Playing the BEST Combo of Every Character in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe!

[@Shortcat321]

I may be Shortcat but here's a long one for you all 😉😉 We had 2 unexpected visitors in this challenge and a crazy 2nd half! I highly recommend watching til the end for this one!

[@Gladiator6]

😊 thanks

[@random_abcz]

have you tried playing other versions of Mario Kart online?

[@hfido_]

here's a what 🤨

[@random_abcz]

​@@hfido_LMAO

[@BruhBruh-bi2mo]

Longcat

[@atsukana1704]

56:40 Shortcat does not realize what shortbird just did for him. Shortbird had a guaranteed 1st and a bomb and perfectly threw it back to hit the people that were going to pass shortcat without hitting shortcat. What a legend you are shortbird.

[@x_potato4081]

shortbird the legend

[@Ht9ehtoom]

And technically, that won shortcat the challenge.

[@notyouroppar4406]

Shortbird the mvp

[@Shortcat321]

Shortbird is too good at this game, I would probably lose 10-0 if they knew we were competing last time 😭

[@liamhall6702]

@@Shortcat321I’m the inkling player in the video

[@creaturetapped]

That ending was SO stressful, oh my god. Also, I think you got me into the habit of complimenting my opponents' good plays rather than just getting annoyed every time in online games, so thank you! It stops me from getting too tilted lol

[@StilvurBee]

changing my mindset from "damn i'm stupid/bad" to "OMG that was so smart/skilled of them" is the only way i started improving past being mediocre in online games i think (and ofc you are allowed to be stupid/bad but the average is what's important and you can laugh about the funny moments where you blunder :) )

[@Chad-kl5rd]

0:00 Yoshi 2:31 Mario 4:30 Luigi 6:14 Peach 7:41 Daisy 9:08 Rosalina 10:49 Tanuki Mario 11:56 Cat Peach 13:41 Birdo 14:42 Toad 16:45 Koopa Troopa 18:49 Shy Guy 20:31 Lakitu 21:31 Toadette 23:44 King Boo 25:28 Petey Piranha 26:50 Baby Mario 28:02 Baby Luigi 29:18 Baby Peach 31:29 Baby Daisy 33:15 Baby Rosalina 35:10 Metal Mario 37:00 Pinkgold Peach 38:47 Wiggler 40:49 WARIO 42:05 Waluigi 43:36 Donkey Kong 44:16 Bowser 46:04 Dry Bones 47:36 Bowser Jr (Return of Shortbird) 50:04 Dry Bowser 51:31 Kamek 53:19 Lemmy 55:16 Larry 56:52 Wendy 58:13 Ludwig 59:19 Iggy (Shortbird's Last Race) 1:00:26 Roy 1:01:10 Morton 1:03:33 Peachette 1:06:06 Inkling Boy 1:07:55 Inkling Girl 1:09:48 Villager Female 1:11:06 Villager Male 1:12:16 Isabelle 1:13:48 Lonk (Link) 1:16:43 Diddy Kong 1:19:02 Funky Kong (25K) 1:21:12 Pauline WHERE ARE THE MII'S For the people who want to use mii's: For the Small Mii with either the biddybuggy or mr scooty and the rollers with any costume. For the medium mii u could use the Mach 8 with Azure Rollers and a Blue Suit so either the Normal Blue Suit, the Mega Man Suit, the Chain Chomp suit or the Dolphin suit (if u really want to use the inkstriker for the smaller hitbox Normal Suit (Purple) , Toadette Suit , Kirby Suit and the Birdo Suit look pretty good on it). For the Large Mii u can use something like Mr scooty with Rollers (same as Funky Kong Scooty) or for a bit more ground speed Streetle Class, Pipe Frame Class or the Teddybuggy Class.

[@MC.CHEESY456]

I actually forgot about the mii’s lol

[@zedem15]

Well the MII's have similar stats to some character depending on their weight so probably the use the same combo of the character that they share stats with

[@DeeznutsintheAir]

THATS WHAT IM SAYING

[@Chad-kl5rd]

yeah but it also needs to look good for example the mario combo doesnt look that good on Mii Medium @@zedem15

[@benjyfour]

na as a mi main it hurts@@MC.CHEESY456

[@julien827]

i dont always pick random because of me hating every track, i pick random because i like every track and it couldnt matter less to me and it helps tracks that are never picked get more chances without removing the chances of overpicked tracks

[@Shortcat321]

Okay that makes sense, I didn't think about it like that! For people who pick their favorite of the 3 track choices, usually picking random means you don't like the 3 options. Since I assume most people pick a track if they like it enough, it made sense that people picking random just don't like most of the tracks enough to pick them.

[@LieseFury]

there's no such thing as an "overpicked" track. the tracks that don't get picked are bad tracks.

[@Shroom-Mage]

​@@LieseFuryObjectively bad take.

[@-8h-]

​@LieseFury were you born stupid, or did you build up to it over time?

[@daveprice5911]

​@@LieseFuryLMFAO GO IN A LOBBY WITH EXCITEBIKE AS AN OPTION AND TELL ME AGAIN THAT THAT'S A GOOD TRACK

[@Cosh187]

1.5 hours of Shortcat content? What a win! Worth staying up till 1 am 😂😂

[@Marc-kc3nz]

This was uploaded 5 mins ago

[@CallMeChrisOfficial]

​@@Marc-kc3nzTime zones exist

[@chatgpt1273]

What time zone are you in?

[@t1dalw4ve]

⁠@@chatgpt1273ima try to do calculations My current time = 11:27 am dec 28 comment was 54 minutes ago 10:34 am 13 hours after is 1 am My time zone EST -5 utc + 13 hours is 8 utc possible locations: southern russia eastern mongolia China western Australia central indonesia Philippines

[@Charlie_Stuart]

@@t1dalw4vemy god bro

[@hfido_]

This is probably the most unexpected surprise today. Thank you Shortcat for almost 84 minutes of pure Mario Kart 8 Deluxe entertaining content.

[@aloyalfiend]

I love how non-toxic shortcat is whenever he plays, and congratulates people on a good snipe. I know I would be saying all sorts of stuff to the person who hit me 😂

[@rustymidlander05]

Yeah, I really admire him. I usually get really heated while racing online.

[@RianRobloxOficial]

​@@rustymidlander05 well, thats the case if you're in a sub 10k vr room where everyone is so ruthless with attack items, i know this because im also suffering throught the sub 10k vr rooms (i have 6989 vr as of replying this)

[@hanthonyc]

I get way more heated playing with CPUs since I tend to fall along the line of "woah, respect" towards good players, lmao.

[@928doxjs]

@@RianRobloxOficiali have about 14k vr and i dont mind the chaos but i hate how i always get lag trailed

[@Finnthechatlmao]

​@@RianRobloxOficialhe has videos where hes below 10k, and he doesnt get mad. Sounds like a skill issue to me

[@skait815]

One hour and a half of Shortcat content...lovely!

[@richardlaforest3763]

lovely doubly indeed

[@SweetMelaninn]

​@@richardlaforest3763*jubbly

[@redpandersbear2878]

I could feel the sweat dripping off shortcat in the last race cause it was almost dead silent outside of "I like that she sings" for most of the race. That was real focused shortcat

[@snailpocky]

i love watching you play mario kart because you never get mad even when it’s frustrating. like you’re just ALWAYS havjng a good time :3 thank you for making videos

[@Jon_East]

I really really love this channel. More and more I've been unfollowing gaming streamers who clearly aren't having a good time, just forcing themselves through whatever challenge runs makes their audience happy. With Shortcat, it's absolutely lovely the way you always seem to have a blast playing MK even when it's not going your way. The enthusiasm is truly infectious!

[@Ufo3208_]

Timestams: Yoshi 0:00 Mario 2:30 Luigi 4:30 Peach 6:13 Daisy 7:40 Rosalina 9:08 Tanooki Mario 10:48 Cat Peach 11:56 Birdo 13:42 Toad 14:42 Koopa Troopa 16:45 Shy Guy 18:49 Lakitu 20:31 Toadette 21:33 King Boo 23:45 Petey Piranha 25:28 Baby Mario 26:50 Baby Luigi 28:03 Baby Peach 29:18 Baby Daisy 31:29 Baby Rosalina 33:15 Metal Mario 35:10 Pink Gold Peach (🤮) 37:00 Wiggler 38:47 Wario 40:49 Waliugi 42:05 Dawn of the Next Day Donkey Kong 43:37 Bowser 44:16 Dry Bones 46:04 Bowser Jr. 47:37 Dry Bowser 50:06 Kamek 51:31 Lemmy 53:20 Larry 55:17 Wendy 56:52 Ludwig 58:11 Iggy 59:19 Roy 1:00:25 Morton 1:01:11 Peachette 1:03:23 Inkling Boy 1:06:07 Inkling Girl 1:07:55 Villager (Female) 1:09:46 Villager (Male) 1:11:06 Isabelle 1:12:17 Link 1:13:49 Diddy Kong 1:16:43 Funky Kong 1:19:00 Pauline 1:21:13

[@megi7276]

Thanks!

[@Dadood.]

I didnt think a madlad already did it but here we are

[@kingacrisius]

Timestams

[@user-wk6lz4lz6o]

wdym by 🤮 respect pink gold peach 😡😡😡

[@CptJistuce]

Questioning why there's seven Koopa Kids in the game 55:30

[@g-whittington]

This was a great video!

[@notroderke]

Lol jperm

[@GraceCecilia-vm8vg]

I have a comp tomorrow and it’s 1 am but I can’t fall asleep without watching the whole 1.5 hour video

[@LukasStocks]

Yes

[@littellasar4106]

Is j perm back​@@notroderke

[@havareiane8125]

No :(

[@aden_zhao3359]

the tension of the last few races when you stopped talking and started focusing was incredible. loved every minute of this

[@brickinapresent]

honestly, he seems much more passionate doing mario kart videos, happy to see him doing something he wants for a living :-)

[@Helovesstill]

What did he used to do?

[@phillh.9987]

@@Helovesstill It's not confirmed yet but he possibly has a second channel called JPerm that he used to upload rubiks cube videos on there, he hasn't uploaded in it in a while

[@Z4-jz4xi]

is true

[@BulgarianCountryBaII]

@@phillh.9987 J perm is his first channel this is his second channel

[@datboialek1957]

God I love your videos man. Stumbled upon your channel like a month ago and ive watched so many of your vids. Incredibly likable creator. Hope you had a great Christmas and have a happy newyear!

[@Shortcat321]

Thank you so much, and Merry Christmas to you too!

[@AyyanKarim]

ohh curious what video you found him from. I found shortcat from "the fastest combo" video

[@notgonnasay09]

There are 7 Koopalings because they were the 7 bosses in the 7 castles you had to beat in Super Mario World for the SNES before reaching Bowser's Castle. Nintendo probably did it that way to avoid having to create 8 unique Bowser fights for the game.

[@klop4228]

They were introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3, for the airships. But the thing is, they're one unit - we can't just have a couple of them in one game - it's all of them or none of them.

[@notgonnasay09]

@@klop4228 You are correct. Sorry, SMB3 was slightly before my time. I grew up playing SMW. I didn't even play #3 until much later when I bought it on the 3DS Virtual Console.

[@MaxymilianGaming]

59:00 this has to be my favourite moment of Shortcat's videos 😂

[@tecnicoyt]

A few hours (or maximum a day) before/after your "a combo for every character"-video, i officially made Wiggler² my main. I just really like Wiggler (best Mario character in my opinion) and I am just happy to have this awesome combo. *Thank you, Shortcat.* Since I discovered your channel around half a year ago, I watched *every*. *single*. *one*. of your videos (including shorts), and it really brought me into mario kart. When I first discovered you, I just got a switch with *Mario Maker 2* and *Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*. Although *Mario Maker 2* was the game I originally came here for, I found myself enjoying *Mario Kart 8 Deluxe* a hell of a lot more, and I think one of the main reasons was.... your channel. *THANK YOU.* I love your content. Keep it up *-Tecnico*

[@Dark_prince5]

59:04 Love the „yo mairoa mo shinde iru“ or how you wright that

[@ネズミ様]

I know this is a very late and random reply, but if you still don't know, it's written like: お前はもう死んでいる But in romanji, it'd be written as: omae wa mou shindeiru It means "You're already dead."

[@bajhi_]

nani

[@Lockerus]

Thanks for a great year of Mario Kart content, Shortcat! Looking forward to more in 2024.

[@poyopoyowanya]

27:52 I never knew the piranha plant could eat the blooper!! That’s so cool

[@gigi_pierpaolo]

Finally seeing someone play with my favourite character gave me a big smile! Thanks Longcat!

[@princegeoge9687]

That Piranha race has to be one of the most entertaining Mario kart races I've watched

[@ehpeek4481]

shortcat you can't just END the video that abruptly when you just pulled off the clutchest finish in existence... i wanna hear you celebrate! everything about that finish was perfect, from the track, to the character, to the frontrunning most of the race only to lose almost all hope and pull off the gap jump anyways, only to immediately gain and lose hope again with the mushroom and bomb at the end?? and you STILL somehow got eighth. fucking legend.

[@Monty1000]

"Oh boy, a new Shortcat video! I can't wait for a nice 30 minute watch-" 1 hour 24 minutes

[@Shortcat321]

3 videos in one 😉

[@Monty1000]

@@Shortcat321 Thinking about it now, I always end up watching several of your videos in a row anyway, so this might as well be the average Shortcat viewing session for me

[@random_abcz]

and 1 second

[@Monty1000]

Update: I just finished the video, I'm starting to get real invested in this Shortcat + Shortbird rivalry(?) arc. Can't wait for the next episode where they have to settle a tie with a swordfight under the full moon

[@BabySoulHarvester]

1:21:12 bro locked in and didnt say anything for 90 seconds except stating "I love that she sings"

[@Stephen__White]

9:43 That's ironically my favourite way to play MK8 DX at least at the VR I'm at(7k range). I use a website to get myself a random character/kart/wheels/glider and change out every single race. It has led to some rather fun moments. Edit: 39:34 I also actually pick random every time, not because I don't like the choices, but because I like the majority of the tracks and don't really mind any of them. Though a lot of the Wii courses I am kind of sick of. It's been nearly 16 years of people going crazy for those courses. I'm a bit sick of it, but I still don't overly mind playing those courses.

[@MrZ125]

That's also how I used to play, and that's also how I found my current main combo, Lemmy circuit special roller/off road and paper glider.

[@ODISeth]

I love how you could tell how much he was stressing with the Pauline race like whew mans said like 10 words total that race, maximum concertation

[@RandomName87126]

Now do another ~50 races as Yoshi Teddy Buggy and compare the average results!

[@AyyanKarim]

A.K.A go insane. Bro does not think shortcats a human. Joking btw don't take it seriously

[@Veogamer42]

It would also be very interesting if he did the worst combo with every character, and then compared the averages

[@bowser_the_flamingshell]

@@AyyanKarim he's a cat

[@jjfecik]

Looooooooove this format bro!! So fun to see all the different characters & you kill it regardless!!

[@violet-cherries]

1 and a half hour video from Shortcat!? WE ARE BLESSED 💖

[@AyyanKarim]

I know right!

[@JustK4Y1512]

YOU FORGOT THE MII

[@carternelson7977]

It’s just yoshi teddy again isn’t it?

[@yonfai]

​@carternelson7977 no it has same stats as mario the medium mii, large I'm p sure is wario and small is baby mario 😊

[@johannaswank6700]

​@@carternelson7977 NO not true but there just great ;)

[@Aimzz-ew2ly]

The set up depends on the Weight and size of your mii

[@johannaswank6700]

​@@Aimzz-ew2ly Yeah well

[@DaDerpHerd]

58:11-58:23 I’m really late to this video but how is no one talking about how funny and random Shortcat became when he started playing as Ludwig lol. That laugh got me 😂 This was so fun! It didn’t feel like a long video at all! 😄

[@AED10]

The tension in the ending was palpable. What a nice video shortcat

[@amychalmers5657]

You’ve helped me get SO much better at Mario cart and am very grateful! Love your content and coming across a new video has made my day😊

[@SweetMelaninn]

*kart

[@kianr2200]

lmao last race completely silent: "i love that she sings" XD i felt that pressure, amazing video!

[@onebear6504]

1.5 hours of Shortcat is very much unexpected but very much welcome! It's already past 3 am in the morning but I can't help at least watch bits of it!

[@SephirothRyu]

Shortcat: I feel robbed! The boo who took his last mushroom just as he is part way through the last shortcut: Yeah, I am pretty good at that.

[@marshallw]

Luigi wins by doing absolutely frontrunning.

[@Slame333]

So glad you accomplished your goal. Was nervous you were gonna get screwed out of it towards the end bc of those crazy finishes outside of your control, but you pulled through!

[@jacobfreeland6881]

I love how Shortcat created a video of himself specifically playing the "best" combo for every character and still couldn't resist prioritizing aesthetics over min-maxing stats.

[@shamchez5234]

Love how petey, the goofiest character, raced on the goofiest race of the whole session

[@MaxandreBelhumeur]

I dont even play mario kart but i still continue to watch every single new vids. Love the vids

[@yinyangsepticruski]

"This is not my track though... It's Wet Bowser City" - Shortcat 2023

[@NoahGehlen]

3:59 This was the best laugh of all time! Hahah 😆

[@blobmaestro]

1:19:52 Diddy kong is not actually Funky kong's nephew, Funky is just Donkey kongs best friend, no real family ties.

[@portwise23]

He knows, but just like he calls Baby Luigi the son of Luigi, he says Diddy is Donkey Kong's Son, and Donkey Kong and Funky Kong are brothers. He is aware it's incorrect, he just says it. It's true in the Shortcat Universe.

[@blobmaestro]

@@portwise23 True, I didn't think of that when commenting.

[@carkiplier3201]

16:45 I swear playing koopa is like hardmode, idk why but every other race becomes so chaotic. Good job getting 5th!

[@imos_theos]

Holy close ending 😂 Btw as a suggestion, maybe a Monkey-Monday video would be good where you only play as Kongs. Thanks for all the high quality stuff you always put out :D

[@lamisha5081]

Why do I watch your videos, I’ve played Mario Kart like twice and that was years ago, but I don’t think I’ve ever missed a video you made.

[@die_buzzies]

Shortcat on shortcat violence

[@furizasan4331]

Is it better to hold down during the entire glider section ? And does tricking on glider pannel/canons matter in term of speed gained ? And it would be nice to see a video with the best mushroom spots for every track, and every shortcut worth taking. And bullet extensions too

[@doom7607]

Shortcat has shorts dedicated to every shortcut for every map He also says that doing a tech called “glider vectoring” which is faster than tricking on glider ramps (doesn’t work with canons I don’t think) For bullets shortcat mentioned another channel which was dedicated to bullet extensions since he isn’t aware of all of the extensions on every map

[@jackjeffers1902]

I think he does have shorts on most of these

[@furizasan4331]

yes but a compilation with more detailed explanations would be nice

[@Alovelylobster]

Can't believe we got an hour and a half of shortcat content. Best late christmas gift ever!

[@Remzfx]

Video idea: use combos in the loading screen

[@fuzbuzz00]

What a nail biting set of races. I thought you'd be achieving your goal easily, but I guess constantly switching characters really messes with your consistency. That, and rotten luck at times made this an exciting Mario Kart feature film

[@IThePeaceful]

I am a simple man I see a ShortCat notification I click edit: who else also saw the Dante guy at 44:14 from "My New Best Main" comment if you remember him

[@LENGFUEL]

I was crazy invested for the whole vid wtf ur my goat

[@L3R4_DNF]

J perm ?

[@japinoytrucker]

yes, shortcat is j perm.

[@TheRealMXG]

ONE HOUR AND 24 MINUTES OF SHORTCAT?? Best late Christmas present EVER :3

[@pixel_fan1]

I'm travelling on a 1½ - 2 hours track in real life. I hope people like this comment because I have 15% battery left and wanna watch this later

[@waitingwarmly]

I can't speak for anyone else but I usually pick random because I like the surprise, not because I don't enjoy any of the selected tracks. Great video by the way, love that you got a good result with my main Toadette

[@the_Random_ediTorzzz]

J PERM!!!!!! IS THAT U???!!!!!

[@ThoseWeirdCubers]

Nothing better than waking up to a day that would be long and boring, but your favorite Mario Kart player uploaded an hour and a half long video.

[@MandrakeGuy]

unironically one of the best channels right now, you dont see that many friendly rivalries on youtube anymore- especially not with random people you barely know

[@Jafet2002]

Finally I have a shortcat video I can play in the background 👍

[@Nebulazy-909]

I watched all of that without even noticing the time go by... I love your content man!

[@SweetMelaninn]

Same, too good

[@zxracat]

you are fueling my mario kart 8 hyper fixation🔥🔥🔥

[@ClaytonSkrzypchak-hw4by]

The ending is insane . My heart actually stopped for a minute. 🙀

[@mattmusicalproject]

this is the superior shortcat video. this is not an opinion.

[@arcanedarkling]

I literally was starving after watching all your videos, and now an hour and a half of Shortcat? What a treat!

[@Leojr1017]

The ending track made me feel so nervous hahaha, GG shortcat love your videos

[@Platonto]

alternative title: an hour and a half being destroyed by lag

[@CapybaraAccept]

FINALLY LONGER VIDEOS. Bro i honestly think, most videos over 40 Minutes are nearly always good. I still watch most of your and Jpgiviner's video coz u both so enterteining and got me back into mariokart.

[@lavenderinthedark]

the ending killed me lmfao just the "HUH...! WHAT....!?!"

[@meowwcat12]

Started watching this guy and the non toxic positive type videos are really a nice change of pace from most gaming vids

[@OliverTan111]

This video was so good please post another video as soon as you can ❤

[@escosenator]

What a treat of a video, this was super fun! This and the other combo vid have given my whole family fun combos to play for all our favourite characters. The ending to this video was so intense I must've looked like an iPad kid with the screen inches from my face. Also I got a little sidetracked and figured that the probability that you would get at least one repeat track is 99.99997% so probs a good thing you kept the repeats in.

[@FrinniferFran]

Having come back to MK8DX from watching your videos, and watched your Guides. I tried the Daisy combo and then Daisy teddy and I see WHY the combo is so good. I used to mainly play Pipe Frame, Slicks, Plane Glider (What I like to call. MK64 combo) and while the combo was serviceable, playing all three and finding that Teddy Roller Paper felt NATURAL to me and playing in worldwide was eye opening. Thanks, Shortcat!

[@jamesmiller7712]

59:00 a cinematic masterpiece

[@pein-waihum8212]

At 23:45, I was just like, "that's not the Teddybuggy"

[@lordnems997]

Since you've convinced me to get this game, this video is greatly appreciated

[@grey4980]

I love this long form video!! More long videos, please!! Its so relaxing to have you playing in the bg ❤❤

[@TacticalFluke92]

So happy your Rosalina combo was almost the same as what I've been using. Had GLA instead of azure rollers, but now I might try that. The Duke is so underrated for style.

[@calgrl]

OMG SUCH A LONG VIDEO THANK U SHORTCAT

[@ornirical4292]

A whole hour and a half of pure gold content, REALLY appreciate it, shortcat

[@sJebi]

A Shortcat movie! Let's gooo

[@snailpocky]

i absolutely love shy guy sponge streetle, the traction makes it really smooth to play and its so cute :3 i’m happy its featured here

[@am_g07]

This is just what I needed today, thanks Shortcat!!

[@Jearrod]

This is a gift. I wish he made like 5 videos a day 😂

[@vesoralla2]

1 hour and 24 minutes of Mario Kart from Shortcat. Good thing I got some pizza and soda while I watch.

[@unclephillymya]

This is my favorite MK8 video of all time Thank you Shortcat

[@hanthonyc]

It's really good to see that it's about the skill (and the course, and a heaping of luck too) and not the combos. I really prefer having the uniqueness of every character and slightly different technique for each playstyle! I've been learning 200cc after playing the game for a few weeks and your pro tips are crazy helpful :)

[@TheLumstick]

A nice long video what a great late Christmas present!

[@nicolasvillasecaali7662]

Gotta say my fav combo is Daisy, that bike looks great imo. What a good gift to have so much of Shortcat racing, good work mate.

[@Jvrstion]

watching a whole video that is as long as a movie is amazing

[@bowser_the_flamingshell]

YOOOO AN HORU SHORTCAT VIDEO9? WE ARE EATING GOOD TODAY! just wanna say your videos are amazing and i watch multiple a day multiple times a day

[@jessicastoker8932]

I plugged all these builds into a picker wheel for whenever my friends and I play Mario Kart! We don't just pick characters anymore, we get randomized characters with these builds. It's actually crazy fun.

[@LittleMissGrosser]

I feel absolutely crappy right now and this video has cheered me up. Thank you!

[@traviswold5379]

Love your content shortcat! I love learning to get better at Mario kart regardless of the character so this helps a lot!