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@BenIsCool365

3 ай бұрын

When’s the next mario kart video?

@MannifyYT2023

3 ай бұрын

Blindness.

@exgamerr

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this video, SummoningSalt 😊❤️ This was a great present for me after going through midterms 😅🙏🏼 Have a good day and keep being you 🌅

@EJandEmmanGonzales

3 ай бұрын

No thanks

@thisismychannel4174

3 ай бұрын

just burped

You gotta love the inevitable Japanese runner who comes out of nowhere, quietly dominates and then leaves.

@papadelta9485

3 ай бұрын

classic

@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii

3 ай бұрын

DOes BLJ never got BJ

@theluiginoidperson1097

3 ай бұрын

​@@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWiiBLJ is not a BlJ 🫠

@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii

3 ай бұрын

@@theluiginoidperson1097 BLBJ

@DuringDark

3 ай бұрын

Feels kinda bad always seeing asian runners from an outsider perspective due to language/culture barriers, I'm sure they put their blood/sweat/tears in too. Where are all the Japanese protagonists? (DON'T say anime)

Thank you so incredibly much for showcasing out little community!!! Blindfolded speedruns provide such a unique playstyle and are super fun to try out yourself too! If anyone has any questions about blindfolded mario or blindfolded in general, always feel free to reach out to me! Much love ✌️

@KotobukiTravel

3 ай бұрын

Where can I watch your live attempts?

@trulyinfamous

3 ай бұрын

​@@KotobukiTraveltwitch and/or KZread.

@MementoMoriv2

3 ай бұрын

Mad respect to you and the other runners! Legendary gaming history

@stinksmcgee

3 ай бұрын

@Bubzia are there any techniques/tricks in standard sm64 speedruns that you think are categorically impossible in blindfolded? Could you give me examples if so.

@chippler5822

3 ай бұрын

Does it feel odd to play games Unblindfolded after spending so much time under the veil

I never knew a muffled "It's-a-me, Mario!" from behind 18 blindfolds could be so intimidating.

@seth5847

3 ай бұрын

Hahahaha

@Blend3rman

3 ай бұрын

Literally joker-level villain reveal

@KainceeYT

3 ай бұрын

Timestamp: 30:44

@nigggaman

2 ай бұрын

Nobori looks like an anime villain ngl kkk

@LiveLongAndProsperHonestly

2 ай бұрын

Sounded like some five nights at freddies type shit lol.

The sound cues from jumping to figure out if the platform is raising or lowering is insane

@Xylot

3 ай бұрын

Seriously brilliant

@krrombopulos1618

3 ай бұрын

200iq for sure.

@roy_mezz-awake2470

2 ай бұрын

Honestly that one hit me

@Asiago9

2 ай бұрын

The run as a whole is simply insane

@Exarian

2 ай бұрын

Would this count as the Doppler Effect?

Babe wake up a new Summoning Salt just dropped

@21stcenturyrambo16

3 ай бұрын

This isn't science get outta here

@humanbass

3 ай бұрын

​​@@21stcenturyrambo16 this is peak autism, more sciency than science. If speedrunners focused on physics, the grand unified theory would be already be found.

@zym6687

3 ай бұрын

Yeah would hate to waste a marketing opportunity

@RebmaKeep

3 ай бұрын

the crossover I didn't know I needed!

@chobies5383

3 ай бұрын

​@@21stcenturyrambo16Only real ones know about his gaming channel

gonna watch this blindfolded for the culture

@EbonAvatar

3 ай бұрын

I'd say "I see what you did there," but I am also wearing a blindfold

@Jeffrotoker420

3 ай бұрын

How did i get here?!? i cant see a thing!@@EbonAvatar

@DukeOfAwsomeness

3 ай бұрын

@@Jeffrotoker420what did you say I can’t read the comments

3 ай бұрын

​@@DukeOfAwsomenessUse a screen reader or a Braille display (or whatever else blind people use these days).

@DukeOfAwsomeness

3 ай бұрын

@ Can’t it will take time off my speedrun

“zserf and bindis had no idea they were both trying to do the same thing!” It was probably the blindfolds that made it hard to tell.

@nottechytutorials

2 ай бұрын

You could say they were both... blindsided.

Training from 120 star to come back to finally match Nobori in 16 star feels like a training arc from an anime

@antoniozangrandi210

7 сағат бұрын

One could probably write an shonen about that, I would be great!

I love how nobori knew nobody would believe him so he just wore such a stack of blindfolds that thered be absolutely no doubt

@spreadwuvokay

3 ай бұрын

I kind of wondered why he didn't just face away from the monitor

@Shrando

3 ай бұрын

@@spreadwuvokaycould have 2 monitors where ones off camera

@castonyoung7514

3 ай бұрын

That does very little, the video of him sitting there with a bunch of blindfolds might have nothing to do with the gameplay on the screen. What really would have been convincing is if the video showed Bubsia in the room with him.

@bldontmatter5319

3 ай бұрын

​@@castonyoung7514i agree. I don't really believe any of this. You could easily have a guy playing the game literally right next to him no problems.

@Cytoplasm_

3 ай бұрын

​@@bldontmatter5319"i don't understand something so it can't be true" Classic

"I played Mario 64 for about 10.000 runs" - "damn, how can you even stand to still look at the game?" - " well...."

@Everlucky_Clover

3 ай бұрын

(shoulder shrugs) the polygons got so ugly after a while that i just had to learn to play blindfolded.

@NeoNovastar

3 ай бұрын

LOL

@prognosticii

3 ай бұрын

I can play it ten times as well. The American Mindset can not comprehend that number my good sir.

@WilliamAndrews0

3 ай бұрын

@@prognosticii There's a lot of things the american mind can not comprehend.

@Tazawa__

2 ай бұрын

"That's the neat part: I don't!"

"Thanks for watching" bold of you to assume I wasn't blindfolded for this video

@edhero4515

3 ай бұрын

🤣

A minor thing I love about blindfolded speedruns are the various ways runners block their vision. Blankets, multiple sleep masks, a cereal box, not facing the screen with another camera angle proving that you’re not looking at a secret screen, it’s just a silly thing that I appreciate

Thanks for showcasing our community! I haven't been active in years, but was really excited that you were making this video. If anybody is interested in getting involved or finding out more, feel free to ask me questions. There's a variety of techniques of different difficulties, so if you're interested in attempting SM64 blindfolded, I'd encourage you to try! I'd say the number one trait to a successful blindfolded runner is determination. There's a super welcoming community to help you along the way (or with tips for how to get started routing other games blindfolded); you might be surprised at how much you can accomplish!

@buriedpet

3 ай бұрын

Much respect for your dedication in bringing us awesome runs like this! 😁

@captainsunshine64

3 ай бұрын

You're a legend!

@addisonknox5052

3 ай бұрын

@summoningsalt PIN THIS COMMENT

@CallN0w

3 ай бұрын

In honor of your efforts i listened this video, audio only while on a walk.

@victormulby2406

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for being so welcoming! The speed running community is the best

I get that it wasn't the focus category of the video, but IMO Bubzia being the first person to ever do 120 Star blindfolded was the most impressive thing of all.

@nicholasaugello2534

3 ай бұрын

I know that is AN ABSURD FEAT

@some_guy7734

3 ай бұрын

exactly my thoughts

@some_guy7734

3 ай бұрын

exactly my thoughts

@Dunkelelf3

2 ай бұрын

yeah.. the stamina it takes to sit through over 11 hours of blindfolded gameplay with sometimes highly inconsistent strategies is amazing. like wingcap, manta ray etc. are just utterly dumb stars to nail blindfolded. there are just not really any good setups for a lot of stars and they rely a lot muscle memory and hoping for the best.

@yonatanshavit352

2 ай бұрын

It's such a hype run too. 5 hours under estimate, going for crazy tricks in last bowser stage "for the fans" and nailing them first try. I'm so glad I caught the latter third of it live.

As a musician, "beatcounting" is something I often do without even thinking about it in speedruns (not blindfolded) whenever timing is required x) You can get pretty precise timing with specific subdivisions, like the 4th 16th note or stuff like that, purely off the rhythm

@UNHchabo

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, rhythm strats that use the game's music are always my favorites, especially cause we know that even professional musicians tend to speed up their internal rhythm under stress. I've come up with a few of those for Super Metroid, and one for a couple of the bomb jumps in A Link to the Past.

@thesmolpopato4972

3 ай бұрын

​@@TheSearchForTruth881. Go outside 2. It's really not that hard, with just a little bit of practice you could get it down easily too

@a.d.t.mapping8792

3 ай бұрын

​@@TheSearchForTruth88damn you don't even need to summon salt you already got it

@MisterMunkki

3 ай бұрын

@@TheSearchForTruth88I wasn't bragging I was just surprised this was seen as a "discovery", I think all musicians do this naturally when playing so I never realized people did NOT feel the rhythm of the music

@legamofz-nc6gx

3 ай бұрын

As a musician I do this in marches especially since they are all 120 bpm

That reprieve during the montage of Bubzia where its just him jumping for the final star and missing has to be simultaneously the funniest and saddest thing I've ever seen

@gregoryturk1275

3 ай бұрын

Hilarious

>im going to let you in on a secret... These clips were all done blindfolded Me, having clicked on a video about blindfolded runs: no way

@GlowingCross

3 ай бұрын

Me who was on the twitch premiere, having to idea:

@Monody512

3 ай бұрын

Person who clicked on the video while blindfolded: "No way..."

@kyrroti9921

3 ай бұрын

It could’ve just been B roll of sighted SM64 before transitioning to specifically blindfolded. For me, it wasn’t obvious if it was blindfolded or not.

30:44 when nobori came back and says "it's me mario" i felt fear that bubzia had to fight for

@therealadamshort

3 ай бұрын

easily the scariest thing ive ever heard

@N7Null

3 ай бұрын

Editor deserves a raise for that. Return of the king.

@Artzera824

3 ай бұрын

LOL

@NE0_Messi

3 ай бұрын

his muscle memory even transfers to his vocal chords

@mrm64

3 ай бұрын

Dawg same LMAO 🤣 He was like "Oh you catching up? Nah we gonna fix that "

All SS videos: "No one could even come close. Then somesone did. Then no one could come close again. And then they did. Then no one could ever beat him. Until next Tuesday when some beat him." No offense. Love the vids. Just makes me laugh. 😂

@robertoazuaje9279

3 ай бұрын

"His record was seen as the best run in history, the limit of what was humanly possible... two months later some guy came and beat him"

@gabrielresidentevil

2 ай бұрын

It's the classic "But THEN"

@livkelly2862

2 ай бұрын

and i eat it up every time!!!

0:02 "Sonic 64: One of them speedruns. There's Trix, bizzare glitches, no b*tches, incredible movement. Wow, beautiful."

@Xnoob545

Ай бұрын

0:00 sSs 404

@awsmrs

20 күн бұрын

iiinnncccrrreeedddiiibbbllleee mmmooovvveeemmmeeennnttt. It's needed. Badly.

@Lost-km5bh

16 күн бұрын

@@awsmrs It all adds up to a SUPERMario 64. Let's take a journey inside.... SOUP 64 MOM

Bubzia is like character in a fantasy novel who, after being thoroughly defeated in battle, disappeared and went on a years-long quest of enlightenment and self discovery so he could finally return and win back his glory with the new skills that he picked up over his long journey away from home.

@jsbmx2039

3 ай бұрын

Nice one

@Undercoverfire

3 ай бұрын

An Epic Hero

@ShipShapeMusic

3 ай бұрын

Spoilers

@aquacode2

2 ай бұрын

@@ShipShapeMusic Pro tip: If you don't want spoilers, don't read the comments before finishing the video.

@ShipShapeMusic

2 ай бұрын

@@aquacode2shut up

> Record demolished "Incredible video, fantastic record" > Half of the video remaining "F*ck"

@onijester56

3 ай бұрын

I shared this on Facebook when I still had 20 minutes left to the video. Summarizing: "SM64 is iconic for speed-running. A major record uses a small glitch, and has a WR of 14-some minutes as of 2024. Blindfolded? 24-some minutes in 2020...and more there's video to go!"

This video undersells just how absolutely batshit the 120 star run was. There could be an entire other video on how much work went in to stars like DDD 100 or the wingcap reds.

I feel like there's an important life lesson to be learned from this journey. Bubzia couldn't do what Nobori was doing to achieve his times and he was well aware of that, so he focused on improving what he actually could, even if these methods didn't take him to the top straight away. If he kept trying to replicate Nobori, the entire saga would have ended with him. Being aware of your limitations is important. It's the only way forward sometimes.

The fact this unintentionally came out right after there's been a huge kerfuffle about someone faking a blindfolded challenge is just perfect cosmic timing.

@amanda4716

3 ай бұрын

what run got faked?

@minzimoonling4812

3 ай бұрын

​@@amanda4716 Monster Hunter: World, beating Alatreon blindfolded by Pwnzalot

@Kwauhn.

3 ай бұрын

​@@amanda4716Also, she did it twice, and super _duper_ thwarted herself on the second attempt. She claimed to only have two monitors, and then read a chat message while the two monitors in view were covered up lmao

@benanderson6096

3 ай бұрын

And then her mods admitted to Asmongold she has a 3rd monitor, but doesn't use it for anything but chatty. Then said we didn't know what she moved to that monitor after she covered her screen, it could have been Spotify was the claim, was an interesting conversation to listen to in terms of "moving the goalposts" which is what they mentioned earlier about providing "proof" for her second run and if she was to do a third.

@helixmusic4279

3 ай бұрын

Considering she was on the leftmost screen where her OBS was just before she started dragging, which you can see on her input viewer, it's likely she dragged her OBS over and used the preview to play through​@@benanderson6096

I cannot imagine how exhausting 3 hours of blind gaming would be, you wouldn't have a moment where you were just relaxing either. Always listening for cues, always imagining where you are, etc

@chobies5383

3 ай бұрын

CURSED JUDGE?

@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii

3 ай бұрын

I play with the little jumping marioos on my wii wii blindfolded.

@bashvash

3 ай бұрын

Sounds like social anxiety lmao

@JerryCan101

3 ай бұрын

heyo its the cursed judge

@Daniel4119

3 ай бұрын

Imagine being actually blind! It is amazing what the brain can adapt to.

Mom: "Too much time playing in front of the screen is bad for your eyes" Me:

Definition of hard work vs. talent. I love how Bubzia worked on this and how knowing his limitations worked on alternative strategies and overall shows how working hard for your goals will over come any talent, as undeniably nobori is a great runner

@GrimmerPl

3 ай бұрын

Both runners had to spend a lot of work to be this good. They just have different strengths.

Runners like Matt Turk and Nobori are fascinating - they just act as these insurmountable walls for their category, players so unbelievably ahead of their time that their records feel unachievable only for others to slowly work their way up to that level

@sfsaviation

3 ай бұрын

It's genuinely insane, like ok cool you trained for years and took back the record, but this mf spawned into the planet like some blind speedrunning menace just to fuck shit up. And then got bored and dipped. And it STILL took your ass years to catch up lmaooooooo

@psymar

3 ай бұрын

​@@sfsaviationsee also: pint's video about speedrunning kugane tower. After several weeks of attempts, a several months break, and a few more months of attempts, they finally beat the guy who had the record from years prior by like 1 second. two days later that guy came out of retirement to upload a new wr by like 7 seconds before disappearing again

@tmacattack8302

3 ай бұрын

@@psymarwhat video is that? Is it “I destroyed the oldest world record on FFXIV”?

@TheSearchForTruth88

3 ай бұрын

None of Nobori's runs are legitimate, sorry to burst your bubble.

@Nozo1234

3 ай бұрын

@@TheSearchForTruth88 Proof?

The Nobori plot twist is great. Some mutant with inhuman superpowers just shows up and crushes the competition for years. Like some dragon descending from the clouds and burning the village to the ground. "Is he gone yet? Can we start trying again, or is he going to kill us all with fire again?"

@snowqueen549

3 ай бұрын

He is like secret boss fight in video games after final boss lol.

@makeitthrough_

3 ай бұрын

Suddenly "it's-a-me, Mario!" can be heard

@codeyvo

3 ай бұрын

It's almost a shame. I think the societal pressure of living in Japan might have ended his speedrunning career. All of his videos are unlisted, and his latest "anything" of SM64 is a short DDD-skip challenge from almost a year ago.

@thesmolpopato4972

3 ай бұрын

​@@TheSearchForTruth88damn you seriously hate on others achievements to make you feel better about your lack of them

The best thing about Summoning Salt videos is the writing.

@Blend3rman

3 ай бұрын

The soundtrack definitely adds to that

I love how many blindfolded runs Bubzia does. This man was born with vision and said that was too easy.

I can't imagine how demoralizing it must be to encounter a player like Nobori, someone with such pure technical ability that he can destroy a category through pure skill. I have so much respect for Bubzia still pushing and eventually surpassing such a player through practice and strategizing.

@vitoanania6042

3 ай бұрын

Bubzia is someone else's Nobory

@DaddysFlipside

3 ай бұрын

I find him overcoming that feeling and rising up to the challenge to get back the WR pretty freaking inspiring though. Talent is something you make bloom. Instinct is something you polish.

@samueljohnson861

3 ай бұрын

​@@DaddysFlipside I respect his tenacity but damn I can't think of a bigger waste of time than learning to do something like this I mean surely he can use his skills to do something real

@robinarrow1337

3 ай бұрын

@@samueljohnson861 He does.

@DaddysFlipside

3 ай бұрын

@@samueljohnson861 ...but that 'd be the case for speedrunning as a whole. Why post that comment in this channel lol.

the fact that this video features so many fewer runners than usual is probably a testament to how hard this stuff is

@31redorange08

2 ай бұрын

Or that it's not very fun.

@puppz9274

2 ай бұрын

​@@31redorange08 true like not a lot of ppl wanna sit there clicking buttons extremely precisely in the dark

Nobori's memory has the capability of mirroring the best times of visual runs. It's up to him to push his gift that far

@themrdoggo

2 ай бұрын

no it doesn't lol. No blindfolded runner is ever going to compare to high level visual runs. Sub-20 is already a ludicrous barrier to cross for blindfolded runners, and that's nowhere near the best.

For someone who isn’t in the speed running community, these stories are amazing. Thanks for your hard work in putting these together.

The best thing about Summoning Salt videos is the writing. I have never met Bubzia but the way his journey is narrated I felt all of his hardships and genuinely felt for him on all his highs and lows throughout the video.

@robfortune6

3 ай бұрын

I'll recommend you to watch Bubzia's 120 star blindfolded world record if you ever get the time, it's over 11 hours so it's a long watch, and he wasn't quite as good back then as he is now (still extremely good for a blindfolded player of course, but you might notice less consistency and speed compared to his most recent runs), but it's still probably my favourite speedrun of all time, and I'm pretty sure he's still the only person who has completed a 120 star run blindfolded, so it isn't exactly easy haha.

@jsbmx2039

3 ай бұрын

He really tells their story so well.

@kindlin

3 ай бұрын

@@robfortune6 I gotta say, there is next to no (but not quite zero) chance that I'll actually watch that, but I kind of want to let it stream all the way thru just to give him that full watch credit.

@keithg460

2 ай бұрын

You've got to give props to his cadence and delivery, as well as his video editing and music editing as well. It all comes together to make these objectively useless achievements, by human standards, feel like he's narrating our journey to reach the moon.

@randymarsh4748

2 ай бұрын

he got beaten by the gifted youngster but got his title back with hard work and dedication

Good to see an in-depth breakdown of what an ACTUAL blindfolded run looks like. Really helps contextualize just how ridiculous a certain recent Monster Hunter run was.

@lorenzomartinez8543

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely timely, considering how many people are still defending that streamer.

@blueprint7

3 ай бұрын

i don't know what you're talking about but I'm ready to rage at whatever you're referring to. HOW COULD THAT PERSON DO THAT THING!?

@gunpowder7777

3 ай бұрын

@@blueprint7Karl Jobst has a vid on it

@stormhought

3 ай бұрын

It's crazy there are people who where defending her in the first place

@voidvector6676

3 ай бұрын

@@blueprint7While I'm not fully knowledgeable about the situation, what I understand is that a streamer faked a blindfolded speedrun of one of, if not the hardest Monster Hunter hunt while blindfolded. People called her out, so she did another one with more proof of her actually doing it, only for this other one to be fake as well

I was always fascinated by the blindfold community. It just seemed cool to hold a title of beating Mario blindfolded... 😂

I love how Bubzia is getting proper recognition now. Even after completing his LEGENDARY 11+ hour speedrun his channel and video really didn’t have anywhere near enough views. This will help him massively

Bubzia's 120 Star run is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. I'm honestly impressed that he, while blindfolded, nailed something that I could barely pull off with my eyes open (Those 100 coin stars are not easy in some levels, and Tick Tock Clock is just a nightmare for me)

@mykeljmoney

3 ай бұрын

I’ve never even collected all 120 stars in SM64. The guy is absolutely elite

@stinksmcgee

3 ай бұрын

The idea of doing 100 coins tick tock clock blindfolded makes me want to throw up

@robertlauncher

3 ай бұрын

@@stinksmcgeeYeah that would be horrifying

@ZeketheZealot

3 ай бұрын

Me, 10 minutes in, reading this comment: “his fucking *what now* “

@Nico2718_

3 ай бұрын

@@stinksmcgee fun fact: TTC is the 2nd easiest stage blindfolded, and TTC100 is the 2nd easiest 100 coins star 😅 (I haven't learnt TTC100 yet so I can't say my own opinion, this is just what Bubzia said, but it makes sense, loads of places to normalise and basically easy coins to grab in boxes in TTC compared to many other stages). Don't get me wrong, TTC100 is obviously harder than any star in the blindfolded 70 star route

Nobori is gonna just wake up some day and hit the sub 20, mans a demon

@thesmolpopato4972

3 ай бұрын

​@@TheSearchForTruth88he's a beast

@kingstich8414

2 ай бұрын

Nobori is gonna beat the current visual world record

@hanspeter-jf1yf

Ай бұрын

his run looked fake asf, how is filming yourself with some white thing on your head proof you actually did it

@theunknowman12

22 күн бұрын

​@@hanspeter-jf1yf bro the other player cover themself less than nobori but you don't think that's fake?

I totally get how Bubzia wanted to improve his PB for SGDQ to put on a good show but like damn. He was ALREADY a good show. Any boss fight blindfolded regardless of time would impress me. The standards to which speedrunners hold themselves are absurd and inspiring. What a good faith effort.

A shame anti-bubzia cancelled out all of bubzia's hard work :'(

The fact this is even possible shows that "tiny" obscure sound effects can make a difference in what a game is capable to allow.

@bltvd

3 ай бұрын

I think it is much more probable these guys are lying about being blindfolded than them being able to “beat count” 😂 what 🐴💩

@-mv

3 ай бұрын

​@@bltvdleast obvious bait: 🤡

@3SZ

3 ай бұрын

@@bltvdaverage KZread commenter not understanding things that they can’t do

@bltvd

3 ай бұрын

@@3SZ what is to understand? They are claiming to do something that is impossible. I need a bit more than their word they are not cheating to believe they can do this for real.

@mrdeadmemes

3 ай бұрын

​​@@bltvd if you do the same inputs at the same time, you get the same result. the background music is always consistent. therefore, lining up inputs with the background music should give the same result each time. idk what youre even confused ahout this is some pretty simple shit

Somehow the craziest part of this video was the realization that 2017 was actually a long time ago

@Senriam

3 ай бұрын

7 years is a long time? Maybe if you’re in your teens

@kylegonewild

3 ай бұрын

@@Senriam 7 years is 1/10th of the lifespan of billions. It's a long time to everyone.

@JaxonRabbit

3 ай бұрын

shut up, shut UPP :sob: :sob: :sob:

@Akakikukaku

2 ай бұрын

I was in college back then Now I'm working Its kinda long time mate

@XXXXX8

Ай бұрын

​@@kylegonewild Cringe

I hope Bubzia continues to make these runs despite Anti-Bubzia nulling his runs every freakin’ time.

cool cool mountain was now Womp Womp Not-Good-Enough Mountain

Kinda wish you had included more involving his 0 star and 120 star blindfolded runs, those were some of the most hype ever done with this game and that is genuinely saying something. Great vid as always. Genuinely amazing what speedrunners can do.

@SoyAntonioGaming

3 ай бұрын

i beat the game with muted sound. where's my medal pls?

@desertdesmond6736

3 ай бұрын

@@SoyAntonioGamingBroken TV category lol

@MeesterTweester

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, getting all 120 stars while blindfolded is one of the most impressive achievements in all of gaming, especially with all of the 100 coins stars.

@SummoningSalt

3 ай бұрын

Several people have mentioned this, here’s why I didn’t do that: I thought about going over the other categories but they didn’t have an interesting story. Even a combined video with all the categories would've been odd, jumping all over the place and trying to talk about how all of them progressed - better to just focus on the most popular one. The 120 star run was amazing but I'm not even sure what I would've said about it. I can't go over every star and there's no progression to talk about, so I just gave it a shoutout and left it at that.

@MeesterTweester

3 ай бұрын

@@SummoningSalt Understandable

Zserf is now a Mario kart 64 community member that I’ve gotten to meet a handful of times. I had no clue he was a pioneer of sm64 blindfolded runs, that’s so awesome!

@zserf

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Brody! See you at the next meetup!

@KrissyMeow

3 ай бұрын

Wholesome as hell. Glad everyone seems pretty damn kind in this part of the speed running community.

I just CANNOT understand how this is possible. The mental map needed ALONE is staggering

Thank you so much salt. The beautiful documentaries that you put together have changed how I view speedrunning and gaming as a whole.

I love how runners push eachother to become better than they ever thought they could.

@Mystixor

3 ай бұрын

It's the beauty of speedrunning, wonderful to follow along

@mimik2098

3 ай бұрын

​@@__KEKS.PW__search Pwnzalot ain't getting in the bed with you stop simping

"Clearly, nobori is just a cheater. He can see through the blindfold. It's so obvious." *Takes off blindfold only to reveal a second blindfold* "Ok, so he just wears them loose..." *Takes that one off to reveal a THIRD blindfold* 🤯

@LeNoLi.

3 ай бұрын

As a physician, I can confirm he was blindfolded

@itslegiTim

2 ай бұрын

As a blindfold expert, I can confirm he was blindfolded.

@pekoV

2 ай бұрын

as the blindfold, i can confirm he was blindfolded

@A2Z2

2 ай бұрын

As a , I can confirm

@hebediahgoldbach3031

2 ай бұрын

I confirm as I@@A2Z2

Congrats on being YTP'd

Another great piece of audiovisual work as always. I just can't help but love how you narrate bubzia's journey like he was an anime character who discovered his powers, got defeated by his rival and then embarked on a quest to power himself up to reclaim the throne. It feels like I'm watching a 21st century Homer narrate the modern version of the Odyssey and I'm all in for it❤

I am overall satisfied that Bubzia claimed back his title for blindfolded 16 star his dedication is truly inspiring, but i cant help but just be in awe for the badassery of Nobori strolling in with his power level out the roof and just blowing up a category so nonchalantly. People like Nobori is insane superhuman talent are so fun to watch at their best but Bubzia goes to show that it is not something to be disheartened by but motivation to achieve your potential. GG Bubzia

@Maelsstrom

3 ай бұрын

@@TheSearchForTruth88 who and how?

@thesmolpopato4972

3 ай бұрын

​@@TheSearchForTruth88bro wore 3 blindfolds and streamed his attempts and was STILL beaten and you think he's cheating?

@jewels3846

3 ай бұрын

Dudes replying to anyone mentioning Nobori saying he cheated because "look how he played" Thats his whole argument. Dudes a troll or hater. They offer zero evidence. Just alot of BS.​@@Maelsstrom

These men's passion for completely memorizing the layout of a 28 year old video game to the point where they can see it vividly in their minds eye behind a blindfold is sort of inspiring. Shows anyone can pursue any challenge and get satisfaction out of it.

I think money is great.

The records themselves are quite impressive, but It's the way in which the story is told that is the most captivating.

37:16 BRO LEFT HIS BRB TEXT ON THE SCREEN LMAO Very fun history. Thanks as always, salt

@hendyman9735

3 ай бұрын

Did I just get mocked by TJ Henry Yoshi...

@TJ-Henry-Yoshi

3 ай бұрын

@@hendyman9735 I laugh not out of malice, but because I relate. It's what makes us human. For what it's worth, I'd wager you could roast me way harder if you saw any single one of my streams or my speedruns. It's easy to laugh from the sidelines, but people like you get where you are by accomplishing things people like me couldn't even dream of. Best of luck on your future endeavors!

@superanimeniac

3 ай бұрын

​@@hendyman9735half mocked

@Diamond_Aura

3 ай бұрын

@@hendyman9735Tj Henry Yoshi deserves a little treat after all they’ve endured lol

@ozzcoremidmx8287

3 ай бұрын

@@superanimeniac A mock is a mock. You can't say it's only a half

Speedrunners are crazy, but blind speedrunners are a completely different animal. One minor innacuracy at the wrong time can leave them completely disorientated with no way to salvage the section/level. I salute you blind speedrunners out there. You absolute lunatics!

@PatSpeedruns

3 ай бұрын

Blindfolded Speedrunning can be a very difficult thing to accomplish. It was pretty difficult when I tried Tarzan on the n64 Blindfolded! I'm grateful for your kindness towards the blindfolded speedrun community

@thesmolpopato4972

3 ай бұрын

​@@TheSearchForTruth88and your proof for that is???

@otaviocamanho1135

3 ай бұрын

And the worst part is, speedrunners can easily learn from their mistakes and improve, blindfolded is not that simple

@thesmolpopato4972

3 ай бұрын

@@TheSearchForTruth88 yeah that's not gonna work. The blindfolded speedrun community had watched him play over and over and deduced that he is legit. I'm pretty sure they know more about this than you or I

The most unbelievable thing is that nobari came back after quitting. Usually Japanese speed runners just go awol and never return. 😮

Imagine being Bubzia, having your greatest achievement absolutely outdone by a newcomer and coming to the realization that you will never surpass their raw talents. Incredible dedication to his craft.

It must be a bittersweet feeling to be happy for many people getting world records, but at the same time, see yourself start to fall behind knowing you may not be able to catch up.

@HansMaximum

3 ай бұрын

But then surpassing them! The real magic of SummoningSalt videos is definitely pushing through your personal barriers. I've seen sport documentaries and so many Olympic tales which have such similar vibes to any of these videos.

Speed running is somehow the most aggressively persistent community, determined to take glory, yet also being completely community oriented and willing to help direct competitors. I love speed runnings cutthroat and wholesome communities.

@Erlewyn

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, it was easy to understand 15, or even 10 years ago, when there was no money in it, but now that all the top players make a living out of this, it's great that it stayed that way!

@cristiancervantes3088

3 ай бұрын

We’ll said

love it that they still play the game better blindfolded than game journalists do normally

I love these types of content, really appreciate the quality! Its a really good show for something like a snack!

After the recent blindfolded drama, it's good to see this poping up and telling the history of people who actually does it legitimately.

@ghostoflazlo

3 ай бұрын

Came here for this

@user-mq4xp1gq3q

3 ай бұрын

Hard to say this video shows legitimacy when it requires faith to believe in since none of the clips used in this video actually show the blindfolded player inputting controls into a controller since the controller and hands are always off screen. Occam's razor is that it's easier to fake a blindfold run using simple tricks than it would be to do it legitimately, such as a player using a pre-recorded clip and then recording themselves miming along with it blindfolded, or simply having someone else off screen playing for them. Where are the videos that captures a blindfolded person sitting side-by-side directly next to a TV (not in front of it) and 64 showing them input controls into a controller in one shot so we can actually see them playing the game and the TV shows the synchronized movement of the game with their controller inputs? Hypothetically the TV and 64 could be physically displayed behind the player with the controller in their hands since the player shouldn't need to have the TV in front of them, if these are legit. Do any of these videos exist? This would be a reasonable standard of legitimacy.

@SupahFib

3 ай бұрын

@@user-mq4xp1gq3qwhat the fuck?

@Reldan

3 ай бұрын

I was at AGDQ 2024 and, along with a thousand other people, saw Bubzia do this live in person. He can absolutely do it and knows exactly what doing it looks like. I trust him, and through that trust in his expertise, also anyone he says is doing it legit as well.

@Materialist39

3 ай бұрын

@@Reldanthe simplest test is to ask a blindfolded runner how they would get a specific star on their route in as much detail as they can provide. I am 100% certain that any of these dudes will give hour-long tirades about the nuances of BitFS or SSL. Someone who hasn’t done the work will flounder instantly, and even if they took the time to “memorize” the routes, you can just ask for more technical detail.

Please, bring back the "We're Finally Landing" intros! They are, easily, your most recognizable signature, and easily hook any newcomer's attention before they even realize.

This video was amazingly well put together, I love your videos and this one was a joy to watch The runners in this cathegory and their personalities/drive for pushing it is insane

This is absolutely absurd. Keep on keepin on man your videos are always gold

It's the damn "and then...... he did this" and "A new name showed up" moments that always gets me.

Incredible video as always. Thanks for the hard work of everyone involved, speed runners included.

i was falling asleep last night with this video on, i was far enough asleep that all context and meaning had disappeared, all that was left was "calm factual voice in the background" and was about to fully drift off when the video got to 8:35. it was fucking terrifying lmao

@daandijkmans5374

2 ай бұрын

same lol

This is my favorite SS video ever. The old guard grinding back to beat the prodigious young gun is such a fun story

I dont know how many years ago it was, but I found ur channel from the blindfolded mike tyson punch out run, and now u bless me with this, thank u bro appreciate all the hardwork i watch all of your videos but i am so excited to watch this one, thank u

this episode was insane. I never miss a video from your channel, you really makes us FEEL the thrill of speedrunning. True dedication

44:16 - love the connection between this goal of sub 20 and the Seimuc (one of the bands from the soundtrack) album titled “19xx” - good stuff man

just like with every speed game, there's gotta be at least ONE random Japanese player that pops up outta nowhere and just SMASHES the records to inspire new strats and faster gameplay from the other runners. it happens every single time LMAO

I need more of these to come out! Your videos are so good!

“Everything calmed down.. everyone gave up on going after the record…” *sees the video has 20 mins left* LETS GO!

Talent vs Workrate stories are always amazing. I mean, you admire Bubzia's grind and his mindset and game-intelligence but also when you see Nobori playing you're just dumbfounded

I like seeing the evolution of mic quality (and Bubzia's camera). Insane to see how much this record has improved over the years as well! I have been an active watcher in the community since mid-late 2021

My favourite content on youtube! Thanks again for all the amazing work you do, SummoningSalt.

Really glad to see all of the success you have been having :) Super good videos.

It’s worth mentioning that Bubzia eventually did complete a blindfolded 120 star run (in >11 hours). He also holds the any% record with his 1 star 13min 31s.

@Jingoa

3 ай бұрын

Those are both mentioned in this video

@AbruptAvalanche

3 ай бұрын

@@Jingoa You're right, I missed the part where he said Bubzia completed the 120 star run. Do you have a timestamp for the 1 star record though? Summoning talks about Bubzia trying other categories at 32:49 and shows his PB's at that time, but the time shown isn't anywhere close to the current WR.

this video was so good, one of your best imo. i love the way you present information, it’s engaging and easy to follow :)

Always a fan of your videos! One of the best creators out there!

While a Summoning Salt video, it amazes me every time when a runner does an insane time, I expect the video to be over soon, then check and realise it was just the first half.

This whole community is so wholesome. Sharing strats and pushing each other to be the best. You can tell they all want to push the boundaries of the category more than they care about their personal performance. My favorite video of yours since the original SM64 breakdown you did

Awesome video! Insane amounts of skill and dedication from all 3 runners

Blindfolded speedruns are such an excellent mix of "Badass as fuck" and "Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory"

1:02 Mario getting burnt by lava perfectly timed with the song.

when you get to Nobori's runs and the video is only halfway over, you know that the next bit is gonna be good lol

When I saw the title of this video, I wasn't sure if I would like it that much, admittedly not knowing much about blindfolded speedrunning. Then I watched the video and holy crap it was amazing! Just had to comment saying that I for one am totally in favor of you doing more blindfold speedrun videos, this one instantly became one of my favorites, and that's saying something, believe me. You are amazing sir, I continue to look forward to your new videos.

they took "i could beat this game with my eyes closed" way too far

I think what makes the story of this record great is that it wasn't founded only on sheer willpower alone - everybody is genuinely assisting each other. In the very least, assisting each other against Nobori, but still. Seeing Hendy and Bubzia work together like that with their strats was awesome.

Every Summoning Salt video is a blessing.