The History of Rainbow Road World Records

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My apologies to people who are sick of seeing Mario Kart videos from my channel, but I really enjoy making them. They're pretty easy to work with since I already have a decent amount of knowledge on the series. I probably won't do another one for a while, but I just wanted to let you all know why you've seen so many in the last year or so. This video was quite the project! I started it nearly 4 months ago, and it's really crazy how many people were able to help. I really appreciate all of you who did- you can see who they are in the intro of the video. The Mario Kart community is extremely helpful, and there's no way I'd have been able to make this without them. It was funny looking back at the start of this video in this last week I was finishing it up. The stuff from Super Mario Kart was finished all the way back in March/April, while Mario Kart 8 was just finished earlier today. Thanks so much for watching and supporting me! I can't wait to make more videos, and can't believe how far this channel has come.

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I would literally watch anything you make

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21:40 "Wow my WR has been standing for 8 years. Better beat it again just to keep it secure." [Beats his own WR] [Someone else beats it next week] ".__."

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@@leooooo6482 Haha, well luckily it's _only_ 1:30 am for me.. but I can get away with being up later than normal tomorrow so I'm going to go for it and watch the whole thing

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The history is WAY more interesting than the actual speedruns

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fr everywhere I go history hit more different that the time or the speedrun itself

[@basstedson]

Honestly I feel the same about most sports.

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@@909After how can you not been into SpeedRunning

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I’d argue both are interesting but hey I love initial d.

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Dan Burbank is better because he achieved 32/32.

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@@anntakamaki1960 I cannot tell if you are serious or not

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@@pathogenicdoings3019 I mean if he has all 32 wouldn't that make him the best?

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@@DHRP614 if he did not get record without posting them I would call him the best

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The length of this video is my actual record of N64 Rainbow Road.

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Damn 47:050! Fuck! I got 47:059 ):

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This comment made me realize that I’ve been sitting in my room in the dark for 47 minutes watching a video about rainbow road

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@@voltren515 it appears around 23:30

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I love how focused on the community your videos are, and how you frame world records as the product of communal effort and not just individual skill.

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I love the fact he mentions the Bob emergency in 32:25. Probably not many understood this but I really appreciated this one!

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Same, that’s such a good video

[@SomeRandomInternetNinja]

Imagine holding a world record for almost 3 years just to be beaten by a guy named Bob

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Flashbacks to Bean on Wario's Gold Mine in mkwii getting beaten by a guy simply named Justin

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That's the name of my dog, so he perked up when that part came up.

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@@OriginalMasters Funny joke

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Bob's are special people. If you like Summoning Salt's content, I think you'd also like content by a guy named Jon Bois. His latest video is actually a look at all the people named "Bob" in sports. It's quite an amazing hour and a half odyssey that's worth people's time.

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Hopefully one day you’ll be in one of these videos.

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I just realized something. I technically "discovered" R Tech on my own way back when I played Double Dash. It wasn't cause I was any good though, just the opposite. I didn't know how to get mini turbos, but I noticed that I could drift tighter if I spammed the shoulder button. I'd use it on the corkscrew in Wario Stadium. If I was better at the game, I'd probably have never used it or even found it, cause I'd be able to actually use mini turbos.

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I did the same thing with Mario Kart DS unintentionally. I just seen it looked faster and went for it lol.

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Person: I have a world recor... Abney: NO

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Flashbacks to A1A

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Mario Kart 64: "By using this trick, you can avoid going into the air at the giant ramp section and save time" Mario Kart Wii: "By using this trick, you can propel yourself into the air at the giant ramp section and save time"

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The confusing part is that airtime is normally very slow in MKWii.

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I'm just proud that I as a child, 20 years ago, discovered the shortcut on rainbow road on my own. I was playing with the jump button and thought it was funny how you could hover the entire downhill section right after the start. And then I just tried to jump over it, to the left. I didn't make it the first time, but I came close to a piece of road and then I kept trying until I made it and beat all my friends on that track :D

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which rainbow road?

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@@clyde_and_his_soundtracks the one with the rainbow on the road

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@@RyanAnthonyDigitalMedia But which one, there's a lot

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@@clyde_and_his_soundtracks prolly the n64 rainbow road, that's the one mentioned in the video

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@@deodorantenthusiast6394 ok

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If you had told my 9 year old self that in my thirties I'd be watching a 45 minute rainbow road world records documentary... I may have believed you.

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Your In your thirties?

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Do you know the song being played

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@@moisesvaca8125 We're Finally Landing. By HOME.

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I feel like i am watching a documentary, but a fun one.

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You are saying that as if most documentaries are'nt fun..

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[@luigi695]

Exactly!

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NPC Grian ! *Aren’t” And most documentaries just tell you how shitty humans are

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“Who the hell is gonna watch 47 mins about Mario Kart?” *5 mins later* “This is most informative and relaxing video” *subscribes*

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I fell asleep at 40 min lol

[@rollins1234]

*5 minutes later: why isnt this video longer? there's so much more minutiae for each iteration of the track

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im really saddened at the fact he didn't talk about the mario kart 8 reamakes for the N64 and NES remakes

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I like the video promo on a 4 year old vid. Nice to see your doing Shorts.

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I love that we still call it “New Boost Technique “ even though it’s twenty years old

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“There may not be many athletes left named Bob” This guy’s been watching Jon Bois

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Batman 13 came to the comments when I heard that one

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Thank god someone commented that

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As did I

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Lmaooo i just came back to Summoning Salt because of a comment on a rewinder video

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karts: ok bikes: fast funky kong: probably faster than light I cant see

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Rainbow Road, now with all-new funky mode

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It's widely known that Funky Kong uses a bike to slow himself down, without it he's easily FTL

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He slows down time

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It's time to get funky

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Congratulations! We're finally landing in the KZbin featured tab!~

[@raineob4996]

“There may not be many athletes left named Bob” The KZbin cinematic universe is vast

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Thank you! I was listening to this while falling asleep and wasn’t sure if I’d dreamt that. :) The Bob Emergency is just great.

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My teacher: We're voting on educational documentaries to watch in class today. Any nominations? Me:

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Nice Sayori PFP!

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Literally no teacher would say that but yeah I loved this video.

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@@BlakeIzayoi thank you!♡

[@bambiepan9964]

@@salt1478 Oh, really? Maybe its just a my school thing, but this happens all the time for me

[@FrightNFight]

@@bambiepan9964 my teachers would do this sometimes usually in AP classes near the end of the year, I reccomended Nuclear Fruit by XboxAhoy usually

[@ludonarrativebrittonance8629]

I discovered your channel just a couple of months ago but I've found so much comfort and inspiration in these videos. Hearing those recurring music tracks, connecting the dots between returning speedrunners across multiple videos, it's obvious you've made something all your own on a topic you possess great knowledge of. Keep doing what you're doing.

[@jellef4704]

Anyone here after watching his first promotional short in 2023?

[@dark.3148]

Imagine beating a record after 3 years just to get beat the same day...

[@MarioYoshi4723]

“Ah shit, here we go again” -C.J

[@gojiratar1132]

By the same dude who held that record lmao.

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Summoning salt is one of the only youtubers that can make me watch a 45 minute video without being bored

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And Jon bois

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I swear

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@@lapulga3180 that and The Act Man for me

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[@user-B00bz]

These videos… so peaceful, so intense, so jam packed with information I didn’t know I needed but I am sure happier I learned.

[@MiMiBrokenbourgh]

congrats on making it into "Got A Need For Speed?"

[@LiNX4]

I can still remember the pain in my thumb from snaking for hours in Mario Kart DS. Still my favorite of all time.

[@ZombieaidZ]

Just hearing the word snaking, brought back my F-Zero GX PTSD

[@liteknight]

F-Zero GX world record progression next?

[@wypmangames]

Wait its you

[@eyeconqueror1185]

Yeah rocking your thumb on that shitty hard plastic d-pad was so fun.

[@darkxarchon]

My first DS's dpad was squished, floppy mush and my Right Bumper was destroyed. Best MK for sure.

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I could watch a 3 hour video from summoning salt honestly

[@notgray88]

7 hour

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@@notgray88 24 hour

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@@bliss9280 1 year

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I didn’t even realise 45 minutes had passed until I had finished, it felt more like 10 minutes

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1 decade

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Thanks for the short recommendation!

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Ah yes… the most iconic video to me that introduced me to summoning salt. Probably one of my favourite summoning salt videos, so glad it popped up in my recommended again.

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I feel there is something magical about your channel. Nostalgia, great feelings, music, phenomenal editing and excellent voice. The community you attract seems also very caring. This is amazing.... Thanks for the 1+k likes, first time a comment of mine gets so much appreciated.

[@billfred9411]

There a feeling of nostalgia for sure. I'm not a speedrunner at all but a crazy amount of my family and friends are gamers and these vidoes remind me of how we used to share glitches before the internet. Me and my cousins knew a ton of glitches and shortcuts on N64 games. Mainly Zelda, Mario kart and Mario64. We weren't experts but i still see a lot of the tricks we used in some of these vids.

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For me, not a speed runner nor played Mario Kart often (didn't have a Nintendo console as a kid, just one of my friends had a Wii), I really enjoy these videos because Summoning Salt tells it in a way that makes it feel so magical. It's so nice hearing the stories of how the runners figured out ways to do the seemingly impossible, only due to hard work and dedication. With his style, the music and the calm and yet excited voice, every part truly feels like a magical journey of heroes. I'm really happy about these videos :)

[@kiiturii]

best videos i have ever seen are from this channel. I wish i didnt already binge watch all of his videos so i could watch some more. Guess ill have to rewatch lol

[@wjshood]

The speedrunning community is amazing.

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Same

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I never cared about speedrunning before, but your videos genuinely captured my attention. Thanks for your effort.

[@vizivXC]

Same bro

[@taben9jake]

Indeed, Information coupled with passion and a smooth voice wins for me

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KZbin itself featured this video for it’s speedrunning videos playlist, nice!

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The editing on these videos is incredible. Really gives a lot of gravity to something that's ultimately not all that important (in the grand scheme of things). Great job, as always.

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Summong Salt just feels like youtube DONE CORRECTLY...Long video... Enjoyable content... not peppered with ads for revenue. You a boss.

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Feels like youtube in the old days.

[@WarmPotato]

Phil PBOY Yet once fan loyalty is assured, all creators inevitably change

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@@WarmPotato I'm sorry, have you seen Stampy?

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Even if it was peppered with ads, it would still be worth it.

[@rmzing]

If it has no ads, then it's not monetized. He's not making money on this video.

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Thank you for not having an insufferable 'OVERHYPE' voice and for the pleasant but unobtrusive music. Interesting content, subbed!

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You better do😉

[@evanfehr3819]

Next we'll be seeing star strudel on the record board

[@regularshowman3208]

This is probably the most nostalgic KZbin video I've ever seen. Nintendo, Home music, the 90's/2000's aesthetic, it's so nostalgic it hurts.

[@Suwawako]

That is what I am sayinggggggg

[@tristanrainey5080]

5m05s explains why I thought I was a Mario Kart God for a moment. I used to get 5x laps down into 1m24s results all the time. But my controllers were well worn by that stage.

[@Shark0115]

"Not many athletes named Bob" Shout-out to Jon Bois

[@GeneralDisarray1892]

Pretty good.

[@joshdib7022]

I'm watching this video for the first time and picked up on that immediately. My two worlds are colliding in the most unsuspecting way

[@markmiller3059]

Honestly this guy and Jon have the same energy

[@Shark0115]

I was surprised there was so much gamer-sports overlap. But I guess Bois being a stats guy kinda bridges the chasm.

[@markmiller3059]

I'm not a sports guy and only sort of a video game guy. Definitely a stats guy though. I think Jon knows his audience isn't sportsy. In Scorigami doesn't he have a section where he literally explains the game of football? That's pretty funny.

[@rollins1464]

"There may not be many athletes left named Bob but there's at least one who's a Rainbow Road champion" Summoning Salt watches chart party!

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And Jon Bois watches summoning salt

[@randomcoolguy9379]

i thought of that too lol

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This is a _pretty good_ comment

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rip dorktown and pretty good

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I rewatched that video not too long ago, mario kart videos are always fun ones to go back to

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Today is my birthday, this might be the best gift ever. The very first summoning salt short. And even funnier it's covering a shortcut found the year I was born lol.

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ARTHUR MKW DID IT. HE GOT THE BUMP GLITCH. HE DID IT

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ikr it's insane

[@aikoros]

only 4 - 5 years after it was discovered lel

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G frickin G

[@lou8215]

massive pog

[@saltbjorn]

The what

[@alexmontgomery2819]

Me: has never tried or cared about speedruns Also me: watches 47 minutes of it

[@daburg0557]

Haha same

[@megadaddysean]

The channel is ranked #4 for relevance and #6 for addicting

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You forgot the extra 4 seconds

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@@garywinthorpe6679 shut up.

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Me too😂

[@Abyssoft]

Given what Forest and Weatherton have done to the game in the last year, you can pick pretty much any track in the game and do a full history on it.

[@NoobsailerRBH]

There's no way anyone would do a video on, I don't know, Kalamari Desert or something. Can you imagine if... oh, wait a-

[@ranchlord77]

Yooooo!! 16:38 This strategy was something I kinda experimented with as a young lad. I just remember thinking “Hey you can bounce pretty far and it’ll let you keep driving if you land it”, but I remember also thinking to myself that it was too difficult to pull off consistently and so I never practiced or thought more of it. Little did I know, dang

[@FaresMason]

Everybody gangsta till Summoning Salt pulls out HOME - We're Finally Landing.

[@naota3k]

*cries in nostalgia*

[@justfetus]

that song man... that fuckin song....

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*cries in cheesy 80s cgi*

[@evanhansen5064]

I get goosebumps every time

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We can barely see through our tears

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Can we just talk about how good this man's taste in the music is

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Yes

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Yee

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Yaa

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Ok

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can someone tell me what the song in the beginning is caled

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Evertime your videos come up I cant help but watch and listen so passionately. This channel is just incredible and the content structure and narrating is second to none. Keep up the amazing work.

[@TOVSpeedruns]

When summoning salt uploads, it's frikin movie night

[@LeoBlaze65]

"Fire Hopping" "Demon Sliding" Good god, I thought we were playing a kart racing game.

[@GregariousBant]

"Doing anything fun for new years?" Abney: "Gonna re-break the world record time for Rainbow Road. The usual"

[@toadboy4]

New Yorker abney just looks so serious about world records while most others usually scream or something like VAJ

[@Sailor570]

Man, I've been watching all your MK videos and they all got me incredibly hyped about it even though I've never played it. Good job

[@slickxyz5799]

Alright fine! I'll watch it again.

[@Vaith]

someone needs to archive these videos in hard copies and bury them in a time capsule

[@klementtiini1]

Burn in cd or VHS

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@@klementtiini1 VHS as some scrates on CD can just break them

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@@givemeyoureggs456 No, on flash drive, b/c VHS video quality is shit

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@@givemeyoureggs456 no

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When that ds quality went up it was like seeing for the first time

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Yes, it looks so weird

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😝 pop

[@SilverionX]

I love people who make things I have no knowledge of or investment in enjoyable for over 45 minutes. You're a real storyteller. Great work :)

[@buntin8050]

Your vids are phenomenal! Like u said..." the current record doesn't tell the full story". But you manage to pull us in to the drama and intrigue. Bravo man. Bravo!

[@canebro1]

"The current record doesn't tell the whole story. The journey of how players got there shows the dedication, patience, and perseverance involved in setting these times." This applies to so much more than just speed-running.

[@sune9578]

Of course. However, in context of game speedruns, I feel like it's actually impactful since playing video games wouldn't seem all that dramatic when not talking about huge competitions/tournaments.

[@nathanfarrand149]

How does he make these videos so inspiring? I'm actually tearing up at the end

[@Plazamayor01]

Oh my god, that reference to Jon Bois's magnificent work about athletes called Bob, just magic

[@saganakist]

How have I never seen how similar these videos are?

[@kc7818]

saganakist similar music as well

[@calebvelasquez2310]

yeah you can tell the inspiration he pulls from Jon. huge fan of both!!

[@ff-nf7tc]

Around 32:20 btw. So legendary and im glad i saw this comment.

[@theZ49]

Instant like when I heard that reference

[@jamesmontgomery3818]

It's awesome to see your channel and this video featured in the KZbin speedrunning showcase today.

[@SindreKuljo]

The level of storytelling and editing in this dokumentary is insane! Congratz on making such an awesome video!

[@noogiesm]

"There may not be many athletes left named Bob, but..." I see that Summoning Salt not only makes hour long videos on niche subjects but also watches them lmfao

[@Ayak1501]

That Bob video was really good too hahaha

[@Namz011]

praise be to the Bobs and Jon Bois

[@lukadifilippo7124]

Gotta love it

[@Calmaressurgebat]

I like that dudes videos too

[@MrMW2nd]

He is a man of culture. Our summoning salt

[@elrichardo1337]

this is not a drill the mkwii rainbow road ultra shortcut has been successfully done in a non-TAS run

[@alex2005z]

By Arthur

[@SpiralPoliFemboy]

god bless that lad.

[@cheilith1031]

yeah by arthur: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIWpnKaQZ690aZY

[@CowMaam]

it’s been done by Logan and Lawrence too now

[@double_u8584]

@@CowMaam haha I see u on troy’s comments and vids

[@mysticlamp8310]

Thank your for having great content and reasonable ads. If this was any other content creator I would swap to my pc and watch because of the 15 ads in it. You are actually a blessing. Keep up the good work

[@JV-df9em]

Your intro music instills such nostalgia, peace and actually makes me feel better. Not sure why, but it’s extremely connected to my childhood for some reason! You rock, and your channel is awesome 💪🏻

[@milkconsum3r]

Holy crap, did I just watch a nearly hour-long video on a topic I never had anything to do with while still finding it very interesting and entertaining? Thank you, Summoning Salt!

[@holdenmuganda97]

Benjiboi it’s a real storytelling skill to make these extremely technical tactics and developments seem interesting.

[@FaelCacilhas]

This is a VERY commom feeling in this channel. No one knows how they ended up here, but we all fell in love.

[@charliewheatley5739]

I’ve just spent 47:04 minutes of my life that I will never get back... I would definitely do it again

[@Bankosek]

I'm currently doing that

[@causeycamdenlive7954]

Ive watched this 50 times already

[@unelectedleader6494]

You could have been out committing felonies.

[@snackteam]

It's like I'm meditating, so soothing. Especially that background music!

[@ImKindOfPerplexed]

I would too

[@kidgruesome407]

You are a legend man. The runners are the actual legends but your documentaries of these occurrences are just amazing. This channel makes my life better.

[@fernandochamone2155]

Thats a fantastic vídeo! I Love the storytelling behind the records. Congrats for the work. A hi from brazil!

[@doubleudewayne3649]

"The runner was known as Boomer" Ok

[@muzzyLimon]

@@otaviorbs what

[@munshikhan3608]

Do you guys not get the joke?

[@nts0n]

As someone who easily gets mad and blows things out of proportion aswell Proxy, you gotta chill bro.

[@mushroomy06]

If you don't get the joke, don't reply

[@nts0n]

"iF yOuR oPiNiON dOEsN't aLiGn WiTh MiNE, DoN't RePly"

[@SoLinkSmash]

I love how “We’re Finally Landing” has become your de facto theme song after all of this time. It’s such a lovely feeling to boot up one of your videos and get relaxed into an amazing history of speedrunning.

[@7ehNP]

Didn’t know that was the song! Thanks

[@Valou_56]

Watching you from France and dude what a video, i love those mario kart ones ! Long, calm and full of passion, keep it up !

[@jacksonarmstrong2261]

salt i just wanna thank you for granting me with a love for speed running, nostalgia for mario kart, and inspiration to run myself. PLEASE upload more MKDS content in particular. much love 🤝

[@reginaldcoloma824]

Sports has Jon Bois. Science has Vsauce. Gaming has Summoning Salt.

[@uncleanexecution]

Did you catch the Jon Bois reference in this vid? Hint: 32:22

[@zmusicman39]

I did. That's what brought me to the comment section

[@tangy3003]

summoning salt and jon bois are friends (or so i am led to believe)

[@trusspike1527]

@@ilikegus7274 and Summoning Salt commented on a chart party vid

[@onewhovlogs]

I cant decide if I'm sad or glad there arent any stories of speed runners basically punching racism in the face like with Bob Gibson or Bob Beamon

[@CowMaam]

ARTHUR JUST MADE THE MKWII ULTRA SHORTCUT

[@rodguidry2223]

WHAT?!?! VIDEO?????

[@Mrlemonhead3993]

@@rodguidry2223 on Twitter go onto @Slasher and scroll down a bit you should find it

[@phys1xz66]

WHAT?!

[@ninjasnapple]

@@rodguidry2223 kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3XdapSlf6p-jdE

[@umampierson]

i saw that video omg well done well done arthur

[@alfbomam5172]

I can watch your videos for hours, even tho I've already seen them I still find them fun to watch. Keep up the work man :)

[@stevencourtney4519]

I just stumbled onto these gaming documentaries. And I can't belive how well done they are... this is amazing!!!!

[@eppinizer]

Just wanted to let you know, I paused Stranger Things to watch this. I enjoy your videos more than million dollar budget shows. Keep it up SS.

[@setlerking]

Jeff McIntire thats an unfortunate abbreviation...

[@Cosmic_Mario_]

Settlerking how?

[@frankrosen4915]

@@Cosmic_Mario_ sexy sasquatch

[@kingawkward6508]

@@frankrosen4915 lol

[@UnfoldedDoll]

Jeff McIntire Believe it or not, I honestly did the same thing!

[@darthdingus4990]

*Upload from Summoning Salt* *40+ mins* It is gaming time. Bonus for Jon Bois reference

[@mattdeemer628]

I loved that Jon Bous reference.

[@Freezezonian]

An awesome video. And I liked the Jon Bois reference as well. And it made me think of some of the similarities between your styles. As well as the differences both of which add up to make the styles as good as they are.

[@darthdingus4990]

@@Freezezonian I gotta agree. I'm not particularly huge into the speedrunning scene, let alone the Mario kart speedrunning scene. But the fact that I know summoningsalt made it means it's gonna be enjoyable

[@williemurder]

Your videos are beyond next level. No idea how you do them so well so fast

[@wigii_]

i was feeling kinda sad today and i just started watching this video bc i like listening how he explains anything it makes me forget about my life and just feel whatever he's talking about i like that

[@chucktesta8225]

Just when I thought I couldn’t love Summoning Salt any more, I hear him drop a Jon Bois reference at 32:22. Awesome video as always.

[@tony6666]

I mean I think Jon Bois obviously influenced his videos and I thought so way before this was posted. That reference just confirmed it for me

[@lukenuke8991]

Love that one of my favorite channels likes one of my other favorite channels

[@rosefias]

I got so happy when I heard that

[@calabiyau9269]

they had a little love fest on twitter a bit ago

[@thebaconbuizel3598]

2 🐐s

[@JSSTyger]

"Gogoku went on a 5 year crusade to lower the record by 0.25 seconds" This actually makes me sad and depressed.

[@simuladordecabras]

Welcome to speedrunning

[@Matzes]

How is that different from a Sprinter spendig all his athletic life do get 0.1s faster on the 100m dash

[@turtz4life432]

Matz G it’s not

[@cs1234512345]

@@Matzes I've been there and its really draining... At least I got my high schools record

[@poejavelski148]

@@Matzes Because sprinting has other additional benefits.

[@nydiAidyn]

Man I love rewatching all of the mario kart videos, please continue making them!

[@RetroRogue.]

I love listening and watching them break down speedruns and talk about the meta details of the game. The presentation and narration is perfect and I love it.

[@alexandercoles5220]

Wow I love that reference to Jon Bois at 32:22. The Bob Emergency is real

[@BBBuilds12]

Thank you, I was hoping someone else noticed

[@AverageJoeHacks]

@@JoseJoseTHS I just came the exact same realization.

[@tincanmaniac1931]

Yeah I noticed it too.

[@eyeconqueror1185]

It’s a full on Bob crisis at this point

[@yoyleb1711]

Oh it is too!!!!!

[@BowieProYT]

Summoning Salt “...new wr by mander” Me: “Isn’t he that guy who faked a bunch of MKWii runs?” Summoning Salt: “he has used speedhacks in MKWii before.” Me: “Thank you.”

[@wesleyboynton6535]

Most thorough and well-researched content creator 🥰🥰🥰

[@AlbertDongler]

Fascinating history! Thanks for putting this together 😁

[@sniper20xtrem90]

This video is truly fascinating, i m in love with this type of "old" videos