Perfect Dark's Oldest Record Was Finally Beaten! 

The one time when Karl mentions his record is to congratulate someone else on beating it…

somebody beats one of Karl's longest-standing records, and how does Karl get back at him? by doing a full video praising the dude's career and technique. what a proper gent.

Imagine a 10 years old kid telling the big guys a 24 is possible. Probably most of them laughing at him. 16 years later he does it HIMSELF. ABSOLUTE LEGEND!

Honestly, imagine being proven wrong on by a 10 year old Take that Matt

Karl: WAR ...WAR never changes... Rayan: *gets 24 WAR*

I love the humility Karl Jobst has. It truly accents his skill and appreciation of speed running.

so exciting every time he says „I achieved THIS run:“

"Take that, matt" is the fiercest and shortest roast to ever come from a 10 year old

Karl is the real absolute legend here, the longest standing record which he owned (and hardly mentions) is beaten and he creates an entire video around the subject and praising the guy who beat him. Thank you very much for this video Karl, can't wait to see more content from you!

This man is one of the most chill people, despite his record standing great for long getting destroyed by another person, he doesn't do anything bad but rather doing a full video just to congratulate him. Absolute legend

Normal RU-vidrs: "WE BROKE THE WORLD RECORD (NOT CLICKBAIT) Karl: "Someone broke a record I set 16 years ago, let's break it down and praise it together"

Here's Karl every video out here calling us all absolute legends, while he is undoubtedly one himself.

Karl is such a great guy.Ever hardly talks about his own runs unless its to promote someone else.And thank u so much for the good message at the end during these hard times is what alot of us including myself need to hear.Thank u your the absolute legend.

I knew absolutely nothing about this game nor about GE, but man I binchwatched almost all of your videos on them. You explain everything very well and make it interesting for new people like myself. Keep it up man

These records get old enough to vote before they are broken. That's astounding

Rayan is so badass he even killed another enemy after the king.

I am getting sick of raycon sponsored youtubers wire-shaming me and my wired headphones

Just when I was feeling down, here's Karl making me feel better by calling me an Absolute Legend.

Everyone's gangsta until Rayan proves his age

I just discovered that Karl even made a speed run guide over 20 years ago. This guy was just hitting his teens! Dude, you're definitely a legend to us!

"Pop his world record cherry" Oh my Karl, such language.

"People weren't even close to 24, throwing in 2-3 more boosts wasn't seen as something that would tip the scale..." 15 years later guy throws in that 3 more boosts and breaks the world record.

“He’s the most talented speedrunner I know” ... you do realize that you held up a record for 16 yrs, pretty sure you are also quite talented 😄

i love how karl isn't hurt in the slightest about this record being lost.

Karl: this video is sponsored by r- Me: god no... Karl: raycon Me: thx god

I wish someone recorded Matt's reaction to Rayan's introduction video, I bet it was priceless! Just imagine, Rayan looks dead at the camera and blurts out "Take that, Matt!", he must have flipped!

This is the most perfect instance of sportsmanship I've seen. Losing your record, you make a video praising your rival and helping everyone appreciate what they did. Bravo!

Not even gonna talk about how rayan flexed on all of us And shot another enemy after completing the objective

Karl: It's too tight, How can anyone beat it? Ace: hold my Malai Kofta

Another perfectly in-depth and analytical explanation about the record, very nice coverage, Karl

I'm helping to support this channel now with a monthly pledge. Keep up the great work, Karl! Even when I don't know or haven't played the game being highlighted your thoroughness helps to piece it all together.

Whenever Karl says: "On the (date)(insert player name here) achieved this run" - you know you are about to see some epic things

10:25 ParagonX9 As like the person who used to make music on Newgrounds and then mysteriously vanished?

*feeling depressed all day* Karl says: "Hello you absolute legends!" *feeling better* :-)

It’s pretty cool seeing your history as well in these vids. I’m not really familiar with speed running too well, I just like your videos.

Perfect Dark's biggest downfall was that it was released at the end of the N64's lifespan and the PS2, XBos and Gamecube were all on the horizon. It was a great game...not as memorable as Goldeneye IMO, but still a fantastic spiritual sequel. My friends and I played the hell out of Goldeneye, and I suspect we would have transitioned to Perfect Dark had it come out a year earlier than it did. I bought it the day after my grandma's funeral and one of my friends came over to play it...he moved to LA a week later. All my friends were graduating college and moving on when PD came out, so we never played it. The core group of friends that I had all through high school and college had splintered, and video gaming, for me, has never been the same. The N64 is the console I'm most nostalgic for because I have such fond memories playing Mario Kart, Mario Part and Goldeneye with the friends I'd had for most of my life up to that point...I don't get the same enjoyment out of playing games online as I did back in the late 90's playing 4 players with everyone in the same room. Them's were the days.

When Bryan Bosshardt’s run pioneering self boosting with the phoenix came out, I was still in the goddamn NICU. Surreal.

We need to protect this man and his humility at all costs

I can't imagine how annoying it must have been to share and prove records back in the dial up era of the internet.

I love waking up and seeing you or whitegoose's videos in my sub box. Makes mornings so much more relaxed and enjoyable. Thanks again for your hard work.

nicely done, a very thorough "documentary" :-) Love from Tasmania!

Your humility is always amazing. Love you and your coverage, you absolute legend.

I was browsing around on youtube and I found your channel. I binge watched your videos and I love them! Your explanation about the game and the speedrun community is so clear with some runs shown. Keep up the good work!

I've become addicted to your videos! There's something about the meticulousness of both your videos and speedrunning itself which is very facinating. Also the fact that a kid at 10 years old and someone well into their 60's can be competitive at a high level is partly reminiscent to chess (and a big reason for why I love it).

Ahh the good old 'alien conflict'. What a great soundtrack from perfect dark.

I have never played Perfect Dark, my brother told me I was to young, but have seen it beaten countless times. Your channel reignited my passion for GE and PD, I can't get enough of these lore speed running vidoeos. Thanks for all this great content during these weird times! Keep up the great work please!

Nice new vid! Always liked how in depth you explain all the strats, and how well researched the videos are. Keep up the good work!

Mr Karl, I'd like to address you personally. Somewhere, I've found you in the algorithm's constant churning, but I really like your content. I hope that you make more, as speedrunning is perhaps the most entertaining form of this form of entertainment. Thank you.

I find it kind of funny that I've never played Perfect Dark and barely played Golden Eye at all as a kid but I've watched dozens and dozens of speed running videos about both games. I have hardcore inside knowledge about Perfect Dark and I've literally never played it haha

I’m convinced this is a sign of humanity actually evolving at an accelerated pace

It's amazing to see how people stick with their games for such a long time always trying to best the records. The fact that speedrunners after all these years still manage to find new ways of improving these supposedly "unbeatable" times which ends in more people trying to at least tie it and thus keeping the game alive longer is just great. And Rayan in particular is truly elite. And Karl you are a legend; I love these history of a specific run videos a lot.

Nice. Im amazed by how much you know about those speedruns and watching the contextualization is always fun. Keep the videos coming karl!

Some games are just timeless.

Damn, Karl! You're looking buff as hell.

Love the videos so much. I don't play the games anymore, but I know enough about them to understand everything he's saying, and to appreciate the sheer skill and time necessary to do these runs. His humility is also so damn awesome. He loves the games so much, and gives the players and runs the same attention, even when it's his own record being broken. Keep being awesome you absolute legend!

The time was so tight, so precise, so simple, so short.. so Shoneys..

It’s fascinating watching people in the past say “that’s impossible” only for time, new people, and fresh ideas to show us how wrong we were.

You stay healthy too my lad, you've got a kid to raise! My son was born on April fools day, and he's the greatest thing that's ever happened to me.

That has to be one of the best, if not the best video in your channel now. Loved so much how you kept mentioning your last video (Runaway 21) back. Amazing! Keep up the good work, Karl!

I love these videos. I Have never played these games or sped run any game. His explanations make it feel like I’ve been keeping up with a 15-20 year old game’s tight knit community of speed running since it came out.

Speed running annnnd juggling? I didn’t know this was a man of class.

The only thing I could see possibly being improved is that when he killed the Skedar he got hit by the explosion. Not sure if it would save enough time to drop to 23, but it's something.

Karl, these videos are fantastic historical background, much of which I was unaware of or had forgotten. Thank you for making them.

I truly appreciate that through videos like this I get to share in the excitement of a game I never play. I've feel like U;ve gotten to know so much about the community and hisotry around these games and I really love these videos, so thank you for making them.

That :24 was absolutely insane. The movement was fucking crazy

Some of the oldest record Man ur way too humble

Great video as always! Hope everything is well with you during these times Karl!

Love you videos. Would love to see more on other speed running records

And once again the old speedrunning adage "no record stand forever" shows its face.. Also, damn he barely talk about the record. Being the one who held the oldest unbeaten record is an impressive feat, hell if I were in his position I'd write "PERFECT DARK GOD" as my middle name and tell everyone I know about it.. But not Karl, not him...

Imagine this record being beaten yesterday, so every viewer of the run or this video thinks it is for april fools🤣😂

I love every video you put out. Smart, concise, entertaining. Thank you for your effort, my friend. I binge your vids every couple of months, and actually have a few friends I can talk to about speedrunning because of your content.

Nice job Karl! Love your goldeneye and perfect dark videos.

It blows my mind that this is still happening. At 7:15, you see that “CH”? That’s me 😎

i don’t speed run at all but i love how you describe everything in such detail. very fascinating

Karl I have added your channel to auto upload every new video to my discord, not sure how I even got into your content , I dont even speedrun or own a console but have played them all in the past, being 40 yrs old, you sir are an ABSOLUUTE LEGEND.

All of that looking at the ground reminds me of playing Golden Eye on split screen with 3 of my friends way back when. Since they could see my screen and where I was I would always run around the level looking at the ground. I would know where they were and where I was, but they didn't have a clue until they were dead on the ground. Brings a smile to my face. Nice video by the way, can't believe I watched the whole thing. I kinda miss that game but I still have Perfect Dark Zero.

"This run..." Chills everytime

So it turns out that one of the most popular Newgrounds musicians ever was also a Perfect Dark speedrunner WHAT AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND

I've been bingeing alot of your videos but to see you and perfect dark..now I get why I like you. This game was my childhood

I absolutely love your videos man, keep them coming!

As someone out of the loop on GE/PD speedrunning Karl entered my awareness as just a guy loving speedrunning and explaining the records that have happened but especially these past two videos have shown so much of how incredibly talented Karl has been for close to two decades without boasting about it or even mentioning the fact that one of the GoldenEye examples was his. Karl is talented, Karl is humble and Karl is an absolute legend!

You're like the kliksphilip of speedrunning xD

I really appreciate these videos. I've never played any of the games you've mentioned but still find them informative and professional. Instead of ramblings and adds every 2-e minutes.

Love your videos! They are intriguing deep dives.

coronavirus give to the speedrunner comunity a lot of free time xD

10:29 Woah woah woah, ParagonX9? That old Newgrounds audio artist? I didn't know they did PerfectDark speedruns, that's kinda cool if it's the same person

This legendary game... still haven't unlocked all cheats till today. But i come back to revisit it every few years. You allways find something new, try to find something about the "?-signs" or the hidden ammunition crates in combat simulator. It just never gets old, especially when i see the interest in speedruning here. You guys are great, keeping this masterpiece alive!

I love the work you put into these. I’m not a speed runner myself so I `really appreciate that you take the time to explain what is happening and that you give the history of the levels and strategies. This was such a good one. You put doom eternal on my radar and damn that game is fun, only a couple hours in.

me: *opens video* Karl: "Hello you ABSOLUTE LEGENDS" me: *closes video*

When a world record is older than your friend

I was a kid when I played this game many years ago, couldn't finish it, but it always stuck with me. Now with these videos I feel such nostalgia and nerdyness, I love your videos Karl, never stop doing them.

I love how excited you are that someone beat your own record. You are more excited than other crazy runs, it's so wholesome

24:20 When people beat entire Super Mario games blindfolded, completing a 24 second run while looking down doesn‘t seem that tough in comparison.

It's so weird to hear people like Karl Jobst and Summoning Salt talk about their own records.

I got the 27 WarAgent. Took some grinding. I miss hanging out with Fro, Sucram, Phil Hughes, Octo, Wouter,Marsh, You! good times, never forget

The quarantine has been good for speed running records and especially because of speed running videos by Karl. Keep up the good work and I hope more records flow your way for more videos.

The year is 3030. All speedrun records for every game ever is now under 5 seconds. Karl Jobst X is an absolute legend just like his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather.

Bruh you actually said "popped his world record cherry" 😂😂😂😂 (18:04)

Dang, i had no idea how young Ace was. I've seen a number of their record videos over the years, and i remember them being a big inspiration in my own speedrun attempts on PD. Even more amazing now knowing that. Keep up the good work ace.

ParagonX9 was my hero in terms of PD running when I was in highschool (2001 I think?). The only times I ever came close to being good was Duel (Obv), War and Chicago Agent. It's so cool to see you making these videos and it brings back a lot of good memories.