The Mario Kart 64 Tool Assisted Speedrun Explained

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  • @Abyssoft
    @Abyssoft  Рік тому +56

    Drink CTRL is a healthy meal replacement shake that tastes great! Get 10% off with code ABYSSOFT www.drinkctrl.com/abyssoft. Using my code is a great way to support the channel, and comment below any flavors you end up getting! #ad

    • @eier.quetscher.55
      @eier.quetscher.55 Рік тому +12

      sludge.

    • @longgreasy1595
      @longgreasy1595 Рік тому +1

      Thank you both!!!!!!!🎉🎉

    • @sugardude
      @sugardude Рік тому +1

      Your explanation of that was so good. "A new world record. And I didn't use a single skip."

    • @chermal7311
      @chermal7311 Рік тому +2

      That transition to the sponsor plug was just way too smooth...
      Think I'll give it a try!

    • @djtomoy
      @djtomoy Рік тому

      Do they do tuna flavour?

  • @novelezra
    @novelezra Рік тому +558

    Wait... The Boo item doesn't *actually* steal an item? Oh God...
    "You take the blue shell, the story ends, you wake up in Peach's castle and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red shell, you stay in Bowser's Castle and I show you how deep the Mip's Rabbit hole goes."

    • @Abyssoft
      @Abyssoft  Рік тому +161

      Not on GP mode with just a single player, if you're playing with friends it'll steal items

    • @novelezra
      @novelezra Рік тому +133

      @@Abyssoft But still, the game lied to me. I will never forgive it. I will never play Mario kart 64 again.
      *Five minutes later*
      Fine I'll play it

    • @Takyodor2
      @Takyodor2 Рік тому +5

      @@novelezra 🤣

    • @MineCreeperLPs
      @MineCreeperLPs Рік тому +4

      CPUs don't have items in MK64 like a player does. Its not actually until very late in the series they do.

    • @blocks4857
      @blocks4857 10 місяців тому +4

      ​@@joegaddy2030get your mind out of the gutter

  • @sam_underscore
    @sam_underscore Рік тому +437

    TAS explanations are some of my favorite videos in all of UA-cam, and they're such a rarity as well. Love the video, keep up the good work!

    • @Ultimaximus
      @Ultimaximus Рік тому +14

      They tend to be much more technical than speedrun explanations, but that's why I find them more interesting

    • @T.S.Smelliot
      @T.S.Smelliot Рік тому +7

      Programming + the scientific method. I agree, it's awesome.

    • @MrIcenice44
      @MrIcenice44 10 місяців тому +1

      The dk64 one doesn’t even have voice narration and I still watch

    • @ThinkAboutVic
      @ThinkAboutVic 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@MrIcenice44which one are you talking about? bismuth’s dk64 vid definitely has voiceover

    • @G_Gr00v3
      @G_Gr00v3 8 місяців тому +1

      Have you watched ThaRixer's video on Andyrion's TAS of Silent Hill?

  • @taechuK
    @taechuK Рік тому +256

    the odds are 1 in 3.43 unvigintillion. it is a named number, it's just that no one really uses anything above a quadrillion.
    a unvigintillion is 10^66, the general table of named number just stop at a vigintillion (10^63) because why would you have a bigger number?

    • @FalB27
      @FalB27 Рік тому +56

      Regardless, I think we should name this specific number James.

    • @nodrance
      @nodrance Рік тому +1

      I knew it

    • @robertdascoli949
      @robertdascoli949 Рік тому +18

      I'd call it a Dream

    • @amb3rrif1c
      @amb3rrif1c Рік тому +4

      i was gonna say mario kart 64illion but close enough!

    • @yeahman20
      @yeahman20 Рік тому +9

      Let's call it Kartillion

  • @Abyssoft
    @Abyssoft  Рік тому +236

    Huge thanks to Drew Weatherton for help on this video, go check out his channel in the description. Micro500, Beck Abney, Sean Sullivan, and abitalive all deserve a mention as well for their contributions to making the TAS possible.

    • @weatherton
      @weatherton Рік тому +19

      Thanks, great job on this! 🎉

    • @SECONDQUEST
      @SECONDQUEST Рік тому +2

      ​@@weathertonhey it's that guy! Thanks for your dedication to the community!

    • @wesgrubbs8437
      @wesgrubbs8437 Рік тому +3

      ​@@weathertonHey, you must've named yourself after the Weathertenko skip!

    • @noneofyourbusiness4133
      @noneofyourbusiness4133 10 місяців тому

      Why is this not pinned

  • @DavidWonn
    @DavidWonn Рік тому +61

    Good explanation overall.
    15:47 The Kalimari star shortcut also works on lap 0 and on negative laps. I'm unaware as to whether the game was coded to prevent it only on lap 3 or whether it was prevented additionally on laps 4 and beyond though.

    • @Alfred-Neuman
      @Alfred-Neuman 8 місяців тому

      I don't want to watch this, it's too long!
      If at least there was a few girls with big butts twearking in the corner...

  • @NickWrightDataYT
    @NickWrightDataYT Рік тому +27

    Seeing the resulting time of the "speedrun" for making the CTRL drink is honestly way more helpful than you'd think

    • @Abyssoft
      @Abyssoft  Рік тому +7

      I thought it was a meta thing to do, glad it was of help

  • @nael_luna
    @nael_luna Рік тому +64

    A video from you after a tiring day? Amazing
    A 50 MINUTE VIDEO about the legendary Mario kart 64 from you?
    My week has officially gone from normal to absolutely fantastic❤❤❤❤

  • @BuddyCorp
    @BuddyCorp Рік тому +15

    Excellent video. Concise, well presented, and has enough of the technical details to explain the tricks without getting bogged down in them. Great work.

    • @Abyssoft
      @Abyssoft  Рік тому +8

      Thanks, it's always hard to find a balance between how deep to go on something and when to keep the video moving along on projects this long

    • @Takyodor2
      @Takyodor2 Рік тому

      @@Abyssoft You found a good balance :)

  • @camwyn256
    @camwyn256 Рік тому +42

    Playing this as a teen, I always felt that stars were faster than mushrooms. Now I know I was right to feel that way

  • @finn464
    @finn464 10 місяців тому +2

    EVERYTHING I asked myself during the TAS was answered in this video, from RNG manipulation to character weight stats. Thank you so much for making this.

  • @AkumaAPN
    @AkumaAPN 9 місяців тому +4

    The part about the lap counter decreasing when you go backwards got me thinking.
    Can you drive backwards for a million laps, and have a lap counter of negative 1 million? Or is there some limit?
    Just thinking it would be a funny prank to set up a level with a high negative lap counter, and then tell a friend to "finish the level."
    Lol.

    • @johnathandoe6034
      @johnathandoe6034 4 місяці тому +1

      If I remember... Someone actually did this exact thing

  • @Neo_Bones
    @Neo_Bones Рік тому +14

    “A number so large, it’s not named.”
    Actually that number is named. It’s called “3.43 unvigintillion”

  • @andrerenault
    @andrerenault Рік тому +5

    I can only think of how much we've learned about this game since this TAS was created and how much more time could be saved now.

  • @bigcrebs
    @bigcrebs Рік тому +2

    The combination of subject matter, presentation, and explanation makes this my most favorite piece of content I have ever seen in my life...and it's not even close.

  • @DeepInZero
    @DeepInZero Рік тому +7

    It's so interesting to listen to WR/TAS explained videos.
    Thank you for your amazing work, keep it up!!

  • @animarok9032
    @animarok9032 Рік тому +8

    Imagine traveling back in time to the 90s and play some Mario kart in a store demo

  • @ManillaHeep
    @ManillaHeep 10 місяців тому +2

    “I’m the BEST!” Really punctuates the end of each track.

  • @AnacondaHL
    @AnacondaHL Рік тому +20

    I hope this TAS is updated with all the modern techniques, so many more brilliant things can now be done, even by humans!

  • @varietychan
    @varietychan Рік тому +3

    The Broken-ass Trio
    Super Mario 64: Lots of glitches, first 3d Game, can be crashed in 20 seconds, main glitches are physics based
    Paper Mario 64: Made with duct-tape, crashes very easily, infamous for having a cardboard story progression system and weird softlocks like the Em-bush softlock happening because they are talkable but there's no text available
    Mario Kart 64: One-time glitches, drive through any wall

  • @AUselessTrader
    @AUselessTrader Рік тому +2

    Props to whoever TAS is for making this video possible

  • @TheDogn
    @TheDogn Рік тому +2

    45:23 "At this point he has no time to spare, and must-shroom immediately"

  • @semesabrown489
    @semesabrown489 9 місяців тому +1

    "The better part of 3 decades,"
    You didn't have to do me like that

  • @JDLupus
    @JDLupus Рік тому +2

    48:50 the number here does have a name; it's 1 in 3.43 Unvigintillion :)

  • @AvsJoe
    @AvsJoe Рік тому +1

    12:50 I love the use of single, double, and triple mushrooms as a visual aid to demonstrate the effects of 1, 2, and 3 buttons pressed. It's a small touch but it was very clever.

  • @skivvy3565
    @skivvy3565 Рік тому +1

    I always enjoy Bismuth’s videos of tas and speed run explanations, I believe he did this one as well quite some time ago

  • @beechteeth
    @beechteeth Рік тому

    the buttons turning with the kart sprites during explanations is a really fun editing choice

  • @bowieinc
    @bowieinc Рік тому +4

    I’m in awe as far as the amount of work Drew put in this and the amount of work you put in to produce the video. 😮

  • @baksoBoy
    @baksoBoy Рік тому +2

    woah this video is really high quality! I really enjoyed it!

  • @b.clarenc9517
    @b.clarenc9517 Рік тому +1

    48:46 It's called 3.43 unvigintillion (using the short scale standard).

  • @Muhahahahaz
    @Muhahahahaz 11 місяців тому +1

    38:17 “other than a shell or mushroom”
    Ghosts and Stars: Am I a joke to you?

  • @CARB0NM0N0X1D3
    @CARB0NM0N0X1D3 Рік тому +1

    @0:56 So clean; I think you could save a fraction of a second just holding onto the lid. Not sure though.

    • @Abyssoft
      @Abyssoft  Рік тому +2

      I need to think of a skip for next time they sponsor me to get the time sub 20s

  • @beetletrading8643
    @beetletrading8643 Рік тому +1

    Thats a 1 : 3,430,000,000,000,000,349,352,846,657,969,232,812,489,747,881,826,610,482,407,215,726,592.00 chance

  • @Ken-1307
    @Ken-1307 Рік тому +2

    The fact he used the bananas against Donkey Kong is hilarious

  • @timthetoolpool
    @timthetoolpool Рік тому +2

    Imagine powering on your treasured copy of Mario Kart 64 for a fun night of racing with your friend but your friend happens to be Weatherton.

  • @holdingpattern245
    @holdingpattern245 Рік тому +1

    "he consumes the remaining shrooms to pick up a boo"

  • @Controllerhead
    @Controllerhead Рік тому +1

    Great vod! I'm pumped for the updated TAS!!!

  • @heterodoxagnostic8070
    @heterodoxagnostic8070 Рік тому

    38:52 i thought the video ended, i thought those were endcards for a second, some strange psychology right there.

  • @Kaitri
    @Kaitri 10 місяців тому +1

    idk why youtube recommended me your newest video thats 5 hours old at this point, but im glad it did. i like your voice and i love speedruns explained. and bismuth can only cover so much. you got a new sub :)

    • @Abyssoft
      @Abyssoft  10 місяців тому

      Happy to have you!

    • @Kaitri
      @Kaitri 10 місяців тому

      @@Abyssoft happy to be here. Keep the awesome work up

  • @PeranMe
    @PeranMe Рік тому +5

    Great stuff, thank you for all your hard work to explain all this! Keep being awesome!

  • @WTheW_gaming
    @WTheW_gaming 4 місяці тому

    Imagine starting to go through a track, you're halfway through a lap, only a minute has gone by, and someone already won the race

  • @Shrewdilus
    @Shrewdilus 10 місяців тому

    I love when tas makers put flashy things whenever possible to make the run cooler

  • @arin4395
    @arin4395 Рік тому +1

    YOOOOO AWESOME
    thank you 4 putting this together !!!

  • @allthatremain5357
    @allthatremain5357 Рік тому

    Nice save @34:26, Toad 😂. "Ahhhhhhhhhhhh - I'm the best!"

  • @Asiago9
    @Asiago9 Рік тому +1

    1 in 3.43E+66 does have a name, it's 1 in 3.43 unvigintillion

  • @SilentDragonite149
    @SilentDragonite149 Рік тому +1

    45:17 Never got to say this during the premiere, and I can’t believe I missed the opportunity to, but that’s certainly one way to get high in many different ways.

  • @Chilliisftw
    @Chilliisftw Рік тому +1

    1:20 ish you used pre spoonfill skip

  • @IVI4V3R1CK
    @IVI4V3R1CK Рік тому +1

    Well done on this video. The editing goes hard. Props to that, I know it wasn't easy.

  • @emood2217
    @emood2217 Рік тому +1

    48:51 it's a one in a morbillion chance

  • @sagacious03
    @sagacious03 Рік тому +1

    Great analysis video! Thanks for uploading! I wonder what you'll tackle next!

  • @ebulliball
    @ebulliball Рік тому +2

    How on earth have I played this game for twenty years and not noticed that the tide comes in on the beach level!

    • @insanemustaine111
      @insanemustaine111 Рік тому +1

      What??? There is no way you didn’t notice that 😂

    • @wesgrubbs8437
      @wesgrubbs8437 Рік тому +1

      Ray Charles noticed the tide dude...

  • @PopeGoliath
    @PopeGoliath Рік тому +3

    Every time Drew is mentioned in a video, I'm contractually obligated to yell "WEATHERTENKO!"

  • @Its_me_6
    @Its_me_6 10 місяців тому

    Luigi causing trouble for the TAS on his raceway twice is hilarious to me

  • @Clodd1
    @Clodd1 Рік тому +1

    That’s totally insane!
    Great video editing and explanation!

  • @myloemike
    @myloemike 11 місяців тому

    I would LOVE to see a new tas brought to life for MK64. There really are a lot of new things they could implement and I’d love to see it done. Especially because we all know Abyssoft would come through with the dope explanation all over again. Great video 🙏

    • @Abyssoft
      @Abyssoft  11 місяців тому

      When the new TAS is finished I'll likely do another video since multiple tracks have new skips and .01 laps.

  • @rewandemontay
    @rewandemontay Рік тому +1

    Great video and great stuff. It's hard work to put stuff like this together, so thank you.

  • @fishyfishking7906
    @fishyfishking7906 Рік тому +4

    Isn't that number at the end just 3.43 Unvigintillion or smth like that?

  • @Jortman02
    @Jortman02 Рік тому +1

    "Y-you passed the finish line?" - Chuck Mcgill and Jimmy playing MK64, probably

  • @FonixVR_
    @FonixVR_ Рік тому

    28:43 throw a spiny off the big jump where it goes off course and watch what it does. this is probably what the shell did.

  • @FonixVR_
    @FonixVR_ Рік тому +1

    It would be awesome If you uploaded the background videos to something like Wallpaper Engine. Always love having my favorite games on there

  • @RoxanneClimber
    @RoxanneClimber 3 місяці тому

    17:03 i don't know why but that scene is so funny to watch.

  • @TheFoolishSamurai
    @TheFoolishSamurai Рік тому +9

    The number does have a name, unfortunately. It's 3.43 Unvigintillion

  • @DarkMagicianGirl0
    @DarkMagicianGirl0 Рік тому +1

    I learned a lot this video was ama-za-zing

  • @woahcarlos1611
    @woahcarlos1611 Рік тому +2

    Great video! :) P.S. ... the clip at ~21:25 is so loud and scared the SHIT out of me

    • @Abyssoft
      @Abyssoft  Рік тому

      Yeah, I missed normalizing that one to the same decibel level as the others

    • @nikk4513
      @nikk4513 Рік тому

      Holy shit i thought it was just me. I was dozing off and it scared the fuck out of me haha

  • @hyprdontia
    @hyprdontia 11 місяців тому +1

    bro i love falling asleep to these kind of videos lol

  • @mochiboot6502
    @mochiboot6502 11 місяців тому

    "So while in first, he's technically in second."
    *Me, nodding and frowning...*

  • @Sedona_FD3S
    @Sedona_FD3S Рік тому +1

    This guy is the CEO of TAS runs.

  • @XIKaMuIX
    @XIKaMuIX Рік тому +1

    Insane tas tricks, great video 🎉

  • @KylesKDogLife
    @KylesKDogLife Рік тому +1

    34:21
    You think this is bad, this, this CHICANERY? He’s done worse! That… Weathertenko? You’re telling me Toad just happens to fall like that? No! He orchestrated it… Weatherton! He completely skipped Choco Mountain! And they counted the lap… they shouldn’t have. They gave him a lap time of less than 4 seconds… what was Nintendo thinking? He’ll never change… he’ll never change. Ever since 2014, always the same. He couldn’t keep his laptimes off of the leaderboards. But not our Weatherton. Couldn’t be precious Weatherton! Stealing them blind… and he gets to make TASes!? What a sick joke! The mods should have stopped him when they had the chance! And you, you have to stop him! You…

  • @randomladyaj
    @randomladyaj 7 місяців тому +1

    3:48 that’s… that’s Wario…

  • @KnightOfGames
    @KnightOfGames Рік тому

    i think we should name the number at 48:49 George

  • @Umbrie
    @Umbrie 4 місяці тому

    lakitu must be drunk if he's allowing these kinds of shenanigans to happen

  • @SchlickSteve
    @SchlickSteve Рік тому

    31:20 that was the craziest shit ever that toad is on crack

  • @JohnSwim69420
    @JohnSwim69420 3 місяці тому

    I do like these speedruns, but can we all know how Mario Kart 64 used to just be about banana peeling Luigi and trying your hardest to win 1st every race, to just using game manipulation to instantly win in seconds years later? You should also see what happens when you lose in Mario Kart 64, it's brutal but funny.

  • @liruenth
    @liruenth Рік тому

    So many years of playing this game and never knew there were 2 paths in banshee boardwalk house 😵

  • @superwash7431
    @superwash7431 Рік тому

    Good lord no wonder this took so long to make! Awesome

  • @isonicspeedi8684
    @isonicspeedi8684 Рік тому

    There are many new shortcuts, I hope we will see a new TAS in the future.

  • @AkumaAPN
    @AkumaAPN 9 місяців тому

    I'd like to see a TAS like this, but with a different primary goal:
    Each level must include the fastest possible single lap. All other strategies for minimizing overall play time must come after the constraint of any & all costs necessary to ensure the fastest possible single lap.
    Muaahahahaaa

  • @patbl61
    @patbl61 Рік тому

    10/10 for your sponsor presentation

  • @thegamesandtalkchanel7979
    @thegamesandtalkchanel7979 Рік тому

    I find it funnny that the mario kart wii verson of the dk's jungle ultra shortcut works almost the same way as the N64 verson

  • @Encephalophage
    @Encephalophage 6 місяців тому

    23:58
    The concept of this "player" absolutely destroying these CPUs so hard at their own game is a very entertaining thought, made even better by the image of one of the other drivers trying desperately to slow him down with a lightning bolt, only to be thwarted by their pre-programmed oppressor manipulating the Lakitu state to totally nullify the bolt
    You know, as a joke

  • @Tyler412324
    @Tyler412324 Рік тому

    awesome video! Aren't there a bunch of new strats tho? Like clipping through the fence in Kalimari Desert, running into the wall at the finish in Luigi's raceway, moo moo farm npc bounce skip? Guess it's an older TAS?

    • @Abyssoft
      @Abyssoft  Рік тому

      Yeah, this is the 2016 TAS, there hasn't been an update yet although one is in the works

  • @jagergerg9771
    @jagergerg9771 Рік тому

    I love the details in this video

  • @purplestarchu9376
    @purplestarchu9376 Рік тому

    I remember this tas being performed at GDQ 2016

  • @bingbongdingdong867
    @bingbongdingdong867 Рік тому

    "So he does two things here: *five minute explanation of the 800 crazy things that just happened*"

    • @Abyssoft
      @Abyssoft  Рік тому

      It's honestly nuts that they even figured out a lot of this stuff given they didn't have a great idea of how the game worked.

  • @HyperNightGalaxy
    @HyperNightGalaxy Рік тому +1

    Wow, there’s a TAS of this game now.

    • @wesgrubbs8437
      @wesgrubbs8437 Рік тому +1

      Yeah the TAS hes explaining has only been around for over 7 years...

  • @Sabadasz
    @Sabadasz Рік тому

    the obscenely large number should be called "1 Weatherton"

  • @loansharkjoe6687
    @loansharkjoe6687 Рік тому

    Fantastic video Abyssoft!
    This is really well made, liked the editing, it was really enjoyable to watch.
    My question is: for Royal Raceway? Why can't you TAS the 3rd lap and do that weird glitch where lakitu puts you on some glitched screen (it looks like you're very high up in the air)
    and then you get sent straight to the finish line. This trick is done when you do the 1st lap bridge jump
    I've played this game so much, I loved it and accidently found the glitch, but NEVER actually knew how to make it happen!
    Please could you tell me how to actually do the glitch? I don't actually know and just done it very rarely by chance.
    Wouldn't it be faster to do that weird glitch ONLY on the 3rd lap (because when put on the finish line, you're facing the wrong direction, so would it be faster to get the weird glitch to happen on only the 3rd lap?)

    • @Abyssoft
      @Abyssoft  Рік тому

      That glitch wasn't discovered until after this TAS was made; as for doing the glitch yourself, I'd suggest joining the MK64 discord which you can find on its speedrun . com page

  • @noirlavender6409
    @noirlavender6409 Рік тому +2

    4:12 Dk looking really fat and yellow here

  • @LavaCreeperPeople
    @LavaCreeperPeople Рік тому +1

    The Mario Kart 64 Tool Assisted Speedrun Explained

  • @Nikola_M
    @Nikola_M 9 місяців тому +1

    Actually, the number at 48:48 is named: three unvigintillion four hundred thirty vigintillion ...

  • @FondlesHandles
    @FondlesHandles Рік тому

    I think that number should be called linear egg, as thats what it looks like in l33tspeak

  • @KlassiusK
    @KlassiusK 6 місяців тому

    34:51 He's jumping off of Donkey Kong, not Bowser. Your videos are so technical im kind of proud i spotted a mistake of yours :)

  • @akumeoy2642
    @akumeoy2642 Рік тому +2

    taking classes at community college so my parents think i'm making progress

  • @AkiiiiDesu
    @AkiiiiDesu Рік тому

    48:48 lets just call it the weatherton's number :)

  • @Muhahahahaz
    @Muhahahahaz 11 місяців тому

    34:52 Bowser sure is looking hairy today… 🤔

  • @ineptznonz
    @ineptznonz Рік тому

    the name for that unnamed number should be a Kartillion

  • @osukarui
    @osukarui Рік тому

    Great video and editing!

  • @lxagamer3
    @lxagamer3 Рік тому +2

    Curious, on sherbert land, why doesn't tas TAS go for the wall skip (33:19) for all 3 laps instead of just laps 2 and 3? Does it have to do with the CPUs and items or is there something else I'm missing?

    • @Abyssoft
      @Abyssoft  Рік тому +3

      The cpu's won't be in position on lap one no matter what combination of items you try and use.
      I also left this detail out, but getting to the island breaks the levels checkpoint system in a way that enables the cpu jumps. Why this happens would take a lot of time to explain, maybe in a future video :)

    • @lxagamer3
      @lxagamer3 Рік тому +1

      ​@@AbyssoftThank you so much for the thoughtful explanation. Amazing video as always Abyss. Cheers

  • @JpCarranza1610
    @JpCarranza1610 Рік тому

    Imagine being a wreck it Ralph type character in a game like this up against a speed runner😂