Shovel Knight by Smaugy and Munchakoopas in

[@ratiocinator]

Excellent commentator for the run. It's amazing how much better a good commentator makes a run.

[@cubaisdeath]

Having only a 6 second difference is an amazing finish for this race. I love seeing close races like this, especially when it goes back and forth the whole time. Very even displays of skill up until the very end

[@RoyalCrustle]

It was a lot of fun watching this live. It was so close at the end! :D

[@FROZENbender]

those last 2 minutes at the final boss O_o

[@Katosepe]

This was one of the only things I managed to catch live this AGDQ. I'm so so glad I did though. It was crazy exciting. Probably the best race I've seen.

[@esbeekay]

Who is doing most of the commenting? He's the best one yet and really knows his shit

[@JHobzStreams]

Hi there.

[@endmylifefam2913]

This commentator is a gift! He really tought of everything. He has a lot of knowledge, he involves the runners in his commentary, he comments both players gameplay and much more. Dude if you read this, thanks for making this run so awesome!

[@Dragonpike]

I'm glad they post the videos, i had to leave just before this and I wanted to watch it

[@lI-tm2pn]

Thank god they post the videos, im at work when they live stream all of this

[@bonitapersona]

This run had everything: spectacular and intense run, on-point and complete commentary and a friendly and entertaining atmosphere. I hope for more shovel knight runs in future events.

[@kelschan88]

Excellent commentary. Seriously, I didn't catch the guy's name (skipped right to the race), but he did an awesome job!

[@JHobzStreams]

Hi.

[@JHobzStreams]

lithi twitch.tv/jhobz296 and @J_Hobz on Twitter

[@kelschan88]

Haha! Hello Jeffrey! You did an awesome job. I will definitely be checking your Twitch channel out. :)

[@KnifePIay]

A 6 second difference holy shit man. That was amazing.

[@maskofice9432]

Watched this live, I don't think the room was breathing during that last little bit of the game. This was intense, and that ending is one of the most beautiful endings ever

[@robinrai4973]

The left screen is in 60fps while the one on the right is 30. It was the same for borderlands 2!

[@ricardozapata9439]

At 50:30 munchas money was 1337. Im proud of myself for catching that.

[@anonimouse5533]

Six seconds apart. My god. Fantastic job for both.

[@JaronThomson]

this run is pretty..... Ground Breaking!

[@williamhuynh869]

I dig it

[@AlexanderHarris]

That was a really good race. The guy doing the run analysis in the back brought his A-game as well.

[@papagarv]

21:35

[@shayfarrelly6789]

Thanks person from 3 years ago

[@athan_valentine]

Thanks person from 3 and a half years ago

[@reeonboi937]

Bless you

[@Micras08]

Hands down one of the best races in GDQ ever imho :)

[@badgermcwaffles4834]

love this game so much! but i'm so bad at it and watching these guys i can see JUST how bad at i am lol

[@chickenboss36]

I think it's awesome that they donate all the donations to charity

[@xcbzxv194]

Not all, just the part that amazon, paypal and whoever else don't pocket ;)

[@WalterGirao]

I actually think they should use a lot of that money (at least 60%, but ideally all) to grow the event. In my mind *THIS is the real "e-sport"* (not the fps and mobas who tries to copy physical sports events) This would create a whole industry around the event with steady jobs and a lot of recognition for theses amazing runners. I'm a doctor, so i know how wasteful and unproductive researchers can be with donation money...

[@WalterGirao]

Well... here I see players who practice a lot and friendly compete to see who is faster. why is it not an "e-sport"? We can change the "by definition" part :) speaking for myself... i find this to be WAY more engaging and fun to watch

[@xcbzxv194]

So, here we have two people who competitively play a videogame in front of spectators, but don't earn enough from it to be called professionals. Sounds about right?

[@xcbzxv194]

Well, humans didn't design running in order to compete with each other, but they still do it and call it a sport. Don't see why you feel the need to be forever bound by definitions invented and applied by others.

[@Discipe]

One of the best & closest runs i've ever saw! GJ GDG! :)

[@scifigeek14]

what a great race !

[@betterinsodapop]

This was a great race. Good job by both contestants!!!

[@MagicalMaster]

6 Seconds difference, well done.

[@ClJNT]

What a great run. Runners and the commentators were awesome.

[@UtopieKid]

Wow, that was a perfect race. Lead changes, time difference of 6 seconds and awesome commentary. My favourite part though was 49:08. Smaugy not being able to hear the audio cues and die, yet still staying calm and professional. This is how it's done. Fantastic job by both runners, and the commentator.

[@jdozer96]

Close races like this are the best!

[@patrickroelant5171]

Go ray

[@jedimasterpickle3]

That was an awesome race. Would have watched this live if I could have, but I totally forgot about AGDQ until earlier today.

[@gamedino6339]

Thank you so much for this ! :)

[@z0mbyz624]

omg its that moment of the year again

[@Faltrazz]

This run changed a lot!

[@SrSacaninha]

What a great run! Great commentary too.

[@AllieMoonSailor]

Man that was so close, awesome speed run race

[@zacharyhunt9594]

WHAT. A. RACE.

[@FafGuy]

Amazing!!! What a race! Huge ups to the runners!

[@SwiitchStyles]

Wow this was fantastic. I love this game.

[@rocketpunchgo1]

You kids are awesome. Keep up the good work

[@housebrosgaming]

Outstanding race

[@KaiserKenshi]

Shovel knight race, omg thanks for this

[@Jazzomuch]

Awesome race!

[@LinLP]

@48.15 Ray aka Brownman Donation! #nohomo #yesHomo

[@jfncho]

damn that was awesome!

[@_Cyancat]

This was amazing! And also great moderation! ^^

[@filmfrosk]

You know what's not quick? The wait before the actual run begins. :v

[@saifuusuri]

Yeah Flying Machine is my favorite stage BECAUSE it's so hard. It's frustrating at first but once you get that movement down? *Chef's kiss* Magnifique.

[@nicocheng6905]

Dudes (and dudetes) the commentator on the couch is freaking awesome o___o this guy got the run from 100 over 9000!!

[@innoc4063]

this was an amazing race

[@BassPlayerUniversity]

Absolutely fucking incredible how similar these times were

[@The2ndRogue]

amazing run

[@davidsadol4552]

The way Muncha just did the infinidagger thing on the first try and caught up by some seconds to Smaugy.

[@doslover]

Great run!

[@hobez64]

Munchakoopas's hat is AWESOME, I WANT IT

[@S_on_fire]

Great race!

[@missnintendochick]

Damn that was a really close race! I was on the edge of my seat just to see who got the final blow!

[@captainluke562]

Don't worry Munchaskoopas, you will always be my favorite speed runner. (Sweet Aperture Science shirt guy on couch!!!)

[@kevinharshman4280]

33:03 Game Grumps reference?

[@doslover]

I caught that too :)

[@JHobzStreams]

I tried to be as subtle as possible ;)

[@ILikeDogz]

46 minutes i can barely get under 5 hours

[@charlesajones77]

24:50 YES, the music in this game is fantastic!

my fav. game since big bang

[@genericanimecharacter2536]

Everyone's saying that Propeller Knight's stage was their favourite stage.Meanwhile,I'm having PTSD from it because of the achievement Checkpointless and the Impossible achievement.

[@007DarthMan]

Wow! what a close race!

[@stormypinkness4030]

Crazy close.

[@davidoburrito4774]

I wish the Raiders made it further :(

[@RobinFrejd]

Pretty cool to hear Ed Helms commenting the race!

[@cartonofegg]

That is the closest race I've ever seen

[@Mullkaw]

Bedroom Vids Then you haven't seen the 4-way Super Metroid race

[@mysticjuicer01]

wow, hell of a race!!!

[@distrobat4165]

The commentator is doing a great job.

[@MiKenyan]

Any time someone tells me they find Shovel Knight too boring to play after playing the DLC campaigns, I show them this run.

[@Tribleman247]

My boy Ray with that 5000 bomb!

[@Linck192]

man I would love to see a plague knight run

[@MishKoz]

I think they did Plague Knight last summer

[@ILikeDogz]

Id say the bosses hardest for me were polar knight and propeller knight because they create areas that can instant kill you (in the boss rush in the tower of fate level propeller knight doest create the pits and cant knock you off at the ends making it way easier)

[@cripii5]

Why right screen doesn't look at 60fps?

[@goodninji8]

FOR SHOVELRY!

[@janordanu2008]

and charity

[@evandash1533]

I just realized how much this game was inspired by mega man x.

[@shmookie1358]

"go ahead"

[@DiscoCokkroach]

36:38 - Did...did Smaugy just do a pipe jump from SMB1??

[@NIN1]

A+

[@Tribleman247]

So how did Ray even become an option for the file name? Let alone come second!

[@zeronova1484]

Can't believe Ray donated $5,000 dollars.......

[@jason8304]

that was suspenseful as shit

[@T3n50r]

Smaugy's name at 21:25, I see you.

this game is actually a lot easier and shortr if you don't get the secrets

[@nobodyfromnowwhere7510]

I don't understand why they can not audio balance these....... One video i can barely hear the next one deafens me when it starts it is so loud........

[@hqt00]

I hope the runners didnt have to see all of this screen tearing.

[@karmicbacklash3763]

Its kinda weird how muncha's side is 30 fps and smaugy's is 60

[@jesus_on_wheels8696]

Am I the only one who is reminded a lot of Terraria by this game?

[@nicohalt3165]

That was a very very good Speedrun+ Commentary. for me right behind yoshis Island by tri hex commentated by carl sagan and that one chronotrigger speedrun by "yagamoth" or so? +Respect for uploading THAT fast. btw. is There a site i can go to when i wanted to Start speedrunning shovel knight myself?

[@JHobzStreams]

www.speedrun.com/shovelknight

[@nicohalt3165]

Thanks!

[@andrewwood3823]

50:29 Muncha's 1337!!!

[@trequor]

BROWNMAN? Is that Ray? I guess twitch is treating him well if he's got five grand to donate

[@YouaNumbahOneRacist]

Alright, do it again, but now, cooperative.

[@ironmilutin]

anyone else sees random screen blackouts?

[@Nicholas_Steel]

Why is video footage from the right game displayed at 30FPS while the footage displayed on the left is 60FPS?

[@codesymphony]

@59:20 goddamn

[@kaidenpaul8690]

BITES ZA DUSTO

[@Applesmaush]

Can someone explain why the order of Boss Rush effects the end time? It seems like it has no effect. (Tinker last = good / Plague first = bad ?)

[@knexwiz289]

Cori Roberts it just has to do with positioning in between bosses, after killing tinker knight you end up at the right side of the screen which means you have to spend time getting back to center to kill the next boss. really it's a miniscule advantage but every frame counts right?

[@sebastianwesterlund8777]

Cori Roberts Also some bosses need more magic, and you get a magic refill after every second boss. Ideally you want cycles of little magic usage boss + a lot of magic usage boss. But getting bosses like tinker and plague next to each other makes magic very tight, since both of them use a lot of it. Although this is not what the runners were talking about, it's a big part of boss rush rng.

[@DarthBob]

Plague Knight is a difficult fight, so fighting him first means you have less health to work with because you don't get a pickup yet. If they know Tinker's going to be the last fight, they can throw up a Mobile Gear early in order to save some time (like Smaugy did).

[@chillnspace777]

also the best damn music in the game

[@kite7529]

How did smaugy get a different color knight at the beginning? Is it some kind of cheatcode or something?

[@uddagisko]

This god damn it! I want an answer to this!

[@Azoolag]

Yes, both use armor color cheat codes that the community deem fine as they don't affect gameplay. Muncha you can tell as his color doesn't change after buying the Conjurer's Coat.

[@bartosszwark9695]

where can i get muncha's hat? also, do a co op speedrun sometime

[@quiet451]

How do you do the hard shovel slash without doing a double bounce off an enemy?

[@mistertapman]

quiet451 There's a shovel upgrade called Charge Handle that allows you to hold down the attack button for a moment and it charges the same super slash you would get from a double bounce with the Dynamo Mail without having to get that armor, except that Charge Handle greatly slows your movement, and is used as soon as you let go of the attack button (meaning you can't store the charge), whereas the Dynamo Mail's super slash does not affect movement and can be used whenever you please (although it will expire if you don't use it for a while after your bounces)

[@nightcatcher716]

Every year I always hear "save or kill the animals" what game is that referring to?

[@tkayube]

Super Metroid. At the end of the game there's a part where you're escaping from the planet; it's possible to go out of your way at one point to save a group of animals that helped demonstrate some special moves earlier in the game. So depending on whether "save the animals" or "kill the animals" wins, the runners will either have to save the animals or not. Obviously killing the animals is faster, but saving the animals is nicer (and is also canon).

[@Carcosahead]

you must play the game, it's fantastic ;)

[@huckthatdish]

Tom Holmes frames are more important than morals

[@intagiblemist9676]

What's the song in the beginning?