Pikmin 4 - Olimar's Shipwreck Tale Speedrun - 4 days/ No deaths

Watch at your own risk of getting spoiled if you haven't completed the game yet!
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This is my first attempt at speedrunning this game, besides the demo. Turns out it's possible to clear each area in 1-day in Olimar's shipwreck tale (meaning collecting all onions and parts). The different days were played separately and stitched together in this video, this was not a continuous run. The first area presents a bit of challenge to 1-day, but the other 3 are not very difficult.
This side -story would make for a fun RTA speedrun, might try it as some point!
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Chapters:
00:00 Start
00:28 Day 1
13:01 Day 2
25:20 Day 3
35:38 Day 4
44:16 Ending

[@ice_cube]

More speedruns to come in the next few weeks... Subscribe to keep up to date!

[@FrankieGarcia-np4up]

What is your overall impression of the game?

[@UnreadyBelief]

You seem like the person who could actually escape a deserted planet IRL in like 16 hours

[@PapaxGsUfan1993]

bruh no way you did all that in 11 days left. i was full down to only 6 or 5 days left😂

[@roosterboots4684]

Olimar: I don't know if 15 days is enough time to repair my ship, I might not survive The President: Olimar, your wife invited me over for dinner Olimar: I'll do it in 4.

[@simon178933]

Yeah, seems canon

[@louised2818]

By the time I saw this comment, it was LITERALLY 4 days ago, lol 😆

[@Mike-vz6xg]

LOL 😆

[@KayFiOS]

Too bad he still ends up staying on PNF-404 for a bit longer... The President probably had dinner with Olimar's wife...

[@JoseRodriguez-mj1qm]

Game: LOL No. *Turns off Life-Support Systems* Olimar: CURSE YOU PLOT DEVICE! AAAAGGH! *Ded and become Leafing*

[@BotSupportIronValiant]

That one blue pikmin refusing to cooperate was pure gold. He wanted that bird, no matter what

[@roosterboots4684]

That one can't even be blamed on the auto aim, the blue Pikmin just wanted it

[@botmaster9000]

@@roosterboots4684 @BotSupportIronValiant Each Pikmin has its own ai. That makes it funnier.

[@FrostGlader]

⁠@@botmaster9000like genuinely. During my second Demo Playthrough I had a Yellow Pikmin just sorta wander off to do it’s own thing. Absolutely no clue what it was doing, it just sorta walked off in a single direction and didn’t stop. I even followed it and it eventually realised there was no point to it’s expedition.

[@thelanktheist2626]

@@botmaster9000Yeah, the Pikmin literally have their own distinct traits and personalities that make them more restless or docile, it adds charm to the game Too bad the ROCK PIKMIN keeps wanting to throw their body into things

[@linkthepringlesman3951]

You guys have a source for this whole “every Pikmin has a personality” thing? I can’t find a source.

[@Newbieguy5000]

Voyage Log - 4 days since impact: "I have finally recovered all 30 parts of my ship and succeeded in escaping this strange world!" Olimar 11 days later: I have spent the past week and a half getting high on ultra spicy spray, and only just now realized moss was on my ship. I will now crash and burn due to forced-sleep.

[@JohnSmith-wv5km]

olimar's been hitting the arboreal frippery

[@colossaldonut5190]

Maybe he just severely over-estimated how much time he had on his life support system.

[@jsphn2008]

He should not have bought the dollar store spacesuit. Poor soul.

[@elenna1237]

maybe Moss nibbled a hole in his life-support suit in addition to sneaking onto the ship

[@jsphn2008]

@@elenna1237 You know, Pikmin 4 has so many characters that everyone has someone they hate. You, my friend, gave me a new reason to hate Moss.

[@redsterthegamer]

Looks like someone’s a Dandori master!

[@danielaguirre6051]

More like, a Dandori GOD

[@shaddowofthelost1750]

Opposite of dandori issue.

[@ryuchan3201]

3:43 HOW

[@moosesues8887]

Dandoridiety

[@redsterthegamer]

Wow this comment blew up!

[@FieryShaverdian]

The entire first day is insane to watch. This isn't even perfectly optimized but the routing is already super efficient.

[@ice_cube]

The routes are whatever I could come up with in a couple of hours. On day 2 especially I'm pretty sure I could skip killing some enemies (canon beetle and blowhogs for instance)

[@Fisherington]

The best part was how just enough pikmin were making the bridge so that it finishes as soon as Olimar gets there, very well planned

[@thelanktheist2626]

@@ice_cubeYeah, puffy blowhogs pose next to no threat, which is what went through my mind when I saw you defeat the one behind the arachnode. They aren’t even fast enough to see you, let alone act accordingly.

[@nubsterface]

Olimar can attack walls and such which they do not do.

[@oshahott2532]

I finished with 3 days left so seeing this makes me realize how much of a Dandori novice I am. I have much to learn.

[@redrangers12330]

I only had 1 day left!

[@cdm8909]

i mean, it was your first playthrough right? this guy studied the maps, routes, the best possible optimization and probably played through the Shipwreck Tale many times, so don't go too hard on yourself ^^

[@globru26]

Damn, I thought I did bad for having 9 days left

[@yes3206]

@@cdm8909well that certainly made me feel better

[@blazi64]

I literally had 5 seconds left.

[@paddingtonbear1207]

Dandori skills off the charts. Cant wait to see your speedruns of the whole game 😂

[@TheUltimateRare]

yeah just too early to speed run the whole time. Let the discoveries calm down first.

[@GCalebB]

i love when people waits 10 years for a game and then a crazy guy completes it in a single day

[@discrider1]

I can't believe the first ship part just walks past three dwarf bulborbs and doesn't get eaten.

[@zorak9379]

29:08 The line between "quick kill" and "all my Pikmin are dead" here is razor-thin

[@regiboi7709]

Disbanding your Pikmin as a makeshift charge is unbelievably genius.

[@JackSears95]

This is insane and massively dandori but I think it’s worth mentioning that Moss having infinite stamina helps massively, and I’m pretty sure that only happens once you get infinite stamina in the main game, which takes 30+ hours of gameplay. I think the game is great and I hope it gets some love in the near future because there’s some real issues with it, but we might need to consider having a distributable 100% save file for runs of this, the dandori challenges, and the sage leaf challenges if they become categories.

[@mzywica]

I got 25 hours to 100 percent the game! But yeah, speed runners shouldn't have to do that lol

[@EATZYOWAFFLEZ]

For Olimar's story you should be able to rewind back to day 1.

[@jchud13]

What issues do you see with the game? I think its fine and to even get to olimars adventure you need to beat the main game so that presumes you will have done everything else

[@elenna1237]

@@jchud13getting infinite rush also requires you to beat the “save Oatchi” part of the game, which you can only start after unlocking Olimar’s tale

[@randomnpc445]

That segment between 23:38 and 23:45 is a mood. In some ways the pikmin AI in this game is the best it's ever been but at other times it feels like they're absolutely braindead. The automatic partial-lock on certainly didn't help matters either.

[@MJMcKenzie322]

You know, I watched your demo speedrun over 10 times to prep for launch day. It helped immensely. So, thanks!

[@ice_cube]

Glad I could help!

[@honkman29]

Genuinely cant believe i literally didnt find moss on my first playthrough so i got pretty much every treasure i could without her

[@blooky22]

Exact same thing happened to me lol

[@prestonandtom9337]

That moment when you realize that Olimar spent 11 days just to return moss back home.

[@zorak9379]

he amount of optimizing that will be possible with the dog and Idler's Alert makes my head spin

[@shadcc7266]

Jesus bro you're the Dandori Daimyo! Im not even kidding. I'm high af right now and your mastery of this is looking phenomenal! Well done sir! Bravo!👏🏾

[@luckylucas8596]

On my second try, I got down to 7 days and thought that maybe it would be possible to do it in 6. This is down-right ridiculous. Good job.

[@mzywica]

I did 6 and felt so good. Saw this and said nevermind lol

[@AzureGhidorah]

@@mzywicaYou got it to 6? I thought I was fast getting it down to 10! XD So I initially called BS on this video and watched it. Imagine my surprise.

[@wobbmin3705]

22:19 I love how it looks like Moss is trying to squeeze through the bars.

[@Chichi1612_]

add timestamps to the descriptions, like 00:00 Start 00:28 Day 1 13:01 Day 2 25:20 Day 3 35:38 Day 4 44:15 End

[@Chichi1612_]

46:46 Statistics if you add them to the description the video gets chapters and people can see where each parts starts in the video timeline

[@ice_cube]

@@Chichi1612_ I wasn't aware it was so simple to add chapters, thanks for letting me know

[@trceb]

As a more causal Pikmin player, I have wondered if the flower Pikmin really make that big of a difference but considering you stop to flower them I guess they are that much better.

[@JM-cs7ww]

Flower Pikmin move twice as fast as Leaf Pikmin. Their damage is the same, though.

[@mzywica]

The bridge that takes 30 pieces can show u just how fast the flower pikmin are. The flowers will have already built their part of the bridge before the leaves get there

[@stevesamuals2651]

The games only been out a short time and already speedruns are coming along nicely. I cant wait for the all onions and 100% categories to begin popping up, the routing will be INSANE

[@bluewisdomtriforce]

The leafification process didn't reduse captain olimars dedication to dandori, but it sure made him worse at it

[@parkerspeedy2]

Leaflings stare at this man in awe he is the truest dandori master

[@TheGreenDigi]

I've been so excited to see speedruns of this game. Always loved watching your pikmin 3 speedruns, and hyped to see the ones with this game with just how big it is and all the different modes to run.

[@danielj-hroblox-gaming5547]

The fact that you beat this in 4 days made me quite surprised but the fact that you didn’t lose any Pikmin at all absolutely blew my mind

[@supremefankai5480]

Wow, I thought this would be tougher, but you are a true Dandori master.

[@TheShiningEnergy]

26:11 leaving your yellow Pikmin like that when a Wollywog is nearby is a risky move. Glad to see it paid off.

[@thewindwaker]

Seeing you get frustrated by that single newborn blue pikmin was hilarious

[@colossaldonut5190]

This is completely insane. Good job! Your Dandori skills are flawless.

[@Al1701]

Olimar: I don't know if I had grossly overestimated the durability of my life support system against this planet's toxic atmosphere or if there had been some kind of malfunction upon landing again, but I lost life support upon my return. I lost consciousness, believing it was the end. Yet, I awoke but not as I had been. The Pikmin took me to their onion, like a nightmare I had the first night here. However, instead of digesting me into nutrients, the onion instead combined my physiology with that of a Pikmin. I was covered in leaves and could breathe oxygen. The Dolphin would only require a few minor repairs to get back in space. Yet, entering the cabin and filling it with Hocotation atmosphere almost killed me. Now I know why Moss was suffering, this Pikmin-based was meant for this planet. I am stranded permanently. I am convinced this planet is cursed. I was not a man to believe such things, but there is something strange and almost malevolent about this seemingly innocuous ball of dirt and water. I have made my home in a reinforced bunker with my trusted Pikmin. I have even discovered more types with more abilities. Unfortunately, there seems to be no cure to my condition. One evening-as I was heading to my home, something that sickens me to think of as such-I saw falling stars. However, I realized these were not stars but ships crashing here. How could I have been so naive? My logs much have attracted the curious, thrill seekers, and all manner of people to explore this new world. Oh if only they knew what they were getting into. I have no choice. If they have any hope to survive, they must understand the principles of dandori. If not, they might as well become leaflings like me as soon as possible.

[@EmmyEntropy2000]

I knew you were gonna get each area done in 1 day going in, but that didn’t stop the stress watching the clock tick down in the terrace

[@matthewbad2000]

Takes me almost max days to collect all in time this man does it in 4

[@konohad7108]

You always blow me away with these. I cannot wait for the full game run!! Been checking hourly since the game came out just to see.

[@shakkar23]

Can't wait to see a 100% run of the full game or at least until the first credits

[@AceofShadow]

Can't wait to see the all Platinum's on the Sage Leaf challenges.

[@Subreon]

I about broke my fucking desk. Fuck that shit lmao

[@minecrafter3448]

Bro I can’t even pass it normally how are people getting platinum on it

[@Subreon]

@@minecrafter3448 the last one really twisted my mind. I only beat it with 30 seconds left. Platinum ends at like 2 minutes left. They carry it so slow. HOW THE FUCK IS IT POSSIBLE lol. I don't want anybody to ever say pikmin is too easy again. 3 and 4 have such tight time limits it actually made me give up trying to perfect them. Guys... let me tell you how big of a deal that is. *I. NEVER. GIVE. UP. IN. A. GAME'S. CHALLENGES.* I just throw myself at it over and over until it's done. I don't take a break or come back another day. I make sure a challenge is done in one day to build up experience and get better. I lose that experience if I take a break. But after 3 and 4 drove me all the way till the sun came up multiple times, I'm done. I can't subject myself to becoming an ace speedrunner just to satisfy my completionist desires. I'm a casual as well. I like to chew through games like a fine steak and really savor it. I could never be a speedrunner because I can't stand doing the same thing over and over and over again for microscopic improvements. The challenges in these games DEMAND it. You know how games that have achievements show a percentage of how many players got that achievement? If 3 and 4 had data on that, I bet "get platinum in all challenges" would be less than 1%. Basically all the gameplay for these challenges boils down to is looking up speedrun KZbin videos, then trying to copy their insane robotic routing as close as possible. Fuck that shit. 4 is absolutely beautiful. But on top of control and responsiveness, and modding, pikmin 2 is still my fav. It's literally just the perfect pikmin experience. I have ideas for more, but until then, at the current time, 2 is.

[@mjc0961]

@@Subreon Pikmin 4 makes it stupidly annoying to do, but throwing more Pikmin than needed at an object allows them to carry it faster. Also don't use your Purples, they're slower than other Pikmin

[@mjc0961]

@@minecrafter3448 I finished so many of those with less than 10 seconds left, some with 0:00 on the clock. Also I still want to know how floor 7 is supposed to be "Dandori", it's just throwing Purple Pikmin everywhere and hoping everything dies, which is nearly impossible because the lock-on is way too aggressive and will not change targets no matter how much I turn or walk away

[@Anonie324]

It's been 3 days, and already you have a fun and inventive proof-of-concept! Well done, I knew I subbed for a reason!

[@dickadams49]

I cant wait to see his speed runs for the SAGE LEAF challenges after u beat this! It's insane! The game has so much great content!

[@swirly14]

I didn't think this was possible tbh, but here it is. A Dandori masterclass.

[@BASCILLICUS]

holy crap I only barely made it with a final piece of the ship on the final day. granted, this is my first Pikmin game ever but.. FOUR DAYS?? no deaths??? bonkers. dandori master right here.

[@rougeteddyz]

Very impressed, I figured two-days per area was too much, as I would always finish in a day and a half. I didn't realise how many hostiles and structures can be ignored. Kudos

[@CuppaGi]

Wife: "Babe, come home." Olimar: *I can't, I'm stuck on an alien world* Wife: "The kids arent home" Olimar:

[@Dredre02]

Very impressive stuff! I only just beat this mode for the first time today but I’ve got a lot to learn if I wanna get to this level of Dandori 😅

[@ianjjenkins]

Dang. This speedrun is really keeping me up for 100% completion. Your dandori inspires me. Say hello to a new subscriber!

[@VivBrodock]

I love pikmin speedruns so much, just so satisfying to watch

[@PkGam]

Whoa! Incredible planning! This was made so close to the game's release too!

[@L-E-son]

insane run, thanks for showing me what is possible

[@TheHokieDoke]

Dang - masterful. Amazing to watch!

[@HartleySan]

Impressive dandori! (I also love how Pikmin 4 has made the word dandori part of the English vernacular.)

[@Kahnah23]

That first day is a thing of absolute beauty!!!

[@plague3038]

I don’t know if you’re planning on doing the main game, but I look forward to the day when that it has a speedrun even close to the level of quality on display here. I know it will probably be a while since routing out the upgrades will be rather difficult, but still I’m excited. Also this whole video was crazy, just the pace at which you moved was well beyond what I thought might be feasable this early into the game’s lifespan.

[@ice_cube]

At some point I will speedrun the main game for sure. Just didn't have time for that thus far, so focused on something quicker

[@tylazermk8271]

I didn't even know if this would be possible. Great job!

[@Ben-gu8ix]

Insane To Already See A 4 Day Run Of This Mode. GG Ice Cube

[@cedriclothritz7281]

Your Dandori was so impressive, I passed out after watching.

[@BlazePentsky]

That one blue pikmin got me rolling. I had stuff like that happen to me all the time. I wasnt even speedrunning, and I still got frustrated!

[@AngeTange]

I wish I had known you could use bombs to destroy the pottery... How did I not think of this?? Well done!

[@NrettG]

Staying true to pikmin 1 speedrunning, you really can beat the whole game in under an hour. I guess in this case a challenge but still a remade mode of the original. Congrats on your time!

[@Limomon]

Now THAT'S what I call Dandori!

[@timesphere5199]

Its so weird seeing him get the yellow onion after watching him skip it in pikmin 3

[@masomn]

that first day was absolutely crazy props to u for makin it happen

[@nespeon5279]

You have truly embraced Dandori.

[@arielsoriano8530]

Did you notice that in the loading screens, the bottom text colors resemble an ice pikmin? The titles are yellow like the flowers, and the text is light blue. Cool detail

[@darkdill]

Wow, you have this game down to a science. Well done.

[@--46200]

This is INSANE it took me 12 days and that machine-gun arachnode at the end killed 40 of my pikmin

[@lemonfry26]

Can we just take a second to appreciate how Nintendo basically remade the entire first Pikmin game and put it in this game for us? Like they did not have to do that at all and yet they did. Legends.

[@cauabarbosacairrao370]

Pikmin 1 abridged

[@mjc0961]

They didn't basically remake the entire first Pikmin game, so no. All of this takes place on the Pikmin 4 maps and has nothing from Pikmin 1 in it. It is a fun extra mode that they didn't have to include, so props for that. But not for remaking the entire first Pikmin game, because they factually did not do that.

[@corruptvillainy648]

@@mjc0961 they made it pretty much the same as pikmin 1..? Sure the maps are different but you use the same pikmin and olimar’s goal is the same

[@botmaster9000]

You are a true Pikmin LEGEND!

[@Lertic]

Your display of dandori is just sick!

[@Luigi_bros4321]

Nice run!

[@DovonMac1]

Awesome job on SST

[@gunnadahun]

Nutty. This mode looks fun to speedrun

[@48odf]

Cool video my dude ! :)

[@LindaGodfrey-or5jo]

Thank you for giving blue Pikmin respect by playing with them ❤️

[@jackdevilbox3371]

very smooth ice cube dude

[@kalebadvent]

I love how half of the last day was done as just Moss.

[@Tackster]

i find it insane that there's already speedruns this efficient

[@emmerynforsyth414]

Impressive gameplay. I got my first run of this in 5 days. I couldn't get that first area in a single day.😥

[@joshuarobinson8529]

Olimar: For all my Dandori, I still crashed... all thanks to Moss. But hey, at least now I remember where all my parts landed, and my life support's fixed now! Come on, Moss - time to fix 'er up again!

[@JohnDoe-lk7er]

I got the last ship part from the Man-at-Legs (on top of the island in Hero's Hideaway) during the last 90 seconds of the 15th day. I know I could've gotten it done SO much faster, but honestly, I'm just happy that I got it done. Especially since I can now do the Trials of the White Sage and win the White and Purple Onions.

[@gferrol118]

Im impressed its possible to clear the first area in 1 day, with the limited pikmin numbers

[@Spellwinder5]

Such... Dandori... @o@ amazing work

[@WackyLamp7]

Your Dandori is exceeding my expectations... Good Dandori... Good.

[@iminmyglo]

23:32 the pikmin insisting on carrying back the enemy inside of the pellet here had me dying. can’t beat pikmin AI 😂

[@mk4-matt6290]

"I gotta get outta here!" -Olimar

[@timebubble8421]

Absolutely insane

[@PragmaticAntithesis]

Using bomb rock to break pots without Moss is excellent dandori.

[@ZeRh0]

Imaging just searching for stuff and from nowhere a Man-At-Legs literally appears

[@maanunoo]

Really awesome to watch. Just FYI 23:18 , you don't have to wait for the pellet posy to turn the right color in order to get blue pikmin. A blue pikmin can carry a red/yellow pellet and it will still generate a blue seed.

[@siaaaaaaaaah]

same color increases the amount of pikmin you get

[@maanunoo]

@@siaaaaaaaaah oh cool didn't know that!

[@brandonmariomanfanxd]

This is amazing, but also really upsetting cuz I’ll never be this good.

[@akira54vv]

mad respect for no deaths!

[@rudeboyspodcast]

Very nicely done for the game only being out 3 days, lol

[@lykoslove1053]

My best right now is 7 days You have inspired me to do better Thank you

[@Dahahafunnibear2012]

Olimar was arguably better at Dandori BEFORE he became a leafling!

[@apollyon4535]

*casually destroys the entire first area with immaculate dandori* "Hurrah! i collected my first ship part!"

[@MultiKoopa]

just finished watching the first day. this is outrageous holy crap. I barely managed 13 days lmao

[@octopikmin3590]

I’m just watching the countdown on the first day and thinking “dudes cutting it real close.”

[@redrangers12330]

This is very impressive

[@RickiTikkiTavi]

4 days! I had 4 days left when I got all the parts. Is this the Dandori Sage?

[@paldiowebimbo6186]

I'm not a speedrunner, but I do know that at 20:59 you can skip all the enemies and grab the part, the magma slugs (whatever they're called) don't interrupt the Pikmin transporting it either, just thought it was worth pointing out