S.Mario - 0 - first take

[Shadowultd]

This level is so stupid it's GENIUS!!!!

[InsanityDash]

...and in this episode, a grown man clearly goes insane

[Selth]

cloud was it

[Halibut86]

This was a good video! Got to see your first experience with a really neat gimmick, even if it's a pretty cruel level.

[angelbladez1]

He lost a majority of his lives there

[angelbladez1]

At 4:23 lol

[monkeylemur]

I get it. In the GBA Fire Emblems, you always face right lol

[zombierobopirate]

whats the music in that stage from

[flamingspinach]

@zombierobopirate it's from Fire Emblem (watch?v=Lo1fWook83g), probably most famous in the west as the alternate bgm for the "Temple" stage in super smash bros. melee

[Zidana123]

Raocow, are you an EVA fan?

[AgentCack]

@Zidana123 I'm pretty sure he is. Evangelion and Magic the Gathering are brought up every so often in his dailymotion videos.

[minorin54]

debe ser muy frustrante no poder ni hacer spin jump ni girar a la izquierda en verdad Raocow que este juego te a hecho sufrir XD

lo de la nube Midpoint yo tampoco me lo esperaba suerte en los demás niveles

[NightKev]

The music glitching is probably zsnes' fault.

[bcarri2014]

-THIS COMMENT HAS BEEN CENSORED BY SOPA-

[ano0maly]

Move faster disco!

[BurningNight314]

10:00 Me: why do I get the feeling that cloud is a midpoint

11:45 Rao: That was a midpoint?! ALL ALONG!?!

[ZeChibiRico]

Wow, how long is hat level?!? Damn. Also, surprise cloud checkpoint!!!

[TheGangstagnome]

Once again, the game designer has resorted to level memorization-based difficulty instead of something more "legitimate." I mean, don't get me wrong, I love the idea of the gimmick in this level, I just feel like it could have been done in a better way that didn't end up leaving us with a zero-episode.

[ClassicGamesFTW]

Fire Emblem theme, very nice~ Keep it up raocow, you can beat it :3

[h8rzhate]

raocow, most of your recent commentary has been filled with frustrations, which makes your videos hard to listen to. I liked you better when you used "save state."

oh and the death count that is going on is inaccurate. it does not take into account the number of lives gained by coins

[TheOtherVelociraptor]

The way this is going, I bet the last level will only let you run right.

[DigitalxGamer]

I love how you just have that instinct to push something as you die and cause a 'double death' kind of thing with one life~

[Catluver7298]

you have so much pacience

[xZaCloudx]

Um, I gotta ask though... why not go back to the first play-level and life-farm? I mean I know it'd take a lot of time/work, but might that not be worth it to keep the midpoint?

[xZaCloudx]

Heh, wow~! Thanks for keeping this, you had a lot of great reactions that we would've otherwise missed. I liked your commentary despite it being a rough ride.

I understand the cloud; it was so the midpoint could be locked in if you didn't hit the switch properly, and so it could be ran over-top of if you were going too fast. By making it a small object, it allowed all this, plus making you have to be observant and inquisitive.

Clever, although sadistic indeed.

You played very well too!

[Goldenblade14]

fire emblem :D

[TehKamikaze919]

And i thought Luigi couldn't get more evil than he was in Vip5. I was very wrong.

[redwings66]

This level(which made me pull my hair out) is actually easier than the "no going back" level that comes later :(

[TheKeatonWarrior]

I enjoyed this!

[xnamkcor]

The beeping the music makes sounds like the sound my phone makes when I miss a call.

[Nokiaar1]

And all the time I thought "RAOCOW, get this stupid cloud!" :D

[KinkyOats]

Tower of Heaven anyone?

[JustAGamerFan]

Death Toll

Previous Total: 494

Today's loss: 101 (coin-up adjusted)

New Total: 595

[Merik2013]

@JustAGamerFan love it

[9inchitaly]

@JustAGamerFan Shouldn't it be 102 deaths anyways?

[Phyzium1]

I'm beginning to wonder why anyone would even bother putting dragon coins in this level.

[TheGuyWhoIsSitting]

When I first read the level name, I expected the Mario 1 styled scrolling, like Scarlet Devil Mario had in some levels.

[FeastaPie]

and they called asmt kaizo ish.

[Nanospark5]

@FeastaPie You know, I thought the same thing from the first level.

[FeastaPie]

@Nanospark5 cool, its nice to talk to people who know what rom hack difficulty is.

[choupetto85]

Yeah after 6 it's 0.

[darkmage123345]

the only thing more insideous would be to have to go back left, using the disco shell

[lomionjones]

A. Don't be afraid to just give us half a level, cow. That's plenty for this hack.

B. The random beeping kept making me think my kitchen timer was going off. But I'm already eating my lunch!

[h8rzhate]

raocow, you are much more enjoyable to listen to when you use save state. the majority of commentary during this game have been of complaints/ frustrations.

oh and the death count is not taking into account the number of lives gained by coins, so it's wrong

[TheCape]

I would LOVE to see this level TASed.

[SomeGuy712x]

Death count:

Previous total: 496

You Can No Longer Go Back: 102 (so far)

New total: 598

[WayoshiM]

I'm sorry... what?

Cloud =/= midpoint. That's just dumb as hell.

[chainfire9001]

@WayoshiM Agreed. Map16 hacks like that are just irritating. If it doesn't behave like what it looks like, get new graphics or redesign that piece of the level so you can use a regular midpoint bar. As neat as some of the ideas are in this hack, things like this make it seem unpolished.

[firemblemrules9]

Is the overworld music Fire Emblem Sacred Stones? Can't quite tell, it's super quiet.

[sjcodan]

Bunny must die. You have not yet unlocked the ability to move left.

[Nanospark5]

When I heard the beeping in the music, I thought you had something in the microwave, oven/stovetop or just had a timer set in general.

[Therockster12]

@Nanospark5 LOL me too

[walljumping13]

Awesome fire emblem music on overworld and on the level

[PetziPotato]

I loved the video, I'm glad your didn't scrap it.

[CaptainWizardBeard]

Oh sweet jesus, this gimmick is insidious as heck, but it's pretty crafty. GG, game.

[KalirSavant]

That midpoint is twelve kinds of nonsense.

[B00Cwis]

I'd appreciate more "outtakes" if it isn't too much of a hassle to upload!

[KBroly]

Raocow, you need to start using tools for this.  It just looks unfun and I really don't know how many more death reels I can look at.

[johnnyrosales1990]

he didnt finish the level! wtf!

[StarkMaximum]

Raocow, why did you ever agree to play a Mario hack with "Sadistic" in the title?

[wiimoterevcon]

9:51 "I get the feeling, that this level is going to have a midpoint" Wow raocow, you said that nearly exactly when you reached the actual midpoint of the level lol

[Teirusu155]

)Called it.

[MrLoveDinosaur]

I bet this level was just a complete mindfuck.

[Gameboygenius]

First!

...

Wait, maybe not...

[randomaccount88]

what about beating super mario world without turning around?

[cc12321]

Raocow you should unmap your left and spin jump buttons before the next recording so you dont die by accidently pressing them

[DarkLuffay]

@cc12321 not too sure about that. it gets rid of the whole gimmick, and makes it easier.

[SkandranonOwens]

@cc12321 stupid and on par with using save states

[DigitalxGamer]

@cc12321 But that, in a way, is cheating as well. It really shouldn't be any different to Raocow than using tools. Part of the challenge here is fighting your instinct. Take that away, and it just isn't the same level anymore. Of course, it's annoying to have to start over every time, but it's not called S. Mario for nothing.

[Airazor]

Haha, I knew there was something up with that cloud... And When raocow finally realized what it was, I swear that my laugh had to be more manic than his. My ribs hurt so much right now. XD

[loleyeduntcare]

oh raocow.... you disappoint me. you play so stupidly, you should start to play smarter.

[gracepetcoyle]

10:13 oh no he has gone insane

[DishonestAbe0]

Its not failure when there's progress.

[saezal89]

No, seriously... Where IS the guy counting the lives/deaths?

[bcarri2014]

@saezal89 Add 99 lives from the last video.

[verarticus]

Yo Raocow, I heard to like to die so I put a death in your death so you can die when you die.

[drkraid]

lmfao disguising a midpoint as not a midpoint. like i know this game isn't supposed to be fair but there's a difference between 'not fair' and 'UNfair'

[bcarri2014]

I think the midpoint broke Raocow.

[RobinLSL]

Fantastic editing job there Mr.Cow. This was honestly, seriously a great video and the sheer ridiculousness of this stage was something not to be missed. You should promote it to a non-0 episode number!

[pmankillinspree]

Raocow's manic laughter when he found the midpoint was hilarious.

[SpIenge]

I'm glad you kept this, that was truly unfortunate!

[PeachisAwesome]

Can someone please tell me why the music glitched in this level and not any other so far (from what I could hear)? Sounds odd that the music can bug-out like that.

[MrDeePay]

@PeachisAwesome

- Addmusic 3 is poor.

- Addmusic 4 was used on this ROM but the port itself lacked the proper optimizing/header.

- The music was designed badly.

- ZSNES is crap.

Take your pick.

[kazocsaba]

If you never scrapped videos like this, my life would be 5-10% happier. (Depending on the current exchange rates.)

[ceddi90]

i love how raocow gets hit by something dies, then presses left and dies once more its somehow funny :D

[krisu0100]

@ceddi90 I don't think that he presses left when dies from hit. It's more of glitch in ASM. What I understand is because ASM is looking for mario's position. So when mario dies, mario does the death animation and looks "center". ASM detects that as "turning back" and kills him second time.

[ceddi90]

@krisu0100

ok that could be...^^

[MrDeePay]

@krisu0100

Mario's dying frame actually flips back and forth frequently when it plays, so it looks left and right.

[krisu0100]

@MrDeePay Well... I didn't know that! :) Thanks.

[krisu0100]

Custom music is so badly added. Annoying little weird sounds, ugh.

[kirbyy]

THANK you for posting these first takes

[YandereTan]

That Fire Emblem music...

<3

[TheRealDysune]

@YandereTan It's from Castlevania.

[AngelicWaffle]

@TheRealDysune If you're talking about the music that starts playing as he starts the stage, that is definitely Fire Emblem music. It's usually played when a character joins your army.

[shanara99]

@TheRealDysune This is not Castlevania music. This is Together we ride, from the fire emblem series.

[DeaDaR03]

This is so messed up

[MathewWii]

first

[TheGamedawg]

Here's something I would do to make the "You can't press this button" levels easier.

Set those keys to keys on the keyboard you would never use.

[shanara99]

@TheGamedawg Raocow has already said, in similar gimmicks, that it would be cheating

Also, yes, quite funny the double death thing. I have my theory about WHY mario dies when he looks back. It's not black magic. It's just luigi on the nude offscreen. That's why Mario dies whnever he looks back. That's why the music is "together we ride". Cause Real men ride each other, of course!

[Ziiiv]

@shanara99

That's stupid. Saying that rebinding the controller is cheating is like saying that turning your controller upside-down to deal with reversed controls is cheating.

It's not.

[shanara99]

@Ziiiv Ok, deal with me here.... RAOCOW said it'd be cheating. I just agree with him. And I agree because the reasons RAOCOW gave are actually good reasons. Basically, it all comes down to "It destroys the gimmick". you're supposed to deal with special controls. You make them normal in some way, and you're actually cheating, since you're managing to get around some form of difficulty.

It's comparable to removing crash collision with sprites so you're invulnerable.

[shanara99]

@Ziiiv What's more, it's the definition of cheating, according to the free online dictionary.

2. To violate rules deliberately, as in a game:

The rules state that you can't look back, or that the controlers are reversed. You make it so the rule no longer applies you ARE cheating, by definition.

BESIDES, even if you COULD turn your controller upside-down, you could NOT rebind your controler in a real SNES. That's what makes it cheating. you need to STOP the game and re-bind.

[neurario]

I can't help but laugh at how the gimmick kills you... when you're already dead!

[Almisael1]

lol 5 seconds faster... HATE!!!

[OceanicCamels]

Check em

[DarkStarboye]

hmm

[cyber952]

*finally about to go to sleep*

*see raocow update*

Well, it's just fifteen more minutes.

[Almisael1]

first

[CookieAapi]

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