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  • Опубликовано: 17 июн 2021
  • Over 1 year to create - this video combines my first 5162 attempts to speedrun Super Mario Bros. I recorded 193 hours of attempts (and practice) on an original 1985 nintendo entertainment system - then I wrote a custom computer program to process those videos and combine them via machine learning and conventional image processing techniques.
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    *HERE IS A LINK TO THE 'How it's made / Director's commentary': • The Unseen Side of Spe...
    My final time was 4:58.941 That puts me in the top 150 on the leaderboard: www.speedrun.com/smb1 but hey maybe a sequel once I learn how to do 8-4 better and pull off the ol' bullet bill glitch :-).
    I originally thought this wouldn't be that bad of a project: cool idea, couple months, done. But this challenged me in tremendous ways. It's done now, and it's cool to watch 193 hours of struggling (plus many, many times that developing, debugging, editing, and processing the videos) in just 5 minutes.
    But this was not easy to do. For instance; when you have 41 million frames - even if something takes only one second - you're looking at well over a year of computer time alone. Most frames were processed in much less than a second, but some had to be done by hand to train the system and oh man I could go on forever on how it was made.
    I've also have the idea to make this system work LIVE to combine multiple runners into a real race. Stick around if you're interested in that ;)
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Комментарии • 7 тыс.

  • @flibidydibidy
    @flibidydibidy  Год назад +878

    This video was a stepping stone towards making this technology work for LIVE competitions! And it works now! Check it out: ruclips.net/video/3WRWz7XG3Os/видео.html

    • @SheckoVex
      @SheckoVex Год назад +2

      How the frick no replies???

    • @MDLuffy1234YT
      @MDLuffy1234YT Год назад +17

      ​@@SheckoVex even better question, how the fuck did nobody notice that that one sprite of Mario at 6:17 right next to the Lakitu cloud has enough cake to end world hunger.

    • @EvilCherry3
      @EvilCherry3 Год назад +1

      This is not "all attempts" for sure. Many times we see only 1 or 2 deaths on a very difficult obstacle even though you show plenty of deaths/imprecisions on easy parts.
      Also, especially at the beginning, you show many runs that are several seconds late which you continued without resetting. I've never seen any speedrunner continue a run when they're already 3 seconds late after 10 seconds of gameplay.
      It's understandable that removing (and adding) some runs will save processing time (make a nicer final video to watch), but then you should mention it somewhere.
      Anyway, great work and nice result ! :)

    • @SheckoVex
      @SheckoVex Год назад +1

      ​@@MDLuffy1234YT haha

    • @beanoptodon
      @beanoptodon Год назад

      ​@@EvilCherry3 I believe at the start it is all attempts. The ones that die stay dead, so there will be less by the end.

  • @Tillyard86
    @Tillyard86 3 года назад +17194

    “General we sent more than 5,000 men out to save the princess, only 12 made it back.”

    • @laytonjr6601
      @laytonjr6601 3 года назад +1931

      The other 4988 gave up because they were too slow, the princess was already saved when they arrived

    • @Tillyard86
      @Tillyard86 2 года назад +167

      @@laytonjr6601 was more than that.

    • @TheUltimateRare
      @TheUltimateRare 2 года назад +443

      only 2 gave up the rest died to a goomba on average.

    • @TheUltimateRare
      @TheUltimateRare 2 года назад +98

      @@laytonjr6601 he said more than 5000 Not 5000

    • @Sherolox
      @Sherolox 2 года назад +48

      Sounds just like how Excelblem plays Fire Emblem to me.

  • @5MadMovieMakers
    @5MadMovieMakers 2 года назад +8018

    The framerule bus has never been easier to visualize

    • @usernametaken017
      @usernametaken017 2 года назад +28

      @@cobalqt and one that conments a lot too

    • @zeemilios9327
      @zeemilios9327 2 года назад +28

      Literally went down to comment this

    • @phillip4208
      @phillip4208 2 года назад +111

      @@cobalqt fellow? Where is your check?

    • @cynth8945
      @cynth8945 2 года назад +81

      feel like this footage would be perfect in a Salt video where he explains framerules

    • @The268170
      @The268170 2 года назад +53

      I need a video to explain how to visualize a bus

  • @KeenanAxolotl
    @KeenanAxolotl Год назад +831

    I love how there's just that one Mario constantly trying to keep up

    • @sandal_thong8631
      @sandal_thong8631 11 месяцев назад +61

      He thinks he still has a chance to make the speed run!

    • @gothia1715
      @gothia1715 7 месяцев назад +18

      Noticed that too. Big ♥for the straggler!

    • @HangingTurkey
      @HangingTurkey 6 месяцев назад +33

      He dies on the Bowser axe throw 😢

    • @viiranen
      @viiranen 7 дней назад +2

      I wouldnt be surprised if it was the first or very early run out of all these

  • @exi_m7074
    @exi_m7074 Год назад +1255

    Love how during all the underground segments you can’t hear the music over the sheer amount of death.

    • @dumbdannia6326
      @dumbdannia6326 Год назад +47

      the dying earrape always gets me

    • @brotendochill7053
      @brotendochill7053 9 месяцев назад +9

      I am traumatized by this, and I am scared shitless at the idea that my brain will replace silence with that sound.

    • @tino768
      @tino768 8 месяцев назад +1

      The hell's YOUR problem, creepy?

    • @RENEG4DE4NGEL
      @RENEG4DE4NGEL 4 месяца назад +8

      I was not expecting 1-2 to be such a massacre. Press F to pay respects.

    • @thedevvsterr
      @thedevvsterr 9 дней назад

      ​@@RENEG4DE4NGEL f

  • @os_xiv
    @os_xiv 2 года назад +6219

    "How many futures did you see?
    - 5 162.
    - In how many do we win?
    - Twelve.

  • @buttonasas
    @buttonasas 2 года назад +9896

    "The master has failed more times than a beginner has ever tried" visualized

    • @King_Nex
      @King_Nex 2 года назад +76

      Where is that quote from?

    • @sergioamaya3062
      @sergioamaya3062 2 года назад +53

      Good quote

    • @personbadatgames
      @personbadatgames 2 года назад +41

      Where is the quote from

    • @snivyservine6361
      @snivyservine6361 2 года назад +89

      Qoute has been said by Stephen McCranie.

    • @plebisMaximus
      @plebisMaximus 2 года назад +96

      @@snivyservine6361 Not even a Chinese proverb, I'm surprised.

  • @levitillman9507
    @levitillman9507 Год назад +394

    This was awesome, thanks for putting it together. The battle of 1-2 is a blood bath. Lost so many good Mario's out there.

    • @sandal_thong8631
      @sandal_thong8631 11 месяцев назад +11

      Looks like he lost 1000x by missing the pipe on 1-1 and resetting, then gave up another 700 times before the flag (-1800).
      But going from 3300 lives to under 1000 (-2300) on 1-2 shows how dangerous that level is for a speed run!
      Next level brought him down to 137 survivors (-800). So after that 55 lives (-82) doesn't seem so bad.
      Finally we got 32 (-50) going into Bowser's Castle for a finale of 12 (-20).
      Naturally, he might have practiced these later levels so he'd be more successful when doing a speed run from the beginning.

    • @Starlisity
      @Starlisity 19 дней назад +1

      1-2 was brutal, we will never forget the lives lost during that expedition

    • @Fibero-Fibero69_420
      @Fibero-Fibero69_420 15 дней назад +2

      geometry dash players trying to not be summoned after someone says bloodbath for 0.0078251s

    • @AntiUTTP926
      @AntiUTTP926 9 дней назад +1

      BLOODBATH 100% EXTERME DEMON

  • @willburbur3793
    @willburbur3793 Год назад +311

    I love how almost 2000 runs were given up in the first level. Really makes me feel better about myself

    • @thenewtriosguy
      @thenewtriosguy Год назад +4

      Then again in the second…

    • @thanhtamnguyenthi7073
      @thanhtamnguyenthi7073 9 месяцев назад +1

      Either that or 2000 quit.

    • @fearedjames
      @fearedjames 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@thanhtamnguyenthi70732000 quit is accurate. Level 1s easy as shit. Most likely they fucked up something basic so they suicided themselves

  • @23not32
    @23not32 2 года назад +2018

    "Dad, where the babies come from?"
    "You see, son, when the single quickest Mario out of 5000 reach the Princess..."

    • @Oreca2005
      @Oreca2005 2 года назад +108

      I have to use this some day man

    • @duckaroo5763
      @duckaroo5763 2 года назад +5

      lol

    • @pixelmace1423
      @pixelmace1423 2 года назад +50

      **explains the entirety of smb speedruns**

    • @namelss9110
      @namelss9110 2 года назад +3

      Ty

    • @ekim613
      @ekim613 2 года назад +37

      S'permario and Princegg Peach

  • @RossComptonthe19th
    @RossComptonthe19th 2 года назад +5335

    There's a real "Hundreds of Sea Turtle hatchlings trying to survive their walk to the ocean" vibe to this video.

    • @Renwoxing13
      @Renwoxing13 2 года назад +50

      Another one made it to the water?

    • @DataOperativeX
      @DataOperativeX 2 года назад +12

      LOL

    • @nadies2901
      @nadies2901 2 года назад +4

      XD

    • @repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741
      @repentoryouwilllikewiseper8741 2 года назад +10

      Repent to Jesus Christ!!
      “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,”
      ‭‭James‬ ‭1:19‬ ‭NIV‬‬
      J

    • @mochaneko7058
      @mochaneko7058 2 года назад +44

      "There are over 5 Thousand baby Marios here, and they all must go on a perulous quest to their home, world 8-8, but less than even 1 hundred of them are likely to survive such a journey, with dangers ranging from as simple as a mere goomba, to dangers such as hammer Brothers, and their final obstacle, Bowser. This footage that we've recorded shows their journey, and the success and failure of many baby Marios."

  • @albingrahn5576
    @albingrahn5576 8 месяцев назад +73

    This is inspiring. Every death, a sigh and a reset; every Mario, the decision to go again. Even though this video is only 7 minutes long you can _feel_ the 200 hours of focus, effort and determination that went in to this PB.

  • @thomasderosso5625
    @thomasderosso5625 Год назад +26

    *5,162 plumbers enter!*
    *12 plumbers leave!*
    I loved watching this! It was like seeing into multiple parallel universes at once. I especially liked that Bold Outline Mario wasn't always in the lead; kept things exciting.

  • @firockfinion3326
    @firockfinion3326 2 года назад +1894

    Sorry Mario, your princess is dimensionally transposed in five thousand other castles simultaneously.

    • @superiorflygon7171
      @superiorflygon7171 2 года назад +23

      LMAO

    • @BASED877
      @BASED877 2 года назад +36

      But first let's talk about alternate dimensions

    • @ElCapitanJones
      @ElCapitanJones 2 года назад +17

      Mario Multiverse of Spaghetti

    • @FollowMe4REP
      @FollowMe4REP 2 года назад +4

      @@ElCapitanJones Heeey, Luigi! Let’s be some spaghetti!

    • @bn3_
      @bn3_ 2 года назад +1

      Oh no!

  • @i-win
    @i-win 2 года назад +3501

    Forget Mario 35, this is the true masterpiece

    • @chem3615
      @chem3615 2 года назад +8

      we need more of these videos

    • @Rosielx
      @Rosielx 2 года назад +63

      There used to be a Mario 100 fan game, way better than Mario 35, but Nintendo took it down a while ago and who knows if the creator was sued.

    • @everythingpony
      @everythingpony 2 года назад +9

      Mario 35 is forgotten

    • @everythingpony
      @everythingpony 2 года назад +5

      @@Rosielx he was and lost

    • @cameronballz6154
      @cameronballz6154 2 года назад +5

      Mario 5000

  • @legendarywiimaster
    @legendarywiimaster 11 месяцев назад +27

    This is the speedrunning I want to see more of, not just the WR

  • @Linuxdirk
    @Linuxdirk 9 месяцев назад +3

    The giant Mario worm isn't real, it can't hurt you.
    The giant Mario worm: 0:19

  • @thesledgehammerblog
    @thesledgehammerblog 3 года назад +838

    This may be the best illustration of framerules I've ever seen.
    Also, nearly 100 deaths to the first Goomba...

    • @hoodiesticks
      @hoodiesticks 3 года назад +209

      If Super Mario 35 taught me anything, it's that 1-1 Goomba is the most deadly enemy in the game.

    • @yuushanaruto9676
      @yuushanaruto9676 2 года назад +152

      You gotta respect the first goomba. It's the deadliest goomba in any of the Mario games. We all died to it at least once, don't lie.

    • @BlankedOutAce
      @BlankedOutAce 2 года назад +78

      1000+ deaths on the third goomba of 1-2, the first goomba ain't got nothin' on him

    • @soconoha8495
      @soconoha8495 2 года назад +13

      It's 49 deaths to the first Goombah, but then over a thousand in the first pipe, with no enemies?

    • @beowylfen
      @beowylfen 2 года назад +7

      @@soconoha8495 they got lost

  • @ruzhecheng7585
    @ruzhecheng7585 2 года назад +982

    "Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice, i am willing to make."

  • @winterbeat13
    @winterbeat13 8 месяцев назад +4

    The sheer amount of information you kept track of and showed at the end is amazing. I've never seen someone keep track of literally EVERY single thing that happened. That is insane! I was blown away by the editing and time it took, but that floored me at the end. That was well worth watching all the way to the very end. Simply amazing speedrun and video. ❤

  • @claudioestevez61
    @claudioestevez61 11 месяцев назад +22

    Woooooow! If there is one video in all of RUclips that deserves a like, it is this one. Not only because of the many hours of gameplay, but for the incredible editing and sincronizaron of all those thousands of videos and sound tracks. This is just insane! This is a masterpiece!

  • @NathanielBandy
    @NathanielBandy 2 года назад +5316

    This really shows how brutally hard speedrunning is. 99% failed attempts, 1% chance at finishing a run and less then 1% for a PB/WR

  • @grodcoyote6635
    @grodcoyote6635 2 года назад +1531

    There's something comically dark about seeing all the Mario's that just stop moving or intentionally kill themselves because they made a mistake

    • @RevansZombie
      @RevansZombie 2 года назад +31

      Super Lemming Bros.

    • @Ultimusvivi
      @Ultimusvivi 2 года назад +47

      Just imagine this in real life all of your parallel Universal selves all doing the different and similar things and imagine a 4th dimensional being looking at all the infinite you and every possible decision you have made are making or will ever make.

    • @FnG204
      @FnG204 2 года назад +6

      @@Ultimusvivi Which one's the original?

    • @hzdgudsidgyufo8700
      @hzdgudsidgyufo8700 27 дней назад +2

      @@FnG204All of them

    • @Neuro_nActivation
      @Neuro_nActivation 24 дня назад +4

      Immune system ahh gameplay

  • @matthewmatthew981
    @matthewmatthew981 Год назад +1

    This video really helps me emphasize with your pain as I watch the Marios of entire runs dying in various ways.

  • @SquallyCoin5664
    @SquallyCoin5664 9 месяцев назад +3

    When you beat a hard level in Super Meat Boy and the replay starts:

  • @Xandersol2
    @Xandersol2 2 года назад +1441

    I love that when the new level starts, you can see the frame rule in how they're staggered.

    • @DoABarrelRol1l
      @DoABarrelRol1l 2 года назад +138

      'Imagine a bus that comes every x frames...'
      Was cool

    • @redy55
      @redy55 2 года назад +2

      @@DoABarrelRol1l 🤣 same!

    • @cashm5455
      @cashm5455 2 года назад +89

      The hell is a frame rule? Kinda sounds like some bus that arrives every 12 frames or something idk…

    • @blockmath_2048
      @blockmath_2048 2 года назад +26

      @@cashm5455 21

    • @LNP618
      @LNP618 2 года назад +8

      @@cashm5455 a bus that arrives every 21 frames, or an Uber

  • @EnderCorePL
    @EnderCorePL 2 года назад +784

    "I'm sorry Mario, but your Mario is in another castle"
    - Mario

    • @roninlviaquez
      @roninlviaquez 2 года назад +40

      Yor Mario is in another Mario

    • @bromomento5913
      @bromomento5913 2 года назад +37

      @@roninlviaquez deviantart moment

    • @chelsieerickson1080
      @chelsieerickson1080 2 года назад +10

      Im mario mario, but mario mario is mario another mario

    • @hornyman2124
      @hornyman2124 2 года назад +16

      Mario Mario Mario, Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario Mario
      -Mario

    • @roninlviaquez
      @roninlviaquez 2 года назад +1

      @@bromomento5913 ???

  • @hou950
    @hou950 10 месяцев назад +74

    This brought tears to my eyes man. People only see the success, never the hard work and dedication it took you to get there.

    • @audreyazwell
      @audreyazwell 9 месяцев назад +6

      lol wut

    • @MasterCaine
      @MasterCaine 8 месяцев назад

      If put in a timeless room a monkey will eventually do this too

    • @madiotime
      @madiotime 19 дней назад

      all i see are 5k marios

    • @MemePiano69
      @MemePiano69 9 дней назад

      Gd players with 100k+ attempts:

  • @TapL
    @TapL 2 года назад +1394

    Masterpiece

    • @peak8803
      @peak8803 2 года назад +13

      Oh hi there tapl

    • @Doggoko
      @Doggoko 2 года назад +14

      Most of those Marios Tapped the L

    • @Pancakes_Master
      @Pancakes_Master 2 года назад +4

      sure are a lot of verified people here in the comments

    • @flamecharge8019
      @flamecharge8019 2 года назад

      Never thought you'd be this early

    • @biggpimpin
      @biggpimpin 2 года назад

      checkmark = like 🥱

  • @krzysztofkozakiewicz3920
    @krzysztofkozakiewicz3920 2 года назад +810

    Bowser: "I wonder how is Mario doing..."
    *sees 5k Marios rampaging through kingdom*
    "I heard Green Hills zone is beautiful this time of year"

    • @ThatOneAnnoyingPubPlayer
      @ThatOneAnnoyingPubPlayer 2 года назад +54

      Hears the noise of 5k sonics running his direction

    • @sebastianaponte7312
      @sebastianaponte7312 2 года назад +46

      “Hmm... been a while since Ive been to Hyrule...”
      *5000 Links rushing through eastbound*

    • @krzysztofkozakiewicz3920
      @krzysztofkozakiewicz3920 2 года назад +22

      @@sebastianaponte7312 Hya Hya Hiiya Hyeeeh kyaah haa x5000

    • @cristhianmunoz7025
      @cristhianmunoz7025 2 года назад +24

      Corneria, he'll never find me in Corneria...
      *HIIIIIIIIIYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
      *HAIHAIHAIHAIHAIHAIHAI*
      *COME ON*
      *shine and gamecube controller ASMR intensifies*

    • @Justin-cw7zf
      @Justin-cw7zf 2 года назад +10

      @@cristhianmunoz7025 he’ll never find me in Kanto!
      Wait…..

  • @johnm6695
    @johnm6695 Год назад +2

    Hey that was very very cool. Thanks for putting this together!

  • @mariusg8824
    @mariusg8824 10 месяцев назад +1

    That's an awesome visualization technique! Amazing. So much you can read from there.

  • @chaosblast1000
    @chaosblast1000 2 года назад +754

    This sounds weird, but I think the best parts are the deaths when you hear the death jingle played a bunch of times in quick succession.

    • @Kwauhn.
      @Kwauhn. 2 года назад +26

      I especially feel for that one runner who died to bowser at the very end

    • @mariannmariann2052
      @mariannmariann2052 2 года назад +7

      Especially 1-2.

    • @smutnejajo5149
      @smutnejajo5149 2 года назад +3

      @@Kwauhn. All these runs were done by the same person

    • @e5858
      @e5858 18 часов назад

      @@Kwauhn.Three

  • @rev6330
    @rev6330 2 года назад +447

    I like the fact that you can clearly see sperated "discrete packages" of Marios in later levels. That's a great demonstration of the frame rule!

    • @idlemindedmage6925
      @idlemindedmage6925 2 года назад +5

      That's a perfect way to phrase it to explain the flagpole glitch.

    • @myotiswii
      @myotiswii 2 года назад +15

      @@idlemindedmage6925 The flagpole glitch is not the same as discrete packages. Discrete packages is that only every few frames a level can be exited. Because of that ayt the beginning of levels we see groups of marios with gaps inbeween.
      The flagpole glitch is just making the flag faster. It occurs between touching the flag and jumping off. The frame rule matters after you jumped off of the flag.

    • @idlemindedmage6925
      @idlemindedmage6925 2 года назад +5

      @@myotiswii oh, my bad. Since they both relate to the end of the level I conflated them. Thanks for letting me know! I love how weird old games like this are governed by strange rules that we only find during stress tests like speedrunning.

    • @glasstuna
      @glasstuna 2 года назад +15

      Think of a bus...

    • @katiehazeltine5312
      @katiehazeltine5312 2 года назад +3

      0:44 shows it best

  • @sparkelstv4291
    @sparkelstv4291 Год назад +2

    The noises are wonderful. Love the idea behind that.

  • @sg5sd
    @sg5sd 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the vid! This is very well edited

  • @durga5615
    @durga5615 2 года назад +650

    Bowser should have not messed with the Italian mafia.

    • @atom7659
      @atom7659 2 года назад +3

      Underrated coment LMAO

    • @pappa_panda
      @pappa_panda 2 года назад

      this deserves more likes

    • @durga5615
      @durga5615 2 года назад +2

      Man these comment make me feel special.

    • @colinkeohane7006
      @colinkeohane7006 2 года назад +6

      Now im just imagining mario breaking someones kneecaps

    • @jikoai8709
      @jikoai8709 2 года назад +1

      LMFOAKOJFND IM FUCKING ORBITING RN-

  • @beterbomen
    @beterbomen 3 года назад +283

    I'm reminded of a quote I once read:
    "Speedrunners are people who spend all of their time in games, trying to play as little as possible of it."

    • @axelcubico4512
      @axelcubico4512 2 года назад +10

      Well, its kinda true

    • @DiamondSG
      @DiamondSG 2 года назад +14

      like golf

    • @101jir
      @101jir 2 года назад +12

      @@DiamondSG I'd say more like racing. Golf the total time doesn't typically matter, just the strokes. Racing you want to spend as little time running/driving/etc the track as you can.

    • @costiq4048
      @costiq4048 2 года назад +3

      Like drag racing or anything like that. The less time you spend enjoying going fast the better

    • @exorias625
      @exorias625 2 года назад +3

      when you think about it that way its kinda worth a laugh

  • @Jace888
    @Jace888 Год назад +6

    It’s so cool. It’s like a trial run for all players compressed into one moment.

  • @aminakhan703
    @aminakhan703 Год назад

    This is fascinating! I love watching the herd thin out over time. So much visual drama!

  • @0rangepel378
    @0rangepel378 2 года назад +2654

    I like how, due to the 21 frame rule, they start each level in groups.

    • @radwolf76
      @radwolf76 Год назад +198

      It's like the reverse of that that bit in the book version of Jurassic Park, where Ian Malcom asks for a graph of dinosaur sizes and when he sees a single normal bell curve knows something is up, because with the dinosaurs being made in batches, you'd expect to see an increasing slope of multiple bell curves overlaid on each other.
      When overlaying footage of several thousand runs, you'd expect a constant stream of Marios, but you can clearly see them arriving by the busload.

    • @mugencc8496
      @mugencc8496 Год назад +22

      I was about to comment the same thing. It's fascinating.

    • @lowhp_comic
      @lowhp_comic Год назад +48

      These are the plumber squadrons sent to rescue the princess

    • @wschmrdr
      @wschmrdr Год назад +82

      It's almost as if it were a bus dropping them off....

    • @TheUltimateRare
      @TheUltimateRare Год назад +19

      that's why lots of speed runs are similar since they all hit the same frame rules.

  • @TVDemonstro
    @TVDemonstro 3 года назад +1931

    Funny that you can see the frame rules difference on 4-1

    • @jst25
      @jst25 3 года назад +91

      I was going to say the same thing, you can see how free 4-1 is up until the end and the difference that one frame rule makes getting there.

    • @andrewprahst2529
      @andrewprahst2529 3 года назад +6

      Was also gonna say the same thing

    • @gamer966
      @gamer966 3 года назад +18

      Hey could you explain this in more detail? What exactly (and when exactly) am I looking at?

    • @lildmckay
      @lildmckay 3 года назад +146

      @@gamer966 SMB1 end levels based off of a system called frame rules. Basically the game only checks to see if you’ve completed the level every X amount of frames (I think it’s every 24 frames but I don’t exactly remember). Former world record holder Darbian has a good analogy of catching a bus. The bus arrives to take Mario to the next level every X amount of frames. Mario can make it to the bus stop at any point but he can only catch the bus every X frames. The frame rule difference is apparent around 2:23.

    • @danksmemington362
      @danksmemington362 3 года назад +8

      You can see it in 1-2

  • @EvidentlyFire
    @EvidentlyFire 2 месяца назад

    Amazing. Its actually really beautiful to watch

  • @mindfullsilence
    @mindfullsilence 11 дней назад

    This was incredibly cool to watch

  • @Schplatnel
    @Schplatnel 2 года назад +3541

    As someone’s who’s studied fluids, I now feel an immense urge to calculate the “Marios per minute” flow rate through a given cross sectional area

    • @avgcbtenjoyer998
      @avgcbtenjoyer998 2 года назад +435

      The masculine urge to calculate the flow rate of mario

    • @OOIceTea
      @OOIceTea 2 года назад +116

      1:17 audio spectrum visualizer

    • @heather19515
      @heather19515 2 года назад +26

      nerd :P

    • @eee_eee
      @eee_eee 2 года назад +116

      @@heather19515 I hate it when people say ‘nerd’ just because the person is doing what he is supposed to do

    • @angrylad5575
      @angrylad5575 2 года назад +69

      @@eee_eee I hate it when people take what is clearly a playful comment too seriously.
      Jokes aside, lighten up man. It's not all bleak.

  • @christopheredwards8219
    @christopheredwards8219 2 года назад +683

    Over five thousand Marios entered.
    Only twelve left alive.
    A moment of silence for those who were massacred.

  • @eyokfla
    @eyokfla Год назад

    This video is very educational. Thanks a lot. It's very hard to imagine all the struggles of speed runners

  • @VicJang
    @VicJang 8 месяцев назад +1

    Came back after the new WR dropped. This video is just amazing and fascinating to watch.

  • @robmckiernan3264
    @robmckiernan3264 3 года назад +740

    5000+ attempts with just 12 ending in a completion is really what speedrunning this game is about to me. I've spent so long trying to get good at this game, and so very few runs where I actually complete it! Love your work as always Flibidy. Congrats on the top 150!

    • @levelengineSR
      @levelengineSR 3 года назад +13

      And wow, under 1000 of the 5000+ attempts remaining after the first minute.

    • @bluberrydee6205
      @bluberrydee6205 3 года назад +15

      @@levelengineSR 1-2 is a very tight stage lol

    • @tunafissh
      @tunafissh 2 года назад

      I giv sub

  • @GreenEnvy.
    @GreenEnvy. 2 года назад +707

    I identify with the Marios that stop running and stand next to a pipe.

    • @kabobawsome
      @kabobawsome 2 года назад +58

      My favorite are the ones that get stuck on a block on the flag stairs and then vanish.

    • @tammid8423
      @tammid8423 2 года назад +14

      @@kabobawsome Happens to me all the time smh

    • @KT-rp9tx
      @KT-rp9tx 2 года назад +7

      I identify with the ones that died to the first goomba.

  • @JoshWiniberg
    @JoshWiniberg Год назад +56

    The dedication to the grind is cool but the really impressive thing is how you managed to combine all the videos! I can't even begin to think how you would approach something like that. Great idea and well executed!

    • @Kuino
      @Kuino 11 месяцев назад +1

      True

  • @tatspatsoor6096
    @tatspatsoor6096 8 месяцев назад

    Respect bro.
    Not only for speedrunning but for making this arround the speedrun. The side that nobody thinks about.
    MADLAD!

  • @Pixelcraftian
    @Pixelcraftian 3 года назад +2835

    When I said "That is a lot of Marios" in a previous video, I'm guessing that's an understatment now. THIS, is a lot of Marios.
    Amazing video. Loved it.

    • @otesunki
      @otesunki 3 года назад +6

      using math we can expect........ like.... a hell of a lot of marios.
      pb around 25000ish

    • @lennyface2586
      @lennyface2586 3 года назад +2

      ok

    • @yassomesho4554
      @yassomesho4554 2 года назад +9

      Stop commenting on EVERY DAMN VIDEO!

    • @OversizedSausage
      @OversizedSausage 2 года назад +3

      remember everyone, report, spam, done

    • @DumbMan_q
      @DumbMan_q 2 года назад +4

      @@otesunki it says 5162 and u can always see how many marios are there are left at the bottom left

  • @claudevandog
    @claudevandog 2 года назад +326

    I'm glad to know that even the greatest Mario players who can beat the game in less than 5 minutes will still die to the first goomba on occasion

  • @gregx5096
    @gregx5096 Год назад

    This is an amazing statistics and user experience visualization!

  • @Telmach
    @Telmach 10 месяцев назад

    This is such a cool way of visualizing this.

  • @charlesthoreson4162
    @charlesthoreson4162 10 месяцев назад

    I am truly impressed by this. You should be proud of this phenomenal project!

  • @GTAce99
    @GTAce99 3 года назад +802

    Visually seeing the framerule differences between attempts is neat. Also holy crap my brain hurts thinking about the amount of effort this took. Very cool stuff.

    • @Kuli24000
      @Kuli24000 2 года назад +5

      Totally. I'm not that into speedruns, but I caught the framerule thing.

    • @nicholasiverson9784
      @nicholasiverson9784 2 года назад +6

      Especially with the firebars, it's cool to see spaced out marios but the firebar clocks look amazing haha

  • @omnitroph1501
    @omnitroph1501 2 года назад +436

    Me: "Why are the different attempts clumped together so much?"
    My brain: "well, imagine a bus..."

    • @tysonholmstead1666
      @tysonholmstead1666 2 года назад +28

      I even hear it in summoning salt’s voice

    • @a.bagasm.7253
      @a.bagasm.7253 2 года назад +7

      Imagine a bus

    • @AlcomIsst
      @AlcomIsst 2 года назад +1

      🚌
      🤔

    • @emilpysenisoncrack420
      @emilpysenisoncrack420 2 года назад +1

      @@tysonholmstead1666 I have never seen anyone on the internet who actually remember that it was Bismuth and not Summoning Salt

  • @jeetkunndo
    @jeetkunndo Год назад

    This is amazing dude, incredible job well done

  • @Fibero-Fibero69_420
    @Fibero-Fibero69_420 Год назад +4

    I love how for 8-2, he's very consistent at it mostly throughout most of the level over the span of slightly over 5k+ attempts, which means that the framerules make consistent .35 second gaps for every cluster of marios, then slowly as the level goes on the clusters at the back slowly get closer and closer to becoming just one somewhat constant stream of marios with the clusters upfront staying distanced, as the failed 8-2 death&reset-cluster have been filtered out and they slowly go onto the flagpole to begin 8-3.
    Yeah, beautiful observations.

  • @EnglishbyChris
    @EnglishbyChris 2 года назад +1990

    3:42 That last Mario sure is taking his time on the flag there!

    • @yazajag
      @yazajag 2 года назад +18

      Lol I noticed that too. 😅

    • @mjproebstle
      @mjproebstle 2 года назад +22

      WORK THAT POLE

    • @kaja3932
      @kaja3932 2 года назад +55

      the flag must've gotten jammed after all the other marios lowered it 54 times simultaneously

    • @Snookbone
      @Snookbone 2 года назад +18

      @@JtohNoob8 cringe

    • @higueraft571
      @higueraft571 2 года назад +10

      @@JtohNoob8 cringe

  • @ThumbSipper
    @ThumbSipper 2 года назад +436

    Peach - "So few, so few of you have returned?"
    Mario - "Our princess is safe, we have paid for it with many lives"

    • @meyes5671
      @meyes5671 2 года назад +16

      For each one we took down, we lost four score of our own...

    • @cayetanoestrada6205
      @cayetanoestrada6205 2 года назад

      @@meyes5671 that would be Kim Possible 2 Drakken's Demise. GBA

    • @Chef_Alpo
      @Chef_Alpo 2 года назад

      Legend

  • @hakkiatakan
    @hakkiatakan Год назад

    Best video that I enjoyed watching fully for a long time.

  • @ChristianHegele
    @ChristianHegele Год назад +1

    It's great to see the discrete clusters of Marios at the start of each level, each separated by framerule; it's a great visual representation of how the game works.

  • @magma2050
    @magma2050 2 года назад +353

    I imagine this is what Doctor Strange saw in Infinity War when he was searching for a way to beat Thanos.

  • @endermage77
    @endermage77 2 года назад +248

    Shoutout to the one Mario that was lagging multiple seconds behind everybody else and made it all the way up to Bowser

  • @neuromancerwintermute8614
    @neuromancerwintermute8614 Год назад

    Hats off to you dude. That's frigging insane! out 5162 only 12 was succesful! damn, mad respect dude!

    • @MatthewConnellan-xc3oj
      @MatthewConnellan-xc3oj 9 месяцев назад

      The other 5150 Mario’s are in Heaven, and God cannot BELIEVE the line.

  • @edwinmaki6817
    @edwinmaki6817 7 месяцев назад

    I want to see more speedruns like this! This should be a whole video genre

  • @wileecoyotegenius5955
    @wileecoyotegenius5955 2 года назад +677

    This reminds me of how Super Meat Boy shows you all your attempts at once when you beat a level.

    • @ARCHIVED9610
      @ARCHIVED9610 Год назад +35

      super meat boy mention!!!
      that game is so so good, the speedruns especially! i felt like i was watching a movie haha

    • @DonnaChamberson
      @DonnaChamberson Год назад +2

      @@ARCHIVED9610 God i wanna give it a rub. What platform is it on

    • @lpharmer3496
      @lpharmer3496 Год назад +6

      @@DonnaChambersonmost

    • @AvalancheTV
      @AvalancheTV 11 месяцев назад

      Love that game

    • @ken6056
      @ken6056 10 месяцев назад

      @BohemianLake Nintendo Switch, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS and Android

  • @1buddahead
    @1buddahead 2 года назад +1204

    This is...honestly amazing. Not just your attempts or the way you combined all the clips. This is incredibly interesting to see where the majority of runs end and how hard speedrunning really is. This is what I would show to someone who doesn't think speed running is all that hard. This is freaking art man.

    • @kelvinnkat
      @kelvinnkat 2 года назад

      How did they combine all this, anyway?

    • @misspurdy27288
      @misspurdy27288 2 года назад +14

      @@kelvinnkat well since speedrunners inputs are tracked, they can all be put into one hacked client of the game and run collectively.
      Atleast that’s how I assume he did it.

    • @kelvinnkat
      @kelvinnkat 2 года назад

      @@misspurdy27288 They are tracked?

    • @misspurdy27288
      @misspurdy27288 2 года назад +15

      @@kelvinnkat Yeah. To prevent cheating, speedrunners (of pretty much any highly competitive game) have to show their button presses and record inputs on external hardware.

    • @ARandomSpace
      @ARandomSpace 2 года назад +2

      I think speedrunning is TOO hard. Seeing all the crazy tricks doesn't help either.

  • @friedpinnapple
    @friedpinnapple Год назад

    Seeing such a clear manifestation of frame rules is super cool.

  • @JakePettigrew765
    @JakePettigrew765 Год назад +1

    Its so interesting to see how they are grouped based on framerules. Each group of marios are perfectly spaced from one another

  • @crystalking2468
    @crystalking2468 2 года назад +151

    "Some of you may die, but that's a sacrifice i'm willing to make"

  • @OllAxe
    @OllAxe Год назад +1953

    I love how the Marios walking out of the castle at 0:42 and really everything onwards visually demonstrates the concept of frame rules!

    • @JustsomeSteve
      @JustsomeSteve Год назад +125

      Yeah, didn't notice it at first but you are right. Great visualization . Should send this to Bismuth or Summoning Salt, but I also like that the bus-analogy already is kind of a running joke.

    • @wrestlerx8494
      @wrestlerx8494 Год назад +23

      @@JustsomeSteve supposedly the framerules have something to do with when you press start on the start screen which could determine where enemies appear in a frame because enemies are on a timer that restarts every frame cycle. I.E. if you press start at the beginning of a frame cycle, then enemies will probably appear slightly sooner when you enter a frame than they would if you press start a or near the end of a frame cycle.
      I assume you think that is happening here because enemies are showing at different points on the screen, but that is probably just because the Marios themselves are at different points on the screen, so the enemies are not showing until whenever the Marios show.

    • @JustsomeSteve
      @JustsomeSteve Год назад +55

      @@wrestlerx8494 The "Framerule is just, that the game refreshes every 21 frames; that window is considered a frame rule. This means that when Mario reaches the end of a level, how quickly the next level loads will depend on where he is in the frame rule; a player who reaches the end on frame 3 and a player who reaches the end on frame 19 will both be on the same frame rule. Thus Mario's will walk together, at the end of the level, on every Framerule (every 21 frames) into the next level.
      I just think it's a great visualization of that Framerule. :)

    • @wrestlerx8494
      @wrestlerx8494 Год назад +1

      @@JustsomeSteve ok. Because there is a glitch in this game with a Bullet Bill that I think appears in level 8-2 and for that players supposedly wait on the start screen at the beginning of the game until a certain point to press start which is apparently needed to set up that glitch later in the game.
      My guess was due to the enemies being on a timer based on the frame it's on when you press start, you have to press start on a certain frame to allow the Bullet Bill to appear underneath Mario at exactly the right time to do the glitch AND do it in the least amount of time.

    • @diegovski
      @diegovski Год назад +2

      The concept of buses, you mean.

  • @Doubleitch
    @Doubleitch Год назад

    This reminds me of a really old video where 100 marios were playing 1-1 and only 1 was left at the end, I think the video has since been deleted which sucks but this is good enough to relive that video.

  • @aussj4link214
    @aussj4link214 Год назад

    Loved the editing for this.

  • @pseudohippie55
    @pseudohippie55 3 года назад +276

    There's something cute about the last Mario that was lagging behind like a little kid trying to keep up with his older brothers.

    • @Ryan-jv8bw
      @Ryan-jv8bw 2 года назад +18

      I think that guy didn’t even make it, died at bowser

    • @velocilevon
      @velocilevon 2 года назад +8

      @@Ryan-jv8bw Noo, Johnson! He was just a boy...

  • @Niloc624
    @Niloc624 2 года назад +254

    "Luigi, I have seen 5162 different possible futures."
    "And in how many do we save the princess?"
    "..Twelve.."

  • @rulojuka
    @rulojuka Год назад

    Wow, I was thinking that was awesome the entire time while I thought this was done recording movies on an emulator. I don't even have words to describe how amazing this is using video capturing instead of emulation.
    Real magnificent!

    • @flibidydibidy
      @flibidydibidy  Год назад

      Haha, thanks! It would have been easier on an emulator >_

  • @fredalbertoalvarez
    @fredalbertoalvarez 8 месяцев назад

    This video is amazing, congratulations FlibidyDibidy!!

  • @flibidydibidy
    @flibidydibidy  3 года назад +589

    I'll be releasing a how it's made / director's commentary in a week or two so ask me anything you want to know. You can subscribe if you want to see this technology applied to more games or in other contexts (maybe LIVE!??). Thanks for watching!

    • @Brunoxby
      @Brunoxby 3 года назад +8

      how did you even code all of this without breaking your computer?

    • @raiseddd
      @raiseddd 3 года назад +1

      You deserve an 10 million views bro because you make this video over year to complete

    • @MrShigura
      @MrShigura 3 года назад +2

      Why do you think this is even remotely interesting?

    • @SleepingMage
      @SleepingMage 3 года назад

      Would you ever try this again in the future with a different game like the original Zelda on the nes?

    • @SleepingMage
      @SleepingMage 3 года назад +7

      Will there be a source code so other people could do the same thing?

  • @Kosmicd12
    @Kosmicd12 3 года назад +7932

    Haha this is incredible, never seen anything quite like it before
    Edit: shoutout to the walljump run at 1:19 LOL
    Edit 2: love the framerule gaps that appear starting in 8-1

    • @PiercingSight
      @PiercingSight 3 года назад +237

      Dude, how did you even see that walljump? Also, it's beautiful!

    • @Kosmicd12
      @Kosmicd12 3 года назад +452

      @@PiercingSight in smb1 I see all

    • @Garadares
      @Garadares 3 года назад +42

      @@Kosmicd12 The all seeing Kosmic ;o

    • @otesunki
      @otesunki 3 года назад +20

      @@Kosmicd12 the kosmos

    • @Bhaddis
      @Bhaddis 3 года назад +9

      I don’t see a wall jump at 1:19

  • @fengshuimma9160
    @fengshuimma9160 8 месяцев назад

    Fantastic work good sir. You speed runners are built different.

  • @wishythefishy
    @wishythefishy Год назад

    It’s so cool how you can see groups separated by one frame.

  • @rented1102
    @rented1102 3 года назад +111

    Now I need the layered webcam footage of you eating pizza and drinking coke.

  • @MegawackyMax
    @MegawackyMax 2 года назад +399

    PEACH: You won't get away with this, Bowser! Mario will save me!
    BOWSER: Hah! Mario and what army?
    THE ARMY:

    • @santiagoxdperez7977
      @santiagoxdperez7977 2 года назад +6

      But almost all died lol

    • @yasminemobley7858
      @yasminemobley7858 2 года назад +8

      All in unison: "It's a me! Mario!"

    • @novamarpo3
      @novamarpo3 2 года назад

      @@yasminemobley7858 Shit

    • @superwhatevergamin9634
      @superwhatevergamin9634 2 года назад +1

      @@yasminemobley7858 Army of Marios: Heeeere we go!
      *Thousands of Marios rush Bowser's castle*

    • @yasminemobley7858
      @yasminemobley7858 2 года назад +1

      @@superwhatevergamin9634 Bowser: And now, Princess Peach! You're m... Wait... Why do I hear boss music?

  • @yiak65
    @yiak65 9 месяцев назад

    This looks like a cool idea for a wonder effect

  • @stormthrush37
    @stormthrush37 2 года назад +246

    0:50 Interesting to see something like two thousand Marios lost in just like 10-15 seconds.

    • @rin_etoware_2989
      @rin_etoware_2989 2 года назад +7

      it's a tricky bit at the beginning of the game, that's probably why so many were lost

    • @pex_the_unalivedrunk6785
      @pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 2 года назад +4

      They should erect a memorial wall for all those dead Marios. R.i.p. lil' buddies. You'll find your princess in the hereafter.

  • @WolfCoder
    @WolfCoder 2 года назад +400

    "Is this run spliced?"
    "Yes, but actually no"

    • @leecrumpler77
      @leecrumpler77 2 года назад +2

      @Adnan Yusuf a “spliced” run just means that there are segments from multiple runs combined into one video and passed off as being continues. For example, a spliced Mario fun might have a perfect first 2 stages but then mess up, it could then be spliced with a perfect next stage and so on giving the appearance of a perfect run

    • @DodgerB763
      @DodgerB763 2 года назад

      @@leecrumpler77 ehh I think you missed the point. It technically meets the dictionary definition of splicing,so…..

  • @satyrsauce3593
    @satyrsauce3593 8 месяцев назад

    This is impressive as hell. The amount of editing this must have taken is unreal.

  • @ClexYoshi
    @ClexYoshi 8 месяцев назад

    If nothing else, this video does an excellent job at illustrating the whole Frame Rule thing.

  • @necr0mancrr
    @necr0mancrr 2 года назад +204

    I've seen countless videos discussing the flagpole framerule, but none have helped me see how truly important it is like this one.

    • @TheMr.L01
      @TheMr.L01 2 года назад +20

      So imagine a bus comes every few frames...

    • @dubious_potat4587
      @dubious_potat4587 2 года назад +11

      It was weird seeing the physical framerules lmao

  • @BowandSvent
    @BowandSvent 2 года назад +101

    "We started with an army. There were thousands of us. By the time we even reached the enemy stronghold, our numbers had been reduced to a mere handful of veteran Marios. All I could hear were their screams as we madly dashed to save the princess. I couldn't even look back to see their final moments. When we finally found Princess Peach, there were only twelve of us. We have saved our Princess, but at what cost?"

    • @blu445
      @blu445 2 года назад

      Game genie: Can i be at help? Only for a cost.

    • @sentientnpc0
      @sentientnpc0 2 года назад

      Game moniker: thank you marios but your princess is in another castle.

  • @OishikSarkargplus
    @OishikSarkargplus 10 месяцев назад

    Man, this video is amazing. Couldn't blink for straight 7 minutes.

  • @MyHandleIsAplaceholder
    @MyHandleIsAplaceholder 3 года назад +191

    I feel bad for those 5 runs that died to Bowser

    • @littlevirus3562
      @littlevirus3562 2 года назад +6

      They are like: *immediately depression*

    • @MyLeg_Fred
      @MyLeg_Fred 2 года назад +19

      What about the one that immediately fell into the first gap at the start of 8-4? That must feel dumb.

    • @Wertsir
      @Wertsir 2 года назад +3

      I feel bad for the bowser that is expected to defeat 5000 cloned Mario’s. He’s only one turtle.

    • @michaelleue7594
      @michaelleue7594 2 года назад

      @@Wertsir There were only 20 Marios that even made it to Bowser, and he killed off 8 of them, so the odds weren't really against him that heavily.

  • @seb3082
    @seb3082 3 года назад +328

    F to pay respect to those Marios that died on the first goomba

    • @toddscamera
      @toddscamera 2 года назад +6

      it was like 50 of them

    • @mrsavagekitty6797
      @mrsavagekitty6797 2 года назад +2

      @@toddscamera double that

    • @SarahDavis
      @SarahDavis 2 года назад +5

      i fell bad for the 1851 marios that died on the first level

    • @seb3082
      @seb3082 2 года назад

      @꧁Sarah Davis UTTP THDTC꧂ f to those marios they really were trying her hardest lmao

    • @REALwoombath
      @REALwoombath 2 года назад +3

      F to pay respect to those Marios who played perfectly and then died to Bowser.

  • @theSato
    @theSato Год назад

    This video is a great way to visually demonstrate frame rules

  • @LWMTOSH
    @LWMTOSH 8 месяцев назад

    This video is what RUclips was made for, I unconsciously smiled all the way through this video. Brilliant!!!

  • @toddhoward4250
    @toddhoward4250 2 года назад +100

    1:50
    "Sir the production of our newest model of mario has increased tenfold!"