nayukiOct 2018Strongly recommends
Along the same topic, this YouTuber made a fantastic video explaining the Mario Kart 64 Choco Mountain shortcut: ▶ this video
in “Mario Kart Wii: The History of the Ultra Shortcut [video]” · View on HN
[Epilepsy Warning] Choco Mountain: The History of Mario Kart 64's Most Infamous Track
[Epilepsy Warning] Choco Mountain: The History of Mario Kart 64's Most Infamous Track on HackerTube: recommended by 3 Hacker News commenters across 3 separate months, 2018.
Summoning Salt
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Summoning Salt traces the speedrunning history of Mario Kart 64's Choco Mountain track and its famous shortcut, through the successive record holders and discoveries. It carries an epilepsy warning for flickering lights.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it as a gripping entry point into speedrunning and as a model of a well-made history video.
- people recommended it
- 3
- separate months
- 3
- strong recommendations
- 2
- discussed on HN
- 2018
“I didn't realize I cared about speed-running until I saw this YouTube video from Summoning Salt”
What HN commenters said
3 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
mslaSep 2018Strongly recommends
Summoning Salt makes great videos. The SMB1 video has already been linked, but I also love his video on the Choco Mountain track in Mario Kart 64. It has some great livestream captures which show records being broken, and contextualizes them well enough to give them some pathos: ▶ this video
in “'Super Mario Bros.' speedrunner hits nearly inhuman 4:55 world record” · View on HN
mcastAug 2018Recommends
I didn't realize I cared about speed-running until I saw this YouTube video from Summoning Salt about N64's Mario Kart level: ▶ this video
in “Ask HN: What are some niche communities you enjoy?” · View on HN
Topics & tags
Speedrunning, glitches & game hackingGame history & retro gamingmario kart 64speedrunningchoco mountainworld recordssummoning salt