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[@BlizZ9]

25:55 is when the stream is fixed.

[@OtherBross]

I remember renting this game and being utterly baffled by it. I got to the first boss and never beat him. But man, a speedrun race of Quest 64. Who would have though? Thanks for sharing!

[@Radman1889]

"I hate everything about this game" - Peaches (SGDQ 2013)

[@VaultDice]

QUEST 64! this is the game i've wanted to see the most. Run starts at 8:55

[@KiLoLiN]

I remember playing this game with my passed grandfather at weekends. Both of us trying our maxium to beat the first boss, then we spend a full Saturday to do so... Thanks for this video so much SDA!

[@vahn_legaia]

I started with the game boy color version, Quest: Brian's Journey and loved it. Then I found out about Quest 64 and realized it was the same game but in 3D so it never had that negative impact on me.

[@UltimaLuminaire]

Thank you for racing one of my favorite N64 games. This whole race was mind-blowingly fun. Keep up the good work.

[@RiaCorvidiva]

1:11:52: It's worth noting that Squidtepig actually found some Out of Bounds clips a couple of months ago that save a few minutes in any% - you can skip a lot of Boil Hole, which cuts about six minutes out of the run.

[@shwqa]

Squidtepig ended up finding a lot of bugs. The recent quest for glory run was about an hour and half long. Lots of out of bounds and glitching out spirits to give anywhere from 5 to 40 from a single spirit.

[@Ragesauce]

you guys have NO idea how happy i am to see this! WOW great job guys! I loved this game (lots of people hated it, i mean LOTS of people) and I was one of the few stuck liking it, despite its flaws. This is incredible, thank you guys for this speed run!

[@1Jhost1]

You know what? Played it through till the end, and it was so dry and soulless. Today, I refer to it as "Generic JRPG 64." But, like you, there was some charm, some magnetism that kept me playing till the end--it wasn't the game itself, I promise you! Just some ineffable...something, that made it interesting and memorable despite being a huge piece of garbage.

[@TailRunnerOPSpec]

***** He didn't ask or probably care for your opinion :P

[@ThisNameIsBanned]

***** Well the idea of leveling your guy with 4 magic elements was cool, i just enjoyed to see what magic i get. Combat was overall challenging if you are underleveld or simply not use water to heal, it gets pretty difficult, especially in boss fights, as you actual "can" avoid a fair deal of spells by movement, which i thought was a pretty cool idea for an otherwise "turn based" combat. Finding the magic points in the game world was also a way to get the player into exploring for exactly that. So that part was the "good" of the game, kinda like pokemon lets you play just to find more pokemon, find more upgrades and get them stronger with different abilities ; the world itself however is boring, the story dull as it gets and the overall world super linear and not really nice to look at. At least i am the kind of player that played the game 3 times (yea 3 times) just to use different magic and focus on just 1 element (played with water only, fire only [as melee], and as earth only) ; only wind kinda felt shitty so i stopped that run. But yea, i think you can produce a pretty interesting game with a magician that has 4 elements all the time, combine the spells and all that might produce a very interesting combat and gameplay.

[@ramiel555]

ya know, I agree-I rented it when I was a kid, and it really kicked my ass, but I liked it. Tried playing it again many years later, but I guess my nostalgia glasses had worn off, cause I realized how.....blah it was. Love seeing the speed-runs of it, though!

[@clayallen4955]

I once thought about speed running this game until I realized I don't hate myself enough

[@Ricardosucio]

This ending actually made me wasting a week of my 12th year on this earth worthwhile. the scrolling text with the monastery in the sky pissed me off as a sixth-grader

[@Shroctopus]

This was literally my favorite game as a child. I used to write stories about it in public school when we had to write short stories. (My stories ended up being like 12 pages) lmfao.

[@finbeard]

there's a great screenshot LP of it on lparchive that builds a bunch of creative writing on top of the in-game lore. you'd probably love it!

[@VikTimmy]

so glad to see this up, one of my top favorite N64 games, this and Megaman 64, which I would love to see also get some love in future AGDQ/SGDQ events

[@Dragon359]

I remember this game. I couldn't follow the story whatsoever, but I was intrigued by how the game played as far as the system it used to cast spells and whatnot

[@TimedRevolver]

For some reason, I tend to really like games other people don't. For example, I still think this game is awesome, and am currently looking for a copy. I also really like FF: Mystic Quest AND Project Altered Beast.

[@Hectictude]

Am I the only one that enjoys The Final Fantasy Legend more than Mystic Quest? Not to say Mystic Quest is bad or anything; I feel it has its own somethings of some sort. It's just I PERSONALLY liked The Final Fantasy Legend game more than Mystic Quest. But yeh, hooray for games.

[@Phaiyte]

Sandvich eez doolishess! I played Legend on my gameboy a couple years ago and felt it was pretty fun even though there was a lot of lackluster elements. It had some pretty cool concepts and I kinda wish I could find that cartridge I used to have.

[@Maestro_Gear]

Timed Revolver your my new best friend.

[@Solinarius]

A lot of people don't seem to like or take Exanima seriously. It's a real gem, though. You're welcome!

[@Atantuo]

I used to love this game as a kid (never beat it though...). Nowadays I see its shortcomings more clearly and I can totally understand if people think it's terrible. Still, it made me a little sad that both of the runners seemed to hate every second of it, even when asked directly what was good about the game. Maybe they weren't really serious about it and I just didn't get it, but to me they seemed to be... well anyway, it brought back pleasant memories for me, so thanks for running and uploading.

[@ResidueVG]

Run starts at 9:00

[@Marsman6908]

Wait...Ray from Rooster Teeth donated during this? That's awesome!!!

[@silversobe]

Love this game. Great music, unique charm, and good vibes.

[@MrKevin486]

God I hated this game as a kid. But a speed run is oddly entertaining

[@NetheriteSeek]

For some reason, I just can't stop enjoying watching them...

[@Achille12345]

+Diamondseek Empires Quest 64 is a good games for back then no matter what people says.

[@biggiedickson]

+Achille12345 No it's shit, we had rpg's miles ahead of it at the time.

[@Achille12345]

Kyle Greenough Well it's your opinions and I respect that.

[@GnomishGoggles]

+Achille12345 If it's worth anything... I think it's was a pretty fine game. Knowing what they cut from it infuriates me, though.

[@Senatorjames]

I really love this (for nostalgia's sake). Bad game in hindsight. I was in middle school in the late 90s and all I had was an N64 so I had no idea that this was actually considered a really bad RPG. Never had an SNES or a PSONE so had no idea what good RPGs were until I played FF7 at a friend's house.

[@Minsooky]

god i loved this game as a kid, but watching this now makes me want to tear my eyes out lol

[@MrHyperactivebunny]

They did it, There is a quest 64 speed run, my life its complete

[@StgDeath]

Not sure about the Japanese version, but Avalanche tends to drop more rocks behind Brian in the American version. Played this game to death and always got more hits when Brian was facing away from the enemy. Could be a coincidence, but even with these casts you could see more rocks falling behind him with each cast.

[@Iliek]

The pinnacle of speed gaming.

[@Ninngik]

Umm, guys, one of those comments was from ray narvaez jr... as in Rooster Teeth Achievement Hunter ray narvaez jr... :D

[@EzBreezy1]

ahhhh the good ole days

[@anticitizenune]

WOW and I actually took the time to beat this on the US version, it took me so long to grind. Probably one of my favorite runs lol, this is great. I LOVE YOU GUYS AND WATCH EVERY SINGLE VIDEO YOU UPLOAD NOT LYING I LOVE YOU SDA I LOVE YOUUUU

[@thegamezguy1]

YAY been waiting for this after missing the it at the marthon.

[@FrigidPhoenix]

I remember renting this game when I was little. I did eventually buy it and beat it once. The game wasn't terrible, just needs more, but I liked it when I was little and my imagination filled in the worse parts. However I never would have guessed people speedrun and especially race this game, this is going to be very interesting! The game took me a long time to complete so I can't wait to see how these guys complete it in under 3 hours.

[@ayrennar4037]

People who hate on this game bandwagon hate for no reason. The leveling system is fun. You get stats for running, taking hits, dealing hits, losing health, gaining health, using mana, and of course killing enemies. Not a new system, but the game had a fun leveling system, just a simple stat grind. Unlocking each ability, wondering what you would get next. Some very confusing mazes as a kid too. Some bosses you had to grind for. Just a solid started RPG. It's turn base fighting is way less boring than FF1-9, but I guess those are for story only.

[@Sonicisbadazz]

I won't disagree that the leveling system is interesting, even though I wasn't a fan of the game. And if you're looking for something a bit more action oriented than the "stand-still-till-it's-your-turn" style of older FF games, then I can understand liking this battle system more as well. (Even as a kid, I saw the small innovations that were provided by the overall playing field where you have to get to the edge of the circle to escape and have the potential to dodge attacks instead of relying purely on luck for whether attacks will miss.) I think the real problem people had with it is that it's stripped of so many traditional RPG mechanics. There's no money system; just finding random items on the world map and getting others for FREE when going to towns. That doesn't just defy typical RPGs; it defies LOGIC. You only have one party member, which makes your abilities feel very limited when you're encountering 4+ monsters on screen at a time, even if your individual character has plenty of spells to choose from. Finally, though it seems to make an effort to have an okay FRAMEWORK for a plot, and it makes a valiant attempt with its graphics of creating the sensation o being on a quest, it doesn't have much story or atmosphere to make RPG players invested in what's happening. If you want a simpler way to put it, consider that three years prior, the SNES was alive with games from Square like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy III, and Super Mario RPG. I think a lot of people were still expecting the N64 to find a way to return to those golden days, and Quest 64--despite getting some things right--is just not on the same level. But in watching this stream, with my clinical depression days long behind me, it DOES look like fun. Maybe someday I'll give it another try.

[@normalguycap]

I'm liked Kirk because the other had a poor memory and still was able to play this game very well. Something about that didn't add up to me.

[@KordlessKite]

This game was my childhood.

[@SeafoamSmiles]

Wow, I totally remember renting this game all those years ago. I had no idea what I was meant to do or how to do it. Perhaps now I can actually enjoy the game that perplexed me so thoroughly back then.

[@Olivysg]

trust me... you won't enjoy it >.>

[@haydengames3v2]

you might enjoy it, it's a hit or miss kind of game

[@ThisNameIsBanned]

Olivysg Its a very basic kind of adventure game, very basic combat, very basic exploration and pretty linear levels. Story is more or less non-existent, but combat can be quite challenging if you arent overleveld, especially bosses. The magic is kinda cool for the game, as it has many different spells and you have to experiment a little what you actual need (especially if you run with no water magic, makes it much harder). Not a complete crap game, its just very basic kind of game. You can easily spend like 10 hours in the game and be done with it. Clearly not a 10/10 game, but its also not as bad that its painfull (as controlls in the game actual work fairly well, i wasnt frustrated or anything).

[@FrigidPhoenix]

ThisNameIsBanned I agree. I think if they worked more on it, developed the story more (especially the ending, the ending leaves much to be desired) and developed the world, adding more mechanics to make it less empty, then it could have been a fairly solid RPG for the 64, a console that really lacked in that department.

[@wolfgang169]

15:34 - 25:51 NOOOO

[@XaneMyers]

+wolfgang169 That is the longest time it's glitched; I wonder why only the left game footage is still there and everything else including the right game footage dissappeared...

[@XaneMyers]

+Xane Myers Also, "power problem"? How did they get a power problem that leaves the computer streaming the footage and ONLY the left footage perfectly fine?

[@TheRisingOmega]

Well, they could be using different outlets for the equipment, and power surges can happen on single connections, not all outlets are connected to the same circuit so it makes sense why only some equipment would die out for that time.

[@TheRisingOmega]

Most likely their streaming software adjusting to the media as it comes back in, a lot of capture cards (mainly HDMI Capture cards like Elgato's) go to black and white when they are either not hooked up properly, or when they are adjusting to changes in the stream, you don't see this when they change games on stream because they change the "scene" on their streaming software so its not showing the capture card footage. If they are using Elgato's to stream this run, its totally reasonable since it happens to me all the time, other capture cards probably do the same thing but I'm not 100% sure.

[@bambooarcher1]

Back when GDQ was amazing...

[@THEFRISKIESTDINGO]

Been waiting for weeks for this :D

[@ZyphisV]

this is highly impressive! i never beat the game until i got it on emulator and cheated >_

[@ChristianCTaken]

Most underrated 64 game.

[@ArmoredMewtwo26]

That would be Body Harvest, imo.

[@Phantron]

I would say Mischief Makers.

[@RedmageAdam]

Indeed. I won't lie; this is one of my favorite N64 games. I know a lot of people don't like it, but I honestly don't think its flaws are nearly as bad as they're made out to be.

[@ChristianCTaken]

***** Late, I know, but I just remembered this comment. You don't see people bashing Mischief Makers all the time...

[@williamblackfyre4866]

Kenpokid4 Mischief makers was fun for me....so was this, then again I was a kid

[@theruleroftheinternet8260]

Lol I remember back then when playing this game on my N64 i was not able to save my game because I did not have the thing you suppose to connect on the Back of the controller so I would only ever get to the first boss fight in the woods beat him and stop playing after that. But one day I really wanted to beat this game and I knew the only way I can was to play through the whole game with out stopping and keep in mind I did not have much experience in this game and had no idea what to do next after that point but somehow I did it. I got done in 12 hours form starting at 5Pm and ending at 5Am most of all that time I used up was form not knowing what to do next and just running around everywhere looking for things. I mostly was just using wind and water for everything at around the end of the game is when things got really hard I had to try over and over to beat some of the last boss's into I did it. Lol I still don't know how I play through this whole game for 12 long hard hours not knowing what to expect next and beat it for that one and only time ever lol I was surprised at my N64 did not break or anything because it took a beating that day but it hold on all the way to the end just like I did that day

[@alisont5335]

Crazy dude. Thanks for sharing.

[@Voidmoney]

Who needs the amazing race?!

[@Knifetogunfight18]

^Ray Narvez Junior? Thats Ray from Roosterteeth :D

[@khaluu2000]

Actually*, I remember that brian went back to shannon after the battle and everything they read off the couch is what shannon told brian (being a puppet born out of the hatred by mammon). That was the only thing I remember in the ending cutscene =(

[@theinsanegamer1024]

I love your speed run videos.

[@Kreamations]

Look at Ray from a Roosterteeth donating, that's my boy. Lol.

[@SwordSaint892]

Important suggestion, next event have a speed run for runners reading the end credit cutscene?

[@Maestro_Gear]

anyone else think the chat was flipping out when the stream broke?

[@Galant5x]

I'm happy this exists as well lol this is crazy

[@HelloQro]

I have never played this game, and it doesn't seem like an interesting game (even for the time) but there is something i noticed, and maybe somebody can point out if im wrong, but, to cast meteor you use 2 yellows and 1 red (or at least thats what i see) which would mean, that leveling red thingy would in fact make the meteor spell stronger, right ?, or is that no how the spells work ?. also, judging by the review PBG did on this game, water has the more OP spell, is that true ?. if so, why not just lvl up water ? (yellow only seems to be lvled up for meteor).

[@ThisNameIsBanned]

Water is so OP as it simply has healing and all the spells that make the game actual "easy", as otherwise you have to rely on items to heal you, which is MUCH more difficult as its highly limited resource. For the spells, they are all just 1 element, you just menu through the spells as the game only shows 4 due to the C-Buttons.

[@OblivionWalkerVerified]

hey sda is there any fps's in sgdq (besides doom64 and catchumen) that you can upload? i would like that alot please

[@SageFigaro]

yesss kirkq and peaches with one of my childhood games (don't feel TOO bad now) never got to beat it as i never owned a memory card.....I did get almost to the boss with no memory card back then though. :c BUT YAY literally three favorite people on the couch at the same time (

[@KhazWolf]

I was just about to comment, I played the US version of Quest to the end and I don't remember seeing any of that cutscene. Cool! I had no idea the japanese version was different at all, let alone interestingly so.

[@XainArchives]

If you got 22 points in fire as well, you'd have far more consistency with power stick 2, than you would with Avalanche. From the looks of your heal spell not getting stronger, you can probably save 25 points in water to put into fire, or hell, even wind for comedic value.

[@mukychip]

personally i love this game

[@Superguyinthecorner]

Quest 64.....??? I always knew it as Holy Magic Century. Awesome game!

[@fremiamagus]

I may be hinging on nothing, but I am entirely sure the developers intended for a fifth tier of spells with the final empty tier and due to their rushing just axed it altogether. Other people may find it to be mediocre, but comparing it to many RPGs of its time there just were not any like it at all in terms of the battle system. The scenery is rather pleasant to look at and even though there is practically no character development in the game at least it does establish some build up to the Eletale book prior to you entering it. That is, only if you enter the desert city. Out of all the bosses, I think Solvaring is the hardest simply because you'll likely get to him, on your first run at least, with all your elements near even. I also wish some of the later enemies did not cancel out any of your buffs as that really hurts for fire/ or earth/ or wind run only.

[@THEFRISKIESTDINGO]

My only regret is there won't be a "YEAH YEAH YOU'RE DEAD!" moment at the first boss :/

[@humanizedkun6488]

your video make me smile bro even though the game look garbage when you play with a friend everything is look fun

[@oliviagabriel4602]

SPOILER ALERT No None of it in US Version is like that i just Beat it about an hour ago to see and yeah its all different you talk with shannon for a bit and then it goes to a screen with a floating monastery on it then it has floating words roaming down the screen then it goes to staff credits.

[@Achille12345]

WOW the japanese version have a real ending? And here I thought this game have no ending cutscene at all the US version really is a fucking rip off...

[@Truthouzndonthate]

That's what I said lol

[@Achille12345]

***** I'll take the polished turd.

[@Timeyy]

I loved this game back in the day, I think I actually beat it too!

[@deathofkings5633]

Thanks for showing the JP ending. I just beat the U.S. version. Wonder why we got such a truncated ending over here?

[@LoganMartinsChannel]

I rented this when I was a little kid!!

[@TomTomToHell]

In the eurobean version the protagonist's name is Aaron

[@embers2ashes]

So I didn't understand the Kabuki vs Birds thing people were pledging for...was that for a different game?

[@oliviagabriel4602]

A Little Tip foe you guys if you Grind Apopisis' for a while in American Version you will eventually get a Spirit light which increases your health to full works every time for me best item early on in the game.

[@baliche]

Dude, there was an ending to this game?? I beat this on the English version when I was a kid and I remember being pissed!!

[@jackass6365]

why is peaches intentionally taking damage in the forest?

[@jrodidite]

I love this game!!

[@miciso666]

Sadly i left this on the shelf... Seeing as a quest rpg for n64 i thought it was total crap... And later the gameboy version i laughed and picked castlevania instead... God i missed out this is actually pretty damn decent

[@cybililil7561]

Heaven help you if you get frozen by an Ice Knife on your way to Dondoran at max range, I said to myself right as he started mentioning the same.

[@normalguycap]

Very disappointed we didn't get to see the moment when one got ahead because of the tech failure.

[@Lugitaro]

R.I.P. PEACHES_

[@ClarkMUD]

Damn hurts my eyes to look at two screens.

[@ScurvyMitch]

Who is the person at 2:18:08 they donated? Apparently he is a person who makes awesome metal remixes of Quest 64 and I would LOVE to hear those

[@stevenschiro1838]

Quest 64 speedrun race is a great idea (probably wouldn't be as entertaining if not a race). But why the JP version? I like that the stats glow when you level up, but it's way easier of a game

[@WeskAlber]

Like they said around 26:00 before naming the changes at around 28:00, a run of the American game would last a lot longer. Plus, since the American release is a lot harder (24 MP in US compared to 80 in JP), it is much less marathon friendly.

[@Maestro_Gear]

LostSoldier20 speed running it is much harder. I play American because I'm too lazy to run around everywhere. i just grinded magic to 50 before the first boss with the help of an online guide that told me how to grind stats.

[@chinezeFURY]

ProJared must be watching this

[@chainswordcs]

Does anybody happen to know why Peaches_ seems so inexperienced with this run? Does he still run it, and had he recently started running it before SGDQ 2013?

[@ericforsyth]

Pretty sure he meant Peaches, considering he keeps asking Kirk how to do things and pointing out how he hasn't done the calculations Kirk has done.

[@ironsulfide5]

I wanna see a speed run of gex

[@dragames]

why did the right side go blank

[@tjprocks4723]

RIP stream

[@skaeity]

What happened to the stream at 10:00 ish.

[@kinamiya1]

dat button mashing...

[@normalguycap]

What is all this 502 stuff?

[@XclusiveXbox]

You're leaving Leafgreen until the final upload, aren't you? ;)

[@XainArchives]

Sure, Avalanche is strong, but it's SO fucking inconsistent, that you're literally better off using ANYTHING ELSE.

[@matthewmyers7075]

Is the Japanese version much better?

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

whats this game 5:44? katkumen?

[@somekindoflandcow]

bloody cactus Catechumen

[@NOTORIOUSJAP1]

Lol lets play live

[@hawadjie]

I hated this game as a kid. I don't know why, just annoying af.

[@AceBadguy]

OMG! I still rank this as the worst RPG I've ever played in my life. Great run guys!

[@saraiejimenez5496]

My sister is obsessed with this game and shes young and she can beat the game in 3 hrs O_o who is surprised cuz when I saw I was surprised as heck

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

TrueTo YourHeart shes a retrogamer

[@fedupwthu]

DO MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 SPEED RUN 4 PLAYERS! THUMBS UP SO THEY CAN SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Vadagarr]

This version too easy! US version is death!

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

lol japanese

[@ThaTurdBurglar6]

First.

[@swahiliranger1022]

What a terrible fucking game saved by two incredibly intelligent and talented speedrunners. No one should have had to play this as a kid back in 1997- and that's what I did. Fun FACT, I actually never beat this game. I can't even remember 90% of it and I'm 100% positive I played hours upon hours of it. Random encounters every few seconds, boring turn based fights, a completely bitch basic RPG system, the dullest sound effects, music, graphics and gameplay all combined into one giant turd of an awful N64 exclusive.

[@brb224]

Worst game ever.

[@brb224]

Super man 64 is better then this game.

[@TCParanormalInvestigations]

brb224 Pssh. AQUAMAN 64 is better than this game.

[@MrMest0pheles]

no game is worse than Superman 64

[@XclusiveXbox]

SkarinMD I love that game

[@TCParanormalInvestigations]

Bradley Mellor I bet you do love it...

[@ResidueVG]

Run starts at 9:00