The History of Ninja Gaiden World Records

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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2024

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  • @SummoningSalt
    @SummoningSalt  3 роки тому +1441

    Apologies for the blur at 23:36, had to remove something from the video.

    • @Xxfinalfantasyx
      @Xxfinalfantasyx 3 роки тому +199

      Calendars are now too hot for UA-cam

    • @freezeframeplease
      @freezeframeplease 3 роки тому +51

      @@Xxfinalfantasyx wut? there was a calendar with a hot picture on it?

    • @SaysFrenzee
      @SaysFrenzee 3 роки тому +181

      i thought my laptop was having a heart attack

    • @mraves3081
      @mraves3081 3 роки тому +52

      @@freezeframeplease there were a lot of calendars, nothing hot in them thats just a joke, so idk why

    • @Dynashu
      @Dynashu 3 роки тому +67

      I didn't know it was possible to edit youtube videos without reuploading

  • @basicallyme8205
    @basicallyme8205 4 роки тому +7147

    "The world record was initially traded back and forth between japanese runners Osaka, Ramada and *S H I V E R I N G E R O T I C K I N G B A N A N A"*

    • @Optimusprime917
      @Optimusprime917 4 роки тому +503

      word has it that runner F U C K is gonna go for it after he beats his next american dad record.

    • @danjoconnor3701
      @danjoconnor3701 4 роки тому +165

      Its only a matter of time before he gets the record back.

    • @GalileoAV
      @GalileoAV 4 роки тому +144

      I lost it when that game through, the complete seriousness with which it was said made it so much better.

    • @michaelrobertson714
      @michaelrobertson714 4 роки тому +58

      @@GalileoAV I wonder how many takes it took.

    • @martinquetzal5346
      @martinquetzal5346 4 роки тому +83

      Guess SummoningSalt needed 30,309 attempts to say that without breaking into mad laughter.

  • @Verlarn
    @Verlarn 3 роки тому +3953

    _"Shivering Erotic King Banana."_
    He said that so calmly, I almost didn't question it.

    • @EnjoySackLunch
      @EnjoySackLunch 3 роки тому +149

      That’s like Jeff or Greg in some cultures.

    • @poppachoppa8956
      @poppachoppa8956 3 роки тому +37

      @Fen Vulpeus gotem

    • @spreadwuvokay
      @spreadwuvokay 3 роки тому +3

      @Schlugel You got off easy

    • @MatthewBakke
      @MatthewBakke 2 роки тому +15

      Summoning salt loooovvvves the fun names

    • @gremlinman9724
      @gremlinman9724 2 роки тому +29

      @@EnjoySackLunch yeah man i've met indonesian people with that name, I always thought it was weird that "shivering erotic king banana" translates to "craig" in their language.

  • @formerctgovernordannelmall1452
    @formerctgovernordannelmall1452 4 роки тому +11442

    “Japanese man absolutely dominates the art of quickly playing a game about ninjas for seven years until a mustachioed cowboy shows him THE FASTEST HAND IN THE WEST”

    • @danielbueno8474
      @danielbueno8474 4 роки тому +206

      Why doesn't this comment have 1 million likes already goddammit

    • @AtomicShadow64
      @AtomicShadow64 4 роки тому +28

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @river_brook
      @river_brook 4 роки тому +181

      @hi there bad day?

    • @dphinsfan6453
      @dphinsfan6453 4 роки тому +177

      @hi there This entire channel is about shining a light on the process of WR rivalries, stop trying to play hipster gatekeeper.

    • @TheShizzlemop
      @TheShizzlemop 4 роки тому +40

      @hi there hahahahahaha, nerd.

  • @pierrerene6450
    @pierrerene6450 3 роки тому +1331

    "Beating Ninja gaiden in under 14 minutes was still a great achievement."
    Beating this game once in your lifetime is quite an achievement already !

    • @TheHortoman
      @TheHortoman 2 роки тому +69

      thats what i think, like the game is so hard i consider beating it desthless single segment is already a speedrun given how you cant miss a second

    • @TheHortoman
      @TheHortoman Рік тому +8

      Damn im you, i didnt remember watching this

    • @Bokmoh
      @Bokmoh Рік тому +5

      ​@@TheHortomanepic

    • @A_Stereotypical_Heretic
      @A_Stereotypical_Heretic Рік тому

      Wut? Me and my friend would sit on the phone back in the early 90s and speedrun this over and over lol. We were around 15 minutes.

    • @Onewingedangle42
      @Onewingedangle42 Рік тому +11

      @@A_Stereotypical_HereticI got a sub 9 minute but I forgot to start the camera

  • @AgentHooligan
    @AgentHooligan 4 роки тому +670

    So let me get this straight: Ohon unknowingly had the WR for 4 years, had the run undermined due to the emulation he was using, and then responded by beating said WR by 8 seconds on the game's original console which was the best run for another 3 years?
    *FUCKING. LEGEND.*

    • @kirbymain6738
      @kirbymain6738 4 роки тому +52

      hard ass flex if you ask me

    • @Dimitri88888888
      @Dimitri88888888 4 роки тому +10

      I bet if he went back to speed running ninja gaiden he could utterly destroy Arcus in only a couple hundred attempts

    • @richardgallimore5976
      @richardgallimore5976 4 роки тому +35

      @@Dimitri88888888 I think the run is too polished now for this to happen. There is less than 1% chance both boss fights go perfectly so 99% of runs won't make a WR based on luck. You need 1000 tries to get 10 tries with good enough luck essentially. Ohon was amazing for his time, but Arcus has now played 40K attempts and gained hella skill throughout, he's quite a bit better than anyone else. If somone was to beat it I'd say minimum 10K attempts or something new would have to be found.

    • @huh968
      @huh968 4 роки тому +7

      @@richardgallimore5976 as Salt says, RNG manipulation is a huge time saver once mastered

    • @phaZonJJ27
      @phaZonJJ27 4 роки тому +5

      That was literally my favorite part

  • @cryptling8825
    @cryptling8825 4 роки тому +5483

    “Osaka, Ramada, and Shivering Erotic King Banana.”
    One of these are not like the others

    • @pubcle
      @pubcle 4 роки тому +184

      One of these things just doesn't belong

    • @hyperdash2013
      @hyperdash2013 4 роки тому +662

      Osaka starts with a vowel the others dont

    • @rickzegooene
      @rickzegooene 4 роки тому +180

      But they rhyme so well, what are you talking about

    • @crisppr
      @crisppr 4 роки тому +22

      This game must not like the Turks then

    • @spiciestspeckofdust7844
      @spiciestspeckofdust7844 4 роки тому +61

      thinking about Shivering Erotic King Banana 🥰🥰

  • @dantesdiscoinfernolol
    @dantesdiscoinfernolol 4 роки тому +1880

    So what you're telling me is, Arcus became the ultimate cowboy ninja.

    • @nsontaro
      @nsontaro 4 роки тому +10

      Any relation to Billy Wang Yang

    • @party4keeps28
      @party4keeps28 4 роки тому +48

      He deserves it after putting that much time in to this game. I hit the calculator real quick and you don't even want to know...

    • @zippinghen
      @zippinghen 4 роки тому +8

      omg lol he is kung lao

    • @hockeycrafter6086
      @hockeycrafter6086 4 роки тому +49

      I find it incredibly fitting that the man who broke the Japanese dominance grew a moustache and wore a cowboy hat.

    • @Dee-nonamnamrson8718
      @Dee-nonamnamrson8718 4 роки тому +10

      @@party4keeps28 At least 333.33 days of game time if you figure 12 minutes per game, and round to 40,000 attempts.

  • @sphealingit222
    @sphealingit222 3 роки тому +2075

    Arcus seems like the embodiment of the phrase "Be rootin, be tootin, by god be shootin, but most importantly be kind"

    • @TheNo1pencil
      @TheNo1pencil 2 роки тому +10

      I need to make that my life motto

    • @ahahahaha496
      @ahahahaha496 Рік тому +14

      Should one be high falootin'?

    • @ohshit4860
      @ohshit4860 11 місяців тому

      ​@@ahahahaha496NO!

    • @ohshit4860
      @ohshit4860 8 місяців тому

      ​NO

    • @stephenschenider4007
      @stephenschenider4007 6 місяців тому

      Pretty sure he is like Dennis from Sunny in Philadelphia if you catch my drift.

  • @RodriguezTrendy
    @RodriguezTrendy 4 роки тому +2727

    "He grew a mustache and started wearing a cowboy hat." Well, this is the most important information in this whole video. It sounds, as if would be a natural evolution of a gamer mastering Ninja Gaiden.

    • @apollorainer1991
      @apollorainer1991 4 роки тому +156

      he literally had to become chuck norris

    • @ZuoKalp
      @ZuoKalp 4 роки тому +103

      @@apollorainer1991 Looking at his attitude towards the game seems more like a Bob Ross of speedrunning.

    • @platinumsun4632
      @platinumsun4632 4 роки тому +14

      @@apollorainer1991 HAHAHAHA

    • @RodriguezTrendy
      @RodriguezTrendy 4 роки тому +6

      Jacob Mackin Mustache. I am not a native English speaker.

    • @elenaphisher244
      @elenaphisher244 4 роки тому

      Rod Trendy I didn’t even notice the typo 😀

  • @user-et3xn2jm1u
    @user-et3xn2jm1u 4 роки тому +1072

    *Arcus barely loses a 1/27,000 run to minor tail RNG after spending literal years in the attempt*
    Arcus: darn.

    • @neuroimpact
      @neuroimpact 4 роки тому +43

      Very impressive, what a legend!

    • @zachcity75
      @zachcity75 4 роки тому +87

      wwwaldo333 arcus in attempts 35,000 “well, maybe we can frame count right?” Id rage so hard I’d be dead

    • @malcovich_games
      @malcovich_games 4 роки тому +18

      @@zachcity75
      "well, maybe we can frame count right?"
      after frame count: Still above 11 minutes 40 seconds
      goes back into the game

  • @lilseizy5922
    @lilseizy5922 4 роки тому +2887

    I love hearing “considered one of the best speedruns ever” and having half an hour left in the video.

    • @teethcoat4274
      @teethcoat4274 3 роки тому +47

      It’s one of the best feelings in the world

    • @RayAkuma
      @RayAkuma 3 роки тому +75

      My Favorite is whenever he does a "and that was the limit, it doesnt get better than this" before showing a wonder

    • @RIPcliff92786
      @RIPcliff92786 3 роки тому +92

      "And that was where the world record ended up...literally no one ever broke it again, pay no attention to there being 34 minutes left in the video, thats just me talking about waffles. I'm serious, it was never broken again...............that is..........until 4 seconds later" *cue montage music* " until 69_TigBitties_420 came around".

    • @RayAkuma
      @RayAkuma 3 роки тому

      @@d3ngel459 this makes literally no sense.

    • @riahlexington
      @riahlexington 3 роки тому

      Yesss

  • @alphadevilll
    @alphadevilll 3 роки тому +503

    *Reality of Speedrunning* :
    *Today* : A person who spent his whole life over 50 years playing and shaving micro seconds off of his speedrun announces his retirement because of age related issues.
    *Tomorrow* : New skip found that shaves off 50 seconds.

    • @dominic2060
      @dominic2060 2 роки тому +66

      Goldeneye was the opposite; old guy shows a strategy so unpopular (looking down) it made several young guys give up speedrunning.

    • @TessThisMess
      @TessThisMess 2 роки тому +39

      That's one thing I like Summoning Salt vids. We appreciate the journey there. If we found a skip that shaved off a minute there would still be a long segment of the video appreciating's Arcus's grind and dominance leading up to that.

  • @DUKEHadToDoItToEm
    @DUKEHadToDoItToEm 4 роки тому +1763

    I love how any enemy that throws projectiles in an arc in a 2d platformer is automatically Hammer Brothers.

    • @pubcle
      @pubcle 4 роки тому +156

      If it's randomized especially. It's the universal "fuck hammerbros" but nice to see they found a workaround in Ninja Gaiden

    • @MidoseitoAkage
      @MidoseitoAkage 4 роки тому +83

      Because the Hammer Bros from the actual game (Super Mario Bros) have ruined so many good runs since a pretty long time. They are so hated from the runners or the cusuals in general by be so random to jump and throw their hammers. So I don't have any doubt to understand why those enemies get nicknamed the hammer bro of Ninja Gaiden.

    • @blazeofglory4053
      @blazeofglory4053 4 роки тому +6

      To be honest, it kind of annoys me that they're automatically "hammer bros" throwing "hammers".

    • @cr-nd8qh
      @cr-nd8qh 4 роки тому +2

      Love the detail

    • @_CNT_
      @_CNT_ 4 роки тому +5

      Well, they are also random, which is why everyone hates Hammer Bros

  • @cameronschiralli3569
    @cameronschiralli3569 4 роки тому +584

    "Wanna see me get an 11:40 flat?"
    "Wanna see me do it again?"

    • @junoglrr9119
      @junoglrr9119 4 роки тому

      common man... that doesnt even make any sense

    • @GenNuki
      @GenNuki 4 роки тому +27

      @@junoglrr9119 Watch the video.

    • @imveryangryitsnotbutter
      @imveryangryitsnotbutter 4 роки тому +28

      @@junoglrr9119 "Common man"? Is that the new "basic", calling someone a common man?

    • @junoglrr9119
      @junoglrr9119 4 роки тому +2

      I'm Very Angry It's Not Butter lol love you guys

    • @joshuasalem5022
      @joshuasalem5022 4 роки тому +1

      I’d never want anyone to beat that run it’s too satisfying to beat lol

  • @arcticfire4072
    @arcticfire4072 4 роки тому +2055

    The only reason Ohon's time got beaten was because he didn't grow a moustache and start wearing a cowboy hat.

    • @shukterhousejive
      @shukterhousejive 4 роки тому +61

      His only weakness was being Japanese

    • @ahmadzahraniAAZ
      @ahmadzahraniAAZ 4 роки тому +9

      Or maybe just because..
      ARCUS IS BETTER

    • @sticklyboi
      @sticklyboi 4 роки тому +26

      its the source of his power

    • @isaac8674
      @isaac8674 4 роки тому +9

      Unlike Ohon I don't chuckle.

    • @pubcle
      @pubcle 4 роки тому +25

      Ohon fell to the power of MURICA.
      Honestly Arcus seems such a good man and just keeps his cool and hammering at it. Genuine dedicated speedrunners seem to be generally great people.

  • @TheBluePhoenix008
    @TheBluePhoenix008 4 роки тому +421

    17:53
    This is the biggest middle finger in speed running history second only to the guy who decided to save the animals in Metroid.

    • @MeeraRustshieldSystem
      @MeeraRustshieldSystem 3 роки тому +160

      The guy they thought held the record before they found out about ohon's existence (they guy who they spent like a year trying to beat) was Hotarubi, who just so happens to be the guy who decided to save the animals in Metroid

    • @riahlexington
      @riahlexington 3 роки тому +23

      @@MeeraRustshieldSystem I know! Hotarubi is so legendary!!!!!!

  • @ra_0374
    @ra_0374 4 роки тому +2383

    Love how the entire character development of Arcus over the past 10 years was just he grew a mustache and wore a cowboy hat

    • @619kane
      @619kane 4 роки тому +57

      FINAL FORM ?

    • @Merennulli
      @Merennulli 4 роки тому +70

      @@619kane When he gets the perfect run and the perfect boss fights, then he will achieve his golden form.

    • @felps_4500
      @felps_4500 4 роки тому +8

      @@Merennulli Nah, more like Ultra Instinct Form

    • @stevestark3864
      @stevestark3864 4 роки тому +3

      @@Merennulli gloden form

    • @gakulon
      @gakulon 4 роки тому +3

      @@Merennulli He will have achieved CHIM

  • @peageesegguget734
    @peageesegguget734 4 роки тому +3667

    I know it’s been said before but it’s staggering how this man can make a 30-60 minute documentary about one game and make the ENTIRE thing intriguing. Props to you my man. Good shit.

    • @duffman18
      @duffman18 4 роки тому +96

      Yeah I was never into speedrunning at all before discovering this channel a few years ago

    • @youtubewanderer3347
      @youtubewanderer3347 4 роки тому +48

      I just can't click away of his videos even if a watched tham alredy

    • @powerpug964
      @powerpug964 4 роки тому +15

      Best youtuber

    • @D3nn1s
      @D3nn1s 4 роки тому +27

      Esp since ive never heard about this game and would otherwise never care. Such good story telling!!

    • @ricardotavizon280
      @ricardotavizon280 4 роки тому +1

      Power pug And that’s a fact! 💯

  • @Commenter_69
    @Commenter_69 4 роки тому +1083

    “Every now and then, a game will get a record that’s so good, people don’t even think it’s worth trying to beat it.” Checks time. 20 minutes left. I’m in for a treat.

    • @andyanderson4918
      @andyanderson4918 4 роки тому +8

      hahahaha yes.

    • @casedistorted
      @casedistorted 4 роки тому +7

      I was doing the same thing rofl

    • @sephikong8323
      @sephikong8323 4 роки тому +37

      That's the moment I knew that a madlad was going to appear and sink thousands of attempts into the game.
      But I didn't expect THAT

    • @justageode
      @justageode 4 роки тому

      Naw it be like:
      Hehe... I’m in danger

  • @Sl4ts_
    @Sl4ts_ 3 роки тому +420

    Arcus is like the bob ross of speedrunning, he's just quietly narrating what's happening and the atmosphere is really chill

  • @Garrettp375thescrublord
    @Garrettp375thescrublord 4 роки тому +3765

    “Shivering Erotic King Banana”
    Alright so we’re just not talking about that?

    • @glockspeedgaming5072
      @glockspeedgaming5072 4 роки тому +156

      Nope, this is a family friendly channel my dude.
      Except maybe for that part...

    • @chipbloch7775
      @chipbloch7775 4 роки тому +183

      That was my nickname in high school.

    • @frogglen6350
      @frogglen6350 4 роки тому +34

      Not everyone is 15

    • @Manwoker
      @Manwoker 4 роки тому +173

      I don't know how he could say that in the same flattish tone he used for the others.

    • @saturn6784
      @saturn6784 4 роки тому +66

      Frog Glen ok Shivering Erotic King Banana.

  • @howlsfire69
    @howlsfire69 4 роки тому +1657

    Arcus is so hilarious, after watching this I went to his Twitter and he's posting speedruns of him making a burrito, his fastest time was 13 seconds lmao

    • @sheriffaboubakar9720
      @sheriffaboubakar9720 4 роки тому +145

      There needs to be an arbitrary list of items required inside the Burrito for it to be considered a Burrito because a Burrito speed runner could just put meat in it, wrap it up, and say he made a Burrito in 5 seconds.

    • @anononomous
      @anononomous 4 роки тому +122

      ​@@sheriffaboubakar9720 Any% Burrito?

    • @sheriffaboubakar9720
      @sheriffaboubakar9720 4 роки тому +59

      @@anononomous Well yea I guess adding meat only would be any% and adding meat along with an arbitrary list of extras like cheese, lettuce, tomato, sauce and sour cream would be 100%.

    • @thiefrules
      @thiefrules 4 роки тому +12

      omfg, that was him? I watched that video cause it kept getting recommended lol

    • @agiar2000
      @agiar2000 4 роки тому +25

      Is sub 12 seconds possible? Perhaps with RNG manipulation? I know the tool-assisted ones have gone faster, but to what extent can those techniques be replicated by mortal hands? It's so exciting!

  • @richardfrederick6009
    @richardfrederick6009 4 роки тому +394

    24:40 "He developed an amazing calming presence. He grew a moustache and started wearing a cowboy hat"

    • @cuddlecakes7153
      @cuddlecakes7153 4 роки тому +19

      I haven't laughed that hard in a while

    • @jakegerke7188
      @jakegerke7188 4 роки тому +15

      Also the bolo tie.

    • @charleyeyey3124
      @charleyeyey3124 4 роки тому +1

      I now know who my hero is

    • @heynyquildriver
      @heynyquildriver 4 роки тому +13

      but seriously. he gives big bob ross vibes.

    • @DUKEHadToDoItToEm
      @DUKEHadToDoItToEm 4 роки тому +27

      He doesn't swear or get visibly distraught at all ever it seems. He just says "darn" and resets to go again. Most speedrunners are calm but not that calm lol

  • @GVRCLaTeX
    @GVRCLaTeX 3 роки тому +285

    Big shoutout to ohon: His 11:48 is 8 years old but this is still good enough for the 6th best time. Amazing and the other runners can use the improved fight strats already.

  • @Codricmon
    @Codricmon 4 роки тому +1324

    “... a runner by the name of Arcus.“
    Me: “I heard this name before.“
    “He grew a mustache and started wearing a cowboy hat.“
    Me: “Oh, that guy!“

    • @Junior-tj4bv
      @Junior-tj4bv 4 роки тому +36

      The "aaand clunk!" guy.

    • @potatobearsmo
      @potatobearsmo 4 роки тому +12

      @@Junior-tj4bv I always heard it as "plonk"

    • @Junior-tj4bv
      @Junior-tj4bv 4 роки тому +4

      @@potatobearsmo cool!

    • @strayorion2031
      @strayorion2031 4 роки тому +29

      When I saw his cowboy hat and mustache I was like "ISN'T HE THE CURRENT WR IN BURRITO MEATLESS%???"

    • @TheBluePhoenix008
      @TheBluePhoenix008 4 роки тому +1

      Sounds oh a child, looks of a man.

  • @umbaupause
    @umbaupause 4 роки тому +800

    Ohon: "Oh you want me to do it on a real console? Sure let me just..." *Ultra Instinct activated*

    • @User-1939t9
      @User-1939t9 4 роки тому +39

      ohon? you're approaching me?

    • @SharPhoe
      @SharPhoe 4 роки тому +5

      KA KA KA KA KACHI DA ZE

    • @cameronschiralli3569
      @cameronschiralli3569 4 роки тому +6

      "You dare challenge me, mortal?"

    • @plasmaoctopus1728
      @plasmaoctopus1728 4 роки тому +3

      when it turns out the console might as well be considered cheating compared to the emulator, lmao

    • @speedchannel7196
      @speedchannel7196 4 роки тому +18

      Arcus: You have yee'd your last haw Ohon.

  • @setlerking
    @setlerking 4 роки тому +2737

    An American cowboy beats the world record in a Japanese game about being a ninja. It’s almost poetry

    • @robotsex111
      @robotsex111 4 роки тому +132

      God Bless America 🗽

    • @DougGlendower
      @DougGlendower 4 роки тому +38

      This is the most underrated comment. Ever. Of all time.

    • @jaakkopontinen
      @jaakkopontinen 4 роки тому +19

      Give it time, aint gonna be underrated for long

    • @RayWI6
      @RayWI6 4 роки тому +4

      You Sir deserve a Gold

    • @aturchomicz821
      @aturchomicz821 4 роки тому +6

      @@robotsex111 b r u h

  • @tristanbay
    @tristanbay Рік тому +360

    Fun fact: Since the NES runs at around 60.098 FPS, Arcus's two 11:40.00 times would be exactly 42069 frames long

  • @iamseamonkey6688
    @iamseamonkey6688 4 роки тому +228

    the thing i respect most about Summonginsalt is that he can say anything with a straight voice. even something as ridiculous as "shivering erotic king banana" he brushes off as if nothing was wrong.

    • @caesaria
      @caesaria 4 роки тому +1

      that's what you respect the most?

  • @KingGrio
    @KingGrio 4 роки тому +1179

    For staying so composed, never swearing or raising his voice when achieving absolutely earth shattering records, and sporting such a fine mustache, this guy truly is the Ned Flanders of speedrunning.

    • @crazyluigi6664
      @crazyluigi6664 4 роки тому +60

      Okaily-Dokily Neddy, just got to do the regular ol' 1.5 rounder on Jaquio and a Rich kill on the final form for an 11:37. Shouldn't be too much of a hassle for you.

    • @QuintessentialWalrus
      @QuintessentialWalrus 4 роки тому +16

      I was thinking Arcus is like if my cowboy uncle started streaming NES games, but you're dead on comparing him to Ned Flanders.

    • @emilygordbort7300
      @emilygordbort7300 4 роки тому +8

      Stupid sexy cowboy

    • @onesyphorus
      @onesyphorus 4 роки тому +12

      nah he's the Bob Ross

    • @daveyjones7391
      @daveyjones7391 Рік тому

      *Bob Ross

  • @yuricahere
    @yuricahere 4 роки тому +724

    >japanese player ohon gets 11:56 time on emulator
    >western community: "he must have cheated!"
    >ohon plays an actual console and gets 11:48 time instead
    you fools! the emu wasn't for cheating. the emu was to restraint his power!

    • @soulswordobrigadosegostar
      @soulswordobrigadosegostar 4 роки тому +28

      Its like an EVA without an armor

    • @gigaslave
      @gigaslave 4 роки тому +4

      He was using a handicap on kb to hold back lol

    • @alexstromberg7696
      @alexstromberg7696 4 роки тому

      Epic funny arrow meme outside of 4chan when even 4chan has stopped with them xd dxdxdxxdxdx1111!!!111

    • @quantum_leap786
      @quantum_leap786 4 роки тому +3

      Ohon gets 11:48 when playing on console
      Western runners : surpised pikachu face

    • @richardgallimore5976
      @richardgallimore5976 4 роки тому +1

      The emulator was weighted clothing, haha

  • @crumch2410
    @crumch2410 3 роки тому +337

    I really love that cheaters remain unnamed and uncredited. We don’t give cheaters attention around here

    • @rieldebonk1044
      @rieldebonk1044 2 роки тому +18

      They get attention on Karl Jobst

    • @justanotheryoutubechannel
      @justanotheryoutubechannel Рік тому +8

      @@rieldebonk1044I think they deserve negative attention for what they did, it’s good to make the name well known so people know to be wary of them.

    • @WhimsicottFanatic
      @WhimsicottFanatic Рік тому +26

      I mean I think some part of keeping them unnamed is so there's not a needless crowd of harassment being pointed right into their direction
      Because the fact of the matter of being a big UA-camr is, it doesn't matter how clear you try to make it to your fanbase to not bother someone when you paint them in a negative light, there's always going to be a chunk who completely ignore that and form a hate mob anyway, and aside from the fact they'll be very unsubtle about what UA-camr "sent" them, it's just gross to have a mob go after someone in general, so better to just try and avoid potential conflict altogether

    • @Xvladin
      @Xvladin Рік тому +1

      That way when they come back, we have no idea they're a cheater... wait

  • @thegaminglemon9085
    @thegaminglemon9085 4 роки тому +2226

    Summoning Salt didn't even bring up Arcus's greatest achievement: his WR in burrito meatless%

    • @the_second_channel
      @the_second_channel 4 роки тому +52

      yes sub 13

    • @pettank
      @pettank 4 роки тому +42

      bean and cheese burritos are pretty fire idk what you mean

    • @the_second_channel
      @the_second_channel 4 роки тому +3

      @Fuck Google the name tho.........

    • @pettank
      @pettank 4 роки тому +16

      @Fuck Google I fuckin love meat, I did a carnivore diet for a week for the memes- there are just some foods that slap without needing meat in it.

    • @keres9580
      @keres9580 4 роки тому +3

      😂

  • @ThemSensay
    @ThemSensay 4 роки тому +1200

    Rest of the world: "You used an emulator, you could be cheating!"
    Ohon: "Thou dare challenge ME, mortal?"

    • @meditalisoo7
      @meditalisoo7 4 роки тому +56

      That felt great after watching videos of speedrun cheaters in the past.

    • @deadpull7761
      @deadpull7761 4 роки тому +1

      This made me genuinely laugh out loud.

    • @Geheimnis-c2e
      @Geheimnis-c2e 4 роки тому +1

      But he never used it on MAME--

    • @killionaire6891
      @killionaire6891 4 роки тому

      Goodfeatherz good ol billy

  • @Someguyhere111
    @Someguyhere111 4 роки тому +442

    Ohon: *holds world record for seven years*
    Arcus: "This town ain't big enough for the two of us, partner."

  • @Ulquiorra191
    @Ulquiorra191 2 роки тому +74

    Ohon the absolute legend. "Oh yeah I can see how there's some doubt that I pulled this off. How about I prove it by switching to official hardware and completely pulverizing my own record?"

  • @shrugsmemes917
    @shrugsmemes917 4 роки тому +693

    local man evolves into a cowboy just to beat a japanese player's world record

    • @LowFlyinOK
      @LowFlyinOK 4 роки тому +23

      "just to beat a Japanese player's unknown world record"

    • @fourant
      @fourant 3 роки тому +2

      Let me guess Florida?

    • @jsbmx2039
      @jsbmx2039 3 роки тому

      Nice

  • @GXShattering
    @GXShattering 4 роки тому +2141

    Ohan: 11.56
    US: He could be cheating with that emulator he’s using.
    Ohan: Fine I’ll use console.
    Ohan: *11.48*

    • @emilygordbort7300
      @emilygordbort7300 4 роки тому +157

      Talk shit, get crit

    • @xokhaylmc5257
      @xokhaylmc5257 4 роки тому +57

      "Ho shit, what have we done"

    • @MisterNohbdy
      @MisterNohbdy 4 роки тому +54

      And four years later, to boot. Must've been insanely rusty, but NBD for the NG1 master.

    • @SolidLies07
      @SolidLies07 4 роки тому +39

      That's a big dick move if I ever saw one.

    • @bulletsunderpressure
      @bulletsunderpressure 4 роки тому +27

      Japanese friend of Ohan: "Do you want him to try that again?"American speedrunner: "No, no, please don't try that again."XP

  • @Skyace13
    @Skyace13 4 роки тому +871

    I love how his second reaction after beating the world record by a whopping two seconds after having several less-than-a-second improvements is “I wonder if I can get that to a 39.” Just insane mentality. Speedrunners are nuts

    • @zeroattentiongaming820
      @zeroattentiongaming820 3 роки тому +22

      Once you are on a roll it's hard to stop. Beat a final boss in 30 seconds, wonder if you can get it down to 25, pull it off and then you shoot for 20. 200 hours later you get it to 18 and spend months trying to push it further. Kinda takes over your life if you let it lol when do you draw the line and say "ok I can't possibly top this one" without feeling like you are giving up?

    • @DRJABAN
      @DRJABAN 3 роки тому +5

      Pretty sure Arcus meant that he was wondering if it's possible he got a 39 on his current run, and just pressed the pedal a bit late. Summoning Salt says it right after as well, that it could be a good chance it was a 39, but it was a 40 even.

    • @MasterCode86
      @MasterCode86 2 роки тому

      speedrunning is not for the weak of will

  • @caseysaunders2168
    @caseysaunders2168 2 роки тому +125

    In March, TheRetroRunner reduced Ninja Gaiden to a whopping 11:35.433, with Arcus streaming WR attempts as recently as May 2nd - his current PB is an 11:37.384. Amazing stuff!

    • @rowan_like_the_tree
      @rowan_like_the_tree Рік тому +20

      it's currently an 11.34.184 by TRR with Arcus in second place with an 11.35.883

    • @premsinha9415
      @premsinha9415 Рік тому +16

      Another second down! The current record stands at
      11m 33s 700ms by TheRetroRunner
      11m 34s 817ms by Arcus

    • @TheRetroRunner
      @TheRetroRunner Рік тому +30

      If I may, 11m 32s 183ms . Thanks everyone!

  • @jeemonjose
    @jeemonjose 4 роки тому +738

    "It didn't need the perfect run, it just needed the perfect ending"
    Then you hear Finally We're Landing

    • @illusionist1872
      @illusionist1872 4 роки тому +10

      Yep!

    • @boiboi7717
      @boiboi7717 4 роки тому +8

      gosh dang I love this youtuber so much-- they're just put together so well

    • @Moggetslittlesister
      @Moggetslittlesister 4 роки тому +8

      God damn I love that moment in every single one of these videos!

    • @NotForLongNFL
      @NotForLongNFL 4 роки тому +1

      thtat was hype

  • @Hoezi02
    @Hoezi02 4 роки тому +820

    When you demand that the emulator WR holder should do a legit console run as proof - and then he dominates everybody even more than before.

  • @joshuasalem5022
    @joshuasalem5022 4 роки тому +707

    I have a weird feeling that “Shivering erotic king banana” will become a Summoning Salt inside joke going forward

  • @connorsturgeon8863
    @connorsturgeon8863 4 роки тому +321

    Arcus' demeanor and humility makes him instantly likable. This man is awesome in every way

    • @wilsonklingelhofer1005
      @wilsonklingelhofer1005 4 роки тому +6

      Connor Sturgeon I love how he says “CLONK!” when he hits the timer at the end

    • @siqxyre8473
      @siqxyre8473 4 роки тому +3

      Connor Sturgeon Bob Ross of speedrunning

    • @AlteredNova04
      @AlteredNova04 4 роки тому +2

      It's impossible to dislike someone patient enough to stay chill after failing to complete that perfect boss fight purely due to RNG for literally the 40,000th time in a row. Is this man even capable of experiencing the emotion of frustration?

    • @attackroflchopter4403
      @attackroflchopter4403 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah until he started yammering on twitter about misgendering a woman.... So sick and tired of that shit... Just play games.. We all know your gay, whatever... Why does these people have to take on these goddam crusades..

    • @lestervarela3332
      @lestervarela3332 4 роки тому

      @@attackroflchopter4403 what did he say?

  • @popixel
    @popixel 4 роки тому +2240

    "Defeating Ninja Gaiden under 14 min was a great achievement." LOL Defeating Ninja Gaiden in itself is a great achievement.

    • @LorenHelgeson
      @LorenHelgeson 4 роки тому +60

      Yeah, I first played it back in 89. Played it so many times since, and only first beat it last year.

    • @alsoknownas875
      @alsoknownas875 4 роки тому +37

      LOL true. Played this as a kid, never got past level 2.
      Mastered Battletoads, though 😎

    • @walksoflifesixnine
      @walksoflifesixnine 4 роки тому +3

      @@alsoknownas875 On singleplayer, or multiplayer?

    • @EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo
      @EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo 4 роки тому +2

      @@LorenHelgeson yeah right

    • @EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo
      @EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo 4 роки тому +2

      I played it and only made it to the Aztec level

  • @tommykarrick9130
    @tommykarrick9130 4 роки тому +553

    I fucking love
    “Weeeellll he did it on an emulator he might have cheated”
    *shatters his own record on console shortly after*
    _“You were saying?”_

    • @FizzieWebb
      @FizzieWebb 3 роки тому +83

      "I was holding back, my mistake, I see now that was impolite of me."

    • @TheTownNarcoleptic
      @TheTownNarcoleptic 2 роки тому +4

      They awoke the sleeping dragon and look where it got them

  • @somethingorother3742
    @somethingorother3742 3 роки тому +195

    40,000 attempts at one game is beyond inconceivable, he definitely has dreams about flippin' and floppin', fallin' and droppin'

  • @Sinister1
    @Sinister1 4 роки тому +289

    Fun fact. The “SP” boost in 5-2 was originally coined as the “Sex Panther” boost. A reference to the cologne depicted in the film, Anchorman, which “works 60% of the time...every time.” An initial commentary on how the boost was difficult and even top players would not get the trick with high consistency.
    This later became the “San Pellegrino” boost. A reference to the fact that Arcus drank the beverage frequently while speedrunning Ninja Gaiden. Once Arcus moved on from the drink it was finally shortened to the current name of “SP boost.”

    • @dtsyt82
      @dtsyt82 4 роки тому +26

      I appreciate hearing about small details like this in what is already an entertaining and interesting video regarding a world record for a game I've never played.

    • @kyleconlon1171
      @kyleconlon1171 4 роки тому +8

      I will never stop loving speedrunning for shit like this

    • @bismuthcrystal9658
      @bismuthcrystal9658 4 роки тому +6

      Ok but why would anyone ever stop drinking blood orange San Pellegrino?

    • @Daniele.Rossini
      @Daniele.Rossini 4 роки тому +7

      Duuuuude... i stepped on this video randomly.... never knew about ninja gaider or Arcus before... followed all the video with exitement... and then stepped into your comment.... and turned out i live like 10 km from the small town "San Pellrgino (Terme)" in italy where the beverage you mention is produced!!! What a fucking concidence! World is really small afterall!

    • @lang1281
      @lang1281 4 роки тому +1

      Sinister1 is world class.

  • @0rbeez
    @0rbeez 4 роки тому +653

    Arcus somehow gives off the vibe of the ideal step father. I want him to call me “sport”

    • @linuskerr
      @linuskerr 4 роки тому +20

      Arcus .... Atticus?

    • @noahpatterson2850
      @noahpatterson2850 4 роки тому +14

      Is Jay Gatsby also your ideal stepfather?

    • @Strype13
      @Strype13 4 роки тому +27

      He does look like he dishes out a nice "go get 'em, sport!" every now and then.

    • @User-1939t9
      @User-1939t9 4 роки тому +1

      come on OLD SPORT

    • @User-1939t9
      @User-1939t9 4 роки тому +1

      im sorry but the word sport has been ruined by day shift at freddy's

  • @sneakysam6564
    @sneakysam6564 4 роки тому +925

    Abney: I put 26 thousand attempts into the weathertenko
    Arcus: *Pathetic*

    • @tomotion7293
      @tomotion7293 4 роки тому +83

      Yeah, not to mention that a single attempt at getting a triple weathertenko takes way less time than a single attempt at a full run of Ninja Gaiden.
      Just wow.

    • @Nehimsupacac
      @Nehimsupacac 4 роки тому +82

      it's a different kind of grind. i't rather play a full game for 50x longer than i'd smash a car against a wall nonstop. respect where respect is due

    • @Twistedsackboy
      @Twistedsackboy 4 роки тому +2

      *Amateur!*

    • @Northgical
      @Northgical 4 роки тому +36

      @@tomotion7293 @Nehimsupacac Can't we just appreciate how both runners have dedication?

    • @protokid732
      @protokid732 4 роки тому +27

      comparing runners from different games is considered rude

  • @kashjaegermusic
    @kashjaegermusic 3 роки тому +134

    This one made me cry. 34,000 attempts, all while maintaining one hell of an attitude on camera. Incredible. That level of dedication is pure inspiration.

    • @CWHolleman
      @CWHolleman Рік тому

      Or borderline mental illness..Gotta be some autism in here somewhere

  • @King-ty7mz
    @King-ty7mz 4 роки тому +165

    I love how the top speedrunner of this game blows all of the other runners out of the water, and he is a mustache growing, cowboy hat wearing guy who loves to make bzzt and klonk sound effects

  • @taylorhancock5834
    @taylorhancock5834 4 роки тому +468

    Ok, that was great, and I have a massive amount of respect for Arcus, staying so calm and collected during all of those attempts...like, the man is joking, and being nice, and just seems like a great guy, all while beating impossible times...truly amazing. Anyways, I love these videos, and I look forwards to seeing what you cover next!

    • @vicjaxon4474
      @vicjaxon4474 4 роки тому +8

      Let me go find arrcus on twitch and follow, I need that in my life

  • @xmgaming2444
    @xmgaming2444 4 роки тому +662

    Arcus: "Is that it?"
    Me: "Well the credits music is kicking in so probably"

  • @thecastaway9550
    @thecastaway9550 3 роки тому +41

    Arcus ist just so wholesome, being so humble and at the same time confident about his skills in this game, gotta love em

  • @cirlu_bd
    @cirlu_bd 4 роки тому +116

    I love how you say Shivering Erotic King Banana so seriously
    It's like in the Melee documentary when they introduce Dr Peepee for the first time

  • @YellowDogUK
    @YellowDogUK 4 роки тому +1492

    what is so beautiful about these videos, is the way the mechanics are explained, and its sort of like an interesting lecture/lesson, and then boom. it becomes all about the people. i sit here so invested at these total strangers, and feel so emotionally attached to the struggle to improve on times. The writing and editing achieves this so well, Well done man. i have also eaten 4g of shrooms before writing this, so it may make no sense. thanks for the content anyway. keep it up

    • @thegenerousthief2413
      @thegenerousthief2413 4 роки тому +91

      Why is nobody talking about this, this beautifully describes what is so good about Summoning Salt's fantastic videos

    • @justageode
      @justageode 4 роки тому +64

      O_o no one is gonna talk about how this dude says he consumed 4 grams of shrooms?

    • @Applesgosh
      @Applesgosh 4 роки тому +47

      I can see this being very interesting to watch on psychedelics. Will probably do so in the future.

    • @DankSoulsVoid
      @DankSoulsVoid 4 роки тому +24

      @@justageode 4gs is a pretty common dose it's not like he just ate an oz or something haha

    • @dannylashofficial1669
      @dannylashofficial1669 4 роки тому +24

      I feel the exact same way. The music also perfectly underlines this. It feels like watching an educational documentary from the eighties or early nineties.

  • @NickMK
    @NickMK 4 роки тому +851

    I kept expecting to hear: "But then it turned out Ohon had a sub 11 run that the community didn't know about.."

    • @aplus1080
      @aplus1080 4 роки тому +162

      "And he did it while making out with the top competitors' moms." F'ING OHON!!!!

    • @Dewani90
      @Dewani90 3 роки тому +25

      and then you notice... that the japanese ninja gaiden is way easier than the american one and has more exploitable glitches.... so the american WR has way more value.

    • @maeikaa4427
      @maeikaa4427 3 роки тому +5

      @@Dewani90 it is?

    • @Dewani90
      @Dewani90 3 роки тому +24

      @@maeikaa4427 yeah, a lot of games from the NES era were made harder by programmers once they were ported because some dumb higher up thought they weren't hard enough, the insane enemy respawn rate from ninja gaiden, unfair enemies from megaman2 and the 3 lives, no continues from some star wars games are good examples of that.

    • @maeikaa4427
      @maeikaa4427 3 роки тому +20

      @@Dewani90 oh wow - that's like, some key information right there. that makes ohan's and arcus' rivalry... well, a lot less of a rivalry --

  • @Scottishrugbyguy
    @Scottishrugbyguy 2 роки тому +30

    I'm no video game expert or even some "hardcore gamer" I just grew up on the classics and that's essentially what I still play. Most of my friends and friends of friends still play the all the new stuff that comes out. However, whenever I'm a part of a video game discussion with people and it comes up or I say, that I just simply beat NES original Ninja Gaiden...it's like instant cred. I love that.

  • @StuckInAPlate_
    @StuckInAPlate_ 4 роки тому +5606

    I have seen the question of "why didn't they use Jaquio's middle platform earlier?" pop up a few times and agree that the middle platform seems like the obvious speedy choice, so I will attempt to give a good textual explanation of what took us so long. There might be some false assumptions and misrememberings here, but I'll do my best to send my mind back to the meta of the time:
    People had certainly thought about using the middle platform for a quicker kill, but there just didn't seem to be a way to get it to work out. The timing of Jaquio's movement and fireballs is very restrictive. There aren't a lot of ways to get onto the middle platform and stay there while maintaining constant offense. When you're out in the open the fireballs WILL hit you unless you're deliberately dealing with them. Ryu's movement is restricted further by the fact that you cannot move left/right while slash canceling. Even if there was a way to stay up there, some of the time gained from the advantageous offensive position would have to be spent defensively to avoid getting hit.
    The traditional 2 round strat is very difficult, but very simple. Left/right movement is nearly nonexistent. The fireball timing just kinda works out in your favor. It is almost entirely dependent on your slash cancel mashing ability. A really good mash pretty much requires an abnormal controller grip where you are pressing Down and B with the same hand. People were not experienced with being simultaneously ready to move and ready to mash.
    So:
    Efforts to develop a working middle platform solution seemed to be pointing towards MAYBE a *slightly* faster (~0.3 seconds?) kill that was much more complicated and awkward than the traditional strat. If there were other people that had worked through this problem up to this vague point, my guess is that they figured any potential solution would be impractical. Jaquio was already hard enough. That was how I personally felt until I made a breakthrough.
    The true breakthrough of the "Plate Kill" was pushing the movement far enough to fit in a 3rd offensive jump while Jaquio was still on the left side. The rest just kinda falls into place out of necessity. At this point the fireball NEEDS to be dealt with. The positioning on the far right side of the platform lures the trouble fireball into Ryu's standing slash range and leaves you enough time to turn around for the 4th offensive jump. Then you hopefully finish him off with the next jump. The whole thing barely holds together. There is just enough time to link each action into the next, and each action is absolutely necessary.
    I think that's as good of an explanation I can provide to the question of "why didn't they use the middle platform earlier?" It's not that we hadn't thought to use it. We just didn't know how.
    Hope that helps!

    • @B0risTheBlade
      @B0risTheBlade 4 роки тому +132

      Well done, it's a mean strat, and you are a legend ✌😁

    • @witsby
      @witsby 4 роки тому +8

      Cool :)

    • @benevolentworldexploder5395
      @benevolentworldexploder5395 4 роки тому +89

      That's just the way of it.
      If you look up "the history of gravitational theory" then you will realise people know that gravity functions somehow, but trying to give reason to that function proves difficult . The process is just banging it out over and over, looking for solutions, until something of merit sticks.
      That's just science.

    • @Isopotermiastico
      @Isopotermiastico 4 роки тому +7

      It does help, thank you!

    • @lbboardingb3356
      @lbboardingb3356 4 роки тому +6

      Legend

  • @Elmo9001
    @Elmo9001 4 роки тому +950

    "He grew a moustache, and started wearing a cowboy hat."

    • @TheRetroChallengerV
      @TheRetroChallengerV 4 роки тому +139

      He grew the cowboy hat and started wearing a mustache.

    • @cjaawesome616
      @cjaawesome616 4 роки тому +51

      @@TheRetroChallengerV That's actually still being debated currently. Arcus hasen't commented on th e situation.

    • @jaxonmarbary6756
      @jaxonmarbary6756 4 роки тому +2

      "He grew a mustache, and started wearing a cowboy hat."

    • @KorZen10
      @KorZen10 4 роки тому +4

      @@TheRetroChallengerV Summarizes pretty much all cowboys

    • @DC66DC
      @DC66DC 4 роки тому +47

      That cut half a second off the run immediately

  • @Frixworks
    @Frixworks 4 роки тому +400

    I was not mentally prepared at 1:20 to hear a grown man said "Shivering Erotic King Banana" in the most non-chalant and serious tone.

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 4 роки тому +5

      THAT'S a professional
      ;P) naughty doggo

    • @namebrandmason
      @namebrandmason 4 роки тому +31

      I relly want to hear Summoning Salt out takes.

    • @danielx1406
      @danielx1406 4 роки тому +14

      He put a slow reveal on Shivering Erotic King Banana too, gets me every time

    • @Diwasho
      @Diwasho 4 роки тому

      It somehow perfectly describes King Kittan a whole year before his reveal.

  • @JoeyM10
    @JoeyM10 2 роки тому +20

    I love how he says in most of his vids: “the run was optimized to the max,” and there’s a full 25 mins left. I’m always really interested in learning what else is done to cut time

  • @onesyphorus
    @onesyphorus 4 роки тому +469

    I love how even after god status he just transformed into Bob Ross of speedrunning - a little spin oer here

  • @joshuagach6106
    @joshuagach6106 4 роки тому +968

    Never thought the sentence “Arcus could potentially save 6 seconds” would turn me on but here we are

    • @R1ckr011
      @R1ckr011 4 роки тому +38

      Truly the Fastest Hand in the West

    • @Amy-si8gq
      @Amy-si8gq 3 роки тому +12

      Not my proudest

    • @ThaAwesome10
      @ThaAwesome10 3 роки тому +6

      Why did that turn you on lol

    • @williamharper8745
      @williamharper8745 3 роки тому +3

      @@Amy-si8gq it is mine

    • @jimmykimble2529
      @jimmykimble2529 3 роки тому +5

      Why is the stereotype that women don’t like gamers? Think about what that man could do with them

  • @58209
    @58209 4 роки тому +359

    arcus's reaction to getting wr over ohon for the first time is so wholesome. maybe because i'm so tired of game streamers practically screaming at their viewers, it's just nice to see someone be comparatively chill even when they're visibly excited by such a big accomplishment.

    • @subtlewookiee
      @subtlewookiee 4 роки тому +13

      if you want to see the best Arcus PB reaction check out his sub-30 in Zelda 1 ua-cam.com/video/qe79N6lhKvY/v-deo.html

    • @russgoddard8892
      @russgoddard8892 4 роки тому +5

      And not cussing like a sailor

    • @b4mvt
      @b4mvt 4 роки тому +3

      @@subtlewookiee O HO HO HO HO! O HO HO HO HO!

    • @NF30
      @NF30 4 роки тому +1

      Yeahhh I agree, if I get a PB on a level in a game I'll usually just say "Well _that_ took quite a while" because there's really no point in screaming/hurting my voice/swearing. Not to say a game isn't important to me if I've spent 11 years playing it, but it's just common decency not to be loud and obnoxious when there are other people in the house, haha

    • @mimszanadunstedt441
      @mimszanadunstedt441 4 роки тому +2

      Its the journey not the destination. You dont need to prove you are the best, you arent the best. The you that never gives up, the hunger for victory not the fear of defeat, is what makes him how he is, I'd say.
      He isn't impatient, eager for victory. He knows it'll come in time. This means he doesn't put pressure on himself. Enjoy the process, its going to be a large part of your life with such dedication, to not enjoy it is unbecoming.

  • @lack_of_zzzzz
    @lack_of_zzzzz Рік тому +42

    Arcus is so wholesome. I feel better knowing he’s out there somewhere. He was carrying the entire team on his back for so long but never complained. What an absolute legend.

    • @CWHolleman
      @CWHolleman Рік тому

      Go watch his dead lifeless eyes the next time he streams...He looks like he only leaves the house once a month for supplies.

    • @macariuswrench
      @macariuswrench 9 місяців тому

      SOUNDS GREAT @@CWHolleman

  • @miguelaguilar5115
    @miguelaguilar5115 4 роки тому +234

    Me at the start of the video: There's no way just one guy alone will take almost all of the video.
    Me at the end: Oh boy, now that's a cowboy ninja man

  • @kayleighlehrman9566
    @kayleighlehrman9566 4 роки тому +725

    Arcus decided "I wanna look like a middle school principal" so he grew a moustache and started wearing a cowboy hat and bolo tie

    • @DeaDGoD_XIV
      @DeaDGoD_XIV 4 роки тому +17

      I'd say he looks more like a discount Burt Reynolds

    • @GetLostGames1
      @GetLostGames1 4 роки тому +7

      Good Boom! ;) hes amazing to watch

    • @Larweigan
      @Larweigan 4 роки тому +9

      I mean I'm a middle school teacher and that's exactly the boss I'd want to have

    • @Squirl7504
      @Squirl7504 4 роки тому +1

      this made me cackle

    • @chaotickreg7024
      @chaotickreg7024 4 роки тому +2

      This sounds like a reference to Wizard of Waverly Place.

  • @uniboy13
    @uniboy13 4 роки тому +308

    Shivering Erotic King Banana, my favorite Japanese speed runner.

  • @TheTrekkie12
    @TheTrekkie12 4 роки тому +34

    there's something endearing about a dude in a cowboy hat with a mustache streaming video games

  • @yehudatheodoros6547
    @yehudatheodoros6547 4 роки тому +621

    "he's cheating by playing on an emulator"
    Ohon: "OH YEAH???"

    • @marthflores3515
      @marthflores3515 4 роки тому +9

      Best part of the video

    • @TheShizzlemop
      @TheShizzlemop 4 роки тому +9

      @@marthflores3515 i like when he became a cowboy

    • @PyroFarukon
      @PyroFarukon 4 роки тому +27

      West: "Using emu is cheating!"
      Ohon: "I was giving you a chance West, now you leave no choice."
      West: "We made a huge mistake."
      Arcus: "Hold my hat."

  • @TheLuxma
    @TheLuxma 4 роки тому +552

    Ninjas: Hee yaw
    Arcus: Yee haw

  • @maverick_loneshark
    @maverick_loneshark 4 роки тому +157

    42:24
    "It didn't need to be a perfect run. It just needed the perfect ending."
    -Summoning Salt

  • @TurboNemesis
    @TurboNemesis 3 роки тому +25

    one o the things i find so fadcinating about these world record progression videos is that even the final record shown is never a "perfect" run of whatever route theyre using. Every time there's always a missed jump, or a slightly unoptimized boss fight, etc. The fact that even after so much optimization there's *always* a way for it be done better is so cool to me.

    • @bjiggles8145
      @bjiggles8145 2 роки тому +5

      In the case of Ninja Gaiden, that's basically the definition of this game in a nutshell. As Arcus has demonstrated you can have hundreds or thousands of great, even supremely great runs of NG all day long if you have enough skill. But when it comes to a "perfect" run... you have a better chance of being struck by lightning while being bit by a shark and stung by a bee all at the same time on February 29th than you do at having a literally _perfect_ NG run with:
      - perfect inputs
      - no mistakes
      - using every single frame saving trick possible, wherever possible
      - getting optimal enemy patterns (with or without RNG manipulation)
      - executing a flawless Jaquio
      - getting lucky with a no-hits 'shrimp' pattern
      - *and* achieving a perfect DRK (Demon Rich-kill) as a capstone to everything else being perfect for 11+ minutes straight in a single playthrough
      It's effectively impossible, but Arcus has dedicated a ridiculous amount of time to proving otherwise and I respect his determination. It just might happen someday and for his sake I really hope that there aren't any new strat discoveries shortly after it does.

  • @RileyScott
    @RileyScott 4 роки тому +824

    No one:
    Arcus: To master the ninja, I must become the cowboy

    • @Nyah420
      @Nyah420 4 роки тому +6

      Can't argue with the results!

    • @MisterNohbdy
      @MisterNohbdy 4 роки тому +5

      the first time I've seen a YT comment use "no one" properly

    • @nandrolone.is.underated
      @nandrolone.is.underated 4 роки тому +2

      @@MisterNohbdy maybe your idea of how to use it properly is wrong then considering you have never even seen it be done your way? lol

    • @novameowww
      @novameowww 4 роки тому

      I mean they're basically the same thing

    • @dekuLink05
      @dekuLink05 4 роки тому

      Insert Star Ninnger/Gold Ninja Steel Ranger

  • @ugh.idontwanna
    @ugh.idontwanna 4 роки тому +350

    I watched through this secretly wishing for an ending where somebody discovered a link to a video on a Japanese BBS server where somebody in 1998 got 11:30 while eating sushi and tending their tamagotchi.

  • @yrui6395
    @yrui6395 4 роки тому +940

    "Jaquio" is the both the most and the least menacing name for a boss

    • @vaiyt
      @vaiyt 3 роки тому +130

      badly translated from the original 邪鬼王 Jaki-Oh meaning "King of The Devils"

    • @bretdorman3433
      @bretdorman3433 3 роки тому +42

      Jacqui-Oh: The Story of Jaqy

    • @parknplay8328
      @parknplay8328 3 роки тому +28

      jacky-ow: The ending of Cyberpunk's prologue

    • @TorrentialStardust
      @TorrentialStardust 2 роки тому +15

      @@bretdorman3433 Ja-Qui-Oh! Trading Card Game

    • @jek__
      @jek__ 2 роки тому +11

      Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis?

  • @cd06tgc79
    @cd06tgc79 3 роки тому +109

    Update:
    On the 29th September, 2021, a player with the username TheRetroRunner beat Arcus's time. New WR is a 11.37.833

    • @cd06tgc79
      @cd06tgc79 2 роки тому +30

      nope it's now a 11.36.834! retrorunner shaved a second off

    • @xDakem
      @xDakem 2 роки тому

      Wtf.

    • @hellasforever6242
      @hellasforever6242 2 роки тому +19

      @@cd06tgc79 11.35.43 now!

    • @nickcormier
      @nickcormier 2 роки тому +6

      I rewatched this video in 2022 and noticed TRR's name at the very end when summoning salt said "no one is within 10 seconds of Arcus in the leaderboard"... Little foreshadowing I guess.. although I believe Arcus will take back his crown!

    • @AjarTadpole7202
      @AjarTadpole7202 2 роки тому +8

      thats kinda sad after how much of a chad arcus was

  • @DenSporetrix
    @DenSporetrix 4 роки тому +50

    I like how Summoning Salt can make 6 seconds sound like the greatest and most important thing you could possibly achieve in a video game.

    • @vaibhavdabwalv1
      @vaibhavdabwalv1 4 роки тому +5

      Races are won on a fraction of a second. So it is a big thing

    • @forgiveman
      @forgiveman 4 роки тому +5

      It is. Even fractions of a second are important. And he has to know that amount of effort, being the actual holder of Punch Out "Mike Tyson's fight" record.

  • @A425s
    @A425s 4 роки тому +82

    Me: About to go to sleep.
    Summoning Salt: I'm going to stop you right there.

  • @takigan
    @takigan 4 роки тому +254

    "And a third player who will remain nameless....the third player was later discovered to have cheated many of his speedruns, so his times will be ignored"
    Love this...Don't even give someone like that the pleasure of having their name used in the video.

    • @turbo8628
      @turbo8628 4 роки тому +13

      Couldn't agree more! Well said

    • @SynopsisGrim
      @SynopsisGrim 4 роки тому +7

      Amen

    • @smexykins3065
      @smexykins3065 4 роки тому +21

      @Nigga Nigga next you'll say, "I was only pretending to be retarded."

    • @_bioptic_5051
      @_bioptic_5051 4 роки тому

      @Nigga Nigga wtf

    • @planescaped
      @planescaped 4 роки тому +2

      @Nigga Nigga I take it you're 10?

  • @GolfisnotEZ
    @GolfisnotEZ Рік тому +3

    I’m not a speedrunner, or even a gamer. I’m an older man who played these games as a kid and I haven’t played a video game in decades. I love the way these videos are structured and find them interesting. Well done sir.

  • @9999iiiioooo
    @9999iiiioooo 4 роки тому +415

    Western Community: wow I can't believe we got the time so low
    Japan: sorry this video from 4 years ago was lost in the mail

    • @justageode
      @justageode 4 роки тому +2

      My lungs felt like they almost collapsed reading this

    • @EmilForsberg_GRYBO
      @EmilForsberg_GRYBO 4 роки тому +1

      Jävla postnoooord!!!

    • @FloraJoannaK
      @FloraJoannaK 4 роки тому +1

      Umm, this has worrying implications for British runners, and the Royal Mail.
      Slower postage, faster run. Maybe some poor sod in Rutland has had a sub 11, and we'll know of it sometime in 2027.

  • @MythicalRedFox
    @MythicalRedFox 4 роки тому +147

    Arcus' evolution into a cowboy was a plot twist I wasn't expecting.

    • @mistermonologue2442
      @mistermonologue2442 4 роки тому +2

      His second evolution was funny.
      I like how he got his third evolution in at the end, his character profile got so big the camera had to pan back and include the l-a-z boy.

  • @Wizzkidwas
    @Wizzkidwas 4 роки тому +429

    "Ohon's 11:56 was on an emulator so maybe he cheated"
    Ohon: I'm gonna do what's called a pro-gamer move (*Pulls out NES and gets 11:48*)

    • @InstantGiblets
      @InstantGiblets 4 роки тому +22

      Yeah that would have been the most impressive thing if the second half of the video didn’t exist.

    • @Diwasho
      @Diwasho 4 роки тому +12

      *Famicom, since Ohon is Japanese.

    • @58209
      @58209 4 роки тому +43

      @@InstantGiblets i mean, it's still incredibly impressive. not only did ohon secretly* hold the wr for years, when he went back and did it on proper hardware to make sure it couldn't be considered illegitimate, he casually dunked on everyone even harder with an improved record
      *edit: "secretly" is the wrong word. it wasn't secret; it's just that english-language runners didn't know about the record. sorry about the western-centricism.

    • @HyperOpticalSaint
      @HyperOpticalSaint 4 роки тому +3

      @@58209 Yeah, as much respect to Arcus' dedication, Ohon is likely the more talented player.

    • @nikkoa.3639
      @nikkoa.3639 4 роки тому +1

      @@HyperOpticalSaintHe might be more talented. But damn is Arcus's dedication and willingness to pursue the record is so astonishing.

  • @cabbageman5863
    @cabbageman5863 Рік тому +24

    3 years later, Arcus is in second place with an 11:34:817
    A new guy named TheRetroRunner has an 11:32:183

  • @TheFallorn
    @TheFallorn 4 роки тому +170

    13:40 “was the 12 minute barrier possible to break?”
    Me: I dunno if you’re new here, Summoning Salt, but there’s half an hour of video left to go. I’m gonna say yes.

  • @Sprier
    @Sprier 4 роки тому +171

    There's a ton of others trying to get the same quality as SS on these videos but man, the months I wait are so worth it Everytime with the quality and narrative of these videos. Thanks again. Not a speedrunner, nor have I ever watched a speed stream, but I can appreciate it so much more because of these videos.

    • @SSK2600
      @SSK2600 4 роки тому +7

      Same. I'll never do a speedrun, but the concept is really interesting to me, and SS is the one who got me into it. If you wanna see more of it, I recommend Karl Jobst's videos as well!

    • @dtsyt82
      @dtsyt82 4 роки тому +5

      @@SSK2600 I second this. SS and Karl Jobst both produce videos worth watching.

    • @blankblank1284
      @blankblank1284 4 роки тому

      Malleo is also great, though he is mainly focused on Paper Mario

    • @dbeast03
      @dbeast03 4 роки тому

      Even if you're not interested in running a game yourself, I'd still suggest watching a speedrun of a game you already like to play casually because there are probably runs and runners of just about any game you'd be interested in. A large chunk of the runners in SS's videos are still around, so the runners Salt has covered are probably a nice place to start. :)
      EDIT: When I say watch a speedrun I mean a live stream, probably on twitch because that's where most runners are and that gets you the best feel for the game in most cases.

  • @NeoKad99
    @NeoKad99 4 роки тому +443

    Young, stacheless Arcus is so strange to see today

    • @ruatonim
      @ruatonim 4 роки тому +19

      That was really Orcus. Shhhhhhh.

    • @subtlewookiee
      @subtlewookiee 4 роки тому +9

      We don't talk about Orcus.

    • @robin9793
      @robin9793 4 роки тому +8

      That’s before he became one with _The Ranch_

    • @LeftHandGloveClub
      @LeftHandGloveClub 4 роки тому +2

      Orcus

    • @svankensen
      @svankensen 4 роки тому +22

      I didn't know Arcus was such a legend. I've watched his stream a lot of times, but didnt quite remember his name, so when SummoningSalt said:. "Arcus developed this amazingly calming presence. He grew a moustache, and started wearing a cowboy hat." it was like watching a pokemon evolve for the first time.

  • @ferociousfeind8538
    @ferociousfeind8538 4 роки тому +140

    11:56- on an emulator
    "you might've cheated! use a native console!!"
    11:48- on a native console
    oh _OKAY_

    • @stevenvinson1615
      @stevenvinson1615 3 роки тому +18

      That was such a F U move XD

    • @danish_person1842
      @danish_person1842 3 роки тому +9

      it's like
      OKAY YOU DON'T NEED TO FLEX MAN

    • @galfinsp7216
      @galfinsp7216 3 роки тому +4

      @@danish_person1842 he was called into question, so he proved himself

  • @cactusmasta6611
    @cactusmasta6611 4 роки тому +315

    "just a little spin slash there"
    "jump then slice, just jump then slice"
    - cowboy speedrunning bob ross

  • @JonSmith-hk1bq
    @JonSmith-hk1bq 4 роки тому +212

    "Shivering Erotic King Banana"
    Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have found the reason this video was made.

  • @oohhson1109
    @oohhson1109 4 роки тому +80

    I love how calm and patient Arcus is. Even when a great run ended in disappointment, he kept his cool and pushed on. I’m really glad he has the record, nobody deserves it more.

    • @dreamcanvas5321
      @dreamcanvas5321 4 роки тому +4

      probably takes that kind of person to attempt the run that many times.

    • @danielbueno8474
      @danielbueno8474 4 роки тому +7

      @@dreamcanvas5321 Yep. I try to speedrun Contra from every once in a while, my time is terrible, I got less than 300 attempts, the game takes around 10 - 12 minutes to be speedran and I still rage so much when I mess up. Mad respecto to Arcus.

    • @danielbueno8474
      @danielbueno8474 4 роки тому +2

      @@rockdesu Well, yeah, that's why he deserves it.

  • @auddityhiphop9786
    @auddityhiphop9786 4 роки тому +102

    speed runner mentality:
    "finally got it... 11:40..."
    "..."
    *literally 1 second later*
    "I wonder if that could be 11:39"

  • @randomguyontheinternet7940
    @randomguyontheinternet7940 4 роки тому +491

    I like to Imagine Ohon has a record he hasntposted online for years that destroys the current WR.

    • @willow7610
      @willow7610 4 роки тому +96

      Ohon: Oh Yeah I forgot to post this but I got an 11:29 here's the vid

    • @Nougatbars
      @Nougatbars 4 роки тому +63

      “.....Nah, I’ll let them have this.”

    • @justageode
      @justageode 4 роки тому +9

      @Willow I’d find that absolutely hilarious

    • @winnipeginstinct
      @winnipeginstinct 4 роки тому +23

      i was just waiting for summoning to say oh and ohan got an 11:2x right after arcus got to his 11:48

    • @leg10n68
      @leg10n68 4 роки тому +34

      "oh yeah as it turns out ohon held the record for more than 11 years"

  • @harstar12345
    @harstar12345 4 роки тому +491

    "Do you care about this speedrun at all, in the slightest?"
    No
    "Summoning Salt made a 45 min video about you, you wanna watch?"
    I'll grab the popcorn.

    • @killionaire6891
      @killionaire6891 4 роки тому +10

      He made a vid about you damn

    • @harstar12345
      @harstar12345 4 роки тому +2

      @@killionaire6891 hate you for this

    • @squidwardstesticles5914
      @squidwardstesticles5914 4 роки тому +21

      True. I’ve never once watched a speed running stream or actively kept up with any speed running community, but I fucking love these videos. I think it’s mostly the presentation that makes them so interesting. Also it’s cool to see how far runs have come over the years and the strats that made it possible

    • @ethansprague2005
      @ethansprague2005 4 роки тому +3

      @@squidwardstesticles5914 I don't want to watch someone fail at running a video game over and over for hours with minimal commentary

  • @Sanncheztv
    @Sanncheztv 4 роки тому +173

    They questioned ohon and that man said " alright then is 11:48 enough ", lmao what a beast

  • @WildSeven19
    @WildSeven19 2 роки тому +12

    Hotarubi is like an early speedrunning polymath. The peak player in different games, genres, consoles, all at the same time.