Thanks for the update!

Sierra games 1992: Restore or Restart? Uh, Restore I'm making a million saves. Sierra games 2024: Restore or Restart? Restart, I got 1 minute to try it again.

I was watching! Very happy for him.

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​@@jemsterr No, u.

@@OneShortEye I just watched the video for it, would you mind commenting on if there were any new optimizations? I didn't appear to notice any myself, though maybe just perfecting the mouse clicks and his skill in general.

@@Marsuvee No new optimizations, just lots of practice, skill, and determination.

That was the goal! I'd love for more speedrun videos to include the runners themselves. I know Speed Docs has included snippets of audio interviews with some of their content, and I really appreciated that. Helps me differentiate the runners more.

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I love that story. So wholesome.

Pro Gamer Kid Wesley saw his dad struggle and said "I got you!" 👍

Tenka!! You a QFG head also?!

@@OneShortEye Well the pastor certainly couldn't admit he felt violent 😆

I wonder what Wesley thinks about being involved in that small but meaningful part of speedrunning history. (It wasn't that long ago, so he's probably still in elementary school and might not have the perspective for an informed thought, but...)

BWHAHAHAHA

I bet his password to all his accounts is just "cast open" so he can log in faster.

same

If you try even one of the Quest for Glory games, I recommend 4. The ambience is superb, the humor is incredible, and the voice acting is on point. Easily the best one of the series.

It would be totally different playing nowadays. Back when I played these games, there was limited to no access to walkthroughs and figuring out these goofy puzzles in King's Quest, Police Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Quest for Glory, and a bunch others was done with friends and talking to other people that played the games. I'd get stuck for weeks on parts of these games, but getting through and winning was so rewarding. The whale's mouth in KQ4 still gives me chills.

Same, and though I'll probably never play any of these. It brings me back. Always had a computer in the house, or at school, all these style games are really nostalgic to me.

Yes!!

I’m super impressed ! Bravo sir

Hey! I was just thinking about sending you a video from this channel. When are you going to become a King's Quest speedrunner? While I'm here: I took a mint!

@@Trooth I DO love my some KQ5 and 6 Honestly I just really want to play Quest for Glory again now, that game was awesome!

Im a little star-struck now. Your videos, years ago now, taught me CK2.

@@MisterMiller Dude, that's awesome! I hear that shockingly often, I really never thought that so many people would learn the game just through my series on it. Really happy that it got some people into the game!

Wes is 10 now - you should have seen him beaming to hear his name on a KZfaq video.

I originally heard "shitting on my lap", which made the story less charming...

That's exceedingly kind, and I'm glad that you're enjoying the videos.

While I played other Sierra games, I never played any of the QFG games as a kid (with the exception of a little bit of QFG1 VGA). I played this game, for the first time, last year, and I was surprised at how well it held up. Really enjoyed it, and I'm slowly making my way through the rest of the series.

Glad you enjoyed it! One of the things I struggle with when watching some speedrun content is remembering who the runners are (probably my old age kicking in). I'd like to think putting faces to the names helps with the narrative.

I just started playing them for the first time last year and they hold up extremely well.

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That's incredibly kind of you. I'm happy that you've found them useful! The start of my interest in speedrunning came about because I was working from home a few years ago and started watching speedrun videos for background.

I absolutely should. It's been on my "maybe" list for a while, and the monkey island runners are some cool people. Plus, it's a really fun game.

tbh , they skip 95% of the game, but its impressive

@@Blackadder75 Yes. I know. I’m very familiar with the game. I know the story by heart.

Aw. Thank you.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Sorry it took so long to respond to this one. Your words are too kind, and I'm glad you felt exactly the way I wanted viewers to experience this story. I can't promise they'll all be this emotional. One of the biggest challenges I have with these stories is that runners very rarely keep records of their big failures. I was lucky this time in that I knew I wanted to make a video and downloaded Miller's Twitch VODs as he was doing his grind in the spring. Otherwise, had I waited, those run killers would've been lost. Thank you again for your comment.

@@OneShortEye Not all of your videos will be this emotional, but if Summoning Salt's videos are an indication, often you will explore a specific game, at first only intending to explore the technical details and the wacky history of the numerous breakthroughs that runners have found to shave time, but a narrative will arise from the history, information, and accounts you will gather, which will shape your video. Sometimes the narrative that will emerge is an epic friendly rivalry. Other times it will be about the friendships and close knittedness of the community (like in your previous video). Or a community's collective effort to achieve an important milestone. Or runners pushing themselves to get as close as possible to what is feasibly doable for a human being. Or tales of dedication when this quest for perfection has them playing for years or decades. And when that happens, you are golden because you can make anyone watch and enjoy your video, whether they played the game or not, or whether they are gamers or not. I never played Wii Golf, but I know I had a ball watching the speedrunning community cracks this game open, breakthrough after breakthrough, in Summoning Salt's Wii Sports Resort video. And with Salt's Ninja Gaiden, the Quest to Beat Matt Turk, and the Quest For World Record Perfection videos, I had friends who aren't into too big into gaming or speedrunning, having a good time being amazed and mesmerized by the dedication of some runners.

Glad you liked it! We were a big King's Quest household growing up. I didn't actually get to play this game in full until a few months ago, and I think it still holds up. Heroine's Quest also looks really good, and it's been on my "to play" list for a while.

Those are very kind words. I appreciate it. :)

Three days ago = 7,000 subs. Today, at this moment, 11,700. I love how quickly this changed.

@@MisterMiller I'm really grateful for everything in my life, big and small. This has been absolutely incredible.

Thank you! Those are very kind words.

That's high praise! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Glad you enjoyed it!

That's true chivalry

Have fun with your cardio!

That's so kind of you! Glad you're enjoying them. :)

And not even much of a hero at that.

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