The technique that revolutionized SM64 Speedrunning

Super Mario 64 Speedrunners are always on the lookout for speedrun tricks & skips to help them collect 16 Stars / 120 Stars as fast as possible. This speedrun trick was actually hidden in plain sight!

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[SpectreXS]

I always appreciate when you do these mini lore-style video about SM64's techniques that might not be so obvious for the audience. Also a good, fun way to document these things. Keep them coming!

[doctorreed_]

2:56 i was not ready for the footage to hit thirty billion frames per second

[MrCinnamonWhale]

Shoutout to Simpleflips for being semi consistent with forward side-flips

[jeremyhorvath]

Simpleflips ahead of his time with the forward sideflip

[deusvulture]

Wow..I found speed kicking on my own around the same time the speed running community did, in 2014. There were a lot of good romhacks releasing, and throughout gameplay, I kept getting weirdly long kicks while trying to start a triple jump chain..I realized that by holding a little away from neutral it was possible to conserve a lot of speed. I love how every time I play sm64, there's something new to learn about it's movement. I know so much about sm64 these days that it's hard to imagine anything new, but it's always something I've never considered before that surprises me.

[joskcito]

This is the first time I've seen someone using frame interpolation right! Adding to the Viewer experience with slow motion shots, great job simply and oknem ;)!!

[youreyesarebleeding]

Siglemic is the GOAT of sm64, nobody can change my mind. His times might not be the best anymore, but his talent was undeniable and his streams were an unforgettable experience. It'll never be 2012-2014

[Farkonso]

I remember simpleflips doing forward sideflips a lot in old videos

[DMMDestroyer]

Thanks for explaining this, Simply. It shows how complex it is and how much further is still to go. Imagine watching a runner essentially doing a TAS for WR with frontflips.

[wesdogg_]

thanks for the quick history lesson! I don't know how you got old Siglemic footage to play so fluidly in slo-mo, but that looked amazing!

[lumensmith]

I love how one bit of knowledge turned speedkicks from a risky way to save tiny bits of time to a spacing technique that made a lot of strategies safer. It's like it turned from trick to tool.

[ericwallhagen]

More of this stuff. Your SSL reds video is honestly what got me into following SM64, and speed running in general.

[diodebridge]

Hearing simply speak is uncanny. You can tell he knows he doesn't exist yet continues to talk without even cracking a smirk.

[WillBarker]

these are by far your most valuable kinds of videos. i dont see coverage of SM64 like this anywhere else. MOREMOREMORE

[nyanezt]

i like how you explained the technique very early into the video and i liked the concise nature and the editing, very nice

[ricerocketrider]

Appreciate the video. I miss the videos you did years ago that covered speedrun tech, route development and history of SM64 speed running.

[Mysterious]

It finally happened
Simply made his own content

[twig]

Cool vid. It would be cool to see a video for C-Up slide as well - it's really funny to me how a camera input can somehow be used for movement lol.

[Isosceles]

I appreciate this Simply. I got into 16 star 1.5 years ago and I haven't even attempted to mess around with speedkicks. It's nice to see it broken down like this. Holding neutral at the perfect time felt too punishing but knowing you can use ESS. I may need to play around with it a bit.

[AbnerTheOwl]

I really like seeing Simply´s documentaries related to stuff, pretty cool.