The Greatest Sonic Adventure 2 Speedrun of All Time

[@Maxylobes]

Man... SA2 runs have always been so sick. Katie's record is so good now, it seems wildly improbable that just "anyone" will be able to beat it. It will take years of hard work by someone special. GGs

[@DawnSRC]

Yeah, we have some insanely talented runners in our community. People who are multi game world records holders and it’s hard for them to keep up with Katie. Genuinely something special going on here.

[@kaistudios5536]

@@RadzHexz kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3fWp6BprLWhr6ssi=Iay-UtOSLHSL96hw

[@NigelMelanisticSmith]

Sonic Community always has the most unhinged skip names

[@LostEngineProductions]

Why the hell is it called Opium Boyfriend Toaster

[@Miju001]

THANK YOU

[@chairman96]

3 favorite things. Daily routine to summon rng

[@Miju001]

@@chairman96 That makes sense actually

[@martini3326]

a reference to a playboy carti meme when he’s in the studio and he’s playing on of his unreleased and people misheard the lyrics as “opium boyfriend toaster”

[@BDSFormula1]

Katie4 is the embodiment of "Nah, I'd win"

[@Shendapy]

The embodiment of “being confused”

[@Cr102y]

@@ShendapySays the embodiment of being a loser lol

[@Pufftarot]

Opium Boyfriend Toaster is the kind of naming convention I expect from the speedrunning community, it's so much more fun than 'bridge skip' or something along those lines.

[@Emerldd]

def the best video yet man youre killing it 🥳 one of the best showcases of the game and katie4 being unstoppable! keep up the good work gamer 💯

[@DawnSRC]

We both making moves out here 💪🏼

[@Zama3D]

emerldd jumpscare

[@gemininaah]

Can’t talk right now, DawnSR just uploaded.

[@theoneandonly-qs1uw]

why is this the first comment I see when I open a video from a channel I never watched

[@RGustavo_32]

​@@theoneandonly-qs1uwcause

[@brianpso]

Damn, I forgot how impactful this was at the time with no one else even having a 21! The title couldn't have been more right, this IS the best SA2 speedrun ever by far.

[@ASINISTERTACO]

speedrunning is so awesome because i remember joking about the 20 back in like 2018, and now here we are 💀

[@CaptMurph]

For the folks asking: opium boyfriend toaster is from a fake playboi carti clip and bit of a meme (it sounds like someone singing those words). I don't know how it got picked up for the strat but suspect it was just a funny name to put on that strat

[@DawnSRC]

Explained it better than I could lmao

[@mackeralface]

w…wait… are you NOT going to explain WHY it’s called opium boyfriend toaster? Alright lol.

[@ModifiedMonkee]

you wouldn't get it

[@TheAlphazoneYT]

@@ModifiedMonkeeJust spit it out

[@ModifiedMonkee]

@@TheAlphazoneYT you wouldn’t understand

[@TheAlphazoneYT]

@@ModifiedMonkee Why don’t you just make it understandable then?

[@ModifiedMonkee]

@@TheAlphazoneYT you wouldn’t comprehend it

[@kbxthegamemaster06]

bro think he summoning salt awesome video btw

[@Miss-Alexis]

I haven't followed the SA2B scene in a while, and haven't heard of Katie. But what she's achieved is utterly phenomenal. Sheer dominance of a category

[@Bunoin]

He

[@SONlCRUSH]

@@Bunoin she

[@LifenKnight]

​@@Bunoinremember man can be woman too. Was wondering why I never heard of a woman being number 1 in sonic or over games. I was surprised to hear that a woman was number 1, until I check that it was a pretend woman.

[@Bunoin]

@@LifenKnight same thing here lol

[@brokenhyperlink]

"Katie4 is amazing at pressing buttons" god I wish that were me

[@naivecheddar]

lore accurate sonic:

[@BlueBlur_37]

I finally had time to watch the video Nicely done Dawn and Traitor, I loved it!

[@davidtate2000]

Stopping everything I'm doing for the Dawn video. Glad you got around to covering the 20 that run is crazy and it was even better to watch live.

[@videobeats590]

To be able to say you beat SA2 in 20 minutes...beyond massive props, be proud 💪

[@DawnSRC]

Katie is the goat fr

[@liamdunn423]

I remember stopping a group speedrun of 100 Pumpkin Hills with friends when this went down!

[@DawnSRC]

I was in that call! I should link the part I record in a bit lol

[@liamdunn423]

True, you were the one to tell us she was on the pace of all time

[@DawnSRC]

@@liamdunn423 if anyone wants to see the call in the server when Katie got the run: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZbWd6ikd7eNepIsi=DPtsaTfgIBMeo4Fp

[@jazzensemble]

Oh my god, I was in that race lmao, we all stopped to watch the run.

[@CrowFGC]

Amazing video! Katie is a real legend

[@DawnSRC]

Thanks! She is the goat

[@YouAreASadStrangeMan]

Everyone's gangsta untill someone discovers s crazy gadget skip skip skip

[@ItsRevyDutch]

I think even when this run is beaten, that doesn't mean that new wr run will be the greatest sa2 run of all time. oot is under 4 minutes now, but narcissa wright's 18:40 from almost 10 years ago is still imo the best performed oot any% run of all time. back then oot any% was a way more technical run with much more interesting skips in it than what it is today which is partially what makes that run so insane. legendary runs will always be legendary runs no matter how faster the run gets!

[@DawnSRC]

absolutely. very well put.

[@JamanthaContent]

This gotta be the greatest video of all time actually! Great video I loved watching this! Im guilty of laughing alittle to hard at the agony of getting good rng on Meteor Herd lol 13:28 The reaction was really funny to me.

[@psyxypher3881]

You know when someone says that a speedrun will last for years, it usually lasts maybe a few months. Still, if it can be done, it'll be done.

[@DawnSRC]

Well it’s already been about a year and a half and no one has really come close so I think it’s fair to say for now

@@DawnSRC almost 21 months now, and it is still on top. Quite impressive

[@DawnSRC]

people are a lot closer now but no one is actively grinding it. I give it another 6 months and I think we'll either see Katie come back or one of the other top runners will start to make a serious run.

@@DawnSRC yes. It's nice to see that people are still pushing the game to its limits

[@costelinha1867]

Of course Katie acheived such a monumental goal, she was playing SA2 in the way that it was truly intended, being what this game was TRULLY all about: Being... AHAM...... WaY paSt COoL! Also I love how speedrunning techniques tend to have the goofiest names imaginable.

[@Flubbler06]

Amazing video as always dawn! Looking forward to who will get the next 20 :3

[@Katie4]

i love drugs, actually.

[@poey8824]

Every 30mgs of adderal is equal to 0.01s off your pb

[@Supersonic6427]

The good kind like speedrunning, right? Right?

[@Masterplanfoiler]

Yo congrats on your run Katie. This was actually thrilling to watch. Cheers and good luck

[@McGillicuddy849]

do u prefer cocaine or heroin??

[@bryanmulcare9083]

I only heard how hundred percent was one of the coolest thing I seen between traitor and talon. But seeing Katie demolish the wr down. I feel satisfy that a category is finally dead for a long time. I will watch or play SA2 because how satisfying the game is and other words for the pass 10 years, this is where we are now since the speed run community was born.

[@KheranSmith]

Good for Katie 😎👍

[@DawnSRC]

She the goat

[@mikeycoolmoney9184]

Still insane that she had to do Tethys like that

[@dwaitley24]

The greatest KZbinr of all time with another BANGER

[@DawnSRC]

You’re the greatest human of all time

[@dwaitley24]

@@DawnSRC no u

[@SamanthaC641]

Amazing video, great emotianal beats. Katie6 is seriously something else at SA2

[@jaimerodriguez1550]

SA2 will blow your mind with how good u can be when you do pull of an amazing or A run

[@DawnSRC]

It really is one of the most satisfying games out there

[@akali351]

good video i love watching various huge and smaller speedrun content creators and this one is the first i stumbled on for your chanell while it might not be in super huge analytic detail (not to discretit your work here) i really enjoyed how you paced it and i was invested the entire way so good stuff! excited to see what else youll cover

[@mackity07]

Pyramid Cove music priority in the start with surprise tower soundtrack near the end got you a sub

[@DawnSRC]

Hell yeah, glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheShadowspear2]

18:04 - 18:11 I thought you were going to say "Maybe even...You." 😂😂😂

[@DawnSRC]

True 👀👀👀

[@TonysGameLounge]

Chefs Kiss. 10/10 VId From the Goats Dawn and Traitor!

[@Zethoro]

Another banger vid from the sonic content GOAT 😤

[@thealphadolphin]

Another banger, Dawn never misses!

[@themimik3277]

I wished I was a burger...

[@spongehub8246]

Just discovered this channel. Thank you algorithm

[@DukeCyrus]

You break Bofa Da Boxes™ and Tails will get pushed out of bounds

[@DukeCyrus]

8:42 for my viewing pleasure

[@HassanSayeed1977]

This is impressive as HELL

[@Gustavo_2079]

THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING

[@gerp9870]

She's not only the greatest sonic speedrunner of all time, but also one of the greatest speedrunners of all time.

[@PatSpeedruns]

I so love and adore the speedrunning community! I really admire the incredible skills of this community and seeing their happiness on their accomplishments brings me so much joy! I love this community so much! Congrats Katie ❤ and great work on the video Dawn ❤

[@DawnSRC]

Appreciate the kind words Pat! These communities are great, glad to share their stories.

[@Fres576]

The 19m run is gonna go crazy one day

[@jazzensemble]

The tower of heaven music was a good choice.

[@Xxblade17]

Beautiful

[@stubrutv]

I love the rise of spreedrunning docs because we get people from individual communities highlighting those who's stories may have never been told

[@DawnSRC]

Glad to be a part of the trend 🫡

[@wegiso]

this is The Greatest Sonic Adventure 2 Video of All Time

[@TheAlphazoneYT]

No actually. Somebody please explain why it’s called Opium Boyfriend Toaster

[@michaelgaldamez7058]

Meanwhile I'm over here just trying to get an A rank on the first mission

[@osukarui]

Great video!

[@nixx7912]

I’ve never once heard a platformer speedrun say that something “Only saves” 7 seconds. 7 seconds is massive

[@DawnSRC]

Well the reason for saying that is that SA2’s major skips usually save a lot of time. Bofa saved 40s over EE Skip, CGSS saved like 25 over CGS. So something this hard saving a lot less was weird at first.

[@klken]

another peak video, dawn is just on another level

[@DawnSRC]

Thank you!

[@deathray252]

I freaking love that this run etched “big gay balls” into stone, truly a legendary catchphrase!

[@MeltraNS]

opium boyfriend toaster

[@triledink]

I wonder when the stages in SA2 will get to the level of the insane Quake 1 players, where there is just an unbeatable time. Like a time for a level/stage that is perfect and is unbeatable unless you use TAS.

[@DawnSRC]

Honestly this run isn’t far off. Slightly better luck is possible and maybe 10s or so of execution. They’re nearing the limit

[@MaskedMetaKnight4]

What songs did you use for this video? A lot of bangers I didn't recognize.

[@shovelclaws]

spark music spotted

[@DawnSRC]

Spark 3 located 👁️

[@thekingdomofvincenzo2222]

What's the name od the music ?

[@geo_sonic4403]

AMAZING VIDEO BUT WHAT VERSION OF ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES IS PLAYING AT 11:39 😭😭😭 I GOTTA KNOW

[@Supernation.]

Gotta go fast!!!

[@MrMumbleP]

where is sonic render from in thumbnail?

[@brandenlinze3322]

I haven't finished the video yet but is that Spark the Electric Jester music I hear??!!

[@DawnSRC]

Why yes it is!

[@st0rmerc00l8]

I swear speedrunning is just a form of who is most unemployed.

[@SpeederLight]

This video is so good! Love the editing and video! :) I also love speedrunning videos so much lol

[@CherriFire]

The greatest youtuber of all time making a video of the greatest speedrunner of all time. This is the perfect video 😳💞

[@DawnSRC]

Thank you so much Cherri!

[@zackfountain7024]

I've known Katie since I was very young, can confirm she is the absolute goat and a literal genius as well. Excellent video!

[@DawnSRC]

Thank you! Love sharing Katie's best stories

[@lDXplays]

Opium Boyfriend Toaster???? BOFA?!?!? what are these skip names, man, i love the SA2B Community

[@Allendrawsstuff]

Yo what is the bg music at 10:37??

[@ShibuyasBeat]

As said before I will not play SA2 until this vid gets 100k views

[@TheBlur182]

Whyyyyyy don't you share the name of the tracks playing.

[@vyven5908]

I need the music used for this video 😭

[@lostfleet4076]

Same

[@SodTp]

Nice!!!!

[@DragonKingZero]

O_O What am I looking at?! Are these some kinda Medievil-esque "parallel universe" shenanigans or something?

[@ChocolateMagnums]

That one death was like that continue moment from Kaizo Trap before something legendary. GGs to Katie4 tha goat

[@DawnSRC]

Yeah, we were all so worried it was going to be over but she pulled out the comeback only the goat can.

[@Kill3r55_]

Does the timer pause every time you hit a goal ring?

[@DawnSRC]

The Speedrun community goes off of In Game Time. So whenever the in game timer stops so does the timer Speedrunners use. This is mostly so that loading/hardware differences don’t matter and it’s fair for everyone.

[@Kill3r55_]

@@DawnSRC ahhh, that's awesome!

[@Catohat52]

What’s the music for 0:23

[@RenegadeOfFunk00]

Spark 3 music lets go

[@irkandcrew]

Spark, The electric jester 3: The best Sonic game of all time

[@RenegadeOfFunk00]

@@irkandcrew dang straight brother 💯💯💯

[@dybchamp1777]

big gay balls !!

[@brandino6030]

Wait this isn't lost world 3ds....

[@DawnSRC]

One day…

[@brandino6030]

@@DawnSRC In all seriousness this was another banger

[@DaeronPixelArt]

Could somebody point to me wich version/remix of the song from Tower of Heaven is playing at 15:40? Awesome video and congrats to Katie4!

[@DawnSRC]

Here you go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHe1iXyDbM5_f5osi=kwJiD8mlnxpzxYTa I built that entire section while listening to that version of the song. Such a banger

[@DaeronPixelArt]

Thanks a lot! @@DawnSRC

[@AgressiveAgr]

BIG

[@AgressiveAgr]

GAY

[@AgressiveAgr]

BAAAAALLZZZZZZZZZ

[@chaasem]

Does this mean that it's possible to beat SA2 before the Sonic Colors Ultimate credits end?

[@DawnSRC]

it actually almost does lmfao

[@lpfan4491]

Those credits man...

[@autohrap5884]

Something about a sonic game speed run…. He wasn’t fast enough to begin with

[@superlionrw]

sonic hedgehoger moment

[@emmisaurusrex6188]

New Dawn video 👀👀 about Katie4??? 😍😍 speedrunning goat! Let's frigging go. Big gay balls frfr

[@DawnSRC]

Big gay balls! Thank you Emmi

[@deevoo121]

YESSSSSSSSSSSS

[@deevoo121]

Wow this video is so well made Dawn, you and everyone are involved should be so proud.

[@chiapvnk8582]

what is the song playing between about 13:58 and 15:00?

[@karssutin888]

This is the greatest sonic of all time

[@mooganify]

I doubt it’d be beaten for a long time. They’d have to do everything right and also not take an unlucky moment like the Crazy Gadget; unless there’s another exploit discovered some day. Idk how anyone speed runs that game with the controls it has. Game always bugs out for me on Egg Golem, every single time he does the insta homing attack. Also yeah I’m sure those Emerald Stages complicate things, just need to memorise the hints… cool video anyway about something I don’t know anything about besides the game itself!

[@Dustin_Probably]

my 600 pound life

[@Nyoreny]

What's the song on 15:40? It was so uplifting while seeing her reach her goal!

[@mehdotmeh]

Tower of Heaven Luna Ascension Remix

[@dave9515]

That crazy gadget messup means this will be beaten by someone easily if anyone out there grinds the hard tricks and rng knuckles stuff. To me greatest run of all time means no mistakes and breaking barriers beyond what anyone expected to the point there is no beating it. Still a banger vid though. Also this is by means not me hating just saying that that one mistake makes this highly probable to beat if someone cared to grind the game and was as passionate as Katie out there and who knows given all the discoveries and tricks and maybe something new could still be found in the future to break Sa2 speedrunning even further.

[@deevoo121]

I do think your underestimating that the CG mess up is only 6 seconds. 6 seconds across the course of this run is definitely still not in the league of a anything anyone else is even close to right now. Do i believe that one day it can be done, yeah anything is possible. But it definitely will not be easily done.

[@DawnSRC]

Yeah gotta agree with Deevoo here. The RNG is like 1 in a 1000 runs and the execution beats most top runners golds even still. Def the best run the game has ever seen esp since the timeloss was hardly even her fault Glad you liked the video and like I said at the end someone will surpass it but it’s a huge statement for the time period it’s done in.

[@seahawksthabes]

The crazy gadget death only costed 6 seconds. Even with that death, she still gets a very good time in crazy gadget alone, which makes up for the death. However, there is a possibility that someone could try and get that record, but it won’t be for a while

[@jojonono2679]

Katie4 is a legend.

[@lynayra6492]

The trick's name is the most cringe thing I've heard in a long time.

[@Noonecanknow879]

What's the song that plays at 7:35?

[@DawnSRC]

Sunset Heights - Sonic Forces kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIKTmp-embmCnJosi=z1DwOBFIJn5YzWEG

[@A3R0111]

What's the songs name in the beginning of the video??? 🤩

[@DawnSRC]

Protocorgi Level 1!

[@Mega911Gamer]

14:18 name of song?