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

This was absolutely ridiculous, and the first time we ever beat the game in this fashion without passwords, let alone a flawless 14-0 with zero knockdowns. I am utterly speechless and I can't thank sinister1 enough for agreeing to attempt this with me.

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@c1xcx]

I was expecting seeing him in the couch tho

[@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.

[@Chris-op6tp]

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

[@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”

[@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.

[@bmobmo6438]

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

[@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."

[@shinydrakeon15]

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

[@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"

[@432pro]

@@petkofuchalski9809 TPP >>>> TPDS and this is the hill I will die on

[@petkofuchalski9809]

@@432pro TPP?

[@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.

[@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.

[@TalkSickMass]

It was needed. Those two cannot be distracted whatsoever.

[@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*

[@klevmeister1g]

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

[@ananxiousdewott2154]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@LucasIsHereYT]

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

[@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!

[@TheSolitaryEye]

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

[@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

[@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)

[@phillyfanmatt]

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

[@ILiekFishes]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@CMM1215]

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

[@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.

[@NeviTheLettyFan]

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

[@dschwamm]

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

[@igonzalez2310]

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

[@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).

[@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???

[@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.

[@MadWeegee]

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

[@paddythelegend1671]

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

[@ryanevong928]

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

[@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!

[@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!

[@jag-hw7wd]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@emo6577]

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

[@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.

[@Neffets]

So amazing guys! You are the champions of AGDQ2020!

[@tech-kyle]

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

[@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.

[@Matteo73M]

Frame perfect counters Every one impossible Zalard and sinister casual Tuesday

[@darsure3006]

You are both legends, that is an amazing thing to pull off live in front of an audience. Bravo

[@amourah2003]

This is the most iconic thing to exist. Period.

[@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.

[@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

[@stephenmanuel9860]

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

[@rickedysplit2458]

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

[@robszmon8304]

Watched this live. Great job guys! Had no choice but to donate after this!

[@ChicagoRetroGamer]

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

[@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!

[@briantheb6939]

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

[@teo_heel]

Bravo. You two guys are absolutely amazing.

[@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!

[@soul1795]

You two are seriously so amazing

[@Glacier_Nester]

What a brain melter of a run! Absolutely incredible work, both of you!

[@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

[@romajimamulo]

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

[@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

[@diamondkeeper9992]

These runs are always a joy to watch

[@Entertainment-cm8op]

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

[@ethantaylor8306]

Such a wonderful, and clean run. Well done to both of them!

[@seeley2]

Absolutely incredible. Congratulations and thank you.

[@NikoJr.]

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

[@KeithPhillips]

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

[@supergaga1712]

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

[@supresmeshbras2003]

completely obliterated the estimate

[@joemerkel20]

That was INCREDIBLE! Nicely done guys!

[@snbks4ever]

I saw this pop up on my feed... and I'm like... no... no... then yes, so much yes, haven't even watched and I'm sooooo stoked!!!! So freaking awesome!!!!

[@BurkeSorenson]

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

[@supersaiyanfife]

Really wish I could have been home for this run, so amazing!

[@D-Fens_1632]

Whoa, talk about raising the bar. Great job on this, fellas.

[@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.

[@34nickt]

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

[@chaosflash912]

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

[@julolidine]

"Estimated: 40:00"

[@galileacarmona6254]

Oh wow

[@NeviTheLettyFan]

Any small mistake could cost them the entire run, it's no surprise they went for twice as much time needed in case anything happened.

[@Matteomax]

"You underestimate my power!"

[@julolidine]

@@Humblemumble7 because you responded to my top level comment. If you're not, @ whoever is

[@Astrosimi]

@@Humblemumble7 Imagine being this socially inept. Yikes.

[@Flagwick]

Wow that was truely amazing, I have no words you guys are insane

[@matt_or_something2535]

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

[@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)

[@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.

[@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

[@Zachafinackus]

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

[@46lespaul]

One of the most impressive speed runs at a gdq I've seen yet

[@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.

[@PicklePyro]

Zallard punch out runs are always the highlight of the year