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Everyone always says TP early game is “slow” (or flat out boring) and I’m not saying anyone is wrong, but it’s something I’ve always really liked about the game. There’s just something really relaxing about playing through a little slice of life for a day in the life of the farm hand in this otherworldly forest village. I feel like it would be a really nice life to live and the escape from the real world is just…nice.
I get where you’re coming from but most people just wanna play a Zelda game, not a slow slice of life fantasy story, we want a sword and a shield so we can fight things and solve dungeons🤷♂️
I totally agree… Most of the time, we don’t get to take a look or sometimes even the idea of how Link was before he took upon the role of the Hero… TP showcased just that perfectly and it's such a nice little reprieve from the common hack and slash action games that LoZ games commonly take, as much as that is very fun and all… Makes this version of Link seem much more relatable than usual…
Honestly. I always thought people just meant the bug smashing especially in Hylia lake and the back and forth for iron boots and the amount of time it takes to actually get to the second dungeon. I never imagined the people actually hated the very beginning farm life part. Besides for the annoying kids getting in trouble and the girl just taking your horse for "mistreatment". That part actually felt very fast and just enjoyable to see Link go from a country life to actually being exposed to Hyrule.
Thematically, I adore it, and I think it really raises the stakes when they give you time to actually get to know the village children and Ilia so that there’s more of an incentive to want to save them, and it really hammers home the idea that Link is a normal person who isn’t just saving the world because it’s his destiny, but because it’s always been part of his nature to want to help others, but after the first couple times, it’s definitely a slog. I’m glad it was included, I think the game is better off with it, but I also understand the complaints
It is absolutely incredible what people can do for the projects they're passionate about. It took 4 YEARS to make this? That's my entire degree lol. Kudos to the team that made this.
He's called Zanto in German (and Xanto in French) because that is just one version to interpret the original Japanese name of ザント (Zanto). It's similar with Midna who is called Midona in French. The localisers will probably just choose whatever flows better in the respective language.
@@robloxzocken3061Ok zuerst wollt ich sagen, dass ich Zanto viel seltsamer finde aber nachden ich nachgedacht hab muss ich scho sagen, wenn man es wirklich mit einen Z und nicht einem S ausspricht klingts wirklich komisch. Ich mein Zanto ist nicht sehr viel besser aber ich hab eh einen allgemeinen grund grant gegen Deutsche Aussprache von japanischen Namen. Merklich NARUUUUUUTOOOOOO. SASUUUUUUUKEEEEEEE 😂
linkus explaining back in time so well in such a short, concise explanation is incredible -- i don't think i've ever seen someone go through that trick so casually before. can't wait to hear the rest of the explanations here (and the popoff reactions)
I really love how the doors open in this game it looks so cool! And did you guys know that if you go through a door twice then there is no dirt falling down anymore! Cool little detail
46:25 That was definitely one of the coolest things I've ever seen in a speedrun. Just pure, unadulterated, unapologetic swag. I also had no idea you could use the bow on Ganon. The first time my brother got to him we spent forever trying to figure out how to open him up (not even thinking to use the wolf for quite a while) until finally noticing the action command for grabbing him. Hard to believe we never thought or tried just shooting the gem with the bow, seems very obvious, but we were just kids I guess.
It’s really interesting watching this stuff as a studying game designer, because all this sequence manipulation and the glitched etc gives an interesting glimpse into how Nintendo codes the game.
What I always find funny is how a tas will sometimes do things that doesn't look like precision but instead makes it look like the original game is just really broken, like how easy it seemed they were going through doors and gates.
@@kaycee7738they replay back inputs that were done at frame by frame. It takes 4 years because you’re literally playing each input at at frame not including fuckups, repeats and whatever else. The editing is literally just put a screen recorder on, put it into an editor, add whatever you want or nothing at all.
Used to read the author's notes on tasvideos, but have since been lacking the time. Thanks for condensing it and allowing us to grasp the impressiveness of the authors!
I love watching speedruns of old games like this. Where a combination of precision controls and spaghetti code allows you to just abuse the hell out of everything. With newer stuff people don't write as much spaghetti because they're not trying to save every possible byte of memory and processor cycle, so there's less to abuse.
I don't speedrun yet but I'd like to. So I've watched a lot of stuff on speedrunning this. So I do notice a lot of stuff that a normal casual player wouldn't notice but there was still a lot I learned and didn't notice till linkus pointed it oit
32:25 I remember doing a glitch in this game where I would take off the iron boots before landing and be able to walk around on the magnetic walls at normal speed without the iron boots. I guess it's not practical for the TAS for some reason, but it's definitely nice in a casual playthrough.
51:04 You actually got it backwards, the original Japanese name of Zant is ザン (Zan - To), So it was the English Translation who got rid of the o, because it didn't sound english enough.
26:37 i think he grappled there to save time it would have taken to let go from the grassy wall, since if you grapple a climbable surface right at the bottom it just instantly places link on the ground
required is just another word for optional it would seem with stuff like the 2nd skull kid... and i love seeing speedrunners break the games, seeing TAS over break games is one of the things that give me joy. edit: linkus, lets be real, arent speedruns in general just a massive flex?
42:23 They actually did that for me in my first playthrough. You’re telling me that I performed a TAS strat that Linkus didn’t even know about on my first playthrough?
15:36 actually no, it's the flag getting reused. So instead of reading "oh you're in this boss state", it reads it as you having 22 monkeys (or something around that) which causes it to have the max
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32:01 you can actually Clip through that Gate as Wolf Link if you stand in the perfect position. im very surprised this speedrun doesnt use that trick.
17:07 I can tell you that this is called "Rupee dive", and that there are humans who do a very similar trick called "midna dive" on the wii version of the game to get into lakebed.
You should do a satirical biography of "Tas, Speedrunning's Most Important and Reclusive Runner." Money quote from Tas (wearing Kanye mask with voice distortion): "When I play, it feels like someone else is controlling my fingers. They just seem to know what do."
The "Back in Time Glitch", looks like to me, basically glitching the game into Newgame+ style of thing. You start off earlier in the game, but have so much equipment and stuff you wouldn't normally have at that point, because you took what title screen Link had on himself. Which is similar in results to that of a game that has Newgame+ with a Newgame+ save file. You start off with so much stuff you would not normally have at the start
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This is amazing thank you for your explanation
reporting for not showing the clankers in the youtube vid
linkus did you happen to send me a message telling me I'm a luck winner by chance cuz i believe it is a scam
fun fact they skip all the rupee text boxes somehow till the point where they clip in the lake so that they get that text box at that point.
@@Fl1ckz_TV yea that’s probably why the did so much rng manipulation to only get green rupees
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Speak of the devil
ur the goat
Good job on the run, absolutely insane stuff
I want to say it is impressive, but that would be underplaying. It is INCREDIBLE!
We all look forward to watching your 100% TAS in 10 years :)
It's a true speedrun because the TASer made sure to equip the Iron Boots as Link was hitting the final blow. 10/10 would watch again.
a true tp speedrun.
I was about to comment this. Glad someone else was on the same page.
Geese need HUGS
clankclankclankclankclankclank
Things I've learned from this today:
-Gates don't exist in this game.
-Wolf Link is a Competitive Moonwalker.
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Don't forget iron boots are OP.
Who who
Who who
Also don’t forget that links is schwimmen
Seeing a speedrunner get surprised by speedrunning shenanigans is my new favorite thing
i know right, he is a damn expert on this and he is just as bamboozled as we are. It's the funniest shit
TASes are so much cooler when you have someone explain what happens and how impressive it is!
Everyone always says TP early game is “slow” (or flat out boring) and I’m not saying anyone is wrong, but it’s something I’ve always really liked about the game. There’s just something really relaxing about playing through a little slice of life for a day in the life of the farm hand in this otherworldly forest village. I feel like it would be a really nice life to live and the escape from the real world is just…nice.
Hate to break it to you...there is always someone that will complain about most zelda games. Thing is enjoy yourself and have fun haha!!
I get where you’re coming from but most people just wanna play a Zelda game, not a slow slice of life fantasy story, we want a sword and a shield so we can fight things and solve dungeons🤷♂️
I totally agree… Most of the time, we don’t get to take a look or sometimes even the idea of how Link was before he took upon the role of the Hero…
TP showcased just that perfectly and it's such a nice little reprieve from the common hack and slash action games that LoZ games commonly take, as much as that is very fun and all… Makes this version of Link seem much more relatable than usual…
Honestly. I always thought people just meant the bug smashing especially in Hylia lake and the back and forth for iron boots and the amount of time it takes to actually get to the second dungeon.
I never imagined the people actually hated the very beginning farm life part. Besides for the annoying kids getting in trouble and the girl just taking your horse for "mistreatment". That part actually felt very fast and just enjoyable to see Link go from a country life to actually being exposed to Hyrule.
Thematically, I adore it, and I think it really raises the stakes when they give you time to actually get to know the village children and Ilia so that there’s more of an incentive to want to save them, and it really hammers home the idea that Link is a normal person who isn’t just saving the world because it’s his destiny, but because it’s always been part of his nature to want to help others, but after the first couple times, it’s definitely a slog. I’m glad it was included, I think the game is better off with it, but I also understand the complaints
Doors aren’t an obstacle in this run, but rather a suggestion.
Yeah!
and the answer is 𝙣 𝙤 .
Nah. Doors are just cosmetic.
It is absolutely incredible what people can do for the projects they're passionate about. It took 4 YEARS to make this? That's my entire degree lol. Kudos to the team that made this.
The team? It was 1 guy :'))
He's called Zanto in German (and Xanto in French) because that is just one version to interpret the original Japanese name of ザント (Zanto). It's similar with Midna who is called Midona in French. The localisers will probably just choose whatever flows better in the respective language.
You are right. In German, Zanth would sound so akward
@@robloxzocken3061Ok zuerst wollt ich sagen, dass ich Zanto viel seltsamer finde aber nachden ich nachgedacht hab muss ich scho sagen, wenn man es wirklich mit einen Z und nicht einem S ausspricht klingts wirklich komisch. Ich mein Zanto ist nicht sehr viel besser aber ich hab eh einen allgemeinen grund grant gegen Deutsche Aussprache von japanischen Namen.
Merklich NARUUUUUUTOOOOOO. SASUUUUUUUKEEEEEEE 😂
linkus explaining back in time so well in such a short, concise explanation is incredible -- i don't think i've ever seen someone go through that trick so casually before. can't wait to hear the rest of the explanations here (and the popoff reactions)
I really love how the doors open in this game it looks so cool! And did you guys know that if you go through a door twice then there is no dirt falling down anymore! Cool little detail
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Don't y'all find it crazy that this TAS person is soo good at games. Wish to become like him fr fr
When you're TAS is still 3 hours long, you know you've got a crazy game
more like a stubborn game that refuses to be broken lol
Twilight Princess will probably requires ACE to break the game
Funny thing is when you watch speed runs it seems soooooooo full of glitches being exploited all over the place, and 100% is still 6+ hours.
@@herosmerlose5784yes but some glitches literally saves like a couple of minutes hahaha
46:25 That was definitely one of the coolest things I've ever seen in a speedrun. Just pure, unadulterated, unapologetic swag.
I also had no idea you could use the bow on Ganon. The first time my brother got to him we spent forever trying to figure out how to open him up (not even thinking to use the wolf for quite a while) until finally noticing the action command for grabbing him. Hard to believe we never thought or tried just shooting the gem with the bow, seems very obvious, but we were just kids I guess.
You can also use the ball and chain to knock Ganon over :D
Became a better boss when I figured that out.
I thought nothing would shock me, but when he completely displaced the Hookshot Pillars, I broke
This kind of stuff is fascinating cause I know next to nothing about speedruns so having somebody explain it like this is really cool
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It’s really interesting watching this stuff as a studying game designer, because all this sequence manipulation and the glitched etc gives an interesting glimpse into how Nintendo codes the game.
Really glad to see my favorite game get speedrun to the max,I love this game so much even my pfp wolf link is drawn by me
I LOVE to see the TP appreciation on this channel!! One of my favorite LoZ games.
Yes! More Twilight Princess content! This is what I subbed for!
What I always find funny is how a tas will sometimes do things that doesn't look like precision but instead makes it look like the original game is just really broken, like how easy it seemed they were going through doors and gates.
Wait it took 4 years??? Quite a lot of editing! Also wind waker's 20th birthday is tomorrow!
What do you mean by "editing"?
@@avasam06 they had to edit the 4 years of work on that perfect TAS
@@kaycee7738they replay back inputs that were done at frame by frame. It takes 4 years because you’re literally playing each input at at frame not including fuckups, repeats and whatever else.
The editing is literally just put a screen recorder on, put it into an editor, add whatever you want or nothing at all.
@@coldtea7 oh thanks I appreciate you telling me! I don't know much about these.
"Rescue this girl."
Linkus prioritizes monkey's over human children confirmed.
Rescue this girl (affectionate)
[And this monkey] (derogatory)
This stuff is why I love gdq. You have someone who is super knowledgeable explaining things.
Love your work Linkus!
Used to read the author's notes on tasvideos, but have since been lacking the time. Thanks for condensing it and allowing us to grasp the impressiveness of the authors!
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no matter how many time I watch TP (or even skyward sword tbh) speedruns, I can never wrap my mind around the routing
I love that Linkus managed to be confused, surprised and annoyed at the same time for nearly an hour XD
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19:20 the way you said ‘‘greifhaken‘‘ is just funny
32:13 “Pay attention to his feet”
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"normaly as a human" is already my favorite sentence in this video xD
This was insane , and Linkus' explanations as well as surprises made this even more epic. Loved this video!
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I love watching speedruns of old games like this. Where a combination of precision controls and spaghetti code allows you to just abuse the hell out of everything.
With newer stuff people don't write as much spaghetti because they're not trying to save every possible byte of memory and processor cycle, so there's less to abuse.
Duke Nukem - "If he's invisible, then why can I hurt him?"
Wassap linkus! Loved this bid as well as the rest! Keep up the good work!
That ending 😂
Zelda is just like ”tf just happened..”
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Now I wanna go play twilight princess, never got far
dam a new tp tas dropped!!! I am so hyped, I loved watching the old one and was thinking of re-watching it!
40:45 begins arguably the coolest glitch in this run holy carp
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This is my favorite kind of content. Shows all the knowledge and all the cool things I would never understand as a casual.
Ive yet to play Twilight Princess fully, yet with Linkus' explanations im able to follow along with the video and admire the TAS movement
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I definitely enjoy seeing people explain TAS runs like this.
Someday I want to be as passionate about something as Linkus is about speedrun, i love to hear how he talks about it
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I just finished replaying twilight princess and saw this in my subscriptions
22:03 omg watching epona slide across the bridge in the wide shot is great
Man.. I personally love the tear collecting sections. I guess I just love all the slower parts too like the beginning.
what a great video! u should do this type of analysis for all the other zelda games wrs too
this is not a WR
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All the boss fights are absolute bangers.
17:06
I just realized what that reminded me of. It's the same principle as Navi helping you dive beneath the well in OoT, but a lot more complicated.
This is how fast Link is able to beat Ganon after centuries of reincarnation.
YEAH NEW VID
What if i told you that link had that dawg in him
No way
I dont know what I just saw but I loved it
The interactions between Hit Boxes, Collision Detection, and Lock-on Targeting in games lead to some... interesting shenanigans, given enough time.
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Twilight Princess best game. All time favorite for me. I got a tattoo inspired by Legend of Zelda in general but heavy Twilight Princess themes.
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My profile picture has been an image with the triforce for years because of twilight princess
My first beaten and favorite Zelda
I love the little drawings.
Now I want to see a speed run of saving Marin from being trapped as a seagull forever !
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19:16 I dont know why but I just love hearing him say "Hm... Greifhaken!" xD
I don't speedrun yet but I'd like to. So I've watched a lot of stuff on speedrunning this. So I do notice a lot of stuff that a normal casual player wouldn't notice but there was still a lot I learned and didn't notice till linkus pointed it oit
Bro this is incredible, i love tas speedruns
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32:25 I remember doing a glitch in this game where I would take off the iron boots before landing and be able to walk around on the magnetic walls at normal speed without the iron boots. I guess it's not practical for the TAS for some reason, but it's definitely nice in a casual playthrough.
You are criminally unappreciated
51:04 You actually got it backwards, the original Japanese name of Zant is ザン (Zan - To), So it was the English Translation who got rid of the o, because it didn't sound english enough.
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26:37 i think he grappled there to save time it would have taken to let go from the grassy wall, since if you grapple a climbable surface right at the bottom it just instantly places link on the ground
At 22:00 if you watch Epona she’s sliding across the bridge because she was pushed by the boar
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I love the fact that linkus gose ok this is how it works and this is what you use it for it's so good keep up the good work linkus 👍
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I hate reactions but it is cool how much you explain from that what we see.
required is just another word for optional it would seem with stuff like the 2nd skull kid... and i love seeing speedrunners break the games, seeing TAS over break games is one of the things that give me joy.
edit: linkus, lets be real, arent speedruns in general just a massive flex?
42:23 They actually did that for me in my first playthrough. You’re telling me that I performed a TAS strat that Linkus didn’t even know about on my first playthrough?
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15:36 actually no, it's the flag getting reused. So instead of reading "oh you're in this boss state", it reads it as you having 22 monkeys (or something around that) which causes it to have the max
Real nice Vid und breakdown. Your pronunciation from Greifhaken (clawnshot) was right.
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THIS IS INSAAANE!! OMG THAT GERMAN RUN IS THE FASTEST THING IVE EVER SEEN
Zelda at the end was like "Was I on Drugs? How did I even get here?"
lore accurate Link
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I always wonder the sheer dedication of some of these speed runners I could only imagine if they used that dedication on really important issues.
32:01 you can actually Clip through that Gate as Wolf Link if you stand in the perfect position. im very surprised this speedrun doesnt use that trick.
This is insanity at a whole other level jesus christ dude
17:07 I can tell you that this is called "Rupee dive", and that there are humans who do a very similar trick called "midna dive" on the wii version of the game to get into lakebed.
31:27 I'm surprised you got surprised about this jump, I would always do this as a kid to skip that second jump, it takes too long lol.
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The Speedrun is german, yeah! I can understand the complete TAS
Deutsch eh besser
I'm pretty sure that both Twilight Princess and Link's Awakening speedruns are in German
30:56 lore accurate link
You should do a satirical biography of "Tas, Speedrunning's Most Important and Reclusive Runner." Money quote from Tas (wearing Kanye mask with voice distortion): "When I play, it feels like someone else is controlling my fingers. They just seem to know what do."
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@21:04 You had me dying ahhahahha
WITH A CLAW SHOT!?
WHAT!?!
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Arbiters Grounds was 100% me I was like 😦 from the start too 😆 I loved this video and I’m 100% here for these
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4:05
Best part is that I'm a casual and even I do this lol.
Perks of being impatient.
I had enough time travel in oot and mm. I don’t need any more.
But I like tp content. Keep it up
Ever since you stopped uploading on Linkus7 Daily, my life hasn’t been the same
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46:27 that bycicle kick tho
I like to imagine that tas speedruns are the true hero link runs lol
I love how Katiepunch and craftyboss are in the chat.
Hey linkus luv the content!!
You are poggers
I really like the snowpack ruins, I think it's the top rated dungeon in the game
This guy is blowing up himself so much that I don't know if he is playing Twilight Princess or Subspace Emissary no jumps
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The "Back in Time Glitch", looks like to me, basically glitching the game into Newgame+ style of thing. You start off earlier in the game, but have so much equipment and stuff you wouldn't normally have at that point, because you took what title screen Link had on himself. Which is similar in results to that of a game that has Newgame+ with a Newgame+ save file. You start off with so much stuff you would not normally have at the start
Ganondorf didn't see coming that he was already dead
31:24
Ope. I dropped my hat.
Man this TAS guy is pro, I see he has so many redonkulus speedruns ;)