Rafis: The Longest Standing osu! Player of All Time

[@b1rch]

The ending is all messed up, because of slow copyright detection. Check out the good ending linked in the description!

[@arsenalscripts]

i thought it was my headphones breaking LMAO

[@krappe0]

let me get my popcorn

[@b1rch]

[@iloveucupid]

im a simple man. I see a 1 hour video essay about osu!, I click.

[@b1rch]

Well I hope you enjoy this one hour of your day!

[@iloveucupid]

@@b1rch it was a very enjoyable hour, thank you

[@rakuyo6585]

real

[@mackgee21]

i see a 1 hour about rafis, i click

[@b1rch]

Mrekk setting the pp record conveniently before I want to publish my Rafis video...

[@Quasar126]

better start making that vid lmao

[@BigSources]

Dont bother making a video about it now, just wait until the 1.9k

[@zayenn1146]

@@BigSources why not 2k ???

[@BigSources]

@@zayenn1146 let's be realistic here (i'm trying to reverse jinx it)

[@SchizophreniaHaver]

People who be desperate for attention:

[@benedikTgd]

feature length birch movie GFG

[@b1rch]

First of its kind

[@Arjun-hp2sp]

23:00 fun fact karthy's 900pp was 727 days after shige's freedom dive hdhr play

[@pacifistonly]

[@SixDigitOsu]

1 HOUR DOCUMENTARY ON THE OG DT GOD? I'LL BE EATING GOOD WITH THIS ONE

[@b1rch]

Best way to watch

[@Riyoe]

hi!

[@SixDigitOsu]

@@Riyoe hi🤤😍

[@savosumania]

​@@SixDigitOsubro is in every osu comment section

[@WillyOsu]

Every time a big history video comes out I have to do this sort of thing. Don't take it personally, but these are my points on issues I found, or things that can be improved. (P.S. Loved His World section) Big issues (video format): - Just like many other videos attempting to tell the history of a player, you seem so focused on pp and pp values that you leave out what makes the player special. You skip a massive chunk of Rafis' history of the skills he was improving at apart from that, and just skip to getting a new top play. How was he able to FC this jump map (Miraizu)? Up to that point you had only mentioned in passing that he had played speed maps (Plasma Gun), and never even mentioned any of his top plays before this point. Please talk about what makes the player special or what they had to accomplish rather than just the pp they got. - The chronology is all messed up, you keep going back and forth on events that happened before and after what you're talking about currently. I don't know, maybe it's the style of video, but like, if it's meant to be a "documentary" then I feel like you should at least keep the timeline consistent. - You have good content for this video, but it just feel like you wanted to stretch it out to 1 hour and had to throw in filler. Minor issues (historical accuracy): - peppy didn't create osu! because he "wasn't satisfied", he made it because he could imagine custom songs being used in the game and wanted to create an emulator where people could make their very own beatmaps - "Tablet support" was not a thing that was implemented, I believe you may be confusing this with TabletPC support, which is what early touchscreen computers at the time were called. - You left out the most important aspect of PPv1 which is what made it "skill-based" in the first place: the higher you place on a map the more pp, and that over time plays would gradually lose pp, meaning you had to continue actively setting good plays to remain at the top of the rankings. - Just mentioning rrtyui and sayonara-bye during the PPv1 era isn't really the best examples to put forward; why not mention someone like Reimu-Desu or Niko along with rrtyui? - I know to simplify you make it sound like the change from PPv1 to PPv2 was basically just removing the "map popularity factor", but it is completely and utterly a different system entirely. - No mention that Rafis' Miraizu DT FC was the 2nd highest pp play in the game, and the highest SR FC ever up to that point. - Delve deeper into why Rafis becoming a "3-mod" player was such a big deal, there were barely any around, what makes is so hard, what are some scores he was able to achieve before Best FriendS. - Was Poland vs China in 2015 an upset? From my memory China were the favored team to win OWC entirely from the start. I could be wrong about this though. - Comparing pp values from different eras is impossible, especially when you don't give any context as to how the numbers differ. Why even bring up the Cookiezi FDFD current pp value vs. Karthy's Honesty in 2018? Again, this is another issue with focusing too much on then numbers rather than what makes the plays/players special. - Why are we only talking about filsdelama/other 3-mod players when we get to the late 2016 section? - 24:40 up to this point you have talked more about Cookiezi's scores than the subject of this video. - "No one dared to try Necro Fantasia" what are you talking about? It was a well known farm map from the day it was ranked, in fact many other top players with similar DT/jump skillsets had tried it, Rafis wasn't even the first DT FC on Necro Fantasia if we count Totoki. - Honestly past the halfway point there weren't really historical errors, just the big issues mentioned earlier.

[@Simred69]

>delve hello ChatGPT

xd

[@flashybangy]

Totoki replay edited that shit LOL blud is blabbering

[@Bulek_]

1 hour video about RAFIS. ABSOLUTE CINEMA.

[@mooshiros7053]

28:34 I DIDNT KNOW DEJA VU COULD SOUND SO EPIC LMFAOO

[@brokezy]

this is the type of content i die for. the length, the sequence of events, quality and everything is amazing. keep making more of these PLEASE 😂💙

[@arynosu]

great video, i enjoyed it!

[@b1rch]

[@Riyoe]

Rafis is the unlucky guy who was always shining less bright than Shige for like 8 years straight but he's really deserving as one of the greatest players of all time also great vid

[@psychogirly910]

Finally a video that does Rafis justice. It's important that people realize how much of an anomaly he is. Well done !!

[@Neuronecia]

36:23 didn't cookie FC this during his 2015 while he's still restricted? good video regardless!

[@b1rch]

I believe so yea, then when he was unbanned, he played it only with hdhr lol

[@wehnarulhimdulgehe]

Rafis is the favorite player of a lot of current and past osu players because he was the frontline fighter during the golden age of osu (2015-2017) with the likes of hvick, cookiezi, angelsim, idke, vaxei and many, many more legendary players that have either quit or went playing casually. Rafis is not just a long playing player, he is an icon of the golden age of the game. Not to mention that he has always been a positive and humble guy who likes the game for the community and the interaction, not just the numbers going up. He was one of the pioneers of the osu meetups when it was starting up by going to all meetups that he could even if it was relatively small, increasing the community events and making osu more than just a game. Rafis is osu's grandfather.

[@Cleanse_]

necro fantasia was the first pp record i witnessed live

[@boreed1286]

6:54 AHAHAH, love that email. Fantastic video, greetings from poland man!

[@Cocosluvsu]

3:01 ABSOLUTE BANGER SOUNDTRACK CHOICE

[@b1rch]

At first I had blankfields remix (called goodbye), but that was too agressive

[@hevilmateold]

Hour long documentary on rafis in 2024 what

[@akirakarame3942]

www is the one that has inspired me to play osu! since 2015. Rafis makes me want to be a top player. also, The Polish team at OWC 2017 was such a happy time I always cheered them and they got 1st place. Thanks, for bringing me back to the good old memory man. I really miss that moment. Not just like a toxic osu! Community in my country nowadays.

[@b1rch]

@@akirakarame3942 Glad my video could spark up positive memories for you :)

[@DizzikDurik]

I really enjoyed the past hour and five minutes, thanks for creating this video!

[@aliceunderstars]

Great video! Rafis has always been one of my favorite players and you did him justice. Greetings from Poland!

[@Cocosluvsu]

WOW, amazing video

[@A_Frax]

really good video! keep the quality up !

[@AriScarlet]

Damn man im crying up. Thank you for the legendary montage with Rafis at the end.

[@nojck]

probably the best osu video ive watched nice job

[@giorgis9960]

I love how this is inspired by the hungrybox documentary, but instead of copying it one to one you put your own spin on it and in my opinion improved the quality from the original video of EmpLemon!!! truly an amazing video please keep this up!

[@b1rch]

Emplemon my goat

[@avranilhalder2007]

Gotta get the snacks out for this one

[@arlokakcani2569]

that hit hard! great vid

[@kovandor99]

epic video, good effort and BIG work, was enjoy to watch

[@fyve2806]

Just watch your entire video at from 1:45am. Guess I’ll go to sleep now. Nice video man, that’s some SummonSalt styles over there.

[@BucketGeek]

I love the summoningsalt editing style. Keep it up

[@martingeciidiota]

love the sonic soundtracks haha. nice video i binged the whole thing!

[@Bulek_]

THIS WAS THE BEST OSU VIDEO I'VE SEEN IN A LOOOOOOONG TIME.

[@Katalepsia69]

i started to watch this video, it was dark outside, i reached the final, the day is bright and beautiful, thank you so much for making this video >w

[@Robberosu]

great video dude I enjoyed the whole thing

[@k.r.y.s]

0:27 THERE IS ME ahahahaha 2 years ago was so much fun ngl

[@tampson2256]

absolutely dialed in for the next 1h05m06s

[@OsuSounds]

The Future (we didn't expect)

[@cristiansanchez8040]

I can say i enjoyed every second of this one hour piece of history video, really cool.

[@Jayden.827]

That was the fastest hour of my life

[@Qugon_]

15:20 is that an old galileo show song?

[@b1rch]

Yes

[@mcrsmg4]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING VIDEO BRO, I WATCHED THE WHOLE THING, It was really good, and absolute cinema. An underrated Rafis score in my opinion is his HDDT FC on Dawn of a Dark Day, Repector Remix, the fingercontrol, You cooked on editing and welcome back

[@b1rch]

Thank you :) I tried to include as much as possible, but it was really hard to track every single score, especially recognizing underrated ones from years back

[@mcrsmg4]

@@b1rchI totally respect that, but this is the best edited MOVIE for osu! Ever

[@cantbepixil]

only 2006 views in 3h??? underrated asf

[@ItzPheonix885]

After watching the video i realized it's 1 hour long TT

[@diquoks]

Algorithm designed in Java: The Longest Standing osu! Player of All Time

[@tunax540]

Grandpa Rafis video? Hell yeah

[@lokki9129]

holy fuck dude 1 hour???

[@Aquana01]

Glazing Rafis to extreme lengths

[@Jaymusta]

Easily one of the best osu! lore videos out there- hell yeah dude (Rafis = Sonic the hedgehog confirmed?)

[@tuptu_2565]

Rafis got me emotional

[@raeplaysval]

w music choice

[@lukah6779]

YAYY another 1h osu documentary to feel asleep to

[@matikania2814]

funfact, rafis got his tournament badge right on my birthday aswell lmao

[@omis3322]

i want to see rafis's reaction to this

[@reimia1840]

amazing video, thanks for content

[@bananacat3109]

32:31 "touchscreen died for this" -freddie benson on osu

[@RiseYosu]

I see some of Summoning salt and Samifying in this guy, great video!

[@qeqw1234]

rafis flight of the bumble bee

[@maxim-miau]

Truly engaging 1 hour osu video omg

[@BigSources]

I will prepare my best cornflakes and milk for this one

[@tigor1337]

very cool video, thanks for this masterpiece

[@hevilmateold]

Wait how the hell did i not know that freedom dive was the first 800pp play bruh

[@b1rch]

💀💀💀

[@owchh]

best osu video essay by far. you just saved osu content 🙏

[@Remyria]

good vid

[@vepply]

damn there was hella players from gensokyo at the top of the pp leaderboard back in the day huh

[@vJuelz]

Grandpop’s still got it.

[@chaniibak7702]

Wake up babe, new rafis documentary

[@syntinel9481]

Fastest one hour of my life. I owe you a beer, b1rch.

[@kuroscloud265]

Intro of the video just ended and im already hyped to play osu

[@xx_nerman_xx]

rafis the movie

[@felixgg]

our favourite grandpa

[@conan-ic6ps]

I liked this journey. Osu! In my life never dies 😭

[@LovenRazu]

never ever is such a good series really good video was a bit scared b4 watching that this would just be trying to copy the style of emplemon's never ever series but it's rly well made !!

[@b1rch]

[@lukasz9341]

incredible video but if you want me to shorten in then ill just say 2 words: "POLSKA GUROM!!!"

[@lukah6779]

Omg that gran turismo music is beautiful

[@rinyeki1832]

13:42 what is weird face doing the gogogogo to rafis

[@rdxcosu]

you are so vsauce, i like it

[@ravins4786]

seeing wubwubwolf actually brought a tear to my eye thjats a name i havent heard in a Long time

[@SamuraiSquads]

my goat, thats who rafis aim. god of flow aim.

[@FungsteRRR]

54:32 thats me wooo really cool video

[@asriand1xd]

b1rch one hour video💀

[@tomer9369]

great video rafis is goated

[@g_vilela]

"spinner kurwa"

[@Razi7s]

EmpLemon vibes before even watching

[@Phill6000]

I personally think WWW was never competing. He just casually stayed in the top 10 for years while just having fun in the game. I mean the guy most of the time SS's old map sets till this day. He is still top 50 when it comes to score, so you could argue he never left top 50

[@squarrildog1803]

Man dude great video. Cant imagine how long this took to put together

[@b1rch]

Thank you :) I think it was about 60 hours

[@squarrildog1803]

Worth it 👌​@@b1rch

[@maks-jz2cn]

THAT SHITS A WHOLE MOVIE

[@tranhuutriet2007]

I have played this game for 5 years but when i see this video about legacy for one of the best player ever that I know this game is unbeatable

[@supertrolle9555]

Thats my grandpa! Thanks for the documentary about him

[@ampersand64]

"longest standing and most popular rhythm game of all time" chat is this verifiable?

[@b1rch]

It could be taiko(not the osu! one), but I can’t really tell how popular it is outside of Japan

[@shigeroza]

This is so goood video

[@fizzy_blizzy]

Good video

[@ottlight]

RAAAAAAAAFIS

[@mif4731]

I was here.

[@sanmarinocornedtuna5166]

20:57 fuck, i lost The Game phenomenal quality video, nonetheless

[@Termizorrpl]

3:00 BRO how funny is that... you put undertale song while I started playing undertale 2 days ago......... WTF

[@Akurii7]

these types of videos deserve 1m views.

[@ATinyFoxX0]

For some reason I love rafis.

[@Pringles1]

I watched it all