These Boxes Break Crash Bandicoot

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[@ThaRixer]

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[@MumblyJumbles]

I believe the "peculiar clicking sound" is the sound from consecutively bouncing on enemies being pitched higher and higher. If you pay attention when you start comboing enemies, you'll notice that sound gets pitched higher and higher; because you comboed so much from glitching the combo counter, the pitched noise becomes distorted into that click like noise.

[@batcat2338]

No

[@123mikeyd123]

@@1CT1 Keep your personal religious views away from content that doesn't ask for it or require it dude.

[@Neogears1312]

You now it's funny, I actually never noticed you primarily did playstation speed games. It just made sense the Jak speed runner played ratchet and the rest just never clicked.

[@unlockeduk]

i never heard of that kid

[@ALtheBoi]

*“You’re listening to him right now”* That was so fuckin gangsta holy shit

[@ibilesfighter3.16]

@Lucas Not Here #TechnoSupporter wha..? did he say?

[@blueberryblues5644]

@Lucas Not Here #TechnoSupporter huh? huhwha?

[@korpen2858]

@Lucas Not Here #TechnoSupporter hwu? Huwu?

[@Lyoko1309]

@Lucas Not Here Kore ga... Requiem... da.

[@DrawV2]

@@Lyoko1309 Li-ligma..?

[@DolanDarker]

How did Crash fit all those crystals inside him

[@pewdsthrowaway1303]

Hello checkmark

[@mjc0961]

WHOA!

[@toyota-peek]

yo the meme man is into speed-running cool

[@MisterNohbdy]

One. At. A. Time.

[@sbp___9865]

Never thought I would see you here

[@marisanya]

It's always cool when the speedrunning history/analysis is done by a key runner

[@Mon-Ki]

I don't mind much either way, but when you're removed from a situation you tend to be able to look at things more objectively(?) Though, I guess being directly involved in the scene will give you a unique perspective and more familiarity with the history.

[@gallae]

that’s exactly why i’ve watched averagetrey’s SMS history videos about 5000 times

[@martmine4618]

@@Mon-Ki you can also be misinterpreting things, it's better to ask the explanation of the glitch discoverer/executer

[@kkmac7247]

@@Mon-Ki on simpler skips it may be the case, I have seen many skips found by relatively new players, but as the game has become more complex it is less common

[@swandive46]

If you want more, try out AKheon's God of War speedrunning history video.

[@axktrick8521]

i believe the 'clicking sound' is probably the bounce sound effect being played at an incredibly high pitch/speed, as it gets higher and higher pitched the more you bounce on enemies/bounce boxes in a successive combo. you can see this effect easily in crash dash's bonus round with the crate bridge for example, as by the time you finish getting all those boxes the bounce sound effect is pretty high pitched

[@hugoclarke3284]

Well observed

[@RabbitEarsCh]

I absolutely love watching these semi-detached history videos and then suddenly having the host go "so this is what I did". Getting that personal perspective from speedrunning is really special.

[@GigaLem]

Thank you for filling the Playstation hole in what looks like the "all nintendo speed doc" side of youtube, all we need now is a World record progression on Crash Team Racing, if any Crash game has rich speedruning history, it's CTR dating all the way back to 2001 (or for full game runs I want to say 2010 since that's the earliest run I could find of it)

[@jarrodrees7272]

CTR is soooo tricky lmaoo!! I'm like 69% through

[@LinkZeraus]

Check Niikasd channel, he has a couple of videos analyzing WR progressions in certain tracks.

[@erebusvonmori8050]

Would the history of CTR WRs just be an interview with hypnoshark?

[@Hamentsios10]

I love these speedrun "documentaries" I suck at speedruning and I couldn't care less about getting better as it's not my thing xD but I love watching it.

[@geoffshaw2775]

I'm with ya. This stuff is so cool

[@gnardawgyt]

Same! I'll never speedrun a game, think the activity is asinine, but I watch just about every speedrunning content I can find. I can't explain it...

[@bighouse5804]

@@gnardawgyt same. as a general rule i think most people love watching other people do things really well. everyone loves seeing someone do whatever is they do to the absolute highest level even if it seems mostly pointless - i guess it's why people watch olympics and are interested in world records etc.

[@MudchopX]

I don’t really watch speedruns but I find the mechanics being bent and broken behind the scenes so interesting.

[@rustyzipper19]

I love just breaking games from my childhood with speed running tricks.

[@kingkongsz]

Always a good day when ThaRixer posts.

[@Xeldin]

Amen

[@fluffcake]

When the speed runner makes himself known to the masses on a causal video it’s always a surprise, but a welcome one for sure.

[@NickGoblin]

Lol I remember doing this as a kid wondering who would spend all the time to figure something like this out. Glad to know who it was all these years later. My childhood self thanks you. I was probably 10 years old when I first saw your run. Edit: I know you didn't figure it out yourself necessarily but my point still stands

[@ShadyWARcotix]

I just wanted to say that I found your channel by a video called "The man who broke Ratchet in half" and your videos are very interesting. I'm always interested in videos like that. Like how some game mechanics work and how players use them for their advantage in speedrunning etc. Your commentary is very relaxed and very informative. Thank you for your videos and take care!

[@ThaRixer]

Thanks my man!

[@kaidentbio8082]

I'd like to assume that the explanation for getting crystals on the combo counter could actually be the opposite of yours, unless folk have already reverse-engineered it. As in, it's an item index in the game's code that they use in the combo counter mechanic. Crystals, gems and upgrades are naturally stored there, and combo counter wompa fruit rewards end up being "separate items" you get from the index. The fact the combo counter doesn't get reset with the spin > crouch ritual is also quite interesting from a developer's standpoint. It means only Crash's default idle/walking states - the only states that Crash 2 shares with Crash 1 where the mechanic was first implemented (aside from spinning, though many other invulnerability/state delay exploits are tied to it) - reset the combo counter. When adding the new crouch state, Naughty Dog simply orgot to make it reset the combo counter as other states do, which is a neat little oversight.

[@NachozMan]

Love these videos, it's seems so rare comparably that a speedrunning channel covers people playing Sony's OG IP's like Crash, R&C, Jak trilogy, Sly cooper, ect. Compared to how many videos cover Nintendo game series speedrunning.

[@Her_Imperious_Condescension]

@@1CT1 Praise Cthulhu

[@mm-hc6im]

@@Her_Imperious_Condescension no

[@mdude3]

LMAO the Slim scene really got me

[@francescobarrali637]

Amazing. Simply amazing. And your taste for PSX OST's in the background is really something rare (WE2000/ISS2 music...)

[@LumbridgeTeleport]

MEGAMAN 8 music water robot boss

[@KLBGamingProject]

Honestly the fact that you use the Ape Escape soundtrack makes me so happy! Genuinely one of my favourite YT's when it comes to speed running!

[@ethankennedykemwashere3360]

I remember finding your channel during the Ratchet 1 NG plus days, and the content you make now is amazing, It is such a joy watching creators grow the way you have

[@The_D_ray]

Not gonna lie, I like these "speedrun analysis videos" not for the speedrun themselves, but because I LOVE seeing glitches being explained. It's so freaking interesting.

[@pintadocachorrao]

Same, buggy games are my passion, just like it says on the book "same things make us laugh, make us cry"

[@stealthz9580]

All of these videos are fascinating. I have never looked into any of these speedgames other than RaC, but you still book me for the entire video. Massive props and I hope you can move out soon.

[@granite_planet]

It's funny. In modern indie game development any target platform has enough memory that you never need to even consider saving resources with something like sharing one list between bounce combo rewards and item pickups. It's an awkward design so I can't think of any other reason to do this than some memory optimization. Though it might be just an old-school way of modelling stuff - put various kinds of shit in huge arrays and play with indexes. A big portion of old games' glitches come from manipulating some index to point to the wrong thing, and these kind of glitches are really fun because of how "mechanical" they are. Modern type safe coding practically renders bugs like this nonexistent :/

[@hugoclarke3284]

Yeah! It's why the original Pokemon has some of the most fascinating glitches. Among these, Missingno is the most famous, but my personal favourite is the Mew glitch.

[@InTeNsEplayer4]

Homie I could watch you talk about just about anything. So glad I subscribed when you started all those years ago. It’s been awesome watching you grow to release such well thought out and produced stuff. You are killing it!

[@NuriBass69]

Weird that this channel only has 71k subs. It's literally one of the best channels when it comes to speedrunning. I hope Rixer gets the recognition he deserves in 2022.

[@bigcraudio3066]

Dude, your videos are so great. Speedrun is something I always was interested in, not only are your videos extremely well done, but the fact that you are a speedrunner and a lot of the time talk about runs you've done/followed when it was made, makes the videos much more enjoyable. And the fact that you don't make videos on the same oversaturated games ( like minecraft and super mario 64) like a lot of other people, just put you above the test

[@austinsavage5962]

Its so awesome youve been doing this since you were 15 its cool to see someone really passionate about stuff talk about their own experiences with speedrunning

[@HuskyObscura]

This “Well, it’s me” guy is a good speed runner. Thanks for the coverage, ThaRixer

[@yoghurtboy]

Lmao at the MC Ride snippet at the very end, great video as always mayne!

[@AverageTreyVG]

I'm so out of the loop on Crash I didn't even know about this, great stuff rix 👏

[@Saxdude26]

"I'm bouncing!" Oh the confidence of that still makes me smile.

[@PerroTrotavidas]

You just made me love the original Naughty Dog developers even more. These games are so cleverly designed to make the most out of the specs.

[@hsblue]

Iv been waiting so long for a video like this! thank you for breaking it down!!

[@nicknac93]

Earned my sub! Love the way you format these. Especially for games that I used to play that I never even thought about the fact that they could just be broken like this. 😂😂 Can't wait to see what's next 🙏

[@ricardcases4420]

Can't get enough of your content, Ricky, it's too daaamn good!!!! Also, guys, Nina's Tekken 3 theme is the grooviest of all Tekkens. Prove me wrong!

[@ricardcases4420]

@@1CT1 Amen, brother

[@scorpionqueen11]

I absolutely adore channels like yours because 1) I'm obsessed with Crash Bandicoot and PS1 games and 2) I do not have the patience to play them myself (LMAO) to find all these cool tricks. So thank you for investing so much of your time and effort (and most likely your hard earned money) to do this and make such cool content! Just subbed.

[@MaulerOSRS]

I was waiting for a video on this one, great stuff!

[@Spaze47]

You always pick such unexpected and interesting things to cover in these videos. I'm really glad that I found your channel from your RAC documentary about silence!

[@TheNecrovalley]

Love your videos man, I started trying to glitch hunt on Jak 2 after watching your stuff. Whenever you upload your stuff is like an immediate click.

[@mikepeloquin3304]

that one second DG clip at the end was a nice touch

[@PlayingGilly]

Before video: How are jump boxes broken? After video: Yeah, they're broken AF.

[@the_echoYT]

Congrats on the sponsor, Ricky! Glad to see this channel growing, you deserve it.

[@tecmate7504]

Love your videos bro. Gives me so much nostalgia. Also blows my mind that I never knew my favorite childhood games (crash and R&C) had such game breaking speed running glitches like this. Nor did I know there was such a speedrun following for these games😅 Keep up the good shit bro

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

I watched a speedrun of ACiT... it was eye opening to see my childhoot beat in 40 minutes

[@Drakorocki]

Brilliant video! I just wonder how did you take those pictures / recordings of empty levels? Perfect for a desktop photo of your computer! 😍😍😍

[@perc_nowitzki4735]

Never been a speedruner myself but seeing all the interesting ways you can break some of my favorite old games is really cool

[@gaberson3819]

i have been speed running your videos, love the content. most of the games you cover, i was renting them over and over as a kid.

[@DmarsHeadshot]

Awesome vid. Wouldn't mind learning more about Crash SRing

[@parasectkazuyabandicoot5360]

Let’s go MrBean that’s how I knew about this glitch. His 100% Speedrun with commentary was so fun to watch and learn from. Neutral Slide Spin looks so cool.

[@CheeerriOH]

That video alone got me into speedrunning. So good.

[@cc3]

Did not think mrbean35000vr would make an appearance here. His nodded version of mario kart kept me sane through university.

[@rosaliegrace905]

I've never really watched speed running videos but for some reason I love this channel.

[@scas97]

This is one of the most unique speedrun tricks I have ever seen! Sick video man!

[@Kerrfuffle]

Still crazy to me how I rediscovered your channel by looking for your old Sly Let's Plays. Let’s go!

[@djtoxicdhg]

You just don't miss with these banger videos bro keep up the great work.

[@potty9364]

Hm, this game looks pretty cool

[@JacomeFelg]

Yeah, it's great

[@greenhowie]

Yeah some of those levels make me feel chilly

[@tasshuffler8905]

I’ve obviously known about the crash 2 any% run for yeeeeears, but never actually looked into how the glitch worked. Actually pretty fascinating haha. Another excellent video as always my man

[@Freestailo777]

Awesome Video, awesome Backround Music. After all your Vids i finally subbed. Thanks for your work!

[@ThatguycalledJoe]

"You're never really meant to go backwards in most of the Crash games." ... incorrect. There are too many levels where you have to backtrack to get all the crates. The Pits is one of 'em.

[@diddlenfiddle7311]

That'll be why he said most and not all then

[@ThatguycalledJoe]

@@diddlenfiddle7311 But that's still not true, speaking strictly. Crash 2 has The Pits, Crash 3 has whichever dinosaur level it is that has the Yellow Gem platform. That's half of the first four.

[@granite_planet]

@@ThatguycalledJoe The point is that the camera is designed solely for going forward. The devs just play with that limitation in case of optional challenges, like finding all the crates.

[@martmine4618]

He's still right though, the levels were really not meant to be played backwards in the first place.

[@iconicc1234]

Insta liked, your content is so smoothing and relaxing

[@connorplays6263]

I remember doing this trick when I was little and I was surprised when I left the level and already Cortex was already telling me that his plan is nearly complete.

[@dylanon3k]

Always a delight to see a new video by you Ricky! Keep up the great work

[@eyevenear]

knew about this but not in this much detail, great content. i used to do a new game with all powerups in Crash 3 by holding triangle at the beginning of the 3rd demo on the start screen, then quitting the coco plane level and finding yourself in an uncleared warp room BUT with all powers equipped (PAL version, don't know if NTSC will work).

[@milesprower6110]

the one person who coded the game probably spilling coffee after seeing the speedrun

[@steaksoymilk3195]

The clicking sound is just an extremely high pitch bounce sound. Each time you bounce on an enemy or bouncy wumpa boxes it plays a sound effect that get higher in pitch with each consecutive bounce.

[@LiamSanford]

Great vid. Enjoyed the explanation! Btw was that ISS Pro Evolution 2 Edit Mode music at the end ? Banger! 😜

[@Bokatrice]

Shoutouts to MrBean35000vr for not just being a great Crash speedrunner but also, with his brother, being a pioneer of Mario Kart Wii modding.

[@StoutShako]

Happy birthday! Love the video! Crash is so nostalgic for me!

[@pat2rome]

Some of my favorite glitches in game history, like lots in the original Pokemon Red and Blue, have come from limitations in game memory.

[@StuD44]

When Crash doesn't break boxes, but boxes break him.

[@justgeniusgeertthings8614]

Glad you found a sponsor so you can keep doing these video's! I'll be enjoying the video now :)

[@Jyxero]

I watched that C2 Speedrun long ago and actually attempt it, but all that was forgotten... Thanks for the good memories

[@ArpeLorpe]

Really enjoy these videos!

[@geoffshaw2775]

Great video! Now all I have to do is eagerly await the next. Keep up the great content

[@sslingo]

I LOVE learning new things about crash that i didn't know about before

[@Jnic]

Love your videos, always happy to see a new one! Kæmpe fan!

[@ThaRixer]

Tak du

[@haukilex]

Never stop doing these. you upload nothing but bangers

[@dergeneralfluff]

When the documentary switches to telling the story from first person you know it gets serious

[@ligma334]

Hope you keep this up man don't really care about watching speedruns but man the history and lore is so interesting especially from someone who's really invested hope you keep doing this

[@VioletParagon]

Content like this is so fascinating to me

[@VinMetal666]

Wow I remember talking about this glitch way back in 2005-2006 on the original Crash Mania forums.

[@shadowguy542]

Great video, love the Ape Escape music as well!

[@koth_harvest_final]

was waiting for the Stockton lol thanks for it at the end

[@SamolonXDYT]

Top quality content Pog always nice to see a new video from you. You are REALY crushing it latly

[@stownsend201]

This has been the only time Ever, that I have subscribed during a sponsor. Bloody genius using Slim cognito.

[@Tempestelterna]

Using Nina’s theme at 4:16 is amazing. Love tekken 3’s OST!

[@leonelmerad4612]

I died laughing from Slim voice xD You're too good. Love your videos and glad you are making more 🥰🥰

[@Graphomid]

4:15 you know something important is coming up when you hear a tekken 3 music 😂

[@SunAndMirror]

this shit got me smiling wider than crash 1 box art

[@Foas]

very good video, thoroughly enjoyed it :)

[@michaelprice3040]

Who would've thought the most valuable use of the "most viewed" section of the video is a skip add function.

[@dancoulson6579]

2:01 - I just love when game music comes up, and I instantly recognize it. Ape Escape - TV Tower.

[@bsharpmajorscale]

I had the fortune to see some runs live at AGDQ 2017, and one of them was a Crash 2 run. I mentioned about the 200% run to him, but he didn't seem super keen on it. :P

[@roggie7469]

I’m so glad you’re starting to upload more frequently

[@andi8768]

13:51 Death Grips, hell yeah😎

[@daddywhetz]

Daaamn! That Winning Eleven theme brought back SO MUCH MEMORIES!

[@NarschoolVlog]

Sick vid as always man!!

[@bradpollard444]

I really like your channel! Very glad I found it. I deff subbed! I love all the video game content.

[@oldjeff1004]

My man giving me good lunch break content

[@JennyReads]

Ape escape music combined with a crash bandicoot video? Very based-

[@figuringitout7366]

So I'm just realizing this on a rewatch after a while but man's kinda just a speedrunning protegy

[@salmansengul]

I still love the Crash Games especially 1 - 3 and CTR! Had so many good many memories when I was a young kid. ❤️

[@mansisity]

I use to always jump on the baby polar bears head for extra lives at the level spawn room

[@DETHF6CK]

Another excellent video Ricky, you have a wealth of playstation speedrunning knowledge, thanks for sharing it.