The History of the A Button Challenge - Part 2: The Pannenkoek Revolution

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Note 1: How holding objects really work - • How Holding Objects Re...
The Art of Cloning - • SM64 - The Art of Cloning
The Science of Cloning - • SM64 - The Science of ...
Releasing Objects - • Releasing Objects
Note 2: In reality, the way the game orders object slots is more complex than just by memory address. More on that in Pannenkoek's Science of Cloning - • SM64 - The Science of ...
Note 3: This would be during a star in THI to avoid an additional A press to enter THI
Note 4: It was recorded as 12 for the star itself, but a 13th A press was required to enter the pipe to go fight Bowser afterwards.
Note 5: This dive recover is aided by a disjointed hitbox. • Walls, Floors, & Ceili...
Other Note 5 (oops!): The Wet-Dry World painting water level uses Mario's Y position, which is at the bottom of his model. This is why the zones look so bottom-heavy, because it's the very bottom of Mario's model that needs to be in that range.
Note 6: • SM64 - Spawning Point ...
Note 7: Around this time, he also combined THI 100 coins and Make Wiggler Squirm in 0 A presses, saving 1 final A press.
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
02:17 - The Art of Cloning
18:42 - First improvements
24:47 - The Mupen Revolution
27:33 - Pole-Jumping for Red Coins
33:37 - Wet-Dry World
42:11 - Final stars
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[@Bismuth9]

Remember that this is Part 2 of my series on the history of the SM64 A Button Challenge. Make sure to watch Part 1 first: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp20YaOpp5yHnpY Also, since I'm again getting a lot of comments about it, I wanted to point out that Pannenkoek himself pronounces his name like that. I know it's Dutch for pancake, I know how it's pronounced in Dutch, but the username Pannenkoek is pronounced Pan-nen-ko-ek.

[@sage211]

also, if you wanna bring up any joke about the half a presses or anything related to that, please don’t. pannen is sick of it and wants it to stop

[@NoNameAtAll2]

@@sage211 don't worry we need to build up speed for 12 hours first

[@mxvdbos]

Pan-nen-koe-k

[@ricogoins]

@@sage211 Roblox

[@sage211]

@@ricogoins Roblox

[@Kosmicd12]

it's so beautiful i'm not crying you're crying

[@0HHH_HHH]

your eyes are just sweating dw

[@adex2]

Hi kosmic

[@zeryle]

We are crying

[@ricogoins]

We're all crying

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

?

[@-bail-]

I genuinely hope pannen knows just how much impact he's had. Not just for the ABC challenge, but for introducing a lot of people to game mechanics, coding, etc. And also for likely motivating uncountable numbers of people to pursue making their own discoveries, TAS, or even their own career in video games / coding.

[@gragogflying-anvil3605]

I've learnt a lot of possible solutions for different game related problems/questions, and what a disadvantage of one might be, and how to turn a disadvantage into an advantage for something different. It's truly inspirational.

[@SerabiiBot]

His videos were what convinced me to study game programming, and I know I'm not the only one.

[@ctrouble2309]

He always seems to hate the attention he got which is a shame. The parallel universe memes were never at his expense

[@jongyon7192p]

@@ctrouble2309 Considering how they were used in places like 4chan threads about sm64 ABC (calling him an autist and stuff), they were *definitely* used at pannen's expense

[@jgottula]

@@jongyon7192p Ouch. It hurts to hear about that kind of thing. (All the same, given that it’s 4chan, I suppose I shouldn’t exactly be surprised.) Why do some people have such a need to bully others about stuff? I know that there’s some psychology behind it that explains it somewhat (the existence of sociopaths; the effect of online anonymity on people’s behavior; the tendency for people in a group setting to collectively feel justified in what they’re doing; and so on). But it’s still difficult for me to really understand it on a personal level; like, “what would ever prompt me to feel like doing that kind of thing was okay or justifiable or even particularly ‘funny’” essentially. ☹️

[@citroenboter]

Pannenkoek is one of the most important retro game KZbinrs ever and it still saddens me he felt so pressured to perform that he stopped doing commentary. He's great and I love his charisma and creativity. I hope he realises not everybody who watches him expects a new Watch For Rolling Rocks and I'm glad he still makes videos

[@ARandomSpace]

I actually prefer the uncommentated videos... somehow.

[@jgottula]

I completely agree. I think I understand how the amount of pressure to do and say everything exactly right goes up. And that endless jokes at your expense must be really freaking annoying and demotivating. I do wish we’d see more commentated videos. I personally loved them, and I actually got a ton of enjoyment out of the Watch For Rolling Rocks one in particular because of the sheer extent of the complicated tricks (and explanation thereof) that went into it; for me personally, I came away with awe and a greater appreciation for the dedication involved, and not just “lol, funny jokes, haha, parallel universes”. But of course he doesn’t owe us anything; so either way I’m just happy with all the awesome stuff that he *has* made. 🙂

[@Lolkork]

@@jgottula People were joking at his expense? I thought the video was supposed to be a bit comedic on top of being informative.

[@jgottula]

@@Lolkork Apparently there was some of that going on from certain corners of the Internet; which makes me sad.

[@monitor1939]

he has an FAQ somewhere where he explains in great detail why he doesn't make commentated videos anymore, and while community pressure and jokes certainly annoyed him, they were not the main reason he stopped making them. The real reasons are deeply personal to him, so you don't have to feel bad about his decision to stop making them, he did it for his own mental health, not because he couldn't deal with community pressure.

[@misterrocketman]

"Most of the castle movement is pretty trivial," Bismuth says while showing Enter The Secret Aquarium

[@muis9202]

he could have showed the 0x

[@wintergreen729]

keeping in mind that at this point in the history (october 2013), the 0x method hadn't even been thought of yet

[@GammaFn.]

@@muis9202 Foreshadowing

[@TheMaplestrip]

I for one am just looking forward to entering Hazy Maze Cave, one of my favorite little A-press saves.

[@Bismuth9]

There's nothing quite like a bit of foreshadowing

[@nerdporkspass1m1st78]

29:01 That “long A-press” imagery is so cursed, I love it

[@k4l3b04]

Same

[@iP0STcomments]

half AAAAAAAAAAAA press

[@Miju001]

As if half A presses weren't meme enough lmao

[@hydrogen-8]

it takes an awfully long player to make a Long A-Press

[@brandonporter8509]

I kinda need to make an emote of the split A button for a half A press emote and create the half, middle and end of that as emotes for a long a press emote chain

[@dk64abuttonchallenge86]

Having followed the A button challenge since forever, I did not realize the amount of small details I didn't fully understand or appreciate until this video. As per usual, A+ stuff (or maybe just +).

[@avasam06]

I'll be content with A/2+

[@wompastompa3692]

A-

[@rruhland]

The file select theme on piano is so good. I seem to recall that you play them yourself, so I just wanna say that the music is so good.

[@unknownkingdom]

The notes are actually different from the original theme. Down a third in a couple places. Maybe a deliberate choice to create a certain mood

[@ReneePrower]

@@unknownkingdom Most definitely. The key and the chords have subtle but very potent effects on our mood, and our feelings about the content the music is accompanying. I think Bismuth is a very technically clever musician and was trying to evoke a certain tone by choosing the chords and inversions he did.

[@jhgvvetyjj6589]

@@unknownkingdom Down a minor third (5÷6) or down a major third (4÷5)?

[@TJ-Henry-Yoshi]

I cannot wait for part 3. Incredible stuff!

[@ruben._._34577]

I think pt 3 would be in about 5 months but I might be wrong

[@madwaii3558]

Thanks for being here ! You are also a part of this whole story in a way ! It is because of you (and an Ace Attorney Parallel Universes parody) that I discovered Pannen, so thank you !

[@NeviTheLettyFan]

The man, the legend himself

[@Captain1nsaneo]

There's the man!

[@bengoodwin2141]

@@madwaii3558 same here, but with siivagunner I think.

[@FramePerfection]

It's crazy to think about which lengths pannen had gone to to eradicate half the A presses when he first started, and then has continued to find methods to go AROUND those earlier methods to save even more A presses. It's like the 4D chess has evolved into 6D chess while simultaneously playing perfect golf in multiple universes at once.

[@gavinbrown216]

Next he’s going to play 7D chess with multiverse time travel

[@fritfrat]

Hey, I know you :P Following the ABC crew is just mind blowing.

[@noonetookthis8935]

@@gavinbrown216 thats actually exists, but its 5D chess and not 7D chess

[@jonpatchmodular]

in multiple PARALLEL universes right? right? ...okay, I'll leave now, sorry, I HAD to.

[@gavinbrown216]

@@noonetookthis8935 I know, I was referencing it

[@andrew_cunningham]

I've always though of Pannen's uncommentated channel like the abandoned library of an ancient wizard. It holds an untold wealth of arcane, potentially unique knowledge, but it's messy, dimly lit, and crusted with cobwebs. Any random scrap of paper could hold the secret to eternal life or (more realistically) inter-dimensional travel, but it's likely buried under a stack of phone books being used as a doorstop. Case in point, I've watched through a handful of Pannen's newer videos, but I'd never even heard of that crazy Wet Dry World red coin strat before now. There's such a bulk of content on his channel that it's almost impossible to wrap your head around it unless you're a diehard enthusiast, so in addition to just being well-produced and entertaining, this documentary is incredibly valuable simply for curating all of this buried information. I have to wonder, though: if you spliced the modern ABC run together and set it playing right now, what would we see first? The end credits of the game, or the next video in this series?

[@XJ-0641]

the answer to your question at the end there iirc depends heavily on what version you're playing. Looking at you, BitFS

[@Splax77]

The time estimate for the current 120 ABC route is 33 hours.

[@andrew_cunningham]

@@Splax77 Really? That's way less than I thought. I'll have to look into this BitFS thing though... sounds ominous.

[@alpinecross4370]

@@andrew_cunningham He's referring to the Wii VC glitch where a float is rounded to a set value (I think it's rounded to 1) instead of to the nearest integer. The result is that the rising and lowering platforms at the beginning of the stage slowly rise and let you get past the BitFS pole with 0x A presses, as opposed to 1x A press in the version most commonly used (JP N64 Original, because it's the only one with spawning displacement). And by slowly, I mean "needing 3 whole days of the game running to actually reach a tall enough height to be used to skip the pole" slowly. 63 hours if I'm not mistaken, and you guys thinking the 12 and a half hours needed for the old Watch for Rolling Rocks strat was nuts.

[@HazhMcMoor]

The great thing is, the wizard himself has made some "textbook" videos that summarize the important techniques and world lore (cloning, surfaces, blinking). But the special engineered techniques is hidden in some videos, true.

[@cerjmedia]

Bismuth: "Breaking down how all of it works would be too gigantic of task" Me: awww, :( Bismuth: "So let's do it" Me: YEAH

[@2DCheese]

he can break down everything

[@GodLandon]

Can I just say… we all love and appreciate pannenkoek beyond words

[@DreHill1]

With syrup

[@DescendDab]

@@DreHill1 and powdered sugar

[@fre9205]

+1

[@marqimoth6987]

@@DescendDab and butter

[@SpanielTower]

@@marqimoth6987 and strawberries

[@jansenart0]

I was afraid this would never come out. In my understanding Pannenkoek is kind of notorious for finding it difficult to believe that what we feel for him and his obsession with parallel universes is genuine affection and admiration.

[@WillACarpenter]

To be fair the initial half a press conversation was way convoluted and got memed on a lot. I'm here to officially say, dude is straight legend. I finally understand.

[@idontwantahandlethough]

@@WillACarpenter memes of love I still watch that video once in a while. That dude is clearly some sort of brilliant

[@B3Band]

@@idontwantahandlethough It's sad that he genuinely thinks we're making fun of him.

[@idontwantahandlethough]

@@B3Band Oh :/ that kinda breaks my heart. idk about everyone else, but personally I think that if he can figure out something as convoluted as what I saw in that video, he could do almost anything. Most people are nowhere close to smart enough to figure something like that out. I mean I like to think I'm fairly intelligent, but I know for a fact that I do not have problem solving abilities anywhere near that guy. I hope someday he realizes how cool that is and is able to feel proud of himself, but I know how hard that can be sometimes

[@nicocchi]

@@B3Band THIS, half the people memeing WISHES they were half as nerdy as pannenkoek to come up with the most ridiculously weird way to beat a 20+ y/o game of their childhoods with such a ruthless restriction such as being unable to jump in a platform game, and have their names recognized for it. I don't think a large majority of the memes were mean spirited and making fun of his hobby, or his commentated video in particular, rather just being in awe of the sheer absurdity and pure genius of the situation. It's a titanic shame that he took it as people laughing *at* him rather than people wanting to laugh *with* him.

[@anubis_fgc]

This style of content is so pure. Made with a lot of effort entirely for the love of and curiosity about something fun. No cynical clickbait or false advertising. A ton of research, insight, pedagogical awareness and creativity. Just a thrill to watch

[@gdash6925]

Yes.

[@lucydoodles2020]

AYYYYYYMEN!

[@YoshiONE2ONE]

"This only took 2 months" Your SummoningSalt is showing, Bismuth.

[@narkxis5691]

To this day, Pannenkoek still remains as one of the most inspirational players I’ve ever seen in action. I hope someday he will be able to fully grasp the amount of appreciation the community has for him and his work. Regardless of his decision respecting content creation, he will always have my utmost respect. Moving forward, the community as a whole was fortunate enough for being able to stand in the shoulders of giants like him. You are a true legend, Pannenkoek. Stay safe, bud.

[@shaunduggan8605]

Rumour has it he's a legend in every parallel universe

[@danielbojkovski723]

Pannenkoek: Precisely swims back and forth in Wet Dry World hundreds of times to raise the water level to a specific point so that he can swim to the top of the town and break boxes containing red coins, all the while budgeting the limited coin supply so he doesnt drown so he can collect the red coins he left behind, ultimately collecting the final star saving 8 A presses in a stratagy that takes 14 hours to execute. Japanese TASers: Fuck why didnt we think of that

[@EebstertheGreat]

Wet Dry World is like an Ottó Bláthy grotesque chess composition. "White to move and mate in no more than 300 moves."

[@Lance0]

I thought you were gonna say "Me: just presses A" but this one is actually good

[@user-svqmbiv]

6sA

[@EasonTek]

its now 2 hrs after an interesting discovery made in wave 1. BTW this is called the "initial run-through, there are then 10 more waves of glitch discoveries which led the count down to 19 a presses now in Oct 2021"

[@__w__o__w__]

I love how much thought and effort goes into such an arbitrary self imposed restriction. It's the ultimate 'because i can' accomplishment.

[@Missingnoleader]

It's amazing how much is covered and accomplished considering the actual timespan presented in this part. This is just Pannenkoek setting the baseline.

[@omlett6482]

I got hit by a cold wave of nostalgia when you said "The Half A-Press" followed by that beautiful piano. Made me remember the first of many times i watched "Watch for rolling rocks in 0.5 A-Presses"...

[@pixelator5312]

"he brought pole jumping for red coins from 10 A presses down to 3.5. ...wait, what? how does that make sense?" me: (grabs popcorn)

[@EvdogMusic]

"In this video, I'll be explaining..."

[@wompastompa3692]

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[@scj8863]

@@wompastompa3692 That absolute BUFFOON TJ

[@starshot8842]

@@scj8863 Well "TJ HENRY YOSHI" if that is your real name..

[@floppydysk]

The "2 months" reveal actually blew my mind. Genuinely incredible. Amazing vid as always Bismuth, maybe your best.

[@sarahmartin5682]

Knowing that the background music is created and performed by you is such a nice touch. It seems so small but it makes me really happy lol. It adds just the right type of energy to this video and really shows how much work you put into every element of these videos. I’m learning so much about this game, stuff that I’m never going to attempt but it’s just fun to learn it. Can’t wait for the next part!!

[@Bismuth9]

Thank you! Super Mario 64 only gets more fascinating the more you learn about it.

[@viemarirunoa]

U cute ^_^

[@SueZQue83]

I wasn’t even really around for half of this. Why do I have unbelievable amounts of Nostalgia for this?

[@Deses]

It's the piano.

[@JazzonAA]

Pannenkoek is the reason why I believe being obsessed with something is good, the legend that not only understood parallel universes, but made a video explaining it so easily that it's still to this day the most interesting video about Mario 64 I've seen in my life.

[@danihk2872]

explaining the bridge length formula using binary was genius

[@Unknownlight]

As someone who didn't start watching Pannen until the famous Watch for Rolling Rocks video, the exploration into the early stuff is all new to me and I love it! The Wet-Dry World 8 Red Coins star is some beautiful madness.

[@Quoxz]

This must be what it feels like to have a Wizard explain why you have to wave a wand and say specific words for a spell to work.

[@The_Pikaboi]

The fact we have an hour long video and havent had to explain Paralell Universes yet shows how much the mans done. Mad respect

[@FourthDerivative]

"Mario can interact with a clone, but he can only do it once" So THIS is the true secret of Bowser's Evil Test

[@rye2]

i think ages of audience is uh the new zelda coming out

[@jongyon7192p]

When ElectricalBeast mentioned time travel in TTC, he didn't know how truly complicated TTC will actually become. Floating point precise wall overlap pushes? Pedro spots? Hyperspeed grinding? Squish cancel?

[@DanzelGlovington]

@@jongyon7192p TELLY POH

[@giantidiot31]

@@DanzelGlovington made me giggle

[@jorgetabla2317]

When I saw the part 1 title, I really was not interested in this topic. Two hours later, I can't wait for part 3. Your videos are just amazing

[@Bismuth9]

You are in for a ride!

[@lukamagicc]

This is actually so interesting in terms of “speed running” its so different and yet amazingly interesting. It’s like the craziest puzzle and Mario 64 really is the perfect game for it. What an insane mix

[@mashtonish]

the tools that show you different rendered / unrendered parts overlaid on top of one another, or in separate frames, are like magic to me. they're so cool.

[@jasonwalker4003]

I love how any time pannenkoek is involved in a yt video, it either becomes a shitpost or a computer science lecture. what a legend

[@Ara_Arasaka]

Pannenkoek is a legend, and even if he finds it hard to believe we all genuinely like him for so much more than just his contributions; I think, and HOPE videos like this go to helping him understand he isn’t just “some guy who did a cool speedrun thing a few times” He’s god damn Pannen-fucking-koek The guy who ripped one of the most beloved games to shreds, do it with a passion and love that I think you, bismuth, reflect in this video towards him through giving him the respect he deserves in every facet. I know he’s going through so much mentally. And I know a lot of us are just fans who are voiceless and numbers. But we all do care and respect him. And I hope that in his darker moments… well I hope he never loses knowledge of that.

[@agisuru]

It's so surreal to see people all regard pannenkoek with what almost feels like reverence after just one video of his was the source of so many memes. At the time, it felt like a lot of people were laughing at him, though just as many if not more were certainly making jokes but from a place of respect. Pannenkoek definitely deserves the recognition and respect people give him now.

[@haxmax5352]

The timespan during which this entire video took place so to speak is mind-boggling. How does one man innovate so much with such unstoppable determination? I've followed Pannenkoeks dealings for a long time but I could never imagine the scope of his knowledge of this game. Incredible!

[@logicaleman1122]

Seriously Pannen is so influential to the the SM64 community that his work is known outside of it. I had a Scholastic Bowl question (Answer was SM64) where they mentioned how "Parallel Universes" are used.

[@melodywawichi802]

Huh..?!

[@charlessegale6493]

I swear, your piano rendition of the File Select Screen is incredibly relaxing. Seriously dude, I love how you keep the core of the melody while atill adding your own flair as well.

[@massiverat4284]

that cloning explanation was longer than all of part one, yet still completely necessary

[@notvalk5475]

I remember when I got Pannenkoek on my reccomended list on KZbin and then me watching his TAS was making me think he is the revolution of SM64, and it actually is true

[@Paralellex]

For anyone here not following the A button challenge besides this series: the last time Bismuth talks about Tick Tock Clock is going to be absolutely incredibe.

[@dtracers]

The current A button trying to be saved in Tick Tock Clock is going to be incredible

[@xyz.anonymous]

I'm so glad to see how many people appreciate Pannen, he really deserves a video like this to display the insane amount of work he's done.

[@justmyopinion7233]

hearing that panned this all by himself was amazing, it was so unbelievable, just this one person being so dedicated to a goal inspired me so much, but when I heard that it took him a span of TWO MONTHS was mind-blowing and astonishing. I admire and respect all the time, work, and dedication he has to do all this.

[@hmenze99]

The amount of love Bismuth has for the speedrunning community is insane

[@KazeN64]

superscribed

[@Patashu]

This has been a great trip down memory lane. I had vague memories of seeing most of these strats the first time they were performed, and this puts it all into retroperspective. Excellent editing too

[@poke7661]

hi pata

[@Patashu]

@@poke7661 Hello!

[@Endercrow32]

I'm not being even a bit sarcastic when I say I adore this stuff. Thank you bismuth and pannenkoek

[@MintyJulep4]

He sacrified so much for us, we salute a hero, and that is Pannenkoek.

[@prizm9515]

My favorite abc video has got to be secret aquarium in zero a presses. Maybe it was just because it was my first one, but it is just so clever.

[@angelcaru]

Same, but it wasn't my first one

[@princequincy5421]

48:54 This moment right here hit me like a freight train. This man is BUILT DIFFERENT.

[@seqka711]

When you revealed he did all of that in only 2 months I was FLABBERGASTED. Did this man ever sleep?!

[@tol9090]

Cloning is the single most mind-blowing glitch I've seen in my entire life and I've seen some. The sheer complexity of the process, how to even figure out it exists is beyond me

[@CapPotato388]

I GASPED outloud when u revealed the timeframe for all of this 2 months. That's insane. Good job Pannen

[@phyllojoe5346]

Thank you for making such an in depth history of my favorite video game challenge! Your videos are always well done and sentimental. Pannenkoek, you are a mastermind!

[@limpinggabriel6658]

Bismuth, I just want to say thank you so much for continuing this series. I’m really sorry it hasn’t performed as well as many of your other videos, but it’s a true gem. The explanations are so clear, the production quality is superb, and your piano playing is masterful. You’ve done amazing work as usual!

[@stephbenson7340]

As meme-y as it became, "Watch For Rolling Rocks 0.5x A Presses (Commentated)" is how I got introduced to the A Button Challenge, Pannenkoek's meticulous and thorough work, and examining the inner workings of games as a whole. It's genuinely been an inspiration to me, and I hope Pannenkoek is doing okay.

[@toboterxp8155]

I hope they finally get Bowser in the Fire Sea figured out till the Finale!

[@shuttlecrossing1433]

If nothing else they can cover the Wii Emulator solve.

[@Chimpmanboom]

I feel like if aliens visited and asked for us to show how far along humans are in our evolution and understanding of the universe we show them pannens work in this game from 1996.

[@Brawler_1337]

I think your definition of “0.5 A presses” will do a lot to clear up confusion. I think a lot of people get caught up in whether or not it’s physically possible or meaningful to press a button only half a time, rather than what it means in context. Defining it as a form of notation helps dissociate the meaning of “0.5 presses” from the physical notion of pressing a button, and shows that it is indeed meaningful and useful to say “0.5 presses.” I hope that makes sense.

[@Bismuth9]

Pannenkoek did it better than I did but I didn't want to use the same exact example as him.

[@Brawler_1337]

@@Bismuth9 Did he? I’ve only watched his Watch for Rolling Rocks video. He did a good job explaining what he means by the half button press, but IIRC he didn’t describe it as simply being notation.

[@Xkid19]

not only an insane researcher, script writer, video editor, and sm64 archivist, but piano player too!!!! your videos are unbelievably entertaining, csnt wait for the next one

[@Laerthor]

"what seems like 2 hours ago..." "now if you remember 2 million years ago..." lol good one

[@ThaRixer]

Amazing work Bismuth!

[@jesseraen4172]

This is an incredible video. I'm so grateful to you for shining a light on a piece of important game history that would otherwise have passed me by.

[@failedkirby3547]

Yahh

[@neshploda17]

44:52 whaaaaat! Man, I wish I knew this fact when I tried coin cloning in TTM. I now get why I sometimes I would have a really hard time hitting the right frame of the grab! I was on that slightly slopped ground by the chuckya and bridge. Sometimes I was pushed down the slope, and other times I was pushed up it!

[@ShadowfaxSTP]

I was so upset at the end of video hearing there's more coming (but knowing there's no part 3 yet!) that I went and joined your Patreon. It's not everyday that someone breaks my heart and then I send them money, yet here we are. It's just like following an e-girl. Jokes aside, I love that you're compiling this history in a public easy-to-find way and basically ensuring it's archived online forever. It's also a great way to let a broader audience know about the great speedrunning community. Keep up the good work!

[@drefto55]

As a dutch speaking person i didnt expect seeing the "pancake" revolution on the thumbnail, amazing

[@konradgrzejdziak5502]

And with that masterpiece of a speedrun archivism, Bismuth got ahead of Summoning Salt. Everyone wondered, for how long will the crown stay here? Surely only time will tell.

[@huhneat1076]

Can't wait for that guy who fell asleep at his Wii

[@jatloe]

:O I’ve been waiting for this!!! So excited

[@charlie90503]

This video is so well presented and even though explaining these methods must be a pain you managed to do so just fine. I love this video and I'm glad there's folks out there that care so much about this.

[@UltimaJC]

I've been watching Pannen for 10 years now and I still can't wrap my brain around how he even figured out that this shit works to begin with LOL

[@Bretaigne]

Incredible work as always Bismuth! You are a super high quality channel.

[@rileysmith2089]

There production quality of this is amazing. Wonderful video can't wait to see part three, but take your time I would much rather see an amazing video when it's ready than a rushed video tomorrow.

[@sirqueson4889]

This is amazing. I love the technical explanations and all the work you put into making them so simple and fun to understand. Also your piano music makes me have goose bumps in just the right way, and all the better because I know it's played by you. Thank you for all of your bountiful blessings.

[@SPY-ce8qf]

I love this guy! He makes such amazing v̶i̶d̶e̶o̶s̶ documentaries all by himself. The whole process. Ideas, pacing, visuals, even the music! I honestly like you better then summoning salt. I really hope you're making enough money from KZbin to live well.

[@NijiharaKaito0]

So, we're getting more of this? Nice! I was going to say "I can't wait" but I definitely can for videos this good with such nice piano arranges ;)

[@dtracers]

we have to build up hype for 12 months for the next part (trust me its gonna get speedy!)

[@pod650]

Miamoto: Let's make Mario pick up stuff. That would be fun! This video:

[@EvilApple567]

That Town Red Coins star... man. I wouldn't find it hard to believe that theorizing, routing, executing, recording, and editing that star took as long if not longer than the course took to be designed by the devs in the first place. What a legend.

[@Mswordx23]

I like the A press count in the corner, it's a convenient feature to help keep up.

[@dinospumoni5611]

Crazy that we haven't even gotten to the best part yet lol

[@greg3672]

I am literally begging everyone who figures these sorts of things out to pursue careers in research-level mathematics and computer science. You have amazing deductive reasoning skills.

[@redditstories2750]

This is exactly what I thought lol.This is ridiculous deductive prowess. It is almost like how science works in the grandest of scales but turned down to the smallest and most precise. Try, fail, try, fail, try, fail. Perseverance and just such creativity and brutal intelligence. I fully understand why people think this is stupid, even if you like games or even Mario64. I see it as a staple of all of the above, it doesn't matter if it isn't useful. Which it isn't.

[@kylestanfield870]

I’m pretty sure pannen is a programmer

[@TheFallorn]

The best half A press explanation I’ve ever heard!

[@user-et3xn2jm1u]

That "sizable chunk" pun at 3:00 was genius.

[@yahwehisdead]

21:53 "WOWWWWW!!" - Alex Stein prime time 99 That's genuis. I can't believe he figured out how to do that and where to put it....

[@alexstarseeker8693]

Huge Congratz Bismuth. This was a masterpiece of a video 👏👏👏👏 Here we go bois. Another 4 months of anxiety till part 3. MonkaS

[@Storster]

Been so hyped for this!

[@T101G]

Very cool how at 2:19 the music syncs up with the cuts, nice job Bismuth

[@Jaxdaily1]

I don’t think enough people say this but I wanted to let you know that I think you are such a talented piano player and your piano playing is very calming :)

[@psyjinx]

Can't wait for Cheese to react to this in 3 years.

[@dragax9666]

I think i will have to re-watch that cloning explanation several times, geez Mario 64 tricks are really the rocket science of gaming

[@lettersnstuff]

Pannen’s work legitimately could have been a master’s thesis, what an absurd amount of work for such a seemingly arbitrary achievement, but man, what an impact.

[@ZorotheGallade]

Past Pannen walked so that Present Pannen could stand still on a slope to build up speed for 12 hours.

[@xarxos5274]

This is some of your best work yet. It's incredible how you can squeeze in this density of extremely technical stuff and still make it super interesting to watch! I'll be waiting in anticipation for part 3! :)

[@tripledyou9580]

Knowing the final A press count as of now, I’m scared to see how it went from 200 - that low of a number.

[@NicknotNak]

Lowest percent type speedruns are just so cool to me. Sure, he spent hours and hours lowering water, but he got the coins with 0 A presses! That's a mechanic no one will ever need to use outside of this but it is there and it is cool! I just like categories that focus on different parts of the game and Minimum A Presses just has so many cool glitches/mechanics that aren't used anywhere else.

[@secondengineer9814]

Pannenkoek is incredible. The amount of organization and dedication he was able to share with greater youtube is amazing. He really helped stretch the game to its limits, and that is really fun to witness.

[@sleepi8454]

he took so long because of how hard it is to explain cloning lol

[@Bismuth9]

Writing the cloning explanation was extremely taxing and probably took me 2 weeks by itself

[@sleepi8454]

@@Bismuth9 YOU DID IT SO WELL THOUGH! I really appreciate all your hard work!

[@superkulty64]

This is so beautiful. I now understand the cloning concept much more. I was trying to do this trick for the BoB no A press challenge prior to this video. May try it again.