The Mario Kart 64 Tool Assisted Speedrun Explained

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[@Abyssoft]

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[@hazeschaden100]

sludge.

[@longgreasy1595]

Thank you both!!!!!!!🎉🎉

[@sugardude]

Your explanation of that was so good. "A new world record. And I didn't use a single skip."

[@chermal7311]

That transition to the sponsor plug was just way too smooth... Think I'll give it a try!

[@djtomoy]

Do they do tuna flavour?

[@novelezra]

Wait... The Boo item doesn't *actually* steal an item? Oh God... "You take the blue shell, the story ends, you wake up in Peach's castle and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red shell, you stay in Bowser's Castle and I show you how deep the Mip's Rabbit hole goes."

[@Abyssoft]

Not on GP mode with just a single player, if you're playing with friends it'll steal items

[@novelezra]

@@Abyssoft But still, the game lied to me. I will never forgive it. I will never play Mario kart 64 again. *Five minutes later* Fine I'll play it

[@Takyodor2]

@@novelezra 🤣

[@MineCreeperLPs]

CPUs don't have items in MK64 like a player does. Its not actually until very late in the series they do.

[@blocks4857]

​@@joegaddy2030get your mind out of the gutter

[@sam_underscore]

TAS explanations are some of my favorite videos in all of KZbin, and they're such a rarity as well. Love the video, keep up the good work!

[@Ultimaximus]

They tend to be much more technical than speedrun explanations, but that's why I find them more interesting

[@T.S.Smelliot]

Programming + the scientific method. I agree, it's awesome.

[@MrIcenice44]

The dk64 one doesn’t even have voice narration and I still watch

[@ThinkAboutVic]

​@@MrIcenice44which one are you talking about? bismuth’s dk64 vid definitely has voiceover

[@G_Gr00v3]

Have you watched ThaRixer's video on Andyrion's TAS of Silent Hill?

[@Abyssoft]

Huge thanks to Drew Weatherton for help on this video, go check out his channel in the description. Micro500, Beck Abney, Sean Sullivan, and abitalive all deserve a mention as well for their contributions to making the TAS possible.

[@weatherton]

Thanks, great job on this! 🎉

[@SECONDQUEST]

​@@weathertonhey it's that guy! Thanks for your dedication to the community!

[@wesgrubbs8437]

​@@weathertonHey, you must've named yourself after the Weathertenko skip!

[@noneofyourbusiness4133]

Why is this not pinned

[@taechuK]

the odds are 1 in 3.43 unvigintillion. it is a named number, it's just that no one really uses anything above a quadrillion. a unvigintillion is 10^66, the general table of named number just stop at a vigintillion (10^63) because why would you have a bigger number?

[@FalB27]

Regardless, I think we should name this specific number James.

[@nodrance]

I knew it

[@robertdascoli949]

I'd call it a Dream

[@amb3rrif1c]

i was gonna say mario kart 64illion but close enough!

[@yeahman20]

Let's call it Kartillion

[@NickWrightDataYT]

Seeing the resulting time of the "speedrun" for making the CTRL drink is honestly way more helpful than you'd think

[@Abyssoft]

I thought it was a meta thing to do, glad it was of help

[@DavidWonn]

Good explanation overall. 15:47 The Kalimari star shortcut also works on lap 0 and on negative laps. I'm unaware as to whether the game was coded to prevent it only on lap 3 or whether it was prevented additionally on laps 4 and beyond though.

[@Alfred-Neuman]

I don't want to watch this, it's too long! If at least there was a few girls with big butts twearking in the corner...

[@BuddyCorp]

Excellent video. Concise, well presented, and has enough of the technical details to explain the tricks without getting bogged down in them. Great work.

[@Abyssoft]

Thanks, it's always hard to find a balance between how deep to go on something and when to keep the video moving along on projects this long

[@Takyodor2]

@@Abyssoft You found a good balance :)

[@camwyn256]

Playing this as a teen, I always felt that stars were faster than mushrooms. Now I know I was right to feel that way

[@nael_luna]

A video from you after a tiring day? Amazing A 50 MINUTE VIDEO about the legendary Mario kart 64 from you? My week has officially gone from normal to absolutely fantastic❤❤❤❤

[@Neo_Bones]

“A number so large, it’s not named.” Actually that number is named. It’s called “3.43 unvigintillion”

[@cevatkokbudak6414]

Waoh

[@AkumaAPN]

The part about the lap counter decreasing when you go backwards got me thinking. Can you drive backwards for a million laps, and have a lap counter of negative 1 million? Or is there some limit? Just thinking it would be a funny prank to set up a level with a high negative lap counter, and then tell a friend to "finish the level." Lol.

[@johnathandoe6034]

If I remember... Someone actually did this exact thing

[@TheDogn]

45:23 "At this point he has no time to spare, and must-shroom immediately"

[@semesabrown489]

"The better part of 3 decades," You didn't have to do me like that

[@bigcrebs]

The combination of subject matter, presentation, and explanation makes this my most favorite piece of content I have ever seen in my life...and it's not even close.

[@DeepInZero]

It's so interesting to listen to WR/TAS explained videos. Thank you for your amazing work, keep it up!!

[@finn464]

EVERYTHING I asked myself during the TAS was answered in this video, from RNG manipulation to character weight stats. Thank you so much for making this.

[@brendonvyain]

O

[@varietychan]

The Broken-ass Trio Super Mario 64: Lots of glitches, first 3d Game, can be crashed in 20 seconds, main glitches are physics based Paper Mario 64: Made with duct-tape, crashes very easily, infamous for having a cardboard story progression system and weird softlocks like the Em-bush softlock happening because they are talkable but there's no text available Mario Kart 64: One-time glitches, drive through any wall

[@andrerenault]

I can only think of how much we've learned about this game since this TAS was created and how much more time could be saved now.

[@ManillaHeep]

“I’m the BEST!” Really punctuates the end of each track.

[@animarok9032]

Imagine traveling back in time to the 90s and play some Mario kart in a store demo

[@timthetoolpool]

Imagine powering on your treasured copy of Mario Kart 64 for a fun night of racing with your friend but your friend happens to be Weatherton.

[@AUselessTrader]

Props to whoever TAS is for making this video possible

[@AnacondaHL]

I hope this TAS is updated with all the modern techniques, so many more brilliant things can now be done, even by humans!

[@noirlavender6409]

4:12 Dk looking really fat and yellow here

[@WTheW_gaming]

Imagine starting to go through a track, you're halfway through a lap, only a minute has gone by, and someone already won the race

[@JDLupus]

48:50 the number here does have a name; it's 1 in 3.43 Unvigintillion :)

[@Muhahahahaz]

38:17 “other than a shell or mushroom” Ghosts and Stars: Am I a joke to you?

[@AvsJoe]

12:50 I love the use of single, double, and triple mushrooms as a visual aid to demonstrate the effects of 1, 2, and 3 buttons pressed. It's a small touch but it was very clever.

[@beetletrading8643]

Thats a 1 : 3,430,000,000,000,000,349,352,846,657,969,232,812,489,747,881,826,610,482,407,215,726,592.00 chance

[@randomladyaj]

3:48 that’s… that’s Wario…

[@Ken-1307]

The fact he used the bananas against Donkey Kong is hilarious

[@PopeGoliath]

Every time Drew is mentioned in a video, I'm contractually obligated to yell "WEATHERTENKO!"

[@allthatremain5357]

Nice save @34:26, Toad 😂. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhh - I'm the best!"

[@kanayamaryam5088]

Name it Weatherton's number.

[@Kaitri]

idk why youtube recommended me your newest video thats 5 hours old at this point, but im glad it did. i like your voice and i love speedruns explained. and bismuth can only cover so much. you got a new sub :)

[@Abyssoft]

Happy to have you!

[@Kaitri]

@@Abyssoft happy to be here. Keep the awesome work up

[@holdingpattern245]

"he consumes the remaining shrooms to pick up a boo"

[@baksoBoy]

woah this video is really high quality! I really enjoyed it!

[@Chilliisftw]

1:20 ish you used pre spoonfill skip

[@ccf_1004]

I absolutely adore the rediculous ways that speedrunners break games to finish them as fast as possible XD

[@bowieinc]

I’m in awe as far as the amount of work Drew put in this and the amount of work you put in to produce the video. 😮

[@beechteeth]

the buttons turning with the kart sprites during explanations is a really fun editing choice

[@Controllerhead]

Great vod! I'm pumped for the updated TAS!!!

[@heterodoxagnostic8070]

38:52 i thought the video ended, i thought those were endcards for a second, some strange psychology right there.

[@Its_me_6]

Luigi causing trouble for the TAS on his raceway twice is hilarious to me

[@emood2217]

48:51 it's a one in a morbillion chance

[@b.clarenc9517]

48:46 It's called 3.43 unvigintillion (using the short scale standard).

[@skivvy3565]

I always enjoy Bismuth’s videos of tas and speed run explanations, I believe he did this one as well quite some time ago

[@ebulliball]

How on earth have I played this game for twenty years and not noticed that the tide comes in on the beach level!

[@insanemustaine111]

What??? There is no way you didn’t notice that 😂

[@wesgrubbs8437]

Ray Charles noticed the tide dude...

[@Sedona_FD3S]

This guy is the CEO of TAS runs.

[@PeranMe]

Great stuff, thank you for all your hard work to explain all this! Keep being awesome!

[@scottymonday]

men will see this and just think “hell yeah”

[@neilchambers470]

Hell yeah

[@Banananasnsn]

Hell yeah

[@iWilburnYou]

Hell yeah

[@plaguelordardof6790]

hell yeah

[@Kronosdoesshit]

Hell yeah

[@IVI4V3R1CK]

Well done on this video. The editing goes hard. Props to that, I know it wasn't easy.

[@KylesKDogLife]

34:21 You think this is bad, this, this CHICANERY? He’s done worse! That… Weathertenko? You’re telling me Toad just happens to fall like that? No! He orchestrated it… Weatherton! He completely skipped Choco Mountain! And they counted the lap… they shouldn’t have. They gave him a lap time of less than 4 seconds… what was Nintendo thinking? He’ll never change… he’ll never change. Ever since 2014, always the same. He couldn’t keep his laptimes off of the leaderboards. But not our Weatherton. Couldn’t be precious Weatherton! Stealing them blind… and he gets to make TASes!? What a sick joke! The mods should have stopped him when they had the chance! And you, you have to stop him! You…

[@mochiboot6502]

"So while in first, he's technically in second." *Me, nodding and frowning...*

[@Shrewdilus]

I love when tas makers put flashy things whenever possible to make the run cooler

[@SilentDragonite149]

45:17 Never got to say this during the premiere, and I can’t believe I missed the opportunity to, but that’s certainly one way to get high in many different ways.

[@CARB0NM0N0X1D3]

@0:56 So clean; I think you could save a fraction of a second just holding onto the lid. Not sure though.

[@Abyssoft]

I need to think of a skip for next time they sponsor me to get the time sub 20s

[@FonixVR_]

28:43 throw a spiny off the big jump where it goes off course and watch what it does. this is probably what the shell did.

[@arin4395]

YOOOOO AWESOME thank you 4 putting this together !!!

[@Asiago9]

1 in 3.43E+66 does have a name, it's 1 in 3.43 unvigintillion

[@sagacious03]

Great analysis video! Thanks for uploading! I wonder what you'll tackle next!

[@Umbrie]

lakitu must be drunk if he's allowing these kinds of shenanigans to happen

[@Encephalophage]

23:58 The concept of this "player" absolutely destroying these CPUs so hard at their own game is a very entertaining thought, made even better by the image of one of the other drivers trying desperately to slow him down with a lightning bolt, only to be thwarted by their pre-programmed oppressor manipulating the Lakitu state to totally nullify the bolt You know, as a joke

[@RoxanneClimber]

17:03 i don't know why but that scene is so funny to watch.

[@hyprdontia]

bro i love falling asleep to these kind of videos lol

[@Clodd1]

That’s totally insane! Great video editing and explanation!

[@fishyfishking7906]

Isn't that number at the end just 3.43 Unvigintillion or smth like that?

[@akumeoy]

taking classes at community college so my parents think i'm making progress

[@Barlo.B.WoWing]

At least the NPC's on Sherbert Land actually got to finish a lap finally. Imagine how it would feel an opponent finishing a race before you finish half a lap 😅

[@Jortman02]

"Y-you passed the finish line?" - Chuck Mcgill and Jimmy playing MK64, probably

[@XIKaMuIX]

Insane tas tricks, great video 🎉

[@Sabadasz]

the obscenely large number should be called "1 Weatherton"

[@Nikola_M]

Actually, the number at 48:48 is named: three unvigintillion four hundred thirty vigintillion ...

[@JohnSwim69420]

I do like these speedruns, but can we all know how Mario Kart 64 used to just be about banana peeling Luigi and trying your hardest to win 1st every race, to just using game manipulation to instantly win in seconds years later? You should also see what happens when you lose in Mario Kart 64, it's brutal but funny.

[@TheFoolishSamurai]

The number does have a name, unfortunately. It's 3.43 Unvigintillion

[@b.clarenc9517]

Indeed. Cookie clicker player?

[@rewandemontay]

Great video and great stuff. It's hard work to put stuff like this together, so thank you.

[@woahcarlos1611]

Great video! :) P.S. ... the clip at ~21:25 is so loud and scared the SHIT out of me

[@Abyssoft]

Yeah, I missed normalizing that one to the same decibel level as the others

[@nikk4513]

Holy shit i thought it was just me. I was dozing off and it scared the fuck out of me haha

[@patbl61]

10/10 for your sponsor presentation

[@bingbongdingdong867]

"So he does two things here: *five minute explanation of the 800 crazy things that just happened*"

[@Abyssoft]

It's honestly nuts that they even figured out a lot of this stuff given they didn't have a great idea of how the game worked.

[@lxagamer3]

Curious, on sherbert land, why doesn't tas TAS go for the wall skip (33:19) for all 3 laps instead of just laps 2 and 3? Does it have to do with the CPUs and items or is there something else I'm missing?

[@Abyssoft]

The cpu's won't be in position on lap one no matter what combination of items you try and use. I also left this detail out, but getting to the island breaks the levels checkpoint system in a way that enables the cpu jumps. Why this happens would take a lot of time to explain, maybe in a future video :)

[@lxagamer3]

​@@AbyssoftThank you so much for the thoughtful explanation. Amazing video as always Abyss. Cheers

[@DarkMagicianGirl0]

I learned a lot this video was ama-za-zing

[@KlassiusK]

34:51 He's jumping off of Donkey Kong, not Bowser. Your videos are so technical im kind of proud i spotted a mistake of yours :)

[@myloemike]

I would LOVE to see a new tas brought to life for MK64. There really are a lot of new things they could implement and I’d love to see it done. Especially because we all know Abyssoft would come through with the dope explanation all over again. Great video 🙏

[@Abyssoft]

When the new TAS is finished I'll likely do another video since multiple tracks have new skips and .01 laps.

[@Stevoisiak]

34:00 Why does it matter that the wall polygon doesn't update your section? Wouldn't the player have passed the finish line by the time they hit the wall?

[@SchlickSteve]

31:20 that was the craziest shit ever that toad is on crack

[@jagergerg9771]

I love the details in this video

[@KnightOfGames]

i think we should name the number at 48:49 George

[@loansharkjoe6687]

Fantastic video Abyssoft! This is really well made, liked the editing, it was really enjoyable to watch. My question is: for Royal Raceway? Why can't you TAS the 3rd lap and do that weird glitch where lakitu puts you on some glitched screen (it looks like you're very high up in the air) and then you get sent straight to the finish line. This trick is done when you do the 1st lap bridge jump I've played this game so much, I loved it and accidently found the glitch, but NEVER actually knew how to make it happen! Please could you tell me how to actually do the glitch? I don't actually know and just done it very rarely by chance. Wouldn't it be faster to do that weird glitch ONLY on the 3rd lap (because when put on the finish line, you're facing the wrong direction, so would it be faster to get the weird glitch to happen on only the 3rd lap?)

[@Abyssoft]

That glitch wasn't discovered until after this TAS was made; as for doing the glitch yourself, I'd suggest joining the MK64 discord which you can find on its speedrun . com page

[@MCMcommunications]

Nice to have the tricks broken down. But... why do you keep using Yoshi graphics when he's playing as Toad? Also... 3:45 why a Wario graphic when he jumps off DK? (34:50 too: he jumps off DK but you say Bowser!) Why is your RNG tally missing on a track or two? And misc. English/script notes to help in the future: 4:35/5:00 Something can't be "very" unique or "more" unique. 5:40 Have RUN, not have RAN. 13:10 SUBsequent, not subSEQuent. 16:20 BY accident (not on). 16:40 Mention of hitboxes but then referring to them as IT? 22:00 CPU (player) randomly referred to as NPC instead? 35:00 Since the game's "discovery"? I'd say the cheat's discovery dates to the game's release, since the game itself wasn't discovered. 39:00 He drops bananas (PEELS, really) in specific PLACES (placement is the act of placing).

[@Tyler412324]

awesome video! Aren't there a bunch of new strats tho? Like clipping through the fence in Kalimari Desert, running into the wall at the finish in Luigi's raceway, moo moo farm npc bounce skip? Guess it's an older TAS?

[@Abyssoft]

Yeah, this is the 2016 TAS, there hasn't been an update yet although one is in the works

[@superwash7431]

Good lord no wonder this took so long to make! Awesome

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

The Mario Kart 64 Tool Assisted Speedrun Explained

[@osukarui]

Great video and editing!

[@FonixVR_]

It would be awesome If you uploaded the background videos to something like Wallpaper Engine. Always love having my favorite games on there

[@ineptznonz]

the name for that unnamed number should be a Kartillion

[@davidavila8794]

Clearly the name for that number should be a Weathertenkton.

[@javier.villatoro]

Why don't you invite Kevin to play Mario Kart? Kevin:

[@JpCarranza1610]

Imagine being a wreck it Ralph type character in a game like this up against a speed runner😂

[@liruenth]

So many years of playing this game and never knew there were 2 paths in banshee boardwalk house 😵