Thanks for watching my video! See below for links to sources/runners used in this video. This video exists because of them: Featured Runners [Current PB linked] ► CaneofPacci - 1:09:39 - www.twitch.tv/videos/154926360 ► WHiPCPL - 1:12:53 - ruclips.net/video/tEMOFFKaVU4/видео.html ► KojiroCTR - 1:04:07 - ruclips.net/video/yydLWXDnP2w/видео.html ► Tebt_W - 1:02:28 - www.twitch.tv/videos/1025547128 ► WhitePaaws - 1:04:34 - ruclips.net/video/YbaU7rv3kfk/видео.html ► Rexaaayyy - 1:04:16 - www.twitch.tv/videos/597562078 Glitch Hunters/Strat Finders [Footage used linked] ► The8BitBeast - Improved Cortex Power Skip Strat - ruclips.net/video/rtP8Yruhf_k/видео.html ► Irpse - Original Upstream Skip - www.twitch.tv/irspe/clip/SmellyAltruisticRavenPipeHype ► Rabini - First(?) Non-TAS Footage of The Great Gate Skip - ruclips.net/video/NO3B6Iy5Y_Q/видео.html Others Featured/Mentioned ► Samura1man - ruclips.net/user/Samura1man ► SummoningSalt - ruclips.net/user/SummoningSalt ► MKarma - ruclips.net/user/MKarma ► ThaRixer - ruclips.net/user/ThaRixer ► nedeahS - www.twitch.tv/nedeahs ► Vallu - www.twitch.tv/vallu111 Non-Video Game Songs ► Cope Land - ruclips.net/video/6WCTqN5iJSY/видео.html ► Marc Rebillet - ruclips.net/video/5AhZh4A7NLM/видео.html ► Edwin Santiago Guitar - ruclips.net/video/isNj6fvX6fo/видео.html ► fox capture plan - ruclips.net/video/8cMhQ_teEoY/видео.html Full Soundtrack: pastebin.com/w6DGahjm Crash Bandicoot 1 100% Leaderboard: www.speedrun.com/crash1#100 Thank you all for such a warm reception to the video so far. I wasn't sure how people would feel about it, particularly the part about weaving in this unrelated story about Everest. They say you should grab viewers attention immediately and I guess I decided to tell you an unrelated story for a solid minute and a half. That allegory has been swimming in my head for almost a year and the fact that it resonated with some of you is really special.
@@peaman3905 Good question. In the original the boxes from the Bonus levels weren't required for 100%. They changed this for Crash 2 and 3, so when the remakes were made Crash 1 was changed to require the bonuses as well. I "think" this is the fastest run recorded with all boxes from bonuses ruclips.net/video/Ih4KYSFTYFI/видео.html
What an amazing piece Hum, you've really outdone yourself once again. This video really took me back through the years. I remember watching Cane when he was first lowering the 100% record back in the day, and hanging out with him at multiple GDQs, shopping at old video stores for bizarre PS1 games. I remember taking a train down to see WHiP where we attempted to do a 24 hour stream playing various speedgames where we both fell asleep from exhaustion. Tebt pushing this game to insane heights these days is awesome to see, and it always brings a smile to my face whenever i see him post a new PB on twitter. Congrats to everyone who was involved in the history of this game and the insanely difficult category that is 100%. I've been a supporter of yours ever since i saw your Resident Evil 4 video, your work boasts incredible editing, good story telling and improvements with every video. Regardless of how commited to RUclips you are, i really hope your channel and videos grow to new heights. Other creators have a lot to take away from your work, you're truly one of the very best in this field.
That 24hr stream was the first time I found out about you! Great memories. Thank you for the kind words. You reaching out after RE4 gave me so much confidence that what I was doing was something special. I'm so excited for what we will do for the Playstation Speedrunning scene.
Hey, thanks! Been a fan of your stuff for about 7-8 years. I really appreciate your ability to share music in a way that resonates with anyone. Hope I can do the same with the stories I tell.
EVEN ROB IS HERE?! HAHAHA I'm out here going crazy over how this gem of a channel doesn't have a popular following, when I see all of my favorite even childhood content creators pop up in the comments. Rob, I love your personality and will always take something good out of having the pleasure to know your content.
I have no words. This is art. Beautiful video, Hum. Thank you so much for this gift you have given our community today. The Koji curse section is by far my favourite part of the video and my favourite era of all of the ones I've been present for - even more than the current era where I hold the record a decent ways ahead of 2nd. The grind, the late night degen voice calls with Paaws, Rex, and others just getting destroyed by the game for several months and never knowing if today would be the day one of us gets it...were unforgettable. And now it is forever preserved with this video. Wow. It's so nostalgic.
Glad to see this video finally be made. I think out of all my speedgames, Crash 1 will probably be my most memorable fiesta of great paces and awful fails. I'm glad that a new generation of runners have pushed this game as far as they have, and it's impressive to see how deep the tech has become.
Don't get me wrong. Summoning Salt is amazing...but I can't believe I was naive enough to think he's the only one making Speedruning docs. This is a true masterpiece.
Finally got some time to watch the video today. And maaaaan it was absolutely incredible, everything was so well put together. You really took me through memory lane with it, definitely got hit with nostalgia and made me tear up. Thank you sooooo much for doing this video and best of luck in your next projects Hum
Remember kids: strive to be as optimistic as the "timesave for next run" stream monsters Beautiful fuggin vid man. I haven't watched speedrun history stuff in awhile and this has me feelin some kinda way (and I've never even played crash)
Full Soundtrack --------------------------- 0:00 - Astral - Superliminal 1:44 - Beacon Beach - Oxenfree 3:45 - Goodbye Baby - LISA: The Painful 4:16 - Time Station - Ape Escape 8:09 - Jun Kazama - Tekken 2 8:42 - Mens Hair Club - LISA: The Painful 10:24 - Water is Sink - Baba is You 11:37 - Undead Man Walkin' - Deadbolt 12:22 - Galaxy Plains - Cope Land ft. Dayoman 13:33 - Hackers - Donut County 14:53 - sleepy boi riff - Edwin Santiago Guitar 16:00 - Crystal Peak - Hollow Knight 17:28 - The White Lady - Hollow Knight 18:18 - The Sun Station - Outer Wilds 20:43 - sleepy boi riff - Edwin Santiago Guitar 21:08 - Besaid Island - Final Fantasy X 22:26 - this is what insomnia feels like - Edwin Santiago Guitar 23:03 - On Your Way - R4: Ridge Racer 23:35 - Mystic Marsh - Pikmin 2 26:20 - Rebuild, Renew - Fallout 4 28:01 - Go Straight - Streets of Rage 2 29:26 - Digital Root - Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors 30:13 - The Glasshouse with the Butterfly - Machinarium 32:43 - Radiance - Hollow Knight 34:53 - Reflection - Hollow Knight 36:35 - Save Screen - Digimon World 3 37:15 - Into the Unknown - Subnautica 37:43 - Save Screen - Digimon World 3 39:53 - Dark Bramble - Outer Wilds 40:27 - i want to die - Marc Rebillet 43:43 - Final Voyage - Outer Wilds 46:01 - Pierogies in the Dark - Night in the Woods 48:43 - Team Select - NBA Jam (Genesis) 50:50 - Beyond - Fez 51:22 - Butterfly Effect - fox capture plan 54:09 - A Chorus of Tongues - Hyper Light Drifter 55:22 - Cider Time - Dustforce
Tebt broke the 1:02 barrier for the first time yesterday, with a time of 1:01:38. Slightly less than 2 years after his record breaking 1:02:28. Wonder if/when we'll see a run under 1 hour.
Ya know, I liked this video immediately, but I think I fell in love when you showed a 3D demonstration view with yellow highlights to explain some of the complex tricks. That's truly next-level effort. Outstanding work! And congrats on your new subscriber (me!)
I just sat through the whole video and man- This was amazingly well done. Mad props. Everything from the editing, to the examples used and the story telling, it was fantastic. Crash 1 is my least favourite out of the trilogy but now you've got my attention, just the way Ricky got my attention with Dayo & Spyro 1, you just got my attention with Tebt so thank you for this!
This is such a beautiful homage to the enigma that is Crash 1. It's a legendary game that laid the foundation for one of the greatest game series ever made. I'm not a speedrunner myself but Crash 1 was a massive part of my childhood. Seeing it continue to live on through the speedrunning community like this makes me so happy. The Mallory quote is on point: "You speedrun Crash 1 because it's there."
This editing and pacing is something of a channel with millions of subscribers, say Lemmino and other high budget channels, the visuals and the whole effort is worth everything you put into this. I played crash early enough in my life to really enjoy this video, along with the interaction. Well in you, go ed son
Absolutely amazing video, I love hearing about the speedrunning histories of these games I grew up with and telling the story of people that are still running these games and pushing their limits to this day. Doing a Crash 100% speedrun is probably the most intimidating category to me out of the OG Sprash games. I want to do that at least once, even if my goal is just to survive the run. It's mindblowing to see several full completion runs of the game that are faster than the one any% run I put down in this game. This was a wonderfully framed story, and the Mount Everest allegory wrapped with the speedrunning story meshed beautifully. Absolutely amazing work, Hum. P.S. It put such a smile on my face hearing Tekken 2 and R4 OST pop up in this video. Nicely done.
Damn. What a fuckin' journey man. The analogy to mountain climbing is very evocative, really illustrates what it is that's so captivating about speedrunning, even for someone like me who's just watching. Chasing an impossible dream just to see how far you can go. Excellent video, Hum. Absolutely knocked it out of the park.
Fucking outstanding work. As a longtime Sprash fan, it is amazing to see such high quality videos get made for this niche, and you just slapped a grand slam with this beast of a documentary. You deserve way more views, but you should be proud of what you created no matter how many people see this. Top notch.
Your editing is just insanely great, you also have a nice voice for commentary! Full history of speedruns really are amazing for shedding light on a game. They're perfect for me to watch, due to them being so moving. I bet this video will inspire someone to run Crash, or speedrun in general. I loved the part about hobbies. They really have inspired me to do great things. Even if they're my own goals I set for myself or I'm not "as good" as someone else, I reached mine and improved! Oh and I loved the Subnautica OST for the one segment, it slaps.
Hey man I doubt you're ever going to hear this, but I teared up on your point about being passionate about your hobbies. I've struggled with being ashamed of things internally and getting myself hung up on stalling out and never doing things out of fear and ridiculing myself, and this just, affirmed me that at 28, finally starting a bunch more nerdy or outsider hobbies is fine. That I can and will keep doing what I love. I took on trying to speedrun Ninja Gaiden this year, I've gotten into so many more games that I always put off, I've done so much more for me in this last year and hearing you say those affirmative words at the end of this video exactly about the hobbies I love, you man I love you for that. You made my night.
I have watched so, so many of these speedrun history videos, dating all the way back to the beginning of SummoningSalt's meteoric rise - and this is by far the best one I've seen. Production value, narrative, on-screen visuals, pacing, even something as small as mic presence; they're all top-notch and combine into literally the strongest showing this genre of video has seen, bar none. Amazing job, you have blown away the competition.
Man! This is such a high bar of production & great work - I was fucking surprised and shocked that you don't have a 'zero' more on your subscriber count. Well done. Even cited sources in the comments. This is what I wanted when I searched for a Crash Bandicoot Documentary to get comfy to, hahahah. o7! OH, EVEN CADDY SAW IT AND COMMENTED?! You have to be shitting me
I don't know if this will ever reach you, but this is one of my favorite videos or pieces of media period. I come back to this at least once every other month and it never fails to captivate me. I do hope this message gets to you ❤
This video is incredible! The editing and commentary go so hand in hand, the intro is more impactful than anything I've come across AND the video felt exciting throughout. This video really is one to come back to, because it's here. Well done & thank you Hum!
I really like what you did with the music and audio effects. Great video! Edit: I wrote the above while still in the middle of the video. What you did with this documentary is art.
I was never able to legitimately 100% Crash 1 without cheats back when I had a PS1. And here it is being beaten with plenty of skips, insane movements and at unimaginable times. Massive kudos to all runners involved and to you for making this video. The topic of Mr Mallory's grind to climb Everest was recently put in the spotlight thanks to Emplemon's video on the subject so that existing familiarity was welcome.
wow this video. the storytelling, the editing, the suspence, it's just incredible how a simple nerdy hobby for an almost 30yo videogame can be depicted as the true awesomeness as it is. Just wonderful. Best, in terms of *quality*, youtube video I have watched for a long time
Fucking epic. I'm craving more. For real, I hope you tackle some more Crash stuff because the series has such a rich speedrun history (not to mention loads of games and stories that are just slept on)
The quality of this video is insane. The narration, the presentation, the music -- what a journey! I'm not a speedrunner but the dedication these people have is inspiring. I've toyed with the idea of giving it a try myself but (ironically) I don't have the time for it at the moment. Videos like this really make me want to, though. Nevertheless, this video got me pumped for my own pursuits. Fantastic job!
Easily one of the best speedrunning videos I've ever seen. Your narration, production, music choices and pacing made it so enjoyable and engaging to watch. Thank you.
Since I was a kid Crash Bandicoot has been my favorite game for years, I barely speedrunned it by myself, reaching nothing higher than 1:40 but I enjoy beating my own PBs a lot! Beating my own "Mout Everest" is something special for me, and watching this video made me cry just for all the music, the art direction and everything is so good, really it is. Hope you get more subs, you really deserve them and I'll follow your recent activity, great video.
it's about time someone finally covered Crash running, Crash 2 is my personal fav speed game to do and im loving the effort put into covering this game! Might even give Crash 1 another chance after seein this. love it
This is absolutely incredible. I can't even imagine how much time this took to make. As a runner of Crash 1 (and just Crash in general) this was very entertaining to watch, I'd say that even if someone doesn't run Crash they would still enjoy this. I'm a pretty new runner and wasn't there to see some of the older runs, but those times are still pretty damn good. I remember being in Tebt's stream when he got the first 1:02, absolutely phenomenal. Again, amazing video. Keep up the great work.
Absolutely phenomenal video. That was just beautiful, dude. The editing was studio-level, but so personal and human. The themes were poignant, the music was spot-on and the whole video was an inspiration to me as a creator. And it made me want to join the hunt in climbing to a new peak in the game! My favourite part was touching on the human nature to want to push something to its limits, "because it's there". Discussing the morality between 'wasting time' when a record's inevitably broken, it's one of the reasons I'm conflicted about speedrunning myself. I think to sustainably run, you have to enjoy the journey. The friends you make along the way, the other runners you're inspired from and hopefully inspire in the future, and the thrill of the chase. That was undoubtedly the best speedrunning documentary I've ever seen, and one of the best videos I've watched period. I'm going to show this to a lot of my friends and come back for inspiration on making my own content! You should be deeply proud of yourself man.
Using Pikmin Music to emphasize Papu Papu health, and then using the game's own Adaptive Music layers to emphasize a WR. Truly, an editor after my heart. ;P
A phenomenal video of one of my favourite games of all time, as a former runner having this information documented is really important and its great that more people get to see this!
this is one of the best speedrun essays i've ever seen! amazing storytelling and editing [i especially love how a song from the machinarium OST made its way in there]. cane was the first crash speedrunner i watched when i found twitch in 2013, his passion for the game was evident back then. i'm mainly just a lurker/consumer of crash speedrun content [i ran OG & NST 3 but never submitted times] and i'm always blown away at the little details and tech that's present in these games. anyways, great job and keep it up! YT needs more awesome speedrun essays like this, haha.
Wow, videos like this are the reason videos were invented. Truly a masterpiece ty for making this. Every single sound, quote and soundtrack selection just hits so hard along with the crazy skills of the different runners.
Absolutely phenomenal, so glad I subscribed to you after watching your Pac-Man Art of Speedrunning video. After a year of absence, you coming back with this, it didn't disappoint; The captions, the graphs, music, the overall presentation/video was flawless! (The section at 51:23 to 54:00 gave me chills the whole way through). I will be REALLY disappointed and angry if this video doesn't get half a million views (AT LEAST) in the first few weeks. I want this video AND this channel to blow up like all the other great Speedrunning documentary channels. Also shout-out to my boy Chris for his AMAZING DEADBOLT (at 11:36) and Risk of Rain 1+2 soundtracks, represent!
The only real responsibility we have as human beings is to be ourselves fully. Not who we want to be but who we really are. Speedrunners, whether or not they conciously understand this, devote themselves to this expanding of humanity. 'what one man can do. another can do" If no one said, "what if i could do the impossible?"m wed still be in the caves. Maybe the best speedrun video ive seen, honestly. Bravo n stuffs lol. You earned it.
Phenomenal video Hum! One of, if not, the best speedrunning video I've seen. The editing makes everything easy to understand and checks all the boxes to tell this story in such an engaging and fun way. Will definitely be showing this to some of my good friends and I can see myself re-watching it from time to time. You should feel super proud. Can't wait for more.
Very nice video. The beginning reminded me of when I first started hanging around crash and learning how things work. Also shows the effort required by the runners in a way I didnt consider.
This was really really good. You’re a fantastic storyteller and are great at video making. I really hope you continue doing this kind of storytelling art on other things. You deserve to be in the millions of subscribers quality
This video is amazing Hum! Crash was the game series that got me into Twitch and speedrunning so it will always hold a very special place for me. Awesome to see this video made, you're an amazing storyteller and the editing in this video is absolutely top notch, awesome work!
I usually put on a RUclips video to fall asleep to and I love watching documentaries on speedrunning with a soft narrator talking over the evolution of a speedgame. Usually knocks me out within 5min. This video is so well narrated and edited that I simply could not fall asleep because it was so entertaining. A true masterpiece! Congrats!
The effort that went into this is something else. Lots of speedrunning channels have been putting out extremely high quality content so I'm really glad this managed to get picked up by the algorithm and hope the effort pays off for you.
Wasn’t expecting to hear Marc Rebillet in this awesome video, but it’s a very welcome choice of music! Recently I’ve been looking into how the communities of Playstation games have interacted, seeing as my experience is mostly Nintendo related, with some minor experience in LBP and God of War as well. ThaRixer has been one source to feed my recent interest, and then your video title caught my eye, I knew I was in for a good one once the intro was done. ^•^
This is absolutely a peak of speedrun content. You did a fantastic job of building a narrative over the course of the video that had me fully engrossed the entire time.
I’ve watched a lot of speedrunning videos, from a lot of creators. This one in particular conveyed a sense of passion that raised that bar an increment, I think especially from how long the last montage was-it had room to breathe in the best way. Good luck and upwards.
Dude, I have now taken my time to watch this fully and on my own (i can now tell you that the one where you introduce koji is the hypest of your montages), and I finally booted up crash one after 3 years again. And WHAT THE HELL MAN, it is so damn easy to pick up this submarine jump and get into a flow state with it, even though i havent touched ANYTHING NEAR any speedrun techniques before, ever. This is my first experience with a speedrun technique and lemme tell you, it is SO EXHILERATING to experience the game starting to break down. Like, i constantly go underground, fall into holes where there should be water, et cetera. It is AMAZING to see INSTANT results just with one little trick; i cannot even try to learn wiggling right now because my DPAD is broken, but man I think I'm gonna play some crash for the next couple weeks , your video just made me feel like I'm playiung the game of my child hood for the verya first time again. It feels like a racing game now compared to what i was used to.
Its not often I stay through a video this long, but here I am! I couldnt believe it when WhiP set 1:12 and there was still half the video to go! Great job, I loved the editing and music choice, and the narration was really engaging! Keep going! Id love to see more videos like this, even at a shorter scale if it's easier! Great job!
How can I thank you for making such a masterpiece. I had shivers for most of the video when you were comparing the speedrunning mentality with the Everest. Thank you so much for what you have done there.
I don't comment very often on youtube but your video was incredible! I was hooked during the whole time, your story telling and editing skills are amazing! I've never played OG Crash 1 as a kid (only got 2 and 3 back then) but as being part of the sprash community I've heard how hard and cruel this game can be and I've always had huge respect to those guys climbing that mountain. This video is best tribute to them. I'll keep sharing your work because you truly deserve it and I hope this video goes high in numbers. Thank you hum !
I haven't watched this all yet but as someone who has only fairly recently gotten into watching speedrunning (6-7 years ago) I've found it incredibly fascinating. Bravo sir.
I was starting to think that the original Crash trilogy wouldn't get covered in documentaries like these due to how seemingly simplistic they are, but I've been proven wrong. Some of the movement and skips showcased here had my jaw on the floor. An analogy like mountain climbing is a pretty simple one for speedrunning, but it's put to great use here. I'm gonna have that "because it's there" quote stuck in my head now for sure.
I'm only 5 min in and this is already a total banger. your sub count atm is criminal, this is some of the highest quality stuff around and it slaps. I wish I had a fraction of your ability :D
I feel like I should be thanking you for letting us watch this instead of the other way around, Hum. I've seen so many speedrun history/explanation videos (and even tried my hands at making one last year) but this was something else. Every moment in this video meant something, every edit was so clean, and best of all, everything thematically followed you every step of the way. The way you were able to fully wrap up and condense everything we just watched into three words is astounding. I didn't watch this video just "because it's there", its more like you said with crash 2, this video asked me nicely to watch it, and there was no chance I was gonna miss it. Thank YOU for making this video, it truly is a masterpiece.
I can only imagine how much time and effort went into this! Incredibly well done message, delivery, and editing. Well done! Definitely one of the best WR progression videos ever made
The music choices here are absolutely based. Extremely good video, and I'm not even done watching it yet. Every time a new song comes on, I just laugh. Fantastic "scoring"
52:43 This part, along with the music The whole build up to this point, where each and every piece of knowledge they could use about the game and his mechanics was being applied, lowering the total time lower and lower, until that "OMG...I did it. YEEEEAH! LET'S GO!!!" (my man was on FIRE) Got me so pumped up man, literal chills. I would've never imagined a game I love so much could be squeezed so damn hard This video was amazing man, I've been watching it non-stop for like 1 week The way you narrate, the comparison with mountain-climbing, the music EVERYTHING is top tier!! Love it!!!! Thanks so much!
This was the best video I've ever watched about the speedrunning history of a game. Thank you for making it and also inspiring us to keep pushing limits.
This video sent chills down my spine. I notice that a lot of PlayStation speedrun stories always have a sad feeling of finality, followed by a moment of triumph, as if the community is saying that there's never truly an end. This video is a shining example of that. Can't wait to see what you make next.
No sarcasm, no BS: this is legitimately the best-produced speedrunning video on the Internet. Unbelievable editing, outstanding music selection, great presentation, script, and narration, and just a wonderful, digestible introduction to the players and history of the game. _Thank you_ for making this, and I hope you're able to keep making more.
Damn, with so many talented creators making these "Speedrun WR melodramas" this video still manages to stand out. Immediate sub, hope to see more soon from this man. Meanwhile I will be working my way back through his earlier posts. Bravo Sir!
I cannot believe the algorithm fed me this video just now. I swear to you I have been lamenting the lack of any good deep dive videos into the Crash speedrunning community on RUclips recently. I honestly don’t have words to express how amazing this video was to watch. I witnessed most of Cane’s rise and some of WP’s with my own eyes (Chronicreloader is my handle on Twitch, not a promo, I don’t stream) and have fond memories of my time spent in that community. Hell, even to this day I fall asleep nightly to the RUclips video of one of Cane’s former WR’s. The game itself (first I ever played) and the speed running community as a whole for it is very dear to me. I didn’t watch the streams regularly once Koji came onto the scene, but I was always peripherally aware of the milestones that were being reached. Thank you so much for giving this game’s speedrunning story the chronicling it deserves. Instant favorite. I can’t wait to share it with my mom. Her and I played it a lot when I was just a lad. Good memories. Much love to all.
What a phenomenal video! Was glued to my screen the entire time. This deserves millions of views, hope you'll gain more popularity as you keep producing awesome content.
Man... Arguably one of the best videos that I've seen in my whole life, Crash Bandicoot games are my childhood, and watch people speedrunning the original trilogy games were one of the funniest hobbies I once had as a teenager in my free time
It warms the cockles of my heart to see such professionalism (in both the video and the speedruns) applied to this diamond-in-the-rough game. I used to dismiss CB1 as clunky and outdated, but I've since matured to appreciate its restrictive controls and troll level design as something of a homage to the classic "NES-hard" platformers. It's now my fave of the original trilogy, and I've been trying for the past year to complete a 100% no-death run. This challenge is a tough enough peak for me for now, and I would highly recommend it to any CB1 fans who aren't yet at the speedrunner level. After many inevitable failed attempts, it actually makes you resemble the early speedrunners as you try to find the most efficient route.
I dunno man, this whole video have a huge impact on me. All of this screams of passion and dedication. Sitting here, well-knowing the video is about breaking one WR after another, a person who knows what it means to be deeply passionated about one's hobby, this is touching. A lot goes to the editing and the way it's presented.. But this kind of video is sometimes better than watching a movie or even playing a game. Thank you for touching on one of my first PS games in my childhood. Thank you.
I'm a professional video editor and i have to compliment you for the attention of details of this video. From the music to the cuts, assets, style choices and beyond, this is one of the best editing i've seen on this platform. Great video!
I am truly grateful for the RUclips algorithm for showing me this I have been in love with this saga since I was a child and man, watching this kind of content always makes me feel so hyped, it was truly a journey to watch from beginning to the end, and I hope the community of speedrun keeps growing, thanks for this video, it made my day
Incredible video. Out of all the speedrunning documentaries that exist, this is the one that best captures the true essence of speedrunning, of pushing yourself and your game to places that seemed impossible
Legit the best speedrunning doc I've seen. Your editing is so on point in those montages, and I love the way you cropped crash in front of the title. The writing is great too, you really sell it. I'm about to binge your channel I can already feel it.
The presentation and pacing of this video are absolutely incredible. It's emotional, it's funny. It's art. I'll spam it to all my friends. (Post watch edit: The ending got to me. It was just what I needed to hear. Thank you so much for making this video.)
Thanks for watching my video! See below for links to sources/runners used in this video. This video exists because of them:
Featured Runners [Current PB linked]
► CaneofPacci - 1:09:39 - www.twitch.tv/videos/154926360
► WHiPCPL - 1:12:53 - ruclips.net/video/tEMOFFKaVU4/видео.html
► KojiroCTR - 1:04:07 - ruclips.net/video/yydLWXDnP2w/видео.html
► Tebt_W - 1:02:28 - www.twitch.tv/videos/1025547128
► WhitePaaws - 1:04:34 - ruclips.net/video/YbaU7rv3kfk/видео.html
► Rexaaayyy - 1:04:16 - www.twitch.tv/videos/597562078
Glitch Hunters/Strat Finders [Footage used linked]
► The8BitBeast - Improved Cortex Power Skip Strat - ruclips.net/video/rtP8Yruhf_k/видео.html
► Irpse - Original Upstream Skip - www.twitch.tv/irspe/clip/SmellyAltruisticRavenPipeHype
► Rabini - First(?) Non-TAS Footage of The Great Gate Skip - ruclips.net/video/NO3B6Iy5Y_Q/видео.html
Others Featured/Mentioned
► Samura1man - ruclips.net/user/Samura1man
► SummoningSalt - ruclips.net/user/SummoningSalt
► MKarma - ruclips.net/user/MKarma
► ThaRixer - ruclips.net/user/ThaRixer
► nedeahS - www.twitch.tv/nedeahs
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Full Soundtrack: pastebin.com/w6DGahjm
Crash Bandicoot 1 100% Leaderboard: www.speedrun.com/crash1#100
Thank you all for such a warm reception to the video so far. I wasn't sure how people would feel about it, particularly the part about weaving in this unrelated story about Everest. They say you should grab viewers attention immediately and I guess I decided to tell you an unrelated story for a solid minute and a half. That allegory has been swimming in my head for almost a year and the fact that it resonated with some of you is really special.
As a person who hasn’t played the original crash 1 and only the remake, why don’t they go into the bonus rounds?
@@peaman3905 Good question.
In the original the boxes from the Bonus levels weren't required for 100%.
They changed this for Crash 2 and 3, so when the remakes were made Crash 1 was changed to require the bonuses as well.
I "think" this is the fastest run recorded with all boxes from bonuses ruclips.net/video/Ih4KYSFTYFI/видео.html
@@Hummeldon thanks.
What is the background music playing at 21:18 in this video?
@@Hummeldon Nevermind, I remembered it was from FFX on Besaid Island. Really good music choices all around.
The music and editing make it seem like you’re talking about an unsolved kidnapping and I really dig it
Crash 1 is serious shit
It really does, it makes it very entertaining.
Ah yes, the man who collected all plats in Cash Banooca history, Daddi Caddi.
@@herostail479 i love you dad cady ✨
no, YOU'RE the shit! this video is a gem and so is your latest one about accessories ❤
Daddi caddi, speedrun is hardi
Great video. Thanks for making this
I gotta say I love that line “ he completed his masters degree and was ready to jump back into crash 😂
The GOAT himself. In my heart at least. 😅
Great comment. Thanks for typing this
Goat
Thank you for making history
What an amazing piece Hum, you've really outdone yourself once again.
This video really took me back through the years. I remember watching Cane when he was first lowering the 100% record back in the day, and hanging out with him at multiple GDQs, shopping at old video stores for bizarre PS1 games. I remember taking a train down to see WHiP where we attempted to do a 24 hour stream playing various speedgames where we both fell asleep from exhaustion. Tebt pushing this game to insane heights these days is awesome to see, and it always brings a smile to my face whenever i see him post a new PB on twitter. Congrats to everyone who was involved in the history of this game and the insanely difficult category that is 100%.
I've been a supporter of yours ever since i saw your Resident Evil 4 video, your work boasts incredible editing, good story telling and improvements with every video. Regardless of how commited to RUclips you are, i really hope your channel and videos grow to new heights. Other creators have a lot to take away from your work, you're truly one of the very best in this field.
That 24hr stream was the first time I found out about you! Great memories. Thank you for the kind words. You reaching out after RE4 gave me so much confidence that what I was doing was something special. I'm so excited for what we will do for the Playstation Speedrunning scene.
Well said Ricky .
heeey i found your channel yesterday, and now i see u comment here, u guys know eachother lol i love your channel btw !
Blessed
This was really great
Hey, thanks! Been a fan of your stuff for about 7-8 years. I really appreciate your ability to share music in a way that resonates with anyone. Hope I can do the same with the stories I tell.
this is an unexpected name lol
renowned and celebrated guitarist and youtuber Rob Scallon!? What a suprising person to see here.
EVEN ROB IS HERE?! HAHAHA I'm out here going crazy over how this gem of a channel doesn't have a popular following, when I see all of my favorite even childhood content creators pop up in the comments. Rob, I love your personality and will always take something good out of having the pleasure to know your content.
I have no words. This is art. Beautiful video, Hum. Thank you so much for this gift you have given our community today.
The Koji curse section is by far my favourite part of the video and my favourite era of all of the ones I've been present for - even more than the current era where I hold the record a decent ways ahead of 2nd. The grind, the late night degen voice calls with Paaws, Rex, and others just getting destroyed by the game for several months and never knowing if today would be the day one of us gets it...were unforgettable. And now it is forever preserved with this video. Wow. It's so nostalgic.
Hey thanks for making me smile every time I saw your profile pic, really elevated the proceedings
Congrats on the new record king
I'm so glad I watched this. video and learned about the Crash 100% history and your part in it.
Glad to see this video finally be made. I think out of all my speedgames, Crash 1 will probably be my most memorable fiesta of great paces and awful fails. I'm glad that a new generation of runners have pushed this game as far as they have, and it's impressive to see how deep the tech has become.
Don't get me wrong. Summoning Salt is amazing...but I can't believe I was naive enough to think he's the only one making Speedruning docs. This is a true masterpiece.
Finally got some time to watch the video today. And maaaaan it was absolutely incredible, everything was so well put together. You really took me through memory lane with it, definitely got hit with nostalgia and made me tear up. Thank you sooooo much for doing this video and best of luck in your next projects Hum
Heeeeeeeey, awesome to know Colombians are making progress on the Speedrunning scene!!!
Keep it up!!!, Wepajé!!! ❤️
@@SolandVideos Sí, ahí vamos :) Muchas gracias!
Remember kids: strive to be as optimistic as the "timesave for next run" stream monsters
Beautiful fuggin vid man. I haven't watched speedrun history stuff in awhile and this has me feelin some kinda way (and I've never even played crash)
Thanks for the inspiration to give this amazing category a try
DAYO HI!!!
Because of you, I can't stop shouting "LETS FUCKING GO"
Full Soundtrack
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0:00 - Astral - Superliminal
1:44 - Beacon Beach - Oxenfree
3:45 - Goodbye Baby - LISA: The Painful
4:16 - Time Station - Ape Escape
8:09 - Jun Kazama - Tekken 2
8:42 - Mens Hair Club - LISA: The Painful
10:24 - Water is Sink - Baba is You
11:37 - Undead Man Walkin' - Deadbolt
12:22 - Galaxy Plains - Cope Land ft. Dayoman
13:33 - Hackers - Donut County
14:53 - sleepy boi riff - Edwin Santiago Guitar
16:00 - Crystal Peak - Hollow Knight
17:28 - The White Lady - Hollow Knight
18:18 - The Sun Station - Outer Wilds
20:43 - sleepy boi riff - Edwin Santiago Guitar
21:08 - Besaid Island - Final Fantasy X
22:26 - this is what insomnia feels like - Edwin Santiago Guitar
23:03 - On Your Way - R4: Ridge Racer
23:35 - Mystic Marsh - Pikmin 2
26:20 - Rebuild, Renew - Fallout 4
28:01 - Go Straight - Streets of Rage 2
29:26 - Digital Root - Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
30:13 - The Glasshouse with the Butterfly - Machinarium
32:43 - Radiance - Hollow Knight
34:53 - Reflection - Hollow Knight
36:35 - Save Screen - Digimon World 3
37:15 - Into the Unknown - Subnautica
37:43 - Save Screen - Digimon World 3
39:53 - Dark Bramble - Outer Wilds
40:27 - i want to die - Marc Rebillet
43:43 - Final Voyage - Outer Wilds
46:01 - Pierogies in the Dark - Night in the Woods
48:43 - Team Select - NBA Jam (Genesis)
50:50 - Beyond - Fez
51:22 - Butterfly Effect - fox capture plan
54:09 - A Chorus of Tongues - Hyper Light Drifter
55:22 - Cider Time - Dustforce
I am so glad this soundtrack list exists, the sound of Ridge Racer hitting nostalgia so hard, then looking to that instinct confirmed ❤️🤯
Loved the outer wilds music in the soundtrack!
Tebt broke the 1:02 barrier for the first time yesterday, with a time of 1:01:38. Slightly less than 2 years after his record breaking 1:02:28. Wonder if/when we'll see a run under 1 hour.
I heard! Really exciting. I definitely knew he was capable of it especially with the new Rolling Stones stuff. He is so good at the game.
Ya know, I liked this video immediately, but I think I fell in love when you showed a 3D demonstration view with yellow highlights to explain some of the complex tricks. That's truly next-level effort. Outstanding work! And congrats on your new subscriber (me!)
Next level? He used ms paint on a screenshot. Lol.
I just sat through the whole video and man- This was amazingly well done. Mad props. Everything from the editing, to the examples used and the story telling, it was fantastic.
Crash 1 is my least favourite out of the trilogy but now you've got my attention, just the way Ricky got my attention with Dayo & Spyro 1, you just got my attention with Tebt so thank you for this!
This is such a beautiful homage to the enigma that is Crash 1. It's a legendary game that laid the foundation for one of the greatest game series ever made. I'm not a speedrunner myself but Crash 1 was a massive part of my childhood. Seeing it continue to live on through the speedrunning community like this makes me so happy. The Mallory quote is on point: "You speedrun Crash 1 because it's there."
This editing and pacing is something of a channel with millions of subscribers, say Lemmino and other high budget channels, the visuals and the whole effort is worth everything you put into this. I played crash early enough in my life to really enjoy this video, along with the interaction. Well in you, go ed son
Lemmino is a MASSIVE influence. I admire his work so much. Thank you for the kind words.
Absolutely amazing video, I love hearing about the speedrunning histories of these games I grew up with and telling the story of people that are still running these games and pushing their limits to this day.
Doing a Crash 100% speedrun is probably the most intimidating category to me out of the OG Sprash games. I want to do that at least once, even if my goal is just to survive the run. It's mindblowing to see several full completion runs of the game that are faster than the one any% run I put down in this game.
This was a wonderfully framed story, and the Mount Everest allegory wrapped with the speedrunning story meshed beautifully. Absolutely amazing work, Hum.
P.S. It put such a smile on my face hearing Tekken 2 and R4 OST pop up in this video. Nicely done.
Tekken 2 was the first ever game I played. Love it to death.
Damn. What a fuckin' journey man.
The analogy to mountain climbing is very evocative, really illustrates what it is that's so captivating about speedrunning, even for someone like me who's just watching. Chasing an impossible dream just to see how far you can go.
Excellent video, Hum. Absolutely knocked it out of the park.
Yeah uh gaming
Fucking outstanding work. As a longtime Sprash fan, it is amazing to see such high quality videos get made for this niche, and you just slapped a grand slam with this beast of a documentary. You deserve way more views, but you should be proud of what you created no matter how many people see this. Top notch.
Your editing is just insanely great, you also have a nice voice for commentary!
Full history of speedruns really are amazing for shedding light on a game. They're perfect for me to watch, due to them being so moving. I bet this video will inspire someone to run Crash, or speedrun in general.
I loved the part about hobbies. They really have inspired me to do great things. Even if they're my own goals I set for myself or I'm not "as good" as someone else, I reached mine and improved!
Oh and I loved the Subnautica OST for the one segment, it slaps.
Absolutely incredible video 🙏
Hey man I doubt you're ever going to hear this, but I teared up on your point about being passionate about your hobbies. I've struggled with being ashamed of things internally and getting myself hung up on stalling out and never doing things out of fear and ridiculing myself, and this just, affirmed me that at 28, finally starting a bunch more nerdy or outsider hobbies is fine. That I can and will keep doing what I love.
I took on trying to speedrun Ninja Gaiden this year, I've gotten into so many more games that I always put off, I've done so much more for me in this last year and hearing you say those affirmative words at the end of this video exactly about the hobbies I love, you man
I love you for that. You made my night.
I have watched so, so many of these speedrun history videos, dating all the way back to the beginning of SummoningSalt's meteoric rise - and this is by far the best one I've seen. Production value, narrative, on-screen visuals, pacing, even something as small as mic presence; they're all top-notch and combine into literally the strongest showing this genre of video has seen, bar none. Amazing job, you have blown away the competition.
Man! This is such a high bar of production & great work - I was fucking surprised and shocked that you don't have a 'zero' more on your subscriber count. Well done. Even cited sources in the comments. This is what I wanted when I searched for a Crash Bandicoot Documentary to get comfy to, hahahah. o7!
OH, EVEN CADDY SAW IT AND COMMENTED?! You have to be shitting me
Insane video and editing, very well done man!
I don't know if this will ever reach you, but this is one of my favorite videos or pieces of media period.
I come back to this at least once every other month and it never fails to captivate me. I do hope this message gets to you ❤
This video is incredible! The editing and commentary go so hand in hand, the intro is more impactful than anything I've come across AND the video felt exciting throughout. This video really is one to come back to, because it's here. Well done & thank you Hum!
I really like what you did with the music and audio effects. Great video!
Edit: I wrote the above while still in the middle of the video. What you did with this documentary is art.
Every speedrun history essay is like a goddamn Shonen in scale of epicness, I swear it's friggin' rad as hell.
This video is disgustingly well edited and composed. I'm not even interested in the speed running community, and I was glued to my screen.
I was never able to legitimately 100% Crash 1 without cheats back when I had a PS1. And here it is being beaten with plenty of skips, insane movements and at unimaginable times. Massive kudos to all runners involved and to you for making this video. The topic of Mr Mallory's grind to climb Everest was recently put in the spotlight thanks to Emplemon's video on the subject so that existing familiarity was welcome.
Emp's video was so good. I was so surprised when I saw that video pop up because I figured I was the only one researching the dude.
wow this video.
the storytelling, the editing, the suspence, it's just incredible how a simple nerdy hobby for an almost 30yo videogame can be depicted as the true awesomeness as it is. Just wonderful. Best, in terms of *quality*, youtube video I have watched for a long time
Fucking epic. I'm craving more.
For real, I hope you tackle some more Crash stuff because the series has such a rich speedrun history (not to mention loads of games and stories that are just slept on)
Eeey you’re the man
The quality of this video is insane. The narration, the presentation, the music -- what a journey! I'm not a speedrunner but the dedication these people have is inspiring. I've toyed with the idea of giving it a try myself but (ironically) I don't have the time for it at the moment. Videos like this really make me want to, though. Nevertheless, this video got me pumped for my own pursuits. Fantastic job!
Easily one of the best speedrunning videos I've ever seen. Your narration, production, music choices and pacing made it so enjoyable and engaging to watch. Thank you.
Honestly? Higher production value than summoning salt, and more entertaining. Great vid
Awesome video, I wasn't expecting so much professional quality in the editing and storytelling. I truly hope your channel gets the views it deserves.
Hi 😍
Since I was a kid Crash Bandicoot has been my favorite game for years, I barely speedrunned it by myself, reaching nothing higher than 1:40 but I enjoy beating my own PBs a lot!
Beating my own "Mout Everest" is something special for me, and watching this video made me cry just for all the music, the art direction and everything is so good, really it is.
Hope you get more subs, you really deserve them and I'll follow your recent activity, great video.
it's about time someone finally covered Crash running, Crash 2 is my personal fav speed game to do and im loving the effort put into covering this game! Might even give Crash 1 another chance after seein this. love it
This is absolutely incredible. I can't even imagine how much time this took to make. As a runner of Crash 1 (and just Crash in general) this was very entertaining to watch, I'd say that even if someone doesn't run Crash they would still enjoy this. I'm a pretty new runner and wasn't there to see some of the older runs, but those times are still pretty damn good. I remember being in Tebt's stream when he got the first 1:02, absolutely phenomenal. Again, amazing video. Keep up the great work.
as of me writing this comment, this video has 8.7k views. if it doesn't hit 1M views within a month, we'll have failed as a species
What an amazing piece of content. This truly is the peak of speedrunning documentaries
10/10, would learn about more peaks again. Amazing work, Hum.
Absolutely phenomenal video. That was just beautiful, dude. The editing was studio-level, but so personal and human. The themes were poignant, the music was spot-on and the whole video was an inspiration to me as a creator. And it made me want to join the hunt in climbing to a new peak in the game!
My favourite part was touching on the human nature to want to push something to its limits, "because it's there". Discussing the morality between 'wasting time' when a record's inevitably broken, it's one of the reasons I'm conflicted about speedrunning myself. I think to sustainably run, you have to enjoy the journey. The friends you make along the way, the other runners you're inspired from and hopefully inspire in the future, and the thrill of the chase.
That was undoubtedly the best speedrunning documentary I've ever seen, and one of the best videos I've watched period. I'm going to show this to a lot of my friends and come back for inspiration on making my own content! You should be deeply proud of yourself man.
Using Pikmin Music to emphasize Papu Papu health, and then using the game's own Adaptive Music layers to emphasize a WR. Truly, an editor after my heart. ;P
A phenomenal video of one of my favourite games of all time, as a former runner having this information documented is really important and its great that more people get to see this!
this is one of the best speedrun essays i've ever seen! amazing storytelling and editing [i especially love how a song from the machinarium OST made its way in there]. cane was the first crash speedrunner i watched when i found twitch in 2013, his passion for the game was evident back then. i'm mainly just a lurker/consumer of crash speedrun content [i ran OG & NST 3 but never submitted times] and i'm always blown away at the little details and tech that's present in these games. anyways, great job and keep it up! YT needs more awesome speedrun essays like this, haha.
Wow, videos like this are the reason videos were invented. Truly a masterpiece ty for making this. Every single sound, quote and soundtrack selection just hits so hard along with the crazy skills of the different runners.
Absolutely phenomenal, so glad I subscribed to you after watching your Pac-Man Art of Speedrunning video. After a year of absence, you coming back with this, it didn't disappoint; The captions, the graphs, music, the overall presentation/video was flawless! (The section at 51:23 to 54:00 gave me chills the whole way through).
I will be REALLY disappointed and angry if this video doesn't get half a million views (AT LEAST) in the first few weeks. I want this video AND this channel to blow up like all the other great Speedrunning documentary channels.
Also shout-out to my boy Chris for his AMAZING DEADBOLT (at 11:36) and Risk of Rain 1+2 soundtracks, represent!
Chris Christodoulou is such a good composer! Thank you for the kind words.
The only real responsibility we have as human beings is to be ourselves fully.
Not who we want to be but who we really are.
Speedrunners, whether or not they conciously understand this, devote themselves to this expanding of humanity.
'what one man can do. another can do"
If no one said, "what if i could do the impossible?"m wed still be in the caves.
Maybe the best speedrun video ive seen, honestly.
Bravo n stuffs lol. You earned it.
Phenomenal video. I walked out of this with not only an appreciation of the Crash 1 community, but a greater appreciation of Crash 1 itself!
Phenomenal video Hum!
One of, if not, the best speedrunning video I've seen. The editing makes everything easy to understand and checks all the boxes to tell this story in such an engaging and fun way. Will definitely be showing this to some of my good friends and I can see myself re-watching it from time to time. You should feel super proud. Can't wait for more.
That final segment with the music and the runs, getting the record lower and lower made me tear up.
Great video, man. Truly great.
Very nice video. The beginning reminded me of when I first started hanging around crash and learning how things work. Also shows the effort required by the runners in a way I didnt consider.
This is one of the best speedrunning videos I've ever seen. I can't wait to pick up Crash 1.
This was really really good. You’re a fantastic storyteller and are great at video making. I really hope you continue doing this kind of storytelling art on other things. You deserve to be in the millions of subscribers quality
Great video Hum! I’m always really impressed by your editing style, this was a joy to watch
This. This is quality, good pacing, editing and a great story with great characters to boot, amazing work man!
You are MASSIVELY underrated, you deserve WAY more views for the amount of work put into this video.
This wasn’t supposed to make me tear up dude, I’m so proud of you ♥️
This video is amazing Hum! Crash was the game series that got me into Twitch and speedrunning so it will always hold a very special place for me. Awesome to see this video made, you're an amazing storyteller and the editing in this video is absolutely top notch, awesome work!
I usually put on a RUclips video to fall asleep to and I love watching documentaries on speedrunning with a soft narrator talking over the evolution of a speedgame. Usually knocks me out within 5min. This video is so well narrated and edited that I simply could not fall asleep because it was so entertaining. A true masterpiece! Congrats!
The effort that went into this is something else. Lots of speedrunning channels have been putting out extremely high quality content so I'm really glad this managed to get picked up by the algorithm and hope the effort pays off for you.
Wasn’t expecting to hear Marc Rebillet in this awesome video, but it’s a very welcome choice of music!
Recently I’ve been looking into how the communities of Playstation games have interacted, seeing as my experience is mostly Nintendo related, with some minor experience in LBP and God of War as well. ThaRixer has been one source to feed my recent interest, and then your video title caught my eye, I knew I was in for a good one once the intro was done. ^•^
This is absolutely a peak of speedrun content. You did a fantastic job of building a narrative over the course of the video that had me fully engrossed the entire time.
I’ve watched a lot of speedrunning videos, from a lot of creators. This one in particular conveyed a sense of passion that raised that bar an increment, I think especially from how long the last montage was-it had room to breathe in the best way. Good luck and upwards.
Dude, I have now taken my time to watch this fully and on my own (i can now tell you that the one where you introduce koji is the hypest of your montages), and I finally booted up crash one after 3 years again.
And WHAT THE HELL MAN, it is so damn easy to pick up this submarine jump and get into a flow state with it, even though i havent touched ANYTHING NEAR any speedrun techniques before, ever. This is my first experience with a speedrun technique and lemme tell you, it is SO EXHILERATING to experience the game starting to break down. Like, i constantly go underground, fall into holes where there should be water, et cetera. It is AMAZING to see INSTANT results just with one little trick; i cannot even try to learn wiggling right now because my DPAD is broken, but man
I think I'm gonna play some crash for the next couple weeks , your video just made me feel like I'm playiung the game of my child hood for the verya first time again. It feels like a racing game now compared to what i was used to.
Its not often I stay through a video this long, but here I am! I couldnt believe it when WhiP set 1:12 and there was still half the video to go!
Great job, I loved the editing and music choice, and the narration was really engaging!
Keep going! Id love to see more videos like this, even at a shorter scale if it's easier! Great job!
How can I thank you for making such a masterpiece. I had shivers for most of the video when you were comparing the speedrunning mentality with the Everest. Thank you so much for what you have done there.
I don't comment very often on youtube but your video was incredible! I was hooked during the whole time, your story telling and editing skills are amazing! I've never played OG Crash 1 as a kid (only got 2 and 3 back then) but as being part of the sprash community I've heard how hard and cruel this game can be and I've always had huge respect to those guys climbing that mountain. This video is best tribute to them.
I'll keep sharing your work because you truly deserve it and I hope this video goes high in numbers. Thank you hum !
I haven't watched this all yet but as someone who has only fairly recently gotten into watching speedrunning (6-7 years ago) I've found it incredibly fascinating. Bravo sir.
I was starting to think that the original Crash trilogy wouldn't get covered in documentaries like these due to how seemingly simplistic they are, but I've been proven wrong. Some of the movement and skips showcased here had my jaw on the floor. An analogy like mountain climbing is a pretty simple one for speedrunning, but it's put to great use here. I'm gonna have that "because it's there" quote stuck in my head now for sure.
I'm only 5 min in and this is already a total banger. your sub count atm is criminal, this is some of the highest quality stuff around and it slaps. I wish I had a fraction of your ability :D
I feel like I should be thanking you for letting us watch this instead of the other way around, Hum. I've seen so many speedrun history/explanation videos (and even tried my hands at making one last year) but this was something else. Every moment in this video meant something, every edit was so clean, and best of all, everything thematically followed you every step of the way. The way you were able to fully wrap up and condense everything we just watched into three words is astounding. I didn't watch this video just "because it's there", its more like you said with crash 2, this video asked me nicely to watch it, and there was no chance I was gonna miss it. Thank YOU for making this video, it truly is a masterpiece.
I can only imagine how much time and effort went into this! Incredibly well done message, delivery, and editing. Well done! Definitely one of the best WR progression videos ever made
The music choices here are absolutely based. Extremely good video, and I'm not even done watching it yet. Every time a new song comes on, I just laugh. Fantastic "scoring"
This is probably the best crash speedrunning history video I've ever seen. Great work!
52:43
This part, along with the music
The whole build up to this point, where each and every piece of knowledge they could use about the game and his mechanics was being applied, lowering the total time lower and lower, until that
"OMG...I did it. YEEEEAH! LET'S GO!!!" (my man was on FIRE)
Got me so pumped up man, literal chills.
I would've never imagined a game I love so much could be squeezed so damn hard
This video was amazing man, I've been watching it non-stop for like 1 week
The way you narrate, the comparison with mountain-climbing, the music
EVERYTHING is top tier!! Love it!!!!
Thanks so much!
This was the best video I've ever watched about the speedrunning history of a game. Thank you for making it and also inspiring us to keep pushing limits.
The bit at 31:29 was really good and so was your editing. Never knew Crash 1 speedrunning was so intense.
This video sent chills down my spine. I notice that a lot of PlayStation speedrun stories always have a sad feeling of finality, followed by a moment of triumph, as if the community is saying that there's never truly an end. This video is a shining example of that. Can't wait to see what you make next.
No sarcasm, no BS: this is legitimately the best-produced speedrunning video on the Internet. Unbelievable editing, outstanding music selection, great presentation, script, and narration, and just a wonderful, digestible introduction to the players and history of the game. _Thank you_ for making this, and I hope you're able to keep making more.
Damn, with so many talented creators making these "Speedrun WR melodramas" this video still manages to stand out. Immediate sub, hope to see more soon from this man. Meanwhile I will be working my way back through his earlier posts. Bravo Sir!
I cannot believe the algorithm fed me this video just now. I swear to you I have been lamenting the lack of any good deep dive videos into the Crash speedrunning community on RUclips recently. I honestly don’t have words to express how amazing this video was to watch. I witnessed most of Cane’s rise and some of WP’s with my own eyes (Chronicreloader is my handle on Twitch, not a promo, I don’t stream) and have fond memories of my time spent in that community. Hell, even to this day I fall asleep nightly to the RUclips video of one of Cane’s former WR’s. The game itself (first I ever played) and the speed running community as a whole for it is very dear to me. I didn’t watch the streams regularly once Koji came onto the scene, but I was always peripherally aware of the milestones that were being reached. Thank you so much for giving this game’s speedrunning story the chronicling it deserves. Instant favorite. I can’t wait to share it with my mom. Her and I played it a lot when I was just a lad. Good memories. Much love to all.
What a phenomenal video! Was glued to my screen the entire time. This deserves millions of views, hope you'll gain more popularity as you keep producing awesome content.
Man... Arguably one of the best videos that I've seen in my whole life, Crash Bandicoot games are my childhood, and watch people speedrunning the original trilogy games were one of the funniest hobbies I once had as a teenager in my free time
It warms the cockles of my heart to see such professionalism (in both the video and the speedruns) applied to this diamond-in-the-rough game. I used to dismiss CB1 as clunky and outdated, but I've since matured to appreciate its restrictive controls and troll level design as something of a homage to the classic "NES-hard" platformers.
It's now my fave of the original trilogy, and I've been trying for the past year to complete a 100% no-death run. This challenge is a tough enough peak for me for now, and I would highly recommend it to any CB1 fans who aren't yet at the speedrunner level. After many inevitable failed attempts, it actually makes you resemble the early speedrunners as you try to find the most efficient route.
I dunno man, this whole video have a huge impact on me. All of this screams of passion and dedication. Sitting here, well-knowing the video is about breaking one WR after another, a person who knows what it means to be deeply passionated about one's hobby, this is touching. A lot goes to the editing and the way it's presented.. But this kind of video is sometimes better than watching a movie or even playing a game.
Thank you for touching on one of my first PS games in my childhood. Thank you.
This shit pops up in your recommended and then you found out that the author aint active at making videos anymores. Sads.
same xp prob so youtube doesn't have to pay them anymore lol
Not only that, i went on his Twitter and it says he's blocked me. I've never even interacted with him wtf?
This is probs one of the most polished video on speedruns I've seen. I love the Mt Everest theme throughout. And that outro, damn
This was probably the best video I ever seen on RUclips!!! Mad respect! It was so fun and exciting to watch😊
It's a CRIME that the video and your sub count is that low, this was amazing and deserves more recognition!
this is one of the best written + edited videos on the entire platform. truly a masterpiece.
Oh man this video is super nostalgic for me, having watched a lot of these early runs (and it being when I first started running myself).
Great video!
I'm a professional video editor and i have to compliment you for the attention of details of this video. From the music to the cuts, assets, style choices and beyond, this is one of the best editing i've seen on this platform.
Great video!
I am truly grateful for the RUclips algorithm for showing me this
I have been in love with this saga since I was a child and man, watching this kind of content always makes me feel so hyped, it was truly a journey to watch from beginning to the end, and I hope the community of speedrun keeps growing, thanks for this video, it made my day
Incredible video. Out of all the speedrunning documentaries that exist, this is the one that best captures the true essence of speedrunning, of pushing yourself and your game to places that seemed impossible
Legit the best speedrunning doc I've seen. Your editing is so on point in those montages, and I love the way you cropped crash in front of the title. The writing is great too, you really sell it. I'm about to binge your channel I can already feel it.
The presentation and pacing of this video are absolutely incredible. It's emotional, it's funny. It's art. I'll spam it to all my friends.
(Post watch edit: The ending got to me. It was just what I needed to hear. Thank you so much for making this video.)