The Hardest Challenge in Mario Kart 64 Was Just Achieved After 24 years!

Since the games release players have competed for records, but never in the games history has one player held them all simultaneously, until now.
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[@acrawford01]

“One person holds all the records” Ah I guess Matt Turk came back after all these years

[@thinktanium9789]

Lmao

[@LucianDevine]

Yup, changed his name and his major, but is back all the same!

[@ginosko_]

This isn't nearly the hardest challenge in Mario cart 64 lmfao what a dumb video 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@Seraphim262]

@@ginosko_ so what is the hardest challenge in Mario cart 64? Lmfao what a dumb comment.

[@diamondyoshi6649]

@@Seraphim262 Taking down the FBI via Mario Kart 64

[@jackclifton5434]

I don’t know why, but I think the A1A is one of the funniest things in video games, and even funnier is MR teaming up with the A1A like he’s magneto teaming up with the X-Men. God I love Mario kart lmao

[@condor64_]

They really do sound like some anime villains lol.

[@goldennight3]

Mario Kart speedrunning should have its own anime. It would be amazing.

[@NinetyLegos]

@@goldennight3 I would imagine the main character(s) would get WR's with un-optimal combos

[@USELESSDCK]

@@NinetyLegos MC rewrites the code by playing in the last episode, getting a time of 0:00:00

[@DaVeganZombie]

The A1A makes sense though too. They weren’t being villains. They just knew that if any one person held such a title that any future accomplishments would never add up to that level of dominance.

[@AnomalousCash8]

Spoilers for the next Summoning Salt video lol

[@jamiebb1234]

Is this a guess or a fact? Because I’ll hold out for Salt’s video if so haha

[@AnomalousCash8]

@@jamiebb1234 a guess but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was

[@Invictyn]

@@jamiebb1234 When the Rainbow Road ultra shortcut was pulled of in Mario Kart Wii I thought to myself “I bet the next Summoning Salt video will be about this.” I ended up being correct. This is a pretty big deal so I expect Summoning Salt will make a video about it.

[@LunaticJ]

@@jamiebb1234 Why can’t you just enjoy this video even if it isn’t summoningsalt? He doesn’t have to make a video about everything you know?

[@DrEcho]

**We're Finally Landing starts playing in my head**

[@TheNintendochannel64]

Damn, poor MR First he got cockblocked by the community when he was missing only 1 record, and now this

[@rudania]

Not cockblocked. But what Dan did is shit as hell. He doesn't deserve those titles. He's not the best player, just the one who did literally everything to accomplish something he wouldn't otherwise

[@brada5581]

@@rudania cry

[@bmac4]

@@rudania making an awful big deal out of people playing a 24 year old racing game

[@Martykun36]

​@@bmac4 you can call chess a 1500 year old board game, you're just not saying anything useful

[@baddestmofoalive]

MR is still king

[@TheSkepticSkwerl]

Dan released 15 of his records simultaneously causing such a sweep that it made it really hard to fight back. That being said, Matthias quit after Dan got them all. That's sad. He said he lost all fun from it. And ended his runs. 😢

[@PopcornBroVids]

I love their rivalry. Hopefully he can come back some time I enjoyed his runs

[@Oakshield2]

Well, releasing 15 records at once takes away the possibility of competition. Matthias could've done that easily too without letting anyone know he was up to it. That's why Matthias' story is compelling and Dan's story is meh. He did get the records but he sneaked his way into the achievement and it's not very interesting.

[@JordanAndersonExplodes]

@@Oakshield2 Yeah it was very lame. :/

[@Dmckenzie6]

Would have been hilarious if MR waited until dan got to 31/32 just to do the same shit.

[@scottb_02]

@@Oakshield2 If you paid attention at the beginning, MR took back the title after Dan’s world record ‘un-hoarding’. Dan then proceeded to dunk in the face of MR and the A1A getting 32/32 WRs!

[@austinbelch1506]

You either die a hero, or you live long enough to become the villain

[@intel_3245]

Dan is just the greatest villain in all speedruning history probably

[@jamiehausen]

@@intel_3245 Dan is the Billy Mitchell of this story.

[@VeritasOmniaVincit176]

@@jamiehausen didn’t Mitchell cheated his “records”? At least Dan’s were legit.

[@Myst1c_OW]

@@VeritasOmniaVincit176but it was heavily unsportsmanlike to hold them all and post them all at once, not allowing them to be defended

[@psewdymcpseudonym9852]

Matthias joining A1A is the anime arc i never thought i needed in my life

[@ggdelgado]

I sincerely was hoping was mathias the one getting all the WRs :(

[@lxdicrous4413]

Honestly it kinda hurts mathias is a very nice guy and definetly deserved 32/32 but at the end he didnt get it because 1 tumble (he since quitted mk64 and i imagine he feels pretty bad but well sometimes life is like that)

[@Archy2Cold]

@@lxdicrous4413 I think people should give Dan way more credit. Hoarding is really not as big of a deal as people make it out to be. Achieving these records is not as easy as just "hoarding".

[@suzyb7718]

@@Archy2Cold hoarding wouldn't be a big deal IF Dan hadn't been part of A1A. He was willing to work with others to stop MR's 32, but wouldn't give him the same courtesy. That's what makes it so deceitful.

[@Archy2Cold]

@@suzyb7718 Ah I thought the A1A teamed up against Dan as well but he was getting records so fast it didn't matter.

[@toumabyakuya]

@@Archy2Cold Thing is that the A1A was against Matthias first, so Dan was part of the A1A. However, after the Hoarding, because Dan was now the one close to 32/32, the A1A would be against him now.

[@idrissb9742]

Matthias is my MK64 king, period.

[@Wuking93]

Agreed

[@tannerlemery9253]

He can be your king, but he’s not THE king anymore.

[@DarthBane-zf8wv]

Dan has 25 and MR has 15. It’s super competitive still. The debate is never over.

[@billj4525]

@@DarthBane-zf8wv Wow I just saw summoning salts videos on matthias, and then saw something about dan getting all 32 after hoarding many records which cause Matthias to retire out of anger. So he's back at it and in the fight again? Can't wait to see how it turns out.

[@anntakamaki1960]

Dan achieved 32/32. Nuff said.

[@jayplay8869]

If someone else does it in less than 25 years does that mean it’s a new speed run?

[@benwebstr3477]

I used the speed run to speed run the speed run

[@joseschmidt8377]

Dan may be the champion, but Matthias was the main character.

[@katana_on_a_keychain]

bro had rivals showing up to stop him like it was pokemon

[@tufab3494]

Dan cheated, then apologized, then restarted, fought against everyone else, fought against Matthias and then won the war. You guys be crying over the hoarding for years now, but Dan's proven he's a better man than Matthias, as he had assumed and got over his mistakes, while MR kept crying instead of fighting for the 32/32 again. Oh, let's not forget that Matthias hate Dan as a human being and can't forgive him, which is a very childish move considering Dan's redemption. Dan stopped Matthias from getting the 32/32 but he DIDNT CHEAT for that specifically, and Matthias had his chance of doing the same and failed, therefore making Dan not only the actual champion but the deserving champion as well. Big L for Matthias, and the saddest part is that I also cheered for them, until I realized he still can't get over the past and is still acting personal towards Dan even after his redemption. How can be Matthias the main character then? He's more like the protagonist who became a secondary character after acting worse than his enemies. Had he forgiven Dan and he wouldn't look like a crying baby from the outside.

[@unkownknown9041]

@@tufab3494Dan cheated. It doesn’t matter what he did next he cheated. It’s as simple as that, so many records in baseball have been shunned because so many of those guys attained them by doping, Dan ain’t different, he decided he couldn’t beat MR so he decided to do this instead. There’s a level of sportsmanship that Matthias had Dan decided nah fuck that I can’t beat this guy in his own game so I’m not gonna do it and did this, idk I understand some ppl don’t care about sportsmanship, but what Dan did was way different, he blindsided the community, and then decided to give them a chance when he had 31/32, I can never respect Dan for that

[@tufab3494]

@@unkownknown9041 every one of his records were dropped BEFORE he actually grinded the 32/32, besides the fact that he has the WR's because he got the skills. It's not like he cheated the game, he cheated the community and redeemed himself afterwards by grinding everything again after the unhoarding happened. You would only be right if his 32/32 happened behind the curtains, but it was NOT the case. He got caught and his grind completely restarted. He achieved 31/32 behind the curtains, lost it all and then got the 32/32 from the start again. He didn't cheat in the actual 32/32 he achieved, thereforw he must be forgiven and his efforts must be recognized. Matthias is the one acting like a bad loser rn, just like Dan did back then, as instead of feeling honored for being THAT GOOD so his rival had to cheat, he decided to take it personally and let it demotivate him. A big L move from him, I hope he forgives Dan and go back to the grinding so he can also achieve the 32/32 and end it all. He had his chance to stop Dan but couldn't, which means that currently Dan's got more skills than Matthias, until he proves otherwise.

[@Splashzone263]

@@tufab3494 Do you not understand the idea of this competition? It wasn’t for money or a reward but it was to hold the record of having 32 wr all at once Imagine if Matthias held all of his 32 records from the start and released them all, totally a kill joy and ruins the spirit of the competition, what Dan did become a new rule where you CAN’T hold records anymore especially in a competition that is a race like this All because Dan is a “good guy” doesn’t excuse him of being a jerk and a loser he may have “won” but nobody has respect for someone who pulls the rug like that on someone who was playing fair, face it Dan is a jerk that cheated and all because it wasn’t in a rule book from the start doesn’t mean it was cheated and the fact Dan MADE a new rule from his cheating says a lot Also almost anyone would feel so cheated out and would hate Dan a lot if this happened to them Literally Matthias quit after Dan did that became it ruined it for him because reasonably someone pulled the rug from you and ruined the game for you just so they can win by pulling a dirty tactic that’s now considered cheating If i was Matthias I’d hate Dan a lot too, I’d give him a ton of shit for doing that and i know damn well you would too because almost nobody likes being cheated out of a win

[@austinbelch1506]

AFTER ALL THAT MATTHIAS DIDNT GET IT AND DAN SNIPED IT AFTER BEING ONE OF THE LEADERS AGAINST IT!!! What a shame, that’s gotta hurt so bad man

[@irelicym]

This "achievement" is so tainted to me since Dan wanted to win so badly that he completely threw competitive integrity to the way-side and spit all over the honor and passion that MR displayed for MK64 and it's scene. After MR grinded for each record and showed everything he had to the community year after year, Dan just shits all over that sense of competition by hoarding 22 fucking WR's and dropping it all at once, knowing it was the only way he could ever even come close to actually achieving holding all the records at once. He chose his superficial victory and achievement over an actual dub that would've meant something, being better than everyone else while giving them a fair shot to even compete. Like I'm glad someone that has enough skill and dedication to actually hold every WR in the game all at once exists, but to achieve it in such a pathetic and dishonorable manner, especially after joining a task force to stop MR from doing it (MR easily could've done the same BS and probably gotten the achievement but he had competitive integrity in mind at least) is so god damn disappointing. What a fucking joke.

[@luisalpjax3929]

are you really shitting on him for not being able to consistently hold ALL world records at the same time so he decides to drop them at once? how is that dishonorable, or pathetic ?? he did it , and dropped HIS records at once. you are deluded

[@irelicym]

​@@luisalpjax3929 There is an unwritten rule amongst Speedrunning communities (or at least specifically MK64) against hording WR's as that ruins the whole point of competition. If he's hoarding new WR's, no one even has a chance to contest. MR specifically decided not to hoard so that everyone had a chance to compete against him for his WR's. That lead to Dan and a couple others starting a group to take down MR's WR's before he had the chance to take all 32, which bread some awesome competition and narratives. Now he goes and stabs MR in the back, and leaves a shitty taste in all of mouths of the people who compete in MK64. Dan has made a whole ass apology post about how ashamed he is of his own actions btw, so take it from man himself before coming at me and calling me deluded you clown: mariokart64.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1592155407 His pussy actions also got MR, the greatest and most respected MK64 player of all time, to retire cause he felt betrayed: kotaku.com/mario-kart-64-legend-just-retired-because-he-got-betray-1847482074 In the end, this shit is Hella lame, sure he got the record but I promise you that most of the community members aren't going to respect it like they would have if he did it honestly and earnestly. I also just read that Dan apparently got hoarding WR's banned all together and was forced to stream all WR's from that point on so IF that's true then clearly the community felt the same way I did, betrayed.

[@luisalpjax3929]

@@irelicym just cause he felt "sorry" doesn't mean im going to side with him you idiot. "some awesome narratives" --no you prevented a talented player from achieving a goal he deserved by creating a pact to bring everyone against him lmao , imagine wanting a goal but people literally making A PACT so its practically impossible. hell dan might have retired if this kept on going. what do you mean no one as a chance to contest against wr if you hold all? literally just beat it

[@irelicym]

@@luisalpjax3929 How tf are they supposed to beat Dan's record if he didn't post it right away for them to even know it exists you dumbass? And Dan was literally an original member of A1A, a group literally designed to take down MR's world records. Was it scummy? Yea of course it was but MR was all for it as it bread good honest competition. The hoarding shit was just embarrassing and MR himself stated it as one of the reasons he retired. Also I think you're a bit confused there buddy, the pact was formed against MR (which Dan was apart of), not the other way around.

[@seany8751]

hoarding was bad. But can you people comprehend information. Why is this repeated so often that he hoarded to get 32/32? He hoarded to become champ over a year before he achieved 32/32. All the records he hoarded were beat in the mean time. The champ status went back and forth over a dozen times. Dan hoarded because he felt like MR was on another level and he was obsessed with being champ and felt that was the only way. Then after it happened MR put him in his place and he lost the champ status in 10 days. Then he grinded like fuck and actually got way better at the game and reached a similar level to MR and grinded like hell and got 32/32 on stream legitimately.

[@Sparkle8205]

Me, watching the video: oh neat Me, seeing the comment section: oh no

[@OhBeans]

"As Troy popped a shroom for the final corner, something bizarre happened."

[@simonadams]

Dan won the land, but he had burned down the house he and the people who thought he was their friend lived in long ago. Gratz, I guess, the cheers from his peers must be deafening...

[@RaRa-eu9mw]

If you look at the mariokart64 forums, the thread announcing MR's retirement has 2 pages full of appreciation for the guy. The thread congratulating Dan doesn't have a single reply. He really is not liked at all.

[@N12015]

@@RaRa-eu9mw It reminds me to Cars of all things, when McQueen decided to not win "an empty cup" because letting the veteran not finish would be seen like a dirty move. People will praise sportsmanship over skill.

[@GelberDracheLP]

Noooo... Our hero Matthias did fall in the hands of A1A...

[@theblazingndrman6640]

Honestly, not really. He totally could have pulled it off but he lost motivation (as most people probably would) as soon as Dan hoarded the recorda

[@mdnpascual]

I don't speedrun so I don't have a horse in this race. But it's very tempting to hoard records with that a1a gangbanging just to prevent 1 person to sweep.

[@HoistusMaximus]

The alliance he was part of in order to stop Matthias...

[@LunarEchlipse]

@@HoistusMaximus He knew they would try to stop him so he gave himself an advantage, don't see the problem

[@Deastrisk]

​​​@@LunarEchlipse hoarding is a problem. wording it with a bunch of people trying to stop one person is kind of bad but it's basically them doing the same thing they have always been doing, trying to get records. like what are they supposed to do. stop so that someone can get all the records. if someone is really close to getting the records, of course people are going to start beating them. are they supposed to intentionally not go for that record? imagine if you're on a race, you are clearly the best in the world and that you want to win this race. will everyone else stop moving so that you can win this race? no, absolutely not. also, it's IMPOSSIBLE to not be fighting against Matthias when he had 31/32. are you supposed to stop playing? every record is by Matthias except for the one he is currently grinding which means what whatever you do, you are FORCED to fight Matthias. except if you stop playing entirely which is against the competitive nature of speedrunning about dan hoarding, it's bad because it's against competitiveness which is what speedrunning is all about. it's almost like trying to get a record while you're playing alone. of course it's not exactly because people will still break the record but, you have an advantage because most people stop playing that level when they get the world record. remember, the goal is to get as many records as possible.

[@whenisdinner2137]

​@@Deastrisk then they should have made it a rule in the first place. It is not Dan's fault that he used the rules to his advantage in a competition.

[@casualhavoc]

​@@whenisdinner2137 It might not be Dan's fault in the sense that he can't *technically* be called a cheater for doing that. It is however, completely on him if playing on technicalities like that gets him a bunch of negative attention. I.e. Any comment section about MR or him or A1A being full of people calling him a liar, a cheat, a loser or saying that his achievement is hollow and they have no respect for him. MR was incredibly competitive in the most positive and honourable sense, so next to that there was no way Dan didn't know he'd look like the scum of the earth for essentially cheap-shotting MR like that and backstabbing his own alliance-mates. If you do something that the rules don't prohibit but that you know is a scummy move, you can't be surprised that a lot of people won't be cheering for you if you win thanks to that. You played by the rules (technically) and won the game but people's support and respect isn't part of the rules and isn't owed to the victor. A lot of people's support and respect come from playing with the sportsmanship and abiding by the unspoken spirit of the competition that Dan chose to neglect but that MR won in by a landslide. That's the trade he took: getting the title with none of the respect it would have normally given him.

[@crazyheck1]

Pretty interesting watching a documentary about your older brother.

[@RaRa-eu9mw]

How do you feel about the community's view of Dan?

[@crazyheck1]

@@RaRa-eu9mw I'm gonna be brutally honest here folks. I'm REALLY torn on this. On one hand, I'm not a fan of hoarding records, and had never even heard of it until watching the Dan vs MR video earlier this year. On the other hand, not saying it was right, but I can completely understand the thought process behind it having lived with him for 25 years. At least when it came to multiplayer games, it was always about winning, or at worst trying your best every time you play. Which meant when we got melee, when I would play against 2 much older brothers, I would get absolutely clowned on. Every, single, game. And this went on for years; even when I would improve by playing higher level AI, Dan was just improving way faster than I was, to the point where even when we got brawl, the same shit kept happening. And after like 7 years of just getting your ass beat over and over again, literally all I wanted was to win and call myself better, just once. And it never happened, and the game was simply unfun. Now, I'm not going to compare any passion I had for smash to Dan's for mario kart. Legit I would know when started his stream up because I started lagging in game (I play league of legends) and knew that he would just grind the game for hours; I knew he was hungry to be the best. And when I watched the video of him saying, "I would get a WR, and MR would have beaten it within like a couple of hours," I can't help but remember how I felt when victory felt IMPOSSIBLE. And I know just how mentally taxing my shortcomings are to me, at least in the context of anything competitive. So once again, I'm not condoning the action, but if I were to put myself in his shoes, where for instance I get a world record clawing my way to champ, only for it to get beaten by MR within the day, I know it would eat me alive inside. This all being said, when it comes to the MK64 community, I've literally watched someone stream mario kart one time. So I have no idea how the community itself operates outside of records being posted on the forum. So I can't really make an informed opinion on the community's reaction. This being said, he is my brother, and it does feel a little gut wrenching seeing...well at least SOME of the comments are a little over the top I would say.

[@RaRa-eu9mw]

@@crazyheck1 Really interesting and honest response. Thank you!

[@JP-lr8rr]

@@crazyheck1 wdym? people were actually meanspirited towards your brother for winning? What the f man

[@6Diego1Diego9]

what do you do for a living

[@funwithoutpants]

I'm really not sure how you only have 22k subs. You do great work.

[@AvenirRacing]

I've been finding a heap of tiny channels like this lately, and they've been putting out some seriously high-quality content. The algorythm is finally showing me shit I WANT to watch.

[@neros_soren]

Amazing Video first of all. One note I find hilarious, is the PAL/NTSC issue, when MK64 is one of the only games in which PAL is faster and that is suddenly an issue, but when every European needs to buy a whole set of NTSC consoles and games to stay relevant for pretty much every game in existence, it's not an "issue". It just appears weird to me. Edit: to avoid all the replies simply pointing out that MK uses IGT, and how MAYBE less ppl from PAL regions actually speedrun etc. None of those answers are about my initial point. The point being: When ppl suddenly need to switch region for MK64 it was a huge outcry, while PAL regions have to import their systems and games literally 100% of the time, because of HOW MUCH it is actually faster, and you hear about no one complaining...because it's...FASTER

[@MarioLuigi0404]

I think NTSC is generally seen as the standard because most games are designed with NTSC frame rates in mind.

[@neros_soren]

@@MarioLuigi0404 That was not the point of my statement tho ;)

[@BrawlLegendLink]

I think it is just because the NTSC region has more people that are into speedruns than PAL, for whatever reason

[@SlimShadid]

This is likely due to the fact that MK64 time trials run using an in game timer so we can compare times. Looking at a game that runs in real time as opposed to in game times, no fair conversion could be determined/agreed upon. In mario kart 64 the grand prix mode for example is only played on NTSC because PAL runs too slowly.

[@jazzabighits4473]

@@neros_soren PAL isn't faster, it runs at 25/50 fps instead of NTSC which runs at 30/60 fps

[@falkheck7083]

Matthias was so close alot of times, often times only one away, but he still didn't hoard his records.

[@LukeSaward]

Cope

[@Myst1c_OW]

@@LukeSawardi think ur the one coping here, more people respect MR than dan because MR was a good sport and would have gotten 32/32 before Dan had he not hoarded his times so MR couldnt defend them

[@fuckoffhackers2]

Anyone else feel sorry for mathias? Dude was so close to having all the records and choked it away on the last turn of the last lap. I was hoping this video was about him taking them all, but congrats to the guy who got it.

[@skygalvan1880]

Matt Turk?

[@Abyssoft]

If only

[@NickSharpx]

Amazing video as always, thank you for your hard work!

[@BlountForce]

Just started watching your channel and really digging it. You are clearly good at your research and writing up your scripts. I feel like you are gaining speed on summoning salt. Only a matter of time, and a few videos of some more big time games, and you’ll hit 500k subs +.. keep up the good work man, I’ll be tuning in.

[@LeKukie]

"I did it, but at what cost?" Describes Dan's 32/32 perfectly. Probably might not going to be worth it on the long run, since people will just remember him as the guy who got 32/32 after hoarding runs. Sucks that things went the way they did. :/ Sick vid btw

[@SpookySkeletonGang]

@@Ostinato-Obbligato There's no way of knowing because he didn't give the community a chance. MR was posting his records as he got them knowing full well the community was going to try and beat them. Dan didn't want to do that so he hoarded records to avoid a fair competition.

[@irelicym]

@@Ostinato-Obbligato That's the point, we'll never know because he was too scared to give anyone the opportunity to even compete against his WR's. His Ego was too fragile to even handle that pressure and he chose to forgo competition and focus only on holding that 32/32 title, which is a pretty superficial achievement at that point. The community isn't petty for remembering how he stabbed his rival in the back when MR upheld the utmost level of honor and competition during his time at the top of mountain. If the whole culture of the MK64 community involved hoarding, such as the Golden Eye community as I recall, then it probably would've been ok. But the example that MR upheld clearly was against that and it was looked down upon, rightfully so. “I don’t care if some people will call me a bad loser, I’m a guy who treats fair players with much respect and who doesn’t forget the ones that go against the code of honor to lift their own ego above an entire community with such a rich history,” - MR

[@Arcessitor]

@@Ostinato-Obbligato No, if 99% of people remember him that way, it's because he broke a code of conduct that you are too amoral and scummy to abide by and respect. Not just him, but you. YOU are the one failing morally here. This is about fairness, not about who got it, but HOW. This is eminently clear to everyone, so stop your apologetics, stop being a terrible person.

[@jatloe]

@@Ostinato-Obbligato I feel like you are being toxic more than anything else. If you would like to argue, please don’t be toxic while doing so.

[@LeKukie]

@@Ostinato-Obbligato Cope with what? Dan himself says he shouldn't have done that and is agreeing with the rules the MK64 moderation decide to put forward over what he did in the future. If anything Dan himself will have to cope with the consequences of what he did, and if people go like "Yeah he got 32/32 first" But also say "He also hoarded times in order to have a chance of getting the 32/32 because he admitted that he couldn't see himself getting that without having to do something like what he did" he will know they're not lying. If they don't mention that then whatever who cares, but his reputation as a player is always going to be that he hoarded times before achieving the 32/32 since most people who even get to know abt this will see it in places where the hoarding was mentioned.

[@dpm2937]

So it was not MR? Man kinda feels bad for him. He worked so hard for it.

[@irelicym]

Dan decided to be a prick and hoard 22 WR's and dropped them all at once, something MR actively chose NOT to do as that would ruin the competitive spirit that drove the MK64 community in the first place.

[@luisalpjax3929]

@@irelicym how is that a prick move

[@rudania]

@@luisalpjax3929 Is your IQ below 75 or are you just asking rhetorical questions because you're a lil Dan fanboy and can't face the truth?

[@TopOfAllWorlds]

@@rudania Chill out he's just asking a question lmao

[@NotBroihon]

@@irelicym while that's completely true I'd argue it's something he decided to do because of what happened to Matthias before. The whole concept of the A1A seems kinda toxic to me. Not too sure how I feel about Matthias now joining the A1A. The MK64 speedrunning comunity is weird. Edit: compare this to Niftski and SMB1/2J. He's the record holder of so many categories yet the community is not ganging up on him.

[@Cloud__ffvii]

MK64 speed running is over. Dan killed it off but getting 32/32 in some of the sleaziest ways possible. Matthias still the champ in my eyes.

[@Risky_Boots999]

Sleazy?

[@HoldenMagroin2]

MR is the g.o.a.t Dan is a douche

[@dossey5174]

The mk64 community is the most active it's ever been not sure how it's over

[@tufab3494]

Le'ts forget about the UNhoarding and focus on the hoarding forever because that's what bad losers do, right? Lmao, all Dan's WR's were beaten again before he grinded for the actual 32/32.

[@StepBaum]

great use of music and narration and just showing clips!

[@theamazingcricket9192]

For those who doesn't know, on June 11th, 2020, Dan unhoaded a whooping 22 world records in Mario Kart 64. The reason? He wanted to be the champ. No, seriously, he hoarded because "he would probably never have been champ otherwise". He hid his progress for over A YEAR sending FAKE TIMES in the meantime. Now, during the road for the 32/32, he really knew that Matthias wasn't going to defend this records like before, so he started overgrinding a lot, doing at least 8 hours of grind a day. Even if Matthias returned, I wasn't really going to mather because he knew that Dan was going to overgrind a lot. Even the A1A was shrunk since the last time, with only four people (MR, Xander, Zoran, TJL).

[@jessicac1109]

Which video is this covered in. I can’t find it

[@Abyssoft]

The long documentary on my channel, it's also in my mario kart playlist; I'll throw a link to it in the description

[@Brown95P]

@WOW THAT It stiffled potential competition, simple as that, and he knew as much given his reasoning for doing so, thus it was premeditated to boot; most of his world records are only legitimate by technicality.

[@Brown95P]

@WOW THAT (to) stifle: to restrain or stop oneself acting on something. The hoarding that he did of the world records that he had essentially prevented the competition from catching up to him while he was already well over halfway to the throne; that's what "stifling the competition" means, and he *admitted* as much. Also, he posted *fake* (worse) records to keep the whole thing under wraps in the meantime; last l checked, it's also not his job to make such fabrications.

[@raafmaat]

@@Brown95P fake times? explain... cause i believe he has proof videos for all his best times

[@poisonpotato1]

I'm confused when does the bus come to take the karts to the next track? Does the bus compete in the race?

[@keiharris332]

You know what, I'm glad the A1A came around. It would not have been as legendary without them.

[@baddestmofoalive]

Too bad MR didn’t record hoard like Dan did. He woulda blindsided them and swept the 1.0 long ago. MR is the better player, but Dan played underhandedly so he could get the title.

[@theamazingcricket9192]

The A1A wasn't as powerful as it used to be, there were only four people (MR, Xander, Zoran and ThomasJL) and their biggest player (MR) wasn't as active, he stopped playing for two months.

[@andoy_]

@@baddestmofoalive yeah, mr played it with honor while fighting off the a1a and thats why his story is more impressive, dan just record hoarded which doesnt make him the villain, it just makes his story not that impressive.

[@Mister_Clean]

Mattias is an absolute GOD

[@trustmeimapotato4708]

The title really gives you a reality check on just how old the games i grew up with are now the retro games along with the truly retro ones. The technology has changed so much I only hope it keeps changing even more than it has in the past

[@irelicym]

“Some people will call me a bad loser when I refuse to congratulate, but Dan lost all my respect last year. And, for me: Sportsmanship > Gamesmanship,” he said. “He feared the fair battle and sneaked to the top so that I couldn’t defend properly, and although he became a very strong competitor it’s a loss.” - Matthias Rustemeyer

[@raafmaat]

so he hoarded 20 records, of wich at least 10 were beaten before he got the sweep so technically he only hoarded 10 or even less times. and alot of people claim he posted fake records but i think all his records have video proof... no?

[@turbo8628]

@@raafmaat he posted fake records that were slower than the ones he was hoarding so he wouldn't face any competition from the others. If he achieved this in full view of everyone then it is a hell of an achievement. He himself admitted it would probably have been impossible had others been trying to stop him. To do it like this though? Very sneaky. He played by those rules with the A1A when MR was on 31 and then stabbed everyone in the back by hiding his times.

[@raafmaat]

@@turbo8628 the leaderboard requires video proof, how would he submit fake times lol

[@turbo8628]

@@raafmaat you really adding an "lol" to that ridiculous question as though i am the idiot 👌

[@raafmaat]

​@@turbo8628 ok ignore the lol, how would he submit fake times without video proof? is that even possible?

[@ljummingen]

Too bad Dan hoarded records

[@deviantlord142]

At least he got them in the first place, unlike you :p

[@ProjectRedfoot]

I'm glad I am finding channels like yours

[@ColeSATurner]

It's unfortunate Dan had to do this. He could've been known as one of the best Mario Kart players. Instead, his name's officially tarnished forever and he's already forgotten by almost everyone, outside of remembering his scumbag tactics, while Matthias is still considered the unanimous GOAT and true 32/32 record holder by everyone. It's sad to see. Years of his time and life quite literally down the drain for nothing. This is Esports' version of the 1919 Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago White Sox World Series.

[@sagacious03]

Neat video! Thanks for uploading!

[@tren380]

Imagine my disappointment when it wasn’t Matt Turk…

[@BrendanKSeguin]

Amazing video! Had me on the edge of my seat!

[@folkerputt3781]

Very nice video. Thank you!

[@JackQNielsen]

Looks like I picked the right day to binge a half dozen of your videos in a row. This feels like I’m being awarded for that

[@richardli4038]

i feel like you video style best resembles summoning salt‘s out of the creators ive seen. nice job

[@gabrielvieira6529]

The world of world records is intense!

[@vibby1004]

Amazing video!

[@epicnerf1]

What is the glorious background music at 9:15??? I really want to add it to a playlist.

[@user-id7tx4ok9b]

If anything we all like Matthias that little bit more now

[@awesomefrog.]

Babe wake up theres a new Abyssoft video

[@ObservationofLimits]

That’s insane when you consider these are non-shortcut and have been being speedrun for a quarter of a century.

[@mooseyjuice6t9]

A1A did everything to stop MR but just laid down for Dan. Cheesy

[@felipeluz5035]

I hope Mathias gets the first UNTIED 1.0 👀

[@masterduelzero1795]

And the least scummy one

[@Tehbestestevasss]

Dan's hoarding tactics made Mattias quit. Once the 32 was achieved, he left the MK64 speedrunning scene. So highly unlikely to happen

[@DarthBane-zf8wv]

MR is back with 15 WRs. I don’t think untied will ever happen though since most all World records are within 0.03 seconds.

[@jamiesnow8190]

Dude, super pro intro

[@markheidrick409]

I play this game casually every day… these times are crazy to even imagine. What a gamer. Holy yoshi! 🤯🤯

[@BenEmberley]

I like how Abyssoft said that Dan finally achieved the 32/32 and then just ended the vid with a "Thanks for watching" and no other words.....

[@wideunicorn722]

Awesome video!

[@marx4538]

dan has caused some of the biggest amounts of seething over speedrunning i have ever seen.

[@thescribe509]

"You cheated not only the game, but yourself. You didn't grow. You didn't improve. You took a shortcut and gained nothing. You experienced a hollow victory. Nothing was risked and nothing was gained. It's sad that you don't know the difference." Dan's missed the point. Success isn't the goal. Success absent of the adversity shrouding it isn't real success. Conquering adversity is the success in and of itself. Triumph over trial. He chose having the title over trying for the title. There's a difference. Matthias knew. Most others knew. He didn't. Maybe he still doesn't. If he doesn't, he truly will have gained nothing.

[@umbaupause]

I feel like most people actually missed the point. If you look at this comment section, and the one from the Summoning Salt video about the history of this game, so many people just go "Ugh what assholes, they don't just let one dude dominate the board like he was SUPPOSED TO! Spoilsports!" about the A1A. And it's like. Why would it be the goal to just get all the records? It's a friendly competition, and I'm sure there are many niche games one can speedrun to claim all the records with little effort, if they just wanna be number one. Instead they pushed each other to heights they wouldn't have reached without all this. It's just sad how it all came down in the end...

[@okamileek006]

@@umbaupause This isn't about A1A, but about Dan in particular, mate.

[@umbaupause]

@@okamileek006 Yeah I phrased it badly maybe. My point was that what Dan did is the actual scummy way, as opposed so the A1A that kept the competition alive in a cool way. If Matthias had done what Dan did, there wouldn't have been an A1A at all. So that is why Dan's behaviour was garbage. I tried to put it into perspective.

[@jad4945]

@@umbaupause See for me the A1A was the starting point of it NOT being about friendly competition and rather justifies Dan's actions (though less so as he was part of it vs MR), the A1A brought meta gaming to the table and it was then used against them. Sucks to be them I guess.

[@catree5700]

I respect the mk64 speedrunners because they kinda just wake up and get world records sometimes

[@ProjectRedfoot]

This was great

[@amongusimpostor7913]

mr is the legend dan in my opinion didn't even "earn" it my man made a legend quit and he said he didn't find it fun anymore

[@tufab3494]

Didn't earn? He went from 0 to 32 again without hoarding lmao

[@LukeSaward]

Dan got 32/32 first. He won.

[@smashdriven1640]

This sounds like Wade Vs the Sixers from Ready Player One haha

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

incredible.

[@cloudedarctrooperdtq3532]

"team wipe, you've killed them all!" ;-;

[@andresacosta5318]

next, getting the shortest time to do every single race in one take. Also, setting up every race counts

[@GoodMorningButch]

Yesssss so proud!!!

[@Zekses]

This feeling when the overall tone of the video is positive and then you drop into comments and...

[@dangabro7943]

so much salt

[@Arcessitor]

Yeah, because it's anti-competitive, dishonorable, etc. You might not agree with that conclusion, but those that do are under no obligation to hide it simply because the video maker has a different emotional response to it. Matthias encouraged the A1A despite it being dozens of people actively trying to undermine him. To be a part of that alliance yourself, only to covertly make it so that same alliance can't be formed against you, is clearly a scummy move.

[@Zekses]

@@Arcessitor I actually agree with the salt and this makes me re-evaluate the fact this vid exists and its tone. I consider the way this was done bad enough for it to not be touted in a way Abyss does.

[@Arcessitor]

@@Zekses Just to clear it up: I did not mean to say you were on one side of the fence or the other, just replying to the obvious implication of the post.

[@FriskXI]

Beacuse this guy’s actions must not be celebrated. He literally killed an entire community and did disgusting hypocriting stuff, and now we celebrate him for getting records when no one was even competing? Personally, I don’t have respect for Dan and never will. This is sad, not something to celebrate.

[@ScionThrone5562]

Dan Burbank is a teacher at my school

[@shred_zed1]

If that Abney Imma hold my breathe

[@andreanari3341]

What an incredibile videos!

[@showtimeginge881]

Great video! Now to wait for Summoning Salt to enter the chat.

[@tjjohnson2569]

Lol I won the gold medal! Also I have no idea why no one else was competing.

[@SynysterProjects]

I have legit never heard anyone pronounce "preface" the way you did in this video. I've heard it pronounced "Pree-Fays", and I personally pronounce it "Preh-Fiss", but never have I heard someone combine the two pronunciations 😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@jamestongspeedruns6814]

Danny boy got his precious 32/32, but at what cost, huh? Burned all his bridges, pissed off his pals, and for what? Some shiny record that's gonna feel hollow as hell without his buddies to share the glory. So yeah, he won the game, but he sure as hell lost the respect of his friends and the community. And lemme tell ya, respect is worth a hell of a lot more than any record. Matthias may not have the 32/32 title, but he's got something Burbank seems to have lost along the way - integrity.

[@josephslupski4393]

thanks for the upload. summoning salt do be laggin tho.

[@taylorbertrim7625]

No Way, I watched Summoning Salt original video on the battle to stop Matias I can't believe Dan pulled it off

[@hanswurst5109]

The Problem is how he did it.

[@Andrux0821]

1:30 wait, Johnathan Bernier from Canada? Is it the same NHL goalie that’s currently on the New Jersey Devils?

[@Abyssoft]

I had to double check, but an old players page has this Jonathan Bernier as a bit older than the NHL goalie; an interesting detail to notice though

[@Andrux0821]

Thanks for clarifying, and it definitely would be pretty awesome if it was that exact same person.

[@kkeithf]

Good video

[@latergator9622]

Why does Dotman sound like Mario? XD “I did it , I did it, I did it!”

[@Spookyn.]

Dan is the worse. Matthias will always be the king

[@Cninder]

Dan really just fought matthias for so long and then just did the same thing??? Edit: oh my god its worse than i thought

[@gothiczwo5061]

The Goat

[@dedmanwalken8565]

THESE CLOWNS STOPPED MATTHIAS FOR NOTHING???

[@tariffictypist7372]

There should have been an a1a against dan too

[@lilpdfscanner]

this is gonna sound super childish but the whole situation is literally the movie cars. Chick Hicks won the race, there was nothing stopping him, he broke no rules, but he did it in a completely unsportsmanlike and uncompetitive way.

[@GATOtyger]

I bet your idol is summoning salt.

[@KakeiTheWoIf]

Damn it, it wasn't Matthias!

[@alexs7343]

Epic vid

[@charlesw7397]

Man this is incredible but like many others, I really wish Mathias had been able to do it first. Dude grinded so much and the A1A always managed to stop him. I'm kinda surprised that the A1A wasn't able to fight back as hard this time (though obviously records are getting lower and lower which makes it tougher). Congrats to Dan! It's an amazing achievement and though I have always rooted for Matthias, I'm super impressed with Dan and he absolutely deserves this.

[@KalebSDay]

I'm just happy A1A was defeated lol.

[@NewLegacy93]

@@KalebSDay people viewing Dan as a villain for hoarding when he was literally doing it to get around a group who's idea of success was him failing. I couldn't care less that the group exists, but they can literally never try and take the moral high ground.

[@dysonsphere2394]

@@NewLegacy93 I completely agree. It's just hypocritical to bash Dan for hoarding, when the people he's going against are employing just as shitty tactics against him. It's not as black and white as people make it out to be

[@HenriqueErzinger]

I'm pretty sure that Dan speake in favor of A1A, and was basically responsible to denying Mathias his perfect once before, saying it should be achieved with heavy opposition from the community, so I don't get what you guys are talking about. He said from the start that the hoarding was specifically because he wanted to be champ and Mathias would snipe all of his WR, so he thought he would never beat him otherwise. If he had done the same, Mathias would have achieved the sweep years ago. Dan is obviously an amazing player, but this whole deal is pretty ugly to me, even more because I read somewhere that Mathias retired after it.

[@agrady7216]

What about getting through the Thwomps?

[@thedangerroom7747]

What about the weathertanko?

[@tkienjoyer]

Fucking legend

[@grandmastermario3695]

I only have world records in extremely unpopular games and none of the games I have world records in I have all of the records I do have a ton of records in a few games though I have 15 WRS OUT of the 22 in wm 19. I have 15 WRS IN SOUL CALIBER 2. and about 25 WRS in dadish 1 and 2 but not really currently have all the wrs possible in any games however I do currently have 1 WR IN WWF WARZONE AND IN THE OTHER CATEGORY I USED TO HAVE THE WR IN SO YES I HAVE AT SOME POINT HAD A WR IN BOTH CATEGORIES IN THAT GAME BUT NOT ALL AT ONCE AND ALSO BARELY ANYONE RUNS IT SO THIS PLAYER IS TRULY AMAZING WOW IT MUST BE THE ONLY GAME HE PLAYS OR ONE OF THE VERY FEW

[@Danilicious.]

Daniel Burbank is such a clown. Even though it’s a great achievement, it feels so lame. I feel like he kinda deserved all the hate he got tbh

[@LukeSaward]

Cope

[@AmoralTom]

hello you absolute legends

[@commander_frog]

Cant wat for the next skip in 3049

[@ls190v2]

The A1A failed. Matthias is MK64's Perseus!

[@SCDJMU]

The A1A should disband to show respect.

[@utopiapro007]

Just invent a new category. He's no longer perfect.

[@JoelTheGamer]

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