Thanks to the following people for help with research! This video wouldn't have been possible without them. Be sure to check their channels out: mitchflowerpower: https://www.twitch.tv/mitchflowerpower Kirua: https://www.twitch.tv/kirua TheHaxor: https://www.twitch.tv/thehaxor Lui: https://www.twitch.tv/lui_ Tompa: https://www.twitch.tv/tompa Czikubi: https://www.twitch.tv/czikubi

Mario Galaxy (1) Next plz ‼️

Ok

Do Mario Kart 7! That game is underrated!

​@@nicholasstocker8864 Agreed, but I think there is probably some people who did that idea.

@@abandonedhhhv But that doesn’t mean that Summoning Salt can’t do it.

Love the interviews where you not only show the runner's gameplay but dive into what was going on in their head at that moment. Thrilling as the audience to not know how a specific run will end while it's being examined step by step

20:22

yeah the interviews adds a lot to these already great videos

I love "Pee meter","Pee running". I'm a man who's almost 30. Still laugh at things like that.

100% (no pun intended). Stuff like that really makes people pay attention, for example when he Mitch said "at the moment..." at 1:22:37 I just knew that this was going to be some sort of god run. Just an incredibly well written moment that works because of Mitch's charisma, its these kinds of small things that make summoning salt's documentaries so great.

Listening to those two Hammer Bros running and just shuffling together for so long was literally way funnier than it needed to be

For me it was painful to watch haha

@@2Links yes its like the biggest f you without saying it... smb3 basically flipped him off 😂😂

"Oh I'm sorry were you in a hurry? I just had to find a spot, pardon me."

A movement of 52. The N-spades also move around, and in the Sky world, it is possible for a hammer brother and the N-spade to come together and never separate, resulting in a softlock and forcing a reset.

@@denelson83 is there video of that I would love tos ee I wonder if its only for certain versions too or if they patched it? (like in allstars)

Kirua really is taking a decade of therapy from 8-1

Lmao, after destroying paces and setting standards, he lost his mojo like as if an alien came up to him and sapped his talent away

@@victormelendez6972 He got his goal of sub 10:30, he doesn't need to grind more

​@@victormelendez6972when you reach your goal you don't really need to put your entire self into it anymore. Nobody "took his talent away", he's still talented, I mean top 8 is still insane bro, he's just not invested as much as he was because he reached his goal.

Bro, spoilers 😡If you gonna put something as simple as that try to put SPOILER WARNING: and then space until the end, I accidently read your comment before it finished.

​@@JasonParmenterdont read the comments

For a 100% category, over an hour record, to go down only 17% over the course of almost 2 decades, the original record was an absolute masterpiece for its era.

no it wasnt dhead

streets ahead

@@jessiemydog7446 it was *for its era* , that’s why he said that. Video game speedrunning wasn’t as prevalent back then

Phwoar big Jessie throwing her toys out the pram again

With the full graph at the end, to realise that it's just a 15 minute timesave compared to the first known run is insane.

Just? That’s a lot for speedrunning, especially when world records can be beaten by only milliseconds

@@Widembois for some games that are super optimized, or shorter, yeah 15 minutes is a lot. For a game as old as Mario 3, especially on such a long game where RNG also affects runs, it's pretty insane for the first run to only be cut down by that much over almost 2 decades.

For most games that long, 15 minutes is HUGE. The Mega Man 2 WR is a half hour and roughly 4 minutes have been shaved (from 30 to 26 minutes) off from the earliest recorded runs (outside of zips, Mega Man 2 was already pretty optimized early on). So shaving 15 minutes off an hour long game is more than double the Mega Man 2 progression (but Mario 3 100% has an ass-ton of RNG and a ton of crazy glitches/tricks that save minutes).

Welcome to the world of speedrunning lol

ayyy, it's the man himself

Ayyy 🔥🔥

Any relation to the professional wrestler? Hehe.

Thanks for advancing the record and pushing its limits!

beast

I love the way Salt gradually builds up your knowledge of strats and glitches throughout the video. By the time you get to the final interview with Mitch and he's using specific terminology for techniques and level numbers, you're just nodding along knowing exactly what he's talking about.

Salt's ability to do this is what makes him the uncontested best communicator for the speedrunning community. Anyone with any level of knowledge of gaming can watch his videos and follow along to become invested in the history.

​@@Freakmaster480 Absolutely!

100% (Hehe)

Salt could make videos about grass mowing speedrunning and I’d STILL be glued to the screen.

@@baldbro3693 Are there speedruns for power washing simulator?

I’ve always found it fascinating how one developers mistake/laziness from 30 years ago can lead to a brutally difficult exploit that costs speedrunners countless hours of their lives

I think about this all the time, LOL! I wonder if any developers who find out about speedrunning have found something they were in charge of coding was the make-or-break exploit of a run.

​@@laurenhpbrn Undertale and Deltarune devs do pay attention to speedrunning. One of the latest updates to Deltarune have a lot of the rng that only affects runners trimmed down. Back in the day, in undertale 1.00, Toby heard about the quick Burnt Pan trick and tried to fix it But then, he actually made it easier to do and kinda gave up on trying to fix this type of glitch.

Why do people automatically chalk stuff up to laziness or mistakes when it could just be limitations of the hardware or they missed it during a crunch.

@@ReeseLeeArt Exactly this

@@ReeseLeeArt Or it just wasn't a big playtesting. Playtesters are not speedrunners to find out such exploits

the way so many speedrunners say "we" got it. the competition may be high but this is a community through and through. it's so endearing ❤

This guy videos are just art. He's fucking talented. He could make a 2 hours video about the evolution of Barbie games speedruns and I'd still watch it and enjoy them

"The World Record History of Barbie Horse Adventure 100%" im down

watch him make World Record History of Crazy Baby Shark Granny Fart Simulator Mobile edition | 100% Clean NO VIRUS

F slur

​@@VegasMilgauss um, where?

He should do a video on the NES Tetris speedrun world record.

It's so fascinating to think that Kirua, who singlehandedly dominated the World Record of this category for ages, only started running it because a friend (and fellow speedrunner) thought he'd be good at it.

Speed runners in 2012: Check out how cool this run is [runs into wall 31 times to clip very slowly through] Community: Rad! No one can possibly top that!

"He may have lost a minute and a half in one stage, but his run looked cool." A man who I can truly respect

ok.

ok.

ok.

[ok.] CTRL+C CTRL+V ok.

ok.

My favorite run was towards the end when he had to get the hammer suit after losing a fire flower. I don't think I've *ever* seen a speedrun with the hammer suit before. Even as a kid, the hammer suit was so rare that I saved it and almost never actually wore it, so this was the first time I'd seen all the animations for it. The fact that the run had to be improvised so much and still got a world record is nothing short of amazing and the unique suit really set it apart for me.

Nick, my guy.. You are an awesome creator, researcher and storyteller, and it is very clear to me (and anyone else who LISTENS) that you are passionate about your craft. I appreciate every video that you put together and it bums me out to hear about the mental health and home life stuff that is under duress. Nothing but positive vibes and energy your way bro. Take care of your self.

Would love to see a high level summary of how the first year of pandemic impacted the frequency of world records being broken

Not only did David's run hold the record for 6 years, but it was under the twin galaxy rules, so the one that finally beat it was almost playing a different game

This is one of the most exciting and well made videos you've done. Mitch's commentary at the end really elevated it. Amazing work, as always.

That Kirua arc. Truly an absolutely crazy run to end the video on. *checks timestamp* Wait...

That's what I said!

Same thing went though my head

lmao same

Exactly my thought :D

I don’t get it

The last ten minutes of this video, where we get to listen to Mitch explain what's going through his head, is really fantastic. It really shows us just how complex this activity is, and the insane depth of their understanding of the game.

Your music choices are fantastic, and it's not just the intro tune everyone knows and loves. That transition at 43:30 was really nice.

That part was stupidly hype, loved it

is the intro from a queen song

​@@jonfinklehotwing5144which song

@@OreoFistBreakfast last minute and a half of radio Gaga

@jonfinklehotwing5144  Thank you. Much appreciated

This brings so much depth and clarity to a facet of the human experience that is so hard capture and understand for those that don't actively follow the runners, it's amazing and exhilarating. Thank you for your great work documenting this wonderful piece of history.

this channel is the gold standard of gaming history. the last third of the video was such a rush! hearing the runners' interviews was fantastic.

Was this supposed to make me cry? There's something special about seeing runners perseverance in uncovering the impossible. Especially in a beautiful magic mario world that is inherently a creative endeavor. Thank you for continuing to make amazing videos that showoff the awesome potential of life!

It has the effect as dyslexic finishing uni, or getting good grades on me.

The introductions to these videos truly never get old. The music playing while Salt narrates a new category is something that will hook me in every time.

fr

Fr

fr

MATT TURK

Home does an amazing job on them synths, especially paired with an intro to a banger Salt vid. 🙌

Im gutted for Kirua, walking away and knowing what his peak accomplishment could have been. Great video as usual.

I really loved the Kirua arc. He kept going, aiming for his ultimate goal, and finally made it to the sub 1-10-30. He may not be speed running anymore, but he has made great history, and I hope he'll keep that close to his heart for the rest of his years

That 8-1 death hurt so much to see

Kirua is a legend and inspiration.

MFP got him hyped into this category, and pretty much catapulted it into new heights, standards that perhaps no other game could even dare to match

Don’t worry,He’ll Come back in November 2026.

Dude the crafting of these videos is so well done, I was genuinely terrified that the unlucky bowser pattern was going to kill Mitch’s final run, so suspenseful!

You are an amazing content producer. I am in no way, shape or form linked to any speedrun or game community... at all... and here I am 90 minutes later blown away by this. Gotta say, this is one of the best overall documentaries I have watched... you were able to build my interest over time with this... congrats and thanks for your effort. Amazing stuff.

This video introduced me to sprite despawning, where having too many sprites will cause an enemy, projectile, etc to despawn. I decided to test this in Mega Man 1 in Bomb Man stage by spamming Magnet Beam, and sure enough, the flying bombs that regularly show up and usually hit Mega Man never showed up at all. It's kinda incredible that this sort of trick can only be pulled off in certain NES titles

Summoning Salt actually got Kirua to speak about THAT run. What a legend.

When Summoning Salt wants to talk to you, you talk to him.

The myth the legend

@@connormcnulty6377 he "just wants to talk " 6h later

Youre shocked a speedrunner wanted to talk to literally biggest speedrunning persona in the world lmao?

@@omg_ Bro if I got 6 straight hours of Summoning Salt talking I’d be so happy

The real 100% category is all of us watching 100% of summoning salts videos. I typically double tap my way through most videos doing a watch speed run but his videos are so engaging i never once skip.

I usually skip through videos to get to the important parts. But the way you flow yours you do not wanna miss a single second! I admire the time and effort you throw into these WR! Thank you!!

Really cool to get interviews from the runners on this one, especially a legend like Mitch

When mitch got that final run I got such a big grin, you always make such interesting videos about speedrun history and every story is like a mountain climb that when you reach the top feels so good.

love how summoning salt can make 2021 sound like history.

I'm shitting myself that 2012 is over 10 years ago.

@@TrueFool188 I hate to do this to you but its actually 11 years ago now

It is, and even now is history.

2021 was 7 years ago dude

@@TrueFool188 2012 kids go into middle school in just a few months

The amount of times I've watched this, oh my god, it's so nice and so watchable. It doesn't matter how many times I hear the same things, it's all presented so perfectly that this has become the thing that puts me to sleep many nights.

I like how the wall jump was a glitch in the earlier games, and then in SM64 the programmers decided to make it an actual genuine move!

Wah! Wah hah!

Mitch needs more recognition in the speedrunning community. He's the SMB3 master and still plays every day. He's a great streamer on Twitch, please support him!

29:11 Thank you for including the ENTIRE 50 Hammer Bro movement clip. It really puts into perspective the crushing feeling that a speedrunner feels when it just keeps going.

I had no idea Super Mario Bros 3 could be pushed to these incredible limits. Wow

It's crazy how Kirua's record is still in the top 10 records for 100% 6 YEARS on.

don't click that link

yes

@@kingsrevenge9234 FUCK YEAH

And this is after the crazy competition to break the 9 minute barrier, the guy is a fucking beast.

For a game as old as SMB3 that ain't too long.

Happy to say I watched that world record live! Those moments in W7 were INSANE

The fact that just a handful of stages are shown repeatedly during these speedruns means that the other stages in the game were relatively straightforward and easy for those guys to execute without error. And that by itself is mind-blowing!

It's amazing how Summoning Salt takes the history of a speed run and turns it into such a captivating hour and a half. I struggle to sit still through a movie or some TV that goes on this long.

Few channels are so well built and have such amazing content that they make you feel amazed by the endless quest by humanity to breakthrough and surpass themselves

You have a wonderful ability of storytelling! Amazing video

I'm honestly really impressed that the first person to record this speed run was within 15 minutes of the world record 17 years later. Usually people don't do that well right out the gate.

its warpless 100% to be fair

Minute per year (including sales tax)🕺

​@@chilesuicmez I mean it's not like you'd warp in a 100% run anyway

Yeah honestly David was on an entirely different level for his time.

That's the most impressive to me by far. Just consider how streaming and content creation has evolved speed-running as a whole. Now realise that *nobody* in that entire era of exponentially stronger runners *still* couldn't beat that record for *at least a decade* I'm genuinely interested in how it compares to other historic records, because SMB3 is pretty prestigious and not a record that's just been hanging there because nobody cared.

God, the intro music always gives me the chills. No matter what the game is, it always gets me excited to find out more.

This is one of your best videos yet. The interviews also provide a sense of validation to your info, add emotion to the facts, and are fun to see in general.

Man, i am nothing of a Speedrunner nor a active gamer per say, but salt's videos really suck me into that niche and I always have goosebumps in the end. From the narration, the music and everything around, this videos are pure magic. Summoning salt is one if not my favorite content creator on YT. Glad I follow him for years now.

What an absolute BANGER of a video, Those interviews for the "historic" runs are adding SO MUCH to the video. Absolutely love them I do hope you add the "What do they do/run now" again from the major runners at the end. I thought it was really awesome to see what those runners are up to now after seeing what they had accomplished

the fact that it’s been six entire years since his run and Kirua is still in the top ten is INSANE

Imagine if he'd got that god run.

@@aryst0krat I honestly think he'd have killed the category. It would have been like Hotarubi with that one Metroid run where people just didn't even want to try it because of how far ahead it was so they just went into other categories.

He's probably the greatest SMB3 runner ever next to Mitch

It's really not... 🙄 The guy is good and he worked a lot for that to happen.

@@redacted2275 But runners have been grinding the category for years with new strategies to boot. You’d think at least 10 would’ve surpassed him after half a decade.

i am always surprised at how epic and tense these are even when you think they arent gonna be

I love how most of these world record runs happened during lockdown, really just goes to show how much these guys were grinding it out during that time

Yet another great video from our boi Summoning Salt. And Mitch seems like such a humble and down to earth guy :)

This was awesome to watch - as all your videos are. Having watched Mitch get those records, it was awesome to be part of the experience. How you make zooming into lines on a black background so intense is amazing.

Man was I the only one devastated when kirua said he was done like I felt like I just watched the ending of I am legend

Mitch is a frikin LEGEND. Very good material as always! keep doin it boy!

1:20:49 - the God Tier Run 😳 The way all the Planets aligned with one another to make this run possible is too incredible to be real 😱

I'm so glad K1rua got a mention. Dude was my favorite Mario runner. I was there for him beating Mitch's first WR. Used to watch those streams for hours.

I love how Mitch said "we did it" instead of "I did it" when he got the sub 1:10. It's as if he's addressing the speedrunning community as a whole.

I love how you can really get excited for these runs after learning about these strategies only an hour prior it’s incredible how you teach the viewer all these strategies in a way they understand it incredible video as always

It's incredible that the record has only fallen ~15 minutes. That just shows that the original run was quite solid.

Ye honestly that’s really impressive

Well it depends how you see it. I see 15 minutes as a really long time even for a warpless record. Also when watching his record you can see how bad it was in terms of mistakes,dying, and how many times he had to slow down. It was obviously good for that time period though, and it was the world record so of course he gets a lot of credit. I just see it as very very far off from the current record.

ok

For a 100% category, over an hour record, to go down only 17% over the course of almost 2 decades, the original record was an absolute masterpiece for its era.

The original record time was definitely a solid run. It really makes you wonder how anyone could be motivated to try beating it over and over... perseverance at its finest I suppose

I love when runners say "we" when talking about their runs, like them and chat. Mitch seems like such a genuine guy, deserves the record 100% and it's awesome he's still pushing to go lower

You've really hit your stride man. Ignore people saying you're getting too samey - the formula works. You are hitting it out of the park every time. Keep up the good work!

It's absolutely gross how good Mitch is at Mario 3. It's incredible to watch.

the longer the videos you make, the more i am captivated. i don't know but your narration has a unique charm that makes the audience wanting more.

this channel, this man, his voice, his words, super mario bros and the 90s. all accumulate in a trip down memory lane and second hand nostalgia. I could never get enough of it. cheers bro.

I love how you've inspired a veritable armada of YouTubers doing Speedrun history videos in their respective favourite games. A whole genre exploded into popularity basically overnight.

Agreed

Maximum and the Flash games are a good example

And they all use his opening theme in some way or other

Yesss that's so cool, I regularly find myself searching for 'speedrun history+game I'm interested' and more often than not my search is successful

I think he should move onto PlayStation games.

1:12:00 hearing mitch yell “WE DID IT!” as i realized he had finally broke through and got the sub 1:10 made me tear up. truly an amazing moment.

dude i loved this game as a kid. I don’t know how these people beat this game so quickly. it would take me like four days to get to the plant world before my mom would accidentally turn off the console and i had to restart it.

This is one of my favorite games ever. I remember playing it when it originally came out. I am impressed with the moves these people pull off in game while doing a speed run

amazing video as always @29:11 I can't believe he lost a whole 28 seconds to hammer bros rng that's insane :O

Honestly the sheer WTF of it makes it worth it. The run was only a few minutes in, so it wasn't much of a loss.

I'm loving that Summoning Salt has little interviews now. It's really cool to hear some of the runner's thoughts during their runs and it really hypes up to the climax.

I just love these videos.I feel like im there with the person doing the world record and Just when you think theres no way that time can be beat it gets beaten. Props to you brother such well presented vids keep up the good work!! Im now a subscriber.

SOs to the first runner, David Gibbons who brought the category into life and had the longest record maintaining streak! We always praise the best but we gotta appreciate the founders

The interviews are a wonderful addition. They really add to the experience of the story.

Love how in videos like these that dive into the full history of such a long-lasting game, we get to see speedrunners pass the baton along to a new generation, each taking turns making huge breakthroughs and revolutionizing the run.

Mitch seems like a happy and healthy guy

God job,👍

Nice

👍

He inspired my fat behind to lose about 70 lbs. I've tried my hand at MB3 again, I can beat it but nowhere near as fast as that guy, he's got a good 30 -35 mins on me. 😉

Nice

I somehow feel Nostalgic for this video 7 months later. Definitely one of my favorite videos on the internet.

I think that with everyone making content these last few years, summoningsalt has the highest quality videos that I actually care about. Thank you!

It’s always a great GREAT day when summoning salt drops a video 😌

This is (so far in my opinion ) his best video! It’s on a really interesting speedrun of a game I love and it’s super long salt has made a masterpiece

You’ve really outdone yourself with this one. Superb filmmaking. Interviews with record holders? *chef’s kiss*

It's always a joy to see a new summoning salt video drop

So true, me and my friends love to watch Summoning Salt!!

Summoning pepper>

Im right here with you

Yeah every time he drips a video I know I'm gonna enjoy it completely. I'm happy he takes his time making the videos because quality>quantity

There's just no feeling like it.

This video keeps playing automatically after videos end... and I keep watching it lol. I think this is my 6th time. I REALLY like that he makes each of these records sound impressive (which they were for the time.) because it keeps me impressed and engaged with each of the improvements over time. Your older videos were good, but you're mastering the pace and presentation on these videos. So much nostalgia for this game...

I watched your Choco mountain video 3 years ago and recently rediscovered your channel. I just wanted to take some time to thank you for the memories and to wish you all the best for your future. Much love ❤️

Itd be awesome to see a deconstruction of short vs long speedruns. Usually the benefit of a long speedrun is that there are alot more places to save time so its not so "one mistake ends it all" hyperoptimized, but its insane how this category is both long & hyperoptimized. Seemingly a perfect nightmare.

video was so good i didn't even realize it was 1 hr long, i just realized after watching it it's amazing how entertaining you can make this videos, i can't stop watching them, keep up the great work

I took a Historians Craft course in university and there was this old book our prof showed us where a historian said "if you're reading history and you're bored then your historian is a dumb dog!" Summoning Salt brings all the excitement and experience to what is only very recent history in such a way that it already feels timeless. Proof that passion in the subject can allow for an amazing recounting of the history!

Bro the way these documentaries have me actually getting nervous about what happens next is unreal. Once again another masterpiece from SummoningSalt

He’s the best at what he does, that’s for certain.

Yooo your videos are so amazing. I love having them on in the background while I'm playing Minecraft. I hope you'll revisit Super Mario World since it's been 6 years since that upload, or even go over Mario Galaxy speedruns. Once again, I'm glad you're making videos man.

dude , this content is SO WELL PUT TOGETHER!!! please keep it up!

I remember when I discovered your channel and tbh,I was introduced to speedrunning because of your videos. Not that I speedrun games but your videos are one of my favourites of all

After watching running with speed and having watched you for awhile it’s so cool that this universe keeps building and it’s the little things you can tell your doing to level up your story telling ability and video quality!!

I knew he would crush the record at the end, it was so obvious there were so many timesaves and it all came together.

Dear Summoning Salt, In a world of click-bait nonsense, thank you so much for taking the time to make insanely high-quality content. As a happy Patreon supporter, I hope you continue to make these videos for a very long time! Thanks, JM

I love eating orange peels

@@betsmith3821 bro

​@@betsmith3821 ok

@@betsmith3821 sink garbage disposal behavior

@@-snek. I am going to eat newborn children

I really like how all of the Mario speed run videos, the entire video is “but then Mitch came back and saved ONE MILLIONS YEARS OFF THE TIME!!!!!”