The Binding Of Isaac Afterbirth+ by StoneAgeMarcus in

[@bradstover2691]

This man going for boss rush during a speedrun.

[@marcsebaaly4400]

let alone hush

[@gamefan1353]

Boss rush, Hush. The legend

[@sleepy33333]

Hes a living legend

[@embafusion4417]

@@dfhdfghfghfghjfgh4791 no

[@eimazd]

A few tense runs, and then one final "I have Azazel nothing matters"

[@kruks]

Boss Rush, The Hush, and D100 in an Isaac speedrun. Huh.

[@deac-hd2lo]

I thought I saw deliriums door open up and I was like kill delirium it would be the perfect finish

[@tsunayoshisawada8062]

And full clear chest.

[@anonofyesterday4650]

D100 is unironically a really good item. The HP ups you get don't go away after rerolling AND all items count towards transformations so after a couple uses you'll have max HP and fantastic damage.

[@kooled4092]

Fun to see a runner use the D100

[@YayaBunWa]

Kristian Edwards fuck yeah sprinkler finale~

[@cytrussToo]

This run must have been so confusing for people that haven't played isaac

[@HarleyAMV]

Can confirm. I am very confused, and have no idea why everyone is loosing their minds over this speedrun.

[@Hybrid461]

ive played isaac and am confused. only beaten the mother once though. lots of levels and mobs ive never seen before.

[@feYslYa]

it was :) still enjoyable

[@Male_Parent]

Ikr

[@rachaelbeth3119]

kinda was but i could still keep up mostly

[@CrustyMustard90]

Crowd: REROOOOOOLL! Marcus: Hold my chocolate milk

[@mrifix8475]

39:08 "pretty mediocre average run" *has 13 damage*

[@lred1383]

That really is pretty mediocre, in the sense that you won't be annihilating bosses in under a second

[@DaKrimch]

If you ain't sweeping it ain't isaac

[@mr.noir98]

for someone who knows how to properly play tboi, it is.

[@uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweug6314]

ON CAVES

[@ssgoten8]

The commentators say they have 7k hrs into the game and doesnt realize the run just started with demigod pickups :/

[@SolarbearChiptune]

That azazel run was the most swag thing i've ever seen haha

[@josephchilton181]

Just when you think it cant get any better, BAM D100!

[@chainsblood]

It can also screw you up

[@gamesdonequick]

Runner introduction starts at 1:13 Run starts at 2:08 Kungfufruitcup interviews Gymnast86 at 1:24:36 Couch commentary is provided by Zamiel and Ikasperr cartridgeblowers is host This speedrun was recorded live at Awesome Games Done Quick 2020, a weeklong charity speedrun marathon raising money for Prevent Cancer Foundation. Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 is just one of the many charity marathons put on by Games Done Quick. For more information on AGDQ2020, find us at: gamesdonequick.com Looking for live updates? Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/GamesDoneQuick Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/GamesDoneQuick Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/gamesdonequick

[@diegonyanivysour]

39:08 "its a mediocre average run" the dude has 13.74 DMG and flight in basement 2

[@danielshih464]

I love how the commentary is beginner-friendly even though mainly seasoned players will be watching

[@charliek7600]

What? GDQ is a pretty wide audience

[@ballsmaster6937]

I know it’s very cool

[@toad7395]

Not really, lots of people who dont even play the game will watch, if the run is good enough they will keep watching

[@SonicEdgeHsw]

Been watching for about 15 minutes and the guys on the couch are really smashing it out with great informative commentary

[@TheLifeLaVita]

Claudio L. I can’t even imagine how confusing it would be for someone that never played Isaac ahahaha

[@TheUberGoldFish]

They were crushing the info commentary the entire run. Really appreciate these two.

[@ShadowDuty7]

5000+ hours of Isaac tends to have that effect on people XD

[@raphaeltoll1295]

The moment the crowd saw the d100 they just screamed DO IT

[@chiki5152]

Not going to die a single time *dies in caves first character*

[@translarrybutz]

THIS is why I love rouge-likes The sheer dopamine release following getting a good build makes all the frustration of failed attempts (me, who hasnt beaten an issac game) worth it

[@cbaslee1]

Wouldn’t be Isaac with a mention of the egg

[@ALucienLachance]

Any timestamps?

[@Briansimon2]

@@ALucienLachance 1:08:27

[@pandazatthedisco]

I wouldn't have it any other way.

[@CreatorOfTheRoom]

Not exactly what I expected but this run was cool. That last run was epic too I’m ngl

[@nathanclarke7162]

During a speed run near the end: “we’ve got time”. I love these guys

[@ToM92MoT]

I don't play Isaac and I didn't understand a single thing, but this run HYPED me up

[@zKazzu]

Big s/o to the guy who yelled PIC IT UPP! when d100 showed up

[@kiro2278]

Might be one of the most entertaining speedruns I've seen so far. Interesting and infomative commentary, good gameplay and especially that last Azazel run was amazing. Can't wait to see another Isaac run at GDQ

[@TheQuestos]

this was so enjoyable to watch and the information the two commentators gave were really helpful to follow along! very epic guys, very epic

[@Magnebull5656]

I like how the commentary says “ we have basically perfected this game”, but then goes on to say that they have way more to learn and things surprised them in this run.

[@YourFavouriteDraugr]

They've perfected it to what they know, but they are certain there are things they don't know.

[@isaac-p6126]

It actually does make scense. Perfecting means to get 1000000% at least id say so, but The game has almost unlimited combinations of Items. You will never know every effect of every combination of tears, because there are just too many.

[@legion999]

he probably means according to current knowledge

[@TheMike0088]

To be fair to them, the game has about 500 or so items, and they each interact with each other differently. But also, even I as a longtime casual player know that azazels mini-brimstone synergizes with almost nothing that normal brimstone does, including epic fetus.

[@Crane_feather]

Haha the moment he saw the D100 and thought, no way am I gonna take that, but humored the crowd by taking it anyway👌

[@stoneagemarcus]

Honestly when I saw the D100 instinct just took over shook my head and left from being conditioned to know thats not something I want. Like a second later before the crowd had even registered I already had processed "Oh wait this is GDQ I have to talk this"

[@dhantexz9283]

One of the best run i ever saw. Not only a great Isaac speedrun, but a great speedrun in general. Entertaining run, amazing commentary and a skilled runner. Keep it up AGDQ!

[@magicmanscott40k]

This game is really hard to speedrun. Huge respect for anyone who tries

[@jessemaniboujee]

He’s my favorite runner for hyping up the crowd by taking d100

[@SnailMan63]

It makes me very happy to see this game represented in GDQ. Amazing job to the runner.

[@VaraNiN]

That last character was such a huge meme, love it

[@m0n5a80]

You thought it was gonna be a normal speedrun... BUT IT WAS ME, D100!

[@GoogleWhyDidYouChangeMyName]

Hush has more damage reduction the more dps you do to him, though it does have a cap. He also has 950x the hp of a spider

[@zilchdelerion4076]

"The runner has to be good with good builds and bad builds to perfect the speedrun" *just gives all the bad characters better starting items to make it all easier* *then gets nothing but knives*

[@AnaCristina-dv6qu]

They do that in order to the speedrunner doesn’t waste a lot of time (and crowds time) into reroling the start of the game to spawn near a curse room or treasure room in order to start the game with something BUT then if you open the room and you also don’t find any useful items that can make you go fast (and there are many and in the case of curse rooms they don’t even have always items) they would then reroll again so even if you finally reroll near a treasure room or curse room that don’t guarantee the start of the room, (this because the run is only starting and rerolling won’t loose them progress or time) This inmensily reduces the rerolls needed at the start of the game

[@pankajzerka453]

@@AnaCristina-dv6qu nope, there accually were races where people rerolled runs on timer, and still got sub 20 runs

[@pankajzerka453]

@@AnaCristina-dv6qu also, i wouldnt call it a speedrun, having mapping and additional items at the start doesnt happen in vanilla, this is just a challenge run

[@wyhiobcarlile4879]

I didn't realise that he was given a free item while the first run was going, i just thought he got a eden's blessing before the first run

[@sqwidd445]

I wish i had someone next to me to read off Platinum God item descriptions like the guy on the couch. Ive never watched a speedrun if BoI but this blew me away with how fast hes making decisions!

[@lolnumberlol]

This was an amazing run, hope to see more like this in the future

[@AladeanYT]

Best commentary by far! I’d love to see them next year🖤💛

[@flightlesschicken7769]

"The knife is considered one of the best items in the game" but no one likes it because it's boring compared to all the other items in its tier

[@kingshlomo9246]

FlightlessChicken it’s fun to use sometimes

[@trilisser]

Bullshit

[@GuildCarver]

This run was awesome and great commentary from the couch!

[@chrisofthehoovers4055]

shout out to the guy who went ooooohh do it when he found the d100 that had me rolling in my chair

[@DWat01]

I’ve always loved Isaac and can’t believe I just found speedruns. I am going to have to get back into it now.

[@rk-li9ks]

the guys on the couch were amazing

[@Dremire]

I was about to say this is not impressive, then I heard 7 character. Great stuff.

[@toto_feather8732]

Sweet game sense he has ^^

[@theraven9107]

D100: *exists* everyone in the audience: DO ITTTTTTTT

[@chand3123k]

The commentary on this is amazing. I'm learning a lot and get to watch some good ass kicking.

[@DasGaki]

the 2 guys with the sunglasses in the scene before the run starts are the true heroes

[@huntergarnhardt]

One thing they didn't talk about, is that the loot pool of the game is generated when you open the game. So every run you play in one session will have the same item loot pool, and the pool will refresh when you close and reopen the game. that's why he got items like The Nail and Sac Dagger often.

[@simiratzi]

Didn't know that I already wondered about sac dag and mom's knife spawning that often

[@Splozy]

I thought it exhausts the full item pool then once it's exhausted it gives you nothing but health ups via rotten meat

[@Mister_Doodles]

Issac in AGDQ! YESSS!

[@NLSdotME]

49:10 Oh baby it’s quadruple

[@SuperTheNobody]

Here's some random knowledge: At 1:08:36 he does not have my reflexion, the beam would bend right during that shot

[@Mocityspirit]

Shinryu yeah for how much these guys have clearly played the game they have some odd knowledge gaps

[@zxyen1629]

Fr like saying 13 dmg with the pact at first devil deal and said he didn’t have good items and calling wiz cap good. I was so lost half the time. I wonder if the runner was just sitting there with thoughts like that the whole time lol

[@fabiss23]

if this was the first time i saw isaac i would be so fucking impressed and bought the game,the megablast run was so epic

[@ItsWhiteout]

The forgotten made a makeshift scythe

[@nich3897]

You love to see the D100 in a marathon run

[@eltiolavara9]

"afterbirth plus made the game better" i mean... sort of... when it works... sometimes...

[@danielwright873]

We'll just pretend the void doesn't exist aaand everything is perfect. I do enjoy the void as a challenge, but some of the added bosses are just not okay unless you're op.

[@zedxcu]

you have to admit it adds a ton of cool items plus mod support, although pretty much all of the new bosses are horrible

[@funguy398]

Best part: 1:12:04

[@FinnTG]

For an isaac player this RUN IS EPIC ON SO MANY LEVELS :D

[@ivenstorm]

here's a casual tip, if you move forward and fire after firing another tear, both tears can hit at the same time. Really useful when attacking some enemies. Here's another useful tip I never see speed runners use and I don't know why: If your facing Gurdy(the stationary boss who spawns flies and 2 blood growers in front) and you have the option to stand behind her, if you can deal enough damage you can just reset her cycle over and over without her actually attacking you. All she can do is spawn flies. She can't fire at you since she only fires in 3 directions(east, west and south). Her blood growers will reset after so much damage on the boss so they will never actually spew blood.

[@levijohnson3128]

Ngl I thought the last thing in the title was the seed

[@babyzillakilla]

These guys were really great at explaining the game without being intrusive and annoying.

[@truji2582]

"And he won't die a single time!" *dies 2 minutes in* That's kind of awkward...

[@Android480]

Dude constant D100's and boss rush in the final leg of a marathon!? Thank you so much that was a blast to watch, amazing run. edit: HE FUCKING WENT TO HUSH!

[@McMuguets]

Absolute legend. Marvelous run!!

[@CarlosContreras]

Top 5 of best runs. Everything on point.

[@jonathanhensley2079]

Tech x and sprinkler holy moly

[@SyfyRules]

8000+ hours and they still haven't figured out that Azazel's mini-brimstone is NOT the same as actual brimstone for synergies, I have like 200 and I knew that

[@Grasfh]

Okay but what an amazingly fun run!

[@TheFlyingChungus]

The ending couldn't have been a better for a Binding of Isaac showcase.

[@thenextgeneration9030]

it was entertaining but i didnt like how the mod changes so much. sure, removing animations is fine...but really? starting with an op item with every character as well as the D6?

[@thedolphinboyo6866]

Wow such a hype run, I'm happy

[@duck7496]

One of my fav runs of all time now lol

[@jamesm4817]

That 4 item devil deal was legendary

[@gordonbman2911]

The Azazel Run was awesome xD

[@jackieChannel.]

it was the most swag thing ive seen in gaming

[@Wildcard777]

Why does he start with Jacobs Ladder and the D6?

[@zamooti4505]

Wildcard777 it’s part of the mod for speedrunning. In TBOI there’s different seasons with different rule sets that try to keep improving the quality and consistency of runs. Basically Isaac speedrunners “agreed” to play under the same ruleset for a period of time. Other seasons didn’t include a premium starter item nor the schoolbag for example

[@siegelfried372]

this is a speedrunning mode which requires you to beat the game with all characters consecutively but to make that easier you're given somewhat of a ''carry item'' at the beginning of each run

[@KingofScum]

They explain it

[@toad7395]

Isaac has been run so many times in AGDQ that they needed to make mods for the game to keep the run interesting

[@MannFace51]

And, the reason they decided to make the runs like this is because of how much rng is involved in any given run. If this were about playing the game as fast as humanly possible, the easiest, best times would be done by Azazel only, just because of how much DPS he does by default. It’s all about consistency, and making the whole thing somewhat tolerable. To keep people from just “Holding R” till they get something like the D6 (to make the rng somewhat-tolerable for an audience).

[@chrissennfelder7249]

My favourite game of all time. Repentance made it even better.

[@majeran]

Great run, fun commentary, i want more ;)

[@drizzypuffs523]

These runs are so great

[@antimonia]

holy shit, this dude is a legend

[@dylanporpoise2566]

"Casual players don't use orbitals for damage..." I resent that comment sir.

[@ssgoten8]

Agree fully. Commentators are really making me fuming

[@annoy4nce648]

dude memed so hard with that final run

[@slapmyslap]

Impressive runner and couch

[@Emperorhirohito19272]

He’s obviously good at the game but I don’t really get the mod, it’s so different from the base game is this really an afterbirth+ speed run? Death is just an x time loss, get a good item at the start. Seems weird

[@corbinmarksmeier1659]

That was fun to watch. Great job

[@thsand5032]

The differences between the "casual" game (casual meaning you play the game the way it's intended to be played - still requires a monumental amount of tryhard when compared to other games) are just incredible. The item tier list in particular is sooooo different, because things like orbitals and speed ups are incredibly valuable in a speedrun for their ability to kill stuff fast, when the high risk / high reward value of the orbitals is often not that worth it in casual runs, and speed ups are just eh okay. And there's stuff like the D100 or the satanic bible that basically mean an auto win in a casual run, but are basically worthless in a speedrun because they need time to exploit. I just love how the item tier list is basically not the same at all between characters, game modes... Some items cannot be less than excellent (tech X, mom's knife, epic fetus, brimstone, sacred heart, godhead), but some vary wildly depending on a lot of factors. This run really shows that off and I love it. Speedrunning also doesn't really do justice to the incredible variety of mechanics in the game (sacrifice rooms, angel rooms, curses, shops...), and I love seeing a game that has been thought to reward thoughtful optimization and risk management played in the opposite way. Bulldozing through and taking risks whenever you can to make it FASTER. Beautiful.

[@Cybexx15]

One of the best GDQ runs. A MUST watch

[@SJ-lk4pv]

That azazel run was amazing

[@Pakolias92]

Would love to see Isaac this Year.

[@Funteur]

This dude is all about the fireworks

[@sparseseekers5851]

I haven’t played in so long I didn’t know they had a new character

[@aeinyuki8415]

That D100 was epic.

[@snt7091]

Yo hes rlly cool and the hosts are great too

[@DUSKvsDAWN]

Can we talk about the music for this game for a second btw? Ever since I started playing it years ago, I've been in love with the music for this game. It really enhances your gameplay experience.

[@DontMockMySmock]

Great run and then the showboating on the azazel run was fucking hilarious!

[@Kyrmana]

Amazing run!

[@kevinofferman6825]

Loved this

[@menosproblemos6993]

Yeah this run was a HYPE like!

[@nartnugget]

I keep hearing "meme boss"

[@mutantnut]

What is it supossed to say then?

[@litapd311]

@@mutantnut main boss. bosses that you are guaranteed to see (other bosses are random)

[@aryst0krat]

@@mutantnut Main

[@ChrisHanline]

I don't know who does the GDQ overlay graphics but it's brilliant.

[@PoloKingDX]

This run was sick !

[@black_knight_mex3224]

That was epic bro 👍😁💪