These Levels Were the PINNACLE of Difficulty.

[@Whiskeymoth]

Ryu beat that DTFP5 level without needing a checkpoint respawn on the winning attempt. It was like he uploaded the level all over again.

[@theherk]

That was amazing. Made it worth the start over. For us anyway.

[@ritmanarora1517]

I saw that too

[@adammadison4618]

Ya, what a boss, man

[@dirtonknees2]

Insane!

[@j0hn451]

anyone know why the other DTFP levels were deleted

[@TheRoflcer]

RYU: (Plays his own level) Also RYU: "I immediately regret this decision."

[@xybeptek3648]

Looks like Mario’s shadow could be part of the spike hitbox issue. His shadow is to the right, which might explain why you can “virtually” stand on a spike to your left but instantly die to the right (if you focus on the shadow, you’ll see that you die when the shadow touches the hitbox).

[@Alphasoldier]

Ryu getting killed by his own bad level design: "The creator is diabolical" Ryu getting killed by another's bad level design: "This level is hot garbage"

[@nightcorerj6024]

Thumbs down the video than

[@blayedd_]

Your point? He called his design choices garbage on the same level

[@Alphasoldier]

@@blayedd_ My joke wasn't a dick, stop taking it so seriously.

[@sondertales6762]

@@Alphasoldieryou’re supposed to say don’t take it so hard, seriously doesn’t make sense

[@Alphasoldier]

@@sondertales6762 It's called altering the phrase to fit the situation better. Welcome to language. You can do with it what you want, as long as people understand it. Also maybe don't reply to 4 month old comments.

[@SlowBurnReader]

Ryu critiquing his own Hot Garbage is peak comedy

[@EricVanWilderman]

Oh man these levels bring me back. DTFP 5 is killer.

[@Yumi_Jay]

Z7 still has a lot of the World Records on Ryus levels.

[@mrwalter7205]

I went to Z7s channel because of that fact... That dude DEFINITLY deserved more love. His skill level is just in another galaxy when it comes to this game

[@sisomic]

When you see Z7 with world record, you know this is going to be a hard hard level. 😅

[@deretti347]

bro is insane

[@isteinbergli3510]

He has world record in like every precision level ever in Mario Maker 2 as well.

[@bakerwulf]

Z7 is great. He's good at MM2 too, but definitely peaked (got the most attention) with MM1.

[@dmacks]

DTFP hits differently in 2023

[@skipssnakes7468]

If the 30 second timer was so unforgiving on that zeta level then how come the world record was only 16 seconds???

[@bodacious6622]

Even just holding right the entire way seems impossible. Maybe you can skip the cape part somehow and go under in the first shell jump and thus spawn the launcher drop earlier? IDK

[@supersmoo7377]

Yes. Ryu can you please explain how someone beat Zeta’s Transformation in 16 seconds??

[@Econasdf]

its 1 am in australia and i can't sleep. Ryu posts a new video and i know at least for the next 30 minutes i will be at peace. thankyou ryu, keep doing what you do

[@sokbunly7587]

bruh it the same here in cambodia rn 1am can’t sleep lmao

[@thedudewhoeatspianos]

It's a different time of day now

[@LegoMasterGames]

I hope the best for both of you! :D Hope everything turns out ok! Almost midnight here in Brazil haha

[@sokbunly7587]

@@LegoMasterGames cheers to u too mateeee

[@wangchangbackup]

"What a nice level!" "Ahh, this jump is ASS." "Man, what a nice level!"

[@quaternarytetrad4039]

Well, at least we know this particular level creator shares with us in the pain he created

[@kalebrhea5822]

I am so glad that Ryu played more than the one level he mentioned in the intro. I think that he was expecting the levels to give him more challenge, but with several years of Mario maker 2 and his recent return to Mario Maker 1, he was able to take down several more levels than expected

[@Newtination]

17:57 literally last frame, if it showed the time it would've been 30.000 - 30.004 (axe, you can slightly go over the timer in SMM1)

[@TiLonGonn]

I think if Ryu had put the checkpoint after the pipe, the munchers would have been much harder to sync up to the run I feel like. Maybe that's why he didn't do it way back when lol.

[@kalebrhea5822]

I was coming down to the comments to say what you said

[@deheavon6670]

For those who don't know, DTFP were called that because the idea was, they were also almost impossible.

[@patch1459]

What does it stand for

[@Real1Gaming]

@@patch1459 Donald Trump for President (unfortunately)

[@bodacious6622]

​@@patch1459 Donald Trump for president (hence why seemingly impossible back in 2015-2016)

[@rinkuraku5251]

@@bodacious6622 Yeah that did not age well. I hope next year everyone remembers that politics is not a joke, and there are literally lives hanging in the balance.

[@thepoopman7876]

@@rinkuraku5251imagine getting so worked up over politics that you cant even joke about it

[@MattHew-ic4zq]

The issue with the right hand spike killing you instantly is probably because the game scans the screen from right to left to determine what block you are standing on - the first one it comes across that you are touching would decide whether you should die... so it's probably an oversight if this is the case 😊

[@Alphasoldier]

This would only make sense if it wasn't happening from the middle of Mario's sprite, but immediately as the sprite touches the spike, like it does with how much you can move over a left spike.

[@firestar4430]

I still go back and watch you trying to clear check your old DTFP levels. I didn't know Nintendo removed the older levels! Simpler times xD. Very nostalgic seeing you playing them again here!

[@firestar4430]

@@hunterjones5032 You can watch them still on KZbin. Lots of one space spike jumps and slow coasters. They always had a baby bowser that was supposed to be trump lol. It was all done in a very apolitical and lighthearted manner, so I disagree with Nintendo's decision. I'm guessing they took it down solely for the titles. The later levels survived because he started using the acronym.

[@MbraceTheRandom]

Hit me right in the nostalgia bone, buddy.

[@Night-Jester]

Can someone tell me why Mario Maker 1's level preview picture is perfectly legible and Mario Maker 2's level preview picture is like some smeared Vaseline on your glasses then you described the level to a blind person then the blind person finger painted the level??? Can someone explain this?

[@tehkuwen5222]

“Stir-fried Oubliette” is such a bizarre name like how do you come up with that combination of words? Lol

[@zacharygrouwinkel1534]

27 min of Ryu. 4 min of Owen Wilson

[@cheeseparis1]

Thank you! At least you didn't get any difficult Japanese level this time!

[@bodie12333]

Great video, I love that Z7 has the world record on DTFP5

[@calebking426]

I’ve always wanted to see you play your own levels, this is great!

[@SMG41]

this is messing with my mind seeing 2023 Ryu playing these lol I remember when he was releasing these levels during the 2016 election haha

[@spk1121]

It's crazy to think about how long he's been doing this. I hadn't really thought about it until this throwback episode. I've been watching episodes of Ryukahr for longer than most TV shows! 😮

[@fritz8096]

28:10 allow me to introduce my owen wilson impression

[@nuagor]

6:42 Why can't people just be specific? Turns out, sometimes they can. 7:48 who's peer pressuring you? *cough cough* 12 midairs 11:55 the faces 24:50 I can't believe you've done this :)

[@Duckman1616]

18:06 how did someone do that level in 16 seconds? O_o

[@Duckman1616]

@@teddybreeez Does that really save 14 seconds?

[@jhsevs]

20:28 I kinda like it, because it’s easier to be motivated to continue and finish the level if you can see a checkpoint and not just a pipe

[@AgentNintaku]

Personally, I *do* want to see those easy levels. Getting to compare them with the progressively harder levels sounds like a lot of fun, not to mention showing how your skills and ideas in level creation grew over time. Also, a thing I often like to do when microwaving food is opening the door just as the timer hits 0 but before it actually starts beeping. That feels very much like what you did with that tight timer level. XD

[@phosphorus4]

Don’t open the door when it’s on, it’s microwaves

[@AgentNintaku]

@@phosphorus4 No worries, the microwaves keep me warm. :P

[@breakingaustin]

@@phosphorus4 They micro me big so no problem

[@PainasaurusRex]

So with the spike hitbox, I can offer a pretty good guess about how it works. The game has to make a decision about which block you are standing on, whether its normal, ice, or a spike. To do this, the game needs to check what block is 1 pixel below Mario. Now, the game could check every pixel below mario and using that make a decision, or it could check just one. It might be that it only checks the right most edge of Mario and determines what block he's standing on by checking the right most edge, one pixel down

[@Masonguy94]

I have 0 experience or frame of reference on the subject but I back your explanation fully and will testify in court if necessary!

[@maegayagi2639]

Is the spike hitbox worse in SMM2 or SMM1? I dont even play but I'm curious

[@cadencenavigator958]

Worse for the kinds of jumps that he was doing- it's pixel perfect to go between two spikes in MM2- but it does make more sense in that you can't put like, your whole body on a spike.

[@PainasaurusRex]

@@maegayagi2639 I'm not sure which part changed, but either Mario's hitbox got wider (exactly 1 block in width) or the spike hitbox got bigger. I think it's the former of Mario getting fatter. This is why the trump jump is pixel perfect in SMM2, if the spikes are exactly 1 tile in width and Mario is also 1 tile in width, there's no room for error, you have to fit perfectly.

[@marcushernandez5228]

This reminds me of TWO things. 1. Ryu really loves his precision jumps off of skull platforms. 2. Zeta is a freakin MACHINE!!! Look at the WRs he has. Dude is ridiculous. This was a wonderful trip down memory lane. Haven't seen those levels in quite some time. Thank you for that Ryu!

[@Geo2santos]

Who is Zeta? The Chilean guy?

[@Danmandingo]

*The Pinnacle ?* *We have yet to see you conquer....* *MAGNUM OPUS.* ☠️

[@jonasantonsson2305]

He cleared DTFP5 in 69 seconds 😊

[@debenos]

While I agree that the spike hit boxes are better to play with, the reason they did that in MM2 was to limit the rampant spike frenzy of MM1, just like these levels prove 😅 difficulty varied, but they all looked like these do.

[@noble_wine]

Ryu was making the sound Liono makes when he summons his friends in Thundercats cartoon.

[@joeljanzen8121]

Crazy that a) Ryu made these insanely difficult levels and b) these levels can feel fresh for Ryu, even though he made them Cool episode idea :D

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

It's weird that I remember a lot of these, lol. :) But my favorite episode is STILL "The Most Unbelievable Clutch Save to Beat the WORST Level Of All Time" (The Ryuvenge IV). Incredibly hilarious, ironic, and the weird RNG was wild at every turn.

[@petri4990]

6:53 spike hitboxes indeed 😂

[@johnvipe]

A Return that I’ve been wanting and requesting for a long time. Thank you, Ryu. Ps: please play and remake the Ryucopter in MM2? Love you buddy.

[@jasonthird5036]

I’m pretty sure you posted the uploading of this level cause I remember watching it.

[@anactualloaf8134]

Ryu in his final form after beating the Super Mario Power Hour challenge:

[@ronnielane6903]

As someone who never played SMM1, it was cool to see these classic levels.

[@The_FantasyForge]

You know it's serious when you see that tongue action. 26:46

[@mmuurphy]

My bad on those clear rates. Thanks for the reminder I’ll never get to play DTFP2

[@zebramussels141]

You probably put the checkpoint where you did in DTFP5 to make sure the player wouldn't get any invincibility frames going into the next section.

[@kimberleeferrell8772]

I thought it was so the bombombs would trigger at the right time

[@ghohenzollern]

Is there no game element you can use to replace the spikes and remake levels like this in SMM2? Like piranha plants or munchers on clouds or some such?

[@mickgorro]

Haven't seen an accidental restart since... wait this is not DGR :).

[@bbking006]

I forgot about the DTFP saga. A different age indeed. It is a trip to think about, kind of like how Ryu used to swear regularly.

[@IOwnMyWiiULEGIT]

Super fun to watch. Always love tuning in to these videos. Thanks for making them.

[@EricStevenTerry]

Do that jump in SMM2... I dare you!

[@ardynizunia9709]

26:46 This is actually just one T-Jump, not three. Bowser Jr resets so fast that you could clearly just hold the jump button and bounce on him 3 times in a row without moving.

[@freshl3mon]

Did Ryu ever clear Finch's ryuvival? Think he should revisit that one

[@konversion]

That first stage. You are a f*cking lunatic and I love your channel for it 😂

[@Spacie_687]

This feels like when I give someone one of my commander decks to play like yeah I def remember putting that in thank you past self

[@grumpus_hominidae]

14:23 first try? He means at the axe, right? LoL 😂

[@rajamicitrenti1374]

Pretty sure a video of you clear-checking one of these was my introduction to you.

[@Anonymous47373]

I’m surprised just saying maga was enough for Nintendo to take down your level

[@MommyHunterPS3]

18:16 how he do the level in 17 seconds

[@BlahBlahFreeman]

This was a great video. Surprising that Panga, Poo and the rest of the gang didn't beat Commander in Chief. But of course the boy himself Thab was there.

[@speerzy11]

That last run of DTFP5 was some serious god gaming, lol, wow.

[@ultimate5467]

7:12 and 7:33 The Dragon's Roar 🐉

[@ardynizunia9709]

18:06 I'm disappointed that you didn't acknowledge the world record obviously finding some cheese. Would've liked to see what the cheese is.

[@mrwalter7205]

Idk about the rest of you but I really appreciate seeing that all the mechanics we've seen Ryu slam other levels for over the years show up IN SPADES in nost of these levels 😂 at least there wasn't star runs and enemy spam... get that garbage outta here (just kidding) That pipe transition and checkpoint though also the first pass mushroom cheese to beat your own level 😅

[@adammadison4618]

Thoroughly enjoyed this kind of video, Ryu! Love your content

[@omranalzawi5396]

Ryu got a taste of his own medicine 😂😂

[@Spartsou]

22:56 why are there stars on the right? A tease, probably?

[@fknsparkleslut]

6:07 LMAO hes trying to look for the cheese in his own level HAHAHA omg thats hilarious

[@coloneldookie7222]

"Can't get any closer." *17 second level record exists*

[@SmolGhost13]

14:45 ayo bowser jr??

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Wow great indicators on that Zeta level Ryu 😂

[@rivlasdezerai]

That one with the tight timer has a world record of 16.728, must have found some cheese.

[@AmaneB_Gaming]

Tight Timers? *laughs in Jumpa*

[@peterweatherhead8141]

Loving the Mario maker 1 streak

[@giacomodegola4655]

these level are pure folly, and the fact that ryu cooks them is even more folly 💀

[@shadowscribe]

27:00 US: (0_0) RYU: Um, I never thought I'd be say this but shouldn't y'all be going to other videos? US: Say the line Ryu! RYU:... *sigh* get that hot garbage out of here US: YAAAAAAYYYYY!

[@MJTributeChannel2040]

It would be very interesting to see if Ryu could take on some or just one level of the Ryuoffice/Ryuvival series with the skills he has now. I remember those being a tribute to the DTFP-Series but way harder, and with really crazy sections. To my knowledge I think Z7 is the only person who beat them all😅

[@Deadhart72]

I wish they'd bring back costumes for Mario Maker 2. The main reason I liked SMB1 over all other styles was the costumes.

[@AndronFIRE]

Funny how I speak both English and Spanish, So I have been following both Ryu and Zeta since 2018. Mario Maker content both English and Spanish lol

[@heavypunkmetal]

3:51 literally thought the exact same thing

[@yoad6577]

ive waited years to see ryu play extremly hard lvls again

[@phosphorus4]

…But……he still has…… …These levels WERE the pinnacle…

[@emersonportillo4374]

I would like to see a section on your channel: "breaking the record" where you will dedicate yourself to breaking the records already established

[@majkgmajkg2613]

The fact that Z7 has WRs on these levels means something. Dude is crazy, never left any level unfinished. If he has world record giving

[@sergiogargoles]

it's good see you doing something different in this video, it's amazing how you overcome these difficult levels.

[@Kiwolf0229]

Does anyone have the link to Zeta SSj playing Zeta's Transformation? I couldn't find it and was curious after this

[@v0ximati0n]

Ryu I wanna see you do carpetless in SM64 go for that world record that would be fun to watch.

[@v0ximati0n]

@@lookas170 I just think it would be fun to see him get carpetless down and see his times. Probably won't get the record but he could do the Marihour again and incorporate it. Id totally watch that it sounds like fun content

[@AyyanKarim]

31:00 ayy wasn't expecting an evw appearance!

[@SaucyDonkey]

Petition for Ryu to do a video going through all of his uploaded levels

[@R107]

"You guys don't care about the easy levels" I actually did though ;w;

[@Koebault]

Definitely a trip down memory lane. Love it man.

[@claude122]

now lets do 100 lifes to beat all your stages

[@faucheur06400]

Now, I wonder what these levels would be like remaked.

[@ghoster37]

It's probably not the spike hitbox. It's probly the block hitbox next to the spike that extends farther on one side. He died instantly on the left side on the donut. For mario maker 2 they probably changed the spike hitbox so people couldn't make too difficult levels with trump jumps all the time.

[@brooklynvlogs9396]

@8:35 huh.....that's what she said.

[@cabrookhart]

On that first level, couldn’t you hit the p switch and climb up then down the blocks, setting up for them to turn back into coins?

[@breakingaustin]

What is DTFP lol.. I been watching Ryu since before the greenscreen but I never knew what that stood for

[@danpro4519]

I started watching Ryu in 2017, and I remember thinking. . . What the hell is a Trump Jump?

[@WillhiteStephen]

I remember when you made these levels! A very different time.

[@zachkrampien8699]

How was the wr on the Zeta level 16 seconds?