Run - How Do People Speedrun This Flash Game Autoscroller?

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2 жыл бұрын

A Video by Maximum - For years, people have been speedrunning the three games in the Run Series: Run, Run 2, and Run 3. Since debuting in 2008, every game in the run series has been a smashing success, with the trilogy arguably being the most popular in Flash game history. With speed baked into the very identity of these games, it makes sense that people would want to take a hand at beating them as fast as possible. However, since the player effectively moves at a constant speed in all of these games, wouldn't that make them autoscrollers? Is there even any strategy to speedrunning these games? How could people possibly gain or lose time over the competition? These are the questions that this video will aim to answer.
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@glitchybrawl7012 2 жыл бұрын

missed an opportunity to name the vid "how do people speed run"

@melissahull2182 2 жыл бұрын

he saw this comment!!!! HE MIGHT DO IT!!!!!

@madeformario 2 жыл бұрын

@@melissahull2182 Nah he won't. Algorithm will dislike.

@phibit 2 жыл бұрын

He will now perished for this unforgivable sin

@milosaking4038 2 жыл бұрын

Sad

@katteisace4563 2 жыл бұрын

@@madeformario algorithm likes title changes

@frozenpeak1524 2 жыл бұрын

i’m going to be 100% honest, seeing my name on the leaderboard made me much happier than it should have

@PurpleSaturn726 2 жыл бұрын

Which name are you on the leaderboard?

@frozenpeak1524 2 жыл бұрын

@@PurpleSaturn726 my name was Timelocked13 on run (the og)

@nightfire_CSGO 2 жыл бұрын

@@frozenpeak1524 nice times.

@frozenpeak1524 2 жыл бұрын

@@nightfire_CSGO thanks, i’m thinking of getting back my 3rd place time, wr is too much

@tacopinky 2 жыл бұрын

I've been there

@btf_flotsam478 2 жыл бұрын

4:52 "Don't die" 10/10 advice right there

@fan0 2 жыл бұрын

Umm, don't die.

@azure4622 2 жыл бұрын

*"jus don geh hit"*

@RedstoneMiner18 Жыл бұрын

@@azure4622 translated by google: *"just got hit"*

@P-nk-m-na Жыл бұрын

i mean have you seen some speedruns? death is sometimes faster than not-death

@noelmacaraeg2544 Жыл бұрын

It can be applied everywhere too

@Shyguymask 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that you had to include so much additional information at the end shows how fast games can develop under your nose. Also, Rubiksmath's quest to 38/38 has the same energy as Mathias's 32/32 quest in Mario Kart 64.

@LukePlays17 2 жыл бұрын

shy guy mask

@goji_crafter 2 жыл бұрын

There is actually a fair chance that he had 38/38 for a few days. The only record left in that period between his latest record and my Skater Fast DJ Any% WR was potentially spliced, but without audio it's impossible to tell

@TimofeyMarko 2 жыл бұрын

I had the exact same thought about Mathias’s 32/32 quest

@TimofeyMarko 2 жыл бұрын

Huge fan btw, I watch your videos at work with my coworker daily for the past few weeks :)

@rubiksmeth2819 2 жыл бұрын

He will never get 38/38 not on MY WATCH

@steak9738 2 жыл бұрын

You probably could have called it an "auto runner", that's also a genre of platformer and fits better than auto scroller

@Maximum 2 жыл бұрын

I agree, though far more people are familiar with the term "autoscroller"

@angela.luntian 2 жыл бұрын

Its the grandpa to Temple run and etc but yeah seems like auto scroller is a more general term for it

@MrSqurk 2 жыл бұрын

I find it hard to see a real difference.

@steak9738 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrSqurk well to me the difference would be whether the player is constantly moving or the stage is... also I'm surprised this is still getting replies

@RealLukifer Жыл бұрын

@@Maximum hyhrthth

@Pixelcraftian 2 жыл бұрын

I love Run so seeing that it actually has a speedrunning community amazes me

@kuri1796 2 жыл бұрын

Coolmathgames was the bomb

@daved2085 2 жыл бұрын

Why are you everywhere

@vincor9245 2 жыл бұрын

In 5th grade we would assert dominance on each other by seeing who could complete the most levels in 10 minutes.

@FloodlightGamingReal Жыл бұрын

Are you winning, son?

@danrhyangochoco8789 Жыл бұрын

@@FloodlightGamingReal no wait I thought I was you're son

@DeeFeeCee 2 жыл бұрын

"For simplicity's sake, we will only be talking about runs with the runner character running on the Flash version of run."

@rubiksmeth2819 2 жыл бұрын

Wait RubiksMATHS quest for 38/38 change that to Meth then we’ll talk

@melissahull2182 2 жыл бұрын

oh gawd it happened

@angela.luntian 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldnt be surprised if it due to KZfaq censorship xD

@romaining-gala 2 жыл бұрын

The Run series easily has one of the best soundtracks of any flash game. it just seems so catchy for the first time you listen to it, or listening to it for the first time in a while.

@mano778 2 жыл бұрын

especially the among us hack

@edgii 2 жыл бұрын

thank f-777 for that

@spyshot3448 2 жыл бұрын

I subbed bc ur very right

@10pitate 2 жыл бұрын

true, but Mime and Dash have better music edit: why did i write this

@AustynL Жыл бұрын

I just realized how much of a banger the songs are while watching this also run 3's entire soundtrack is so good

@justincruz5720 Жыл бұрын

Man, I remember in elementary school, my art teacher had us play games like _Run_ to learn about perspective. Such a blast from the past.

@salsaandbrwx1449 Жыл бұрын

Oh hi there weebs making the worst memes in existence

@hamburgerham3057 Жыл бұрын

@@salsaandbrwx1449 What are you on?

@flipssimple Жыл бұрын

lucky.

@Periwinkleaccount 2 ай бұрын

@@hamburgerham3057 Maybe it’s to do with the “anime memes but the punchlines are replaced with breaking bad” thing.

@Terratomere 2 ай бұрын

@@salsaandbrwx1449 ???

@RGC_animation 2 жыл бұрын

The difference between auto-scroller in Mario and Run is that in Mario, it's a break from optimization since you can't really optimize it, but Run makes the optimize much more intense since there is less optimizing factor.

@KPoWasTaken 2 жыл бұрын

Run is an auto runner, not an autoscroller. Itsmaximum only said autoscroller because people are more familiar with the term autoscroller

@RGC_animation 2 жыл бұрын

@@KPoWasTaken In fact, people should be MORE familiar with auto-runner, because more people have played game such as Temple Run, Flappy Bird and Subway Surfers then a random level in a Mario Game.

@Swagpion Жыл бұрын

@@RGC_animation flappy bird?

@RGC_animation Жыл бұрын

@@Swagpion Yeah, why?

@5371W 2 жыл бұрын

"Run boy run! This world is not made for you"

@randomboii9166 2 жыл бұрын

Woah I remember playing casually how hard it was to beat some of the levels on intense but hearing that speedrunners can’t do it consistently makes me feel better lol

@rubiksmath7938 2 жыл бұрын

can confirm it is very difficult :(. took me 6 hours to beat the run 1 intense infinite mode wr, which only requires me to not fall off for 1 minute and 17 seconds (granted rng gets in the way at higher diffculties anyway, levels from 70% onwards often have large unjumpable gaps unless you rotate, and are filled with 1 tile jumps).

@bberriow 6 ай бұрын

@@rubiksmath7938wait wh-

@rubiksmath7938 6 ай бұрын

@@bberriow honestly good question idk what i was on about

@SomeStupidSketchShowGuy 2 ай бұрын

18:44 I totally forgot that I used to try and speed run "run 2" in high school during my down time. My time certainly aint great lol but seeing my name up there takes me back to a simpler time before college and a pandemic happened. Run 2 was an amazing game. and amazing video by the way really scratches the speed running itch

@andrewchapman2039 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a WR Perfection video for Rubiksmath.

@akcuber5335 2 жыл бұрын

i remember when he was like "skater normal 3:10 australian record im a god!!!" man its crazy to see how far he's come since then

@Infinity-xk5hm 2 жыл бұрын

Unfun fact: the man in the image that you can see during dha's run was an italian youtuber who recently died. RIP Youtubo, ci mancherai

@Maximum 2 жыл бұрын

I am aware, rest in peace

@AustynL Жыл бұрын

Ah crap, first Technoblade and now this guy? RIP. I wish everyone who experienced the death of this person well, and I hope this person is resting well in heaven.

@CCheukKa 2 жыл бұрын

How to become a speedrunner in 3 simple steps!! : 1. Take Speed 2. Play Run 3. Congratulations. You are speedrunning

@rubiksmeth2819 2 жыл бұрын

Poggers

@goji_crafter 2 жыл бұрын

Poggers

@otherlego 2 жыл бұрын

run 3 is fucking great

@coolandrei122 2 жыл бұрын

Meth

@waelsor6169 2 жыл бұрын

hello fav character

@cyanbug3021 2 жыл бұрын

🅱️oggers

@prosoccer3453 2 жыл бұрын

this should have way more views, the quality of this video is amazing.

@Maximum 2 жыл бұрын

the video only came out 7 hours ago, so it still has lots of room to grow!

@mushy2626 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see the history of run if you're willing to cover it. Either way, just happy to see any of your content, always top tier stuff. Keep up the good work gamer!

@Luckrye Жыл бұрын

I used to be the coolest kid in my 5th grade classroom because I helped everyone beat Run 2. That game literally helped grow my character

@bruce241. 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Maximum! Cool to see my runs being featured. :)

@Maximum 2 жыл бұрын

Yo! Whats up bruce!

@johanngalland6188 2 жыл бұрын

This video was super complete and actually answered a lot of questions I had about the speedrun of this amazing series... Thanks a lot for making this video !

@Maximum 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@blumpy18 2 жыл бұрын

I just did a stream about Run (1, 2, and 3) being underrated because it's a "flash" game. thanks for putting light on this game! it deserves MORE!

@Storster 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't think I'd enjoy an explanation of this game as much as I did! Awesome stuff

@Maximum 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks storster! Your videos get me super hooked on more obscure subjects as well 🙂

@latergator9622 2 жыл бұрын

BRO! This was my game back in high school, for 2 whole years we played this game every single day me and my friends, all period during study hall, and most of the time in computer class. I REMEMBER THAT CORNER LAUNCH from level 23 that you officially found, it happened to someone by accident and then we all spent wayy too long trying to replicate it and most of us did eventually get it, i cant imagine trying to get that consistently tho for a speedrun, flash speedrunners are something else when it comes to timing and mashing. Great Video Maximum!

@latergator9622 2 жыл бұрын

run 2 that is

@goji_crafter 2 жыл бұрын

Make sure you play the Among Us mod of Run 2, made by Epicoz, Gradient41, Darkfox and I too lmao

@cornvlad8580 2 жыл бұрын

TRUE

@dando541 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a bit sussy

@ajhintleman215 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing your name on the leaderboard gave me a startle until I remembered, lol

@hamburgerman2051 2 жыл бұрын

it's crazy how much the run 1 leaderboards have changed since this video

@cornvlad8580 2 жыл бұрын

alternate title: how rubiksmath destroyed a whole game series and maybe started a cult in the run discord?

@aidancode 2 жыл бұрын

1 person destroyed a whole game series... giving me serious portal vibes

@Benjae_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@aidancode shizzal got me like

@aidancode 2 жыл бұрын

@@Benjae_ him and can't even ya

@darkfox_ 2 жыл бұрын

when the run 2 world record is sus!

@Andromeda7616 2 жыл бұрын

Oh hi

@zedneon 2 жыл бұрын

ayup!! cant wait for this

@Mmm---mmm 2 жыл бұрын

Yo first to reply to first

@aidancode 2 жыл бұрын

@@Mmm---mmm yo first to reply to yo first to reply to first

@4our241 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video, loved the explanation of run 3, really hit the nail on the head

@xarxos5274 2 жыл бұрын

These videos are so good. I've never even played any of these games yet I'm super into it. Great job!

@theretrometalman7157 Жыл бұрын

Thanks to this video i finally get to play my favorite flash games again I thought they were gone forever but here you are impressing me with an amazing video Great work my man 👍

@turtle5709 2 жыл бұрын

Man I had no idea run had such a robust speedrunning community. I’m actually super interested in it now

@iexist1300 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a video on the history of run.

@justfrankjustdank2538 Жыл бұрын

this makes me feel more accomplished to have beaten run 3's story (and not skip through it without reading)

@raul-aurelianserban8295 9 ай бұрын

*E X P L A I N*

@CaramelBinkie05 2 жыл бұрын

That looks like a very fun game. You presented it very well, as always.

@thegorehound3089 2 жыл бұрын

never expected a video about run speedrunning to be so entertaining

@gradient41 2 жыл бұрын

best 26 minutes and 59 seconds of my life

@GreenIsMyPepper 2 жыл бұрын

For a game about running it sure did live up to it's name with speedy precition

@deeeenisttv 2 жыл бұрын

Never been so engaged on a video about a game I've never heard of. I might try these games out

@alnoiseplaysmc 21 күн бұрын

This was THE game to play on school chromebooks. Great memories.

@vinijoncrafts2882 2 жыл бұрын

Conclusion: To be good at Run, You have to play ADOFAI, train 4 key clicking and use it in the end screens.

@Lzaps 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best flash games of all time. I used to play Run 2 and Run 3 on Cool Math Games at lunchtime in school. It really cured my boredom.

@Akay4444444444444444 2 жыл бұрын

I've never heard of this game before yet I am so enthralled

@semisemicoloncolon 2 жыл бұрын

Babe, wake up, ItsMaximum is covering another flash game

@shiruotakuno28 2 жыл бұрын

I never would have guessed that a flash game could have such a rich speedrunning metagame! Awesome!!

@nickym7693 2 жыл бұрын

The time I'm posting this there are no dislikes, as it is supposed to be.

@beatdwn 2 жыл бұрын

Update after one hour: still normal

@user-sv5kt8qz3v 2 жыл бұрын

@@beatdwn update after a few seconds: still no dislikes

@beatdwn 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-sv5kt8qz3v update after a few more seconds later: still good

@RoyalBlueJay 2 жыл бұрын

@@beatdwn update after a few more seconds, still none.

@MarinkaD 2 жыл бұрын

I disliked

@shermanthebear963 2 жыл бұрын

in 3d land you can out run the camera in the autoscrolling levels, so in speedruns the speedrunners might as well just have a blindfold on during the auto scrollers.

@nitesy381 2 жыл бұрын

Ok now I am tempted to make a self-learning tas for this as my thesis.

@Maximum 2 жыл бұрын

self-learning TASses aren't really viable yet. The stuff that SethBling has done with MarI/O (Super Mario World) and MarIQ (Super Mario Kart) is all that ive seen in regards to a neural network learning how to play a video game, and those efforts are currently much slower than human runs.

@nitesy381 2 жыл бұрын

@@Maximum does not hurt to try :)

@alfroblox1gaming519 2 жыл бұрын

how do people SPEEDRUN your school computer experience

@whitepoop 2 жыл бұрын

you should make a video about itsmaximum's quest for the redball series sweep, also thx for wishing us a good day, i hope you have one too

@Maximum 2 жыл бұрын

who is itsmaximum and np!

@Astroway7 2 жыл бұрын

Ahh the nostalgia, time to play Run right now

@GabrielSilva-cf5ej 2 жыл бұрын

I played run 3 so much on android,nice to see it here

@blank8969 2 жыл бұрын

can't believe i was bored enough to figure out these movement techs on my own as a kid. pretty sure you could even run on platform edges on 2d run games

@TheFlame2727 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for telling us how the play flash again, I can finally play games from my childhood I wasn’t able to play for years

@xVovex 2 жыл бұрын

Earned a sub from me. Highly edited and just interesting in general. Underated :P

@holytaco. 2 жыл бұрын

Can confirm Flashpoint is an amazing tool.

@griffinshorts785 2 жыл бұрын

It’s not often that you hear “Speedrun Commentary?” KZfaqrs talking about how they had a part in the evolution of speed runs

@schmeedorcocloa1986 2 жыл бұрын

Idk, that’s fairly common now actually

@griffinshorts785 2 жыл бұрын

@@schmeedorcocloa1986 oh I’ve only seen it happen with like two KZfaqrs

@porglezomp7235 2 жыл бұрын

@@griffinshorts785 I think all the speedrun commentary people I've watched have at least one game they're involved in, but they talk about more games than they run so you've gotta watch the right video to see it.

@griffinshorts785 2 жыл бұрын

@@porglezomp7235 that makes sense

@PatrickDavis28 2 жыл бұрын

@@porglezomp7235 considering that ItsMaximum usually covers flash games, most of which he speedruns, he probably stands out in that regard

@sirtymoo 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, very informative and makes me want to check out the Run series 8)

@Maximum 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Run is quite a bit different from Karlson but im sure you could find a game/category that suits you 8)

@Zach014G 2 жыл бұрын

the best take away was BlueMaxima's Flashpoint I can finally play some of my childhood classics

@easyestentertainment3753 2 жыл бұрын

This qu'est of the 38 world records make me think if the Mario kart 64 video of summoning salt, and I would love it if you did a video resembling that for run 2

@Bombasaur101 2 жыл бұрын

Dude I love these videos! I really wanted to find a community for Ragdoll Invaders. Think it has a lot of potential for a flash category, and I don't think any community exists for it online. Its a "wave" based game so if you maximise the bullets hit across enemies and avoid deaths you can avoid losing time. There's also these hearts you collect to maximise your score. To get 100% you have to get max score which means 0 deaths and max hearts collected. I think a 100% run of this could be crazy since there's actually a decent skill ceiling and over the years I've finally been able to beat the game consistently. A 0 death category could be an option aswell so if someone missed a heart going for 100% they could still get their time placed in the 0 death category.

@KurokamiKazamaki Жыл бұрын

Crazy how good I was back when run 2 was released, nice seeing that there are people speedrunning it after all this time.

@qqqqqewew Жыл бұрын

I actually had this question myself a few months ago, glad I have an answer lol

@MaladyKayjo 2 жыл бұрын

In run 3 there is a glitch where I you jump out of the stage right you can float around the stage and you can then go back inside at a later point, they might have patched that out, and I don’t think it saves any time anyway but I don’t know if it would be useful

@Maximum 2 жыл бұрын

yeah, it unfortunately doesnt save time

@MaladyKayjo 2 жыл бұрын

@@Maximum sad

@jatloe 2 жыл бұрын

Wednesday is my favorite day of the week, and this video made this Wednesday even better :D

@linkherot8002 2 жыл бұрын

Ahh yes another one of these game explorations, my favorite😉

@LawrenceMK2 2 жыл бұрын

25:43 I love how disappointed he sounds when he talks about the Among Us character hack.

@jacobmcnab9089 2 жыл бұрын

red ball 4 speedrun double jump world record

@joseq8605 8 ай бұрын

Amazing how ur on there lmao and u barely even talk about it

@benjaminwfeit Ай бұрын

A TAS of this game would be fascinating

@deadlykitten4471 2 жыл бұрын

Would definitely like to see that speed run history vid

@Gameknight2169 2 жыл бұрын

Rubiksmaths plays this game too much… But hey, who am I to judge, I’m just a random guy on the internet

@Awesomeplayer98 Жыл бұрын

I was one of the 5%

@stardustlight8630 2 жыл бұрын

Plot twist the first game was warning us it was even in the title

@ultra_exists 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid as always

@jorgkuijt4735 2 жыл бұрын

Grtz on spending a serious amount of your life on something which won't help us. Have you solved the climate crisis yet?

@Maximum 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@NorXor 2 жыл бұрын

did you skip that part of the video? he literally said that he did

@Motorjam 2 жыл бұрын

Grtz on leaving a stupid comment about something which wont help us. Have you ever heard of a hobby?

@xdxboxjaja 2 жыл бұрын

@Jorg Kuijt i didn't see your message can you send it again

@dmign 2 жыл бұрын

@@Motorjam the joke . . . . . your head

@randomvideogameracoon8358 2 жыл бұрын

This is great content. Keep it up.

@taniksmlgsniper7178 2 жыл бұрын

I used to have speedrun contests for run 3 with my classmates in 7th grade to see who could get the most progress in the main tunnel. Fun as hell.

@misuyikillu 9 ай бұрын

omg i just remembered fireboy and watergirl, and raft wars , and mutillate a doll 2 (still available) nostalgia just kicked in

@TheGameCritc 2 жыл бұрын

Bloody top secret information, subbed you got me good

@thatcanadianguy6966 2 жыл бұрын

Fire video as always

@SamBowers114 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! :)

@bluey-next777 7 ай бұрын

23:22 Only with those winter costumes (You will also lose some handling without them) AND THAT GETS SOO ANNOYING

@josephreynolds7395 2 жыл бұрын

5:21 that’s a gan 11m pro. Possibly soft but could be a glossy finish, and black internals. You are welcome for a word you didn’t ask for.

@rubiksmath7938 2 жыл бұрын

Its actually a GAN 354 M, which is what i used to use way back when.

@Itzytc.2 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video I used to play this in school actually

@saltyllama3137 2 жыл бұрын

well now i wanna try :) run was my jam back in the day

@holytaco. 2 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite browser games

@seanprice6049 Жыл бұрын

I remember having this game running on my computer section in elementary, and my classmates were amazed and asked me what my secret was. Run 2 was the first Run game I had played and it instantly became a school wide hit.