Seaport Strip: History of Jak X's Steel Track

[@wisdomboy4881]

It’s really funny that almost all of the songs used throughout this video were from Jak X itself because the soundtrack is so awesome.

[@nigelsmart7187]

Thank you for the very in depth video, I was a tester on this game for Naughty Dog and it was the best experience ever. The final days before the hard delivery date we slept in the office. Interesting fact, the PS2 testing console is about 4 times the size of a regular PS2, it was like a suitcase. By the time I left, Naughty Dog was already working on the world of Uncharted along with components of the top secret PS3 at the time. Great memories.

[@ThaRixer]

Damn, that's cool, thanks for sharing :)

[@Hummeldon]

I really appreciate you showing the final time in its entirety. The lines taken in that run are completely insane.

[@yashwant7109]

And just like that, Ricky's now made at least one video on every ND Jak game, until we're blessed with a reboot or Jak 4.

[@somik-i3x]

Jak 4 actually exist so he need to make a video on it.

[@alphaclunk]

@@somik-i3x no it doesn't

[@Minihood31770]

Does anyone speedrun the PSP game? Lost Frontier?

[@somik-i3x]

@@alphaclunk Lost Frontier is Jak 4. So we need a video about his speedrun

[@Miruk4]

@@somik-i3x I think what they implied by saying "no it doesn't" is that the game sucks and doesn't deserve to be called Jak 4 XD

[@Game_Hero]

Other speedrunners : You have a habit of leaving records to die, don't you? Pull : You get used to it. Other speedrunners : *explodes*

[@WaifuRuns]

loving the progression of your audio visual storytelling budy

[@spaghettienjoyer9685]

waifu the goat

[@lastravenmph]

The freecam shots were amazing all throughout! It's nice to see Jak X get the attention it deserves, great work Ricky!

[@nazo7090]

Well it sure is a treat seeing you here

[@lastravenmph]

@@nazo7090 Επίσης, να 'σαι καλά!

[@nazo7090]

@@lastravenmph tipota

[@hliaspappas5628]

φιλαρακι μπραβο δεν ηξερα οτι ειχαμε ελληνα σε τοσο υψηλο επιπεδο speedrun και ειδικα στο jak x, που ειναι απο τα αγαπημενα μου games ever

[@DoctorSwellman]

You weren't kidding about this video being for metalheads. I won't lie, I went into this not that interested on the topic for some odd reason (probably because I'm burnt out on racing history vids), but once again you gripped my attention with Pull being such a beast and I loved the vid. I also had no idea you ran this on national TV, that's so sick!

[@Poldovico]

Jak X is a game for metalheads :P

[@M6A6T6T]

Billy from a perfect circle wrote all these songs with the help of the drummer from korn naughty dog wanted tool to write them but as tool were on your they couldn’t so they got the next best thing billy was unsure if he could do upbeat songs so he asked korn to help as well as a few other people whilst developing the game the devs were listening to queens of the Stone Age that’s why the intro to the game features 2 of their songs from songs for the deaf this was my first ps2 game and it also shaped the music I love to this day I even listen to the Jak x ost every now and then because it’s so sick

[@jimrye8721]

Your vids inspired me to play the entire Jak trilogy and it became one of my favorite game series. Thank you so much :)

[@thatboy3930]

I'd pay a lot of money to be able to play Jak trilogy for the first time

[@NachozMan]

One of the ground-setting series as to why I fell in love with games as a kid, truly nothing out there with it's progression in gameplay and character as it, and god what an amazing art direction, super unique and always visually interesting to look at.

[@mikehunt42069]

A single level in one game having this much history, simply amazing how their community pushes eachother forward!

[@opossumking4452]

I've always loved how personal the games you cover are to you, really elevates these speedrun history vids

[@ThaRixer]

Jak is my bread and butter. Love the community and the games :>

[@scarletra69]

very. fucking. good. I loved being able to help, thank you for putting the effort into making this and putting a spotlight on the game

[@suibom]

22:15 look ma i'm on camera so dope how you utilised the soundtrack, and i'm happy to see you put the art of optimising this game into the spotlight. truly the best racing game ever

[@scarletra69]

o7

[@PowercellZeke]

God DAMN, this video was such a banger, my new favourite from you! I can really tell you had a ton of fun editing it together with the music, and what a great soundtrack to edit to! I think I'm gonna pick up Jak X because of this video. I've always loved speedruns, but the time commitment has always been daunting. Single races seem perfect for me

[@ThaRixer]

Sick! Give Seaport Strip a go 👀

[@PowercellZeke]

@@ThaRixer Definitely!

[@dakotafox6100]

I used to play JnD everyday after school. You got my sub back from your Jak1 Orb video and the quality of your videos has only improved. Thank you for bringing Jak back into my life all of these years later. Keep up the phenomenal work.

[@ThaRixer]

Thank you!

[@99sonder]

The editing here is GOD tier, it's a joy to watch this. Every moment from the insane marginal PB's to the awful showing of the track on national TV add a ton to the story! Keep up the good work, king!

[@Muhammed01FI]

13:46 the biggest plot twist and 4th wall break ever. =0

[@swagcat7677]

Lmao

[@scas97]

There's something special about skips in racing games. Seeing the vehicle zooming through the air and landing on another section of the map is particularly satisfying. I appreciate you showing off some of that even if it wasn't the main focus of the video! The improvement's history on this map sure is one of the tightest ones I've ever seen. Amazing video! I enjoyed it thoroughly!

[@MaverickKayPrime]

I'm so happy you decided to talk about Jak X. It's one of my favorite racing games of all time, and I feel it doesn't get as much love as the rest of the series, whether warranted or not. I'm gonna start watching so many speedruns of it now!

[@joetheseventeenth]

i feel it didnt get much attention bc it was a “spinoff” but it was seriously one of my favs racing games on the ps2. and the ps2 had a lot of racing bangers

[@alexanderswartz2608]

Must be fun to be making a youtube video and think, "hmmm I need some good music for this" and then realize all the bangers you could ever need are right there in the soundtrack

[@taejoonpark9613]

Oh absolutely Jakx had the best racing game soundtrack to this day

[@YTRingoster]

Jak X deserves more love! It's the under-appreciated gem within an under-appreciated gem of a franchise. Most fun i've ever had with a racing game

[@ciligonzalez2897]

The editing has become godlike. I remember realy liking your Pokiskip video and being amazed, but its on another level now. I dont Speedrun, but always found it fascinating to watch. This channel is GOLD.

[@TheZohan907]

This was an awesome watch! It’s funny that you’re constantly involved in the history of these records lol, witnessing history firsthand

[@snowfloofcathug]

I think he also tends to choose the pies he’s familiar with ;) even if he does have an impressive and prolific number of fingers in them throughout history

[@RabbitEarsCh]

Watching Pull's absolute confidence without even the tiniest bit of hesitation in every run is astounding. He is absolutely unshakeable. Also, I love videos where the narrator is one of the recordholders. Always cool to take the third-person historical perspective suddenly into "and I did this sick run" for a moment. Great stuff as always, and I enjoyed it a lot even though I've never even played Jak X. Well done.

[@marathonxman]

Cant get over how good the cinematography in this video was with all of the freecam shots and editing choices. Music definitely helped a ton as well. Nailed the feeling of the track's progression perfectly.

[@rosaliegrace905]

Your vids have personally got me back into gaming and specifically have given me a love for speedrunning and I'm slowly learning how to run the Jak games myself

[@ThaRixer]

Awesome! Feel free to join the discord if you need help with getting started

[@rosaliegrace905]

@@ThaRixer I absolutely will! Normally I'm nervous about joining things without an invite so I greatly appreciate it.

[@lasen_]

You've outdone yourself with this one. An IL on a game with 14 runners on the leaderboard, and yet I think it's one of the best video of the genre. I was super excited when I got the discord notification yesterday as I've been following Pull ever since you randomly hosted him in ~2016 (I think you were doing the Ratchet 1 Hoverboard races). What a phenomenal runner and what a great video showcasing this track. Again, kudos to you!

[@Thumpdongrotto]

I love you so much, thanks for keeping my favorite games of all time alive and well. I was blindsided by how robust of a community Jak has and I competed in a Jak X tournament a couple weeks ago and it left me shaking with adrenaline like no other game. I ended up getting to loser semi finals without having played that game in years. All of this makes me happy beyond measure, for years I always assumed the community for these games died down but I'm glad there's many more like me that have obsessed over this series for all of my life. Would be so cool to see you (guys) play live sometime.

[@NattyCTR]

Awesome video Ricky, brought back some fun memories!

[@foggyinc724]

this is honestly one of the most compelling speedrun videos i've ever seen. major props man

[@danuzz_]

Amazing video and story, this became one of my favorite ones! I loved the transitions from 16:9 to 4:3 you did at the start line. Kind of a missed opportunity not to call Pull the Flying Finn though haha

[@elliots007]

Great Job Ricky, You smashed this video out the park, Looking forward to the future of this track.

[@nazo7090]

So cool to know you of all people like this game, this game in particular was a childhood treasure of mine. (Another great video as always, excited to see what speedrun you cover next)

[@jamesduke5848]

Perfect editing with the soundtracks. Its like you picked the right ones for each moment in the video, they all fit where they are so well in the video lol i actually listen to the entire jak x soundtrack often. I love it so much and it NEVER gets old to me

[@scyker]

Jak x ost, such a bop

[@NanaKyoto]

After finally getting a copy of Jak X for Christmas 2023, I might take a swing at the record, just for the fun of it.

[@rdmax4599]

As a former Jak X speedrunner, this video is making me in tears, this video wants me to play Jak X again and somehow return on some tracks. the fact that after so many years i still have a WR and i hold a WR for over 2 years on badland sanctuary, oh god i wanna cry. i would really like to see more video on these ILs of Jak X, some tracks (even if short) have their good stories. thank you for this video!

[@sourcesauce]

boot it up brother and go kick some ass

[@gl0wzt1ck5]

I've had a super stressful spanish class so far but I was so excited to get a notification from one of my favorite speedruning history channels! I hope this ones a banger like always

[@traj4430]

The quality of your videos just gets better and better overall, congrats man. I watched you play seaport on stream a couple of months ago and i just felt there without even trying how insanely optimized it is just get to top 3, let alone getting WR... seems like Pull is just on another level lol.

[@juliankardasz6774]

I love the efforts you put into these videos! Showing every detail that each new runner put into the track and giving everyone who deserves a spotlight their moments. Thank you for giving your time to tell their stories

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks king, you dropped your crown

[@whogavehimafork]

I really appreciate the way you edited Ancient for boss' run so that the refrain begins right at his finish. Ancient is my absolute favorite track of the Jak X OST. Excellent video man I loved it

[@TheZohan907]

Classic track, always loved playing this one when I was a kid. Very cool video Ricky

[@catjesus812]

Dude pull is at the very least at this track fucking awesome just pure awesomeness. This was great thanks man.

[@Ratchetti]

I would have never guessed there would be a 30 minute video of my favourite Jak X map xD! I love that you used the amazing Jak X ost in this video btw :)!

[@Technochaos03]

You put some serious work into this one and it shows. Wouldn't be opposed to more racing games covered in the future if the video is this exciting.

[@chester2303]

I already knew how you looked like and when you asked If we could see the guy with the thin black hoodie and you Said it was you I was still so hyped with the combination of the music use and your profile pic poping up! Just sick the Video

[@Rhinestone_Radio]

This was my favorite track in Jak X man…Im glad this track is getting recognition it deserves and i give thanks to all the Jak X speed runners for keep this game alive and relevant in some case ❤️

[@EresirThe1st]

Those songs really made this video next level. Would love to see a CTR video now

[@Odinoian]

That's very interesting! I've felt the same way about this track too. I used to optimize races before I even knew what speedrunning was back in the day. It's been long since I've played Jak X now and I should probably open my old saves and take a look

[@NachozMan]

I'm a simple man, I see Jak and Daxter content, I click. God do I want this series back, so bad, so so bad. But like, not a remake or remaster.

[@lekoe961]

Super fantastic video. I love seeing runs get pushed by the tiniest fraction of a second

[@ClassicGoodGames]

Ricky, I just wanted to tell you: thank you. Although its been 2 months since this video. You and this community have inspired me to try speedrunning Seaport Strip and right now i'm getting decent times but i know i can push it even further. Keep up the good content sir and thank you again for all your work.

[@campbelljamieson2714]

This is honestly the greatest video ever. I was so hyped watching a great game I haven’t played in ages and glad to see people still play

[@jonathanshirley4366]

I will always believe this game doesn't get enough attention. Jak X is my favorite racing game, very good video on the subject 👌

[@mackeman9149]

10/10 video, nothing more needs to be said!

[@TerrorofDeathDGX]

Man, watching these videos makes me wanna replay the Jak games again. Such a good franchise, and such good stories both from the games and surrounding community!

[@Sotaleer]

This gives me hope for a CTR video in here, sick vid as always Rix

[@ShOcKtHeSyStEm527]

Every day is a great day when Tharixer posts. Gonna watch after work. Thank you for your attention to detail and great videos

[@pythoniste]

Masterclass video editing with the game's osts, thanks for covering this masterpiece of a game.

[@ElLadoOscuroLimonada]

You keep making me smile with every new video you make. Thanks for your efforts

[@keionjg9627]

26:28 is my favorite part of this video, the way it’s synced up to Ancient on the cuts and the ending.

[@11metalfan]

Those skips blew my minddddd Playing on and off since the game came out and never knew hahaha

[@Deletabix]

This made me want to try it myself and I've never played a Jak game before, great stuff

[@mr.marvin]

Awesome video Ricky. I've been thinking about checking out Jak X one of these days. Seems like a fun game to play.

[@Game_Hero]

It's one hardcore racing game, you'll have some rage but it will be so rewarding when you do it right.

[@OblivionPrince]

Hell yeah! Pull and Natty are some awesome dudes! Back when I did a little CTR speed running back in the day, they were always chill to hang with. So happy to see my hometown heros get some spotlight 🙌

[@eliteslayerpaul2108]

Excellent job Ricky. This one must have been a lot of work especially the editing after recording. Either way well done man

[@galxion4720]

Finally!! This was my favorite ps2 game and I still play it pretty often. This literally made my childhood

[@AfterlifeAnubis]

Bro I can not TELL you how much I love these speedrun analysis videos. Shit has me on the edge of my seat every single time, and by the end I find myself interested in speedrunning the game myself, from BTR, pokiskip, god of war, RAC, Precursor Legacy, etc. I can tell you put a crazy amount of effort into these videos. Probably the only person on KZbin whose videos I watch no matter what its about. Keep on keepin on

[@flyingcars8992]

After trying this out for a bit, that final turn labeled "S turn" is tough to get the angles right. Even worse its at the end of the track.

[@danielencarnacao5365]

Man, i dont speedrun nor did I ecer know there was such a community type but seeing your videos, i fking wish I had the time to be amongst the very best, but working in a restaurant, my times very limited, but your content keeps me hooked everytime, I am completely addicted and perhaps, I might just chase after this one record

[@rafaelbelloni9500]

Never played the game, but your explanation is so clean i understood every aspect of the game. cheers man

[@JakSpeedruns]

Oh yeah, this game exists too

[@Shadowrudude]

Only thing lower than that time is how quickly it took for the video to hook me. Great job on the vid, congrats to all the runners pushing the time lower and lower.

[@SixRockFire]

This serves as a fantastic commercial for the game lol, makes it look really fun. Great vid as always chief

[@conordonnelly8722]

Dude, your videos are so fun and interesting to watch. Pls keep on doing ps1 and ps2 classics like r&c and jak & daxter. The bloody best!

[@jacobtridef48]

I LOVE this game. This makes me wanna try and see how good I could do on some of the tracks

[@iTheDashy]

finally a video featuring Pull, nice :)

[@ThaRixer]

About time huh?

[@slikcooper8432]

God I love your videos. I never think I have much interest in speed running and as soon as I watch your videos I instantly have so much energy to try a speed run. I’m not good enough to get a world record but it’s way more fun than I imagine it to be

[@ThaRixer]

It's not always about getting world record! Just giving it a go is already pretty cool

[@Bmanbenn]

god i need more of ur vids in my life i have watched them all now , and this is by far my fav

[@bigguy978978]

My childhood game! I couldn't finish it unfortunately due to reaching a difficulty spike that my cars couldn't handle

[@LegendsuperYT]

Oh hell yes, Jak X stuff! Thanks a lot for the great vid again Ricky!

[@jacobschott9385]

I look forward to every video you make. Thanks for making content

[@TransTaey]

Been catching back up to your vids, fantastic content, and this game recently got stuck in my head rent-free.

[@soulvagabond9655]

I've been debating getting into speed running for a while, and this video makes me wanna test my own skill on seaport

[@Prime92]

Not often do I was a video about gaming history and then hear "So then I came along...." Pretty nice.

[@RunningItHellRazor]

Every Jak video has me hyped. And I am watching this video FULLY for the absolute banger of a sound track.

[@kael.ikiyua]

Fiiine fiiine… i guess ill just have to play Jak X again… Honestly one of my all time favorite games on PS2 .. along with the whole Ratchet series and Jak 3 )) ty for making amazing videos like these.. they bring back a lot of childhood memories

[@SillySmol]

thank you for this, it's been the worst day of my life today and i can finally tune out with a speedrun video :)

[@ThaRixer]

[@nicolasnarvaezcamacho3223]

my life is simple. I see tharixer uploads, I smile

[@nizmei8052]

You are super talented,man. Not sure how but you have an amazing script writing skill!

[@CocoHikari583]

The legendary Rixer uploads another amazing video.

[@michaelprice3040]

no idea why i find these speed runner mini doco's so interesting. Maybe the love for games and respect for the skill.

[@benzebums]

My friday just got a little better

[@julaizaya7946]

Another awesome video of one my favorite video games series, thanks Ricky !! 😁 Greetings from Belgium ^^

[@jubjubfriend64]

Nice video, very well told! I always felt like I was really good at x-jack way back when I was a kid, beating all my friends. Maybe one day when I have time I can try seaport

[@henotic.essence]

Incredible, I wonder what it feels like to be part of history. You're awesome for covering this

[@yesofcourse8520]

13:00 I can just imagine them drifting around cranes at top speed, hugging walls, cutting corners and leaping off of ramps with flames firing out the exhaust

[@RenAHD]

Keep this up mate. Your videos inspire me to produce my own videos. I aint as experienced or into speedrunning myself, but these videos are entertaining and informative.

[@FreyziTheLazy]

What an incredibly obscure topic and yet I enjoyed every second. Jak X was so incredibly fun and it's a shame it's not as well known as CTR was.

[@peterschmidt-nielsen3577]

Fantastic video, you made me invested in a game I'd never heard of before. One tiny detail - you say "a tie to the millisecond", but really it's just a tie to the centisecond, because the game is only tracking centiseconds.