VG Myths - Can You Beat the Metroid Minimalist Pacifist Challenge?

Tonight on VG Myths: a Minimalist Pacifist challenge of the original Metroid for the NES, Nintendo's first Metroidvania. Yes I chose this instead of Metroid Dread.
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This run was streamed live on Twitch! I often stream VG Myths runs there, as well as casual playthroughs of whatever game I'm in the middle of.
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Media Sources
Metroid (Famicom Disk System, via Nintendo Switch Online)
nesmaps.com; Map by Rick N. Bruns
Longplay played by Tarosan, from World of Longplays: longplays.org
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
TerrifyingBridge: / terrifyingbridge
Ojamajo Doremi for some reason
'Splosion Man
Music from KHinsider

[@RealCryptoTest]

Can’t wait for the Metroid Maximalist Genocide Challenge

[@Knightgob]

Me too

[@WaluigiisthekingASmith]

Basically Metroid fusion.

[@Eugene-pq3gg]

Isn't that just playing the game normally?

[@LisaVGG]

@@Eugene-pq3gg no cause you’d have to make sure to never double back as enemies respawn which would the have to be killed all over again

[@black97_0]

You mean default gameplay? Or is that just me?

[@smactork]

Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System: - was programmed on duct tape - was programmed on non-Euclidean duct tape - was programmed to hate you - wasn't programmed - was programmed while the devs were trying to escape a pool of duct tape - has several critical game design flaws - deserves to burn like duct tape Lava bubbles in Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System on the Nintendo Entertainment System: - are randomized on duct tape Movement in Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System: - is a glitch

[@completely-normal-wolf]

You forgot the fact that the Metriodvania genre was in its infancy, and the developers of Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System were testing the limits of new technology while experimenting with a lot of interesting ideas… such as programming on duct tape.

[@nightmare3642]

@@wilh3lmmusic That's programmed on normal tape.

[@Laughing_Dragon]

@@completely-normal-wolf should have done duct tape WITH super glue tbh, would have been a lot better smh...

[@SuperPlaytendo]

Duct tape!

[@moron.mp4196]

seems like good game design to me

[@titouanrobin874]

"In Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System, MOVEMENT is a glitch!" We all know that using glitches is poor playing, as such I and many others that have not spoken yet demand a Metroid Minimalist Pacifist No Movement challenge. -Yours truly, CEO of Hatred

[@bendrowned8506]

Right away sir/maam!

[@tlozfreak888]

I mean, if you never move, you can't kill anything or collect anything...

[@Sage_the_Turt]

@@tlozfreak888 git gud /s

[@agentclank8183]

@@tlozfreak888 The true minimalist run

[@junojun722]

@@Sage_the_Turt Then do it yourself pro.

[@IronsideComputers]

It's a good thing Nintendo programs games on Gorilla tape now. The duct tape days were dark ones for sure.

[@goodsirbear-7579]

I love when sponsors interact with creators like this

[@officialromanhours]

Grim days indeed...

[@veryloudcat8839]

I love the implication that a game's bugginess is determined by the strength of the tape on which the game was programmed. Sonic 06 was programmed on scotch tape.

[@ZeldasSword]

@@veryloudcat8839 Not even. Generic Walmart tape

[@Q-gf8vb]

$1500 for a PC with a 2060 super lmao I feel bad for your consumers

[@crispyhottakes]

I like how the Metroid programming joke devolves from “programmed on duct tape” to “programmed to hate you” to “wasn’t” programmed.

[@mettatonex7221]

To "programmed while the devs were trying to escape a pool of duct tape"

[@benhuang2773]

@@mettatonex7221 To "deserves to burn like duct tape"

[@ShOwOba]

Gamechamp humour is S tier

[@raikaria3090]

@@benhuang2773 To just screaming DUCT TAPE

[@seijiren5115]

So funny lmaooo

[@caimdavis3763]

Honestly at this point in time, I’d argue that “can you beat Metroid” is a genuine challenge in-and-of itself.

[@rm_steele]

the true challenge is to beat it in one sitting

[@miahthorpatrick1013]

Not even when I had the unflappable patience for games on the NES as a young lad, I still couldn’t make it through this game.

[@lankymaccrazyhair264]

As someone who has beaten this game: yeah

[@e-tean-son4146]

I agree, why would you even play Metroid 1 if you want to have fun?

[@harlanjames8398]

@@e-tean-son4146 I enjoyed it a lot was time consuming but it was fun

[@felipesantana2438]

This just sounded like an easy challenge but as time went on i started to realize how Metroid 1's.... """Unique quirks""" make this considered to be a brutal form of torture in approximately 32 countries

[@AzureLlamaAlt]

Approximately?

[@aruemon78]

@@AzureLlamaAlt Norway is still on the fence.

[@165hy9]

@@aruemon78 I’ve also heard rumors Denmark is on the fence

[@toumabyakuya]

@@165hy9 And I have heard that Greece loves handing this punishment like candy.

[@KSCK993]

@@aruemon78 I read that as norway and not norfair.

[@milesredgate4596]

As a developer, I can assure you, everything is coded on duct tape.

[@Jono997]

Except this. This was coded on glue sticks.

[@Doublemonk0506]

@@Jono997, and it was directly put on the San Andreas Fault

[@lankymaccrazyhair264]

as another developer, I can confirm this

[@helliagaming6255]

Duct tape, old elmers glue and sticky notes hold this game together

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

@@lankymaccrazyhair264 good to know the industry secrets

[@Pyrodiac]

2:08 Duct Tape 4:55 Duct Tape 6:21 Randomized on Duct Tape 8:25 Noneuclidean Duct Tape 10:07 Programmed to hate you 11:14 Wasn't Programmed. 12:49 If the Duct Tape isn't paying attention 13:50 Programmed while the devs were trying to escape a pool of Duct Tape 14:28 Had too many things for me to type out... like programming with Duct Tape 15:25 Deserves to burn like Duct Tape 16:42 DUCT TAPE 16:52 Donuts are legally people

[@shinkiro403]

7:28 [...] throw the Duct Tape in the trash [...]

[@MDLuffy1234YT]

1:02 KILL MODE

[@Iristallite]

"Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System for the Famicom Disk System" had me almost dying of laughter

[@blakksheep736]

Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System for the Famicom Disk System for Nintendo Switch Online for the Nintendo Switch.

[@pac-man-world-2]

Those zebetite doors or whatever are tracked by the password, at least in the NES version. I assume they're tracked on the FDS version as well.

[@Gamechamp3000]

It's worth noting passwords track current loadzone but save files don't, so it's not a direct 1:1 thing. But a very good sign!

[@RarefoilB]

SomecallmeJohnny's Metriod 1 review has a very detailed breakdown of what the passwords does and how it works, and also names the poor programmer who had to make this game on duck tape.

[@witheredbonnie9268]

@@RarefoilB that’s good

[@bhull242]

@@RarefoilB o7 to that poor developer. He did his best with what he had, and while the immediate end result was heavily flawed, its legacy was more than worth his and our pain and suffering.

[@miaschannel3533]

Always comforting to hear “whether we wanted to or not, we’ve stepped into a war with the cabal on Mars. So let’s get to taking out their command, one by on” at the end of every video

[@kyrasbruce9411]

They have returned

[@julianpeterson4227]

everywhere i go i see destiny

[@frankie11998]

And then the mmmm mmm m mmmm m mm m lol

[@autismandgaming4532]

yes

[@eggsbox]

i miss lance so much man

[@TealZero]

I misread this as the "Minimal pacifist run" and thought you were just a super murderer

[@StaticSheep181]

She is

[@bestaround3323]

@@StaticSheep181 I have no idea what you are trying to correct their buddy. That statement has no pronouns in it.

[@bhull242]

@@bestaround3323 I mean, it has two-“I” and “you”-but you’re missing their point, which is that Gamechamp _is_ a super murderer.

[@Fannintendociccio1]

@@bestaround3323 I think they aren't trying to correct the first comment, I think they are confirming the fact gamechamp is, indeed, a murderer

[@tessbolick6605]

"Good morning everyone and welcome to the minimal pacifist run, where we're going to kill as many enemies as humanly possible"

[@maxwellmegagamer8535]

“But unlike most of their metroidvanias, it sucks, I hate it, I want to hate it even more.” Glad I’m not the only one.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Yeah it's bad. It's a tiny capsule of annoyance and frustration.

[@masterwolfgaming3436]

I really like the Metroid series (though I admit I have not played them all yet, including Dread), but I think the first game was way too artificially hard. I wanted to play through all the games in order, but I gave up playing the series in Norfair because of how unfair and brutal it was ( I played and got 112% on Hollow Knight before checking out this game, so trust me, I have played and had fun on hard challenges before). Thankfully, Metroid Zero Mission fixed almost every problem I had with the NES game (and I actually enjoyedmy time playing it), however the remake doesn't cover up the fact that the original game may be the most unfair game I have ever played ON THE SECOND AREA.

[@maxwellmegagamer8535]

@@masterwolfgaming3436 112% on hollow knight? Well I salute you.

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@maxwellmegagamer8535 112% in HK is nothing; these days, everyone and their grandmas has done it. Or at least that's how it feels like on reddit.

[@DMDarren]

@@legrandliseurtri7495 what Redditors claim and what Redditors can actually pull off are two very different things

[@bowtieproductions6708]

"Donuts kill you in one hit" Rip Gamechamp, she forgot that real donuts also count

[@bramnemeth565]

"I'M GOING TO EAT A DONUT!" **dies a tragic, horrible death upon contact with said donut**

[@Freelancer837]

she?

[@dillydragonthetroll4119]

​@@Freelancer837yeah, she. She goes by she/her pronouns

[@hiiistrex2838]

Moral of the story: Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System is a well-built game with no flaws whatsoever

[@blarg2429]

Perfectly balanced with no exploits, you could say.

[@gamerlunayt]

@@blarg2429 Except for those *DONUTS* and the Door Clipping Glitch.

[@kingofcrap4414]

@@gamerlunayt Looks like you missed the joke, buddy.

[@beefnoodlegaming]

@@kingofcrap4414 bro you missed the perfect chance to do the r/woosh meme. I'm proud of you.

[@mr.battlecats5512]

@@beefnoodlegaming expect it's not a meme, it's a reddit thing.

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

Always amuses me that they act like we'll actually try and follow their madness and do the run too. I'm like no thanks, I'm fine with watching you do it and not making myself miserable

[@angelcaru]

"Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed on ducttape" "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed on ducttape" "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed on non-euclidean ducttape" "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed to hate you" "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System wasn't programmed" "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed while the devs were trying to escape a pool of ducttape" "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System had several critical game design flaws. After all, the genre was in its infancy and the developers were testing the limits of new technology while experimenting with a lot of interesting ideas. SUCH AS PROGRAMMING ON DUCTTAPE" "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System deserves to burn like ducttape" "In Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System, MOVEMENT is a glitch. DUCTTAPE"

[@sonters]

I'm pretty sure they said "SUCH AS programming on duct tape", not "so just programming on duct tape"

[@angelcaru]

@@sonters Yeah, you're right.

[@Graeylyn]

HOW? I was literally thinking “I wanna watch some VG Myths this morning. Guess I’ll rewatch some old ones” and then you upload. Incredible timing.

[@lightning4936]

Lol ditto

[@viuukov.3077]

Do not think. *She knows*.

[@daniielah.7569]

She knows you're made of ductape

[@riahlexington]

Same

[@SomnolentMonk]

I would love to see a Ghost of Tsushima "stealth-less" run. Basically, challenging all of the enemies and not doing anything that triggers the flashbacks of your uncle... There are some 'forced stealth' missions, but I think there are ways around them

[@Chiptune7]

I did that! Well, minus the forced stealth missions. But basically, I found the melee combat so enjoyable that I did not bother using stealth for the entire game. It stops being difficult at somepoint though, I doubt it'd be very fun to watch for this reason... unless you limited upgrades

[@MrTrombonebandgeek]

So bloodborne set in Japan

[@Chiptune7]

@@MrTrombonebandgeek I wouldn't go that far lol

[@masterninjamt6497]

@@MrTrombonebandgeek so Nioh?

[@bongibot1104]

@@MrTrombonebandgeek so sekiro?

[@Kazmahu]

Love this episode. The duct tape thing might be my new favourite 1-ep running gag. You turned what must have been impossibly tedious in person into an absolute riot to watch. Your content is a joy and I always look forward to it!

[@OurJynx]

Things I learned in this video: - Ironside Computers allowed Gamechamp to play something other than Metroid after god-knows-how-many-months - Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System has aged like time-travelling milk. - Everything is duct tape.

[@youtubeuniversity3638]

The Patron read has grown so much I thought the video did a fake out ending for like a solid minute's time.

[@JackStache]

They're even playing chess in there and having conversations. My god

[@murphmariotwopointoh7714]

Oh god, it's the Cave Story pacifist video all over again.

[@thisisasupersayin376]

The fact that people are having a game of chess via a youtuber's patreon read is some serious mad lad shit

[@OgreManGaming]

Man, Gamechamp’s voice just sounds so different when they are streaming vs when they are doing a video

[@FelisImpurrator]

I think she just does this voice because it's basically an iconic part of the channel brand.

[@Falkuzrules]

I believe some people refer to this as a 'Tuber Voice.

[@PokecrafterChampion]

@@FelisImpurrator It really is, I don't think the videos would be near as popular without the weirdly serious announcer voice saying such asinine things.

[@mrjoe332]

It's a 2 person job. She's suffers and They narrate

[@azatellatia277]

Prob cuz one is energized after dealing with the challenge, and one is still doing the challenge.

[@bakubread9308]

I'd love to see this kind of challenge done with a good Metroid game

[@stevenn1940]

Yeah, I saw it was the original, and my interest levels fell through the floor.

[@anomalocarislover7254]

Just try it in super metroid, unless there is some flaw with the challenge that I can’t think of at the moment. It should work the same.

[@bakubread9308]

@@stevenn1940 i'm not personally disinterested in this video, but i'd definitely be *more* interested if it was a Metroid game that I actually liked

[@WaluigiisthekingASmith]

@@anomalocarislover7254 power bombs. Power bombs are that flaw.

[@WaluigiisthekingASmith]

@@anomalocarislover7254 also without glitches that make the challenge boring, bosses, and more importantly pre boss enemies, are completely required. At minimum that's the pre kraid enemies, golden pirates, torizo and the golden 4, old tourian pirates, and more.

[@jessietheant1513]

This has to be one of my favorite videos by miss gamechamp. It has jank, it has rants, it has cheese, it has hype, and it’s just SO WELL DONE. Brava!

[@goodtimesfreegrog]

Does it count as a Pacifist Run if you get Samus killed a couple dozen hundred times?

[@RobinClower]

No hit minimalist pacifist run

[@Voidling242]

no since the game killed samus.

[@Falkuzrules]

I mean it doesn't count as pacifist if you hurt anything at all but pacifist looks better in the title.

[@GatorOne-in7hk]

@@RobinClower Not scientifically possible.

[@generictrainer4513]

Samus isn't legally a person

[@algernon7272]

“Metroid for the NES is made of duct tape” I have never been offended by something I totally agree with.

[@GatorOne-in7hk]

Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System commits many, many retro game sins including: Being programmed with duct tape Copy/pasted rooms that seem to loop Unavoidable enemies Very slow health and weapon grinding Hiding mandatory paths where you would never expect Required damage to reach certain items Enemy spam

[@solitarioerrante4296]

I always thought i sucked in the game because i was bad at it, the game not aging well makes some sense considering all the unfair deaths and another issues

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

All it is missing is lives

[@DrFoggyPants]

@@solitarioerrante4296 Same. I just assumed I was being bad at video games

[@Falkuzrules]

I played Metroid II two years ago and it ended up somehow being my favorite 2D Metroid (I haven't played Zero Mission in years though and haven't played Fusion past the first few areas, so either one of those is likely to surpass it once I get around to 'em) but the constant copy-pasting of rooms literally led me to using a map and *still* ending up searching the ENTIRE planet from bottom-to-top-to-bottom trying to find one last Metroid, which turned out to be in a room that looked exactly like *another room I killed a Metroid in.* So yeah that was a slight tiny little annoyance. Never take for granted the fact that videogame rooms look different from each other now!

[@solitarioerrante4296]

@@Falkuzrules I also remember having a similar problem in Metroid 2, but it was much less annoying in comparasion to some unfair moments in the first game.

[@blaz9474]

"Since, as we all know, donuts are legally people." it's hard to tell if this is an actual quote from gamechamp or the spirit of donna rhythm heaven possessing her

[@1111-e4p]

I am forever grateful to all the gamers in the 80s who managed to delude themselves into making this game a success. Without them Nintendo might never have made the GBA Metroids, which rank as some of my favourite games of all time.

[@rarebeeph1783]

wait, plural? i thought there was only metroid fusion

[@amso7169]

@@rarebeeph1783 You’re really missing out bro

[@bhull242]

Or Super Metroid or Metroid Prime, which are also well received.

[@1111-e4p]

@@rarebeeph1783 There's also Zero Mission which is a remake of the original. I don't think they ever ported it to the WiiU virtual console so I guess less modern gamers have played it.

[@Riku70X]

@@1111-e4p Both Zero Mission and Fusion are on Wii U Eshop.

[@emberthefox4951]

I love how the duct tape gag went from held together by duct tape, to programmed using duct tape, to design to hate you because duct tape, to the duct tape consuming the devs as they tried to code the game.

[@Alex-gx3mq]

This has got to be one of her funniest episodes yet. Great job Gamechamp

[@dooplets._.5776]

The evolution of the whole duct tape bit makes this one of my favorite episodes you've made lol

[@MisterBrick42]

I like how as the video progressed, your descriptions of how this game was programmed get more and more insulting

[@MezephelesArt]

Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System wasn't programmed.

[@masterwolfgaming3436]

Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System is a excellent example that the original is not always better.

[@GamingTopTen]

I think he was very generous with his insults. I would have gone a lot harder, like saying the programmers were on alcohol, marijuana, crack cocaine, and heroin all at the same time.

[@patentpending7016]

@@GamingTopTen hey, just wanted to make you aware that gamechamp goes by she/they pronouns! Not trying to be all accusatory or anything, just letting you know that you misgendered them.

[@MisterBrick42]

@@GamingTopTenthat wouldn’t be as funny

[@orkworldbuilding9588]

my favourite part of her vids is when they explain it like we’re gonna try it

[@DuskyZenGardenSky]

The devs sure used a lot of duct tape while programming this game.

[@maagic2031]

Metroid actually wasn't programmed. It just randomly showed up on Gunpei Yoko's desk one morning and he said "Fuck it, let's release Metroid!"

[@DuskyZenGardenSky]

@@maagic2031Not without fixing it up with duct tape.

[@mettatonex7221]

@@DuskyZenGardenSky That was the wrapping paper it came in.

[@GreenEyedPsycho]

It was on sale at Home Depot

[@VagueNaming]

@@mettatonex7221 the case was cracked so they had to duct tape over the title

[@nagol2602]

Someone should make a programming software called DuctTape and re-create Metroid using it.

[@Roman-fv4rv]

Things I learned: Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment Sуstеm on the Nintendo Entertainment Sуstеm was programmed

[@lankymaccrazyhair264]

"was programmed" that's debatable

[@BlazingShadowSword]

@@lankymaccrazyhair264 I would go with "accidentally willed into existence", it just seems right.

[@autismandgaming4532]

you forgot the very crucial "on duct tape" part

[@swordsmancs]

11:14 are you sure?

[@rayveewrites6268]

I love the strange emotion in "I'm going to eat a donut!" Like, you can *hear* the suffering in their voice.

[@Ryguyfry]

I’d love to see nintendo make a reference to the door glitch in metroid dread like having a secret room filled with drawings of old metroid and super metroid glitches

[@GarryDumblowski]

The thing that amazes me is that programming on duct tape is _technically_ possible! A really long strip of duct tape acts as one of the parts of the theoretical Turing Machine which can do any computation, the other being the read-write head which travels up and down the tape and writes or erases marks according to some set of rules.

[@supercamborg4218]

So you’re saying that technically it’d be possible to program Metroid on duct tape?

[@Graeylyn]

Wonder if Gamechamp likes how Metroid was programmed? I don’t think she was very clear about this

[@leolhez]

Y'know, that was left really unclear

[@Josuh]

Y'know, that was up really unclear

[@SuperParkourio]

She explicitly stated that the game was, in fact, not programmed.

[@ieuanhunt552]

Well they are playing the game in a completely unintended way. Poor programming or not she isn't exactly giving the game credit.

[@OnlyGoken]

I think she meant how, like duct tape, the games programming cute little quirks stick to you eventually 🙂

[@jonahfitzpatrick939]

Some should join the patron and name themself “Metroid for the Nintendo entertainment system was programmed on duct tape” so we can hear it more

[@gunsandroses896]

Every game prior to 2010 was made with duct tape, hopes and dreams.

[@DarkenedAuras7653]

Ok but Skyrim was 2010

[@xenon8927]

@@DarkenedAuras7653 exactly. you seen skyrim bugs?

[@gunsandroses896]

@@DarkenedAuras7653 did Skyrim even use duct tape? Or did Todd Howard just use sandpaper and a glue stick?

[@KainYusanagi]

@@gunsandroses896 It just works.

[@MegaDzib]

Hell, most games still are programmed with duck tape

[@magik_woman]

all of your creative ways of saying "not very well programmed" is the best part about this

[@punkopunko5637]

Just beat this game again as part of playing every 2D Metroid to build up to the release of Dread, and it was still a major pain. Anyone who’s able to do this challenge is a much stronger person than I’ll ever be.

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

Don’t say that! They’re not stronger. Just more dedicated to something utterly pointless.

[@proplaystowin]

I’m surprised she, who played the entirety of Pokemon blue without taking damage, is annoyed by how many glitches a game has

[@MezephelesArt]

I think she suppressed that memory.

[@BlazingShadowSword]

@@MezephelesArt let's be fair, most of us would suppress that memory if we were insane enough to try a hitless run of pokemon.

[@ultimapower6950]

@@BlazingShadowSword but then you will take imaginary damage

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

This is way harder tbf

[@blakksheep736]

​@@ultimapower6950 take 0d4 imaginary damage.

[@genemelendez8157]

I love how the Duct tape comments get progressively angrier and angrier as the run goes on

[@autismandgaming4532]

all culminating in simply: *_"DUCT TAPE..."_*

[@LucOfLegends]

I'd like to imagine that Gamechamp was screaming during this challenge about as much as the developers when programming Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

[@Warri0rLink]

I lost it at every different variation of “Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed on duct tape!” 🤣

[@rho-starmkl4483]

It’s like how Imported Cheese constantly says spaghetti programing in his videos.

[@ClaireDiVODer]

The duct tape joke never got old in this video, and still got laughs out of me.

[@RegrettableDeed]

What a great challenge to do right before Dread! I could NEVER do this myself. Excellent job!

[@hotcocoabomb_]

The federation: Samus we need you to eradicate the threats on zebes. Samus: Ok, I will try not to kill them. The federation: -_-

[@timothymclean]

When the video _starts_ with Gamechamp talking about how they want to play literally any other game, you know it's going to be either _very_ good, _very_ bad, or very _both._

[@Choco____1]

As soon as I saw the notification I dropped watching Duke of the Dorks and jumped here. *_A Gamechamp video is always a win._*

[@TheRealWalt]

I actually did this same challenge on Metroid Fusion. It was a bit aggravating with how the X is needed to possess something to be able to access more. I respect your masochism, Gamechamp.

[@thatoneswordguy]

Minimalist pacifist Metroid? I don’t know if you’re a challenge player or a masochist…

[@hessexm8065]

he's both

[@fawful9992]

@@hessexm8065 *She. (Gamchamp uses She/They pronouns)

[@pokedude720]

I think she's proved many times over that she's a masochist.

[@maagic2031]

Not just killing the channel after the Pokemon challenge points to the latter.

[@juliewinchester1488]

Both. She's both.

[@charliegibson4016]

She sounds so genuinely angry at 14:40 when talking about the duct tape programming.

[@russellmarch4983]

Update: I did not end up eating Stubbs the Zombie, and i was actually playing Super Metroid last night… neat

[@Josuh]

Stubbs the Zombie is a good game

[@russellmarch4983]

@@Josuh I’m aware.

[@DieuDeMort]

“Welcome to VG Myths, the online Internet video game tv show that’s explored as many alien planets as the entire rest of humanity.” Don’t worry, Gamechamp, I gotcha.

[@crckerjack5852]

Suggestion for challenge: Can you beat Batman Arkham Knight without taking damage? Rules: If any damage is taken (unless compulsory to progress with the story) you must load up the previous checkpoint and start over. Challenge: The Knightfall Protocol (100% ending) must be obtained and the game must be played on the hardest difficulty.

[@shakedbar2767]

are you ttrying to end her?

[@MartiniAndrini]

This just sounds like Counterattack: The Game

[@crckerjack5852]

@@MartiniAndrini LMAO

[@linhero797]

Senza already did the challenge and many others

[@crckerjack5852]

@@linhero797 Yeah, but I just want to see how Gamechamp handles this challenge

[@supersmashbro596]

"to play literally anything other than metroid.' foreshadowing to how painful this is gonna be? you earned that donut gamechamp! dear god id have snapped my switch

[@camwoodstock]

Shoutout to when I was watching the stream as Gamechampusan was doing this and the topic of amiibo came up and I immediately blasted everyone's comprehension of Minecraft Earth by pointing out how the Minecraft Earth Boost Figurines were basically single-use amiibo, the exact thing strem chat was joking about. It was hilarious.

[@detroviolet326]

I love how jokes about programming old games on primitive materials slowly turned into a hate letter about duct tape

[@jasonkoopman13]

Gamechamp: I'm going to eat a donut. Metroid donuts: We'll see about that.

[@LandoHitman]

Gamechamp makes the most awesome videos. She comes up with the most interesting challenges.

[@farisweiss2373]

Metroid 1 to quote somecallmejohnny "is like a stail piece of bread"

[@ord3r781]

To show you the power of flex tape, I sawed metroid's programming in half! And repaired it with only flex tape!

[@i8dacookies890]

In fact, Mother Brain is an AI, so whether killing it counts as murder is up to debate.

[@Dazuro]

If killing a flaming donut counts, I think killing an AI counts too.

[@velvetbutterfly]

@@Dazuro MB gets rebuilt though, reappearing in Super Metroid

[@agirlinsearchof9057]

@@velvetbutterfly So, then, GameChamp is legally not a murderer. But whether she counts as a pacifist is up to debate.

[@Thepenguinking2]

#AIArePeopleToo

[@kirbywithaknifeisawesome6028]

@@agirlinsearchof9057 she would have to play super metroid pacifist challenge to be able to say that was not a murder. In which case mother brain would just die again

[@TiranMaster]

I hope that was the best damn donut you've ever had, lord knows this game was made by super alien beings who learned how to program onto inconceivable things, like tape.

[@captainlastreo5160]

Did you know that Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed on duct tape? Because I didn't know that Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed on duct tape.

[@lankymaccrazyhair264]

Have played and beaten it, yes actually

[@alliedcookie9529]

I like how Gamechamp just casually says that the plan is to break reality

[@mathew_monkbot1018]

I GOT HERE BEFORE THE NOTIF! Love this channel! Thanks for your hard work madam game champ!

[@vincentbeton]

Gotta love how my first expectation of "programmed on Duct Tape" was "oh, so there will be easily abusable Glitches galore" but oh no, it's the Game abusing the Player instead

[@periwinkuru]

"Missile pack" sounds way more satisfying than it has any right to sound.

[@velvetbutterfly]

I understand these take a long time but I always absolutely love each upload. From your YGO comparisons to challenge runs you have not made a bad upload

[@Ashernokami]

I will never be able to hear the word "Ducktape" without thinking about this Video

[@TheGerkuman]

'Now that you're in here you'll need to carefully manage the donuts' - Gamechamp3000, 2021

[@shroomy__rxcks]

this poor girl had to suffer through 16 hours of metroid torture all for a single donut-

[@LORD_BING_BING]

Watching this made me appreciate zero mission even more

[@SmallManRobbie]

Gamechamp3000 saying all of those names at the end had me dying of laughter

[@Zythria]

So... fun fact. You can beat this with out killing anything. But it is not possible in our life time. If you leave the game running for 300 some years NES version at least. Mother Brain will be dead when you get to it. There is a password for that on the NES version of the game. I don't know if that is a thing on the Famicom version though; and with no password and the time it takes to do that being 300+ years (I forget the exact count) even an emulator running at 100X speed would not help. Still, that means you can in theory beat this game with out killing anything; just takes three or four generations to do it.

[@autismandgaming4532]

in case you're wondering: the first 3/4s of the system bricking 300 year password is: ENGAGE RIDLEY MOTHER you can figure out the rest.

[@pepdog1]

Champ, reading out the end patreons: "...reblog if you too are gay and don't go to bed on time" me: (sweating as I glance at the clock showing that it's currently 2 in the morning)

[@wingedcatgirl]

MUahahahaha~

[@powwowken2760]

I can't even be mad you spent 15% of the video's run time just reading Patreon backers names You earned it

[@jaeusa160]

"Where did you learn to program like that?" On industrial-grade duct tape. :D

[@personalover9514]

"Donuts are legally people." *Proceeds to eat a donut after killing Mother Brain*

[@colinhalsey9524]

I always have loved gamechamp3000 and she has always been an inspiration to me. I can't wait to see where she goes!

[@bralvar2352]

“...was programmed on duct tape.” Damn, cracked me up lol.

[@mysteriouscolours1532]

Something tells me she doesn’t like Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System, but I can’t quite work out what it is

[@MrTrombonebandgeek]

I don’t know why she was kept rambling about duct tape either

[@HeyItsAmber99]

On one hand, I hope you do more Metroid Challenges (Metroid 2 Pacifist?), but on the other, this one in particular has left a very angry gal in it's wake

[@Gamechamp3000]

I actually genuinely like every Metroid game after this I've played so there is much less risk of burning hatred

[@Roze_aye]

Real talk. If i were born into the time period where the NES was the main console on the market, I very likely would not be a Gamer today

[@_antisocialmedia6377]

When you go back to old Nintendo games like Metroid and Pokemon, it truly is a miracle that these games got a second installment, let alone a full series, because they just weren't programmed.

[@velvetbutterfly]

Pokemon at least had community built into the design. Metroid didn't really have anything, which is part of why it almost died. Americans see Super Metroid and go "this is one of the greatest games of all time and you need to see it" but Japanese gamers go "I found this little-known retro game talked about by people over seas. They seem to really like it so maybe I should give it a try?"

[@pedroaugustocosta2533]

It's a miracle these games actually work, their code is basically falling apart on itself

[@graememahnke5973]

I don’t know if it’s just me but I’m starting to think Metroid wasn’t programmed well

[@mr.sniffly5297]

Bold of you to assume it was programmed

[@Tiredcream6472]

17:09 I did the same exact thing when I played Sonic 1 with Cream the rabbit! I had a donut in a bag from when I was working at Piggly Wiggly with some students and a teacher from Wilmot which I was saving as my reward for finishing the playthrough. And yes it took me a few hours to finish the playthrough. But the donut was still in good condition.

[@Gamechamp3000]

Donut Solidarity

[@EverTheFractal]

Oh hell yeah I just made chicken strips. Perfect timing

[@BJGvideos]

Any advice? Mine never really come out the way I want. They're just coated chicken when I make them.

[@EverTheFractal]

@@BJGvideos depends if you're deep frying them or not but really season the batter. People tend to forget this bit. It's all about personal taste but my personal recipe is paprika, garlic powder, ground pepper, ground sea salt (you barely need any, trust me). And if I'm feeling sassy I put in ground chili flakes. Getting the measurements right is hard but look up some recipes and you'll be able to eyeball it in no time.

[@gundhamstyle]

"Since donuts are legally people" Sweetheart (OMORI) agrees !

[@lowliifer]

The anxiety was killing me seeing all these donuts.

[@RurouniZel]

Just watching that Mother Brain fight gave me a heart attack! That was literally insane!!

[@hafizhaekal1352]

New VG Myth for Gamechamp : How many duct tape do you need to program Metroid?