MK1 Arcade Speedrun (Former WR) in

Nice PB! I'm really glad with how I managed to get this PB as I needed to improvise a little with what I had, given that things didn't quite go as intended.
I had only 1 mistake in the run which was dropping the HPT against Liu Kang. That costed me 2 seconds.
Watch live at / l2eeve

[@doomman7349]

Despite how amazing Cage is at fighting every warrior, breaking planks of wood is too much to bear

[@michaeltrim9375]

this comment actually made me laugh

[@BlackJohnnyCage]

😂😂😂😎

[@Curlyheart]

Imagine doing this an arcade in the 90s with a bunch of people watching

[@AZ-rg3rf]

He would've been the first professional gamer and internationally famous

[@Don.1984]

As someone who is old enough to remember, I recall a teenager doing the same thing with Sonya at an arcade, back around '94 or so.

[@notyetskeletal4809]

Fun fake fact: Johnny Cage's shadow kick was originally going to be called, 'chateaux kick' as he was originally designed to be a French man called, 'Jean Claude'.

[@scottier_barney]

You're so fast, this should be called "Mortal Kombat Clapping Sound Effect" !

[@user-tw3rh9po4t]

**SMACK** **SMACK** **SMACK** **SMACK**

[@mari-du7wl]

FLAWLESS VICTORY

[@l2eeve]

Only against Goro. Kappa

[@zackajin_0]

DOUBLE FLAWLESS!

[@JBrooksNYS]

Double Flawless victory over Goro would have blown my 13 year old mind

[@l2eeve]

I Just finished a run in 06:32 where I Double Flawless every character. It was a no hit run. I will try to improve it by around 10 seconds before I submit It to speedrun.com.

[@mkiad3518]

insane ! well done !

[@l2eeve]

Thanks, man!

[@MCRJ1982]

Nosso herói! E monstro no MK. Show!!!

[@KGershkoff]

If it weren't for the Liu Kang fight, you DEFINITELY would have had sub 6!

[@l2eeve]

Although I lost 2 seconds against Liu Kang there was also bad rng against Johnny Cage that costed 1,5 seconds, bad rng against 3rd Endurance that costed also around 1,5 seconds and bad rng against Shang Tsung that also costed around 1 to 1,5 seconds. So I'd rather think it was a combination of unfortunate events that prevented the sub 6, but also a fortunate combination of events that allowed me to jump from 06:05 to 06:01.

[@KGershkoff]

@@l2eeve I understand, but it definitely gives you hope for a sub-6 run, right?

[@l2eeve]

​@@KGershkoff Some tests I did suggest 5:5x as the best humanly possible time for this game so that's my final goal.

[@Curlyheart]

sub-zero*

[@michaeltrim9375]

FIGHT! A-AUGH-A-AUGH-A-AUGH-AUGH Johnny cage wins! FLAWLESS VICTORY

[@infinimetrical]

Rayden:"Gimme my money!" ... Johnny Cage: "No."

[@SamuelStokesMusic]

Well done!

[@l2eeve]

Thanks, man!

[@amentherock]

Johnny cage but his signature nut punch is replaced with very quickly executable boxing skills

[@ericdanielsbenavidez5867]

That was amazing.

[@richard7645]

Scorpion in the endurance match didn't even touch the floor coming in 😄 nice work

[@l2eeve]

Thanks! That endurance fight was perfect!

[@andresfgp13]

amazing run

[@l2eeve]

Thanks, man!

[@MrJosenildo767]

Esse tempo é absurdamente imbatível! Like e parabéns!

[@l2eeve]

Opa! Que nada. Dá pra bater sim em, pelo menos, uns 5 segundos se não mais. Confesso que é bem difícil, mas eu pretendo retomar as tentativas de fazer sub 6 em algum momento no futuro. Obrigado pelo comentário!

[@MrJosenildo767]

@@l2eeve ficarei no aguardo e torcida

[@rodrigogomes876]

@@l2eeve caramba kra.. eu acompanho o Speed.. mas esse seu tempo ai do MK1 nem ele faz.. e acho q não dá pra baixar menos de 6 não.. é surreal isso ai.

[@l2eeve]

@@rodrigogomes876 E aí! O Speed é monstro e tem habilidade pra fazer até melhor. A questão é que ele não conhece tão bem o MK1 como os outros, então ele precisaria de aprender e praticar bem os macetes antes de arriscar tentar o WR pra este jogo. Obrigado pelo comentário!

[@rodrigogomes876]

@@l2eeve vc também é monstro, pq seu record no MK2 ele não conseguiu, e no kintaro ali vc foi perfeito..

[@ekombat2149]

wow this speedrun was crazy run and gg

[@l2eeve]

Thanks, man!

[@megacatlive]

Amazing well done dude

[@l2eeve]

Thanks, man!

[@megacatlive]

@@l2eeve np😁

[@AlexanderMazucco]

Mano do céu, esse manja dos paranauê heim hahahah Parabéns, muito bom!!!!

[@l2eeve]

Opa! Valeu, amigo!

[@eduardoeletronicoseinstagram]

Rapaz, nunca vi isso! E olha que não sou ruim no mk 1 arcade. Porem esse rapaz aí e absurdo! Aula máximo! O monstro 🤖

[@l2eeve]

Valeu, amigo! TMJ!

[@enoquemartins1854]

Joga demais,ótimo vídeo

[@daraklimans]

Very Nice!

[@sedgelord2760]

Impressive!

[@mortal1501]

Just wow!

[@Leo-uf4ez]

Honestly u are so fast it’s unreal this video is literally Johnny cage voice lines for six min straight good run bro

[@l2eeve]

Thanks, man! Hopefully I can do it 2 seconds faster in the future.

[@vanngo5522]

When I watched your MK1 runs how do you still have the same character in the same order as your previous run?

[@l2eeve]

When you choose Johnny Cage there are 4 possible towers: the one starting with Sonya, Kano, Scorpion or Sub-Zero. My tests concluded that the one starting with Sub-Zero is the fastest one for the strats I go for in a run. So when I speedrun I keep reseting till I get the Sub-Zero tower.

[@xagcam5407]

@@l2eeve hi

[@l2eeve]

@@xagcam5407 Hello! XD

[@R_N_Universal]

Master!

[@Zafer-me3hq]

Bravo

[@MarkMaier]

Rhythmic slapping

[@erictomillon3944]

Does starting as 2nd player help save time somehow? Nice run btw!

[@l2eeve]

Hey, man! What's up? Thanks for the comment! Using 2P allows for some exploits, like for example when I jump punch towards the opponent and he/she tries to counter with a vertical jump kick, but I manage to hit them. If you use P1 they don't try to counter you, but instead they usually just block. The AI only behaves that way up to Mirror Match, in endurances the opponents don't try to counter you. On Shang Tsung the AI again fall for the exploit. Another advantage of using P2 is that some stages allow for quicker fights, like what I do against 2nd endurance. That wouldn't be possible if I was P1, cause the corner would be too far to the right.

[@dedkmk]

@@l2eeve should be also noted that this is revision 3.0. these combos do not work (except the two hits only) in T-Units.

[@salvafichas]

Top demais, meus parabéns, adoro MK.

[@l2eeve]

Valeu, mano! Obrigado pelo comentário!

[@salvafichas]

@@l2eeve de nada mano. Tamo junto, eu adoro o Johnny Cage, me tira uma duvida: esses combos funciona na versão 3.0???

[@l2eeve]

@@salvafichas Esta é a versão 3.0, então sim. Mas não funciona na última revisão que, se não me engano, é a 5.0. Trata-se da revisão com "gravidade" aumentada após alguns golpes no ar. Então você fica limitado em quanto você consegue acertar o inimigo no ar antes que ele caia.

[@salvafichas]

@@l2eeve obrigado pela explicação, vou praticar esses combos.

[@craigrobertson1629]

Nice run! Is there a reason for playing on the 2P side? Does 2P have some advantage? Or is it a simple case of that's what you're comfortable with? 😂

[@l2eeve]

Hey, man! What's up? Thanks for the comments! Using 2P allows for some exploits, like for example when I jump punch towards the opponent and he/she tries to counter with a vertical jump kick, but I manage to hit them. If you use P1 they don't try to counter you, but instead they usually just block. The AI only behaves that way up to Mirror Match, in endurances the opponents don't try to counter you. On Shang Tsung the AI again fall for the exploit. Another advantage of using P2 is that some stages allow for quicker fights, like what I do against 2nd endurance. That wouldn't be possible if I was P1, cause the corner would be too far to the right.

[@craigrobertson1629]

@@l2eeve Oh wow, that's actually some quite cool info about this game. Nice work!

[@A7dsreivaenno]

On mk1 the cpu acts different when you are player 1 and player 2, some things you can do like one player and cant be done in the other player, both sides has their good and bad things

[@Kombeiro]

E eu pensava que sabia jogar com johnny cage. Demorou 30 segundos de vídeo pra eu voltar pra base. Hah!

[@l2eeve]

Eu pensava a mesma coisa até resolver fazer speedrun. Aí eu tive que procurar macetes pra conseguir fazer o melhor tempo possível. Ainda tenho alguns truques na manga que pretendo usar pra chegar ao sub 6min. Vamos ver no que dá. Obrigado pelo comentário!

[@joemack7709]

Dude that jump punch though....

[@fsflip3111]

great job. is this tools assisted?

[@l2eeve]

Thanks, man! No, it's not a TAS.

[@YourMKArcadeSource]

When I saw the title of this video, I audibly said "Oh, bullshit." Then I saw that it was Revision 3.0 and was like, "Ah. Ok." Nice job.

[@l2eeve]

Hey! Thanks! Yeah, 3.0 is the fastest revision for speedrunning.

[@MrPaws54]

Do you pick Johnny cage cause he’s the best or is it because he’s first when you start the game

[@MrS373N]

That's how Johnny C do!!

[@l2eeve]

I love dorkly too!

[@Austinc5904]

can i use your stradigy (not for speed running) (but to beat the game myself and get a High Score)

[@daviph8]

he doesn't own the strategy

[@snuffydog8153]

I can’t stop laughing... wtf 😂

[@pwnagenuss]

How do you do the punch thing? My opponents move backwards

[@l2eeve]

There's a timing for each punch. If you press the button too fast the opponent will be pushed backwards, but if you press it too slowly your character will stop punching, like what happened against Liu Kang in 1st round.

[@k9vendettathewolfofmordor529]

Man. I've been going down a rabbit hole of speedruns. How long did it take you to get this record?

[@l2eeve]

Hey! I don't remember for sure, but I think it was around 4 months from learning the known strategies, practicing and developing my own strats. Then i improved little by little till I reached this time. My intention was to go for a sub 06min run, but soon after I got this time I got very busy with work. I'm currently playing mk2 "No High Punch Trick" category and intend to go back to MK1 after I get a time I'm satisfied with.

[@rvrmdude]

If there's a videogame there is a speedrun of it. It's kind of like rule 34 😂

[@luiscr718]

What emulator are you using? How do you add the names and times and the buttons pressed?

[@l2eeve]

Hey! To validade my runs I need to play on Wolfmame, which is a version of MAME that required by speedrun.com. As for the splits (names and times) I use livesplit. You need to configure the program for what you want/need. For the input display, in this run, I was using "Open Joystick Display", but recently I switched to GamepadViewer. And to capture all programs while I'm playing I use OBS. I've been streaming on Twitch and I intend to go back to MK1 in the future to get a sub 6min run, but right now I'm trying to improve my WR in MK2 in the No High Punch Trick category.

[@bitols4ever]

tempo monstro!!!

[@l2eeve]

Opa! Vlw! Se tudo der certo vou baixar mais alguns segundos pra chegar ao sub 6. Aí aposento desse jogo.

[@oleg_718o]

While the fighting is incredible, in endurance matches the time was reset back to 99 after beating the first enemy. Is this correct or a cheat?

[@l2eeve]

That's how the game works. No cheating.

[@KNekoSpy]

How are you doing that juggle on the CPUs? I can't get it to work.

[@l2eeve]

Maybe it's the revision of the game you're playing. It has to be 3.0 or lower, iirc.

[@soulmask2781]

notice how he gets hit a lil bit most of the time to prevent "flawless victory" time loss

[@l2eeve]

Yeah. In this game each flawless victory costs 1 second and the best strategies to avoid it will cost half second. The idea is to always take a hit as long as it doesn't cost 1 second. Against Goro, for example, unfortunatelly there's no consistent way (as far as I know) to avoid the Flawless Victory while still saving time. The Flawless Victory against Scorpion could be avoided, but for 1st and 2nd character are kinda dumb so it's better to go for consistency since it's hard to not get stuck in early game. For 1st Endurance the strategy I used against Sonya in 1st round is pretty much the same speed as the one I used in 2nd round, so what I'm going to use depends on what is Cage's position when the 2nd character jumps in. Thanks for your comment!

[@GamerGee]

6:03 final blow so good cage falls back

[@henrigostoso05]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@marcelo_MK]

Essa corrida foi linda demais mano. na minha opinião a melhor da serie dos MK

[@l2eeve]

Vlw! Vou tentar umas partidas do MK2 NHPT, depois estou pensando em baixar ao menos uns 2 segundos nesta aqui e chegar ao sub 6. Vamo que vamo!

[@marcelo_MK]

@@l2eeve vai ser muito bom você nela também

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

Any reason you picked P2? Is it any better than P1?

[@l2eeve]

Hey, man! What's up? Thanks for the comment! Using 2P allows for some exploits, like for example when I jump punch towards the opponent and he/she tries to counter with a vertical jump kick, but I manage to hit them. If you use P1 they don't try to counter you, but instead they usually just block. The AI only behaves that way up to Mirror Match, in endurances the opponents don't try to counter you. On Shang Tsung the AI again fall for the exploit. Another advantage of using P2 is that some stages allow for quicker fights, like what I do against 2nd endurance. That wouldn't be possible if I was P1, cause the corner would be too far to the right.

[@ruffusgoodman4137]

@@l2eeve Oh, so it is true that round starts aren't always in the same distance from both corners. I suspected that, but never actually checked. The AI thing on P1 vs P2 I didn't know, but AI behaviour changed if I restarted a game over 2 or 3 times. Since you showed difficulty config, maybe the arcade I played reset the difficulty when I lost? Idk. Anyway, thanks for the reply and congratulations on the run, surely it gave me a sense of peace from the ruthless arcade experiences from my childhood.

[@l2eeve]

@@ruffusgoodman4137 As far as I know the only way to reset the config would be turning off the Arcade. It may have been something else triggering the behaviour you described.

[@ericklotti7956]

Parabéns

[@deadpoolgames1]

i could never finish the easiest tower in this old mk games and this guy beat whole game in 6 minutes lol :D btw your reward for beating the game get flashbanged lol :D

[@MalcomJuliaMorgan]

you failed to test tour might. INKOMPLETE

[@LeftLeaningPinko]

"Johnny Cage goes on to film the Mortal Kombat movie and it's *many successful sequels*" hmmmmmmmmm

[@theclassicunion3363]

0:32 insert ora ora ora meme

[@kingdaweedone7944]

Yeahhh supper fight

[@monitorscreenbroked]

this was setted. bruh man.

[@MrLaptopus]

is johnny cage best for this?

[@l2eeve]

For this specific game, yes. Mainly due to how fast he recovers from his Shadow Kick and how close he is from the opponent after hitting them with it.

[@danielschell1656]

How's this on arcade when I can see the playstation controller

[@l2eeve]

Not sure if this was a joke, so I'm gonna answer: It's the arcade version of the game played on an emulator in my laptop using a playstation controller.

[@danielschell1656]

@@l2eeve thanks

[@crtuber13]

Cody Miller?

[@BianicEpicVideos]

😲😮😧😱

[@drako686]

el papu estadounidense

[@reckermatouvc]

Opa! Foi mal se é um pedido tosco, mas você poderia jogar uma partida online comigo? Só falta o troféu de flawless victory online e eu não consigo de jeito nenhum :(

[@TheCrimson187]

This could have been Jean Claude Van Damme soaking up the glory. Bet he regrets turning down the part.

[@jshkings89]

I like the part where johhny cage wins

[@TheFool88888]

muito foda

[@l2eeve]

Opa! Vlw!

[@philliplarson7477]

Why does this say Former WR? According to site it's rank 1

[@l2eeve]

Because recently I already beat it, but still didn't upload to speedrun.com. Here's a link to the new WR: www.twitch.tv/videos/2000039892

[@rojastojas]

You just got caged, really, really fast.

[@megacatlive]

How are you playing it

[@l2eeve]

I'm not sure what you mean, but I'm using Wolf MAME.

[@megacatlive]

@@l2eeve i mean what website

[@zackajin_0]

agora só falta otimizar esses 2 segundos para chegar aos 5m 59s

[@l2eeve]

Está é a ideia.

[@daniel_schell_86]

those are playstation controllers are they i see ?

[@l2eeve]

Yeah. I was using a PS3 Controller.

[@daniel_schell_86]

@@l2eeve what else because im trying like hell to play this again lol

[@aiedne]

Coloca seu a pagina do Face aqui também, para a gente seguir

[@l2eeve]

Opa! E aí, amigo! Tudo bem? Cara, eu até tenho um facebook, mas é algo pessoal e que eu, honestamente, nem uso. kkkkkkkk Minha esposa criou apenas por causa de uma promoção. Não sou muito de redes sociais. Obrigado pelo comentário.

[@aiedne]

@@l2eeve E que pensei que vc tinha uma pagina no face também, ai se tivesse eu iria seguir, eu tenho um amplo conhecimento em vários jogos principalmente em mortal kombat, de uma olhada na minha pagina aqui no KZbinr No seu vídeo curtir seguir e dei o like

[@juna2666]

im litteraly on difficulty "very easy" and I still get destroyed

[@l2eeve]

If you learn some exploits "Very Hard" will become the easiest way to play the game.

[@MrVert83]

Now on rev 5.0 please

[@l2eeve]

Right now I'm trying to cut 2 seconds from this run to reach sub 6. Honestly I have no intention of running the 5.0 as I would pretty much have to learn and find new strats for this version. Also, considering that version doesn't allow to keep juggling the opponent it would a lot less entertaining and slower than the 3.0. I love the combo I managed to use in both rounds of the endurance 2 and the one in 1st round against Shang Tsung when he morphed into Raiden. Those would not be possible in 5.0.

[@4kumaJ1N]

he better than me

[@MrTimjm009]

A little more to do than MK2 , that one was too easy

[@dp055]

I'm the 1000th liker 😅

[@LoganMega]

Great *now do it again but defeat reptile* or you can't do that

[@l2eeve]

There's a category where you fight Reptile, but I'm usually not interested in category expasions, only in the main ones.

[@sercolombia2763]

Jhonny Cage wins

[@volkanseckintuna]

yoıtube video 5:58

[@joaohenrique3796]

Easy

[@bigbenhgy]

LoL what a ridiculous video, nobody beats sub-zero.