The Back in Time Glitch which spans 3 Zelda Games is one of the most significant discoveries in Zelda speedrunning. Here is it's story. Follow Our Twitter: / lowestpercent Edited by: / gymnast86
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@rage_20003 жыл бұрын
Everybody gangsta till the narrator starts talking in first person
@FlamingZelda33 жыл бұрын
lol
@3lH4ck3rC0mf0r73 жыл бұрын
Literally though! The discovery of reverse BitMagic seemingly shaved off about 3 times the amount of time saved by all the other Bit techniques, if I understood correctly.
@lotuslyrik3 жыл бұрын
bruh this a channel of 4 different speedrunners, and the narrator is a *legend of zelda* speedrunner
@rage_20003 жыл бұрын
@@lotuslyrik well, for me it was just a KZfaq recommendation, I haven’t seen his other videos
@nonamereising66513 жыл бұрын
@@rage_2000 i had a woooosh Feeling till i saw this comment
@grfrjiglstan3 жыл бұрын
In 10 years: "A speedrunner found that, by jamming a screwdriver into their Nintendo Wii at just the right angle, they could skip directly to the final cutscene in the game. This strategy became known as the 'Tool assisted speedrun.'"
@magicmulder2 жыл бұрын
“This glitch requires your stupid cousin to press a button on a second controller at least 6 yards away from you. It’s the real tool assisted speedrun.”
@yarimatthews87222 жыл бұрын
talking about weird hardware glitches. One time I was playing super metroid on snes and my bedroom was a pretty small laundry room sized room. Power cable came loose a bit so I went to push it back in (I was at the start of the game). It cause the power on the snes to flicker but didn't shut off. Had the power bomb icon appear but zero bombs. Played through the ridley scene and got to the ship on planet and when I saved power bombs kept going up until they hit a 99 state. Never recommend anyone doing it for obvious hardware damage but it was interesting.
@C_Yo2 жыл бұрын
The fact that Wii modding was first discovered by jamming tweezers into the console means that this isn’t even impossible
@WoodymC2 жыл бұрын
LMAO xD
@nowonmetube2 жыл бұрын
Actually this is not too far off from some techniques of older consoles for specific game speedruns 😂
@gorblintown88363 жыл бұрын
Damn, I can’t believe people managed to glitch Zelda games so hard that they all became majora’s mask
@guyguino57703 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@cartoonfantasy45413 жыл бұрын
Bruh
@bizijr3 жыл бұрын
@Aaron Allen I can't believe people can LINK these shortcuts together for a speedrun.
@LBoomsky3 жыл бұрын
lmao
@false_idol__3 жыл бұрын
@Aaron Allen S i g h h h.
@bluez_w2 жыл бұрын
Imagine if during history class, your teacher was like, “yeah, and *I* discovered the ruins of this ancient civilization.” Same vibes.
@flyingsky155911 ай бұрын
Isn't that the plot of Indiana Jones
@fynnsternis64323 жыл бұрын
Dude I love the moment when the person explaining everything starts saying "I discovered" and "I tried".
@uriarte4113 жыл бұрын
Exactly, it feels amazing watching these and getting to see them go "Everyone was stuck on what to do, until I broke the whole thing wide open"
@judgment50903 жыл бұрын
This man made this video just to flex on us all... respect
@SPFLDAngler3 жыл бұрын
@@judgment5090 not really... this channel is made up of like 4 speedrunners that each create videos for it... he was assigned this particular subject and it happens to involve himself.
@puffena90133 жыл бұрын
@@SPFLDAngler I wouldn’t say that it “just so happens to involve himself.” I think it’s pretty obvious that he spoke on this topic because it is the one he has the most personal experience with, and him being this video’s narrator is largely dependent on the fact that he played a major role in it
@grindx12923 жыл бұрын
@@puffena9013 yeah i think either pointcrow or smallant did a mario odyssey vid on here and he was like I GOT IT DOWN TO 5 CAPTURES
@extrasyllable38653 жыл бұрын
I love that the speed runs become less playing the game and more meticulously resetting them
@nebulous92803 жыл бұрын
Honestly it can barely be called a speedrun. Over an hour into the run and you're still on the Title Screen smh
@iLiokardo3 жыл бұрын
Meticulous.
@dialena44183 жыл бұрын
Ocarina of time can legit be done that way tbh You can tp from the starter location to the end credits
@Tribalfan88x2 жыл бұрын
"speed runs" in the future: *game starts* "here's all your stuff" *end scene*
@tatters82362 жыл бұрын
@@Tribalfan88x You mean DK64?
@AbsolXGuardian2 жыл бұрын
Zelda having a "time travel" glitch is very fitting for the franchise.
@zero-pointgamer7 ай бұрын
TOTK, OoT and MM just to name games in the series with time-travel elements.
@rafedyacoubi2866 ай бұрын
and TP (temple of time)@@zero-pointgamer
@shadewrecker96832 ай бұрын
@@rafedyacoubi286 and oracle of ages
@thanosbig95163 жыл бұрын
Speedrunners in a nutshell: "i found it by accident"
@MilhSpears3 жыл бұрын
@Crystal Kanashii only if more people was willing to speedrun real life!
@kennarajora65323 жыл бұрын
@@MilhSpears My parents discovered the quickest way to speedrun their lives was to have me.
@devinddst74672 жыл бұрын
@@kennarajora6532 did you kill them ?
@daeniboi99332 жыл бұрын
@@devinddst7467 bruh
@daeniboi99332 жыл бұрын
@@devinddst7467 That was the first thing you thought of.
@vaporwave34953 жыл бұрын
They really couldn't call the back in time glitch "a link to the past"
@lolcat3 жыл бұрын
God damn
@jennifersingson-pena73923 жыл бұрын
Gah
@roc-noK3 жыл бұрын
AAAAAGGGHHHHHHHHHH
@leaffinite38283 жыл бұрын
Too confusing
@noone69913 жыл бұрын
That would’ve caused confusion, but other than that reason, yeah why didn’t they?
@OfficialMASTERLINKX3 жыл бұрын
I did nothing wrong.
@violator_3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@yurayt19133 жыл бұрын
Lol
@hipxl8r3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@doorframe23153 жыл бұрын
Lol(keep it going)
@soapie.3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@archonicmakes3 жыл бұрын
It's funny how all of these glitches could've been prevented by just using a pre-rendered title sequence
@HappyBeezerStudios3 жыл бұрын
That would've been massive in terms of storage space. I think it was in Wind Waker HD where a single, few mins long video took 2/3 of the space on the disc. There is a reason these sequences are done in-engine.
@archonicmakes3 жыл бұрын
@@HappyBeezerStudios Wow, I really didn't think I video took up that much space. The more you know, huh?
@Squiggums7993 жыл бұрын
I think Nintendo skipped the entire problem by making BotW's title screen a static image. No real time cutscene, no pre rendered cutscene, nothing.
@want-diversecontent38873 жыл бұрын
@Interstate Puerto Rico But they don't use Back In Time
@manfredjohnson6272 жыл бұрын
Interestingly (how wrong is this?) there is a video file for the title screen in windwakers gamefiles.
@joshriley29363 жыл бұрын
I love how death is something we tend to avoid in games, generally, but when speedrunners come in, they look at death and say "Hmm, another tool for my speedrun. I'll have to figure out if there's an optimal time to use it."
@Wote89 Жыл бұрын
The difference between dying because you're bad at a game and dying because the game needs your permission first.
@lugbzurg898711 ай бұрын
@@Wote89 That's quite a bell curve.
@TyJay2011 ай бұрын
When a glitch makes every other strategy obsolete, speed runners will usually create a separate category where that glitch is banned. You can get the best of both worlds
@mimifurwalker24 күн бұрын
phineas and ferb ride again has lots of taking damage during the normal levels to skip parts of the game
@dankdungeon51043 жыл бұрын
It's only a matter of time before the leaderboard will have negative time values.
@markusoreos.2333 жыл бұрын
Doge....Doge never dies.
@noahjones98333 жыл бұрын
When speedrunners discover glitches in the irl physics engine and start wrong warping to 5 minutes ago to set up a paradoxical premade save file so their future self can win before theyve even booted the game
@Name-jb7kw3 жыл бұрын
So beating the game before starting the game
@Qbe_Root3 жыл бұрын
The glitch's name would go full circle
@adfadge3 жыл бұрын
bUt YoU cAnT hAvE nEgAtIvE tImE
@shanemacmillan57323 жыл бұрын
Gymnast: "Can I do something before loading the file?" SS: "No, we reset the flags when you press start." Gymnast: "What if I did it in the other order?" And that, kids, is the difference between great thinkers and the rest of us.
@sirsmellybottom74803 жыл бұрын
Why wasn't that tried immediately?
@yourmomsboyfriend33373 жыл бұрын
@@sirsmellybottom7480 if you watch the video, the hex viewer in dolphin emulator only came out in 2019, so gymnast was the first to use it and do research. Also, hindsight is big, just because it may seem obvious to do that now, the infinite other possibilities of things to try have to be accounted for as well
@seefnawar12023 жыл бұрын
@@yourmomsboyfriend3337 a perfect explanation like the explanation of the glitch
@Ramsey276one3 жыл бұрын
THIS Is why Speedrunning is an art of its own!
@3lH4ck3rC0mf0r73 жыл бұрын
Literally both galaxy brain, and something a 5 year old could say. Out of the box, outright devil's lawyer thinking at its finest. The same troll/hacker logic also came into play when they realized that they could travel out of Skyloft within Back in Time and get the Flag 62 trigger somewhere else.
@thalfie3 жыл бұрын
By the way, the person narrating this is Gymnast86, who holds the world record in Any% Skyward Sword and has been to MANY Games Done Quick before! Go support him, if you can!
@taechuK3 жыл бұрын
"If you load a corrupt file..." *ad plays*
@Charmolution3 жыл бұрын
There are... Infinities... That are bigger than other infinities...
@flyingduck913 жыл бұрын
your world is 100% corrupt
@mid-boss64613 жыл бұрын
If you load a corrupt file you get cheap car insurance.
@epicgamernoisesintensifies62383 жыл бұрын
That’s definitely a very corrupt file.
@kittylee99152 жыл бұрын
heh, for me it was "if you load a corrupt file" *Link dies* *ad plays*
@Lessen_3 жыл бұрын
Reverse BitMagic may be one of the best names for a glitch in all of speedrunning
@scipioafricanus20713 жыл бұрын
could also be the name of a cryptocurrency^^
@AR15ORIGINAL3 жыл бұрын
I found the whole thing badass too tbh. Now imagine the author of this video thinking of himself as one of the few speedrunners to have mastered both BitMagic and Reverse BitMagic... He's a Bit-Archmage!
@ConiferSSR3 жыл бұрын
Still a fan of "Wet Nut Jump" from the Minimum capture Mario Odyssey runs
@Jazardly3 жыл бұрын
Reverse Bottle Adventure is hard to top though
@temporalCaster3 жыл бұрын
They could've called it cigaMTiB
@finnianheart3 жыл бұрын
"and lucky for us, nintendo decided to use that engine one more time..." me, a dedicated gym watcher: LETS FUCKING GOOOOO BITMAGIC
@evgenykarasev25623 жыл бұрын
The most impressive thing about all of this is how the game never really crashes despite all the abuse it takes.
@NukaKappa3 жыл бұрын
Me watching a video about a game I have never touched in my entire life: “ah, yes, thing. I am invested.”
@GGorsty3 жыл бұрын
Same. Same. I feel you.
@TheSkypetube3 жыл бұрын
@@GGorsty Underage
@papersonic99413 жыл бұрын
Why on Earth haven't you played the game? It's great.
@kaitlinwagoner87823 жыл бұрын
Same. I really want to play it now lol
@NoHandle443 жыл бұрын
I relate.
@Mercrion3 жыл бұрын
Lowest percent is the first time I have ever heard of gymnast86, but his narration is so amazing and I love how he talks about Twilight Princess.
@DesTr0693 жыл бұрын
I’d say a gym is kind of a staple of 3D Zelda game speedruns, you can’t go too far without stumbling into him. Which is a good thing, because his narration is so chill and entertaining at the same time :)
@Loop_Kat3 жыл бұрын
Gymnast and Linkus7 are honestly two of my favorite runners because of their chill and informative commentary, you should definitely look up some of their GDQ runs and streams
@surtGD3 жыл бұрын
I watched his entire skyward sword 100% run of GDQ, entertaining all the way through a 6 hour run. I’d recommend checking him out
@kaskarden4913 жыл бұрын
If you enjoy his lowest percent videos you should definitely check out the "elusive glitches" series on his KZfaq channel!
@GamesAndAnimes3 жыл бұрын
@@Loop_Kat Or their Zelda Wind Waker 100% Randomizer Races, it's so cool and 8h long ;)
@namegoeshere85643 жыл бұрын
Since the Zelda timeline already involves time travel, this might as well be canon
@ghetis39673 жыл бұрын
3:35 "Why are you saving in a second file?" "It's a surprise tool that will help us later"
@williamto22493 жыл бұрын
To speedrun the 3d Zelda games, we will have to talk about Parallel Universes.
@orangeapples3 жыл бұрын
Just the one parallel universe. The title screen.
@habaranagiko3 жыл бұрын
Now take a look at the mario 64 tas, which actually does have parallel universes, teleporting between them and more.
@yourmomsboyfriend33373 жыл бұрын
@@habaranagiko i think that’s the joke :)
@ArjunTheRageGuy3 жыл бұрын
More like "To speedrun the 3d Zelda games, we need to talk about Time Travel".
@MK-vi2cm2 жыл бұрын
Half an A press gang
@jemandetwas13 жыл бұрын
17:56 "Commander Gymnast, the time has come. Execute Scene Flag 62!"
@carrotpl Жыл бұрын
Yes, my lord.
@grohlski86693 жыл бұрын
This channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites, this video especially. The insane smug aura of "...not in skyloft" literally had my mouth gaping waiting to see what happened next. Great video, please keep doing what you're doing.
@thewolfofthestars18473 жыл бұрын
Look at that big ol' grin when he was walking through that Hylia's Realm door for the first time during a speedrun. :D
@Adirbal3 жыл бұрын
Knowing how valuable skips of a few minutes are in speedrunning, hearing that BIT skips *four and a half hours* from a 5h and something run feels amazing even for someone outside of speedrunning like me. Great job with this video, I remember hearing about BIT in SW some time ago from another speedrunner, but it wasn't as well explained as this.
@chickenbob562 Жыл бұрын
it depends sometimes speedrunning just turns into a game breaking glitch fest with no actual skill (depends on the category of course) but i personally enjoy those the most where people are just extremely skilled and knowledgeable about a game and manage to speedrun it in a "proper" way
@rimuspp8688 Жыл бұрын
@@chickenbob562 depends on the glitch, it can or not be rewarding for the runner
@fullmissileaim41873 жыл бұрын
"MAST3RLINKX" Man I haven't heard that name in so many years. it's taking me back to 2007 KZfaq again.
@greenshell40823 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, definitely. The time where video editing was simple and watching in glorious 480p or worse with no HD option.
@IamSupreme3333 жыл бұрын
Finding Bigfoot in GTA San Andreas 009 Sound System - Dreamscape Unregistered Hypercam 2 Let the bodies hit the floor My Shooter - Groove Cutter Windows XP and tutorials using Notepad
@ejgaming60483 жыл бұрын
That is why its called back in time
@erikerikson31673 жыл бұрын
10:23, so basically, you can give link a heart attack...ok
@echo25633 жыл бұрын
"Back in time" really sounds like a stand. Especially when he describes how it can activate
@RandomEevee3 жыл бұрын
killer queen
@Izandaia3 жыл бұрын
holy shit Back In Time ABSOLUTELY sounds like a stand name ...I wonder what other speedrunning glitches/exploits/tricks work as stand names.
@ArjunTheRageGuy3 жыл бұрын
@@Izandaia How about "Heaven's Portal" in SM64DS?
@ArjunTheRageGuy3 жыл бұрын
Include also the "Hell's Portal" in SM64DS
@alainm15683 жыл бұрын
We love to see a glitch that COMPLETELY breaks a game
@burnyoureyes13 жыл бұрын
ZFG just released a Majora's Mask 100% TAS on his channel. If you want to see a glitch that completely and utterly breaks a game then hoo boy, look no further.
@acon703 жыл бұрын
@@burnyoureyes1 Link?
@u56543 жыл бұрын
@@acon70 well yeah, I'm pretty sure Majora's Mask has Link
@pablopereyra71263 жыл бұрын
@@u5654 But does link go to the past?
@elli_senfsaat3 жыл бұрын
There is a glitch in ALttP that fcks up the game entirely. Like, killing music and colors and even causing hearts to damage Link instead of healing.
@Blade63033 жыл бұрын
The beginning of this vid just sound like a creepypasta
@viniciusraraujo3 жыл бұрын
Imagine being a kid and having this accidently happening to you
@classymarowak70013 жыл бұрын
*And then The Nostalgia Critic and Peter Griffin bled at me.*
@youtubewanderer33473 жыл бұрын
@@classymarowak7001 "but i decided to ignore it"
@Blade63033 жыл бұрын
@@classymarowak7001 hyper realistic eyes
@elli_senfsaat3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the gamer buying the game on a flea market from some shady dude beforehand
@Gloromo3 жыл бұрын
I remember being about 7 years old when my mum came home with Zelda Twilight Princess... She bought it for herself but in the end only my brother and I really played it. I was so in love with it and played it again and again over the coming years.. It´s still my favorite Zelda game
@Xapheion10111 ай бұрын
Twilight Princess will always be the best Zelda to me.
@cheep56453 жыл бұрын
The first section recounting how the glitch was found sounded like a god damn creepypasta lmao. Great video.
@robbinshood9513 жыл бұрын
Hello gamers, the day is December 15 2067, I have traveled back in time using memory and tech from twilight princess
@justsomeguy8923 жыл бұрын
Is 2021 any better than 2020?
@markusoreos.2333 жыл бұрын
Profile pic is kinda sus. Not gonna lie.
@Killabun3 жыл бұрын
Red sus
@Solrex_the_Sun_King3 жыл бұрын
@Unity is 2022 any better than 2020?
@robbinshood9513 жыл бұрын
@@justsomeguy892 sorry man, I’ll I’m gonna say is beware the giant death robots
@icarlygod3 жыл бұрын
Skyward sword speedruns are always fun to watch because you can always make the joke about how the runner is still on the title screen, missing a bunch of key items, and activating early game events with 10-20 minutes left in the run.
@ZephyreSyx3 жыл бұрын
"the glitch, now known as 'Back in Time'" * Brain blasts Huey Lewis and the News *
@evanc14803 жыл бұрын
People really do be playing Ocarina of Time in Skyward Sword
@charlessmith18963 жыл бұрын
It is absolutely wild to see this channel feature so many runners i've seen bits and pieces of before. Keep creating this awesome content and expanding the web of creators I should watch!
@lt.luxray25703 жыл бұрын
Lowest Percent is a great channel
@synthetic_creature3 жыл бұрын
I agree
@Wintermnya3 жыл бұрын
No lowest percent is better
@mullyboats3 жыл бұрын
Take note historians this is called begging for a heart on their comment
@zxyAprte1243 жыл бұрын
@@mullyboats lol
@ClassifiedGamez3 жыл бұрын
Hol up your post says 3 hours ago but the video only came out 2 hours ago
@DidTheMarinersWin3 жыл бұрын
The entering Hylia's Realm early stream was one the coolest things I've seen on Twitch live. Honestly, all of the RBM research was super fun to watch play out.
@B463L2 жыл бұрын
This is insane! Next thing you're gonna tell me is that Link can travel through time in the N64 games as well.
@Bulblorb Жыл бұрын
lol
@chyuame4 ай бұрын
Imagine if a certain paper mario game had something to do with it.
@yamiru3417Ай бұрын
@@chyuame true...
@felixc5433 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the thorough explanation, including how the tricks were discovered and by who- I've never seen that included consistently and it's fascinating (and also, like, proper credit)
@worldweaver26913 жыл бұрын
hit up summoning salt's world record progression series
@kylepotts67843 жыл бұрын
Gymnast is so good at explaining speedrunning concepts. 10/10
@MangoGoesOwO3 жыл бұрын
Frigging legend gym. I've heard you explain BiT so many times, and every time it just gets cooler and cooler. Love ya, keep up the great work
@PimStoit3 жыл бұрын
This channel provides such high quality content. Did I ever play any of the above mentioned games? Certainly not. Do I have any intention to speedrun anything? No. But learning about these game-breaking mechanics in a understandable matter from Lowest Percent's calm, yet passionate voice is simply great educational entertainment.
@AR15ORIGINAL3 жыл бұрын
Now imagine the author of this video thinking of himself as one of the few speedrunners to have mastered both BitMagic and Reverse BitMagic... He's a Bit-Archmage!
@LA-cv9eq3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know the lockpicking lawyer did speedrunning as well.
@ngwoo3 жыл бұрын
Nothing on scene flag 1, bit of counter-rotation on 3...
@mrsirinventor73073 жыл бұрын
Lol underrated comment
@mayawinkler90403 жыл бұрын
I KNEW THIS VOICE REMINDED ME OF SOMEONE!
@Calayna13 жыл бұрын
Omg yes thank you I knew the voice was familiar LOL
@cavalierliberty68383 жыл бұрын
@@ngwoo binding on scene flag 4... and, the game is beat
@peterlynch99293 жыл бұрын
Apparently, there’s a glitch like this in Ocarina of Time too. If you go up to Master Sword pedestal in the Temple of Time, the game freaks out and you become young Link
@cans27193 жыл бұрын
the whole time i was wondering "why do i recognize that voice" then i heard "I'm gymnast86 with lowest percent"
@monsterhunterayame49413 жыл бұрын
I'd heard about the Back in Time glitch but I had no idea it was this diverse. Jeez
@pcou7153 жыл бұрын
Must have time travelled to be this early.
@johnnyseffker79953 жыл бұрын
Ya no kidding
@pcou7153 жыл бұрын
@Windows98GamerYT Its uncreative and unuqnique, but I read all the comments when I clicked to make sure know one had posted it yet. If there is one it hadn't loaded.
@Etoka3 жыл бұрын
Grookey moment
@scrqffy69993 жыл бұрын
@@pcou715 boomer idiot stolen comment moment man bruh
@hekirb33823 жыл бұрын
Not calling reverse BitMagic "BitScience" is a missed opportunity
@InazaEX9 ай бұрын
“Look what they need only to mimic a fraction of my power” -*OoT Link… Probably*
@malikeths3 жыл бұрын
its so funny to me because the first part of this i actually accidentally encountered on my first playthrough as well, the falling into quicksand and pressing sth in panic and then ending up on the bridge, i remember being incredibly confused when i was a kid because i wasnt even aware there was such a thing as glitches in games haha
@skel3tron3 жыл бұрын
Although I basically didnt understand anything he just explained, this is still pretty dang cool
@spacebothayden15143 жыл бұрын
Amazing work, Gym. I've been following you, Linkus, and several other wonderful speedrunners in this community for awhile, and your dedication to finding cracks like this is stunning. Thank you all for providing endless entertainment.
@CaptDuty4913 жыл бұрын
Wow. I can't believe that a glitch that sents you back in time works in a game that has its story split in three due to a kid messing with time. Ironic.
@SirLightfire3 жыл бұрын
TIL that Reverse BiTMagic doesn't refer to the bit* flags set by the scene action, but rather just Back in Time itself. * dunno if they actually use bit flags; it was just an assumption on my part
@soyeahsauce3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure they use hex
@lachlanmcgowan57123 жыл бұрын
I think it might be a deliberate double entendre between the two meanings of "bit".
@mzxrules3 жыл бұрын
@@soyeahsauce hexadecimal is a way to display binary data.
@acrid89523 жыл бұрын
15:28 Shows that the flags are supposedly stored in the memory range 805A78D0-805A78DF, which obviously holds 16 bytes. Although, I'd guess that many of them are unused but still allocated to some random pointer for conveniance. Based on that, there would be 128 flags available.
@tomlaw88213 жыл бұрын
Skyward Sword is so underrated it makes me sad. The first truest Link of them all. Also the most powerful having all of the pieces of the Triforce that you earn through the trials. Also Zelda's speech to Link before she freezes herself is the best scene in Zelda history for me. That game actually made you feel like a real Hero.
@felixc5433 жыл бұрын
I agree- the story is great, the characters are very fun, and the art is gorgeous
@glitchy91813 жыл бұрын
i never knew that game even existed
@seanvasquez5233 жыл бұрын
Dude It was that like one those games that I played when I was a kid but just forgot about about it. My story with this game was that I got this game in around December 2011 when I was like 6 years old but couldn't play It because young me thought that the Wii motion plus video meant the game was broken and I thought the music CD was the actual game. I was young alright, so because of this I couldn't play the game until a few months later when the game worked (possibly the video ended one time I booted it up). I then played it, enjoyed it, and then I didn't come back to the game for another two years until I learned about BiT. Then I came back to the game here and there and just gave up and went play other games instead and forgot about it. After I rediscovered the game after watching gyms streams in and around 2018 I became interested in SS again. My thoughts on it are that yes It's not the best zelda game I played I mean there are other games I liked more then SS. But overall I still enjoyed skyward sword now that I'm much older and even I didn't have a problem with the motion controls and other waggle events in the game when I was younger. Overall to me SS is a good game, I'm not saying that it's great or that it's the best zelda game ever. To me at least it's just good.
@seanvasquez5233 жыл бұрын
But god I do love the glitches that the game has to offer. This is probably the best Zelda speedrun game I have ever seen and this just makes me like this game a little bit more.
@WideMouth3 жыл бұрын
I actually like SS more than BotW.
@582093 жыл бұрын
i've heard BiT explained to me several times over the last couple years, and i finally realized the thing missing from all these explanations is clearly stating that the "title screen" you're traveling back to is itself a three-dimensional zone within the game with its own game data, and not a pre-rendered video. it still wasn't stated outright in this video, but the visual comparison between the original TP title screen and the BiT arbiter's grounds made it finally click for me. a lot of folks still assume that game sequences we don't have control over are pre-rendered, hence the confusion.
@cuddlequeen32253 жыл бұрын
I absolutely LOVE the way this video was edited. It felt like a real engaging history. Very good and clear explanations. I've always loved the way gymnast explains things. Seriously this I'm making me tear up, I love it so much. Thank you for making this video. 💜
@rrawrshack90383 жыл бұрын
I love how much context is given to the history behind each of the techniques! Great essay. This channel has been an extraordinary discovery. Although it makes sense how valuable this would be in a low% run, how different are the SS Low% runs before and after the discovery of this trick? In any case, fascinating how much Any% changed.
@vaguelydeltarunethemedsocks3 жыл бұрын
Didn't even realize how invested I was in the vid until 16:57 when I gasped out loud like I was watching some kind of scifi drama. Great video!
@Nixitur3 жыл бұрын
This is a really engaging video. I love how it's not just dry facts and technical explanations of the glitch itself, but also a _story_ about the people who found and refined that glitch. It makes it super easy and interesting to follow. Really great job!
@bmendra23 жыл бұрын
This channel is like the encyclopedia of speed running. Very informative and entertaining. I like getting all the backstories since everything just kind of flies by when you are watching speed runs themselves. Keep up the great content!
@Delveintohobby3 жыл бұрын
Inject speedrun history videos into my veins, I love this stuff
@TallTapper3 жыл бұрын
ah yes, time traveling by quicksand, a classic
@elijahkeay39063 жыл бұрын
I love this channel. It’s taking tons of KZfaq speed runners I love watching and letting them make the interesting kind of speed run content that gets me excited. I already have known about most of the stuff showcased so far but the ways that they are explained thoroughly feels so good
@brytonduropan67413 жыл бұрын
great video! brought back a lot of nostalgia from me and my brothers playing skyward sword together. remembering the last time i remembered something is an absolute trip. i remember seeing that exact demise fight and being so suprised.
@PatCatzz11 ай бұрын
I just realized with how you described it at the beginning, the glitches discovery sounds like a creepypasta
@maryse1273 жыл бұрын
That week when reverse bit magic was found had such hype streams, it was a lot of fun :)
@drewz98073 жыл бұрын
Gym, you have a true talent for many things. Your dedication to speed running and to your community is inspiring. It’s been fun to watch this journey in real time; from your 5+ hours of SS speedruns to the now blazing quick runs. You have an amazing gift of explaining the technicalities and intricacies of game programming that makes it easy to understand for even casual viewers. Your patience, intelligence, and resolve has proven to be an incredible tool for discovery. In addition to that, your passion for teaching these techniques is complemented by your impressive command of the English language. This was a really great video, keep up the good work. You can do a lot of incredible things!
@bukkitmouse3 жыл бұрын
This is quickly becoming one of my favourite new channels! Keep up the great work!
@scrapyarddragon3 жыл бұрын
man i knew that BIT was a heavy part of SS speedruns but I didn't know they found a door skip, thats pretty neato.
@clairekopenhafer82723 жыл бұрын
Gymnast's voice over the music fading out at the end of the video is so serene
@kanyesghost40393 жыл бұрын
I loved how you explained all of the bit magic. It really cleared up a lot of confusion. Thank you!
@emmac49143 жыл бұрын
New favorite channel by far- I love speedrun video essays
@WolfWalrus3 жыл бұрын
I've been following Gym for a while and I'm always blown away by his combination of talent, ingenuity and modesty
@pichuperez90373 жыл бұрын
Video title: "The glitch that allows zelda speed runners to time travel" People who played Ooc and MM: *"I'm 4 parallel universe ahead of you."*
@elli_senfsaat3 жыл бұрын
Ok, but what about Skyward Sword? Oracle of Ages? They're no strangers to time travel either
@pichuperez90373 жыл бұрын
People who played OoA and SS: *"we're also four parellel universes ahead of you"*
@shupasopni3 жыл бұрын
You also time travel in SS.
@drewdadew3 жыл бұрын
None of you actually realize how amazing this video is, the music selected is so perfect, and the fact that the narrator becomes the focus, and the discoverer, is just so cool. then "On Skyloft" part, I was like "wait, during BIT he gets off skyl-" (cuts to flying scene in the clouds) "YOOOOO he can find flag 62!" just such a great video, especially the end when your smirking at stream chat, knowing full well your cutting to the end of the game. Just amazing. well done.
@ryanmattia433 Жыл бұрын
This reminds me of when a friend and I were doing corruptions to Super Mario World and we glitched the title ai and it died, and when it respawned we could play the title screen. We discovered the title wasn't a special world stage, but rather a shortened version of it. Where the title sequence normally ended the screen stopped scrolling and we hit an invisible wall, but the special world version had content beyond that point.
@syifi98103 жыл бұрын
In certain lands, we call this Ocarina of Time
@itsl34893 жыл бұрын
I love how a process of setting and deleting flags (one-bit-values) is called "Bit-Magic"
@OkayestChemist3 ай бұрын
Although I’m never going to be a speedrunner, I am SO fascinated by the teamwork, understanding of the game programming, and the skill it takes to execute a WR run that I will never not watch videos about speedruns.
@TimelyWalnut3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I discovered a similar glitch to the initial discovery in every other game. It's called not saving, then quitting. To complete this glitch you need to: 1. Not save 2. Quit I wouldn't put it past most people to never find this, it's pretty well hidden. Also DON'T try it on Animal Crossing.
@TheTelecod3 жыл бұрын
The devs: Yep seems good to me A tester: So I killed the character while doing an attack animation, quickly paused the game and reset my console and that triggered a glitch The devs: 😐😐😡😐
@jesperwillems_3 жыл бұрын
This glitch has fascinated me since i first heard of it, so cool to have this video about it!
@broran_3 жыл бұрын
These videos are so good! Always excited for the next one to come out, even on games I've never played before!
@BaumMiner3 жыл бұрын
Definitley the best video explaining Back in Time( Bit), Bit Magic, and Reverse Bit Magic! I hope this gets watched by everyone who has now seen the agdq run.
@Opharg3 жыл бұрын
(Reverse) Bit Magic sounds like an awesome idea for a puzzle game. Or a secret part of a game that requires/encourages the use of tools (even if it's just spreadsheets of pen and paper) not inherent to the game itself. With the part of another game my first idea would go to World of Warcraft, which has seen a few secret puzzles over the last few years.
@jstmist3 жыл бұрын
Back in Time Really Sounds like this Guy just Developed a Stand from Playing Zelda
@sagacious033 жыл бұрын
I'd often been curious about this. It especially confused me in Skyward Sword; I saw it there & often in other videos, but I later learned it's in other games. This in-depth explanation was super helpful! It's neat how this glitch was useless when it first appeared in Wind Waker, then mildly useful in Twilight Princess, & finally run defining in Skyward Sword! As a channel, I don't like that you seem focused on posting content on weekends (Seemingly a very competitive timeslot.) but you're frequently uploading exemplary content, so.... Subscribed!
@TheJmax043 жыл бұрын
I've been watching your videos for a while now, but this was the first time I fully understood reverse BITmagic. Thanks for the video!
@RaynmanPlays3 жыл бұрын
OoT runners: "You guys are using glitches?" ...And MM. And Skyward Sword. And the Oracle games. Actually, are we sure that Back In Time isn't an intended feature?
@bawesom43 жыл бұрын
Majora's Mask literally contains an intended Back in Time lol
@wizardsummoner91243 жыл бұрын
BiT in OoT means something different, which often confuses people.
@mzxrules3 жыл бұрын
@@wizardsummoner9124 When I think of BiT in OoT, I think of OoT3D's warp to the title screen, and the "Beta Quest" cheat code.
@wizardsummoner91243 жыл бұрын
@@mzxrules It just means going back in time and become a child again. It's used as an abreviation in routing, "BiT Bingo Goals" that require forest temple, that kind of stuff.
@dusty23663 жыл бұрын
It would be amazing if we could talk to the game's programmers to get their take on how all of it works. That kind of information would be incredibly valuable.
@JeRMRellum3 жыл бұрын
Honestly at this point I wouldn't be surprised if the speedrunning community knows more about the game's code than the actual developers.
@haddongaming99463 жыл бұрын
this is the best speedrun related channel out there. i don’t even watch speedruns but i just like you
@guyinthecorner03 жыл бұрын
Oh my god! I hadn't even realized the voice, I watched a good portion of the TP run for SGDQ 2020, was very entertaining! Now I come yo find you have a youtube channel that's just as interesting, this is great! Awesome stuff man
@WatsonHane3 жыл бұрын
This channel so so cool, I honestly love these types of videos and this channel might end up my favorite