Toy Story 2: A Brief Speedrunning Overview

[@osukarui]

It has come to my attention that the video has some inaccuracies and lack of information which I would like to clear up. Firstly at 31:33 I say that if you use the rocket boots to grab the token, you gain text storage. This is in fact wrong and the actual reason we gain text storage is because the slime on the ground after we land hurts Buzz allowing him to gain control again before the text has a chance to spawn. Solarson was the one who came up with this particular set-up. Secondly, I mentioned that for some of these runs no new tricks were added but this is also not really true. As I stated in the end of the video, there are a bunch of strats and tricks that I did not cover in the video, and I just want to reiterate that there are still many strats and tricks that I don't mention that were implemented in between these runs. For example, there was a text storage in Elevator Hop I missed, dicovered by MrLogout05. If you want to know more about these strats feel free to join the discord and there are loads of people willing to answer you questions (Link: discord.com/invite/Tdc66WEy4H). Also, recently RyMoSwag made a very good world record progression video about the 40 tokens category which covers the history of this game a lot more accurately than my video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kInZiJ-jiaqFnposi=n_VdlpImSgP8u9pb Thirdly I want to apologize to Solarson for giving him a special thanks in the video without his consent. Neither Solarson, nor Andet, helped in the making of this video at all. The special thanks was just meant as a general thanks for various other reasons. I also wan't to add that there is a player called RingRush who claims to have gotten a 47:19 on the on the 15th of April 2012 but there is no video evidence. There are however some old splitfiles and forum discussions backing this up. And lastly, credit where credit is due. This game has an awesome community and there were many instances where I did not mention who discovered these tricks. Here is a list of community members who have all contributed to the run (e.g. their development of the Speedrun across other categories.) or the community greatly during Toy Story's speedrunning History: Solarson: twitter.com/SolarsonTK | www.twitch.tv/solarsontk iNixyk (PassiveBobOmb): www.speedrun.com/users/PassiveBobOmb | www.twitch.tv/inyxik_ Brandon (XYX): twitter.com/XYXGAMES | www.twitch.tv/xyxsr Cheeseandcereal: www.speedrun.com/users/cheeseandcereal | www.twitch.tv/cheeseandcereal MrLogout05: twitter.com/MLogout05 | www.twitch.tv/mrlogout05 Andet: www.speedrun.com/users/Andet | www.twitch.tv/AndetSR ThermalSquare: twitter.com/_ThermalSquare | www.twitch.tv/thermalsquare

[@shieldon530]

awesome video! the storytelling and editing was phenomenal and the least I could do is press subscribe after such an entertaining and informative viewing experience! on an entirely separate note, I'm troubled - or, rather confused - by your apology for shouting out Solarson. nothing about it seemed out of line or inappropriate in the video, and I don't believe you need someone's 'consent' to share your admiration and appreciation for them/their work. it just seems odd to me, and the thought of Solarson or anyone coming to you being upset at being included in the special thanks section in a fashion that prompted you to clarify it in this manner would give me personally a bad impression of their character. granted, i have no idea what actually happened behind the scenes, and idgaf since it's such a small thing. keep up this awesome work, i can't wait to binge more of your content tonight!

[@Solarson]

I explained in one of my comments my thoughts so if you want to find the context you can look for it. TLDR; I was never contacted or asked to give my input in the video even though I have 3/3 Main Category WRs. He never once used any of my runs, any clips, he didn't mention my name for things that I discovered, he left many important people that contributed to the speedrun out of the video [...] and the special thanks given at the end of the video with no further clarification makes the average viewer think that I was contacted or that I helped in this video which I didn't. I don't want to be associated with a video that misrepresents the community, overshadows a lot of people & omits a lot of the context for the history of the game. He also admitted that only 4 people gave input to this video and that he didn't even look at other leaderboards so there's no reasoning to be had. This is my last comment on the matter, thank you for understanding! @@shieldon530

[@rbrtpaulson]

I would delete the apology if he's going to be a fucking baby about it. What a jackass.

[@shieldon530]

after reading this reply and finding your older comment, I see where you're coming from. i don't know what to say except i feel for you . i think that you being able to express your thoughts without being an ass about it is dope, plus it was in a way that will hopefully only help this guy improve his future content. i'd love to one day watch a breakdown of the EMU history or of the game's broader history with more contributions from more of the community -- and if osukarui makes it I bet he'll be thorough thanks to your feedback. cheers and ggs on your WRs btw@@Solarson

[@weaselsworld]

Also, and not to nitpick or anything, but when you're talking about the various platforms the game was released for, you're using a Commodore 128 in place of the "PC". :D

[@TheLazyComet]

hell yeah. loved the use of Andy's house to visualize the progression timeline

[@sakanagakyoko]

Bro made summoning salt look like a noob with that timeline

[@rhodahaque]

Probably one of the most well-made speedrun breakdown videos I've ever seen, fantastic use of background and assets. Hoping to see more.

[@impapit0]

Probably you know him, but look up SummoningSalt you will love that

[@Spencaa95]

This game was probably my earliest memory of gaming as a child, I fucking loved this thing. When I discovered speedrunning years back I decided to pick this game up and give it a go. I was surprised how much fun it was, and how difficult aswell. Glad some attention has been brought to it because I have so much love for this game

[@SufferDYT]

Loved this game. I remember putting it in the playstation for the millionth time and praying for it to get past the first loading screen, due to how scratched up it was. Me and my brother could never get to al's toy barn for some reason, but andy's house and the construction yard are burned into my brain forever. The memory of mixing that paint is so nostalgic for some reason

[@kylerowland1227]

Paint mixing is nostalgic for me too lol

[@Vertikull]

Summoning Pepper right here. Great vid

[@mionomori]

I was under the assumption I watched a video of a big channel and was surprised to see just a few more to binge. Great work, love the editing and narration!!

[@spagettd]

Finally got around to watching this and I loved it so much! The way you explained everything and showed the wr progression was amazing. Keep it up dude and thanks for the shoutout! :)

[@Sumnantic]

This is a cool video! I just wished it got more praise and views. I played this game on the PS1 as a kid and to see that people still play this game and speedrun it is awesome! I personally think that the Airport zone (Airport infiltration and Tarmac Trouble) had the best soundtrack and level design.

[@CordyCordyCordyCordy]

My favourite song was personally Al’s Penthouse? But the airport levels were also great

[@fiftyfingerjoesavage5405]

If he keeps uploading he will get at least some traction.

[@DolphinRave]

This game scared me as a child lol. It felt so cold and hostile compared to the movie. But I apparently was using speed running strats with that extended double jump trick!

[@Omachronic8326]

happy you covered this game; because TS2 feels like a fever dream scale the giant tree, fight a F**KING ZURG KITE, exploring Andys house and who could forget; LSD:Dream emulator Woody this game is a dreamscape simulator - Much love !

[@BAIGAMING]

Great work explaining how to do the speedrun for this game, you had really great editing too showing the 3D levels in such detail. You even show lower speed speedruns on Andy's stairs lol that's really creative! I never even realized that you fight Zurg on the top of the tree, I thought it was just a kite because his resolution in the game looked so bad back then! This is probably my favorite licensed video game along with Battle for Bikini Bottom.

[@jackjax7921]

Toy Story 2 has one of the best level designs Ive experience in a video game. Problem Solving and creativity is commendable.

[@koopanique]

The 3d models take the production value of this video through the roof! Seeing these environments used in this way is magical!

[@varrz_]

Love seeing such a high quality video dedicated to a niche speedrun game like this, amazing job!

[@David_K_C]

Wow, simply amazing video! The visuals and work you put into modelling aspects of the levels in 3d was incredible. I loved Toy Story 2 on my N64 as a kid and now I’m 34 and itching to buy a real N64 to play it again (along with all the other N64 classics I miss)

[@clippyredd6045]

Your channel is gonna go crazy if you keep it up with the speedrunning content. Its very well produced and fills a niche. Excited to see more

[@SleepyEvoli]

There it is guys. Quality on KZbin is not dead yet

[@RingRush]

For trivia's sake, I had a 47:19 on N64 in April 2012. Nothing particularly impressive, but just felt it was worth mentioning. The only evidence I have of this that remains (switch we all know Twitch hates archiving old vods) is a wsplit file last modified on that date.

[@osukarui]

Interesting! Was this documented anywhere? Just curious if I missed this anywhere

[@RingRush]

@@osukarui Nah, because there were no leaderboards at the time, so other than asking me or someone who watched my stream you would have no way of knowing. As far as I knew, I was the only runner of the game at the time. And it was only a handful of attempts so I never uploaded it outside of Twitch history, which got purged many years back.

[@arabidllama]

I love all of the custom 3D work you did! I hope your channel about obscure things becomes less obscure!

[@Squidtoken]

Wow, I'm blown away by the quality of this video! Great visuals throughout and great commentary as well. This is really a hidden gem of a channel!

[@adman719]

Fantastic video, loved the visuals! This was one of my first games on n64 as a kid and it’s nice to see such an in depth examination of its speed community. Additionally I enjoy the overall concept and your approach to covering the games history while simultaneously getting a record of your own. I hope to see more from you!

[@mewing55]

Damn this video production is crazy high quality. Instant sub

[@linomota8055]

This is one of the best speedrunning documentary I ve seen, you are a great editor congrats

[@SandyRavage410]

It’s pretty cool learning that I did some of these tricks as a kid replaying this game time and time again, not knowing they’d be considered speed run movements and shit. Love the speed running community

[@NGPlusVideos]

This video was amazing. I knew nothing about this game before watching, now I kinda want to try out text storage. Great editing too

[@51umgu11i0n]

This game on the PS1 was one of my fist ever video games and a big part of my childhood! You definitely did it justice with this fantastically edited video. Bravo!

[@petervenegas5128]

This is such a solid world record progression video. Really liked how you made a descending timeliness of records starting from the attic to the basement, even leaving another point for some future record.

[@Maddin1313]

I love this game and played it way too much when I was little. The algorithm randomly showed me your video, and I have to say your production quality is very high.

[@devinpadron5]

As a software developer I find these speed running videos fascinating. It gives a behind the scenes look at some of the design decisions made by the creators of my childhood games. Great vid and great visuals!

[@andressiv8760]

Omg dude this was one of the best edited speedrun wr video format ive ever seen! The free camera uses to explain the tricks and the wr time progression left me speechless!! Keep it up man youre incredible at this! Also thank you for talking about this game, loved it as a kid growing up! If your enjoyment of speedrunning obscure games ever reaches the ps1 games i recommend checking sheep raider. Its an awesome game and super easy to get into if youre looking to add a new game into your speedrun archive

[@brendans.9515]

Love this game. I spent hours playing from the beginning when my brother took the memory card out. Wish I could go back.

[@jaguar0028]

Thank you for this video, took me back to some great memories.

[@osukarui]

Glad you saw it!

[@PokeMaster22222]

Toy Story 2...I used to play this game _a lot_ as a kid, on my family's Windows XP desktop.

[@PatSpeedruns]

An absolute God of a video! This is definitely one of my favorite Speedrun History videos thus far! Niche games in the speedrunning community in my opinion deserve more attention!

[@DrMeowingtonMD]

amazing video and I cant wait to see more similar videos from you. The editing and explanations are amazing, and I’m so glad to see WR progression videos on less popular games.

[@themetalmastah666]

Never thought I would be watching a 40 minute video over Toy Story 2 speedrunning history, but here we are. I got it on recommended cause I like ths game's soundtrack a lot. Now I just want to play it lol. Good video btw

[@patrouski]

What an unbelievably high quality and underrated video, 0% chance u don't reach 100k+ subscribers as long as u keep uploading. Keep it up king.

[@Lux_Ferox]

Man, I used to play this game a ton as a kid. It's so cool seeing someone speedrun it, great video!

[@glassramen]

Toy story 2 was one of my favorite games on n64. Right up there with battletanx global assault and the army men sarge's heroes games.

[@TURBONERD]

A nostalgic game for myself (Played the PS1 version), and a wonderfully written and edited video. Easily earned my sub, and I can't wait to see where this series goes!

[@BackseatStreams]

I really love your videos, hopefully the algo is starting to pick up this channel because every video I've clicked so far I've watched right to the end! Interesting stuff presented beautifully.

[@OrbitalFoxzorz]

Great video. I never actually got around to beating this game I'd always rent it from blockbuster as a kid. But I always had a lot of fun with it. Subscribed 😅

[@SpyroTheGerudo]

The N64 version of toy story 2 really goes unappreciated!!

[@ConradJD777]

Always cool to see you use the game level itself as the background for the progression chart. Excited for next episode!

[@Lu9_ST]

Fantastic video and editing! This is a game I hold very dearly. I think it's valid to point out that the N64 version's popularity comes from the fact it is the only version of the game with a minimum token requirement of 30 to finish the game, instead of 40, as it is for every other version. The current most popular category to run other than N64 is PC, despite the higher token requirement, but there are talks about using a special mod of the game to lower the token requirement to 30 like on N64. I can only imagine how far we can push the limits of this game in the years to come...

[@tatertot3266]

Good stuff my friend. I watch retro speedrunners on Twitch and love to see the evolution of these speedruns.

[@RTHbeto27]

such quality video for a speedrun of a not very well know title, i enjoy it a lot i used to play this as a kid but never got far as it made me really dizzy after a while and my dumbass could not figure out how to use the memory pak

[@ShadwSonic]

"You must collect at least one token in a level before the next one unlocks, and 30 of 50 in total". For clarity, I should mention that these totals are NOT universal among the various ports, at least as far as I can remember from playing all of them (grew up with PC, emulated the console ports through RetroAchievements). In some cases, I remember skipping a level entirely, and in others I remember the final boss needing 40 tokens. PC has both I'm pretty sure, though the only level you really _can_ skip is the last one, as the second to last has an upgrade necessary for a previous world (thus limiting the prior max to 39, one short).

[@LadyTorix]

To echo so many other commenters, fantastic editing! And for someone like me who's outside the speedrunning community it was a really concise, easy to understand breakdown of the mechanics involved and whatnot.

[@monorail0]

Congrats, you're being algo'd! 🎉 To echo everyone else's comments, the video is fantastic and you'll definitely blow up if you keep going. To push you forward, I would have preferred to see more footage of the speedrun being performed at the beginning of the video to give me an idea of what it's like to play the game and give better context for why things like the double jump tech are important

[@maxmcwhirter5456]

I'm always happy to see any amount of renewed interest in this game. I had no idea this game had a speedrunning thing attached to it, and it was interesting to see the tech involved in the runs. Your presentation was great, and the 3d models of the levels used to show the runs were brilliant.

[@theorist]

omg I LOVED this game as a kid, great video btw :)

[@theinventordoesstuff4340]

I used to play this game all the time in Windows XP and just recently got it working on Windows 10, still as fun as ever!

[@captainnintendo]

I really have to complement the amazing visual explainations and graphics in this video. Above and beyond!

[@TheHaremReviewer]

loved this and played this a ton as a kid, replayed it a few years ago and its still great really interseting to see how broken this game is, also great editing

[@loucam08]

Video production and the 3D graphics are incredible for a channel this size, great work

[@rednelsanx]

Your video editing skills and explanations are next level. Love to hear history behind a game's speedrun, hope you keep uploading vids!

[@fablecouvrette5334]

Grew up with this game and when I was like 5 my dad would brag about how many more pizza planet tokens he had than me, weird guy

[@zackyd4100]

Great job on these videos man. I’m a big n64 fan so it’s cool to see more obscure content on KZbin like this

[@nicksessions868]

Your presentation style is fantastic. I don't know if I've ever seen someone show the routes using the actual level models like that. I would love to see more videos like this.

[@jeremyf1901]

I’m glad your channel popped up! I love watching these speedrun history videos.

[@GreeneryForTheScenery]

So happy to see a new video ! This game was one of my blockbuster weekend rentals

[@Edlandish]

Hell yeah I'm gonna watch a 42 minute video about a game I've never played. Sick video man, really well presented. This game looks pretty good as well, I'm not a speedrunner but I like playing old games and I might give this one a crack.

[@Grimokan]

Man, so much effort, yet not a lot of subs. Let's fix that! Thanks for the video. It was very entertaining and informative.

[@Tramontano_T]

Great video! This game was part of my childhood and I still play it once in a while. This game has a special place in my heart and see that others also like it makes me happy 🥰

[@Upgraydez]

So glad I found this channel! Luv the obscure speedruns

[@KiraFORTHEWIN]

The level of production you put in this video puts my masters thesis presentation to absolute shame

[@Michael.Hunt.14-52]

New here but from the intro alone it sounds like ill be back often. Looking forward to the journey

[@SlamBolts]

I love these kind of videos about obscure games. Subbed!!

[@DinoMoonCreations]

Is this some sort of cruel joke from the universe? You having below 100k subs is insane... I would litterly pay for this video! Well done man! This is one of my favorite games from my past and your presentation style is amazing. You are my hero. Hope you played Glover too.

[@sakanagakyoko]

Im amazed, the timeline is really cool, and the detail on the mechanics of the exploits is really easy to undertand, nice video man

[@jakemiller8468]

I really like your timeline visuals! Very creative and very cool!

[@worldsboss]

This was a legitimately great game on the N64. Thanks for this video!

[@KaimArgonarEyyyy]

Love the record time graph being in the map itself and moving downwards and around accordingly.

[@trippivey]

It’s clear that you respect and have a passion for speed running.If every video you make continues to have this quality this channel will blow up within a year! Also, It’s so refreshing watching a video with no sponsors or ads but I’m sure you will get them eventually!

[@KingTwelveSixteen]

Man, I friggen loved this game as a kid. Haven't played it in ages though, I had the PC version and obviously it doesn't run right on modern PCs.

[@SECONDQUEST]

Binged all your videos, can't wait to see more!

[@violentguitarguy]

I recognize that accent anywhere, love to see my country's representation in the Speedrunning scene! Great video!

[@FlamespeedyAMV]

This games deserves so much more attention

[@matthewjames3637]

Great video. You did a wonderful job explaining everything, and I'm definitely going to dive into your back catalogue. Looking forward to seeing what you do next.

[@CronicasDeGisthia]

Everybody should explain bugs, glitches and exploits as you do. This was SO WELL MADE and SO INFORMATIVE I absolutely loved it. You gain yourself a sub and a like, master.

[@10000fullmetal]

Great video, you're visuals strongly remind me of Lemmino. Just amazing quality, hope you keep up the great work.

[@John-Doe-Yo]

It's insane to see some of the things i picked up as a kid being used as speedrunning strats. I would replay this almost daily probably haven't sunk more hours into a game since.

[@nebky]

Did a casual run of this recently for nostalgias sake and was pretty suprised to realise how good the game actually is. Dont think I ever got past the building site as a kid.

[@janhob7250]

11:40 the drop of 4 minutes by just improving movement is insane! Probably the wr before wasn't very polished tbh..

[@FurySp4rk]

Incredible video! Love your content and editing, its a treat to watch.

[@TheLastPhoen1x]

"The closer you get to frame 23 the more distance you gain, but it's risky." Pure Pazaak.

[@idontwantahandlethough]

You deserve more subs bro, this is well done

[@nathomhill]

Loved the detail, commentary and edition. Nice work :) keep it up!

[@Vinasear]

Been waiting for someone to make this video. ❤

[@kefka14]

Another fantastic video as always my friend!

[@DrNekobeard]

I love the idea of this series a lot, hope to see more from you!

[@EspireMike]

What an incredibly detailed and entertaining video! Just discovered your channel and an instant subscribe. Can't wait to check out the rest of your videos. Particular shout outs to the great "motion graphics" sequences that are set in Andy's house. Wow!

[@johnathan2023]

Very well done video sir the dedication to your craft is amazing

[@JayTobas]

VERY well put together video, aith clear information and animations to firther explain the concepts. You've earned a sub

[@shaun8062]

New subscriber here. Thanks for your content. It's presented in a style that is easily digestible for me. I have had no previous knowledge of speed running video games at all. I have this game on N64 and was slightly concerned that you may spoil it for me lol. But your video presentation and communication style is so good I didn't want to stop watching! Cheers man

[@SheepsWithFangs]

I'd recommend doing mischief makers next, it would really cool!

[@aaiieenn]

Gaman að sjá speedrun myndband frá íslendingi! Algjör nostalgía að sjá þennan leik aftur, líka sturlað flott myndband hjá þér.

[@osukarui]

Takk fyrir!

[@frfrankie23]

Really well done video; I loved this!