This is one of my favorite videos of all time, perhaps even surpassing Watch for Rolling Rocks in 0.5x A Presses (although obviously not as iconic). It just perfectly scratches that itch of someone using a combination of technical skill and lateral thinking to complete an absurd video game challenge, all presented by an even-keeled narrator with clear visualizations and a bit of humor sprinkled in. I think I've watched it half a dozen times at this point--it's my "comfort food" for when I'm having trouble sleeping.
Kind of amazing that the very first video the creator has put out is such a banger, not just in terms of content but in terms of production value. He did say that he'd be making another video, so I'll be looking forward to that--tough act to follow, though, not unlike Watch for Rolling Rocks.
Can anyone recommend any channels/videos along the same lines? I've devoured the following:
- All of pannenkoek's videos (both commentated and uncommentated)
- bad_boot's Enter the Secret Aquarium in 0x A Presses
- All of Bismuth's videos
- All of Pikasprey's Softlock Picking videos (tbh while some of these can be interesting, they're not really in the same ballpark...more just something to take the edge off)
- Many of Crystal_'s Pokemon glitch videos (again, interesting, but no voice commentary and not as grand in scale--mostly just straightforward glitch documentation)
- All of Lowest Percent's videos
- All of Retro Game Mechanics Explained's videos (okay only a few of his videos are remotely related but holy crap, easily some of the highest quality videos on the net if you're into detailed technical breakdowns of retro games/consoles and absolutely top-notch visualizations)
Got excited, then realized I'd already seen it. I like these kind of videos too, something very satisfying about the creativity plus the dedication to pull this stuff off.
Maybe https://www.youtube.com/@DisplacedGamers/videos it's a bit dry and code heavy comparatively though.
https://www.youtube.com/@SwankyBox mods old games for challenges and to show off cut content and stuff.
Lots of "history of speedrun records" channels have a similar vibe, but not quite the same thing.
Sorry to get your hopes up! Well, you can be sure I'll be posting his next video whenever it drops.
I've seen a few random videos from Displaced Gamers, but for some reason I'm not subbed! Thanks for rectifying that.
Now SwankyBox, I haven't heard of--will definitely check out some of their videos. I do enjoy perusing TCRF and watching Boundary Break from time to time
I do watch some speedrunning content from time to time (e.g. Summoning Salt and AverageTrey) but I'm mostly interested in the glitches/exploits/tools so my enjoyment can vary pretty heavily depending on the quantity and depth of those aspects
Ah, wanted to reply but the site keeps breaking on me!
Boundary Break is a good one too, been following for a while, I like to get a glimpse of the weird left-overs and strange things that show up in games. I've seen a few more good channels like that and I wish I'd subbed to them so I could recommend them now!
I'm a bit the same wrt speedruns, I like the creative ways people find to exploit code, and then the absurd level of mechanical precision that goes into polishing those runs until they're prefect is cool to see too.