Huge Discovery SHOCKS The Spelunky Community!

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    A huge discovery has just been made Spelunky, possibly the biggest discovery in the game's history. In today's video we talk about what was found and how it affects the Spelunky speedrunning community.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 836

  • @karljobst
    @karljobst  Рік тому +933

    I'm in the process of moving house so videos have been sparse. But I should be moving into my new office early November and I will be pumping things out from then. Plus other things have been happening, I will have a video about it within the next week. Hope you all are well

    • @YourAverageSpelunker
      @YourAverageSpelunker Рік тому +7

      It's all good, i love your videos
      (Especially this one lol)

    • @Singingnoob-3minutesdirty
      @Singingnoob-3minutesdirty Рік тому +8

      Did you get evicted by a Hunstman spider?

    • @MikeWalls7829
      @MikeWalls7829 Рік тому +3

      Your videos have so much work in them I expect them to be sparse, great content takes time.

    • @FrankConnolly8
      @FrankConnolly8 Рік тому +1

      Was that a Wayne's World reference with the 'cannot be killed by conventional means'? I'm saying yes... yes it was

    • @pedropimenta896
      @pedropimenta896 Рік тому +2

      ​@@Singingnoob-3minutesdirty or worse, the greatest gamer of all time!

  • @dude-zr8gi
    @dude-zr8gi Рік тому +3299

    Riverrun may not be a speed runner, but he will be remembered as an absolute legend by the community.

    • @HexiiSky
      @HexiiSky Рік тому +260

      hopefully runners name it the river skip or something alike

    • @gragogflying-anvil3605
      @gragogflying-anvil3605 Рік тому +228

      @@HexiiSky Maybe something like "Hell River" or "River to Hell".

    • @ProjectRedfoot
      @ProjectRedfoot Рік тому +30

      Riverdance

    • @patientallison
      @patientallison Рік тому +61

      @@gragogflying-anvil3605 River Styx?

    • @oharehatmancaleb7
      @oharehatmancaleb7 Рік тому +171

      I’m betting River Skip, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they just call it a River Run. Riverrun’s name fits very cleanly in the speedrunner nomenclature.

  • @JJBeauregard1
    @JJBeauregard1 Рік тому +1592

    Can you imagine being a speedrunner of a game you've played countless times, hundreds or even thousands of hours and one day some random player who doesn't even speedrun presents you the holy grail of strategies that was laying there all this time right in front of you?! It must feel so awesome but maybe also gut wrenching at the same time.
    I love it when something like this happens, you never know what is still possible but simply hidden! :D

    • @Ravathiel
      @Ravathiel Рік тому +163

      sometimes, a new perspective is all it takes

    • @coobk
      @coobk Рік тому +21

      john kaleta moment

    • @THICCTHICCTHICC
      @THICCTHICCTHICC Рік тому +107

      @@Ravathiel Not just that - just someone with minimal knowledge wondering about every little thing instead of going "yeah that does nothing don't worry about it"

    • @griffin1366
      @griffin1366 Рік тому +35

      Yep. Same came be said about any game, even FPS games. A lot of (egotistical) FPS players deny that but it's true every time. Some angle you never thought of, or would expect somebody to even sit in... Just to name a few.
      I love it!

    • @SullySadface
      @SullySadface Рік тому +5

      Yogscast did it (Bouphe skip)

  • @Hectique
    @Hectique Рік тому +983

    thanks for covering this skip karl, it's so exciting for a game i hold so dear to have a crazy surprise discovery story like this. looking forward to pushing all the records even faster with it! 🐑❤

    • @DelayedSpaceOwl
      @DelayedSpaceOwl Рік тому +12

      I saw your stream on it and was blown away. Such a simple method to save so much time

    • @amongsussyballs
      @amongsussyballs Рік тому +6

      huge W on being the first to complete a run with it

    • @b0b2107
      @b0b2107 Рік тому +9

      Hectique, the Harumachi Clover 16.67% FC legend

    • @Galakktika
      @Galakktika Рік тому +2

      Giga chad

    • @astraabynn9690
      @astraabynn9690 Рік тому +2

      I saw this video and immediately thought of you! Been watching since the calamity days, and heard you're doing much better now! Hope things continue on the good path

  • @ryanchase9332
    @ryanchase9332 Рік тому +152

    One thing Karl didn't mention regarding the teleporter is that you can't just blind use it to get to the exit. If you teleport (and it sends you a certain distance in the direction you choose), and come into contact with any solid object (block, wall, enemy etc) it will instantly kill you. So learning to teleport through hell isn't as simple as it sounds.

    • @RainMarrlen
      @RainMarrlen Місяць тому +2

      I know this is a year-old comment but "Learning to teleport through hell isn't as simple as it sounds." is quite a videogame quote.

  • @Calamity-Rhapsody
    @Calamity-Rhapsody Рік тому +571

    What makes this discovery so impactful is that the game was almost considered solved with records not having changed in years.

    • @just_leo8930
      @just_leo8930 Рік тому +35

      Thats interesting. I havent really thought about this, but can a rougelike like Spelunky be considered as solved? I dont know much about the game but isnt there a possibility for incredebly good RNG?

    • @goldenhate6649
      @goldenhate6649 Рік тому +63

      @@just_leo8930 Often its more just that the records are so optimized and good its hard to find any room to improve. Your are talking hundredths of a second improvement on some categories.

    • @zaptrap4802
      @zaptrap4802 Рік тому +23

      no? the last hell% WR was like 2 months ago.

    • @Kmn483
      @Kmn483 Рік тому +8

      @@just_leo8930 Depends on your definition of solved, but there are only a finite number of possibilities, even in splunkey. Get tele on floor 2 is optimal, for instance. From there it's getting good map layouts and any other items of convenience. Sure there's plenty of good map layouts you could get, but as long as you know the ideal items to get then there's basically nothing left to figure out. Just a matter of getting that perfect seed that checks all the boxes. I'd argue that's pretty solved.

    • @reginaldforthright805
      @reginaldforthright805 10 місяців тому

      Spellunky has a very small speed running community, mainly pre k children and seniors in assisted living facilities

  • @GorgeGrouse
    @GorgeGrouse Рік тому +189

    Spelunky Speedrunner here.
    I always appreciate your videos, and I think you did a really good job of covering the Speedrun and the (short version) of the experience of speedruning Spelunky HD. Great work!

  • @1Henrink
    @1Henrink Рік тому +595

    Spelunky is truly a high skill ceiling game. These speedrunners are incredible.

    • @buttecake
      @buttecake Рік тому +63

      And a pretty high skill floor!

    • @donquixote8462
      @donquixote8462 Рік тому +35

      @@buttecake hahaha true. I remember how long it took me to even clear the mines initially. Good times

    • @Rain1
      @Rain1 Рік тому +9

      You guys aren't wrong at all. I just bought Spelunky 2 a week ago and started playing it for the first time. It's hard. There is a ton to learn. I only just learned today that if you float down slowly with the cape you can avoid spike pits from impaling you. I only learned two days ago if you throw a rope downwards you can simply just climb down to the spikes as well.

    • @Lilly-Lilac
      @Lilly-Lilac Рік тому +19

      @@Rain1 spelunky 2 is arguably harder than HD, although both have their own difficulties. Especially with speed running

    • @SylviaRustyFae
      @SylviaRustyFae Рік тому +2

      Frackin this, i dont think ive even ever made it past lvl 3 in Spelunky... To be this good at it is just unimaginable to me; tho i also dont generally play platformers and roguelike platformers are like my only exception, alongside Terraria.

  • @callmeshaggy5166
    @callmeshaggy5166 Рік тому +341

    This reminds me of two relatively recent FF7 discoveries - Yuffie warping (about a decade ago) & materia smuggling (from 2020). Both of which helped create a whole new NG+any% category. Combined with getting game over during the flashback (not supposed to be possible), this saw any% drop from from 7-8ish hours down to under 90 minutes.

    • @pudgebonetv9628
      @pudgebonetv9628 Рік тому +18

      Wtf? That's crazy! Haven't followed ff7 speed run for years but I love that game.

    • @KnakuanaRka
      @KnakuanaRka Рік тому +1

      Interesting; any good videos on those?

    • @callmeshaggy5166
      @callmeshaggy5166 Рік тому +6

      @@KnakuanaRka check out "4-8 productions" he at least held the record once or twice, and was instrumental in figuring out how materia smuggling worked to be easily reproducible.

    • @callmeshaggy5166
      @callmeshaggy5166 Рік тому +6

      @@pudgebonetv9628 the new runs are going to look completely alien to you lmao

    • @pudgebonetv9628
      @pudgebonetv9628 Рік тому +2

      @@callmeshaggy5166 who's a good runner to fallow? I remember Caleb Hart but that's it

  • @insertgenericusernamehere2402
    @insertgenericusernamehere2402 Рік тому +309

    I know it's not a hugely popular game series anymore, But the speed running scene for Tony hawks games is fascinating to me. Would love to see you do a video on them. Runs of certain games can be done in under 10 minutes or some over an hour. And the sheer amount of button prompts to get the perfect runs and perfect trick placements is INSANE

    • @kinsan89
      @kinsan89 Рік тому +8

      Fuck yeah, I love Tony Hawk speedruns, regardless of the game...
      Except 5. Fuck 5

    • @kyleolson8977
      @kyleolson8977 Рік тому +5

      While I think THPS is an amazing game for testing skill, shouldn't THPS be about high score instead of Speedruns? Speedruns cut off many of the mechanics in a game for the sake of speed only. THPS doesn't need speedrunning other than that "all the other games do it" Particularly for THPS 1-3 with the fixed run length, High Score seems like a far more interesting goal.
      I appreciate your enthusiasm, but Speedrunning THPS seems odd.

    • @kinsan89
      @kinsan89 Рік тому +10

      @@kyleolson8977 there's definitely communities for both. Some people appreciate high score runs, and some like seeing the levels getting done ASAP, especially the more story heavy games like THUG/THAW

    • @UltraProchy
      @UltraProchy Рік тому +6

      @@kyleolson8977 you can say that about a lot of different games but thats why categories exist, some people like different things

    • @meneldal
      @meneldal Рік тому +6

      @@kyleolson8977 In a lot of the games, the speedrun requires interesting pathing to go around the whole level to collect stuff (one of the recurring objectives in each level), while a high score run is likely to only show a very small part of each level. For high score it ends up being a lot of math for knowing what gives the more points per second but it's not really obvious when you just see it.

  • @a.j.leclair5426
    @a.j.leclair5426 Рік тому +356

    Karl I just wanna say that ur videos are hands down the best speedrunnig/video games videos on UA-cam bar none. I love it and am a huge fan. Absolute legend

    • @karljobst
      @karljobst  Рік тому +74

      I appreciate that. Thank you.

    • @a.j.leclair5426
      @a.j.leclair5426 Рік тому +10

      @@karljobst no thank u. Lol

    • @ratzou2
      @ratzou2 Рік тому +21

      Well, Summoning Salt steals #1 imo

    • @kantanenakseli8886
      @kantanenakseli8886 Рік тому +7

      @@ratzou2 Yeah, I love Karl's videos but salts videos are like full length documentaries.. Huge fun of both!

    • @alessandrorossi1294
      @alessandrorossi1294 Рік тому +14

      I like Summoning Salt too but can his fanboys stop drooling over him in the comments of every other spreedrun documentarian all the time!???

  • @idontknowleavemealoneplease
    @idontknowleavemealoneplease Рік тому +106

    The mid-run category changing (pivoting) is super interesting to me. It makes perfect sense but I've never considered that something like that was ever being done.

    • @alicepbg2042
      @alicepbg2042 Рік тому +34

      it's how the run with the most money collected was done. he got the laser gun super early and went "ok, we doing this"

    • @idontknowleavemealoneplease
      @idontknowleavemealoneplease Рік тому +13

      @@alicepbg2042 that's awesome. Starting a run in one category and on the fly making a decision to run a different category to get the world record has got to feel amazing.

    • @0neDoomedSpaceMarine
      @0neDoomedSpaceMarine Рік тому +14

      @@alicepbg2042 It's cool as hell to me that a game has that kind of on the fly flexibility for speedrunning of all things. I'm sure there has to be other games where it's the case, but I can't think of any.

    • @thepeanuts55
      @thepeanuts55 Рік тому +11

      @@0neDoomedSpaceMarine pivoting is not even that common in other roguelite speedruns, spelunky is a special case because there is really only one goal: get to the exit. You don't have to kill any enemy, you don't have to collect any gold, you don't even need to collect any item to beat the boss. It helps that everything interacts with everything, leading you to novel solutions like getting a caveman to trip over a shotgun, triggering it and killing the shopkeeper without the blood on your hands.

    • @0neDoomedSpaceMarine
      @0neDoomedSpaceMarine Рік тому +1

      @@thepeanuts55 Well, not having to kill or collect everything strikes me as typical any%, but everything interacting with everything as described really sounds like the kind of things where you can get very novel in your approaches.

  • @jprahme720
    @jprahme720 Рік тому +28

    I came across one of your videos about a year ago (I believe it was the badabon video (lol)) and have been hooked on speedrunning ever since. Watching how people are able to break games is nothing short of amazing. Thank you for introducing me to this community.

  • @lich109
    @lich109 Рік тому +9

    Hold on a minute, this will create a new competitive category: eggplant. For those who don't know, the eggplant is an item you can get that is useless, except for the fact it takes the final boss down to 1HP and prevents him from attacking. Normally you cannot make it work because you have to drop the eggplant for the sceptre, but now it's legit possible to beat the game using the eggplant.

    • @anthonynguyen1289
      @anthonynguyen1289 Рік тому

      Omg eggplant runs can actually be kinda fun without having to juggle a helper now. Still probably hellish, but not as bad

    • @Cloiss_
      @Cloiss_ Рік тому +4

      Eggplant% is one of the big categories that is changed by this, yeah: it was possible before, though the steps required to do so were quite convoluted - with Bookskip, it can be done much faster, and the old WR has already been broken by around a minute and a half!

    • @Airyn43
      @Airyn43 Рік тому

      Its been a category, this just makes the eggplant run way easier since you dont have to have a hired hand now

  • @ascud644
    @ascud644 Рік тому +12

    So stoked to see you finally cover Spelunky on the channel! It's a rich amazing game with incredible skill and unreal speedruns. Would love to see other videos about it and the other WRs for different categories (eggplant, no gold, pacifist, etc). Thanks for the video(s)!!!

  • @merman1974
    @merman1974 Рік тому +6

    A brilliant explanation of the chain and how the new exploit works. I've never gotten that far in Spelunky, was intrigued to learn about the hidden zone too.

  • @DrugsAreForWinners
    @DrugsAreForWinners Рік тому +33

    Everytime Karl talks about "Random" factors in games, I wait for him to tell us about someone who found some formula or pattern through thousands of hours of experimenting.

    • @Jukeboksi
      @Jukeboksi Рік тому +1

      Looper in DooM for example. TAS-creators can go through hundreds of thousands of re-records a run.

    • @yonatanshavit352
      @yonatanshavit352 Рік тому +1

      I can't recall if Karl ever did a video about it but this happened with Windwaker. Linkus probably has a video about it.

    • @Hublium
      @Hublium Рік тому +1

      "RNG manipulation" is the term. In TAS, it is essential, but for many games, RTA strategy exist too.

    • @TheInfectous
      @TheInfectous Рік тому +1

      GBA Fire emblem games entire runs are RNG manip and like another commenter said Windwaker has a pretty cool manip strat for a minigame. the video title is "How We Solved the Worst Minigame in Zelda's History."

  • @ChaosRagorA
    @ChaosRagorA Рік тому +23

    Im a huge fan of rouguelikes, most of my library consists of the genre.... but there is just something about Spelunky that sends me into a rage. Thematically and playability makes it an amazing game, but god damn getting real deep into a run and getting 1 shot by a random projectile thats bounced of 3 walls before killing you just hits so much harder than any other game.

    • @abridgedbog7753
      @abridgedbog7753 Рік тому +2

      The spelunky average experience:

    • @DieEineMieze
      @DieEineMieze Рік тому

      Hi :) I love rogue likes too! What are you favorites? I play mainly binding of Isaac and Hades.

    • @JackTheripper911
      @JackTheripper911 Рік тому

      ​@@DieEineMieze Hades is probably my favorite rouge-like. Enter the Gungeon is probably my second favorite rouge-like. DeadCells is a phenomenal rouge-like to play as well!

  • @VicJang
    @VicJang Рік тому +12

    Thanks Karl, this looks SO interesting! It’s a game that I’d definitely enjoy if it came out when I had more free time. Thanks for the detailed explanation of the speedrun itself and the interconnected elements. Those are always the best part of your videos.

  • @Rickfernello
    @Rickfernello Рік тому +5

    This type of skip is that kind of magical thing that is incredible when discovered. Really nice that someone from outside found it so much time later!

  • @GustavoShrapnel
    @GustavoShrapnel Рік тому +1

    Man, alright two things I thought I'd never see when I started watching speedrun UA-cam vids: That I would ever get into speedrunning (I currently speedrun Ninja Gaiden on NES) and that I would EVER see anything about one of my all-time favorite platformers (Spelunky) being on a speedrun channel. This is awesome!

  • @puppieslovies
    @puppieslovies Рік тому +67

    Spelunky is a really cool game. I spent so many hours as a kid figuring it out
    Really cool that new things are still being discovered. This is exactly the kind of thing I feel like everybody should've known about. I've even done the push block thing to the hell door, but only when I did have the book

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 Рік тому +1

      Looks like a neat game, although I suck at games and having enemies in the level change position upon restarting would drive me insane, I'd keep dying and get frustrated.

    • @puppieslovies
      @puppieslovies Рік тому +6

      @@volvo09 the challenge mostly comes from avoiding damage over the course of the whole game. Certain things kill you instantly.
      The fact that the levels are different usually isn't a big deal. The enemies are all fairly predictable

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 Рік тому

      @@puppieslovies ah ok, that sounds less "tense" then.

    • @buttecake
      @buttecake Рік тому

      @@volvo09 it's not just the enemies that change position, almost all the levels are procedurally generated

    • @holdingpattern245
      @holdingpattern245 Рік тому

      @@volvo09 The game is stylistically designed so that deaths are more funny than painful.

  • @MicoDossun
    @MicoDossun Рік тому

    I’m glad you put the eggplant run in the video as an ifykyk without bogging down the video by explaining how this helps that run cause this whole video I was thinking “that’s such a key eggplant run skip”

  • @Verlisify
    @Verlisify Рік тому +4

    Reminds me of when the Barrier skip was found by realizing the barrier is just a wall... the most standard and clippable thing in speedrunning

  • @McCloudious
    @McCloudious Рік тому +21

    Damn Spelunky is on the best games ever made. The movement is unrivalled. Every death is rarely the fault of the game but an opportunity to develop your own skills.

    • @JackTheripper911
      @JackTheripper911 Рік тому +1

      "The movement is unrivaled" I feel like Celeste comes pretty close if not matches the movement in Splunky. Thats just my thoughts though

  • @thetragedyofcommons
    @thetragedyofcommons Рік тому +121

    i can’t believe they found my father

  • @dumbasses_R_us
    @dumbasses_R_us Рік тому +6

    Why do I, a guy who hardly ever games anymore and has never been interested in speedrunning, feel the need to watch every video Karl Jobst drop? Because he's an awesome storyteller who could make even paint drying a fascinating topic. That's why ❤️

    • @JackTheripper911
      @JackTheripper911 Рік тому +1

      The way Karl structures his videos, his vocal cadence, and his inflection all contribute to him being audibly pleasing to listen to. Plus his chosen topics are usually quite interesting, and he researches his topics well. Usually its a month or so between his uploads (usually) which shows that 1. He has a busy life already lol 2. He takes time when writing, filming, and editing his content. Which also increases the enjoyability of listening to Karl's content.

  • @Infernia_Inferno
    @Infernia_Inferno Рік тому +23

    Seeing Karl cover Spelunky gives me joy

  • @lulwut9602
    @lulwut9602 Рік тому +10

    When I finish, I yell "Spelunky".

  • @saturnin55
    @saturnin55 Рік тому +15

    Great video Karl! Thank you for covering this spelunky glitch. The Spelunky community is awesome!

  • @ralkia
    @ralkia Рік тому +4

    you're so fast on these Karl, I just learned about this myself and you've already got a video. Thanks m8

  • @Kincaid_
    @Kincaid_ Рік тому +45

    This was such a cool thing to see discovered in real time. Super huge glitch for the Spelunky Speedrunning community!

    • @mooncalf_4534
      @mooncalf_4534 Рік тому +1

      Reminds me of Baertaffy discovering imo the most amazing Spelunky exploit ever

  • @Cronoistight
    @Cronoistight Рік тому +4

    I like how the speedrunning community is (at least from my experience of it) very open with new tricks. I have yet to experience gatekeeping in any game I have tried to learn. Back on track Karl Jobst giving us yet another banger!

  • @bombswabs3041
    @bombswabs3041 Рік тому

    I do no speedrunning at all. I just learned about it from your channel. I have no aspirations to even start. But I cant get enough of this community. I love watching videos of new discoveries pushing the boundaries of whats possible. The way Karl describes whats happening with emphasis on the difficulty makes for a very entertaining and informative video to watch. I hope this community grows as I find speedrunning comparable to other sports I enjoy spectating like American Football for example. Karl you are an absolute Legend!

  • @185MDE
    @185MDE Рік тому +2

    I’m not a gamer, I just really enjoy your narrative style. Thank you for all the great videos!

  • @badradish2116
    @badradish2116 Рік тому +3

    "you can save over a minute but you have to time it perfectly"
    these speed runs just got sooooo intense X'D

  • @WGPL7979
    @WGPL7979 Рік тому +19

    Really well constructed video! shows what spelunky is and what is still possible to achieve even after 10 years!

  • @_TG
    @_TG Рік тому +1

    Without getting theoretically deeper than a black hole, there’s a shrouded way of thinking that refers to the absence of knowledge as the capacity for probability; ie, everything we don’t know is entirely possible to be true, meaning that infinite improvement is possible. This is a prime example of that terrifyingly beautiful abyssal thought.
    Riverrun you legend

  • @Sheithan
    @Sheithan Рік тому

    Knew it would be only a matter of time till you covered this, Spelunky is an IMMENSELY demanding game, the fact that there's speedruns of it at all is ludicrous. Right up a Karl Jobst video's alley.

  • @albl247
    @albl247 Рік тому +1

    It's about time you did a video on Spelunky! I've been waiting for it to make an appearance as the speedrunning community for Spelunky is just a pure brilliant and lovely bunch and there's been plenty of good reason to in the past, but fair enough when this discovery came out I knew you'd have no excuse NOT to cover it!!! :D Keep up the great work Karl :)

  • @Kurachi84
    @Kurachi84 Рік тому +1

    Simple looking games can hold so many secrets, but some keep it for years or even 1 or more decades!
    Then when it's found, a whole update has to be made within the speedrunning community, and a game will be popular once again or even more than it already was.
    I like hearing about the newcomers finding something they think COULD be helpful, which turn out to be game changers!
    And hearing it from an Absolute Legend makes it even better :) Thanks once again, Karl!

  • @popeye089
    @popeye089 Рік тому +3

    I don’t speed run and quit playing games a couple of platforms ago. But I always watch and enjoy your vids. As usual thanks Karl and good luck with your family’s move

    • @ChillstoneBlakeBlast
      @ChillstoneBlakeBlast Рік тому +1

      It's Sad but not a bad decision to quit Gaming. May I ask, was there a Final Straw or what Else do you enjoy more?

    • @popeye089
      @popeye089 Рік тому

      @@ChillstoneBlakeBlast real life didn’t allow time. Now I just play guitar in my free time. It was gaming or music for a hobby, I like music. But I still enjoy watching some games and vids like Karl’s channel.

  • @sproga_265
    @sproga_265 Рік тому +4

    Thanks for putting a spotlight on my favorite speed game

  • @sticky0159
    @sticky0159 Рік тому

    It amazes me to think that somewhere out there, there is some kid whos been playing actively for a long time doing things their own way and just shared their method and thinking it was the standard route only to find out that it wasn't a normal route and instead found a way to make the game a lot easier.

  • @herisruns
    @herisruns Рік тому +1

    i like that you cover a great variety of different games. whenever you upload, it can be a complete surprise as to which game will be covered

  • @pyromen321
    @pyromen321 Рік тому +2

    This is mind blowing. It’s always been known that Olmec destroys everything, but I guess no one knew he destroys the door? I’ve seen lots of modding videos testing out what he can destroy, and no one ever tested the door haha.
    I’m not s speedrunner, but I’m a casual gamer who was top 50 in Spelunky 2 at one point so this video makes me incredibly happy!

    • @llucllumador380
      @llucllumador380 Рік тому

      I guess it can be because the door functions as a background tile, so people don't consider it when thinking about blocks to destroy.

    • @holdingpattern245
      @holdingpattern245 Рік тому

      @@llucllumador380 It doesn't really get destroyed, what happens is that the glitch causes doors to be automatically opened if a block is broken on top of them, probably because this is how the black market door is opened. I wonder if this same trick would work on the door to the City of Gold.

  • @theftking
    @theftking Рік тому +3

    This is a cool skip because it got a bunch of people (like myself) who had only really played Spelunky 2 to check out HD.

  • @jayos
    @jayos Рік тому +4

    Thanks for making a spelunky vid, more people need to know about the game

  • @jakehero95
    @jakehero95 Рік тому +1

    Spelunky has a very very special place in my heart. So idk how many of you know what GameMaker is, but it is a game making software that the first version of Spelunky was made on. It was GameMaker 8 and at the time I was trying to learn how to use a game engine and apply the concepts to an engine I was writing in C++. When I first downloaded and played Spelunky I knew I had to look at the source code and used a decompiler I had found to turn the executable back into the project file with all the sprites, objects, code etc intact. The way Derek used the engine and coded certain things like the ledge grabs, procedural generation, and physics calculations was just genius to me and such an important learning opportunity taught me so much just to look thru his code. I still have it saved along with the original Spelunky e kxecutable. Love to see it still getting some love and attention even now 😄. I wonder if being able to see and understand the source code would give you an edge lol

  • @richarddeese1991
    @richarddeese1991 Рік тому +1

    Thanks. There's an old riddle: Whom does the greatest swordsman in the world fear most? Well, it's not #2 or 3 or 4, etc. He knows he's better. He fears the *_worst_* swordsman, because they're likely to do something unpredictable. In this case, though, that's a good thing. Nobody who 'knew better' would've tried it. tavi.

  • @YuubiTimberwolf
    @YuubiTimberwolf Рік тому +1

    A trick/glitch doesn't have to be perfect initually, but it gives everyone the concept that it works and to make it perfect.
    Riverrun is a legend

  • @RoyGuyManDude
    @RoyGuyManDude Рік тому

    This has to be the single greatest discovery for eggplant% specifically. Being able to simply carry the eggplant by yourself should make the run way more accessible than before.

  • @ericbrown2666
    @ericbrown2666 Рік тому +1

    I haven’t watched the whole video yet but I’m sure it’s a banger. Karl makes some of the best speed running/video game content on UA-cam.

  • @jacobwansleeben3364
    @jacobwansleeben3364 Рік тому

    As someone who knew nothing about Spelunky other than it being a roguelike platformer, this was pretty interesting to watch.

  • @plectro3332
    @plectro3332 Рік тому

    I've been attempting to speedrun Spelunky a while ago. And one thing to note is that using the teleporter is incredibly difficult. It usually takes new runners months before they even attempt to start using the teleporter. The item always teleports a specific distance and if there isn't an empty block within that distance, you teleport inside a wall and instantly die. Seeing these clips you put in the video and how smooth and tight the teleports are is insane to me, knowing these runners are just pixels away from instant death every teleport

  • @AG-en5y
    @AG-en5y Рік тому +1

    Who watches this and does not speed run or doesn’t even have any interest in speed running themselves but this is just so entertaining

  • @TheItalianoAssassino
    @TheItalianoAssassino Рік тому +4

    Spelunky is geniuenly one of the most fun splitscreen experiences in the Indie realm.

  • @randyohm3445
    @randyohm3445 Рік тому +4

    I really hope someday you'll cover something about Hollow Knight. The speedrunning community is really great and there are some really interesting tricks in various categories, such as the somewhat recently discovered "stallball" where players shoot a fireball into a curved wall and then bounce on their own spell to gain extra height. For a while it was mainly used in low percent runs but it's also been featured in white palace runs to bring back an old skip that was thought to be patched out!

  • @calciumcrisis5902
    @calciumcrisis5902 Рік тому

    The thought process of Riverrun during his casual play session was probably just "I wonder if olmec can stomp the lock? Probably not but I'll try it anyways."

  • @andsaid
    @andsaid Рік тому

    I'm so glad you made a video about Spelunky! Spelunky has to be one of my favourite games I have ever played and seeing you make a vid about it makes me so happy. Great vid :)

  • @MrMarlowe3488
    @MrMarlowe3488 Рік тому

    really nice to see some coverage of the spelunky community, I think there's just so much awesome history and categories for spelunky 1+2 and it has such a dedicated community documenting it all I'm surprised I don't see coverage more often from people

  • @dreadburnz3522
    @dreadburnz3522 Рік тому

    Dude literally showed up to talk about a glitch and changed the course of spelunky speedrunning forever. Simply amazing.

  • @jimmy_kirk
    @jimmy_kirk Рік тому +1

    I have never heard of this game, but I am SHOCKED!

  • @deeton6289
    @deeton6289 Рік тому +1

    Someone finding important glitches actually happened twice, in spelunky you can get an item that breaks if it's hits or thrown too fast, and you have to bring that to the end final boss, but at one point to get to that boss you have to die with a item that revives them, but you can't bring the eggplant with you, and the door you are forces to enter is covered in stone, but a random streamer glitches out of the door and couldn't continue the run and were pretty bummed, but someone in chat suggested to use a ball and chain to destroy the stone and it worked, allowing the eggplant to be thrown at Yama, which lead to the first ever eggplant Yama kill, as if you throw it at him you can one shot him after he transforms into an eggplant

  • @rafaelarevalo8047
    @rafaelarevalo8047 Рік тому +2

    ohhh i love love love the spelunky coverage. one of the sickest, most fun platformers out there. skill ceiling is extremely high. thank you for the video, hope you'll do one on spelunky 2 someday.

    • @supaplayer
      @supaplayer Рік тому

      That would be neat, still a large amount of secrets and exploits to discover in Spelunky 2 that can be covered eventually

  • @maverick12070
    @maverick12070 Рік тому

    Wonderful to See that karl even Covers some of the somewhat lesser known speedgames, just because he has fun learning about it. Its a nice change from all the Dooms, Mario 64s and Minecrafts we've already Seen in this channel.

  • @mookymookymooo
    @mookymookymooo Рік тому +2

    Awesome vid, you really brought this game to life for me! Skips like this are so satisfying

  • @R3F1C
    @R3F1C Рік тому

    cant belive this game is still going strong, i remember playing through it without guide because i was stubborn, and it took me over a week to get to the end, and you legends are speedrunning it so fast lol

  • @bakkhertz
    @bakkhertz Рік тому +1

    I think what was also really cool was how this literally created new categories. Not just distinguishing hell% from chain hell% but things like low hell% are now possible that we're before

    • @supaplayer
      @supaplayer Рік тому +1

      @@bakkhertz Don’t respond to the bots, it may encourage them. Just a friendly reminder

  • @N2O1138
    @N2O1138 Рік тому +13

    it's always nerve-wracking when a creator discusses a topic you know a good bit about (and they don't necessarily given their normal focus/background), but I think you've done a fantastic job with Clone Hero and now Spelunky 😁
    (I'm not a *part* of either community but I follow both pretty closely and have played both pretty extensively)

    • @N2O1138
      @N2O1138 Рік тому

      @Boco Corwin lol I guess more accurately I don't really *participate* in the communities, just play for myself, and there's such a skill gap that it doesn't feel like they're playing the same game sometimes 😂

  • @ZackeroniAndCheese
    @ZackeroniAndCheese Рік тому +1

    Thank you for explaining so many things that spelunky players may take for granted. It helped me follow along :)

  • @dantrav1927
    @dantrav1927 Рік тому +11

    Never heard of this game but I feel I'm about to become an expert.

    • @YourAverageSpelunker
      @YourAverageSpelunker Рік тому +2

      Go for it

    • @donquixote8462
      @donquixote8462 Рік тому +2

      One of the best games ever. Stupidly challenging but very rewarding

    • @dantrav1927
      @dantrav1927 Рік тому +6

      Update: Im now an expert and ready to challenge the WR. Thanks Karl!

  • @Chiaros
    @Chiaros Рік тому

    Timing that stomp with the fall of the block is so satisfying to watch

  • @freemorox5896
    @freemorox5896 Рік тому +1

    Just dropped by to check out how much of a legend I am.
    An absolute one.
    Nice

  • @DavidWonn
    @DavidWonn Рік тому

    The famous old saying, "The road to |-|ell is paved with good intentions" now takes on a whole new meaning!

  • @andrew-dunai
    @andrew-dunai Рік тому

    Karl Jobst covering Spelunky speedruns? My life is now complete.

  • @Lilly_the_Snek
    @Lilly_the_Snek 8 місяців тому

    This discovery was also nice for casual players, as with it you can keep the chain item that gives you a second life, and bring it with you to the harder levels.

  • @Royale9
    @Royale9 Рік тому +2

    To find certain glitches it sometimes takes some people who don't have a tunnel vision and try random things nobody thought of before.

    • @DavidWonn
      @DavidWonn Рік тому +1

      Yep, the key is to have a deep curiosity, question everything, and take nothing for granted. Having some coding knowledge also helps so you can anticipate the limitations a game has and what shortcuts the coders took to get around it.

  • @nortekvox
    @nortekvox Рік тому

    I don't even know what a spelunky is, but I love this video. Congratulations 🎉

  • @executor31
    @executor31 Рік тому

    The Elden Ring warp glitch comes to mind. It took the speedrun from a painful 60 minutes to a leasury 10 minutes. Was discovered randomly by a guy , posted on youtube and picked by the comunity

  • @MsLondondude
    @MsLondondude Рік тому

    As someone who has never been interested in speed running, you can tank Karl Jobst for getting me into it. Who would have thought I would be excited about a game I've never played being glitched.

  • @JLocker
    @JLocker Рік тому

    Karl.... I don't know why.... but for some reason I enjoy your videos more than absolutely anything else on the internet. I think a lot of it has to do with just the person you are. Thank you Karl. Please don't change.

  • @Penultimeat
    @Penultimeat Рік тому

    The Boba Skip!!! Riverrun has cemented himself in a similar way now. Cool!

  • @ashproof
    @ashproof Рік тому

    I’m not kidding. My day is made better every time I see you’ve uploaded. And when I see its about big skips, it’s even better. And I scraped the duck out my arm and leg against pavement this morning.

  • @YourAverageSpelunker
    @YourAverageSpelunker Рік тому +12

    This discovery was so huge! Glad you covered this

  • @yoshimallow
    @yoshimallow Рік тому

    This reminds me of how Touval (someone who was at the time, an outsider to the Super Mario Sunshine community) ended up discovering Gelato Skip.

  • @ElleTGC
    @ElleTGC Рік тому

    I've been watching Hectique for a while now and I was kinda surprised to see you talking about them. It's easy to watch speedrunners casually and forget that they're speedrunners who can do insane stuff in some games.

  • @Upsetkiller456
    @Upsetkiller456 Рік тому

    Hey, just wanted to say that I am glad videos like these exist. It's nice to see something purely for the spirit of something :)

  • @whatisbestinlife8112
    @whatisbestinlife8112 Рік тому +1

    Always fascinating to see new discoveries like this.
    I wonder if the dev knew all along it was possible.

  • @miser2570
    @miser2570 Рік тому +1

    The skip as it was discovered was already good for one of those cursed categories, Low% King Yama :)

  • @Lyth9
    @Lyth9 Рік тому

    No idea about Speedrunning whatsoever, but Karl uploads a new video, here I am.

  • @mageius
    @mageius Рік тому +1

    There's some crazy skips that have been found by a lot of non speedrunners. My personal favorite is Reddit skip for Mega Man Battle Network. Basically some one on Reddit posted about having skipped the final dungeon in the game by doing something small but easily overlooked and it saved at least 10-20 minutes if I recall. And in an RPG like Battle Network is that's a solid time save.

  • @alicepbg2042
    @alicepbg2042 Рік тому

    I love spelunky so much. watching a speedrun with a teleporter is the most terrifying thing ever.

  • @ArdentMoogle
    @ArdentMoogle Рік тому

    It's absolutely hilarious to me when a non-speedrunner finds a glitch that breaks the game as we know it. I remember finding a glitch that would have broke the Divinity: Original Sin speedrun, but no one tried it. Then it got forgotten and rediscovered like a year later by someone else.

  • @ProfMarkQ
    @ProfMarkQ Рік тому +3

    I've never been interested in Speed Running, as in the act of doing it. Learning a game to that depth seems tedious, but with that said, I I'm fascinated by everything that goes into Speed Running.
    It's the coolest aspect of it.
    Karl, you're a good dude. Keep it up man, your videos are great!

  • @MegaHoutenKapo
    @MegaHoutenKapo Рік тому +4

    Things like this is why Spelunky is my favorite game ever. Thanks to Derek Yu, all the Mossmouth staff and the awesome community for make this incredible discovery happen. The most pure concept of video game being pushed as its limits.

  • @bigbleeg
    @bigbleeg Рік тому

    It would cool to have a compilation video on skips and glitches that took longer to find than they should have

  • @solidmoods
    @solidmoods Рік тому

    A new Karl Jobst video, you freaking know I'm all over that thing

  • @BigGeordieUK_
    @BigGeordieUK_ Рік тому +1

    didn't ever expect a jobst video on spelunky, fun lil indie game with a rich background in speedruns

  • @jaimemarquez1469
    @jaimemarquez1469 Рік тому +1

    Just on time love your content. First time I have learned about a speed running strat before you posted about it.