The Many Peaks of Crash Bandicoot 100% | The Art of Speedrunning
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- Sometimes, speedruns see massive improvements in little pockets of time. Without hindsight these moments can almost feel like the end of what is possible for a category. But almost every time, there will be someone to challenge that belief and the original Crash Bandicoot is no different.
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► Patreon: / hummeldon
► Soundtrack: pastebin.com/w6DGahjm
► Crash 1 100% Leaderboard: www.speedrun.com/crash1#100
Social Media
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📚 Chapters
00:00 intro
04:12 the route
08:08 peak 1
13:33 peak 2
21:07 peak 3
32:43 peak 4
40:27 peak 5
47:27 peak 6
54:08 outro
#crashbandicoot #speedrun - Ігри
Thanks for watching my video! See below for links to sources/runners used in this video. This video exists because of them:
Featured Runners [Current PB linked]
► CaneofPacci - 1:09:39 - www.twitch.tv/videos/154926360
► WHiPCPL - 1:12:53 - ua-cam.com/video/tEMOFFKaVU4/v-deo.html
► KojiroCTR - 1:04:07 - ua-cam.com/video/yydLWXDnP2w/v-deo.html
► Tebt_W - 1:02:28 - www.twitch.tv/videos/1025547128
► WhitePaaws - 1:04:34 - ua-cam.com/video/YbaU7rv3kfk/v-deo.html
► Rexaaayyy - 1:04:16 - www.twitch.tv/videos/597562078
Glitch Hunters/Strat Finders [Footage used linked]
► The8BitBeast - Improved Cortex Power Skip Strat - ua-cam.com/video/rtP8Yruhf_k/v-deo.html
► Irpse - Original Upstream Skip - www.twitch.tv/irspe/clip/SmellyAltruisticRavenPipeHype
► Rabini - First(?) Non-TAS Footage of The Great Gate Skip - ua-cam.com/video/NO3B6Iy5Y_Q/v-deo.html
Others Featured/Mentioned
► Samura1man - ua-cam.com/users/Samura1man
► SummoningSalt - ua-cam.com/users/SummoningSalt
► MKarma - ua-cam.com/users/MKarma
► ThaRixer - ua-cam.com/users/ThaRixer
► nedeahS - www.twitch.tv/nedeahs
► Vallu - www.twitch.tv/vallu111
Non-Video Game Songs
► Cope Land - ua-cam.com/video/6WCTqN5iJSY/v-deo.html
► Marc Rebillet - ua-cam.com/video/5AhZh4A7NLM/v-deo.html
► Edwin Santiago Guitar - ua-cam.com/video/isNj6fvX6fo/v-deo.html
► fox capture plan - ua-cam.com/video/8cMhQ_teEoY/v-deo.html
Full Soundtrack: pastebin.com/w6DGahjm
Crash Bandicoot 1 100% Leaderboard: www.speedrun.com/crash1#100
Thank you all for such a warm reception to the video so far. I wasn't sure how people would feel about it, particularly the part about weaving in this unrelated story about Everest. They say you should grab viewers attention immediately and I guess I decided to tell you an unrelated story for a solid minute and a half. That allegory has been swimming in my head for almost a year and the fact that it resonated with some of you is really special.
As a person who hasn’t played the original crash 1 and only the remake, why don’t they go into the bonus rounds?
@@peaman3905 Good question.
In the original the boxes from the Bonus levels weren't required for 100%.
They changed this for Crash 2 and 3, so when the remakes were made Crash 1 was changed to require the bonuses as well.
I "think" this is the fastest run recorded with all boxes from bonuses ua-cam.com/video/Ih4KYSFTYFI/v-deo.html
@@Hummeldon thanks.
What is the background music playing at 21:18 in this video?
@@Hummeldon Nevermind, I remembered it was from FFX on Besaid Island. Really good music choices all around.
The music and editing make it seem like you’re talking about an unsolved kidnapping and I really dig it
Crash 1 is serious shit
It really does, it makes it very entertaining.
Ah yes, the man who collected all plats in Cash Banooca history, Daddi Caddi.
@@herostail479 i love you dad cady ✨
no, YOU'RE the shit! this video is a gem and so is your latest one about accessories ❤
Daddi caddi, speedrun is hardi
Great video. Thanks for making this
I gotta say I love that line “ he completed his masters degree and was ready to jump back into crash 😂
The GOAT himself. In my heart at least. 😅
Great comment. Thanks for typing this
Goat
Thank you for making history
I have no words. This is art. Beautiful video, Hum. Thank you so much for this gift you have given our community today.
The Koji curse section is by far my favourite part of the video and my favourite era of all of the ones I've been present for - even more than the current era where I hold the record a decent ways ahead of 2nd. The grind, the late night degen voice calls with Paaws, Rex, and others just getting destroyed by the game for several months and never knowing if today would be the day one of us gets it...were unforgettable. And now it is forever preserved with this video. Wow. It's so nostalgic.
Hey thanks for making me smile every time I saw your profile pic, really elevated the proceedings
Congrats on the new record king
I'm so glad I watched this. video and learned about the Crash 100% history and your part in it.
Glad to see this video finally be made. I think out of all my speedgames, Crash 1 will probably be my most memorable fiesta of great paces and awful fails. I'm glad that a new generation of runners have pushed this game as far as they have, and it's impressive to see how deep the tech has become.
What an amazing piece Hum, you've really outdone yourself once again.
This video really took me back through the years. I remember watching Cane when he was first lowering the 100% record back in the day, and hanging out with him at multiple GDQs, shopping at old video stores for bizarre PS1 games. I remember taking a train down to see WHiP where we attempted to do a 24 hour stream playing various speedgames where we both fell asleep from exhaustion. Tebt pushing this game to insane heights these days is awesome to see, and it always brings a smile to my face whenever i see him post a new PB on twitter. Congrats to everyone who was involved in the history of this game and the insanely difficult category that is 100%.
I've been a supporter of yours ever since i saw your Resident Evil 4 video, your work boasts incredible editing, good story telling and improvements with every video. Regardless of how commited to UA-cam you are, i really hope your channel and videos grow to new heights. Other creators have a lot to take away from your work, you're truly one of the very best in this field.
That 24hr stream was the first time I found out about you! Great memories. Thank you for the kind words. You reaching out after RE4 gave me so much confidence that what I was doing was something special. I'm so excited for what we will do for the Playstation Speedrunning scene.
Well said Ricky .
heeey i found your channel yesterday, and now i see u comment here, u guys know eachother lol i love your channel btw !
Blessed
Don't get me wrong. Summoning Salt is amazing...but I can't believe I was naive enough to think he's the only one making Speedruning docs. This is a true masterpiece.
This was really great
Hey, thanks! Been a fan of your stuff for about 7-8 years. I really appreciate your ability to share music in a way that resonates with anyone. Hope I can do the same with the stories I tell.
this is an unexpected name lol
renowned and celebrated guitarist and youtuber Rob Scallon!? What a suprising person to see here.
Finally got some time to watch the video today. And maaaaan it was absolutely incredible, everything was so well put together. You really took me through memory lane with it, definitely got hit with nostalgia and made me tear up. Thank you sooooo much for doing this video and best of luck in your next projects Hum
Heeeeeeeey, awesome to know Colombians are making progress on the Speedrunning scene!!!
Keep it up!!!, Wepajé!!! ❤️
@@SolandDubs Sí, ahí vamos :) Muchas gracias!
Tebt broke the 1:02 barrier for the first time yesterday, with a time of 1:01:38. Slightly less than 2 years after his record breaking 1:02:28. Wonder if/when we'll see a run under 1 hour.
I heard! Really exciting. I definitely knew he was capable of it especially with the new Rolling Stones stuff. He is so good at the game.
Thanks for the inspiration to give this amazing category a try
DAYO HI!!!
Full Soundtrack
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0:00 - Astral - Superliminal
1:44 - Beacon Beach - Oxenfree
3:45 - Goodbye Baby - LISA: The Painful
4:16 - Time Station - Ape Escape
8:09 - Jun Kazama - Tekken 2
8:42 - Mens Hair Club - LISA: The Painful
10:24 - Water is Sink - Baba is You
11:37 - Undead Man Walkin' - Deadbolt
12:22 - Galaxy Plains - Cope Land ft. Dayoman
13:33 - Hackers - Donut County
14:53 - sleepy boi riff - Edwin Santiago Guitar
16:00 - Crystal Peak - Hollow Knight
17:28 - The White Lady - Hollow Knight
18:18 - The Sun Station - Outer Wilds
20:43 - sleepy boi riff - Edwin Santiago Guitar
21:08 - Besaid Island - Final Fantasy X
22:26 - this is what insomnia feels like - Edwin Santiago Guitar
23:03 - On Your Way - R4: Ridge Racer
23:35 - Mystic Marsh - Pikmin 2
26:20 - Rebuild, Renew - Fallout 4
28:01 - Go Straight - Streets of Rage 2
29:26 - Digital Root - Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
30:13 - The Glasshouse with the Butterfly - Machinarium
32:43 - Radiance - Hollow Knight
34:53 - Reflection - Hollow Knight
36:35 - Save Screen - Digimon World 3
37:15 - Into the Unknown - Subnautica
37:43 - Save Screen - Digimon World 3
39:53 - Dark Bramble - Outer Wilds
40:27 - i want to die - Marc Rebillet
43:43 - Final Voyage - Outer Wilds
46:01 - Pierogies in the Dark - Night in the Woods
48:43 - Team Select - NBA Jam (Genesis)
50:50 - Beyond - Fez
51:22 - Butterfly Effect - fox capture plan
54:09 - A Chorus of Tongues - Hyper Light Drifter
55:22 - Cider Time - Dustforce
I am so glad this soundtrack list exists, the sound of Ridge Racer hitting nostalgia so hard, then looking to that instinct confirmed ❤️🤯
Loved the outer wilds music in the soundtrack!
Remember kids: strive to be as optimistic as the "timesave for next run" stream monsters
Beautiful fuggin vid man. I haven't watched speedrun history stuff in awhile and this has me feelin some kinda way (and I've never even played crash)
Every speedrun history essay is like a goddamn Shonen in scale of epicness, I swear it's friggin' rad as hell.
Ya know, I liked this video immediately, but I think I fell in love when you showed a 3D demonstration view with yellow highlights to explain some of the complex tricks. That's truly next-level effort. Outstanding work! And congrats on your new subscriber (me!)
Next level? He used ms paint on a screenshot. Lol.
Damn. What a fuckin' journey man.
The analogy to mountain climbing is very evocative, really illustrates what it is that's so captivating about speedrunning, even for someone like me who's just watching. Chasing an impossible dream just to see how far you can go.
Excellent video, Hum. Absolutely knocked it out of the park.
Yeah uh gaming
Man... Arguably one of the best videos that I've seen in my whole life, Crash Bandicoot games are my childhood, and watch people speedrunning the original trilogy games were one of the funniest hobbies I once had as a teenager in my free time
This editing and pacing is something of a channel with millions of subscribers, say Lemmino and other high budget channels, the visuals and the whole effort is worth everything you put into this. I played crash early enough in my life to really enjoy this video, along with the interaction. Well in you, go ed son
Lemmino is a MASSIVE influence. I admire his work so much. Thank you for the kind words.
Absolutely amazing video, I love hearing about the speedrunning histories of these games I grew up with and telling the story of people that are still running these games and pushing their limits to this day.
Doing a Crash 100% speedrun is probably the most intimidating category to me out of the OG Sprash games. I want to do that at least once, even if my goal is just to survive the run. It's mindblowing to see several full completion runs of the game that are faster than the one any% run I put down in this game.
This was a wonderfully framed story, and the Mount Everest allegory wrapped with the speedrunning story meshed beautifully. Absolutely amazing work, Hum.
P.S. It put such a smile on my face hearing Tekken 2 and R4 OST pop up in this video. Nicely done.
Tekken 2 was the first ever game I played. Love it to death.
I just sat through the whole video and man- This was amazingly well done. Mad props. Everything from the editing, to the examples used and the story telling, it was fantastic.
Crash 1 is my least favourite out of the trilogy but now you've got my attention, just the way Ricky got my attention with Dayo & Spyro 1, you just got my attention with Tebt so thank you for this!
Your editing is just insanely great, you also have a nice voice for commentary!
Full history of speedruns really are amazing for shedding light on a game. They're perfect for me to watch, due to them being so moving. I bet this video will inspire someone to run Crash, or speedrun in general.
I loved the part about hobbies. They really have inspired me to do great things. Even if they're my own goals I set for myself or I'm not "as good" as someone else, I reached mine and improved!
Oh and I loved the Subnautica OST for the one segment, it slaps.
I was never able to legitimately 100% Crash 1 without cheats back when I had a PS1. And here it is being beaten with plenty of skips, insane movements and at unimaginable times. Massive kudos to all runners involved and to you for making this video. The topic of Mr Mallory's grind to climb Everest was recently put in the spotlight thanks to Emplemon's video on the subject so that existing familiarity was welcome.
Emp's video was so good. I was so surprised when I saw that video pop up because I figured I was the only one researching the dude.
Fucking epic. I'm craving more.
For real, I hope you tackle some more Crash stuff because the series has such a rich speedrun history (not to mention loads of games and stories that are just slept on)
Eeey you’re the man
Awesome video, I wasn't expecting so much professional quality in the editing and storytelling. I truly hope your channel gets the views it deserves.
Hi 😍
This is such a beautiful homage to the enigma that is Crash 1. It's a legendary game that laid the foundation for one of the greatest game series ever made. I'm not a speedrunner myself but Crash 1 was a massive part of my childhood. Seeing it continue to live on through the speedrunning community like this makes me so happy. The Mallory quote is on point: "You speedrun Crash 1 because it's there."
Phenomenal video. I walked out of this with not only an appreciation of the Crash 1 community, but a greater appreciation of Crash 1 itself!
Fucking outstanding work. As a longtime Sprash fan, it is amazing to see such high quality videos get made for this niche, and you just slapped a grand slam with this beast of a documentary. You deserve way more views, but you should be proud of what you created no matter how many people see this. Top notch.
I have watched so, so many of these speedrun history videos, dating all the way back to the beginning of SummoningSalt's meteoric rise - and this is by far the best one I've seen. Production value, narrative, on-screen visuals, pacing, even something as small as mic presence; they're all top-notch and combine into literally the strongest showing this genre of video has seen, bar none. Amazing job, you have blown away the competition.
Okay, after watching this video I have to make this "probably too-long" comment. This video punched me right in the feels. The beginning was so well written, i bursted out in a big laughter at 1:43 and I knew, I would be in for a treat.
I really love Crash Bandicoot and got myself interested in the Speedrun at AGDQ 2014, when my comment was read live on stream at the first Crash 1 speedrun I've ever watched by the great CaneofPacci. Afterwards I watched a lot of Crash 2 or 3 runs of SSBM or other runners, and never really got back in watching Crash 1 Speedruns, so the really well-gathered and presented information in this video were all new to me - which was great and kept me glued to my screen the last 56 minutes.
Your editing, your choice of music and your narration combined with your really pleasant voice give this an extreme great watch. I think its been a REALLY long time since I watched a video this long with my full attention to it.
Since I discovered channels like summoning salt, tharixer or many other great content creators, I am always hungry for more. And after watching this - I CANT WAIT for a new video. Even if its a game i would never heard of.
What i want to say, you have outdone yourself and I really hope, the resonance to this video gives you more courage, energy and willpower to hang in there and make more of these masterpieces.
The last words, about following your passion REALLY brought tears in my eyes. Rhetorical next level. Better than a lot of books I recently read.
Keep it up Hum - you are amazing.
I gotta admit, you had me in the first sentence. I initially misunderstood what you meant by "probably too long" and thought it was going to be a lengthy comment about how I could have made the video shorter. What I got instead was the most heart-warming comment I've seen in quite a while. Thank you.
@@Hummeldon Ahhhhh i know what you mean - it's really easy to misunderstand it i gotta admit! Thanks for the compliment - i just wanted to give you something back. And I am happy that you received it so well!
This shit pops up in your recommended and then you found out that the author aint active at making videos anymores. Sads.
What an amazing piece of content. This truly is the peak of speedrunning documentaries
wow this video.
the storytelling, the editing, the suspence, it's just incredible how a simple nerdy hobby for an almost 30yo videogame can be depicted as the true awesomeness as it is. Just wonderful. Best, in terms of *quality*, youtube video I have watched for a long time
This video is incredible! The editing and commentary go so hand in hand, the intro is more impactful than anything I've come across AND the video felt exciting throughout. This video really is one to come back to, because it's here. Well done & thank you Hum!
I was starting to think that the original Crash trilogy wouldn't get covered in documentaries like these due to how seemingly simplistic they are, but I've been proven wrong. Some of the movement and skips showcased here had my jaw on the floor. An analogy like mountain climbing is a pretty simple one for speedrunning, but it's put to great use here. I'm gonna have that "because it's there" quote stuck in my head now for sure.
A phenomenal video of one of my favourite games of all time, as a former runner having this information documented is really important and its great that more people get to see this!
I usually put on a UA-cam video to fall asleep to and I love watching documentaries on speedrunning with a soft narrator talking over the evolution of a speedgame. Usually knocks me out within 5min. This video is so well narrated and edited that I simply could not fall asleep because it was so entertaining. A true masterpiece! Congrats!
Absolutely incredible video 🙏
10/10, would learn about more peaks again. Amazing work, Hum.
it's about time someone finally covered Crash running, Crash 2 is my personal fav speed game to do and im loving the effort put into covering this game! Might even give Crash 1 another chance after seein this. love it
The effort that went into this is something else. Lots of speedrunning channels have been putting out extremely high quality content so I'm really glad this managed to get picked up by the algorithm and hope the effort pays off for you.
This wasn’t supposed to make me tear up dude, I’m so proud of you ♥️
I haven't watched this all yet but as someone who has only fairly recently gotten into watching speedrunning (6-7 years ago) I've found it incredibly fascinating. Bravo sir.
Easily one of the best speedrunning videos I've ever seen. Your narration, production, music choices and pacing made it so enjoyable and engaging to watch. Thank you.
The music choices here are absolutely based. Extremely good video, and I'm not even done watching it yet. Every time a new song comes on, I just laugh. Fantastic "scoring"
Absolutely phenomenal, so glad I subscribed to you after watching your Pac-Man Art of Speedrunning video. After a year of absence, you coming back with this, it didn't disappoint; The captions, the graphs, music, the overall presentation/video was flawless! (The section at 51:23 to 54:00 gave me chills the whole way through).
I will be REALLY disappointed and angry if this video doesn't get half a million views (AT LEAST) in the first few weeks. I want this video AND this channel to blow up like all the other great Speedrunning documentary channels.
Also shout-out to my boy Chris for his AMAZING DEADBOLT (at 11:36) and Risk of Rain 1+2 soundtracks, represent!
Chris Christodoulou is such a good composer! Thank you for the kind words.
You are MASSIVELY underrated, you deserve WAY more views for the amount of work put into this video.
Got no words. Extremely good story telling
No sarcasm, no BS: this is legitimately the best-produced speedrunning video on the Internet. Unbelievable editing, outstanding music selection, great presentation, script, and narration, and just a wonderful, digestible introduction to the players and history of the game. _Thank you_ for making this, and I hope you're able to keep making more.
Using Pikmin Music to emphasize Papu Papu health, and then using the game's own Adaptive Music layers to emphasize a WR. Truly, an editor after my heart. ;P
This is so fucking well made, you deserve a massive sub growth
This is one of the best speedrunning videos I've ever seen. I can't wait to pick up Crash 1.
I initially discovered the vortex category because of your previous video, which ended up being one of my favorite speedrun categories to watch last year. I love that you focus on underrated speedrun categories with your videos. There are a lot of great speedrun categories that never get much attention, which is one of the reasons why I enjoy speedrunning a niche category.
Wow, videos like this are the reason videos were invented. Truly a masterpiece ty for making this. Every single sound, quote and soundtrack selection just hits so hard along with the crazy skills of the different runners.
Very nice video. The beginning reminded me of when I first started hanging around crash and learning how things work. Also shows the effort required by the runners in a way I didnt consider.
as of me writing this comment, this video has 8.7k views. if it doesn't hit 1M views within a month, we'll have failed as a species
Koji dominating the top board for so long is so funny to me as a brazilian but it also makes a lot of sense to anyone from here. the ps2 was by far the most popular console in Brazil seeing as it was the only actually affordable one to families, and i haven't met anyone who hasn't played one Crash game on it. even by grandmother knew the game series by name. great video dude.
this is one of the best speedrun essays i've ever seen! amazing storytelling and editing [i especially love how a song from the machinarium OST made its way in there]. cane was the first crash speedrunner i watched when i found twitch in 2013, his passion for the game was evident back then. i'm mainly just a lurker/consumer of crash speedrun content [i ran OG & NST 3 but never submitted times] and i'm always blown away at the little details and tech that's present in these games. anyways, great job and keep it up! YT needs more awesome speedrun essays like this, haha.
I was scrolling through my sub box yesterday and seen you and wondered when your next video would be coming little did I know I wouldn’t have to wait much longer.
I cannot believe the algorithm fed me this video just now. I swear to you I have been lamenting the lack of any good deep dive videos into the Crash speedrunning community on UA-cam recently. I honestly don’t have words to express how amazing this video was to watch. I witnessed most of Cane’s rise and some of WP’s with my own eyes (Chronicreloader is my handle on Twitch, not a promo, I don’t stream) and have fond memories of my time spent in that community. Hell, even to this day I fall asleep nightly to the UA-cam video of one of Cane’s former WR’s. The game itself (first I ever played) and the speed running community as a whole for it is very dear to me. I didn’t watch the streams regularly once Koji came onto the scene, but I was always peripherally aware of the milestones that were being reached. Thank you so much for giving this game’s speedrunning story the chronicling it deserves. Instant favorite. I can’t wait to share it with my mom. Her and I played it a lot when I was just a lad. Good memories. Much love to all.
This is absolutely a peak of speedrun content. You did a fantastic job of building a narrative over the course of the video that had me fully engrossed the entire time.
This is absolutely incredible. I can't even imagine how much time this took to make. As a runner of Crash 1 (and just Crash in general) this was very entertaining to watch, I'd say that even if someone doesn't run Crash they would still enjoy this. I'm a pretty new runner and wasn't there to see some of the older runs, but those times are still pretty damn good. I remember being in Tebt's stream when he got the first 1:02, absolutely phenomenal. Again, amazing video. Keep up the great work.
I always thought of summoning salt as the gold standard of these kinds of videos but this is arguably better
UA-cam suggestions are sometimes really bad. But this time i am really greatfull that it showed me this masterpice. Editing and storytelling are just out of this world. References to Everest perfectly suitable.
Good job.
Absolutely phenomenal video. That was just beautiful, dude. The editing was studio-level, but so personal and human. The themes were poignant, the music was spot-on and the whole video was an inspiration to me as a creator. And it made me want to join the hunt in climbing to a new peak in the game!
My favourite part was touching on the human nature to want to push something to its limits, "because it's there". Discussing the morality between 'wasting time' when a record's inevitably broken, it's one of the reasons I'm conflicted about speedrunning myself. I think to sustainably run, you have to enjoy the journey. The friends you make along the way, the other runners you're inspired from and hopefully inspire in the future, and the thrill of the chase.
That was undoubtedly the best speedrunning documentary I've ever seen, and one of the best videos I've watched period. I'm going to show this to a lot of my friends and come back for inspiration on making my own content! You should be deeply proud of yourself man.
Insane video and editing, very well done man!
This video sent chills down my spine. I notice that a lot of PlayStation speedrun stories always have a sad feeling of finality, followed by a moment of triumph, as if the community is saying that there's never truly an end. This video is a shining example of that. Can't wait to see what you make next.
Not even gonna lie this is the best documentary on speedrunning I've seen
That final segment with the music and the runs, getting the record lower and lower made me tear up.
Great video, man. Truly great.
That's an interesting point in the intro. I've been thinking about what exactly makes a speedrun more interesting, and difficulty certainly has something to do with it.
Finally a Crash Bandicoot-themed speedrun documentary!
This video is what Jon Bois would have created if he did speedrunning instead of major league sports. The Malory quote at the beginning is what got me to keep watching. Speedrunning is something special and it really means a lot to me that you recognize that.
I fucking love this video.
I've played this game over and over but I learnt a bunch of new stuff - you only have a limited bank of spins, spins give you invincibility briefly and most importantly, you can jump on this spiky spiny things. I never knew you could kill them.
Also feel like you have to be some insano masochist to speedrun this game 100%, back in the day there wasn't even a single segment speedrun when I went looking because people said it was too hard. Amazing how far we've come.
Phenomenal video Hum!
One of, if not, the best speedrunning video I've seen. The editing makes everything easy to understand and checks all the boxes to tell this story in such an engaging and fun way. Will definitely be showing this to some of my good friends and I can see myself re-watching it from time to time. You should feel super proud. Can't wait for more.
The presentation and pacing of this video are absolutely incredible. It's emotional, it's funny. It's art. I'll spam it to all my friends.
(Post watch edit: The ending got to me. It was just what I needed to hear. Thank you so much for making this video.)
The ad break cutting in right at "Before we di-" feels very appropriate for Crash 1
Fantastic editing, brilliant music choice (anyone throwing fox capture plan some love gets a huge boost in my books) and immaculate commentary. Truly one of the best video essays on the platform
What a phenomenal video! Was glued to my screen the entire time. This deserves millions of views, hope you'll gain more popularity as you keep producing awesome content.
I'm a professional video editor and i have to compliment you for the attention of details of this video. From the music to the cuts, assets, style choices and beyond, this is one of the best editing i've seen on this platform.
Great video!
Bro I cried when you brought up dude feeling embarrassed about losing the record and feeling time wasted. Such a relative emotion to me right now and you made me feel good about what you said to it
I've been listening to these sorts of speedrun history and strategy/glitch explanations as background noise while I code, but I paused working when the outro started. I wasn't expecting such motivational words as I stubbornly power through my first coding project at 2am.
as a crash1 any% speedrunner this video inspired me to keep pushing myself to shave seconds off my time and climb the leaderboard, and it’s given me extra insight on how to improve runs. i’m proud to have my niche little hobby :)
The music, the animations, the storytelling - absolutely amazing! Immediately became my favourite speedrunner-history video. Take my sub, like and love&affection, I'm here to stay for the ride. :D
There's way too much I can learn from your storytelling.
The only real responsibility we have as human beings is to be ourselves fully.
Not who we want to be but who we really are.
Speedrunners, whether or not they conciously understand this, devote themselves to this expanding of humanity.
'what one man can do. another can do"
If no one said, "what if i could do the impossible?"m wed still be in the caves.
Maybe the best speedrun video ive seen, honestly.
Bravo n stuffs lol. You earned it.
That montage of all the runners at the end...
wtf hum you can't just make me start tearing up like that D:
This is probably the best crash speedrunning history video I've ever seen. Great work!
I can only imagine how much time and effort went into this! Incredibly well done message, delivery, and editing. Well done! Definitely one of the best WR progression videos ever made
this video is honestly a work of art. the cinematics, the drama, the soundtrack, all the emotion (and the subtitles that i could not be more grateful for). absolute perfection 10/10, thank you so much for this masterpiece
Incredible video. Out of all the speedrunning documentaries that exist, this is the one that best captures the true essence of speedrunning, of pushing yourself and your game to places that seemed impossible
How can I thank you for making such a masterpiece. I had shivers for most of the video when you were comparing the speedrunning mentality with the Everest. Thank you so much for what you have done there.
If People can push boundaries like this, they can create new realities. Amazing 👏
I love speedrunning documentaries, and I love that a brazilian was such an important part of this game's speedrunning scene because I am brazilian
I really like what you did with the music and audio effects. Great video!
Edit: I wrote the above while still in the middle of the video. What you did with this documentary is art.
Your video essays are AMAZING. Please keep this up. ALSO the fact you caption the ENTIRE THING, you get a sub 10000%.
Did you use Ape Escape music for the background??
Yeah! I used a track called Time Station during the Route explanation. Thanks for the kind words.
this is one of the best written + edited videos on the entire platform. truly a masterpiece.
youtube rec'd this for me because i've been watching a lot of speedrun histories lately, and i just wanted to say that not only is this an amazing video, but i'm grateful for the message that you layer in on it from beginning to end: to do something just because it's there. passion drives me too, and even if you're right that i'll never speedrun this game (i don't have the attention span to do what they do!) being able to silently cheer on records long past and ones made to be broken makes me happy, too. speedrunning is really an artform and seeing the amount of love and will people have is amazing!!!
thank you again!!
This video was worth the wait. Maximum effort into research and editing. Tightly constructed overall.
Crash is literally one of the first games I can remember being exposed to and playing as a kid, so when I learned about speedrunning later, it was surreal to see what runners were doing with it. I was probably watching live much of Cane's grind in the mid 2010s but I haven't actively followed it for a while. Some of the newer skips are really wild. I remember when Easier Great Gate skip was found and how many resets it saved. Then Upstream took its place. So it goes.
...If I had started experiencing anxiety when you played the Radiance theme I'd probably be less amused but that's neither here nor there.
what a video hum, had me absolutely entranced the whole 55 minutes
Great video Hum! I’m always really impressed by your editing style, this was a joy to watch
alright fine 9 minutes in and im subbing for the Lisa music
Edit: The Outer wilds and hollow knight music is also nice to hear.
Man the last half of the video is like a DBZ arc with a super powerful villain coming out of nowhere and the heroes entering a training arc for one of them to go beyond and surpass the villain only for them to reveal another form and the training cycle continues once more but alone and more passionate then ever.
It's a CRIME that the video and your sub count is that low, this was amazing and deserves more recognition!