@@OneShortEye I just watched the video for it, would you mind commenting on if there were any new optimizations? I didn't appear to notice any myself, though maybe just perfecting the mouse clicks and his skill in general.
Sierra games 1992: Restore or Restart? Uh, Restore I'm making a million saves. Sierra games 2024: Restore or Restart? Restart, I got 1 minute to try it again.
I wonder what Wesley thinks about being involved in that small but meaningful part of speedrunning history. (It wasn't that long ago, so he's probably still in elementary school and might not have the perspective for an informed thought, but...)
Hi, everyone! I'm Rainault, the guy who did the first 9:29 run. Watching this video was quite a trip - I never could have imagined the game being taken this far.. Quest for Glory remains one of my favorite game series of all time, and it's awesome to see how much the game has been broken. 1:00 is absurd!
That was the goal! I'd love for more speedrun videos to include the runners themselves. I know Speed Docs has included snippets of audio interviews with some of their content, and I really appreciated that. Helps me differentiate the runners more.
The story of his son bumping his arm sounds like "Oh no, he's gonna throw the run because of it" but then when he discovered a glitch, it became awesome and heartwarming that his son inadvertently discovered a speedrunning trick.
Still haven't played a single of these games you cover but just can't stop watching your videos multiple times, amazing content and storytelling, keep it up
If you try even one of the Quest for Glory games, I recommend 4. The ambience is superb, the humor is incredible, and the voice acting is on point. Easily the best one of the series.
It would be totally different playing nowadays. Back when I played these games, there was limited to no access to walkthroughs and figuring out these goofy puzzles in King's Quest, Police Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Quest for Glory, and a bunch others was done with friends and talking to other people that played the games. I'd get stuck for weeks on parts of these games, but getting through and winning was so rewarding. The whale's mouth in KQ4 still gives me chills.
Same, and though I'll probably never play any of these. It brings me back. Always had a computer in the house, or at school, all these style games are really nostalgic to me.
Man, I have such good memories of this game. There's something really cool about actually feeling like your at the start of your adventuring journey. Working your way from the ground up is rewarding!
Hey! I was just thinking about sending you a video from this channel. When are you going to become a King's Quest speedrunner? While I'm here: I took a mint!
@@MisterMiller Dude, that's awesome! I hear that shockingly often, I really never thought that so many people would learn the game just through my series on it. Really happy that it got some people into the game!
Great documentary by OneShortEye, and great optimization by misterprmiller and the other QFG1 EGA players. The video not only does an excellent job showing why this is quite possibly the most optimized Sierra speedrun in RTA terms, but explains well the little tricks and micro-optimizations that go into it.
I had this game pretty much the day it came out and was still called Heroes Quest. First time I ever followed a game from initial announcement to release and got it immediately upon release. Love this game.
While I played other Sierra games, I never played any of the QFG games as a kid (with the exception of a little bit of QFG1 VGA). I played this game, for the first time, last year, and I was surprised at how well it held up. Really enjoyed it, and I'm slowly making my way through the rest of the series.
I love these videos! Shining a light on these more obscure runs is so much more interesting than the 10,000 speedrun analysis videos of the speed games everyone already knows about. The editing and production on this one is also excellent. Thanks!!
This series was one of my favorites of the era. Each game is a direct continuation of the previous, so you get this awesome feeling of continuity in between each one, and the story of this hero. I really can't speak for how good the writing is. My appreciation is steeped in nostalgia, but it's one of my favorites and I definitely recommend it.
Been following since your original king quests speedrun video got recommended to me. You have a very nice way of narrating stuff and I love that you also take some time especially in this one to explain who the people involved are. It was fun to see him optimize his run and celebrate his little victories with him.
Glad you enjoyed it! One of the things I struggle with when watching some speedrun content is remembering who the runners are (probably my old age kicking in). I'd like to think putting faces to the names helps with the narrative.
One of my favorite videos of yours. Hearing the backstory to the Wesley Glitch made me happy. What a sweet story. Also very happy to see Reverend Miller continuing to excel at the speedrun
Amazing as always.Production value is only going up, I love how polished the interview parts are in this one! That you're an adventure game legend and know what you're talking about is out of the question by now. Thanks!
We had version 1.0 Hero's Quest, when it came out. My dad used to get free games from his job for some reason, I think it was some sort of promotion for the various hardware he was working on. Game took me forever, because I got confused by the map early on, and completely forgot about the Antwerp section, so I played the rest of the map for months not knowing where to go. When I found that section again, I was able to easily fight my way through and win. I'll never forget the music it plays during the rake scene.
This is one of my favorite games of all-time. My friends and I used to play this game for hours upon hours. To see it reduced to a single minute is baffling. Good stuff.
Aw man, I played this game on release, over 30 years ago, on my crappy 4 colour CGA PC... I was only 9 years old, I found the game incredibly confusing, I only got through it when my mother paid to get a hint book imported from the other side of the planet (I'm Australian). Still, it was one of my favourite games of all time.
This is your best video. Period. You spent the entire video explaining everything: presenting all the runners, detailing all of the history, the major differences between versions, the VGA remake, the marathon, all the skips, all the rules, all the mechanics behind key presses and frame rules, all the tricks, all the possible time saves, all the crazy yolo strats with the ultra fast speed, showcased every single possible ways the run can screw up... You sprinkled a few more run killers right before the end for good measure, and by the time you showcased mrprmiller's final run, I had to... I... HAD... TO... physically get up from my seat.... and stare in disbelief and amazement at how frickin fast the run had become, and the whole time I was also telling myself "plz don't fail... plz don't fail... plz let it be the one... OMG THIS IS THE ONE!" And it was glorious. The whole video felt like a roller coaster, slowly going up the highest slope as you slowly laid everything down, and when you were ready to show the final run, the payoff was better than if I watched it happen live because at that moment I knew everything that was at stake. I can't.... I can't wait for the next video already... and I also need a break from all this emotion :D
Sorry it took so long to respond to this one. Your words are too kind, and I'm glad you felt exactly the way I wanted viewers to experience this story. I can't promise they'll all be this emotional. One of the biggest challenges I have with these stories is that runners very rarely keep records of their big failures. I was lucky this time in that I knew I wanted to make a video and downloaded Miller's Twitch VODs as he was doing his grind in the spring. Otherwise, had I waited, those run killers would've been lost. Thank you again for your comment.
@@OneShortEye Not all of your videos will be this emotional, but if Summoning Salt's videos are an indication, often you will explore a specific game, at first only intending to explore the technical details and the wacky history of the numerous breakthroughs that runners have found to shave time, but a narrative will arise from the history, information, and accounts you will gather, which will shape your video. Sometimes the narrative that will emerge is an epic friendly rivalry. Other times it will be about the friendships and close knittedness of the community (like in your previous video). Or a community's collective effort to achieve an important milestone. Or runners pushing themselves to get as close as possible to what is feasibly doable for a human being. Or tales of dedication when this quest for perfection has them playing for years or decades. And when that happens, you are golden because you can make anyone watch and enjoy your video, whether they played the game or not, or whether they are gamers or not. I never played Wii Golf, but I know I had a ball watching the speedrunning community cracks this game open, breakthrough after breakthrough, in Summoning Salt's Wii Sports Resort video. And with Salt's Ninja Gaiden, the Quest to Beat Matt Turk, and the Quest For World Record Perfection videos, I had friends who aren't into too big into gaming or speedrunning, having a good time being amazed and mesmerized by the dedication of some runners.
Your videos are great! I just started working from home doing pretty simple work and they’re perfect for keeping me focused - would love to see more, even though I’ve never played these games!
That's incredibly kind of you. I'm happy that you've found them useful! The start of my interest in speedrunning came about because I was working from home a few years ago and started watching speedrun videos for background.
Glad you liked it! We were a big King's Quest household growing up. I didn't actually get to play this game in full until a few months ago, and I think it still holds up. Heroine's Quest also looks really good, and it's been on my "to play" list for a while.
When they run this game at this level it sounds like those hollywood hackerman scenes. If only someone said "I'm in" when successfully sneaking past the chest on the last screen it would be perfect.
One of the most underrated channels for this type of speedrun documentaries. I don't know what it is, but these videos are so freaking good! I've never played any of these games, they don't even seem like my type of game, but I've still watched all of your record history vids and I'm always happy to see more! I hope your channel keeps growing so you get the recognition you deserve! :)
I can’t believe you only have 7k subs! Your content is just as good as summoning salt, and is not only entertaining, but also very informative. I have never played kings quest, but I have watched every video that you have related to it on your channel lol. Keep it up man! 👍 I have no doubt that you will have 100k subs in no time
ever since i watched the first summoning salt video, i was addicted to this kind of speed run documentary videos! i have never speedran in my life, nor do i have any interest in doing it myself, but im so deep into the speedrunning scene, i have even watched all the Speedlore episodes, that is 42 episodes of 2.5 hours each! hahaha, man i cannot get enough of this stuff! i cant wait for your next video! :)
I'd never heard of this game, or King's Quest, until these vids started showing up on my timeline. I've come to have an appreciation for these classic Sierra Online games and i come to these videos to think and get my thoughts organized. The structure and narration/interview style is perfect for this for me. Thank you for making videos about your passion, just goes to show you never know who will come to appreciate your creative projects!
holy crap you make incredibly detailed videos and tell the story in such a compelling way. I'm enjoying binging this at work. Don't worry, if my boss comes along... I can always use BOSS MODE like in the Space Quest games
Two things: (i) These are awesome productions; I enjoy speedrunning history overviews, but yours are really paced the best, especially as they are longer than most; (ii) I had the unfounded believe speedrunning adventure games would have a low skillcap, not making them a worthwhile endeavor, but I was obviously wrong!
I'm more amazed by the fact that Miller not only looks normal, but has a loving family and prestigious job. Literally the most impressive part of the video.
I think I watched this video before (I remember the strats) and I watched it again, fully. Its REALLY good. Like, the editing, the pace, not too much pathos (lol Jobst), just such a solid hour of good RU-vid gaming content.
Haven't started watching, but already excited to comment. Hero's Quest is one of my three favorite games of all time. I'm a slow chill player, and not a huge speed run buff.... but I'm excited to see what happens!
I'm curious why no one has done a deep dive into Sierra's language parser? With the number of accidental and one off discoveries that led to faster command entry, it seems like a no brainer to figure out what other refinements can be made in this area. Mr. Miller had Cory Cole and Lauri Cole on the phone and never thought to ask these two if there were any keyboard shortcuts that would be helpful for speed runners. If I had the developers on the phone, I would have asked them for the source code. Imagine what could be discovered if you could search through the original code?
We've been doing this for years, but it isn't as direct as just taking a look. Some discoveries have been made this way, such as the shortening of "stop." Anyone can decompile the games with SCI Companion.
Your excellent storytelling with your editing and production skills are phenomenal. QFG is one of my fave games of all time and it was cool to learn the history behind the speedruns for it! ✨
Heroe's Quest is SO FUN. I still have my original box with all the pieces, and i play it whenever i can convince anyone to play with me. it's literally playing a DnD module only self contained to a few hours, and you can keep your characters around for the next dungeons if you want. amazing game
Seeing some of these EGA scenes is transporting me right back to playing it. The cave where you steal the key, Erana’s Peace, it’s like some pressed play in my head for the audio from those scenes 🤗
Was replaying through Quest for Glory series this week and thought, what the hell, let's see what the records are like for speedruns. I was thinking oh maybe 15 or 20 minutes, etc.... Was floored to see this one minute time, but avoiding the dispel potion and the optional nature of some of the goals make perfect sense in terms of the game. Neat.
32:48 he Jaki'd it! I've been watching these videos in release order so I couldn't help but notice this and was slightly disappointed it wasn't called out in the video. Although, I have no idea which event happened first in real world time. I'd love to see a huge timeline drawn up that shows the timing of events across all these related games speedrunning history.
LOL, I actually remember playing the original Hero's Quest and both the Hiden Goseke exploit and the High Speed Hero option that had to be turned off to enter certain areas. I actually missed that for a while after getting the Anthology and switching over to the QFG version. Good times.
