Mario Speedrunner Tries Champions Road for the First Time 

This was like 4 months ago and I forgot to get it edited lol. Right on time for the DLC huh?

Smallant: Tries Champion's Road for 2 hours Someone: Just beat it Smallant: Okay, I'll just beat it Proceeds to beat it in that same attempt

"The limited time is actually a really cool concept" Said the fucking speedrunner

As someone who beat this game with every single character for those 5 stamps it made me laugh to hear him say "Wait why are there still 5 stamps left?"

You started champion's road with 410 lives and finished it at 246 lives the suffering must have been insane.

When he said "Piranha Creeper Creek After Dark" I almost fell out of my chair from the flashbacks. I don't really remember what was so bad about it, but I do remember spending a week and 150 lives trying to beat it.

After years of people ragging on 3D World simply for not being a “true” 3D Mario I’m glad to see this underrated gem getting attention. Of course the port and Bowser’s Fury helped a lot, but still.

It makes me feel validated seeing a Mario expert also die for over two hours.

My man went from "SMO speedrunner" to "MARIO speedrunner" you can't stop him

The galaxy refrences in this game are just way too good

Now do it without dying single time in the whole game. Your save file shows how many times you died

100 percenting this entire game, getting all golden flagpoles, collecting all the stamps and greenstars finishing all levels with every character was an amazing experience on switch. One of the best mario platformers to date

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1491">24:51</a> Chat: "it's no darker side" *_looks like someone has not played champion's road_*

SmallAnt may not like his singing but his WHISTLING IS GODLY

"I'm still not used to the controls!" *makes a series of jumps over a poison lake while dodging Para Dry-Bones, and then snipes two Piranhas with fireballs *

That was actually quite decent Tanner!

I love how I see "Hi youtube" in chat almost everywhere

"I'm sure it is, feels like I've half done it already!" 410 lives cuts to 2 hours later with 257

"depth perception please" perfectly sums up my experience with the game

That person in chat had no chill at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="56">0:56</a> ""Captainskelebones: You are more boring than doing an essay on paint trying"

As someone who has gotten 5 stars (requires every level with every character) at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1576">26:16</a> I actually burst out laughing

Did you know: If you stand near champions road on the world map and turn the volume up, you can actually hear a heartbeat.

devines editing is also god tier this stream was so much fun , also the mystery 30 star level took way longer than it looks

Normal person: Pronounces Luigi like "Loo-i-jee" Smant: Looigee

me: hey this was fun i should watch the vod editing smallant: <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1442">24:02</a> me: nevermind

The inferiority I feel from having a 6 year old save file but also being 1 star away from the final world is flaring up imma go get that checked out Update: Still tryin

This whole time the game has been out, I still haven’t beaten Champions Road. The port is where my redemption will happen.

I've been playing the pirahanna plant level over and over again for hours seeing a speed runner struggle makes me feel better.

Alternate title: furry Loogie flies past the stars

I'm watching this at 4 am and should be sleeping. But I'm enjoying myself too much to stop.

"Levels with limited time are hard" Me, a super mario 3d land player: "First time?"

Me and my family had been playing super mario 3d world for like 2 months, getting the highest scores possible, every stamp, every star, every top of the flag, with every single character. I was probably a bit easier with 4 people because then you only have to replay the level twice to get all of the characters, but it was pretty tough. Although we never ran out of lives because my brother just sat there with the shell in level 2, gaining us 3 CROWNS worth of lives. It was a good experience, and definitely a worthy game of buying to anyone who is willing.

As soon as he hits 10 hours at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="128">2:08</a> he makes a poggers face Edit: how the hell is this one of my most liked comments?

"If you go early, they just kill you" Continues to go early and dies

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1464">24:24</a> that was music to my ears

Champion's Road is one of the hardest levels in Maro games. The hardest is The Perfect Run, from SMG2. You get 1 hp, it's even longer, and there are also no checkpoints.

Me: is about to go to sleep Ant: HOW 'BOUT A 1 AM UPLOAD EH?

"If you go early, they just kill you" not even 2 seconds later: *goes early* *dies*

This games' Champion's Road was the one that took me the longest out of all Mario games. Normally, I get to the level, and I either beat it that same day or the next one. This one kept me occupied for almost 2 weeks, with at least an hour each day dedicated to it alone. After I beat it, I did it again for each character - and was done 2 days later... once this level is conquered, it's not as imposing anymore and you get much more confident in your approaches, instead of trying to preserve resources for whatever may be next. Great work getting it done right there, SmallAnt!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1420">23:40</a> for Champion's Road

This man did in 15 hours what I haven’t done in years. Good job man! Now do true 100% where you have to beat all levels with each character :)

i can see it allready: mario speedrunner plays bowsers fury for the first time

this makes me feel so much better. I played this level for forever and then I watched Thab one-shot it blind, first try and I cried

The crazy thing is, I never owned this game, but when I played it with 3 other players whom I've never met before, we tried out Champion's Road, and I was the only one to make it to the end after 3 tries. It was crazy!! I almost ran out of time, though, and I didn't get the top of the flagpole, which was a bummer.

Life lesson: SmallAnt doesn’t have the greatest depth perception

"if you go early they just kill you" * goes early ** 10 second ad * **Dies**

I watched this stream and it was SO good! So hyped for the vid.

it’s like once u beat champions road for the first time, you can do it over and over again, like it becomes a part of you

those times he was playing odyssey do be paying off

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1149">19:09</a> eventually, we all do.

i like that the frustrated ant on the thumbnail isn’t even reacting to champions road, it’s pcc after dark. editors know the real hardest level

Played this on Wii u for like 8 years, some of the most anxiety inducing levels in the whole game by far... Good run dude

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="488">08:08</a> Me : stays 11 hours to defeat the level Smallant: this one sucks

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1434">23:54</a> Perfect run be like: Am I a joke to u?

I've been waiting for this video for a while and I'm happy that it's finally out

I played this game for the first time on the Switch, and I was particularly grateful during that torch stage that you now keep green stars when you die lol

Never seen someone so good and yet so bad at this game xD

Ahhh, good times. The Wii U version was a great experience for me, and beating this world felt awesome.

Thank you for showing the wall jump part, I couldn't figure it out from all the tunnel vision!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1583">26:23</a> “Well that’s all I got for you today” Me naturally looks down at the timer

I was just like, I'm gonna go watch smallant. Well here I am.

Petition for small ant to stream bowsers fury when it comes out

Everyone’s first time doing this level boiled down to not knowing wtf was going on with the dash panels, you just kinda succeeded out of nowhere

Y’know, as tough as Darker Side of the Moon was, and how tough Champion’s Road was, I don’t think EITHER have anything on the Perfect Run. I’m thoroughly convinced if you can beat the Perfect Run, there is not a single Mario level you can’t beat outside Kaizos.

“Why are these so good at moving” -SmallAnt 2021

Champion's road isn't all that bad if you ignore the fact that you die approximately 50% of the time in the first segment because depth perception makes you not hit the chargin' chucks or just fall straight through the gaps

I really enjoyed this video and its inspiring on how hard you work

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1464">24:24</a> damn Smallant’s whistling is beautiful, I knew he had a good ear. No one is allowed to say he’s a bad singer now!

It's so strange seeing him without his red hair

Oh my goshness! I remember when I first completed Champion's Road. I was extremely happy because I had played through it so much to where it was the first time in any game I had the timing and movement down and memorized to perfection; where one small change or mistake messed me up completely for the rest of the level. I was also younger and refused to wait around for too long, so there's that to consider. However, it was still a feeling of achievement I hadn't really felt before as I've never been too serious about speedrunning or becoming perfect in such a way at anything before then. Even though I still don't really care much about getting something down to perfection like that, I still make my attempts to do so mostly for the fun of it and the exhilarating feeling when I do manage to perfect a timing or movement down again.

Idk why but these are my favorite small ant vids 😂

Gotta say the best part of the extra worlds was being able to hear the comet observitory theme

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="938">15:38</a> That was _too_ satisfying.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1203">20:03</a> pogging with fear

It’s amazing that smallant spent 164 lives in champions road alone, without ever giving up. I could never do that

Piranha plants: Live to bite/eat and live to move SmallAnt: "Why are they so good at moving?!?"

I have had this game for like 3 years and still couldn’t beat champions road after beating the whole game

Next: Mario Speedrunner plays Bowser’s Fury for the first time

I beat Champions Road after a few hours of constantly dying (some of which were from pure fatigue). It's a great experience, one of the few in modern gaming history that make you feel like you've actually accomplished something.

I got an ad, right before Ant died from going into the clear pipe during the hexegon auto scroller. Best cliffhanger ever

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="129">2:09</a> petition for twitch to replace pogchamp with this

I have never played this game, but I am interested in getting the Switch port when it drops.

Devine really do be pogs at editing huh. Excellent vid!

I used to struggle SO MUCH with this level. Before the switch port came, I finally beat it. So basically years later I beat it

"Mario Speedrunner..." "HASN'T tried champions road" Me: What..... SMH my head

His depth perception is the real enemy here.

SmallAnt: I've finally completed THIS!! SM3DW+Bowser's Fury: *no.*

That was an amazing conclusion. This game is great!

Lol the link didn’t work and i got the “Taht page is in another castle” thibg. Very funny because his channel has a lot of mario content

Piranha Creeper Creek After Dark is the worst level ever made in a Mario game

the compilation of ant going "wooo" or "woohoo" gives me life

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO FOR MONTHS

Imagine not getting all the stamps couldn't be me.

I tried to 100% This game after Smallant, and did it before him

This is honestly one of my favorite mario games

This is a really good video and Ant's editor is really good. :)

Why does ant look like a mix of wario and waluigi in the cover on the vid

I spent HOURS on the plant level it sucks so much

I remember beating the entire game back in middle school and watching this takes me back to that

just imagine being mario doing this level so you have no extra feats, just the normal mario movement you get and playing this level only as him. this level took 200+ lives from me