17:31 I've had several people reach out to me about your reaction. While its true that people do continue to recognize me from this youtube comment, not all the attention has been bad. It's been a fascinating 6 years to say the least with plenty of highs and lows, but especially as I find myself attempting to pursue a computer science degree, I've been perfectly content living my life and maintaining a (relatively small) internet presence (mainly on twitter). I still get comments with people making A Press jokes at least several times a week (a year or two ago, it was as often as every day of my life), but I've noticed an interesting phenomenon. At a certain point, when you hear the same joke over a thousand times, you become so good at ignoring it, that you begin to stop noticing when it happens at all. There have been points where I have considered completely deleting my account and starting fresh, but I'm glad it never came to that since I believe it has made me a stronger person overall. If anyone reading this is curious about anything in particular, I still read every notification and I've always held the firm belief that I want to make myself as accessible as possible.

Anytime I see a Mario speed run I feel like I'm a toddler with undeveloped hand eye coordination by comparison

Bro majored in Mario Sciences

I love watching his mind explode, then watching the puddle explode when the guy starts explaining parallel universes

Henry - "Half a presses aren't real" this dude- "you're wrong and im going to use quantum theory to prove it"

Asmon: **Explains how incredibly precise the Speedrun is** Meanwhile chat is just hoping the man doesn’t have a heart attack with that heartrate

If anyone is interested in the concept of "writing code while inside the game", basically memory manipulation, you should really check out the speedruns for a game called Dark Cloud 2. In that run, they specifically modify the stat values of different weapons and items to write specific values to specific memory slots. Its like the run at 12:00, but to a much much more insane degree, and eventually they manipulate the memory to unlock developer/debug mode and then teleport to the final boss fight and give themselves maxed gear.

Jesus lol that Mario 64 glitch explanation felt like a quantum physics class 😂 holy shit that was entertaining as fuck.

"I am 4 paralell universes ahead of you" This is were the origin for the meme came from, this god damn video is...

When he mentioned jumping on top of the scuttlebug after the 20min explanation of parallel universes, someone in chat said: "So it all goes back to the buginning" and I just wish I could marry that person

Imagine you are one of the original Mario 64 devs watching this. They basically just set back Marios position when he floats off the map, never imagining they were creating parallel universes with a few lines of code.

I've actually watched this video 3 or 4 times now. At first, I was shell shocked and none of it made sense. Now, it makes perfect sense. Parallel universe, all of it. It's just hilarious watching Asmon's reaction + Henry's wholesome response to it all even in this comment section. This video is a gem.

Asmons head in his hands saying "I forgot about A" obliterated my sides. The video was a masterpiece but asmons reaction elevated it.

As a paramedic its so funny to see 180 heartrate on a screen without alarms going off or a doctor preparing to shock

These speed runs provided him with all the facial expressions he needs for any video thumbnail for the rest of his career.

I love how Asmon's brains was so fried by his first watch of 0.5x A Presses that he didn't clue into the second video being a YTP at first XD

Holy shit! I've never seen someone got destroyed that hard like TJ "Henry" Yoshi. My man also got laughed at by Asmongold and his audience 6 years later.

That Mario 64 run shows the reason why humans should be feared. The level of abstraction is more then amazing.

If anyone is curious for more info, this is called "arbitrary code execution". You modify the state of memory in very specific RAM addresses, then find a way to treat that block of addresses as code. In this case, the whole Yoshi egg, shells, etc, is setting up the state of the RAM. When Yoshi grabs the coin created by the fireball at the same time mario grabs it, it confuses the code and causes it to run what is in memory at that exact address as code (instead of increasing your coin counter). This is why working with pointers is scary. If you don't know what you're overwriting, it can have seemingly random and dire consequences in your code.

"oh..oh my god I forgot about A" at 48:18 had me dying lol.

That rolling rocks speedrun breakdown was something else. Building up speed for 12 hours just to save an "A" press or two.

This mans is the literal definition of “show your work”

I can't believe that he missed the best joke on the 0.25 A presses video: 49:49 "You need to update your home to the death barrier"

Forgive my ignorance, but does Asmongold usually take us on random adventures like this? If so, I'm definitely subscribing to this dude bc this was the greatest random video click I've had the privilege to view

40:35 I love that reveal that he *knows* how much he's f***ing with everyone. Been talking in near-monotone the whole time keeping his cool like "yeah, no big deal" and then he hits you with the "just kidding :)" ):!

I wanted to give a quick explanation for how the Super Mario World credits warp works. In computer memory there is static and dynamic memory. Static memory holds things like textures, backgrounds, and the instructions for the game, etc. Dynamic memory holds things like enemy positions, item spawn timers, animation data, basically anything that changes during gameplay. These enemy positions and other dynamic memory values are represented by numbers, so are the instructions in static memory, the difference is that the computer is treating the positions like positions and the instructions like instructions. As the game runs a cursor (points to the current instruction being run) moves down the static memory instructions and runs them. As it does this it might jump back and forth between lines, for example if mario picks up a coin it might jump to the line with the instruction that increases the coin counter. The game can be glitched so that the cursor running instructions in static memory actually jumps to the dynamic memory where our enemy positions and yoshi position, animation data. etc. is all stored. Normally this causes a crash because the game will try to run a number that doesn't correspond to a valid instruction. However if we change our dynamic memory to numbers that do correspond to valid instructions the game will happily run these as if they were. In this glitch the values in dynamic memory correspond to instructions that jump the cursor to the end credits instructions in static memory and these are run causing the credits to start.

this is one of my favorite videos of yours. so great to see the respect of speed runs and other technical gameplays. had me in stitches

I think most people, myself included. Forgot about the scuttle bug, forgot about the A and forgot where we were even at when talking about PU and QPU. But *NOBODY* forgot about Henry.

Paramedic: Press this cloth against his artery, he's losing too much blood Paramedic: he's, he's flat-lining what's happening? Why the fuck did you let go? Mario speedrunner: What? You didn't say 'half a press'.

In all seriousness, Henry took everything in stride and he's pretty humble from what I've seen, he even reacted to the video and his original comment

My God, that guy with his graphs and Asmond/Chats reactions had me in tears laughing. Just amazing stuff all around guys 😂

After seeing this I'm fully convinced the matrix is real

I LOVE THE HALF A PRESS VIDEO!!! I watch that shit once a year because it's so fucking impressive.

Seeing Asmon’s mind slowly being broken by pannen was quite the experience

The real treasure was the sm64 section Seeing asmon desperately try to understand quadruple parallel universes and syncing speeds is hilarious, his facial expressions are so good

The multiverse mario speed run thing was insane dude it almost crushed my brain 🤣

As soon as I think to myself this game can't possibly get anymore convoluted and complex, my guy drops the parallel universe bomb.

After seeing Terminalmontoge’s Speedrunner Mario animations (specifically fox vs Mario) it really is amazing to see the actual strategies in speed running. Like holy shit the “Parallel Universes” thing is real.

It's crazy to think that Super Mario 64 is one of the most iconic speedrun games in the community which has been out for about only 25 years and there are still discoveries for glitches in the game that the runs keep getting faster. I just learned today that 12 hours in the parallel universe is equivalent to 2.458 seconds in real life

That was a quality video. Seen the length of it and thought no way I watch it all or skip most but no, at 20 minutes it went up a gear and was mad dog from there on. Asmongs reactions helped me know I wasn’t going mad or too deep.

Toad: "Mario, Peach was kidnapped by Bowser, you have to save her!" Mario: "...5 minutes 🖐"

Asmongold killed me when he said "Will this be on the test"

The glitch with the $1000 bounty was legit caused by a random cosmic ray causing a specific bit on his computer to flip from a 1 to a 0 which corresponded to Mario's vertical position and made him warp upwards. Took years for somebody to realize this and it's like a 1 in a trillion thing to happen. Veratasium mentioned it in a video as did multiple articles when it was discovered what caused it as the odds that it happened during a speedrun attempt live on Twitch is astronomical and because of the publicity the cash bounty to reproduce what was precieved as a normal glitch got. And the fact that the bounty was offered by the same guy that went viril over the .5 A press Henry thing that's been memed do death is crazy. That video caused him to have a mental breakdown though and made him not do commentary videos anymore while it got Henry an audience on Twitch and KZfaq and he collabed on stuff with other streamers later on and did speedruns. It's all a crazy part of internet and gaming history.

I actually met the real actual TJ "Henry" Yoshi in a game of tf2. It was like meeting my favourite celebrity

This dude really just destroyed Asmongold's entire reality with half an A-press.

Hell yeah that Pannenkoek2012 video is fucking legendary, can't wait to see the reaction (loving the speedruns rn)

If figuring the secrets of the universe was a mario game, this dude would have already finshied speed running the big bang theroy

watching Asmongold's mind melt as it watches Watch for Rolling Rocks is priceless.

*Mario 64 Part* At the start: "Why I can press a button a half time" Also at the start: "How to make a bug jump higher" At the middle: "Let's talk about parallel dimensions" Me: "Sorry, did I skip a part?"

This is the funniest Asmon video i have ever seen when it got to the Mario 64 portion, my brain couldnt handle it, absolutely hilarious, fuckin PHD in physics to understand this video hahhaha

RIP TJ "Henry" Yoshi. He tried to roast someone else, but instead got burnt to a crisp. You will be missed.😢

Even more mind blowing, the watch for rolling rocks star has been bumped down to 0 A presses, and you don’t have to wait 12 hours to sprint through parallel universes

TerminalMontage’s joke about Mario being so fast he’s X parallel-universes ahead of [you] finally makes sense now

Asmongold going down the speed running wormhole. Time to make your viewers watch some Summoning Salt.

For those of you who don't know what "sub-pixels" means, each pixel on your screen is made up on red, green, and blue lights, each of them jammed inside of each pixel. Those are sub-pixels. They generally usually cannot be seen with the naked eye. And that flagpole clip requires such precision that it needs to be in the right sub-pixel, and that can't even be accomplished via normal movement - you need to have something else shift Mario by a fraction of a pixel, such as a corner boost, or maybe jumping on a certain enemy in a specific way, etc.

This dude was destined to design an engine that would allow light travel. He instead, spent his talent playing Mario 64. We're doomed.

the scuttlebug thing, even though I'm seeing it happen and I'm hearing him explain. i can only imagine this with no context no audio being the most schizo thing to ever figure out lmao. imaging being someone with no tools assisting to figure out how to cheese the game in different aspects just tried this out randomly. You know Halliday's eggs would not be a thing in this world with these Speedrunners.

Most people dont appreciate the art of mastering this shit enough.

Oh my god the welcome back sethbling here just threw me for a loop. Haven't heard that in years. Used to watch him and his restone stuff back in the mindcrack days. Damn.

probably the best youtube video i have ever seen! MINDBLOWING

Alt Title: Asmon Watches Super Mario video about what Half-A presses are, gets taught Quantum Physics and nearly has an aneurysm.

Landing pixel-perfect in all of those blocks successively is like landing multiple Black Flashes in a row. It just *is* a legendary accomplishment.

Hey bro I'm really stoked that I recently discovered your podcasts via the JD/AH defamation trial. You are hugely entertaining brother, thank you! 👍

Imagine moving some random objects in your kitchen and getting to the end credits

Asmons take on this actually made it 20x more interesting than just me watching it myself I must say.

Asmon should really react to Bismuth's series on the history of the A press challenge, particularly the pannenkoek revolution. There are some tricks that would blow anyone's mind there like cloning

5:41 "ive died on this level before" lol i dont think theres a level i havent died on

Alternative title: How to win an argument in the most complex way.

Look at how people beat Ocarina of Time in any %. No one is complaining about that, but they are criticizing the zip.

Speed running is amazing, so much complex stuff happening, but that M64 stuff blew my mind on a whole new level. I just saw there's a updated video.

Last guy could've colonized Mars by now but instead he dedicated his life to speedrunning mario 64.

This guy could have figured out interstellar travel. Instead he dived into the source code and became Neo.

I actually understood the "half a press" speedrun since I'm also a game dev. But to find these stuff and use them in such a way... This is ridiculous.

In computer and electrical engineering what he drew to demonstrate the button press is called a timing diagram. The jump action occurs on a rising edge (when the signal changes from 0 to 1), but the button is still being held and other changes stay until the falling edge.

This is by far my favorite video, especially the N64 part, LOL.

The technical mastery of the mario64 bit was just madness...I got the same feeling as when I watch quantum physics videos

It was a very nice surprise to see Asmongold watch the half A press video! Though both Pannen and Henry have been sick of the memes for >5 years and this video also being the reason Pannen stopped uploading his commentated works (along with external pressure from family and friends due to it getting so popular), his reactions are fucking GOLD

I love how you show them the respect they deserve, both by watching and commenting, but also by genuinely learning the tricks and rules. Cudos.

havent laugh this hard on youtube video eva. you are great!

It's a real shame he doesn't do commentary on his videos, laying the smackdown on Henry is hilarious and his voice is great when he explains is parallel universe method for playing Mario 64

I don’t think I’ve ever felt so much anxiety, confusion and nausea at the same time, than I did when listening to the scuttlebug explanation. Update: The above sensation x1000 after listening to the multiverse that exists within Super Mario 64

What's really crazy to me is that first run with some of those pixel perfect jumps into walls like in the underground, that was said to be only possible by a TAS many years ago. Crazy to see someone actually doing it.

"It's not rocket science" has been replaced by "It's not Mario speedrunning"

27:00 These man understanding of game mechanics is on a whole new level. The average "normie" players will never understand how much try and error, time and knowledge lie behind these superior runs. Imaging having Super Mario PhD...

You could practice this run for 3 months, and still not hit the first two jumps consecutively lol, thats how insane this shit is.

6:14 “just give me 5 minutes I’ve gotta beat Mario” Such a throw away flex

I feel like I just watched a lecture about aerospace engineering. I was utterly lost the entire way through, and in the end I learned absolutely nothing 😂

First guy’s heart rate during run is the same as mine when I’m actually running lmao

If these speedrunners dedicated the same amount of time to a trade or an instrument etc, they would be masters of it... Speedrunning is fascinating, on one hand it is impressive, on the other hand it just feels like such a waste of a life

i loved everything about this video.. i laughed so hard - it made my day!

Vision: We know little about the Multiverse. Dr. Strange: we know surprisingly little about the Multiverse. This guy: Half press A, ez game

Thank god these folks are wasting their 5head levels of genius on Mario and not world domination - otherwise we'd be seriously boned.

I think we should all be grateful that this man has chosen to use his talents for good(with a hint of trolling) and not evil.

"That's what you get if you have an opinion, Henry" 😂🤣

I am 4 universes ahead of you

I really feel like Asmon would love Ocarina of Time speedruns, especially the LOTADs that ZFG has put out. They're so technical and in depth, they're some really great runs

We’d already be on Mars if Mario speedrunners applied their intellect to IRL stuff

7:44 He pulls some actual ninja shit right here LMAO

Imagine thinking speed running and streaming to an audience for hours should be the same as your resting heartbeat...

Imagine solidifying yourself into a speedrun thats been perfectly mapped out by the millisecond. The only way you're being beat is if another miracle strat surfaces later on.