Minecraft in 20 Seconds Explained in 20 Minutes 

WARNING: Flashing lights while the run is played back at normal speed, at the start and at the end of the video. It's not extreme but be mindful if you have any kind of photosensitivity. If you enjoyed the piano covers, they will come out soon! Subscribe to Bismuth Music for when they do: www.youtube.com/@Bismuth-Music Alternatively, you can get early access to the music on my Patreon! www.patreon.com/bismuth9 The additional notes for this video can be found here: pastebin.com/GrNeXBCF

minecraft in 20 seconds explained in 20 minutes via 20 days of work! Impressive work keep it up!!

The explosion takes 4 seconds, it’ll be used later That concept is so funny to me but technically it’s 1/5th if the run

Wow, I was amazed back when the 92-second TAS came out, but 20!? Honestly, it's hilarious how half the time spent in the run is just waiting for timers to end while frantically doing other stuff. Also, I never considered using bed explosions to boost your Ender Pearls

"This tosses him off the map and into the infinite void where he can contemplate his existence" it's moments like these why i LOVE Bismuth. Easy to understand, concise explanations mixed in with occasional dry humor.

00:00: This TAS is insane 20:00: This TAS is INSANE

First, I see complete chaos. Then, after 20 minutes, I see TAS perfection

19:30 watching the end synchronize perfectly with the music is satisfying

16:42 I love how he has and takes the time to just organize his inventory

video turned out incredible :) love it, glad i could help

I love how you explained even basic mechanics like how ender pearls work so that anyone, whether they play Minecraft or not, can understand the run. Great work :)

Aside from how interesting the content of this video is, i am impressed by how good it sounds. Amazingly smooth voice, amazing choice of music, well written and organized, i think i could have listened to a video like this about anything.

I love that you let me rewatch the run at the end, really gave me a sense of closure and made me feel like I truly understand the run now

man I LOVE TAS explanations, so much effort goes into something you can watch in less than a minute, the more you know about what happens in the TAS the more you appreciate it

19:51 is just so perfect. It made the video have such a satisfying end.

I know this video is like six months old now but I'm still so thankful you decided to go over this. Minecraft has been my special interest since I was 8 (so like 10 years now, wow !) and the fact you talk about how Minecraft works so those who don't play it can understand and also not sound judgmental is very soothing to me (I think it might be because usually if I don't understand something I get called stupid or made fun of like instantly). The ending with the music sync up is just brilliant. Thank you so much for this video.

Really great explanation of what happened in the TAS.

I like that Bismuth noticed that this speedrun is not about putting normal, hard-working speedrunners into a shame, but it's about showing the best potential run by using supporting programs. Respect for DylanDC14 and all minecraft speedrunning community. You're all so great.

RuneScape music honestly goes really well with Minecraft.

He assured that I would understand everything that's going on by the end of this video. It's the end of this video and I understand everything that's going on. You're a great speedrun explainer, keep doing this Bismuth! 👍

13:00 man it's like the inception scene where so muuuuch happens in only a part of a second, crazy!

I find funny that the end portal is a 0 eye, it's only like a 30% chance that the end portal is a 0 eye. The most common ones are a 1 eye portals (each end frame has a 1/10 chance of spawn with an eye on it)

This is probably one of the most thorough explanations of a speedrun and TAS, including every relevant game element and mechanic, that I have ever watched. I feel like even if I had never heard of minecraft before I would still be able to fully appreciate this work-of-art run and the skill and effort that went into it. Really, really great work.

When he showed the run the second time, there's just something about the ending and the music that makes me feel sort of a bittersweet ending feeling. It's weird and hard to explain. It's almost as if this was the run to end them all. The completely perfect and unbeatable record. I can just picture people spending countless hours trying to get this perfect run, and now someone finally does. But the final ender pearl throw almost signifies the end of an era which is minecraft speedrunning which gives me this bittersweet feeling. It's done. the ultimate run, achieved. I know this definitely isn't happening anytime soon, maybe not even at all, but I just get this weird feeling that I just thought I'd share. The music definitely adds to that feeling as well. Love the vid Bismuth

13:32 the way he mentioned the exploding bed is comedy gold for a non-Minecraft player like me 😂

13:06 note 7.5? normally, you can't open your inventory or use a crafting table or other object with a HUD while in the nether portal, but for some reason, the HUD from an object (not the inventory key) will show up for exactly 1 tick. luckily, inventories are no longer tied to the tickrate (since 1.14), so dylan can do all of this in that one tick. note 7.5.5(?): because the 4 second portal entering animation resets when reloading a world, duping in a nether portal doesn't save any time.

I'm surprised you did this and I saw this pop up in my recommends 2 minutes after it was released. This is an incredible video.

Seeing you go back to more regular speedrun/TAS explainers after the Mario 64 ABC epic really shows how that project has helped you to hone your craft, especially in terms of editing and production. Really great stuff this go around!

that's pure art... Those speedruns are wonderful, your explanations are clear and passionating, your story telling and "realisation" is very good... I saw 2 vids and directly subscribed. One of the best channel I ever seen, I don't understand how I didn't found it for so long.

We've come full circle, my first exposure to Minecraft speedrunning was your GDQ run back in 2014, and it's amazing to see you covering one of the game's craziest TASes 9 years later. Amazing video!

Who gave Steve a sandevistan?

The conclusion with the clarity you have given us with this explanation through re-watching the run is the cherry on top. One of the best videos about speedruns i've watched, great work and thank you!!

Excited to see this! Always loved the Minecraft TAS and your channel has always done an outstanding job.

that was a beautiful video. I've seen TAS runs, i've speedran minecraft a lot, but this was relaxing and really interesting in every way, thank you!

One of the best explanations of a speedrun I've ever seen. Incredible work and incredible run!

This run is insane and the explanation in this video is insanely good. The most mezmerizing part was the ender pearl juggle with all those perfectly timed teleports.

Such a creative name that pulled me in, seeing a new video from you is always a welcome surprise. keep up the good work man.

Many people act like TAS and set seed speedruns aren't impressive, but what they don't realize is truly how much work goes into optimizing every thousandth of a second in these types of runs.

The speedrun is so cool, and the explanation is super helpful and informative, and the music adds so much... I almost cried at the end just from nostalgia. Another banger as always

Beautifully produced my dude. I love watching you get better and better at creating these types of videos and manufacturing a compelling narrative. The rewatch at the end is SUCH a satisfying conclusion here - your confidence that we would indeed understand the speedrun now is incredible! Thank you for making this, and cheers to future projects!

this is one of the most impressive TAS speedruns i’ve ever seen. i can only imagine how amazing some of these speedruns could be if we had better developed tools for this game

This explanation is wonderful, and the timing of the music with the end of the video was masterful!

I love your TAS videos! You are so fun to watch!

Stellar work as always Bismuth. It's very worth noting how all of your videos have properly timed closed captions the moment they are uploaded.

This is just such a well made video, it explains the run so perfectly and understandably

Damn. This video does a very good job at explaining this awesome TAS. Thank you very much!

13:25 "Dylan finally lands in the nether" *he took 8 seconds to get there*

Awesome video as always ! Also the fact that Dylan had to play it (if I understood correctly, the only tool he had was slowing the game time so he had to play the run right ?) is absolutly insane ! I wonder how many tries on this seed before getting this run ! Mindblowing

I really love the little progression graphic you made for this!

That's one of the most beautiful TAS runs I've ever seen

I absolutely LOVE how the music synced up with the run at the end! Awesome video and insanely incredible TAS

Your TAS explanation videos are always my favorite.

what a great TAS! amazing to see the boundaries that can be pushed

Very impressive video! Incredible editing. Brilliant!

Minecraft in 20 seconds explained in 20 minutes. Very fitting lol.

I can't believe after watching this video, we actually understood the run real-time at the end! Amazing video, amazing work!

This is so incredibly cool! Both the TAS and the explanation

Prolly the best minecraft video ive ever watched! Loved this breakdown, and indeed I could actually tell what was happening the second time

Simply love the way you structure the video and deliver it with good visual reference. Awesome stuff!

I hear that Dream got an even better seed totally legitimately.

9:31 im suprised you explained that really really well without taking 14 minutes!

Ah yes, the Ender Dragon's most formidable enemy... *Explosive tempur pedic mattresses!* 😅🤣

Thank you for the amazing music cover of Minecraft soundtracks! absolutely nailed it!

That was amazing, thank you for breaking it down! TAS runs are so cool, and I really respect the work that goes into making them.

This was FASCINATING! More in-depth explanations of insane TASes like this, please!

This is one of my comfort videos, whenever I'm feeling down in the dumps I just watch it and it makes me feel a little better

Fantastic explanations! Just rewatched first 20 Seconds. Incredible!

So happy to hear that good ol' nostalgic RuneScape music! :D

Your editing is massively under appreciated, fantastic work!

This video was phenomenal. I know almost nothing about Minecraft (or tool assist speedruns) but was invested throughout.

Watching this video felt like watching an entire season of Doctor Who, with all these intertwined, overlapping, and precisely-timed events. Amazing analysis, thank you very much for making this! :)

What a brilliant explanation! I'm already too familiar with Minecraft and speedrunning, but I didn't find your in-depth explanations to be boring. Awesome video, and awesome run :)

WOW! I'm amazed by this insane speedrun, but also amazed at how INCREDIBLY you managed to explain and describe it all! This might be the only 20 minute video I watched in full entirety without skipping, this was SO entertaining to watch 💯

You were right, the first time I didn't get it at all, but the second time I was actually able to keep track of everything, amazing video man keep up the great work!

13:39 haha he said the thing

I appreciate you lining up the timing for the piano notes at the end of the run.

Man your videos somehow keep getting better and better. This one's my favorite so far!

Amazing explanation and breakdown of the run!

DylanDC14: Hey Dave want to beat the game with me? Dave: Yes, right after these two porkchops are cooked Dylan: Nvm I'm done

Probably the best explanation of a Minecraft TAS ever... Thank you for your incredible work!

Love the RuneScape music renditions. Amazing content as always!!!

Loved your RuneScape covers in this video!

“After an excruciatingly long wait,” -Bismuth after Dylan waited for 4 whole seconds

Incredible video. Didn't expect Minecraft to be your next video, but I was pleasantly surprised. The rendition of Mice on Venus at the end almost made me tear up.

Just wanted to say, thanks again for such great videos!! I love your dedication to teaching us esoteric speedrunning knowledge

I liked the video for the sheer dedication and in depth analysis of this run. Cheers m8

That last but where there is just enough time to think is one of the best parts of this. Nothing beats that feeling for me of being in a game and just that momenentary though of "what am I doing?" pops into my head.

Seeing It again at the end of the video but understanding it fully made me feel so fulfilled and kinda gave me chills

Did you have to use Runescape music within the first minute? The nostalgia lol Those are the tracks Harmony, Autumn Voyage and Flute Salad and you beautifully played them on the piano

Very well-made and thorough explanation with a lot of technical understanding!

I love the accessibility of your videos, this could be a persons first time learning about minecraft and they would still understand everything pretty easily.

I forgot you were a former Minecraft set seed runner. I wish I had money, but I'll have to wait for the Minecraft covers to come out, they were really good as always!

Fantastic video! Narration and pacing on point as always

WHAT!? This went completely over my head. You explained everything then you showed the TAS again and I understood EVERYTHING! Witchcraft! Nice work.

always like to see bismuth uploading, been a fan ever since the minecraft agdq speedrun

Here are the notes, you are welcome. Note 1 (5:30 to 6:50): a. The odds listed throughout this section are mostly ballpark estimates and shouldn't be taken as absolutely exact numbers. The ruined portal chest can also contain a fire charge instead of a flint and steel since it can serve the same purpose. The odds for the chest loot are on the order of 1 in 100 because of the Silk touch enchantment, which has odds of roughly 1 in 7 of appearing. b. About Blaze spawns: a blaze can spawn randomly anywhere in a Nether fortress, but it cannot spawn within 20 blocks of the player, so a spawner even closer than that is optimal. Although the spawner is 7 tiles away horizontally, it's about 10 tiles below as well, but it's still faster than a random spawn 20 tiles off. c. (also referenced at 17:50) About The End: the conditions in were actually sub-optimal. There's a wall in the way, so it takes a bit of additional maneuvering to reach the final portal to beat the game. While there will always be at least one pillar in the direct path towards the portal, it's not impossible that there could be an even more optimal seed with had a more direct path to the end that wouldn't require multiple enter pearl throws. Note 2 (6:50): Due to the way world generation is done, the script could look at supergroups of 65,536 seeds called structure seeds. This reduced the total amount of possibilities from 2^64, or 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 down to 2^48, or 281,474,976,710,656. The only variable factors between different seeds within one structure seed is the biome distribution and the spawn location. Once the script found a good structure seed, it was only a matter of finding the right biome distribution and spawn location within that group. Note 3 (9:35): At least, it's no longer that dumb. For many years, the duplication glitch worked with Alt+F4. Note 4 (10:05): While he started with two pearls, he only duped them 4 times - the final dupe was only for obsidian and wood. Also, he throws a pearl when he has 16 (8 in inventory, 8 in chest), so he ends up with 30. Note 5 (12:09): In earlier versions, villages had windows made of glass blocks, and in later versions, glass was added deep underground. Note 6 (13:00): The direction blocks are sent in in the explosion is random, so despite having a tool to mitigate this randomness, Dylan had to spend many rerecords on this section until the wool behaved exactly the way he wanted. Note 7 (13:12): He actually only needs one more crafting table, not two. Making a second one didn't cost any extra time because he needs to wait in the portal for 4 seconds anyway Note 8 (13:49): Technically, the game sets your spawn point on the bed, and when respawning you, it will place you next to the bed if it's unobstructed. Note 9 (15:49): In the context of the TAS, the section with the Blaze took multiple tries to get right, and the Ghast was forced to spawn. RNG manipulation doesn't work in Minecraft the way it works in a typical console TAS, so Minecraft TASers sometimes resort to other means to force perfect luck.

wow. this was posted less than an hour ago and i'm already interested. great video as always bismuth.

Amaaaazing video! This must have felt like a breath of fresh air after your deep dive into the A Button Challenge!

You didn't mention it explicitly but if I remember correctly the reason they don't want you sleeping in the Nether or the End is because respawning there is a quick way to softlock the game

This is crazy! Thanks for this great great breakdown