I do NOT really care for speedrunning. I DO however, care for Arcus's speed running. It's just.... like wrapping yourself in a warm ass blanket and sipping hot coco. It's just so comfortable.
Marble madness!!?! TMNT’s dam underwater level gave me a panic attack like it did when I was 7…Chip n Dale?!? That’s a blast from the past for sure! GG dude! Great run, definitely top tier
This is impressive, a great display of breadth and proficiency. Even more impressive is the candid enjoyment you find in these games. They seem so archaic and limited but they come alive when the controller's in your hands. You are a swag star of authenticity. Thank you, Arcus!
As a kid I probably put about 20-30 hours into Batman. After Arcus played Batman for 4 minutes he was farther than I'd ever made it. I realize he has strategies I didn't, but I'm amazed by the flawlessnes of the run.
I like him because he doesn't try to be a half rate dollar store comedian like 90% of youtube personalities. That, and he plays the best system ever... The NES
Jesus... When I was 5 my brother and I played most of these videogames. Took u almost an afternoon to beat Mario 3. Never did we pass some of them, like tmnt or megaman 1. Thanks for making my life complete.
Ninja Gaiden is such a sexy game for speedrunning. Congrats on your placement - this was my first exposure to a Big 20 and I loved every minute of your run(s). Thank you.
Sadly. Yes. That’s why we pray for him.!! We need to preserve the innocence in this world. 🙏🙄 .... Plus, if nothing else, he’s very entertaining. His precision is like a machine.
I’ve seen so many of ur speed runs & I can’t even begin to fathom how many hours u’ve spent on that Nintendo to perfect ur craft. U make it look so easy it’s sickening.
I honestly think Arcus most favourite music of this run was that of Chip and Dale... tune karaoke speed run Arcus style through out the whole run of the whole game holy cow
Arcus seems like he was plucked out of True Stories the David Byrne film. I know this is a super-specific reference but if you've seen the flick you'll get it.
That's just how the big 20 tournament was laid out. If they had any% or 100% for every game it would've taken so much longer. There were 100 contestants.
@@nullakjg767 this was the "best of" which means this was just the highlights of his stream. His stream lasted much longer then 3 hours. Do you understand?
@@uglyhobo4602 lol you didnt even watch the full stream. If you did you would know it goes to tyson right away when he chooses it. Youre completely wrong about what the big 20 is. Its not "just beat 20 nes games as fast as possible" its clearly completely different. Why act like you know what youre talking about when you clearly dont? why act like you watched his stream and it was different, when you didnt, and it wasnt? lying idiot you are.
I know it's super late, but better than never I guess. The Big 20 is a biannual race of 20 NES games in a row organized by Best of NES. The staff there chooses goals for every game, so not everything is beating it till the end. Also, if you're wondering about the 30 seconds between games, those are mandatory waits that everyone had to do so people running on emulator don't have an advantage between the ones on console, since they can change games faster. This race specifically was the 13th edition, and they decided to run a poll so the top 20 games were the ones being ran. The next race is probably going to happen at the beginning of 2021, but they won't do any polls. Hope that cleared everything up :)
I don't know how your able to play so long without your hands giving you trouble. After an hour or so my hands hurt and also a little bit of arthritis from over the years of button pressing.
Arcus speed runs, like sitting in front a warm fire on a cold winters day eating your favourite comfort food. They're just great👍🏻
I couldn't have said it better, this is a PERFECT analogy.
Plus the clunks
I do NOT really care for speedrunning. I DO however, care for Arcus's speed running. It's just.... like wrapping yourself in a warm ass blanket and sipping hot coco. It's just so comfortable.
HiBall energy drink
Well fukn said
55:29 The Captain Crunch song here and its subsequent explanation had me cackling.
This was the easiest 3-1/2 hours I’ve ever wasted on UA-cam. You deserve way more subs man, your content is super dope. Great runs!
3:11:27 "I have played this once or twice before" 😂 great video, you rock!
Agreed!
That's a good BZZZT.
Watching Arcus play takes me back to when I played nes/snes games back in the early 90s as a kid.
I had a blast watching this while assembling a bunch of Warhammer 40k models. Have a sub.
Marble madness!!?! TMNT’s dam underwater level gave me a panic attack like it did when I was 7…Chip n Dale?!? That’s a blast from the past for sure! GG dude! Great run, definitely top tier
Squishh,,, thats a good squishhhh. Arcus the cowboy legend
I love sitting back and watching Arcus play old games from when I was a kid.. very relaxing...
8:49 wow that Chip n Dale level theme kinda sounds like Jungle Groove from DK Country. Great video man I love your stuff.
Clunk! It’s mind boggling that you only have 53k subscribers. It’s actually criminal.
Love the runs, love the games, and love the clunks! When I am grading papers, nothing is better/more relaxing in the background! Great Videos!
That Batman speed run was insane! Crazy technical
This is impressive, a great display of breadth and proficiency. Even more impressive is the candid enjoyment you find in these games. They seem so archaic and limited but they come alive when the controller's in your hands. You are a swag star of authenticity. Thank you, Arcus!
This was fun to watch live. Great run, arcus!
As a kid I probably put about 20-30 hours into Batman. After Arcus played Batman for 4 minutes he was farther than I'd ever made it. I realize he has strategies I didn't, but I'm amazed by the flawlessnes of the run.
I like him because he doesn't try to be a half rate dollar store comedian like 90% of youtube personalities. That, and he plays the best system ever... The NES
Imo opinion the snes is the best
My favorite speedrunner
He's the best!
Thirded. Arcus is a mainstay community cornerstone.
Captain Crunch you're only gonna eat it once.
That song was in my head all day
How can you remember all these games???? Your channel is impressive and very nostalgic, keep up the good work!
Thanks for putting this together Arcus
I live deep in the heart of Texas and your cowboy game puts most of ours to shame 😂🤠
Perfect thing to keep on in the background of a lazy gaming Saturday.
Jesus...
When I was 5 my brother and I played most of these videogames. Took u almost an afternoon to beat Mario 3.
Never did we pass some of them, like tmnt or megaman 1.
Thanks for making my life complete.
Ninja Gaiden is such a sexy game for speedrunning. Congrats on your placement - this was my first exposure to a Big 20 and I loved every minute of your run(s). Thank you.
Eerrrkkk bam .... that’s a good eeeerrrrkkk bam!! ..... Hilarious 😂
This man is too pure for the world.
Sadly. Yes. That’s why we pray for him.!! We need to preserve the innocence in this world. 🙏🙄 .... Plus, if nothing else, he’s very entertaining. His precision is like a machine.
Good squish.
Love you work Arcus!
Congrats on top 10 Arcus, and thanks for posting the run, what a treat!
I loved playing Little Samson as a kid. Still have the notebook with all codes for the levels in it, including that weird half-hidden ice level. ;-)
"TMNT is too hard" Says the guy who slaughtered Ninja Gaiden games in his sleep.
that says something about tmnt.
I like man!! It's great to sit down and pound some NES classics... great runs!!
Watching the Marlboro man doing speed runs!
I love it! Subscribed!
Congrats on the placing. This Big 20 could have gone to any one of 10 players, so a top 10 finish is a great finish.
I dig your style, man. Got that whole cowboy thing goin'!
You're the Bob Ross of speedrunners.
Nearly 3hrs and 30mins of hot speedrun content? Time to buckle up and get down on it. Annnnnd.... clunk
Mash mash mash....
Dope run! Well done.
I’ve seen so many of ur speed runs & I can’t even begin to fathom how many hours u’ve spent on that Nintendo to perfect ur craft. U make it look so easy it’s sickening.
Thanks for putting up BIG 20 vid!
Great run! Would have been fun to see Jackal in the list.
NES will never get old if you grew up with it.
I like the background the desert at the good look
Music on Marble Madness is cool :)
I honestly think Arcus most favourite music of this run was that of Chip and Dale... tune karaoke speed run Arcus style through out the whole run of the whole game holy cow
I love watching these vides
Amazing that arcus can crush all these games I played as a kid in minutes when I couldn't beat them in hours.. Smh.
I was surprised how fun and God duck takes was one Saturday morning my little brother got it for Christmas one year and we were both shocked .
This was a ton of fun to watch. Can't understand how Friday the 13th didn't make the top 20. :)
3 and a half hours later... And clunk!
Great run man!
My god... in 3 and a half hours you accomplished what took me 5 years of primary school.
As Quick Man, I was not a fan of all the times I was shot during the Big 20
K
Slow down crackhead
@Zach S. Hi Air Man.
Lots of squish, mash, mash, mash, klunks and hoowahs! Also who needs audio effects when you have Arcus
Ohhh mama Mia. This is the sort of nes action I like
Arcus seems like he was plucked out of True Stories the David Byrne film. I know this is a super-specific reference but if you've seen the flick you'll get it.
Hahah i do!!!
Greatest speedrunner ever. Period.
I like how Ryu Hayabusa just goes around kissing strange girls whose names he doesn't know yet.
All the runs where great but the Mario 2 was crazy 👍
GG Arcus.
Can someone make a recording of Arcus saying "It is FIIIIINE"??? I'll just play it on a loop endlessly for about... oh... the next 10-20 years.
The Bob Ross of speed running.
That was beautiful
Who is the person @arcus is saying won? Yogi? Who is this? Cant find anywhere
Arcus u r a god
Can anyone tell me why he stopped playing SMB 1 at world 3-4? Is this some sort of speed run genre?
Any reason for not getting both whistles and traveling to the last level? Just curious.
He needed to only do 3 castles . So the route he did was the quickest . Hope that helps
His zelda 2 gaming is inspirational 💪! A lot of people hate zelda 2, but i guess they cant see the beuty in its game play!
Love this guy.
Where can we see the final results of the race?
Looks like Arcus made 7th place, 1st place was someone called yogidamonk.
Hey what console or emulator are you using that you can switch games so fast ?
I’m certain I’m just missing something but why wasn’t the first magic flute grabbed?
Ok, lol never mind.
Love the sound effects, the commentary, the calm demeanor. The voice that takes me off toozzzzzz😴😴😴
Amazing! 👍👍👍
You finally showed the controller in your hand.
What does he play these games on?
Hey bro you mind volunteering for that opening on the Supreme Court?
Why didnt you finish the games?
Please try Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts for Super Nintendo! That would be awesome 👌
I dont understand the rules i guess. But why does mario 3 run end where it ends?
So when did Les Claypool start doing speed runs?
How come he stopped on SMB3 after beating world 4?
I love this guy! A little confused though, why is he not playing all the way thru some games?
To get more good games in the tournament line up... Each game had a goal
mash mash mash!
I like the part where he jumps over the plant
Arcus why you didnt finish this games ?? its like 50 percent of games u finish instead of 100 ;D
That's just how the big 20 tournament was laid out. If they had any% or 100% for every game it would've taken so much longer. There were 100 contestants.
@@tybeeez tyty
And boom! Tetris for Jonas... oh sorry, wrong video.
And clunk!!!
I laughed a bit too hard at this, lol.
Good show.
DUDE
YOU ARE SO COOL
JOJO TOO👍🏾😃
Do you have a video on what emulator you use?
I think he uses a PowerPak on an NES.
Wait, you don't have to play the whole games, just the first few stages?
Some games you play the whole game, others you complete goals. For example SM3 you only needed to beat any three mini castles.
Do you only play NES games?
When will you do a speedrun on Spy Hunter?
Amazing content! What programs are being used to play the games?
@OGlettuceWEED thanks!
@@NameZDustiN27 Check out the Everdrive, it's what you're looking for.
The Nes God
What is the Big 20 #13 race? idk what that is
20 NES games beaten as fast as possible.
@@uglyhobo4602 clearly thats not true. he doesnt beat all the games. in punchout he only fights tyson....
@@nullakjg767 this was the "best of" which means this was just the highlights of his stream. His stream lasted much longer then 3 hours.
Do you understand?
@@uglyhobo4602 lol you didnt even watch the full stream. If you did you would know it goes to tyson right away when he chooses it. Youre completely wrong about what the big 20 is. Its not "just beat 20 nes games as fast as possible" its clearly completely different. Why act like you know what youre talking about when you clearly dont? why act like you watched his stream and it was different, when you didnt, and it wasnt? lying idiot you are.
I know it's super late, but better than never I guess.
The Big 20 is a biannual race of 20 NES games in a row organized by Best of NES. The staff there chooses goals for every game, so not everything is beating it till the end.
Also, if you're wondering about the 30 seconds between games, those are mandatory waits that everyone had to do so people running on emulator don't have an advantage between the ones on console, since they can change games faster.
This race specifically was the 13th edition, and they decided to run a poll so the top 20 games were the ones being ran. The next race is probably going to happen at the beginning of 2021, but they won't do any polls.
Hope that cleared everything up :)
When I was a kid we thought we had to beat kraid first. We couldn’t understand why he was so hard and Ridley was so easy…..
says teenage mutant ninja turtles is hard but yet he goes through it like a pro
Arcus, I messed up, I need your advice.
I accidentally ate Captain Crunch more than once.
I'd like to give this a double "like". : D
I don't know how your able to play so long without your hands giving you trouble. After an hour or so my hands hurt and also a little bit of arthritis from over the years of button pressing.
Solid Squeesh