety inducing levels in the whole game by far... Good run dude

[@spacetaco2792]

19:09 eventually, we all do.

[@Jacobwood465]

Damn

[@user-ts4cu2vh5e]

Me who beat them easily on wii u *Maybe I am a speed-runner*

[@8-bitsmash563]

Me who doesn’t own a wii u Impressive

[@jesse_messi4413]

Piranha plants: Live to bite/eat and live to move SmallAnt: "Why are they so good at moving?!?"

[@crabcrunch8452]

this might be late but you can cheat the two snakes with tanooki peach by floating over the one you just stomped then switching to the next after you've floated for the maximum time. it lasts long enough for you to be able to wait till the first one is vulnerable again.