TTC Stomp on the Thwomp 0xA

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  • Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
  • We collect the star Stomp on the Thwomp in TTC using 0 A presses. This is TAS. This improvement reduces the total A press count for collecting 120 stars from 15 to 14. Warning: This video contains many fast-forwards and rapid pausing, leading to flashing lights.
    This TAS was possible thanks to the following people:
    ➤ Marbler, for creating the plan and TASing the segments above the lower squish cancel ground pound chain. ( / supermarble94 )
    ➤ myself, for TASing the segments below the lower squish cancel ground pound chain.
    ➤ Sjmhrp, for TASing the lower squish cancel ground pound chains. ( / @sjmhrp7583 )
    ➤ ds273, for figuring out how to get onto the thwomp without a star dance clip. ( / @ds27315 )
    ➤ fifdspence, for TASing the beginning of CCM. ( / @fifdspence )
    This video is an improvement from the previous strat that did this in 1 A press ( • TTC Stomp on the Thwom... ). Since then, Marbler worked out a very complex plan to do the whole thing in 0 A presses. This plan is too intricate to explain every detail here, but the main theme is that we ascend the level, place the HOLP, drop back down, remotely throw clones to that HOLP, then repeat. We use explosion clones to induce and preserve hitstun, fire clones to enable Mario to do a midair fire bounce, and coin clones to heal HP. Additionally, we repeatedly drop bob-ombs out of bounds so that they snap back to Mario as soon as he goes close to them again. This allows us to ascend the level and then summon the bob-omb to where we are. If you want to see the steps of the entire plan, here's an image of it: imgur.com/ZlnIgvw
    Note that I've taken some steps to aid in viewer understanding of what's going on. These include:
    (1) Making certain walls temporarily see-through.
    (2) Adding auxiliary screens when Mario goes off camera.
    (3) On the auxiliary screen that shows Mario, making Mario have a vanish cap during the frames on which he's considered off-camera (when the HOLP doesn't update).
    Unabridged Version: • TTC Stomp on the Thwom...
    Console Verification: / 1651820179
    ABC Playlist: • Super Mario 64 - A But...
    ABC Routes: docs.google.co...

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  • @Bismuth9
    @Bismuth9 Рік тому +1786

    On the bright side this is the last time the ABC crew memes me with an A press save in TTC

  • @aurafox1
    @aurafox1 Рік тому +197

    I love that, in the process of clearing this star, Mario has to casually reach all the other stars that people were convinced also required A presses.

    • @kijete
      @kijete Рік тому +47

      it's like a TTC boss rush

    • @huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhn
      @huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhn 4 місяці тому +3

      My guess is he does it like this so that he can reuse the inputs for the lower stars so he only really had to construct one massive ladder to the top but for the lower stars he can reuse parts of it

    • @aurafox1
      @aurafox1 4 місяці тому +3

      @@huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhn Well, while there's definitely truth to the fact that inputs are easier to recreate, things like RNG manipulation have to be figured out all over again if the timing is even a frame off, such as when you have to take an extra step to setup something for a future step.
      The real reason is that's just the way Tick Tock Clock is. Nearly every star requires you to just climb higher than the last time.

  • @ShyGuy.
    @ShyGuy. Рік тому +1757

    Only 4 months ago we got this star down to 1 A press. Now it's at 0. The most vertical star in the entire game is now at 0 A presses. 10 years ago this one star alone took over 15 A presses to obtain. Today, all 120 stars can be collected in 14 A presses.

    • @MajoraLuigi1987
      @MajoraLuigi1987 Рік тому +72

      Not good enough. We need to bring it to 0 somehow

    • @CamerTheDragon
      @CamerTheDragon Рік тому +51

      Yeah it's amazing with all of the strategies discovered not only for this star but for the whole challenge, this was for sure one of the stars I was wondering if it would ever be able to go down to 0xA

    • @redonaldchannel
      @redonaldchannel Рік тому +95

      And yet JRB chests is still depressing

    • @Malfurinify
      @Malfurinify Рік тому +1

      "we"? your broke-ass didn't do shit 💀

    • @garethdean6382
      @garethdean6382 Рік тому +15

      Is there a graph of spreadsheet of this steady reduction in A presses somewhere?

  • @Ultra_64
    @Ultra_64 Рік тому +595

    It's finally been done. The most vertically focused star in the game can be beaten with no a presses

    • @voxel9470
      @voxel9470 Рік тому +24

      You technically need a presses for quite a few of the entries but inside the level 0xA is insane

    • @sebastiangudino9377
      @sebastiangudino9377 Рік тому +8

      @@voxel9470 And those are some of the most hearth breaking a-presses. I don't think those would ever be removed :(

    • @frijolitoazul4343
      @frijolitoazul4343 Рік тому +9

      @@sebastiangudino9377 i know it seems hopeless, but c'mon, they somehow involve other courses through the run to save some A presses, who knows what kind of discovery involving another course will appear and let TTC be entered with no A presses, this last A press alone seemed hopeless too

    • @KaneYork
      @KaneYork Рік тому +13

      doubters in shambles

    • @sinteleon
      @sinteleon Рік тому +3

      Would be ironic if we ever come to the point where the half-a-presses actually becomes an issue. :P

  • @JWhitePWC
    @JWhitePWC Рік тому +1000

    after all these years, it has finally been done! seriously, major props to everyone in the ABC community that made this monumental task possible!

    • @phelicopter5207
      @phelicopter5207 Рік тому +4

      We finally did it!

    • @platurt9595
      @platurt9595 Рік тому +13

      Imagine someone finding the upwarp now.

    • @byrontheusurper6505
      @byrontheusurper6505 Рік тому +2

      What have I walked into?

    • @minuspi8372
      @minuspi8372 Рік тому +9

      @@byrontheusurper6505 Welcome to the Super Mario 64 A Button Challenge! The rules are simple: collect all 120 stars in as few A presses as possible. Anything else, glitches included, is fair game. A is the main jump button, so this severely limits Mario's vertical movement. Stomp On The Thwomp is the most vertical star of the most vertical level in the game, so the strats required to do it are just ridiculous, way beyond real comprehension by a layman. It took almost a decade to even figure out how to do it, and it takes a TAS (Tool Assisted Speedrun, prerecorded inputs played back perfectly) more than 6 hours to finish!
      As of this video, there are now 14 A presses left in the entire game.

    • @byrontheusurper6505
      @byrontheusurper6505 Рік тому +1

      @@minuspi8372 that's a rlly cool challenge! Reminds me of minimum captures in mario odyssey, I love runs like that!

  • @Waffle_6
    @Waffle_6 Рік тому +323

    the most vertical stage in the game finally reduced to 0x? absolutely insane, good job ABC guys

  • @Croissant90_
    @Croissant90_ Рік тому +333

    The most impossibly unreachable Star in the game has been conquered in 0 A Presses, using some of the most advanced and ludicrous techniques in the game.
    Meanwhile, the JRB Chest Star is a little too high, so we need to jump to get it.

    • @bmobmo6438
      @bmobmo6438 Рік тому +35

      Nah, the most impossibly unreachable star has always been WMOTR

    • @diggoran
      @diggoran Рік тому +17

      @@bmobmo6438 I don't think he was saying the most unreachable. I think it was more about a star that seems like it would be easy to solve but hasn't been yet.

    • @JK17-1
      @JK17-1 Рік тому +10

      JRB 0.5xA

    • @Croissant90_
      @Croissant90_ Рік тому +1

      @@JK17-1 :)

    • @kruje314
      @kruje314 11 місяців тому +3

      JRB chests is now 0.5xA

  • @genderender
    @genderender Рік тому +172

    I can't believe it. Aside from reentry, TTC is done. There's no more A presses. The level is complete

  • @rtg_onefourtwoeightfiveseven
    @rtg_onefourtwoeightfiveseven Рік тому +156

    I'm going to echo what I saw someone else say on another video: Mario standing on the Thwomp should become the logo of the A Button Challenge. What an incredible, monumental achievement - sure to go down as one of the greatest TASes ever produced.
    Hats off to everyone who contributed to making this possible over the many years.

    • @jiqci
      @jiqci Рік тому +28

      Standing on the Thwomp and holding a bob-omb

    • @GuanlongX
      @GuanlongX Рік тому +4

      @@jiqci this

    • @Puffman728
      @Puffman728 Рік тому +1

      @@jiqci While being set on fire

    • @Myne33
      @Myne33 Рік тому +2

      You mean Hats in hands?

    • @rtg_onefourtwoeightfiveseven
      @rtg_onefourtwoeightfiveseven Рік тому +2

      @@Myne33 I'll be honest, I tried to make a hat in hand joke with my original post but I couldn't make it sound like I wasn't mourning something.

  • @jonahschwab
    @jonahschwab Рік тому +575

    I remember when this star was 6 A presses, and it seemed impossible to get it any lower. This might be one of the greatest accomplishments in video game history

    • @bluemew22
      @bluemew22 Рік тому +74

      This star alone once took more A presses than this entire challenge now does. The power of the human will is immeasurable.

  • @supermarble94
    @supermarble94 Рік тому +1596

    It's hard to believe TTC is finally conquered. We did it. This will forever stand as a monument to the A Button Challenge, and our sights are set on BitFS next. Great job to everyone involved in the whole project, and here's to hoping some new tech gets discovered for things after BitFS.
    Unreal that we live in a world where SotT is 0x, but JRB Chests is 1x.

    • @lololordjr
      @lololordjr Рік тому +20

      7 minutes ago?

    • @nathannightmare1604
      @nathannightmare1604 Рік тому +10

      How is it 7 mins ago? Pannen Magic?

    • @andermium
      @andermium Рік тому +32

      Congrats marbler! And also congrats pannen and sjmhrp! And thanks rcombs for verification stream!

    • @willycheez7218
      @willycheez7218 Рік тому +6

      @@nathannightmare1604 He's hacking

    • @canalmedusa123
      @canalmedusa123 Рік тому +1

      Hacker

  • @NathanielBandy
    @NathanielBandy Рік тому +1145

    I feel like the entire game can be done if ALL of TTC can be done without an A press now. The community will eventually figure it out

    • @jammbo8663
      @jammbo8663 Рік тому +12

      hi mr babdy

    • @veuder7701
      @veuder7701 Рік тому +43

      Who is Nathaniel B?

    • @Dan-379
      @Dan-379 Рік тому +2

      Of course

    • @Quate32
      @Quate32 Рік тому +208

      Too optimistic a take. TTC is filled with objects and playthings. WMotR is hopeless. Even JRB is bereft of degrees of freedom.

    • @omegamerk
      @omegamerk Рік тому +82

      Optimistic but unlikely, the slide star is impossible to get 0xa due to the lack of objects. If I get proven wrong I will surprised

  • @Nepycros
    @Nepycros Рік тому +223

    Now we need Bismuth to release a video that will already be partially out of date because this new strategy needs to be covered in the next video.

    • @Kierio04
      @Kierio04 Рік тому +19

      If you look at his community tab, you’ll notice stuff done in this save is scheduled to be covered

    • @dededeleted4793
      @dededeleted4793 Рік тому +56

      Bismuth is gonna get stuck in an endless cycle with the ABC crew

    • @halyoalex8942
      @halyoalex8942 Рік тому +25

      The B in ABC stands for bismuth

    • @blunderbus2695
      @blunderbus2695 Рік тому +33

      @@halyoalex8942
      Automatic Bismuth Content

    • @halyoalex8942
      @halyoalex8942 Рік тому +21

      @@blunderbus2695 Alleged Bismuth Conspiracy
      (That being that he times the releases of his videos on the A button challenge so that he can keep doing the dramatic reveal of more saved A presses each time)

  • @TheExarion
    @TheExarion Рік тому +124

    As a spectator (not a TASer) of SM64 TASing for over a decade now, I can confidently say that with the last A press save in LLL and the A press save for this star, that I officially don't know how things work in this game anymore. Major props to the ABC team. What y'all do is insurmountable testament to the love, challenge, and puzzle aspects that this game brings out of all of us.

  • @shymera
    @shymera Рік тому +134

    I just want to say I'm really happy you included the final ascent completely not sped up. There is definitely a sense of completion in seeing its entirety starting from the bottom of TTC.

    • @Kierio04
      @Kierio04 Рік тому +18

      Well, except for the pendulum manipulation

  • @moemm299
    @moemm299 Рік тому +518

    Crazy the amount of workarounds to eliminate all the TTC A presses but a star spawning just a little too high in JRB is still unconquerable.
    edit: I stand corrected.

    • @PhenomenalJec
      @PhenomenalJec Рік тому +104

      I still have faith that will be solved one day, it's so frustratingly close that it has to be possible somehow

    • @swirl6996
      @swirl6996 Рік тому +49

      My guess would be a glitch or trick or exploit allowing for DRs to go slightly higher. That'd be insane and would probably reduce several A presses on its own

    • @sameman6884
      @sameman6884 Рік тому +108

      @@swirl6996 it's funny to think that a glitch like that would potentially shave off days in this run

    • @ShyGuy.
      @ShyGuy. Рік тому +9

      @@swirl6996 Or a way to gain a lot of speed.

    • @bluemew22
      @bluemew22 Рік тому +38

      Here's to hoping Hyperspeed Stone Tunneling's float-precise stable location is discovered

  • @handlesareanunfortunatefeature
    @handlesareanunfortunatefeature Рік тому +152

    If you listen really, really closely, you can hear Bismuth muttering to himself in the distance... "Oh god... Not again..."

    • @255nwa
      @255nwa Рік тому +10

      Really? I’m hearing more along the lines of, “AHHHHHHHH!”

    • @MarsofAritia
      @MarsofAritia Рік тому +3

      how? more content to milk

  • @AgentMidnight
    @AgentMidnight Рік тому +382

    These guys could solve the millennium prize problems if they were secretly coded as an A-button challenge in TTC

    • @orngjce223
      @orngjce223 Рік тому +49

      You might think this is useless, but this kind of thing inspires future programmers and computer scientists

    • @GaussianEntity
      @GaussianEntity Рік тому +27

      I mean some problems can be expressed as a combination of colors on a map so this statement isn't entirely ludicrous lol

    • @floppa_gamer1111
      @floppa_gamer1111 Рік тому +3

      the worlds best math guy heres a copy of sm64 where you can try a lot of thing to save a a presse(but once the ansfer to the a press save gives a ansker to unsolved math problumd

    • @JellyMyst
      @JellyMyst Рік тому +5

      I would legitimately not be surprised if they actually have, and no one noticed.

  • @metroidnerd9001
    @metroidnerd9001 Рік тому +30

    This is a true marvel of human ingenuity. Fighting for every inch of height. Every single time you'd make it just a bit further, I'd realize "oh my god, he's just getting up here to set the HOLP again." Creating each stepping stone, one at a time. The final ascent was a joy to watch. Contratulations on this momentous achievement!

  • @Kosmicd12
    @Kosmicd12 Рік тому +26

    Craziest thing in gaming

  • @King_Yef
    @King_Yef Рік тому +99

    I remember the first video about the HOLP not updating when Mario was off-camera and seeing a lot of thoughts that it wouldn't be particularly meaningful in the long run. Here we are now, though, with the mighty plumber having learned how to play peek-a-boo with the laws of reality and completely knocking down one of the most daunting challenges in ABC history. Huge grats to the team, the creativity and knowledge on display here is insane.

  • @ace2b
    @ace2b 4 місяці тому +3

    Almost all of the combined magic of the A button challenge is compacted into this one A-Press save. I would imagine this is what an older brother would do to impress a little brother. I showed this to my dad and he walked away in 2 minutes not knowing what was going on.

  • @helterskelter9670
    @helterskelter9670 Рік тому +308

    I seriously thought that a 0x run would always remain impossible. This video lighted the spark of hope inside of me again. The ABC community is so talented. It's only a matter of time before they completely conquer the entirity of SM64 and I'll be very happy whenever that happens.

    • @vincenzofranchelli2201
      @vincenzofranchelli2201 Рік тому +11

      jrb tho

    • @TheRedCap
      @TheRedCap Рік тому +34

      a full-game 120-star TAS, which can be downloaded and played back on any copy of Muphen64+ or garden-variety N64 (through a microcontroller of some sort), where the A button is never pressed a single time would be one hell of a sight to behold

    • @inxphy
      @inxphy Рік тому +25

      ​@@vincenzofranchelli2201 JRB i still think isn't too farfetched and might be possible someday, but WMotR and PSS on the other hand...

    • @Luckingsworth
      @Luckingsworth Рік тому +31

      WMOTR is impossible. The point where that level is figured out it the point where the entire game is broke and the challenge trivial. There will never be a meaningful 120 0xA run

    • @voxel9470
      @voxel9470 Рік тому +17

      A 0xA 70-star run is guaranteed to happen once they figure out a fast BitFS strat possible on n64

  • @broran_
    @broran_ Рік тому +248

    As most are going to say, it's unreal to see this be done. Hats off to the ABC crew, this is amazing!

  • @UndeadFil
    @UndeadFil Рік тому +9

    This is quite possibly among the most unintelligible, cryptic video game pieces of lore to ever exist, yet it is presented in a way that is probably the most intelligible for normal humans to catch a glimpse of understanding. Truly amazing

  • @Jisatsu
    @Jisatsu Рік тому +115

    never in a million years would i think TTC would have 0 a presses within the level. that’s insane.

    • @JK17-1
      @JK17-1 Рік тому +1

      there 3xA

    • @alecrutz956
      @alecrutz956 Рік тому +9

      @@JK17-1 that's to reenter, not to do with the stars themselves

    • @JK17-1
      @JK17-1 Рік тому

      @@alecrutz956 yeah but even if everything spawning displacement there's still on to enter the stage for the first time to collect all the stars.

    • @alecrutz956
      @alecrutz956 Рік тому +1

      @@JK17-1 one of these days... 🤞

    • @Jisatsu
      @Jisatsu Рік тому +14

      @@JK17-1 yep that’s why i said “within the level”. the day we can do everything regarding TTC in 0xA would be incredible

  • @Juan_3M3R
    @Juan_3M3R Рік тому +10

    I never thought I'll see the day where TTC gets beaten with 0x A presses. Legit freaked out when I saw the notification of this video.

  • @milesbyt
    @milesbyt Рік тому +11

    bismuth gonna be pulling his hair out when he sees that the abc crew have found YET ANOTHER save that he has to explain

    • @Missingnoleader
      @Missingnoleader Рік тому +2

      If the length of the step by step explanation is anything that’s just another video entirely

    • @floppa_gamer1111
      @floppa_gamer1111 Рік тому +2

      yea his last video about sm64 abc theres been two a press saves this one and one i dont know

  • @Spalp
    @Spalp Рік тому +70

    After all these years, the literal pinnacle of TTC was finally conquered

  • @PhenomenalJec
    @PhenomenalJec Рік тому +123

    I am in utter disbelief. This year was absolutely historic for this challenge, especially considering the hardest 0xA course was DECIMATED

  • @hiddencorner
    @hiddencorner Рік тому +7

    I really love the bob-omb magic trick at 15:22

  • @TorrentialStardust
    @TorrentialStardust Рік тому +17

    Gosh, we're starting to run out of A presses to save, both because we literally have 14 A presses left and because a lot of those may just not be possible to save. Yours and everyone's work on this challenge is frankly inspirational, I love hearing about it whenever there's a development 💖

    • @MarsofAritia
      @MarsofAritia Рік тому

      "we"

    • @TorrentialStardust
      @TorrentialStardust Рік тому +13

      @@MarsofAritia lol I wasn't involved personally but it's still a collective effort for everyone, sorry if that came across as self-agrandisement

    • @b1nary_f1nary
      @b1nary_f1nary Рік тому +2

      @@MarsofAritia Have you never heard of community refer to itself as 'we'? extremely common use of the word

    • @MarsofAritia
      @MarsofAritia Рік тому

      @@b1nary_f1nary doesn't mean it isn't stupid. 'we' didn't do anything except watch.

    • @stormbornapostle5188
      @stormbornapostle5188 Рік тому

      @@MarsofAritia What's stupid is being a lame-ass attention whore on UA-cam. Yes, yes, you're triggered by people having a good time, I get it, I was a whiny teenager too once. But try growing the fuck up sometime, mate.

  • @thenegativethunder1656
    @thenegativethunder1656 Рік тому +30

    Holy hell
    If anyone hasn't looked at the description yet, please look at the posted imgur link in there
    The amount of steps needed to pull this off is absolutely insane

  • @findecks
    @findecks Рік тому +7

    lol the irony that SoTT, the star that has plagued the ABC for years, of all stars, goes down to 0x, when stars like the chest star in JRB or the reds star in THI still need A presses
    incredible work from all of you, and i can’t wait to see where the ABC goes next
    Edit: glad to see that this is now somewhat outdated :)

  • @astrophysicsperson528
    @astrophysicsperson528 Рік тому +12

    It's been done. It's finished. It's amazing. Thank you Sjmhrp and Marbler. It couldn't have been done without you.

  • @supahmario64fan
    @supahmario64fan 10 місяців тому +3

    32:21 man, gotta love this dive recover VSC into a ground pound squish cancel fire bounce into a misalignment!!

  • @LeislonJose
    @LeislonJose Рік тому +54

    Unbelievable! Mind-blowing! There was no guarantee AT ALL that TTC 0xA would ever be possible. No one in development could have even remotely considered designing SM64's levels with the ABC challenge in mind. We're seeing history be made right in front of our eyes! What an insane accomplishment! You guys are frickin' heroes!

  • @squishypeanut42
    @squishypeanut42 Рік тому +4

    I have never felt so sorry for bismuth who has to explain all of this now

  • @joestarini
    @joestarini Рік тому +15

    This is unbelievable. This is incredible. Thank you, ABC crew, for all of your efforts!

  • @jythmivena6617
    @jythmivena6617 Рік тому +10

    This must have felt cathartic to finally accomplish

  • @samuel010898
    @samuel010898 Рік тому +2

    I love how RNG manipulation looks in this level, it’s like magic. Seeing the clock hand move at full speed while you made dust made me laugh.

  • @scares009
    @scares009 Рік тому +17

    15:23 is like a magic trick. One second the Bob-omb isn't there, then the pendulum swings and it appears out of thin air!
    Love this stuff; can't believe improvements are still being made! Good job to the whole team!

  • @TheIllegalGuy
    @TheIllegalGuy Рік тому +2

    Bro this TAS guy does it again, has all these crazy fast speedruns in every game and they even beat the last star in TTC without an A press? What can't this TAS guy do!

    • @gobbleguk
      @gobbleguk Рік тому +2

      I heard TAS is a pseudonym meaning Talented-Ass Speedrunner. Dude has every right to be cocky about this title tbh.

    • @FanOfNintendoButMostlySM64
      @FanOfNintendoButMostlySM64 Рік тому +2

      Get Treasure in the Ocean Cave apparently

    • @a.d.t.mapping
      @a.d.t.mapping Рік тому

      @@FanOfNintendoButMostlySM64 he can get it, just not 0xA

    • @FanOfNintendoButMostlySM64
      @FanOfNintendoButMostlySM64 Рік тому

      @@a.d.t.mapping yeah, that was what i was specifically talking about

  • @deepintermission
    @deepintermission Рік тому +4

    Hats off (or in hands?) to the ABC crew for managing this insane accomplishment, I can hardly believe how much time and effort has gone into this! Congrats!

  • @TiloDroid
    @TiloDroid Рік тому +4

    the squish cancels look so cleaaaan this route, and there are so many without hours of manipulation? insane! the minds of the abc crew are always so amazing, congrats on this latest achievement!

  • @DesTr069
    @DesTr069 Рік тому +30

    Bro when I saw this notification I literally started yelling like a maniac, this is huge!!! You guys managed to collect the most “vertical” star in the entire game without ever having to jump. Incredible stuff

  • @DarkDrai
    @DarkDrai Рік тому +1

    This is amazing, and I can't believe things like this are still being done. Thank you for inspiring a generation.

  • @HBMmaster
    @HBMmaster Рік тому +10

    groundbreaking

  • @Superdavo0001
    @Superdavo0001 Рік тому +56

    Unbelievable. When I first started getting interested in Mario 64, the first A-press save I was there for was SOTT 6x with the Pedro spot, way back in 2015. Never did I think I'd be sitting here, on a late night in 2022 after seven years of fascination with this game (both as a viewer and TASer myself), watching that same star get obliterated 0x.
    This wasn't one new tech that blew the star up, it was the culmination of an absurd number of ingenious ideas, pulling together every tool available and pushing their limits, all to systatically pass each & every obstacle.
    This star truly feels like a celebration of everything this game has given us, and the immense progression of understanding and ingenuity which has been achieved over these years.
    Brilliant work everyone involved. Truly brilliant. A monumental achievement many years in the making, and I'm glad I could be still here to see it!

  • @ultrio325
    @ultrio325 Рік тому +4

    The step by step plan in the description literally looks like the Willy Wonka contract

  • @flussence
    @flussence Рік тому

    I've never been so happy to listen to the Slider theme for half an hour with random jump cuts.

  • @Full_Bloom2_Hey_Its_Leah
    @Full_Bloom2_Hey_Its_Leah Рік тому +14

    Lots of people commenting on how monumental an achievement this is (and it certainly is) but what I am most impressed by is how breathtaking the strategy is. The plan involves gaining the ability to "summon" the bob-omb remotely to reset the HOLP at will and use that, combined with lots of cloning, to climb the level. Each new height reached requires recursively repeating the previous steps, so the whole thing has this incredible spiral structure. Very cool. The final ascent is so cool too, especially the part where the momentum from the bomb-omb grabs propels Mario across gaps. I literally gasped at some of the moments at the end. Truly awesome to watch, bravo.

  • @Yxuer
    @Yxuer Рік тому

    Pannen, if you are reading this, you should DEFINITELY do a commentated version of this video. This is such an amazing milestone for the ABC!

  • @Lodekac
    @Lodekac Рік тому +32

    It's so funny that the most vertical star in the game can be collected without pressing A, yet the Princess Secret Slide Star which is literally just a slide going down remains unsolved.

    • @blockmath_2048
      @blockmath_2048 Рік тому +6

      also JRB chests

    • @Lodekac
      @Lodekac Рік тому +2

      @@blockmath_2048 exactly

    • @ccgarciab
      @ccgarciab Рік тому +2

      And wiggler's cave, which suffers from the same problem: a bit high

    • @Merluch
      @Merluch Рік тому

      @@ccgarciab the first a press in wiggler red coins was made a bit more feasible now that you could theoretically use a 100 coin star for it. But still there's no way to get a coin and a fire clone needed. And even then there's the second one.

    • @charmandergamer1287
      @charmandergamer1287 Рік тому

      @@Merluchdon’t you need the 100 coin star to access the level anyway?

  • @barbarodave
    @barbarodave Рік тому +11

    That image in the description with the steps to do this is insane. Everything about it it's insane. Amazing job to everybody involved.

  • @Lurdiak
    @Lurdiak Рік тому +1

    This is so fantastic. I stopped checking in last summer and had no idea how much progress had been made while I wasn't looking. 5 whole A presses gone, 4 of them in TTC! This community never fails to impress. Although the methods in these tic toc clock stars are so advanced I can barely follow what's happening, I still feel lucky to be able to see the ABC progress this much. I still believe that a 0 A-press run might be possible.... and if it isn't, I know you guys will eventually make a perfectly optimized version of the next best thing!

    • @dededeleted4793
      @dededeleted4793 Рік тому +3

      Actually 6! JRB Treasure of the Ocean Cave was just brought down to 0.5 A presses last month, bringing the total down to 13.

  • @andimcc6131
    @andimcc6131 Рік тому +3

    This is like the way video games behave when you try to play them in a dream. You press different buttons but it just stays locked in a loop where the Bob ombs walk into each other and explode over and over while Mario spins helplessly in the air… I have been watching these videos for years and I still only understand *some* of the techniques in this one

  • @quinn7894
    @quinn7894 Рік тому +28

    Wow! No A presses in the entirety of Tick Tock Clock. Unbelievable.

  • @politicalmetrics
    @politicalmetrics Рік тому +7

    With this all the a presses in stages that we have plenty to work with have been solved.
    All that is left is
    5xa in the 3rd floor of the castle
    2xa inside the pyramid in SSL
    2xa inside wigglers lair in THA
    2xa in WIng Mario over the Rainbow
    1xa in Jolly Roger bay
    1xa in the slide
    1xa in the bottom of Bowser in the fire sea
    In none of these areas do we have access to cloning 0xa and more than half have no enemies at all to manipulate!
    I look forward to seeing what the abc crew comes up with next!

  • @DarkTradFR
    @DarkTradFR Рік тому +1

    I am amazed by both the video and how I understood at least 80% of it thanks to your old videos and the ABC community as a whole, congratulations on everyone who figured it out!

  • @dedelux3873
    @dedelux3873 Рік тому +3

    This is just utterly mind blowing. Seeing TTC finally be defeated after following this for years is just incredible, you and the community are some of the most dedicated people I have ever seen, it’s only a matter of time before we have a single digit number of A presses left! Seriously huge congrats on getting the most vertical star in the game without pressing A once.

  • @sweebusprime7953
    @sweebusprime7953 Рік тому +2

    Yoooooo, this is crazy! Great work to everyone who worked on this, It’s unbelievable how many A-presses have been shaved off this year alone.

  • @wagnerramosmidichannelabso514
    @wagnerramosmidichannelabso514 Рік тому +117

    After 9 years, 1 month and 29 days, TTC is finally conquered, with Stomp on the Thwomp resulting in 0x A Presses, every single TTC course completed in 0x A Presses and everything else. There are 14 A presses remaining, now there are only 11 unique A presses or technically 14 and all to be saved, and TASers can't believe they finally done Stomp on the Thwomp without using a single A press, or 0x A Presses. Props, thanks and congratulations to these TASers in the A Button Challenge community that made the world's most monumental task possible.

    • @vincenzofranchelli2201
      @vincenzofranchelli2201 Рік тому

      9 years? mario 64 came out in the 90s

    • @rebmcr
      @rebmcr Рік тому +19

      @@vincenzofranchelli2201 9 years since the A Button Challenge was started.
      🇺🇦

    • @vincenzofranchelli2201
      @vincenzofranchelli2201 Рік тому +6

      @@rebmcr are we not counting super old internet forums. The ABC is basically as old as Mario 64 it just wasnt documented the way it is now

    • @mr.whimsic6902
      @mr.whimsic6902 Рік тому +5

      @@vincenzofranchelli2201 that was the point where pannen decided to dedicate more time to the challenge than anyone else

    • @JK17-1
      @JK17-1 Рік тому

      omg

  • @hps362
    @hps362 Рік тому +1

    I am in genuine shock and awe that this video exists. I have yet to watch it. I simply cannot fathom that I may very well be about to watch this video.

  • @Xbob42
    @Xbob42 Рік тому +16

    That transparency effect for walls is seriously impressive. It's so effortless and smooth and it helps visualize what's happening by orders of magnitude.
    The fact that this is also finally down to 0 A presses is also incredible. So many years, I'm really excited watching this!

  • @quiteadept
    @quiteadept Рік тому +2

    I remember accidentally doing this entire sequence as a child to pick up this star, just mashing the controller... mashing everything but the A button of course.

  • @BAVBAVBAV
    @BAVBAVBAV Рік тому +37

    30:44 Even beyond the spectacle that is this A Press Save, the gang still finds a way to entertain us with the casual TAS abuse here. Amazing work guys. Pray for Bismuth

    • @supermarble94
      @supermarble94 Рік тому +21

      Actually, that just so happened to be the easiest way to get away from the fire spitter, with an additional side effect of allowing for dust to be generated for a small amount of rng manip.

    • @ccgarciab
      @ccgarciab Рік тому +2

      @@supermarble94 Even the grinding that pannen used to describe as just styling has found a place in the strats :D

  • @mouseymedia2897
    @mouseymedia2897 Рік тому +1

    Well done to everyone who made this happen, and best of luck with the remaining 14. Truly fantastic.

  • @Nullsp4ce
    @Nullsp4ce Рік тому +11

    It's like watching someone challenging Mt. Everest. The height, the careful routing, the injuries... You can't imagine someone jump-diving while climbing a tall tall mountain, right? Huge kudos to everyone involved, working because there's star up there

  • @KesslerCascade
    @KesslerCascade Рік тому +2

    My God, this is magnificent!
    Congratulations to the whole team who made this possible.

  • @joepo6522
    @joepo6522 Рік тому +4

    This sort of thing leaves me with the weirdest feeling, cause beyond BitFS iirc the remaining A presses are seemingly impossible with very few leads, but we’ve felt this exact same way dozens of times before. Logic tells us we’re reaching the end of the line, but this triumph and every one before it just maintains our faith

  • @rovertronic
    @rovertronic Рік тому +1

    So many moving puzzle pieces that have to be in the exact right spot... How your team managed this is beyond mind boggling.

  • @cole_etch
    @cole_etch Рік тому +11

    Get yourself a lover that'll hold you like Pannen holds bomb clones.
    Congrats on conquering TTC! It's been a fun journey to watch for years now.

  • @The9thDoctor
    @The9thDoctor Рік тому +1

    I... I have no idea what i just watched. I didn't understand any of it. Yet somehow I'm still impressed out of my mind. This is amazing.

  • @99splashing77
    @99splashing77 Рік тому +9

    I remember accidentally doing this entire sequence as a child to pick up this star, just mashing the controller... mashing everything but the A button of course.

    • @HE13272326
      @HE13272326 Рік тому +1

      I did the same but i got a wild Mew encounter instead of the star

  • @bramnemeth565
    @bramnemeth565 Рік тому

    Meanwhile, Treasure in the Ocean Cave laughs maniacally to itself, knowing that it remains yet unconquered.

  • @elijahkeay3906
    @elijahkeay3906 Рік тому +3

    I NEVER THOUGHT ID SEE THE DAY!!! This star was always the one that was hardest fought. So long this was the epitome of seemingly unsolvable A presses and yet here we are. 0X
    Fantastic work gang. I genuinely think we’ll get to zero someday

  • @fgfhjfhjfbhfghf5771
    @fgfhjfhjfbhfghf5771 Рік тому

    just gotta say how much I admire the production value that goes into these projects

  • @Nico2718_
    @Nico2718_ Рік тому +17

    I've never been this excited for a TAS. It's currently very late and hate sooo much having to go to bed, but a 30 minutes video to showcase an insane 1 a press save, after the amount of work that was already needed to bring it down to this point... I know it will be wonderful, and I'm so excited to watch it as soon as I can. Thanks to all the ABC crew for those amazing works throughout the years! 💪👏

  • @georgezubat7225
    @georgezubat7225 Рік тому +1

    Alternative title: Tick Tock Clock, except every time Mario repeats himself it gets faster.

  • @DagothXil
    @DagothXil Рік тому +3

    imagine telling years ago pannen that we'd one day be able to make it past the TTC pole like a dozen times in a single tas without even having used the star dance clip yet

  • @houserhouse
    @houserhouse Рік тому +2

    When I first subbed, this was at 7 A presses. Incredible progress

  • @zernek9199
    @zernek9199 Рік тому +5

    I really thought this was gonna be the impossible A press. If one A press never got solved, I would've said it was this one. This is absolutely insane.

  • @DraKul78
    @DraKul78 Рік тому +1

    That has to be tens of thousands of frame-perfect inputs. That's how great the TAS tool is for theoretically proving that the star is obtainable. Whether it can be done manually in practice without any assist tool I would like to watch, although getting a star that requires 6 hours and some trickery is already inhuman lol.

  • @T101G
    @T101G Рік тому +11

    This is truly legendary. A long time ago, this star alone took 15. Now it takes 0 and the entire game takes less than that. Waiting for Bismuth's video so i can understand what's going on

  • @TheDolphinTuna
    @TheDolphinTuna Рік тому +1

    Amazing! Imagine how many levels we could beat if we figured out how to press A

  • @idontcheckmynotifications
    @idontcheckmynotifications Рік тому +4

    Truth be told I hardly understand this one but man, this level really seemed impossible. I remember when it got down to 6. Amazing work, the ABC has come so far.

  • @cayiika
    @cayiika Рік тому

    The whole challenge was already at such an unbelievable level that a new achievement like this is absolutely insane to me!
    Also kinda hilarious how the absurdity of the workarounds is illustrated immediately by having the video start in a separate level.

  • @mantoocha
    @mantoocha Рік тому +7

    You click to watch a towering achievement in video game history.
    I click to enjoy 32 minutes of randomly sped-up SM64 music.
    We are not the same.

  • @lojybtdty
    @lojybtdty Рік тому +1

    The final climb was glorious. Seeing that done was poetic

  • @SomeGuy712x
    @SomeGuy712x Рік тому +16

    Holy bananas. It's like you've solved one of the most complex video game puzzles ever. To think that this super high star has now been obtained with 0 A presses. It is truly amazing how far the A Button Challenge has come.

    • @shayne3005
      @shayne3005 Рік тому

      Hi SomeGuy :)
      Keep seeing random people I know in random places recently lol

  • @shatteredMUNDUM
    @shatteredMUNDUM Рік тому +1

    We need a 10 hour version of relaxing TTC 0xA presses

  • @Mike-zk5jc
    @Mike-zk5jc Рік тому +8

    it's funny to me that, no matter how much you have broken this game apart, sometimes you still just gotta wait for the clock hand to come around like the rest of us

  • @YEWCHENGYINMoe
    @YEWCHENGYINMoe Рік тому +1

    did you know that i have the sanity to watch this video in it's entirety?

  • @sshuckle
    @sshuckle Рік тому +21

    Unbelievable. Congratulations to the crew, this is the most insane achievement in this challenge so far!

  • @AustinOnSugar
    @AustinOnSugar Рік тому

    Incredible. The history of TTC has just been stunning to witness unfold.

  • @sutfolsemaj
    @sutfolsemaj Рік тому +34

    I'm in disbelief. What a behemoth of a save. Kudos to everyone involved!

  • @lopp3
    @lopp3 Рік тому

    Unreal achievement by everyone involved! Congratulations to the team on this momentous result.

  • @ianleather5699
    @ianleather5699 Рік тому +4

    According to ZoomZike, this video is the only 0 A press challenge in which we meet Marty the Thwomp from mario kart 64

  • @eyesburning
    @eyesburning Рік тому +1

    I have no idea what is happening but this is amazing! 0x achieved!!