Technically bridge is indeed the fastest. But for time trials I would recommend going into the tunnel (LR i think) lap 1 because of the coins. Also just out of recommendation habits I would recommend using roller wheels to get faster times.
This is a personal issue, but I can't stand how silly Roller wheels look, so I'm using the Leaf tires instead which are pretty similar but with -1 on Accel and Drift (and +1 on Speed). Not the most optimal, but a decent alternative for fashion tards like me lol
Hey man just wanted to say this is really high quality! I don’t know how old you are, but I can tell you when I started I was 14 and no shot I was making videos this good! Great stuff man!
This is actually a more analytical and open-ended answer than I was expecting from the length of the video, but I realize it was entirely because you decided to condense the information in a way that's still easy to understand without having to break down every last little piece of information like some others do. Really high-quality stuff in a video that keeps focused and doesn't meander. Subscribed!
Bit of feedback for you from a fellow video creator: The background is music is a little too loud sometimes and it drowns you out. I genuinely love the topic of this video and I feel it's very informative, though! So good job on that! Just needs some tweaking in the technical part of it :)
in regards to "adorable": please don't infantilize him, he's creating insightful gaming analysis content just like anybody else would who was older, and you wouldn't call those videos "adorable", you would just respect the content for what it was.
It's nice that someone made another fastest route in Yoshi Valley since more people are getting into Mario Kart 8 especially now we got DLC coming. I always take the bridge route because I knew it is the fastest.
You sound hella young dog, but you've still produced a pretty high quality video. Keep it up and I'm sure your channel will get huge, man. One tip is to look into sound compression, to ensure the volume of your video is smooth and there aren't many spikes or valleys in volume. But still, great job. Truly!
The levels sounded ok, you could just tell there were occasional segments where a few sentences were re-recorded - no big deal. Background audio dipped nicely whenever there was speech. Clearly spoken and recorded with good delivery. Don't go OTT with compression because it is fatiguing to the ears unless done judiciously. I enjoyed this video, nice work. A lot of prep clearly went into this.
One thing I feel like I should add. If you are far away from first, take Cannon. It is slower, but the extra item box is highly likely to offset the time difference you gain from an extra Bullet Bill, Gold Mushroom, or Lightning. If you are that far away, the 5 second penalty can easily be worth it. (That, and you have little chance of hitting a hazard)
It’s generally not worth it if you’re far back, it would only save time if you pull a bullet or shock. The only time I would ever take it is lap 1 if you’re starting from the back. You get 4 coins and an item, still not useful in regionals/ worldwides just because that people are slow, and sandbagging might not accomplish anything unless you dodge shock. I would only do it if you’re in a competitive 6v6 and you want to stay back to get shock for your team. Shock in a 6v6 is very strong in Yoshi Valley as you can hit the other team after they pass the last item set and they won’t be able to take the shortcut
Wow! Even though I knew the answer would be bridge, I was impressed by the presentation and depth of the answer! Even going as far as having variations with different skill levels and modes! Very well done! This is my second video I've watched of yours. First being worst build and so far you're doing great!
Thank you for the video! I've always been to lazy to research it myself and just went LR each lap, so this is definitely good to know. I'd love a similiar video on Ninja Hideaway from Mario Kart Tour when it gets added to MK8D next month.
@@Jopes me too! Never played Tour because I don't like gacha mechanics but I've checked out its tracks after the dlc announcement and now I'm really excited to olay them!
I've always driven Bridge because it's just the fastest. I save time and get an Item. Bridge is pretty hard on 200cc but I always go for it since every milisecond count
I remember playing the OG course on Mario Kart 64 and the left-most routes always take you there the fastest. But you're completely right, it's highly dependent on the skillset and capability of the player to handle the various routes. The fact there's any variability at all for that is really cool, considering the OG course was from way back when *I* was a kid 😂
Wow, just wow. I always go for bridge, and this verified that I was doing the right thing. What I love about this video is that you put it in simple to understand terms and made it interesting. I’m much less experienced though, since I mainly play Wii instead of 8. Thank you so much for this video, this is my favorite map in Mario Kart 8.
Really Nice Video. I've wondered this question myself which is probably why this video is being recommended all of the sudden by UA-cam. A bit of feedback: The background music in the intro is too loud relative to your voice and I had to make an effort to focus on what you were saying. This immediately made me want to click off the video as I assumed this would be a thing throughout. I'm glad I stuck around because the rest of the video was pretty good. The background music was somewhat loud during the montage clips, but it was passable. Work on the audio levels and your videos will be that much better. Your editing otherwise was very good. Best of luck on the channel growth.
FWIW had no real issue with intelligibility concerning speech over music listening on crappy phone speakers. That said the music could maybe be dipped eeeever so slightly more to make it absolutely perfect.
I'm glad this video came up in my feed. Very informative, since I've always had a bit of a tricky time trying to figure out which path is the fastest one.
At first I was annoyed that UA-cam would recommend me some kid's attempt at a video. But it's definitely not just an attempt. Great guide, great procedure, insightful and nuanced analysis! You got a sub!
I love Yoshi Valley. It's the only course (that I know of) where the Blue Shell can get lost and just break. Good to know what routes are great at what times!
Personally I started using LR after testing each path with the fastest first lap I could possibly do (without mushrooms) but it was very close between bridge and LR and in the end LR just became natural for me to use because of how no one uses the path(mainly because none of the bots use it but still many players don't use it), there's way more coins in LR and also because LR makes it easier to avoid red shells in the next laps. I do occasionally use the bridge path but most the time I get hit by something when going that path
I always use LR too. I didn't even realized almost nobody took the path, for me it's just natural so I don't care. Also, if I don't mess up, I can do a purple drift in the tunnel when exiting it. Even if it's not the fastest path, I always saw I was close to the other players that were near me before taking it so for me, it's good enough. I don't play competitively anyway, and I'm pretty sure my main isn't that great for it xD
Yeah I use LR too. I decided on it after time trials and testing and I found that for me personally I just felt the most comfortable getting drifts out of it. I didn't really realize that the bridge was fastest though.
This video hits all the marks for me. Love the background music, research, and editing. Also the cadence and clarity of your voice is very professional. Good to see a new creator that devotes time and effort right off the bat.
Instant Subscription ... I'm a LR-guy from day 1 back on ye ole N64 but from now on I will try bridge more often. Thank you. I love how scientifically serious you are about this. More!! xox
That's def a like from me, this brings me back to days when I tried to be a content creator too. I abandoned because I wasn't good enough, but I believe you have what I didn't, and I see a lot for you. Great video!
I was just thinking that speed of each route differs based on racing conditions, but then you got to that point by the end of the video. I'm impressed.
I know a lot of people have already said this, but holy crap this was an amazingly done video! Ngl I’ve always been interested in this specific topic but never looked into it, so checking this out was a delight!
I’m pretty sure that I’ve never in my entire life done anything but bridge! This video was nice because I was able to see how much of a cool course this is!
This was very helpful! I always used to take cannon because I thought it was fast, but I'll have to start going different routes. Thanks for the video!
Dang, I’m impressed! Awesome stuff, man! Quick suggestion: if you’re able to add an EQ to your audio, you can make it pop a bit more by increasing the levels a bit around the 200-300hz range, cutting a little from 1000-2000hz, and increasing the brights around the 10,000+ range. This is what most podcasters do, and once you play around with it you’ll find a balance that sounds good. Aside from that, awesome job! You’ve got real talent.
I love how your videos are either scientifically sound investigations into things people think about but never really think to research and are incredibly high-quality videos looking into the topic of choice Or it's a title in all lowercase like "blueshell gains wallhacks" and it's a few seconds long The duality of man
Appreciate the video a lot, just to see the data on everything! I tend to just watch world record time attacks and try to copy what they do, so I know what’s faster but not by how much haha.
Excellent approach to tackle the question, excellent video, great recommendations to recap at the end. Really happy the UA-cam algo dumped this in my recommendations, so least I can do is give a thumbs up & comment to help feed the algo even more. 😉 Thank you for making this!
Great video! The information was presented objectively and concisely, which works perfectly for this type of video. I'm looking forward for what you think of next!
Technically bridge is indeed the fastest. But for time trials I would recommend going into the tunnel (LR i think) lap 1 because of the coins. Also just out of recommendation habits I would recommend using roller wheels to get faster times.
Yes - roller wheels are a must! These tires you’re using currently are no good
I don't know why but sometime when you go on LR (tunnel) the blue shell doesn't follow you in the tunnel and make 1 laps and disappear
This is a personal issue, but I can't stand how silly Roller wheels look, so I'm using the Leaf tires instead which are pretty similar but with -1 on Accel and Drift (and +1 on Speed). Not the most optimal, but a decent alternative for fashion tards like me lol
@@Rhapsody-. The leaf wheels are a reskin of the button wheels btw if you like how those look
FUCK ROLLER WHEELS
ALL MY HOMIES HATE ROLLER WHEELS
I'm mostly just surprised there's only 6 unique routes through the valley.
Good video though, lots of effort crammed into just 6:02
Cool to see a toycat comment randomly! Love your content mr toycat :-)
Exactly what I think.
toycat wtf r u doing here???
hi toycat :-) my thoughts exactly
What's toycat doing here
Hey man just wanted to say this is really high quality! I don’t know how old you are, but I can tell you when I started I was 14 and no shot I was making videos this good! Great stuff man!
other than his voice, i would’ve thought this was make by someone like summoningsalt
hey look it's switch stop
Ohhhhhh switch stop pog
That’s exactly what I said in his worst kart video😂
Damn I thought he was she 😂
This is actually a more analytical and open-ended answer than I was expecting from the length of the video, but I realize it was entirely because you decided to condense the information in a way that's still easy to understand without having to break down every last little piece of information like some others do. Really high-quality stuff in a video that keeps focused and doesn't meander. Subscribed!
Did not expect a 6 minute video on something I’d thought about for ages lmao
Bit of feedback for you from a fellow video creator:
The background is music is a little too loud sometimes and it drowns you out. I genuinely love the topic of this video and I feel it's very informative, though! So good job on that! Just needs some tweaking in the technical part of it :)
I’ll add that there are often random silent gaps between them, e.g the change from song one to two at the start.
As a content consumer, I agree!
Video is high quality, but the BGM is just a notch too loud.
the timing of the BGM also needs to be tweaked just a tiny bit, otherwise a great video
The music didnt bother me
@@petrifiedoak it may not have bothered you but it’s still noticeably and need some fixing in future
This video is adorable, keep it up and you'll be big!
Yooooo kaze comment! Love your videos dude and I hope the kid above keeps making vids too
YOOOOOOOOOO
Yoooooooo, Kaze giving the spotlight to the young blood
in regards to "adorable": please don't infantilize him, he's creating insightful gaming analysis content just like anybody else would who was older, and you wouldn't call those videos "adorable", you would just respect the content for what it was.
@@jessedudezx its adoreable how you try and be the good guy too, manlet
It's nice that someone made another fastest route in Yoshi Valley since more people are getting into Mario Kart 8 especially now we got DLC coming. I always take the bridge route because I knew it is the fastest.
You sound hella young dog, but you've still produced a pretty high quality video. Keep it up and I'm sure your channel will get huge, man.
One tip is to look into sound compression, to ensure the volume of your video is smooth and there aren't many spikes or valleys in volume.
But still, great job. Truly!
That's volume matching and leveling. Compression is a bit more complex than that and can ruin the audio if use carelessly
The levels sounded ok, you could just tell there were occasional segments where a few sentences were re-recorded - no big deal. Background audio dipped nicely whenever there was speech. Clearly spoken and recorded with good delivery. Don't go OTT with compression because it is fatiguing to the ears unless done judiciously. I enjoyed this video, nice work. A lot of prep clearly went into this.
One thing I feel like I should add.
If you are far away from first, take Cannon. It is slower, but the extra item box is highly likely to offset the time difference you gain from an extra Bullet Bill, Gold Mushroom, or Lightning. If you are that far away, the 5 second penalty can easily be worth it. (That, and you have little chance of hitting a hazard)
It’s generally not worth it if you’re far back, it would only save time if you pull a bullet or shock. The only time I would ever take it is lap 1 if you’re starting from the back. You get 4 coins and an item, still not useful in regionals/ worldwides just because that people are slow, and sandbagging might not accomplish anything unless you dodge shock. I would only do it if you’re in a competitive 6v6 and you want to stay back to get shock for your team. Shock in a 6v6 is very strong in Yoshi Valley as you can hit the other team after they pass the last item set and they won’t be able to take the shortcut
Please do not take this advice
5 seconds is way too long a hit to take
do not do this
Wow! Even though I knew the answer would be bridge, I was impressed by the presentation and depth of the answer! Even going as far as having variations with different skill levels and modes! Very well done! This is my second video I've watched of yours. First being worst build and so far you're doing great!
oh hey i also came from the worst build video
this kid is going places. i can already imagine his voice breaking and him turning into an absolute chad
fr if you look at his most recent his voice goes from a boy to a man
Thank you for the video! I've always been to lazy to research it myself and just went LR each lap, so this is definitely good to know. I'd love a similiar video on Ninja Hideaway from Mario Kart Tour when it gets added to MK8D next month.
yeah, thanks for the idea! cant wait for the dlc to release
@@Jopes me too! Never played Tour because I don't like gacha mechanics but I've checked out its tracks after the dlc announcement and now I'm really excited to olay them!
I've always driven Bridge because it's just the fastest. I save time and get an Item. Bridge is pretty hard on 200cc but I always go for it since every milisecond count
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You don’t really need to do “research” just look at the map
I've never considered a video to be adorable before...
Really nice stuff. Surprised there's not that many other videos like this, really enjoyed it!
I remember playing the OG course on Mario Kart 64 and the left-most routes always take you there the fastest. But you're completely right, it's highly dependent on the skillset and capability of the player to handle the various routes. The fact there's any variability at all for that is really cool, considering the OG course was from way back when *I* was a kid 😂
Really good video!! This was very interesting to watch, and the edition was very good too!
Seeing this now is quite funny, but also really cool to see how much you've grown and developed!
That's a great answer you're providing there to the community.
And for that, a huge THANK YOU !!!
Always wondered which was the best, thanks!
I guess I've been doing it wrong my whole life. I've always done RL through the tunnel. High quality video man.
You and your channel have a lot of potential, Jopes.
This is a very high quality video. Well-edited, and your experiments were super rigorous.
Great vid! Keep up the good work!
Hello, good luck growing your channel. Hope you do well. Your content is good.
Wow, just wow. I always go for bridge, and this verified that I was doing the right thing. What I love about this video is that you put it in simple to understand terms and made it interesting. I’m much less experienced though, since I mainly play Wii instead of 8. Thank you so much for this video, this is my favorite map in Mario Kart 8.
Pls don’t stop making these videos they’re sooooo good. I could never put so much effort in videos but you really nailed it !!
Awesome video! Also call me crazy, but the music syncs up with the coin collecting at 2:11, which is pretty cool lol.
I actually didn’t know bridge was fastest, I just did it out of instinct. Nice to know I was right!
I already knew that Bridge is the fastest and Cannon the slowest but now I know exactly how fast they are. Thank's great video!
Really Nice Video. I've wondered this question myself which is probably why this video is being recommended all of the sudden by UA-cam.
A bit of feedback:
The background music in the intro is too loud relative to your voice and I had to make an effort to focus on what you were saying. This immediately made me want to click off the video as I assumed this would be a thing throughout. I'm glad I stuck around because the rest of the video was pretty good. The background music was somewhat loud during the montage clips, but it was passable. Work on the audio levels and your videos will be that much better.
Your editing otherwise was very good.
Best of luck on the channel growth.
thanks for the feedback, will try to work on audio levels for the future.
I think this comment perfectly captures my thoughts on this video as well, too. Keep it up, kid!
FWIW had no real issue with intelligibility concerning speech over music listening on crappy phone speakers. That said the music could maybe be dipped eeeever so slightly more to make it absolutely perfect.
Great video. I tend to take the risky shortcut route personally
I'm glad this video came up in my feed. Very informative, since I've always had a bit of a tricky time trying to figure out which path is the fastest one.
At first I was annoyed that UA-cam would recommend me some kid's attempt at a video. But it's definitely not just an attempt. Great guide, great procedure, insightful and nuanced analysis! You got a sub!
I always go to LR in the N64 version, and I always go to the bridge in the 8 version. Excellent video
This absolute god answered the question that everyone wanted to know the answer to but no one was strong enough to do themselves
I love Yoshi Valley. It's the only course (that I know of) where the Blue Shell can get lost and just break. Good to know what routes are great at what times!
Personally I started using LR after testing each path with the fastest first lap I could possibly do (without mushrooms) but it was very close between bridge and LR and in the end LR just became natural for me to use because of how no one uses the path(mainly because none of the bots use it but still many players don't use it), there's way more coins in LR and also because LR makes it easier to avoid red shells in the next laps. I do occasionally use the bridge path but most the time I get hit by something when going that path
I always use LR too. I didn't even realized almost nobody took the path, for me it's just natural so I don't care. Also, if I don't mess up, I can do a purple drift in the tunnel when exiting it. Even if it's not the fastest path, I always saw I was close to the other players that were near me before taking it so for me, it's good enough. I don't play competitively anyway, and I'm pretty sure my main isn't that great for it xD
Yeah I use LR too. I decided on it after time trials and testing and I found that for me personally I just felt the most comfortable getting drifts out of it. I didn't really realize that the bridge was fastest though.
This video hits all the marks for me. Love the background music, research, and editing. Also the cadence and clarity of your voice is very professional. Good to see a new creator that devotes time and effort right off the bat.
Great video, and solid editing. I liked the format of the video. Keep up the great work.
This video is awesome. It seems like you really understand the pacing and story tellong aspect of videos.
Jopes this video is great, looking forward to the channel grow. Thanks for the insight and rigour!
Great video your attention to detail
and smooth transparent delivery was awesome
You had 0 wasted word count
Bro just carried the entire mariokart fanbase. I’ve taken cannon this whole time so thank you so much for this analysis!
Really liked how you tested and showed the data in a way everyone can understand, very high quality video. You definitely deserve more subscribers
Amazing video! Your editing is top notch.
thank you!
Love the comments section, we love to see support for a younger creator. Nicely done on this one, keep it up :)
Instant Subscription ... I'm a LR-guy from day 1 back on ye ole N64 but from now on I will try bridge more often. Thank you.
I love how scientifically serious you are about this.
More!!
xox
I love how the tests are synced with the music
Great video! Solid experimental procedures to gather the info, very wholesome content overall :)
That's def a like from me, this brings me back to days when I tried to be a content creator too. I abandoned because I wasn't good enough, but I believe you have what I didn't, and I see a lot for you. Great video!
This is much better quality than a lot of small channels. You showed up on my recommended so you're doing something right. Keep up the good work!
I was just thinking that speed of each route differs based on racing conditions, but then you got to that point by the end of the video. I'm impressed.
Amazing video! Glad to see bridge is the fastest because that's the path I've always taken.
Thanks for finally putting data behind a question I’ve had since 1998! BRIDGE GANG 4 LYFE
I've always wondered about this but never bothered to research it myself. Thanks for saving me the work
Informative and concise video, my friend! Some people ramble on too long when explaining things, but you waste no time. Keep up the great work!
Honestly this is really useful because now I can stop taking the cave thinking it’s the fastest
I’m gonna comment just to boost your underrated content
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I know a lot of people have already said this, but holy crap this was an amazingly done video! Ngl I’ve always been interested in this specific topic but never looked into it, so checking this out was a delight!
I found this channel randomly yesterday, and it's pretty good! I play a lot of MK with my gf, so Vids like this are fun to watch
I’m impressed with the quality of this video! enjoyable to watch and i learned a lot :)
This is great content, Jopes--please keep it up! Your delivery is great.
I’m really impressed by that excel sheet that you made! Nice video! It’s obvious that you really put in the work
I was surprised to see how small your channel is after watching the video. Very high quality. Keep up the good work!
Very well made video! In a meritocracy your age doesn’t matter in areas of skill. There is no limit for you! Keep it up!
I’m pretty sure that I’ve never in my entire life done anything but bridge! This video was nice because I was able to see how much of a cool course this is!
Fantastic quality, this video followed the exact same structure of scientific reports I’ve done in uni
The fact that faded out the audio is MILESSSS better than A LOT of other UA-camrs on here hahaha
Keep it up! ^^
This is honestly so much higher quality than my own videos. Great job!
BIG props to you for that compiled data list, that was professional level stuff. I enjoyed this video.
This was very helpful! I always used to take cannon because I thought it was fast, but I'll have to start going different routes. Thanks for the video!
i'm impressed with the quality of the video. great video :)
Great video! Finally answered a question I’ve had since I first played the course 25 years ago!
Dude your videos are so well made you're criminally underated !
These videos are very well done. I look forward to seeing you grow
Great video, I have always wondered which was the fastest. Keep up the good work!
Dang, I’m impressed! Awesome stuff, man!
Quick suggestion: if you’re able to add an EQ to your audio, you can make it pop a bit more by increasing the levels a bit around the 200-300hz range, cutting a little from 1000-2000hz, and increasing the brights around the 10,000+ range. This is what most podcasters do, and once you play around with it you’ll find a balance that sounds good.
Aside from that, awesome job! You’ve got real talent.
Love how great your content is, you seem young but put alot of effort in and it really pays off
I only really played Mario Kart 64, but it's cool to see these details about a track that I remember running years ago.
I love how your videos are either scientifically sound investigations into things people think about but never really think to research and are incredibly high-quality videos looking into the topic of choice
Or it's a title in all lowercase like "blueshell gains wallhacks" and it's a few seconds long
The duality of man
Great video. I've wondered what the best route there was but don't have the time to explore like that. So thanx, subbed.
The bridge was the fastest on the N64 when I was a kid, and I'm not surprised that it's still the fastest route. Nice to see that confirmed.
I always found LR to be faster on the N64, but Bridge is definitely faster in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
It’s easy to say the cannon is the worst route I used to do when I was younger because it was fun😂
Very well made video. Keep up the good work man I appreciate you!
ah, the joy of watching a blue shell come for you on this map
Appreciate the video a lot, just to see the data on everything! I tend to just watch world record time attacks and try to copy what they do, so I know what’s faster but not by how much haha.
I feel like we all intuitively knew the answer, but I still appreciate the detailed breakdown.
I usually go through the tunnel because nobody goes through there and you get a nice purple boost right before the roads meet.
Good to se younger contentcreators growing
Love you content. I personally have always took the Bridge Path since I got Mario Kart 8 on Wii U
these vids go hard boss, i’m loving the content. you make me wanna play mk8d more and finally finish all the time trials
I have been waiting YEARS for this
Excellent approach to tackle the question, excellent video, great recommendations to recap at the end. Really happy the UA-cam algo dumped this in my recommendations, so least I can do is give a thumbs up & comment to help feed the algo even more. 😉 Thank you for making this!
Great content keep up the amazing quality. I also use green shy guy in the streatle but I use the roller wheels. :)
Great video, really well put together.
Also loving the odyssey music throughout.
This really helps agains my brother who loves this course and is way better, thanks
Kinda cool that the different routes are actually designed for different experience levels, and aren't just random
Bridge is the one I take every time. Not only is it fun to take, it also lets me drift for a long time and get the purple boost.
Love how you said you were rusty with Waluigi then proceeded to kick everyone’s butt online lol
Great video! The information was presented objectively and concisely, which works perfectly for this type of video. I'm looking forward for what you think of next!