Mike Tyson's Punch-Out - 2 player 1 controller blindfolded speedrun w/ sinister1 @ AGDQ 2020 [

[@PerfectDarkly]

Stay tuned for AGDQ 2021, where Zallard just invites the real Mike Tyson to physically fight them at the venue

[@ThisismineIguess]

Via Time Machine, so it's prime Mike Tyson. He'd throw one punch and the venue would die.

[@grandmaaero8004]

And Zallard plus sinister would win

[@universalfuz4864]

Darkly blindfolded

[@hugh2hoob668]

I wouldve brought him in when they took their blindfolds off *SUPRISE!* that wouldve been funny

[@serenfan4565]

Coming SGDQ 2021: the funeral for Zallard as he dies by boxing match to Mike Tyson.

[@knack3381]

i feel bad for the audience in the game "hey wanna go watch some boxing?" "lol whos on?" "little mac" "i aint paying full price for a 12 second match dude"

[@nintendude6477]

That was pretty much any of Mike Tyson's fights in a nutshell when he was in his prime.

[@osurpless]

Nintendude 64 He was a greenhorn in some ways, even with the discipline of D’Amato and Kevin Rooney. Just look at his fight with Bonecrusher Smith. While Smith hardly fought Tyson toe-to-toe, there were several moments in which Tyson looks visibly frustrated with the tactics used to stifle his offense, echoing what more cagey fighters would do to defeat him years later, like Buster Douglas and especially Holyfield.

[@eldudemp6195]

You don't know how boxing shows work, right?

[@sandgrain5547]

Eee aaa

[@MarcoPolo-tt5in]

laugh out loud, who’s on? Doesn’t really make sense.

[@peytonshaw7500]

“That bull charge is extremely hard to dodge” Zallard: How bout we just kill him before he can use it? Modern problems require modern solutions

[@pepper4632]

Peyton Shaw yea boi

[@i_lift_marshmallows604]

Looks like summoning salt is gonna have to update his punch out video

[@rockman369]

I_Lift_Marshmallows I was thinking about that myself lol, but he does an awesome job that i will be looking foward to watching it!

[@AllenC1x]

I was expecting seeing him in the couch tho

[@danielkirienko1701]

They took ZERO unintended hits in a twenty five minute video game, blindfolded, two players, one controller. Are you kidding me?!

[@Sniperbear13]

does Wario love garlic?

[@wonderguardstalker]

Was it zero?

[@bloggs24]

@@wonderguardstalker It wasnt.

[@MuteLung]

@@wonderguardstalker No, they took one in bald bull 2 and one in the tyson fight. possibly one in mr sandman too, not quite sure.

[@roberternest7289]

@@MuteLung Bull 2 and Tyson, Sandman was an intended hit.

[@heynyquildriver]

two bros chilling on a sofaaaaa two inches apart because they’re... trying to set a world record

[@philsose4844]

why is it every time a blindfold is put on at an agdq something legendary happens great performance

[@Mankaroy]

You don't need to see to do something amazing I guess

[@moxbroker]

TheFurretInTime would have. “Would of” is used by people who misheard would’ve one too many times.

[@BoltTheEmolga]

Counterpoint: Hebereke a few days ago

[@eddiemate]

TheFurretInTime How does them being blindfolded mean something incredible will happen? That makes no sense buddy.

[@ryanjackson5245]

hey look it's Phil eggtree from riddle school/transfer!

[@alyssav2124]

Out of respect for the runners I watched with my eyes closed ;)

[@takeoverurmemes]

so you just kinda accept that they're doing good the whole time, but you have no idea how or why?

[@vTheStranger]

,') the only way to watch

[@siraxolot4262]

So... you didn't watch.

[@CP-MP-007]

Out of respect for the runners, I read this comment with my eyes closed ;)

[@thepizzatime3502]

Out of respect for the runners I typed this with my eyes closed

[@shinydrakeon15]

6:29 i love this part. the way they just casually talk to each other. the laughter. perfection

[@bmobmo6438]

'So how can we top Zallard's slaughter of punch out wii last year?' Legendary.

[@DTysonator]

TERMINATED! I'm glad that you guys achieved your true blindfolded potential on the biggest stage possible :). You TOADALLY earned it! Watching all of this unfold in your corner, nothing surprised me, surprisingly enough. I believed in The Dream Team from the start, knowing full well of what you two are capable of whenever you set your mind on something. It's awesome how everything came together at the right time in that moment. No one can ever take that away from you. You're Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! Legends for Life!

[@solidfrog]

DTysonator love that you got that shout out!

[@DTysonator]

YES! It was nice to actually attend an AGDQ for a change and meet a lot of awesome people there :). Hopefully we'll get to meet one of these days!

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

Am I the only one who thinks the "hasta la vista mikey" joke is way overdone and kind of annoying

[@DTysonator]

@@herbivorethecarnivore8447 Probably not :).

[@MsCerealCat]

@@herbivorethecarnivore8447 I don't think so, I don't though.

[@Pavlovianmodel146]

One day, these men will figure out telekinesis, just to have a new way to beat these games! “Zallard1, you figured out telekinesis!!! Do you know what this means for humanity?” “Yeah, I guess, but did you see where I released the bogus and accidentally did a frame perfect counter?”

[@condor2279]

*Purposely* did a frame perfect counter hands-free.

[@osurpless]

Pierce Grob And yet: “This is actually real...”

[@Pavlovianmodel146]

Oliver Surpless Good call! Our boy Zallard1 is almost as good at throwing out legendary quotes as he is at the game!

[@Charlie-hv3dh]

bogus?

[@danielmclatchie2053]

@@Charlie-hv3dh There’s a little bit of a meme in the Wii version of Punch-Out where Super Macho Man tries to say “Release the beast!” during one attack, but if dodged he might say “Release the bogus”

[@ndknight]

One of these AGDQs they're going to assign a button to a person: up, down, left, right, a, b, start, select, and have all those people play a game together and knowing when to push their assigned button and still beat a game faster than most people with a complete controller. I can see it happening, 8 people, 1 controller. And once they accomplish that, it'll be blindfolded.

[@galileacarmona6254]

Lol

[@NeviTheLettyFan]

inb4 they actually do this

[@petkofuchalski9809]

i mean, a guy once set up a stream and binded the buttons to twitch chat commands. if you wanna whatch it type "twitch plays Dark Souls"

[@petkofuchalski9809]

@Jill Stingray is Precious TPP?

[@FigureFarter]

Select is only along the ride

[@SayaAensland]

I think this means they're drift compatible...

[@hacccchan]

I'm quite pleased I understand this comment.

[@johnnyjoestar1080]

Now I want them to pilot a giant Mecha Mac.

[@logicaltips4107]

@@johnnyjoestar1080 "Hey guys, the pilots of Little Mac here. Today we'll be demonstrating the secret buffer strats to reach the Breach in under 25 minutes, assuming that the RNG on Knifehead lefts us bypass Leatherback early in Hong Kong."

[@ygorschuma3059]

God the silence of the two runners and the calm commentary, with the cheers everytime they pull out something fantastic, are sooooooo satisfying, felt like i was watching a real fight.

[@MrXabungle]

It was needed. Those two cannot be distracted whatsoever.

[@Kaczer94]

Let me remind you that under zallard1's Super Punch Out at AGDQ 2014 video (5 years ago), a user Wildassassn asked for a 2-player-1controller blindfold run. *And here we are.*

[@SkyNinja759]

Inb4 two-player one-controller run at AGDQ 2025 only played with their feet, or something of that nature.

[@stevenhageman8255]

This was the first speed run in a while that had me on the edge of my seat for a good while. If there are any newbies that don’t know the history of this game- this is nothing short of a miracle - even for the speed runners. There have been multiple failures of SINGLE player blindfolded mike Tyson, there was a very REAL chance of failure for this, they weren’t being hyperbolic when they were saying that. This is up there with the F-zero gx, super monkey ball, Tetris grandmaster 3 (2015), Mitch flower power super Mario brothers 3 glitched, mushihime-Sams futari, kaizo Mario speed runs to name a few. And if you are new. I highly recommend watching those

[@klevmeister1g]

BREAKING NEWS: two men literally too god-like to die

[@LucasIsHereYT]

2 Players 1 Controller is alot more wholesome than I expected.

[@platanoduro]

I can't wait to see how they'll up the ante next time. Maybe they'll blindfold a toddler and tell them what buttons to press

[@paddythelegend1671]

Remember the kids that always said they can beat the game blindfolded with one hand tied behind their back?

[@DraperPeanut]

The insane thing is the commentators saying things like Yh they have this backup strat if things go wro... never mind they won Legendary run gg

[@NikoJr.]

2014 Sinister1: Doesn't beat Mike blindfolded 2020 Sinister1: Beats Mike while sharing controller

[@justindeclair346]

I can't even tell you how insane this was to watch live and watching it back again it's just as hype. You guys are legends. Never ever forget that

[@Pavlovianmodel146]

justin declair Man, I’m getting old. “Hype,” is now a positive word, got it. Lol

[@justindeclair346]

@@Pavlovianmodel146 Hype was once used as a negative thing? Damn my age is showing too lmao

[@Pavlovianmodel146]

justin declair Yes, you could say something like, “He’s hyping it up,” which was kind of like saying he’s claiming that it’s awesome, so it’s probably not that good.

[@osurpless]

justin declair “Don’t believe the hype.” - Public Enemy. The Great White Hype - 1996 - While released then, the title does aptly describe a decades old phenomenon starting (at least) with Jack Johnson as heavyweight champ in the early years of the 20th century.

[@serenfan4565]

Just end GDQ now. Nothing else is gonna top this. Zallard, I know that you and sinister1 thought that you guys weren’t going to finish this run, but really, this was the most incredible thing I have ever seen at a GDQ.

[@GoldDragon20]

I mean Super Metroid “Impossible” came pretty close(I quote that because oats showed it was doable and fast)

[@ananxiousdewott2154]

I just realized that the stopwatch also has a binary clock in it

[@mengo329]

Oh my god, that's super cool! I just thought it was moving shapes to just look cool this whole time

[@localpriest6337]

“I could do it with my eyes closed”

[@ikaro342]

We*

[@galileacarmona6254]

@@ikaro342 yes

[@LordBhorak]

"with one hand behind my back"

[@SkyNinja759]

"Look Mom! No hands"

[@AlanTGP1]

Our*

[@magickmskh]

I unfortunately missed this live, but finally caught it here. Great work, Zallard. You and Sinister always seem to do something else that impresses me.

[@basicallybowin]

Glass Joe 2:00 | Von Kaiser 2:54 | Piston Honda 4:09 | Don Flamenco 5:58 | King Hippo 7:18 | Great Tiger 8:41 | Bald Bull 9:54 | Piston Honda 11:50 | Soda Popinski 13:07 | Bald Bull 14:33 | Don Flamenco 16:40 | Mr. Sandman 18:17 | Super Macho Man 20:37 | Mike Tyson 22:48

[@MF_PORKy]

That moment when Von Kaiser was beaten at 41 seconds, but Glass Joe was beaten at 42 seconds

[@peesinyourass]

He is much more vunerable

[@hugh2hoob668]

They shouldve actually brought *Mike Tyson🥊* in here and when they took their blindfolds off he fakes a punch at em haha

[@darsure3006]

thike! juth kiddin, great job guyth

[@hugh2hoob668]

@@darsure3006 they shouldve it wouldve been hiliarious

[@channelsquad1222]

Hugh Tahoob when the game came out mike Tyson did some commemorative stuff, but not so much anymore. While expensive you can find some punch out items signed such as a photo of little Mac getting tkod by mike Tyson or little Mac boxing gloves signed

[@hfcriske]

years later, watching this again, i still get nervous from watching most of the fights :) this could be the greatest thing at a gdq ever, and might very well still be 100 years from now

[@CMM1215]

Never forget that you're a champion. Was thrilled to see you both decimate this run

[@shile9k]

Who are these 121 people who dare dislike this masterpiece ?

[@NeviTheLettyFan]

Watching your run every year is like the highlight of the year, thank you for being amazing.

[@phillyfanmatt]

fun fact, this is where 2020 peaked. It was all downhill from there.

[@elliott20]

*throws punch out cartridge out window* There's no point playing this game anymore. The Gods have spoken. "Next up, sinister1 and zallard beats mile Tyson blindfolded, sharing a controller... While hovering over a pool of sharks... With their big toes!!" Oh goddammit.

[@keres9580]

Legend

[@zacharyslayer5534]

Wow that's cool now do it blindfolded with a Guitar Hero controller

[@galileacarmona6254]

Yeah but with input lag of 10 seconds and game in 1.5x speed and enemies in random order and 3 players in 1 controller(that be hell)

[@JDDK28]

MTPO: Am I a joke to you? Zallard and Sinister: lulz! Seriously incredible run to both of you. Stupid good. Don’t think you’ll ever be able to do something better than this! Congrats!!!

[@antmancometh]

JDDK28 nah. They’ll always find a way to top it!

[@ILiekFishes]

17:43 "Just don't get hit" Isai: Could this man be one of my people?

[@MadWeegee]

They're even looking down, proving that they truly can't see. What legends

[@VideoCentral-bh9tf]

What the actual fuck, this is one of the biggest feats in human history as far as I'm concerned. This is so impressive.

[@gabbylopez8387]

Not likely to be done again.

[@igonzalez2310]

2 players, 1 controller sounds like something you wouldn't want to search up.

[@ShuriBear]

This proves that Zallard1 and Sinister1 are THE KINGS in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out. This is such a legendary performance and we will talk about this run for years to come! Congratulations guys on this historic run!

[@Matteo73M]

Mike tyson: I wanna fight that zallard kid Zallard: so you have chosen death

[@chrissawyer1484]

So, when are we gonna see 2 players, 1 controller playing both Mike Tyson's Punch Out and Super Punch Out simultaneously? (I'm kidding, of course. Amazing job, folks.)

[@serenfan4565]

You say that you’re kidding, but wait till they actually do this at GDQ.

[@PhantomOSX]

Lol how would that be possible? Switching between controllers?

[@haouryuuzarc]

don't forget the blindfold

[@Sniperbear13]

would that not be a 2 players 4 controllers(while blindfolded) then?

[@ForteX9]

You mean 2 players, 2 controllers? Or you mean that they would be switching controllers???

[@ErizotDread]

These two are just incredible! What an impressive run! Zallard has made it such a habit of blowing people away every time he does a GDQ run! lol Way to go, guys!

[@thenorfnonly3486]

Hmm... how can we make a blindfolded speedrun even harder... How about we make two of ‘em share a controller? Also, I’d like to note that in both games, Glass Joe is in the ring longer than Kaiser.

[@matt_or_something2535]

I can't wait for next year where they beat punch out with a guitar hero controller

[@spl4zer470]

I noticed it a lot during this run, but one thing Whitegoose talked about in his “Speedruns of the Decade” video, was how much different it is when the commentators hype up the runners, and what they are doing. Don’t get me wrong, there was a lot of commending them, but there was also a lot of “get out of Jail free cards” “they’ve done this a million times” it’s just buffering buttons” “all they have to do” “It’s pretty rhythmic” and stuff like that, making me feel as if it’s not as difficult as it looks, even though I knOW it’s difficult. Great run, still enjoyed it, just some nit-picky stuff.

[@nintendork9207]

I think the "get out of jail card" shouldn't apply as a critique of commentary, it was pretty appropriately used, to imply that those conditions put them from an unfavorable situation to a very favorable situation, which is definitely the implication. Yes, obviously it's not easy, but it is much easier than the alternative, which is killing the run entirely/taking a loss and costing time. Aside from that, I'll grant your critique is fairly valid. Runners and commentators gotta work just a little bit more towards conveying the weight of their speedruns(but we do have to remember that it's also about trying to explain games that show up somewhat regularly in an entertaining and non-repetitive fashion, so we could forgive them a bit here).

[@ivervj2923]

The only thing I have to say is that this is one of the most impressive things I've seen in my life. I saw when Sinister 1 did it blindfold by himself. But this is another level by far.

[@romajimamulo]

So they looked at last event, and they asked, "what is even crazier than last one?"

[@TheSolitaryEye]

Legendary run. What're they gonna do next year? This, while being attacked by an angry weasel?

[@briantheb6939]

That's insane! Great job to the runners! I can't believe they actually defeated Tyson this way!!

[@D-Fens_1632]

I don't think this will ever cease to amaze me. I'm sure I'll still find it fascinating in another 10 years.

[@amourah2003]

This is the most iconic thing to exist. Period.

[@danmanx2]

Honestly, this needs to be front paged, gilded, pinned to every damn social media site. This was an amazing run. The amount of technical skill needed, the memorization, the timing. Flawless.

[@Entertainment-cm8op]

'So your not gonna get to see me beat Mike Tyson at a marathon ever blindfolded' -Sinister1

[@Matteo73M]

Frame perfect counters Every one impossible Zalard and sinister casual Tuesday

[@34nickt]

This is just unreal to see how far its came from the original blindfold run

[@emo6577]

This takes such an incredible amount of trust as well as game knowledge. It’s amazing!

[@supergaga1712]

Rumour is gdq staff wanted zallard to do dark souls blindfolded, but he said "too easy sorry, that would be too short"

[@dschwamm]

Love seeing my two favorite runners working together to create something legendary.

[@PaddyRoon7]

How in the name of fuck are zallard and sinister SO godlike. Every year they just do something more insane.

[@banmba]

This is so amazing, I am very inspired by this run and your other runs, these are truly amazing. It makes Mike wanna give Holyfield his ear back

[@zyslug7503]

Lmao Tyson swallowed it

[@hightiertrash5970]

man i remember when sinister did this blindfolded the first time at an agdq and it was insane just watching him almost beat tyson, now 2 people did it using a single controller!! what a wild time and amazing job!

[@TheodoreCoolman]

Zallard you get even better and do even more amazing challenges everytime you pop up somewhere! You and Sinister are also incredible partners, looking forward to seeing you both again.

[@orngng]

gg, i can't even beat macho without save states

[@MarthaVsHumanity]

Sandman’s the hardest for me somehow, aside from Mike, obviously. Those two I can’t beat without save states.

[@TheEmilyFravel]

TheFurretInTime no u

[@ryanevong928]

No words. Impressive is an understatement. Loved your guys reaction and the crowds afterwards!

[@carlosencarnacion9425]

Punch-out run never dissapoint, each time they manage a way to impress us and blow us away. The second fight against Bull, I shouted yes when they knock him down with just 2 (in game clock that is) second to go. Impressive all around!!

[@ShamrockSeraph]

Zallard, you and sinister are a couple of goddamn lunatics and I absolutely love you both for it. I missed this run live, but I promised I'd donate every time you ran Punchout and I'm not gonna make a liar out of myself. You might wanna check with the admins, because I put my donation half toward's your choice, half towards sinister's choice. (I figure that's only fair given this specific run, haha)

[@ChicagoRetroGamer]

WOW! I am over here just trying to beat Tyson once, and this run was straight up legendary. Cheers and great job!

[@KeithPhillips]

Just when I thought the blindfolded runs couldn't get any better...

[@stephenmanuel9860]

Stellar run all around. Sinister and Zallard are A+ dudes, the commentary dudes are on par with professional golf analysts. Solid.

[@chaosflash912]

If there is another Punch-Out game, I want you and sinister to be the final two opponents.

[@JuiceThe511]

I was so upset I missed this live. These two are legends and put on a show every time they sit down with a controller in their hands. Apparently half a controller too! Kudos to another epic run!

[@tech-kyle]

Saw this live and the hype was real. Blew the minds of my co-workers too. Amazing run!

[@ytpweed]

dude I’ve never clicked on a video notification that fast! you guys are absolutely insane! seeing these runs make me so happy and oh my gosh this one was fantastic! keep it up guys, you are the punch out kings!

[@supresmeshbras2003]

completely obliterated the estimate

[@Zachafinackus]

Still one of the most impressive things I've ever seen done at a GDQ or in speedrunning in general.

[@jag-hw7wd]

Watched this run live! Truly one of the best show of teamwork and skill! Great job to both of you!

[@tygr20]

One of the most hype things I've ever witnessed

[@galileacarmona6254]

It will be cool to see a whole speedruning community of punchout playing with 2 players in 1 controller

[@plop199]

I would actually pay to see this again please make this happen again and I will donate to the cause!

[@paddythelegend1671]

Next they get a Little Mac robot and control him blindfolded against the real Mike Tyson

[@psychochicken9535]

I'm glad I live in a time when I can actually see stuff like this happen. Back in the 80s, you had a long way to go to prove something like this happened without editing or programming.

[@Zero_Eleven]

When I saw Zallard for the first time running Punch-Out wii I thougt damn this guy is amazing, but this time he blew me up, what a level of coordination.

[@disfibulator]

These guys are game-day players, able to perform at their best under pressure. Wow.

[@rickedysplit2458]

I didn't get to view this live unfortunately, but this was goddamn incredible. You were both awesome!

[@mfox3863]

Next year, it'll be 3 people blindfolded, on 2 separate games at the same time, sinister1 in the middle using his left (d-pad) had to run A/B on the left controller/game, and his right (A/B) hand to run the d-pad on the right controller/game. Once again you guys fail to disappoint with something absolutely impossible to us mere mortals. Congratulations.

[@BurkeSorenson]

Certainly ranks as one of the all-time greatest speedruns ever caught on video

[@paddythelegend1671]

Imagine one thinks they're in a different part of the fight than the other. So they just keep dodging randomly without the other knowing

[@recessschedule3089]

They both have number 1 in their names... this was meant to be.

[@wizwarioogaming]

GG on the run Zallard1 and Sinister. Dtysonator Hype!

[@FatalHog]

Every, friggen, year, they try to up the anty with the friggen punchout runs, WTF are they gonna do next year?!

[@AkaiAzul]

Blindfold, 2 players, each with a power glove.

[@SpikeTheLucario]

Each person controls one button.

[@ikaro342]

3 players, no controller

[@Maksie0]

Two blindfolded speedrunners actually physically fight Mike Tyson.

[@leothesniper1537]

Zallard is THE GOD of All punch out games and me stuck on bald bull

[@PicklePyro]

Zallard punch out runs are always the highlight of the year

[@SkyNinja759]

AGDQ 2021, Zallad invites Mike Tyson to beat Mike Tyson's Punch Out. Zallard coachs him and dresses like Doc. I want to see this happen. The true one-up from his blindfolded runs.

[@tiraelrosenburg345]

zallard1's blindfolded run of Super Punch-Out!!! at AGDQ 2014 is one of my favorite runs of all time. The man has continued to up the ante and give an incredible performance for a great cause. Both zallard1 and sinister1 are legends for pulling this off.

[@teo_heel]

Bravo. You two guys are absolutely amazing.

[@timmymckee8263]

I’m never able to beat Mike Tyson. But you’re able to beat him blindfolded with 1 player co-op. You are the best punch out player I’ve ever seen!