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Music Credits:
List of all music in this video:
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Amie Waters (amiewaters.bandcamp.com/)
Chris Doerksen (chrisdoerksen.bandcamp.com/)
HOME (soundcloud.com/home-2001)
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Rosentwig (rosentwig.bandcamp.com/)
TheOfficialLobst (soundcloud.com/theofficiallobst)
Thanks to the following people for help with research! Be sure to check their channels out:
Chimkin: www.twitch.tv/chimkin
ejpman: www.twitch.tv/ejpman
WiiSuper: www.twitch.tv/wiisuper
Eroadhouse: www.twitch.tv/eroadhouse
Pickletoe: / @pickletoe
Scynor: www.twitch.tv/scynor_
Zac: www.twitch.tv/zacmuffin
And check out the Lego Star Wars leaderboards to keep up with other top runners - www.speedrun.com/lswtcs?h=Any...
Top Supporters: docs.google.com/document/d/15...
Video Credits:
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KOMMENTARE
Summoning Salt +7421
Thanks to the following people for help with research! They helped a LOT and this video wouldn't have been possible without them. Be sure to check their channels out: Zac: https://www.twitch.tv/zacmuffin ejpman: https://www.twitch.tv/ejpman Chimkin: https://www.twitch.tv/chimkin WiiSuper: https://www.twitch.tv/wiisuper Pickletoe: https://www.youtube.com/@pickletoe Eroadhouse: https://www.twitch.tv/eroadhouse Scynor: https://www.twitch.tv/scynor_ And check out the Lego Star Wars leaderboards for more top runners: https://www.speedrun.com/lswtcs
Vor 9 MonateMelex +10
W
Vor 9 MonateShane Royal Guardsmen +6
Yay!
Vor 9 MonateAquaKnight +9
Awesome video Summoning Salt! 🎉
Vor 9 Monatek1773nswilltakeover +38
Why did you take money to promote Raid? Plarium is not the kind of company I would expect you to work with. You probably know how these kind of games are predatory and cause people to lose so much money. I'm really sad, actually.
Vor 9 Monatekh +80
@k1773nswilltakeover he lost money from the mega man 2 video because it got age restricted so he might need the money rn
Vor 9 MonateZac +13116
Thank you so much to everyone in this community who made this possible. A special thank you to Evan (Eroadhouse) who has pushed this game with me further than we ever thought it could go. Hope you guys enjoy
Vor 9 MonateCoco Leaf +84
YEAHHH I HAVE HUGGED THAT PLUSH ELEPHANT
Vor 9 Monatea namer here +27
You know that Evan (Eroadhouse) is suspected to be a trump supporter.... right?
Vor 9 MonateBradford Langston +578
@a namer here Suspected Trump supporter? Like that's a crime lol
Vor 9 MonateNickDaGeek +200
@a namer here Cool
Vor 9 Monateidk man +215
@a namer here I like him more now
Vor 9 Monate5MadMovieMakers +1124
Those live events are a great idea!
Vor 8 MonateDJ POOP IT OUT
that last moment when he almost had it with the little jumping Mario, is like losing your verginity again
Vor 20 TageMekova +1304
I love how Ginger was just so damn happy to be there lol Like he didn't get very close to the record, but the fact that he did so damn well compared to his previous runs was enough for him to freak out and get hype.
Vor 8 MonateSpace Bassist +95
Best kind of speedrunner
Vor 6 MonateChris Bartolini +85
Any amount of personal growth should be celebrated.
Vor 5 Monatesquidman +13
I was literally just about to praise him for his absolute pog.
Vor 4 MonateSabotower +12
He just had an almost four minute personal best, and this was his first time being within a minute of the world record (at least as far as this video showed). That is absolutely worthy of celebration
Vor MonatBubble Burster +7
Ginger is 2nd place now and is 17 seconds off WR
Vor 22 Tagesusanonline +1835
I love how you were able to make me root for about 5 separate people throughout this video. That’s a sign of good writing.
Vor 9 MonateMaestrofeli +103
yeah, there weren't any villains or antagonists, only heroes, friends and rivals :)
Vor 7 MonateKULTW +9
Why wouldnt they be portrayed well 😄 the video is basically an achivements list of the world record makers
Vor 7 MonateJub +55
@KULTW big difference between just telling you their names/times and being able to make people who have no investment in them or the game root for them and actively get hype when they succeed
Vor 6 MonateKULTW +2
@Jub yes, why wouldn’t they be portrayed well? The presentation sure is only adoring the records makers, but I’m happy its not just a list.
Vor 6 MonateshoulderBirb +3
@KULTW missing the point speedrun WR
Vor 2 MonateOZMAGE +249
UPDATE: Zac has pushed the record down to 2:22:52 about three months ago, where it stands uncontested. Good stuff Zac! :)
Vor 4 MonateZac +51
We just switched timing to loadless, but the RTA is 2:23:44 which is more accurate to this video
Vor 4 MonateMason Woods +23
He just keeps going too! He just did 2:22:17 yesterday!
Vor Monat- Delilah Lin - +9
@Mason WoodsNow it is 2:22:11 Absolutely amazing
Vor 27 TageAten Sol +3
incredible to come to the comments and still find it dropping
Vor 26 Tagepremier teurastaja +1
@ZacHas anyone counted how much time the cutscenes take up in total? When will we reach a point where the run is more cutscenes than gameplay :)
Vor 22 Tagebarleybap +702
That section of Zac narrating the run was special even by the high standards of your work. Not a runner and haven't even played Lego Star Wars, but the way you edited it and his obvious passion for the game gave me butterflies in my stomach. Would love to see more runners given the spotlight to narrate their own key moments in that way.
Vor 7 MonateSuperNintendawg +7
Yup. Hard agree. It's just good history.
Vor 3 MonateTheSuperappelflap +1
dude, by the end of that segment, my hands were shaking lol
Vor MonatERoadhouse +12622
Want to say thanks to Salt for making this video for us, I can speak for the whole community when I say it's been a dream for us for a long time. The friends I have made along the way and the lessons I've learned have been nothing short of incredible and have meant the world to me. Hope you guys enjoyed!
Vor 9 MonateNick Patrick +74
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Vor 9 MonateTired OfTiredness +149
Congrats on the world record!
Vor 9 MonateArr0w +50
Congrats on the new WR!
Vor 9 MonateVarelaSensei +27
congrats on world record!
Vor 9 MonateDustibuns +20
Legend
Vor 9 MonateQui Gon John +198
“Lego Star Wars will never die, only the people who play it and the characters in it” -Qui Gon John
Vor 6 MonateThe Pizza God +29
"Falsely attributed, many quotes are" -Yoda
Vor 4 MonateGraymatter +447
After loosing my closest friend 2 days ago this was the fist 1.5 hour break I've had in my thoughts. Thank you.
Vor 8 MonateNunya Business +26
Sorry for your loss
Vor 6 MonateGraymatter +14
@Nunya Business Thank you. It's been a rough go.
Vor 6 MonateNunya Business +19
@Graymatter hold your head up brother you got this ❤️
Vor 6 MonateSam Eisenberg +15
You are not alone, and you are loved. Stay strong.
Vor 6 MonateHoodbroSkillson Gaming +7
Sorry for your loss. Stay strong bro.
Vor 4 MonateHuzi +894
I just lowered my sleep time by 1.5 hours, but it was so worth it! Thank you for making those fantastic videos
Vor 9 MonateUdis +62
New PB! Nice
Vor 7 MonateSCHORR
These
Vor 7 Monatesahil signorile +6
this might be the first youtube comment that literally made me laugh out loud. bravo vince
Vor 4 MonateHenry
Dude what is your profile pic. Name of artist or the work? I'm really into those sorts of old incredibly expressive portraita
Vor 2 MonateHuzi
@Henry Unfortunately I have no idea. Been using it for years
Vor 2 MonateAtomic R4y +184
What I love about this history of world records is that each "chapter" that covers each Champion builds them up and makes them feel like actual world champions of a more physical sport and gives them this strange amount of gravitas. Love Salt's vids.
Vor 5 MonatesunflowerSR +218
I love the time lowering chart. You should look into using vector graphics for these instead of raster graphics so it's not so blurry when zoomed in. Great video as always, you make any speed game seem like the most interesting one out there
Vor 8 MonateLe Bonk +20
Or just render the chart at a high enough resolution if the editing software doesn't support vector graphics
Vor 5 Monatekaitarok +16
Maybe it is in purpose to Match the Pixel graphic and the Font
Vor 4 MonateJordannadroj20 +7
Pretty sure it's a stylistic choice
Vor 2 MonateMatt D +2
No, the low res graphics are part of the charm! I love waiting with baited breath to see where the next pixelated circle is going to appear
Vor 2 MonateScynor13 +15144
This game has held a close place in my heart the past 4 years and I am honored for salt to cover its history! I plan on continuing to improve my time and try for more WRs!
Vor 9 MonateZac +632
My goat right here
Vor 9 Monatejp +85
goat
Vor 9 MonateDaniel +38
BEAT IT
Vor 9 MonateJax Blonk +157
How many nightmares do you get about 5-5 on average would you say?
Vor 9 MonateScynor13 +387
@Jax Blonk if it’s below 2 it’s a good night
Vor 9 MonateBasic +227
I can never believe when the video ends. It always feels like there could be one more record
Vor 8 MonateBen Jackson +42
The beauty is that Speedrunning is never over.
Vor 7 MonateSCHORR +8
@Ben Jackson yes.
Vor 7 MonateTheChessicfayth +58
I love how, as we move to games with younger communities (meaning more thoroughly documented origins), the beginnings of these videos have gone from: 'There are no records of how set this time, but its considered by top runners to be legitimate to: ''s Speedrun strategy mainly revolved around running the game speedily...'
Vor 7 Monatewoo +6
I love the early bit where there's no glitches or tricks, you just gotta go fast
Vor MonatTrooper Scientists +56
I love how the best runners actually meet up and help each other out. It's so nice to see :)
Vor 5 MonateThe Overtyrant +114
Just wanted to let you know you were credited with inspiring the brand new King of Contra crowned 6 days ago. You’re an incredible boon for the speed running community and your content is impeccable. So much props to you king.
Vor 8 MonateLe Bonk +22
I'd honestly be interested to see live two-player speedruns
Vor 6 MonateNoteK0 +2477
As the world record holder in Lego Batman, I’m honored to even be mentioned in this video. It’s been a pleasure being in the community and I want to thank you so much for giving the Lego community the recognition it deserves!
Vor 9 MonateBen Cox +61
Legend bro you got it in all 3 categories too
Vor 9 MonatePrimeFighter +5
Someone give this mans love, too
Vor 9 MonateBrat Prica +16
Bro Lego Batman is one of my favourite games of all time. Should I try speedrunning it or will it ruin my love for the game?
Vor 9 Monatemarathon664 +41
@Brat Prica Try it! Just remember that you are competing against your own time, not the WR, and you'll have fun.
Vor 9 MonateBrat Prica +10
@marathon664 Thanks for the tip! I'm definitely gonna try it out
Vor 9 MonateLogan Buternowsky +33
This might be the best Summoning Salt video, and that's saying a lot considering the amount of absolute bangers you've published over the years.
Vor 7 MonateGingerGamer456
90 min vid; he put a lot into it, pretty cool
Vor 7 MonateKefka Palazzo +30
The thing I love the most about the speedrunning community, is how much of a group effort it all is. Everyone is working together to find all the best tricks to shave off a few extra seconds, and in the end it's all about your individual skill if you're able to be the best one at executing it all.
Vor 7 MonateUdis +20
It's incredible how a community can discover dozens of new tricks for a game every so often and completely break it. I love hearing these stories
Vor 7 MonateAdventZx +60
The part of these videos that always get me is the fact that at the end of the video a new chapter is about to begin in the history of that game. The video will bring so much attention to the scene that it would cause a explosion of popularity.
Vor 8 MonateCupo Soup +32
The amount of time and commitment put in by runners of these long games is downright inspiring
Vor 9 Monatebugjams +2
Inspiring? I find it disturbing. 12+ hours a day grinding a game? Gotta worry about your physical health at that point... I can't imagine how gross some of these people looked during their grind-a-thons... surely this could've been done in a healthier manner.
Vor 4 MonateTom Smith +3
@bugjamsyeah it’s stupid man, but fun to watch on YouTube lmao
Vor 2 MonateChimkin +2651
Thanks for watching! This game is close to my heart and it is so cool seeing it get this level of recognition. Looking forward to seeing where the record goes in the future!
Vor 9 MonateMopslop +11
Fr Lego Indiana Jones is better
Vor 9 MonateToosa +1
Toosa owns you in TSS Any%
Vor 9 MonateUnquestionable Existance
@Mopslop Mega Based
Vor 9 Monatejp
goat
Vor 9 Monateemnerson
@Mopslop TRUE
Vor 9 MonateGhostberry +13
It's insane this was one of the most intense, interesting, and fascinating speedrun I've ever watched. I loved this. Massive shout out to the runners part of this, nothing but mad respect to you all.
Vor 8 MonateMorpheus_Morpheus +2
Star wars lego dev here guys, thank you to all your hard work and dedication you put into these amazing games. Keep up the good work!
Vor MonatRodrigo +52
One hour and a half?? This is probably the most intense WR since the tragedy of Matthias.
Vor 9 MonateJoee Garseea +8
I was rooting for zach ever since he didnt get the record after playing for 14 hours straight. Really proud of that dude for real.
Vor 8 Monate꧁Linklegend꧂ +9
Dude huge respect to all the runners who grinded this game for so many hours. I was on the edge of my seat during some parts of this video lmao. Amazing editing too
Vor 7 MonateJared Hyman +1382
Honored to even be name dropped in this. So thankful to be part of this community. Some of my best friends. Love you guys
Vor 9 MonateAnthony Flores
what video time?
Vor 9 MonateJetline +5
I cannot believe I didn't connect the dots on this being you until seeing this comment. I love when the world seems so small like this. Looks like I'll be watching Penstriped again tonight
Vor 9 MonateNoah Hancock
Time stamp
Vor 9 MonateJared Hyman +6
@Jetline you a g bro
Vor 9 MonateCaligo Crew +6
@Noah Hancock 1:14:47 and 1:17:30 probably
Vor 9 MonateMatheus Martins Barbosa +8
To feel more excited when watching Summoning Salt WR History videos rather than any other Netflix series shows how well done his videos are
Vor 8 MonateDownwards Aerial +1
This is so genuinely inspiring i cant describe she level of dedication just to bring joy to us
Vor MonatLouis Konerding +6
I just love how the game seems to have a really great community. All the top runners doing streams together and organising these events is just nice to see.
Vor 7 MonateNicholas Frantz +4
i love this series. i really dont think there is a better video game history story teller. that being said i do like skoottie’s history of game types series but i think its potentially limited unlike this where you actually are aware of individual runs and the tricks used. the narrative you spin is awesome
Vor 8 MonateJo the Riveting +4
43:36 wow! What an unbelievable conclusion to that tournament. What an absolute treat for the fans!!!
Vor 4 Monateejpman +1545
Working on research for this and watching it develop was some of the most fun I've had in a while. Thank you Salt!
Vor 9 MonateColin Walker +26
Thanks for all the contributions to finding skips and time saves. The community at large really appreciates your efforts. Keep up the good work.
Vor 9 Monaterico goins +1
Mr salt agrees
Vor 9 MonateBladestorm +2
I have a question. I don't think he showed any but isn't rhere any skip or glitch for the Obi-wan Vs Anakin fight at the end of Episode 3?
Vor 9 MonateDestroyer Doom +2
@Bladestorm you can clip through the wall in the timer room (but I’m pretty sure that’s free play only)
Vor 9 MonateCereaLover123 +2
Thank you for building this awesome interesting community
Vor 9 MonateMark +2
The fact that Summoning Salt can fascinate me with a timeline of speedrun world records of a game I never really knew or cared about is simply astounding.
Vor 2 MonateYamden +4
Summoning Salt has secured a place in speedrunning history as one of the best filmmakers of all time.
Vor 7 Monatejamalaruby +3
I seriously cannot express how much I love these videos and seeing the passion and dedication everyone puts in Thank you so much ❤
Vor 6 MonateAura Țepeş +8
A summoning salt video is also awesome to watch and is such an immersive rollercoaster of emotion. I can't wait to see what other legendary story in gaming history is uncovered next. Runs for games that would be pleasant visits would be some of the Resident Evil games, Symphony of the Night, or Super Monkey Ball
Vor 8 Monate『N』🅾 𝔾 Ⓘ ⁴ 【8】 +11
That chart at the end is all over the place, it's probably the only speedrun where anybody can jump on and find something new and take the endless top spot.
Vor 5 MonateJ +1847
I love getting 37 minutes into these thinking “there’s no way it could get faster”
Vor 9 MonatePuncake +40
I have the reverse. When they were in the 3:20s I thought to myself "yeah a sub 3 hour is coming"
Vor 8 MonateSriol +8
@Puncake Haha yeah I saw that too, but I was thinking "This is gonna be a huge grind for sub 3" and then sub 3 happened way sooner than I thought and they just kept going xD
Vor 8 MonateJason Reed +4
I good hint is that the more broken a game is the more likely it is to have a ridiculous time. Take portal 1 vs 2 runs. Portal 1 is around 15min because you can enter a very weird state where the players actual position and camera are desynced and it lets you to shoot through walls and other stuff. Portal 2 patched this bug before it was discovered and the result is that portal 2 takes around 2hrs to complete a speedrun. I just assume any super glitchy game will let you get down to single digit minutes eventually.
Vor 8 MonateBatsanggolo +2
wtf i read this comment right when i was at 37 mins lmao
Vor 8 MonateJ +1
@Batsanggolofollow the white rabbit
Vor 8 Monateavx +9
The speed runner communities are amazing. The teams that discover new tricks, dedicating themselves to revitalize the ongoing race of the top talents, who feed on the extra motivation these give them. It's just glorious. Thank you for documenting these in fantastic videos.
Vor 8 MonateBrokenGod Ent. +7
Summoning Salt and EmpLemon have got to be the best long form channels on YouTube. They're in a different category than the long form game reviewers imo. I love me some Whitelight, Joseph Anderson, Noah Caldwell, matthewmatosis, etc. But these videos inspire a different feeling altogether.
Vor 8 Monatemichael7
I’d consider Pyrocynical’s long from content on par, but it’s so few and far between that you can’t really put him on the same level
Vor 2 MonateJacob Hamm +1
Absolutely phenomenal job on this one. Love all your videos but this everything about this one is just top tier. The interview narration of the run by Zac really brought it all together to add so much emotion and stakes to what was already a fantastically written video. Love it
Vor 4 MonatePKingu +11
Your ability to make us root for so many different ppl is diff, I was so invested in Zacc at the end especially
Vor 7 MonateACRR +5
I just finished watching the video, decided to check the leaderboard and a new record was set just 2 days ago! This was an incredibly fun watch and shoutout to all the runners who have participated in it's history.
Vor 8 MonateMatt S +1
I didn't think I would like this one as much as the super mario and mario kart vids but this might actually be my favorite one now. The buildup to that 2:26.59 was amazing. And just a crazy thing to happen in general. This record chase is so unique too. Usually it's just a few people actually competing. To see the top ten runners all together, setting PBs, getting records, and breaking through was incredible. I forgot his name but I especially love the reaction of the guy who was ahead of record out of nowhere and set a several minute PB. That's what it's all about.
Vor 5 MonateLuke Fernando +6
Not sure if you take requests but I'd love to see a Spelunky and/or Spelunky 2 WRP! It's an amazingly difficult platformer with a solid speed running community and lots of skips/tricks with the newest major skip having been discovered only a few months ago! Love your channel, this content is impeccable :)
Vor 7 Monatejwoody +2
The thing that always makes me happy when watching these videos is hearing what the runners are thinking and feeling during their record runs. Moments like this remind me of sports documentaries, and it's why I like these videos so much.
Vor 9 MonateJoshua Patrick +2
Always looking forward to eventual coverage of the Elden Ring any% NMG world record race. It’s been awesome watching the times get closer to the sub 56 minute mark.
Vor 5 MonateDean Linkimer +9
Insane that both zacc and eroadhouse have both set new records within days of this being posted.
Vor 9 MonateChaseRulez343 +1662
The story between WiiSuper and Scynor was truly a tale for the legends
Vor 9 MonateAyden Nuula +118
A duel of the fates.
Vor 9 MonateChreeis +41
A battle between brothers
Vor 9 MonateMr. E Eggbert +30
A fortnite battlepass
Vor 9 MonateKotomi Knox +18
@Ayden Nuula god if copyright wasn’t a thing just showing the records go back and forth to the beat of the song would of been awesome
Vor 9 MonatePlaceholderAlex +11
I watched it high and started crying because it "got too emotional"
Vor 9 MonateEl Borracho 215 +5
the writing and the music choices is so good, I don't even play Lego Star Wars and I sat through it, absolutely incredible
Vor 5 MonateCozzy C +4
Hello I just found this channel and I gotta say its great. I've been interested in speed running for a few years now but I gotta say the way you add such excellent story telling to really make the history of each game's run so interesting. Thanks and keep it up!
Vor 8 MonateBetterOffBlue +2
Thank you for putting the time into these videos. I learn so much from them and enjoy the hell out of them. Greatly appreciated!
Vor 8 MonateJorge +2
3 days ago Zacc just beat the record down to 2h24m20s. Eroad held it for about a month with 2h24m25s but Zacc just came back kicking. What absolute champs those 2 are, and all the others who managed to find the skips and glitches. I love this community
Vor 8 MonateChris +1
This documentary is so so so good and all the speedrunners in the comments just really tie the experience of learning about all of this together so well ❤
Vor 5 MonateMystearical +980
The timeline addition is a huge aid in visualizing all these records. Your videos have become noticeably more enjoyable with their inclusion.
Vor 9 MonateMuensterCheese +37
it's one of the best designed graphics on youtube, imo
Vor 9 Monateanimeking1357 +22
I fully agree. Really helps visualize the speed at which some records are broken.
Vor 9 MonateFilmjesMan +73
Only think that the quality of the graphics could be a bit better, perhaps vectorising the graphic and making the balls a bit smaller to see the different times better would be nice, definitely a great inclusion though
Vor 9 MonateBKSilv3r +11
@FilmjesMan I found taking the base chart and then pasting it onto a 4K canvas in gimp and drawing over it cleans things up super well. That way even when you zoom into it for close ups like summoningsalt does, it doesn't have nearly as muvh distortion.
Vor 9 Monatedave c +7
The Jon Bois inspiration really shows in a good way!
Vor 9 MonateWoundedHippo +1
A summoning salt episode can make a grown man cry by the end of it. Video game world records and what they mean to people is so special man. Love these history episodes so much
Vor 4 MonateChris Campbell +4
I love it when a WR is almost broken but the person started barely an hour late and this video had so many of those. I love the history videos
Vor 7 MonateBlue_Razor_ +4
9:01 that whole segment was perfect, you literally couldn't have done that better, 10/10
Vor 6 MonateCutie Mutie
That 2;26:XX race had the most insane sequence of events that I ever saw in the Speed Run world. A world record, followed by multiple PBs from multiple runners, followed by the barrier break on the very last run. It was surreal.
Vor 6 TageCypiX +3
Just magnificent as always. Thanks for your work in this niche
Vor 5 MonateCommercialChaSe +2540
I gotta say, the final zoom out of the world record chart at the end of every episode is always super satisfying. No matter how many times I see it, it's just... a perfect way to end these videos.
Vor 9 MonateHoundem +23
W PROFILE PICTURE injury Reserve >>>
Vor 9 Monatecorby789 +11
I agree, though I'd like to have scales on the graph.
Vor 9 Monateeamonia +5
I've never even played this game and I watched the whole thing anyway and oh yeah, it always warms my heart. A true testament to how talented this guy really is and how hard he works on these videos. It made me especially happy to see that Raid Shadow blah blah blah ad. Usually they drive me nuts but it's awesome to see that he's finally getting paid to do what he loves, bringing so much happiness to so many people. Congratulations, Mr. Salt. Bravo.
Vor 9 MonatexDaniel +5
@corby789 likewise, I would also like to see the game release date for completeness
Vor 9 MonateLUKE 1947 +5
i saw injury reserve live in dc and it was an ethereal experience
Vor 8 MonateColderNess +3
My absolute childhood game on PS3. Thank you Summoning Salt for bringing back the nostalgia :)
Vor 7 MonateJeremy Bake +1
I've watched this video multiple times (LEGO fanboy and SW fanboy combined). The commentary from Zacc always gives me chills. Summoning Salt's coverage is always great, but hearing it from inside the runners head... So good.
Vor 8 Monateomegachen
i love this story cuz it shows that dedicating yourself to the grind really can make a huge difference
Vor 2 MonateNotLoe +2
Hey, love your content. I've been a long time fan and I don't know what project you're working on right now but in the future I think celeste would be an interesting game to cover for the speedrun. It has a lot of very interesting and insane tech/mechanics that makes it fun to watch.
Vor 8 MonateNicolas +1
Wonderful video ! I found myself discovering the game and the story telling was insane. Great job !
Vor 6 MonateJohn Allums +1299
Having the live interview/commentary by top runners (Zacc in this case) truly takes these documentaries to a whole other level. Please please please continue with them!
Vor 9 MonateE +14
I keep expecting Netflix to sign @SummoningSalt to a 1 or 2 season deal.
Vor 9 MonateNigel Thornberry +2
I’m actually not a fan of that aspect. Spoils the run.
Vor 9 MonateMart +20
@Nigel Thornberry Wasn't there one episode where the interviewee is talking about a failed run? I think the interview is not a 100% hint of success
Vor 9 MonateJohn Allums +7
@Nigel Thornberry I see your point, but if more interviews were spliced in throughout the documentary (as opposed to just at the end during the huge monumental run) then this spoiling effect would be lessened. I think Abyssoft has a 2 hour long documentary about MR vs Dan in Mario Kart and it had smaller commentary clips from each about the different events they went to and the different strats that were being used at that time
Vor 9 MonateShadow Pharaoh +2
Not only would halo 1 combat evolved be so incredible to watch - I truly believe it would have an amazing impact for the halo community - I know how long these videos take to make But I really think the halo community, and the gaming community, needs a summoning salt halo spreedrunvideo to show once again how our community finishes the fight.
Vor 7 MonateSeratina +5
What a wholesome and supportive community. What an inspiration.
Vor 5 MonateMasilator +3
this video particularly hit close to home to me. the very first videogame i ever owned for myself was lego star wars 2 tOT. seeing that most of the ways to speed this game up were jumping on slopes and sequence breaking levels- things I did religiously after YEARS of playing the games. I'm not speedrun material, but I remember doing tricky slope jumps to skip things. just a bit of nostalgiac rambling here but: the particular spot that comes to mind is in episode 4 level 2, where you get to the section where you have to force build a satellite and build a walkway up a slope to the next area, theres these cans you can force build as obiwan, if you CAREFULLY land on top of those cans, you can jump up to the platform above and get a minikit. i had no access to the internet, so while that isnt new, the fact i discovered it independently by myself just enhances my attachment to the game
Vor 9 MonateGeorgie LaForge
At 26:00 when my most favourite song starts playing (Void, by Rosentwig) I feel like I’m dreaming. Thank you for the respect you pay to every runner, and for shining a light on all the hours of work they put in. Awesome video.
Vor 16 TageThomas Holzer +2
Love this video this was so nostalgic and I even went back to the game and tried some of the tricks. I only got the trick in 1-6 on maul fight but it was pretty satisfying.
Vor 8 Monateshea the cat +2171
This game having an “ultra shortcut” was the best dramatic twist in modern cinema. Keep up the great content sir.
Vor 9 MonateEligamer567 +115
I agree, who would've expected it, mariokart wii lego starwars edition
Vor 9 MonateLookSik +7
i want to see people runing 'legend' from snes.
Vor 9 Monateanna tigar +13
bruh no spoilers come on
Vor 9 MonateMysteryspy +30
@anna tigar To be fair, any game that does not have an ultra shortcut just has not had one discovered yet. Although, reading the comments talking about the vid and expecting no spoilers is probably not feasible.
Vor 9 MonateJake Snussbuster +51
@anna tigar imagine reading the comments on a video you haven't finished and then being mad that people are talking about the video
Vor 9 MonateStephen Lukasik +1
Awesome video! Thanks for all the hard work you put into this Salt and of course the speed runners too!
Vor 8 MonateCalvin Garbacik +1
The 10 person 4 day "lower the record" session must have been a scheduling nightmare, whoever organized that is easily the most impressive person in this history
Vor 8 MonateGeorge Bland
Really like the effort and research put into these episodes!
Vor MonatAwkwardAnonymous
I think it would be super fun to have a two-player category (with the record attributed to both runners). I think it'd be super cool to see two speedrunners work together to overcome this (and other) game(s) as quickly as possible. It'd be sort of like doubles tennis.
Vor 2 Monateleftysheppey +1
I've just watched a 100% run of this game. The amount of 1p2c is actually insane in story levels. I'd recommend giving any% a good watch just to see how nuts these runners are. I could never even hope to run this game lol
Vor 5 MonateRecursive Triforce +701
I love how in the Ultra Kill (20:27) you just do what the cutscene shows. This almost feels like an easter egg instead of an exploit.
Vor 9 MonateCrinsim +21
ULTRAKILL???!!11!!!!
Vor 9 MonateFreak +28
MANKIND IS DEAD HELL IS FULL BLOOD IS FUEL the second I heard the trick was called ultrakill I had to laugh.
Vor 9 MonateAurelia McCrory +3
@Freak Mankind is dead, hell is full, blood is fuel, and somehow, Palpatine has returned
Vor 8 MonateKickflipguy +1
It always makes me laugh when it goes “and not only did he get the record… but this… is what he did” and then the dramatic pause and the final reveal shows he knocked a few minutes off a 2.5 hour run. I’m always hoping for some crazy discovery that shows a huge drop straight down.
Vor 5 Monate420 Blaze it +1
I remember this game. I played this so often as a child. It used to be one of my favorites alongside Lego lotr(which disappeared),even though I wasn't much of a Lego person. Great video, thanks!
Vor 8 MonateJetGamer05 +1
I remember how I was in the process of 100% completing this game, and as I got close to finishing it, I saw the first ever trailer for The Skywalker Saga and lost my mind. Lego games are my childhood and I will play as many of them as I possibly can whenever they come out
Vor 8 MonateChillysea1
So many words could be use to describe how fantastic these videos are 😭♥️.
Vor 15 TageWes Aycock +1
Imagine all the insane speed runs we would have missed out on if these runners hadn't stayed home to grind on Valentine's Day.
Vor 4 Monateosumnall +864
Wow. Not only is it so exciting to see my name just for a brief moment in one of these videos after watching the channel for so long, but to see my favourite speed game chosen for a video made me so excited when I saw it come up this morning. Although I wasn’t around much in the community after my times, I have still been actively keeping up with the leaderboards up to the recent 2:24s and I’d really like to just note how absurd these times seem to me. I remember when I was most actively running and I spent my summer holidays from school playing over 6-9 hours most days consistently grinding out ILs for hours on end or I was strat finding looking for the smallest of movement optimisations just to make sub 3 more viable. A large time was also spent streaming for hours going for new records. Through this i had been under the impression sub 3 was barely viable, but unfortunately I believed that the game would hit a huge holt as it seemed very hard to even achieve this at the time. HOWEVER after the HUGE improvements, time and effort put in by the new gen runners, I was no less than shocked with just what can be done when you have a highly motivated team of runners. So i thank them massively, for not only making so many huge milestones become reality, but for being an amazing community. I remember when I had just started speedrunning and the record was in the high 3:30s and I had caught a few of tsgs records live and from there I knew the game had so much potential and it wouldn’t have been done without everyone’s hard work to achieve these records the years. It has been an amazing journey and it’s far from over yet. I can’t wait to see who gets the sub 2:20. Hey, I might even come back and try :) I would like to thank salt too for giving the speedruns of this game one of the, or even the biggest pushes it’s ever had in publicity and through this I hope it not only increases the size of the community massively but also the competition. I believe 2023 is going to be a massive year for TCS. ❤️
Vor 9 Monateangel +3
No one knows u lil bro
Vor 9 Monateosumnall +15
@angel who?
Vor 9 MonateForGloryAndGold +2
@osumnall time stamp to where you were featured?
Vor 9 Monateosumnall +10
@ForGloryAndGold22:30 and in a strat mention near the start
Vor 9 MonateSonny Rodrigue +1
Wonderful work as always. I imagine it mus be gruesome to compile all history related things and triage it to get the relevant stuff in so, crazy good job
Vor 6 MonateTristan Allman
Kinda late but insane video summoning salt! Especially the others, the wr history on this game is very interesting. Congrats to every runner on this video. To get in a Summoning Salt video is a dream. I remember getting this game and when opening the case after getting it i got Kirby as the disc. I was really dissapointed and wish i got Lego Star Wars out of it. Really funny story i wanted to share about this game. This video made me remind myself of that day, gotta love it.
Vor 6 Monateleledok +4
thanks Summoning Salt, with the rise of short-form content such as shorts and tiktok I really appreciate this well made long-form content. It's way better for you're mental health and you somehow have me sitting on the edge of my seat every time :)
Vor 8 MonateEienias20
ah lego star wars. so many fond memories. i got the game on steam, its on the backlog. i like that repeat moment with the same person breaking the record again XD wow. what a road this game went through. always worth it to watch these speedrun histories
Vor 6 Monatepon3d
Hey Salt! Would you consider doing shorter episodes for some modern games like Risk of Rain 2, Path of Exile, or Neon White? I don't know that they have the quite the storied history as most of the games covered on the channel, but I adore their in built leaderboards and competitive nature, and would love to see how they've evolved.
Vor 3 MonateSibby18 +1254
Despite being 90 minutes long, I really think Salt does a good job summing up the most important while also diving in depth to how records were broken. This guy sure knows how to make videos.
Vor 9 MonateTre Benjamin +45
this is because he created this genre of video, the speedrun history genre, so his template is literally one he created from the graphics and atlantic tapes specific soundtrack his videos honestly from an all around audie visual and information aspect is all his own and proven to be a true journey time and time again.. we have been witnessing history in the making..
Vor 9 MonatePultOfCat +7
Mmmm, summoning salt I love ya, but I have to play his videos on 1.25 speed minimum. His cadence is so slow and he overly draws out dramatic moments
Vor 9 MonateSonya Blade's Booty +5
Nah brevity is better than hour long videos
Vor 9 MonateShiny Eevee +7
@Sonya Blade's Booty I feel bad that you've never watched a movie seeing as your attention span for something you're interested in can't exceed one hour. Maybe try tiktok, the quality is worse and the information is questionable but it might be more your speed.
Vor 9 MonateLe Bonk +1
The 16 hr/d anecdote really just convinces me of the absolute misery of live speedrun world record grinding I think I'd feel much more satisfaction spending that time developing a TAS
Vor 6 MonateCinnabar555 +2
11:02... huh. I remember when me and my friend were about 9 and playing this game for the first time. We couldn't figure out how to get C3PO onto that ledge, and we were stuck in that room for literally hours... until we gave up and just punched him up onto the ledge. Ever since then, that's how I thought it was always done. I am now, 15 years later, learning how it was actually meant to be done.
Vor 8 MonateOnly MaYo
I think this run is so interesting as opposed to many runs are either so finely tuned it doesn’t move, or so RNG or varies a lot This has so much movement and it’s solely based on skill and execution
Vor 4 Monate