Super Punch-Out!! - Blindfolded Race w/ Hootey performed at GDQx 2019 [

Both myself and fellow Super Punch Out speedrunner Hootey both got the opportunity to race each other in Super Punch Out blindfolded at a GDQ! The time listed was my finish time from pressing start until the TKO appears at the end of the Nick fight (this time accounts for the accidental quick start by adding a second to the time).
This game is ridiculously inconsistent and difficult to beat blindfolded at all, let alone in a marathon setting. When I beat this game blindfolded in AGDQ 2014, it had tons of lucky breaks in it, so a repeat performance would require an intense reroute to heighten the chances of success before another marathon showing would be worth attempting.
Both Hootey and myself have been hard at work finding extremely fast setups and ways to make many of these fights as consistent as they could possibly be. That being said, Super Punch Out is wildly random in terms of getting extremely fast times, even to the point where most of our setups are either "mostly consistent but can't be completely" or we just literally have to options for some fights in terms of consistency.
Despite everything, both of us were extremely close the entire race with tons of huge lead changes. I am also ecstatic that both of us were able to handily beat the AGDQ 2014 time that I got for blind SPO, which really shows how far this game and the community surrounding it has come!
This also happens to be the second time I've ever completed a blindfolded Punch Out run at a Games Done Quick event to where I never lost a single bout with any opposing boxer! The first time I pulled this off was actually the most recent Wii Punch Out run at SGDQ!
I am super proud of how far Hootey has come in learning this game to the point to where we were both handily capable of sharing our hard work and practice with the GDQ audience this year!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy our run!

[@Squaredasher]

“You wanna see a tiny kid from Brooklyn beat the snot out of a bunch of grown men?” Zallard and Hootey: No

[@Dryw4ll3at3r]

Thats why they are blindfolded

[@pepper4632]

It took me q0 seconds to get that

[@tharealshifty7618]

Isn't it bronx?

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

@@Dryw4ll3at3r That's the joke my man

[@thewolfleader500]

@@tharealshifty7618 thats lil mac, main character in spo is not lil mac

[@lucasspinetti9795]

Announcer: you can’t ko masked muscle Hooted: This rule can’t stop me because I can’t see

[@pepper4632]

Lucas Spinetti I can’t hear*

[@toon6553]

See It's called a blindfolded speedrun for a reason lol

[@qstan1999]

they have headphones in the cant hear what theyre saying

[@EchoCedric561]

It looked like that after you get that dizzy KO, if you counter his spitting i think that KOs him completely. Judging by Hootey's screen

[@SableJem]

I've KO'd him before without the stun,I just managed to KO him twice in a short amount of time between eachother,each final blow with a Super Punch

[@JoaoLucasK]

"You have to TKO Masked Muscle" Hootey: *Casually proceeds to KO Masked Muscle*

[@Tcass5144]

Yeah I knocked him out when I played

[@PeruvianPotato]

He's easy to KO

[@subsonicgaming5185]

I think he meant with the strat that zallard was using

[@TheEmilyFravel]

Peruvian Potato not as easy as gabby

[@matthewstone2545]

@@TheEmilyFravel Gabby is as simple as: Face Jab, Face Jab, Face Jab, Face Jab, Face Jab, (slight pause) Hook, Hook, Uppercut, and then finally, (long delay) UPPERCUT FOR THE K.O!!! Gabby tries to get up on 6, but fails, BOOM, DONE. (This isn't the strategy in the video, just the one I use.)

[@cooldude6651]

"You have to TKO mass muscle" - commentators "Time to KO mass muscle" - Hootey

[@nicccckque3908]

*masked muscle

[@nicccckque3908]

but his name is Masked Muscle

[@RukiHyena]

@@nicccckque3908 tell the commentator that

[@nicccckque3908]

ok

[@xvdvn2216]

@@chickenitza1386 They're saying Masked. Enunciation isn't exactly something you focus on when you're witnessing an absolutely insane run like this.

[@Cmg5]

I accidently did a frame perfect counter -Zallard1 2014

[@skillfullyunskilled5574]

Sounds like Zallard

[@megatennepster3833]

Skill disguised as luck and we all know it hell ain't luck

[@TheMcTwist]

18:36

[@lucasj6x939]

Notice how the snakes on the minor circuit screen info card of gabby Jay are perfectly lined up

[@x-Abraham-x2]

I love it

[@rafaelsoler6366]

bless you for giving us this knowledge

[@jamesshugart8812]

I noticed that before I saw this comment Y

[@allahhuakbar7332]

I was going to say that

[@sharingandeerman213]

Well actually the snakes on the right side are just a little lower then on the left but still very satisfying

[@thecommoncard9237]

15:32 darn, that some good coincidental sync right there.

[@johnestrada57]

1! 2! 3!

[@angelacamaze6494]

ALADI

[@MrCubFan415]

12:31 to a lesser extent

[@TotPocket]

Nice

[@noahmaldonado5461]

Macho man's excercise programs at work

[@CrossDeadly]

21:59 zallard's emotion and trying to not scream hahaha he's the beast of SPO

[@ButteredToast32]

18:37 Strikes Hoy Quarlow at the last moment before his jump attack, blind. God level skills.

[@blaster6413]

"I accidentally did a frame perfect counter"

[@noahmaldonado5461]

Looked like hoy magnetized to his fist

[@masterofdoots5965]

23:21 I love how respectful Nick is

[@eugene31able]

"You fought your best and gave me a good challenge...for that...you earned my respect."

[@technoguyx]

22:49 lol bear hugger breaking the fourth wall right here

[@eikokaniken6662]

Lol

[@landonbrown3400]

He said 17 seconds, not 17"60 seconds, the man has standards. And surprisingly, frame timing is one of them.

[@Somerandomjingleberry]

24:55 Seeing this made me feel really happy inside. This isn't just respect and good sportsmanship. These men are true friends with nothing but raw ludus and/or even straight up philia (yes, I looked up the many Greek words for love just to make a point) towards one another.

[@flyingfish1138]

I never even knew about super punch out that much until I got an SNES classic and it came bundled on it. Fell in love with it immediately, and only played that game until I beat it. Spent various nights up to beat it quickly, and now I absolutely love watching speedruns on both this and Punch Out for Wii

[@Shaniverse]

You should play it on The original SNES, I am getting it tommorow

[@SolidSnake684]

I'm usually not a fan of GDQ videos, but this video is excellent. No forced humor, no cringey donation reads, just an incredibly techinical run performed by the best, and explained by those who know what they're talking about. Very fun watch.

[@bwp7420]

I couldn't agree more 💯

[@Cam_Can_Play]

“Mistakes are pretty easy to make when you’re blindfolded so you might see a bit of that.” But they won’t.

[@user-dw6uk9kz9q]

How in the unholly fuck do you play this game blindfolded? Like honestly I just can't understand it. This is honestly a talent

[@burgrz_tasty1237]

Talents are a gift you already have. This guy practices a shit ton.

[@romajimamulo]

Audio cues, and memorizing setups

[@sgtcreasegrease]

Blind dude here. When you look at punchout as a patterns and timing based game rather than a boxing game, you kinda go from there. Never finished this game completely tho, only got to the last circuit, and NES punchout, forget about it. Lol... Ended up doing music, producing and DJing before I could figure out how to beat those games.

[@InsomniaDaydreamer]

@@sgtcreasegrease How did you type this if you're blind .-.

[@miggle2784]

@@InsomniaDaydreamer speech to text exists

[@squigglebottomthelll8370]

Hootey made an INSANE comeback Edit:actually both of them did!

[@dnxh2245]

22:51 “I’ve heard someone can beat me in 17 seconds.” Zallard1: *are you challenging me?*

[@baroswista3504]

The announcer: Masked Muscle is another boxer you cannot KO. Hootey: I'm so far behind, I'll do it anyway to take the lead!

[@kepabra3782]

And after all this time, I'm still unable to dizzy the opponents, I always play SPO the "original style", so when I see zallard1 and any other speedrunner do this thing, it never ends to amaze me. GG and way to go zallard!!

[@donovanphillips6278]

Kepabra dizzying gabby jay is actually really easy. All you really have to do is punch him when the guard is low with the right jab repeatedly. And upper cut him when you can (upward super punch).

[@andrekohler5792]

Thanks to GDQ, now after 26 years I finally learned that left punch and right punch have different speeds. That should be one of the most basic things to notice but I never did xD

[@FigureFarter]

I recall it said that in the manual. One of the punches is quicker but less strong

[@drinfernodds]

​@@FigureFarterjust like real boxing. The straight punches to the head are going to be faster than the body blows, but since Mac throws hooks to the body, they're going to be stronger than the straight punches.

[@BrandonBRich]

Next up, two deaf people race to see who can guess what song is playing

[@dogwoodfan777]

Announcer: This is where it's REALLY gonna get messy. (fight is won flawlessly in 12 seconds)

[@superpowergamers.p.g.8558]

"¿How You Feel About Coin Flips?" That's What I Always Ask In My Head While Fighting Against Nick.

[@VanillaVictini]

3:09 is when it starts.

[@GooberInternet]

"NO KO'ING MASKED MUSCLE HOOTEY" - The Announcer Hootey: That can't stop me because I can't read!

[@omarcasillas6188]

Everybody talkin mad shit until Zallard got the headband

[@nignognas3352]

Zallard pressed start when the dude said 1 on the countdown while Mootey pressed start when he said go.

[@ICANTTHINK1124]

Wouldn’t have mattered

[@thatoneswordguy]

I payed more attention to the ingame time

[@endersdragon34]

Zallard is a cheater :-o

[@nignognas3352]

@@ICANTTHINK1124 how come?

[@ICANTTHINK1124]

NigNogNas Since zallard won by 2 minutes would it have been a huge deal, sorry I’m not to big into speedrunning.

[@muffin_the_metalhead3488]

this is insane. i couldn’t even beat Gabby Jay with my eyes open.

[@ZoofyZoof]

I completely refuse to believe someone is this bad at the game. The first fight is deliberately made extremely easy in order to teach you how to play.

[@Junior-xe2md]

Zallard for the 🏆 win

[@skillfullyunskilled5574]

22:51 I guess we now know who Bear Hugger is talking about.

[@poweredvoltage3213]

Nick Bruiser came in clutch in Zallard1

[@the-person]

"Masked muscle is one of the fighters who you have to TKO, you can't KO him." Hootey: *KOs masked muscle*

[@saifuusuri]

My boy Mad Clown bein out here like we live in a society.

[@Brian80s]

I never get tired of watching this. It's like poetry in motion watching the two work.

[@orondedavis]

Incredible! Congratulations to both you gentlemen!👍🏿💪🏾🤚🏿🙅🏾‍♂️ 26:13

[@landonbrown3400]

No! You have to TKO Masked Muscle! Hooty: ha ha, gloves go pow!

[@user-ft2vp5yw6p]

Amazing run, congrats you legend!

[@arcfurrie4856]

Hootey proved the commentors wrong about Masked Muscle

[@bronsonarabie1078]

I just noticed that time only happened after you and Hootey's brohug connected. That's really cute.

[@supadrew932]

I played this game over 1000 times as a child . Only Once … only once was I able to Beat Nick Bruiser out of pure luck and just dodging and insane Rng . I just couldnt read him like the others but I did it

[@spring_time_fungaming4452]

8:54 he said you cant ko him but the right guy did

[@aidyplays1013]

*Hootey

[@brightshadow80]

Masked Muscle, not Dragon Chan

[@Someone0nR3ddit]

@@brightshadow80 what

[@giblebro6898]

It's insane to me how many chances there are to make a comeback in this game!

[@silverflight01]

23:19 I greatly respect Nick for his bow if you lose to him

[@fredrickcuriosity6368]

Anyone: *challenges Zallard1* Zallard1: I see you have chosen death.

[@TurboTheDog]

So freaking amazing! GG to both!

[@lewisblackwiththenicehair]

The audio mixing in this video is Hollywood quality, give whoever did it a raise

[@metalapplesus]

So when's THIS trilogy going to be completed?

[@cidredwood6170]

The beginning is like playing Super Punch Out with a speech jammer

[@kierrific1357]

Note how they said that masked muscle couldn't be KO'ed. Hootey KO's masked muscle five seconds later, and not a TKO, a KO

[@petrironkko5103]

I actually did it too, and didnt even use any speedrunning strats, just spammed the knockout hooks.

[@nintendoraptor1969]

they also say hoy can be ko’d, but he cant

[@adenbaden315]

Bald Bull doesn't need a punch to the face for his dizzy KD.

[@bartturner3327]

A mere mortal challenged Zallard1?

[@signalpuke13]

Nice Job Zallard1! Again with Nick Bruiser!

[@chickenboi7816]

Nice zallard nice job you managed to comeback at the end there man I was nervous

[@Pavlovianmodel146]

Amazing job by both of you! Hopefully we’ll have a rematch next year!

[@kazallroberts]

Here's how each division is equivalent to in these games Minor Circuit: Independent Circuit Boxing Major Circuit: Medium Circuit Boxing World Circuit: Big Circuit Boxing Special Circuit: Big Circuit Boxing

[@Letcharlieplay2545]

Y'know, whenever I watch these, they make me think of ancient greek oracles. The kind of skill and dedication these guys have to the craft of speedrunning is genuinely impressive and I'd even go as far as to say they've been blessed by gods for such a duty.

[@matthewstone2545]

So no one's talking about how zallard started a second early? Lol

[@andrekohler5792]

I noticed that too but I think it's the fault of the guy giving both players the start signal by tapping their shoulders.

[@Ryan-Petre]

@@andrekohler5792 He gave them both the same signals tho.

[@Sukaiba69]

Zallard won by more than one second so it doesn't matter

[@VincentTheMediocreYT]

I love this channel.

[@karenbatson1189]

Who is only paying attention to Zallard after bob Charlie?

[@StaxiHD]

I knew that you would win! You are the best!

[@rageinternet9391]

Zallard's side looks like the game came from the snes while Hootie's side looks like it came from the Sega Genesis.

[@bromangaming6982]

Damn you finally did it

[@SyRose901]

I'm very amazed that the Adventure of Batman and Robin soundtrack that plays when you fight that huge cat in Sega Genesis played when this vid started.

[@peanuts3433]

If you look before the start on the gabby jay screen the patterns slide onto the other screen perfectly

[@dkendall96]

Damn!!!!! You rock Zallard! 🙌🏻

[@gr8gmr]

Great job, zallard!

[@stephenhughes1449]

Imagine zallard1 said to Tyson: "Hey Mike, I knocked you out blindfolded". Mike responds: "Yeah, well I would knock you out in a real fight". zallard moves away as quietly and softly as he possibly could

[@Derthbox]

Great Fight for you and hootey

[@jerz20126]

This was great loved it

[@azumarill1403]

That amazing The Adventures of Batman and Robin OST by Jesper Kyd at the beginning.

[@xbox_toastersystem1386]

3:20 why you shouldn't pause on Disney movies in a nutshell look to the right

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

Awesome race.

[@MrPepp]

11:08 lmao mr sandman dropped with the beat of the tom drums

[@1goofydude]

"Hoy might not get up" Hoy can't be KO'd

[@ZoofyZoof]

yeah he can

[@nintendoraptor1969]

in certain regions i think

[@ShamrockSeraph]

Kings stay kings.

[@springssprangyard8278]

Hey, Batman and Robin Genesis music at the beginning! Nice.

[@YourFavoriteBotGarethThompson]

There should've been a third Bruiser twin named Dick Bruiser who can't win a fight because he low blows his opponents.

[@deadakus]

Super Punch Out for the Switch. With Sick Bruiser, will sneeze in your face

[@condor2279]

@@deadakus basically the same as Masked Muscle's move

[@KurisuBlaze]

How about 'Slick Bruiser', with a telekinetic move that basically works like Mad Clown's ball toss, only faster and with more waves to dodge.

[@condor2279]

Kick Bruiser who does Dragon Chan style kicks, but much faster

[@321pinkaholic]

Uhhhhhh DETOMINIZED

[@JhoanYT-ys1rt]

You've punched face of hoy quarlow for more damage

[@MasonTheAnimator]

Great race.

[@ron5348]

Dang poor hootey he got wrecked in the nick fight but still a great fight!

[@demo_321]

i still can't believe sinister1 is here

[@waldornprime5567]

Also known as: hooty fucks up repeatedly but almost wins by some absurd bullshit

[@tt-du6vc]

Nice race

[@clarkb9221]

Amazing

[@satoriiskarma]

Gabby Jay *Y E Y*

[@akisa7865]

24:49 Nick Bruiser: *lying dead on the ground* Super Macho Man: *FLEX!*

[@nintendoraptor1969]

he heard the applause

[@timarionorozco1692]

So yeah nice speedrun video

[@robertmatthews9650]

“Yay!”

[@QmanR]

pizza cake

[@andres.rivera.1821]

Zallard kinda jumped the gun when they started

[@dementare]

They couldn't hear and I think they practiced for a "3... 2... 1..." but the speaker started at 5 but the "touching" guy already had his hand on the shoulder.... it was a tiny cluster fuck of execution. And I'm sure neither runner would have fought over it if it was that close. With as much "timing" as speedrunners do, they know the real race begins once you hit the first button... doesn't matter when your opponent did, it's when *YOU* did. So had that second difference, I'm sure they would have both agreed that whoever *actually* had the wining time would be the winner. But in the meantime just amazed that in such a game with such rng while playing blind, that it was so close. I don't really see that much "smack talk" amongst speedrunners. They all seem to just admire the skills each one has, and "hey if your times match mine then hello brother" kind of thing. I mean yeah, there are of course assholes in all groups, but it's not like in boxing/mma where the crowd *expects* you two to hate each other kind of thing.

[@MultiThrashed]

In the video they say you can't KO Masked Muscle, but Hootey KO'd Masked Muscle.

[@wafflehat7369]

8:48 - "This is another boxer that cannot be KO'd" Hootey - "I can't hear you!" *KOs Masked Muscle a minute later*

[@codangarrison1195]

Is anyone gonna say anything about how zallard got a small headstart

[@baguettiregretti1961]

Hooty: ahead of zallard Bob Charlie: in gonna stop you right there

[@angeldavidsilvalopez307]

this game make me a lot of fun :D

[@JOHNCENA-ji3rm]

Like to hear it dude

[@TheBayerRepublic]

wan tu thri four faiv siks seven eit nain ten, noko

[@numeroaleatorio4755]

Hootey vs Nick Bruiser = Me vs Bald Bull

[@nintendoraptor1969]

tips: his low hook will usually be followed by an uppercut. punch the “counter-punch!” bull charge after you hear the first thump.

[@tribexml461]

Im surprised some ppl didnt know they could ko nick based on the games rng again its based on rng.

[@subsonicgaming5185]

Kinda funny how only the winning persons audio plays

[@J_man-de5sw]

Maybe because that is zallard’s screen, this is zallard’s channel, and double audio would be confusing

[@pogchampaxolotl8507]

Its probably to prevent the gdq stream from sounding like the 9th circle