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

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ย. 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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  • @smactork
    @smactork 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2433

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      @@wilh3lmmusic That's programmed on normal tape.

    • @Laughing_Dragon
      @Laughing_Dragon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

    • @SuperPlaytendo
      @SuperPlaytendo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Duct tape!

    • @moron.mp4196
      @moron.mp4196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      seems like good game design to me

  • @benjamincooper358
    @benjamincooper358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5374

    Can’t wait for the Metroid Maximalist Genocide Challenge

    • @Knightgob
      @Knightgob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Me too

    • @WaluigiisthekingASmith
      @WaluigiisthekingASmith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +272

      Basically Metroid fusion.

    • @Eugene-pq3gg
      @Eugene-pq3gg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      Isn't that just playing the game normally?

    • @LisaVGG
      @LisaVGG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      You mean default gameplay?
      Or is that just me?

  • @IronsideComputers
    @IronsideComputers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2925

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      I love when sponsors interact with creators like this

    • @officialromanhours
      @officialromanhours 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Grim days indeed...

    • @veryloudcat8839
      @veryloudcat8839 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @@veryloudcat8839 Not even. Generic Walmart tape

    • @Q-gf8vb
      @Q-gf8vb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @caimdavis3763
    @caimdavis3763 2 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      the true challenge is to beat it in one sitting

    • @miahthorpatrick1013
      @miahthorpatrick1013 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      As someone who has beaten this game: yeah

    • @e-tean-son4146
      @e-tean-son4146 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @harlanjames8398
      @harlanjames8398 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @pythox2948
    @pythox2948 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2636

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +221

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

    • @benhuang2773
      @benhuang2773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +122

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

    • @ShOwOba
      @ShOwOba 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Gamechamp humour is S tier

    • @raikaria3090
      @raikaria3090 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@benhuang2773 To just screaming DUCT TAPE

    • @seijiren5115
      @seijiren5115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So funny lmaooo

  • @titouanrobin874
    @titouanrobin874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2162

    "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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Right away sir/maam!

    • @tlozfreak888
      @tlozfreak888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

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

    • @Sage_the_Turt
      @Sage_the_Turt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@tlozfreak888 git gud /s

    • @agentclank8183
      @agentclank8183 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@tlozfreak888 The true minimalist run

    • @junojun722
      @junojun722 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Sage_the_Turt Then do it yourself pro.

  • @milesredgate4596
    @milesredgate4596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +757

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

    • @Jono997
      @Jono997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Except this. This was coded on glue sticks.

    • @Doublemonk0506
      @Doublemonk0506 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

    • @lankymaccrazyhair264
      @lankymaccrazyhair264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      as another developer, I can confirm this

    • @helliagaming6255
      @helliagaming6255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

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

    • @somerandomgoblin2583
      @somerandomgoblin2583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@lankymaccrazyhair264 good to know the industry secrets

  • @Pyrodiac
    @Pyrodiac ปีที่แล้ว +214

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @MDLuffy1234YT
      @MDLuffy1234YT 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      1:02 KILL MODE

  • @felipesantana2438
    @felipesantana2438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Approximately?

    • @aruemon3086
      @aruemon3086 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @@AzureLlamaAlt Norway is still on the fence.

    • @165hy9
      @165hy9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

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

    • @toumabyakuya
      @toumabyakuya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

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

    • @KSCK993
      @KSCK993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @pac-man-world-2
    @pac-man-world-2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +978

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@RarefoilB that’s good

    • @bhull242
      @bhull242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @Iristallite
    @Iristallite 2 ปีที่แล้ว +636

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

    • @blakksheep736
      @blakksheep736 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

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

  • @maxwellmegagamer8535
    @maxwellmegagamer8535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    “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 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

    • @masterwolfgaming3436
      @masterwolfgaming3436 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @legrandliseurtri7495
      @legrandliseurtri7495 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

  • @TealZero
    @TealZero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +610

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

    • @StaticSheep181
      @StaticSheep181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      She is

    • @bestaround3323
      @bestaround3323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@StaticSheep181 I have no idea what you are trying to correct their buddy. That statement has no pronouns in it.

    • @bhull242
      @bhull242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

  • @bowtieproductions6708
    @bowtieproductions6708 2 ปีที่แล้ว +291

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

    • @bramnemeth565
      @bramnemeth565 ปีที่แล้ว +63

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

    • @Freelancer837
      @Freelancer837 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      she?

    • @dillydragonthetroll4119
      @dillydragonthetroll4119 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @miaschannel3533
    @miaschannel3533 2 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    “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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "when duct tape doesn't pay attention"

  • @hiiistrex2838
    @hiiistrex2838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +285

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

    • @blarg2429
      @blarg2429 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Perfectly balanced with no exploits, you could say.

    • @gamerlunayt
      @gamerlunayt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @youtubeneedstochange4414
      @youtubeneedstochange4414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @beefnoodlegaming
      @beefnoodlegaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @mr.battlecats5512
      @mr.battlecats5512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @angelcaru
    @angelcaru 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @angelcaru
      @angelcaru 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sonters Yeah, you're right.

  • @Thesomnolentmonk
    @Thesomnolentmonk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      So bloodborne set in Japan

    • @Chiptune7
      @Chiptune7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@MrTrombonebandgeek I wouldn't go that far lol

    • @masterninjamt6497
      @masterninjamt6497 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MrTrombonebandgeek so Nioh?

    • @bongibot1104
      @bongibot1104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@MrTrombonebandgeek so sekiro?

  • @thenailsageofgeo4975
    @thenailsageofgeo4975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +302

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

    • @FelisImpurrator
      @FelisImpurrator 2 ปีที่แล้ว +109

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

    • @Falkuzrules
      @Falkuzrules 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

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

    • @PokecrafterChampion
      @PokecrafterChampion 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @azatellatia277
      @azatellatia277 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @SuperNuclearUnicorn
    @SuperNuclearUnicorn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @youtubeuniversity3638
    @youtubeuniversity3638 2 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +34

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

    • @murphmariotwopointoh7714
      @murphmariotwopointoh7714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @thisisasupersayin376
      @thisisasupersayin376 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @algernon7272
    @algernon7272 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

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

  • @Graeylyn
    @Graeylyn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    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.

  • @Kazmahu
    @Kazmahu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @nagol2602
    @nagol2602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

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

  • @jessietheant1513
    @jessietheant1513 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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!

  • @goodtimesfreegrog
    @goodtimesfreegrog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +349

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

    • @RobinClower
      @RobinClower 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      No hit minimalist pacifist run

    • @Voidling242
      @Voidling242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      no since the game killed samus.

    • @Falkuzrules
      @Falkuzrules 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RobinClower Not scientifically possible.

    • @generictrainer4513
      @generictrainer4513 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Samus isn't legally a person

  • @bakubread9308
    @bakubread9308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +296

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

    • @stevenn1940
      @stevenn1940 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @anomalocarislover7254
      @anomalocarislover7254 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @WaluigiisthekingASmith
      @WaluigiisthekingASmith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @proplaystowin
    @proplaystowin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I think she suppressed that memory.

    • @BlazingShadowSword
      @BlazingShadowSword 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@BlazingShadowSword but then you will take imaginary damage

    • @ninjabluefyre3815
      @ninjabluefyre3815 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is way harder tbf

    • @blakksheep736
      @blakksheep736 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ultimapower6950 take 0d4 imaginary damage.

  • @GarryDumblowski
    @GarryDumblowski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @hypersilver1111
    @hypersilver1111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      wait, plural? i thought there was only metroid fusion

    • @amso7169
      @amso7169 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@rarebeeph1783
      You’re really missing out bro

    • @bhull242
      @bhull242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @hypersilver1111
      @hypersilver1111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @GatorOne-in7hk
    @GatorOne-in7hk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      All it is missing is lives

    • @DrFoggyPants
      @DrFoggyPants 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @Falkuzrules
      @Falkuzrules 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @blaz9474
    @blaz9474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    "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

  • @dooplets._.5776
    @dooplets._.5776 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @Roman-fv4rv
    @Roman-fv4rv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

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

    • @lankymaccrazyhair264
      @lankymaccrazyhair264 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      "was programmed" that's debatable

    • @BlazingShadowSword
      @BlazingShadowSword 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @autismandgaming4532
      @autismandgaming4532 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      you forgot the very crucial "on duct tape" part

    • @swordsmancs
      @swordsmancs หลายเดือนก่อน

      11:14 are you sure?

  • @Graeylyn
    @Graeylyn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +238

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

    • @leandrolhez5142
      @leandrolhez5142 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Y'know, that was left really unclear

    • @Josuh
      @Josuh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Y'know, that was up really unclear

    • @SuperParkourio
      @SuperParkourio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

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

    • @ieuanhunt552
      @ieuanhunt552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @orkworldbuilding9588
    @orkworldbuilding9588 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @emberthefox4951
    @emberthefox4951 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @misterbrick4276
    @misterbrick4276 2 ปีที่แล้ว +141

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

    • @theyofmanynames
      @theyofmanynames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Metroid for the Nintendo Entertainment System wasn't programmed.

    • @masterwolfgaming3436
      @masterwolfgaming3436 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @GamingTopTen
      @GamingTopTen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GamingTopTenthat wouldn’t be as funny

  • @AzulsBlueMoon
    @AzulsBlueMoon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

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

    • @maagic2031
      @maagic2031 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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!"

    • @AzulsBlueMoon
      @AzulsBlueMoon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@maagic2031Not without fixing it up with duct tape.

    • @mettatonex7221
      @mettatonex7221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @GreenEyedPsycho
      @GreenEyedPsycho 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was on sale at Home Depot

    • @largeboi4678
      @largeboi4678 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @jonahfitzpatrick939
    @jonahfitzpatrick939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @charliegibson4016
    @charliegibson4016 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @Alex-gx3mq
    @Alex-gx3mq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +325

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

  • @NickOnYoutube
    @NickOnYoutube 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @timothymclean
    @timothymclean 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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._

  • @hotcocoabomb_
    @hotcocoabomb_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @genemelendez8157
    @genemelendez8157 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

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

  • @gunsandroses896
    @gunsandroses896 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

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

    • @DarkenedAuras7653
      @DarkenedAuras7653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ok but Skyrim was 2010

    • @xenon8927
      @xenon8927 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@DarkenedAuras7653 exactly. you seen skyrim bugs?

    • @gunsandroses896
      @gunsandroses896 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @KainYusanagi
      @KainYusanagi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@gunsandroses896 It just works.

    • @MegaDzib
      @MegaDzib 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hell, most games still are programmed with duck tape

  • @rayveewrites6268
    @rayveewrites6268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @LucOfLegends
    @LucOfLegends 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @punkopunko5637
    @punkopunko5637 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @i8dacookies890
    @i8dacookies890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

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

    • @Dazuro
      @Dazuro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @velvetbutterfly
      @velvetbutterfly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @agirlinsearchof9057
      @agirlinsearchof9057 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @Thepenguinking2
      @Thepenguinking2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      #AIArePeopleToo

    • @kirbywithaknifeisawesome6028
      @kirbywithaknifeisawesome6028 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @graememahnke5973
    @graememahnke5973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I don’t know if it’s just me but I’m starting to think Metroid wasn’t programmed well

    • @mr.sniffly5297
      @mr.sniffly5297 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bold of you to assume it was programmed

  • @ClaireDiVODer
    @ClaireDiVODer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @Warri0rLink
    @Warri0rLink 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @thatoneswordguy
    @thatoneswordguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

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

    • @hessexm8065
      @hessexm8065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he's both

    • @fawful9992
      @fawful9992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @pokedude720
      @pokedude720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @maagic2031
      @maagic2031 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @juliewinchester1488
      @juliewinchester1488 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Both. She's both.

  • @magik_man1775
    @magik_man1775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @mysteriouscolours1532
    @mysteriouscolours1532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @crckerjack5852
    @crckerjack5852 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      are you ttrying to end her?

    • @denolact7000
      @denolact7000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This just sounds like Counterattack: The Game

    • @crckerjack5852
      @crckerjack5852 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@denolact7000 LMAO

    • @linhero797
      @linhero797 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Senza already did the challenge and many others

    • @crckerjack5852
      @crckerjack5852 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @VoidAcrid
    @VoidAcrid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

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

  • @Zythria
    @Zythria 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @TheRealWalt
    @TheRealWalt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @russellmarch4983
    @russellmarch4983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

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

    • @Josuh
      @Josuh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stubbs the Zombie is a good game

    • @russellmarch4983
      @russellmarch4983 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Josuh I’m aware.

  • @RegrettableDeed
    @RegrettableDeed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

  • @LandoHitman
    @LandoHitman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @nightshaydes8744
    @nightshaydes8744 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @Choco____1
    @Choco____1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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._*

  • @farisweiss2373
    @farisweiss2373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @LORD_BING_BING
    @LORD_BING_BING 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Watching this made me appreciate zero mission even more

  • @ord3r781
    @ord3r781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @camwoodstock
    @camwoodstock 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @SmallManRobbie
    @SmallManRobbie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @kyyourneutralisminekiske7104
    @kyyourneutralisminekiske7104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Metroid Dread's leaked boss is going to compress Samus into her 8-bit form and throw her into a duct tape recreation of Metroid 1
    And yes, it will be sure to taunt the player with a box of donuts

  • @captainlastreo5160
    @captainlastreo5160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @mathew_monkbot1018
    @mathew_monkbot1018 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @shroomy__rxcks
    @shroomy__rxcks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @detroviolet326
    @detroviolet326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @stargodhoshi5695
    @stargodhoshi5695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @periwinkuru
    @periwinkuru 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @colinhalsey9524
    @colinhalsey9524 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @vincentbeton
    @vincentbeton ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @supersmashbro596
    @supersmashbro596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @TheGerkuman
    @TheGerkuman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    'Now that you're in here you'll need to carefully manage the donuts' - Gamechamp3000, 2021

  • @velvetbutterfly
    @velvetbutterfly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @TiranMaster
    @TiranMaster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @TimppaFin93
    @TimppaFin93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Did you know you can actually avoid killing Mother Brain if you wait long enough?
    Thanks to SomecallmeJohnny Metroid review this year, if you wait like... over 300 years, it is possible to Mother Brain to die when you do absolute nothing... Or you know, use code to skip all that waiting.

    • @Nattegoya
      @Nattegoya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That’s not how it works lol. Play time doesn’t affect anything except the ending. The password recorded Mother Brain as being dead and the playtime being 314 years, but these two things aren’t related in any way. It was just a joke for the video

    • @Mr_Spaghetti
      @Mr_Spaghetti 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Nattegoya do we 100% know that? maybe you gotta do a 314 year run just to be sure

    • @TimppaFin93
      @TimppaFin93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Nattegoya Oh, i remembered it wrong :P

  • @DieuDeMort
    @DieuDeMort 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “Welcome to VG Myths, the online Internet video game tv show that’s explored as many alien planets as the entire rest of humanity.”
    Don’t worry, Gamechamp, I gotcha.

  • @alliedcookie9529
    @alliedcookie9529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like how Gamechamp just casually says that the plan is to break reality

  • @Niexigo
    @Niexigo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @jaeusa160
    @jaeusa160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @pepdog1
    @pepdog1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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)

  • @personalover9514
    @personalover9514 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Donuts are legally people."
    *Proceeds to eat a donut after killing Mother Brain*

  • @Riku70X
    @Riku70X 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @EverTheFractal
    @EverTheFractal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Oh hell yeah I just made chicken strips. Perfect timing

    • @BJGvideos
      @BJGvideos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @EverTheFractal
      @EverTheFractal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @justusalho391
    @justusalho391 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I like how she describes these as instructions as if anyone else is capable of causing themselves this much pain willingly

  • @bralvar2352
    @bralvar2352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “...was programmed on duct tape.”
    Damn, cracked me up lol.

  • @gundhamstyle
    @gundhamstyle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Since donuts are legally people" Sweetheart (OMORI) agrees !