[TAS] Super Smash Bros. Brawl - The Subspace Emissary: 100% Speedrun in

[@DyllonStejGaming]

READ FOR MORE INFORMATION: tasvideos.org/8364S WATCH FOR A LIVE COMMENTARY VERSION: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a33cgXl4frSCg7s So, this has been a project I've been working on for the last eight months or so (Would've been shorter if I didn't have to work at a job), in which I show what a 100% completion speedrun of The Subspace Emissary would look like if human limitations weren't a factor. It features a number of new sections in comparison to the any% TAS, alongside new optimizations to preexisting rooms that can be directly compared. Naturally, I kinda stole my own thunder right at the very end after I discovered a very useful glitch that sort of makes autoscrollers disappear, that could have been applied to a number of locations. Oh well! While I was encoding the video, I accidentally moved the emulator window around during the start of The Forest. That caused the video to glitch a bit, so I rerecorded that particular section to overlay a clean version. As it turns out, Premiere Pro lied to me about the exact video placement, as there's now a few frames of black screen right before the level starts, making it seem as if the entire thing is spliced. Technically, it is, but I assure you, the input file plays from beginning to end, no cheats or splices or anything needed.

[@oasissharp]

besides this TAS being really impressive - the writeup linked is a really interesting read too, sick work dude

[@Akuretaki_Nikolay]

i thought TAS were always split.. woww i guess not?

[@Mikkaithegamer]

Speedrunner Mario: I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you! Peach with some bombs:

[@keaton5101]

Oh, these turnips aren't homegrown, they were made in a factory. A bomb factory. They're bombs.

[@goofyfish17]

They were made in the subspace bomb factory

[@harposhi]

500th like

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

Bombs? Better speedrunning time? You want it? It’s yours my friend, as long as you have enough DI.

[@TX2015]

I'm sorry, my friend, but I can't give credit. Come back when you're a little... Mmmmmm mmmm... Better!

[@Rigbyedits]

Wholesome thread

[@jaredjadriel]

​@@TX2015 hi

[@itsdreamless1205]

Gold splits! World records? Bombs? You want it? It's yours, my friend, as long as you have enough rerecords.

[@foto-nio2913]

​@@itsdreamless1205Sorry friend, i can't give records. Come back when you are a little more... MMMMmmmm.. faster!

[@GoharioFTW]

40:08 the fact that this was the optimal thing to do here makes me so happy

[@zdelrod829]

This run was incredible. It's insane to me how with perfect RNG, and precise inputs, the game is almost trivialized, even on the hardest difficulty.

[@hotramen5936]

Actually, this would take longer on lower difficulties, since he uses INSANE damage boosting throughout the entire run, which is more effective on the hardest difficulty

[@zdelrod829]

​@@hotramen5936Thanks for the info on that!

[@danielfonville1840]

@@hotramen5936ge apparently just doesn't die on the highest amount of damage TAS is insane

[@FinallyAlone]

27:30 Ganondorf watching the heros speed run though his minions:

[@nothing-qp1qh]

Live Ganondorf Reaction:

[@random_internetperson]

@@nothing-qp1qh:fear:

[@MetaBlaziken8]

27:30 Ganondorf jumpscare

[@nicholasschmelzer9943]

Peach is 999% done with this game

[@Froziee]

1:19:36 The music started and ended just perfectly!

[@DoublemanFM]

1:11:07 HOW ARE THERE ENOUGH FRAMES OF HITSTOP TO SDI IN A FULL CIRCLE?!

[@JoeSmith-db4rq]

That shit is CRAZY 💀😂

[@triple-d2640]

For as long as I been playing Smash bros since I was a kid, I never in my life seen a mf do a full circle when get launched. HOW IN THE ACTUAL FUCK?!?!

[@danielfonville1840]

@@triple-d2640just Tas things lmao

[@kuiperbelt2488]

Typical TAS witchery

[@DragonMaster1818]

That was the flex of the century

[@hoagieland3716]

Speedrunner Mario: “I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you” Brawl Meta Knight with Bullfrog sticker equipped: “Only 4?”

[@7thDylan]

What does that sticker do?

[@bladeworksmaster]

@@7thDylan Always starts you out with a Bob-Omb

[@james5427]

27:31 It makes me unreasonably happy that character storage was used in this run! So glad that a glitch I documented ended up helping :D Amazing work!

[@cullenhutchison6528]

How does it work?

[@james5427]

@@cullenhutchison6528 if you go frame by frame at 27:31, you can see that the level selector moves to The Lake before moving back to The Ruins (and pressing A on the same frame). This brings up the difficulty select which you don't see on any other level, which confirms you got the glitch. This skips the character selection screen for this level, meaning that the characters stored in memory (aka the characters from the previous level) are used for The Ruins! The catch is that this glitch can only be used on levels which have character select screens in the map, and not cutscenes (as you can't skip the cutscenes entirely and they set the characters once you're in the level)

[@cullenhutchison6528]

@@james5427 Thanks, that's cool!

[@Droffatsstafford]

@@james5427 Y'know, I'd wondered why Charizard was getting beat up by someone other than Lucas or the trainer. "Did I misremember, and it was actually just a cutscene like with Ivysaur?" Didn't even occur to me that The Boys weren't supposed to be there at all, lmao.

[@rmzing]

It is astounding that the Great Maze still takes over 15 minutes to complete, even with the power of Unlimited Damage Boost Works and a monoculture of Stitches.

[@kkyehh]

This isn't just RNG manipulation this is RNG gaslighting Fantastic run, and I eagerly await the next one with whatever cool new technique you discovered at the end of this one, and whatever one you find at the end of that

[@Bnd1993]

What is RNG?

[@matthieudeloget8998]

​@@Bnd1993Random Number Generation

[@_fudgepop01]

Bruh that mob fight at about 25:50 was one of the most satisfying things I’ve ever seen

[@ThomsoCD]

Bibbicly accurate yoshi

[@Mecceldorf]

Yoshi just swept the house in 10 seconds

[@DragonMaster1818]

@@ThomsoCDlmao

[@taylorhopkins8980]

the quick little moment with the Roader at 14:19 plays out like a god damn looney toon, i keep rewatching that part specifically and laughing at how Marth looks like he's getting spooked like this is a scooby doo bit or something

[@rtg_onefourtwoeightfiveseven]

I love that this TAS eases you into all the bob-omb-explosion-stuff it does in the ending by introducing it throughout the play, so by the time you reach the Great Maze you know what's happening.

[@RealYoshy64]

30:31 is a certified Bullfrog moment

[@krubbington]

"I FREAKING LOVE STICKERS SO MUCH BROS"

[@henryst5]

why do they do this?

[@RealYoshy64]

@@henryst5 it lets you begin each room holding a Bob-Omb

[@Tilkino]

This is still the BEST Super Smash Bros adventure mode of all franchise to this day. Sad they can't redo something similar to this no more. The SSBU has its fun quirks, but still can't compare to Subspace Emissary. It's basically a storyline of its own how all characters comes together. Of course a few secret ones too. Missed this Subspace Emissary

[@joakinglegend7664]

Imagine a subspace emissary with al the characters we have now...

[@picklejoedeanbob]

Smash just became all about the roaster size. It really killed the creativity and charm of the series

[@hellogoato]

I think the biggest shame is that this huge labor of love for the series is trapped on arguably the worst entry (mechanically, at least) in the franchise. Sure, no one could blame you for wanting to go back and play subspace, but I'm pretty sure you end up on a list somewhere if you suggest playing "the one with tripping in it" to the smash community.

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

@@picklejoedeanbobthe charm of the series hasnt really been lost its just been expanded. trying to fit 80+ characters into a story mode that you can beat in a weekend isn’t feasible lmao

[@fr0stdr4ke95]

​@@yggdrasilsaltar It would feel bloated and insanely rushed if you tried. Like everything happened for the sole sake of showing off all the money they burned on IPs rather than having an actual plot. Which is arguably worse.

[@deadlyespresso6166]

Let's pay some respects for all the bom-ombs that got exploited for this TAS to happen 😔👏

[@Breggythegoat]

07 For all our bomb friends 😢😢

[@taiphonix9232]

Bobby… 🥺🥺

[@DragonMaster1818]

All 279 of them…

[@TheCreationOfDread]

13:37 Split-second Pokémon Trainer jumpscare

[@yourlocalraccoondealer8611]

As somebody who has done Intense Subspace Hitless before, this run is phenomenally made and so creative. Props to you dude, this was a joy to watch.

[@kennethkjen1996]

I've also done it on intense, hitless, blindfolded and with inverted controls

[@ramon_e_]

@@kennethkjen1996 me too thanks

[@yourlocalraccoondealer8611]

@@kennethkjen1996 Ah of course, and my name is Queen Elizabeth II - A pleasure to be acquainted.

[@noice8911]

@@kennethkjen1996Jokes on you, I’ve done all that with Mewtwo only

[@kennethkjen1996]

@@noice8911 damn props to you, i never had the patience to unlock him. Getting 256 KOs on cruel smash with Pokemon trainer felt too obnoxious to bother. Hats of to you

[@XxWillsFirexX]

50:44 even the enemies weren't amused with whatever the hell it was you were doing on that ladder

[@karanoelle4819]

The taunt AI Link did at 20:50 feels so real when you get carried through fights lol

[@redmane-z-t5678]

THE ABSOLUTE FLEX OF KNOWLEDGE IS INSANE AT 5:49

[@Ivytheherbert]

My favourite part has to be 35:26. There's just something darkly funny about both characters walking off screen, then Diddy instantly dying with the sound of Fox' gun.

[@technorave555]

Of Fox and Diddy Kongs

[@iaminsideyourwalls2021]

Fox deadass executed Diddy off screen cuz he knows this game is rated E.

[@VixstraLarge]

​@@technorave555 Just look at the bananas, Diddy

[@MarioMastar]

Definitely the highlight! Throwing in some perfect meta humor there.

[@majoralexlouisarmstrong3175]

@@iaminsideyourwalls2021SSBB was actually rated T :-)

[@Froziee]

40:08 What a way to end the level.

[@VenomClaus]

the work of art has finally been released. now imagine if you could somehow do something about those autoscrolling sections...

[@Not_interestEd-]

One day, sometime in the future, a young boy who loved SSBB will create a (homebrew) mod for the game, allowing for autoscroll sections to be done quickly.

[@innertuber4049]

​@@Not_interestEd-this joke is a reference to the description of the video

[@greedyProphet]

Hopefully not all of them. I love watching the style demos that it allows

[@SageSylvie]

You can instantly tell the menu was animated because the cursor isn't vibrating at the speed of light.

[@DyllonStejGaming]

It was actually recorded in-emulator (With upscaled textures), in which I tried moving the cursor more naturally.

[@theendersmirk5851]

Oh, so it wasn't just that my hands were incredibly shaky.

[@Not_interestEd-]

​@@theendersmirk5851 or perhaps you're just bad. We all know the better at smash you are the less you shake the Wii-mote.

[@froglover4203]

doesnt happen to me, i think ur sensor bar is obscured by something or busted

[@AGZhark]

@@Not_interestEd-Nobody should be liking your comment

[@seawolf1366]

55:54 peach was NOT going back in that cage

[@Mister_Clean]

"I've heard legends about that person" **Looks at 999% TAS Peach**

[@李泓寬-i5d]

Didn't know how Browser kidnappe her😂

[@subwaymanYT]

LMFAO

[@royal_kim1154]

@@李泓寬-i5d Perhaps it's because she knows that if she were to ever unleash even a fraction of her powers, Bowser would be wiped from having ever existed in the first place. She may be powerful, but she's also merciful.

[@ronaldjames8615]

The kind of speed sonic is jealous of

[@MarioMastar]

@@ronaldjames8615 RIP Sonic not even showing up in this TAS except the end credits, just to say "You're too SLOW!"

[@Hectorlph]

At first I was thinking "I wonder how he calculated whether Peach or Zelda was the faster choice at the start". Didn't take long to figure out why...

[@BurntMaple]

Seeing peach (or literally anyone) walk through the doors calmly right after doing the most insane speed strats ever and clipping through walls is so funny to me 😭

[@post_content]

Loved this mode as a kid, spent hours on it, oddly fun seeing it torn to shreds like this. Great job!

[@toasturhztoastbunz896]

I swear to god, these Subspace Emissary runs just get more and more insane as they go.

[@magmarxiogaming6717]

i don't think enough people truly understand how insane this run is. they had to not only rng manipulate every single bomb but also every sticker drop for the benefits for them, but also have to manipulate enemy patterns, cpu player patterns, and boss patterns, all while using frame perfect glitches to actually survive the speeds at which you're going and skip unnecessary fights

[@danielfonville1840]

TAS my friend makes it not that insane

[@idk72.]

​@@danielfonville1840this TAS run took him 8 months to make, considering that he had to go frame by frame on this hour long run while also having to manipulate rng with the bombs and sticker bonuses, I'd say that's still insane dedication and the final product was equally as good

[@ShugoAWay]

What do the stickers do it's been a while since I played it?

[@idk72.]

@@ShugoAWay they're like spirits in smash ultimate, they increase your stats and sometimes give effects like starting with certain items

[@ShugoAWay]

@@idk72. ah

[@mudikyu]

This entire run feels like a long TerminalMontage video and I love it

[@thomasmurrell9832]

From what I hear, TerminalMontage bases most of his videos off of speedruns (such as Super Metroid, hinted at her arm-pumping a lot)

[@iaxacs3801]

Who would win Speedrun Mario or Subspace Peach?

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

The Great Maze is what happens when the Speed Demon possesses Peach.

[@snowgrave2475]

​@@iaxacs3801 i'd answer that, but first we need to talk about parallel universes

[@ballom29]

@@thomasmurrell9832 his video on super mario 64 is EXTREMELY fidel to actuals super mario 64 speedrun, it follow the same route down to the smallest inputs

[@gregwilliams4926]

1:10:57 Most challenging boss in Brawl, defeated by a turnip.

[@infinityheart_tm9270]

Strongest Boss in Subspace Vs Silly Yaho Princess

[@taiphonix9232]

To be fair, that turnip is awfully funny looking…

[@walgrey]

As a big Brawl fan, I want to thank you for creating this TAS. It's action-packed, awesome, and really fast! I had a smile on my face the whole run, and I am very happy! This TAS easily is one of my favourites now. Thank you!

[@StanleySophana]

The Ruins level (27:33) tripped me out for a second on why you were playing as Yoshi. I clicked on the link in the description and didn't know that the Character Storage glitch was a thing in this game

[@emmbeesea]

For so much of this, I imagine the characters yelling, "WHEEEEEEEEEEEE". Seeing a Brawl TAS is so sick. Good stuff.

[@Lmafaooo]

Crazy how world of light looks like a small indie companies first game in comparison to this master piece of a story mode

[@Sam-tl4ho]

4:44 what a good hitbox

[@ZeezVovGeeGaming]

Anytime Meta Knight is on the screen I can't stop cracking up. Insane run. The movement and RNG manipulation is so satisfying to watch

[@GamingChair420]

Bro forgot to exist 💀

[@mylesdenton1819]

Yeah, and I know it's largely rng manipulation when he stops to taunt but it's funny how Meta just stops to yell "Come." before vanishing off the plane so quickly nobody could hope to follow him.

[@qua_xor3348]

"Come"

[@MarioMastar]

Meta Knight's parts were done in real time by a human. That's why he's banned. XD

[@leirbag1595]

I love how a third of the run is just Peach being an unstoppable force of nature

[@anthonystrangio]

The reason the villains kept capturing Peach in Subspace is to try to prevent her from soloing the entire thing

[@ConradCaribou]

Super Princess Peach 2 looking real nice! Love the graphics.

[@boomstickYT]

30:18 was casually watching and skipping around, this part made me genuinely laugh out loud, charizard got totally shitstomped

[@roxttv]

Insane stuff as always bro, can’t wait to see what you’ll cook with the autoscroller skips !!!

[@thatcomona]

i love runs like this because i think "wow, if you had one billion people playing subspace emissary from the beginning of the universe until now, the percentage probability of one of those runs being this run is likely still not a humanly comprehensible number"

[@ScorpGrox]

You immediately had my attention when Peach started single handedly committing several dozen war crimes in the span of 20 seconds.

[@MarioMastar]

Makes her special attack in Mario RPG make a LOT more sense. Psyche Bomb.

[@CogitoGreen]

this was really cool to watch. the parts where you used knockback to clip through walls was especially awesome

[@sirenlover100]

I forgot how fun Subspace TAS's are to watch, in some rooms it's like watching a pinball bouncing around like crazy

[@RizPlaysYTgaming]

The subspace emissary was the best thing they ever did for smash

[@MarioMastar]

Every time you WANT to say "Brawl is the worst", you remember SSE gave us a Kirby game with 40 playable characters including Snake and Sonic and then you're tempted to say "no, it's the BEST!"

[@RizPlaysYTgaming]

@@MarioMastar I don't understand what you mean

[@flergus2]

​@@MarioMastar its not a very good kirby game

[@TheCreationOfDread]

40:52 Meta Knight: Fight- *Gets hit by shell he threw*

[@BertDaBeethoven]

1:10:56 to 1:11:02 ... that's how long this dude spent on the boss battle. Barely over 5 seconds. I've seen crazy speedruns before but this... this has made me speechless.

[@asdfasdfadsfasdf]

1:02:46 Peach constantly pulling out bombs to blow herself up is hilarious

[@TheLitterBlox]

Peach: Mario please you must rescue me! Also peach: 1:10

[@royal_kim1154]

Perhaps the real reason why Peach always gets kidnapped by Bowser is because she knows that if she were to ever unleash even a fraction of her speedrunning powers, Bowser would be wiped from having ever existed in the first place. She may be powerful, but she's also merciful.

[@iaminsideyourwalls2021]

​@@royal_kim1154So she gets kidnapped for fun?

[@MarioMastar]

@@iaminsideyourwalls2021 I think most RPGs heavily imply that she does get kidnapped as part of a stage play/for fun. Whenever she's kidnapped by someone other than Bowser or there's a threat that isn't Bowser, she is one of the stronger characters when it comes to figuring out what's really going on this time. She also typically talks about Bowser kidnapping her as if it's just a sunday thing, but anything else seems to get her genuinely worried.

[@BurntMaple]

Yoshi hit a little jig at 17:23 💀

[@Booter430]

I am currently starting and I'm laughing my ass off at Peach at 1:18

[@nathanielchiles8617]

I never thought I'd see the day this came to life. I never knew i wanted it, but by god, i needed it. I can't even begin to imagine how much time went into making this, but my hat is off to you.

[@EluTranBF]

Been waiting for this, watching it slowly come to completion with the few clips you've posted on twitter. Monumental effort, amazing work!

[@venomasmark14]

"Smash Bros, Oops! All Bob-Ombs!" The Brawl TAS cereal with Peach on the box

[@TompaA]

This run was a pure delight to watch! Highly enjoyable and speedy. Favorite TAS of the year so far, for sure. I'll now wait for a 100% Achievements run ;)

[@DoublemanFM]

Subspace Emissary 100% TAS drinking game. Take a shot whenever: - A door is entered offscreen - Camera manip is used to despawn enemies - A Bob-omb drops from a random source - The player dies in between the area being completed and the game transitioning to the next area - A death plane is circumvented or a clip saves time

[@winterdragon2004]

Don't do it, you have so much to live for!

[@MCKepitz]

Does sound very fun ngl

[@cheetosugar695]

I ddid thids fand I ,anmr remzber how i gor 2 da hopspitl

[@irradiatedpacific]

my favorite aspect of this is how the core mechanic of the game (knockback/launching) is ultimately the most important and useful tool to this speedrun. it feels oddly fitting. it really is a smash bros speedrun, huh? :>

[@solgrinlspipol191]

6:30 you think you're Alucard huh? 6:45 no wait, you're actually Alucard

[@willprivett6729]

I've never seen game breaking of this magnitude since Mario 64...and that game got broke pretty badly over the years. Legendary 🏆

[@kirbyshowstheworld]

I never thought a speedrun of Subspace Emissary would be like but I just came across this speedrun which I always thought it would be. Insane.

[@yuhyuh9208]

To think as a kid it took me well over 20 hours to beat this. Mad respect to this guy absolute legend

[@lukeskarda1780]

0:00 the sounds that give me nostalgia of my childhood.

[@SammySpark]

you couldn't resist spanking Falcon's ass at 58:25 i see

[@solus5635]

Walls are merely a suggestion

[@MarioMastar]

So are blast zones apparently. XD

[@Bladster94]

Congrats man! Impressive as always!

[@EinSilverRose]

Never realized how many auto-scrollers Subspace Emissary had. No wonder it felt like a slog to go through back then. Maybe it's a good thing they never did something like it again.

[@riverguavs6139]

Peach having bombs that send you faster than intergalactic space travel is official now.

[@CalamitasCalliope]

"Hey, Meta Knight, what's your favorite type of art?" 32:38

[@deathblowringo4168]

I was looking for this for so long, thanks a bunch!

[@mrrfyW]

It’s kinda crazy how much effort gets put into TASes like this

[@paddythelegend1671]

There's a world where a developer never gave peach the ability to pull bombs and I do not want to imagine that world

[@MarioMastar]

It all started with Super Mario RPG inexplicitly making her only offensive special attack, Psyche Bomb, where you literally rain bombs on your enemies.

[@lostskull7467]

Damn. Nothing can seem to be able to stop, slow down or freeze Peach for a second in Taboo's greatest maze. Not a single of his followers or Taboo himself can pose a threat or keep up with her in a chase. Taboo should've just hid under some Rocks.

[@brysonmcfaull1218]

53:00 The fact that ddd's fastest movement option is a down b exploit lol

[@roshenhaglensfield]

14:30 Forget Kratos, the true God of War is here.

[@SuperM789]

Fun super mario fact of the day: this tas is cool

[@user-ct1sn8qb8i]

Not sure why I never thought of the “Pluck Only Bombs” strat, obviously just not a gamer of the same caliber

[@osakeleto]

babe wake up new brawl TAS

[@TheDecentt]

“LOOK AT WHAT THEY NEED TO MIMIC A FRACTION OF OUR POWER” -Melee Community

[@MarioMastar]

and Melee fans think "Brawl is too slow", they just need to Git Gud! XD

[@MeesterTweester]

This is so hype, I can't wait to see what the new skips bring to the game.

[@JosephHk743]

This is an impressive TAS to watch all the rng line up perfectly.

[@jonprime]

truly remarkable! your best tas ever and the best brawl tas by far. just phenomenal

[@its_snowyVT]

58:25 That extra slap in there just made me laugh a little lmao

[@random_internetperson]

This "tas" guy is extremely good, i see him everywhere

[@tharwab]

This really shows just how slow Brawl was relative to other smash games that even in a TAS character movement feels like it’s dragging through water

[@seanandwhatever]

I believe it has something to do with Subspace itself. I read somewhere that character run speeds and jump heights are generally much lower than usual.

[@kendukin9725]

@@seanandwhatever Sakurai recently discussed Brawl and revealed the run heights of the fastest characters had to be lowered while others had increased or decreased jump height and it's really noticeable for some characters

[@TheCreationOfDread]

Whenever Peach is rescuing someone: Nooooooo!

[@ruie.34]

27:01 the toddler in the back of my SUV as im going 120 in a 60 mph zone

[@SleezeBreeze38]

Lmao. I love this. xD It's basically "Subspace Emissary, but everyone has God mode enabled."

[@angeldude101]

Bombs? Bombs! It's actually pretty cool that most of the cast got at least some play time, even if Peach eventually stole the show even from _Brawl Meta Knight._ We also got to see several trophies and stickers both for actual 100% and for powering up the characters. (And oh boy did it power them up. I don't think Spirits are nearly as broken as being able to spawn with a bob-omb to immediately launch across an entire stage.) Quick question: What texture pack were you using? I was trying to find one a while back and I don't think I found any, so I'd love to check this one out.

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

I believe there is a support spirit for that still. If I recall right you can force yourself to start at 60% with a bomb and increased stats.

[@mk96437]

Cant wait for the new tas in 9 months!! lol nice time on this one

[@ZezkuGC]

and somehow the Brawl's theme still gives goosebumps

[@RikouHogashi]

This is amazing. It makes me wish for you to do a NG+ with everyone unlocked in every stage for the best optimization, although a peach-less run would also be neat