It's actually kinda clever how this works, so Mario can't perform a BLJ on a flat surface or at least gain substantial speed but if the surface is either moving horizontally or a slope Mario then can perform a BLJ now normally final destination is a flat stage that doesn't move but as we see fox hits Mario into a hole which he then performs (assuming frame perfect) a BLJ which he technically will gain speed since they are in melee which runs at 60 fps while Mario 64 only runs on 30 and there you can pause buffer to hit the A button on every frame the same can probably be applied here so he gains speed twice as fast now let's assume his backwards long jump speed is -15 as it is in sm64 which sets up the equation to set up how much speed he gains which is his current value (which we'll use as X here) divided by 2 and subtract the time he is on the ground which is 0.4275 for the one frame he is on the ground (that number is calculated from the original time in sm64 which is 0.855 and since melee runs at twice the speed that number gets cut in half) with that in mind Mario does 22 BLJ's after he recovers which sums up to about −112227.414 speed (assuming he doesn't lose speed each time he does another BLJ) which is enough to shoot him to quite a few parallel universes which he was probably able to strategize and see what combination of inputs need to be done to get him as much speed as possible now he touched the ground but we could say he is perfectly aligning himself through the parallel universes to end up at the exact spot he was in so it looks like he isn't moving but he is so let's say from that small fight he lost about 30% of his speed which leaves him with about -33,668 speed left which is a lot but not nearly enough for what he needs but he does say that he was gaining speed 12 hours before this match began which means before the match even began he had -58,320,000 speed which is absurd so applying calculations from earlier he now has - 17496000 speed which is a huge number for context Mario only needs about -500 speed to go up the infinite staircase so yeah with this speed he is able to grab four of of his parallel universe copies strategize on how to beat up fox input to input and bring them to the main universe in 1 frame not even a sec a frame so after that the universe catches up and the other Mario's well crash due to their quarter steps not being how they should now Mario wants to beat fox in every parallel universe (which technically theirs infinite parallel universes and Mario's speed can't reach infinity well it could but it would take days just mashing start and A every frame which that's time he doesn't have) but he does perform 32 more BLJ's on Fox before he sets off so he has -58320000 speed now add on−525019539108.024 yeah that gets you −525077858296.757 which is probably enough to get Mario to all the parallel universes he wants also Mario isnt only 4 parallel universes ahead he is more like 4000 now thank you for listening to my Ted talk and if someone wants to figure out fox's speed go right ahead (also this is not 100% accurate this is just me trying to figure it out with my own knowledge)

“I’m 4 parallel universes ahead of you.” Very good line

"You fool, I was building up speed for 12 hours before the fight even began!" That's the most anime thing I've ever heard

3:55 "How could he be faster than half an A press?!" So Super Mario 64 runs at 30 fps, by pause buffering, you can input on every frame, but according to the video description, Fox is from Melee, which runs at 60 fps, making Melee Fox actually faster than half an A press

4:54 the line, "I have achieved unlimited speed... but nowhen to put it" is MASSIVELY underrated. It's not just some hyperbole for poetic use. It is literal, as he is beyond the event horizon of the black hole, where time is essentially frozen

and all of this because someone forgot to put a speed limit on mario’s backwards long jump

This is perhaps the most elaborate inside joke I've ever seen.

Honestly, the most amazing bit of attention to detail here in my opinion is the fact that, at 3:01 Mario actually BLJs off of Fox, and while it's played up for the gag he does need something to jump against, a slope, or even a certain rising platform, otherwise you can't build up speed since he loses it all. The fact that people still find so much stuff in all your videos years later is amazing! 👍

The black whole thing is actually quite interesting. In N64, parallel universes are accessed by causing position data to overflow beyond the software's integer limits, but this can completely crash the game if you're not carful with quarterstep alignment. In many theories, black holes are described as the result of information density in a physical system becoming too high for our usual understanding of space and time to be applicable. The main idea here is that because Mario's PU movement was disrupted, it created a system so informationally dense that it collapsed into a black hole.

“I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you.” “He said it! He said the thing!”

Everyone: (brains melted) Announcer: "And there goes the first stock!"

if Mario was indeed building up speed 12 hours before the fight even began, and that he is not pushing against a wall to contain such speed, this means that during the whole first par of the fight, he was constantly in a state of instability (you can see it when he reflect fox's bullet) and basically going to a parallel universe, changing the orientation of the momentum, coming back in the universe where fox is to be in the same position as before for a fraction of a second, then going back, and this for the whole fight. Mario was basically fighting a 3d being while moving constantly in 4d. astonishing (excuse me if I have misspelled some words)

I’m happy to announce that “I’m 4 parallel universes ahead of you” is now officially a meme

Speed runner mario: The problem of being faster than light, is that you can only live in darkness.

1:25 My favorite thing about this shot is that, if you slow down the video, you can see that on every frame, Fox is only there as one, and in-video he is moving from place to place I honestly really like this since most animated shows just straight up have two entities on screen when something like that happens.

the speed demon being a TAS the entire time makes so much sense

Fox: How the hell is he so strong?? Mario: To answer that, we need to talk about *parallel universes*

3:55 "How could he be faster than half an A press?!" *_HAYPA SPIDO_*

No one is gonna talk about how much of a Masterpiece the subtitles are

I love how both have the derpiest looks on their faces yet they're such fast gods of destruction that they make Enrico Pucci blush.

Who would win, a spacefaring anthropomorphic fox, or a reality warping Italian plumber

1:47 Everyone knows that if he had hit that slap the battle would be over

I'm suprised that the "I'm four parallel universes ahead of you" isn't the most replayed part

Seeing Fox think of Krystal right before he was about to enter the black hole/oblivion/whatever that thing was (5:50) was really touching. For this old SF Assault fan it was nice to see :)

I will NEVER stop enjoying that control stick clicking when Fox moves.

Who would win in a fight, Mario or Fox? Me: _To answer that, we need to talk about _*_parallel universes_*

"I love the implication that speedrunner mario is possessed by an evil force and melee fox is literally just like that"

1:20 I love the fact that pausing the video proves that fox is really fast, and not just cloning himself

Mario: How is he faster than just half an A Press?! Fox: *AutoClickó.*

i wasn't expecting an actual fight... i expected an earrape battle of HIYAAAAs and Wahooos

The fact that Mario took the time to dig fox out of the rubble to shake hands I'd so wholesome (7:07)

Plot twist: in one of the parallel universes, melee fox is four parallel universes ahead of Mario..

Starlord: "how many did you see" Dr. Strange: "14,000,605" Tony Stark: "And how many does Mario win?" Dr. Strange: ".... All of them. "

Anime characters: Lets have a fun, easy sparring match. The sparring match:

I think I might have just found something significant: At 2:10 within two frames, a second speedrunner mario flies on screen, replacing the original who then flies off. This means that we know for certain that fox fought at least two versions within this single fight and that there are more speed demons existing within this universe.

I don't know too much about speedrunning but I'm 100% sure the amount of effort that went into this video is beyond insane lmao

“The Scuttlebug is the Key to the Multiverse.” Words to live by.

Japanese guy here, just to tell you that the translations are on point. Like, seriously, I did not expect things to be this well done.

“I am four parallel universes ahead of you” that is a legendary line that I will never forget

1:47 I like how Mario’s face was so angry 😂 that made me laugh so hard that he almost super slapped melee fox 🦊

*Fox shields in the air* "Wait, that's illegal."

7:12 Mario and Fox win, they realised friendship is more important! *_*Explodes*_*

1:09 "The very fabric of reality is at stake here, folks!" Oh..... you were being serious!

Dude, these videos are amazing. You guys encompassed the quirky and impossible situations anime characters do to a tee.

Melee Fox. The ultimate realization of gaming skill. Speedrunner Mario. The culmination of every TASing trick and glitch. The winner was obvious.

Fox can’t use land master because this is melee

3:23 Everytime i look at this part i just have this... Feeling.. Just knowing what mario can do and the way they show us behind the scenes of how he destroys Fox in almost every pararell universe. And the fact that in different parts of the fight before this part u can see mario for ONE FRAME in different scenes. Almost impossible to notice. Great job, TerminalMontage. U are an absoulute genius.

I really wanna see more of these bc i love them

The fact I understand all of this makes me feel like such a nerd and I couldn't be happier

The next need to be: *"LUIGI EXORCIST VS KIRBY HALLELUJAH"*

I love how you utilized some of the actual logic behind the SM64 tas speedrun, and still managed to make it entertaining AND tie in those elements mostly correctly!

Fox's terrified face and then the immediate cut to Mario halfway in the ground gets me everytime

1:47 the battle could have ended right there if Mario had landed the “So Long Gay Bowser, Thank You Playing My Game” slap

"i am four parallel universes ahead of you" is a meme still alive today

2:51 That one line from Speedrunner Mario: I am 4 Parallel universes ahead of you

every other day I still quote "I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you" 3 years later, such a good rewatch

My brother described this better than his favorite anime. His favorite line from it was "The scuttlebug is the key to everything."

"I was building up speed for 12 hours before the fight even began!" That got me to cackle out loud.

Halfway through the video, I thought "Huh, I should turn the subtitles on, there's usually some funny stuff hidden in there." I was not disappointed.

I find it intresting that in the black hole, Mario gains consciousness on how his lust of speed running came too far, and at the end, he was simply referred to as Mario. Did the Sub Space Emissary special perhaps, happen in an alternate universe where he didn’t lose the manifestation of the speed demon, and he easily won.

I love how melee fox is the only one in existence that has ever dodged Mario’s mega slap

Luigi: So Mario how did you come back after defeating Fox? Mario: To answer that we need to talk about *parallel universes*

1:45-1:50 What a fine display of a PhD from Weave University as well as the mastery of Ultra Instinct from Fox

Wouldn’t using a TAS disqualify him from non TAS speed runs? Wahoo should be DQ’d

Not even joking I would watch a whole entire anime about Mario's speedrunning.

When the ULTRA SLAP failed i lost an hearth beat

This, and your channel as a whole, are truly a work of art!

Ahaha, I see Majin Mario in this one, as well! Well played, Terminal Montage. I love the subtle Dragonball reference

1:48 If that slap actually landed, the match would’ve been over.

ok but where is *B R A W L M E T A K N I G H T*

Incredibly well made. Thanks for this. Laughing all the way through.

Once a while I come back to this absolute master piece. Thank you so much for your hard work. It's just perfect.

Everyone: Why'd Fox lose. Speedrunner Mario: To answer that we need to talk about parallel universes

"Final destination fox only no item" "nah I'll do Mario" "bruh youll lose" *Plug in N64 Controller* "ya sure"

I love so much content created by the community. You can tell they put a part of themselves in it

The fact that Terminal Montage animated multiple characters attacking someone at once, which movies and stuff can’t even do, shows his incredible-ness

In reality, everything Mario said you'd probably hear only seconds after.

i was not expecting this level of quality and genuinely good references, hats off to you, terminal

Terminal Montage, you inspire me so much to become an animator! I love animation myself and every one of your videos inspires me even more. Thanks for everything 😁

"The saddest part about being faster than light... is that you can only live in darkness."

I absolutely love the speedrunning jokes on this, the line "how is he faster than half an a press?!" gets me everytime

1:27 Shine, Shine, Upsmash is a real combo in meele I think and this is an incredible detail

Just like speed runner mario, this is a timeless masterpiece. I appreciate your content unfathomably.

I noticed in the end he was called “Mario” not “Wahoo”, showing his growth and change after being trapped in the void.

I wasn't ready for that speed... Or those JoJo references... Not even the Japanese voices

why are all of his videos so incredibly GOOD! edit: also why is the music so good too.

Still a damn masterpiece after watching today. It never gets old. Also great job on the Japanese and translation.

What? No “T H A N K Y O U S O M U C H F O R T O P L A Y M Y G A M E” at a million decibels?

I like how, since the Mario 64 speedruns got ridiculous, Mario has become this omnipotent being that transcends space and time.

This is one of those animations that is going to be looked at for years and years. You really made something special with this.

Haya is the only one who could ever have a hope at beating Wahoo in a one on one. The absolute legend.

Oh wow! Okay, guys, slow down the video to .25 at 1:58 Mario appears at 2:00 for a single frame. Fox might have actually been right, he was chasing MARIO'S AFTERIMAGE THE ENTIRE FIGHT!!!

To this day I imagine if Mario had landed that slap, it haunts me.

yoooo these are sick i cant wait for more :)

The fact that melee fox stood up to speed demon mario is a gigantic feat on its own. props to my foxy friend.

Fun fact: The footage for this video has actually been slowed down so we could watch it. To see what the fight actually looked like, play at times 2 speed.

Stand Name: 「TAS SPEED DEMON」 Stand User: Speedrunner Mario

Man, I can't get tired of this video

The Clairvoyant and Eddie: **defeat the beast in an attempt to stop him from destroying/corrupting the world** the unmaker, who had it planned all along: 2:51

'Mario wins' Hey, that was only 1 stock!