VG Myths - Can You Beat the Metroid Minimalist Pacifist Challenge?

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  • Опубликовано: 24 сен 2021
  • Tonight on VG Myths: a Minimalist Pacifist challenge of the original Metroid for the NES, Nintendo's first Metroidvania. Yes I chose this instead of Metroid Dread.
    If you'd like to support the channel and make possible shows like VG Myths, Every Change To, Region Freedom, Dumb Fun Gaming, and A Complete Review, please consider backing on Patreon~
    / gamechamp
    This run was streamed live on Twitch! I often stream VG Myths runs there, as well as casual playthroughs of whatever game I'm in the middle of.
    / gamechamp3k
    If you'd like to watch the stream archives, they're on the Let's Strem channel:
    / letsstrem
    Media Sources
    Metroid (Famicom Disk System, via Nintendo Switch Online)
    nesmaps.com; Map by Rick N. Bruns
    Longplay played by Tarosan, from World of Longplays: longplays.org
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
    TerrifyingBridge: / terrifyingbridge
    Ojamajo Doremi for some reason
    'Splosion Man
    Music from KHinsider
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Комментарии • 1,8 тыс.

  • @pythox2948
    @pythox2948 2 года назад +2628

    I like how the Metroid programming joke devolves from “programmed on duct tape” to “programmed to hate you” to “wasn’t” programmed.

    • @mettatonex7221
      @mettatonex7221 2 года назад +221

      To "programmed while the devs were trying to escape a pool of duct tape"

    • @benhuang2773
      @benhuang2773 2 года назад +122

      @@mettatonex7221 To "deserves to burn like duct tape"

    • @ShOwOba
      @ShOwOba 2 года назад +54

      Gamechamp humour is S tier

    • @raikaria3090
      @raikaria3090 2 года назад +67

      @@benhuang2773 To just screaming DUCT TAPE

    • @seijiren5115
      @seijiren5115 2 года назад +4

      So funny lmaooo

  • @benjamincooper358
    @benjamincooper358 2 года назад +5362

    Can’t wait for the Metroid Maximalist Genocide Challenge

    • @Knightgob
      @Knightgob 2 года назад +37

      Me too

    • @WaluigiisthekingASmith
      @WaluigiisthekingASmith 2 года назад +271

      Basically Metroid fusion.

    • @Eugene-pq3gg
      @Eugene-pq3gg 2 года назад +133

      Isn't that just playing the game normally?

    • @LisaVGG
      @LisaVGG 2 года назад +181

      @@Eugene-pq3gg no cause you’d have to make sure to never double back as enemies respawn which would the have to be killed all over again

    • @black97_0
      @black97_0 2 года назад +21

      You mean default gameplay?
      Or is that just me?

  • @smactork
    @smactork 2 года назад +2420

    Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System:
    - was programmed on duct tape
    - was programmed on non-Euclidean duct tape
    - was programmed to hate you
    - wasn't programmed
    - was programmed while the devs were trying to escape a pool of duct tape
    - has several critical game design flaws
    - deserves to burn like duct tape
    Lava bubbles in Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System on the Nintendo Entertainment System:
    - are randomized on duct tape
    Movement in Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System:
    - is a glitch

    • @completely-normal-wolf
      @completely-normal-wolf 2 года назад +243

      You forgot the fact that the Metriodvania genre was in its infancy, and the developers of Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System were testing the limits of new technology while experimenting with a lot of interesting ideas… such as programming on duct tape.

    • @nightmare3642
      @nightmare3642 2 года назад +78

      @@wilh3lmmusic That's programmed on normal tape.

    • @Laughing_Dragon
      @Laughing_Dragon 2 года назад +28

      @@completely-normal-wolf should have done duct tape WITH super glue tbh, would have been a lot better smh...

    • @SuperPlaytendo
      @SuperPlaytendo 2 года назад +15

      Duct tape!

    • @moron.mp4196
      @moron.mp4196 2 года назад +6

      seems like good game design to me

  • @IronsideComputers
    @IronsideComputers 2 года назад +2913

    It's a good thing Nintendo programs games on Gorilla tape now. The duct tape days were dark ones for sure.

    • @goodsirbear-7579
      @goodsirbear-7579 2 года назад +123

      I love when sponsors interact with creators like this

    • @officialromanhours
      @officialromanhours 2 года назад +28

      Grim days indeed...

    • @veryloudcat8839
      @veryloudcat8839 2 года назад +143

      I love the implication that a game's bugginess is determined by the strength of the tape on which the game was programmed.
      Sonic 06 was programmed on scotch tape.

    • @ZeldasSword
      @ZeldasSword 2 года назад +73

      @@veryloudcat8839 Not even. Generic Walmart tape

    • @Q-gf8vb
      @Q-gf8vb 2 года назад +12

      $1500 for a PC with a 2060 super lmao
      I feel bad for your consumers

  • @titouanrobin874
    @titouanrobin874 2 года назад +2159

    "In Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System, MOVEMENT is a glitch!"
    We all know that using glitches is poor playing, as such I and many others that have not spoken yet demand a Metroid Minimalist Pacifist No Movement challenge.
    -Yours truly, CEO of Hatred

    • @bendrowned8506
      @bendrowned8506 2 года назад +7

      Right away sir/maam!

    • @tlozfreak888
      @tlozfreak888 2 года назад +32

      I mean, if you never move, you can't kill anything or collect anything...

    • @Sage_the_Turt
      @Sage_the_Turt 2 года назад +6

      @@tlozfreak888 git gud /s

    • @agentclank8183
      @agentclank8183 2 года назад +12

      @@tlozfreak888 The true minimalist run

    • @junojun722
      @junojun722 2 года назад

      @@Sage_the_Turt Then do it yourself pro.

  • @caimdavis3763
    @caimdavis3763 2 года назад +381

    Honestly at this point in time, I’d argue that “can you beat Metroid” is a genuine challenge in-and-of itself.

    • @rm_steele
      @rm_steele Год назад +14

      the true challenge is to beat it in one sitting

    • @miahthorpatrick1013
      @miahthorpatrick1013 Год назад +17

      Not even when I had the unflappable patience for games on the NES as a young lad, I still couldn’t make it through this game.

    • @lankymaccrazyhair264
      @lankymaccrazyhair264 Год назад +7

      As someone who has beaten this game: yeah

    • @e-tean-son4146
      @e-tean-son4146 Год назад +11

      I agree, why would you even play Metroid 1 if you want to have fun?

    • @harlanjames8398
      @harlanjames8398 Год назад +4

      @@e-tean-son4146 I enjoyed it a lot was time consuming but it was fun

  • @Pyrodiac
    @Pyrodiac Год назад +213

    2:08 Duct Tape
    4:55 Duct Tape
    6:21 Randomized on Duct Tape
    8:25 Noneuclidean Duct Tape
    10:07 Programmed to hate you
    11:14 Wasn't Programmed.
    12:49 If the Duct Tape isn't paying attention
    13:50 Programmed while the devs were trying to escape a pool of Duct Tape
    14:28 Had too many things for me to type out... like programming with Duct Tape
    15:25 Deserves to burn like Duct Tape
    16:42 DUCT TAPE
    16:52 Donuts are legally people

    • @shinkiro403
      @shinkiro403 11 месяцев назад +10

      7:28 [...] throw the Duct Tape in the trash [...]

    • @MDLuffy1234YT
      @MDLuffy1234YT 6 месяцев назад +5

      1:02 KILL MODE

  • @milesredgate4596
    @milesredgate4596 2 года назад +754

    As a developer, I can assure you, everything is coded on duct tape.

    • @Jono997
      @Jono997 2 года назад +56

      Except this. This was coded on glue sticks.

    • @Doublemonk0506
      @Doublemonk0506 2 года назад +21

      @@Jono997, and it was directly put on the San Andreas Fault

    • @lankymaccrazyhair264
      @lankymaccrazyhair264 2 года назад +23

      as another developer, I can confirm this

    • @helliagaming6255
      @helliagaming6255 2 года назад +26

      Duct tape, old elmers glue and sticky notes hold this game together

    • @somerandomgoblin2583
      @somerandomgoblin2583 2 года назад +7

      @@lankymaccrazyhair264 good to know the industry secrets

  • @felipesantana2438
    @felipesantana2438 2 года назад +874

    This just sounded like an easy challenge but as time went on i started to realize how Metroid 1's.... """Unique quirks""" make this considered to be a brutal form of torture in approximately 32 countries

    • @AzureLlamaAlt
      @AzureLlamaAlt 2 года назад +27

      Approximately?

    • @aruemon3086
      @aruemon3086 2 года назад +66

      @@AzureLlamaAlt Norway is still on the fence.

    • @165hy9
      @165hy9 2 года назад +26

      @@aruemon3086 I’ve also heard rumors Denmark is on the fence

    • @toumabyakuya
      @toumabyakuya 2 года назад +23

      @@165hy9 And I have heard that Greece loves handing this punishment like candy.

    • @KSCK993
      @KSCK993 2 года назад +10

      @@aruemon3086 I read that as norway and not norfair.

  • @Iristallite
    @Iristallite 2 года назад +632

    "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System for the Famicom Disk System" had me almost dying of laughter

    • @blakksheep736
      @blakksheep736 9 месяцев назад +9

      Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System for the Famicom Disk System for Nintendo Switch Online for the Nintendo Switch.

  • @miaschannel3533
    @miaschannel3533 2 года назад +252

    Always comforting to hear “whether we wanted to or not, we’ve stepped into a war with the cabal on Mars. So let’s get to taking out their command, one by on” at the end of every video

  • @zealora3934
    @zealora3934 2 года назад +82

    “We’re instead gonna have to throw the duck tape in the trash and break reality.” It’s lines like this that make me love this channel so much.

    • @zerlichr426
      @zerlichr426 11 месяцев назад +4

      "when duct tape doesn't pay attention"

  • @TealZero
    @TealZero 2 года назад +608

    I misread this as the "Minimal pacifist run" and thought you were just a super murderer

    • @milros3780
      @milros3780 2 года назад +32

      She is

    • @bestaround3323
      @bestaround3323 2 года назад +7

      @@milros3780 I have no idea what you are trying to correct their buddy. That statement has no pronouns in it.

    • @bhull242
      @bhull242 2 года назад +47

      @@bestaround3323
      I mean, it has two-“I” and “you”-but you’re missing their point, which is that Gamechamp _is_ a super murderer.

    • @Fannintendociccio1
      @Fannintendociccio1 2 года назад +69

      @@bestaround3323 I think they aren't trying to correct the first comment, I think they are confirming the fact gamechamp is, indeed, a murderer

    • @tessbolick6605
      @tessbolick6605 2 года назад +20

      "Good morning everyone and welcome to the minimal pacifist run, where we're going to kill as many enemies as humanly possible"

  • @pac-man-world-2
    @pac-man-world-2 2 года назад +977

    Those zebetite doors or whatever are tracked by the password, at least in the NES version. I assume they're tracked on the FDS version as well.

    • @Gamechamp3000
      @Gamechamp3000  2 года назад +409

      It's worth noting passwords track current loadzone but save files don't, so it's not a direct 1:1 thing. But a very good sign!

    • @RarefoilB
      @RarefoilB 2 года назад +98

      SomecallmeJohnny's Metriod 1 review has a very detailed breakdown of what the passwords does and how it works, and also names the poor programmer who had to make this game on duck tape.

    • @witheredbonnie9268
      @witheredbonnie9268 2 года назад +11

      @@RarefoilB that’s good

    • @bhull242
      @bhull242 2 года назад +13

      @@RarefoilB
      o7 to that poor developer. He did his best with what he had, and while the immediate end result was heavily flawed, its legacy was more than worth his and our pain and suffering.

  • @maxwellmegagamer8535
    @maxwellmegagamer8535 2 года назад +326

    “But unlike most of their metroidvanias, it sucks, I hate it, I want to hate it even more.”
    Glad I’m not the only one.

    • @legrandliseurtri7495
      @legrandliseurtri7495 2 года назад +28

      Yeah it's bad. It's a tiny capsule of annoyance and frustration.

    • @masterwolfgaming3436
      @masterwolfgaming3436 2 года назад +16

      I really like the Metroid series (though I admit I have not played them all yet, including Dread), but I think the first game was way too artificially hard. I wanted to play through all the games in order, but I gave up playing the series in Norfair because of how unfair and brutal it was ( I played and got 112% on Hollow Knight before checking out this game, so trust me, I have played and had fun on hard challenges before). Thankfully, Metroid Zero Mission fixed almost every problem I had with the NES game (and I actually enjoyedmy time playing it), however the remake doesn't cover up the fact that the original game may be the most unfair game I have ever played ON THE SECOND AREA.

    • @maxwellmegagamer8535
      @maxwellmegagamer8535 2 года назад +4

      @@masterwolfgaming3436 112% on hollow knight? Well I salute you.

    • @legrandliseurtri7495
      @legrandliseurtri7495 2 года назад +5

      @@maxwellmegagamer8535 112% in HK is nothing; these days, everyone and their grandmas has done it. Or at least that's how it feels like on reddit.

    • @DMDarren
      @DMDarren 2 года назад +19

      @@legrandliseurtri7495 what Redditors claim and what Redditors can actually pull off are two very different things

  • @bowtieproductions6708
    @bowtieproductions6708 2 года назад +290

    "Donuts kill you in one hit"
    Rip Gamechamp, she forgot that real donuts also count

    • @bramnemeth565
      @bramnemeth565 Год назад +62

      "I'M GOING TO EAT A DONUT!"
      **dies a tragic, horrible death upon contact with said donut**

    • @Freelancer837
      @Freelancer837 4 месяца назад

      she?

    • @dillydragonthetroll4119
      @dillydragonthetroll4119 4 месяца назад +2

      ​@@Freelancer837yeah, she. She goes by she/her pronouns

  • @SuperNuclearUnicorn
    @SuperNuclearUnicorn 2 года назад +227

    Always amuses me that they act like we'll actually try and follow their madness and do the run too. I'm like no thanks, I'm fine with watching you do it and not making myself miserable

  • @angelcaru
    @angelcaru 2 года назад +69

    "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed on ducttape"
    "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed on ducttape"
    "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed on non-euclidean ducttape"
    "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed to hate you"
    "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System wasn't programmed"
    "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed while the devs were trying to escape a pool of ducttape"
    "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System had several critical game design flaws. After all, the genre was in its infancy and the developers were testing the limits of new technology while experimenting with a lot of interesting ideas. SUCH AS PROGRAMMING ON DUCTTAPE"
    "Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System deserves to burn like ducttape"
    "In Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System, MOVEMENT is a glitch. DUCTTAPE"

    • @sonters
      @sonters 2 года назад

      I'm pretty sure they said "SUCH AS programming on duct tape", not "so just programming on duct tape"

    • @angelcaru
      @angelcaru 2 года назад

      @@sonters Yeah, you're right.

  • @hiiistrex2838
    @hiiistrex2838 2 года назад +284

    Moral of the story: Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System is a well-built game with no flaws whatsoever

    • @blarg2429
      @blarg2429 2 года назад +26

      Perfectly balanced with no exploits, you could say.

    • @gamerlunayt
      @gamerlunayt 2 года назад +2

      @@blarg2429 Except for those *DONUTS* and the Door Clipping Glitch.

    • @youtubeneedstochange4414
      @youtubeneedstochange4414 2 года назад +5

      @@gamerlunayt Looks like you missed the joke, buddy.

    • @beefnoodlegaming
      @beefnoodlegaming 2 года назад +6

      @@youtubeneedstochange4414 bro you missed the perfect chance to do the r/woosh meme. I'm proud of you.

    • @mr.battlecats5512
      @mr.battlecats5512 2 года назад +3

      @@beefnoodlegaming expect it's not a meme, it's a reddit thing.

  • @Thesomnolentmonk
    @Thesomnolentmonk 2 года назад +362

    I would love to see a Ghost of Tsushima "stealth-less" run. Basically, challenging all of the enemies and not doing anything that triggers the flashbacks of your uncle... There are some 'forced stealth' missions, but I think there are ways around them

    • @Chiptune7
      @Chiptune7 2 года назад +29

      I did that! Well, minus the forced stealth missions. But basically, I found the melee combat so enjoyable that I did not bother using stealth for the entire game. It stops being difficult at somepoint though, I doubt it'd be very fun to watch for this reason... unless you limited upgrades

    • @MrTrombonebandgeek
      @MrTrombonebandgeek 2 года назад +16

      So bloodborne set in Japan

    • @Chiptune7
      @Chiptune7 2 года назад +7

      @@MrTrombonebandgeek I wouldn't go that far lol

    • @masterninjamt6497
      @masterninjamt6497 2 года назад +4

      @@MrTrombonebandgeek so Nioh?

    • @bongibot1104
      @bongibot1104 2 года назад +6

      @@MrTrombonebandgeek so sekiro?

  • @Graeylyn
    @Graeylyn 2 года назад +257

    HOW? I was literally thinking “I wanna watch some VG Myths this morning. Guess I’ll rewatch some old ones” and then you upload. Incredible timing.

  • @youtubeuniversity3638
    @youtubeuniversity3638 2 года назад +139

    The Patron read has grown so much I thought the video did a fake out ending for like a solid minute's time.

    • @JackStache
      @JackStache 2 года назад +34

      They're even playing chess in there and having conversations.
      My god

    • @murphmariotwopointoh7714
      @murphmariotwopointoh7714 2 года назад +6

      Oh god, it's the Cave Story pacifist video all over again.

    • @thisisasupersayin376
      @thisisasupersayin376 2 года назад +18

      The fact that people are having a game of chess via a youtuber's patreon read is some serious mad lad shit

  • @OurJynx
    @OurJynx 2 года назад +37

    Things I learned in this video:
    - Ironside Computers allowed Gamechamp to play something other than Metroid after god-knows-how-many-months
    - Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System has aged like time-travelling milk.
    - Everything is duct tape.

  • @thenailsageofgeo4975
    @thenailsageofgeo4975 2 года назад +302

    Man, Gamechamp’s voice just sounds so different when they are streaming vs when they are doing a video

    • @FelisImpurrator
      @FelisImpurrator 2 года назад +109

      I think she just does this voice because it's basically an iconic part of the channel brand.

    • @Falkuzrules
      @Falkuzrules 2 года назад +74

      I believe some people refer to this as a 'Tuber Voice.

    • @PokecrafterChampion
      @PokecrafterChampion 2 года назад +88

      @@FelisImpurrator It really is, I don't think the videos would be near as popular without the weirdly serious announcer voice saying such asinine things.

    • @mrjoe332
      @mrjoe332 Год назад +12

      It's a 2 person job. She's suffers and They narrate

    • @azatellatia277
      @azatellatia277 11 месяцев назад +4

      Prob cuz one is energized after dealing with the challenge, and one is still doing the challenge.

  • @Kazmahu
    @Kazmahu 2 года назад +152

    Love this episode. The duct tape thing might be my new favourite 1-ep running gag. You turned what must have been impossibly tedious in person into an absolute riot to watch. Your content is a joy and I always look forward to it!

  • @bakubread9308
    @bakubread9308 2 года назад +296

    I'd love to see this kind of challenge done with a good Metroid game

    • @stevenn1940
      @stevenn1940 2 года назад +17

      Yeah, I saw it was the original, and my interest levels fell through the floor.

    • @anomalocarislover7254
      @anomalocarislover7254 2 года назад +6

      Just try it in super metroid, unless there is some flaw with the challenge that I can’t think of at the moment. It should work the same.

    • @bakubread9308
      @bakubread9308 2 года назад +14

      @@stevenn1940 i'm not personally disinterested in this video, but i'd definitely be *more* interested if it was a Metroid game that I actually liked

    • @WaluigiisthekingASmith
      @WaluigiisthekingASmith 2 года назад +9

      @@anomalocarislover7254 power bombs. Power bombs are that flaw.

    • @WaluigiisthekingASmith
      @WaluigiisthekingASmith 2 года назад +1

      @@anomalocarislover7254 also without glitches that make the challenge boring, bosses, and more importantly pre boss enemies, are completely required. At minimum that's the pre kraid enemies, golden pirates, torizo and the golden 4, old tourian pirates, and more.

  • @algernon7272
    @algernon7272 2 года назад +92

    “Metroid for the NES is made of duct tape” I have never been offended by something I totally agree with.

  • @jessietheant1513
    @jessietheant1513 Год назад +8

    This has to be one of my favorite videos by miss gamechamp. It has jank, it has rants, it has cheese, it has hype, and it’s just SO WELL DONE. Brava!

  • @GatorOne-in7hk
    @GatorOne-in7hk 2 года назад +111

    Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System commits many, many retro game sins including:
    Being programmed with duct tape
    Copy/pasted rooms that seem to loop
    Unavoidable enemies
    Very slow health and weapon grinding
    Hiding mandatory paths where you would never expect
    Required damage to reach certain items
    Enemy spam

    • @solitarioerrante4296
      @solitarioerrante4296 2 года назад +4

      I always thought i sucked in the game because i was bad at it, the game not aging well makes some sense considering all the unfair deaths and another issues

    • @rac1equalsbestgame853
      @rac1equalsbestgame853 2 года назад +7

      All it is missing is lives

    • @DrFoggyPants
      @DrFoggyPants 2 года назад +3

      @@solitarioerrante4296 Same. I just assumed I was being bad at video games

    • @Falkuzrules
      @Falkuzrules 2 года назад +2

      I played Metroid II two years ago and it ended up somehow being my favorite 2D Metroid (I haven't played Zero Mission in years though and haven't played Fusion past the first few areas, so either one of those is likely to surpass it once I get around to 'em) but the constant copy-pasting of rooms literally led me to using a map and *still* ending up searching the ENTIRE planet from bottom-to-top-to-bottom trying to find one last Metroid, which turned out to be in a room that looked exactly like *another room I killed a Metroid in.* So yeah that was a slight tiny little annoyance. Never take for granted the fact that videogame rooms look different from each other now!

    • @solitarioerrante4296
      @solitarioerrante4296 2 года назад +5

      @@Falkuzrules
      I also remember having a similar problem in Metroid 2, but it was much less annoying in comparasion to some unfair moments in the first game.

  • @hypersilver1111
    @hypersilver1111 2 года назад +349

    I am forever grateful to all the gamers in the 80s who managed to delude themselves into making this game a success. Without them Nintendo might never have made the GBA Metroids, which rank as some of my favourite games of all time.

    • @rarebeeph1783
      @rarebeeph1783 2 года назад +3

      wait, plural? i thought there was only metroid fusion

    • @amso7169
      @amso7169 2 года назад +13

      @@rarebeeph1783
      You’re really missing out bro

    • @bhull242
      @bhull242 2 года назад +9

      Or Super Metroid or Metroid Prime, which are also well received.

    • @hypersilver1111
      @hypersilver1111 2 года назад +5

      @@rarebeeph1783 There's also Zero Mission which is a remake of the original. I don't think they ever ported it to the WiiU virtual console so I guess less modern gamers have played it.

    • @Riku70X
      @Riku70X 2 года назад +8

      @@hypersilver1111
      Both Zero Mission and Fusion are on Wii U Eshop.

  • @GarryDumblowski
    @GarryDumblowski 2 года назад +14

    The thing that amazes me is that programming on duct tape is _technically_ possible! A really long strip of duct tape acts as one of the parts of the theoretical Turing Machine which can do any computation, the other being the read-write head which travels up and down the tape and writes or erases marks according to some set of rules.

  • @blaz9474
    @blaz9474 2 года назад +18

    "Since, as we all know, donuts are legally people."
    it's hard to tell if this is an actual quote from gamechamp or the spirit of donna rhythm heaven possessing her

  • @Alex-gx3mq
    @Alex-gx3mq 2 года назад +324

    This has got to be one of her funniest episodes yet. Great job Gamechamp

  • @misterbrick4276
    @misterbrick4276 2 года назад +141

    I like how as the video progressed, your descriptions of how this game was programmed get more and more insulting

    • @theyofmanynames
      @theyofmanynames 2 года назад +3

      Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System wasn't programmed.

    • @masterwolfgaming3436
      @masterwolfgaming3436 2 года назад +5

      Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System is a excellent example that the original is not always better.

    • @GamingTopTen
      @GamingTopTen 2 года назад

      I think he was very generous with his insults.
      I would have gone a lot harder, like saying the programmers were on alcohol, marijuana, crack cocaine, and heroin all at the same time.

    • @patentpending7016
      @patentpending7016 2 года назад

      @@GamingTopTen hey, just wanted to make you aware that gamechamp goes by she/they pronouns! Not trying to be all accusatory or anything, just letting you know that you misgendered them.

    • @misterbrick4276
      @misterbrick4276 Год назад

      @@GamingTopTenthat wouldn’t be as funny

  • @nagol2602
    @nagol2602 2 года назад +32

    Someone should make a programming software called DuctTape and re-create Metroid using it.

  • @dooplets._.5776
    @dooplets._.5776 Год назад +9

    The evolution of the whole duct tape bit makes this one of my favorite episodes you've made lol

  • @ADuskySky
    @ADuskySky 2 года назад +104

    The devs sure used a lot of duct tape while programming this game.

    • @maagic2031
      @maagic2031 2 года назад +13

      Metroid actually wasn't programmed. It just randomly showed up on Gunpei Yoko's desk one morning and he said "Fuck it, let's release Metroid!"

    • @ADuskySky
      @ADuskySky 2 года назад +8

      @@maagic2031Not without fixing it up with duct tape.

    • @mettatonex7221
      @mettatonex7221 2 года назад +7

      @@ADuskySky That was the wrapping paper it came in.

    • @GreenEyedPsycho
      @GreenEyedPsycho 2 года назад

      It was on sale at Home Depot

    • @largeboi4678
      @largeboi4678 2 года назад

      @@mettatonex7221 the case was cracked so they had to duct tape over the title

  • @Roman-fv4rv
    @Roman-fv4rv 2 года назад +65

    Things I learned: Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment Sуstеm on the Nintendo Entertainment Sуstеm was programmed

    • @lankymaccrazyhair264
      @lankymaccrazyhair264 2 года назад +9

      "was programmed" that's debatable

    • @BlazingShadowSword
      @BlazingShadowSword 2 года назад +2

      @@lankymaccrazyhair264 I would go with "accidentally willed into existence", it just seems right.

    • @autismandgaming4532
      @autismandgaming4532 2 года назад

      you forgot the very crucial "on duct tape" part

    • @swordsmancs
      @swordsmancs 7 дней назад

      11:14 are you sure?

  • @proplaystowin
    @proplaystowin 2 года назад +122

    I’m surprised she, who played the entirety of Pokemon blue without taking damage, is annoyed by how many glitches a game has

    • @theyofmanynames
      @theyofmanynames 2 года назад +29

      I think she suppressed that memory.

    • @BlazingShadowSword
      @BlazingShadowSword 2 года назад +33

      @@theyofmanynames let's be fair, most of us would suppress that memory if we were insane enough to try a hitless run of pokemon.

    • @ultimapower6950
      @ultimapower6950 2 года назад +15

      @@BlazingShadowSword but then you will take imaginary damage

    • @ninjabluefyre3815
      @ninjabluefyre3815 10 месяцев назад +1

      This is way harder tbf

    • @blakksheep736
      @blakksheep736 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@ultimapower6950 take 0d4 imaginary damage.

  • @emberthefox4951
    @emberthefox4951 2 года назад +9

    I love how the duct tape gag went from held together by duct tape, to programmed using duct tape, to design to hate you because duct tape, to the duct tape consuming the devs as they tried to code the game.

  • @gunsandroses896
    @gunsandroses896 2 года назад +56

    Every game prior to 2010 was made with duct tape, hopes and dreams.

    • @DarkenedAuras7653
      @DarkenedAuras7653 2 года назад +7

      Ok but Skyrim was 2010

    • @xenon8927
      @xenon8927 2 года назад +11

      @@DarkenedAuras7653 exactly. you seen skyrim bugs?

    • @gunsandroses896
      @gunsandroses896 2 года назад +13

      @@DarkenedAuras7653 did Skyrim even use duct tape? Or did Todd Howard just use sandpaper and a glue stick?

    • @KainYusanagi
      @KainYusanagi 2 года назад +5

      @@gunsandroses896 It just works.

    • @MegaDzib
      @MegaDzib 2 года назад +4

      Hell, most games still are programmed with duck tape

  • @NickOnYoutube
    @NickOnYoutube 2 года назад +38

    I’d love to see nintendo make a reference to the door glitch in metroid dread like having a secret room filled with drawings of old metroid and super metroid glitches

  • @orkworldbuilding9588
    @orkworldbuilding9588 2 года назад +12

    my favourite part of her vids is when they explain it like we’re gonna try it

  • @jonahfitzpatrick939
    @jonahfitzpatrick939 2 года назад +24

    Some should join the patron and name themself “Metroid for the Nintendo entertainment system was programmed on duct tape” so we can hear it more

  • @punkopunko5637
    @punkopunko5637 2 года назад +93

    Just beat this game again as part of playing every 2D Metroid to build up to the release of Dread, and it was still a major pain. Anyone who’s able to do this challenge is a much stronger person than I’ll ever be.

    • @JoshuaJacobs83
      @JoshuaJacobs83 2 года назад +1

      Don’t say that! They’re not stronger. Just more dedicated to something utterly pointless.

  • @Graeylyn
    @Graeylyn 2 года назад +238

    Wonder if Gamechamp likes how Metroid was programmed? I don’t think she was very clear about this

    • @leandrolhez5142
      @leandrolhez5142 2 года назад +30

      Y'know, that was left really unclear

    • @Josuh
      @Josuh 2 года назад +13

      Y'know, that was up really unclear

    • @SuperParkourio
      @SuperParkourio 2 года назад +38

      She explicitly stated that the game was, in fact, not programmed.

    • @ieuanhunt552
      @ieuanhunt552 2 года назад +8

      Well they are playing the game in a completely unintended way. Poor programming or not she isn't exactly giving the game credit.

    • @OnlyGoken
      @OnlyGoken 2 года назад +12

      I think she meant how, like duct tape, the games programming cute little quirks stick to you eventually 🙂

  • @charliegibson4016
    @charliegibson4016 Год назад +3

    She sounds so genuinely angry at 14:40 when talking about the duct tape programming.

  • @undisputedrhodes
    @undisputedrhodes 2 года назад +5

    The federation: Samus we need you to eradicate the threats on zebes.
    Samus: Ok, I will try not to kill them.
    The federation: -_-

  • @goodtimesfreegrog
    @goodtimesfreegrog 2 года назад +349

    Does it count as a Pacifist Run if you get Samus killed a couple dozen hundred times?

    • @RobinClower
      @RobinClower 2 года назад +24

      No hit minimalist pacifist run

    • @Voidling242
      @Voidling242 2 года назад +11

      no since the game killed samus.

    • @Falkuzrules
      @Falkuzrules 2 года назад +1

      I mean it doesn't count as pacifist if you hurt anything at all but pacifist looks better in the title.

    • @GatorOne-in7hk
      @GatorOne-in7hk 2 года назад +2

      @@RobinClower Not scientifically possible.

    • @generictrainer4513
      @generictrainer4513 2 года назад +8

      Samus isn't legally a person

  • @genemelendez8157
    @genemelendez8157 2 года назад +34

    I love how the Duct tape comments get progressively angrier and angrier as the run goes on

  • @timothymclean
    @timothymclean 2 года назад +16

    When the video _starts_ with Gamechamp talking about how they want to play literally any other game, you know it's going to be either _very_ good, _very_ bad, or very _both._

  • @magik_man1775
    @magik_man1775 2 года назад +2

    all of your creative ways of saying "not very well programmed" is the best part about this

  • @Warri0rLink
    @Warri0rLink 2 года назад +43

    I lost it at every different variation of “Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed on duct tape!” 🤣

    • @rho-starmkl4483
      @rho-starmkl4483 2 года назад +3

      It’s like how Imported Cheese constantly says spaghetti programing in his videos.

  • @crckerjack5852
    @crckerjack5852 2 года назад +85

    Suggestion for challenge:
    Can you beat Batman Arkham Knight without taking damage?
    Rules: If any damage is taken (unless compulsory to progress with the story) you must load up the previous checkpoint and start over.
    Challenge: The Knightfall Protocol (100% ending) must be obtained and the game must be played on the hardest difficulty.

    • @shakedbar2767
      @shakedbar2767 2 года назад +4

      are you ttrying to end her?

    • @denolact7000
      @denolact7000 2 года назад +3

      This just sounds like Counterattack: The Game

    • @crckerjack5852
      @crckerjack5852 2 года назад +3

      @@denolact7000 LMAO

    • @linhero797
      @linhero797 2 года назад +2

      Senza already did the challenge and many others

    • @crckerjack5852
      @crckerjack5852 2 года назад +3

      @@linhero797 Yeah, but I just want to see how Gamechamp handles this challenge

  • @ClaireDiVODer
    @ClaireDiVODer 2 года назад +6

    The duct tape joke never got old in this video, and still got laughs out of me.

  • @rayveewrites6268
    @rayveewrites6268 2 года назад +5

    I love the strange emotion in "I'm going to eat a donut!" Like, you can *hear* the suffering in their voice.

  • @RegrettableDeed
    @RegrettableDeed 2 года назад +18

    What a great challenge to do right before Dread! I could NEVER do this myself. Excellent job!

  • @VoidAcrid
    @VoidAcrid 2 года назад +36

    Alternate title: Gamechamp hates on Metroid for 23 minutes and 18 seconds

  • @TheRealWalt
    @TheRealWalt 2 года назад +3

    I actually did this same challenge on Metroid Fusion. It was a bit aggravating with how the X is needed to possess something to be able to access more.
    I respect your masochism, Gamechamp.

  • @LucOfLegends
    @LucOfLegends 2 года назад +10

    I'd like to imagine that Gamechamp was screaming during this challenge about as much as the developers when programming Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

  • @i8dacookies890
    @i8dacookies890 2 года назад +69

    In fact, Mother Brain is an AI, so whether killing it counts as murder is up to debate.

    • @Dazuro
      @Dazuro 2 года назад +18

      If killing a flaming donut counts, I think killing an AI counts too.

    • @velvetbutterfly
      @velvetbutterfly 2 года назад +5

      @@Dazuro MB gets rebuilt though, reappearing in Super Metroid

    • @agirlinsearchof9057
      @agirlinsearchof9057 2 года назад +13

      @@velvetbutterfly So, then, GameChamp is legally not a murderer. But whether she counts as a pacifist is up to debate.

    • @Thepenguinking2
      @Thepenguinking2 2 года назад

      #AIArePeopleToo

    • @kirbywithaknifeisawesome6028
      @kirbywithaknifeisawesome6028 2 года назад +2

      @@agirlinsearchof9057 she would have to play super metroid pacifist challenge to be able to say that was not a murder.
      In which case mother brain would just die again

  • @Choco____1
    @Choco____1 2 года назад +8

    As soon as I saw the notification I dropped watching Duke of the Dorks and jumped here. *_A Gamechamp video is always a win._*

  • @velvetbutterfly
    @velvetbutterfly 2 года назад +1

    I understand these take a long time but I always absolutely love each upload. From your YGO comparisons to challenge runs you have not made a bad upload

  • @LandoHitman
    @LandoHitman 2 года назад +5

    Gamechamp makes the most awesome videos. She comes up with the most interesting challenges.

  • @russellmarch4983
    @russellmarch4983 2 года назад +29

    Update: I did not end up eating Stubbs the Zombie, and i was actually playing Super Metroid last night… neat

    • @Josuh
      @Josuh 2 года назад

      Stubbs the Zombie is a good game

    • @russellmarch4983
      @russellmarch4983 2 года назад

      @@Josuh I’m aware.

  • @thatoneswordguy
    @thatoneswordguy 2 года назад +91

    Minimalist pacifist Metroid? I don’t know if you’re a challenge player or a masochist…

    • @hessexm8065
      @hessexm8065 2 года назад +2

      he's both

    • @fawful9992
      @fawful9992 2 года назад +13

      @@hessexm8065 *She. (Gamchamp uses She/They pronouns)

    • @pokedude720
      @pokedude720 2 года назад +12

      I think she's proved many times over that she's a masochist.

    • @maagic2031
      @maagic2031 2 года назад +3

      Not just killing the channel after the Pokemon challenge points to the latter.

    • @juliewinchester1488
      @juliewinchester1488 2 года назад +5

      Both. She's both.

  • @Riku70X
    @Riku70X 2 года назад

    This was one of the funniest videos in a while, keep up the amazing work!

  • @Niexigo
    @Niexigo 2 года назад

    Gosh, I remember this channel when I was younger. Man, brings me back. Definitely subbing so I don’t lose this again.

  • @camwoodstock
    @camwoodstock 2 года назад +27

    Shoutout to when I was watching the stream as Gamechampusan was doing this and the topic of amiibo came up and I immediately blasted everyone's comprehension of Minecraft Earth by pointing out how the Minecraft Earth Boost Figurines were basically single-use amiibo, the exact thing strem chat was joking about. It was hilarious.

  • @jasonkoopman13
    @jasonkoopman13 2 года назад +9

    Gamechamp: I'm going to eat a donut.
    Metroid donuts: We'll see about that.

  • @Zythria
    @Zythria 2 года назад +6

    So... fun fact. You can beat this with out killing anything. But it is not possible in our life time. If you leave the game running for 300 some years NES version at least. Mother Brain will be dead when you get to it. There is a password for that on the NES version of the game. I don't know if that is a thing on the Famicom version though; and with no password and the time it takes to do that being 300+ years (I forget the exact count) even an emulator running at 100X speed would not help. Still, that means you can in theory beat this game with out killing anything; just takes three or four generations to do it.

    • @autismandgaming4532
      @autismandgaming4532 2 года назад +1

      in case you're wondering: the first 3/4s of the system bricking 300 year password is: ENGAGE RIDLEY MOTHER
      you can figure out the rest.

  • @firelinksunlight9692
    @firelinksunlight9692 2 года назад

    Your videos are the best it's so fun watching them. Thank you for making stuff

  • @farisweiss2373
    @farisweiss2373 2 года назад +12

    Metroid 1 to quote somecallmejohnny "is like a stail piece of bread"

  • @mathew_monkbot1018
    @mathew_monkbot1018 2 года назад +4

    I GOT HERE BEFORE THE NOTIF! Love this channel! Thanks for your hard work madam game champ!

  • @supersmashbro596
    @supersmashbro596 2 года назад +3

    "to play literally anything other than metroid.'
    foreshadowing to how painful this is gonna be?
    you earned that donut gamechamp! dear god id have snapped my switch

  • @LORD_BING_BING
    @LORD_BING_BING 2 года назад +7

    Watching this made me appreciate zero mission even more

  • @pepdog1
    @pepdog1 2 года назад +12

    Champ, reading out the end patreons: "...reblog if you too are gay and don't go to bed on time"
    me: (sweating as I glance at the clock showing that it's currently 2 in the morning)

  • @periwinkuru
    @periwinkuru 2 года назад +4

    "Missile pack" sounds way more satisfying than it has any right to sound.

  • @colinhalsey9524
    @colinhalsey9524 Год назад +5

    I always have loved gamechamp3000 and she has always been an inspiration to me. I can't wait to see where she goes!

  • @brynhildrbunny
    @brynhildrbunny 2 года назад

    still remember hearing the shock when the 2 orbs bounced off the walls at extreme speeds
    great vid as always!!

  • @stargodhoshi5695
    @stargodhoshi5695 2 года назад +6

    I will never be able to hear the word "Ducktape" without thinking about this Video

  • @captainlastreo5160
    @captainlastreo5160 2 года назад +23

    Did you know that Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed on duct tape? Because I didn't know that Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System was programmed on duct tape.

  • @SmallManRobbie
    @SmallManRobbie 2 года назад +4

    Gamechamp3000 saying all of those names at the end had me dying of laughter

  • @ord3r781
    @ord3r781 2 года назад +5

    To show you the power of flex tape, I sawed metroid's programming in half! And repaired it with only flex tape!

  • @detroviolet326
    @detroviolet326 2 года назад +4

    I love how jokes about programming old games on primitive materials slowly turned into a hate letter about duct tape

  • @TiranMaster
    @TiranMaster 2 года назад +4

    I hope that was the best damn donut you've ever had, lord knows this game was made by super alien beings who learned how to program onto inconceivable things, like tape.

  • @nightshaydes8744
    @nightshaydes8744 Год назад +1

    i can't speak for the FDS version's save feature, but yes, the zebetites are saved in the password. there is a password generator that exists, and in it, you can disable or enable any/all of the zebetites.

  • @shilohmagic7173
    @shilohmagic7173 2 года назад

    ANOTHER GAMECHAMP VIDEO LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO! I love your work!!!

  • @sorio99
    @sorio99 2 года назад +3

    Congrats on the Low% speed run, Game Champ!

  • @mysteriouscolours1532
    @mysteriouscolours1532 2 года назад +43

    Something tells me she doesn’t like Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System, but I can’t quite work out what it is

    • @MrTrombonebandgeek
      @MrTrombonebandgeek 2 года назад +3

      I don’t know why she was kept rambling about duct tape either

  • @vincentbeton
    @vincentbeton Год назад +2

    Gotta love how my first expectation of "programmed on Duct Tape" was "oh, so there will be easily abusable Glitches galore" but oh no, it's the Game abusing the Player instead

  • @MrFlame-zk5cy
    @MrFlame-zk5cy 2 года назад +1

    i knew saving this donut for something was a good idea congrats gamechamp cant wait to see what next month holds

    • @LathosZan
      @LathosZan 2 года назад

      I sincerely hope you aren't saving a donut for a month...

  • @EverTheFractal
    @EverTheFractal 2 года назад +7

    Oh hell yeah I just made chicken strips. Perfect timing

    • @BJGvideos
      @BJGvideos 2 года назад

      Any advice? Mine never really come out the way I want. They're just coated chicken when I make them.

    • @EverTheFractal
      @EverTheFractal 2 года назад +1

      @@BJGvideos depends if you're deep frying them or not but really season the batter. People tend to forget this bit. It's all about personal taste but my personal recipe is paprika, garlic powder, ground pepper, ground sea salt (you barely need any, trust me). And if I'm feeling sassy I put in ground chili flakes. Getting the measurements right is hard but look up some recipes and you'll be able to eyeball it in no time.

  • @LucosPlays
    @LucosPlays 2 года назад +3

    This challenge is really painful kudos to you Champ also now i wanna eat a donut...dang it. Also now i know that Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Famicom Disk System is made by duct tape...really loved the video.

  • @pumpqueenravi
    @pumpqueenravi 2 года назад

    I always love your videos so much, I look forward to every upload!!
    Hope you're having a good day ms. champ

  • @drakon0873
    @drakon0873 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for this gamechamp. While watching this in the comfort of my own toilet I laid down a no-wiper that happened to be of considerable size. I'll never forget this video for giving me one of the best poop experiences I've ever had.

  • @jaeusa160
    @jaeusa160 2 года назад +5

    "Where did you learn to program like that?"
    On industrial-grade duct tape. :D

  • @vocaloshroomy
    @vocaloshroomy 2 года назад +8

    this poor girl had to suffer through 16 hours of metroid torture all for a single donut-

  • @powwowken2760
    @powwowken2760 2 года назад +2

    I can't even be mad you spent 15% of the video's run time just reading Patreon backers names
    You earned it

  • @bdziamara6376
    @bdziamara6376 2 года назад

    Amazing! Well done! Hope the donut was worth the wait