How I Beat the Hardest Mario Level of All Time (Tower of Fate)

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  • @Taolan8472
    @Taolan8472 ปีที่แล้ว +513

    My favorite part is still on the first attempt at tower of fate where Barb was in chat saying "as a friend, just do normal mode."

  • @Kanders190
    @Kanders190 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    "How many do you have to be in a row? Probably five."
    Close, Poo. Very close.

  • @chrislawson3536
    @chrislawson3536 ปีที่แล้ว +316

    Poo: “Well that’s kinda disappointing”
    Poo 30 seconds later: “wait this is actually incredible”
    Poo 2 minutes later: “THIS PRIZE F*CKING SUCKS!”

    • @leandervr
      @leandervr ปีที่แล้ว +46

      His being the only bugged one is hilarious though.

    • @PDIcomics
      @PDIcomics ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Was that deliberate as some sort of joke

    • @chrislawson3536
      @chrislawson3536 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PDIcomics no lol

    • @iama_goomba
      @iama_goomba ปีที่แล้ว

      Well 4 hours later and I’m the 2nd-to-top comment :0 it would be my 1st ever top comment :D

    • @PDIcomics
      @PDIcomics ปีที่แล้ว

      Does anyone know where you can buy a bunch of Mario ROM hacks burned onto a SNES cart? And I know it's illegal idgaf I don't know how to download this shit and use an emulator and all I have are tablets no PC

  • @theonlymegumegu
    @theonlymegumegu ปีที่แล้ว +44

    i love how during the final run, even if he's just not showing the tension, it feels like he's just gotten so well practiced at all the rooms he's just kinda casual about playing through the challenge. though you could tell that he got laser focused near the end when the talking slowed down

  • @wasganzandreas6108
    @wasganzandreas6108 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    The editing on this video was top-notch. The storytelling, the drama, the slow introduction of every level... good stuff

  • @Lovely_Bean_
    @Lovely_Bean_ ปีที่แล้ว +73

    "This is the run." ~ GrandPooBear after beating 1/10th of the rooms required to beat hard mode

  • @SwordSaint892
    @SwordSaint892 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I love how excited and surprised he was to see himself as a sprite, as if the entire game isn't already named after him.
    Great job, Poo.

  • @conaldeugenepeterson2147
    @conaldeugenepeterson2147 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I’ve been waiting for this video to drop. Props once again to WeSkillNow. You’re a beast among men.

  • @22gunslinger21
    @22gunslinger21 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I’m glad I saw this live because watching his reaction to his character not working right is even funnier the second time

  • @panpolypuff
    @panpolypuff ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I love that the first room on the first ever attempt ended up being one of the most likely to end later attempts. That falling-platform-between-spikes setup is EVIL.

  • @onlysmiles4949
    @onlysmiles4949 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I'd like to believe that Poo's character being the only one that was broken was an intentional troll
    Also, spacing out in the conversation somewhere in the middle of the full run only to realize there was like 10 rooms left was a treat

  • @twistedtxb
    @twistedtxb ปีที่แล้ว +62

    That music will forever be engraved in my brain.

    • @VCXZ883
      @VCXZ883 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Music sounds familiar now that I think about it. I wonder if it's from Golden Sun.

    • @conaldeugenepeterson2147
      @conaldeugenepeterson2147 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@VCXZ883it’s Castlevania. SotN I think.

    • @DuckDoolittle
      @DuckDoolittle ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s from Castlevania Symphony of the Night

    • @DuckDoolittle
      @DuckDoolittle ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dracula’s Castle

    • @evice
      @evice ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@VCXZ883 I can see where you're coming from. This fits right in as a lighthouse theme.

  • @ic2843
    @ic2843 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Gotta love LadyPoo's laugh there at the end

  • @houdin654jeff
    @houdin654jeff ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Congrats on finally achieving it. I was on pins and needles watching this even though I knew you managed it in the end. Hope Barb patches your sprite soon.

  • @ReaperUnreal
    @ReaperUnreal ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Actually kind of insane to see this done. I loved the emotional back and forth on the prize.

  • @SiegmundXD7
    @SiegmundXD7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    my favorite response to the whole “wrestling is fake” thing is MahDryBread’s “I’ve watched The Undertaker fucking teleport! of course it’s not real, it’s shonen anime in a stage play format!”

  • @southsider9638
    @southsider9638 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "I can play with myself." ~GPB Best Reaction Ever. 😂

  • @standard_limbo
    @standard_limbo ปีที่แล้ว +16

    honestly, even knowing wrestling is fake, it's still insanely impressive. It's like a violent gymnastics performance. And the wrestlers at amateur shows are typically really nice and fun to talk to after the show. Everybody should go to a local show once. It's great.

    • @GrandPOOBear
      @GrandPOOBear  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      this

    • @A-Known-Enemy
      @A-Known-Enemy ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I wanna start saying this when people are talking about their favorite TV show. "Oh you like Breaking Bad? You know it's fake, right?"

    • @Bob-ih6fj
      @Bob-ih6fj ปีที่แล้ว

      @@A-Known-Enemy😂🤣😂 sadly that’s why I watch Pooh play because at least this is real…or is it 🫨

    • @canebro1
      @canebro1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly, treat it similar to a theater performance and not a martial arts competition.

  • @last9up
    @last9up ปีที่แล้ว

    I really like these videos when you struggle and show how much dedication and time you put into these games. You make it look so easy when you beat these games. These vids show all the work.

  • @Niflheimrr_EL
    @Niflheimrr_EL ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The reset counter bug is the best "its not a bug its a feature" feature

  • @buckee8250
    @buckee8250 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I really hope this hack is in GDQ just like GPW2 was in GDQ when mitch was speedrunning it and barb was explaining his thought process was on making this hack and his ideas on each level, that made me understand GPW2 so much better! GPW3 I really want to understand a lot of his thought process through these levels especially this 81 room dungeon lol!!!!

  • @Marina-kb9hi
    @Marina-kb9hi ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I think the level of challenge here is comparable to something like farewell golden strawberry in celeste. this is wild

    • @psymar
      @psymar ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd say closer to getting the golden berry + moon berry in a single run. Which as I recall is possible, the devs did politely make it so the one mandatory deathwarp for moon berry doesn't take away your golden berry.

  • @Sir_Paco_IX
    @Sir_Paco_IX ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have been watching this series unfold, and seeing Poo acomplishing this challenge is so cool (and yeah due to time zone I was always sleeping or in uni during the streams). Also I had a question for who ever is able to answer it, what is the original music title for the one playing during the challenge?

    • @campentland
      @campentland ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night?

    • @HellfireEternal
      @HellfireEternal ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah it is Castlevania: Symphony of the Night but I don't know the title of the song

    • @bellota182
      @bellota182 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's Dracula's Castle (Castlevania)

  • @WyattRobbins14
    @WyattRobbins14 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    39:49 THE POWER OF WRESTLING 😂

  • @AkumaAPN
    @AkumaAPN ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice. I like this starting out with the Super Metroid lava music. Good editing choice. XD

  • @jordanexploded
    @jordanexploded ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don’t watch live a ton but I happened to be watching when you cleared this and it was so fucking rad

  • @lajeandom
    @lajeandom ปีที่แล้ว

    I rarely watch Live streams anymore but I was there when Poo completed it and it was such a fun moment! Congrats! :D

  • @swordguy8
    @swordguy8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your wife laughing in the background is the best part.

  • @sosolid4u10
    @sosolid4u10 ปีที่แล้ว

    this entire run deserves a summoning salt video. amazing

  • @CatNerfer3000
    @CatNerfer3000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Only just found out about him and the second live video i watched was this tower run thing. Incredible

  • @wafflebroz
    @wafflebroz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The ending was hilarious

  • @poisontango
    @poisontango ปีที่แล้ว

    I come for the gameplay but stay for the commentary. I'd heard wrestling fans get annoyed at the "it's fake" commentary, but none had ever explained quite like this--live theater, but someone might actually bleed on you. Totally reshaped how I think about forms of entertainment that aren't "my thing." Poo's always got great "live and let live" insights!

  • @sampson2010
    @sampson2010 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Iron Bros for preparing us for this run.

  • @moxbroker
    @moxbroker 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    37:53 Poo focuses up for the final push

  • @MrManagerDan
    @MrManagerDan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I literally watch your videos memorised by your skill

    • @CasparSG
      @CasparSG ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just trying to be helpful, typos are no biggie, but I think the word you were looking for is 'mesmerised'.

    • @GrandPOOBear
      @GrandPOOBear  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hey, thanks for going the extra mile for being nice in explaining this! @@CasparSG

  • @jesselynds5411
    @jesselynds5411 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i love this it's like wario ware if barb had a say in it

  • @trulytrekkie
    @trulytrekkie ปีที่แล้ว

    May "the biggest night of my career" live on

  • @foxfalcowolf1989
    @foxfalcowolf1989 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And now I await the 34 hour long cut of the blundered attempts =)

  • @felix_forrester
    @felix_forrester ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Norfair music is great auditory shorthand for shit is about to go down.

  • @KaizomanGD
    @KaizomanGD หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m pretty sure any level from Hacker’s Dreams would give this level a run for its money as the hardest level of all time

  • @hyrulerocks568
    @hyrulerocks568 ปีที่แล้ว

    The ultimate reward being able to play as yourself

  • @emmata98
    @emmata98 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this version of this level should be in the speedrun

  • @TheHaydee80
    @TheHaydee80 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I watched some guy called TAS do this and he beat 30 i think levels in a row. its was his first time doing it too. that is really impressive

  • @GoAvsGo87
    @GoAvsGo87 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the Castlevania music.

  • @ImpofRelentlessness
    @ImpofRelentlessness ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was so nice of Barb to give that cocaine and meth addicted shark work in his game.

  • @ninjawolfpro8
    @ninjawolfpro8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't wait for the "who's gonna be there" compilation

  • @lucamayhem
    @lucamayhem 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Tower of Fate if the Enchantress locked tf in

  • @triste4-21
    @triste4-21 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is basically the 7-99 of the Rom Hack community

  • @watsonwrote
    @watsonwrote ปีที่แล้ว

    Congrats, man!!

  • @shadydeadsoul3110
    @shadydeadsoul3110 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What really surprised me was finding out that Bubba and Rey weren't brothers

  • @jacobmccain8082
    @jacobmccain8082 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    TAS is not like playing sports with steroids. More like playing sports as Neo from the Matrix 😂. Crazy some of the stuff they can do.

  • @potterinhe11
    @potterinhe11 ปีที่แล้ว

    There could be a whole series of videos just on Tower of Fate and I would be here for every step.

  • @Arctan489
    @Arctan489 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So, now you've gotta sell GDQ on an 8 way tower of fate hard mode race incentive

  • @stortsy8873
    @stortsy8873 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the SotN music

  • @dannygreen592
    @dannygreen592 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where the hell did Poo get those amazing LED frames/posters!? The Zelda one is crazy but the synthwave city is insane!! Where can you get one??

  • @jsbmx2039
    @jsbmx2039 ปีที่แล้ว

    Heck ya I was waiting for this

  • @jessicastoker8932
    @jessicastoker8932 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my loved ones are in jail. Can confirm that calls from jail/prison are basically extortion for you and your loved ones.

  • @Quarks123
    @Quarks123 ปีที่แล้ว

    8:02 the suika music makes it so good ^^

  • @Amokhunter
    @Amokhunter 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Huh... "you" being broken... I'd see it as a compliment ;)

  • @dimaginarylaw
    @dimaginarylaw ปีที่แล้ว

    Was waiting for this.

  • @MrSolomonGaming
    @MrSolomonGaming ปีที่แล้ว

    So the Character Select actually carries over between Saves.
    So if you run GPW3 for Speedruns, you get to use whoever you want.

  • @nicholaspu
    @nicholaspu 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The power of wrestling!

  • @Deimos0VI
    @Deimos0VI ปีที่แล้ว

    "Today's the day it's happening right now"
    The 20 minutes left in the video:

  • @Deadhart72
    @Deadhart72 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WTF do you mean Kane and Undertaker aren't really brothers!?

  • @vignette8206
    @vignette8206 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Disgustingly hard level. Unlocking yourself as a playable is about the only fair reward next to GPW4 early release

  • @entaro684
    @entaro684 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is that amazing cityscape animated frame in the background? I want it!

  • @israelguardia5258
    @israelguardia5258 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mms estuve en todos los streams jejeje amo tu trabajo, salu2 desde MX y éxito...!

  • @PaonSol
    @PaonSol ปีที่แล้ว

    That ending XD

  • @ElectricBoogaloo69
    @ElectricBoogaloo69 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    you look kinda like retired cop with that mustache

  • @fadran11
    @fadran11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Wrestling is Fake" mfs when they find out The Office and Friends were filmed in a studio:
    :O

  • @taylorolson6228
    @taylorolson6228 ปีที่แล้ว

    it was so cute when poo thought hard mode would be five. Poor guy

  • @Rerim47
    @Rerim47 ปีที่แล้ว

    How does the counter reset work?

  • @OmnipotentEntity
    @OmnipotentEntity ปีที่แล้ว

    It could have been worse. It could have been you had to beat all 81 rooms, except they were drawn randomly *with replacement.*

  • @markmaurer6370
    @markmaurer6370 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    35:34 wrestling is more like ballet

  • @ONEDVSDVIT
    @ONEDVSDVIT ปีที่แล้ว

    1000 hrs.... hmmm very productive

  • @gibble7863
    @gibble7863 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Your crazy man. Individually they are fairly easy rooms but, consistently, for 81 rooms, while talking to chat? Insane. As always, Im amazed at what you are capable of and your refusal to quit.
    Also, i'm not a wrestling fan personally, not since I was a kid in the days of the rock, stone cold, kane, undertaker, sting, the hardy boys etc etc in the 90s... but anyone with a brain can tell you wrestling is "fake". Its no different to a play or a musical or a movie. You know the matrix isn't real right? its just a movie?

  • @ronaacode
    @ronaacode ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Even more difficult than Trials Of Death?!

    • @psymar
      @psymar ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Given the length: it's at least close

    • @KingBoo97
      @KingBoo97 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No, it's not remotely anywhere close to ToD lol

  • @Erlewyn
    @Erlewyn ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So, what is it with the counter resetting? Just a random bug? And is it just the counter that is buggy, or is it like actually restarting?

    • @panpolypuff
      @panpolypuff ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was wondering that too. I figured it was like a psyche-out troll by barb (since it replaced 69), but an actual bugged reset would truly suck.

    • @Andy_Wells
      @Andy_Wells ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I too thought it was a troll for "69", but it did it again for 39 later on. Random bug?

    • @revolug
      @revolug ปีที่แล้ว

      @@panpolypuff it is an actual bug that resets your progress, not just a visual thing with the timer. it's getting fixed in 1.1

  • @TheOGNoName
    @TheOGNoName ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why does the counter just randomly reset at certain times?

    • @jesse1086
      @jesse1086 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good ole fashioned glitch I think

    • @justmadeninjas5717
      @justmadeninjas5717 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Something to do with backwards water is what barb Said in tofu stream

  • @SerGWasTaken
    @SerGWasTaken ปีที่แล้ว

    cocaine shark, the best level ever

  • @pelkariya6660
    @pelkariya6660 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thats quite impressive. 38 hours of committment, and all of them were worth it. Greatest hack of all time. GHOAT.

  • @MrJLCharbonneau
    @MrJLCharbonneau ปีที่แล้ว

    On taking meds for ADHD… it’s like, if you need glasses to correct your vision, why would you not wear glasses? Because some people don’t like it? Who wouldn’t want to see things more clearly.😉

  • @errorsniper_404
    @errorsniper_404 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is there a cut of just the final run?

  • @ShadedTopaz1
    @ShadedTopaz1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    when's the last time you went to a play and someone bled all over you?? Awesome line :P

  • @pwnmasteh
    @pwnmasteh ปีที่แล้ว

    What a gamer

  • @robertpatterson4357
    @robertpatterson4357 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always entertaining, always funny, but not going to lie, the comment on PBR absolutely broke me
    TAS is turning baseball into chess.

  • @bishopnickle2207
    @bishopnickle2207 ปีที่แล้ว

    27:01 syncs up to the music

  • @1PulseDawg1
    @1PulseDawg1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Is the counter resetting just a glitch or did you make a mistake?

    • @Andy_Wells
      @Andy_Wells ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I was confused by this too.

    • @arnoudh6203
      @arnoudh6203 ปีที่แล้ว

      Which counter? The number in top left of game screen? That resets when he dies.

  • @FloydMaxwell
    @FloydMaxwell ปีที่แล้ว

    What was the total elapsed time?

  • @big_reality6112
    @big_reality6112 ปีที่แล้ว

    Speaking to someone on jail does not cost $3/min. You set up an account and 15 minutes ends up costing $1.5 or so dollars. Maybe the pay phone that an ex inmate might call a taxi or someone to pick them up from the jail might cost $3/min but I'm not sure.

  • @paularized1
    @paularized1 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Poo character is good to use when you wanna beat a level. The Gina character is good to use when you wanna beat the Poo character.

  • @javicule9914
    @javicule9914 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If wrestling is fake, then explain this run!

  • @Bollard
    @Bollard ปีที่แล้ว

    Maybe I missed it but does this video explain at any point why the counter keeps resetting to 1?

  • @wangledteb5671
    @wangledteb5671 ปีที่แล้ว

    are the rooms in like a random order every time?

  • @mcgrud
    @mcgrud ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For the algorithm. ✊

  • @jeremymorris6000
    @jeremymorris6000 ปีที่แล้ว

    Having a loved one in jail is hella expensive 😢

  • @miscellaneouschaos6693
    @miscellaneouschaos6693 ปีที่แล้ว

    this feels like kaizo trap

  • @stevenbeshures6962
    @stevenbeshures6962 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I for the life of me cannot figure out why I cannot beat this level in normal mode (da hell with hard mode for now) I have spent days on this level I have beat really difficult ROM hacks such as fourth chamber grand poo world 2 Invictus Riff world 2 but I simply cannot for the life of me consistently get 12+ rooms without dying. My PB is 14 and I’ve hit that a couple times. Supposedly it’s a random room that spawns anytime after room 8 and I have seen streamers get the checkpoint at room nine I’m pulling my hair out and losing all motivation to keep playing this god-awful level. I have 33 exits so far I cannot find another secret. I cannot find another level so I assume the rest of the game is locked behind this level, the only videos I’ve watched are of levels army currently on, so I don’t know what comes next. Any advice would help TIA

  • @CanuckMonkey13
    @CanuckMonkey13 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why did the counter reset at 22:30? I have rewatched a couple of times and I can't see anything that explains why that would happen.

  • @Johnny547611
    @Johnny547611 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think Barb should purposely leave Poo sprite broken