The First Spyro Speedrun ever done - REACTION

[@vesacksi]

very nice idea of a video, very wholesome allready.. like Rumi said. "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." And this guy did just that.

[@ThatMattGoodMusic]

CAT ❤ Would love to see more of this, looking at old runs :)

[@albruhtross5658]

I can see it now: summoning salt spyro 120% from James to Dayo

[@PandaMoniumReviews]

It’s too bad Salt only does Nintendo games and Lego Star Wars

[@charlesstone369]

Why do I love this game so much?

[@IfIWasDemoPan]

because spyro is cute

[@charlesstone369]

Because it reminds me of a time of limitless adventure and warm heart. That's why.

[@flouserschird]

Maybe it’s the charming simplicity, maybe it’s the music, maybe it’s the art design.

[@JspoonG]

Unique aesthetics and atmoshpere

[@ElronHumpperdink]

@@flouserschird maybe it’s Maybellene

[@Birdulon]

State of PS1 emulators in 2007 was actually pretty decent, Bleem and Connectix VGS worked really well for a number of games even back in 2001. I used to use Connectix VGS with PSX Emulation Cheater on a Pentium II to develop Xploder codes for personal use, only reason I still used the PS1 was because I never had a way to connect the Dualshocks to PC at the time, and only a few games were comfortable on keyboard. Almost wish I still had the gear around to compare latency to modern emulator setups.

[@Dayoman]

didnt know this thanks for enlightening

[@PandaMoniumReviews]

James originally uploaded this to Speed Demos Archive, which was the sort of speedrun hub before the current speedrun website. Per their rules, this is likely run on real hardware. They had no leaderboard and would only post the top run for each game. The mods were really strict with quality too. Like if a game had no run, and you submitted a run that had a lot of mistakes, they would reject it and tell you to do better. Shit was wild. cat As a longtime casual Spyro speedrun fan since the Bertoli days, this video is really nice to see. Thanks for doing this Dayo.

[@leftear8010]

The information @27:00 is really insightful and is something id definitely enjoy learning more about, the O.O.G's of Spyro speedrunning.

[@venooshka]

As a casual player, this looks a lot like how I play, except he fucks up a lot less and he clearly thinks it through more than I do, so I'm really impressed. I've been playing Spyro since I was 6, I'm now 30, know the levels pretty well, still takes me at least 5 hours to complete the game at 120%, as I still struggle with certain areas and enemies and bump into stuff multiple times when supercharging. I'd try out speedrunning but I'm probably hopeless lmao And yeah, it took pretty long to figure out how to complete Wizard Peak. I used to play with my mom and brother, and neither of us saw the narrow path at the start of the level for a lomg time. It also took us literally three years to find the secret platform in Haunted Towers. We remember hearing that dragon statue sound in the supercharge ramp and just being unable to figure out where it came from.

[@landonrush340]

Oh man I remember JamesBertolli's camera filmed videos back in 2007. Those were the days. I miss being 11 and making Spyro videos, filming my TV.

[@JadedDarkness]

Love this video idea, very cool to see what a speedrun looks like with not just a lack of modern strats but also basically no speedrunning scene for the game.

[@Rilesjean]

c for CAT Man this is so cool to watch! It's really interesting to see how different routing is compared to even when I first started watching speedruns years ago

[@jamiefox2732]

C for Cat! Love reaction vids like this Dayo, would love to see more

[@xxD3Vxx]

Great video Dayo! Sorry I haven’t been around in the streams recently, got super busy. Keep it up!!!!

[@MarmiteMuncher1]

Is it me or does he miss an egg in High Caves? The one by the pond. The thief appears to fall off the cliff?

[@TheMoonRover]

He hits it with the fan chest.

[@phoenixaki3458]

Personally, my first run of this game was I believe around 2h30m-ish back in 2014, and I went in fully intentionally saying "I'm not trying to be overly smart yet, I just want to play it thee way I would casually, but in one sitting" which may be what was going on in James' head as well here? It's fun to just have a base to start from, even if it's knowingly suboptimal, just to have a time on there.

[@phoenixaki3458]

I'd also love to see more of these casual long reaction style things! Having been around for a while myself as well it'd be really cool to see the history re-explained from someone who knows way more about what they're talking about than I 😅

[@chillsgaming1900]

C. Id love to see more reactions to old runs. You have a lot of experience and a lot to say. Also RIP to chugging beers

[@zigaudrey]

Also the time limit. It used to be 10 minutes, which explain the multiple parts. That was pain for long videos. And the first speedrun happened to be 120%! Like a brain storming video. Good old KZbin is best KZbin! You can even add a background in your profile page! 47:33 Pause section 1:11:43 First death 1:29:01 LOL Missed Jump!

[@Swietopelk]

I would love to see a series of videos when you watch all the WR spyro runs

[@TheMrPushy]

O boże yes!

[@breakingboardrooms1778]

This video was very educational about speedrunning tbh. It makes me feel.... hopeful.

[@NickBush24]

C for Cheddar just doing orange cat things

[@SofaK1ingN1c3]

Looking at this it's crazy to see how far we've come. Also C for Cat

[@Srebro_]

28:00 absolutely!! and 35:00 C🧀

[@heartofmisery12496]

this is so cool

[@shiruotakuno28]

C for Cat! Keep up that cute energy, Dayo! Edit: Not to be mean to the guy, but I feel like even I could beat that time. I don't know why he takes certain levels so slow.

[@cosmic_pvp]

1:27:00 at 1:11:42 he purposely dies to get Sparx back.

[@Spacelozzy264]

Cheddar is king! Also I'd love to see more post twitch speed running

[@breakingboardrooms1778]

Cat! Hey, Dayo, would you please tell me what to search to find your commentary of your first recorded run?

[@Dayoman]

here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXOxp2uXdsepb7s

[@gabrielgauchez9435]

the jump at 50:00 i did it easily on my first run, like it didnt even seem hidden, but i got fucking lost on my second

[@Coffeemancer]

i ate fking jalapeno bagel i'm on fire dude

[@jonjoyce9641]

It would be epic to see James Bertolli in the comments

[@young-stove]

Room-Temperature-P resolution

[@tylorkenniston1192]

Would love to see the reactions mentioned as a progression, watching this run it looks like me playing the game lol c for cat

[@gamemastercody]

C for cat!

[@HeftyDrops]

I am a big fan of his pasta sauce

[@FaeAstria]

i think a super cool spin off from the idea you give at 28:03 would be to have a side by side sort of thing, maybe as the final video in a ‘series’ of current WR with maybe a pre-twitch or pre-CS would be really interesting because of the nature of spyro, there’s not a TONNE of tricks and things, just a bunch of optimisations and routes that add up to save so much time, and i think it would be really satisfying to see the gradual evolution and THEN how that all stacks up and all the knowledge required for a current WR 🤍🤍

[@FaeAstria]

also thank u for this amazing video, as someone who has only been interested in viewing spyro speedruns recently, it’s amazing watching the beginnings and comments from someone who knows much more than me about the game mechanics - thank you for all the time and effort put in !!

[@menotyou135]

is coveless possible with the early loot strategy? can't you go under gnorc's chin?

[@DumasP]

C for cat

[@Coffeemancer]

Eyebrowless 120%

[@420chef2]

C for Cat

[@Ajz092]

C for cat! :DD

[@breakingboardrooms1778]

Yes. Do more old runs!

[@lovelykek9298]

cat cat meow meow

[@mayedawaseem]

c for kitty kat uwu

[@RaedVS]

Cat 🤍

[@DogeMcShiba]

Cat.

[@viaLivv]

cute emote in chat 4 litol spyro

[@ebensenekalvdh7124]

I would watch you watch paint dry.

[@cosmic_pvp]

C A T

[@Pacopalo830]

Cat ❤

[@Dayoman]

thx for the super

[@lontrus]

CAT

[@madebythemoon1105]

Cat 😺😊

[@VeyrokxTheDisturbed]

cat

[@kiddkitch4237]

Make more videos about old runs cat

[@master106]

Cat

[@nniinjaa]

c 😻

[@olegfare4625]

first

[@harryuanashithouse6120]

[@VoVilliaCorp]

C for Cat

[@wanbawmcgraw]

Cat ♥️

[@RyushuSuperCat]

CAT

[@Nenkanuko69]

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[@noukami22]

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[@1toonhead]

C for Cat

[@supairo6539]

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[@kailkuma]

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