The Quest to Beat abney317
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@SummoningSalt Жыл бұрын
Your browser is holding you back. Level up with Opera GX: operagx.gg/SummoningSalt #sponsored Thanks to the following people for help with research! Be sure to check their channels out: abney317: www.twitch.tv/abney317 Kazuya: www.twitch.tv/kaznmk64 Ce_Mec: www.twitch.tv/ce_mec Weatherton: www.youtube.com/@weatherton Forest64: www.youtube.com/@forest6499 Climatee: www.twitch.tv/climatee_tt
@ARCHIVED9610 Жыл бұрын
YOO
@thomaswburkhart Жыл бұрын
fr fr
@jonj5909 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@jtracome87 Жыл бұрын
@@vermski j
@jeff09_ Жыл бұрын
Bet
@Nougatbars Жыл бұрын
I love how Garret was sitting on that Rainbow Road skip for *decades* because he thought the community knew already.
@chickenswallow Жыл бұрын
How many existing WRs are waiting to be beaten because of some guy remembering "yeah this skip I actually figured out on accident 25 years ago" 😂
@scribeslendy595 Жыл бұрын
@@chickenswallowthat's the best part about WRs: even if a game is decades old, all it takes is one person fucking around to completely mix up the speedrun
@iaxacs3801 Жыл бұрын
@@chickenswallow "Oh yeah I did this when I was a Kid made this part of the game easier" Said thing saves 3 minutes
@kaio0777 Жыл бұрын
@@scribeslendy595 well my boy fuck around and found out lol.
@MattJDylan Жыл бұрын
To this day, I'm still wondering if some of the glitches I used to use in super mario bros are some kind of speedrun strats... like, that one of clipping through the wall in the underground level, kid me used to do it just because it was fun 😂
@gulermo Жыл бұрын
Forest64 is a badass - discovers new gamebreaking shortcut - sends to abney even tho he never participated in his streams - leaves without elaborating further
@wilbababa Жыл бұрын
> Completely changes the MK64 speedrunning scene > Refuses to elaborate
@MarthSR Жыл бұрын
And that's absolutely perfect the way it is. Create a mystique that will be talked about for years to come. I can definitely appreciate that!
@reidleblanc3140 Жыл бұрын
He's still doing it. Did it recently. > Discovers a way to do a 0.01 second lap > Literally refuses to elaborate. Like, doesn't tell anyone how he did it or share his inputs or anything. Only gives in like a week later
@gulermo Жыл бұрын
@@reidleblanc3140 bro really appeared out of nowhere and proceeded to change the whole speedrunning scene of the game multiple times
@KrazzeeKane Жыл бұрын
@reidleblanc3140 ugh, people like that bug me. If you're going to show off to everyone that you discovered some new tech, then don't be a dick and refuse to share and elaborate lol. Like if someone wants to keep tech to themselves, just don't go around talking about it and showing off, otherwise of course people are going to want to know how it's done. If he was in the position of the other people, he'd understand how much it sucks to have someone lord information over you
@Graymalkinn 11 ай бұрын
Salts you got me so stressed and sympathetic for Abney. I didn't even know he existed till 35 minutes ago
@isuck6049 11 ай бұрын
He got the wr again lol (sub 23 too) dont be stressed about it
@Splarkez 5 ай бұрын
@@isuck6049 W
@Splarkez 5 ай бұрын
man same
@JohnRyiol 2 ай бұрын
not stressed for betas who waste their life
@Splarkez 2 ай бұрын
@@JohnRyiol Woah, sorry Mr Alpha Wolf.
@Bdxs33 Жыл бұрын
Abney did a sub 23 yesterday: 22:58.68 in a magnificent run The goat, simply
@BamfIamone 11 ай бұрын
OH FUCK
@fisico_rabudo 11 ай бұрын
WOW, watching history being made in real time is crazy
@ashleyelizabeth6094 10 ай бұрын
At this point he is racing against his ghosts from earlier runs
@DPH_Psychosis 9 ай бұрын
This. This right here is a comment worthy of being pinned.
@Bdxs33 9 ай бұрын
@@fisico_rabudoThat was absolutely incredible, I felt so lucky to see it live
@The_Deep_Blue Жыл бұрын
that beginning with abney's sarcasm about the guys discovery due so seeing so many beforehand slowly changing into absolute shock is absolutely priceless
@zaboomawho Жыл бұрын
yeah that shit was hilarious
@rat4992 Жыл бұрын
It’s a great reaction. Abney is also very likable
@thecluckster3908 Жыл бұрын
He was flabbergasted when he found out
@DrGandW Жыл бұрын
This is… an actual new shortcut… Lmao
@cholobrown4588 Жыл бұрын
He blew the dude off like a POS till he saw the vid
@justamir5 Жыл бұрын
A shortcut being discovered in the 90s and not being globally known until 2020 is insane
@athenaraines Жыл бұрын
Older games are probably *more* likely to have stuff like this happen. They didn’t have the luxury of the record keeping we have today. Look what happened with Matt Turk and the punch out scene. Some of the known tech from back then had to be re-discovered because the community had been completely dead for years. It’s more likely a big time save from the 90s is lost to time than something from the 2010s at this point.
@zatcharyb3067 Жыл бұрын
I have one of these for SMB2 and can't replicate it but I know it's not a fever dream lol it happened when i was a kid and always stuck in my brain
@Ducky27_ Жыл бұрын
@@zatcharyb3067 can you elaborate?
@giantchicken2269 Жыл бұрын
@@zatcharyb3067 explain it
@SB-ex8nt Жыл бұрын
@@athenarainesYou don't say...
@HeartbrokenHeartshooter Жыл бұрын
Imagine how alive it must make you feel to have someone take your record after 7 years, knowing that you can take it back if you work hard enough. To get to be the hunter instead of the hunted. It must feel like getting to discover speed-running all over again.
@isuck6049 8 ай бұрын
And funnily enough he got it back after only 3 weeks when this video was uploaded
@jordanphilipperris 2 ай бұрын
And I thought my beating the entire game, getting all gold for all the cups and cc engine speeds including of course mirror with my feat was impressive, and boy was mirror Toad's Turnpike a pain in the you know what with my feet.
@vstriker4105 Жыл бұрын
It’s incredible how quickly this record is changing, just a month after this video releases, Abney gets a 22:58!
@christhefish11 11 ай бұрын
YOOOOO THATS LIT!!!
@Estellics 11 ай бұрын
LETS GOOOOOOOO
@ArjunTheRageGuy 11 ай бұрын
Now that's poggers for real
@MrPeach1998 11 ай бұрын
No way
@Glitchedsquirtle 11 ай бұрын
LETS GOOO
@DonTinker Жыл бұрын
I've never been so excited to watch a blue dot compete against a red dot in a game I barely play.
@corneredconnection Жыл бұрын
I feel this way with every summoning salt's vid like this XD
@destructionman1 Жыл бұрын
And in most SS vids, it's a game I've never played. His storytelling skills are out of this world. People like him were the people entertaining us around the campfire 100k years ago.
@jmej01 Жыл бұрын
first summoning salt video? /lh
@rockmanfan5104 Жыл бұрын
Play some games
@S2Pot_Gaming Жыл бұрын
Seriously, I also get so exited watching the dots play limbo on a graph.
@cjr3985 Жыл бұрын
The opening sequence showing Abney's reaction to the new shortcut really set the tone for what was to come. Great video as always.
@robertovillagran5364 Жыл бұрын
Such a genius way to tell the story
@Smogshaik Жыл бұрын
best Summoning Salt intro yet if you ask me
@aptspikeybird1005 Жыл бұрын
The music also perfectly set the mood for his reaction and current situation
@eboatwright_ Жыл бұрын
I swear, this guy could talk about the history of Post-It notes and find a way to make it dramatic & interesting
@HongMiyo Жыл бұрын
Post-It notes actually kinda do have a dramatic history....
@MrJackHagan 11 ай бұрын
RetroAhoy and Summoning Salt are the absolute kings of video game documentaries.
@eboatwright_ 11 ай бұрын
@@MrJackHagan 100% Lemmino also has a good one on Polybius
@stykytte 10 ай бұрын
".. and that was how the note industry stood, untouched, until in 1973, Art Fry, Did this; " *HOME - We're finally landing drops*
@eboatwright_ 10 ай бұрын
@@stykytte _LOL_
@calebos268 Жыл бұрын
Abney just took back the record with a 22:58!!!
@Latchback Жыл бұрын
I'm glad they are still competing and lowering it. Fun stuff.
@RyanL651 Жыл бұрын
What a rushhhh! Clutch!
@ketch10 9 ай бұрын
profile picture brings back so many memories
@randomtexanguy9563 7 ай бұрын
he's still holding on to it
@BIadelores Күн бұрын
He still holds onto it. We're probably not breaking that one for a while.
@onlysmiles4949 Жыл бұрын
The fact that the Rainbow Road shortcut went undiscovered for over 2 decades because the guy who found it just assumed it was already known is nothing short of incredible Makes me wonder just how many other speedrunning discoveries are hidden in the same way
@SushiElemental Жыл бұрын
Yeah like did you guys know that you can backwards long-jump in Super Mario 64 to beat the game with only 50 stars? It's crazy!
@FerousFolly Жыл бұрын
I would assume it's actually quite common, the vast majority of any game's players are only vaguely aware of speedrunning, if at all, and of those who do find a skip accidentally I doubt most of them would think to check if it's a known skip, let alone seek out the community to ask
@redundantfridge9764 Жыл бұрын
@@FerousFollySomewhat reminds me of the Goldeneye 007 tactic that was accidentally discovered due to a misinterpretation of an existing strat. Because the man who discovered it barely spoke English, he thought you were supposed to look down while speed running certain maps. That specific strat is still in use today (as far as I know)
@PoliPantev Жыл бұрын
remind me when someone posted a strat for vice city in SEEMINGLY USELESS GLITCHES THREAD that basicly skipped the 2nd half of the game and was probably the biggest breakthrough in all 3d era gta games, cuting vice city eun in lenght by half, san andreas by around 2 hours
@sephikong8323 Жыл бұрын
Plus it also makes a lot of sense why many of the people who may know about these and get into speed running wouldn't use it in their attempts or whatever when they start, like imagine you get into speedrunning and you see that nobody else uses the shortcut (that you know) and since you assume that they already know about it, you will probably rationalize that it's simply because it doesn't save time so they don't bother with it. Said that way, I'm sure there are quite a lot of discoveries that were missed just like that
@JLukeHypernova Жыл бұрын
Abney is probably the most patient speedrunner out there. Always takes disappointment extremely well. That's why he's my favorite.
@bolson42 Жыл бұрын
The little laugh of relief he does after each new record is nice to see lol
@mopsnuf Жыл бұрын
That sounds like an excellent quality to have when running this!
@sgonzalez_guitarra Жыл бұрын
You really need to have a strong control of your emotions to do something like this, it's quite inspirational
@chesney1995 Жыл бұрын
@@bolson42 That little exhale he does every time he gets three reds when he needs it lol
@hydropage2855 Жыл бұрын
I personally kinda despise Abney because of what he did to Mathias. Sure, he's good, but he clearly has no sense of honor
@TheEthanatorNetwork Жыл бұрын
The indomitable human spirit at it again. These guys are seriously nuts for this continuous grind. Mad respect.
@olivercharles2930 11 ай бұрын
indomitable cringe
@ahall9839 11 ай бұрын
Indomitable human spirit = meek depressed autistic soys sitting in a dark room playing children's video game for most of their lives
@YF-23_BLACK_WIDOW_ii 7 ай бұрын
@@olivercharles2930L+ratio
@NbNgMOD 7 ай бұрын
@olivercharles2930 L clown
@floofiekun1875 Жыл бұрын
Damn, you know you're an absolute legend when there's a video entirely dedicated to beating you
@cooiecub6888 10 ай бұрын
a video with 3 million views, too
@asdunlavey Жыл бұрын
Getting namedropped in a Summoning Salt video title is an honour only previously given to Matt Turk. Congratulations, abney317!
@parknplay8328 Жыл бұрын
I say Matthias Rustemeyer gets an honorary spot on the list because the only reason his name isn’t in the title is because it isn’t easily readable
@TheBluePhoenix008 Жыл бұрын
@@parknplay8328well more like he could never accomplish his goal and then he retired due to Mark(or whatever his name is)
@Rocky712_ Жыл бұрын
@@parknplay8328 Is it really that hard to read? Even for native english speakers it shouldn´t be difficult.
@Mysteryspy Жыл бұрын
@@TheBluePhoenix008 Ya...Dan Burbank was his name, absolute scumbag.
@ExpandDong420 Жыл бұрын
@bleachboys3623 pics or it didn't happen
@brennanharris2702 Жыл бұрын
At 44:40 I could tell we were watching Kazuya’s run because his red shell setup looks different than Abney’s. That’s when I knew this video had me fully invested, lol!
@austinfletchermusic Жыл бұрын
The way he cuts so sharply inward, it's like watching an elite pitcher. No shame in being a Justin Verlander or Max Scherzer when the Shohei Ohtanis or the Corbin Burneses come along.
@Hujyn100 Жыл бұрын
Was hoping someone else noticed that. It was an "oh shit" movement when I realized who it was.
@curtbailey5610 Жыл бұрын
Haha I noticed that too. Even had to back up the video to double check.
@stefandesu Жыл бұрын
Same here lol
@Guylan Жыл бұрын
That Royal Raceway strat especially is a giveaway.
@Sady845 11 ай бұрын
Update: abney317 took the WR back a week ago with a time of 22:58. Yes, the first sub-23 minutes. What a legend.
@feuerfaustace1able 11 ай бұрын
Unfortunately this is not enough for a follow up video. :(
@Sady845 11 ай бұрын
@@feuerfaustace1able I never claimed this would be, there are much more speedrunning stories to tell than doing an update of an old subject
@grantdavid9466 4 ай бұрын
Fúćk yeah Abney!!! By the ungodly rare chance you see this, I just want to say keep killing the competition man, even though I could never make the top 100 in the community, as a fellow American, I’m proud to call you my brother and I’m cheering and praying for you from the sidelines! Keep making us, and yourself proud, you got this! 🙏💯
@bowmin1 11 ай бұрын
I love how you don't throw everything at the viewer from the start. You introduce strategies mid-video, like the Kalimari Desert one at 21:30. You explain most of the big strategies in the run, but not all at once.
@EEEEEEEE Ай бұрын
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@mario199923 Жыл бұрын
My favorite thing about Salt's videos is he hooks you with what seems like a finale statement, but then you look and there's 30+ minutes of the video left
@fosterdawson7339 Жыл бұрын
IKR
@RetepAdam Жыл бұрын
You could tell it was Kazuya because he does the Royal Raceway trick like an absolute maniac lol
@ISesseriI Жыл бұрын
That was one thing I noticed, the way he did the trick looked super cool, driving into it as it turns around to go the right way. Peak style for a trick in mario kart
@fmkwvejf Жыл бұрын
I had the exact same thought! Abney meets the shell head-on, while Kazuya does a huge hook. It looks way riskier but also super stylish how Kazuya does it.
@alicepbg2042 Жыл бұрын
idk if it is, but it looks way harder to do than just running into it like abney does
@Demicol Жыл бұрын
I knew because of the difference in video quality
@Roshake77 Жыл бұрын
Ikr xd
@agrume_music 8 ай бұрын
Imagine if one day, a guy starts speedruning under the nickname of "YourMeat". Then trains for thousands of hours, give it all and challenge the whole world, just to see one day on KZfaq a video from summoning salt called : "The quest to beat YourMeat"
@ArseAllowance 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for giving me a goal in life, ill talk about you as my inspiration once i am on the throne
@agrume_music 7 ай бұрын
@@ArseAllowance see you on his future videos champ !
@zanly5039 7 ай бұрын
@@ArseAllowance i am also rooting for the rise of YourMeat (pun not intended)
@ArseAllowance 7 ай бұрын
@@zanly5039 ill remember you once im at the top
@Joshyboy225 7 ай бұрын
@@ArseAllowanceyou got this 🫡
@HaysOnYoutube Жыл бұрын
Kazuya has just hit a world record of 23:13.35 since this video released. Legend
@jeredgibb5064 Жыл бұрын
The fact it's stated that a sub 23 is possible and it still hasn't happened is probably the cherry on top
@DragoReborn7 Жыл бұрын
The saga continues
@Cap-ig6rh Жыл бұрын
Please update me whenever a new world record is set 🙏
@midnightblitzer Жыл бұрын
:0
@JohnFartblast Жыл бұрын
update when sub 23
@andrewwolverton3762 Жыл бұрын
The look on his face going from sarcasm and pessimism to shock and wonder when he saw the viewers video was the best.
@Smoove_J Жыл бұрын
He really went on a journey there.
@benayers8622 Жыл бұрын
loooool ikr i came to comment this too he didnt look happy at all lol 🤣🤣 thats the danger of being a 1 trick pony i suppose!
@aclockworkeagle6429 Жыл бұрын
@benayers8622 wouldn't exactly call him a one trick pony, he dominated the record for 5 years and held onto it for another 2 before kazuya managed to edge past. Man's a legend
@moejoesayson1933 Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure I could show a Summoning Salt video to my grandma and she could get invested in the storytelling. Another banger
@pat2rome Жыл бұрын
Sometimes when I go to bed, I'll put on a long video I like but don't care about too much to half-listen to as I drift off. Once I made the mistake of thinking "I never got into Mega Man growing up, I'll watch the video about that" and of course in less than ten minutes I was fully awake and emotionally invested.
@raichutoyou Жыл бұрын
Lol right? Minute 1: Who's abney? Minute 40: KAZUYAAAAAAA!!!
@isuck6049 Жыл бұрын
@@raichutoyouabney got the wr again so 😁
@mcfarvo 11 ай бұрын
Yeah, I don't watch speedrunners or do speedrunning myself, but somehow SS makes these documentaries that I'll at least listen to while I do work
@crazyjaybe 11 ай бұрын
30:05 "Archrival, Bismuth"
@simondewitt7161 Жыл бұрын
Clearly the other players who sent abney317 the new short cuts were just abney317 from the future in either a terminator or multiverse type scenario. Possibly a Bill and Ted...
@luigi77714 10 ай бұрын
He started going so fast that he completed the run in negative time, going back to the past
@Bismuth9 Жыл бұрын
As your archrival, I can attest that this video is Pretty Good. Also, what you chose to end the video on is absolutely perfect.
@raynorzeraph953 Жыл бұрын
Shoot I gotta press A to like this comment.
@vivas555 Жыл бұрын
THis is an amazing interaction
@weebemo1 Жыл бұрын
This is the type of arch-rivalry I need in my life lol
@jaythatguyyouknow5135 Жыл бұрын
The world needs more rivalries like this.
@cerjmedia Жыл бұрын
I was hoping you would leave a comment haha
@5MadMovieMakers Жыл бұрын
That last quote: "So instead of saying something silly, like I think it will be over very soon and it's been a crazy ride, I'm going to say that this game will never be over and the ride will only get crazier, and I am just participating in one small part of the middle of the ride and there are many talented people who helped build the ride before me and there'll be many talented people who help finish off the ride after me." - darbian 2016
@tswan137 Жыл бұрын
So eloquent for being spoken in the moment. "...one small part in the middle of the ride" is such a powerful line. Carl Sagan-esque almost lmao Amazing.
@SharmanDoom Жыл бұрын
I miss darb, hope he's doing well whatever he's doing now.
@mathprodigy Жыл бұрын
That's one small step for Darb... one giant leap for Darbkind.
@DekarNL Жыл бұрын
Probably not true though
@Yamomshouse69n Жыл бұрын
@@DekarNLbe quiet
@mphayes98 11 ай бұрын
After over 15 months of not holding the record, Abney crushed the record by almost 15 seconds on July 27th, 2023. It looks like his story isn't over yet
@mcfarvo 11 ай бұрын
Someday we need an hour-long documentary on Summoning Salt and other speedrunning documentarians
@PereQuisition Жыл бұрын
The fact that "Ce_Mec" literally translates to "That guy" makes the sequence funnier than it actually is
@pvince8723 Жыл бұрын
came to the comments to see if this was mentioned. Happy it was. Trop drôle
@lol-bg4wh Жыл бұрын
French two made me understand
@silverreaps6803 Жыл бұрын
thats fucking hilarious
@bicacti5808 Жыл бұрын
More like "That_Dude" but yeah pretty funny, even if he didn't end up being the dude to make it.
@silverreaps6803 Жыл бұрын
@@bicacti5808 that dude and that guy literally mean the same thing
@MariktheGunslinger Жыл бұрын
abney317's reaction to the new shortcut was like in a biopic when a historical figure does the big thing or makes the big discovery and some guy says something like "Is that really possible?" or "Is... is that right?"
@fatfurie Жыл бұрын
the bot above me stole your comment and chaged a couple words. it has a butt for a picture so its getting more likes
@maxgreineder9867 Жыл бұрын
That little Jon Bois reference to the Angels collapse was well done at 39:30
@HyphenHateGroup 7 күн бұрын
IM SO GLAD SOMEONE ELSE GOT IT LMAO
@ladderking Жыл бұрын
4 weeks after this video released, abney set a 22m 58s world record
@btj2642 Жыл бұрын
Abney knew something was up with that discovery when summoning salt's theme music started playing out of nowhere
@SushiElemental Жыл бұрын
The community was in remiss 🎶
@paleoblue Жыл бұрын
@@SushiElemental there had never been a random discovery such as this 🎶
@uninable Жыл бұрын
@@paleoblue shoutouts to
@18rocksthegames78 Жыл бұрын
It was his canon event
@JLukeHypernova Жыл бұрын
Especially at a higher pitch than normal
@2010AZ Жыл бұрын
Referring to Bismuth as his archrival is top tier character development.
@TheGrumpyHobo Жыл бұрын
What's the history between salt and Bismuth? I know he also makes in depth history videos on games, but was there some actual rivalry between them?
@kamikazemelon787 Жыл бұрын
based and science-pilled
@andrerenault Жыл бұрын
@@TheGrumpyHobo I don't think they have any beef. They go for different audiences; salt is more of a storyteller and Bismuth is more of a technical explainer.
@alejandroo_crx Жыл бұрын
haha that was pretty funny imo
@frankstanley7079 Жыл бұрын
But their audiences are still related and I enjoy both of them a lot
@Cahrssomething 11 ай бұрын
HOLY- That was the fastest 55 minutes of my life! I thought this was just a quick 15 minute video unlike summoning’s other videos, looks like i was wrong! Just proves how entertaining you are, being able to make me glued to the screen for an hour without realizing!
@mouse_cop 11 ай бұрын
Never forget that none of this would have been possible without the help of forest64
@monsterfurby Жыл бұрын
The self-control abney displays in the face of frustration and bad luck is absolutely inspiring - as is the skill and dedication on display by every player here.
@StarkRaven59 Жыл бұрын
I would imagine with how many runs these guys do, it would put you in an early grave to be high-strung about every run that seems positive.
@sethmaster1012 Жыл бұрын
hope he gets the record back bc of it one day
@isuck6049 Жыл бұрын
@@sethmaster1012he could do it tbh, he just needs to beat this japanese who looks like from a jav video bruh, joking aside, it's between him and this japanese guy to get sub 23, and one lucky run could do it for him
@victorywoo Жыл бұрын
@@isuck6049get off yo porn addiction 😭😭😭
@nicolopedrielli Жыл бұрын
@@sethmaster1012he did it! sub 23
@StrandedKnight84 Жыл бұрын
Abney is the GOAT, but what really stood out to me in this story is the determination of Kazuya. Here is a guy who didn't have nearly the skillset to challenge Abney initially, but decided to power through even if would take 50k attempts of a 20+ minute run. A true demonstration of perseverance.
@LavaCreeperPeople Жыл бұрын
The Quest to Beat abney317
@aaronkosharskyswhiteknight5224 Жыл бұрын
this is exactly why japans population is plummeting, dude should have been shooting his shot at 50k ladys instead 😎
@philosophy_bot4171 Жыл бұрын
Beep bop... I'm the Philosophy Bot. Here, have a quote: "If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid" ~ Epictetus
@JJokerMoreau Жыл бұрын
What's sad, I think, is abney actually has the driving skills. The reason he started getting beat was because the time skips removed large parts of the actual driving. In fact, what the poster fails to mention is that abney currently holds the title for the "No skips" run and has for years.
@DisastrousIntentionally Жыл бұрын
@@JJokerMoreau That's part of speedrunning though and is why multiple categories exist. Skips are a huge part and Abney seems to struggle with some of them compared to Kazuya.
@TKCEDM Жыл бұрын
It's unbelievable how amazing story telling can make you invested in a topic you know little about and will likely have zero interest in after the video is over. Fantastic work.
@PresidentScrooge 6 ай бұрын
The best part is how casual Forest64 was about the discovery. He couldve easily cashed in on it by posting a youtube video, etc. But he just knew his own record will be beat so he just went to Abney "hey, new cut for you"
@KyrosQuickfist Жыл бұрын
Alternate Title: Two guys grind a Mario themed slot machine for a decade.
@Arceusmemesidk-zk7tm Жыл бұрын
This is a great analogy for rivalry speedrunning
@dorianserrano2697 Жыл бұрын
I thought of it like that at first but it's more than that... all speedrunners have the same chance of getting the best seed via rng, but only the best player will be able to capitalize on it.
@eviljesus84 Жыл бұрын
The problem with that analogy, is that whatever this 'slot machine' gives you, you still have to have the skills to use it properly. The best RNG won't help you, if you're a shit player.
@Alfaomegabravo Жыл бұрын
@@eviljesus84 The problem with the problem with that analogy is that the better players become the more RNG comes into play. We are not talking about random players here but the best of the best. If the players were able to perfectly execute every skip then there is only RNG left that decides the time.
@eelamite Жыл бұрын
holy shit thats probably the best comment under a summoning salt video in the past 5 years i've scrolled down to see
@RvB_Fan_since_8 Жыл бұрын
2:40 His reaction to seeing a new shortcut in a game he’s put so much time into, it gave me chills.
@mikeberg6407 Жыл бұрын
yea that was sooo good, especially since he seems so "whatever" when it was first said, you could tell its been a common thing that really hit different this time
@aeterborne Жыл бұрын
i wish i saw the chat here LMAO
@anthonystazzoni2181 11 ай бұрын
Two high level speed runners running a game at the same time is one of the most intense things ever on the same tier as watching your favorite team and they’re rivals going at it.
@galactic-hamster7043 10 ай бұрын
46:23 this has to be *the* hypest summoning salt segment I have ever seen, even as someone who's watched all his videos. Ambient music can usually make or break a documentary in appeal, but it's something summoningsalt has not only mastered, but become known for in the content creation space. Matching the tension he's built through the whole video, without a single word, just the right tune, pacing and editing makes it 100x more impactful.
@yahya2428 7 ай бұрын
bro no joke i just came back to this video after finding out about abneys 22:58 and i remembered and still got goosebumps i dont know how salt does it im so invested in it
@myvh773 5 ай бұрын
Do you know the title of this music?
@maic1305 5 ай бұрын
@@myvh773Home - even dumber awful song from hell
@galactic-hamster7043 2 ай бұрын
@@myvh773 I found it thru his Google doc, it's called even dumber song from hell (I'm not joking)
@galactic-hamster7043 Ай бұрын
@@myvh773 It's called Even Dumber Song from Hell, by HOME
@PierceArner Жыл бұрын
That final quote from Darbian was _SUCH_ a perfect way to cap off this video. Thanks again for such spectacular work!!
@desert123100 Жыл бұрын
It's sad that you can't experience your own videos like the rest of us because they are truly masterpieces.
@saulhurtado5921 Жыл бұрын
So real bro
@Autonomous15 Жыл бұрын
Don't worry, I'm sure his ego is sky high now.
@talkingben5190 Жыл бұрын
I would normally be asleep at this time since it's 2am but I'm feeling unwell, however because of that I was able to see the sub 23 record by Abney. God is great
@Skonkgasm 2 ай бұрын
I like his face shift from "oh wow it really is a new trick" to "my record :
@celestialwaffle1491 Жыл бұрын
The fact that I felt like there were no villains in this video is a testimony to your storytelling.
@Whyusomad9922 Жыл бұрын
rng was the villain
@spazzygenius148 Жыл бұрын
@@Whyusomad9922 legit im at the point of begging for a TAS just to see the mechanical limit
@Tassdo Жыл бұрын
Salt did mention his arch-rival, Bismuth9. I volunteer him as the villain of the story :)
@HalfOtaku Жыл бұрын
@@Tassdo Next Video: The Quest to beat Bismuth9's video about Wallglitching
@ariesdemiurge Жыл бұрын
*Except DK.*
@reagansido5823 Жыл бұрын
The way that his mouth hangs open in shock when he realizes it's an actual new skip , you just know it's gonna be good.
@stefandesu Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it was a great way to get the viewers instantly invested!
@Masterchief1856 Жыл бұрын
I loved that when he pulled it up, even before his mouth began hanging, you could see the cogs in his head turning. He was 100% ready to start using it as soon as he realized he could.
@Legrume Жыл бұрын
Was 39:33 a reference to "the history of the Seattle Mariners" That zoom out to reveal and the "woah" is perfect The jon bois of speedrunning
@potatobuddyWI Жыл бұрын
Yup, I caught that, too!
@NTrophy- Жыл бұрын
As of 4 days ago, Abney317 is back in first with a 22:58:68 with a 15 second lead.
@shooshiwhooshi8736 Жыл бұрын
44:30 The fact that I knew who broke their record based only on how they did the Royal Raceway skip is really cool
@Ryan_Schlutz Жыл бұрын
Same. SS tried to keep it secret but the angle K did it made it so unique.
@StrandedKnight84 Жыл бұрын
I was waiting for that turn. Very characteristic.
@SeppelSquirrel Жыл бұрын
Same! I was like, wait, that's Kazuya's angle! I'm glad I wasn't the only person to notice.
@ryanrech107 Жыл бұрын
Same. I was waiting the whole time to see how the skip was done and when I saw it I knew
@callmeshaggy5166 Жыл бұрын
The looping left
@Celestia282 Жыл бұрын
Summoning Salt is the only guy who can consistently get me to watch hour long videos about games I don't care about. Keep it up, man!
@karlbradish6486 Жыл бұрын
Its quality over quantity!
@unmemorablehero Жыл бұрын
Yeah, similar to me. I don’t care about speed runs, like at all, yet here I am.
@SnipiWolf Жыл бұрын
Ho, it's been an hour, thanks for getting me know it. I guess it's a realy good vid when you don't even notice it's been an hour.
@tails183 Жыл бұрын
However, that will still not make me watch sponsor segments.
@bolson42 Жыл бұрын
@@tails183 That sponsor was actually really well done tho. Ik most people just skip without even watching a second but i went through it and thought it was good lol. Or maybe i’m just a corporate shill cuz i use opera gx myself lmao
@John_Doe4269 Жыл бұрын
I showed this to a friend of mine who's not really into videogames, let alone speedrunning. However, even he had fond memories of this from back in the day. Needless to say, our jaws dropped when the two time skips appeared. What a ride. Love your content, keep up the great work!
@wesleywright3159 Жыл бұрын
This is such an awesome story. You did an excellent job and props to all the players involved. I love stories of people trying to attain perfection or become the best at a niche craft, and this video has introduced me to speedrunning which definitely scratches that itch.
@NavF1 Жыл бұрын
The fact we now know who abney317 is before watching the video is testament to what you've done for the speedrunning community ❤️
@ssigeon Жыл бұрын
hello there disappointed fernando
@Mordecrox Жыл бұрын
The Great Ones: Abney, Matt Turk, Slipperynip and Erotic Shivering King Banana
@JoePCool14 Жыл бұрын
I didn't know Fernando Alonso was interested in Mario Kart speedrunning.
@Pikaton659 Жыл бұрын
Why are we meant to know him? I was expecting this to be the username of Matthias, the guy who was the dominating player in the last Mario Kart 64 video, but it isn’t
@rontheauraknight9606 Жыл бұрын
@@Pikaton659we know him if you watched the video that grew the biggest for Summoning Salt, the world record for Choco mountain. In that Abney became the star of the video as he went from an random person who was like ranked 50th to getting the first ever weathertenko, then later being the only person I think currently to hit that trick 3 times in an row. Since then he also appeared in the other MK64 videos such as the last one being where he and others were keeping Matthias from getting all 32 records in Mk64
@sebastianahrens2385 Жыл бұрын
Funny how Abney was part of the Alliance to challenge Mathias, only to find himself in a similar position a few years later :D Edit: Also, why am I concerned about Abney's ability to keep going in spite of setbacks when I _know_ he's a guy willing to throw 26700 attempts at a single track?
@smo-king6504 Жыл бұрын
Interesting that only now he starts talking about being on the other side of the dethroning
@mikeberg6407 Жыл бұрын
holy moly that Darby quote at the end so transcendent
@shedinyavi8233 Жыл бұрын
The summoning-salt-verse has gone for long enough to the point where Abney has gone from the hero who pulled off the first triple weathertenko, that lived for long enough to turn into the villain that prevented MR’s world record perfection on the no shortcuts category at several different times, to the protagonist of his own story in the full game run. Really speaks volumes about the quality of this channel.
@LavaCreeperPeople Жыл бұрын
So This is The Quest to Beat abney317...
@CowMaam Жыл бұрын
the sequel we didn’t deserve but will gladly take
@consumify Жыл бұрын
Cow man
@TheKingOfAllHorror Жыл бұрын
You're right, we deserved better.
@LazerN_ Жыл бұрын
Cow Man!
@bargaintuesday812 Жыл бұрын
Why didn't we deserve it?
@kennethlasseter9264 Жыл бұрын
@@bargaintuesday812 its just an unoriginal comment. give a little thumbs up and move on.
@SeanGrady90 Ай бұрын
Massive respect to the speed running community. How do these dudes have not only the skill but the endless energy and free time to put towards this? I’m in awe. Life is so exhausting. To have that level of focus and patience is something else. Love these vids!
@20gageshotty85 Жыл бұрын
I love the parallel of secret base's seattle mainer documentary at 39:26
@pptenshi3900 Жыл бұрын
Salt it’s actually indescribable what you’ve done for the speedrunning community
@SEATACx Жыл бұрын
Gentle shoutout to Karl Jobst as well
@18rocksthegames78 Жыл бұрын
My only contribution is being last place up in Minecraft dungeons on day one of launch It was recorded on an iPad and I used my moms phone as the timer, 12 year old me was so projd
@18rocksthegames78 Жыл бұрын
@@robot7935 update: since then 6 people have gotten lower scores
@benjaminoechsli1941 Жыл бұрын
I love how SummoningSalt videos stay Trending for days on end after release. It's for good reason: The work and detail that goes into them is incredible. Well done, sir.
@WLF0X Жыл бұрын
Actually it's because the algo appeals to KZfaq bottom-feeder degenerates 🤓☝
@Etrelley Жыл бұрын
@@WLF0X Well, since you're here, it definitly works :D
@GnuSnu Жыл бұрын
For years*
@keithstack6321 Ай бұрын
I rewatch all your videos from time to time but this is my favorite. Awesome story. I don’t even play video games. You’re just a great storyteller with great material.
@ariamentio 11 ай бұрын
The Summoning Salt Curse holds strong, Abney just got a 22:58
@r1konTheAutomator Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love how calm Abney is 😅 always like *whispers* "let's go" when he gets a WR, or if some bullshit happens he goes *whispers* "oh my god. Let's try again"
@garfieldandfriends1 Жыл бұрын
have you watched his weathertenko attempt? 😂
@r1konTheAutomator Жыл бұрын
@@garfieldandfriends1 lol no! I didn't know he tried. Let me guess...he got it and went *whispers* "let's go" 😂
@Scrimsion Жыл бұрын
Seeing abneys total domination of this game is honestly awe inspiring
@LMMotoss Жыл бұрын
Gotta love tearing up in the work parking lot while watching the end of the video. Thank you so much Salt for putting this hobby into the context it deserves. FIFTY THOUSAND ATTEMPTS for Abney to be beaten. Thousands more to beat him again. This kind of dedication to a single task isn’t common. And yet we see it in speedrunning constantly.
@valritz1489 10 ай бұрын
39:39 That's some big Dorktown energy.
@mrblubot987 Жыл бұрын
Abney’s reaction to the new shortcut gave me goosebumps. It was like his mind immediately saw all the potential new PRs
@HeeminGaminStation Жыл бұрын
One thing I respect about Kazuya is the sheer confidence that he’s going to get the right item, Abney is staying out until he gets what he needs Kazuya says “wouldn’t it be better to be on my way to the trick?”
@darkstuff6666 Жыл бұрын
Hmm
@Vesdus Жыл бұрын
The difference is abney is trying to get slight gains to consolidate his world record, and Kazuya is trying to demolish any of his previous attempts in order to take the world record even once. Simply because it had been several years since anyone had even come close to taking away the world record from abney. They have different mindsets and different goals for this reason.
@T101Crazy Жыл бұрын
@@Vesdus Yup. One is on the attack while the other plays defense.
@grynch8673 Жыл бұрын
@@Vesdus reminds me of this quote about how a rabbit wants it more because it is running for its life when being hunted whereas the wolf is simply hunting for another meal. The rabbit wanted it more where it was common place for the wolf
@mauer1 Жыл бұрын
also he seems to have better setups for the actual skips. in royal i basically knew if it was abney or kazuya based on how they approached the wall
@FemboysYes 5 ай бұрын
Update: the current wr is held by Abney, with 22:58
@dasboot340 Жыл бұрын
He just got the record...surreal
@havoc2864 Жыл бұрын
I was really rooting for Abney to keep the record and seeing luck be his demise over and over was heartbreaking
@lebrinjims3580 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, but his safe play in his most recent world record run just to ensure that he got the record instead of pushing his limits was probably a mistake. Easy to say in hindsight, but he should’ve maximized the potential of the single run where everything did go his way, pushed it sub 23, and it would still be his
@wingedbunny6211 Жыл бұрын
@@lebrinjims3580I disagree. In hindsight, we can say that sure, but what if he was risky and ended up making a mistake that cost him the run? Then we'd be saying he should have played it safe to ensure the world record.
@lebrinjims3580 Жыл бұрын
@@wingedbunny6211 100% true. We’ll never know
@splurgy. Жыл бұрын
Isn’t Abney the guy that hordes his runs? Or is that someone else
@wingedbunny6211 Жыл бұрын
@@splurgy. Pretty sure that was someone else -- Abney does most of his runs on livestream
@Curtissimo Жыл бұрын
The fact that you do things like make freeze frames any time the lightning bolt was used to avoid the flashing lights shows the amount of skill and consideration you put into video editing. Another banger of a video, great job!
@xXInfinityDiesXx Жыл бұрын
Wow I didn't realize that! I noticed the video was off but just assumed it was the recording. That's so cool of him to edit those little details
@Ishoam Жыл бұрын
I just thought it was the game freezing for a second.
@kindlin Жыл бұрын
I had also been really confused by this. I thought I must be missing something, and I was. So that was an anti-epileptic thing? Looking it up, the lightning affect flashing is quite mild; the sky blinks once or twice. That would be quite frightening to have such few flash-like things be able to cause such a massive issue. I hope it would take severe epilepsy for that level of stimuli to take you out. Anime shows, game shows, casinos, and Vegas in general, would just all have to be the worst.
@AnonymOus-ss9jj Жыл бұрын
@@kindlin I'm not sure it was so much as to prevent epilepsy as it was to stop the video from being demonetized on the grounds of epilepsy.
@dreckel6572 Жыл бұрын
and here i was wondering wether or not this was due to the game itself or abneys stream... I didnt even consider editing it to make the video more accessible
@TheSinisterKirby Жыл бұрын
22:58 from Abney
@Shaksarav Жыл бұрын
Abney just reclaimed the WR 4 hours ago with a 22:58
@jane5886 Жыл бұрын
Holy shit what bruh
@NbNgMOD 7 ай бұрын
Huh?!!!
@cerjmedia Жыл бұрын
49:48 is the most ridiculous bad RNG you could expect. Incredible that Forest and Garrett for finding these 3 massive skips.
@jackmio Жыл бұрын
bruh that RNG part had me dying of laughter because IT JUST KEPT HAPPENING LMFAO
@razzdazzjazz Жыл бұрын
I did the math, and for him to not get red shells 13 times in a row had about a 5.5% chance of happening. Super bad luck
@jasonhunter2819 Жыл бұрын
Well, that certainly was a hell of a hook, having the actual footage of him reacting to the first new skip being discovered!
@rminitials 11 ай бұрын
Interesting thing about your videos is the fact that even when you only had a few thousand subscribers, your content quality was always this high and super entertaining. I've never even done a speedrun and had it not been for you, not have known the names in the community. Your content is just *that* good.
@BeanKally 7 ай бұрын
God why did the ending make me genuinely emotional, I swear Summoning Salt has to be using some sort of black magic here for someone who has never attempted a speed run ever to be this invested
@ThaRixer Жыл бұрын
Wow, seriously some of your best writing yet man. This was a really great story and I love the message at the end too - The feeling of losing a record is always rough, and isn't talked about enough. You did everyone here justice, phenomenal video man. Big ups to the runners you chose to cover too. I don't know if I know someone who has over 70.000+ attempts in a single category.. MK64 runners are super dedicated, much respect
@J3tAlone Жыл бұрын
Aye it's Ricky! Grats on the recent banger to you too my guy. I've probably watched all of your Jak and RAC videos like 5 times each.
@chvIry Жыл бұрын
Here before pin
@zeefje Жыл бұрын
😢
@gabrielm598 Жыл бұрын
1st place getting hit by 3 lightning bolts and 4 blue shells on Royal raceway: “I’m beginning to think I’m not cut out for being a protagonist”
@VegitoKingAlex Жыл бұрын
You're not gonna believe this.
@isuck6049 Жыл бұрын
Abney got it again with a sub 23 this time, lets gooo
@stormix5755 Жыл бұрын
The dopamine hit from a Summoning Salt video is unmatched! Also Abney is one of my favorite runners. Still remember the triple weather-tanko
@-Triple- Жыл бұрын
I think it's universal: when Summoning Salt publishes a video, everyone drops what they're doing and watches. Really brings us all together.
@Quidditchgoat Жыл бұрын
❤ let’s go
@ChrisLT Жыл бұрын
10k views in 10 minutes, oh lordy.
@shinigamimiroku3723 Жыл бұрын
I know I do, and I'm working right now. XD
@wheeledjustice7381 11 ай бұрын
That moment with darbian at the end gave me chills. Beautiful job.
@EonHSD Жыл бұрын
This is one of the best crafted, most enjoyable and well narrated videos I’ve seen on KZfaq. Bravo. Absolute banger I will watch many more times 100%.
@ReddestRosa Жыл бұрын
Much like a certain character he resembles, Abney is a force of nature. Grass grows, birds fly, and brother? He breaks records.
@daxter69420 9 ай бұрын
Basically kind of a big deal
@Smoove_J Жыл бұрын
I can't get over how much time they spend grinding out these world records. Sometimes I wonder what keeps them going.
@tomuridev Жыл бұрын
passion and love for the game. Speedrunning is a way to keep playing your favorite game
@ltsJoeMama Жыл бұрын
Its simple. What keeps them going is the quest to become the best. Its like in sports, people grind + train all day to get better and to become some of the very best to ever do it. Being known as one of the greatest in something you're passionate about is everything to some.
@grayarystorjz6685 Жыл бұрын
@@10001000101seems legit
@pariahlord3540 Жыл бұрын
Literally autism, you have to be on the spectrum to be into playing the exact same game thousands of times.
@laurap3244 Жыл бұрын
Aderall and autism
@ndiaz1982 5 ай бұрын
28:23 he made thousands of attempts and he quickly saw results. It's wild that thousands of attempts can be considered quickly
@xxiLink 4 ай бұрын
The music on these videos always goes SO DAMN HARD. I love it.
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