God, there's a lofi quality to romhack videos that's really starting to show through. They're so genuinely unscripted, have lower quality mics, and this strangely anarchist vibe. I know that sounds dramatic, but our closet popular relative now is the curated Mario Maker. This just hits different, even more so after all this time.
Jesus, coming back to these videos after years has certainly been a treat. Jon, azure blade, icrangirl, all of them. Im really happy all of these are still here ^u^
Jack Registeel Ah, okay. I know that feeling... I started working on mine several years ago and still haven't finished it because I keep taking reeeeally long breaks XD
There's a massive different between how they're used in the original game and how they're used in difficult hacks. Usually in the original they were used to accent a secret in the stage, but 9/10 times in hacks they're used as cheap kills.
Frantically remembering watching this 10 years ago and rushing to watch it again and still love every minute is a testament to the greatness of this video and ProtonJon himself
My guess was that Proton Jon was being a smartass and didn't want to do the Kaizo type stages, so he stalled for a bit and chose the speed stages just so that he doesn't have to suffer through Kaizo once more.
I've played all three Kaizo Mario's and still like invisible blocks, but I like them much better when they are used not, to kill you, but like to prevent you from getting a 3up, or secret exit. I use them like that in my romhacks. Clever placement of invisible 1up blocks isn't used often either.
This was one of the first videos I watched on youtube, and yet I still remember this video so clearly. Also that "still 4 minutes left" got me, I almost forgot the youtube video length limit was a thing, and all the stuff you had to do just to get custom thumbnails
Watching just the beginnings of Jon's videos from the start is awesome, you can watch his resignation grow with every new romhack as they break his spirit, one by one.
Man....sometimes it's nice to go back to Jon's romhack videos and see where it all began. He was the first LP'er I ever saw, and still my favorite. I've probably gone back and watched all these hundreds of times, and I'll be damned if I ever stop.
The first video of Jon's that I watched. The first Let's Player I ever watched. Before Markiplier and Jacksepticeye. I still find myself coming back to Jon's channel and watching all his old RomHack videos. I still love them.
Super Mario Maker can never replace the experience of real rom hacks. Why? Because you can't use Chargin' Chucks! To this day I STILL wanna play that Koopa Koopa Mob level.
I love invisible coin blocks when it comes to you, Jon....it makes me laugh because you ramble on for like 5 minutes about how you despise invisible coin blocks. Everytime I see you get one I laugh. xD
Going to have to try this one. The invisible block puzzles don't so much annoy me as just present a reason to constantly be on edge, and be prepared to always have a backup plan when jumping.
None taken. Honestly no one on this site gives criticism about videos here, they either love it or despise it with all of their soul and won't say why. So when someone actually gives me a REASON for not liking a video, it's refreshing.
Hey good commentary! Almost as fun as psystarcraft. Good points on the invisible blocks! I really like most challenges in Kaizo Mario but invisible blocks takes the fun out as you say =)
I don't know if you can really call this a review, or what you can call it for that matter. Best thing you can call it is a playthrough with commentary, which is basically what a Let's Play is. As for the whining, it's just a design choice I'm not a fan of, although I did go overboard with the complaining, I'll admit. That's why I laid off of it in later videos on the channel.
"It landed on its corner" I was drinking at that time, and a whole lot of water came out of my nose, it was worth it though, since i was laughing for about 3 minutes straight, AWESOME!
Yes. and here, it only makes sense that in the Anglo culture it was originally called "Most Extreme Elimination Challenge" by Proton's attitude. Otherwise, it was mostly just about invisible coin blocks.
Takeshi's Castle was the name of the show, but the game was called Takeshi's Challenge. I think Jon references both in the video, so either's basically correctish.
ROFL!!!!!! I think many small pieces out of the whole video are very funny. especially when you said "it does not rain football players in mario land" at 5:26
Invisible coin blocks are the greatest. It is that same joy you get from (nerd alert) spending hours setting up a D&D game, rolling the dice once, and everyone dieing from a cavein/lightning strike/whatever. I know I am the last bastion of a losing fight here, but: -"forte" is a MiddleFrench word meaning "strength" pronounced "fohrt" -"forté" is an Italian word meaning "loud" pronounced "fortay"
This probably demonstrated worse use of invisible coin blocks than Enigmatic Mario stage 3. I think the whole point of the first part was to bring a Yoshi and use a glitch to avoid moving vertical while hitting invisible blocks (given the pattern you revealed with Lunar Magic). Maybe even Gamelun1 stage "Adventure Begin" also did worse than Enigmatic stage 3.
The question you should be asking is if you can use a joystick. ZSNES is on the computer, so the answer is yes to the keyboard. However, Proton uses a joystick. At 0:58 is the evidence for both.
I think takeshi's revenge is the "revenge" of the TV show takeshi's castle. The 1st part with the wall is referencing it because on the show, the 1st challenge is to scale a large wall.
how do you make a mario world romhack? i have a special message for protonjon as a shout out only in the hack im thinking of making. please help me with making one
It's false difficulty though. Most invisible coinblocks (At least how they're used in most hacks) punish you for not knowing the layout of the level beforehand, which is a terrible design decision. Okay, say you're going for brutal difficulty. Then yes, they're fair game. However, if you're making a hack that all can enjoy, using invis. coinblocks to hinder jumps is going to wear thin after the first or second time. I'm not saying there's no place for them, they just need to be used better.
"It does not rain football players in Mario land!"
I hate to break it to you, Jon, but this is Mario WORLD.
Football? I hear that's what you use to save Africa from not-zombies.
BiancaShiro In addition, I always thought they were 'baseball catchers', not footballers (of any nature), despite the charging.
"FOOOOTBALLLLLL"
DEET DEET!
ProtonJon's channel is the Alpha of "Send me your Mario Maker levels"
Do yo notice the similarities between bullshit Mario hacks and Mario Maker levels?
@@hoovy5147 still is
@@hoovy5147 yeah, except the mario maker levels are bullshit and hacks are good
Didn't he stop because someone pretended to be terminally ill to have Jon play his levels?
Remember when most let's plays were Mario romhacks and we could at least imagine that the big video game developers were run by cool people.
Then Twitter happened
Jon is the reason I started watching lets plays :)
Same here! Him and chuggaconroy.
I actually first watched his Kaizo Special Stage video before I had even heard of Let's Playing... So yeah, he got me into it, too!
TRG!
even 12 years later i still consistently quote this video.
5:54-6:04
Accurate representation of my PE class in football when I have the ball.
+MrDrProfessorRabbit
I'm picturing that one gif of Jack Sparrow running away from natives, except with football players.
It’s raining chucks hallelujah it’s raining chucks
God, there's a lofi quality to romhack videos that's really starting to show through. They're so genuinely unscripted, have lower quality mics, and this strangely anarchist vibe. I know that sounds dramatic, but our closet popular relative now is the curated Mario Maker. This just hits different, even more so after all this time.
Jesus, coming back to these videos after years has certainly been a treat. Jon, azure blade, icrangirl, all of them. Im really happy all of these are still here ^u^
I agree, invisible blocks are just a cheap tactic to make easy rom hacks harder.
Nice reference.
7 years ago... Damn. This got me into Romhacking.
Same. To be exact, it was his Mario's Wacky World LP that first made me decide to try making my own.
179marioyoshi971 Lol I was too young back then to be watching him, I still have my old drawings for my made up hack "Big Boo's Revenge."
Jack Registeel Huh, I think I've played part of a romhack with that name before!
179marioyoshi971 Oh nice. Guess someone got it before me. I started map development and shortly got bored.
Jack Registeel Ah, okay. I know that feeling... I started working on mine several years ago and still haven't finished it because I keep taking reeeeally long breaks XD
There's a massive different between how they're used in the original game and how they're used in difficult hacks. Usually in the original they were used to accent a secret in the stage, but 9/10 times in hacks they're used as cheap kills.
years later, the yoshis island cart would come back in full force
Does the video look like a higher quality than 240p, or is it just me?
this game is rendered at 240p anyways :P
Frantically remembering watching this 10 years ago and rushing to watch it again and still love every minute is a testament to the greatness of this video and ProtonJon himself
Like I was 10 when this came out and now I have a college degree
how a game cartridge being flipped managed to land on its corner is beyond my understanding of physics
My guess was that Proton Jon was being a smartass and didn't want to do the Kaizo type stages, so he stalled for a bit and chose the speed stages just so that he doesn't have to suffer through Kaizo once more.
That second level has so many of Chris Redfield's family members and clones.
FOOTBALLLLLL.
I've played all three Kaizo Mario's and still like invisible blocks, but I like them much better when they are used not, to kill you, but like to prevent you from getting a 3up, or secret exit. I use them like that in my romhacks. Clever placement of invisible 1up blocks isn't used often either.
Wow, eight years and there was no change whatsoever in Jon's voice. Perhaps a bit lower-pitched now, but largely it's the exact same.
+Gunner193 Well he's in his early 30s now I believe, probably not gonna have his voice change much at all for quite a while.
Thunder Ryu Maybe, I wouldn't know.
Jon is my spirit animal.
+Matthew Stroup
Waluigi is your spirit animal by proxy.
This was one of the first videos I watched on youtube, and yet I still remember this video so clearly. Also that "still 4 minutes left" got me, I almost forgot the youtube video length limit was a thing, and all the stuff you had to do just to get custom thumbnails
Good times, soon to be remastered.
For fun I hope.
I vow to only use those invisible blocks at the start and end of levels for fun though.
Watching just the beginnings of Jon's videos from the start is awesome, you can watch his resignation grow with every new romhack as they break his spirit, one by one.
lmao its hilarious seeing you rage at the invisible coin blocks. maybe that's what rom hackers are going for. xD
Man....sometimes it's nice to go back to Jon's romhack videos and see where it all began. He was the first LP'er I ever saw, and still my favorite. I've probably gone back and watched all these hundreds of times, and I'll be damned if I ever stop.
The first video of Jon's that I watched. The first Let's Player I ever watched. Before Markiplier and Jacksepticeye. I still find myself coming back to Jon's channel and watching all his old RomHack videos. I still love them.
2nd level with football players, epicly funny and awesome to watch.
I almost wish it was still 2008... Im currently working on a rom hack myself and really want protonjon to test it out in a lets play.
Looks like Mario declared war on the NFL in that second stage. XD
you know, at least in this romhack, it seems like he put the invisible coin blocks for a reason other than just a cheap way to make it harder
8 years, jeez I feel old...
How about now?
1upclock, the legend will never die :D
Ridiculous that's ridiculous. Nothing is more ridiculous than ridiculousness. How ridiculous are you?
Jon's just brilliant, since all of his humor is natural, it's not forced. My favorite RUclips LPs by far.
Jasper: Invisible coin blocks are just a cheap tactic to make rom hacks harder!
-redo- Jasper: Invisible coin blocks are just a cheap tactic to make weak romhacks stronger!
This was one of the very first videos I ever watched on youtube. respects
MarioMaker is going to be fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun
Not sure how I missed these. I could have swore I'd seen most of your rom hack videos. This one looks fun as hell. In a masochistic kind of way.
Takeshi is refering to Takeshi's chalenge
"Chocolate death... Chocolate brain, some stay dry and others feel the pain!" I subscribed to you because of awesome stuff like this!
this guy hates hidden coin blocks
dude, youtube recommended me this old video. damn i remember watching it when it came out.
Super Mario Maker can never replace the experience of real rom hacks. Why? Because you can't use Chargin' Chucks! To this day I STILL wanna play that Koopa Koopa Mob level.
hahaha I've watched this about 5 years ago, seeing it now still makes me laugh.
Wow the SNEStalgia
I love invisible coin blocks when it comes to you, Jon....it makes me laugh because you ramble on for like 5 minutes about how you despise invisible coin blocks. Everytime I see you get one I laugh. xD
it feels nostalgic watching 10 min videos again. Reminds me of the old ways of youtube....
Protonjon.thank you
You introduced me to lets plays and set a high bar.you're the best
This isprobably one of my fave videos of yours.
Going to have to try this one. The invisible block puzzles don't so much annoy me as just present a reason to constantly be on edge, and be prepared to always have a backup plan when jumping.
None taken. Honestly no one on this site gives criticism about videos here, they either love it or despise it with all of their soul and won't say why. So when someone actually gives me a REASON for not liking a video, it's refreshing.
happy 10 year anniversary Proton Jon!
Oh hey, I didn't know about this hack. And you're a funny guy when it comes to LP's it seems. Subscribed, my friend ;)
Hey good commentary! Almost as fun as psystarcraft. Good points on the invisible blocks! I really like most challenges in Kaizo Mario but invisible blocks takes the fun out as you say =)
I don't know if you can really call this a review, or what you can call it for that matter. Best thing you can call it is a playthrough with commentary, which is basically what a Let's Play is.
As for the whining, it's just a design choice I'm not a fan of, although I did go overboard with the complaining, I'll admit. That's why I laid off of it in later videos on the channel.
"It landed on its corner"
I was drinking at that time, and a whole lot of water came out of my nose, it was worth it though, since i was laughing for about 3 minutes straight, AWESOME!
Invisible coinblocks aren't for annoyance, it's for a good laugh. XD
Love the commentary.
invisible coin blocks are both fun and hard there hard on the person playing and fun because ppl laugh at you when you rage lol
I believe it landed against the leg of my desk standing up.
I like this one. It's not the ridiculous type of challenging. The speed paths seem quite fun, actually!
"It does not rain football players in Mario land!"
Makes me lol every time I see it.
Wow. The path you took looks awesome, even despite those invisible blocks.
Yes. and here, it only makes sense that in the Anglo culture it was originally called "Most Extreme Elimination Challenge" by Proton's attitude. Otherwise, it was mostly just about invisible coin blocks.
Takeshi's Castle was the name of the show, but the game was called Takeshi's Challenge. I think Jon references both in the video, so either's basically correctish.
6:30 I know takeshi from that japanese gameshow with obstacles full of "mud from a pig farm", according to Craig Charles.
Even in 240p this still looks like HD
CASE IN POINT: I AM YELLING.
That's gotta be my favorite line you ever said in your videos.
this video plus his commentary is just great!!
put it in my faves...
What about it exactly did you not like?
ROFL!!!!!! I think many small pieces out of the whole video are very funny.
especially when you said "it does not rain football players in mario land" at 5:26
FLOATING AND STACKED MUNCHERS!
the second level was too funny!!!! XD and thanks for the tip, i'm gunna put m0ar of those invisible blocks :D
Aghhhhh *pinches bridge of nose* I can't believe you just did that, bravo sir, bravo.
Invisible coin blocks are the greatest. It is that same joy you get from (nerd alert) spending hours setting up a D&D game, rolling the dice once, and everyone dieing from a cavein/lightning strike/whatever.
I know I am the last bastion of a losing fight here, but:
-"forte" is a MiddleFrench word meaning "strength" pronounced "fohrt"
-"forté" is an Italian word meaning "loud" pronounced "fortay"
Oh man, MXC is awesome. xD
And I think you were talking about Takeshi's Castle.
This probably demonstrated worse use of invisible coin blocks than Enigmatic Mario stage 3. I think the whole point of the first part was to bring a Yoshi and use a glitch to avoid moving vertical while hitting invisible blocks (given the pattern you revealed with Lunar Magic). Maybe even Gamelun1 stage "Adventure Begin" also did worse than Enigmatic stage 3.
That second lvl is one of the best romhacks lvl I have ever seen
@lawliet474 It was an awesome show, how could I forget it?
Oh shit I was recommended this Around 10 years after its release
Okay, just gotta say this; Homg, you know MXC. I used to love that show, a few years back, when it still aired on Spike TV.
Ah...the good old days. I want to see this guy play Mario Maker.
Hard to believe it's been a decade since this was posted
Your reactions in this video are PRICELESS!
XD i love how at 1:34 ish you said it landed on its corner and the music made its note change into the sad part xD
The question you should be asking is if you can use a joystick. ZSNES is on the computer, so the answer is yes to the keyboard. However, Proton uses a joystick. At 0:58 is the evidence for both.
I think takeshi's revenge is the "revenge" of the TV show takeshi's castle.
The 1st part with the wall is referencing it because on the show, the 1st challenge is to scale a large wall.
i love your commentary thing. it makes it more funny :p
how do you make a mario world romhack? i have a special message for protonjon as a shout out only in the hack im thinking of making. please help me with making one
I want proof of that cartridge landing on its corner. (approx. 1:35)
Where is the playlist for this game? And for that matter, where are the lists for the other ROM hacks that you have played?
"It doesn't rain Charging Chucks in Dinosaur Land."
- Someone unrelated to Jon -
"i gonna forget where the last one was aren't i... nope, none so far." jumps, hits the hidden coin block "oh. there it is."
i love the part where the charging chucks fall from the sky
*Jon plays Mario bros U. Chugga uses the game pad and places a block above Jon as he jumps. Jon hits it and falls into pit* GAAAAAMMMMMEE!!!
"...because I don't trust my luck." Jumps, hits a hidden coin block, falls into lava.
im just re watching a bunch of your old vids... and yep they are still funny
It's false difficulty though. Most invisible coinblocks (At least how they're used in most hacks) punish you for not knowing the layout of the level beforehand, which is a terrible design decision.
Okay, say you're going for brutal difficulty. Then yes, they're fair game. However, if you're making a hack that all can enjoy, using invis. coinblocks to hinder jumps is going to wear thin after the first or second time. I'm not saying there's no place for them, they just need to be used better.
Here's a good indicator of if your romhack is too hard: Do you have to drop a savestate every ten seconds to get through the level? It's too hard.
Did somebody count the Chargin' Chuck? How many football team were there in that level?
I guessed Halo when you said, "Guess what we're playing today."
In the 3rd video, he says that he uses ZSNES. Also, ZSNES does have the blue screen seen in that video.