The History of Blindfolded Super Mario 64

[@SummoningSalt]

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[@BenIsCool365]

When’s the next mario kart video?

[@MannifyYT2024]

Blindness.

[@exgamerr]

Thank you so much for this video, SummoningSalt 😊❤️ This was a great present for me after going through midterms 😅🙏🏼 Have a good day and keep being you 🌅

[@EJandEmmanGonzales]

No thanks

[@thisismychannel4174]

just burped

[@Bubzia]

Thank you so incredibly much for showcasing out little community!!! Blindfolded speedruns provide such a unique playstyle and are super fun to try out yourself too! If anyone has any questions about blindfolded mario or blindfolded in general, always feel free to reach out to me! Much love ✌️

[@SHspesh]

Where can I watch your live attempts?

[@trulyinfamous]

​@@SHspeshtwitch and/or KZbin.

[@MementoMoriv2]

Mad respect to you and the other runners! Legendary gaming history

[@stinksmcgee]

@Bubzia are there any techniques/tricks in standard sm64 speedruns that you think are categorically impossible in blindfolded? Could you give me examples if so.

[@chippler5822]

Does it feel odd to play games Unblindfolded after spending so much time under the veil

[@quiet451]

You gotta love the inevitable Japanese runner who comes out of nowhere, quietly dominates and then leaves.

[@papadelta9485]

classic

[@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii]

DOes BLJ never got BJ

[@theluiginoidperson1097]

​@@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWiiBLJ is not a BlJ 🫠

[@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii]

@@theluiginoidperson1097 BLBJ

[@DuringDark]

Feels kinda bad always seeing asian runners from an outsider perspective due to language/culture barriers, I'm sure they put their blood/sweat/tears in too. Where are all the Japanese protagonists? (DON'T say anime)

[@IanMRadcliffe]

gonna watch this blindfolded for the culture

[@EbonAvatar]

I'd say "I see what you did there," but I am also wearing a blindfold

[@Jeffrotoker420]

How did i get here?!? i cant see a thing!@@EbonAvatar

[@DukeOfAwsomeness]

@@Jeffrotoker420what did you say I can’t read the comments

​@@DukeOfAwsomenessUse a screen reader or a Braille display (or whatever else blind people use these days).

[@DukeOfAwsomeness]

@ Can’t it will take time off my speedrun

[@alexhanson6327]

I never knew a muffled "It's-a-me, Mario!" from behind 18 blindfolds could be so intimidating.

[@seth5847]

Hahahaha

[@Blend3rman]

Literally joker-level villain reveal

[@Kain_cee]

Timestamp: 30:44

[@nigggaman]

Nobori looks like an anime villain ngl kkk

[@LiveLongAndProsperHonestly]

Sounded like some five nights at freddies type shit lol.

[@hhdhpublic]

I love how nobori knew nobody would believe him so he just wore such a stack of blindfolds that thered be absolutely no doubt

[@spreadwuvokay]

I kind of wondered why he didn't just face away from the monitor

[@Shrando]

@@spreadwuvokaycould have 2 monitors where ones off camera

[@castonyoung7514]

That does very little, the video of him sitting there with a bunch of blindfolds might have nothing to do with the gameplay on the screen. What really would have been convincing is if the video showed Bubsia in the room with him.

[@bldontmatter5319]

​@@castonyoung7514i agree. I don't really believe any of this. You could easily have a guy playing the game literally right next to him no problems.

[@Cytoplasm_]

​@@bldontmatter5319"i don't understand something so it can't be true" Classic

[@WilliamAndrews0]

"I played Mario 64 for about 10.000 runs" - "damn, how can you even stand to still look at the game?" - " well...."

[@Everlucky_Clover]

(shoulder shrugs) the polygons got so ugly after a while that i just had to learn to play blindfolded.

[@NeoNovastar]

LOL

[@prognosticii]

I can play it ten times as well. The American Mindset can not comprehend that number my good sir.

[@WilliamAndrews0]

@@prognosticii There's a lot of things the american mind can not comprehend.

[@Tazawa__]

"That's the neat part: I don't!"

[@zserf]

Thanks for showcasing our community! I haven't been active in years, but was really excited that you were making this video. If anybody is interested in getting involved or finding out more, feel free to ask me questions. There's a variety of techniques of different difficulties, so if you're interested in attempting SM64 blindfolded, I'd encourage you to try! I'd say the number one trait to a successful blindfolded runner is determination. There's a super welcoming community to help you along the way (or with tips for how to get started routing other games blindfolded); you might be surprised at how much you can accomplish!

[@buriedpet]

Much respect for your dedication in bringing us awesome runs like this! 😁

[@captainsunshine64]

You're a legend!

[@addisonknox5052]

@summoningsalt PIN THIS COMMENT

[@CallN0w]

In honor of your efforts i listened this video, audio only while on a walk.

[@victormulby2406]

Thanks for being so welcoming! The speed running community is the best

[@Megapig9001]

Training from 120 star to come back to finally match Nobori in 16 star feels like a training arc from an anime

[@antoniozangrandi210]

One could probably write an shonen about that, I would be great!

[@pollo007x]

And the way Salt makes the videos, makes it even better

[@OddyOddity-ob2uv]

It's Goku training at 100× gravity to fight. I really hope we get a Shonen style game anime.

[@Sylocat]

I get that it wasn't the focus category of the video, but IMO Bubzia being the first person to ever do 120 Star blindfolded was the most impressive thing of all.

[@nicholasaugello2534]

I know that is AN ABSURD FEAT

[@some_guy7734]

exactly my thoughts

[@some_guy7734]

exactly my thoughts

[@Dunkelelf3]

yeah.. the stamina it takes to sit through over 11 hours of blindfolded gameplay with sometimes highly inconsistent strategies is amazing. like wingcap, manta ray etc. are just utterly dumb stars to nail blindfolded. there are just not really any good setups for a lot of stars and they rely a lot muscle memory and hoping for the best.

[@yonatanshavit352]

It's such a hype run too. 5 hours under estimate, going for crazy tricks in last bowser stage "for the fans" and nailing them first try. I'm so glad I caught the latter third of it live.

[@TheLinkr]

>im going to let you in on a secret... These clips were all done blindfolded Me, having clicked on a video about blindfolded runs: no way

[@GlowingCross]

Me who was on the twitch premiere, having to idea:

[@Monody512]

Person who clicked on the video while blindfolded: "No way..."

[@kyrroti]

It could’ve just been B roll of sighted SM64 before transitioning to specifically blindfolded. For me, it wasn’t obvious if it was blindfolded or not.

[@mcblaggart8565]

The Nobori plot twist is great. Some mutant with inhuman superpowers just shows up and crushes the competition for years. Like some dragon descending from the clouds and burning the village to the ground. "Is he gone yet? Can we start trying again, or is he going to kill us all with fire again?"

[@snowqueen549]

He is like secret boss fight in video games after final boss lol.

[@makeitthrough_]

Suddenly "it's-a-me, Mario!" can be heard

[@codeyvo]

It's almost a shame. I think the societal pressure of living in Japan might have ended his speedrunning career. All of his videos are unlisted, and his latest "anything" of SM64 is a short DDD-skip challenge from almost a year ago.

[@thesmolpopato4972]

​@@TheSearchForTruth88damn you seriously hate on others achievements to make you feel better about your lack of them

[@lucaswickmansound]

A minor thing I love about blindfolded speedruns are the various ways runners block their vision. Blankets, multiple sleep masks, a cereal box, not facing the screen with another camera angle proving that you’re not looking at a secret screen, it’s just a silly thing that I appreciate

[@sowimdp31plus40]

> Record demolished "Incredible video, fantastic record" > Half of the video remaining "F*ck"

[@onijester56]

I shared this on Facebook when I still had 20 minutes left to the video. Summarizing: "SM64 is iconic for speed-running. A major record uses a small glitch, and has a WR of 14-some minutes as of 2024. Blindfolded? 24-some minutes in 2020...and more there's video to go!"

[@RandomGameCritic]

Bubzia is like character in a fantasy novel who, after being thoroughly defeated in battle, disappeared and went on a years-long quest of enlightenment and self discovery so he could finally return and win back his glory with the new skills that he picked up over his long journey away from home.

[@jsbmx2039]

Nice one

[@Undercoverfire]

An Epic Hero

[@ShipShapeMusic]

Spoilers

[@aquacode2]

@@ShipShapeMusic Pro tip: If you don't want spoilers, don't read the comments before finishing the video.

[@ShipShapeMusic]

@@aquacode2shut up

[@5MadMovieMakers]

The sound cues from jumping to figure out if the platform is raising or lowering is insane

[@Xylot]

Seriously brilliant

[@krrombopulos1618]

200iq for sure.

[@roy_mezz-awake2470]

Honestly that one hit me

[@Asiago9]

The run as a whole is simply insane

[@Exarian]

Would this count as the Doppler Effect?

[@NDawgHoyt]

This video undersells just how absolutely batshit the 120 star run was. There could be an entire other video on how much work went in to stars like DDD 100 or the wingcap reds.

[@soongo4304]

30:44 when nobori came back and says "it's me mario" i felt fear that bubzia had to fight for

[@therealadamshort]

easily the scariest thing ive ever heard

[@N7Null]

Editor deserves a raise for that. Return of the king.

[@Artzera824]

LOL

[@NE0_Messi]

his muscle memory even transfers to his vocal chords

[@mrm64]

Dawg same LMAO 🤣 He was like "Oh you catching up? Nah we gonna fix that "

[@kylehill]

Babe wake up a new Summoning Salt just dropped

[@21stcenturyrambo16]

This isn't science get outta here

[@humanbass]

​​@@21stcenturyrambo16 this is peak autism, more sciency than science. If speedrunners focused on physics, the grand unified theory would be already be found.

[@zym6687]

Yeah would hate to waste a marketing opportunity

[@RebmaKeep]

the crossover I didn't know I needed!

[@chobies5383]

​@@21stcenturyrambo16Only real ones know about his gaming channel

[@TransparentlyDuplicitous]

I can't imagine how demoralizing it must be to encounter a player like Nobori, someone with such pure technical ability that he can destroy a category through pure skill. I have so much respect for Bubzia still pushing and eventually surpassing such a player through practice and strategizing.

[@vitoanania6042]

Bubzia is someone else's Nobory

[@DaddysFlipside]

I find him overcoming that feeling and rising up to the challenge to get back the WR pretty freaking inspiring though. Talent is something you make bloom. Instinct is something you polish.

[@Smojo10]

​@@DaddysFlipside I respect his tenacity but damn I can't think of a bigger waste of time than learning to do something like this I mean surely he can use his skills to do something real

[@robinarrow1337]

@@Smojo10 He does.

[@DaddysFlipside]

@@Smojo10 ...but that 'd be the case for speedrunning as a whole. Why post that comment in this channel lol.

[@ImportAustralia]

I feel like there's an important life lesson to be learned from this journey. Bubzia couldn't do what Nobori was doing to achieve his times and he was well aware of that, so he focused on improving what he actually could, even if these methods didn't take him to the top straight away. If he kept trying to replicate Nobori, the entire saga would have ended with him. Being aware of your limitations is important. It's the only way forward sometimes.

[@Magnemite_]

the fact that this video features so many fewer runners than usual is probably a testament to how hard this stuff is

[@31redorange08]

Or that it's not very fun.

[@puppz9274]

​@@31redorange08 true like not a lot of ppl wanna sit there clicking buttons extremely precisely in the dark

[@TheCursedJudge]

I cannot imagine how exhausting 3 hours of blind gaming would be, you wouldn't have a moment where you were just relaxing either. Always listening for cues, always imagining where you are, etc

[@chobies5383]

CURSED JUDGE?

[@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii]

I play with the little jumping marioos on my wii wii blindfolded.

[@bashvash]

Sounds like social anxiety lmao

[@JerryCan101]

heyo its the cursed judge

[@Daniel4119]

Imagine being actually blind! It is amazing what the brain can adapt to.

[@wraith.ferron]

The fact this unintentionally came out right after there's been a huge kerfuffle about someone faking a blindfolded challenge is just perfect cosmic timing.

[@amanda4716]

what run got faked?

[@minzimoonling4812]

​@@amanda4716 Monster Hunter: World, beating Alatreon blindfolded by Pwnzalot

[@Kwauhn.]

​@@amanda4716Also, she did it twice, and super _duper_ thwarted herself on the second attempt. She claimed to only have two monitors, and then read a chat message while the two monitors in view were covered up lmao

[@benanderson6096]

And then her mods admitted to Asmongold she has a 3rd monitor, but doesn't use it for anything but chatty. Then said we didn't know what she moved to that monitor after she covered her screen, it could have been Spotify was the claim, was an interesting conversation to listen to in terms of "moving the goalposts" which is what they mentioned earlier about providing "proof" for her second run and if she was to do a third.

[@helixmusic4279]

Considering she was on the leftmost screen where her OBS was just before she started dragging, which you can see on her input viewer, it's likely she dragged her OBS over and used the preview to play through​@@benanderson6096

[@-MrFozzy-]

I just CANNOT understand how this is possible. The mental map needed ALONE is staggering

[@ConsarnitTokkori]

how do you take a game, and play it?

[@someusername1872]

Removing your eyesight is a pretty major loss when playing a video game, so no doubt someone's brain has to be way different to be able to memorize all of these techniques

[@Ranakel]

"Thanks for watching" bold of you to assume I wasn't blindfolded for this video

[@edhero4515]

🤣

[@Nozo1234]

Runners like Matt Turk and Nobori are fascinating - they just act as these insurmountable walls for their category, players so unbelievably ahead of their time that their records feel unachievable only for others to slowly work their way up to that level

[@sfsaviation]

It's genuinely insane, like ok cool you trained for years and took back the record, but this mf spawned into the planet like some blind speedrunning menace just to fuck shit up. And then got bored and dipped. And it STILL took your ass years to catch up lmaooooooo

[@psymar]

​@@sfsaviationsee also: pint's video about speedrunning kugane tower. After several weeks of attempts, a several months break, and a few more months of attempts, they finally beat the guy who had the record from years prior by like 1 second. two days later that guy came out of retirement to upload a new wr by like 7 seconds before disappearing again

[@tmacattack8302]

@@psymarwhat video is that? Is it “I destroyed the oldest world record on FFXIV”?

[@TheSearchForTruth88]

None of Nobori's runs are legitimate, sorry to burst your bubble.

[@Nozo1234]

@@TheSearchForTruth88 Proof?

[@landbeforetimeee]

Good to see an in-depth breakdown of what an ACTUAL blindfolded run looks like. Really helps contextualize just how ridiculous a certain recent Monster Hunter run was.

[@lorenzomartinez8543]

Absolutely timely, considering how many people are still defending that streamer.

[@blueprint7]

i don't know what you're talking about but I'm ready to rage at whatever you're referring to. HOW COULD THAT PERSON DO THAT THING!?

[@gunpowder7777]

@@blueprint7Karl Jobst has a vid on it

[@stormhought]

It's crazy there are people who where defending her in the first place

[@voidvector6676]

@@blueprint7While I'm not fully knowledgeable about the situation, what I understand is that a streamer faked a blindfolded speedrun of one of, if not the hardest Monster Hunter hunt while blindfolded. People called her out, so she did another one with more proof of her actually doing it, only for this other one to be fake as well

[@JohnBender1313]

All SS videos: "No one could even come close. Then somesone did. Then no one could come close again. And then they did. Then no one could ever beat him. Until next Tuesday when some beat him." No offense. Love the vids. Just makes me laugh. 😂

[@robertoazuaje9279]

"His record was seen as the best run in history, the limit of what was humanly possible... two months later some guy came and beat him"

[@gabrielresidentevil]

It's the classic "But THEN"

[@livkelly2862]

and i eat it up every time!!!

[@DanialStreetFighter]

The best thing about Summoning Salt videos is the writing. I have never met Bubzia but the way his journey is narrated I felt all of his hardships and genuinely felt for him on all his highs and lows throughout the video.

[@robfortune6]

I'll recommend you to watch Bubzia's 120 star blindfolded world record if you ever get the time, it's over 11 hours so it's a long watch, and he wasn't quite as good back then as he is now (still extremely good for a blindfolded player of course, but you might notice less consistency and speed compared to his most recent runs), but it's still probably my favourite speedrun of all time, and I'm pretty sure he's still the only person who has completed a 120 star run blindfolded, so it isn't exactly easy haha.

[@jsbmx2039]

He really tells their story so well.

[@kindlin]

@@robfortune6 I gotta say, there is next to no (but not quite zero) chance that I'll actually watch that, but I kind of want to let it stream all the way thru just to give him that full watch credit.

[@keithg460]

You've got to give props to his cadence and delivery, as well as his video editing and music editing as well. It all comes together to make these objectively useless achievements, by human standards, feel like he's narrating our journey to reach the moon.

[@randymarsh4748]

he got beaten by the gifted youngster but got his title back with hard work and dedication

[@BasicRock123]

I don't think think it's an overstatement to say that beating Mario 64 blindfolded is one of the most impressive achievement in the history of gaming. This isn't just insane skill, this is memory execution at a savant level.

[@NerdilyDone]

Agreed. I don't even care about the going fast part. If you can just do it, that's amazing.

[@uberboomer8670]

I had a hard enough time using all 5 senses!

[@paulhiggins140]

yeah when I first saw Karl Jobst's video last year on the blindfolded M64 run i said the exact same thing -- just completely insane, i'd say maybe the no-hit thing where the guy beat all five Dead Souls games in a row might be more impressive, but that's it

[@FlareStorms]

ok but is it better than Wario Land 4 on the Game Boy Advance? I thought so

[@uberboomer8670]

@@FlareStorms why is Wario Land difficult?

[@silverflight01]

Bubzia's 120 Star run is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. I'm honestly impressed that he, while blindfolded, nailed something that I could barely pull off with my eyes open (Those 100 coin stars are not easy in some levels, and Tick Tock Clock is just a nightmare for me)

[@mykeljmoney]

I’ve never even collected all 120 stars in SM64. The guy is absolutely elite

[@stinksmcgee]

The idea of doing 100 coins tick tock clock blindfolded makes me want to throw up

[@robertlauncher]

@@stinksmcgeeYeah that would be horrifying

[@ZeketheZealot]

Me, 10 minutes in, reading this comment: “his fucking *what now* “

[@Nico2718_]

@@stinksmcgee fun fact: TTC is the 2nd easiest stage blindfolded, and TTC100 is the 2nd easiest 100 coins star 😅 (I haven't learnt TTC100 yet so I can't say my own opinion, this is just what Bubzia said, but it makes sense, loads of places to normalise and basically easy coins to grab in boxes in TTC compared to many other stages). Don't get me wrong, TTC100 is obviously harder than any star in the blindfolded 70 star route

[@richcast66]

Nobori's memory has the capability of mirroring the best times of visual runs. It's up to him to push his gift that far

[@dbypro]

no it doesn't lol. No blindfolded runner is ever going to compare to high level visual runs. Sub-20 is already a ludicrous barrier to cross for blindfolded runners, and that's nowhere near the best.

[@PotatoToon]

After the recent blindfolded drama, it's good to see this poping up and telling the history of people who actually does it legitimately.

[@mrhumble2937]

What happened

[@bloodalchemy]

​@@mrhumble2937 girl faked a very hard fight in monster hunter world. When called out on the ways it was obviously fake she made a big deal about doing another one to prove she is legit. That one she was dumb and replied to a chat message on a hidden 3rd monitor. Karl Jobst has 2 videos on it.

[@Kylora2112]

@@bloodalchemyAnd Abyssoft

[@Gardor]

@@bloodalchemy and you fell for it

[@ShadowEclipse777]

​@Gardor she used zero normalization setups, lock-on, or any other legitimate blindfolded strategies. It's not really possible to do one basically identical to how you usually do it

[@MrDrBoi]

What I took away from this video is that there are three people on this Earth that can beat Super Mario 64 blindfolded in under 25 minutes. Absolute insanity lol

[@wheedler]

@__KEKS.PW__search There are "up to 16"? Does that mean you have a rough idea, but there's a hard limit?

[@grantnesselroad7569]

To be fair, an objectively *not inaccurate* take-away to have.

[@CovenantAgentLazarus]

Too bad that never happened. There's nobody that can blindfold this game

[@PolytoxusRex]

​@@grantnesselroad7569okay cool

[@Shadrake]

​@@CovenantAgentLazarusis this a bait

[@ThisNameIsBanned]

The fact this is even possible shows that "tiny" obscure sound effects can make a difference in what a game is capable to allow.

[@bltvd]

I think it is much more probable these guys are lying about being blindfolded than them being able to “beat count” 😂 what 🐴💩

[@-mv]

​@@bltvdleast obvious bait: 🤡

[@3SZ]

@@bltvdaverage KZbin commenter not understanding things that they can’t do

[@bltvd]

@@3SZ what is to understand? They are claiming to do something that is impossible. I need a bit more than their word they are not cheating to believe they can do this for real.

[@mrdeadmemes]

​​@@bltvd if you do the same inputs at the same time, you get the same result. the background music is always consistent. therefore, lining up inputs with the background music should give the same result each time. idk what youre even confused ahout this is some pretty simple shit

[@Windows-kz4ke]

I love how Bubzia is getting proper recognition now. Even after completing his LEGENDARY 11+ hour speedrun his channel and video really didn’t have anywhere near enough views. This will help him massively

[@zacharycross3229]

Somehow the craziest part of this video was the realization that 2017 was actually a long time ago

[@Senriam]

7 years is a long time? Maybe if you’re in your teens

[@kylegonewild]

@@Senriam 7 years is 1/10th of the lifespan of billions. It's a long time to everyone.

[@JaxonRabbit]

shut up, shut UPP :sob: :sob: :sob:

[@Akakikukaku]

I was in college back then Now I'm working Its kinda long time mate

[@XXXXX8]

​@@kylegonewild Cringe

[@Sizzyl]

Nobori is gonna just wake up some day and hit the sub 20, mans a demon

[@thesmolpopato4972]

​@@TheSearchForTruth88he's a beast

[@kingstich8414]

Nobori is gonna beat the current visual world record

[@hanspeter-jf1yf]

his run looked fake asf, how is filming yourself with some white thing on your head proof you actually did it

[@theunknowman12]

​@@hanspeter-jf1yf bro the other player cover themself less than nobori but you don't think that's fake?

[@cameronharding2878]

​@hanspeter-jf1yf -John who has never done a blindfolded speedrun in his life

[@bmac4]

Kinda wish you had included more involving his 0 star and 120 star blindfolded runs, those were some of the most hype ever done with this game and that is genuinely saying something. Great vid as always. Genuinely amazing what speedrunners can do.

[@SoyAntonioGaming]

i beat the game with muted sound. where's my medal pls?

[@desertdesmond6736]

@@SoyAntonioGamingBroken TV category lol

[@MeesterTweester]

Yeah, getting all 120 stars while blindfolded is one of the most impressive achievements in all of gaming, especially with all of the 100 coins stars.

[@SummoningSalt]

Several people have mentioned this, here’s why I didn’t do that: I thought about going over the other categories but they didn’t have an interesting story. Even a combined video with all the categories would've been odd, jumping all over the place and trying to talk about how all of them progressed - better to just focus on the most popular one. The 120 star run was amazing but I'm not even sure what I would've said about it. I can't go over every star and there's no progression to talk about, so I just gave it a shoutout and left it at that.

[@MeesterTweester]

@@SummoningSalt Understandable

[@richardgadberry8398]

0:02 "Sonic 64: One of them speedruns. There's Trix, bizzare glitches, no b*tches, incredible movement. Wow, beautiful."

[@Xnoob545]

0:00 sSs 404

[@awsmrs]

iiinnncccrrreeedddiiibbbllleee mmmooovvveeemmmeeennnttt. It's needed. Badly.

[@Lost-km5bh]

@@awsmrs It all adds up to a SUPERMario 64. Let's take a journey inside.... SOUP 64 MOM

[@abraveastronaut]

The run had its sloments.

[@Lost-km5bh]

@@abraveastronaut And the worst part was when he had to start poopin' in Dire Dire Dire Dire Docks.

[@MisterMunkki]

As a musician, "beatcounting" is something I often do without even thinking about it in speedruns (not blindfolded) whenever timing is required x) You can get pretty precise timing with specific subdivisions, like the 4th 16th note or stuff like that, purely off the rhythm

[@UNHchabo]

Yeah, rhythm strats that use the game's music are always my favorites, especially cause we know that even professional musicians tend to speed up their internal rhythm under stress. I've come up with a few of those for Super Metroid, and one for a couple of the bomb jumps in A Link to the Past.

[@thesmolpopato4972]

​@@TheSearchForTruth881. Go outside 2. It's really not that hard, with just a little bit of practice you could get it down easily too

[@a.d.t.mapping]

​@@TheSearchForTruth88damn you don't even need to summon salt you already got it

[@MisterMunkki]

@@TheSearchForTruth88I wasn't bragging I was just surprised this was seen as a "discovery", I think all musicians do this naturally when playing so I never realized people did NOT feel the rhythm of the music

[@legamofz-nc6gx]

As a musician I do this in marches especially since they are all 120 bpm

[@cavauro]

I love how runners push eachother to become better than they ever thought they could.

[@Mystixor]

It's the beauty of speedrunning, wonderful to follow along

[@mimik2098]

​@__KEKS.PW__search Pwnzalot ain't getting in the bed with you stop simping

[@isbilen1000]

Few times do KZbin videos pop up as quickly as this. And rarely do I react that quickly. Excited to watch this, even though it's 2am

[@havanaradio]

lets gooooo vvvvvv next

[@spap6407]

Didn't even realize this was 2 minutes ago

[@sanjum2475]

Same

[@YehudiNimol]

3:30 AM here but I'm probably still going to watch it all lol

[@aireyroblox]

It’s 2 am for you?

[@myrand_]

Mom: "Too much time playing in front of the screen is bad for your eyes" Me:

[@BrodyMK64]

Zserf is now a Mario kart 64 community member that I’ve gotten to meet a handful of times. I had no clue he was a pioneer of sm64 blindfolded runs, that’s so awesome!

[@zserf]

Thanks Brody! See you at the next meetup!

[@KrissyMeow]

Wholesome as hell. Glad everyone seems pretty damn kind in this part of the speed running community.

[@Maelsstrom]

I am overall satisfied that Bubzia claimed back his title for blindfolded 16 star his dedication is truly inspiring, but i cant help but just be in awe for the badassery of Nobori strolling in with his power level out the roof and just blowing up a category so nonchalantly. People like Nobori is insane superhuman talent are so fun to watch at their best but Bubzia goes to show that it is not something to be disheartened by but motivation to achieve your potential. GG Bubzia

[@Maelsstrom]

@@TheSearchForTruth88 who and how?

[@thesmolpopato4972]

​@@TheSearchForTruth88bro wore 3 blindfolds and streamed his attempts and was STILL beaten and you think he's cheating?

[@jewels3846]

Dudes replying to anyone mentioning Nobori saying he cheated because "look how he played" Thats his whole argument. Dudes a troll or hater. They offer zero evidence. Just alot of BS.​@@Maelsstrom

[@ldg1414]

These men's passion for completely memorizing the layout of a 28 year old video game to the point where they can see it vividly in their minds eye behind a blindfold is sort of inspiring. Shows anyone can pursue any challenge and get satisfaction out of it.

[@SamJulius-sy8nw]

Dude imagine if summoning salt got a Netflix show or something where he did documentaries like these but for sports, like swimming, track and field, and other irl things. I would binge watch all 4 seasons of 15 40 min episodes in one day.

[@SpiritusVulpis]

That reprieve during the montage of Bubzia where its just him jumping for the final star and missing has to be simultaneously the funniest and saddest thing I've ever seen

[@gregoryturk1275]

Hilarious

[@TheBonkleFox]

But it didn't matter, because Anti-Bubzia in the other dimension canceled it out anyway.

[@birdstwin1186]

came for this comment. that was a great segment.

[@StormCrownSr]

"Clearly, nobori is just a cheater. He can see through the blindfold. It's so obvious." *Takes off blindfold only to reveal a second blindfold* "Ok, so he just wears them loose..." *Takes that one off to reveal a THIRD blindfold* 🤯

[@LeNoLi.]

As a physician, I can confirm he was blindfolded

[@itslegiTim]

As a blindfold expert, I can confirm he was blindfolded.

[@pekoV]

as the blindfold, i can confirm he was blindfolded

[@A2Z2]

As a , I can confirm

[@hebediahgoldbach3031]

I confirm as I@@A2Z2

[@courtjayster]

We're Finally Landing by HOME is easily this channel's theme song. No matter how many times I hear it, it always manages to captivate me.

[@MarkBonneaux]

The fact that it's the opening and closing song on the Summoning Salt OST is perfect. Few songs I know of hit the exact feeling the title implies like this one does

[@joesturn7740]

I totally get how Bubzia wanted to improve his PB for SGDQ to put on a good show but like damn. He was ALREADY a good show. Any boss fight blindfolded regardless of time would impress me. The standards to which speedrunners hold themselves are absurd and inspiring. What a good faith effort.

[@turbo8628]

Speedrunners are crazy, but blind speedrunners are a completely different animal. One minor innacuracy at the wrong time can leave them completely disorientated with no way to salvage the section/level. I salute you blind speedrunners out there. You absolute lunatics!

[@PatSpeedruns]

Blindfolded Speedrunning can be a very difficult thing to accomplish. It was pretty difficult when I tried Tarzan on the n64 Blindfolded! I'm grateful for your kindness towards the blindfolded speedrun community

[@thesmolpopato4972]

​@@TheSearchForTruth88and your proof for that is???

[@otaviocamanho1135]

And the worst part is, speedrunners can easily learn from their mistakes and improve, blindfolded is not that simple

[@thesmolpopato4972]

@@TheSearchForTruth88 yeah that's not gonna work. The blindfolded speedrun community had watched him play over and over and deduced that he is legit. I'm pretty sure they know more about this than you or I

[@BBGS11_Lego]

It must be a bittersweet feeling to be happy for many people getting world records, but at the same time, see yourself start to fall behind knowing you may not be able to catch up.

[@HansMaximum]

But then surpassing them! The real magic of SummoningSalt videos is definitely pushing through your personal barriers. I've seen sport documentaries and so many Olympic tales which have such similar vibes to any of these videos.

[@juxoq]

Now we just need someone to beat it while eating pizza and drinking soda

[@OrangeDied]

preferably turned around with a blanket over their head

[@sanjum2475]

What was that guys name? It started with b too didnt it

[@ryno4ever433]

I did that last night

[@EnigmaticLucas]

@@sanjum2475Badabun

[@blooflazh7]

im the first man to beat sm64 with itchy nuts

[@SpyHunter89]

44:55 "Cool Cool Mountain was now Womp Womp Not-Good-Enough Mountain." -@DaThings

[@TheShadyNoodlesShow]

Speed running is somehow the most aggressively persistent community, determined to take glory, yet also being completely community oriented and willing to help direct competitors. I love speed runnings cutthroat and wholesome communities.

[@Erlewyn]

Yeah, it was easy to understand 15, or even 10 years ago, when there was no money in it, but now that all the top players make a living out of this, it's great that it stayed that way!

[@cristiancervantes3088]

We’ll said

[@TJ-Henry-Yoshi]

37:16 BRO LEFT HIS BRB TEXT ON THE SCREEN LMAO Very fun history. Thanks as always, salt

[@hendyman9735]

Did I just get mocked by TJ Henry Yoshi...

[@TJ-Henry-Yoshi]

@@hendyman9735 I laugh not out of malice, but because I relate. It's what makes us human. For what it's worth, I'd wager you could roast me way harder if you saw any single one of my streams or my speedruns. It's easy to laugh from the sidelines, but people like you get where you are by accomplishing things people like me couldn't even dream of. Best of luck on your future endeavors!

[@superanimeniac]

​@@hendyman9735half mocked

[@Diamond_Aura]

@@hendyman9735Tj Henry Yoshi deserves a little treat after all they’ve endured lol

[@ozzcoremidmx8287]

@@superanimeniac A mock is a mock. You can't say it's only a half

[@Paddylol]

It’s so weird watching the original after seeing the YTP so many times

[@johipo3699]

Agreed

[@kazuhiroyasei]

Please, bring back the "We're Finally Landing" intros! They are, easily, your most recognizable signature, and easily hook any newcomer's attention before they even realize.

[@toumabyakuya]

Okay, the timing of this one is funny seeing what a certain _Queen_ just did.

[@shinjiikari1021]

indeed. The irony,

[@silverreaps6803]

karl jobst watchers i see

[@ItsReallyGeo]

​@silverreaps6803 or literally anyone else... he covered it pretty late

[@mikewilliams6025]

Because Queen Elizabeth can't see anything from the grave? That's cold, dude.

[@drezdino5897]

ahh yes, a man of culture I see.

[@riseandshine5706]

For someone who isn’t in the speed running community, these stories are amazing. Thanks for your hard work in putting these together.

[@inventiveusername5191]

Goodness. I was just watching this randomly today, wondered how Bubzia was getting on, checked the leaderboards and, today, he actually got his sub 20. As one commentator would undoubtedly put it, what an absolute legend.

[@samuelhuang7769]

same

[@JennyChapman-h6j]

It's the damn "and then...... he did this" and "A new name showed up" moments that always gets me.

[@TheKoreanGamemaster]

I love how many blindfolded runs Bubzia does. This man was born with vision and said that was too easy.

[@christianfernandostudios8159]

Definition of hard work vs. talent. I love how Bubzia worked on this and how knowing his limitations worked on alternative strategies and overall shows how working hard for your goals will over come any talent, as undeniably nobori is a great runner

[@GrimmerPl]

Both runners had to spend a lot of work to be this good. They just have different strengths.

[@ZephyrWilder-o5q]

44:16 - love the connection between this goal of sub 20 and the Seimuc (one of the bands from the soundtrack) album titled “19xx” - good stuff man

[@Ryder-King]

I like seeing the evolution of mic quality (and Bubzia's camera). Insane to see how much this record has improved over the years as well! I have been an active watcher in the community since mid-late 2021

[@janole654]

Bubzia just achieved a 19:43 after a half year of grinding!!!!! He's now switching to 70 Stars. Tune into his streams to see the next world record being completely destroyed! Bubzia is a legend!!!!

[@zawrator4457]

Impressive achievement, even more so that it has yet to be cancelled out by Anti-Bubzia.

[@justalfry]

Talent vs Workrate stories are always amazing. I mean, you admire Bubzia's grind and his mindset and game-intelligence but also when you see Nobori playing you're just dumbfounded

[@heyyitsevann]

Thank you so much salt. The beautiful documentaries that you put together have changed how I view speedrunning and gaming as a whole.

[@TimeBucks]

The best thing about Summoning Salt videos is the writing.

[@Blend3rman]

The soundtrack definitely adds to that

[@TM97-e3e]

BUBZIA GOT SUB 20 6 DAYS AGO

[@reggie7653]

This is my favorite SS video ever. The old guard grinding back to beat the prodigious young gun is such a fun story

[@CartyCantDance]

This whole community is so wholesome. Sharing strats and pushing each other to be the best. You can tell they all want to push the boundaries of the category more than they care about their personal performance. My favorite video of yours since the original SM64 breakdown you did

[@Ekuah_]

While a Summoning Salt video, it amazes me every time when a runner does an insane time, I expect the video to be over soon, then check and realise it was just the first half.

I was always fascinated by the blindfold community. It just seemed cool to hold a title of beating Mario blindfolded... 😂

[@Professor_Wisteria_]

just like with every speed game, there's gotta be at least ONE random Japanese player that pops up outta nowhere and just SMASHES the records to inspire new strats and faster gameplay from the other runners. it happens every single time LMAO

[@spambot7110]

i was falling asleep last night with this video on, i was far enough asleep that all context and meaning had disappeared, all that was left was "calm factual voice in the background" and was about to fully drift off when the video got to 8:35. it was fucking terrifying lmao

[@daandijkmans5374]

same lol

[@AbruptAvalanche]

It’s worth mentioning that Bubzia eventually did complete a blindfolded 120 star run (in >11 hours). He also holds the any% record with his 1 star 13min 31s.

[@Jingoa]

Those are both mentioned in this video

[@AbruptAvalanche]

@@Jingoa You're right, I missed the part where he said Bubzia completed the 120 star run. Do you have a timestamp for the 1 star record though? Summoning talks about Bubzia trying other categories at 32:49 and shows his PB's at that time, but the time shown isn't anywhere close to the current WR.

[@natewoods4566]

The wildest part is that a speedrunning video this long involves zero cheating scandals

[@Rowdg03]

The records themselves are quite impressive, but It's the way in which the story is told that is the most captivating.

[@MelanieOh]

A shame anti-bubzia cancelled out all of bubzia's hard work :'(

[@DembaiVT]

The most unbelievable thing is that nobari came back after quitting. Usually Japanese speed runners just go awol and never return. 😮

[@Acecard-jl2py]

I hope Bubzia continues to make these runs despite Anti-Bubzia nulling his runs every freakin’ time.

[@cameronharding2878]

Anti Bubzia???!??!

[@AlexD904]

Bubsia got the first sub a couple weeks ago. What a legend.

[@hannahnicold7455]

this video was so good, one of your best imo. i love the way you present information, it’s engaging and easy to follow :)

[@TheBuckeyes924]

Hey I know it’s not really your type of game but the black ops 3 zombies map shadows of evil has just been brought down to 19:39 which would have never been thought possible I think you should cover the history of this Easter egg

[@tomdyer8518]

this is truly inconceivable, like the narrator says about halfway in. I’m so impressed by that Japanese runner. I don’t care if I sound lame, but that game is not nearly as easy as runners (sighted or not) make it look. I did a 100% run of this game a few years back, and it was so much fun as it was genuinely difficult; taking me a few days worth of 3-4 hours a day. I hadn’t played in over a decade, so I did truly enjoy the difficult stars, side quest stuff, and bowser stages.

[@Maddie-hx2rd]

Another great piece of audiovisual work as always. I just can't help but love how you narrate bubzia's journey like he was an anime character who discovered his powers, got defeated by his rival and then embarked on a quest to power himself up to reclaim the throne. It feels like I'm watching a 21st century Homer narrate the modern version of the Odyssey and I'm all in for it❤

[@nimsay1093]

to anyone watching now, Bubzia just submitted a 19m 43s blindfolded 16 star run, 10 days ago! congrats on the new wr !!

[@Ryn0_333]

Wait, where is our graph? That was epic to see it moving and the runners beating each other. Please bring it back!🙏

[@femkeyt2635]

When I saw the title of this video, I wasn't sure if I would like it that much, admittedly not knowing much about blindfolded speedrunning. Then I watched the video and holy crap it was amazing! Just had to comment saying that I for one am totally in favor of you doing more blindfold speedrun videos, this one instantly became one of my favorites, and that's saying something, believe me. You are amazing sir, I continue to look forward to your new videos.

[@jeanfrarugama3423]

Bubiza ended up getting a 19:43 last month !!!

[@Ajmanzione]

Update: Bubzia Just obtained a New Record of 21:13! Insane!

[@conorgilles81]

I always argued to friends that i was a better driver in real life because i had spent so much time time playing video games. Both require hand-eye coordination. But watching this video, learning that the eyes dont have to be involved at all, really changes my perspective. I'm ready to try driving from my house to the grocery store BLINDFOLDED.

[@kpizzy832]

Hey summoningsalt, I've watched all your videos and am a huge fan of you and the whole speedrunning community in general. One of my favorite childhood games was star wars battlefront (2004) and star wars battlefront II (2005), and with it just recently being rereleased on consoles, I thought maybe those speedruns would be worth giving a look for your next video! The most recent world record was uploaded to youtube just a month ago so maybe there's some speedrunning history to unravel there. Anyways love your content and can't wait for the next video!

[@KawaiRootBeer]

Bubzia is just so main character coded. I was rooting for him even after the other 2 competitors came in and made it seem impossible.

[@Scrimsion]

IT HAPPENED! BUBZIA JUST GOT A 19:43 IN 16 STAR WHILE BLINDFOLDED! ABSOLUTELY INSANE!