Hi! Frezy_man here. Great video and glad to be mentioned! Very impressed over the development of speedrunning this game for all the runners after me! so much quicker than I could imagine being possible at this game at the time. Back when I was researching and practicing for the (first) record It felt like I was alone in the world even think about running this great game - One of the beloved childhood game of mine. The only place I could watch for learning was the TAS which I think was the only run ever of the game. I figured out many strats by myself. The TAS at the time had some good tricks but did not include the short-cut in stage 3. Appreciate the video and some of the parts of the game itself that is memorable for a gamer before you even think of running the game. Keep it up!
Hey Frezy. Thanks for watching and really glad you enjoyed it! It's great to hear from you and get even more insight to that legendary run so thank you for commenting! 😀
@@theotterspocket8732 just to ad another note. If I recal correctly Tompa did actually helped me with my strategy on the waterfall boss, I think he showed med a faster way of doing that fight. So I was originally planning to go for a slower kill.
I can't believe those tricks and skips were only found after 2012. I spend several hours a week playing this game when I was a kid, and pulled most of the "frame perfect" jumps way back in 2001. As a 9 year old. Heck, I found a gorilla double invinsible hit that lets you skip two phases of the fight, the skip to phase through the thorns AND that you could pass between the floor rocks in Simba's Exile. The offscreen Scar defeat almost gave me a heart attack the first time after he simply dissapeared and I did the stand-still on the stampede because I wanted some time to rest after the ostrich sections. I never recorded it. It didn't cross my mind. Back then I didn't even know what a speedrun was. My sister and me just had to share an hour to play videogames a day so I just grinded the game until I could finish it on my half hour of playtime and still have time to advance an extra level on Super Mario World. I'm not sure how many hours I spent improving my times on this game. I got to a point where I had time for a one or two levels on Megaman X, Demon's Crest or Contra 3. I had to be close to 15 minutes to have time to swap the cartridge and get things done. I also used to play my faulty copy of DKC2 that didn't let me save, so I had to beat the whole game in one sitting without dying once and in only half an hour, or my sister would start complaining I was hogging ther time. So I ended "speedruning" a few games without even realizing what i was doing. I still got those cartridges and the beated up SNES in a box in my room. Now I'm curious to see how close I am to the current word record using the things I learned from back then.
Good vid. I recommend less negativity and go easier on the background music for next time. I do like the addendum at the end, confirming the lives of previous runners and potential futures.
I enjoyed the video, I love this game, and I enjoyed seeing the progression of the times. My biggest comment would be that after a SummoningSalt video I could probably teach someone the intricacies and the importance of each skip discovered. After this video, I am aware of some of the skips and glitches, but I couldn't explain them. The side by side for the waterfall was good but what makes that route different, yeah, know? Maybe if you cut down on footage of runs and used that time to explain glitches and their significance it would be better? I'm subscribed and looking forward to what you make next.
Thanks for the detailed feedback it's really appreciated! I will certainly look to explain the glitches/skips better in future videos. Others have also mentioned to me about cutting some of the run times so also taken that on board. I've also invested heavily in a new mic so hope it does the trick. Cheers and thanks for watching! 👍
Quality content here. Please make more. I love ''World record progression'' stuff :D As others pointed out, background music is a bit loud, which makes it hard to hear you speak. Except that, I love it!
The music volume was 100% something I needed to work on. If you get a chance to watch my second video you should hopefully see an improvement in volume control! (World record progression of Prince of Persia). Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍
Really enjoyed it! Could be a little more polished like others have said, but whatever. Like I said I loved it. Hoping to see more speedrun history from you in the future. Thank you!!
Thanks for the comments! Glad you enjoyed it. Based on the feedback I've started research for a future speedrun video. Hopefully I'll be able to incorporate in the ideas and improvements people have asked for 👍
A very good video. I really enjoyed it. I suppose I'll give my thoughts. - I'll echo what some of the other commenters have said, they music was really loud. At some points, it really drowned out your voice. - I think there was an excessive amount of time spent on montages of individual runs which weren't really significant. - I really did not like the flashy transitions (the ones with the dotted text). I liked the segment, just not the transitions. - You mention new glitches, but they weren't really shown. Or if they were, it was unclear to me. - The ending of the video (between where the record stands now and start of the "where are they now") seemed drawn out. - There wasn't a lot of voice inflection. Not much more is needed. I recognize the Summoning Salt vibe, but some of the significance of a new run or a massive time save was lost for me when there is no change in inflection. - I did like the music choices. - The side by side comparison of different runs with different techniques was a nice touch. - I thoroughly enjoyed the "where are they now" segment. Some things I'd like to see included in a future video: - Discussion of tactics, methods, and glitches. You mention that they exist, but they are never really explained. - TAS runs (if they exist for a given game). I find they provide a nice benchmark for comparison. - An explanation of how the game works. For example, with this game, pretty much everyone is well aware of its difficulty, but a little discussion why or how for those who aren't familiar or don't have first hand experience. I recognize a lot of this is easy to say from behind my keyboard. I don't want to come across hostile. I also recognize some of my comments are a little petty. Nevertheless, I think you did an incredible job. Definitely approaching SummoningSalt quality. I eagerly look forward to another video if you choose to make one.
Thanks for the really detailed feedback. It's really useful to get that amount of information to work on and yes, certainly spurs me on to consider making future videos. I completely take on board the music being too loud when talking. I spent alot of time playing with the volumes and hoped I'd found a good balance (you shouldve heard the earlier versions!) It looks like I still missed the mark though and maybe I was trying too much to compensate for the music over my vocal capabilities! Again a massive thankyou for the feedback. I really appreciate it
This is a great critique mate. Very well written. Thanks for sharing, I hope OP implements what you suggest to the word. I really feel this channel has a lot of potential, the dude is hella good at editing. Stick to these videos too OP, there blowing up rn. You prob know that, but yeah, you doing well. Look forward to next vid. Happy new year
Thanks Kez! Have you watched the Prince of Persia video I've uploaded since? You should hopefully see some improvements based on the feedback received from my first video (The Lion King). More to work on but feels a step in the right direction! Thanks for watching and spending the time to comment 👍
Love the content, but the mix is alittle off buddy...knock the background down 50% and your voice up 25%...awesome job though....better than I could do Love theMexicanruner guy....I want the best for him
Thanks mate. Yeah audio was 100% something which needed work. You should see a massive difference in my second video (Prince of Persia). A proper mic was purchased as well following this. I hope one day to remaster this video! Thanks for watching 👍
@@theotterspocket8732 anytime man, I look forward to that vid! Love prince of Persia...anyway...all the best...and well done for starting the TH-cam journey...I hope to one day!
This is great content. But like other's have pointed out the background music is very frustrating. I would keep it to a minimum in the future as it takes away focus and it makes it hard to hear you. In most places the background music isn't at all necessary. I would stick to using it at points in the video where you aren't talking for somewhat long periods to fill in the sound gap and then I would just use the game's natural soundtrack. Other than that this is very good content and look forward to future videos.
Had this for the Mega Drive as a kid. I can't remember thinking it was THAT difficult, except for the last stage before the final boss, I died on that stage so many times. When I played the game as an adult however I couldn't get past the second stage no matter how much I tried, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out how I made it past that stage virtually every time back in the 90's..
Excellent video. If you are going to keep doing them (and I think you should!) here are some recommendations: Tone down the background music. Your voice and explination of what is being talked should be second to none. Stick to A font for your texts. IF a single runner break the WR in succesion, do not waiste so much time showing all the times he do so, specially if your going to stay quieted for most of that time. Pick a single part of that run you like it, preferently the best momment of that run (or just the last seconds in wich it beat the game) and move on to the next best part of the next time he beat the WR.
Thanks that's really useful feedback thankyou. I agree that maybe I overcompensated in places putting the background music louder compared to my voice, in the thought that "hey if people hate my voice at least the background music is good". That's a massive learning for me and certainly something I will look to correct. Again comments like yours are reason enough to consider doing future videos so thankyou
@@theotterspocket8732 I did the same thing thinking that people would not enjoy my voice. Just be confident that they will enjoy it. I would even consider re-rendering and uploading with a lower volume of the bg music.
I'd like to say that despite all the advice you received from the apparent experts in the comments, what you've done here would piss on my 100th attempt let alone my first video. Nice work, look forward to your stuff.
I've mastered this game, not speed run mastered but drunken mastered. Last time I beat it iIdrank a pint and a half of vodka then started my run..... to this day I've never completed anything more difficult in my life
Hey just found this, and I look for new speed running history every few days. I would strongly recommend using the title: world record progression. It is the standard created by Summoning Salt, and it is what people like me search for, and will likely increase traffic. Look forward to more videos!
I used the speed run tab but my recommended is probably skewed towards work record progression stuff anyway lol If you watch a lot of these videos then try using the tab. Happy hunting.
Awesome video but like many others are saying just tone the background volume down. Sometimes it's ok but sometimes I'm struggling to make out what you're saying
i really like these vidoes, but i think ppl have to be more honest about how competetive a record is. when ur the only person running the game, ur wr is simply not impressive. Holding it for 7 years is different when nobody else tries, compared to a game with 100+ runners
I know that Stormy holds the WR for some of the Genesis runs (Easy %). Has he started running SNES? There's some amazing runners out there and I'd love to see someone break ****** Any% Difficult SNES run (I've starred out to avoid any spoilers for the video 😉👌)
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Hi! Frezy_man here. Great video and glad to be mentioned! Very impressed over the development of speedrunning this game for all the runners after me! so much quicker than I could imagine being possible at this game at the time. Back when I was researching and practicing for the (first) record It felt like I was alone in the world even think about running this great game - One of the beloved childhood game of mine. The only place I could watch for learning was the TAS which I think was the only run ever of the game. I figured out many strats by myself. The TAS at the time had some good tricks but did not include the short-cut in stage 3. Appreciate the video and some of the parts of the game itself that is memorable for a gamer before you even think of running the game. Keep it up!
Hey Frezy. Thanks for watching and really glad you enjoyed it! It's great to hear from you and get even more insight to that legendary run so thank you for commenting! 😀
You're a ledge Frezy
@@theotterspocket8732 just to ad another note. If I recal correctly Tompa did actually helped me with my strategy on the waterfall boss, I think he showed med a faster way of doing that fight. So I was originally planning to go for a slower kill.
great vid maybe a little lower background music
Came to say the say thing. Turn it down. Plus we wanna hear what you are saying also :)
Yeah this. Video is unwatchable at the current mixing levels.
100% this, I stopped watching because the BGM was too loud and distracting. It's a shame because it seems like a pretty good video otherwise.
Highly agree, though I do want to emphasize that the video is quite good still
Agreed
I can't believe those tricks and skips were only found after 2012. I spend several hours a week playing this game when I was a kid, and pulled most of the "frame perfect" jumps way back in 2001. As a 9 year old. Heck, I found a gorilla double invinsible hit that lets you skip two phases of the fight, the skip to phase through the thorns AND that you could pass between the floor rocks in Simba's Exile. The offscreen Scar defeat almost gave me a heart attack the first time after he simply dissapeared and I did the stand-still on the stampede because I wanted some time to rest after the ostrich sections.
I never recorded it. It didn't cross my mind.
Back then I didn't even know what a speedrun was. My sister and me just had to share an hour to play videogames a day so I just grinded the game until I could finish it on my half hour of playtime and still have time to advance an extra level on Super Mario World. I'm not sure how many hours I spent improving my times on this game. I got to a point where I had time for a one or two levels on Megaman X, Demon's Crest or Contra 3. I had to be close to 15 minutes to have time to swap the cartridge and get things done.
I also used to play my faulty copy of DKC2 that didn't let me save, so I had to beat the whole game in one sitting without dying once and in only half an hour, or my sister would start complaining I was hogging ther time. So I ended "speedruning" a few games without even realizing what i was doing.
I still got those cartridges and the beated up SNES in a box in my room. Now I'm curious to see how close I am to the current word record using the things I learned from back then.
Good vid. I recommend less negativity and go easier on the background music for next time. I do like the addendum at the end, confirming the lives of previous runners and potential futures.
Thanks for the comments. Certainly things to work on so really appreciate you taking time to provide the feedback 👍
@@theotterspocket8732 ya the music is loud
I enjoyed the video, I love this game, and I enjoyed seeing the progression of the times. My biggest comment would be that after a SummoningSalt video I could probably teach someone the intricacies and the importance of each skip discovered. After this video, I am aware of some of the skips and glitches, but I couldn't explain them. The side by side for the waterfall was good but what makes that route different, yeah, know? Maybe if you cut down on footage of runs and used that time to explain glitches and their significance it would be better? I'm subscribed and looking forward to what you make next.
Thanks for the detailed feedback it's really appreciated! I will certainly look to explain the glitches/skips better in future videos. Others have also mentioned to me about cutting some of the run times so also taken that on board. I've also invested heavily in a new mic so hope it does the trick. Cheers and thanks for watching! 👍
Keep moving forward!
Quality content here. Please make more. I love ''World record progression'' stuff :D
As others pointed out, background music is a bit loud, which makes it hard to hear you speak. Except that, I love it!
“ A lion themed version of dark souls”
This game was a harder than doom as a 7 year old, This game has a special place in hell
I really loved this game, especially for its graphics. Thank you very much for making this amazing video! :D
Cool stuff man definitely keep making these! (Also lower that damn background music haha)
Haha yep it's noted! Quieter background music in future videos! Thanks for the comments. Really appreciated 👍
i'm a big fan of this. watched it a few times now. thank you for your work, you did an awesome job
Nice video, I love speedrunning history content! My only advice is to lower the music volume, I really enjoyed your commentary!
The music volume was 100% something I needed to work on. If you get a chance to watch my second video you should hopefully see an improvement in volume control! (World record progression of Prince of Persia). Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍
I can feel you put so much effort on this video. I enjoyed it so much thanks
excellent review and video. was floored when i saw at the end you only have 1k subscriber and 16k views. top tier content!
Really enjoyed it! Could be a little more polished like others have said, but whatever.
Like I said I loved it. Hoping to see more speedrun history from you in the future.
Thank you!!
Thanks for the comments! Glad you enjoyed it. Based on the feedback I've started research for a future speedrun video. Hopefully I'll be able to incorporate in the ideas and improvements people have asked for 👍
Mexican runner be like... Wooool Rickerrr
Well researched. Good job!
A very good video. I really enjoyed it.
I suppose I'll give my thoughts.
- I'll echo what some of the other commenters have said, they music was really loud. At some points, it really drowned out your voice.
- I think there was an excessive amount of time spent on montages of individual runs which weren't really significant.
- I really did not like the flashy transitions (the ones with the dotted text). I liked the segment, just not the transitions.
- You mention new glitches, but they weren't really shown. Or if they were, it was unclear to me.
- The ending of the video (between where the record stands now and start of the "where are they now") seemed drawn out.
- There wasn't a lot of voice inflection. Not much more is needed. I recognize the Summoning Salt vibe, but some of the significance of a new run or a massive time save was lost for me when there is no change in inflection.
- I did like the music choices.
- The side by side comparison of different runs with different techniques was a nice touch.
- I thoroughly enjoyed the "where are they now" segment.
Some things I'd like to see included in a future video:
- Discussion of tactics, methods, and glitches. You mention that they exist, but they are never really explained.
- TAS runs (if they exist for a given game). I find they provide a nice benchmark for comparison.
- An explanation of how the game works. For example, with this game, pretty much everyone is well aware of its difficulty, but a little discussion why or how for those who aren't familiar or don't have first hand experience.
I recognize a lot of this is easy to say from behind my keyboard. I don't want to come across hostile. I also recognize some of my comments are a little petty. Nevertheless, I think you did an incredible job. Definitely approaching SummoningSalt quality. I eagerly look forward to another video if you choose to make one.
Thanks for the really detailed feedback. It's really useful to get that amount of information to work on and yes, certainly spurs me on to consider making future videos. I completely take on board the music being too loud when talking. I spent alot of time playing with the volumes and hoped I'd found a good balance (you shouldve heard the earlier versions!) It looks like I still missed the mark though and maybe I was trying too much to compensate for the music over my vocal capabilities! Again a massive thankyou for the feedback. I really appreciate it
This is a great critique mate. Very well written. Thanks for sharing, I hope OP implements what you suggest to the word. I really feel this channel has a lot of potential, the dude is hella good at editing. Stick to these videos too OP, there blowing up rn. You prob know that, but yeah, you doing well.
Look forward to next vid. Happy new year
Some of that does come down to personal preference, but I defo feel this critique
Thanks Kez! Have you watched the Prince of Persia video I've uploaded since? You should hopefully see some improvements based on the feedback received from my first video (The Lion King). More to work on but feels a step in the right direction! Thanks for watching and spending the time to comment 👍
Love the content, but the mix is alittle off buddy...knock the background down 50% and your voice up 25%...awesome job though....better than I could do
Love theMexicanruner guy....I want the best for him
Thanks mate. Yeah audio was 100% something which needed work. You should see a massive difference in my second video (Prince of Persia). A proper mic was purchased as well following this. I hope one day to remaster this video! Thanks for watching 👍
@@theotterspocket8732 anytime man, I look forward to that vid! Love prince of Persia...anyway...all the best...and well done for starting the TH-cam journey...I hope to one day!
I don't know how I got to Richard Ayoade's speedrun-history channel... but I'll happily subsribe!
This is great content. But like other's have pointed out the background music is very frustrating. I would keep it to a minimum in the future as it takes away focus and it makes it hard to hear you. In most places the background music isn't at all necessary. I would stick to using it at points in the video where you aren't talking for somewhat long periods to fill in the sound gap and then I would just use the game's natural soundtrack. Other than that this is very good content and look forward to future videos.
Omg more vids the world needs more speedrunning videos
Had this for the Mega Drive as a kid. I can't remember thinking it was THAT difficult, except for the last stage before the final boss, I died on that stage so many times. When I played the game as an adult however I couldn't get past the second stage no matter how much I tried, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out how I made it past that stage virtually every time back in the 90's..
I have this problem with all megadrive games now... I think it might be because we're not used to just 3 lives or start again anymore.
i could never get past that damn giraffe i would always fall short no matter how hard i jumped from the ostrich
Excellent video.
If you are going to keep doing them (and I think you should!) here are some recommendations:
Tone down the background music. Your voice and explination of what is being talked should be second to none.
Stick to A font for your texts.
IF a single runner break the WR in succesion, do not waiste so much time showing all the times he do so, specially if your going to stay quieted for most of that time. Pick a single part of that run you like it, preferently the best momment of that run (or just the last seconds in wich it beat the game) and move on to the next best part of the next time he beat the WR.
Second the music volume. I made the same mistake with my first few videos.
Thanks that's really useful feedback thankyou. I agree that maybe I overcompensated in places putting the background music louder compared to my voice, in the thought that "hey if people hate my voice at least the background music is good". That's a massive learning for me and certainly something I will look to correct. Again comments like yours are reason enough to consider doing future videos so thankyou
@@theotterspocket8732 I did the same thing thinking that people would not enjoy my voice. Just be confident that they will enjoy it. I would even consider re-rendering and uploading with a lower volume of the bg music.
Would you recommend turning down the background music across the entire video or just where I'm talking?
"lion themed dark souls" lol
same
I'd like to say that despite all the advice you received from the apparent experts in the comments, what you've done here would piss on my 100th attempt let alone my first video.
Nice work, look forward to your stuff.
I've mastered this game, not speed run mastered but drunken mastered. Last time I beat it iIdrank a pint and a half of vodka then started my run..... to this day I've never completed anything more difficult in my life
Played this as a kid, never beat the second level
Never made the monkeys as a kid. Found out, no one of my friends saw the monkeys. Nowadays I'm a horrible gamer with attitude 😂
I was 10 when this came out. I owned it and found it challenging. I did bear it a few times though.
Great video
I enjoyed this, please make more :)
Not gonna lie, as a kid I never made it past the waterfall stage.
Did I just watch like 16 slightly different versions of the same playthrough for 50 min...
looks like a Great video I just wish the music wasnt so loud
Thank you
🤷♂️ Idk, I never really had an issue with the game like everyone else claimed? It wasn't till near the end where I started having troubles.
Hey just found this, and I look for new speed running history every few days. I would strongly recommend using the title: world record progression. It is the standard created by Summoning Salt, and it is what people like me search for, and will likely increase traffic.
Look forward to more videos!
I used the speed run tab but my recommended is probably skewed towards work record progression stuff anyway lol
If you watch a lot of these videos then try using the tab.
Happy hunting.
Seriously why has no one mentioned the background music?
Awesome video but like many others are saying just tone the background volume down. Sometimes it's ok but sometimes I'm struggling to make out what you're saying
Why isn’t Eizitto used in Xenoblade Chronicles?
I played it on a gameboy and it was hard.
I wanna watch this amazing video but holy crap the background music is just too loud
Doesn't that mean Dark Souls is actually a Medieval fantasy version of the Lion king?
Why is the music so loud??
Most didn't get to adult Simba? Really?
👍👍
i really like these vidoes, but i think ppl have to be more honest about how competetive a record is. when ur the only person running the game, ur wr is simply not impressive. Holding it for 7 years is different when nobody else tries, compared to a game with 100+ runners
Background music is way to loud
Idk everyone says this game is hard,i beat it in 2 days...when i was 9
i guess ur a god gamer
@@inheritedwheel2900 no,that would be if i beat ninja gaiden like that,or super ghouls and ghost,lion king isnt on that level
The background music ruined an otherwise good video
Turn the fucking music off
And now the world record is held by stormy
I know that Stormy holds the WR for some of the Genesis runs (Easy %). Has he started running SNES? There's some amazing runners out there and I'd love to see someone break ****** Any% Difficult SNES run (I've starred out to avoid any spoilers for the video 😉👌)