Jesus, coming back to these videos after years has certainly been a treat. Jon, azure blade, icrangirl, all of them. Im really happy all of these are still here ^u^
There's a massive different between how they're used in the original game and how they're used in difficult hacks. Usually in the original they were used to accent a secret in the stage, but 9/10 times in hacks they're used as cheap kills.
Frantically remembering watching this 10 years ago and rushing to watch it again and still love every minute is a testament to the greatness of this video and ProtonJon himself
God, there's a lofi quality to romhack videos that's really starting to show through. They're so genuinely unscripted, have lower quality mics, and this strangely anarchist vibe. I know that sounds dramatic, but our closet popular relative now is the curated Mario Maker. This just hits different, even more so after all this time.
Jack Registeel Ah, okay. I know that feeling... I started working on mine several years ago and still haven't finished it because I keep taking reeeeally long breaks XD
My guess was that Proton Jon was being a smartass and didn't want to do the Kaizo type stages, so he stalled for a bit and chose the speed stages just so that he doesn't have to suffer through Kaizo once more.
I've played all three Kaizo Mario's and still like invisible blocks, but I like them much better when they are used not, to kill you, but like to prevent you from getting a 3up, or secret exit. I use them like that in my romhacks. Clever placement of invisible 1up blocks isn't used often either.
The first video of Jon's that I watched. The first Let's Player I ever watched. Before Markiplier and Jacksepticeye. I still find myself coming back to Jon's channel and watching all his old RomHack videos. I still love them.
Watching just the beginnings of Jon's videos from the start is awesome, you can watch his resignation grow with every new romhack as they break his spirit, one by one.
Man....sometimes it's nice to go back to Jon's romhack videos and see where it all began. He was the first LP'er I ever saw, and still my favorite. I've probably gone back and watched all these hundreds of times, and I'll be damned if I ever stop.
This was one of the first videos I watched on youtube, and yet I still remember this video so clearly. Also that "still 4 minutes left" got me, I almost forgot the youtube video length limit was a thing, and all the stuff you had to do just to get custom thumbnails
None taken. Honestly no one on this site gives criticism about videos here, they either love it or despise it with all of their soul and won't say why. So when someone actually gives me a REASON for not liking a video, it's refreshing.
Super Mario Maker can never replace the experience of real rom hacks. Why? Because you can't use Chargin' Chucks! To this day I STILL wanna play that Koopa Koopa Mob level.
"It landed on its corner" I was drinking at that time, and a whole lot of water came out of my nose, it was worth it though, since i was laughing for about 3 minutes straight, AWESOME!
I love invisible coin blocks when it comes to you, Jon....it makes me laugh because you ramble on for like 5 minutes about how you despise invisible coin blocks. Everytime I see you get one I laugh. xD
Yes. and here, it only makes sense that in the Anglo culture it was originally called "Most Extreme Elimination Challenge" by Proton's attitude. Otherwise, it was mostly just about invisible coin blocks.
Going to have to try this one. The invisible block puzzles don't so much annoy me as just present a reason to constantly be on edge, and be prepared to always have a backup plan when jumping.
Invisible coin blocks are the greatest. It is that same joy you get from (nerd alert) spending hours setting up a D&D game, rolling the dice once, and everyone dieing from a cavein/lightning strike/whatever. I know I am the last bastion of a losing fight here, but: -"forte" is a MiddleFrench word meaning "strength" pronounced "fohrt" -"forté" is an Italian word meaning "loud" pronounced "fortay"
After years of playing ROM hacks on my channel, I figured it was about time to go back in time and see the birth of UA-cam ROM hacks. Wish me luck friends, I'm going in. EDIT: Oh my God how have I never watched Proton Jon before?
Hey good commentary! Almost as fun as psystarcraft. Good points on the invisible blocks! I really like most challenges in Kaizo Mario but invisible blocks takes the fun out as you say =)
"It does not rain football players in Mario land!"
I hate to break it to you, Jon, but this is Mario WORLD.
Football? I hear that's what you use to save Africa from not-zombies.
BiancaShiro In addition, I always thought they were 'baseball catchers', not footballers (of any nature), despite the charging.
"FOOOOTBALLLLLL"
DEET DEET!
ProtonJon's channel is the Alpha of "Send me your Mario Maker levels"
Do yo notice the similarities between bullshit Mario hacks and Mario Maker levels?
@@hoovy5147 still is
@@hoovy5147 yeah, except the mario maker levels are bullshit and hacks are good
Didn't he stop because someone pretended to be terminally ill to have Jon play his levels?
Remember when most let's plays were Mario romhacks and we could at least imagine that the big video game developers were run by cool people.
Then Twitter happened
Jon is the reason I started watching lets plays :)
Same here! Him and chuggaconroy.
I actually first watched his Kaizo Special Stage video before I had even heard of Let's Playing... So yeah, he got me into it, too!
TRG!
5:54-6:04
Accurate representation of my PE class in football when I have the ball.
+MrDrProfessorRabbit
I'm picturing that one gif of Jack Sparrow running away from natives, except with football players.
It’s raining chucks hallelujah it’s raining chucks
even 12 years later i still consistently quote this video.
Jesus, coming back to these videos after years has certainly been a treat. Jon, azure blade, icrangirl, all of them. Im really happy all of these are still here ^u^
There's a massive different between how they're used in the original game and how they're used in difficult hacks. Usually in the original they were used to accent a secret in the stage, but 9/10 times in hacks they're used as cheap kills.
I agree, invisible blocks are just a cheap tactic to make easy rom hacks harder.
Nice reference.
Frantically remembering watching this 10 years ago and rushing to watch it again and still love every minute is a testament to the greatness of this video and ProtonJon himself
Like I was 10 when this came out and now I have a college degree
years later, the yoshis island cart would come back in full force
God, there's a lofi quality to romhack videos that's really starting to show through. They're so genuinely unscripted, have lower quality mics, and this strangely anarchist vibe. I know that sounds dramatic, but our closet popular relative now is the curated Mario Maker. This just hits different, even more so after all this time.
7 years ago... Damn. This got me into Romhacking.
Same. To be exact, it was his Mario's Wacky World LP that first made me decide to try making my own.
179marioyoshi971 Lol I was too young back then to be watching him, I still have my old drawings for my made up hack "Big Boo's Revenge."
Jack Registeel Huh, I think I've played part of a romhack with that name before!
179marioyoshi971 Oh nice. Guess someone got it before me. I started map development and shortly got bored.
Jack Registeel Ah, okay. I know that feeling... I started working on mine several years ago and still haven't finished it because I keep taking reeeeally long breaks XD
how a game cartridge being flipped managed to land on its corner is beyond my understanding of physics
My guess was that Proton Jon was being a smartass and didn't want to do the Kaizo type stages, so he stalled for a bit and chose the speed stages just so that he doesn't have to suffer through Kaizo once more.
That second level has so many of Chris Redfield's family members and clones.
FOOTBALLLLLL.
Jon is my spirit animal.
+Matthew Stroup
Waluigi is your spirit animal by proxy.
I've played all three Kaizo Mario's and still like invisible blocks, but I like them much better when they are used not, to kill you, but like to prevent you from getting a 3up, or secret exit. I use them like that in my romhacks. Clever placement of invisible 1up blocks isn't used often either.
The first video of Jon's that I watched. The first Let's Player I ever watched. Before Markiplier and Jacksepticeye. I still find myself coming back to Jon's channel and watching all his old RomHack videos. I still love them.
Looks like Mario declared war on the NFL in that second stage. XD
Watching just the beginnings of Jon's videos from the start is awesome, you can watch his resignation grow with every new romhack as they break his spirit, one by one.
Man....sometimes it's nice to go back to Jon's romhack videos and see where it all began. He was the first LP'er I ever saw, and still my favorite. I've probably gone back and watched all these hundreds of times, and I'll be damned if I ever stop.
Does the video look like a higher quality than 240p, or is it just me?
this game is rendered at 240p anyways :P
1upclock, the legend will never die :D
lmao its hilarious seeing you rage at the invisible coin blocks. maybe that's what rom hackers are going for. xD
This was one of the very first videos I ever watched on youtube. respects
2nd level with football players, epicly funny and awesome to watch.
Jon's just brilliant, since all of his humor is natural, it's not forced. My favorite UA-cam LPs by far.
Wow, eight years and there was no change whatsoever in Jon's voice. Perhaps a bit lower-pitched now, but largely it's the exact same.
+Gunner193 Well he's in his early 30s now I believe, probably not gonna have his voice change much at all for quite a while.
Thunder Ryu Maybe, I wouldn't know.
you know, at least in this romhack, it seems like he put the invisible coin blocks for a reason other than just a cheap way to make it harder
Ridiculous that's ridiculous. Nothing is more ridiculous than ridiculousness. How ridiculous are you?
This was one of the first videos I watched on youtube, and yet I still remember this video so clearly. Also that "still 4 minutes left" got me, I almost forgot the youtube video length limit was a thing, and all the stuff you had to do just to get custom thumbnails
Jasper: Invisible coin blocks are just a cheap tactic to make rom hacks harder!
-redo- Jasper: Invisible coin blocks are just a cheap tactic to make weak romhacks stronger!
hahaha I've watched this about 5 years ago, seeing it now still makes me laugh.
Good times, soon to be remastered.
For fun I hope.
I vow to only use those invisible blocks at the start and end of levels for fun though.
it feels nostalgic watching 10 min videos again. Reminds me of the old ways of youtube....
8 years, jeez I feel old...
How about now?
None taken. Honestly no one on this site gives criticism about videos here, they either love it or despise it with all of their soul and won't say why. So when someone actually gives me a REASON for not liking a video, it's refreshing.
MarioMaker is going to be fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun
Not sure how I missed these. I could have swore I'd seen most of your rom hack videos. This one looks fun as hell. In a masochistic kind of way.
Takeshi is refering to Takeshi's chalenge
I believe it landed against the leg of my desk standing up.
this guy hates hidden coin blocks
FLOATING AND STACKED MUNCHERS!
Super Mario Maker can never replace the experience of real rom hacks. Why? Because you can't use Chargin' Chucks! To this day I STILL wanna play that Koopa Koopa Mob level.
"It does not rain football players in Mario land!"
Makes me lol every time I see it.
Wow the SNEStalgia
happy 10 year anniversary Proton Jon!
I almost wish it was still 2008... Im currently working on a rom hack myself and really want protonjon to test it out in a lets play.
LOL!! The superfluous amount of koopa troopas and bullet bills is just hilarious.
Protonjon.thank you
You introduced me to lets plays and set a high bar.you're the best
This isprobably one of my fave videos of yours.
Ah...the good old days. I want to see this guy play Mario Maker.
"Chocolate death... Chocolate brain, some stay dry and others feel the pain!" I subscribed to you because of awesome stuff like this!
Okay, just gotta say this; Homg, you know MXC. I used to love that show, a few years back, when it still aired on Spike TV.
Charging Chuck, the best enemy in any Mario game :D
I like this one. It's not the ridiculous type of challenging. The speed paths seem quite fun, actually!
That second lvl is one of the best romhacks lvl I have ever seen
"It doesn't rain Charging Chucks in Dinosaur Land."
- Someone unrelated to Jon -
"It landed on its corner"
I was drinking at that time, and a whole lot of water came out of my nose, it was worth it though, since i was laughing for about 3 minutes straight, AWESOME!
invisible coin blocks are both fun and hard there hard on the person playing and fun because ppl laugh at you when you rage lol
I love invisible coin blocks when it comes to you, Jon....it makes me laugh because you ramble on for like 5 minutes about how you despise invisible coin blocks. Everytime I see you get one I laugh. xD
Yes. and here, it only makes sense that in the Anglo culture it was originally called "Most Extreme Elimination Challenge" by Proton's attitude. Otherwise, it was mostly just about invisible coin blocks.
dude, youtube recommended me this old video. damn i remember watching it when it came out.
i love the part where the charging chucks fall from the sky
Going to have to try this one. The invisible block puzzles don't so much annoy me as just present a reason to constantly be on edge, and be prepared to always have a backup plan when jumping.
Invisible coin blocks are declared "Artificial Difficulty" by Proton Jon. xD
I still remember when I watched Jon’s videos while eating tons of cookies
...I don't think Jon understands, but the invisible coin blocks are hilarious for us...
Invisible coinblocks aren't for annoyance, it's for a good laugh. XD
Love the commentary.
"Would you stop raining!" Classic.
At least you can see those piranha things coming. With invisible coin blocks, you don't see them until it's too late.
Wow. The path you took looks awesome, even despite those invisible blocks.
"i gonna forget where the last one was aren't i... nope, none so far." jumps, hits the hidden coin block "oh. there it is."
"...because I don't trust my luck." Jumps, hits a hidden coin block, falls into lava.
How fitting that jon talks about yoshis island
Invisible coin blocks are the greatest. It is that same joy you get from (nerd alert) spending hours setting up a D&D game, rolling the dice once, and everyone dieing from a cavein/lightning strike/whatever.
I know I am the last bastion of a losing fight here, but:
-"forte" is a MiddleFrench word meaning "strength" pronounced "fohrt"
-"forté" is an Italian word meaning "loud" pronounced "fortay"
LOL. "it landed on its corner."
you rock.
I think that is the funniest gag, raining football players.
After years of playing ROM hacks on my channel, I figured it was about time to go back in time and see the birth of UA-cam ROM hacks. Wish me luck friends, I'm going in.
EDIT: Oh my God how have I never watched Proton Jon before?
*Jon plays Mario bros U. Chugga uses the game pad and places a block above Jon as he jumps. Jon hits it and falls into pit* GAAAAAMMMMMEE!!!
CASE IN POINT: I AM YELLING.
That's gotta be my favorite line you ever said in your videos.
This looks insane!
Hey good commentary! Almost as fun as psystarcraft. Good points on the invisible blocks! I really like most challenges in Kaizo Mario but invisible blocks takes the fun out as you say =)
Let's play Furiously Hard Mario! Looks... Ridiculously Ridonculous! Plus you're not alone with the invisible blocks!
XD i love how at 1:34 ish you said it landed on its corner and the music made its note change into the sad part xD
All I can think about when hearing Takeshi is Takeshi's Castle. Which is awesome, as is Craig Charles.
Your reactions in this video are PRICELESS!
i loved the second stage, loved the raining football guys
"Chocolate rain. Som-E STAY DRY. While others feel the pain."
I know he used Lunar Magic to do the levels, but its still freaking funny XD
Watching this since 2010-2011...
so old me...
this and wacky world are definitely the most memorable rom hacks he did
And Kaizo.
Little did John know, he would be one of those football players in the future
"IT DOES NOT RAIN FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN MARIO LAND!"
Maybe not in Mario land, but it does in Mario WORLD.
Oh hey, I didn't know about this hack. And you're a funny guy when it comes to LP's it seems. Subscribed, my friend ;)
Oh shit I was recommended this Around 10 years after its release
Even in 240p this still looks like HD
5:21 when you’re trying to yeet but you can’t come up with anything else
this is where jons love of football began
I like invisible coin blocks. They encourage you not to become overconfident in your jumping skills.