He Broke a "MAXED" 1999 Pokémon Snap World Record!

My friends, this is the story of a remarkable Pokémon Snap world record, which I found truly amazing. Muk 4000 had been the record since the game was released back in 1999. Likely every gamer who ever played the game scored a 4000 point Muk, and it seemed like there was nothing more to it… But that’s where great Nintendo 64 gamers come in. Enjoy this story of how an incredible Japanese gaming legend broke this ancient world record and ushered in a new era of Muk high score attempts. Enjoy this video full of gaming analysis, world record discussion, and the wonderful story of this remarkable gaming achievement.
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[@かける-e7y]

Thanks for introducing Muk in your video It was me who was talking to feketerigo. It's google translation, but I'll write down the content of the conversation 10:08 We are discussing whether it is possible to adjust the vertical sway of the Zero-One 10:50 Can't you see Grimmer? (It's hard to see when you're in front, so it's a sign that you're in a good place) 10:59 Waiting for friend Muk to move 11:10 Wasn't it a success? 11:17 The total score for the photo was 8180, so I'm trying to predict the score for the photo 11:29 Consulting on photo selection 12:06 Exceeded! 12:10 I was planning to take pictures of Muk for another 3 hours, so I told him that I wouldn't let him escape even if I achieved it

[@GamerFolklore]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing the translation, and good luck with your own Muk pictures!

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

"They did it because they didn't know it was impossible" -science quote I think

[@Trillyana]

失礼します！英語⇔日本語の翻訳はグーグルよりDeepLの方がいいとよく言われます。かけるさんのコメントがはっきり伝わりましたけど！

[@Zy0n7]

The funniest part was the final doubt when choosing which picture to present. This one right? Please tell me its this one. :D

[@illustrious-jaco]

friend Muk 🙂

[@RiP_FoKuS]

Hope he prints it out at his local blockbuster

[@GamerFolklore]

Now that would be awesome!

[@RiP_FoKuS]

Right? all the max scores should be on those little printouts.

[@Druid_Plow]

Doesn't the Gameboy printer work in the N64 transfer pack too?

[@ImVeryBrad]

Epic comment

[@wuldntuliktonoptb6861]

Hey if ya got like 5 grand ya can actually buy the nfr blockbuster cart and console and probably the entire cabinet as well

[@MrDrBoi]

Yeah it's not often that you're gonna see 20+ year records broken. Amazing stuff, great video!

[@noir66146]

especially Muk giving the middle finger in a kids game.

[@andrewut7ya511]

True, and it takes 20 years for it to happen again

[@TeamEp1cHD]

Rough Japanese translation: "I'm kind of thinking about adjusting the height, because the other muk is in a bad spot, it's like guaranteed that I won't get the bonus points of him being in the shot" "Yeah, how to adjust it is also a problem..." "Well if I decide the timing of when to shoot (the photo) in advance, I think I can kind of get it by counting down to that moment" "Oh, it's not there! It's not there!" (Whispering) "C'mon, come out quickly" "He's visible!" Then they just talk about which photo is better (while saying it looks promising) and he decides to go with the one on the left because muk is taking up more of the frame. At the very end the other guy says, 'dont run away' as he promised to stream longer and I guess after getting the record there's a good chance he'd just want to end the stream there. 翻訳・通訳できるように勉強してるからもし間違ってるとこあったら誰か教えてください

[@GamerFolklore]

That's awesome! Thank you so much for the translation. Cool to hear they were on topic. ♥️ 🇯🇵

[@TeamEp1cHD]

@@GamerFolklore No problem! If you ever want to ask him or another Japanese player some questions on twitter or wherever directly, shoot me a msg and I'll do my best to help out :)

[@XxascusxX]

I know this was already translated. But I am curious about what they said (in japanese) where I put [??]. I am not too bad at japanese, can watch anime without subtitles but listening to informal conversation is my weak spot. Could anybody fill in the blank for education's sake? 高さ調整もね　[わんちゃん?] 考えてるんだよね もう、あの、あの　仲間が位置が悪いから　[あつの？]　追加の原則とかを一切しないという前提で うん〜　 どうやって調整するかって問題じゃからな あらかじめ、あの、撮影位置と撮影タイミングさえ決めておけば うん、うん、うん、うん 逆算してあるていど形ができるんだけど だけど…　結局そのタイミングまでになんかすべてを… [ゆだり？]なんかいけない ハァ！いないぞ、いないぞ 早う出て来い、早う出て来い！ いける、これ、これ 見えてるぞ、見えてるぞ いけてんじゃねぇ? ほら、来たんじない？ 8180点だけど [？？]写真が200点で これ、こっちでしょう こっちだよね、こっちだと言って こっちのが明らかに写ってる面積少なくて こっちのが、あの、単純に面積広い、広い [？？]消えてるかもしれないけど…　こっちだと思う まあ、手が横になってるほうが[??] いま止まってる方 これは[？？]だな なるほど 超えるよなやっぱり！ 超えちゃった まだ逃げるなよ 配信自体は10時から0時ぐらいまでやる予定だから いや、ずっと避けてたのになぁ

[@TeamEp1cHD]

@@XxascusxX 1:ワンチャン（One chance, maybe, etc. [not dog]) 2: I'm pretty sure it was なんつうの as in なんていうの 3:左 4: I think he said 大体 or で、大体 (not 100%) 5:両方 (He added a little で、 before it) 6: Was hard to hear the adjective in the first part, but after it he said ～気がするな so it was probably 手が横になってるほうが[いい気がするな] 7: 超えそう Hope that helped!

[@XxascusxX]

@@TeamEp1cHD That was super helpful, you rock! I knew dog made no sense at all but that's what I heard, probably like you said "One chan" as in "One Chance" sounds like wasei eigo.

[@tonynubares6880]

This reminds me of when I was studying at the university of Pisa. To go to uni I had to either walk through or drive very close to Pisa's tower and there were Japanese tourists everyday making photos of the tower. Now I'm starting to realize they weren't tourists: they were only trying to achieve the best score with their photos, experimenting with different angles and different techniques and trying to get extra points by fitting some of the other monuments in the same photo

[@OpheliaFantasy]

😂😂😂

[@44i80]

Hehehehehe great comment 🤣🤣🤣

[@magmahotdesigns]

I’m loving the Pokémon Snap content, Goose!

[@GamerFolklore]

Amazing things just keep happening in the game!!

[@magmahotdesigns]

@@GamerFolklore it👏just👏keeps👏happening👏

[@CycloneFN]

I was unaware of the new record, the notification truly shocked me, I never imagined this could happen. I believe a similar thing happened with Meowth, but finding another Pokémon that allowed for a bonus Pokémon in the picture, *and* believing that it could break the record, *AND* actually spending time and energy going for it is truly the mark of a top tier gamer. Seems like at this point, only Pokémon that appear once are safe, but maybe not even those (double Moltres egg spawn? Perhaps one day =P). Congratulations to feketerigo, and well done on the research, Goose!

[@GamerFolklore]

I know, right! Makes me wonder about something like Scyther, as impossible as it sounds, lol.

[@jervoskitzin]

Double Moltres egg spawn???

[@friedyams6607]

5 minutes in you say "thrice" which happens to be my favorite word of all. It is severely underused and for your patronage I have like your video. keep up the good work.

[@starshkr46]

It's amazing that your childhood file still persists. My Snap cartridge got wiped several times along the way. At least it was an excuse to replay it. And the cave music really sold that speech. Cheers!

[@OverratedGames]

that was so fun to hear the two friends talking through it in real time, even if i couldnt understand what they were saying. seemed to be having a good little time together while making history

[@mathprodigy]

Ol buddy got a translated comment pinned here on the video now

[@unRealityFPV]

sometimes the most fascinating stories are the most 'mundane' records being broken because the optimization is already so high. This is kinda like a new Dam Agent record

[@penguinjay]

Holy crap. This one is ancient. His true belief took him to the goal.

[@MrSkill_420]

Avsolute brilliance by this young speed runner. The courage and determination to press onward into the unknown where no man hath previously dared venture. The will to ascend and transcend society's arbitrary boundaries is truly the greatest and most legendary feat in the glorious history of all mankind.

[@lynmeh]

Literally just got done hearing muk was maxed at 4000, only to scroll down to see the Master has done it again

[@mathprodigy]

Very ingenious strategy, tons of cajones to develop this strategy and go for it, I think this content is great Goose, this is the stuff champions are made of

[@Pouloririri]

love how passionate you are about those nerdy things, great video

[@MofoMan2000]

Amazing, I love hearing about this kind of crap. I still have my cart from when I was a kid. I dug it out, tossed it in my console. Turns out my best score was 3960...

[@ArnieMcStranglehold]

I love the coverage of old records getting broken.

[@DarkLeviathan8]

This is actually insane.

[@nowhereallow]

"It's just keep happening" sounds like music to my ears

[@WilfredCthulu]

Well that's cool. I still consinder this game to be underrated so it's nice to see a dedicated community of it still finding new innovations for it even if it's as simple as this.

[@mathprodigy]

True

[@watch666]

THIS IS WHY YOU NEVER SAY NEVER! There is nothing i hate more in speedrunning/highscoring than "this will never be beaten". Great video as always goose :)

[@Owlero]

That's right, he SKIPPED 4010!

[@mathprodigy]

NEVER SEEN A 4020 AND NEVER FN WILL

[@Kiara_Wrestler]

🤣🤣🤣

[@isambo400]

He’s a legend

[@holdingpattern245]

It would be funny if the translated Japanese was just the Ryan Lockwood victory speech.

[@T3hG4m3rz43v3r]

🤣🤣

[@herpingyoshi]

feketerigo is a legend in both the original snap and new pokemon snap. His record are some of the toughest to beat and some of his strategy discoveries (and optimization of records) are crazy, especially at the speed he achieves these scores.

[@dogsoap]

i love you man. you always provide such cool content that i would completely miss otherwise. god bless and keep it up!

[@Fantax92]

Hey Goose, thanks for these great videos! I love all your N64 related content

[@alexpotts6520]

Yo I didn't wake up this morning and think I'd spend sixteen minutes watching a video about the greatest photo ever taken of a pile of toxic waste, but I'm glad I did.

[@RelicCipher]

I thought the part where you said that even the devs might not have gotten this score was like... a joke at first but after seeing what it is, yeah it makes sense now. this is actually incredible.

[@GreenEnvy.]

Literally nobody is saying "that's it?" Everyone watching your videos knows how remarkable a broken 24 year old world record is.

[@sarowie]

the duality of using well know techniques, yet innovative application makes this remarkable. In theory, all the pieces where there. Even a casual player used all the techniques shown in his/her first play trough. Yet, no body has linked the pieces to gether. With golden eye or Perfect dark, the records are build up on each other. Techniques where discovered. Paths optimized. Known but difficult techniques/exploits where implemented to shave of fraction of a second to just up to the next round down. It's an iterative process building on it self. Even breaktrough techniques do not break records "unexpectedly", because setups need to be developed, pathing reoptimzed etc. - its a whole process. Sure, this record also has setup development, path optimization and grind - but it feels "pure" as only intended base mechanics are used in the intended way.

[@randomname285]

Nobody is saying "that's it?" because if you're sad enough to click on a video about a Pokemon Snap record being beaten in the first place you're gonna know what's up (myself very much included)

[@Thebluestone]

Thank you very much for your Pokémon Snap high scoring documentaries, as a high scorer myself I find them excellent! Keep up the good work, and maybe you'll talk about me in a future video, who knows... A little precision for 3:36 : the orientation doesn't matter for the pose points, it will always be 1000 as long as you take the photo during the animation that plays after you hit Muk with the pester ball.

[@GamerFolklore]

Thanks and good luck on your Pokemon scores! I kinda figured that was the case with Muk. Very interesting how some Pokemon don't care at all if they're photographed from behind (sometimes).

[@T3hG4m3rz43v3r]

No friggen way!! Just got done with a super hardcore session of snap. Such a rush choosing which picture to show Prof Oak.

[@MarMaxGaming]

Wow that’s actually so impressive and intense. Go Pokémon snap!

[@mgtowdemon8831]

IT JUST KEEPS HAPPENING

[@brendanolson7266]

You so close to 100k can’t wait for you to hit it keep it up man

[@pinkpools]

Thank you for the endless edutainment and a new appreciation for cricket cacophonies and lonesome hydro towers.

[@GamerFolklore]

Thank you!!

[@PD4FR.]

This is INSANE!

[@GamerFolklore]

You had a very nice Muk 4000 yourself!

[@PD4FR.]

@@GamerFolklore Thanks! I had a few good shots back in the 2000s, though the untieds I had on CS have long since fallen. I always love seeing new tech in this game. So cool, after all these years. Thanks for the Snap content!

[@jazzabighits4473]

This was insane, thanks for the video on another legendary oldschool game :)

[@mariotaz]

Just got Muk all over my screen

[@r0bz0rly]

goose if it wasn't for you, i would have no idea that pokemon snap high score hunting was a thing. thank you for delivering another incredible bit of lore. love ya king x

[@pokemonsnapsnap4852]

I love pokemon snap… snap. Great video! Never would’ve imagined there was a better score than 4000

[@ryobibattery]

This video. This story. WHAT A RUSH.

[@PresidentKony]

16 minutes of Muk giving you the finger.

[@Dadmagic]

I was expecting Muk to be lured along the path with a pesterball or apple.

[@thegeneral19]

I probably wouldn't have seen this video as I was scrolling fast but the Muk caught my eye lol

[@OblivionWalkerVerified]

Dude. You so close to 100k subs. Keep it going

[@supershadow125]

Amazing. First Charizard and now Muk. I cannot wait to see more in the future!

[@TheAtoll]

Cool story! Thanks Goose!

[@GamerFolklore]

I saw that Waterworld is finally on Netflix! I'm hoping to watch it soon.

[@newerest1]

My friends it just keeps happening

[@mantizshrimp]

Now he's gotta do perfect Charizard

[@shallowsparkle7985]

muk is so cuteee

[@justin9339-x6u]

Another awesome video!

[@jeffbardugon6502]

Great stuff as always!

[@DA1423]

Muk 4000 is my new rap name.

[@latinobacon]

It just keeps happening (:

[@KoeingseggCCM]

You could say it's run... amuk? Thank you, thank you very much, I'm here till Thrusday.

[@simohayha1545]

It. Just. Keeps. Happening.

[@RhetticusRex]

It truly is the best of both world when it just keeps happening.

[@LdCapulet]

Vegeta! What does the scouter say about his gamer level? Vegeta: (crushing a pokedex in his hand) It's over 4000!!

[@Alex-vm6ef]

great video as always

[@kevincrittenden7567]

ITS OVER 4000!!!!!!!

[@JDClair]

This video reminds me of essays that had to meet a word count minimum. Write 10,000 words on Muk.

[@pirwzy]

excellent use of "isthmus" in this video. 10/10

[@ThatAlleyRat]

SO, haven't played this game in a good while, and I just now realized there was a closeup grimer you could evolve into muk...I spend so much time as a dumbass kid evolving that far one and thought that was the only way to photograph a muk. I guess I focused on the dittos after that room. WELP time to break out the game again.

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

"They did it because they didn't know it was impossible" -science quote I think

[@andrewut7ya511]

Translation - wow, excellent! I have broken the record! I hope my achievement is covered by rwhitegoose in his videos.

[@radicaldreamer5257]

I swear to god I actually tried to do this as a kid. I was never able to get 2 muks in frame and still get the x2 technique bonus, so it never came close to beating the 4000 score. But I tried to evolve all the grimers every single time I played that stage just for fun.

[@Motolmang]

n64 muk flipping the bird and i love him for it

[@Jh9801]

Please could you do a video on new Pokémon snap some time. I know you played it a bunch when it first came out, so in have great knowledge on it. I really enjoyed it too and would love to learn more about the records stories/ scene in it.

[@Xhalonick]

can't wait to see the mario video in 2050 "YOU GEN ALPHA DIAPER BABIES WEREN'T EVEN ALIVE WHEN MARIO ODDESSY WAS RELEASED" Sir, that is called the linear movement of time lol

[@WindowsXPFrog]

Oh wow, I remember trying to do this as a kid.

[@SpaceBaked]

Am glad my boi Muk got some love.

[@Kahadi]

With this new knowledge, what is the theoretical best score for Muk now? Is it the 4030 he got, or, with insane luck, is it feasible to maybe get a perfect 1000 size as well, or even higher on the bonus, and achieve maybe 4070 or 4100 or something? I'm thinking the best way of figuring out the theoretical best, without luck actually getting it, might require looking at the possible paths and seeing if it's even possible for them to be set up better, but still, proving the theory with a hacked version or something could give a new achievement for people to work towards. Pretty cool that proving this was possible came from him tying the previous max thanks to the bonus instead of just something close to the previous record.

[@GamerFolklore]

I think something like 4100 might be possible, and could end up happening. People have gotten 160 "friend" points with size in the 800s. So it could plausibly all add up.

[@alexander_dean]

It just keeps happening!

[@Sonlokill]

Goose, our personal retro speedrun orson welles

[@jamesknapp64]

This feels like if someone were to hit the double door warp and get Depot A 22 after years of people saying its not human viable.

[@x-techgaming]

MUK, my FAVORITE Pokemon!

[@scarefaceR18]

i wonder what other pokemon photos will be tried like this where you get a pixel of a pokemon in a photo to end the level with a second 'mon in the photo!

[@kevinoconnor4582]

This is the stuff I live for

[@clutchpromo]

Great video thank you!!

[@whydoyougottahavthis]

He says in Japanese "Oh fuck I hope goose does a documentary on this!"

[@adamk-paxlogan7330Sucks]

yeah right liar

[@wuldntuliktonoptb6861]

Goose you should do a speed record progression on snap believe it or not people have speedran this game and it's quite interesting.

[@whydoyougottahavthis]

Him giving the middle finger istg 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelscotch69]

Awesome as always Thanks

[@Flatearth69]

Simply gifted!!!!

[@notaflightreactsfan3706]

It’s a good day when goose uploads :)

[@sushiifoxx]

congratulations 👏👏👏

[@Tyler-qh9jm]

Muk Breaking Documentary (2023) Dir. R. White Goose

[@maskettaman1488]

Now this is snapmaxxing

[@sad8648]

Btw fekete rigó means black thrush, a hungarian word lol i am curious about how the name was chosen

[@GamerFolklore]

It's a huge mystery!

[@GaybrohamStinkton]

An black woman gave him thrush. Obv

[@wuldntuliktonoptb6861]

I wonder if pal version of this game could help with this, with the different resolution size the camera picture would be a different size. Much like you can zoom the farsight in deep-sea it's possible you could get a bit more of the 2nd grimer and beat this score a bit.

[@ryantaylor1142]

So cool ty Ryan

[@Rexen1995]

Muk is giving you the bird.

[@daleorth7690]

You've got to be mucking with me!

[@johnsonmcsandwhich6576]

It just keeps happening

[@superscatboy]

*Truly* remarkable

[@sneakman9873]

Pokemon Snap lore streams soon?

[@urzamtg]

it always amazes me that gamers who are obsessed with completing games as fast as possible, also seem obsessed with stretching out their youtube videos to be as long as possible.

[@FlameMage2]

Narration padded out like a child's homework. Hitting this Muk is hard. I tried hitting the Muk. They say the Muk is hard to hit. I was surprised by how hard it was. You need good gaming skills. God gamers can do it. This is a stroke of gaming genius. Hitting the Muk is not so easy.

[@GamerFolklore]

You're not wrong and it's something I'm trying to improve.

[@wakko1337]

This makes me hope we find a way to get 4000 charizard soon

[@FunBox.]

I could do that if I had a camera...