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If anyone is interested in speed runs I really recommend this YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtUbO6rBht0daVIOGML3c8w https://www.youtube.com/

by pattle 8y ago

If anyone is interested in speed runs I really recommend this YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtUbO6rBht0daVIOGML3c8w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtUbO6rBht0daVIOGML3c8w Thy're a series of videos on how world records have been lowered over time on various games. It's fascinating watching particularity the one on Super Mario 64 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7ePi38LnrA&t=16s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7ePi38LnrA&t=16s

joshschreuder 8y ago
Love the SummoningSalt vids and second the recommendation. I just wish there was more as they are so interesting!
- kennyadam 8y ago
  There's a guy on YouTube & Twitch, who posts N64 Goldeneye speedrunning breakdowns at the start of each month. Very specific niche but oddly interesting! RWhiteGoose is his username.
  - songshu 8y ago
    I love RWhiteGoose and the GoldenEye speedrun community generally. There's a core group of 50 or so people who've spent literally man-decades optimizing that game. If you haven't seen his "speedlore" series on YouTube I recommend it, he goes through the history of optimizations of a particular level. There are many parallels with the experience of optimizing software systems and the cycle of breakthrough and consolidation we go through there.
    - trey-jones 8y ago
      I am not a speedrunner and I don't really follow any speedrunning community, but this takes me back to 1998 doing the Facility in time for the Invincibility cheat. If I still remember it 20 years later, I must have done it a few times.
      - songshu 8y ago
        Yes Goldeneye made amateur speedrunners of most people who played, as you had to get times to get cheats. You'd be amazed to see the fastest runs on Facility now. One particularly amazing thing is that the time for the invincibility cheat is now possible not only on 00 Agent mode (where in fact it's considered easy), but on so-called "Dark LTK" mode, where one injury kills Bond and all enemies have max stats.
- paulirish 8y ago
  Apollo Legend [0] and EZScape [1] are two good channels to consider after binging SummoningSalt. SethBling's [2] Mario hacks should appeal to the HN crowd, too. [0] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5t8u4kpE0WvLxkPWIp8n-g/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5t8u4kpE0WvLxkPWIp8n-g/ [1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIyZiiHXIH7KkqfaDvBmG-Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIyZiiHXIH7KkqfaDvBmG-Q [2] https://www.youtube.com/user/sethbling/ https://www.youtube.com/user/sethbling/
TheAceOfHearts 8y ago
I just wanna second this and say that I too love the Summoning Salt speedrun videos. They're like mini-documentaries. If you actually play through any of these games you really start to appreciate just how insane some of these times are.
AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago
He also streams, usually MTPO runs. Had the good fortune to be present for a WR not too long ago which was pretty exciting.
kchoudhu 8y ago
Did you ever see this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A This guy literally has a PhD in SM64. It's insanely complicated, and surprisingly lucid.
- tehz 8y ago
  See also his four part series (course, really) on wall, ceiling, and floor interactions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnU7DJXiMAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnU7DJXiMAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9fUV7uA2_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9fUV7uA2_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1kbABTyeo8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1kbABTyeo8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRCjVLqjST4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRCjVLqjST4 It's amazing how engrossing they are.
- kibwen 8y ago
  This video is legendary. It's like sitting in on a university course on the technical details of the physics and programming in Mario 64.
  - kchoudhu 8y ago
    I tend to skip around videos. When it went from "exploit this glitch" to a graph of "registering p-q alignment", I knew I would have to slow down and watch the entire thing. Boy am I glad I did.
    - jhinra 8y ago
      Ditto! pannenkoek2012 is operating at a level that every hacker should aspire to. Piecing together that solution for that star in 0.5 A presses is a thing of beauty.
- crooked-v 8y ago
  I wonder how often he has to deal with "Dr. Mario" jokes.
- tvanantwerp 8y ago
city41 8y ago
Since we’re talking about Super Mario Bros, his video on level 4-2 is really interesting: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i1AHCaokqhg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i1AHCaokqhg

by pattle 8y ago

joshschreuder 8y ago

Love the SummoningSalt vids and second the recommendation. I just wish there was more as they are so interesting!

kennyadam 8y ago
There's a guy on YouTube & Twitch, who posts N64 Goldeneye speedrunning breakdowns at the start of each month. Very specific niche but oddly interesting! RWhiteGoose is his username.
- songshu 8y ago
  I love RWhiteGoose and the GoldenEye speedrun community generally. There's a core group of 50 or so people who've spent literally man-decades optimizing that game. If you haven't seen his "speedlore" series on YouTube I recommend it, he goes through the history of optimizations of a particular level. There are many parallels with the experience of optimizing software systems and the cycle of breakthrough and consolidation we go through there.
  - trey-jones 8y ago
    I am not a speedrunner and I don't really follow any speedrunning community, but this takes me back to 1998 doing the Facility in time for the Invincibility cheat. If I still remember it 20 years later, I must have done it a few times.
    - songshu 8y ago
      Yes Goldeneye made amateur speedrunners of most people who played, as you had to get times to get cheats. You'd be amazed to see the fastest runs on Facility now. One particularly amazing thing is that the time for the invincibility cheat is now possible not only on 00 Agent mode (where in fact it's considered easy), but on so-called "Dark LTK" mode, where one injury kills Bond and all enemies have max stats.
paulirish 8y ago
Apollo Legend [0] and EZScape [1] are two good channels to consider after binging SummoningSalt. SethBling's [2] Mario hacks should appeal to the HN crowd, too. [0] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5t8u4kpE0WvLxkPWIp8n-g/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5t8u4kpE0WvLxkPWIp8n-g/ [1] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIyZiiHXIH7KkqfaDvBmG-Q https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIyZiiHXIH7KkqfaDvBmG-Q [2] https://www.youtube.com/user/sethbling/ https://www.youtube.com/user/sethbling/

TheAceOfHearts 8y ago

I just wanna second this and say that I too love the Summoning Salt speedrun videos. They're like mini-documentaries. If you actually play through any of these games you really start to appreciate just how insane some of these times are.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago

He also streams, usually MTPO runs. Had the good fortune to be present for a WR not too long ago which was pretty exciting.

kchoudhu 8y ago

Did you ever see this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A This guy literally has a PhD in SM64. It's insanely complicated, and surprisingly lucid.

tehz 8y ago
See also his four part series (course, really) on wall, ceiling, and floor interactions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnU7DJXiMAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnU7DJXiMAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9fUV7uA2_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9fUV7uA2_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1kbABTyeo8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1kbABTyeo8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRCjVLqjST4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRCjVLqjST4 It's amazing how engrossing they are.
kibwen 8y ago
This video is legendary. It's like sitting in on a university course on the technical details of the physics and programming in Mario 64.
- kchoudhu 8y ago
  I tend to skip around videos. When it went from "exploit this glitch" to a graph of "registering p-q alignment", I knew I would have to slow down and watch the entire thing. Boy am I glad I did.
  - jhinra 8y ago
    Ditto! pannenkoek2012 is operating at a level that every hacker should aspire to. Piecing together that solution for that star in 0.5 A presses is a thing of beauty.
crooked-v 8y ago
I wonder how often he has to deal with "Dr. Mario" jokes.
tvanantwerp 8y ago

city41 8y ago

Since we’re talking about Super Mario Bros, his video on level 4-2 is really interesting: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i1AHCaokqhg https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i1AHCaokqhg