I'm unbelievably happy that you guys decided to approach us about this video. I remember watching your DKC video when it came out and loved how much the charts, and player interviews added to the understanding of the video. When you guys said you wanted to do Ratchet & Clank i was jumping for joy because i think it was obvious to a lot of us in the community that PlayStation was never going to see proper representation if we didn't make our own video. But here we are today with the best video we could have asked for. From the very start with RJWaters segmented run to now Franz being the beast that he is. It's crazy how far we've come. I appreciate all the kind comments made about me by other runners in the video as well as here in the comments. Considering the amount of games i've ran, there's only really 3 games i've taken extremely serious in speedrunning and Ratchet 1 is without question in that top 3. Having all of my hard work displayed in this video means a lot. Thanks for doing this for our community and myself. But seriously, you guys are really making me wanna go for 18:xx..

@Rain1

4 жыл бұрын

Wow that was wholesome.

@ryno4ever433

4 жыл бұрын

You rock Ricky

@chezworthmaxamillion3989

4 жыл бұрын

Ricky- you gotta get sub 19....I know you can

@The-Wock

3 жыл бұрын

Who’s this guy I only know Ricky

@sleezegangsports

Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the entertainmet bud.

17:44 "No seriously, people used to use Skype" Oh boy we sure did

It’s really depressing how so many possible runs were possibly shafted because of SDA’s weird rule set

@FatalHog

3 жыл бұрын

@paula most of their rules were made as a "we wanna make speedrunning look cool and interesting" but fell flat

@VaporeonEnjoyer1

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh boy down look at Early Twin Galaxies rules then,

@apollo5835

3 ай бұрын

Monster hunter world speed running rules

I'm really glad to be part of that journey and was even surprised to be mentioned on-screen, even though I wasn't running the most popular category, as I was more attracted by the any% category than NG+. I noticed that the Pyro glitch was used for more than a year in NG+, from late 2014 to March 2016 when Drek Skip was found. However, Pyro glitch was found in June 2013, so it took a year and a half before it was widely used in NG+. During that time, NG+ runners were still using the RYNO, either because they were believing it was still faster (until Pyro cycles where optimized), or for technical reasons, as only a PAL PS3 could do it. It was overlooked mostly because it was the period where PS2 vs PS3 was still debated, on which one was the fastest until everyone came up to the conclusion that PS3 was faster with the conjunction of many factors (faster cutscene skips, new routes with less save and loads, faster hard drive load times, Pyro glitch, etc.). Note that the community made the bold move to not separate leaderboards, but ultimately it was for the better as PS3s became cheaper to afford and PS3 were region-free on games. And still, people consider the 30:28 run by Nuka on PS2 to be one of the best ever as it would be a high 26 on PS3. I love that throughout the years, we were going from "normal movement" to "absurd speed boosts". Over several years, the combination of knowledge, deep analysis, emulators, and some accidents clearly made Ratchet & Clank a top tier speedgame, even though it's still lightyears behind staples like Mario, Mega Man and Zelda, but I think no community other than the Racpack has put so much effort and dedication into a PlayStation exclusive and pushing its limits farther and farther. What a video. Enjoyed every second of it.

What an insanely well done video, a must see for any Ratchet fan!

Incredable project! Im honored to be apart of it! Really good work everyone!!

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being apart of it! I really appreciate it! -- CJ

The original R&C trilogy are some of my all time favorite games. I am so happy to see an hour and a half documentary about the speedrun history, you've made my day.

This video is superbly done, thanks so much from the whole Ratchet community for putting it together.

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks to the community for being so helpful! -- CJ

You have the production quality of a youtuber with hundreds of thousands of subs. Keep up the great work is what I'm trying to say.

So happy to see PlayStation platformers finally get some love when it comes to WR history. Amazing Speedgame and amazing video

@thecastaway9550

3 жыл бұрын

Hey man, just watched your race against xem at agdq 2021, really an awesome one too see. Rac will always be my favorite gaming childhood memory and you guys embracing it (and this channel explaining it) ist just precious, keep it up!

Scaffs friends reaction to his world record might be the best part. I love it

This channel, summoning salt and karl jobst are the 3 kings of my youtube entertainment life.

Take a shot everytime Ticeman says "Like" LOL. Incredibly made video btw, I hope this blows up. 💖

Wow! 1h16m run. That's amazing. I would be like 3 or 4 hours! *continues watching video*

It couldnt wait 2 more days, saw the length of the new speed docs video and I lost NNN

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

No it couldnt

Thank you so much for putting time and effort in this. As a fan of these games from my childhood I've been interested in what speedrunning could have done to them, and that's when I found out Ricky and xem running RaC ng+, some time in January 2016. Even though this might sound strange watching this category being run by these people basically changed myself for the better

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! These guys were an absolute treat to work with and we're glad we were able to tell their story. -- CJ

@AleMusa

4 жыл бұрын

@isaki isaakcomfy

Imagine in our days all the 5 Champions battling for that wr. That would be truly and remarkably epic! Great documentary!

It blows my mind how helipack long jumps weren’t even used in the first speed runs of RAC! Even a casual like me blazed around levels using that mechanic!

Ratchet and Clank 1 was the game that introduced me to the concept of speedrunning. I had heard of the words "bug" and "glitch" way before tho, since there was a pretty sizeable community of people looking and sharing tricks and glitches on the PS2 Ratchet and Clank games ever since KZread started. The segmented R&C run RJWaters posted was probably one of the first video series' I ever saw on KZread, and I was like 6-7 years old back then. Then I went to learn the tricks used on it myself and showed them to my friends for fame and prestige. (lol) I didn't get into the whole R&C speedrunning community until about 2012 when I found Xem92's runs of Up Your Arsenal and later when someone linked me to a R&C1 run made by Ticeman12, which was the first run to skip the Orxon clank sections and the entirety of Hoven. From that point I remember having my jaw drop several times when people started posting runs using the PDA tech, advanced movement and eventually what I think is the pinnacle of R&C1 movement tech, infinite long jumps. Even though this game currently feels very optimized on all categories and new records are very rare, I feel like it still has tons of potential for the future, and it is a game that people will enjoy picking up for the fast movement, interesting tricks and extremely high skill ceiling.

Thank you for these ratchet videos. Because of these I’ve just joined the RAC speedrunning community and I wouldn’t have done that if these videos weren’t so amazing. Keep up the good work

I love the fact that Franzcorr set a new WR just after this video was released. It just goes to show that he isn't stopping and has the drive to push the category to its limits which is uber cool!

Awesome documentary. I will proably come back to watch it. You explain things so noice and swiftly that person not welcomed to speedruning will right away get the gist of it. As a non fluent person having problem listening to english listening to your voice was a pleasant thing. You should be hired for audio book industry : D

Really great video guys. I remember started watching ricky at the time he and s-laughter traded wrs and all of the rac month I could watch. I was really touched by rickys sub 20 while watching it live and even rewatched it when it came to youtube. Ricky if you see this keep up the great runs. Hopefully I have time to enjoy your stream in the near future. Much love to the rac community who introduced me to speedruns back in the day

Well I've found another channel to scratch the itch that Summoning Salt has left me with. Good job guys.

@facemelt508

4 жыл бұрын

I'm but *Good

@ieuanhunt552

4 жыл бұрын

@@facemelt508 thank you for the correction. Stupid autocorrect

Pretty interesting to see stuff like this documented & I love long videos like this! Thanks for uploading!

Everytime i see a notification popup from Speed Docs, my day has automatically been made

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

Everytime I see a comment like this, MY DAY is made! -- CJ

that was entertaining. R&C was my first PS2 game. it's amazing that some people can finish the entire game faster than i was able to finish the demo levels

What a video! Thanks for all he effort that clearly went into this - super interesting and really well presented

Banjo-Kazooie and Ratchet & Clank are my all time favourite games. So glad BK is up next straight after RC. Keep up the great work, Speed Docs.

Yeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssss. Shout outs to Ricky for being a god at everything btw

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

For real, tho -- CJ

I just realized this was an hour and 30 minutes long 28 minutes into the video

Love the amount of work you guys put in. Enjoyed it a lot!

Amazing job on the video guys! Really impressive format and structure, thoroughly enjoyed it 👍

Dude you are really good at this! Thanks, I know that this took a lot of work.

Yes!!!! I requested this on my swimswimmerson account a long time ago. So glad I kept checking. Thank you.

These docs are great man!!! Keep it up!!!

I honestly love the concept of this channel. While I'm not a speedrunner I love watching speed runs and these videos are truly interesting and well written

Epic as always

13:27 I really like, enjoy the way Ticeman like, talks. Like, there's something that like, speaks to me like about it for some reason, like, I seem to like, enjoy.

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

Lol, yknow, during the interview, I didn't think much if it, but when I watched the final cut, I noticed all the "like"s. That's west coast for you, I guess

@Kitties_are_pretty

4 жыл бұрын

@@SpeedDocs Thanks for, like, liking my comment.

Love these, subbed and looking forward to more!

channel so stupid underrated

great vid! i'll bet these take a ton of work to put together and they deserve more views.

I found this channel and insta-subscribed after watching the first 4 seconds of this vid, good job!!!!!!!!!!

I live for those video. Such great content and community representation

Always loved these speeddocs. Keep it up!

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That's the goal :) -- CJ

I love seeing the naysayers in the forums during the early days.

Well done mate 💪 I enjoyed every second of the video

Finally I can watch a Speerun History on my favorite game.. Thanks for this video :)

This video is brilliant. Thanks you for your work. I might go back to speedrun RaC one day, and if i do, it will probs be thanks to you.

Excellent video and goes to show how much effort the community makes. Also great video and commentary 👌

@SpeedDocs

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

just fell upon this channel instant subscribe, keep it up man

I really like xem's ass-pulling cameo in this, and that his prowess in all 4 one got mentioned, im sure hes the most proud of that world record

I know this isn't a very original comment, but god this channel is criminally underrated.

Insane video. Very well done.

This is a really great video. Thank you

Amazing video as always. Please keep going!

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

We don't plan on stopping any time soon!

What a great video! Hope to see one for ratchet and clank 2 aswell or 3 for that matter!

The Ratchet and Clank series are so much fun to run. R&C2 is probably my favorite to watch

Finally new SpeedDocs, love the shit you do guys 👍🏻

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

We're happy people like the work we do so much! -- CJ

amazing production, all i can say

Great video thank you! ❤️

The real Gods speedruns wrench only

Well produced video!

I never knew SilentWolf was a speedrunner, having only known of him tangentially through smash. Nice fun fact

What an amazing and interesting video, great job!

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! -- CJ

I was thinking about solid state drives when they were talking about the ps3 being faster on loads. I figured a ssd while not being able to be fully utilized could potentially save time. Glad I got my question answered!

As of 1 Dec 19, Franz is now at 19:10 for this game.

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

Franz is nuts. He got 2 WRs in 1 day

OMG ,THE VIDEO I WAS LOOKING FOR,u got a new sub bro Edit:i just looked and i am suscribed from before XD ,anyway good video

this video feels like a documentary movie

Awesome video

Awesome video. I can still remember vividly when Nuka’s sub 30:30 was the best run of this game. The Ratchet games and their speedruns/community really helped me to become a speedrunner and improve as a person.

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that the community inspired some many people! And I'm happy I got to be apart of it -- CJ

Hope to see more videos!

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

Count on it! The Banjo-kazooie video is coming along nicely, stay tuned!

damn my comment made it in the video sick, wheres nuka i miss that guy

This was my child hood game, Amazing Video! Subbed, Liked PLEASE MAKE MORE

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

We have quite a few more videos here on the channel, but we're still making more :)

I'm thinking at this point, the only real way to get a lower time of Ratchet and Clank is thru sheer luck. There can't be much else that's possible. And then as I say this, someone will figure out how to chop off an entire minute by skipping another planet entirely.

PLZ DO JAK AND DAXTER NEXT, THAT GAMES BEEN BEAUTIFULLY ABUSED BY GLITCHES

You make high quality content boss

"This is pure, absolute garbage. " - Ticeman

determination is a nice thing =) great vid

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! -- CJ

One of my favorite games to watch being ran and one of my favorite series of all time. I think this is the sign I need to start running one of the games myself. Oh shit that's my comment at 37:50.

@thefreelancequeen

4 жыл бұрын

Tristin Hamilton UYA (3) is the most active and enjoyable game to run imo

This was a really cool video, I don’t know anything about speed runs other than you need to be fast in the game, so having all this in depth info helped me understand. It’s insane to think people have completed RaC tens of thousands of times and can do it in under 20 minutes. I thought it was a grind to just buy the RYNO but these speed runners really ripped it a new one.

Its unfortunate how low these view counts are i think were going to see a wave of speed running interest from the gaming community soon. These vids deserve so many more views for the quality of the content almost all speedrunning doc youtubers provide.

*Ratchet and Clank is so nostalgic, I remember trying to learn to Strafe Jump, I was younger at the time and couldn't wrap my head around it. I bet if I played again I would easily be able to get it down since I love speedrunning, find glitches, and finding exploits.*

Epic content

30:25 The Glitch you mentioned is also existing in the European PAL PS2 Version of the Game. It is something I thought is inteded as a kid :D

Man, Ratchett runners are savages. “I watched this guy’s old run, and it was just, it was awful!” “We started to realize that the console difference mattered when this guy who wasn’t actually very good started to get the record.” 😂😂

The Walloper Punch glitch was found on my birthday!

Nice video :)

This content is pretty addictive

Dude the guy at 57:51 I so fucking happy about his WR it's contagious 😊 this guy in the epitome of speed running... this guy in shorts and a tank top sitting alone in his room part of HISTORY for just playing one of his favorite games.

Really amazing :)

Yes! Finally

Perfect video

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! -- CJ

why this has so few views. The production vlaue is even better than the stuff from summoningsalt

@SpeedDocs

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! A lot of time and energy goes into making them. Glad you enjoyed it! -- CJ

18:30 by Franzcorr today 💣

Great intro

Got any links to the songs you used in the video? Around a quarter of the songs listed in the description are impossible to find. All the search engines and KZread keep bringing up irrelevant stuff or nothing when I try to find those songs.

@SpeedDocs

3 жыл бұрын

We use a service that let's use these songs. For the most part, they are not available to the public. This is why we don't update the descriptions with links to the songs

I thought this game was a fever dream omg :0

"This can't be good....."

Me: *clicks the video thinking it’s normal* Me, 1 hour later: this is a very long 13 minute video. Me, when the video ends: Ohhh