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Super Mario 64's unopenable door has been opened [video]

89 points by namanyayg 2y ago

rootsudo 2y ago
I can't believe it's an almost 12 min video for what could be summerized up in 30 seconds or less. While I understand the most can be said about youtube and the Internet nowadays, I'm just surprised at the: Content creator role itself. The scale of thanking subscribers. Having the subscribers enter some mock race on the level. Saying plz help more because it can be his "job." And in the end result, people do subscribe, and from the look of the discord icons, it skews very young. The mechanics and content is interesting sure, but all the meta stuff is just..meta and I'm flabergasted at how structured it is.
it_citizen 2y ago
This youtube channel is great. I highly recommend to look at their other videos if you like Mario 64.
- Rastonbury 2y ago
  That 6+ hour long history of A button challenge is one of the most absurd things I've spent a weekend afternoon on
  - fl0ki 2y ago
    That was Bismuth, not pannenkoek2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXbJe-rUNP8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXbJe-rUNP8 Though Bismuth does spend some time explaining why pannen took a break from making videos, which I'm very glad to see was temporary.
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RadiozRadioz 2y ago
I recommend this channel in general. He has extremely deep knowledge of the inner workings of the game, and presents it in an approachable way. Other classics: A 3 hour 45 minute deep dive into the game's infamous invisible wall bug (useful for understanding the linked video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsXCVsDFiXA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsXCVsDFiXA His most famous video, a summary of the extremely involved and complex methods required to beat a particular level using the lowest number of A button presses - in this case, 0.5 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A
- ufo 2y ago
  pannenkoek being back to posting new videos is the best part of all of this.
- amenhotep 2y ago
  An A press is an A press. You can't say it's only a half
  - kevincox 2y ago
    Half presses aren't counted as part of the record (it is a whole) but do matter when doing multiple levels in sequence as you can often not spend an extra one if you had a "half" from the one before.
    - cypress66 2y ago
      It's a joke referencing a quote in the video.
  - ASalazarMX 2y ago
    Better explained by KnowYourMeme, but it's basically pressing and never releasing button A. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/05x-a-presses-but-first-we-need-to-talk-about-parallel-universes https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/05x-a-presses-but-first-we-ne...
freitzkriesler2 2y ago
I just watched an 11 minute video on n64 video game mechanics and I was deeply fascinated. It's just a door, or is it?

89 points by namanyayg 2y ago

I can't believe it's an almost 12 min video for what could be summerized up in 30 seconds or less. While I understand the most can be said about youtube and the Internet nowadays, I'm just surprised at the: Content creator role itself. The scale of thanking subscribers. Having the subscribers enter some mock race on the level. Saying plz help more because it can be his "job." And in the end result, people do subscribe, and from the look of the discord icons, it skews very young. The mechanics and content is interesting sure, but all the meta stuff is just..meta and I'm flabergasted at how structured it is.

it_citizen 2y ago

This youtube channel is great. I highly recommend to look at their other videos if you like Mario 64.

Rastonbury 2y ago
That 6+ hour long history of A button challenge is one of the most absurd things I've spent a weekend afternoon on
- fl0ki 2y ago
  That was Bismuth, not pannenkoek2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXbJe-rUNP8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXbJe-rUNP8 Though Bismuth does spend some time explaining why pannen took a break from making videos, which I'm very glad to see was temporary.

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RadiozRadioz 2y ago

I recommend this channel in general. He has extremely deep knowledge of the inner workings of the game, and presents it in an approachable way. Other classics: A 3 hour 45 minute deep dive into the game's infamous invisible wall bug (useful for understanding the linked video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsXCVsDFiXA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsXCVsDFiXA His most famous video, a summary of the extremely involved and complex methods required to beat a particular level using the lowest number of A button presses - in this case, 0.5 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A

ufo 2y ago
pannenkoek being back to posting new videos is the best part of all of this.
amenhotep 2y ago
An A press is an A press. You can't say it's only a half
- kevincox 2y ago
  Half presses aren't counted as part of the record (it is a whole) but do matter when doing multiple levels in sequence as you can often not spend an extra one if you had a "half" from the one before.
  - cypress66 2y ago
    It's a joke referencing a quote in the video.
- ASalazarMX 2y ago
  Better explained by KnowYourMeme, but it's basically pressing and never releasing button A. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/05x-a-presses-but-first-we-need-to-talk-about-parallel-universes https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/05x-a-presses-but-first-we-ne...

freitzkriesler2 2y ago

I just watched an 11 minute video on n64 video game mechanics and I was deeply fascinated. It's just a door, or is it?