How Trackmania Players Destroyed Cheaters 

My friend DarkLink made a great documentary about the History of A01 Race leading up to this point. Worth checking out if you want to learn the backstory of the track. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ODo_obCblXo.html

Imagine being in 3rd for 7 years thinking "it was a good run" then it comes out the 2 who beat you were cheating and you now have the record again. Would be wild.

Imagine cheating, getting caught, getting banned, then having your record absolutely smashed by a legit chad. Absolute legend.

TAS: *gets 23:78* Speedrunners: _So you’re telling me there’s a chance._

When I saw drarker beating riolu's cheated one I said to myself 'can't they just speedslide after the downhill for a bit of extra speed?' Then you started mentioning the new strategy and I felt my brain ascend to a whole new level.

me having never played TM or know any of the tricks "he did a 23:81" me: HOLY SHIT WHAT A GOD

Drarker: I dont really believe in that *double speedslide* Days later* Drarker: So i just beat my own record with the double speedslide

The irony of a cheated 23.83 and a 23.86 being beat by legit runs of near exactly the same times by the Chads Drarker and Rollin is phenomenal

As someone who held a lot of records on TM, I was devastated when I found out I was racing against so many cheaters. I played with these people on many occasions and some on esports. Knowing that I got knocked out of leagues or positions in the league and out of money, was legitimately horrible

It may be petty, but there's something very satisfying about seeing 'cheater' in big red letters any time Riolu's record pops up. Then seeing actually good players surpass the cheaters? Perfection.

The community really outdid itself with this

19:30 That has to hurt. Imagine wanting to TAS, claiming a non-TAS record, then getting smashed by another person who actually TASes and beats your non-TAS record.

If anyone is wondering how this story ends, lackadal, the guy barely mentioned at the end, got a 23.80 flat and stole the record

Thats a triple FU to the cheaters ! Not only their "records" has been achieved legitimately, it was beaten 2 times! I admire the passion and the patience of trackmania community.

I’ll never forget the day my economy teacher and I started talking about video games and we ended up agreeing to race against each other in track mania. A few races later he won all of them by a long shot. Turns out he was a professional trackmania esports player and competed in several tourneys.

19:55 I love how rollin and drarker literally replicated the exact lap times of the two cheaters too

For reference, Lackadal now holds the fastest record at 23.80

Rollin The Redeemer of Records Drarker Destroyer of Cheaters Massive respect to Drarker and Rollin

Its amazing how saving every replay inputs can change a story of a wr And is also amazing see people beat cheaters

I absolutely fucking love the TAS community, they drive for "inhuman" perfection for a speedrun that *seems* impossible and then some absolute beast of speedrunners dedicate themselves to proving it is possible with drive, practice and raw potential

Drarker is like a true underdog story, always getting ties and always being so close, he never even thought two of the slides were humanly possible, but once he saw, he knew he had to try, and became a legend

This TAS guy is pretty good, why isn’t he on the leaderboard?

"Our best records were cheated." TM Community: "...and we took exception to that." Super happy to see this outcome.

I’ve never played this game, but this guy’s editing/ storytelling is better than most Netflix documentaries. Wirtual if you ever read this, become a director you have vision!

The frustration involved with grinding at records like this must be immense. Run after run after run to be .01-.02 off. I’d love to be there to see the reaction of these legends when they get it.

The double speedslide exemplifies why I love TAS as a speedrun category. TAS discovers a bunch of "not humanly possible" tricks and some eventually trickle down into regular speedruns, leading to better times. I can't wait till nosebug becomes humanly possible as well.

As a casual player of TMNF, I'm always amazed at how open and helpful Trackmania community is. Whenever I asked on any server I played something like if there was a shortcut, I would always get a quick reply explaining precisely how to do something. On the rare occassions someone toxic appeared, they would quickly be shut down by everybody else in the manner of: leave us alone, we are here to have good time, not listen to BS. Despite the cheating affairs, this remains as one of the most amazing communities I've encountered online.

wirtual is such an impressive youtuber. his videos easily get 2x his sub count and i'm pretty sure that a huge chunk of those views don't even play trackmania.

Kind of poetic that the 2 perfect runs he messed up for that 100th of a second, came back to him in his final run where he beat the record by 200th of a second

i love how the TAS was a major factor for this whole story. Yes people were caught cheating using TAS. However, had that player not used TAS and found the second speedslide, i think people would have still been stuck and not advancing. perfect example of a tool being used for both good and bad

A01, but... it's a Wirtual Documentary. Jokes aside, another great video. The Trackmania community is truly amazing.

My favorite part of your videos is that you make us watch the run before telling us the time. Yeah I know at most it'll be 3 hundredths of a second but still thank you and never stop doing that

It's crazy how much players have continued to push the envelope on this level. Eddiel33t dropping a 23.79 is just incredible.

Drarker deserves it so much man the amount of frustration he had felt on his two "failed" perfect attempts and never giving up requires an astonishing amount of motivation

"Too hard for human runs." I'm calling bull shit at this point, Trackmania speed runners are psychopaths, they'll do it eventually

“The world’s most competitive racing game” has the same vibe as “the oldest anarchy server in Minecraft”

This is among best youtube videos I've found in recent months. You are such a great narrator and content creator. I now play trackmania too. Spring 1 top 25 Estonia. Big ups.

I love how every trackmania track has their own protagonists pretty much, king players that seem to have been born for those tracks. Everyone thinks the limit was reached, then suddenly a player arrives and pushes it closest to perfection possible, they become the legend of the track, and now the tracks have these personas that you instantly remember when thinking of the track, then inspiring more legends to try and improve, what a beautiful cycle. And every track has their own legend, in one track it can be player A, in another track it was player B, there seems to be rarely a repeated player, like the track was meant for them.

Much respect to Drarker and Rollin.

I'm very late to the party but after watching the 23.83 run, I got legitimate chills from how insane it was. You have gained a loyal subscriber from the intricate way you tell the story of legendary Trackmania players and I can't wait to see what else you've got in store.

You guys of the community are really awesome. I watch you as external guest as I don't play TM, and i really like how you react on adversity. Keep it so!

"Nothing random, completely deterministic." So about those cruise control blocks...

I'm. Not sure whether it was intentional or not. But this was a very good analysis of the disincentives that cheating brings to an ecosystem.

"Is this humanly possible?" Some speedrunner somewhere: You dare to challenge me mortal?

This video had the honor of being the first video that introduced me to TMNF and your channel so i'd just like to say thank you Wirtual.

Take note: the difference in ALL of these human examples is that when people said "It's not possible", they continued trying.

As someone who is really into motor sports like F1, this is the first time I’ve watched Trackmania and seen racing lines, corner geometry, and over/understeer play such a vital part of a lap time. Cool to see.

Love the A01 series (yours and Darklink's). So much coolness, so much innovation and so much drama!

Eddie got a 23.79 in August 2023, and Lackadal has a 23.80, absolutely destroyed the cheater times and it's great to see

These Documentary type videos or so fun to watch, you did a great job, I don't even play the game, but you showed us the passion you have for the game through this video. We respect you guys for this. Truly epic!

Virgins: complains about cheating Intellects: out cheat the cheater Chads: beat the cheater in legit way

I never played TM and I just realized that I spent full video time whatching theses attempts that I wont beat. One of the best video makers ever for sure

Absolute legend of a creational mind. Every video is just captivating to watch. The transitions and process of the way it's told is just next level.

This is why I love TAS. Because even if it's not humanly possible, it can reveal the upper limits and inspire stuff that humans *can* do.

12:13 He should've just started making TAS videos and uploading them, even if it wasn't an official category they're always fun to watch and TAS runs are interesting to see as an "upper limit" to what real-time speedruns can be. EDIT: And of course if he did that he'd have to clearly label the videos as TAS.

I have never played this game, and this is not the video I expected from the title... yet I am strangely satisfied. Hats off to the players that legitimately pushed themselves to be better.

Just so you know, Lackadal went for the .80. Those guys are pure legends

How can trabadia claim his cheating wasn't meant to glorify himself when he went out of his way to brag about them on the leaderboards? That guy really does have zero qualms about blatant lies.

I remember playing track mania sunrise back in the early 2000s and finding it to be a super fun game. My parents bought it for me at my elementary school’s book fair so I’d always assumed it was bargain bin software relegated to the pits of obscurity. You can’t imagine my delight at discovering this channel and learning not only did this game from my childhood stay alive, it has a thriving community with amazing and supportive content creators and world record breakers. Thanks so much!!

i'm binging your channel right now, i love it. trackmania has such pleasant visuals combined with your music choices make these videos very relaxing.

What an epic. Thrills, spills, scandal, intrigue and a perfect ending! Great video.

20:30 minutes in. Not looked at the TM leaderboard in a long time. Now I'm getting very excited! Will it end with the famous:"And then... Hefest got this run" or will it be someone else. And why is my heartrate actually increased now... Won't spoil it in this comment; let's just say: Hats off to the number one and all the other runners.

I was nearly cheering by 19:30. Then I realized there were almost 5 minutes left tand couldn't imagine the next twists in the story. Such a compelling narrator!

I love your storytelling. I don’t even play trackmania, but you make it so interesting.

Having only learned this game exists and finding your videos yesterday it amazes me that a couple of tire lengths is considered "way ahead" at this tier of play.

As for fitmc there is the phrase "the oldest anarchist sever of minecraft" for you there is "the most competitive racing game"

I don't even speedrun. I don't even play Trackmania. Somehow, I went and watched this video but can't help but feel moved. What an amazing dedication.

I have to say, before this video I didn't know a thing about TrackMania and I probably wont play but I was mesmerized by the recount you gave about this games history. Thank you! Amazingly well done

bro the intro when he said time made me think i accidentally opened quantum break LMFAO

I’ve never heard of this game, but I was getting very excited for each step and the each new record. Really nice video, I’m not even into car games or speed running records, but this video was so well made that I simply couldn’t stop watching it.

Let me tell you: The Trackmania Community is unlike any other community out there. If you haven't heard about Trackmania yet, the moment to join the Madness is right now.

man i dont even know this game but the stories you tell got me hyped.. great work and researching

i dont know how to say this without sounding super cheesy but the production quality on this video was really good. the music build up and the commentary got me excited for a game i didnt even know. it made me feel like i was informed on what times in the speed run were good so when someone got a 23:81 i was impressed. also the thumbnail and title was so good i had to click. again, this probably sounds super "over the top nice" but im just trying to give feedback. c:

Trackmania Speedrunners are just another breed of human being. I really respect their insane ambition and skill.

Just for that guy to have figured out the exact input sequence, when there are 65k possibilities per input already deserves some respect

For anyone wondering, the song that's being played from 20-24 minutes is: Scattle - Remorse (Carpenter Brut Remix) (2014)

Don't know anything about this game, but I love the Chrono Trigger music you put in the background. Edit: Wow, this video is excellent. Brilliantly put together, loved the entire presentation and story.

Before i even finish this video, I just want to say, I have never played this game, but I love it when someone comes along and finds something after 10+ years which opens the flood gates to new runners and speed optimisation. Just, hats off to this community and obviously Wirtual for bringing this to the attention of us mere casuals. Thank you.

these guys really turned a bad situation into something beautiful and amazing. Although riolu, trabadia and the other cheaters may have damaged the community, they also helped bring the community together and i think ultimately we are stronger than ever. All the drama was worth it, now we have renewed motivation to beat records and the TAS community has been doing some really amazing stuff in the aftermath of the cheating scandal. I love this game and everyone in it.

Idea for an April Fools video: A documentary-style video like this one showing multiple whole runs of a single track, but the video is 10 hours long because when you say "But then, Hefest got this run" you show an entire E05 Endurance run.

love these videos. glad the community came together and crushed those cheaters records

Drarker really pulled the "I've never seen a 1.13" in TrackMania.

Honestly I wasn't even a fan of this game before this video. But the tension and the suspense to see if they would beat the record had me cheering when Drarker got 0:23:31. Great vid man.👌👍🤜🤛

Wow that's amazing. I'm not following TM records but heard about the records being cheated and back then I was thinking the 83 was a simulated perfect run and no one would be able to come close. Big love to the TM community and GG to the ones that got these times.

There is something more to this video that makes me happy besides the absolute BANGER atmosphere Wirtual is creating. I often times see leaderboards for times officially built into games, like Rayman Legends for example, and seeing times such as... well, 0:00:00 makes me absolutely fucking sick. It means no matter how much I or anyone else would try we'd never be able to get a pure leaderboards of actual runners. A community run leaderboards, where the community is the one whom judges and validates speedruns is such a lovely thing, since everyone will hold eachother accountable rather than hoping the developers do something about it. Wonderful job at everyone in the Trackmania community who upholds standards.

There should be a community patch to account for thousands. It is so silly to only have 2 digits behind the comma in a game with this high velocities.

You won me over using Chrono trigger OST music for the background. It really is that good.

Man never thought a racing game can be this intense and so much fun to hear it's story.

A01 race is something different than all other tracks. It describes what perfection is. We humans may never max out a single track, but we will keep it as a piece of us.

Since it wasn't list in the description, the name of the first track is Schala's theme from Chrono Trigger Great video btw!

That Mass Effect - Starmap Soundtrack is hitting that perfect nostalgia spot. awesome choice!

Would you consider making a video about how these validation tools were developed and how the game devs responded to this higher level of interest in securing records?

I just love how one record could motivated another record to broke, such a great rivalry

Rollin, pointing at cheaters: "Look at what they need to mimic a fraction of our power!"

Track mania speed runners are a different breed. Y’all are truly insane and truly legendary. This was like watching pure art and I loved every second ❤❤❤

0:40 can we talk about how norway easily wins against sweden lmao. that cant be a coincidence

I love how Wirtual reports on Trackmania and its cheating as an investigative reporter uncovering a polluting factory killing thousands. It has background, drama, victims and a lesson for us all. Well done

only wirtual could make my jaw literally drop for a 0.02 second improvement

Nice video! Love the mass effect music :D.

22:38 Literally shivered! Goosebumps! Also, I LOVE the new scrolling transitions! Such a step up, Wirt!