New Super Mario Bros. 2 by EeveeSpirit in  

I guess I, the runner myself, should come in and clarify *exactly* what went on here with the battery. First, some background info: This was my first time playing at any live event, and my streams usually had about 3 to 10 viewers, my highlights never really got more than 50 views. To go from that straight to a GDQ, with probably 300 people sitting right behind you and 100 thousand watching the stream, is just crazy. That of course comes with a shit ton of anxiety and stress, so much so that my whole body was noticeably shaking for the first half of the run (I don't know if you can tell in the video). I was practicing pretty much the entire day before this, the run was at about 10:30PM, which let my battery run down to about half. Now you would think that half a charge is good enough to play for 30 minutes, but of course we all overestimate the battery life of the original 3DS. I did a stream after the event where I went from full charge to dead in 2 hours and 15 minutes-- and this was with wireless communications off. During the run they were on because with so much anxiety your common sense is gone and you only think of what is absolutely necessary. So I brought down the DS without a charger and didn't turn off wireless communications. I obviously way overestimated the battery life of this thing. Now, during the run, it hit red at about 17 minutes in. I saw it, but knew I was on good pace and could probably last 10 more minutes. (A good run is about 28 minutes). When I entered 6-Tower it started flashing. I saw it, but was too nervous and focused on the run to speak up and ask for a charger. I knew that flashing red usually means 7-10 more minutes, which was more than enough to finish the run. But since I wasn't 100% sure it would last, I saved. Much to my surprise, it didn't last. At that point I was practically dying, I had no idea what to say or do. But I held it in as much as I could because that's what I do best, and once the amazing tech guys got me set back up with a charger super quickly, I was straight back into the run. I still managed to play really well from there, too. Long story short, no matter how anxious you are, a charger should be your second priority, only next to the console itself. PS: I actually did the math on how much time the battery death lost, and the time would've been 28:38 without it. Subtract the 2 intentional fireworks from that (15 seconds each) and you get 28:08, which at the time would've been 3rd place, and beats my PB by 7 seconds. The world record is 27:30. Amazing run.

runner stayed positive... unlike DS battery. Clever donation at the end lol

Really love this run and the runners commentary and for keeping it cool when the battery ran out. I didn't mind, didn't make the run any less awesome!

Gotta say, this was an awesome run. The runner was fun, explained what needed explaining, and was super entertaining to watch. The announcer might actually be my favourite one yet. Just so charming, and genuinely seemed to be enjoying himself. The donations were also great here. People just having fun while donating money for the cause. I didn't go into this one expecting much (I'm not super familiar with Mario stuff), but this is easily on my favourite's list. Instead of me getting slightly miffed at the battery dying, I found it hilarious. Got to see some personality shine from all the people participating for a bit, which was super rad.

Thanks so much guys (especially EeveeSpirit) for showing me some cheats to get to world mushroom and world flower, I have been trying to get to it for years, YEARS and I couldn't find it. Again, thanks and keep up the great work.

Would've been 28:35 or around that without the 3DS running out of battery, so yea, that was a really good time.

🎶 Fireworks killed the battery star 🎶

7:30 run start

"Now here's a really hard boss-" Beats boss in 6 seconds Huh.......oooookay

Is it that time of the year? OH YOU BET IT IS!

29:39 I swear that sounds like a song from Death Note.

Does anyone remember when the vines would actually bring you up if it is going up?

now I kinda want this game

How did I not know this game existed?

...I think 6-1 would've also been a fireworks-able level.

Fireworks hype indeed

Great game..

How is this game four years old?!? Geez time flies

did fireworks just become a meme?

Good Job

eevee got a good time and beat the run even though the 3ds tried to stop the run

yay, more fireworks^^

Hot Damm, I feel like I suck now. But thanks for letting me know how to get to the cannons :)

Is there any other speedrun with a USA Chant?

Insert FFVII: Advent Children Reno reaction to the helicopter control stick gif here.

I can only speed run the first level...

aww look the name is eevee spirit :) lovely

333.033 subscribers.. where are the Fireworks?!

Adam Conover donated during this segment? As in the guy that ruins everything?

No need to pray to RNGesus if there isn't much RNG.

What are those "La Laaaa" voices I keep hearing?

24:12 What'd that guy say?

All fireworks run

where do i watch these live

My ds sucks and turns itself off sometimes so I got used to a game turning black suddenly.

bruhh that ds turning off had me dead

what is this about killing or saving the animals

Did you get a headache from looking down for a while?

oh fuck......i never know that there is 2.....

anyone else notice some screen flicker?

I don't understand what Kappa means

why jump so high on the flag? doesn't a lower jump use less time to end the level?

Has there been a run for the new super Mario 3ds yet?

Now i know how bad I am

7:34

LUL

digletté

hype

lmao, it died.

Just a little silly question... what is that "Save the animals/kill the animals" thingy about?

Can someone please tell me what's the deal with animals and GDQ? There is an inside joke that I am not getting.

Adam conover? FUCK

The blue she'll for the other one was so annoying

Is there a new voice actor for mario ?

Why was Mario speaking French?

why must there be so many coins in this game?

the ds has no more energy left in the speadrun..... welll. shit happens^^