Mega Man 2 World Record Speedrun in 26 Minutes

[@waluigicultmember2539]

When mom says you're only allowed 30 minutes on the NES

[@sebastiannock942]

@gdh1984 That's why the only games you had were Battletoads and Jekyl+Hyde

[@jtindigo5931]

Hahah, I needed that laugh ty

[@louiselagerfeldt9076]

@gdh1984 ninja gaiden is really hard, even now when u are older haha.

[@Sämbylää]

True

[@cameronkohnen7060]

I know that IGN gets a lot of flack sometimes, but you gotta admit that it's cool that they are featuring these speed run record videos.

[@SuzakuX]

Cameron Kohnen Eh, they're running like five midroll ads on it. I assume they have the speedrunner's permission, but still.

[@johnroberts8094]

IGN needs speed running, not the other way around. IGN is losing relevancy and fast.

[@stllbreathnbut_y1844]

Jono Charles Davey edgelord much?

[@abeabeification]

cos they have no content of their own.

[@daniflores5119]

They’re stilll making money off of him without compensating him

[@EricVanWilderman]

That item 1 usage at at the beginning of Air Man's stage is bananas.

[@gboyst3814]

Didn't expect to see you here

[@agent8945]

EricVanWilderman wow

[@-storm7-969]

hi

[@naytgross]

my girlfriend is literally watching you play Mario in the other room eric

[@user-fo4ue9mo4z]

I usually see you on geometry dash

[@KingGamma24]

cyghfer: "havent been this painfully bad" me: *looks at title* me:...hmm

[@mrwindblade5741]

I think my favorite thing about this world record is that it's obvious there's still room to improve and this guy knows it. He points out the small tech errors and things that don't go right. It's like he's telling other runners where to look for ways to beat his record. I think that's impressive.

[@IskeletuBr]

"this run is mediocre" "this run is decent" WR

[@joshuaspector8182]

why so many comments about turbo controller. you can very clearly see that he is just mashing really hard. and at a few points he even talks about it.

[@jmathieson15]

Also the power meters aren’t supposed to fill up at the start of every level they’re all doing it so it is what it is

[@polytopes1]

@John Williams Yes, you can mash that fast on a NES and famicom controller...

[@seasonalsnap3846]

BJ no that’s only in the wily stages, in the main 8 they refill every level

[@alexaguilar5062]

I've died so many times with those disappearing blocks in heat man stage

[@dutrizacd]

me to

[@jadencollardtoast1877]

*inhales*TAOSEN EI NO ANO O TATSUMAKI YAIKENAI ITTEMO YOKIRENAI

[@jollykone433]

Nice Job. Played this game a lot back in 1989. It is one of my favorite games of all time. Never thought I would see kids not even alive yet at the time playing this game like a Nintendo Game Master almost 30 years later.

[@DJ4461]

Legacy collection exists for that.

[@allawy4131]

and I take a 26 minute to select a stage...

[@christaggart5687]

Levels with those disappearing blocks are just cruel. Cruel I tell you

[@darksaiyan9103]

Chris Taggart agreed. Also nice profile pic I love reading those

[@alexplott1191]

I beat those parts by cheesing it with item 2

[@DJ4461]

Thats why items 1 and 2 and rush exist.

[@tritone2276]

Gotta remember the patterns. Item 2 is cool and nets you the extra life in say heat man's stage, but the route I use to play MM2 (not speedrunning, I just play the game to relax) I play heat man early without the item so I memorized the pattern for his block puzzles. Muscle memory and rhythm take over and in about 30 seconds we're on our way.

[@WatsonDynamite]

hello brother

[@thegamingguy1]

"I'd consider it legit if he didn't use glitches" - someone who has literally never ever watched a speedrun before

[@SorarikoMotone]

especially any% ones

[@SweetJP.]

there is a thing called any% glitchless. go watch those instead. you're watching a glitch part of the speedrunning community.

[@TwesomE]

That's what i am saying when it comes to speedrun's they should name those glitchrun's or something.

[@SweetJP.]

no, you have to listen. look at the description. it says any%. any% means it's with glitches. it says right there :D.

[@TwesomE]

So when it is saying any% means that,righ glitchrun it is then.

[@Patrick-sf4ss]

I will just say that it takes just as much skill if not more to execute the "glitches" (zips) as it does to simply jump across some platforms,climb some ladders or blast some enemies. They are done simply to save time. That is why he is running in the category he is and that is why the record counts. Very impressive to execute all of this in the same run and beat the clock on top of it. These guys are good at what they do and they put alot of effort into it. Congrats on the WR 👍

[@abasslinelow]

I guarantee you guys it takes much, much more skill to execute those glitches. They are INSANELY hard. I've practiced some of them for hours and hours and still have less than a 50% success rate. A few in particular are just... insane, such as the one at on the first screen of Crash's stage. Just ludicrously difficult to pull off even once, no less with consistency in a run.

[@paulreynolds5751]

Agree 100%

[@darrellcovello7917]

I knew he was gonna set the WR when he said he had to pee. His bladder gave him the edge.

[@analebeads8967]

MegaMan 2 had a world record? Cause to be perfectly honest, in my humble opinion, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking at this matter in a different perspective and without being condemning of ones view and by trying to make it objective, and by considering each and everyone's valid opinion, I honestly believe I completely forgot what I was going to say

[@xdmemekid8019]

U got me xd

[@kringhetto]

Anale Beads definitely got me. +1 ya fucker.

[@isDatBoi]

Anale Beads .. this is how I write essay in exam when I had no idea to end it

[@setsers1]

Anale Beads Exactly. Seriously? XD

[@SaffronRunner]

Anale Beads upvoted for originality , you got me

[@UponDemise666]

Love this music. Brings me back to my NES days in the 90s.

[@AcidRP]

Fake! He swaps out with his robot twin at 1:40

[@whitespire9632]

lol

[@JustMikeyyy]

he didnt even go after metal man first, this guy is a legend

[@chaoskiller6084]

Metal Man is best done with Quick Boomerang and can take more time than necessary if you don't use it

[@succ448]

@Mike Scott The most optimal fastest boss order is in this video

[@wolffiegaming]

yeah the items are definitely more important than the weapons for this

[@mashroob]

I have a dream... A dream where men can live together in a world where they are not judged by the color of their skin, but by how quickly they can complete games made in 1988!

[@shabanagohar7739]

Mr luthur king boi

[@mashroob]

Shabana Luthur?

[@liquid1980]

Fiebru

[@dekaedrostories3792]

Doctor: You have 30 mins of life, is there anything you want to do before you go? Me: *This video

[@yogdzewa]

I would watch all naruto shippuden openings

[@taxi_turvy]

clashman blinked and went to robot heaven

[@RetroPlus]

Damn, i love megaman 2. Best NES game in my opinion.

[@nausicalot8174]

Retro Plus agree, best nes game for me

[@youarereadingmynamerightno4311]

3, 5, 6 and arguably 4 are way better than 2 imo. 3 is my favorite in the series and my 2nd favorite NES game.

[@RH-zr5or]

Freezeflame 123 You may be the fourth reply to the six comment but I’d have to say that you’re my seventh favorite commentor after the first he is number one

[@kolee8039]

IMO megaman 2 is hot garbage

[@mikuhatsune8121]

@@kolee8039 your mom is garbage

[@407Swashplate]

As someone who played through Megaman 2 many times. This was total awesome. Loved it!

[@cedric1138]

Still the BEST game EVER! And the music!

[@NintenCisco]

As a fellow Megaman fan, this was extremely entertaining to watch.

[@Ymir252]

just in case your wondering is less than 60 seconds in the top 20 speed runs mm2 Any% this is insane!

[@TextlefSchrempf]

The ads in this video had more time than your total gameplay.

[@wario1226]

this must be a great game to run because you get to listen to the best soundtrack all the time

[@sovonion2929]

17:56, this brings a whole new meaning to "quick" boomerangs

[@konuralpyldzkan1495]

It is ironic that when you are speedrunning, Metal Man Stage is one of the latest stages to play instead of the first.

[@mastrorj68]

I said wtf he's doing heat man 2nd? Lol

[@winguard007]

Why?

[@I_like_your_handle_Mister]

Lol, I usually go bubble man first because his theme is a bop

[@mengo329]

​@@winguard007for casual runs, people like to get Metal Blade first, but for speedruns, getting items 1, 2, and 3 are far more important than Metal Blade. Metal man also is weak to Quick Boomerang so taking him out is best done after beating Quick Man

[@jrodtopo]

17:57 First time ever a person made a game have a seizure.

[@Kain128]

Before anyone who has never heard of a speedrun comments that it was cheating that he used glitches, this is an any% speedrun. In this kind of speedrun and most others, glitching is absolutely not cheating.

[@tonycampbell1424]

>complains about speedrunner using zips >Probably couldn't beat this game in three hours with a Game Genie

[@skullymanewhoa]

10:58: ok we’re officially at woodman guys. *Slow and steady wins the race* 11:00 *NYOOOOOOOM*

[@xenan7889]

if you think that using glitches should not be allowed, try making a world record without gliches.

[@CVGRemixRetroGames]

I love classic Nintendo sounds especially the first stage for you with the flash man :)

[@isaaceshleman2833]

I love watching runs like this because they have so much pressure on them but they're kind of cocky anyway because they know that even if they fail, they're still better than you.

[@roboriley]

here is the mm2 sequence. For metal man and air man use the arm cannon blaster. Air on crash metal on flash metal on bubble bubble on heat heat on wood And for quick man use flash stopper and crash bombs

[@josephcroeniangamer3727]

okey, i get that people dont like any% speedruns, but why people think he is using turbo, he is CLEARLY not doing it... i think that people beliving his gaming is so casual that they dont even belive in the need to ACTUALLY watch his hands talk much more about why any% and speedrunners are so amazing.

[@abasslinelow]

People love to flap their jowls about things they don't understand.

[@MoundN]

I don't get why ppl complain about the zips, they definitely don't make the game easier. Also if they wanna see no zips they should watch a glitches run.

[@HallyVee]

It's because glitchless is the default, abusing the glitches is a niche and not really what most people want to see when searching for gameplay.

[@hazelnotxyz]

@@HallyVee In the speedrun community, any% is the default. Any% includes glitches.

[@HallyVee]

@@hazelnotxyz quite right, I think I veered off onto the wrong perspective here.

[@mattderp235]

Omg! They made Megaman from smash into a real game series?!?

[@shadedepeche2556]

It was already a game series. Since 1987...

[@MkMasterMike]

woooosh

[@syrenive]

@@shadedepeche2556 r/wooooooooosh

[@bartolomeo5909]

woooooooooooooosh

[@xavierlegoy935]

OMG. Still love those song

[@Patrick94GSR]

Some of the best video game music ever! I have BitBrigade's Mega Man 2 soundtrack performance from the 2012 MagFest on my favorite videos, and I go back and watch it all the time.

[@BLAZENYCBLACKOPS]

Straight BANGERS!

[@MrZangetsu468]

I remember 25:40 as a kid, 7 years old, did that completely by accident. One of the greatest gaming moments ever at that age 😆

[@SenseiDonGraham]

Guy from Sweden beat this in May by fractions of a second.

[@OwGash]

The w4 stage had me sitting on the edge of my seat, so insanely well played

[@tubiflex27]

This video came at exactly the right moment. Finished the game this week and instantly joined my top 10 games. Wondered what else it had to offer. Now I know I have a long time to go.

[@JoeCambo]

I was COMPLETELY blown away at Crash Man. That was awesome.

[@richardjoyce2764]

Congrats friend, you really gave it to this game! Great Job!

[@Richie8406]

19:30 He shoots one blade too many, every burst. Gotta be muscle memory from before he speedran. Love it.

[@sourandbitter3062]

He does not, the third one stays on screen as it kills the enemy.

[@lorinatidc]

MM2 is my favorite NES game. It was always my go to to play no matter how many times I beat it. Just enjoyed getting lost in it.

[@vyn2632]

Legend. The grind has been real. cygh has taken this game to the absolute next level.

[@tehhron]

Dude did heatman second and beat it so fast... And that glitch blew my mind. I never would have played this order in my childhood

[@currypuffs8510]

*reaches end* realizes he never started recording.

[@natthawutsaetia2511]

24:48 nice, perfect fight against quickman.

[@ramirangeles2906]

7:36 the audio on this glitch is awesome

[@Tolman18]

Dude seriously congratulations!!! You deserve all that hype at the end! 👏👏👏

[@jakobwachter5181]

I appreciate IGN making these viewed outside of the Megaman circle.

[@ddduv]

10:16 *MINDBLOW X4*

[@jjmah7]

Awesome job man! Does this mean you’re not getting Weezer back together anytime soon?

[@DJKALIN26]

best music ever

[@jfjdsjueus4243]

This man do be speedrunning my childhood.

[@alvalankerofficial]

Sick micro by these guys who do these speed runs, I could never even dream of this back in the early 90s

[@cygnusactual1618]

Still one of my favorite endings to a video game.

[@erikm9768]

WR in July 2018 is 26:36 now :[ Beat by one second. Poor cyghfer

[@Archipelagoes]

Well every speedruners compete by seconds or even frames..

[@Christian4life86]

He lost time on every single split except the last 2 and nailed record, beating his previous one. Wow

[@canalf007]

I needed 26 minutes to blow up on the catdridge and run the game

[@richardpatterson4312]

What is a split? What's up with red +1.2 e.t.c

[@mengo329]

A split is basically a checkpoint for speedruns to check how well you're doing at that point compared to a certain goal, usually your previous best time. +1.2 means you took 1.2 seconds longer than you did on your personal best, while -0.7 means you improved by 0.7 seconds.

[@Aoi84]

Airman could still be optimized, but the Crash zips were on point. Congrats =3

[@haojuho7778]

3:28 if you quickly turn to facing right hand side and take the damage, won't you be pushed to the left and save 0.3 seconds?

[@thenostalgiafactor5023]

I don't watch his streams so I have to ask. What do the colored bars next to the letters mean in his Twitch window?

[@ShuriBear]

It is the way he does his "splits" (time section). The more bars the better that split was. This way he knows immediately on which time section he can save a lot of time and on which time section he most likely will lose time.

[@cpav2]

That's an amazing run. It's a shame he didn't have anyone there to celebrate with.

[@lilkev0685]

You kill the last boss at 26:37:03 exactly ! GG man !

[@BoneCK15]

The day that Kerry Wood struck out 20 batters, he said he couldn't throw a strike during his warm-up before the game.

[@stig5763]

The soundtrack is so OG for so many reasons.

[@Quickipede]

9:07 "We're getting to wood man" * has already gone to quick *

[@pengwin_]

that jump at 2:40! what a forgiving hitbox

[@aspieatheist6040]

Wow! that shortcut in Crash Man's stage! I didn't know about that either!

[@charadreemurr3834]

Cyber owner: how much time kiddo Me:26:37:8 please

[@leoneldaruna5156]

7:27 let's put this 1 one here,other 1 here aaaaand.. it's done! See ya! *proceds to warp super hard*

[@aaronflores4885]

Lol

[@AutismFamilyChannel]

Still think this is the best NES game...come at me bro.

[@DropkickSuplex]

has anyone ever notice how great the music is?

[@LettersAndNumbers300]

Takes me 26 minutes to get out of the Enter Password screen.

[@capsule2015]

10:57 "Slow and steady wins the race."

[@jayt2917]

My best game of all time

[@iTzChewii]

Soooooo now what?

[@CalvinWilliamRoss]

Congrats buddy! 🥳

[@HEYitzED]

The people complaining about zips since you think it takes no skill. Do the Crash Man stage zip since it’s so easy.

[@watchdogsplaythroughs9852]

That soundtrack, tho!

[@ddduv]

5:14 - 5:25 *MINDBLOW*

[@kevindoc84]

gratz for the air man and bubble man stages

[@redcomn]

Talk about bad day, proceed to break a speedrun record

[@MM-jm4ii]

2 questions from a noob. 1. I don't remember the items refilling power after each level. You use item 2 and then it's empty and then it's full when you play the next level. why does this happen? 2. why don't you use item 2 to move across the part with the appearing blocks in heatman stage?

[@Duke_Togo_G13]

Cyghfer disappears for a long time... Then comes back taking records.

[@ultimatewarrior9933]

Awesome game . It's difficult when u Don't know the pattern of the enemy but once u do it's very entertaining

[@TiberianFiend]

Never give up.

[@justinhasnoloveforem]

I play this game religiously, and the route taken is ridiculous. He started with FLASHMAN (Why?) Heatman minus item2 is BEYOND DIFFICULT!!! But the execution was flawless!!!👏👏👏👏

[@globalistgamer6418]

It seems like Item 3 is more optimal for speedrunning, especially for that collision warp glitch he uses to skip multiple screens where there is a low, uneven ceiling.

[@BLAZENYCBLACKOPS]

Mad props, you know this game like the back of your hand.

[@alphablitz1024]

He gets *SO* freakin quiet after 25:43 lmao

[@ddduv]

9:38 *MINDBLOW X3*

[@ritchielubeck4029]

There is this person called Shinryuu (it's on YT too) who absolutely destroys the game within 24 minutes. Watch and learn, people.

[@mengo329]

Those are Tool-Assisted Speedruns. While much faster, those are done with stuff like slow motion, frame advance and rewinding and thus aren't really comparable to a human run in real time