osu! | The History of -GN: The Best Reading Player

happy new years! (in some countries) hope you guys enjoy this longer video for one of the most legendary names osu! has to offer, -GN.
links
-GN: / minusgn
osu.ppy.sh/users/-GN
credits:
-gn for helping me out with the video and telling me all about his osu history
surv for getting me contact with gn
thaibuy for editing troubleshooting and doing the first couple minutes
fFrequence for the thumbnail: / @ffrequence
rektygon for previewing
reused for some gameplay
music list:
docs.google.com/document/d/1x...
edit: if you're confused about why this vid appeared twice in notifs / 1344629062682222593

[@launchh]

also if any of you watched the whole video can you like this comment im trying to figure out something with analytics

[@aurilyx6084]

still watching the video but will watch to end so I liked anyway

[@tanjoongh482]

watched until end and found this comment

[@Crxnier]

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[@TheGamingMaik]

Yesyesyesyes

[@inukaipuwin]

this autoplayed for me lol and i'm not subscribed (if that helps)

[@suiseiba]

He literally just got a 1k pp play in a 53 minute map with flashlight... how

[@Crxnier]

who knew 2 months later he'd actually FC the unforgiving

[@mokekok]

Yep

[@4hedron852]

My genuine kneejerk reaction was “that wasn’t 2022?”

[@Crxnier]

@@4hedron852 gg

[@leonhardtbelgar2468]

Can you make a history on his French nemesis, Ekoro?

[@mendozerosu3041]

Ekoro is really underrated, also a tetris god as well

[@kurokun07]

ekoro is perhaps one of the most unique players in the old days of osu (other than niko and adamqs)

[@xforce6213]

@@mendozerosu3041 even amemiya sees him as a god

[@dumboceanbird527]

@@mendozerosu3041 taiko god as well

[@rg5226]

didnt ekoro do a EZDTFL on flowering night fever

[@Richard-W0]

Deadass last night I was looking at GN plays and was thinking that someone is gonna make a video like this soon enough and here we are

[@BladeMK]

timewarp smh my head

[@Richard-W0]

@@BladeMK Masterpiece 3 mod type beat

[@launchh]

if you're confused about why i reuploaded the original video i cropped out the entire video on accident lmao so yea that was a woopsies

[@kurokun07]

all good man, going to enjoy this video on my new year

[@mikko5384]

ok

[@saltshaker6002]

can you help me understand why im failing a map when im hitting everything? i can hit everything right out the gate, but all of a sudden i fail. Another thing that happens is me hitting everything but one miss and im done, and what confuses me is sometimes it only takes one miss, and other times it takes a few. I have no mods installed. it didnt start doing this until recently tho, so idk if i just became straight dog or if the game is cheating my ass.

[@mikko5384]

@@saltshaker6002 suddent death or high hp

[@saltshaker6002]

@@mikko5384 im playing as normal as possible. i havent altered anything at all.

[@daltonrd]

I wish you also mentioned his unranked 1000pp play. Fantastic video!

[@wonsherazukun5820]

barusa of mikosu?

[@DogeGaming26]

@@wonsherazukun5820 ye

[@PianoDude1011]

tbf it was super overweighted and abused fl aim pp from the one short 8* jump section, he said himself his EZHD fc was much more impressive than that (which i do wish he mentioned)

[@NicodemusBenaya]

1000pp ranked incoming

[@voxel9470]

1011 pp ranked done

[@SPAREOS]

we pog

[@launchh]

relatable

[@Parallaxxx]

I still don't understand how gn fl a 12 min map

[@theogfrannypanny]

Which map is this?

[@Omar-yt7zf]

@@theogfrannypanny 12:14

[@theogfrannypanny]

@@Omar-yt7zf thanks

[@raynei]

@@idonated50jellybeanstothew56 gn play was a 600 pp tho

[@nao__channel]

u know there IS a reason why people always say 'play more'

[@psychogirly910]

I wrote an essay about Cookiezi for a friend as a joke, and I’ve been hesitating to make a KZbin video, based on what I researched/wrote. I know that other people have done it, and probably better than me x) But seeing people like you motivates me, you make excellent work and just sound natural when you speak. It’s obvious that you’re interested by the topic, when you decide to make a video about it :) So yeah, thanks for that ^^

[@jona4385]

1:52 Dt multiplies the map speed by 150% or increases it by 50% but doesn't increase it by 150% lol

[@idlesquadron7283]

Ye

[@xInglorious]

good point! wanted to bring that up too.

[@Cedepenti]

150% is also correct. 100% is the normal speed so DT makes it 150%

[@icklys9766]

Oh un belge

[@hungnguyenmanh991]

Wrong. It increases the BPM by 50% (or 1.5x) then it would be true. But the map speed is only increased by 33%. Math stuffs: By making the BPM by 1.5x (or x3/2), the song length becomes /(3/2) (or x2/3) => 0.67x aka the map/song speed is increased by 1-0.67=0.33 or 33%

[@robbytheyogi990]

I absolutely love these vids. subscribed and excited for the next one!!

[@launchh]

thx

[@morvv_fjo6132]

Thanks for this beautiful video

[@kylezhang4551]

this level of quality content with only 3.8k subs bro you're underrated af keep it up!!!

[@launchh]

ty im tryin my best

[@ceariusx]

7:46 vaxei pogging in the chat

[@bigdickbazuso198]

His plays are all so mesmerizing

[@fall03]

i love watching these videos actually! i have watched a lot ln the past 4 hours and you deserve more views and subs than you have !!

[@cybertwinky1689]

i only realised that gn didnt use a facecam and that it was just an image 12 minutes into the video

[@umbre8727]

Well well, seems this video is getting recommended again

[@PedroJose231]

The story of a Legend

[@spookyghost9653]

Who here after the unforgiving

[@lazygantengz4595]

Great video 👌👌

[@EZKawaii]

Very nice video, continue!

[@launchh]

thx

[@bht_mann]

Little does past gn know that he will set the most insane fl fc ever

[@cpnle4573]

"best flashlight play of his life" few months later fcs a 1 hour long map with fl for 1kpp

[@acone2017]

Also 727 dollar

[@megahello9029]

2:42 descriptions should be switched. (OD 10 smaller timing window etc.) thankfully you have the other one as well so its all good

[@JennyDarukat]

there he is

[@dumteaa]

the champion above champions

[@ozargaman6148]

2 months later and notch hell fl seems like htez osu tutorial

[@dijinixiamn-5272]

awesome quality

[@user-pw7ig4zj7r]

Can you make a history about Riviclia?

[@nahnvm8493]

Now he has beat the unforgiving

[@markfrostie9416]

damn this guy actually made me watch 17 mins of someone

[@TyskiDzik]

Let's GOOOOOO

[@myosu3251]

this guy is on the osu's wall of fan sure

[@evilairion7872]

Yo I talked to this guy once when I was playing

[@nickely]

a god amongst gods

[@xx_joe_mama_xx4330]

pog video

[@FdPros]

4:10 nice

[@Kimi-ic9md]

love

[@ImNotUri]

Im surprised dum surfer wasn’t mentioned

[@Leoooooon]

6:50 cmonBruh

[@ericiav]

I searched for this comment💀

[@NKillBruh]

I tought that the eight sides of youtube was the longest ranked map

[@dekommunalanstallda4005]

Imagine the unforgiving fc..

[@medicgaming3211]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/noTWh2SulsqSfa8 here you go

[@_quixote]

I thought this was bruhmasterL until i saw launch's comment

[@CharlesHydronium]

forgot to mention promethean kings +EZHT

[@airikomiya5992]

1000 pp doable for GN

[@bybybybybyn]

I see ezchamp on shotgun symphony.

[@obama7297]

bro hr flips the whole map upside down

[@Stepped]

mafham when

[@EZChampOSU]

This is a very in depth video! You should make a history of Atama no Taisou!

[@launchh]

ya it is

[@kneesock]

pog

[@davids6337]

1:50 dt increases the speed by 50%, not 150% >:(

[@Denn_GN]

0:17 Oh i didn't see any mod writing "Perfect"

[@Denn_GN]

@@Mash2742 ok thankyou. Im play osu! Almost 2 years and i didn't know that 😂

[@hecate1447]

@@Denn_GN w- what

[@mikko5384]

@@Denn_GN how

[@knguyeee]

Make a history of CXu

[@johnnyprencipe696]

Damn breh no mention of SapphireGhost?

[@chitoge4321]

goodnight

[@-.Real_E.-]

10:23 Exit this earth a-tom-osphere. i don't expect perfection, but c'mon.

[@launchh]

osu.ppy.sh/beatmapsets/517474#osu/1114721 the mapset is actually pronouced and spelled a-to-mo-sphere, which is why i say it that way instead of "atmosphere"

[@OninDynamics]

the other album with the song highlighted the "o" just to remind people it exists kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2jKg6VrgqajZ8U

[@firstlast-mt1lu]

daddy launch

[@cuteguy87]

yes

[@Faulheit]

the only legit ranking metric is the one in which gn is #1

[@slof69]

very cute video

[@icydrinks]

why are you saying exit this earths atmosphere like that

[@MartZOZ]

Norge stronk

[@elvura6923]

2:33 whats the skin?

[@noisserc]

>A little bit more hard, like Time Freeze Yeah just a little bit more hard than a 2 star map

[@rafaelbengochea95]

who's here after his hour long undefeated FL fc

[@ismareric8576]

the amount of touhou scares me

[@nourios6991]

dt increases the speed by 50% not 150%

[@ghaithnajim9701]

Yeah. 150% INCREASE = 2.5x, 50% INCREASE = 1.5x which is DT

[@Peter-mt6sg]

was wondering if someone else noticed it

[@-aku2805]

lol your description of OD is so inaccurate. low OD causes notelock because the timing windows of multiple objects overlap. if you don't miss any notes, low OD is always better.

[@tokubetsu4327]

Bruh you always see SD and PF on leaderboard lmao

[@tokubetsu4327]

@@idonated50jellybeanstothew56 and farm maps

[@pickmeup20.02]

This is way less info than the previous video that existed for couples of minutes rip i commented on the last vid so feel like i should do it again love ur videos keep it up man feels good to know about this peoples

[@launchh]

wym less info

[@pickmeup20.02]

@@launchh it was were descriptive previously with black screen

[@tiddly5]

4:11 of all stream clips you had to pick *that* one

[@launchh]

yea?

[@7pummel764]

11:55

[@drachenfreund1556]

you forgot his epic play on the promethean kings EZ HT

[@kurokun07]

he already fced with EZ only

[@drachenfreund1556]

@@kurokun07 wait rly loooool

[@drachenfreund1556]

@@kurokun07 i have look for the play and no there are only 2 Ez plays and non of them are close to an fc

[@kurokun07]

@@drachenfreund1556 wait really, i thought he uploaded it sorry my bad

[@chouwa4194]

what’s the stream map at 4:10 asking for a friend

[@launchh]

down bad friend

[@chouwa4194]

kekw

[@kit9837]

-gn plays easy like its no mod

[@noobiedesu4814]

wait old age? omg

[@furball_vixie]

oldsu clip owo

[@pkfir_e]

What skin is that at 2:22?

[@aztrose1023]

they need to just move EZ to the difficulty enhancement section of the mods and give it a score increase

[@nicolayvl]

ayy norge

[@admiralkaneki]

4:10 What the fuck peko

[@voxhh]

gn's reading ability will be average in 15 years and everyone will think everyone now was garbage thats kinda crazy to think about

[@launchh]

do you think osu will actually be around in 15 years

[@solitaire836]

@@launchh lmao this game is gonna be a rotting corpse by 2035

[@voxhh]

@@launchh you never know

[@mistywww3199]

@@launchh the only reason this game will die is cos of copyright if copyright wasnt so harsh i think this game will last even longer than 15 years

[@kurokun07]

@@launchh lmao i mean if lazer releases then sure, if not then it could flop hard

[@SrDuck0]

-GN is a god 2:22 6:54 skins plss?

[@mcticketknees750]

4:10 yummy

[@benjaminlum5894]

"Hardrock decreases the circle size" AND mirror the map vertically sorry, just felt the urge to say that

[@methanoI]

"Seeing mods that we dont usually see on the leaderboards, EZ,FL,SD,PF" *laughs in SO,HD,FL,TD

[@crunkky8736]

Just a slight correction but double time does not increase the speed of the map by 150%. That would mean 2.5x faster. It multiplies the speed of the map by 1.5

[@thomaskwon981]

What are you talking about. 150% is 1.5x. He is not wrong at all, you need to go back to middle school and relearn your percentages lol

[@seph9595]

@@thomaskwon981 Wdym? It is true that DT doesn't increase the speed of the map by 150%. It increases the speed of the map to 150% of the original. There is a huge difference.

[@crunkky8736]

@@seph9595 exactly. This is what I was trying to say

[@crunkky8736]

@@thomaskwon981 you are the one who doesn’t understand, read the other guy’s reply

[@obtuse2927]

@@thomaskwon981 it multiplies by 150%, not increase

[@igemily]

What about Riviclia?

[@Inkl1ng]

What is specifically hard about high od?

[@launchh]

osu.ppy.sh/wiki/en/Beatmapping/Overall_difficulty

[@daukaman2]

barusa mikosu ezhd???

[@frederictataysoler2971]

Seing this 19 hours after her 969pp in a 52 min map of 5 stars and whith FL.

[@joshuametzl1420]

I don't think that gn is trans

[@babalitr]

fc now

[@joshuametzl1420]

@@babalitr Score of the year change my mind

[@babalitr]

@@joshuametzl1420 yes

[@frederictataysoler2971]

@@babalitr yep :0

[@gdslowingunicorn1806]

9:30 skin?

[@yami6861]

What skin is this 2:25

[@recitingsnake571]

fun fact, half time is actually 0.75 not 0.50

[@HowMethods]

How does low od make a map harder?

[@Zyphore727]

4:10 skin?

[@obtuse2927]

aetrna’s skin

[@amirnuriev9092]

aetrnaberratefujiwara

[@krokey9996]

This is a comment. It is 2 sentences long.

[@missingticks1488]

not the best, sapphireghost existed. also, hardrock INCREASES the circle size.