The History of Contra World Records

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  • @willo90li
    @willo90li 4 роки тому +4911

    I swear, hearing Matt Turks name had the same impact as a detective show revealing the main bad guy.

    • @DrGandW
      @DrGandW 4 роки тому +238

      Man’s name inspires Voldemort levels of awed dread

    • @swimmingdrop9557
      @swimmingdrop9557 4 роки тому +45

      Yo it did tho

    • @AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz
      @AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz 4 роки тому +59

      *detective conan theme plays*

    • @ebolarat
      @ebolarat 4 роки тому +30

      danganronpa: new world order plays

    • @dbeast03
      @dbeast03 4 роки тому +49

      Well, on this channel, he's got the same amount of street cred as AndrewG, I definitely get the connection

  • @chriro0960
    @chriro0960 4 роки тому +8882

    _* hears Matt Turk is involved *_
    Oh so they're bringing back season one characters

    • @PhoenixJG
      @PhoenixJG 4 роки тому +189

      Hope they bring him back for the 3rd instalment.

    • @Jacksonshroy
      @Jacksonshroy 4 роки тому +158

      More legends than just Matt Turk tho, such as Zalard

    • @Pepper_Pip
      @Pepper_Pip 4 роки тому +69

      Matt Turk is honestly a legend

    • @th1v5
      @th1v5 4 роки тому +40

      Matt Turk is pretty cool, I liked his punch out record breaking video

    • @th1v5
      @th1v5 4 роки тому +2

      @@Jacksonshroy yea

  • @acrawford01
    @acrawford01 4 роки тому +1501

    Matt is literally the default mii who holds all the records before anyone else

  • @thisisacallforhelp3484
    @thisisacallforhelp3484 3 роки тому +1187

    “And the runner... was Matt Turk.”
    *When the final boss kicks your ass during the first chapter.*

  • @isthatzo7703
    @isthatzo7703 4 роки тому +498

    My favorite summoning salt trope is
    Runner: "this run is probably going to stand for a while"
    *date very close to this run appears on screen*

    • @aloysiuskurnia7643
      @aloysiuskurnia7643 4 роки тому +10

      make a drinking game outta this

    • @Joris2627
      @Joris2627 4 роки тому +12

      home- we're finally landing starts playing, and you know shit is about to go down

    • @MC-zr7hl
      @MC-zr7hl 4 роки тому +1

      @@aloysiuskurnia7643 one shot per day the run stood? Lol

    • @SpecialJess2
      @SpecialJess2 4 роки тому +2

      This run is amazing and they didn't think they could get better
      Still 40 minutes left

    • @efrainrodarte6395
      @efrainrodarte6395 4 роки тому

      ... And then...

  • @DWViking4
    @DWViking4 4 роки тому +895

    I find it hilarious that after getting the records the runners are like "Yes goodbye Contra I can stop playing this god damn game" lol

    • @E.B711
      @E.B711 4 роки тому +29

      yeah, cuz who really enjoys playing contra?

    • @modest1989
      @modest1989 4 роки тому +20

      I don't think I've beat super c to this day. I grew up playing it every time I went to my grandma's but far as I remember I got maybe 3-4 levels in max hah but I loved it back then. Falling out of that helicopter at the start was so sick to me as a kid

    • @PhiAce_0
      @PhiAce_0 4 роки тому +42

      “Goodbye contra i won’t play you again”
      _1 year later_
      SIKE im back at it again

    • @chiblast100x
      @chiblast100x 4 роки тому +48

      With certain games you kinda hit a point where fun falls off and pure obsession takes over. Contra and Ninja Gaiden were both series made of that type of game.

    • @Tovvvija
      @Tovvvija 4 роки тому +9

      @@E.B711 Well... if you just play it, then you do. If you try to beat the fucking world record... that's a different kind of matter...

  • @--jefree--
    @--jefree-- 4 роки тому +3984

    All he had to say was Matt Turk and everyone flipped their shit.

    • @r2dezki
      @r2dezki 4 роки тому +79

      I dunno, I flipped my shit when he mentioned TMR.

    • @breakfasttime8301
      @breakfasttime8301 4 роки тому +21

      Yea mee I got chills😂

    • @elpiedra1596
      @elpiedra1596 4 роки тому +27

      Like fr I was thinking: 'Matt Turk, it has to be him'

    • @mikhailvarkovsky4150
      @mikhailvarkovsky4150 4 роки тому +35

      My reaction literally was "Matto Taaku desu ka!?"

    • @robert23456789
      @robert23456789 4 роки тому +10

      if we put matt turk as the super bad ass in full metal alchemist brother hood there all like yes we win we did it and MATT TURK GOS AM BACK and there oh my god oh my god were going to get fucked up

  • @hoozoohleague8264
    @hoozoohleague8264 2 роки тому +881

    Matt Turk out there, holding every record before the internet was of any help (forums, that's about it) and streaming full time wasn't even a job yet. What a legend

    • @JK-gm6kk
      @JK-gm6kk Рік тому +38

      Seriously. Dude had to likely have a day job. Just doing it for fun

    • @Zamu273
      @Zamu273 Рік тому +48

      The amazing part is the lack of help, he was playing on an entirely different playing field from anyone today

    • @JK-gm6kk
      @JK-gm6kk Рік тому +5

      @@Zamu273 brings me back to looking for cheats in the back of game pro magazines

    • @desmondgovender3142
      @desmondgovender3142 Рік тому

      Yes but you also got to understand that the level of competiton improved with time..in todays competitive gaming..some of these legends might just be labelled ordinary.

    • @hoozoohleague8264
      @hoozoohleague8264 Рік тому

      @@desmondgovender3142some of his records withheld the test of time for so long. That's what's crazy

  • @Jgt612
    @Jgt612 4 роки тому +1691

    “And the runner... Was Matt Turk”
    I’d just like you to know that, out loud, I’ve just turned and gasped at my monitor.
    I didn’t even know who he was until yesterday and now he’s the boogeyman

    • @Mothbean
      @Mothbean 3 роки тому +135

      I legitimately let out a shocked "No..." when I heard his name

    • @AhnafAbdullah
      @AhnafAbdullah 3 роки тому +28

      Who is Matt Turk and why is everyone in the comments section making such a big deal out of him

    • @MSword23TaKa
      @MSword23TaKa 3 роки тому +92

      @@AhnafAbdullah SummoningSalt says who he is in this same video. He was like, the ultimate Punch Out player, holding the record of every fighter during soooo long time that all Punch Out community (practically) needed to focus ALL their efforts to dethrone him (a feat that was like... 5 or more years -I can't recall it properly RN-)

    • @joshiboy9157
      @joshiboy9157 3 роки тому +41

      @@AhnafAbdullah watch his video, “the quest to beat Matt Turk”

    • @TurkeyFry11
      @TurkeyFry11 3 роки тому +26

      @@AhnafAbdullah watch summoning salts video on the quest to beat Matt Turk and youll fully understand.

  • @Cybrtronlazr
    @Cybrtronlazr 4 роки тому +769

    When my dad was a teen this game came out. He was really good at this game, probably his favorite, constantly beating the game in one sitting with his best bud at the arcade, including not just the first, but Contra 2 and 3 as well. He sat down and watched this video with me and it brought back so many memories and he was dumbfounded by all the strats and tactics and the amount of mechanical skill and execution required. Thanks for making this video.

    • @lh9591
      @lh9591 4 роки тому +37

      Cybertronlaser I hope he gets the WR

    • @dom85ross
      @dom85ross 4 роки тому +7

      Love that

    • @SwiddyDiddy
      @SwiddyDiddy 4 роки тому +49

      And his name....is Matt Turk. Haha!

    • @wannabecinnabon
      @wannabecinnabon 4 роки тому +2

      Contra 3 was never an arcade game tho

    • @Cybrtronlazr
      @Cybrtronlazr 4 роки тому +7

      @@wannabecinnabon idk his memories fuzzy, i had a famiclone when i was a kid and i think contra 3 ripoff was in there somewhere so he might have gotten confused.

  • @Kyle_Schaff
    @Kyle_Schaff 4 роки тому +8789

    I like how Summoning Salt has developed a speedrunner’s character universe of names I just recognize like Matt Turk, Abney317, and AndrewG

    • @georgelloydgonzalez
      @georgelloydgonzalez 4 роки тому +808

      Summoning Salt Cinematic Universe

    • @Dan-ji4db
      @Dan-ji4db 4 роки тому +656

      And zallard1

    • @pacey_808
      @pacey_808 4 роки тому +474

      They developed it, he just tells the story.

    • @drewshine627
      @drewshine627 4 роки тому +77

      I was gonna say zallard too

    • @Sl-by1ss
      @Sl-by1ss 4 роки тому +10

      Ye lol

  • @NateTheOhioan
    @NateTheOhioan 3 роки тому +445

    Matt Turk is just that one friend that comes over and casually beats all your records when you are just starting the game so you have to slowly beat them all yourself

    • @jadenpadin4707
      @jadenpadin4707 Рік тому +8

      Then come backs and does it again but with even better times

    • @Phil.Anthropy
      @Phil.Anthropy Рік тому +2

      ​@@jadenpadin4707sandbags the first round to have fun with you later? Yeah... that's Abeny and MTurk all day long

    • @bicepsexplosion7308
      @bicepsexplosion7308 Рік тому +2

      bro I could not beleive matt turk made an appearance in the contra history Holy shit

  • @cudgle1633
    @cudgle1633 4 роки тому +2622

    "And the runner...
    ...was Matt Turk."
    *spits out drink*

    • @sirsnausages2164
      @sirsnausages2164 3 роки тому +36

      Didnt expect to see you here.

    • @D-DUBZTHE-BOSS-
      @D-DUBZTHE-BOSS- 3 роки тому +7

      dont get turked lol

    • @TheVolvo74091
      @TheVolvo74091 3 роки тому +3

      This comment is brilliant.

    • @rambo6699
      @rambo6699 3 роки тому +5

      I had a mouth full of raman noodles when he said his name and about did just that.

    • @carterdutko
      @carterdutko 3 роки тому +2

      I used to watch your custom amiibo videos like a 2 years ago

  • @Technodog
    @Technodog 4 роки тому +2500

    Matt Turk when he picks up literally any game:
    *Why is this game so short...*

    • @PhiAce_0
      @PhiAce_0 4 роки тому +27

      Just like darbian

    • @mapleham5633
      @mapleham5633 4 роки тому +9

      Technodog when he watches literally any video:
      Why is this video so short...

    • @COAllAces
      @COAllAces 4 роки тому +1

      It's short because it's really damn Hard

    • @machomanalexyt5736
      @machomanalexyt5736 4 роки тому +11

      @@COAllAces Back when there were only Arcades, games were made to be hard to suck out quarters.
      When games were brought to home, they were made to be hard because of hardware limitations not allowing massive amounts of content on one cartridge.

    • @Exarian
      @Exarian 4 роки тому +14

      "this game is so short, also I've put more time into it than you put into high school."

  • @Jthomo0097
    @Jthomo0097 4 роки тому +1224

    Salt: "A time less than 10 minutes was simply unrealistic"
    Me: *sees half a video remaining* 🤨🤨🤨

    • @modest1989
      @modest1989 4 роки тому +31

      Yo I kept checking the video time because I was driving home from work listening and I kept tripping out how much time was left after checking a few times. Shits great

    • @GSRDoug
      @GSRDoug 4 роки тому +8

      the bait and swiiiiiitch

    • @Jthomo0097
      @Jthomo0097 4 роки тому +8

      @@modest1989 hahaha I was getting ready for my morning shift and tryna squeeze a 50 minute video in

    • @dazey856
      @dazey856 4 роки тому +7

      I really enjoy how long the videos are and how much effort is put it this some quality content that’s not just being rushed out... really represents the speed running community well

    • @mystcat3
      @mystcat3 4 роки тому

      He meant speedrun time stupid

  • @normalperson4sure
    @normalperson4sure 3 роки тому +1386

    My absolute favourite thing is every speedrunner yelling “I can quit Contra now!” as soon as they get the WR

    • @TorrentialStardust
      @TorrentialStardust 2 роки тому +58

      And then some just didn't!

    • @sarcasmenul
      @sarcasmenul 2 роки тому +11

      I said this when I encountered the bullshit this game shipped out with

    • @amarissimus29
      @amarissimus29 Рік тому +28

      That was every kid's shout back in the day. But it was as soon as they threw the controller at the screen for the tenth time and their mother yanked the NES off the TV and hid it for a week. That was the acceptable way to complete the game for a long, long time.

    • @Wapfgaming
      @Wapfgaming Рік тому +16

      My favorite thing is that they're always recording with a cactus instead of a mic lmao

  • @MalcBox
    @MalcBox 4 роки тому +4065

    I feel like Matt Turk isn't even a person, just a construct of speedrunning created to beat world records.

    • @ivancillo8797
      @ivancillo8797 4 роки тому +186

      He taps into the Speedforce

    • @BaneKeldare
      @BaneKeldare 4 роки тому +49

      He's the Alan Smithee of speedruns.

    • @Icysnowman256
      @Icysnowman256 4 роки тому +158

      Bro that’s like that TAS guy, has the WR in so many different games. Absolute legends, whoever those group of people are /s

    • @kingofcrap4414
      @kingofcrap4414 4 роки тому +86

      @@Icysnowman256 Who's the better speedrunner, Matt Turk or TAS? Nobody knows...

    • @GamingDreamer
      @GamingDreamer 4 роки тому +8

      Matt Turk is Thanos

  • @Atticus113
    @Atticus113 4 роки тому +563

    The brilliance of Summoning Salt is making you care about game specific mechanics that you didn't have a clue existed, but 30mins in and you're going "OMG HE ALSO GOT THE MIDDLE FLAME CYCLE"

    • @DAwesomeness55
      @DAwesomeness55 4 роки тому +34

      Lol it’s like a tv show that you didn’t expect to be into, but after ten minutes you’re just so invested.

    • @Bwhited2399
      @Bwhited2399 4 роки тому +48

      I audibly gasped when he uttered the words "1 cycle kill" even though I haven't played Contra in well over fifteen years and have never followed speedrunning outside of these videos.

    • @Val.Kyrie.
      @Val.Kyrie. 4 роки тому

      Yes.

    • @nunyadamnbidness2531
      @nunyadamnbidness2531 4 роки тому +1

      i don't think i ever beat contra level 1. to be fair i was an infant when i played it but still.

    • @davidthecommenter
      @davidthecommenter 4 роки тому +3

      Before Summoning Salt Video: man what is going on
      After Summoning Salt Video: HE GOT ONLY ONE CYCLE??? HOW THE FUCK??,

  • @jacobnussbaum2309
    @jacobnussbaum2309 4 роки тому +696

    SS has such a great sense of narrative. He really sets up the rules of the world in the first act well and is constantly raising the stakes and subverting expectations. He clearly communicates what makes each moment special by explaining the mechanisms involved without getting bogged down by the details that alienate casual viewers. This slow methodically paced video nearly an hour-long outlining the history of a videogame has me constantly on the edge of my seat with anticipation about what's going to happen next. Incredible documentary work. This series should really get picked up by a network or stream platform.

    • @andreleclerc7231
      @andreleclerc7231 4 роки тому +28

      Long time watcher have been trained to assume that if he says "Clearly getting a sub-10 wasn't realistic" that it's going to happen before video end. :P

    • @MrXabungle
      @MrXabungle 4 роки тому +5

      He should submit these to Netflix. It would be a great companion to High Score.

    • @smashinghappydays
      @smashinghappydays 4 роки тому

      thats a truer and a half

    • @wizardsmix7961
      @wizardsmix7961 4 роки тому +11

      The problem is that networks will often force a narrative. I think we should just sit back and enjoy the fact that someone like SS exists, pushing to have this infected by some shitty network feels like a step in the wrong direction

    • @carlosserrano221
      @carlosserrano221 4 роки тому

      I know right. This guy is amazing

  • @honestinsincerity2270
    @honestinsincerity2270 2 роки тому +326

    FYI Angrylanks did end up getting his sub 9:50 with the record currently sitting at 9:48 and change. That man is as dedicated to Contra as Summoning Salt is to making quality content.

    • @brewchowski6445
      @brewchowski6445 10 місяців тому +12

      And now it’s 9:47 with a completely new player’s WR. Insane that they keep pushing it lower

  • @wetl7763
    @wetl7763 4 роки тому +1244

    oh cool a summoning salt vid on contr-
    "That runner was matt turk"
    _W_ _H_ _A_ _T_

    • @OldManHan
      @OldManHan 4 роки тому +16

      I literally yelped out loud when I heard that, no joke.

    • @macGabriel100
      @macGabriel100 4 роки тому +47

      @chubbyurma always has been

    • @TheOmildlyOinformed
      @TheOmildlyOinformed 4 роки тому +6

      @chubbyurma It always has been

    • @Egg-kt3qf
      @Egg-kt3qf 4 роки тому +1

      I pretty much screamed

    • @PhiAce_0
      @PhiAce_0 4 роки тому +11

      Matt Turk: now this looks like a job for me

  • @pokewill3
    @pokewill3 3 роки тому +1564

    Matt Turk is like the mentor that eventually gets surpassed by the protagonist

  • @christendombaffler
    @christendombaffler 4 роки тому +2152

    "Ladies and gentlemen... Matt Turk was back."
    More horrifying words have never been spoken.

    • @sx1
      @sx1 4 роки тому +17

      I WAS GOING TO COMMENT THIS LOL

    • @maxcrss2845
      @maxcrss2845 4 роки тому +14

      *beautiful

    • @DunkeyIsBlack
      @DunkeyIsBlack 4 роки тому +3

      what? This is such a stupid comment.

    • @sx1
      @sx1 4 роки тому +17

      Dunkey Is Black it’s 562 vs 1 LOL

    • @DunkeyIsBlack
      @DunkeyIsBlack 4 роки тому +1

      @@sx1 There's a lot of stupid people, you're exhibit A

  • @Samuel-xs2yv
    @Samuel-xs2yv 2 роки тому +227

    Holy crap! When I was in the Army one of my NCOs got a nintendo with one game: Contra. We started playing to pass the time at lunch or on slow days. The competition started innocently enough, with who could beat the game first. Well eventually we both did. Then it became who could beat it with the most lives left. And eventually it became who could beat it the fastest.
    Well long story short, we were both crazy competitive and over the course of a year went from 30 minute speedruns to grinding down to the 11s or so. By the time we had to split up due to new assignments, we ended up both securing speedruns in the top 75 (at the time)!
    This video brought me right back to that point. Jeeze what a nostalgia trip. Thank you and great video!
    Btw Hangar killed SO many runs. Those damn random claws wrecked us constantly!

    • @guiguipop3658
      @guiguipop3658 Рік тому +22

      Getting top 75 with what I assume is limited access to other speedrunner’s insight is very impressive!

  • @aceyspud551
    @aceyspud551 4 роки тому +915

    “And the runner... was Matt Turk”
    “Warning - The Slayer has entered the facility”

    • @charteon9092
      @charteon9092 4 роки тому +2

      Or do you mean Buffy the vampire slayer??? (I know you don’t, but that would be great.

    • @earthclad6833
      @earthclad6833 4 роки тому +3

      @@charteon9092 doom eternal

    • @davidthecommenter
      @davidthecommenter 4 роки тому

      somadman JOHN CENA

  • @logspa
    @logspa 4 роки тому +8651

    this guy could literally talk about the history of paint drying and i would listen to every second of it

    • @krispoelmans8879
      @krispoelmans8879 4 роки тому +101

      LMAO!! summoning salt is so good!!

    • @opal6184
      @opal6184 4 роки тому +352

      The TAS of that would be a leaf blower

    • @covereye5731
      @covereye5731 4 роки тому +706

      For years, runners have been using the blackest paint as it was believed to dry the fastest. But in March of 2014, runner Bob, discovered he could shave just seconds of the record, by using a brown color with a higher manganese rate. Armed with this new tactic, all he needed was good weather rng and paint drying would be changed forever.

    • @logspa
      @logspa 4 роки тому +17

      XD

    • @dakotaapplebee6503
      @dakotaapplebee6503 4 роки тому +109

      Speed running paint drying would be fucking HYPE and I'm not even being sarcastic.

  • @DaBloons1
    @DaBloons1 4 роки тому +4234

    Me at the beginning : why am I watching this I don’t even play contra
    Me at the end: HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY GET A 1 CYCLE KILL

  • @Khalith
    @Khalith Рік тому +453

    “Soldier! You must go and stop this alien invasion!”
    “Alright give me like… 10 minutes.”

    • @JK-gm6kk
      @JK-gm6kk Рік тому +17

      Instant e-9 promotion. I'd say commission but I'd imagine "he works for a gd living"

    • @Lykoskia
      @Lykoskia 8 місяців тому +1

      9 minutes and 48 seconds :P

    • @TheRobD4200
      @TheRobD4200 8 місяців тому +2

      ​​​@@JK-gm6kk
      All I can hear is Sgt Dornan from Fallout 2
      "I AM NOT A 'SIR'! I WORK FOR A LIVING YOU *M O O O R O O O N* "

  • @anonnymousperson
    @anonnymousperson 4 роки тому +1586

    Summoning Salt: Posts this video.
    Angrylanks: Beats his own record two days later (9m 50s 516ms).
    Edit: Angrylanks: Beats his new own record a week later (9m 48s 650ms).
    Stop making me update this Angrylanks.

    • @kyoopihd
      @kyoopihd 4 роки тому +34

      Came here to mention this!

    • @PhoenixJG
      @PhoenixJG 4 роки тому +14

      Hope someone can get a sub 50, a 49 would be amazing!

    • @thedood7859
      @thedood7859 4 роки тому +4

      Yes lmao

    • @wateriswet0510
      @wateriswet0510 4 роки тому +73

      Update from the future, Lanks got the sub 9:50, a 9:48, he's never seen a 49 and he never fucking will

    • @PhiAce_0
      @PhiAce_0 4 роки тому +15

      Water is wet 05 wait what? He is a fucking legend, skipped 49

  • @TheTauntalus
    @TheTauntalus 4 роки тому +591

    Matt Turk is like the Sasquatch of Speedrunning, he shows up, blows everybody's minds, and disappears back into the ether.

    • @thiccycheeser5866
      @thiccycheeser5866 4 роки тому +3

      no

    • @L0calLEGEND
      @L0calLEGEND 4 роки тому +30

      @@thiccycheeser5866 But actually yes.

    • @leggomyeggo5773
      @leggomyeggo5773 4 роки тому +5

      scp foundation: we dont speak of him

    • @joshuasalem5022
      @joshuasalem5022 4 роки тому +11

      And we still don’t even know things like: What does he look like? How old is he? Where is he from?
      He’s like this wise guru who sits upon a mountaintop that few people dare to visit

    • @nmphotog
      @nmphotog 4 роки тому +4

      Literally every Summoning Salt video: The Matt Turk Story.

  • @greglucas7735
    @greglucas7735 4 роки тому +284

    "You only have about a 5% chance to not die, but it saves 1 second vs the record"
    that's when you know the optimization is getting real

    • @aaronoconnor4803
      @aaronoconnor4803 4 роки тому +19

      A 5% chance of beating the record, and that's provided you dont mess up anywhere else. Goddamn.

  • @excalibur2038
    @excalibur2038 3 роки тому +212

    "What games do you speedrun?"
    Matt turk: "yes"

  • @televisedcomet
    @televisedcomet 4 роки тому +2778

    Dude I just want a “history of Matt Turk” video now

    • @Gorm70
      @Gorm70 3 роки тому +47

      Just watch the history of Punch-Out!!

    • @iceee420
      @iceee420 3 роки тому +34

      Matt turk is a monster

    • @mariogamergod1750
      @mariogamergod1750 3 роки тому +18

      Well there is a quest to beat Matt Turk

    • @televisedcomet
      @televisedcomet 3 роки тому +84

      @@mariogamergod1750 Ik. Good video with the amazing flex at the end by summoning salt. If salt ever ran out of topics he could just go through the history of Matt Turk and his accomplishments.

    • @chunchunmaru5250
      @chunchunmaru5250 3 роки тому +8

      Hello Aqua you are useless

  • @koopling2762
    @koopling2762 4 роки тому +663

    *Hears the word Matt Turk*
    “Wait why do I hear boss music?”

    • @taptiotrevizo9415
      @taptiotrevizo9415 4 роки тому +3

      That reveal shook me with goosebumps

    • @dbeast03
      @dbeast03 4 роки тому +4

      Trust me, we know why Turk gets boss music, he deserves it

    • @MolecularMachine
      @MolecularMachine 4 роки тому +2

      And the boss music is chill electro beats.

    • @Polarfaust
      @Polarfaust 4 роки тому

      Because he's already at the final boss

  • @setrisd9191
    @setrisd9191 4 роки тому +870

    When I heard Matt Turk I literally shot out of my chair, what hasn't this man done

    • @hipote12
      @hipote12 4 роки тому +45

      6am ...just woke up...summoning salt notification...2.20 minutes later "and the runner was matt turk".

    • @sonata7204
      @sonata7204 4 роки тому +42

      Gone outside

    • @setrisd9191
      @setrisd9191 4 роки тому +8

      @@sonata7204 lmaoo

    • @nogoat
      @nogoat 4 роки тому +8

      I don't know why, but my gut feeling is that his return is near.

    • @The8BitNerd
      @The8BitNerd 4 роки тому +8

      He is a NES legend

  • @chazzeo
    @chazzeo 2 роки тому +185

    I'm nobody in the whole speedrun community, but DK's lvl 1 skip is believed to be a hardware issue that caused the skip, right? I'm sure DK makes hundreds of runs in a sitting, so I'm wondering if the NES overheating caused the skip? There's speedrunners running Dragon Quest 1 that use hotplates to maintain a precise temp that can consistently trigger glitches, so I kinda wonder if such method could ever be used to reproduce the Contra lvl 1 skip. What do you guys think? 🤔

    • @drissdouiri7840
      @drissdouiri7840 2 роки тому +14

      Yeah I read that manipulating the température could help to control some precise subvalues ( it has something to with electricity and the hardware I don't Know much about it) so maybe it could help to get the glitch more frequently

    • @chazzeo
      @chazzeo 2 роки тому +10

      @@DaringDramis well, it would be controversial maybe using a hotplate(though they do use those in some DQ speedruns), but an NES console can in theory be played to a point it reaches hot temps naturally, so by controlling the temp of the console would be no different than playing in a heated or air conditioned room. Mario Kart 64 speedeunners regularly use worn down controllers to be able to perform the quick boosts you can trigger from inputting left and right directions simultaneously, so I wonder if such logic may allow temp glitches in the future. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @DaringDramis
      @DaringDramis 2 роки тому +6

      @@chazzeo
      I want the material to be in perfect shape, as intended by makers, either from the computer and the controllers, in normal Earth temperature (15 degrees C).
      When I turn left, it turns left, and when I turn right, it turns right, and nothing more. I want from the material to respond for what I've asked for.
      So many NES games, only with a cross-shaped controller, fulfilled all of that.
      Turning left and right at the same time is maybe possible with worn electronic material, but with a trusty steering wheel, it's not possible at all.
      The analog joystick was designed to replicate the experience of driving, and should be observed... In my humble opinion.
      But I'm not against alternatives! But in a directed way that must be obvious to everybody, regardless the temperature.

    • @chazzeo
      @chazzeo 2 роки тому +7

      @@DaringDramis many feel that same way, and that's why the glitchless categories exist seperate of glitch/exploit runs. Spread speed-rhythm strats and base level boss vulnerability strats both lean pretty heavily into being exploits. Contra has a long way to go if some glitches are ever found, and the lvl 1 skip is a very promising prospect for runners who decide to start attempting glitch runs.

    • @TheSpicyLeg
      @TheSpicyLeg 2 роки тому +3

      @@chazzeo As I understand it, glitches from mistakes by the programmers (such as Mario 64 star doors) are acceptable in speed runs, but not glitches from an external source. This makes for an interesting problem: is a hardware glitch a violation? NES is notoriously susceptible to heat-related issues. Obviously, a hot plate could be construed as an external source of a glitch, but a player could theoretically just increase the ambient temperature in the room until the glitch becomes reliably exploitable. Quite a conundrum.

  • @thizlam4810
    @thizlam4810 4 роки тому +2287

    When summoning salt uploads, you stop whatever you’re doing.

    • @haydena5567
      @haydena5567 4 роки тому +18

      facts

    • @jonnypapaw7875
      @jonnypapaw7875 4 роки тому +21

      Lol see the notification and I’m done with what I’m doing it’s summoning salt time

    • @thereallegendarytrip7888
      @thereallegendarytrip7888 4 роки тому +5

      I can agree

    • @mage4242
      @mage4242 4 роки тому +14

      Literally just called my break at work early to watch, so it checks out

    • @pimper7000
      @pimper7000 4 роки тому +7

      Deadass just stopped another video to watch this.

  • @PhiAce_0
    @PhiAce_0 4 роки тому +632

    “The runner was Matt Turk”
    Excuse me what the-

    • @iLoveSilkroad
      @iLoveSilkroad 4 роки тому +5

      I gasped when he said his name. What a legend.

  • @d0mino773
    @d0mino773 4 роки тому +3802

    Summoning Salt:
    “And the runner... was Matt Turk.”
    _”Somehow Palpatine has returned.”_

    • @lukasnoecker9873
      @lukasnoecker9873 4 роки тому +109

      【d0mino】 I lost my shit when he showed uo

    • @goldenwolf2462
      @goldenwolf2462 4 роки тому +63

      I just heard him say his name I’m shocked

    • @kame2276
      @kame2276 4 роки тому +39

      The had us in the first half, not gonna lie.

    • @melskunk
      @melskunk 4 роки тому +35

      A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one

    • @widegap2630
      @widegap2630 4 роки тому +6

      I honestly thought the same thing

  • @mykal2803
    @mykal2803 3 роки тому +170

    Matt Turk has been cemented in my mind as a legend, all because of the videos covering him. I wonder if he know his accomplishments would actually mean so much to so many but years later.

    • @TheVolvo74091
      @TheVolvo74091 3 роки тому +9

      I feel the same Myk Al. Loving this comment

  • @DrakeyC
    @DrakeyC 4 роки тому +584

    I love how often history repeats in world records.
    "It's too risky to be reliable" - someone will lower the record to a point you have no choice
    "It's pretty much random" - someone will figure out it isn't
    "This record will stand forever" - no it won't
    "This is theoretically possible but very difficult" - someone will find a way

    • @fluxfist6920
      @fluxfist6920 3 роки тому +10

      Every... dam... time

    • @jjbarajas5341
      @jjbarajas5341 3 роки тому +22

      I love when a risky method is avoided in favor of a safer setup until pretty much everything after the risky part has been optimized and the only real way is to go back to risky run-ending method.

    • @masterman1001
      @masterman1001 2 роки тому +3

      Speedruns.. uh.. find a way.

    • @paulj6805
      @paulj6805 2 роки тому +1

      @@masterman1001"Speedruns... find a way" -Jeff Goldblum

    • @lucasjohnstone6419
      @lucasjohnstone6419 2 роки тому +1

      Hahahaha

  • @user-ls4mi1ib7s
    @user-ls4mi1ib7s 4 роки тому +266

    50 minute video and u think I’m going to watch it???
    Absolutely right

    • @th1v5
      @th1v5 4 роки тому

      Like the quest to beat Matt turk

    • @rrrigbyyy
      @rrrigbyyy 4 роки тому

      I didn’t even realise it was 50 minutes

  • @imatrainperson1195
    @imatrainperson1195 4 роки тому +559

    “And the runner, was Matt Turk.”
    The Return of the King.

  • @bigsaft8100
    @bigsaft8100 2 роки тому +157

    Me in my mid twenties having never heard of contra and the console being released 15 years before I was born ‘there’s no fucking way that guy bled 4 seconds on the no leap of faith jump, unbelievable’

  • @mattson4552
    @mattson4552 4 роки тому +587

    speedrunning old games: exists
    matt turk: *i am speed*

  • @carsausage
    @carsausage 4 роки тому +408

    SummoningSalt: *releases a 50-minute video on Contra*
    Me, who has never played a minute of Contra: oh hell yeah put this shit in my veins

    • @jacobhouser7672
      @jacobhouser7672 4 роки тому +18

      Time to learn how to obliterate a game I will never play and give summoningsalt all my ad revenue

    • @genericandre9159
      @genericandre9159 4 роки тому +10

      His old smb video is what put me on speed running and now I watch a lot of streamers on UA-cam and shit... just crazy. I’m 30 years old and SummoningSalt is such a huge reason my interests are what they are.

    • @redpanada7211
      @redpanada7211 4 роки тому +1

      @@jacobhouser7672 pretty much but I remember contra from xbl and beat it on one credit so I understand how hard this is.

    • @chickin7461
      @chickin7461 4 роки тому

      Lol this is so accurate XD

    • @MeesterTweester
      @MeesterTweester 4 роки тому

      He could make a video on any game and I'd watch it

  • @gamingdragon2361
    @gamingdragon2361 4 роки тому +1584

    “And that runner, was Matt Turk”
    Top 10 anime plot twists

    • @PeterTeal77
      @PeterTeal77 4 роки тому +19

      All top 10 anime plot twists are name reveals in summoning salt videos. Still recovering from the Punch Out kaiser souze moment.

    • @webbowser8834
      @webbowser8834 4 роки тому +5

      Of course it's Matt Turk, it's always Matt Turk!
      I literally said those exact words

    • @videouploadbot6641
      @videouploadbot6641 4 роки тому +2

      69. Niceachu
      21. Black Boi
      7. Slot Machine
      1. The Z7

  • @dbeast03
    @dbeast03 3 роки тому +121

    TMR is still one of the best in the business, damn impressive he's one of only a handful of speedrunners that manages to stick around, well, around 10 years at absolute top level in at least one game at any time

  • @ajpadgett8825
    @ajpadgett8825 4 роки тому +357

    I ain’t even a gamer. I’ve never played a second of contra, but this guy makes it interesting to me. This might be the best channel on UA-cam.

    • @danielduhrito1068
      @danielduhrito1068 4 роки тому +6

      Might?

    • @koopakape
      @koopakape 4 роки тому +21

      As someone who grew up with this game and almost every other one this channel has covered, it brings joy to me to know they're helping them reach an audience that otherwise would've never found them. It's weirdly gratifying to increase the number of people I can say "hey, look at this cool stuff I grew up with" to.

    • @tadhg3
      @tadhg3 4 роки тому +1

      Word

    • @Gorgon2390
      @Gorgon2390 4 роки тому +2

      then subscribe to this guy only 200 thousand till one million

    • @ajpadgett8825
      @ajpadgett8825 4 роки тому +1

      Ink Sans don’t sweat it bro, the button has been pressed

  • @DanielSilva-to8fo
    @DanielSilva-to8fo 4 роки тому +195

    Dude.... Matt Turk is like the OG gamer/speedruner that you would believe back on the 2000's was so good, he was able to unlock Luigi on SM64 or beat up the Light Temple on OoT xD

    • @papersonic9941
      @papersonic9941 4 роки тому +5

      he and Scott Kessler

    • @wateriswet0510
      @wateriswet0510 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah, Turk was also tied for 2nd place on the Twin Galaxies Super Mario Bros. leaderboard as well, he was way more than just a punch-out runner

    • @basicallyme8205
      @basicallyme8205 4 роки тому

      Paper Sonic
      And Hotarubi

  • @woody9278
    @woody9278 4 роки тому +1511

    SummoningSalt: *says Matt Turk’s name*
    Everyone: “the king has returned”

    • @caritahearts2405
      @caritahearts2405 4 роки тому +4

      In fact, he was there all along, from the very beginning

    • @shukwan9592
      @shukwan9592 4 роки тому +1

      Spooked

    • @ericdanielsbenavidez5867
      @ericdanielsbenavidez5867 3 роки тому +1

      Lol SAME here i was like no not him any one but him..no no not cool..lol he's too good.

    • @atreestump
      @atreestump 3 роки тому

      Me:"oh this just got interesting"

  • @DisappointedDog
    @DisappointedDog 2 роки тому +52

    2:18 "And the runner was Matt Turk" I think every speedrun video should include this line. Lol

  • @alexkroeger1
    @alexkroeger1 4 роки тому +1546

    I swear, Summoning Salt is going to reveal one day that Matt Turk is his father or something

    • @takigan
      @takigan 4 роки тому +57

      Right? It feels like there's this weird connection between them that just can't quite be explained.

    • @doublejesusful
      @doublejesusful 4 роки тому +114

      @@takigan I mean SS was/is a mike tysons punch out runner and Matt Turk was one of the few people in gaming history I've ever seen just have his word taken about his speedrun times by just explaining what he did in text. The dude made himself the speedrun endboss for every fight in a game with mostly just text. He was definitely ahead of his time and I wouldn't be surprised if SS looks up to him or saw him as an inspiration or something to that tune. I think there's a touch reverence when SS talks about Matt Turk and because he's such a wonderful storyteller he passes on those feelings to us.

    • @chrism45
      @chrism45 4 роки тому +12

      Matt Turk was playing in mid to late 2000s it's not that long ago he's in his 30s probably.

    • @chawneecoleman310
      @chawneecoleman310 4 роки тому +45

      Maybe they are the same person?! Has anyone seen them in the same room together? o_O

    • @Human-gu2cx
      @Human-gu2cx 4 роки тому +2

      Chawnee Coleman has anyone actually seen Turk, maybe he’s an ai

  • @hemangchauhan2864
    @hemangchauhan2864 4 роки тому +189

    "we are finally landing" just sets the stage for me.

    • @firetruck23cole61
      @firetruck23cole61 4 роки тому +2

      Oh it really does

    • @Maaar10Avali
      @Maaar10Avali 4 роки тому +1

      That, as well as 4

    • @readmore8974
      @readmore8974 4 роки тому +4

      Yup! Somehow it feels nostalgic even though I haven't watched Salt's videos for all that long. Something about the song just does that

    • @onceacarnowaking539
      @onceacarnowaking539 4 роки тому +1

      Not early but not too late

  • @Zoruachi
    @Zoruachi 3 роки тому +1672

    I think we all collectively said “oh shit no way” the moment Matt Turks name was mentioned

    • @silentlamb21
      @silentlamb21 3 роки тому +41

      "thats not true!!!??? THATS IMPOSSIBLE!!!"

    • @rogehmarbi
      @rogehmarbi 3 роки тому +11

      I had to triple check twice when he said that, I couldn't believe my eyes and ears

    • @BeowulfNorther
      @BeowulfNorther 3 роки тому +11

      haha i just love the mexican dude screaming out 'fuck your mother' every time he wins hahaha
      but yeah turk seems to just be ubiquitous with speed runs
      id just feel like youd be kind of pessimistic in this scene since people spend months getting a time only for it to be beaten 5 minutes later, but this one seems to be an exception

    • @seanmurry6903
      @seanmurry6903 Рік тому

      I find myself kinda expecting him to pop up in the history of certain titles. NES -SNES records specifically, I almost figure he'll be on the record track at some point between 2002 and now for virtually every game.
      Kinda like OatsnGoats too for Metroid, etc.

  • @HoduAphrodite
    @HoduAphrodite 3 роки тому +60

    Matt Turk's return might have become one of the best moments I've had with your channel

  • @quiet451
    @quiet451 4 роки тому +1610

    Every Summoning Salt video:
    "It was considered the greatest speedrun of all time. It was considered impossible to beat"

    • @Cyrus_got_verified
      @Cyrus_got_verified 4 роки тому +10

      Underrated comment

    • @MikeyD8716
      @MikeyD8716 4 роки тому +4

      He is speaking truth though.

    • @whoknows8264
      @whoknows8264 4 роки тому +4

      I read that in the voice of the French narrator from SpongeBob

    • @frankreyes6784
      @frankreyes6784 4 роки тому +6

      And everytime I'm like "What! Insane. Amazing."

    • @MichaelHeller
      @MichaelHeller 4 роки тому +15

      It gets me every time.
      SS: "10 minutes was impossible."
      Me: *checking the timecode to see there's still 45 minutes left in the video*
      Then comes the string of: "That was a record that seemed like it would stand for years.... 4 months later...."

  • @nameforcomments4092
    @nameforcomments4092 4 роки тому +399

    When he says "Matt Turk" 1/5th of the way into the video, you know the rest is mostly going to be people contending for frames.

    • @detrilogue3174
      @detrilogue3174 3 роки тому +28

      It's an NES game, they're almost always contending for frames.

    • @nameforcomments4092
      @nameforcomments4092 3 роки тому +7

      @@detrilogue3174 Yeah I guess so on anything with decent popularity. I wonder what ratio of modern games will ever get to that point.

  • @indigo_wyvern
    @indigo_wyvern 4 роки тому +500

    "And the player was... Matt Turk"
    Woah, this is starting to feel like an anime. Gotta stay tuned for the next episode!

  • @Gotonis
    @Gotonis 2 роки тому +38

    These days whenever I rewatch Summoning Salt stuff I can never tell whether "and his name was Matt Turk" is serious.

  • @MC360s
    @MC360s 4 роки тому +169

    Never thought I would hear “Matt Turk” again

  • @gamerkaue88
    @gamerkaue88 4 роки тому +1146

    "I wonder what will be the longest standing record in this one"
    >first WR is Matt Turk
    "ohno"

  • @orangejoe2147
    @orangejoe2147 4 роки тому +177

    When you see that seven seconds were taken off a near perfect time, but you’re only 15 minutes into the video

  • @solomon_seraphim
    @solomon_seraphim 2 роки тому +17

    Please never stop making these.
    Also you are a LITERAL GOD for listing the songs you use in your videos. The music selection is absolute chef's kiss.

  • @xMogek
    @xMogek 3 роки тому +3371

    “Ah, a summoning salt vid to fall asleep to, ive never really cared about Contra”
    Salt: “Matt Turk”
    Me: “I’m listening”

    • @crocodiledowny2191
      @crocodiledowny2191 3 роки тому +148

      Can’t fall asleep to this because of the Mexican guy screaming

    • @brodericksiz625
      @brodericksiz625 3 роки тому +131

      I actually don't care about any game that summoning salt covers, but somehow he always finds a way to entrance me

    • @kirbzcitkatz6741
      @kirbzcitkatz6741 3 роки тому +114

      Salt: "Matt Turk"
      Me: "You had my interest, but now you have my attention."

    • @aidenzorn8322
      @aidenzorn8322 3 роки тому +58

      Contra: i sleep
      Matt Turk: real shit

    • @GodZefir
      @GodZefir 3 роки тому +28

      I fell asleep watching UA-cam the other night and actually woke up when the Punch Out video started playing. You cannot ignore Matt Turk.

  • @gabrote42
    @gabrote42 4 роки тому +98

    Every time this happens, I think "I thought this day would never come". Just as I start forgetting you or be overwhelmed by work, you upload. Regardless of wether I know the game or not, these amazingly paced and perfectly explained videos get the point across beautifully. And even though we miss a little of the emotional impact each of these records had, you can still feel kinship with those who put forth the effort. You truly have one of the best channels of all youtube. I pray you will get more attention.

  • @poker454
    @poker454 3 роки тому +4259

    Billy Mitchell: "I had to lie and cheat to be considered good at a single arcade game."
    Matt Turk: "I held the speed running record for basically the entire NES."

    • @The_Mad_Regent
      @The_Mad_Regent 3 роки тому +585

      The Virgin Billy Mitchell vs. The Chad Matt Turk

    • @demkikun7783
      @demkikun7783 3 роки тому +29

      oh damn did he really?

    • @demkikun7783
      @demkikun7783 3 роки тому +27

      @Fen Vulpeus I already watched it like months ago now hahaha I'm genuinely curious what other games he speedran!

    • @wateriswet0510
      @wateriswet0510 3 роки тому +198

      @@demkikun7783 Aside from Punch-Out and Contra, as Salt has discussed, Matt Turk also held the tied smb1 record back in the Twin Galaxies days with a 5:07, that's about it for his speedrunning accomplishments

    • @lolashelby
      @lolashelby 3 роки тому +5

      P7pp6pu6pp7ipp7pp6p67p6p7upuppp5p7up77p6ppu7ppppupp6ppuuuppu6pui7ppp77p7p7pipo7p77732372222223

  • @jaeusa160
    @jaeusa160 3 роки тому +166

    "And the runner..."
    "...was Matt Turk."
    [cue epic anime music with ominous latin chanting]

  • @sirlouie
    @sirlouie 4 роки тому +76

    39:36 - "There was no way this could last. Something HAD to go wrong. But as Energy Zone started, he got the middle flame pattern, the perfect global timer. This was it. This was actually happening. DK was on his way to smash his own world rec-" "NOOOOOO!"
    I *felt* this moment deep in my soul.

  • @TheMine2001
    @TheMine2001 4 роки тому +265

    Episode 32: Contra Tracklist:
    1. 0:00 HOME: We’re Finally Landing
    2. 2:21 Patricia Taxxon: Retrograde
    3. 5:00 TheOfficialLobst: Interdimensional
    4. 7:02 HOME: Carrier Wave
    5. 8:09 Prism Age: Plural
    6. 10:04 HOME: Flood
    7. 12:29 Nicholas Webster Simoneaux: Snacker’s Anthem (Remix)
    8. 14:32 TheOfficialLobst: Cosmos
    9. 15:58 Henrik Jonsson: Intergalactic Voyage
    10. 18:49 Mini: Night Cruise
    11. 21:24 C418: Beton
    12. 23:10 Luminist: Plastic Sea
    13. 24:47 Henrik Jonsson - December Daze
    14. 26:58 HOME: Receiver
    15. 28:39 HOME: 4
    16. 31:08 Patricia Taxxon: Wavetable
    17. 34:21 Patricia Taxxon: Cicada 2
    18. 35:19 TheOfficialLobst: Cosmos
    19. 37:39 TheOfficialLobst: Flare
    20. 38:48 HOME: Headcase
    21. 39:27 Patricia Taxxon: Soaring
    22. 40:58 Patricia Taxxon: Cicada 2
    23. 42:07 Henrik Jonsson: December Daze
    24. 43:25 Henrik Jonsson: Mystical Digital
    25. 45:59 HOME: 17
    26. 47:49 Patricia Taxxon: Soaring
    27. 49:41 HOME: We’re Finally Landing

  • @gregergreg
    @gregergreg 4 роки тому +1315

    "I like to play video games."
    -Matt Turk, probably

  • @zibberebbiz
    @zibberebbiz 3 роки тому +55

    I was waiting for "unknown to everyone, Hotarubi had actually gotten a 9:42 in 2004"

  • @randanman
    @randanman 4 роки тому +211

    Waiting for the Summoning Salt reveal to be Matt Turk or his son all along, reclaiming their lost glory.

  • @koopakape
    @koopakape 4 роки тому +184

    Man, this series is really getting its own lore. Like it feels like some kind of sentai show, like you've got all these waves of pro runners from different eras that form like a power rangers type team but then you've always got Matt Turk, the OG "Hidden 6th Ranger" who's been there in the shadows from the very beginning and always pops back up when the world needs him most, like Tommy always does in random seasons of Power Rangers

    • @roygoodhand1301
      @roygoodhand1301 4 роки тому +1

      Tommy Oliver is likeable.
      Matt Turk isn't.
      Find a different analogy.

    • @Rocky712_
      @Rocky712_ 4 роки тому +12

      Yep, people like Matt Turk, Tom Votava, Scott Kessler, AndrewG always return. It's crazy.

    • @pirajacinto4
      @pirajacinto4 4 роки тому +1

      ​@@roygoodhand1301 It sure is interesting when you find someone outside of the Power Rangers community.

    • @orangutan-halibut-walrus
      @orangutan-halibut-walrus 4 роки тому +3

      Roy Goodhand bruh look up tommy Oliver IRL. Guy is a class A douche. Bullied the blue ranger for being gay.

  • @Ivoravoid
    @Ivoravoid 4 роки тому +496

    "... and that runner's name was..."
    'Oh, it's probably gonna be Scott Kessler or Tom Vadava or somethi-'
    "Matt Turk."
    'w h a t'

    • @jpetras16
      @jpetras16 4 роки тому +2

      literally who

    • @DanielGonzalezL
      @DanielGonzalezL 4 роки тому +26

      Ikr? I was like HOLY SHIT WHAT A CROSSOVER

    • @davidvelazquez5460
      @davidvelazquez5460 4 роки тому +2

      🤯

    • @daxmoney5011
      @daxmoney5011 4 роки тому +5

      IcedVenom Nightcore Scott Kessler was a guy who did SMB1 speedruns in 2004

    • @wateriswet0510
      @wateriswet0510 4 роки тому +6

      @@daxmoney5011 Also held more than 10 world records in various other games lol

  • @peterbruno657
    @peterbruno657 3 роки тому +95

    I remember when it was widely believed that beating contra without doing the 30 lives code was impossible.

    • @trinitysun9856
      @trinitysun9856 10 місяців тому +2

      Yeah, contra really needed 30 lives to be a blast. But... now that I think about it, speedruns are 30 live codes, if inputted correctly. Gets you through it all looking like a breeze.

  • @ntsakomathebula4840
    @ntsakomathebula4840 4 роки тому +288

    Matt Turk. Mythical, almost like a bedtime story told by generations.

    • @stevesmith5883
      @stevesmith5883 4 роки тому +10

      Funnily enough Summoning Salt vids basically are bedtime stories as I generally save them for just before I go to sleep.

    • @modest1989
      @modest1989 4 роки тому +5

      98% of all the views are me turning one of these on to go to sleep. Here I am now at 1:45am to get some sleep hah

    • @Noahtheorigianl
      @Noahtheorigianl 4 роки тому +1

      @@stevesmith5883 dude sameeeee

    • @modest1989
      @modest1989 4 роки тому

      @Asserting Word don't worry you aren't alone. Every single night it's a routine of mine for the past bunch of months hah

  • @Mswordx23
    @Mswordx23 4 роки тому +97

    "The runner... was Matt Turk." I almost shat bricks.

  • @kaoko111
    @kaoko111 4 роки тому +181

    26:01 for those who doesn't speak spanish, TMR is saying "nothing is wrong, this is completly ok, i'll do better, that boss was nice"

    • @CorporalAdrianShephard
      @CorporalAdrianShephard 4 роки тому +21

      The funniest part was SS saying “Which made TMR a LITTLE ANGRY” then I heard TMR and proceeded to rofl

    • @Conkreet908
      @Conkreet908 4 роки тому +11

      @@CorporalAdrianShephard I was like "This is me when I drop my lunch" lmao

    • @tinycervid7679
      @tinycervid7679 4 роки тому +37

      I'm a spanish speaker and can confirm, it was a very calm and polite remark, it's just his accent made it sound aggressive

    • @kaoko111
      @kaoko111 4 роки тому +19

      @@CorporalAdrianShephard Actually that was accurate. Here in Mexico, thats a LITTLE angry

    • @alansmithee419
      @alansmithee419 4 роки тому +1

      @@kaoko111 do buildings crumble when you rage?

  • @endymallorn
    @endymallorn 2 роки тому +81

    While I know it's out of context, this statement as quoted is powerful, and explains why I care about speedrunning.
    "This run will stand forever, unless you decide to beat it."
    It doesn't matter who it was addressed to. There is always more skill. There is always more talent. Every run ever stands forever - unless **you** decide to beat it. Speedrunning allows us to all stand up and refuse to go gently into that good night. We will not go out with a whimper, but with the loudest bang ever made.

    • @TiredHighProductions
      @TiredHighProductions 9 місяців тому +1

      Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not

  • @LAR768
    @LAR768 4 роки тому +243

    I'd love a documentary on Matt Turk. he's such an enigma, he fascinates me!

  • @LilybeeTV
    @LilybeeTV 4 роки тому +276

    This man sets multiple Punch Out world records in July. Then, he still manages to get an hour long video out the following month. We do not deserve Summoning Salt.

    • @matthewdowling6549
      @matthewdowling6549 4 роки тому +31

      He set more records? Really?

    • @NickGreyden
      @NickGreyden 4 роки тому +28

      @@matthewdowling6549 Yep. He down Mike Tyson in 2:00 last month ua-cam.com/video/4YMOqycF2yQ/v-deo.html

  • @lucasbenamor9608
    @lucasbenamor9608 4 роки тому +183

    Some say Heidrage is still looking for someone to join his Skype call

  • @qxp2k
    @qxp2k Рік тому +14

    *Matt Turk is like the living legend that everyone speaks of, but no one truly knows about. This video started playing randomly and right before I switched, I heard "Matt Turk" and started to actually watch.*

  • @matthewreese7710
    @matthewreese7710 4 роки тому +126

    I love how he hasn’t stopped with the HOME and other similar artists soundtrack, we’re finally landing is pretty much this series’s theme

    • @brawnstein
      @brawnstein 4 роки тому +15

      NO, at this point it is the theme of the speedrunning community. Salt has invented an entire genre of videos.

    • @reptilewithsadhumaneyes
      @reptilewithsadhumaneyes 3 роки тому +1

      Iconic style

    • @VickHushpuppy215
      @VickHushpuppy215 3 роки тому

      I like this channel I heard some of the tracks he uses in Majestic mixes lol

  • @jcabben
    @jcabben 4 роки тому +191

    *Sees Matt Turk as a contributor for the video*
    Me: Aww, that's so nice! He's helping SS with videos from other games.
    *Fast-forward to **2:26*
    WAIT WHAT
    Edit: It gets better

  • @waveyTV
    @waveyTV 4 роки тому +464

    Summoning Salt is Home, we're finally landing on 2020...

  • @ImDemonAlchemist
    @ImDemonAlchemist 6 місяців тому +12

    Even after 8 years, there are still only two people who've beaten DK28's last run. Angrylanks, who got the sub 9:50 just nine days after this video came out, and K1ngK0opa, who is the current record holder. He got the record on January 4th, 2023, with a 9:47.8. On the run description, he thanked SummoningSalt for this video and cited it as a huge motivation for him. He lowered it again on September 19th, 2023, which is where it sits right now: a 9:47.55.

    • @Lucifer-fj7mg
      @Lucifer-fj7mg Місяць тому

      We need DK smashing speed and rhythm

  • @DanielUnlimited7958
    @DanielUnlimited7958 4 роки тому +827

    YES THE INTRO IS BACK

    • @Senpaiaproves
      @Senpaiaproves 4 роки тому +10

      The intro...

    • @thefrogchamp600
      @thefrogchamp600 4 роки тому +5

      Do you know the name of that music

    • @Senpaiaproves
      @Senpaiaproves 4 роки тому +1

      It's absolutely necessary

    • @piboi
      @piboi 4 роки тому +34

      @@thefrogchamp600 We're Finally Landing - Home

    • @elijahnoid
      @elijahnoid 4 роки тому +7

      We’re Finally Landing - Home

  • @EmergentSea1
    @EmergentSea1 4 роки тому +74

    At the reveal of the 2005 runner’s name, I literally leaned back and said, out loud, “oh, come on!”

  • @VivaFrei
    @VivaFrei 3 роки тому +2456

    What’s amazing is that I watched this full documentary, and I instantaneously got twice as good a Contra, and finished it on the original three lives in 15 minutes and 44 seconds.

    • @flycrack7686
      @flycrack7686 3 роки тому +55

      great to see you here mr. Freiheit :)

    • @zitools
      @zitools 3 роки тому +61

      i never knew there was an end to contra. can i sue them?

    • @seananderson5334
      @seananderson5334 3 роки тому +25

      I love your videos, brother! Didn't expect to see you here. I take the bar exam in a couple of weeks!

    • @cornpop5898
      @cornpop5898 3 роки тому +25

      Frei watches Summoning Salt?!?! it makes sense. Frei has good taste.

    • @Caidren
      @Caidren 3 роки тому +9

      @@seananderson5334 how did your bar exam go?

  • @Undead25_
    @Undead25_ 3 роки тому +90

    Matt turk needs a God choir to play every time he's mentioned

  • @ra_0374
    @ra_0374 4 роки тому +609

    "And the runner..."
    *why do I hear boss fight music*
    "Was Matt Turk."
    *sweats nervously*

  • @johnnycoolguy9554
    @johnnycoolguy9554 4 роки тому +270

    When he said "and the runner... was Matt Turk." Legit got chills. This dude is like Yoda.

    • @bedewebster5302
      @bedewebster5302 4 роки тому

      On man why is the one comment that shows always a spoiler.

    • @the1whoplayz
      @the1whoplayz 4 роки тому +1

      @@bedewebster5302 I recommended ignoring the comment section when watching a video you haven't watched before

    • @bedewebster5302
      @bedewebster5302 4 роки тому

      @@the1whoplayz Yeah, but you know how one comment appears in the box without clicking on the comment section, but anyway got to agree with him on the Matt Turk thing.

    • @skylerhornaday7795
      @skylerhornaday7795 4 роки тому +1

      Dude same. It was like vader appearing from the shadows

  • @timo4258
    @timo4258 4 роки тому +122

    Loving these mic drop lines. "His mashing speed wasn't as good as Heidrage's... it was better."

  • @Brainrot-li8se
    @Brainrot-li8se 3 роки тому +66

    as an update
    Angrylanks managed to get a sub 9:50 getting a 9:48.650
    His 1 cycle kill was insanely fast saving 1 second
    and his stage 6 boss was the perfect, not jumping at all and immediately focusing on the boss
    He got the middle timer for energy plant
    and he was slightly hesitant with hanger
    No Yolo Jump or Leap of faith
    his noticeable time loss was in stage 2 base losing 0.1 seconds
    but made it up by a less hesitant start to snow field
    it's possible to lower the time if someone risked the yolo jump and/or leap of faith with the skills in his latest run
    I think i know who could beat it
    and his name....
    is Matt Turk

  • @ipetmycats99
    @ipetmycats99 4 роки тому +90

    " And that runner
    was *Matt Turk* "
    _You've gotta be kidding me_

    • @Weldedhodag
      @Weldedhodag 4 роки тому +1

      this guy again
      this guy again
      this guy again
      this guy again

  • @dirtypure2023
    @dirtypure2023 4 роки тому +43

    One of my favorite channels on UA-cam. I really, really love how comfy these are. Your build-up in anticipation to the (so-far) ultimate technique for a given game is masterful, nothing else like it. I'm always like "holy sh*t" every time you do the final reveal lol. Thanks for the great videos.

  • @ShutItKyle
    @ShutItKyle 4 роки тому +861

    Speedrunner: "No one will ever beat this."
    Other Speedrunner: *beats it*
    Every. Freaking. Time.

    • @davidolinger3948
      @davidolinger3948 4 роки тому +32

      The funniest part is that even TAS speedruns seem impossible to beat, but after a few years they almost always get topped by even stupid milliseconds like reducing lag in certain areas.
      Tldr, records are meant to be broken

    • @iriswav7379
      @iriswav7379 4 роки тому +7

      @@davidolinger3948 wait hold up, is there speedruners that can clap the heck out of the TAS?

    • @davidolinger3948
      @davidolinger3948 4 роки тому +5

      @@iriswav7379 not real people, I just mean Tas'ers making a better TAS then others.
      Although I do think it's happened sometimes that a speedrun will beat the current TAS for a game, like if there were a tas for DK64 before the revolution that probably would have happened

    • @stoutlager6325
      @stoutlager6325 4 роки тому +1

      Yep. This fallacy has broken some speedrunners. Get record, declare it will never be beaten, gets beat sometimes in less than a year, guy the loses it.

    • @PilotStudent24
      @PilotStudent24 4 роки тому

      @@davidolinger3948 Sponge BoB BFBB TAS also was beaten by Shift

  • @FindingsOfAnArmouredMind
    @FindingsOfAnArmouredMind Рік тому +62

    25:56 As someone who's a Spanish native speaker (Chile), I understood each and every word of his lol
    So hilarious 😂

    • @piyo744
      @piyo744 Рік тому

      What does he say?

    • @D-Fens_1632
      @D-Fens_1632 Рік тому +4

      ​@@piyo744all I could make out was a shitload of curse words.

    • @NockDog.
      @NockDog. Рік тому

      ​@@piyo744 he said "You son of a b****, of course you f**king f**ker, go f**k yourself, b****" haha

    •  Рік тому +5

      ​@@piyo744a mexican here.
      I wrote a long and explicit explanation, but I think it didn't pass YT security guard.
      So yes, it was an exquisite mix of spicy mexican chilango slang and some english words, so nasty and rude. No doubt he is a mexican.