Playing the world map until I beat my 2016 perfect score speed run

[@GeoWizard]

Hope you enjoy this relaxed, nostalgic video. For those hungry for Episode 6 of HNTTA, that corker will be with you next Sunday (12th Feb) at 8pm GMT (Saturday for patreons) As you may have seen on my Instagram page I am currently filming a mission; one that was quite out of the blue. All will be explained soon, but this is the reason for the delay. Thanks for your patience.

[@Clyde]

On a completely unrelated topic..have you seen the polls lately..?Trump beats DeSantis hands down and surely win against Biden in the next election..I think we are stuck in a weird time loop...wake me up!

[@sharkou7485]

tf is a corker

[@oscarthoms3330]

these are great vids man. idk what it is about your laid back charisma but your always effortlessly entertaining

[@krispugsley5704]

wheres 5

[@Talky.Talk.Talk.Person]

Hi there GeoWizard. I am a random guy from the netherlands. I try to review yters I personaly watch, ur one of then bcs you are a ********************************************** legend so the thing is. I like ur vids. I like to live next to ur country. I try to make the world a bit better with a random review I am being honest in. I give u 5 stars. U know why, just told it above after the * so eeehm yeah I hope everything id good in England, I am going there in the summer facation for the first fime in my life😁🥲😌🇬🇧IDC loves 🇳🇱

[@Ben-Newman]

It's a cruel universe when you know we'll never get to see Tom's reaction when he isn't in fact recording.

[@leod-sigefast]

That is like one of those weird logic/mathematical paradoxes that really melt your mind!

[@publiconions6313]

Lol! Well said sir

[@Joykeymusic]

unless he filmed himself from another camera on a tripod

[@George-li1yv]

@@Joykeymusic But what if he forgets to record that?

[@jam8munch811]

What about if he thinks he's not recording and turns it off, only to turn it on again after he set the record!!!

[@chrische02]

Tom: Doing a speedrun Tom after 28 seconds: That's a cool van

[@kiiturii]

21:42 *stops to take a peek at the scenery*

[@M077Y]

To be fair, it was a pretty cool van!

[@simonisenberg4516]

I wish he wouldn't stress about the time. Just do perfect runs and eventually you will get a quick one out of it.

[@gormogonc]

It’s the chicken sound when he said Bukit 😂😂😂 that killed me 😅

[@bschuss1]

11:54 "We are in civilization... no, USA" had me rolling. I know it was not meant in that context but still so funny :D

[@generalZee]

"France can be tricky, can't it? It Cannes." Brilliant.

[@pallew]

Eminem level

[@noahxwing38]

Really wondering if he did it on purpose.

[@badcornflakes6374]

Punny

[@clydefan1]

i was looking through the comments while watching the video and you were literally the subtitles for what he was saying as i read it

[@AdamWinter1996]

"That is Puzzola-ing me" had me dying.

[@AnimalzyNL]

I remember always being amazed at how godly you were at geoguesser, but nowadays there's so many people that can identify any place in just a couple seconds. You might not be the best geoguesser player anymore, but you're still the best geoguesser content creator in my books. There's something so chill about watching your content and I love how you still play the game as it was intended to be played, rather than just studying all the meta.

[@kiiturii]

yeah the impressive part was always how good he is at geography, even if he isn't the top geoguessr player anymore, he's still flexing on everyone

[@davissae]

I second that. Tom adds so much personality and quirky comments; he’s the best world tour guide.

[@sherjeelkhan762]

True, I tried watching those pros but they are not fun to watch. They move too fast and go around (what appears to me) haphazardly. Gives me a headache.

[@oskarhansen9405]

w take

[@mateicotirla8105]

Just wanted to say that, although you might not be as fast as some speedrunners, you walked so they could run. Real legend

[@samgardiner585]

9:13 that caught me off guard

[@458med]

is it tourettes?

[@_Molecule]

@@458med no i think hes just having fun reading signs

[@damyr]

Made me turn my head 360.

[@maxfieldcody540]

Thank the heavens I wasn't the only one who noticed that. Definitely a tourettes moment

[@ballaplayz]

@@458med nah he just read the sign “Bukit Dahlia” like that

[@robertprice26]

Tom is a national treasure.

[@nickparente]

I'd go so far as to say an international treasure

[@Abcesxr]

@@nickparente I was thinking more like interplanetary treasure

[@NOISYBOY0706]

@@Abcesxr I was thinking more like interstellar treasure

[@aristology6912]

@@NOISYBOY0706 I was thinking more like intergalactic treasure

[@dr.sploosh760]

@@aristology6912 I was thinking more like multiuniversal treasure

[@LHyoutube]

25:38 "Riposo di Snoopy" is a totally hilarious name for a pet crematorium/cemetery. It's basically "Snoopy's Resting Place" 😂

[@hucklebucklin]

Omg that's brilliant!

[@LHyoutube]

P.S. I don't know enough about the Italian language to know whether 'Snoopy' is also used as a colloquial term there to refer to dogs in general, or whether this business is purely riffing on the comic character part alone.

[@trwijbenga]

Nice 😁

[@leonefoscolo]

@@LHyoutube Not really, i also find it an hilarious name. BTW puzzola means skunk hahaha

[@LHyoutube]

@@leonefoscolo - "Not really" to what?

[@f3lipe135]

Aaaaah, the perfect friday night entertainment. Thanks Tom.

[@duk2k]

I always save it to watch before bed. Very entertaining yet relaxing.

[@JonahNelson7]

Average person in the eastern hemisphere

[@astro5076]

@@JonahNelson7 that was funny asf for no reason 💀

[@iPadAppTester]

That Erlenau/Münsingen round was unfortunate since it didnt let you go under the under pass, because (as you correctly stated) you would have got a blue sign indicsting the town when leaving pretty soon if you went right after it. If you went left you would have found the train station. Either way, it would have saved you time I presume. Kind of crazy seeing the town my grandma lives in on a GeoWizard vid :D

[@keslol]

i was playing a german map and actually was 5 doors down to my parents house

[@isthatrubble]

while he was trying to get through the underpass I kept thinking "that's a train line! find the station!" so I'm glad to know if I was doing this one myself I wouldn't have been completely crazy

[@psychdude]

You scrolling past the Canada post box at 20:02 and then saying "Minnesota, maybe" and "looking for clues" had me rolling! I live about an hour from Ponoka and spotted it right away - i was deffo the guy yelling at my screen as you scrolled past it on the map...good round tho

[@ZanHecht]

In the US and Canada, always look at the sides of the yellow school busses. They'll almost always have the name of the county or city on them. Both your New York and Alberta rounds had school busses that you missed.

[@niclolai]

And I know that there are 63 provinces, territories, and states in Canada and USA so there are a lot of license plates, but in Canada only Alberta and Quebec don't have a front plate. As soon as I saw no front plates, I knew we were in Alberta because Quebec is French.

[@stephenbeck7222]

Almost always yes but some school busses retain their corporate branding from whatever company has the contract with the school district.

[@SuperSMT]

with 4100 counties in the US, many with the same names

[@Yrenne]

I'm always impressed with how quickly Tom is able to correlate a place he sees in street view to something on the map. I don't know if there's something wrong with me but I lose track of where I am on the map SO FAST... and there's no way I would be able to find a place on the map, teleport back to start, and be somehow able to figure out that location on the map as quickly as Tom does. It would take me like 10 minutes of going back and forth and trying to remember where I went and which road is which.

[@izybit]

Same!

[@tomhoffs8209]

One good trick to use that Tom doesnt use is to orient your compass due north, then pan your camera straight down at the road, that way the road angle on your screen will line up perfectly with the map.

[@SenorEscaso]

I'm not Canadian, but I saw that "Wild West" show with all the campers and Canadian flags out front, and I thought to myself, "That's gotta be Alberta." lol

[@DJB11Gaming]

21:30 "Brain injury. I could probably do with that" I laughed harder at that than I should've.

[@werrrnerrr]

03:04: "Tot ziens" ("goodbye" or "untill next time") is a message on the back of municipality signs. You are greeted farewell on leaving town. So take a few steps more, turn around and read the place name on the other side of the sign.

[@TrolledBy]

Yesterday I played maybe 7 or 8 quick rounds in the world map, and got middle of nowhere Brazil and middle of nowhere Russia just as often as I did 4 years ago. So in my experience the impossible rounds haven't become more sparse, but the recently added locations come up more often.

[@challengerhobo7769]

Your reaction of getting 4999 on your first guess was hilarious

[@simonisenberg4516]

I was surprised that he finished the round and not just restarted.

[@anttisaarilampi]

@@simonisenberg4516 he wanted to see how long the first round took and threw the rest judging by the results

[@SuperSMT]

@@simonisenberg4516 because he wanted his time. you can see he didn't 'try' on the rest of his rounds

[@GreySharr]

19:38 The speed sign with MAXIMUM means that it is Canada, as maximum is the same in French and in English. SPEED LIMIT is in the US.

[@jessost1788]

More of these please! I really enjoy them

[@Exarathas]

We're fine with having to wait for the "How not to travel" series and always happy to see the classics like this one! Just seeing you play Geoguessr is an awesome treat - even unedited! Feel free to just record yourself playing.

[@XiXora]

When you said "Gwened" almost sounds Welsh. My history/etymology/georgraphy bits of my brain did a little tingle as you zoomed in on Brittany. Loved it.

[@mileandafurlong]

That was the video that got me into your content. Can't believe that was 7 years ago!

[@tonypapas9854]

Definitely a stroll back in time - good stuff.

[@austinwilliams2097]

This video takes me back, love it Tom!

[@7p7m7]

i feel like geowizard is the best geoguessr player that doesn’t use any meta shit, like the best at feeling the vibe of a country and knowing what it is without knowing all the signposts off by heart and shit

[@7p7m7]

i’m waved tho

[@zg4705]

Some fun Italy tidbits: "Puzzola" means "someone/thing that farts/stinks"! At the regional park sign, if you looked in the top left it says Emilia-Romagna, although it is blurry. That is one of the 20 regions of Italy, and could have immediately limited your search to a much smaller area, although you found it fast enough anyway! What slightly confused me was the clover on the top right, as that is Lombardia's symbol, although I'm guessing this one is slightly different and is specific to some small town I've never heard of.

[@LZmiljoona]

Now we only need to know what the hell is Snoopy in this context?

[@lorenzobelotti2976]

@@LZmiljoona Apparently "Il Riposo di Snoopy" ("Snoopy's Rest") is an animal cemetery. Weird name choice to say the least

[@TheAurelianProject]

@@lorenzobelotti2976 Damn I didn’t know snoopy died in Italy. He probably died in a crash while dogfighting over the Italian front during WW1.

[@yespur87]

Field: *exist* Tom: “this looks Lithuanian “

[@stefanschneider3681]

Thought the same, again and again! Thankfully here he pointed out a few clues on how he gets this vibe. But I think we underestimate how many hours and hours and days after days he had played it without recording to get some of his Highscores. His subconscious memory is excellent too and he's learned that he can trust his instinct. Great stuff!

[@Sara-gk2mo]

I love the way you play GeoGuessr based on clues, signals and just feelings rather than all the meta stuff! It's more authentic

[@xSG1969x]

that was fun to watch, really love your content, how chill you are, and of course all tte puns. I have learned so much watching your videos. Been playing geoguessr for 2-3 weeks, I managed to get 24,844 on World in 20m13s this is my best score yet and I'm very very happy with it.

[@hornedreaper33]

Hey. I've recently been put onto your content. Loving it, thanks. As an expat living in BC, Canada (originally from Wolverhampton and I literally got my Canadian citizenship today), I might be able to offer a little tip for the future. Odd thing about license plates in Alberta is that they don't have them on the front of the cars. Not sure if that's don't or can't but you definitely don't seem to see any cars with 'berta plates running one on the front. Also, if you can spot it through the blurry square, the letters on the license plate are red.

[@eliaseisenberg9733]

28:36 I highly recommend making use of the checkpoint system they added

[@Gameboygenius]

Yep, this.

[@dennis3224]

I’m a simple man, Tom makes a geoguessr video and I click

[@matejadjedovic]

Tom makes any kind of video and I click really.

[@bucks9662]

I think this video works brilliantly independently of your old scores on a 'harder' map. This is the current game and we all want to see you play it and this is that! Great video

[@2sheds315]

The Ossining had me laughing because if he had gone the other way down the street. It damn near would of pointed him to right where he was.

[@TheKeksadler]

The most classic geoguessr moment

[@beaucaspar3990]

30:59 Can we just talk about how insane that Italy guess was. I can't believe he found the exact park out of all the hundreds of regional/national parks scattered throughout Italy.

You should come to do a straight line across Latvia. From Rīga bay to Lithuanian border is about 60 km (45 or so miles). Mostly pleasant forests and farmland, I should think. But a few rivers, too.

[@nickandjessica]

What about the abandoned military base though

@@nickandjessica huh? What do you mean?

[@jovita9323]

Yes! Genius! I would watch the sh*t out of it :D

[@beaucaspar3990]

An actual Latvian in the comments. Finding a Latvian is rare as finding a unicorn in the forest (..okay maybe not quite that rare.)

@@beaucaspar3990 ha! I've seen a few Latvians!

[@doppz]

Calling people oriental is generally frowned upon, however there are many business that still use it as a descriptor: primarily for furniture (rugs) and food (usually cheap-ish take out restaurants)

[@russellmcphee72]

Tom, you are a genius. You say you will go back to one thing but your channel is going to blow up. I love the adventures. You would be welcome in my neck of the woods.

[@Gameboygenius]

But how does the road bend in your neck of the woods? Ok, there's a river going through the woods slightly to the south, and a house a bit to the west... Ok, great. 5000 points!

[@Lovin_NY93]

I live in the hudson valley so I got real excited when this map put you there

[@elijahbennett2000]

I was looking for this comment!

[@cloud9935]

cannot believe its been so many years. congrats on your success man. crazy shit.

[@guamTheFear]

that 3rd round with Ponoka, i was laughing the whole time as i first saw that you were in Alberta because we do not have plates on the front of our vehicles, then realizing I live less than 100km away

[@kristjanveski]

Always interesting when you recognize something like a gas station you've frequented and know exactly where you are; got that Ossining one immediately. If you ever get back to NY for a How Not to Travel, definitely recommend venturing up or down the Hudson Valley. You can use every method of transport you can think of: bike, car, bus, train, boat, ferry, kayak, jetski, plane, or hike. Lots to do and see along the way!

[@Mert-hk8rh]

I watch and enjoy every video on this channel bit these are my absolute favourites!🤩

[@ExpedientFalcon]

14:25 the pain when Ossining is right there on the screen and he scrolls past it

[@joshminton97]

It's on-screen like twice, painstaking!

[@SarahGold]

And for someone who travels the train between NYC and Albany going past Ossining, it was killing me.

[@DECODEDVFX]

12:55 Oriental is generally seen as offensive only when used to refer to people.

[@OscarM452]

Tom’s geoguessr content is always a great watch, love these old school pure perfect score games.

[@jackdpaul]

Have been binging Tom today as I'm hungover. Perfect time for a new vid!

[@grrrams]

Ossining is where Donald Draper lives in Mad Men. Except in the show it looks like a generic flat could-be-anywhere suburb.

[@nyjetstd10]

So happy the Hudson Valley finally made it into one of your videos! Cheers from NY!

[@raphaell4786]

Absolutely love the videos Tom! I've got one request tho, I don't know how others feel about this, but I find that the big Timer on the screen is a bit irritating and I don't wanna say "annoying".. but you know what I mean. If you could just size that one a bit down I think it would just be more pleasing to the Eye. Keep up the great work! I love playing along with you. Greetings from Austria!

[@CrookedGrandma]

You definitely still get middle-of-nowhere locations in Russia, Brazil and the US in the current World map

[@34CentsAnd1UsedStamp]

This was really cool. I live right close to Ponoka and have been to someone's house right near that spot.

[@predarek]

Your ability to locate the exact street in a city so fast is impressive!

[@kamakiriad]

Tip for the round near 19:40, when a Speed sign says “Maximum” (rather than “speed limit”) it’s Canada

[@brotherofthesouth]

I love these kind of videos! Thank you Tom, keep it up!

[@vigilancebrandon]

It’s not an official geowizard video until you watch him check to see if he’s recording 10 minutes in

[@sebm253]

hey Tom, at 19:38, you could've already known it was Canada based on the speed sign, as Canada uses "Maximum" while the US uses "Speed limit". additionally, at 22:32, the bollards on the right are specific to Alberta. in hindsight, this is useless information but helpful for the future :)

[@bodhikivits]

I don't think tom is too interested in learning metas, he's more of an old school player

[@sebm253]

@@bodhikivits well yeah, he doesn't have to learn them, but if he does remember something by chance, it can only help

[@bodhikivits]

@@sebm253 yeah true

[@beaucaspar3990]

Alberta looks really similar to Montana.

[@zoe101yea]

All this time and you finally got dropped on a road where I grew up. That feeling was so wild.

[@seth1455]

which one?

[@GymLone]

i enjoy all your videos. thanks from the usa

[@retrogirl_2]

I remember what my sociology teacher told us re: "oriental" and that is "Rugs can be oriental, people are not oriental."

[@mr.cook5]

rugs and restaurants I guess :)

[@jacemandt]

In the US, "Oriental" is an acceptable adjective for objects, but not for people.

[@PrincessBerpl]

Just adding to this from the dictionary definition: The adjective oriental, which carries strong associations with colonialism and with language that others and exoticizes, is usually considered offensive when used by non-Asian people to describe people of various Asian identities. Its use to describe elements of Asian culture sometimes has a dated feel, but is not usually regarded as offensive. I think adapting your language to be more inclusive and less offensive can feel a bit hostile coming from the demands in comments of a YT video, but I hope Tom can realize that it's not just appeasing the social justice warriors. It's also just a great way to help people feel comfortable and safe. And I do hope that Tom can make further strides to do that for the audience. I gotta say, pointing out a sign and saying "see it's not racist" is a bit of a knee jerk reaction to the people trying to get a rise out of him. He's responding to them and not the people that it will actually impact!

[@NeweyAdrian1]

“We are in civilisation, oh no we are in the USA”

[@adamwilliams725]

Sérent has unlocked some of my memories. Thank you :)

[@ONCEFORVER12]

Wonderful content as always Tom!

[@jonnydobos]

Yes! Love these old school vids. Btw on the 2nd round, yellow signs will tell you you’re in Johor

[@notmyname327]

I was missing more geoguessr content, glad to see it!

[@MaartenKuif]

On the very first cross road, even before you checked your compass, there's a 'paddestoel' (Dutch for mushroom) on your left, which shows you the direction and (biking) distance to the nearest towns and cities. There's a lot of those in The Netherlands, especially around biking paths and in rural areas. No road numbers, though. I don't know if the resolution of Google Maps is good enough to read what they say, but if it is, they might help you in other Netherlands rounds.

[@idna90]

Canadians gonna be mad that Thomas is still referring to Canadian provinces as states 😅😂

[@sfyzer3283]

Amazing, I am from Vannes, the last one :D Well done!

[@connorwilson220]

15:27 I literally was in Ossining for Christmas so cool seeing someplace you’ve been in a video

[@vashman01]

The house his game starts on happens to be my fiance's late grandmother's house. They renamed that street after her to Barbara Klapkowski's Way. I guarantee my fiance was the fastest at recognizing the location than anyone here 😅

[@RichardHolmesSyr]

I did manage a 27 minute game yesterday. But that's not at all typical for me. None of the five rounds were in rural Russia or Patagonia or Japan or... and the one round that could have taken ages had a dead giveaway sign showing the town and province (in Italy) right near the starting point.

[@calvin_geo]

Oh my he’s playin world map 🫡 Love you Tom you always keep me going! Keep it up both the geoguessr and the adventure

[@bobcougar6231]

For future reference, Alberta is the only Canadian province that doesn't require forward facing license plates.

[@ericrundgren7257]

Good luck on the new mission

[@nathredwood]

Ossining is embedded in my brain as the suburb Don Draper lived in in Mad Men.

[@TheJomisharapjo]

"We're back in civilization, oh no, USA"

[@beckobert]

11:54 Perfection

[@nathanweiss5174]

That Ossining round looked familiar right from the start, even with the weird snow coverage there, looked very N. Westchester 'Hudson Valley' is a broad regional term for all along the Hudson River so only so helpful.

[@Taygetea]

"ooh thats a juicy sign look at that behind" mental health and brain injury center "shit"

[@derrillepeter7876]

What you can do for next time is look completely down at the ground and point your compass straight north. Then you get the orientation of the road you're on! So it's easier to line up the road on the map!

[@noeonoohno4219]

I have a friend from 'Worb' which is a town nearby Belp, and while looking up her town on the map I saw 'Belp' and it just cracked me up. The name of the town Belp has made me laugh for years. And now it's appeared in your video. BELP!

[@lashers]

Any particular reason other than it just sounds funny to you? If you want another laugh there's a town in England called Belper😀

[@noeonoohno4219]

@@lashers yea just a funny series of letters. Worb and Belp just make me laugh. Belper is also funny. And Penistone.

[@jdinaml]

Played 4 or 5 games of the World map and got like 80% of rounds middle of nowhere. You definitely got lucky!

[@ennio4277]

Correct me if im wrong but 31:11 these arrows in the middle of the street i‘ve only seen in France so if u see them u r in France :)

[@JUMALATION1]

I saw Ossining straight away and was in agony when Tom just kept going farther north 😆

[@Hoopsjvl]

Goodness, you had the same infuriating loading issues I had while playing. ...You made me feel better.

[@mrlagx]

25:39 had me dead. "Snoopy, what the hell!?!?!" lol

[@gwendyp125]

This is indeed how the game is supposed to be played. These videos are far superior to the meta ones. "Short antenna, red car, triangular shape pole with 5 holes, this is clearly [insert country]" Sure, the pros may be faster but they are not geography wizards at all

[@vashman01]

11:29 HOLY SHIT! That is my Fiance's late grandmother's house. You are on Beech Street in Ossining. They renamed the street to Barbara Klapkowski's Way after her. That is so wild.

[@erikfeys6756]

TIP! Gaming speedrunners use "live split" to keep track of how long it takes to complete a run. You can also keep track of individual rounds while ur playing. It compares your current times against your best times. It's free and there's youtube videos on how to use if needed.

[@dragonslayer-rc7jy]

19:58 as soon as I spotted those signs I knew this was canada. Property guys is a pretty significant realty company here and their signs are everywhere

[@bobhope4288]

In the USA, a lot of older Americans use the term "Oriental" without a second thought, but almost no younger Americans use it. Back in their time the word was normal and was used in place of "Asian". Most of the people I know in their early 30's would have no problem referring to the orient as a place, but would always use the term Asian when describing the people.

[@kadams3029]

Yeah, you see it in the name of some old restaurants, like Tom did here, or referring to rugs or other items, but no one under about 70 would use it for people.

[@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

"I really can chill out here" **immediately stresses about if he's recording or not**

[@johnwoods3]

For the new mission, my money’s on Scotland III. COVID restrictions are over I assume, and you’ll be back and better than ever!!

[@andrewhamel1]

12:10 "We are in civilization.. Nope, it's the USA" 😆

[@carolinegreenwell9086]

well done !! ... I really enjoyed that

[@94M35]

I have waited years to see you land in my hometown and it finally happened (one town over)

[@archieprd]

I love how you have so much more going on in your head that's doesn't come out, out loud. Its almost subconscious, although you like to call it luck to which i disagree.

[@Nvenom8.]

"Oriental" is in that weird space where nobody under a certain age says it, but there are still businesses with that name, etc. It is definitely racist, but not on the level that we've seen it phased out entirely.

[@KEKSKAN0NE]

Just got back from a soccer match in Haarlem and I swear I drove that bigger street in location 1 with the signs. WTF!!!?