Me and my friend as kids tried playing Doom 2 with a basic steering wheel and two pedals. We even made it to map 02, so I guess it's time we prep up for GDQ lmao
Guy just got up in front of a crowd and beat New Super Mario ... ... in 40 minutes ... ... without his hands ... ... while playing piano ... ... and talking to the crowd ... ... and dealing with technical difficulties ... ... and then to make it harder, he played it again, _blindfolded._
I expected that certain keys would be tied to some buttons, so he'd play the song and it'd still read the input to be afap or something. This is sick af
He’s not only playing the game and the piano, but he’s ALSO explaining bits of the run at the same time. This is INSANE for a marathon setting especially
Muscle memory is a powerful thing! Not to detract at all from the skill displayed here, just goes to show the time hes dedicated to practice. And hes still reacting, adapting to his mistakes on the fly, and changing the music to match the stars and such. Such a cool idea
Next up, we're firing sub-atomic particles into an original copy of N64 in a precise way to flip bits in order to beat the game while also performing brain surgery
As a musician, I can't explain how insane this is. Talking while playing music is incredibly hard, and requires a lot of focus. The fact that this guy did it multiple times while also playing Mario with weird controls... I'm amazed, really.
It's very easy if what you're playing has been practiced a ton which is the real hard part. After that it's all casting on muscle memory. But yeah all that plus controlling mario and blindfolded and speedrun is legit insane.
At 5:48 it is clear that he is listening to commentary and responding with his own, in addition to playing the game and piano. 4x multitasking is not something many can achieve.
this is legitimately mind blowing. especially when he starts explaining some bits of the game? i can barely cook and hold a conversation. this is an incredible feat of motor skill and cognitive multitasking
This is so funny to me because I have Tourette’s and make repetitive movements, which is entirely the reason that I became a massage therapist myself. Get this man a massage indeed !!!
Such an amazing audience, I couldn’t hear the game audio at some points🤣I’m very happy with the run. 41 minutes is pretty good considering the controller delay which made it so much more suspenseful and entertaining! Thank you GDQ for such a memorable experience
Something that hasn't been mentioned is how insanely difficult it is to also PLAY ALONG some music. When you play alone you can adjust tempo and can recover more easily when you miss a note. BUT WITH BACKGROUND MUSIC YOU NEED TO KEEP GOING NO MATTER WHAT. That is insanely difficult.
looking at the thumbnail, i thought it was a blindfold speedrun but it was a multitasking speedrun. goddamn salute but now I can't use the excuse man can't multitask dammit. thanks to you I got no excuse to be more productive lol
I got tears in my eyes watching this at several points, because its just such a wholesome feat. A person doing what he loves with an insane talent, in front of an astonished audience who is supportive, laughs, and jokes around with wee's. And all for the purpose of charity donations.
As a pianist its insane hes doing this and it isnt even his main instrument. Really really impressive. The arrangements are not bad either considering the circumstances
I thought he'd mapped the controls to a piano at first...which would have been impressive. But then he explained...and that was 100x more impressive! Jeez that ending though. I stopped breathing. Amazing run!
WE NEED A 4 PLAYER NSMB WII SPEEDRUN WITH THIS SAME CONCEPT!!! Imagine a quartet of different instruments playing mario songs in harmony all while speedrunning. Would add the extra challenge of staying on-beat with all the other players
It's an insane run, but as someone who has played the piano, it's even more insane. The focus, the dexterity, being able to explain the run while playing the piano AND control the game with his head and foot... It does seem complicated but it's even harder than it seems. Wild run.
This is the run you pretty much have to see to believe. And I was in the crowd. This is by far the most impressive run I’ve seen at the event. Awesome job Wes
What I want most from this is all of Wes' arrangements played in tandem with the original soundtrack. The harmony between the two is incredible and I NEED world 8's blended songs to listen to.
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trying to play piano while talking at the same time is already a pretty hard thing to do, he's playing a game with delayed motion controls on top of that. actually insane.
Man i thought i was the coolest kid around back in the day for being able to beat this game in sub-60 min; had that little kid me seen this guy do all this i would've been immediately fucking humbled lmao. Genuinely incredible stuff
Man, I don't know where to look! The game? Him playing Mario with his head (and feet) no hands? The piano playing? The cute dog in the background? Audience going Weeeeee? This is amazing! Good job everyone!😄
THE GOAT!! i absolutely loved watching this guy and was bummed he didn't have much in the way of views, hopefully this gets this amazing idea some more attention
Not only is he speedrunning NSMBW, (I can't do that) he's playing the piano beautifully. (I can't do that) All while holding up a conversation! (I can't do that)
As a kid my mom would ask me how I managed to sing along to a game's music while playing it. That multitasking is nothing compared to this, I am blown away watching this guy go
I didn't expect Wes to even have a chance to talk through the run with that frankly spot-on piano playing alongside his cool speedrunning (I mean, body-motion controls to let his hands be free, but also speeding along without finger-(and hand-)precision? Reminds me of blindfold runs~). Props to him and the team for providing such a unique (and wonderfully personally fulfilling) run~ ^^
Watched this live, it was AMAZING. I remember hearing about it and being the person that learned the happy news to the runner, glad to see it went well!
Tbf playing piano blindfolded is a lot easier than speedrunning blindfolded. All the keys are in the same place the whole time, everything is an audio cue, and a lot of pianists look more at the sheet music than their hands while playing anyway, which means if they memorize the sheet music they hardly have to look at anything. Still insane to be blindfolded-speedrunning at the same time, of course, but not as impressive as the stamina required to beat the whole game while playing.
It's always super neat to see how multi-talented speedrunners are. I think that there can be a tendency to pigeonhole speedrunners as singular in their talents/pursuits, when in reality they can be incredibly impressive with a wide scope of hobbies
Absolutely insane level of mental fortitude and multi-tasking skill. I think the hardest thing about this, is enduring the hosts chattering, laughing, commentating right behind him while doing everything he's doing. Surely that's off-putting? Nevertheless, this is content I never knew I needed. Great job guys & Wes 👏🏻
At first I was amazed at how impressively he was doing both things, but I still understood the basic gist of how it could be done. Then later on, I realized how much of a delay there was between his inputs and the game and oh my gosh he is incredible
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GDQ 2035: Today we have a genetically modified bacteria in a petri dish playing Doom any%
Wasn’t there some guy working on that specific thing?
Well I think it was mouse neuron cells on an electrode plate…
Me and my friend as kids tried playing Doom 2 with a basic steering wheel and two pedals. We even made it to map 02, so I guess it's time we prep up for GDQ lmao
Not as far off as that, some scientists did successfully get rat brain cells playing doom
Do not build the torment nexus!
Basically a TAS run
Run is somehow more insane than the title implies lmfao
Guy just got up in front of a crowd and beat New Super Mario ...
... in 40 minutes ...
... without his hands ...
... while playing piano ...
... and talking to the crowd ...
... and dealing with technical difficulties ...
... and then to make it harder, he played it again, _blindfolded._
Ok now this convinced me to actually watch it
EDIT: WHAT THE FUCK
Yeah exactly. I clicked thinking huh fun. Then he explained the controls. Whaaaat
Me seeing this, no chance
Me 5 minutes in, you're UNDERSELLING how insane this run is.
Nice pfp 😎
I expected midi controls after reading the title, which would already be pretty insane, but this... what in the world. What a skill tbh.
Yeah I thought this was gonna be similar to the drum run from last year, but this is insane in it's own (and probably more complicated) way
I expected that certain keys would be tied to some buttons, so he'd play the song and it'd still read the input to be afap or something.
This is sick af
He’s not only playing the game and the piano, but he’s ALSO explaining bits of the run at the same time. This is INSANE for a marathon setting especially
He was holding a conversation at a couple points... insane
Muscle memory is a powerful thing! Not to detract at all from the skill displayed here, just goes to show the time hes dedicated to practice. And hes still reacting, adapting to his mistakes on the fly, and changing the music to match the stars and such. Such a cool idea
"The piano is not my main instrument."
Now, you're just flexing. And got every right to do so!
"aw man, we're already on the coaster level, but i still don't know how what system this game was made for!"
the helpful audience:
TRUE
43:29
+2
Next up, we're firing sub-atomic particles into an original copy of N64 in a precise way to flip bits in order to beat the game while also performing brain surgery
no you catch particles created from cosmic rays hitting our atmosphere
@@aroncanapa5796This is the way
As a musician, I can't explain how insane this is. Talking while playing music is incredibly hard, and requires a lot of focus. The fact that this guy did it multiple times while also playing Mario with weird controls... I'm amazed, really.
The fact that he has to use his pedal to play the game instead of using it as you would in a piano it's crazy for me. That would drive me nuts.
@@rojan7227 he's not even using a pedal for it either he's using another joycon 😭
And then he does it again while blindfolded. That’s bullshit levels of insane.
he must have a LOT of practice to be able to autopilot juggle it so well
It's very easy if what you're playing has been practiced a ton which is the real hard part. After that it's all casting on muscle memory. But yeah all that plus controlling mario and blindfolded and speedrun is legit insane.
GDQ 2030: "Today I'll be running Windwaker blindfolded while providing close air support from the cockpit of an F-35."
GDQ 2035 "Today i'll be running mario sunshine with a fire hydrant, while also creating powerwashing artwork of each stage"
Ok but imagine an Ace Combat speedrun but controlling the game through an actual Jet Fighter lmao
Kid Wes: MOOOOM, i wanna play marioo
Mom: no, you are going take piano classes!
Wes, years later:
Except the piano has nothing to do with the controls as stated.
@@Blit-X-TVLivethis comment also has nothing to do with the controls
At 5:48 it is clear that he is listening to commentary and responding with his own, in addition to playing the game and piano. 4x multitasking is not something many can achieve.
The way he talks and plays during those segments shows how his CPU is running at 120%.
Can confirm it is very weird to hear your own voice in your ears talking at the same time. They're very good at syncing audio
this is legitimately mind blowing. especially when he starts explaining some bits of the game? i can barely cook and hold a conversation. this is an incredible feat of motor skill and cognitive multitasking
The title is lowkey a bit misleading, this is much more insane than what i expected LMFAO, insane work love it
Misleading in a good way!
His neck must be so strong but so sore. Please give this man a massage
That’s actually a common misconception, it doesn’t bother his neck at all (his words, not mine)!
This is so funny to me because I have Tourette’s and make repetitive movements, which is entirely the reason that I became a massage therapist myself. Get this man a massage indeed !!!
40:59 Tech crew changed the game title to New Super Mario Bros WIIIIIII :D
Gave me AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANY% vibes (Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, SGDQ 2018)
@@Tacuzzu Or "Let's Go, Bidoof!" vibes (Let's Go, Eevee!, Flame Fatales 2021)
Such an amazing audience, I couldn’t hear the game audio at some points🤣I’m very happy with the run. 41 minutes is pretty good considering the controller delay which made it so much more suspenseful and entertaining! Thank you GDQ for such a memorable experience
Dude this is one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen
That was a stellar performance! (Pardon the pun)
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Great job man!
You were INCREDIBLE. This was amazing on so many levels!
i thought this was going to have the controls mapped to a keyboard, and was proved wrong in the MOST delightful way
Something that hasn't been mentioned is how insanely difficult it is to also PLAY ALONG some music. When you play alone you can adjust tempo and can recover more easily when you miss a note. BUT WITH BACKGROUND MUSIC YOU NEED TO KEEP GOING NO MATTER WHAT. That is insanely difficult.
2:18 the moment I heard there is a SHEET MUSIC for the run I know it's gonna be epic😂
looking at the thumbnail, i thought it was a blindfold speedrun but it was a multitasking speedrun. goddamn salute but now I can't use the excuse man can't multitask dammit. thanks to you I got no excuse to be more productive lol
There's a blindfolded section at the end of the run as a bonus
Watch the video till the end for a small treat lol.
I got tears in my eyes watching this at several points, because its just such a wholesome feat. A person doing what he loves with an insane talent, in front of an astonished audience who is supportive, laughs, and jokes around with wee's. And all for the purpose of charity donations.
As a pianist its insane hes doing this and it isnt even his main instrument. Really really impressive. The arrangements are not bad either considering the circumstances
As a WHAT now?
@@samuelshock6292???
@@samuelshock6292a pianist
@@samuelshock6292 That joke only works verbally.
im literally speechless as if using 100% of your brain for any% wasn't enough this madman does a BLINDFOLDED run after 😭generational talent
I thought he'd mapped the controls to a piano at first...which would have been impressive. But then he explained...and that was 100x more impressive!
Jeez that ending though. I stopped breathing.
Amazing run!
You know the 2 people who would love this the most? Koji Kondo and Shigeru Miyamoto. I'm pretty sure at least Koji-san would approve of this.
this is absolutely insane
AGDQ truly is one of the peaks of human achievements
The accessibility using the... non-standard... controller point that was brought up was such a good one!
This will go down as one of the all-time great GDQ performances.
Playing game, piano, and talking. Finally we've found a human able to use 100% of his brain.
WE NEED A 4 PLAYER NSMB WII SPEEDRUN WITH THIS SAME CONCEPT!!!
Imagine a quartet of different instruments playing mario songs in harmony all while speedrunning. Would add the extra challenge of staying on-beat with all the other players
Actually a dream of mine! For both this game and Mario Kart
that would be so cool to watch
I don't think this run needs any additional challenge lol but that would be mind blowing to witness
It's an insane run, but as someone who has played the piano, it's even more insane. The focus, the dexterity, being able to explain the run while playing the piano AND control the game with his head and foot... It does seem complicated but it's even harder than it seems.
Wild run.
26:43 The crowd's commitment during the 8-7 (lavacoaster) level is insane! New Super Mario Bros. WEEEEE
Yall need to rename this - I thought it was using the keyboard as a controller, but it’s so much more wild that that, and people gotta know.
This is the run you pretty much have to see to believe. And I was in the crowd. This is by far the most impressive run I’ve seen at the event. Awesome job Wes
Bending down the pitch with magikoopa disguised as peach made my night
I love the sneaky game change at 41:02. WIIIIIII
40:11 “OH NO! ITS BOWSER!” killed me lol
I was wondering what they were shouting! That's hilarious
What I want most from this is all of Wes' arrangements played in tandem with the original soundtrack. The harmony between the two is incredible and I NEED world 8's blended songs to listen to.
trying to play piano while talking at the same time is already a pretty hard thing to do, he's playing a game with delayed motion controls on top of that.
actually insane.
40:56 whoever changed the game in the bottom right is a legend
Man i thought i was the coolest kid around back in the day for being able to beat this game in sub-60 min; had that little kid me seen this guy do all this i would've been immediately fucking humbled lmao. Genuinely incredible stuff
Shoutouts to whoever changed the game name in the middle of the run, I didn't even notice until the end but that was a fantastic touch
This is actually insane
This is the single most impressive speedrun ive ever watched
Without a doubt the most impressive speedrun I've seen. The insane level of Multi-tasking going on here is INCREDIBLE!
When he's speaking, that's literally 3 fairly intensive completely different things at once. What a legend.
This run was so fun in person
Glad to hear that
this has to be one of the most unique runs i've ever seen lmao
super talented guy!
dog's like "i don't know what's going on, i'm just happy to be here."
😂😂😂
40:58. Shoutouts to the GDQ admin who changed the run name to New Super Mario Bros WIIIIIIIIIII
I didn’t notice that. Amazing.
This is probably the best speedrun I’ve ever watched
Dying every time the Red Bull ad comes around in the bottom left and says …gives you WIIINGS. WIIIIIIIIII
This is absolutely befuddling. GDQ truly brings the best and brightest and pulls out all the big guns, holy smokes. Never stop doing what you guys do!
One of the most insane runs I've ever watched, incredibly well done Wes
What... How... My brain... The multitasking... Well done
Legendary performance! Legit one of the coolest things I've ever seen at GDQ. Such an exciting finish after losing the propeller and recovering, too!
Man, I don't know where to look! The game? Him playing Mario with his head (and feet) no hands? The piano playing? The cute dog in the background? Audience going Weeeeee?
This is amazing! Good job everyone!😄
THE GOAT!! i absolutely loved watching this guy and was bummed he didn't have much in the way of views, hopefully this gets this amazing idea some more attention
Not only is he speedrunning NSMBW, (I can't do that) he's playing the piano beautifully. (I can't do that) All while holding up a conversation! (I can't do that)
having never heard of Wes, I had no idea what to expect, especially the incentive at the end O_O truly amazing, nice work to all that were involved
As a kid my mom would ask me how I managed to sing along to a game's music while playing it. That multitasking is nothing compared to this, I am blown away watching this guy go
Not only a fantastic run and performance, it's also a great way to showcase what adaptive controllers are capable of. Well done!
This is such a love letter for the Mario series. It’s nice that people can come together and do amazing things like this.
I didn't expect Wes to even have a chance to talk through the run with that frankly spot-on piano playing alongside his cool speedrunning (I mean, body-motion controls to let his hands be free, but also speeding along without finger-(and hand-)precision? Reminds me of blindfold runs~). Props to him and the team for providing such a unique (and wonderfully personally fulfilling) run~ ^^
Watched this live, it was AMAZING.
I remember hearing about it and being the person that learned the happy news to the runner, glad to see it went well!
this run oddly almost made me cry, this game was my childhood and watching this be done is beautiful
I just realized that he was playing piano blindfolded during the bonjs run... This is simply amazing
Tbf playing piano blindfolded is a lot easier than speedrunning blindfolded. All the keys are in the same place the whole time, everything is an audio cue, and a lot of pianists look more at the sheet music than their hands while playing anyway, which means if they memorize the sheet music they hardly have to look at anything. Still insane to be blindfolded-speedrunning at the same time, of course, but not as impressive as the stamina required to beat the whole game while playing.
am I playing video games wrong
He only finished explaining the controls, and no emoji can express my amazement at this point.
Speedrunners are INSANE in the best ways. GDQ is such a cool organization, and Wes gave everyone an awesome performance. Congratulations!!
This is one of the most impressive things I've ever seen!
The blindfold at the end is the cherry on the cake
Now that's what I call impressive! I might even start playing piano after it!
the title DID NOT do this video justice. this is fuckin insane
This very quickly has become one of my favorite gdq runs. Wonderful skill from Wes and beautiful crowdwork all around!
Edit: "Wow it's Bowser!" 40:12
It's always super neat to see how multi-talented speedrunners are. I think that there can be a tendency to pigeonhole speedrunners as singular in their talents/pursuits, when in reality they can be incredibly impressive with a wide scope of hobbies
Absolutely insane run. Wes is amazing.
Absolutely insane level of mental fortitude and multi-tasking skill. I think the hardest thing about this, is enduring the hosts chattering, laughing, commentating right behind him while doing everything he's doing. Surely that's off-putting? Nevertheless, this is content I never knew I needed. Great job guys & Wes 👏🏻
Hands free alone would have been cool. This is just ridiculous. Well done
I watched this whole video in awe
The modulation at 39:48 sent me.
"I can beat the level with controllers strapped to my body while playing a piano with a blindfold on"
This was an insane run, in the best way possible! WEEEEEEEE!!!!
Next time they gonna finish a game with a Tractor
Farm sim IRL%
Teachers : "Your brain is very bad at multitasking, so try to focus on one thing at a time!"
Our boi : "Lemme cook that shii"
One of the most impressive runs I have seen.
This run was amazing.
The performance, the commentary, heck, even the crowd is so lively!!!
That was amazing! I thought I'd watch a minute or two, but I was glued to my seat for the whole thing!
I remember following him on TikTok when he only had 100 followers. He’s come so far! Congrats to him!
New Super Mario Bros WIIIIIIIII is diabolical 40:56
43:29
so glad wes is getting recognized ive been watching him for a couple of months and he is so talented!
This is exactly what the world needs more of!
At first I was amazed at how impressively he was doing both things, but I still understood the basic gist of how it could be done. Then later on, I realized how much of a delay there was between his inputs and the game and oh my gosh he is incredible
People saying its one of the greatest Runs in GDQ history, they aren't lying.
OMFG that was beyond insane skill level performance.
This is the most amazing speedrun I've ever seen, and I've seen Panga's blindfolded SMW run.
This was insane to watch from beginning to end. What a legend.
I can barely play piano and talk at the same time, this guy can do both AND speedrun Mario...
this is truly an all timer. the skill this takes is literally off the charts and almost hard to believe. CONGRATS wes!
I've heard of multitasking, but this was ridiculous. Really fun to watch, well done sir!
And here I am barely able to tap my head and rub my belly at the same time 💀