Portal 2's Toughest Speedrun was Finally Solved - World Record History of Ceiling Catapult

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  • Опубліковано 2 лют 2023
  • Portal 2's Ceiling Catapult chamber has always been one of the toughest speedrun levels. Through 11 years of speedrunning, how have world record speedrunners "solved" the speedrun for Ceiling Catapult?
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    If you want to keep up-to-date with the happenings of Ceiling Catapult, here's the leaderboard page: board.portal2.sr/chamber/47748
    Music used (in order):
    Super Mario Galaxy 2 OST - Sky Station Galaxy
    Baba Is You OST - Water Is Sink
    Fez OST - Beacon
    VA-11 HALL-A OST - Neon District
    Dustforce OST (‪@Lifeformed‬) - Baryogenesis
    Dragon Ball Z: Budokai OST - Options
    OMORI OST - I Think My Dad Shops Here
    Celeste OST (‪@LenaRaine‬) - Reach for the Summit
    Plok! (SNES) - Beach Theme
    Ducktales (NES) - The Moon Theme
    Thanks to BaileyP2SR for helping with the video creation process.
    This video is not an actual speedrun world record, nor a speedrun tutorial. This video is a showcase of a speedrun strategy that goes in-depth to the various tricks, glitches and bugs that make the strategy possible.
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  • @theswagatron
    @theswagatron Рік тому +3719

    i still remember all these years later how much it stung finding out zypeh beat my time without the route improvement that i had to come up with just to beat him in the first place haha. didn't even bother touching the map after knew i couldn't compete with the goat. great video as always man perfect map to do this for

    • @ImplodingChicken
      @ImplodingChicken Рік тому +344

      Dude you are a legend. Watching the video I was like "who is this dude, the wizened old wizard who appears in your time of need only to vanish again right after". Mad respect.

    • @hellothere2808
      @hellothere2808 Рік тому +102

      I like how you seem to get a world record just to push the community to try harder

    • @realcreative3334
      @realcreative3334 Рік тому

      yeah you just cant compete. Trash player go back to sleep old man

    • @miweneia
      @miweneia Рік тому +53

      I swear I thought you just did it for the swag and didn’t care about the WR 😂

    • @peterniewold1977
      @peterniewold1977 Рік тому +12

      holy shit, you're a madman. That was so incredibly fast

  • @ghost_ship_supreme
    @ghost_ship_supreme Рік тому +716

    Imagine being the guy that discovered the debris trick and having it called useless… until years later when it’s found to be the ultimate solution to the speedrun

    • @Ramej
      @Ramej Рік тому +18

      real

    • @MichaelRodriguez-zr2ht
      @MichaelRodriguez-zr2ht Рік тому +9

      That blew me away!

    • @tehjamerz
      @tehjamerz Рік тому +11

      Villain arc underway

    • @bloodsausage6635
      @bloodsausage6635 3 місяці тому

      To be fair, it was ultimately useless until the meta had completely shifted for the stage. It was a maxed out run where the time would not get any lower, which when the debris trick was talked about initially, it was not.

    • @ao1778
      @ao1778 3 місяці тому

      ​@@bloodsausage6635 that's literally the opposite of what "ultimately" means.....

  • @attmayMB
    @attmayMB Рік тому +2624

    I think that's it. The perfect speedrun showcase video. Then again, you never know when a problem is truly solved.

    • @CadeCraze
      @CadeCraze Рік тому +22

      How did you post this 5 hours before the video went live?

    • @themannofsex5558
      @themannofsex5558 Рік тому

      WHAT THE FUCK

    • @NoNameAtAll2
      @NoNameAtAll2 Рік тому +311

      @@CadeCraze upload skip
      did you really think that speedwatchers would be stomped by a single upload time?

    • @RyanC391
      @RyanC391 Рік тому +2

      Stuff

    • @campbellthesmug6590
      @campbellthesmug6590 Рік тому

      what's 2+2 then

  • @obsoleete6028
    @obsoleete6028 Рік тому +654

    It's insane that runners manage to finish the whole chamber in like half the time the full dialogue takes

    • @Anhonime
      @Anhonime Рік тому +148

      Chel catapulted herself to the end of the chamber before Glados had a chance to insult her weight 💀

    • @whoisanarnb
      @whoisanarnb Рік тому +77

      @@Anhonime proof that chell wasn't fat and glados was salty for being owned by a mute person using a gun

    • @cubicinfinity2
      @cubicinfinity2 Рік тому +4

      Glados is messed up.

  • @horizonwireless
    @horizonwireless Рік тому +136

    Imagine being GLaDOS just watching chell speed through the chambers in seconds shooting portals wildly

  • @killer1gamer1
    @killer1gamer1 Рік тому +1125

    when I first played portal 2, I was very stupid on this level,
    instead of using the faith plate I tried building momentum by going out of the diagonal platforms and placing portals below me when I nearly hit the ground,
    somehow I overlooked the go-high-quick plates and thought of an infinitely harder solution 💀

    • @orestisgeorgatos6725
      @orestisgeorgatos6725 Рік тому +336

      trying out something technically possible but incredibly stupid is a rite of passage for puzzle game players

    • @br0kenPixel
      @br0kenPixel Рік тому +16

      that's what I did lol

    • @victorrealm7698
      @victorrealm7698 Рік тому +9

      Same man

    • @sunderkeenin
      @sunderkeenin Рік тому +59

      @@orestisgeorgatos6725 cheese is an art form and even if it is so much harder that you solve intended along the way the cheese is sacred still

    • @philipou12
      @philipou12 Рік тому +3

      Same lmao

  • @Pinkchup
    @Pinkchup Рік тому +311

    the way the debris circled back around after all those years.... truly beautiful

  • @Znernicus
    @Znernicus Рік тому +555

    I always enjoyed this chamber & the amount of route possibilities. I didn't even know the stairs were timed to rise at 35 seconds back in the day because it wasn't relevant until after ceiling skip was done. Great video!

    • @konfoy
      @konfoy Рік тому +3

      I remember watching you back then until you started running DK64. Good times.

  • @resurgam_b7
    @resurgam_b7 Рік тому +117

    I love that speed runners are all competing for that one elusive world record spot, but will then still share their strategies and routes with each other in the hope that said record will eventually be shattered, even if someone else is the one to do it. It feels like a community effort to lower the time as low as it can go, rather than a competition between the runners to set the best time.

    • @staticradio724
      @staticradio724 Рік тому +9

      I agree. That was one of the things that surprised me the most about the speedrunning community. Sadly, though, I feel like if money were involved somehow, all that goodwill and cooperation would go out the window.

    • @Soken50
      @Soken50 Рік тому +17

      @@staticradio724 I don't think money would change that, it's similar to a patent system, to certify that you are the fastest you need to show the run, thus revealing your secret but granting you a spot in the hall of fame but allowing anyone to try and beat your time.
      To certify you are the inventor you need to share the blueprint/recipe/process, revealing your secret but granting you a 20 years period where you can be the only manufacturer of or sell the right to reproduce your invention but it's fair game afterwards.

  • @DarkViperAU
    @DarkViperAU Рік тому +341

    Great video mate.

    • @packitboi4795
      @packitboi4795 Рік тому +5

      Tf are you doing here? Thought you do gtaV speed runs not portal

    • @Pinkchup
      @Pinkchup Рік тому +39

      @@packitboi4795 do you do portal speedruns? no? does everyone who watches this video do speedruns? also no

    • @05digit
      @05digit Рік тому +2

      Ayy love your videos, matt

    • @packitboi4795
      @packitboi4795 Рік тому +4

      @@Pinkchup I just didn’t know he watches portal speedruns

    • @versusVSversus.
      @versusVSversus. Рік тому

      Portal playthrough soon 😜? @DarkViperAU

  • @personstanevil7471
    @personstanevil7471 Рік тому +372

    When Msushi uploads, I instantly have a good day.

  • @T3sl4
    @T3sl4 Рік тому +42

    I'm not sure how, after 11 years, and living the meme, I'm only now realizing the "ceiling cat" meme pun. smh

  • @Stalast.
    @Stalast. Рік тому +100

    Holy shit I had no idea this chamber developed to such an insane extent. The 1000 hours I spent running this game back in 2012 feels so insignificant lol. Does Zypeh still play, is he still the movement GOAT or has the next generation of runners surpassed him?
    Also thank you Msushi for these beautiful videos. I get so nostalgic watching them.

    • @EarthAmbassador
      @EarthAmbassador Рік тому +8

      1000 hours well spent

    • @realcreative3334
      @realcreative3334 Рік тому +40

      Zypeh has pretty much stopped playing, tho he does occasionally do some random sp or coop stuff and is still considered a top player. He is currently sitting at rank 7 single player, rank 5 coop and rank 4 overall with 3 coop world records remaining.

    • @Stalast.
      @Stalast. Рік тому +5

      @@realcreative3334 awesome thank u

    • @MnMGaming69
      @MnMGaming69 8 місяців тому

      ​@@Stalast.I thought 💭

  • @astro_18
    @astro_18 Рік тому +143

    Another banger from Msushi, by far my favourite speedrun commentator channel

  • @PossumOnAVacuum
    @PossumOnAVacuum Рік тому +18

    Ceiling catapult? I don’t know, it looks like it’s on the floor to me

  • @FixTheWi-Fi
    @FixTheWi-Fi Рік тому +12

    As sson as you started going on about how "you still have to wait for the stairs" I was already waiting for you to say "so here's how they got up without the stairs"

  • @joshuarowe4237
    @joshuarowe4237 Рік тому +9

    The use of genre-appropriate background music to support the narrative of these videos is masterful

  • @Burningiced
    @Burningiced Рік тому +168

    Msushi is one of the best portal UA-camrs and you can't change my mind 🥰

    • @yosh8994
      @yosh8994 Рік тому +3

      Yeah he even completes with Harry10uk

    • @AssJagger
      @AssJagger Рік тому +8

      Take out portal from that sentence and it’s still true

    • @Burningiced
      @Burningiced Рік тому +4

      @@AssJagger So true

    • @user-ns6fi9un9i
      @user-ns6fi9un9i Рік тому

      @@Burningiced why a copycat of wirtual is one of the best youtubers?

    • @bluelemon243
      @bluelemon243 Рік тому +3

      @@user-ns6fi9un9i you sound angry for absolutely no reason man

  • @Phoenix-0455
    @Phoenix-0455 Рік тому +34

    You know it’s a good day when msushi posts

  • @Rye9uy
    @Rye9uy Рік тому +10

    Woo! First video of 2023, what a great start. 😎

  • @kisaragi-hiu
    @kisaragi-hiu Рік тому +47

    What an amazing development of a route!
    I feel like I'm seeing a bunch of Wirtual influences. My brain kind of expected to hear something like "…the story of C01 race" when you said "this is the story of Ceiling Catapult" lol
    17:19 that's an amazing meme

    • @Dgrif12
      @Dgrif12 Рік тому +8

      The start of the video evoked Wirtual vibes.

    • @pr0hobo
      @pr0hobo Рік тому +9

      And then hefast used stair skip and got this run.

  • @davidci
    @davidci Рік тому +4

    "It seemed like Zypeh's run would stay on top for a long long time" -Msushi, not yet 2/3 into the video

  • @Sard_Onyx
    @Sard_Onyx Рік тому +5

    Really great video. I love these deep dives into the history of speed runs. But whenever I hear you say 'Final Solution' my brain twitches. Lol

    • @Amber_Magee
      @Amber_Magee Рік тому +2

      For real, though, I flinch every time

  • @tylern6420
    @tylern6420 Рік тому +13

    The thing is that most speedruns like these look like seizures, but they are very elaborate

  • @cyzx8255
    @cyzx8255 Рік тому +8

    I like how speedrun community have great engineer and executor at the same time. And a great storyteller.

  • @Jesuscatface
    @Jesuscatface Рік тому +20

    this was a nice surprise, put a smile on my face :3 almost makes me wanna take a shot at this chamber again :p great video!

    • @hamburgerbroz6439
      @hamburgerbroz6439 Рік тому

      i love your icon :)

    • @jevonp
      @jevonp Рік тому

      So cool to see all these runners in the comments

  • @stoneplayzminecraft
    @stoneplayzminecraft Рік тому +6

    damn im early for a portal speedrun video, somehow im speedrunning watching portal speedrun videos.

  • @Source28
    @Source28 Рік тому +23

    Really cool video as always man, that final fling to skip the stairs was sick, "never underestimate speedrunners" always feels cliche but almost always holds true lol, keep up the great work =)

  • @starkid256
    @starkid256 Рік тому +4

    Thank you for making this video! I love your videos and it's so interesting seeing how the speedruns progress! I've been a long time viewer (albeit not signed in) and I'm very thankful for you uploading this!

  • @TheAdvertisement
    @TheAdvertisement Рік тому +6

    I love these videos because I know nothing about the Portal speedrunning community, but these allow me to peek into it and see how excited everyone gets over new discoveries.

  • @hoxorious
    @hoxorious Рік тому +13

    Another awesome speed run history video. Loved it so much👌

  • @ForeverToaster
    @ForeverToaster Рік тому +2

    18:49 this is my favorite clip. Msushi explains how it’s impossible, seemingly done talking. Then, a couple screenshots show up, then “CEILING SKIP.”

  • @cubicSimulation
    @cubicSimulation Рік тому +1

    you know a speedrun strat is insane when msushi starts playing Reach for the Summit in the bg

  • @Jozeevis
    @Jozeevis Рік тому +1

    You always tell these stories so well, but the editing around your reveal of stair skip had me audibly pop. Excellent work as always!

  • @eliteal2188
    @eliteal2188 Рік тому +2

    You have excellent music taste! Plok Beach theme and Reach for the Summit? Perfection :)

  • @Jachelo0112
    @Jachelo0112 5 місяців тому +1

    Amazing video, it's really refreshing seeing an actual research on a topic giving credit to every person involved in the timeline instead of just mentioning the current WR.

  • @noobtube1323
    @noobtube1323 Рік тому +2

    These videos are so entertaining to watch. Editing, cinematic shots and the script are just amazing. Kudos to you, man.

  • @visagedelenny.
    @visagedelenny. Рік тому +3

    I love that type of content so much... It's just so nice to see people unite and work on something together year by year. And everyone tries to put their effort into.

  • @ygvytvhbuuy2812
    @ygvytvhbuuy2812 Рік тому +4

    i've always wanted to speedrun portal but ive never had a pc and i finally got one i love seeing what the community can do the dedication the humor and the game it self. oh, and your incredibly high quality well made vids

  • @hand13932
    @hand13932 Рік тому +6

    msushi you cant just say final solution

  • @UberDragon
    @UberDragon Рік тому +3

    You gotta love it when you play baba is you for hours and then looking to take a break click a random video that was recommended to you about portal 2 speedrunning only to be greeted by the same music again. Truly can't escape the baba.

  • @sodawater5316
    @sodawater5316 Рік тому +2

    what i love about this channel is how msushi digs up old runs routes and topics. lets you really take a look at history. what an awesome time to be an msushi fan!

  • @TheBros721
    @TheBros721 Рік тому

    Your narration made this very fun to watch!

  • @HighlyHylian
    @HighlyHylian Рік тому

    Haven't even watched yet. Always so excited to see you post. Love your content so much. Thoroughly enjoyable to watch.

  • @moontravellerjul
    @moontravellerjul Рік тому

    fantastic video! you also have a great taste in videogame osts!

  • @StasyanNeTupoi
    @StasyanNeTupoi Рік тому

    thanks for super interesting video bro, i've never was into speedrunning (anything but minecraft i guess) but that was super fun to watch!

  • @_KingRaz
    @_KingRaz Рік тому

    Great video, you explained each step perfectly without talking too much time and dragging on. Well done!

  • @ErikBrabantsPianist
    @ErikBrabantsPianist Рік тому

    This was super interesting and really well made, you just gained yourself another sub!

  • @legythechedar
    @legythechedar Рік тому

    You videos are always so entertaining, and educative at the same time, always makes me want to try it for myself

  • @blacklistnr1
    @blacklistnr1 Рік тому +5

    Such an insane journey, I thought the first run(1:17) was a really good one and pretty much as fast as possible.

  • @EarthAmbassador
    @EarthAmbassador Рік тому +3

    4:55 oh hey there I am 🥹 Bananasaurus' runs always seemed so crazy back in the day!

  • @djsnowpdx
    @djsnowpdx Рік тому +1

    Thoroughly satisfying video. I watched a couple of speedruns of the Portal games, and beat Rexaura for myself in 35 minutes, but watching speedruns without context is surely less satisfying than watching Msushi relay speedrun odysseys!

  • @draykosanbar
    @draykosanbar Рік тому +1

    These videos are always so engaging - great work.

  • @davidblauyoutube
    @davidblauyoutube Рік тому +3

    Insane. Great video! This is the quality content we all need.

  • @planetsistemihmm
    @planetsistemihmm Рік тому

    omg this is literally the best speedrun analysis I've yet seen. Well done Msushi, well done.

  • @wellinthatcasethatsucks
    @wellinthatcasethatsucks Рік тому +2

    unity : I have done nothing but painstackingly farm this chamber for 3 days.

  • @Kirby-vd7hw
    @Kirby-vd7hw Рік тому +1

    These are genuinely some of the most interesting videos I've ever had the pleasure of watching.

  • @cassiemoyles4177
    @cassiemoyles4177 Рік тому +8

    God i fucking love speedrunners. They are the human equivalent of computers and it's terrifying and amazing to behold lol

    • @daaaaaaanny
      @daaaaaaanny Рік тому +2

      The skill ceiling for speedrunning is so high that even the "computer" tier players are far from perfect in pretty much every single game. Most skill-based games have reached their limits now, so speedrunning is a good way to keep things fresh

  • @master_oogway_v2911
    @master_oogway_v2911 Рік тому +3

    Everyone wake your ass up msushi posted

  • @KamisenKoguma
    @KamisenKoguma Рік тому

    I love this kind of Speedrun History videos, big fan, great content.

  • @aledirksen01
    @aledirksen01 Рік тому

    I love watching these speedrun history videos. This is Art. People solving problems over and over. This is what I live for. Keep it up and thanks for sharing.

  • @Holyballsinhell
    @Holyballsinhell Рік тому +1

    Watching Portal 2 strats while listening to Baba is You music just hits different :D
    Good choice Msushi

  • @komunard2chromov572
    @komunard2chromov572 Рік тому

    thank you for this video. Really captures the essence of what I find inspiring in speedrunning

  • @plushdragonteddy
    @plushdragonteddy Рік тому

    this is !! so good !! portal seems like SUCH a fun franchise to speedrun, and this video definitely showcased that (gotta love the glitchy hitboxes saving the day lol)

  • @Braiba
    @Braiba Рік тому +3

    Only just noticed with this video what a crazy-small number of Patreon backers this channel has for such consistently high quality content! Definitely adding myself to that list right now.

  • @jacobhearn6761
    @jacobhearn6761 Рік тому

    such a good video man keep up the good work

  • @andrewgivens5070
    @andrewgivens5070 Рік тому

    Amazing I love your videos man I love portal but I don't have the patience or time to do this. I appreciate you displaying the history of such a cool sport!

  • @PanicAtTheBen
    @PanicAtTheBen Рік тому +3

    You’re videos solve the speedrun to making my day brighter!

  • @Shizzal
    @Shizzal Рік тому +5

    Pretty banger video to start my day, Mr. Sushi. Well played: However, the subtle flexes of your skill that were mixed into this piece of media forced me to dock a few bonus points. Regardless, this gets the Shizzal seal of approval.

  • @Crazymanbos
    @Crazymanbos Рік тому +5

    Interesting video. Keep it up!

  • @fjded
    @fjded Рік тому +1

    This video changed my life. Thank you, Msushi!

  • @St-Va1
    @St-Va1 Рік тому +2

    I was screaming when i saw the Stair Skip first time here.
    I remember playing this game but never tried a speedrun.
    Was cool when i heard the reach for the summit part.

  • @Fluffey
    @Fluffey Рік тому

    Your videos have impeccable music choices. Great taste.

  • @WangleLine
    @WangleLine Рік тому

    It's always so nice to see a new Msushi video

  • @roxttv
    @roxttv Рік тому +1

    Glad to see other people hopping on the trend of adding Plok - Beach to every video. Great vid sush

  • @shring727
    @shring727 Рік тому +3

    crazy how people still find speedrun starts for portal 2

  • @Koasyy
    @Koasyy Рік тому

    perfect video ❤
    this just great and well, enjoyed every second of it

  • @DMKRAP
    @DMKRAP Рік тому

    Insanely well-made video! I love it :)

  • @ShockingRotom
    @ShockingRotom Рік тому

    This was an incredible video wtf keep up the good work

  • @cairnsaiden
    @cairnsaiden Рік тому +1

    The developer intended route explination at the start was really awesome. Thanks heaps, your content is goat'd

  • @ekopalm
    @ekopalm Рік тому

    Dude, your videos are so excellent.

  • @gainsaver5972
    @gainsaver5972 Рік тому

    I love your content and its crazy how "small" your and the portal communaty is

  • @1hugpls
    @1hugpls Рік тому

    wooow
    the celeste soundtrack hits different in those kind of videos.
    this is the first video of you I watched and I really love it.

  • @RaindropEyewash
    @RaindropEyewash 5 місяців тому

    This is a really high quality video! The physics behavior in this game is so bizarre

  • @azureal
    @azureal 11 місяців тому

    This game has always been super impressive to me when it comes to speedrunning, and seeing your videos like this showcasing how a chamber can be truly torn apart over and over and pushed past multiple barriers previously thought to be the human limit. Years and even a decade after this games release, it just continues to become cooler and cooler to see and I love it.

  • @soup9242
    @soup9242 Рік тому +15

    People: Okay, we’ve reached the limit to how fast this chamber can be solved.
    Speedrunners: *challenge accepted*

    • @MichaelRodriguez-zr2ht
      @MichaelRodriguez-zr2ht Рік тому +1

      Typical speedrunner: All possibilities exhausted...What if i yeet myself for valuable seconds?

  • @ethanchaotic
    @ethanchaotic Рік тому

    man i love your videos so much

  • @TheHumbleInBlueHathCometh
    @TheHumbleInBlueHathCometh Рік тому +1

    Great as always

  • @Quadnick
    @Quadnick Рік тому +1

    I'm not a speedrunner, but I love these types of videos. The tenacity, ingenuity, and persistence of the speedrunning community is really inspiring, and the usernames and pfp are the cherry on top. Hearing names like Bananasaurus Rex said in a serious tone never fails to make me laugh.

  • @fifthwit1318
    @fifthwit1318 Рік тому

    such a pog vid! I do find it funny that I recommeneded this vid like 1 month ago and u were prob working on it then lol

  • @hakanaltintas1
    @hakanaltintas1 Рік тому

    great storytelling my dude

  • @rainbowsheep5059
    @rainbowsheep5059 Рік тому +1

    Soo good video thank you again for such a Master Piece

  • @Rockyers
    @Rockyers Рік тому +2

    Another banger from msushi

  • @eobet
    @eobet Рік тому

    Amazing video and the things people do with games!

  • @ILikeActions
    @ILikeActions Рік тому

    great video, as usual!

  • @TopCarrot
    @TopCarrot 4 місяці тому

    you are so goated for using the Plok Beach music

  • @MyDogIsConfused2
    @MyDogIsConfused2 Рік тому

    Great vid! Keep it up :)

  • @MrT3a
    @MrT3a 2 місяці тому

    I never speedrun this game, yet as soon as you said the stairs were on a timer my first thought was "fly to the door".
    It is such an amazing improvement.

  • @Crane-
    @Crane- Рік тому +2

    This is one of the videos ever made in your channel

  • @SeanCMonahan
    @SeanCMonahan Рік тому +2

    I didn't know B-Rex ran Portal 2! I know him from being the first to do a solo eggplant run in Spelunky HD.

    • @realcreative3334
      @realcreative3334 Рік тому +1

      Yeah brex was the first truly domminant player in portal 2 back in 2011 and early 2012, he ended up quitting mostly because of how bad the community was at the time I think, and pocky ended up replacing him as the most dominant sp player

    • @SeanCMonahan
      @SeanCMonahan Рік тому

      @@realcreative3334 oh, cool! What do you mean by the community being bad though? Just not active, or toxic?

    • @realcreative3334
      @realcreative3334 Рік тому

      @@SeanCMonahan I wasnt around back then but I have heard it used to be fairly toxic along with people being just generally immature