Trimming the Herbs

TTH was made to be unreasonably difficult and to cause a ruckus. I put effort into promoting it in 2017 so that it could be played, dissected, and scrutinized. Once that would happen I would announce that TAS existed for SMM. I did not expect that it would go unnoticed or perceived as easy from watching the video, or that it would take nearly seven years to be uncovered. The sunk cost fallacy of wanting to follow through with the failed troll, combined with new IRL responsibilities, allowed the nonsense to continue. I knew about Team 0% so I let things be until they would uncover it. I delayed uploading bombs5 until the uploads shut down because bombs5 is also illegitimate. I deserve no credit for either, and will not deny Team 0% their victory.

From attempting to upload bombs5 I developed tendon issues in my thumb. After some breaks and noticing they weren’t healing properly, it became unrealistic to continue. Once I accepted this, I felt a sense of relief.

Someone had messaged me about a TAS they were working on for the Wii U. In a video they sent, it seemed to me like they had it working, but they told me they were abandoning the project. The TAS was replicated by my friend after two days of building.

Because I had already resigned to leave streaming and pursue other things, and suddenly had a working TAS, I thought that the bomb guy should go out with a bang, so TTH was constructed. The PogChamp contest was made because I wanted there to be a venue for kaizo enthusiasts to gather. The judges were doing a live viewing of the contest levels, and I let them know that I (intentionally) broke the timer rules and that after showcasing TTH, they should disqualify me.

The past week, when the time bomb finally blew up, things escalated quickly, and the community was divided, which was not my intention. I’m sorry for the drama it caused within the community, and I regret the ordeal, but at least it was interesting. However in the end the truth matters most. Congratulations to Team 0% for their well-earned achievement! SMM is cleared, and The Last Dance was the last level!

[amazingfireboy]

Ahoyo: "*Gasp* Egads, my level is impossible! But what if... I were to use a TAS and disguise it as my own gameplay? Ho ho ho, delightfully devilish, Ahoyo!"

Team 0%: _"Ohooyoo!"_

Ohoyo: "Superintendent Chat! I was just, uh, flexing my skills on Super Mario Maker. Isometric spin jumps. Care to join me?"

Team 0%: "Why are there near-impossible inputs coming out of your controller, Ahoyo?"

Ohoyo: "Uh- OH, those aren't near-impossible inputs, it's perfect precision. Perfect precision from the Plants we're Trimming. Mmmm, Trimming the Plants."

[EdwardoFE]

the world's first Trim Assisted Speedrun

[Happy-American]

The fact that there are people out there STILL trying to beat the level legitimately even knowing it was clear-checked using TAS just shows how skilled some players are

[RagingPoo]

This dude didn't know he was crafting the final boss of mario maker 🫅

[FireSonicYT]

the herbs have finally been trimmed by a real human!

[grantwilliams]

EVERYONE, THE HERBS HAVE BEEN TRIMMED. I REPEAT: THE HERBS HAVE BEEN TRIMMED.

[GeoQuag]

THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE LAST UNCLEARED LEVEL IN THE WHOLE GAME

[_defendgamer]

this was not how i expected this level to go down :(

gg sanyx91smm2 for beating it legitimate :)

[rekz]

It has been beaten. THE LAST LEVEL HAS BEEN BEATEN.

[lifffooo]

Это конечно хорошая невероятная попытка заставить делать Булджатя что-то невероятное, но когда он наконец сделает невероятное продолжение невероятной Пчелиной

[elihughes]

There are now 0 levels left uncleared in Mario Maker!

[metalapplesus]

Imagine the look on the gardener's face when he has to come and trim these herbs now

[dmilk]

THEY’VE BEEN TRIMMED. THE HERBS HAVE BEEN TRIMMED.

[l.massart]

The last Super Mario Maker level being a 12s one is something my brain cannot comprehend
This is truly one of the hardest levels of all times

[wiirambo]

This is now the oldest uncleared Super Mario Maker level.

[melodywawichi]

How Bombs5 was cleared *earlier* than this is beyond me.

[blakeskit]

"ill give you 5$ if you beat my level"
the level:

[JJReed]

This is currently the ONLY level in the entirety of Mario Maker 1 that has not been cleared yet. This level is going down in the history books.

Edit: This was confirmed to be TAS'd by the creator and The Last Dance was the final level to be completed in Super Mario Maker! Good work everyone!

[Waaytree]

Now it's official: It was a TAS the whole time.

Thanks for clearing this up Ahoyo and also for building this crazy level which has led to a huge engagement within the SMM community

[MrCheeze]

Last SMW level, last Canadian level (outlasting all American ones), most plays of any uncleared level... and yet it's only twelve seconds long. Pretty crazy accomplishment.
EDIT: it was tased lol, actual credit for the last level goes to creater_06 who sadly did not get the credit they earned for making the actual last level, which was The Last Dance. (The last clearer was Yamada.)