it makes me extremely happy that a route that I created over 5 years ago at this point is actually getting used without me saying anything about it

welcome to the wonderful world of dan the man speedrunning! for a first run this is definitely one of the better ones I've seen, since despite the couple deaths in 8-4-2 and the fact that you're using dan instead of custom, you seem to know a lot of little things that most new runners don't (one major example that comes to mind is that you both used weapons on the top of king resistance's head to damage him during attacks, and then when that wasn't possible you hit his head to make him overheat faster). the later levels (particularly the fights) could do with some review, I strongly recommend the any% speedrun route video that I posted in the guides tab for that. hope to see you try for an even better time sometime soon :))

my fucking goat!!

fuck

I agree

@Tezca that is what I was thinking the entire time I was watching this run to be honest

@Alexrichard você não enviou um vídeo

the only two versions you should be considering are whatever the latest update is (because it's convenient to be up to date) or 1.1.5 (it is the only version of the game where you have weapon and health carrying as a feature and the expanded costume inventory, plus if you're willing to go for a frame perfect trick 30 minutes into the run you can also do elevator escape allowing you to skip 8-4-2;3 fight). if you play on old versions you have to keep your internet off though otherwise you'll get sent back to the main menu and a popup that you can't get rid of will stop you from playing unless you update, as a result if you want to use statues in a run on an old version you are required to have premium on that save file

I really like what you tried in 8-2-2 sa3 and tested it out myself - it's only possible if you do a perfectly timed high kick cancel and the timing is very strict (took 5 times to get it) so yeah it is doable but I think in future in the off chance you get a carlgustav from the statue you probably shouldn't try since it's very punishing to miss with very little reward if you do get it

@Tezca the timing rules already answer your question, since it counts "Time spent with the controls or HUD visible" so I use the frame where the health bar appears. I've done this already in the past for all runs that use controllers

very swag! I really hope you weren't recording!

I think I hate you

you could've used the recoil from the last vase to go back far enough to land below the cloud and make this a 100% run smh

@TroyZika you can jump across the gaps in 8-0-2 with a precise jump and high kick actually, no need for my fancy tricks

I used to watch runs from people other than nixton at 2x speed but nowadays I watch everything at normal speed since I realized I kind of hated the experience of watching everything at double speed since I couldn't gauge how well people were playing

1:20:23 YOU CHEATED

I have seen this a lot before and while I'm not 100% sure on how it works, my working theory is the following: elevators have ground and a moving platform at exactly the same height so if you frame perfectly land or punch or whatever at the edge of the elevator shaft you will be on the ground rather than the vertical moving platform, so the elevator would just leave without you. this is definitely a different glitch to elevator escape though so I can with absolute certainty tell you that this will not allow you to skip 8-4-2;3 fight, sorry

halfbrick special strikes again. very sad. pretty good run

holy shit your 8-2-1 movement is so crazy. if it wasn't for the enemy in ;2 fight you surely would've gotten 1:26. honestly the only big mistake I can see in this run at the moment is the fact that you down kicked right before the pre-boss cutscene, you enter the cutscene box faster if you just keep holding right without down kicking