Beating the Ultimate Crash Bash Speedrun

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[@Sageta9995]

Man I've been waiting for this and amazing work as always Ricky! Very well told story and so many memories in one video. Gotta love those zooms from my horrible quality splits. It has been a pleasure to watch these fellow runners and how they've been able to improve their records a lot. Thank you -Sagee95

[@RJA]

Based

[@elijah2118]

Tough to imagine how many times you hear "3,2,1,GO" in your dreams..

[@Rashed1255]

It’s the man that came out of nowhere =o

[@ulyssesdelamora3856]

Ay you joined KZbin on my 10th birthday lmao

[@mugenmarshal01]

Will you go back to Crash Bash bruh?

[@Redhead-O-Rama]

As somebody who played this game as a kid, it's validating to hear that this WAS a stupid hard game for NO reason. Great video! Thanks for the Crash content!

[@atles300]

the validation i was looking for.. after 15+ years...

[@mykytademchenko3044]

@@atles300 same. thanks to this video, i can finally sleep in peace now

[@piaxerofchaos1309]

@@mykytademchenko3044 It wasn't that hard game to run trough normally. But to get 100% (or whatever the % number was) was really pain in the ass. Couple of levels with very hard special rules make you want to throw your controller to wall.

[@jaimevalencia6271]

Thought it was just me too lmao

[@Pepe-pq3om]

I'd say it's the hardest crash game till this day

[@ITalk69]

I will never forget when Pie did a 400% run of Crash Bash, where he played the game back to back for 200%. It was the most painful and brutal 22 hours I had ever witnessed. I genuinely thought the video would focus on the brutality that is 200% on this game, but Any% is also interesting! Great video as always Ricky!

[@ThaRixer]

I actually had 200% in the video initially but i ended up scrapping it because it wasn't relevant enough and deviated too hard from the subject

[@ITalk69]

@@ThaRixer Honestly makes a lot of sense. 200% is just RNG, there isn't much to it :)

[@zeroranger]

I miss pie's bash runa

[@Lloyd420]

@@ITalk69Ayyy a Fortnite KZbinr watching a bash run

[@order66dotexe]

is there a vod?

[@EZScape]

Crash Bash is still one of my favorite speed games despite me absolutely hating it as a speed game.

[@Nitrofski]

that sums the game up surprisingly well

[@ediblepi]

Crash Bash in a nutshell

[@Under-Kaoz]

I used to crush it. Makes me feel like a G as a kid. Totally forgot about this game until now at age 30. Had to have been under 10 when I first placed it lmfao.

[@rusto_]

The trend I'm seeing here is that absolutely legendary Playstation speedrunners are skateboarders

[@ThaRixer]

if its not overkill enough, saboom skates as well

[@andriypredmyrskyy7791]

It follows that there is an entire pool of untapped PlayStation speedrunners at my local skate park

[@Bokmoh]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@btf_flotsam478]

I'm pointing fingers at the very successful Playstation-based skateboarding game series of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater + Underground.

[@albertbrzozowski]

im #30 in hl opfor speedrun on pc and I skate too xD

[@ThaRixer]

Right as i was about to do a watch party on my twitch channel, i found out i got a copyright claim for the Final Fantasy 8 opening, so now i know that lol. Ultimately i'm perfectly fine running risks like that if it makes the video better, and at least it's "shared revenue" but i do wanna thank Displate again for sponsoring the video, and my patrons so i don't have to rely on the algorithm and ad revenue for growth and money to feed the family. As a bonus note, this will be my final video that i will create using Vegas. I have over 10 years of muscle memory with the program but the crashing and freezes are getting out of hand now that my projects are significantly more ambitious. I think the next video is going to be a pretty short one, just so i can get used to using Adobe Premier and possibly After Effects as well.

[@Davidpoland2005]

didnt ask + ratio

[@lossfain9254]

@@Davidpoland2005 well that's fucking embarrassing for you mate

[@jeerkku]

No thank you for the good content

[@s.l.r.9407]

Aw man, I really enjoyed the ffviii theme, what a shame! Good luck with the new editing programs : )

[@TooneySA]

no idea why vegas crashes so much

[@KinProductions]

I just want you to know these videos are exceptional. I can see the effort and time you put into these and I love every single one! Thank you for this.

[@ThaRixer]

🥺

[@ghostgeorge954]

the record now stands at 1:52:13, yet Sage's time is still 8th. Legendary

[@jdalbiac]

The editing in this is outstanding. Great storytelling. 10/10, would bang.

[@MxCraven]

What's even more mad about Sage's run is that he did it in a race, so one shot, no reset.

[@atomical_sloths2833]

Imagine not having the foresight that Pie's record would be beaten a week after this video was made.

[@Benobot99]

It was? What's the record at now?

[@atomical_sloths2833]

@@Benobot99 www.speedrun.com/crashbash

[@DragonKingZero]

@@Benobot99 1h 51m 20s, by someone named "ItzEliteMN", using Tiny. Also, Sagee95 has fallen to 9th place.

[@lightsen]

Love this game so much, it was a joy to see in my reccomended, and Beautifully edited!

[@alexpzz2551]

This was THE game

[@taninrobertson2262]

Your editing and use of Liberi Fatali from 6:17 to 9:07 was art

[@Zanador]

I don't think I've ever had a speedrunning history video like this so completely take me on a ride. I audibly gasped when you revealed the true time of Sagee's legendary run, it completely blindsided me. Fantastic dramatic reveal, you absolutely nailed it.

[@PatDaBaker851]

Sweet Jesus, the mere thought of attempting to speedrun this game in particular is making me anxious... Major props to all these poor souls.

[@Driff97]

No disrespect to EZScape or Summoning Salt, but Ricky is by far my favourite Speedrun content creator. Playstation content doesn't get the recognition it deserves.

[@Lolimov]

This is also my point of view. Playstation and Amiga was my childhood. Nintendo always held the second place. Hope he does more playstation content in the future.

[@jordandrinkwater1345]

Those montages couldn't have acted more in your favor.

[@StoutShako]

Same tbh. I've only watched two videos and I'm immediately subscribed now.

[@chrism1518]

I agree, I’m so sick of hearing about Mario, Metroid, Zelda, and Castlevania speedruns.

[@LEWIS1992]

Games like these are so much more skill-based than simply learning a fixed path game. Very impressive, runners.

[@fakesmile172]

Speedrunning a party game Epic Final Fantasy music

[@MickyD]

Phenomenal work as always man! Jak, Crash and Spyro are such great speed games that don't get the attention that they deserve. You're doing us all proud

[@MemoxWasHere]

Loved playing this game with my cousins as a kid. Such good memories, I thought it was even better than Mario Party tbh

[@Arexion5293]

26:50 The hilarious thing about this song from DBZ Budokai is that it's a rip off of a song by a Finnish power metal band Stratovarius called Hunting High and Low. Having it play in a montage that involves two players, one of which is a Finn, trying to break a speedrun record set by a Finn is fantastic.

[@GlitchanBlack]

The fact that Bensagram hasn't just played Crash Bash but also DDR & Wrath of Cortex makes him even more legendary than he already is.

[@MsDaniH23]

The montages throughout the video were well edited and comedic. This video was like watching a story arc unfold, fitting into the video format you're going for (documentary type). Music choices fit very well into the video too. Good job, it's clear you did your research and took your time constructing a creative yet informative video 😃

[@scottjoseph7556]

This video just threw me down memory lane. I remember having so much fun playing the pogo stick game and hating the ice physics on those polar bears. Thought I had imagined it

[@jkrsdwwww]

Couldnt imagine putting yourself through what it takes to even contend in this nightmare

[@kokujinblack77]

Dude this video is so well done! I checked out some of your videos on and off throughout the year. Nithing I have personally seen from you in the past compares to this. This video right here! Has soo much boldness fun, and creativity. The video really shows the effort you put in. I cant imagine the hours of footage you needed to go through to get these moments. I recognize the effort and thank you for putting it in to this video.

[@PandaMoniumReviews]

Rixer: "Sub 2:10 was well within reach..." Sagee: "Hold my wampa juice."

[@elijah2118]

This has so much work and effort put into it, this might as well be a docuseries focusing on how these runners are the backbone of gaming. ThaRixer is absurdly good at this format, as well as running. Much props, may the eco flow through you for eons to come.

[@MattTheHuman9]

I've always had a soft spot for this game so this speedrun story was really entertaining, insane editing btw you really know how to make things sound and look really intense.

[@metalmario991]

I like these Crash videos. I'd love to see more go into the speedrun strats, glitches, and etc. that go into these games, since there isn't really that much of it on KZbin right now.

[@dippdopp]

Damn man I used to watch SolarBowler back in the day, seeing his name threw me back a bit! Crash bash races, what a time to be alive 🤘🏻

[@ThaRixer]

He's actually one of my absolute oldest friends in speedrunning. We've known each other since 2011.. so 10 years. He's from australia and has been meaning to come to europe multiple times for a speedrun event but was never able to. One day i'll meet him tho

[@Wituz]

Absolutly loved this. So much research must go into every video of yours. Good and inspiring script, really beautiful footage of the levels as well combined with fitting music. Very creative and new videomaking style, enjoyed every second.

[@its_kuro]

I totally get what you're going for with the super close up montage but when I can't even see the split times because it's so blurry I think it's a swing and a miss editing wise. I would much rather have seen footage from the splits and the split times themselves zoomed out and actually legible. What I'm talking about begun at around @7:02 and it's pretty awful to look at due to the resolution of the clips you used coupled with zooming in on them so much. @8:23 is a perfect example of what I'm talking about, just awful to look at. Great video about speedrunning though! Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@ThaRixer]

some may disagree that theres a retro "2013 twitch" look to the resolution and quality but i do agree with you, i either just had to "go with it" or recreate the entire split layout in higher quality which i honestly considered

[@its_kuro]

@@ThaRixer didnt mean to ruin your vibe or anything at all just putting in my 2c! I did really enjoy the video

[@ThaRixer]

@@its_kuro not at all man, honest critique

[@poro3718]

absolutely loving the edits of the runs to illustrate the progress, your humor goes really well with it too, very good video

[@haz.5464]

Man this Ben guy is good at video game and have a life, seeing someone with these two things is rare

[@Ben__K]

Thanks

[@Archyde]

Dude I have no idea how I found your channel and I’ve got no major interest in speed running although you cover all the games I find nostalgic. Your delivery and the entertainment factor of your videos is sublime! Keep up the good work bro! Love all your videos!

[@Hummeldon]

Chills. Glad you told this story.

[@paddeaux7299]

Its been great watching your editing and composition get better with each vid! Keep it up Ricky!

[@henotic.essence]

I had SO much fun playing this game as a kid, love to see such a passionate, driven group of guys give it their all to do it faster than ever!!!

[@JanitorJoey]

I’ve been watching your catalog and I’m really impressed with the effort in the montages in this particular video. Keep up the good work, my man!

[@lilchoppa-fv9kg]

That line at the end "regardless of where the game goes fron here it has this awesome piece of history to show for itself" is so true even today for example i played this game as a kid and its difficulty is the main thing i remember so today i asked myself can speedruns on this game be possible so i did my research and it most definitely is and the editing and music was perfect really set the feel and thats the greatest and biggest piece of og gaming history ill ever see thank you ThaRixer

[@umbrellamuffin]

This is one of the best speedrun videos Ive ever watched, and I come back to watch it often. Massive props to your effort in making this masterpiece

[@mikehunt42069]

You got me to care and get hyped about a game I'd never heard of, nice video! 👍

[@itgetsdajobdone]

Dude imagine I was binging your content yesterday.. But today I wake up to a Crash Bandicoot upload? Thank you, Ricky!

[@SoyGivanok]

Music 00:00 Crash Bash - Beach Ball 00:49 Mega Man 8 - Aqua Man Stage 01:52 Crash Bash - Crash Ball 02:33 Crash Bash - Bearminator 03:23 Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories - Free Duel 05:14 Command & Conquer - Air Strike 06:16 Final Fantasy VIII - Liberi Fatali 09:36 Spyro: Year of the Dragon - Evening Lake (NTSC Greatest Hits Version) 10:58 Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex - Fahrenheit Frenzy 12:38 Crash Bash - El Pogo Loco 13:09 Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex - Solar Bowler 15:20 Silent Hill 2 - White Noiz 15:57 Metal Gear Solid - Hind D 16:50 Ape Escape - Stadium Attack 19:28 Final Fantasy VII - Anxious Heart 20:43 Sewerslvt - Squids 24:19 Metal Gear Solid 2 - Twilight Sniping 26:50 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai - Challengers 29:49 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai - Options

[@joahqin]

I loved this video. Glad I searched for Crash Bash today out of nostalgia, and just being lucky enough to find this video recently uploaded! I had no idea this game had such an interesting speedrun life so far... it's always fun to see what looks like an impossible record beaten after years. Very well put together video, barely noticed the 30 minutes it lasts, felt like 10. Thank you and goodbye!

[@ThaRixer]

Yea you're in luck, i uploaded it less than 24 hours ago haha. Thank you!

[@rorbee]

Fantastic video, crash bash has a lot of stories to tell but this is by far the best one

[@PeteThePlayer]

Now that's what I'm talkin about. Good shit. Hope to see that Twinsanity video one day.

[@turner319]

Crash Bash with the 4 player multi tap created so many fun memories for years throughout my childhood I always love to see it get recognition :) (Polar Panic tournaments were my favorite) thank you so much for this video that showed me a different side of the game that I’d otherwise would’ve likely never known about

[@scas97]

Oh man, the editing is just so good! And again, sick sponsor my man! You sure know how to build tension in your videos and this one in particular had so many twists that made my jaw drop!

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks haha

[@mustachephd4256]

Your channel is so underrated. Your videos are some of the most engaging and interesting I've seen. Please keep doing what you are, 10/10

[@daz-4th882]

you really made me hyped for *Crash Bash* of all games near the middle of the video, you absolute madman

[@xsaphy9653]

Insanely well done, once again.

[@DamnStraightGaming]

Great video, as always! I love your content (both streams and youtube), and am always excited to see you pop up in my queue Ricky! Also, really excited to see someone with a cool sponsor. Things like Squarespace have their place of course, but I'm genuinely interested in Displate. Really sick designs, and I could use more art to spice up my apartment. Keep being awesome man!

[@ThaRixer]

They were kind, patient and easy to work with as well which is sick

[@crystalpad2010]

Dude I've commented this before but the editing and storytelling synergy combo you got with these videos is actually cosmic! I only know about this community through you and no matter what speedrun vid you put out, it's it's instant click and like everytime before the full watch & then seeing said speedrunners showing respect in the comments afterwards is just 👌🏾🔥🔥 Love the video man, shout out you brother!

[@madisonbryant4417]

Bro you make these like art. Such excellent music choices and presentation. I love them so much. Thank you.

[@ADubiiousTask]

great stuff ricky. loved the audio / visual cuts. great music and video overall! very entertaining

[@NeroMystyra]

ThaRixer I just wanna say mad props to how epic you made that sub 2:10 montage feel with your choice of editing to match that epic Final Fantasy 8 song. It was my favorite part of the video lol

[@lukenashed336]

Living the videos so much keep it up! Especially loving the games ur choosing to talk about

[@jonaslennox5872]

Please keep making videos! These always being me joy when I see you upload

[@marcosvargas97]

I enjoy your speedrun story videos. Amazed by the whole story some game speedruns can have. Oh boy.

[@huntereddy4014]

The Budokai 2 music nearing the final push towards the end of the video was so well done. Your vidoes and editing are the gold standard for videos discussing speedruns as far as I'm concerned

[@DoctorSwellman]

Watching this live was awesome. Incredible editing and storytelling gamer

[@jebibones4282]

Didn't expect to hear Severslvt songs here, Awesome composer.

[@tiagofigueira4525]

The music choices in your videos is exquisite. GJ

[@memebandit]

The syncing of footage to ff8 intro music / liberi fatali was *chefs kiss*

[@jscoutfly801]

Using "We Gotta Power" for a crash bash speedrunning montage is INSANE, great video!

[@Midbooze]

this video was recommended because Sewerslvt, Crash and speedrunning are my like 3 favs ever, shit mate, thank you so much for this

[@bernrdolorente1249]

I completely forgot this game existed. but seeing all the levels has brought back so many childhood memories, thank you so much for this video

[@schotelmi2058]

That FFVIII intro theme song around 7:40 just hits the right spot man. You are a man of culture!

[@ericsbuds]

i grew up playing all the crash bandicoot games. all the way back to the ps1. love your vids ;)

[@jamesfinn3443]

Adored and hated this game as a kid. Took me 15 years to beat it, even so that was on co-op. Loved the editing in this video btw, great job

[@Cramhead43]

Amazing video ricky! Very inspiring in all honesty, was always wondering who that Sage guy was, and now I know. Looks like I have a loooooong term goal to set for myself. Also glad to see me on the boards there at the tail end.

[@calypso819]

You are one of the best KZbinrs out there for sure. Your videos have just an insane amount of quality and the stories that you’ve been able to tell about some of the most amazing people I would’ve never known about, it’s perfect. When I heard the name Saboom literal tears formed in my eyes, and when he failed it only deepened my respect for the record. Your videos are very passionate, they’re passionately made and they’re often about passionate people. I may sound like I’m rambling but your videos make me feel strong emotions that not a lot of other KZbinrs can replicate. Keep on doing what you do best.

[@1999Elias]

I really can't believe someone tackled a speedrun on this game without using a muscle character. The stat difference is abysmal and it really is an achievement to get top 3 using Coco. Great job, Saboom. Great job, speedrunners of this game design nightmare of a game.

[@maze2k831]

Man I love your vids. So much effort and soo well made.

[@raccoonpeddler6730]

dude that ff8 music fits so much with the total chaos and epicness happening on screen 😂

[@user-hr3cy1ge3q]

really happy to a see a video about bash i used to watch runs for this a few years ago i remember streams from many runners mostly from 2014-2016 i think, but never ran the game myself. nice to see what happened after those days. i wonder where the 200% category can go, i remember watching people give up after running for 8+ hours idk if theres any speedrun that's more masochistic.

[@Foas]

God damn, great video Ricky! That montage of PB's leading up to the 1:58:34 with the DBZ music felt so great to watch.

[@_Asleep_]

I still love playing this game on my hacked vita. I still have the disk game too. I use to love playing this at my nanas and tried to beat it with in a day. That game is crazy too speedrun. I couldn't imagine the pain going through that. Especially on the pogo levels. God

[@jacqueandrew5]

These types of videos are my favourite. Your video on Touval, the man who broke spyro in half was so well made and interesting, the video on Dayoman done in a similar format was also exceptional. Growing up with crash and spyro I love seeing this shit, so entertaining, keep it up man

[@ciligonzalez2897]

Bro I LOVE your videos and editing style.

[@shrymp0]

As always, an amazing video. A bit different from your previous ones, for sure, although it really suits you and I like this style you went for in the video. Keep them coming :)

[@davedeeno]

This video is such an emotional rollercoaster, I love it

[@TehJellyLord]

The Dragon Ball music was an amazing touch! I never thought a video about Crash Bash speedrunning could be so engaging

[@Galtelli06]

Great work ThaRixer keep these amazing videos coming

[@DimkaSulegnaa]

Definitely a great upload. I Definitely would’ve at least still be playing Crash Bash every now or then or tried at speed running it nowadays if I could. Also nice touch using a sound clip or whatever from Forbidden Memories. At least I think that was the case. Honestly the only game I kept some attention to when it came to speed runners. Oh boy did those times change drastically over the years.

[@jggbfds]

1:02 Maaaan this MegaMan 8 music slapped me back to my childhood. Man how nostalgic!

[@shreddedguy679]

as a speedrunner in monster hunter ib, this is insane, all your speedrun vids, watched them all, cant believe u speedrun literally single game i grew up playing from sypro, crash, ratchet and jak, and crash bash is the one game that defeated me, i couldnt get past the 3rd floor pinball, the ai was too good lmao

[@alexhalbleib2398]

2:45 flashbacks of late Saturday night with the lads. Such a great game

[@nojless]

Another absolute banger of a video, good work man

[@Miruk4]

Highlight of my night right here. Can't beat watching a high-tier KZbinr cover one of my childhood games, as bullsh*t as the game in question was.

[@germanothomas4799]

I played a lot of 2 player crash bash when I was a kid. This was a pleasant reminder of those days. Great content! Some gameplay sequences with no narrative like "the quest for 2h10" were too long for my taste.

[@SnappyC]

Forbidden memories music at 3:28 So much nostalgia in one place :)

[@KmF0X]

I hated that game so hard when I was a kid because of the unfair AI buffs for relics and stuff and because in French, when you loose, the... narrator? well, the voice said "you loose" but it sounded like backslang and it was infuriating, like if it was mocking you for loosing

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

Same, the AI is total bs in this game. How any kid managed to unlock all the extra levels I have no idea.

[@KhanCipher]

>because of the unfair AI buffs for relics and stuff From what i've noticed when playing the game, on trophy the AI is set to medium difficulty, but on gem and beyond it's set to hard.

[@pixelcatcher123]

Bro this editing brings me back in the time such a master piece

[@buffalo7865]

Your narration and choice in music is top notch

[@RabbitEarsCh]

You've grown too powerful since the Dayoman video. The editing on here is ridiculous. Amazing story, very well told. You've definitely hit your stride now!

[@ChristopherMcLarenExperience]

Best vids on KZbin, I'm glad I finally clicked on that vid on my recommended feed of some ps1 rendered seagull.

[@lacoolofunplay1516]

How patient and dedicated you have to be to pursue such "meaningless" goals! I'm jalous of you guys, that's definitively something I can't do. It's really inspiring to see these kind of video. Awesomess and positivity lead the way! wish you the best!