[COMMENTATED TAS] Kirby Super Star Ultra 100% Speedrun -  

I honestly wish more TAS's had commentated versions. As much as I love the chaos of Tool-assisted Speedruns, they often get really boring to me and I end up either falling asleep or clicking off. With commentary Speedruns, it gives me more to focus on and helps me watch the whole thing through.

"It's very important that I hide Meta Knights true identity so no one gets spoiled" truly a man of honor

19:55 is one of the main reasons I love TASs, that movement SENDS me

Seeya, Bonkers list: 12:50 18:32 1:15:08

52:25 "But who would I be if I didn't flex on the final boss?" I was expecting a rare transformation of stone, but literally flexing on Marx kinda was the only option.

My first thoughts upon seeing that there was a commentated version was "this is where the fun *really* begins". I've always enjoyed listening to people actually explaining the crazy tricks used in tases to bring the time down as much as possible(even if I can't understand them a lot of the time)

As a young kid who wasn't particularly talented with legit fighting, cheesing things with Stone and patience was the strat, and I'm so glad Stone not only got a prominent role in this TAS, but also got to defeat the final few bosses. Truly re *marx* able.

The puff backwards thing makes it look like he's shooting out air so he gains speed from the propulsion, which is a fun little aesthetic thing.

As much as I love commentated TAS's, I love your sense of humor. "I refuse to explain this craziness" and "We haven't gone over ninja's above average damage, and we never will" are fantastic lines

I always knew Stone was a super powerful and underrated ability, and it definitely has nothing to do with the invincibility involved and my own cowardice.

1:17:45, I totally agree. Love the small time saves because it feels like they have to be thought up and discovered in really creative ways, so it's fun to see tiny mechanics like that implemented to save frames!

it's cool how many abilities you end up having to use instead of just like, spamming wings the whole time. it's a testament to how good the game is

The amount of times ive yelled “OHOHOHOOOO” out of pure shock or amazement is enough to probably shake a mountain Ive played super star ultra for so long and all of this has been the most satisfying thing i’ve ever watched

What I love in TAS is impossibly fast inputs, movements that dance on danger but never fail, and super optimized bosses. This has all of that and more. Also, commentary, so much better, actually explaining to me the strats.

Not only was every second of this fascinating and extremely engaging, you're really funny too, Hiding Meta Knight's face, teasing getting abilities and dying... There's so much fun things you can do with TASes like this, truly marvelous!

I always thought of stone as a slow, defensive ability, (I used it to cheese the arenas) but it not only being used in the tas but as a main ability is something I didn't expect to see. Also you do get a little medal if you complete helper to hero with all the characters, but I understand why it's not in the speedrun.

Commentated speedruns are a niche that otherwise only AGDQ really provide most of the time. I really appreciate commentators. Makes even the unoptimal or long speedruns so much more fun to watch.

It was cool to see how fast each section can be done, this is my childhood game and I 100% completed many many times, seeing kirby just flying and literraly smashing with rock ability the bosses and enemies is very epic

Honestly one of the best TASs out there. Commentary, absurd movement, weird tech, the works. What really sets it apart is the playabout in autoscrollers/cutscenes though. Most TAS's don't do much, but the little pointless challenges, the absurdly hyperactive movement, and the little touches like stabbing the eye on the frame it explodes, or hitting the background whale really made every second of this run super entertaining :D

this was absolutely incredible to watch. i've played maybe 6 or 7 different kirby games to 100% completion, and doing so has always been delightful, if a bit tedious. seeing one of the most content-rich games in the series get absolutely destroyed like this is just so CATHARTIC, and the commentary doesn't disappoint! there's so much more nuance to KSSU's movement tech than i ever could have imagined. i seriously hope this nabs a spot for TAS block at AGDQ because this is just pure unadulterated chaos through and through and i adore it

This was a great watch. The little jokes like you becoming a buff statue when defeating bosses with stone or your interactions with the whale boss were always amusing. And the explanations were clear and well done, even if it was "still don't know how this works yet..." Would love to see more vids :D

So, today I learned that Mach Tornado can one shot the reactor.

Honestly both tasers and regular speedrunners get respect from me because.. they can bring games back from the dead with new categories or discover new things to do via glitches or tricks.

I love TAS's because they show you how PERFECTLY optimized a game can truly be aside from our human dumb fingers. But the commentary just makes it so enjoyable and fun, watched the whole thing and that's something i don't expect from an hour and a half video. Absolutely amazing, thanks a lot!

I would somewhat disagree with calling the Copy copy ability completely useless, it allows Kirby to copy abiliites from mini bosses before defeating them, also allows you to copy the Crash ability from Scarfy, an enemy that cannot be inhaled. Also when the Copy ability is turned into a friend, its the only way for the second player to discard an ability and switch to another one without Kirby having to replace it himself, or the partner dying.

6:02 YOOOO!! Kirby goes so fast that he actually out runs the wind effect clouds and they group up behind him.

I'm literally just echoing the sentiments of all the other comments on this video, but this is so incredibly well done! It goes without saying that you're very knowledgable about the game, and you devoted a huge amount of time in producing such an entertaining TAS. But putting in commentary that not only provides in-depth explanations of the content, yet also does so in ways that are incredibly easy to understand without pausing the TAS or otherwise ruining the pacing of the run is an incredible challenge, and you more than rose to the occasion. Not to mention you're a genuinely funny dude. (Adding this parenthetical here cuz I read some other comments after I posted: I personally was also a fan of the "dead moments" in the vid where there was no commentary. If there's nothing to say, I don't think you need to fill it up with jokes or information that's only tangentially related. Obviously you're free to do whatever feels more natural to you, I just want to say that you shouldn't feel pressured to do so. People are watching for both the TAS and your commentary so imo there's no need for your commentary to be forced. Anyway...) I love stumbling across unexpected diamonds like this vid, because I hop in thinking I'll see what's up for a few minutes, and an hour and a half later, I'm crying because it's almost over. I don't know what inspired you to make this commentated TAS, but I genuinely hope its success inspires you to do more, because you absolutely deserve all the attention this video is getting!

Dude, you're good at this. There's a misconception with things like this that every second of "dead air" needs to be filled with talking. After a while it all just becomes information white noise and no longer serves its purpose. You know what to say, and when to say it.

More TAS runs should have explanations like this by their creator, it makes it way more interesting.

Hi! Please copy and paste the following text into your description (and/or the description of your other upload)! Chapter List: 0:00 Intro & Explanation 0:45 Spring Breeze 3:38 Dyna Blade 8:47 Gourmet Race 10:56 The Great Cave Offensive 28:41 Revenge of Meta Knight 39:15 Milky Way Wishes 52:27 The Arena 57:55 Revenge of the King 1:04:21 Helper to Hero 1:08:08 Meta Knightmare Ultra 1:32:43 The True Arena I haven't actually watched this all the way through, I plan on it, but I really wanted a chapter list for this TAS because I wanted to be able to split it into chunks for my own viewing experience. Other people might want it as well, so I figured I'd take the time to make it for you! I tried to start each chapter when you started the explanation for each one because I didn't want to cut you off, but sometimes it wasn't doable. Thanks for the TAS and good work!!

This was my first video game as a kid and I love the idea of seeing an almost if not perfect tas done all these years later. I was putting this video off because of the length but now that I've finished it, I can say this is something I'll probably be rewatching off and on for years to come

I'm always thoroughly impressed by Kirby speedruns. The movement gets absolutely wacky at some points, which most people wouldn't necessarily expect. Great run!

Seeing the theoretically perfect way to play my favorite Kirby game will always be insanely satisfying. You are a total badass for putting all this together, my dude.

I really enjoyed this whole TAS. I loved hearing how some of the more difficult techniques were pulled off and it was great seeing one of my favorite games from my childhood be cracked open like this

I love hearing commentary on how/why various techs are done in speedruns. Makes it so much easier to follow what is happening

7:04 i love it when movement happens to be perfectly timed with the music

Damn I’m never gonna be able to watch a TAS without commentary again, this is so much more enjoyable

No way… I just watched this TAS earlier this week and now there’s a commentated version. This was really cool! I’m not too technical with speedrunning but I love hearing about why people do certain techniques and this was such a good watch. I’m also glad we got commentary on concealing Meta Knight’s face and the flexing statues after the bosses, I thought they were a nice touch when I watched the original.

This was my favorite DS game as a child and one that I've easily put the most hours into replaying, so watching it get destroyed was very satisfying. Your live commentary was great and helped keep me engaged throughout all of it and explain what exactly was going on instead of letting us mindlessly watch a speedrun without any context for the tricks. Thank you so much for this!

Besides the fact that this is an incredible labor and feat of love, I really adore your commentary. Not only do I enjoy your calm voice in general, but your so informative in a very digestible manner (no pun intended) and don't talk over the whole damn thing. You know just when to sit back and let the tas show itself off. I really hope you do more tas's in the future. Your videos have been an absolute joy to watch. Thank you so much for posting your work for us to enjoy.

RU-vid recommendations really hooked me up with this one - your excellent and entertaining commentary turned this already great TAS into a super enjoyable experience!

This is Kirby's true power. Us feeble mortals were always too limited to use him at his fullest potential.

I’m such a sucker for Kirby, ESPECIALLY SPEEDRUNS OF KIRBY. Feels so good to see one of my favorite childhood games speedrunned. Enjoyed the commentary as well as going, “WOAH?!” or “WHAT?!” ❤️

one of the things i love about speedruns in general is how it lets us learn not just about how the gameplay works but how the game itself works. how the game was made and how it processes what is being done. it's so cool

Your commentary really makes the video. Sheds light on techniques I could never have imagined in one of my favorite DS games. Great work!

What I really like about this video is that you didn’t talk for the ENTIRE run which can be really annoying in these types of videos, especially when there’s nothing interesting happening. You left the self explanatory and simpler parts of the run speak for themselves while also giving great commentary for the parts that needed it, great video all around

One of my favorite childhood games. This really brought back memories

i have watched this video at least 10 times. insane tas, insane commentary, super fun and engaging the entire time :)

Sample, this is a joy of a video to watch. This was my favorite game on the DS; my sister and I played the game together so many times. Not to be sappy but I do get a little emotional and sentimental seeing TAS playthroughs like this; it brings back a lot of memories. Plus, it leaves me awestruck at how you never know truly what a playable character is capable of until you see a TAS. I had no idea the movement in this game was so crazy. Kirby gets wing and literally hits the fusion speed boost lmao! Anyway, keep up the great work, I look forward to seeing any of your future videos. Your commentary is really insightful and easy to follow. :)

Man I loved this game as a kid! You make my childhood struggles of finding every chest in GCO look like a cakewalk lmao Awesome TAS, great work :)

3 minutes in and he’s already gotten farther than me playing normally in an hour. This is gonna be good.

This is one of my favorite games of all time and one I'm extremely nostalgic for. Seeing you absolutely obliterate it like this brings me so much joy. Best of luck in the future :)

this is just canonically accurate kirby gameplay

Thank you for commentating your TAS. It makes it so much more interesting to watch. I really enjoy the little sneak peek into the mechanics of a game. Please do more things like this.

this is great both as background sound to do other stuff and is entertaining to watch and listen to the explanation of all the chaos that normally happens in a TAS really great vid 10/10 wish there were more of these

This was probably the most interesting video I've ever watched. TAS'ing is such an interesting method of speedrunning, and I love how you detailed your steps and how you got your nearly perfect run.

I think this TAS is amazing! There are enough glitches and interesting movement to make it fun to watch but it's not like OoT where the glitches have become so complicated to the point where you don't even know what's going on. Great video!

I didn't know this TAS had a commentary at all, this was a lot of fun to watch! Your commentary was not just insightful but pretty entertaining as well, I could listen to you talking about stupid garbage whenever. (Not to imply any of this was stupid garbage, if anything it was smart garbage.) This was a lot of fun both for the TAS Itself and hearing your commentary, thank you so much for to playing this game!

The movement in this run is so slick

If I could like a video 100 times, I would. The final product is beautiful and the commentary made it absolutely a blast to watch. Great video and TAS. I think that even people who have never played KSSU can enjoy this run. Great stuff man!

I loved the diversity in this run, both through the abilities and the routing/tech itself. Never a dull moment. Thank you for explaining it all!

Kirby Super Star Ultra was a huge part of my childhood and is still my favorite Kirby game to this day, and yet I had no idea that tac world existed in Milky Way Wishes. Great video!

This is incredibly well made, very entertaining, and weirdly nice to sleep too? Good job man.

This game's movement is so crisp! Good work on this, epic stuff

loved seeing this, this was one of the first games I played as a kid and to see it broken apart so spectacularly is amazing

fantastic video, i loved listening to you talk about the quirks of the game so in-depth like this

Always nice to watch a commentated TAS, and this is a great one!

Wow what an incredible and entertaining TAS I really haven’t seen one of those in a long time and I’ve really been wanting to watch a good one for a while now. I’m so glad to see that this game hasn’t been forgotten.

I got recommended this video randomly and, despite never playing this game, i found it really easy to follow the TAS because of your explanations. Great work! This was really entertaining!

Amazing run and I LOVE the commentary, this is one of my favorite games of all time and I can’t explain how much I hate that room at 20:40 with the sleep statues, it terrified me as a kid and still took quite a lot of time earlier this year when I played through the SNES version.

I love this tas so much going on and it kinda changes a bit between levels. Keeping it like a lot more easy to watch the whole thing and still be entertained all the way through

This is one of my absolute favourite TASes now, really entertaining and easy to follow!

This is the game of my childhood, and you have no idea how glad I am that I found this gem! This is a great TAS and your insightful commentary made it all the more enjoyable and interesting (you're knowledgeable, funny and have a good diction). I can't wait to see what other projects you have in store for the future! Liked and subscribed ;)

I love the commentary on the run. Entertaining, informative, and kept the run from becoming stale. I hope you continue to TAS & Talk

I LOVED this! Superstar Ultra has been one of my favorite games since I was little so it was super interesting to see / learn about all the little intricacies this game is hiding. Also grateful for the commentary guiding me along. This was great! Would love to see more in future! C:

Never played the game but it was very enjoyable watching it with your great commentary ! Made it interestering the whole time through. Thanks for the great entertainment ! :>

Amazing TAS! This really brought me waaay back playing Super Star Ultra casually. It's such a fun game, and this was a crazy TAS showing all sorts of cool tech. Well done, and good luck in your future projects!

This is literally Kirby at his peak performance. Really neat, thanks for this!

Awesome TAS! I used to play Kirby Super Star Ultra all the time as a kid, lots of good memories.

I just love this game so much, its my literal childhood along with goemon games, I was so happy when they did this remaster for the ds. Even tough I played this game for years and I still come back to it from time to time, I learned quite a lot in this TAS, thanks a lot for the info and the entertainment

Geez did this take me back. I remember playing this game in middle school and it's so cool to see a TAS, much moreso with commentary on it. And those icons signaling Kirby's status like "DONE FOR..." hecking spooked me.

Seeing my favorite Kirby game get zipped through is so satisfying. Great work!!

Thank you so much for doing this! This game was my childhood, and this is the first commentated TAS I’ve ever watched. Definition of quality content

This is one of my favorite DS games of all time. Good job on the TAS, man! The nostalgia accompanied by the commentary made me come back a second time

Dang, I feel it's pretty rare for a TAS to be just as fun to watch the second time as it was the first. This video is just that good! And at the time of me commenting, it seems that this video is nearing its well-earned millionth view too! Absolutely incredible

This must have taken an incredible amount of time and effort. Thank you so much! My sister and I played this game on the ds growing up, we have so many fond memories and it’s amazing seeing this game on crack.

Amazing video! I love commentated TAS and speedruns and you did a really great job! the tas and commentary were both incredibly fun, I wish there was more content like this.

This TAS was super cool and definitely appreciated the commentary, good work on the video! Would like to see more like this

This was one of my favorite games on my DS, watching you just breeze thru the game was really dope. Love the TAS!

That was fascinating to follow, love the game and the way you explained the use for every ability and movement option was really fun to follow! My favorite parts were the uses for fire, it was some fascinating stuff I've always wanted to see. Thank you for the video.

I grew up playing this game, and it was amazing to see the TAS so skillfully optimize the game's mechanics. That was awesome, I really hope to see you do another TAS Speedrun of another Kirby game one day.

This was so cool and so much fun to watch!!! Thanks for making it!!! I hope commentated TAS videos become more popular after people see the success of this video! 😍

This is one of my favorite games, super cool to see a TAS of it! - The commentary is great too, love hearing all the tricks explained.

Now THIS, right here, is quality. My attention span usually isn't good enough to sit through videos this long, but watched the entire thing in one sitting because it was so enjoyable. The gameplay was the perfect mix of entertaining and chaotic, as any good TAS should be, and the commentary was so good it got EVEN ME to understand what the hell was going on! Absolutely top notch, i'm looking forward to seeing more stuff from you!

This is my first time watching a TAS and you make it so accessible! I love that you use the autoscroll sections to just have fun

Watched this over 3 days and wow, was it an amazing experience. I wish there were more commented TAS videos out there

This brings back memories of playing through the true arena and gourmet races on long car trips as a kid! Incredible commentary and tas!

Awesome TAS with excellent commentary! This is the kind of video I love to show to people who have never seen a TAS before, great work!

1:26:01 is my favorite moment of the entire TAS. :D

All the TAS movement stuff is all understandable and super incredible to watch. Watching this from as a person, who plays kirby since they were little is like memory lane to me qwq