Let's horribly overanalyze "Let's horribly break Pokémon Blue" - part 1 (commentated)

This silly thread on the Something Awful forums was my childhood, and the beginning of my Pokémon glitching adventure. Time to come back to it after 15 years, and look at it from the perspective of an experienced glitchologist!
Read the original thread: lparchive.org/...
Check out TectonicImprov's video remastering of this LP: • Let's Horribly Break P...
This is also my first time experiment with trying to create a commentated video. I might or might not make more in the future, depending on the community feedback.

[@TheZZAZZGlitch]

I read a thread in 2010, and it's all black magic. I come back to it in 2024, and I can explain everything. This might be one of the best character development arcs in anime history.

[@easyaspi31415]

Nah the best character development arc is your channel going from basic gameplay to slideshows to a full voiceover.

[@the_newt_nest]

Aaaah, I loved reading this thread back in the day!

[@DonewithYT]

I loved this thread and I feel unironically lucky that you covered it, love u zzazz, never change

[@notalostnumber8660]

Yay!

[@kitsune6363]

You have a good voice! Where are you from?

[@infinite10archy]

ZZAZZ voice reveal? We're witnessing history in the making!

[@colinstu]

he did some videos with voice before... the recent ones though have been voiceless

[@thomaswinwood]

Oh god TheZZAZZGlitch is analysing a thread I posted on, he's going to see all of my cringey wrong-about-everything posts where I tried to look smart. The 2009 is when Metroixer joined the SA forums, not when the thread was posted.

[@icecreamget]

"games have no internal thoughts, emotions or reactions" When a Yugioh speedrunner gets first turn Exodia'd, there's definitely a flag somewhere in the game that says "fuck this player and this run specifically"

[@WasabiKitCat]

Every Gen 1 100% accuracy miss is done with deliberate and malicious intent.

[@LonelySpaceDetective]

That's the YGO video game team at Konami for ya

[@SsbMewtwo]

Babe wake up, ZZAZZGlitch voice reveal just dropped

[@crazyrabbit23]

Hearing “very bad amulator” spoken out loud is such a treat

[@ComfyBasilisk]

6:22 Oh hey, that's me! Yeah, I don't think that anthropomorphization is particularly warranted, and I wouldn't write it that way today as such things have since become a pet peeve of my own as well. But, at the time, even though I knew it wasn't totally accurate, I thought it conveyed the concept well enough to the inexperienced. (I went by Starkclamp on SA at that time. If you load the thread in the archives, you'll see the account name as Adelheid, my current first name after transitioning in 2010, which is also used in many of my vids pre-2017. I have shifted away from using my irl name as an online handle, but I haven't been on SA since 2014ish I think, so I never bothered to update the branding there.) anyway good video

[@LiliumOrientalis]

That's such a cute name!!

[@Zackattackplayspokemon]

Lets glitch pokemon yellow/blue by MissingnoXpert was the series I remember watching for glitches as a kid. Blast from the past.

[@soapsatellite]

I wish he was still making stuff

[@go4ino]

thank lord thats still up albiet unlisted

[@Tr3vor42532]

I remember watching that series as he uploaded it. That was quite a long time ago.

[@sirembrum49thegreatmoth2]

That guy got me into glitch pokemon 😊

[@telegummis]

I loved the series. It got me really into it. Before I only knew about cloning pokemons and items in Pokemon Gold and Missingno in Red

[@themidnightsnack409]

Your commentary sounds very natural. Combined with your editing style this new video format was very watchable. Looking forward to seeing more like this in the future, and good luck with your new business.

[@llSuperSnivyll]

I mean, I've always taken those "it can't comprehend what's going on" in a more generous way, as in "I wasn't programmed to read this type of data".

[@Lulink013]

Sure but what about the game "trying to get back to normalcy"? Usually the code can't know something went wrong anyway, and there's no glitch that I know of where the code has a way to fix the effects of said glitch after it already happened. The developpers would rather fix the glitch in the first place: if there's actions the playee can take to end the glitch it's most likely just down to luck.

[@belicto7743]

The best part of your videos being voiced now is that I can keep them in the background while gaming or use them to sleep, and I mean that in the best way possible.

[@USEC_OFFICER]

8:51 As far as I am aware, the leaked development maps just have placeholders for Viridian Forest. However a League HQ floor implies that the Forest was planned to be its own map since at least mid-way through development, if not earlier. The development League HQ floors are themed after the various dungeons in the game, starting with Viridian Forest, then Mount Moon, and so on. So the grass is probably a thematic tie-in and not something left over from earlier development.

[@hi-i-am-atan]

depends on which iteration within the leaks you're referring to. the earliest version of route 2 just had you traversing a simple forest-y area directly within the route, though there's also a winding forest path in viridian city itself that possibly could've had a warp to an option side dungeon. in the later version that actually looks like pokemon, meanwhile, route 2 is largely skipped over via two distinct gates ala the final version, though there _is_ an accessible patch of grass just outside the northern gate. interestingly, there is actually a _sign_ in the inaccessible stretch between the two gates, though describing it as "inaccessible" is perhaps not quite accurate despite there being no obvious way into it, as there are also a variety of houses tucked away into individual groves gated behind cut trees. so maybe instead of a forest, route 2 was actually traversed via a chain of underground paths ... while the devs were working out the assets for the gates, at least

[@SoulcatcherLucario]

watching this video has made me look back on how long i have been a fan of your content and glitches in general. i started watching you when i was 10, and it's been amazing to see how much you've grown, and how much effort and research you put into everything. i am now 21 working as a software engineer and I am unsure that i would be where i am today if i hadn't watched your content when i was a kid. hell, when I was going through cancer treatment throughout 2023 and 2024, i would pull up your channel during chemo treatments simply for nostalgia and hope throughout a very dark time. thank you for everything you've done, and i really hope to see more of the style of content; it's quite refreshing!

[@realjame]

I love this comment, thank you for sharing. I'm really happy ZZAZZ still uploads, i've been watching since i was a kid and now i'm in college.

[@Tudmoke]

I was not prepared for the wave of nostalgia I experienced seeing the TRsRockin color scheme

[@purincchi]

same!! trsrockin was my intro to pokemon glitches eons ago 😭

[@holly_hacker]

I love the voice-over, it means I don't have to constantly be looking at the video and do something else in the meanwhile :)

[@Kinkajou1015]

One "free" grocery trip a month, you get that bag, you earned it. I love the commentated style because I frequently have to pause your other videos and sometimes the caption text changes when I don't realize it.

[@igokoma]

0:58 "for people who can't read" hits different in this context

[@asra-5180]

In that case, they're 1-5 years old.

[@lawuploadsonceinabluemoon9913]

I ADORED this thread when I was younger and I still have a hard copy printed out somewhere. This was an instant click, I can't wait to see what you've got in store!

[@norawaylet]

YOOOO DARLING WAKE UP COMMENTATED ZZAZZ GLITCH VIDEO JUST DROPPED

[@Holyfireheart100]

I like the commentary on these short form videos, but for longer technical analysis I prefer reading text as it’s easier to follow along. Thanks for the video, it was really good! BABE WAKE UP NEW ZZAZZ UPLOAD

[@WannabeMarysue]

I think videos are a better medium for glitch showcases but still screenshot LPs have a place in my heart. Theres still cool new ones, if only I knew how to read.

[@softreyna]

Where? The archive hasn't been updated in almost a year. Does SA still exist? I believe you and I genuinely want to know; sorry if it sounds like I'm just being a dick

[@GKoopa]

@@softreyna SA very much still exists (come on, this would only take a google lol) and the LP forum is indeed still active. I didn't realize they'd stopped updating the archive though!

[@softreyna]

@@GKoopa Yeah I checked it myself after I said that and can confirm the forums are still up. I didn't see any accounts made after like 2015 though lol

[@Takoto]

TRsRockin!! That's how I discovered glitch hunting and started getting interested into the mechanics behind it, I remember spending hours trying to recreate the glitches and speculating on how they happened because I didn't have the technical knowledge at the time to fully understand. I vaguely remember bits and pieces from that SA thread too, or one very similar in concept. Great work on the commentating!!

[@wingedmirage4226]

It really is impressive how much more we've come to understand the bizarre glitches of RBY on a technical level. I remember when I was on...I think it was Glitch City forums or something like that? Good times.

[@millabasset93]

Yeah, GCL forums. I miss that place :(

[@HalianTheProtogen]

@@millabasset93 The spirit lives on in the form of a Discord server.

[@millabasset93]

@@HalianTheProtogen I'm in it! Haven't talked there in a while though

[@TeraunceFoaloke]

Your voice is pretty clear ZZAZZ, and listening is sometimes easier than reading, but it's up to you whether you want to continue. As far as Viridian Forest, TCRF has the early maps documented and they look like Viridian Forest may have originally been a small inline dungeon before it got expanded to a full fat dungeon. Mt. Moon is also optional in that mapset.

[@andermium]

That intro is fire. It was almost like a flashbang but the awareness of adding sirens made it hilarious instead.

[@ProtoMan0451]

having you commentate this video was great, it made it much more interesting and less difficult to watch since i dont have to pause a ton to read things. i very very much enjoyed this video and hearing you speak. i really hope you keep doing this type of video, id say the experiment with commentary was a success in my book

[@SoulcatcherLucario]

i also think it's perfectly valid to anthromorphize the code at 6:21 because it's a good way to say that it's doing something that was not intended by the developers even if the code is doing the same thing it always does.

[@vexilanimous]

yeah exactly!! the phrase can get overused, sure, but it's not entirely wrong either if you don't take it literally. it's basically a real-life (sorta) example of the "i guess we doin circles now" meme, that factory worker has no fuckin clue why the machine spat out a circle, but that ain't gonna change what he does with that output

[@polocatfan]

yeah it's weirdly elitist (and could be argued to be ableist as people on the spectrum are more likely to anthromorphize things 🙃)

[@prof.reuniclus21]

@@polocatfanok I think that’s taking it a bit too far tbh.

[@huk2617]

vocaloid spotted ​@@vexilanimous

[@vexilanimous]

@@polocatfan yeah im autistic/know a lot of autistic people and i have never heard a single person give a shit about that or anything similar

[@glitchymess]

Wasn't expecting theZZAZZGlitch voice reveal nor a whole commentated video to be in the cards like ever, but it's a welcome surprise. Text or voiced, your work is always super informative :)

[@ViveeFox]

I don't mind commentated videos, but if you do more in the future PLEASE add captions, either baked into the video itself or using KZbin's caption system. I can struggle with understanding speech sometimes, and I'm not using auto-generated captions due to their unreliability.

[@Play_Now]

I second this

[@JoBot__]

I also sometimes struggle with understanding speech, though I find that TheZZAZZGlitch has a rather clear voice.

[@HalianTheProtogen]

+1, especially since I have the video muted, as audio glitches are a major phobia trigger of mine. 😖

[@InnocentGuillotine]

This! I don't mind adding voice commentary to the mix, but I definitely need subs with it since sometimes sound causes pain and I can have issues understanding speech.

[@PurpleYorshee]

Man, seeing that screenshot of TRsRockin brought me back.

[@pdiddlers3268]

I'm loving the addition of voice-over. I also can't wait for the next video in this series. Great content as always

[@deluge-rainstorm9055]

I can now go back and watch and watch all the older videos and read the text in the sound of your voice. Fantastic!

[@MisterVercetti]

Today begins a new era in the world of ZZAZZGlitch... and we were all here to witness it.

[@Lunascaped]

COMMENTATED VIDEO? WHAT TECHNOLOGY IS THIS.

[@ViveeFox]

A microphone, I think.

[@purincchi]

i'm a big fan of the voiceover video format! glad to see you back, zzazzglitch releases are seriously like christmas for me

[@cjaymeme]

Great video. The explanation of how some of these glitches happen on a more technical level was a treat. I think that describing games and other programs anthropomorphically can be a good tool for communication, specifically for when a real technical deep-dive would be difficult. Just saying 'it doesn't know what to do here' is a hand-wave, but to people who understand that there's actually underlying reasoning for the behaviors, it works. They should understand that there is just unintended behavior caused by a bug, and that the behaviors are coming from somewhere real. The trouble comes when your audience doesn't actually understand how programs work, and so take your hand-wave literally. That's what happens a lot of the time, especially when the speaker doesn't fully understand what they're talking about, either. RBY glitches can be a great educational resource for explaining how these low-level bugs work, so videos like this are valuable.

[@kaisemporium8549]

Your commentary sounds very natural, especially with this editing style! The text on screen would still be useful for your more complex explanations, but I think you could definitely make it work with both. Would love to have a commentated video about Mystery Dungeon glitches if you were to make any more!

[@oceanman5810]

Omfg seeing TRSRockin again, I LOVED that site so much as a kid 😭 😭 I'd spend all day reading everyones glitch stories and stuff, its was peak

[@kl-sk3nq]

Soothing voice, best voice.

[@clementpruvost8670]

Wake up everyone, TheZZAZZGlitch revealed it's voice.

[@yeepsleep]

Sounds very much like Kaze Emanuar, who also happens to have a KZbin channel discussing code in Nintendo games :)

[@DanielThirion]

Commentary is absolutely amazing. Please continue.

[@OfficialScottR]

This format was great, looking forward to future commentated videos!

[@EurobeatGlow]

Been a massive longtime fan of yours! Like over a decade now. And every time you happened to upload, me and my older sis would drop everything we were doing just to watch your videos. And to this day, i still rewatch them because of their high quality, thank you so much for the past knowledge and heres to future discoveries!

[@lololordjr]

Truly commentated

[@Greatfox54]

While I like the subtitled versions, I prefer commented. I can actually understand your english very well and it makes the video flow much better. If these commented videos are to become the norm, I'm happy with that. Also, you have a good voice for this, don't be afraid to use it.

[@camwoodstock]

oh LET'S FUCKING GO. used to adore this thread and i re-read it fairly recently and went. "Wow, this is hilariously out of date, huh?"

[@Windveils]

Absolutely ADORE your videos and the addition of commentation is amazing!

[@VinsCool]

This is going to be a great series! For being the first commentated video, it was very well done I think!

[@alluseri]

"In reality, it's just a regular M." I can't fathom just how weird and funny this sounds

[@ArchangelTirael]

2:05 "Just a regular 'M" Said in a tone like see this creature casually every day. :D

[@LonelySpaceDetective]

You do if you're TheZZAZZGlitch.

[@Coburn64]

Great video as always and the voice narration made it even better. Keep up the great content, the classic GameBoy Pokemon games never fail to still amaze with what can be done with them.

[@prof.reuniclus21]

NEW ZZAZZ POST MY DAY IS 2,147,483,648 TIMES BETTER As for the commentated videos, I like them! Both styles are good, but I like taking in the information both visually and audibly. Especially since I can still turn on captions. You also have a pleasant voice lol

[@JoBot__]

Isn't it a bit rude to say this has improved your day by a negative amount? ;3

[@prof.reuniclus21]

@@JoBot__ good catch!

[@FuelFire]

I didnt know I needed a ZZAZZ commentated video. Please make more of this, man!

[@PaxtheDreamer]

Real talk, I really like your editing for this whole video. Entertaining without being overwhelming.

[@ShockMicro]

I remember being introduced to Pokémon glitches through one of your videos so long ago. It's part of what inspired me to get into game development!

[@kurugurutsukai]

Great video! I've been a fan for 7 years now & personally I have some light auditory processing issues (+ English isn't my first language lol) and one of my favorite things about your channel was always the format because it was much easier to follow than audio commentary. Still, love your videos no matter the format so do what you think is best :)

[@flarerik]

Honestly I'd love to see you entirely dissect everything going on. Also I'd say this is a pretty good first attempt at doing a voiceover and wouldn't mind seeing more of it in the future.

[@FartingSpider12]

I hope part 2 doesnt take too long! Dont rush yourself or anything but content like yours is what I live for! Keep up the good work!

[@berry2813]

This thread (and TRs Rockin, omg I spent so much time on that site) was my childhood too, so it's really cool to see you going through it and actually explaining everything! Really excited for the next video!!

[@l9m241]

This pokemon glitch discovery and the Super Mario A button challenge has been one of my favorite bits from the KZbin Sphere. Such fascinating ways that we can push a game to the limit!

[@BigOlSmellyFlashlight]

its crazy how things come full circle, because watching your channel in 2012 in itself got me into video game glitches

[@ouroya]

it's neat to see a commentated video! i'm glad the haters on the video in which you showed your hands with the cute gloves didn't scare you off from expressing yourself more down the line :)

[@chaosahoyhoy]

This LP inspired to make make some glitch-based content back in 2010/11. Always glad to hear it be brought up considering it's a Screenshot LP from over a decade ago.

[@lagartijamuerta]

about the 2009 thing at the beginning: the date under Metroixer’s username is the date they registered the account, 2010 is the correct date of thread creation. also thank u for voiced commentary it’s pretty good

[@smivan.]

hell yes commentated video finally! i'm looking forward to you pronouncing glitch names lmao audio notes: the mic is a little bit loud on the s-sh sounds i feel great stuff, looking forward to continuation of this!

[@silverpokemonfan]

I have loved your videos for so long, i never understood anything about propramming, glitches, and anything else even somewhat related to your videos. But now i have slowly started to love it, and i plan to actually learn programming, on an actual school. I dont know what it is about your videos, but they always felt much more real than any other channel's similar to yours. Honestly i dont know if what i said makes a ton of sense, but i genuinely do love your videos. Thats all.

[@mikeike9268]

Just wanted to say that I really enjoy your content. After taking assembly classes for microprocessor courses, I was burnt out, however watching your videos made me actually pay attention to stack and memory allocation. You made such a grueling class desireable. Thank you. If you could post more about the manner you go about finding these, it would be pretty interesting as well, or even your new company you are starting.

[@RenaTurnip]

I appreciated the spoken commentary a lot, at least. Also seeing TRsRockin takes me back, since I sent mail there once or twice long before the community understood RBY stuff as much as they do now.

[@idogaming3532]

Only 12 hours late to a ZZAZZ video? I blame time zones.

[@Truegear]

Holy shit I'm not the only person who remembers the LP Archive

[@LordTails]

This video was definitely different. The voice commentary definitely helps with my attention span but is as informative as ever. If it feels comfortable for you, and does not add too much effort, I say go for it.

[@EdwardoFE]

This is a classic thread/LP. I love the FFVI glitch thread too, both taught me a lot about the shenanigans you can get away with in those games.

[@KanashimiMusic]

Love this video style, very well done! The added humor is also a treat (laughed by butt of at the "OOPSIE WOOPSIE!!" crash screen lmao). Looking forward to potential future videos like this.

[@AniGaAG]

Great video - really appreciate the voice commentary, makes it much comfier to watch! Looking forward to the next part!

[@fidgetmeow0999]

i enjoyed this style of video a lot!!! i enjoy your content in general so whether it be commentated or not is good either way to me :3 commentated is nice because i don't have to pause and focus on reading

[@Shofr]

the glitch video and the brief shot of TRsRockin made me feel old too... anyways, wanted to let you know that this format is great and if you find it suits you better for this (or anything else) you should go for it 👍 I especially liked when you read out h Poke's full name and used the distorted audio for the "glitched" tiles, that doesn't really work with a text only video and it made me smile!

[@metalsonic8888]

Ah the good old LP Archive. Love that site. Loved this LP back in the day too. I have great admiration for people that can make text LPs

[@Stormshine]

OH IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS SERIES. i always love your insight into glitch pokemon, and i love to learn the specifics of where the game gets glitchmon code from!

[@flyingbodysymphony]

You have such clear diction, and a clear passion that has long resonated from your videos. I am thrilled to watch you surgically exposing the pokemon games at the bare code level, regardless. But imo, I would enjoy more voiced videos.

[@retvik]

Not gonna lie, Let's Horribly Break Pokemon Blue is how I found this channel, so this is a surprising twist. Looking forward to more!

[@salmon-stan]

Really looking forward to the continuation of this :) Thank you for all that you do.

[@windowsforvista]

Awesome to have you commentate, I've wanted this for years :)

[@colinstu]

Thanks for commentating it. I much prefer this over the silent ones.

[@hfc2x]

Man, your videos have always been fantastically entertaining, and you upped the entertainment factor 1000-fold by narrating this one lol. Makes the video feel so much more seamless, since I don't have to pause every other second lmao.

[@Freddie7010]

As much as I enjoy your regular format, this commentated one was way more watchable! Really enjoyed this, I hope you'll consider making more commentated videos

[@WasabiKitCat]

I am a little amused by how you explained that computers should not be anthropomorphized in the same tone as an exasperated exotic wildlife researcher describing the behaviors of a rare species of gecko. Anyways great video please make more (and also I like the voice over! I think both styles work, but this does have the added benefit of me being able to listen while eating a snack and not having to pause to read.)

[@TheCarribeanCat]

finding this on the LP archive as a teen was my introduction to pokemon glitching! that interest is what eventually led me to you - surreal but awesome to see you started out in the same place!

[@zackityzoobz2536]

No way he makes a video. NO WAY does he commentate. Stoked to see one from you, man

[@dioune32]

I often multitask and rarely only watch videos so I prefer commentated videos by far, hard to keep eyes on the screen for several minutes. But whatever you decide, I'll keep watching, this channel is awesome!

[@nurfgal]

5:24 MY SOUL LITERALLY JUMPED OUT OF MY BODY FOR A FEW SECONDS, I FELT IT LEAVE AND COME BACK

[@cerberus_des]

DUUUUDE I Can’T believe you actually recorded your voice for a video,THAT’S AMAZING

[@ProbPeriPlum]

I never took the time to comment on your channel despite having watched your content since 2013, but I'm happy to see you embrace this style of content!

[@ekysboham]

Lmaooo i discovered your channel yesterday and watched like 20 videos and I can enjoy the voice reveal without having to wait 10 years 🤣 Amazing content man, keep going

[@silverseaofmoonlight]

Voice reveal! 😱 Personally, I like the commentated videos too. I don't mind pausing the video to read large chunks of text (really, I don't), but hearing the narration is a nice change of pace. The content is just as interesting either way, whether commentated or text only, so I'm cool with either

[@Kirvyx]

My glitchy boy TALKS???? I thought he was just a living bug inside pokemon lol

[@tehdudester]

This is amazing!!!! I'm so happy for this, I've been waiting for this!! This adds a whole new vibe to everything and I had to remind myself it was you I was watching!!

[@WishMakers]

Woah, a lot of very exciting new developments!! I hope the business is going well!! Covering a Let's Play thread is an interesting new idea for a video, and commentated was a wild surprise! Excited to see future experiments :)

[@sir.paulord901]

The new format is cool. Suited for watching videos more casually without having to look at the screen all the time

[@dstriker3590]

Pokémon glitching community is incredible! You can now watch a voice commented video from one of the most important glitch scientists out there that shows off how much documentation on this stuff has advanced! Serious though, this was a very good year when it comes to your content, I hope everything comes good for you personally and I'll look back for the next part Man I didn't expect I would be alive for ZZAZZ's voice reveal 🙃

[@pinkyUndsoo]

"Don't be intimidated squidward, try to imagine commented zzazz videos" _Glitch sounds_ "Oh no it's hot!!"