Unremarkable and odd places in Mario Kart 8

[@any_austin]

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[@tayphone54]

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[@GarettBegnoche]

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[@jmariekay]

@@tayphone54 I wondered the same thing

[@AverRaven]

i love your channel and your sense of humor. If it helps at all I'm going through some bad things in life right now, and this stuff really makes me feel better, no exageration. You deserve a break. Sorry about your job, i get it. Keep inspiring.

[@iLoveJessiii]

Your videos are great. Thank you for producing this awesome series!

[@Spreakzor]

reason why i love watching these videos is because you go off and talk about some hidden meaning like how “the moon is judgemental”. it’s just interesting how something so normal can be taken for something completely else.

[@DizzysWithAnApostrophe]

This is one of my favorite video series ever to be honest

[@RyanHaney55]

I agree. It's really interesting. And the title really undersales it in a funny way.

[@jonathanwilson7949]

Same

[@AKFGinstrumental]

same it's relaxing

[@cdromschannel]

these videos always give me the urge to slow down and take some time to appreciate the odd and unremarkable places in my own life. truly a meditative experience

[@ts4gv]

one advantage life has over video games is that if you can see an unremarkable place, you can go there, and enjoy the region’s perfect collision detection (usually)

[@evandrake6269]

​@@ts4gvPOV you step into a perfectly hidden sinkhole

[@JohncharleS20042]

We're getting philosophical in here and I love it

[@scoobingtonmcwigglesnatch9985]

Crazy how the algorithm killed this channel but this "unremarkable" series brought it back from the dark pits of youtube heck

[@NichtBenni]

Yeah right? I love that this channel gained some momentum again 😁

[@the9thinning1]

always cool to see. youtube can be a cruel mistress

[@TheGreenDragonGirl]

The Electrodrome has always been my favorite MK8 track. I’ve played it hundreds of times. And I never realized it was outdoors instead of a club. 😳

[@king_poyo64]

That legit blew my mind.

[@Guruc13]

"The moon persists..." I love it, thank you 🥺

[@genesis7838]

Ever since I found your clock town unemployment video you've quickly started to become one of my favourite creators. Noone else I've watched has made content like this it's just so unique yet fully encompasses what I'm thinking about whenever I replay a game for the 50th time

[@Unimportant]

I always thought that the courtyard in Twisted Mansion after you come out of the sewer was pretty neat. You usually just fly over it and enter this singular building at the end that spirals you back to the start of the level. If you go to the area with the hammer slamming down at the end of the track you can actually look down into the courtyard over the fence.

[@AstraLee-Investigator_Sapling-]

Thought I’d throw a comment in. I’ve been binging all your more recent content the last few days. I really appreciate how cozy it feels. Your chill music and peaceful vibes are great for heading to bed in a good mood. I’m glad you were shown in my algorithm I’ll be sure to stick around

[@hisshoes1107]

I’m not the biggest Mario Kart fan, but I never would have guessed that electro dome (I’m not checking if that is the correct name) was outside. Just because I haven’t played Mario kart much recently, doesn’t mean I don’t have very clear ideas about each track. But yes, I like this and would very much appreciate more like this!

[@segnido]

im the biggest mario kart fan, and im surprised as well!

[@Irreve-rsible]

A dome to me means inside though, guess I was incorrect?

[@LucDeTruc]

@@Irreve-rsibleI guess that’s why it’s called Electrodrome?

[@ScReamOut93]

the classic f-zero games always make me feel weird. Lore wise you're supposed to race on tracks that are miles above the ground and the seemingly random pattern below you are actually supposed to be endless cities. It took me 24 years to find that out and I can't look at the textures now without feeling weirdly empty and satisfied at the same time. kinda hard to explain. Would love to see an episode on the classic f-zero

[@iLoveJessiii]

This is by far the best and my favorite video series of all time. Even with new games it works so good. Keep it up, you've made my day!

[@thekeithfulbarrums]

I’d love to see an ‘odd and unremarkable places’ video for Breath of the Wild. I realise that it would be like shooting fish in a barrel for that game, but there are some really strange-feeling places in hyrule.

[@richardbaldwin4895]

There are some weird places, especially on the outer fringes of the map.

[@will_yellow]

I think just staring at the audience in Mario kart is just enough to give you a weird feeling. The hop back and forth in an endless cycle with without blinking and indifferent to you. Takes you out of the world and makes you realize your playing a game.

[@stripedmilo]

As a kid, I was forced to go skiing every year and I hated it. It was terrifying. At 5:16, when you drove off the course down the side of the snowy hill overlooking the mountains, I nearly had a panic attack. It gave me the exact feeling of nearly going off the designated sections of the ski slopes. Those places where if you lose control even a little bit you go off the edge of a cliff and probably die. Those places were always covered in the most fluffy, perfect, untouched snow.

[@nullstar6604]

If you're doing modern games check out left 4 dead 2. It's absolutely full of places that make sense only when you're flying past them at full speed. The dark carnival campaign in particular. Great video man.

[@jameswood5]

Yo when you called the moon judgemental I basically clapped. Love this series, lean all the way into deep and weird reads on these spaces.

[@barbarictearemedy]

We love this

[@draquafina]

You're damn right!

[@ethanz2512]

Yes we do

[@nowlater7489]

Correct

[@anoobis117]

Indeed

[@tanman2654]

Yep.

[@drunkenswordsman3373]

Unremarkable and odd places in video games gotta be one of my favorite genders

[@olburgle2841]

3:48 that reminds me of the background in Melee's Hyrule Temple. The jump back then from N64 to GameCube was mind blowing with the boost in details, and smash was no different. Going from basically one static background image in smash64 to actual backgrounds with 3d space to them hits different. I will admit this is not good looking, but it gives me that nostalgic/comforting feeling of squinting hard enough that there's SOMETHING out there.

[@divinkitty9452]

I did this kind of thing a lot when I was a kid on my gamecube. I basically played dollhouse with most of my games and as an adult I have an eye for little spots that have that kinda empty, "useless" space vibes. Been playing a lot of WoW with its current expansion and there are still so many little spots where you can just stop and relax cause there's no quests in them, there's no one really running around in them because flying is a thing from the get go, so you can just kinda sit down and vibe.

[@zero.the.prototype]

I am inspired by your work. When I see how hard you are working it makes me try my best to improve.

[@1gnore_me.]

another really good spot, in cheep cheep beach. after you glide over the water near the beginning, turn around and go back in the water. there's this really cool & lovely underwater area with fish and stuff. I remember playing it back in the day and hoping we would someday get a water level that looked like that in a 3d mario game. thankfully odyssey came out & scratched that itch for me.

[@ArcRay20]

it depends on the game, but you can totally do this kind of series with modern games. you can find odd and unremarkable places all the time in games.

[@joshcarter137]

Keep up all your work, your creativity/comedy is unparalleled. I am often finding myself literally laughing out loud to your editing/quips and really loving the spattering of philosophic meanderings you layer in. Brilliant stuff Austin.

[@josephforjoseph]

Im so glad i found your channel Austin. Few really appreciate life/the world like this.

[@josephforjoseph]

Also, I like this video

[@Lilly_Belle]

Modern games can be amazing for this sort of thing, I agree. When I played Assassin's Creed Odyssey on release, I went to an area of the map called Makedonia. This place used to be particularly odd because there was nothing in it. As in, there weren't any objectives or map markers to check off, they gave you no reason to go there. Of course, there was a later DLC that added a couple things to it, but when it first launched, it was such an interestingly barren and sort of wild feeling location. And it was a huge chunk of land, too. You could get lost in the forests and not see a single waymark or sign of civilization.

[@Shrek_es_mi_pastor]

Just like modern North Macedonia!!

[@tcjdv]

Thank you for this whole series, Austin. The vibes are just *chef's kiss*.

[@thejonatan._]

One thing i want to point out about the electrodome view is that they bothered to make the moon realistically sized in the sky, when 90% of other games make the moon gigantic for the spectacle. But not here, the moon is nice and tiny in the sky

[@BigDirector1151]

I love this series, so much so now that im looking at things differently, and found some odd and unremarkable places myself in games like bloodborne and Elden RIng, so thanks for that, i can't unsee.

[@jn166]

Great vid as always Austin. Would love an Odd and Unremarkable Twilight Princess video!

[@jn166]

ALSO weird request but the Iron Man game based off of the 2008 movie has TONS of Odd and Unremarkable places

[@fletchthebirb]

What the heck austin. I haven't watched you since you were playing ocarina of time and answering listener questions. Glad to see you're still around! Much love.

[@brendanward7595]

This series is excellent! Playing games 'wrong' can really give some interesting insights or reveal odd and unremarkable things that add to the 'vibes'. Please do more of these

[@OrbitalWu36]

Never stop making these, please. These videos are very comforting and enjoyable for me. I always spent so much time in games just lookin’ around and no one else I knew did that. I use to have a list of my favorite water in games

[@jakeporch4236]

0:03 Being the only person in Buccees at 3:30am does definitely hit these vibes

[@toewoe]

You have the perfect tone and tempo with how you speak. Funny, quality, great work

[@heebahobba5838]

Interesting thought, that older games are "chalked full of these" kinds of spots is the initial assessment for some. I can understand, for sure, but boy am I glad that you're finding the gems in the modern releases. Side note, we just got our son a Switch. It's my first time playing Nintendo since the GameCube. I cannot believe I've been missing out this long! Long live the Legend of Zelda!

[@Dazara]

Damn, watching this as I wind down for sleep and that track on the outro really sucked me in. Got real absorbed in it before getting a little startled by the sudden cut. Good stuff man, been enjoying your work. If I could make a humble request, I'd love to see the specific song titles in the descriptions

[@face_nemesis]

that fact that its "electrodrome" and not "electrodome" already killed me. now you tell me its outdoors the entire time?

[@AlexJPapa]

Never noticed that the Electrodome is outside that blew my mind

[@Phrscv]

I am so glad I found your channel again. It’s awesome. Your Eggbusters series was what I grew up on, spending countless hours trying to replicate glitches and whatnot on my Wii games. You were my Saturday morning cartoons. Can’t wait to binge everything you’ve put out in the decade since then lol.

[@jaredsmith7065]

I've always hated how restrictive a lot of newish (I'm talking Xbox 360 & on) games are, especially when they put in unnecessary invisible walls or boundaries. The way you said it makes perfect sense to me: I paid for the game, let me go there. Going places in games that your not supposed to, breaking the illusion that the developers made, those are some of the best parts of games. That's why Halo 2's levels are so fun. They didn't have time to put the invisible walls in, so you could just break the whole game. It was great. Nevermind that that they were so overworked that some of them slept on cots in the office more than once, that's definitely not horrible. I'm sure they loved it. Also, there was a face on that moon, and it was very unsettling. Double also, Great video. Keep it up. PS: I found you through your Skyrim employment survey video and then immediately went back and started watching your old stuff. I've watched/listened to almost every episode of eggbusters, (loved the DVD commentaries btw, it was cool to see you reflect on your old work) a good portion of one time glitch, and 7 or 8 VG Whams over the past few weeks, and it's been really neat to see how you and your channel have changed. Thanks so much for all the effort you've put in to your work through the years Austin. I hope your having a great day. PSPS: I know that last PS was pretty long to be a post script, I just couldn't be bothered to think of a better transition to a new topic.

[@hex.maniac.]

You make some of my favorite videos on youtube. Watching your videos is like hanging out with a good friend. These videos really help me slow down, take in small details, and just exist calmly for a while. I also love your sense of humor. Thank you for your content

[@D_ytAcct]

"at the end of the day when the party's over, the moon persists". What a vibe

[@dellybird5394]

I love that you used Bucees for your "Ah, this place is weird" example. Went in there once and it was an absolute fever dream

[@arborealblazer283]

I only recently found your channel but videos like these are so fucking amazing, I /love/ seeing the spaces you find interesting and hearing why you do, the way your communicate vibes is so immaculate

[@GavinKnightYT]

I love how the editing style is reminiscent of an older era of youtube, keeps it simple

[@ApotheosisTK117]

4:08 Real talk though, the reason they won't let you go down there without Lakitu pulling you back up is because it's a racing game, and imagine how annoying it would be if it was easier to get stuck off the course while racing. If that were the case one would instead be yelling at Lakitu TO come and get you, rather than let you stay down there and lose the race.

[@CathodeRayKobold]

I think it worked BETTER than the older games. I never had an "Oh my god" moment during the n64 episodes. Though I admit the term "Unremarkable" may no longer apply.

[@drowzypollinator640]

I think the monster hunter series has a lot of potential for odd spots. The old games have strange spots in large areas with huge skyboxes, little rooms that act a bit like hallways but encourage exploration, and the new games are so massive that a few little corners are oft forgot.

[@recneps1230]

Crazy taxi has some quality, uncanny areas

[@DJCalliean]

I’ve played electrodome so many times and NEVER realized it was outside, that’s crazy.

[@Crenga]

love this video as always :3 and i listened to 7 songs. on repeat for two days. excellent work

[@ceresta1732]

I think it worked nicely. Newer games don't usually have that dreamlike emptiness vibe, but there's still plenty of little underappreciated places

[@josephmartinez7919]

I love this. Austin your videos are some of my favorites (from anywhere, not just KZbin).

[@Billypopfinger]

I just realized i watched your egg busters videos YEARS ago when you were a smaller channel and now i found your channel again and ive been watching and i JUST realized its you im so happy, you are such a funny and entertaining dude.

[@clintheistwood]

These videos inspired me to revisit breath of the Wild again since that game has so many odd and unremarkable places. Its basically Odd and Unremarkable Places the Video Game

[@SunroseStudios]

y'know, we've always been thinking it'd be cool to see more games that are sort of nothing BUT odd and/or unremarkable places. not like some Backrooms shit but just. a place that *could* be normal but doesn't quite feel like it's in the right context to be. so we're making a game about that. y'all should too if you wanna. we need more shit like that in the world imo

[@PaulPower4]

Only recently found this channel, and it's been very fun :) Stardew Valley seems like it could be a good candidate for a modern (albeit retro-styled) game with some odd and unremarkable places - like the patch of weeds behind the Jojamart, say.

[@beaxrfr2164]

you can go "down there" on thwomp ruins actually, there's a fairly easy out of bound glitch that allows you to (even though i guess it's not much of interest for those videos since it's not somewhere you can normally go)

[@FinalGamerJames]

My favourite little place in Mario Kart 8 is in Shy Guy Falls, where if you slow down and watch them work, you also hear their voices chanting in time to the song. I love that little touch, and it's so fun watching the little guys just keep mining away, such industrious little fellas!

[@averynelson1186]

This was strangely fascinating and understandably soothing, please continue

[@mikejuarez2383]

I really love this videos, and the skybox appreciation videos too, I have never taken the time to appreciate any of this

[@JRS06]

9:08 I call that moon the "Creepy Peach Moon" as if you look at it from a certain angle (tilted 90 degrees anti-clockwise in this case), it looks like a hollowed out Peach face. You can find it in many Booster Course Pass tracks (which you should also cover in this series).

[@Dr_McKay]

I do enjoy this series, especially the Halo video. Every place you covered in that one I would explore as a kid.

[@josefbecher4790]

My favorite game to get stoned and find weird places to chill and look around, or odd spots was GTA V... you could find endless video content there regarding this subject... kinda like to see it tbh lol

[@Griezeln]

1:09 I can’t help but notice “Piss Canyon” shoots you out of a donut hole/tunnel, located between two thick pieces of cake

[@FloWoodEnT123]

2:15 I've watched too much egg busters. Was definitely expecting a glitch to show up from the way he started backing up lol

[@kricku]

0:58 You're dehydrated

[@J4CKNO1R]

This series (and the rest of your content) is very relaxing, I like it a lot.

[@zer0thirteen]

This needs to be more popular. You are criminally underrated

[@creativebeetle]

I can't believe Electrodrome is outdoors! I'd like more of these videos

[@theboneyardstation]

I’ve been watching for 8 years and this channel’s renaissance is something to see. Keep it up with these new videos man

[@DollarTaco]

Speaking of doing this with modern games, I bet you could find some odd and unremarkable places in Mario Odyssey as well. That place has some nice spaces

[@sierranicholes6712]

amazing as always and i bet there are all sorts of odd and unremarkable places in modern games. especially like, racers and fast-paced games because i feel like there are so many places you'd normally not spend much time in at all.

[@Fooma777]

I’ve really grown to love all your content. Your music especially is something that’s really grown on me, and as a musician myself I’m quite picky. Keep up the good work, excited to immediately watch another vid.

[@nathananderson7295]

As far as racing games go, San Francisco Rush 2047 on the N64 would be a really good video for this seies. It has a some really interesting tracks with a bunch of shortcuts, little nooks and crannies, and weird interesting features

[@SeanMcGehee]

STFU UDKN is such a banger. Didn't know where else to post this. You're awesome.

[@davidemops]

I watched the video while driving along in my own in Mario kart 8 😅 and through this it felt more like a walk (drive) through a museum. Which I really enjoyed. Thank you 🙏

[@ThatDangDad]

Your videos are one of my favorite moments of respite on the platform. Keep doing what you do!

[@tannerjay]

I have only played any Mario Kart game a few times in my life. I stayed over at my cousins' house just a few days ago and played this game forgetting I watched this already, and now it's cool to see that I can actually relate to the places for once

[@MmmmmNnnnn]

8:58 dude so relatable

[@liammcgrath7051]

ive played this game for almost 10 years and i have never noticed that electrodome is outside

[@cappuchino_creations]

I remember, when my childhood best friend and I were playing Mario Kart Double Dash on Gamecube, there was this level where you had four blocks that you could drive on and the streets around and in between. Oddly, we didn't fight there, we designated houses for dumping Items on spicific houses and just tried to collect as many items as possible to litter the world completely. We really had to be careful, when we were "disposing of banana". We were playing Let's pretend but with childhood-observed Order and Sorting. Man, ... Good old times.

[@Buttersaucee3]

I *really* like this series, please keep it up. Thank you Austin!

[@dualfallen]

I never liked how, in this game, Lakitu won't even let you drive backwards without forcing you to turn around. I used to love exploring Mario Kart levels as a kid and that just ruined my fun.

[@Gorfinhofin]

I feel like racing games are one of the best genres for this. They always have weird spots that you're just supposed to blow past and never look twice at. Lego Racers has some good ones, and the little nub that you like on Thwomp Ruins reminds me of hiding from my friends in Kirby Air Ride City Trial.

[@davidwave4]

The city of the Electrodrome is drowning in its own opulence, with only the moon left when the party's over. Damn.

[@erikgilson1687]

Kart games were always my favorite for this type of stuff. Diddy Kong Racing always had a ton of random nondescript areas you could just drive to and chill in when I was a kid

[@Lambda3141]

It was someone's job to make those little spots. I'm glad you are teaching us to appreciate them.

[@mxttspl]

The little boat on Toad Harbor is one that I thought should be added. It’s kind of hard to stay on, but if you’re able to it’s pretty obvious that you’re not supposed to stay there for longer than half a second. The textures are strange and low resolution, and it just has kind of a strange vibe, even though it’s in the middle of the track. I remember staying on that boat for battle mode on the Wii U version, and it being pretty effective at times

[@garfieldoftheweek]

"food levels are bad" - someone who hasn't played Garfield Kart: Furious Racing

[@HeathcliffeMcHarris]

I like that you add your music and music links in.

[@moonieeee]

Okay not gonna lie that Electrodrome easter egg kinda blew my mind. Never noticed that and now my entire view of the track has been altered. Maybe that sounds a bit exaggerative but I do mean it.

[@RobPrime]

I really like these unremarkable and odd videos but I need more sky boxes in my life.

[@planetboxsaturnia3686]

I was like "haha Austin didn't realize Electrodome was inside how silly" then you said it was outside and I FLIPPED MY LID

[@thejonbrownshow8470]

My biggest takeaway is that Nintendo's biggest missed opportunity is a "atmosphere" mode for people who need to calm down sensory wise

[@wowitswyatt]

thanks austin, the editing was good on this one !

[@bluestar5812]

My headcanon is that Sweet Sweet Mountain exists in Dinosaur Island, from Super Mario World, because in that game every level is named after after food.