I honestly wish more TAS's had commentated versions. As much as I love the chaos of Tool-assisted Speedruns, they often get really boring to me and I end up either falling asleep or clicking off. With commentary Speedruns, it gives me more to focus on and helps me watch the whole thing through.
52:25 "But who would I be if I didn't flex on the final boss?" I was expecting a rare transformation of stone, but literally flexing on Marx kinda was the only option.
This further proves why Kirby is the most powerful, he has 4th wall awareness and uses that knowledge to protect meta knights identity because even if Meta knight moved ever so slightly quick enough for Kirby’s eyes to not track his face to see him behind the mask, we can. Funny to think about this and would also be a funny reasoning of why meta knight so quickly became Kirby’s ally later on because he realized kirby being an all powerful being has a sense of honor that most do not.
My first thoughts upon seeing that there was a commentated version was "this is where the fun *really* begins". I've always enjoyed listening to people actually explaining the crazy tricks used in tases to bring the time down as much as possible(even if I can't understand them a lot of the time)
Yeah. The tricks is half of the appeal for me. When I'm super interested in a TAS I can sit down and read the submission notes, but that can be really boring and take a long time. Commentary is way more interesting to me.
@@chainswordcs The tricks/ways they break the game are the WHOLE appeal for me. I'm not a good enough gamer to be aware of the vast majority of these tricks, so if they aren't explained, they usually go right over my head. That's kinda the thing about speedruns: if you didn't know any better, you'd probably not even realize how insane the run is because they tend to make everything look _just so incredibly easy._ (As in, if I hadn't ever played this game as a kid, I wouldn't even realize how much faster than normal the TAS is moving around. I would just think that you always move that fast in this game! Without the commentary, the incredible achievements of the TASer would be lost on many people, especially non-gamers)
1:17:45, I totally agree. Love the small time saves because it feels like they have to be thought up and discovered in really creative ways, so it's fun to see tiny mechanics like that implemented to save frames!
Same, I prefer the small optimizations because it shows human ingenuity and the lengths people will go to be ever slightly faster, rather than just picking left over right
Commentated speedruns are a niche that otherwise only AGDQ really provide most of the time. I really appreciate commentators. Makes even the unoptimal or long speedruns so much more fun to watch.
@@tdawgmaster1729 Please name them! Or at least give me another hint so I know I found the right guy! I promise it won't detract from this guy's views; I have literally unlimited free time :) (since I'm guessing that you might not be naming them because you don't want to detract from this guy's views, maybe?)
Not the same guy tdawgmaster is talking about, but if you’re looking for commentated speed runs I’d highly recommend tomatoanus. I know the name sounds weird but his whole channel is commentated runs for various different games.
Not only was every second of this fascinating and extremely engaging, you're really funny too, Hiding Meta Knight's face, teasing getting abilities and dying... There's so much fun things you can do with TASes like this, truly marvelous!
The amount of times ive yelled “OHOHOHOOOO” out of pure shock or amazement is enough to probably shake a mountain Ive played super star ultra for so long and all of this has been the most satisfying thing i’ve ever watched
Honestly one of the best TASs out there. Commentary, absurd movement, weird tech, the works. What really sets it apart is the playabout in autoscrollers/cutscenes though. Most TAS's don't do much, but the little pointless challenges, the absurdly hyperactive movement, and the little touches like stabbing the eye on the frame it explodes, or hitting the background whale really made every second of this run super entertaining :D
I always knew Stone was a super powerful and underrated ability, and it definitely has nothing to do with the invincibility involved and my own cowardice.
Dude, you're good at this. There's a misconception with things like this that every second of "dead air" needs to be filled with talking. After a while it all just becomes information white noise and no longer serves its purpose. You know what to say, and when to say it.
What I love in TAS is impossibly fast inputs, movements that dance on danger but never fail, and super optimized bosses. This has all of that and more. Also, commentary, so much better, actually explaining to me the strats.
Honestly both tasers and regular speedrunners get respect from me because.. they can bring games back from the dead with new categories or discover new things to do via glitches or tricks.
As much as I love commentated TAS's, I love your sense of humor. "I refuse to explain this craziness" and "We haven't gone over ninja's above average damage, and we never will" are fantastic lines
"The only issue is that it covers such a large distance, that you actually need a good amount of space to pick up speed." "Luckily, these rooms have a good amount of space."
The run was cool on it's own but the guy's humor and commentary are what kept me watching the full hour and a half. Every time he flexed on the boss at the end with stone I had to smile
I'm always thoroughly impressed by Kirby speedruns. The movement gets absolutely wacky at some points, which most people wouldn't necessarily expect. Great run!
As a young kid who wasn't particularly talented with legit fighting, cheesing things with Stone and patience was the strat, and I'm so glad Stone not only got a prominent role in this TAS, but also got to defeat the final few bosses. Truly re *marx* able.
Hi! Please copy and paste the following text into your description (and/or the description of your other upload)! Chapter List: 0:00 Intro & Explanation 0:45 Spring Breeze 3:38 Dyna Blade 8:47 Gourmet Race 10:56 The Great Cave Offensive 28:41 Revenge of Meta Knight 39:15 Milky Way Wishes 52:27 The Arena 57:55 Revenge of the King 1:04:21 Helper to Hero 1:08:08 Meta Knightmare Ultra 1:32:43 The True Arena I haven't actually watched this all the way through, I plan on it, but I really wanted a chapter list for this TAS because I wanted to be able to split it into chunks for my own viewing experience. Other people might want it as well, so I figured I'd take the time to make it for you! I tried to start each chapter when you started the explanation for each one because I didn't want to cut you off, but sometimes it wasn't doable. Thanks for the TAS and good work!!
@@dreamerofthorns not for mobile users who can't use AdBlock. Chapters prevent me from skipping ads, meaning there's 2 ads per chapter instead of 2 ads per video.
this was absolutely incredible to watch. i've played maybe 6 or 7 different kirby games to 100% completion, and doing so has always been delightful, if a bit tedious. seeing one of the most content-rich games in the series get absolutely destroyed like this is just so CATHARTIC, and the commentary doesn't disappoint! there's so much more nuance to KSSU's movement tech than i ever could have imagined. i seriously hope this nabs a spot for TAS block at AGDQ because this is just pure unadulterated chaos through and through and i adore it
It was cool to see how fast each section can be done, this is my childhood game and I 100% completed many many times, seeing kirby just flying and literraly smashing with rock ability the bosses and enemies is very epic
I love TAS's because they show you how PERFECTLY optimized a game can truly be aside from our human dumb fingers. But the commentary just makes it so enjoyable and fun, watched the whole thing and that's something i don't expect from an hour and a half video. Absolutely amazing, thanks a lot!
I would somewhat disagree with calling the Copy copy ability completely useless, it allows Kirby to copy abiliites from mini bosses before defeating them, also allows you to copy the Crash ability from Scarfy, an enemy that cannot be inhaled. Also when the Copy ability is turned into a friend, its the only way for the second player to discard an ability and switch to another one without Kirby having to replace it himself, or the partner dying.
Oh dang I didn't know about the scarfy thing that's pretty neat. Also, your point is really valid and I would've gone more in depth in the video if copy wasn't so short lived. The miniboss thing is actually used in IGT speedruns for the true arena which is something I neglected to mention. I'll also concede that if it were possible to TAS with multiple players (which I don't think is the case with this game since DS multiplayer is wack) then copy could be a pretty big deal in certain areas.
I think TAC, the Copy helper, also has some pretty nutsy damage output in Helper to Hero. He can't copy in that mode but the damage is much higher to compensate. Probably not going to be super relevant for TAS but since you mentioned some casual use of copying Scarfy or multiplayer, figured I'd throw that into the ring
@@NessMother2 Nah, the Chameleon boss can throw projectiles that give Paint when inhaled, and Heavy Lobster can also create a droplet projectile that can give Paint when inhaled. Paint I would say is damn near useless though, since its rarer than Crash, while doing less damage. It can change the Chameleon's color, and blind Heavy Lobster, but thats about it, unless there's something I missed.
This was my first video game as a kid and I love the idea of seeing an almost if not perfect tas done all these years later. I was putting this video off because of the length but now that I've finished it, I can say this is something I'll probably be rewatching off and on for years to come
This was a great watch. The little jokes like you becoming a buff statue when defeating bosses with stone or your interactions with the whale boss were always amusing. And the explanations were clear and well done, even if it was "still don't know how this works yet..." Would love to see more vids :D
I'm literally just echoing the sentiments of all the other comments on this video, but this is so incredibly well done! It goes without saying that you're very knowledgable about the game, and you devoted a huge amount of time in producing such an entertaining TAS. But putting in commentary that not only provides in-depth explanations of the content, yet also does so in ways that are incredibly easy to understand without pausing the TAS or otherwise ruining the pacing of the run is an incredible challenge, and you more than rose to the occasion. Not to mention you're a genuinely funny dude. (Adding this parenthetical here cuz I read some other comments after I posted: I personally was also a fan of the "dead moments" in the vid where there was no commentary. If there's nothing to say, I don't think you need to fill it up with jokes or information that's only tangentially related. Obviously you're free to do whatever feels more natural to you, I just want to say that you shouldn't feel pressured to do so. People are watching for both the TAS and your commentary so imo there's no need for your commentary to be forced. Anyway...) I love stumbling across unexpected diamonds like this vid, because I hop in thinking I'll see what's up for a few minutes, and an hour and a half later, I'm crying because it's almost over. I don't know what inspired you to make this commentated TAS, but I genuinely hope its success inspires you to do more, because you absolutely deserve all the attention this video is getting!
This was my favorite DS game as a child and one that I've easily put the most hours into replaying, so watching it get destroyed was very satisfying. Your live commentary was great and helped keep me engaged throughout all of it and explain what exactly was going on instead of letting us mindlessly watch a speedrun without any context for the tricks. Thank you so much for this!
I always thought of stone as a slow, defensive ability, (I used it to cheese the arenas) but it not only being used in the tas but as a main ability is something I didn't expect to see. Also you do get a little medal if you complete helper to hero with all the characters, but I understand why it's not in the speedrun.
one of the things i love about speedruns in general is how it lets us learn not just about how the gameplay works but how the game itself works. how the game was made and how it processes what is being done. it's so cool
I really enjoyed this whole TAS. I loved hearing how some of the more difficult techniques were pulled off and it was great seeing one of my favorite games from my childhood be cracked open like this
29:21 and 30:30 both show off the main reason i love unskippable sections in TAS's. I love when the TASer just goes completely HAM with the movement for no reason other than to show off and pass the time.
Besides the fact that this is an incredible labor and feat of love, I really adore your commentary. Not only do I enjoy your calm voice in general, but your so informative in a very digestible manner (no pun intended) and don't talk over the whole damn thing. You know just when to sit back and let the tas show itself off. I really hope you do more tas's in the future. Your videos have been an absolute joy to watch. Thank you so much for posting your work for us to enjoy.
Usually when fighting the reactor, I'd just clip through until I was standing behind the gem. Then I can just keep guarding while the laser hits the middle each time.
Seeing the theoretically perfect way to play my favorite Kirby game will always be insanely satisfying. You are a total badass for putting all this together, my dude.
I’m such a sucker for Kirby, ESPECIALLY SPEEDRUNS OF KIRBY. Feels so good to see one of my favorite childhood games speedrunned. Enjoyed the commentary as well as going, “WOAH?!” or “WHAT?!” ❤️
This was probably the most interesting video I've ever watched. TAS'ing is such an interesting method of speedrunning, and I love how you detailed your steps and how you got your nearly perfect run.
UA-cam recommendations really hooked me up with this one - your excellent and entertaining commentary turned this already great TAS into a super enjoyable experience!
this is great both as background sound to do other stuff and is entertaining to watch and listen to the explanation of all the chaos that normally happens in a TAS really great vid 10/10 wish there were more of these
No way… I just watched this TAS earlier this week and now there’s a commentated version. This was really cool! I’m not too technical with speedrunning but I love hearing about why people do certain techniques and this was such a good watch. I’m also glad we got commentary on concealing Meta Knight’s face and the flexing statues after the bosses, I thought they were a nice touch when I watched the original.
Wow what an incredible and entertaining TAS I really haven’t seen one of those in a long time and I’ve really been wanting to watch a good one for a while now. I’m so glad to see that this game hasn’t been forgotten.
This is one of my favorite games of all time and one I'm extremely nostalgic for. Seeing you absolutely obliterate it like this brings me so much joy. Best of luck in the future :)
Sample, this is a joy of a video to watch. This was my favorite game on the DS; my sister and I played the game together so many times. Not to be sappy but I do get a little emotional and sentimental seeing TAS playthroughs like this; it brings back a lot of memories. Plus, it leaves me awestruck at how you never know truly what a playable character is capable of until you see a TAS. I had no idea the movement in this game was so crazy. Kirby gets wing and literally hits the fusion speed boost lmao! Anyway, keep up the great work, I look forward to seeing any of your future videos. Your commentary is really insightful and easy to follow. :)
I love this tas so much going on and it kinda changes a bit between levels. Keeping it like a lot more easy to watch the whole thing and still be entertained all the way through
What I really like about this video is that you didn’t talk for the ENTIRE run which can be really annoying in these types of videos, especially when there’s nothing interesting happening. You left the self explanatory and simpler parts of the run speak for themselves while also giving great commentary for the parts that needed it, great video all around
If I could like a video 100 times, I would. The final product is beautiful and the commentary made it absolutely a blast to watch. Great video and TAS. I think that even people who have never played KSSU can enjoy this run. Great stuff man!
Thank you for commentating your TAS. It makes it so much more interesting to watch. I really enjoy the little sneak peek into the mechanics of a game. Please do more things like this.
I think this TAS is amazing! There are enough glitches and interesting movement to make it fun to watch but it's not like OoT where the glitches have become so complicated to the point where you don't even know what's going on. Great video!
I got recommended this video randomly and, despite never playing this game, i found it really easy to follow the TAS because of your explanations. Great work! This was really entertaining!
I just love this game so much, its my literal childhood along with goemon games, I was so happy when they did this remaster for the ds. Even tough I played this game for years and I still come back to it from time to time, I learned quite a lot in this TAS, thanks a lot for the info and the entertainment
Kirby Super Star Ultra was a huge part of my childhood and is still my favorite Kirby game to this day, and yet I had no idea that tac world existed in Milky Way Wishes. Great video!
I LOVED this! Superstar Ultra has been one of my favorite games since I was little so it was super interesting to see / learn about all the little intricacies this game is hiding. Also grateful for the commentary guiding me along. This was great! Would love to see more in future! C:
Amazing video! I love commentated TAS and speedruns and you did a really great job! the tas and commentary were both incredibly fun, I wish there was more content like this.
I grew up playing this game, and it was amazing to see the TAS so skillfully optimize the game's mechanics. That was awesome, I really hope to see you do another TAS Speedrun of another Kirby game one day.
Amazing run and I LOVE the commentary, this is one of my favorite games of all time and I can’t explain how much I hate that room at 20:40 with the sleep statues, it terrified me as a kid and still took quite a lot of time earlier this year when I played through the SNES version.
Amazing TAS! This really brought me waaay back playing Super Star Ultra casually. It's such a fun game, and this was a crazy TAS showing all sorts of cool tech. Well done, and good luck in your future projects!
I didn't know this TAS had a commentary at all, this was a lot of fun to watch! Your commentary was not just insightful but pretty entertaining as well, I could listen to you talking about stupid garbage whenever. (Not to imply any of this was stupid garbage, if anything it was smart garbage.) This was a lot of fun both for the TAS Itself and hearing your commentary, thank you so much for to playing this game!
Never played the game but it was very enjoyable watching it with your great commentary ! Made it interestering the whole time through. Thanks for the great entertainment ! :>
This must have taken an incredible amount of time and effort. Thank you so much! My sister and I played this game on the ds growing up, we have so many fond memories and it’s amazing seeing this game on crack.
All the TAS movement stuff is all understandable and super incredible to watch. Watching this from as a person, who plays kirby since they were little is like memory lane to me qwq
This was so cool and so much fun to watch!!! Thanks for making it!!! I hope commentated TAS videos become more popular after people see the success of this video! 😍
That was fascinating to follow, love the game and the way you explained the use for every ability and movement option was really fun to follow! My favorite parts were the uses for fire, it was some fascinating stuff I've always wanted to see. Thank you for the video.
Honestly, I love TAS commentaries/explanations as they break down speed techs used in games, and just seeing one of the many Kirby games I've played when I was younger getting absolutely wrecked by the power of precision and speed with a proper explanation makes it all the more better!
This is the game of my childhood, and you have no idea how glad I am that I found this gem! This is a great TAS and your insightful commentary made it all the more enjoyable and interesting (you're knowledgeable, funny and have a good diction). I can't wait to see what other projects you have in store for the future! Liked and subscribed ;)
Dang, I feel it's pretty rare for a TAS to be just as fun to watch the second time as it was the first. This video is just that good! And at the time of me commenting, it seems that this video is nearing its well-earned millionth view too! Absolutely incredible
Really cool tas. Loved finding a commentated version I think Tas's are measured from startup to final input. The tas for DKC takes advantage of this by doing the last hit on K. Rool after final input using a damage boost. Also, they can be measured by frames and by time. Sometimes re-records for those who want to know about how much work went into it.
This is awesome! Amazing work, and really insightful commentary too. I was honestly not expecting to sit through the entire video but it was more captivating than expected x,D
This was so engaging omg, I've always held this game in the highest regard for its design and style, but seeing how diverse the movement is, kinda makes me wanna take up speedrunning it 😅 Great watch man I loved your commentary 👍
i’ve come back to this video not kidding at least 30x. i watch it when im playing stardew. i watch it when im washing the dishes. it’s like my comfort video. i listen to it most nights to fall asleep. thank you for such a great video and great videos. i watch the stardew valley, no climbing video, other kirby videos,… well pretty much 90% of the channel when im bored.
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I honestly wish more TAS's had commentated versions. As much as I love the chaos of Tool-assisted Speedruns, they often get really boring to me and I end up either falling asleep or clicking off. With commentary Speedruns, it gives me more to focus on and helps me watch the whole thing through.
The commentary is the reason I watched this one. I usually don’t bother watching full TAS runs.
@@GreenZinfidel I wish there was an easier way to sort by audio commentary only
Yeah it's super interesting to know exactly why the player character is flying around the screen or why RNG is playing out exactly as wanted.
Same. Unless it's a game I'm super familiar with to have some context. Otherwise they're not bad to fall asleep to.
@@JokerDoom yeah, whenever I see a TAS, i watch for a few moments and go "wow, insane" and then click off. This was good!
Seeya, Bonkers list:
12:50
18:32
1:15:08
You are a legend
It’s beautiful
You are the president of the seems, bonkers club
eeeeeeeEEEEEYA bonkers
52:25 "But who would I be if I didn't flex on the final boss?" I was expecting a rare transformation of stone, but literally flexing on Marx kinda was the only option.
Muscles!
19:55 is one of the main reasons I love TASs, that movement SENDS me
Kirby really went "ABaabllalbaeblebalbaelbaelblbealbe" *STOMPSTOMPSTOMPSTOMPSTOMPSTOMPSTOMP*
@@thegrahamreaper6851 Literally did his Smash Bros down throw to show off lol
@@thegrahamreaper6851 look up a Castlevania Aria of Sorrow Julius Mode TAS, entire run is just that
@@devilishjester7718 ULEULEULEULEULEULEULEULEULEULEULEULEULEULEULEULE
It's optimal
"It's very important that I hide Meta Knights true identity so no one gets spoiled"
truly a man of honor
This further proves why Kirby is the most powerful, he has 4th wall awareness and uses that knowledge to protect meta knights identity because even if Meta knight moved ever so slightly quick enough for Kirby’s eyes to not track his face to see him behind the mask, we can. Funny to think about this and would also be a funny reasoning of why meta knight so quickly became Kirby’s ally later on because he realized kirby being an all powerful being has a sense of honor that most do not.
@@joxyver so he’s a *meta* knight
@@joxyver idk meta knight could be more powerful if you count the non canon times he's beat galacta knight whos the powerful being or some shit
@@inkfae9916 quite the (s)word play master we have here, don’t we?
Meta Knight is secretly Lololo. Have you ever seen Meta Knight and Lololo at the same time?
The puff backwards thing makes it look like he's shooting out air so he gains speed from the propulsion, which is a fun little aesthetic thing.
My first thoughts upon seeing that there was a commentated version was "this is where the fun *really* begins". I've always enjoyed listening to people actually explaining the crazy tricks used in tases to bring the time down as much as possible(even if I can't understand them a lot of the time)
Agreed. Makes it easy to follow.
yeah commentated speedruns, tas or not, are much more entertaining than when they're not
Yeah. The tricks is half of the appeal for me. When I'm super interested in a TAS I can sit down and read the submission notes, but that can be really boring and take a long time. Commentary is way more interesting to me.
@@chainswordcs The tricks/ways they break the game are the WHOLE appeal for me. I'm not a good enough gamer to be aware of the vast majority of these tricks, so if they aren't explained, they usually go right over my head.
That's kinda the thing about speedruns: if you didn't know any better, you'd probably not even realize how insane the run is because they tend to make everything look _just so incredibly easy._
(As in, if I hadn't ever played this game as a kid, I wouldn't even realize how much faster than normal the TAS is moving around. I would just think that you always move that fast in this game! Without the commentary, the incredible achievements of the TASer would be lost on many people, especially non-gamers)
1:17:45, I totally agree. Love the small time saves because it feels like they have to be thought up and discovered in really creative ways, so it's fun to see tiny mechanics like that implemented to save frames!
Same, I prefer the small optimizations because it shows human ingenuity and the lengths people will go to be ever slightly faster, rather than just picking left over right
Commentated speedruns are a niche that otherwise only AGDQ really provide most of the time.
I really appreciate commentators. Makes even the unoptimal or long speedruns so much more fun to watch.
There's actually another TASer that does commentaries of his own runs (not going to name them here, but he mostly does Mega Man X6 runs)
@@tdawgmaster1729 Please name them! Or at least give me another hint so I know I found the right guy! I promise it won't detract from this guy's views; I have literally unlimited free time :)
(since I'm guessing that you might not be naming them because you don't want to detract from this guy's views, maybe?)
@@tdawgmaster1729 Why on Earth didn't you name him? What, has he down something bad and doesn't deserve attention?
Not the same guy tdawgmaster is talking about, but if you’re looking for commentated speed runs I’d highly recommend tomatoanus. I know the name sounds weird but his whole channel is commentated runs for various different games.
@@ggplayer4269 his name sounds weird because it's a reference to Club Penguin ban speedruns if i'm not mistaken
Not only was every second of this fascinating and extremely engaging, you're really funny too, Hiding Meta Knight's face, teasing getting abilities and dying... There's so much fun things you can do with TASes like this, truly marvelous!
My favorite is the flexing stone
@Megakirby21 except alt so this is what TJ "Henry" Yoshi feels like ==x)
Even if he eventually let us see meta knights face lol. Gotta say the stone did make up for it.
@@sanga1380 By then we were ready.
@@leoxesyude2021h9😊😊😊😅😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😅😊 1:22:49 😅😅😊😊😊😊😊😅😊😊😊😊😊😅😊
The amount of times ive yelled “OHOHOHOOOO” out of pure shock or amazement is enough to probably shake a mountain
Ive played super star ultra for so long and all of this has been the most satisfying thing i’ve ever watched
Please post a video of the OHOHOOHO
@@cole1 id probably sound like a Monke
@@luigiwithashotgun2196 yes please
Same! I was surprised he used wing and jet as those are pretty much my least favorite abilities 😅 so cool seeing a speedrun of one of my fav games
@@Typhio wing is my favourite ability in the game so I'm happy that he went BRRRRRRRR
Honestly one of the best TASs out there. Commentary, absurd movement, weird tech, the works. What really sets it apart is the playabout in autoscrollers/cutscenes though. Most TAS's don't do much, but the little pointless challenges, the absurdly hyperactive movement, and the little touches like stabbing the eye on the frame it explodes, or hitting the background whale really made every second of this run super entertaining :D
I always knew Stone was a super powerful and underrated ability, and it definitely has nothing to do with the invincibility involved and my own cowardice.
In later games, you can use the Stone Uppercut which basically acts like a Hammer Flip, but you can use it in the air!
Dude, you're good at this. There's a misconception with things like this that every second of "dead air" needs to be filled with talking. After a while it all just becomes information white noise and no longer serves its purpose. You know what to say, and when to say it.
What I love in TAS is impossibly fast inputs, movements that dance on danger but never fail, and super optimized bosses. This has all of that and more.
Also, commentary, so much better, actually explaining to me the strats.
The best part of TASes is always the movement during autoscrollers
I love when they have zero care of dying. "When you no longer fear death...you will start to dance with it." -someone out there somewhere
Honestly both tasers and regular speedrunners get respect from me because.. they can bring games back from the dead with new categories or discover new things to do via glitches or tricks.
As much as I love commentated TAS's, I love your sense of humor. "I refuse to explain this craziness" and "We haven't gone over ninja's above average damage, and we never will" are fantastic lines
Three words: "See ya Bonkers!"
"The only issue is that it covers such a large distance, that you actually need a good amount of space to pick up speed."
"Luckily, these rooms have a good amount of space."
“What shape the stone is, is random and purely aesthetic, but who would I be if I didn’t flex on the final boss”
The run was cool on it's own but the guy's humor and commentary are what kept me watching the full hour and a half. Every time he flexed on the boss at the end with stone I had to smile
"The weird movement I'm doing is just for the sake of doing weird movement."
I'm always thoroughly impressed by Kirby speedruns. The movement gets absolutely wacky at some points, which most people wouldn't necessarily expect. Great run!
As a young kid who wasn't particularly talented with legit fighting, cheesing things with Stone and patience was the strat, and I'm so glad Stone not only got a prominent role in this TAS, but also got to defeat the final few bosses.
Truly re *marx* able.
I love hearing commentary on how/why various techs are done in speedruns. Makes it so much easier to follow what is happening
Hi! Please copy and paste the following text into your description (and/or the description of your other upload)!
Chapter List:
0:00 Intro & Explanation
0:45 Spring Breeze
3:38 Dyna Blade
8:47 Gourmet Race
10:56 The Great Cave Offensive
28:41 Revenge of Meta Knight
39:15 Milky Way Wishes
52:27 The Arena
57:55 Revenge of the King
1:04:21 Helper to Hero
1:08:08 Meta Knightmare Ultra
1:32:43 The True Arena
I haven't actually watched this all the way through, I plan on it, but I really wanted a chapter list for this TAS because I wanted to be able to split it into chunks for my own viewing experience. Other people might want it as well, so I figured I'd take the time to make it for you! I tried to start each chapter when you started the explanation for each one because I didn't want to cut you off, but sometimes it wasn't doable. Thanks for the TAS and good work!!
Oh dang good idea thanks!
People who use chapters are heroes
@@dreamerofthorns yes
@@dreamerofthorns not for mobile users who can't use AdBlock. Chapters prevent me from skipping ads, meaning there's 2 ads per chapter instead of 2 ads per video.
@@Jaydove2387 oh damn, really? Didnt know that. And I'm a mobile user without adblock, lmao
this was absolutely incredible to watch. i've played maybe 6 or 7 different kirby games to 100% completion, and doing so has always been delightful, if a bit tedious. seeing one of the most content-rich games in the series get absolutely destroyed like this is just so CATHARTIC, and the commentary doesn't disappoint! there's so much more nuance to KSSU's movement tech than i ever could have imagined. i seriously hope this nabs a spot for TAS block at AGDQ because this is just pure unadulterated chaos through and through and i adore it
It was cool to see how fast each section can be done, this is my childhood game and I 100% completed many many times, seeing kirby just flying and literraly smashing with rock ability the bosses and enemies is very epic
I love TAS's because they show you how PERFECTLY optimized a game can truly be aside from our human dumb fingers. But the commentary just makes it so enjoyable and fun, watched the whole thing and that's something i don't expect from an hour and a half video. Absolutely amazing, thanks a lot!
I would somewhat disagree with calling the Copy copy ability completely useless, it allows Kirby to copy abiliites from mini bosses before defeating them, also allows you to copy the Crash ability from Scarfy, an enemy that cannot be inhaled. Also when the Copy ability is turned into a friend, its the only way for the second player to discard an ability and switch to another one without Kirby having to replace it himself, or the partner dying.
Oh dang I didn't know about the scarfy thing that's pretty neat.
Also, your point is really valid and I would've gone more in depth in the video if copy wasn't so short lived. The miniboss thing is actually used in IGT speedruns for the true arena which is something I neglected to mention.
I'll also concede that if it were possible to TAS with multiple players (which I don't think is the case with this game since DS multiplayer is wack) then copy could be a pretty big deal in certain areas.
I think TAC, the Copy helper, also has some pretty nutsy damage output in Helper to Hero. He can't copy in that mode but the damage is much higher to compensate.
Probably not going to be super relevant for TAS but since you mentioned some casual use of copying Scarfy or multiplayer, figured I'd throw that into the ring
Copy can also be useful for milkyway wishes if you want to use an ability there that you don't have as an essence yet.
Isn't it also the only way to obtain the Paint ability?
@@NessMother2 Nah, the Chameleon boss can throw projectiles that give Paint when inhaled, and Heavy Lobster can also create a droplet projectile that can give Paint when inhaled. Paint I would say is damn near useless though, since its rarer than Crash, while doing less damage. It can change the Chameleon's color, and blind Heavy Lobster, but thats about it, unless there's something I missed.
This was my first video game as a kid and I love the idea of seeing an almost if not perfect tas done all these years later. I was putting this video off because of the length but now that I've finished it, I can say this is something I'll probably be rewatching off and on for years to come
This was a great watch. The little jokes like you becoming a buff statue when defeating bosses with stone or your interactions with the whale boss were always amusing.
And the explanations were clear and well done, even if it was "still don't know how this works yet..."
Would love to see more vids :D
I'm literally just echoing the sentiments of all the other comments on this video, but this is so incredibly well done! It goes without saying that you're very knowledgable about the game, and you devoted a huge amount of time in producing such an entertaining TAS. But putting in commentary that not only provides in-depth explanations of the content, yet also does so in ways that are incredibly easy to understand without pausing the TAS or otherwise ruining the pacing of the run is an incredible challenge, and you more than rose to the occasion. Not to mention you're a genuinely funny dude.
(Adding this parenthetical here cuz I read some other comments after I posted: I personally was also a fan of the "dead moments" in the vid where there was no commentary. If there's nothing to say, I don't think you need to fill it up with jokes or information that's only tangentially related. Obviously you're free to do whatever feels more natural to you, I just want to say that you shouldn't feel pressured to do so. People are watching for both the TAS and your commentary so imo there's no need for your commentary to be forced. Anyway...) I love stumbling across unexpected diamonds like this vid, because I hop in thinking I'll see what's up for a few minutes, and an hour and a half later, I'm crying because it's almost over. I don't know what inspired you to make this commentated TAS, but I genuinely hope its success inspires you to do more, because you absolutely deserve all the attention this video is getting!
it's cool how many abilities you end up having to use instead of just like, spamming wings the whole time. it's a testament to how good the game is
Or how broken
@@Ten_Thousand_Locustsnot really when you understand this is pretty much impossible normally
@@murilo_the_lilo9947 doesn't make it less broken
@@Ten_Thousand_Locusts good point
This was my favorite DS game as a child and one that I've easily put the most hours into replaying, so watching it get destroyed was very satisfying. Your live commentary was great and helped keep me engaged throughout all of it and explain what exactly was going on instead of letting us mindlessly watch a speedrun without any context for the tricks. Thank you so much for this!
I always thought of stone as a slow, defensive ability, (I used it to cheese the arenas) but it not only being used in the tas but as a main ability is something I didn't expect to see. Also you do get a little medal if you complete helper to hero with all the characters, but I understand why it's not in the speedrun.
It’s slow in the games afterwards unfortunately
Its straight up not even on the completion tracker on the save screen, you only need one H2H clear for completion percentage
one of the things i love about speedruns in general is how it lets us learn not just about how the gameplay works but how the game itself works. how the game was made and how it processes what is being done. it's so cool
I really enjoyed this whole TAS. I loved hearing how some of the more difficult techniques were pulled off and it was great seeing one of my favorite games from my childhood be cracked open like this
29:21 and 30:30 both show off the main reason i love unskippable sections in TAS's. I love when the TASer just goes completely HAM with the movement for no reason other than to show off and pass the time.
More TAS runs should have explanations like this by their creator, it makes it way more interesting.
Besides the fact that this is an incredible labor and feat of love, I really adore your commentary. Not only do I enjoy your calm voice in general, but your so informative in a very digestible manner (no pun intended) and don't talk over the whole damn thing. You know just when to sit back and let the tas show itself off. I really hope you do more tas's in the future. Your videos have been an absolute joy to watch. Thank you so much for posting your work for us to enjoy.
So, today I learned that Mach Tornado can one shot the reactor.
surprised you hadn’t tried it! i hate that boss so it’s my go to
@@danihk2872 Seriously, I didn't even know that was an option before this!
Usually when fighting the reactor, I'd just clip through until I was standing behind the gem. Then I can just keep guarding while the laser hits the middle each time.
7:04
i love it when movement happens to be perfectly timed with the music
Seeing the theoretically perfect way to play my favorite Kirby game will always be insanely satisfying. You are a total badass for putting all this together, my dude.
I’m such a sucker for Kirby, ESPECIALLY SPEEDRUNS OF KIRBY. Feels so good to see one of my favorite childhood games speedrunned. Enjoyed the commentary as well as going, “WOAH?!” or “WHAT?!” ❤️
6:02 YOOOO!!
Kirby goes so fast that he actually out runs the wind effect clouds and they group up behind him.
i thought you were talking about 3:18
... Nah
Happens again at 36:00 and 48:30, and other later parts.
This was probably the most interesting video I've ever watched. TAS'ing is such an interesting method of speedrunning, and I love how you detailed your steps and how you got your nearly perfect run.
UA-cam recommendations really hooked me up with this one - your excellent and entertaining commentary turned this already great TAS into a super enjoyable experience!
this is great both as background sound to do other stuff and is entertaining to watch and listen to the explanation of all the chaos that normally happens in a TAS
really great vid 10/10 wish there were more of these
Damn I’m never gonna be able to watch a TAS without commentary again, this is so much more enjoyable
i have watched this video at least 10 times. insane tas, insane commentary, super fun and engaging the entire time :)
It seems that I'm not the only one who's watched this more than twice.
No way… I just watched this TAS earlier this week and now there’s a commentated version. This was really cool! I’m not too technical with speedrunning but I love hearing about why people do certain techniques and this was such a good watch. I’m also glad we got commentary on concealing Meta Knight’s face and the flexing statues after the bosses, I thought they were a nice touch when I watched the original.
Wow what an incredible and entertaining TAS I really haven’t seen one of those in a long time and I’ve really been wanting to watch a good one for a while now. I’m so glad to see that this game hasn’t been forgotten.
Your commentary really makes the video. Sheds light on techniques I could never have imagined in one of my favorite DS games. Great work!
This is one of my favorite games of all time and one I'm extremely nostalgic for. Seeing you absolutely obliterate it like this brings me so much joy. Best of luck in the future :)
Sample, this is a joy of a video to watch. This was my favorite game on the DS; my sister and I played the game together so many times. Not to be sappy but I do get a little emotional and sentimental seeing TAS playthroughs like this; it brings back a lot of memories. Plus, it leaves me awestruck at how you never know truly what a playable character is capable of until you see a TAS. I had no idea the movement in this game was so crazy. Kirby gets wing and literally hits the fusion speed boost lmao! Anyway, keep up the great work, I look forward to seeing any of your future videos. Your commentary is really insightful and easy to follow. :)
I love this tas so much going on and it kinda changes a bit between levels. Keeping it like a lot more easy to watch the whole thing and still be entertained all the way through
What I really like about this video is that you didn’t talk for the ENTIRE run which can be really annoying in these types of videos, especially when there’s nothing interesting happening. You left the self explanatory and simpler parts of the run speak for themselves while also giving great commentary for the parts that needed it, great video all around
If I could like a video 100 times, I would.
The final product is beautiful and the commentary made it absolutely a blast to watch. Great video and TAS. I think that even people who have never played KSSU can enjoy this run. Great stuff man!
Thank you for commentating your TAS. It makes it so much more interesting to watch. I really enjoy the little sneak peek into the mechanics of a game. Please do more things like this.
This is one of my absolute favourite TASes now, really entertaining and easy to follow!
Man I loved this game as a kid! You make my childhood struggles of finding every chest in GCO look like a cakewalk lmao
Awesome TAS, great work :)
This is incredibly well made, very entertaining, and weirdly nice to sleep too? Good job man.
I loved the diversity in this run, both through the abilities and the routing/tech itself. Never a dull moment. Thank you for explaining it all!
This game's movement is so crisp! Good work on this, epic stuff
I think this TAS is amazing! There are enough glitches and interesting movement to make it fun to watch but it's not like OoT where the glitches have become so complicated to the point where you don't even know what's going on. Great video!
Always nice to watch a commentated TAS, and this is a great one!
I got recommended this video randomly and, despite never playing this game, i found it really easy to follow the TAS because of your explanations. Great work! This was really entertaining!
I just love this game so much, its my literal childhood along with goemon games, I was so happy when they did this remaster for the ds.
Even tough I played this game for years and I still come back to it from time to time, I learned quite a lot in this TAS, thanks a lot for the info and the entertainment
Kirby Super Star Ultra was a huge part of my childhood and is still my favorite Kirby game to this day, and yet I had no idea that tac world existed in Milky Way Wishes. Great video!
This is one of my favorite DS games of all time. Good job on the TAS, man! The nostalgia accompanied by the commentary made me come back a second time
loved seeing this, this was one of the first games I played as a kid and to see it broken apart so spectacularly is amazing
I LOVED this! Superstar Ultra has been one of my favorite games since I was little so it was super interesting to see / learn about all the little intricacies this game is hiding. Also grateful for the commentary guiding me along. This was great! Would love to see more in future! C:
this is just canonically accurate kirby gameplay
This is my first time watching a TAS and you make it so accessible! I love that you use the autoscroll sections to just have fun
This is Kirby's true power. Us feeble mortals were always too limited to use him at his fullest potential.
Amazing video! I love commentated TAS and speedruns and you did a really great job! the tas and commentary were both incredibly fun, I wish there was more content like this.
fantastic video, i loved listening to you talk about the quirks of the game so in-depth like this
I grew up playing this game, and it was amazing to see the TAS so skillfully optimize the game's mechanics. That was awesome, I really hope to see you do another TAS Speedrun of another Kirby game one day.
I love the commentary on the run. Entertaining, informative, and kept the run from becoming stale. I hope you continue to TAS & Talk
Watched this over 3 days and wow, was it an amazing experience. I wish there were more commented TAS videos out there
Amazing run and I LOVE the commentary, this is one of my favorite games of all time and I can’t explain how much I hate that room at 20:40 with the sleep statues, it terrified me as a kid and still took quite a lot of time earlier this year when I played through the SNES version.
I love sleep rooms in Kirby games.
This TAS was super cool and definitely appreciated the commentary, good work on the video! Would like to see more like this
Amazing TAS! This really brought me waaay back playing Super Star Ultra casually. It's such a fun game, and this was a crazy TAS showing all sorts of cool tech. Well done, and good luck in your future projects!
Awesome TAS! I used to play Kirby Super Star Ultra all the time as a kid, lots of good memories.
I didn't know this TAS had a commentary at all, this was a lot of fun to watch! Your commentary was not just insightful but pretty entertaining as well, I could listen to you talking about stupid garbage whenever. (Not to imply any of this was stupid garbage, if anything it was smart garbage.) This was a lot of fun both for the TAS Itself and hearing your commentary, thank you so much for to playing this game!
Ay thanks!
Never played the game but it was very enjoyable watching it with your great commentary ! Made it interestering the whole time through. Thanks for the great entertainment ! :>
This must have taken an incredible amount of time and effort. Thank you so much!
My sister and I played this game on the ds growing up, we have so many fond memories and it’s amazing seeing this game on crack.
All the TAS movement stuff is all understandable and super incredible to watch. Watching this from as a person, who plays kirby since they were little is like memory lane to me qwq
Seeing my favorite Kirby game get zipped through is so satisfying. Great work!!
This was so cool and so much fun to watch!!! Thanks for making it!!! I hope commentated TAS videos become more popular after people see the success of this video! 😍
That was fascinating to follow, love the game and the way you explained the use for every ability and movement option was really fun to follow! My favorite parts were the uses for fire, it was some fascinating stuff I've always wanted to see.
Thank you for the video.
i love commentated speedruns and any
tas, so this is an amazing and entertaining video for me as well as just incredibly well done
This is literally Kirby at his peak performance. Really neat, thanks for this!
Honestly, I love TAS commentaries/explanations as they break down speed techs used in games, and just seeing one of the many Kirby games I've played when I was younger getting absolutely wrecked by the power of precision and speed with a proper explanation makes it all the more better!
This is the game of my childhood, and you have no idea how glad I am that I found this gem! This is a great TAS and your insightful commentary made it all the more enjoyable and interesting (you're knowledgeable, funny and have a good diction). I can't wait to see what other projects you have in store for the future!
Liked and subscribed ;)
Dang, I feel it's pretty rare for a TAS to be just as fun to watch the second time as it was the first. This video is just that good!
And at the time of me commenting, it seems that this video is nearing its well-earned millionth view too! Absolutely incredible
Really cool tas. Loved finding a commentated version
I think Tas's are measured from startup to final input.
The tas for DKC takes advantage of this by doing the last hit on K. Rool after final input using a damage boost.
Also, they can be measured by frames and by time. Sometimes re-records for those who want to know about how much work went into it.
Yeah, the time of a TAS is basically just the length of the input file: from power on to final input.
This is awesome! Amazing work, and really insightful commentary too. I was honestly not expecting to sit through the entire video but it was more captivating than expected x,D
much respect to you for TAS'ing this whole game, makes me wanna play it again haha
also nice outro lol
This was so engaging omg, I've always held this game in the highest regard for its design and style, but seeing how diverse the movement is, kinda makes me wanna take up speedrunning it 😅
Great watch man I loved your commentary 👍
Omg has it really been a year since watching this
THIS VIDEO CAME OUT IN 2021 WHAT THE
3 minutes in and he’s already gotten farther than me playing normally in an hour. This is gonna be good.
i’ve come back to this video not kidding at least 30x. i watch it when im playing stardew. i watch it when im washing the dishes. it’s like my comfort video. i listen to it most nights to fall asleep. thank you for such a great video and great videos. i watch the stardew valley, no climbing video, other kirby videos,… well pretty much 90% of the channel when im bored.
The movement in this run is so slick
A incredible TAS for my favorite game! Nice work!