VG Myths - In How Many Shots Can You Complete Splatoon 3?

Tonight on VG Myths, we dust off the Nintendo Switch and continue the minimum shot challenge and ask the question: in how many shots can you beat and complete Splatoon 3 for the Nintendo Switch?
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*Media Sources*
Splatoon 3
Mario no Super Picross (Nintendo Switch Online)
One Ring to Rule Them All SE (Joseph Blanchette)

[@parzival-bo]

I like to imagine that Captain 3 holds the fact they did their entire campaign without firing their gun even _once_ over everyone else's head on a regular basis.

[@Anaea]

this is canon now

[@mysticalcomments]

Yes. This is my canon now.

[@disc5035]

To be fair, the other agents where the only ones who actually bothered to complete the entirerty of their campaigns (Agent 3 skipped a whole world 💀)

[@Veemospammer]

They spent time to be lazy 💀

[@ILiekFishes]

@@disc5035 the mission was not "indiscriminately murder as many octolings, especially those of high power, as possible," it was "stop the octarian threat" which was achieved until dj octavio escaped the snow globe.

[@NathanielBandy]

I'm excited to watch this one later and see what levels you completed that I couldn't!

[@CrazyguysGamingCGG]

Hello mr bandy

[@shadowtd9982]

Bro there was a fine margin between yours and champs

[@Uhhhhh1188]

Maybe you could put your reaction on your channel with comparsions between your run and GameChamp3000's run.

[@purpellent]

ayo ain’t you na-

[@AbsoluteScrubbishNpc]

Ain’t you Nathaniel B?

[@timeabout]

when i did the level "that sinking feeling" i actually... played it wrong [per se] and finished it the first time. i literally avoided all of the enemies and didn't fire a single shot on my first try-- meanwhile, my boyfriend had so many attempts it hurt. i told him my strategy and he tried it and it worked... it was genuinely really funny

[@shadowtd9982]

Good lvl

[@Cheesecannon25]

It also has the one odd sniper that leads their shots

[@Ag3nt-MC]

What? I was doing it wrong?

[@timeabout]

@@Ag3nt-MC i dont think theres a "wrong" way per se-- but i dodged all of the shots and ran through fire instead. i lured enemies and lost them around objects so they didn't spot me anymore and "forgot" so they'd stop attacking me, etc. it worked wayyyy better than trying to actually conserve ink! i stopped thinking about using it altogether and just brute forced my way through and it was surprisingly much easier than when i saw someone trying to do it the normal way [i.e shooting shots but trying to keep your ink usage low] :)

[@mariesyvian8187]

​@@timeabout I think I did that too. is that the one with the roller chain puzzle?

[@ConnorTheUndying]

I didn't think "Tactical Amogus Painting" would be a strategy used in this run, but hey, here we are.

[@battletapesrecording]

Lol

[@starlii10]

Imagine "Tactical Amogus Painting" being used in WW3

[@ConnorTheUndying]

@@starlii10 I'd rather not think about WW3 tbh

[@JelloApocalypse]

The LegendaryFrog reference at 12:43 activated a sleeper code in my brain and sent me back in time 15 years

[@morallygary9098]

I have… no idea why I’m surprised that you would be here and watch gamechamp, but I am. And yet it makes so much sense. And FUCKING THANK YOU! I have been scrolling the comments trying to figure out what that joke was so I can make it make sense!

[@MaliceIncar-Hated]

@@morallygary9098 i still dont get it but i want to AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@last-of]

New lemonade video when ?

[@battletapesrecording]

Pizza Game: The Worst Visual Novel

[@Doublee73]

Legendary Frog was my JAM and I totally missed that reference!

[@Chorutowo]

Im so glad that the length of vgc myths videos have gradually increased video by video, where hour long challenges are the norm now

[@jacobs5546]

Wrong Abbreviation.

[@appelofdoom8211]

and that's with the patreon vocal tier getting changed

[@Chorutowo]

@@appelofdoom8211 exactly

[@Draukagrissah]

Trans KZbinrs stop making your videos into feature length movies challenge: level impossible x3

[@chasefray]

@@Draukagrissah it's not a bad thing at least

[@mossdude9594]

My sibling actually gained the ability to move without shooting the first tutorial balloon on their first playthrough, similar to how you did in the first game. I still have no idea how but that should mean it's possible.

[@Gamechamp3000]

Okay wow noting for later thanks for letting me know!

[@Failuigi41]

Ohhh no, we need more nose powers

[@tylern6420]

@@Gamechamp3000 can dirty switch carts (the golden bits specifically) affect the functionality of the game?

[@CheesyLizzy]

@@tylern6420 I don't think so, if anything the most specific it could get would be making specific stuff crash when you tried to load it. I'm basing this off of a copy of Mario Party 7 I had as a kid that worked most of the time, but got a small scratch in it that caused the game to specifically crash if Bowser tried to load a multiplayer Bowser minigame.

[@scott0852]

@@tylern6420 The Switch does too much verification to carts, you'd just get an "an error has occurred, please reinsert the cart" screen

[@oranbluethorn3956]

I love how psychopathic almost every name of GameChamps backers are. It's amazing to just hear her read it all

[@rosieg6989]

hear her read it all.

[@oranbluethorn3956]

@@rosieg6989 true true, my bad

[@Anaea]

@@oranbluethorn3956 wait what did it say before???

[@SockLove]

@@Anaea It said that you can't trust internet cats to do non-cat things

[@oranbluethorn3956]

@@Anaea nobody will ever know, thanks youtube

[@sentientblender]

When I took my own run through the game I was actively trying to figure out how you’d handle a minimal shot challenge. Needless to say this entire video was an endless train of disbelief at the depraved lengths you can go to save one measly shot. I’m shocked and disgusted. Fantastic job.

[@shawnburke-hutchinson5901]

For anyone questioning why GameChamp was referring to an elephant at the end of the video, she was referring to Inner Agent 3 Minimum Shot.

[@castonyoung7514]

I don't remember anything about an elephant.

[@mistressofdreams6031]

@@castonyoung7514 “So yeah, can someone tell me about this elephant in the room?”

[@nicoborken9963]

how long can elephants go without eating anyway? I don't want to look it up in fear of being placed on the fbi watchlist or smth

[@shawnburke-hutchinson5901]

@@nicoborken9963 At most, a week. Yeah. The Elephant is looooooong dead.

[@nicoborken9963]

@@shawnburke-hutchinson5901 ty

[@ecstaticmechanic]

I like how she always uses 'you' or 'your' as though anyone else would *WANT* to do something like this.

[@bubbline1334]

When you started talking about buttons being held during the final boss segment, I thought for sure that we were gonna go into half press shenanigans

[@HaganConnell]

Watch for Roller Jumps

[@zixvirzjghamn737]

"how could he be faster than half an a press!?"

[@dootdoodle569]

A shot is a shot. You can’t say it’s only a half.

[@DJAlex1417]

@@dootdoodle569 TJ "Woomy" Yoshi

[@SynGirl32]

Glad I'm not the only one who keeps Mario's Picross handy for releasing stress.

[@imagery5425]

I don’t think it’s MARIO picross…

[@DoctorTex]

​@@imagery5425"You're stuck with ME, chumps! WA HA HA HA!"

[@octogorb9853]

The moment i saw Burst Bombs as an available sub you can get i knew that you might be really happy to see them return in single player.

[@Maltesethebella]

“And get out if my house” & “i forget to feed the elephant its dead its canonically dead” both got me XD

[@Glory2Snowstar]

YES! My birthday’s tomorrow and this is the best early present I could ask for, your Octo Expansion runs were legendary and I’m psyched to see this! Haven’t seen this yet but I’m looking forward to the Burst Bomb cheese in Target Town. Anything that spites the Tri-Stringer there makes me happy.

[@Gamechamp3000]

That level doesn't have Burst Bombs. :']

[@Glory2Snowstar]

@@Gamechamp3000 Oh. O h. N o.

[@AbsoluteScrubbishNpc]

My birthday was a day before this video.

[@LanieMae]

Happy bday

[@ikbenmaxim]

happy birthday to you1!!1

[@jessevanderveen673]

You can work around the opening screen by getting a connection error (such as by keeping the device in sleep mode for a minute) which’ll then return you to splatsville as you normally would.

[@tobi_play3802]

Could you upload a video of you doing this?

[@McKayla24798]

When I fought DJ Octavio in my own playthrough I was very disappointed to realize you would need to shoot to beat him, though your strategy was way way cooler than a real boss fight

[@sefsprite]

as soon as i saw story mode i immediately wondered if you’d do this and i’m so glad you did

[@TiredLowBrass8048]

Her impression of the "level failed - you..." jingle is so amazing.

[@LexLuxray]

Gamechamp is such great entertainment, I love her connection to her audience and ability to make high quality videos with good info and great humor. Thank you as always ❤️

[@JuliaJulia-vh4xc]

I think an interesting challenge would be seeing how many power eggs you need to simply complete the story mode. No 100%, just get from start to finish, and how long that would take.

[@chillycicada]

not alot, I basically did that not on purpose and you can skip a ton of the fuzzy ooze

[@strawberrytofu5174]

I love how you narrate this like we're actually gonna try this challenge

[@staticpastry7152]

Nothing to do with the video. But I would like to thank you. As a person who does not feel at home in their own body, seeing you be successful while going through similar circumstances really gives me hope. I appreciate what you do!

[@swag4jag559]

Gamechamp walks into Splatoon Store Octoling: What do you need? Gamechamp: 46 shots, some at Nathanial Bandy, knowledge of octo-ink art, and a whole lot of semantics! Octoling:😳 Gamechamp: Oh yeah, and another Nintendo Game and a lot lot of latte’s to sit back and drink. Octoling: That seems a lot but ok.😢 Gamechamp to herself: This’ll be a whole lot of pain and I’m here for it😅 All jokes aside, this was a great video and was guessing this would be about 45 shots and was so close. Great Job! Btw, How many shots does it take to complete Saints Row 4?

[@nouche]

You can just FEEL the satisfaction every time she says “Final score: zero shots!”

[@NoSaneOCs]

"painting pretty pictures": a squid, an evil smiley face, and ✨ AMONG US ✨

[@Mallowbie]

I was worried when you made the vocal tier on patreon higher that the end of the videos would be a lot shorter. But of course this community loves making you suffer enough to shovel more money into your face 😂 Love your videos, as always ❤️

[@guguig9746]

Man, that tower level was some good stuff

[@minicher7984]

I am convinced that when gamechamp is reading the credits she just uses a voice bot to read everything.

[@EmperorZ19]

My god, your patience is legendary. I don't know if any other challenge runner has more integrity than you do.

[@goose_operator9272]

I love how gamechamp talks like anyone else is insane enough to also attempt this challenge and then i realize we're all fans of game champ- of course we're insane enough

[@Utopia_2489]

IT’S HERE 🎉 Time to see how painful this is gonna be! Edit: I’m both impressed and horrified at how far the game’s limitations can be pushed, and how far you go to find those limits. The effort you put into this series and into your videos in general is incredible. Thank you.

[@maydayredd6137]

I honestly hadn't realised how much of a voice change there had been until that old voice clip played

[@Trans4Hire]

Key difference between you and Nathaniel Bandy: I watch your videos

[@CosmicNightshade]

I was super excited for you to do this challenge!!! Thank you for dedicating time to this!!! Keep up the great work!

[@YukeWeiss]

I have never played a Splatoon game and my only knowledge of it exists when Miss Champ plays the game badly. Love it.

[@ImTheBestJamie]

I really enjoyed your energy at 38 minutes, you sounded so genuinely excited and unfiltered!

[@noodel3374]

i love how this run was segmented, but in the wonder run she went full bonkers without a segmented run

[@DapperPenguim9172]

“Dang it, why do I keep hiring agents who don’t want to use the hero shot. Maybe I should wash it.” -Craig Cuttefish

[@jamievoss5658]

The 1st video I watched on this channel was the Splatoon 1 Hero mode least shot run and I’m glad I found it. Been looking forward to this episode ever since Splatoon 3 was announced. Awesome job Ms Champ!

[@Joshi_ForReal]

This has honestly been the video I was most hyped for this year

[@sunnycideup4725]

This is *AMAZING.* You are SO dedicated, its ACTUALLY Stupefying past a certain point

[@AuraOfANobody]

Just getting around to watching this now, and already I'm losing my mind. That Octavio fight is actually hilarious, he really just sits there and watches you basically seabag him for points and does nothing about it. Fantastic stuff, I'm looking forward to the next 45 minutes of this video *immensely*

[@SuspiciousTemmie]

I was wondering if you would do a VG Myths episode for Splatoon 3, and you did! :D The solutions to all these problems are just genius, I wouldn't have thought of almost all of them! And *MASSIVE* kudos to you for going through all these painstaking processes. _Especially_ the strat used at 24:52, my jaw dropped so hard there! That whole level is absolutely mind-blowing. Edit: Seriously, everything in this video is just so insanely impressive, if I went and tried to describe everything I'd be here longer than you were on most of these levels.

[@spacellamamk1]

Your videos are always incredibly reassuring. I just generally feel reassured after watching.

[@SugarZow_]

Been waiting, one of the only cases I didn’t skip anything to watch it all, impressive as always!

[@saku._cult]

Since Splatoon 3 released I’ve been hoping that you’d do this. I’ve tried this challenge and it was SO hard, keep up the great work!

[@somekrazykorean]

3 years after the octo expansion video… This is the return of the queen

[@DoctorTex]

I like how Gamechamp chose to explain the mechanics behind main and sub weapon priority while the Earth is in time crunched danger.

[@Ellicess]

I’ve been looking forward for this video for so long! The Splatoon videos were how I originally fell in love with your channel! 😁

[@hollow3656]

"...Frye, what is she doing?" "She's teaching the stars, Hugefry and Mr. Grizz how ZR and R works." "Ay? (Should we tell her to hurry up?) "No, it is forbidden." (order is Shiver, Frye, Big Man, Frye) Also, HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO BEAT AFTER ALTERNA WITHOUT A *SINGLE* SHOT?! I can't even beat it NORMALLY! man, that's some next level skill. It may not be much, but you earned my respect.

[@Waterbal_07]

The dedication it takes for you to make this video is absurd. Great video!

[@NOXIDPROD]

Possible tip for 0305? If you stand still for long enough (yes, even in roller melee mode) you slowly regain some ink.

[@furiouscorgi6614]

The platform moves backwards towards an inkroller. There's no time to use it

[@NeroCM]

I'm so happy you're back. I needed a fun new challenge to watch. Somehow, a lot of challenge runners either take themselves super seriously or not seriously enough.

[@thoopsy]

I stopped watching the video to go do After Alterna on my own, so I wouldn't get spoilers. It took a couple hours. The fact I remembered to come back speaks to the quality of your work! Always happy to have a new Gamechamp video around!!!

[@colinpines6738]

Ive been waiting for this for months thank you gamechamp!

[@sad_pope_9689]

How does one's heart keep on going after all these stressful runs ?

[@honeyshuckle9742]

Can't wait to see how many different ways Side order is beaten without firing a shot; It's so easily possible it's funny, it's just some ways are easier than others. *Sobs in Only drone damage*

[@lindseylichtman]

So glad I finished story mode in time to be able to watch this vid on launch day! Let's go!!!

[@hyperprincess48]

technically, all of the octo expansion levels can be completed by using's Marina's skip test. You would get faded mem cakes, but you wouldn't need shots!

[@furiouscorgi6614]

Iirc, it doesn't count for completion, since you didn't beat the level, you skipped the level. It also doesn't unlock IA3.

[@SydneyIsSleepy]

rest in peace elephant in the room, i will forever miss you 😔

[@rose_knight]

I've been waiting for this!! I did start watching the first part of Nate's video when it came out, but admittedly I stopped mostly because I knew it wouldn't be as good as your run if/when you did it. I don't think ANYONE else is insane enough to do VG Myths as well as you do

[@Racesolar]

oh my god hearing you describe the After Alterna Checkpoint 4 as "lightly challenging" i struggled on that for so, so long, but you *did* beat everything else shotless so i suppose that would be a cakewalk at that point

[@poppyfrancis7338]

Champ you are TOO FRIGGIN FAST considering how difficult these challenges can be. I'm proud of you

[@GamesTheOracle]

glad to see this finally finished, hoo boy this will be entertaining

[@zzach_attack4602]

You played it! It's always great to see a new video by you.

[@n1jigen]

Ive been checking everyday for this video since Splatoon 3 came out because of how excited I was for it, I physically gasped when I saw it on my homepage too 💀 I’m so glad it’s finally here

[@residentfacehead3465]

Another day, another Bizarre and difficult challenge endured for personal pride March 2023 Edit: After alternas grind section should be even harder now because devs increased the white ink frames on burst bomb.

[@NiGHTSIntoMemes]

10 minutes in and I'm already contemplating what a Minimum Shots Speedrun Category would look like. Safe to say it I currently envision it as psychological torture!

[@redthefoxisWritingUpAStorm]

-More like a violation of the Geneva Convention.- I would love to see a speedrun of a min shot run, although the Alterna Hub would probably be pretty dull unless they were willing to sacrifice a shot.

[@cgtoad625]

I’ve watched both Splatoon 1 and 2 videos you did on this, so I’m very happy that you did this challenge in Splatoon 3!

[@josephhagermaniv9381]

I can’t wait to see Eight to get a second chance in the form of “How many shots does it take to complete Side Order?”

[@glyphidbulkdetonator]

You know what? I was actually going to avoid watching any videos on Spoon 3's Story mode in favor of playing it myself, but when Gamechamp-Sama's doing a 55-minute challenge run about it, I immediately went "Oh no, I *cannot* miss this!"

[@annabanana924]

Hell yeah let's go

[@MathMoji]

I’ve been looking forward to this video, great job man!

[@cozmo_Comet]

your switching things up run is still so insane. Genuinely impressed with that dedication o7

[@apocalfailed8090]

The best part is the patreon names getting crazier as the challenges do, change my mind

[@tibby4503]

Absolutely not, that would be cruel.

[@sashimiroll5055]

She uploaded it!!!! Long live the queen of playing Splatoon wrong!

[@Professor-Badger]

Good stuffs My dad walked into the kitchen and was listening to this with me for a moment and it got him to genuinely laugh which is always great to hear

[@jonacarweenie]

I thought I was the only one who played mario picross!! I literally screamed when I saw you open it because I have done that exact thing so many times...

[@joyoustheta2773]

Congrats on this run. I remember trying my own shotless run but eventually just gave up on it. I don't think there's anything I did that wasn't already covered in this video anyways other than me attempting to do the shotless run with every weapon available for a full 100%.

[@friccle_]

This is the only video ever to ask the question “is the title screen a weapon”

[@Ddoublechin]

My most looked forward to video of the year. It did not disappoint.

[@dakotabaggett243]

Glad to see the video! Thank you for the content!

[@rngtime6453]

i am letting you know how much this video does not suck and how you HAVE improved. love you champ

[@ZohGaEri]

watching someone beat after alterna without using the main weapon was an experience honestly

[@Somari64]

this is probably the most fun ive had watching a vg myths! was kind of mouth agape seeing after alterna being done shotless

[@artificialaxolotl8317]

You went through this hell for us again! Thank you game champion! You really are the Gamer Champion!

[@Chalkboard_Charlie]

38:00 This makes me wonder if Splat bombs can cause a chain reaction with other splat bombs of the same color. 🤔

[@1ogic948]

5:22 Guys, Gamechamp is hiding Splatoon 0 from us -that or Octo Expansion counts as a game, or they just made a very minor error in the script.-

[@sparklingsora]

ahhh i was so looking forward to seeing you cover this game! good vid! :]

[@BJMashPotato]

Wow, that sub only After Alterna balloon section is crazy! The whole run in general is really entertaining too, congrats!

[@jedisalsohere]

Hearing Gamechamp try to pronounce "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" made my day.

[@honukane242]

@@wilh3lmmusic she goes by she/they pronouns btw!

[@jojojojojojojojojojojojo4181]

@@honukane242 iirc that dude said "just use the biologically correct pronouns" so I don't think they care sadly

[@ultranathan992]

Was waiting for this since the game came out

[@gnollproblem]

I wasn't expecting to hear a "One Ring to Rule Them All" reference today, but gamechamp volleyball spiked that Flash animation nostalgia directly into my frontal cortex.

[@hollowsbest]

I've had such trouble with the last section of after alterna but hadn't at all considered smallfry as an option... might be off to complete it now, finally!!

[@Side_N0te]

"I'm sorry Bandy" might as well have been in the title of this video.

[@videogamemusic2962]

Happy to see this series continue!

[@Squirtle128]

35:53 this level took so much time just to do it with the Tri Stinger that I gave up, cannot imagine how it went for you going shotless

[@KrazyKeltik]

I bought Splatoon 3 because of this video, and now I play it every day. Champ, your power is immeasurable and, frankly, terrifying