I beat Breath of the Wild 100% In a single day

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  • čas přidán 7. 05. 2023
  • I did a Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Speedrun in under 20 hours. Did my best to do a "speedrun explained" type thing of the 100% Speedrun.
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  • @kanyenortheast3546
    @kanyenortheast3546 Před rokem +22275

    I always find it entertaining that botw speedrunners can break the game enough to literally manipulate their inventory and get illegal weapons, yet the Great Plateau is still mandatory

    • @arttukettunen5757
      @arttukettunen5757 Před rokem +1548

      I think there is a way to skip plateau, but it requires another file to do a hard glitch in and a lot of time, and it also took years to find. So not usable in speedruns.

    • @crewgunnight8987
      @crewgunnight8987 Před rokem +70

      True🤣

    • @IDontReallyWantAYoutubeHandle
      @IDontReallyWantAYoutubeHandle Před rokem +541

      @@arttukettunen5757 If you're talking about the glitch I'm thinking of, I'm pretty sure whilst that glitch can get you out of the plateau for a second, it immediately causes you to "fall" and spawns you back. (I'm guessing you're talking about the shrine glitch, if not though that's on me lol)

    • @ddgaxelnilsson7855
      @ddgaxelnilsson7855 Před rokem +185

      Is the automatic void-out even understood yet? One theory ive heard is that the game checks your coordinates every few seconds, if your coordinates are outside of a “box” that surrounds the great plateau, you get voided out, and this box is removed when you get the paraglider.

    • @jamesshorts9655
      @jamesshorts9655 Před rokem +207

      ​@@ddgaxelnilsson7855 kinda. The game has a few conditions it checks. If you don't have the paraglider outside of the plateau then it will void you out. I'm not sure what the others are but smant has shown off some things that manipulate this in his no sheikah slate run.

  • @XxCrazy_m
    @XxCrazy_m Před rokem +9731

    Bro practicing for tears of the kingdom where he gonna shed real tears

    • @irenh4512
      @irenh4512 Před rokem +188

      Just finished totk and tbh it’s really good

    • @rynxuz
      @rynxuz Před rokem +89

      @@irenh4512
      tf?

    • @mikael100100
      @mikael100100 Před rokem +601

      @@rynxuz he's either joking, or got a pirated copy, in which case, shame on him
      edit : nevermind, i forgot for a moment we were talking about nintendo. pirate to your heart content

    • @zaappz
      @zaappz Před rokem +46

      @@mikael100100 yes (edit: no. i do not agree with pirating nintendo games)

    • @nyandre
      @nyandre Před rokem +125

      @@rynxuz Game got leaked.

  • @sammolder6382
    @sammolder6382 Před 11 měsíci +2423

    I think Link, the legendary swordsman, almost died from a heart attack when he heard you listing all the things to do in a single day.

    • @farah.868
      @farah.868 Před 10 měsíci +78

      Tbf it took link in botw time months

    • @LinkusBoBinkus
      @LinkusBoBinkus Před 10 měsíci +55

      Honestly I would want to die if I were link

    • @Wyatthopkins54
      @Wyatthopkins54 Před 4 měsíci +4

      True

    • @boffloff6745
      @boffloff6745 Před 2 měsíci +4

      In Botw time 24 hours is 150 days

    • @annaeads8014
      @annaeads8014 Před 2 měsíci +1

      "Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today!"

  • @EthanStandel
    @EthanStandel Před 11 měsíci +659

    I love how many shortcuts actually show how good the physics engine can be. Like sometimes where the game designers want you to hit something with a very big object going pretty fast but you can shortcut it by making a pretty big object go very fast.

    • @mcmonkey26
      @mcmonkey26 Před 4 měsíci +31

      or in some situations, a small object going mach 10

  • @henryczeisler4851
    @henryczeisler4851 Před rokem +1172

    I was dying when you explained how punishing making a mistake during the first hour was and then immediately had to reset 45min because you forgot a single torch

    • @iansonofthor
      @iansonofthor Před rokem +44

      Just shows how punishing IST is

    • @thedyingmeme6
      @thedyingmeme6 Před rokem +10

      RNGsus be like "yeah, speaking of which fuck you"

  • @ArcadeHawk
    @ArcadeHawk Před rokem +1558

    The instant shift from talking for 45 minutes about speedrun strats to remembering apple juice caught me incredibly off guard

  • @AniGaAG
    @AniGaAG Před 9 měsíci +170

    I love the part with Link just sailing through those ruins with all the Guardians. Just gliding through the air like a doofus, all that anti-air laser fire from below, the Guardians probably like "What is _this_ shit!?"... xD

    • @annaeads8014
      @annaeads8014 Před 2 měsíci +2

      "I'm just gonna glide, I am above the conflicts of this mortal realm~"

  • @cmayotte9431
    @cmayotte9431 Před 3 měsíci +88

    Thunder blight is one of my favorites. I'd been fighting it for like ten minutes straight, tanking loads of damage, when Urbosa said something to the effect of "Dodge, ya wimp," and from that point forward I could parry/dodge anything.

  • @adithya260
    @adithya260 Před rokem +8189

    It's insane how much Botw has evolved in 6 years.

    • @IdentifiantE.S
      @IdentifiantE.S Před rokem +213

      It's incredible to think that we'll have a sequel 6 years later 😄

    • @noah_bergeron8547
      @noah_bergeron8547 Před rokem +128

      Just imagine once Tears of the Kingdom releases, how broken those speed runs are gonna get

    • @Toast4128
      @Toast4128 Před rokem +98

      And yet it's still full price after all these years

    • @Tomart0
      @Tomart0 Před rokem +159

      @@Toast4128 imo worth it still

    • @markusoreos.233
      @markusoreos.233 Před rokem +9

      And yet has to feel like a zelda game.

  • @parkerj5716
    @parkerj5716 Před rokem +935

    Ant's ability to speedrun this well, as well as explain everything he is doing in a way that it can make sense to any casual is so incredible.

  • @gamelad2780
    @gamelad2780 Před 8 měsíci +95

    The way he casually talks about intuitively feeling the route is the only proof I need that this guy would 100% cheese high school.

  • @KtomBomb2012
    @KtomBomb2012 Před 4 měsíci +113

    The fact he can remember where all 120 shrines are, all 900 koroks, and most items in this huge ass map is mind-boggling

    • @GooseGaming999
      @GooseGaming999 Před 2 měsíci +1

      And to do it all in one day like bro no way way how

    • @FreyR_Kunn
      @FreyR_Kunn Před 17 dny

      He definitely doesn't remember all their locations, alot but not all. Speedrunners will almost always have their notes up on the side to tell them what to do when, where and how. It allows speedrunners to have the correct information available without the need to desperately remember each detail.

    • @eric9061
      @eric9061 Před 13 dny +1

      @@FreyR_Kunn it's still insanely impressive though...

  • @mr.stuffdoer8483
    @mr.stuffdoer8483 Před rokem +1902

    As someone who’s 100%ed twice, I cannot fathom doing all of it in under _a month._

    • @mazzy_ivy
      @mazzy_ivy Před rokem +101

      Yeah like theres so much game how do they do this 😂 even after watching the whole thing im still like “h o w *cries in 2% of the game*”

    • @chris_wizzudz
      @chris_wizzudz Před rokem +6

      I followed a guide and did it in just over two weeks.

    • @user-kq9rb7yy4j
      @user-kq9rb7yy4j Před rokem

      ​@@Good_Hot_Chocolate mf nobody cares

    • @vorgjr8519
      @vorgjr8519 Před rokem +11

      @@Good_Hot_Chocolatewait until you try hyrule warriors… it’s harder than this

    • @tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32
      @tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 Před rokem +5

      I still think about trying to 100 percent, I just... I really don't want to

  • @brainhappy
    @brainhappy Před rokem +3429

    It's unbelievable that Ant can speedrun so well and explain everything he does in a way that any normal person can understand

    • @kahlebhowarth-jennings9688
      @kahlebhowarth-jennings9688 Před rokem +87

      Yeah hearing ant even speak about his school days shows you how both socially and intellectually smart he is, the humility toward academics aswell showing he doesn’t value them as highly as one would at first glance, because he’s smart.

    • @mering5298
      @mering5298 Před rokem +2

      LINKUS OWNS SMALLANT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @oblongLogin
      @oblongLogin Před rokem +12

      Who is ant? I only know of the big Fred

    • @yeahtbh.161
      @yeahtbh.161 Před rokem

      even his shitty life

    • @stormy_does_stuff
      @stormy_does_stuff Před rokem +6

      ​@@kahlebhowarth-jennings9688 he literally speedruns talking

  • @T_Optimiste
    @T_Optimiste Před 3 měsíci +8

    Smallant telling his experiences at school:
    Autism screaming at the door: 👁️👄👁️

  • @leejackowsky7835
    @leejackowsky7835 Před 11 měsíci +59

    The knowledge and control ability that goes into this is insane. I remember being pumped a few months back that I could still do LTTP in under 8 hours 100% from memory. I am like 80 hours into BOTW and still need a few hundred Koroks.

  • @zacharystrabala4717
    @zacharystrabala4717 Před rokem +449

    The optimization is insane. Routing this category would take me decades. The glitches look crazy hard to master let alone discover.

    • @JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN
      @JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN Před rokem

      JESUS CHRIST ALONE DIED FOR YOUR SINS & WAS RESURRECTED FROM THE GRAVE! HE IS ALIVE & COMING BACK ANY DAY WITH JUDGEMENT (THESE ARE END DAYS)! THINGS ARE GETTING WORSE AND THE ONLY WAY HE CAN WAKE PEOPLE UP IS TO TAKE AWAY EVERY CORRUPT THING WE PUT OUR HOPE IN. IF YOU PUT YOUR FAITH IN ANYTHING OF THIS WORLD OR MAN YOU WILL PERISH WITH THIS WORLD AND CORRUPT MAN. THERE IS 1 GOD & HE IS EVERLASTING, CREATOR OF ALL. WORSHIP HIM, NOT HIS CREATION! SERVE HIM, NOT YOURSELVES OR THIS WORLD!
      TIME IS ALMOST UP! PREPARE YOURSELVES, TURN FROM SIN & RUN TO JESUS! HE KNOWS YOUR PAIN & TROUBLES, HE WANTS TO HEAL & RESTORE YOU! CONFESS YOUR SINS TO HIM, ASK HIM TO FORGIVE YOU! HE LONGS FOR YOU TO INVITE HIM INTO YOUR HEART & LIFE, HE LOVES YOU MORE THAN ANY PERSON EVER COULD, HE CREATED YOU!
      Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."-John 14:6
      "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."-Matthew 10:33
      “For the wages of sin is death (hell), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”-Romans 6:23

  • @Patterrz
    @Patterrz Před rokem +579

    Taking notes on how to most efficiently complete a game I have never played

  • @RGC_animation
    @RGC_animation Před 11 měsíci +69

    Either Smant is the greatest improv master of all time or he is living in a movie with all of his absolutely insane stories.

  • @kaity9480
    @kaity9480 Před 4 měsíci +69

    This guys so entertaining I sat through this with no breaks or other distractions and I have chronic unmedicated ADHD

    • @qaijekimo
      @qaijekimo Před 4 měsíci +5

      Fr I just found him and he's the only streamer/youtuber that I can watch without getting bored/distracted

    • @-INSERT_FUNNY_HERE-
      @-INSERT_FUNNY_HERE- Před 4 měsíci +7

      In fairness, as another unmedicated adhd person, it might just be because he’s talking so fast in this video that our attention spans don’t have time to wander

    • @SnickerTheDoo
      @SnickerTheDoo Před 3 měsíci +1

      ​@@-INSERT_FUNNY_HERE- as yet another unmedicated adhd i can confirm this

    • @mildlymarvelous
      @mildlymarvelous Před 12 dny

      As a fellow ADHDer I believe that is called hyperfocus

  • @punmastergeneral88
    @punmastergeneral88 Před rokem +3704

    Knowing that the world record for 100% is almost 5 hours faster terrifies me

    • @LynnLyns
      @LynnLyns Před rokem +350

      Speedrunners are another kind of human beings
      Ngl

    • @aspuzling
      @aspuzling Před rokem +27

      What...

    • @TyshaggyGaming
      @TyshaggyGaming Před rokem +143

      @@LynnLyns They got that Crack-head level potential built-in

    • @paingel_
      @paingel_ Před rokem +13

      What the Speed Demon hell 😀

    • @punmastergeneral88
      @punmastergeneral88 Před rokem +338

      @@IWantThatKey sorry, 4 hours and 32 minutes faster, I'll make sure I have a permit for the word "almost" next time.

  • @HJiangBang
    @HJiangBang Před rokem +1580

    Didn't think he'd ever do it again after last time! Cool to see how far he's come as a gamer and streamer since then.

    • @Vanguard-II
      @Vanguard-II Před rokem +34

      A couch, also known as a sofa, settee, or chesterfield, is a cushioned item of furniture for seating multiple people. It is commonly found in the form of a bench with upholstered armrests and is often fitted with springs and tailored cushion and pillows.
      Typical loveseat dimensions are around 58 inches wide, up to 38 inches in depth, and around 34 inches high. Those extra few inches less in typical sofa sizes make all the difference for smaller living spaces.
      Usually, a standard sofa will average about 86 inches in length and have three seat cushions. For a coffee table in front of the sofa, make sure to allow 12 to 18 inches in between for legroom.

    • @Speedwars
      @Speedwars Před rokem +34

      @@Vanguard-II love you too bro

    • @obama4818
      @obama4818 Před rokem +4

      Me neither but I think he accidentally removed his old 100% save data

    • @dcsb4925
      @dcsb4925 Před rokem +1

      ​@@Vanguard-II 14:27 14:28

    • @jcs3146
      @jcs3146 Před rokem

      me too, Whole reason i clicked on this hahaha

  • @TheAdvertisement
    @TheAdvertisement Před 9 měsíci +28

    1:10 From the start this run was blessed hell yeah!
    16:52 The flat "I'm going to be menu-ing for about 20 minutes." lmao.
    20:44 Smallant learns the basics of the psychology behind creating habits lol.
    1:21:32 "Paya should be on her knees crying... fantastic!"

  • @masked497
    @masked497 Před 11 měsíci +12

    Imagine being a monk in a Shrine for 5000 years waiting for the worthy hero of hyrule to take time completing your shrine, and he just bombs himself over using a lil'boomy-zoomy. No wonder the monks disappeared in ToTK, taking the bomb rune with them.

  • @sarcasticat6979
    @sarcasticat6979 Před rokem +2400

    I am a firm believer that Smallant not only practices his speedrunning for 100s of hours to complete things like this, but practices his commentary for it as well. He's just too good at dumbing it down for us while making it extremely entertaining lmao

    • @TyshaggyGaming
      @TyshaggyGaming Před rokem +126

      I prefer to think he just has an IRL 12th level intellect he's hiding from us.

    • @_S_Y_N_
      @_S_Y_N_ Před 11 měsíci +17

      @@TyshaggyGaming real

    • @TheDeadOfNight37
      @TheDeadOfNight37 Před 11 měsíci +11

      lol he runs over different ways of trying to explain it in his head while he practices speedruns

    • @CPUSublimeHeart
      @CPUSublimeHeart Před 10 měsíci +16

      Its easy to explain things if you’re passionate or understand it well. Theres a quote I like that essentially says that if you are unable to concisely explain a topic, you yourself do not understand it well.

    • @TheDeadOfNight37
      @TheDeadOfNight37 Před 10 měsíci +21

      @@CPUSublimeHeart eh I dunno about that one, some things are just real hard to explain concisely if the person doesn't have any foreknowledge

  • @Kuroi_Karasu
    @Kuroi_Karasu Před rokem +628

    It’s crazy how much faster the game has gotten. From around 69 hours(granted without much practice before) to a little under 20 hours.

    • @skallaskalla3278
      @skallaskalla3278 Před rokem +13

      The game has been sub 20 hours for around 4 years and current war is 15 hours

    • @thegreatpapyrus2306
      @thegreatpapyrus2306 Před rokem +21

      @@skallaskalla3278 I think his point is more that before then, it was much longer and the route’s been optimized more since even that.

    • @skallaskalla3278
      @skallaskalla3278 Před rokem +11

      @@thegreatpapyrus2306 if you look at the speed runs you can see that of all time the slowest speedrun on 100% was smallant’s by far which was beaten by runs even 6+ years ago it was never even remotely that slow

    • @thegreatpapyrus2306
      @thegreatpapyrus2306 Před rokem +2

      @@skallaskalla3278 Well then I must’ve just been mistaken, is all.

    • @Ladegun
      @Ladegun Před rokem

      Let’s be real. He did 69 the first time on purpose 😏

  • @spiderhornet
    @spiderhornet Před 11 měsíci +6

    I like this guys videos as white noise because I literally don't know how to focus and I love being so insanely lost and having no idea what this guy's talking about whenever I zone back to ants voice, it's really fun to figure out what just happened.
    keep doing what you do Ant, love your videos!

  • @Lucy-zs3vh
    @Lucy-zs3vh Před 11 měsíci +9

    3 years ago I watched the original smallant 100% runs, and they were some of my favorite videos on youtube. so glad it's back, I've been waiting 3 years for some quality smallant BotW content again.

  • @knightwalker44
    @knightwalker44 Před rokem +1006

    I wish more people would explain things throughout the run the way you did. I love learning about what you're doing and why you have to have certain items at certain times. Good stuff.

    • @mazzy_ivy
      @mazzy_ivy Před rokem +2

      @@randoprior4130 damn thanks, i like this stuff too

    • @atbitrary
      @atbitrary Před rokem

      😊

    • @Airsparkle6
      @Airsparkle6 Před rokem

      Dude! Me too!😂❤

    • @wave7090
      @wave7090 Před rokem

      I wish I knew of these people before lol😂

  • @EvanGaoTV
    @EvanGaoTV Před rokem +719

    The fact that you were able to speedrun this AND explain it eloquently is the true feat here. Amazing work and amazing video!

    • @wilfredgoldenrod4032
      @wilfredgoldenrod4032 Před rokem +14

      Holy crap it’s niche internet micro celebrity Evan gao

    • @EvanGaoTV
      @EvanGaoTV Před rokem +4

      @@wilfredgoldenrod4032 hiiii

    • @daymare0
      @daymare0 Před rokem +3

      omg its the backflip guy!

    • @jovilly
      @jovilly Před rokem +1

      wow hi evan :D

    • @DeadStoph
      @DeadStoph Před rokem

      Yea the only cringe is the “boomie zoomie” thing. Just call it windbomb…

  • @rosalynnestone6951
    @rosalynnestone6951 Před 11 měsíci +12

    Lots of props to that teacher who eventually ended up making you teach the class. Right when you started that story, I could tell that he wasn't having a "bad day" but was trying to "trick you" into paying more attention in class and being engaged. He knew you understood the material (perhaps even better than himself) and wanted to give you a way to helping you help your peers give an better understanding of the coursework, from a new perspective. I come from a family of teachers and I've seen a lot of shitty ones that should *not* be teaching. This guy was a good egg.

  • @godlikefizz4334
    @godlikefizz4334 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Man, i thoroughly enjoyed your content, speedrun explanation and life experience stories alike. Thank you for the vid, gonna watch more

  • @tmbocheeko
    @tmbocheeko Před rokem +406

    I love how you've done an insane amount of glitches by 6:00ish when you explain that you need to do the plateau before anything else. That one bastion stands firm against glitches, no matter how wide open the rest of the game has been broken to that point. Kind of awe-inspiring, tbh.

    • @kristofertaft194
      @kristofertaft194 Před rokem +65

      There is a reason Zelda sent Link to the plateau. The place is impenetrable.

    • @readypickles
      @readypickles Před rokem +15

      Well I’d say the fact that you need the slate and the first 4 powers along with the paraglider means that you pretty much have to do the plateau

    • @Jason9637
      @Jason9637 Před rokem +40

      I actually really like that the great plateau can't be skipped. It's caused a ton of innovation in how to get those 4 shrines as quickly as possible. If you remove the plateau from an any% speedrun, it's not that interesting.

  • @gamingamalgam1197
    @gamingamalgam1197 Před rokem +1492

    The fact that he can even do these speed runs this fast and explain a whole bunch of random stuff and the different stuff he has to do at the same time while managing a stream is wild

    • @isaacpvcc
      @isaacpvcc Před 10 měsíci +61

      Literally lmfao, if i was in his shoes id just be silently staring at the screen with how focussed i am

    • @jayden5818
      @jayden5818 Před 5 měsíci +12

      @@isaacpvccand I’d still be messing up even while being silent

    • @unchatquidab7795
      @unchatquidab7795 Před 4 měsíci +1

      I guess we could say it was a breath of the wild all along ...

  • @arjunthakur6768
    @arjunthakur6768 Před 10 měsíci +6

    I still can’t believe that I sat all the way through the 19 hour stream. With SmallAnt from start to finish. Keep up the good work Tanner!

  • @EliazzzZZzz
    @EliazzzZZzz Před 11 měsíci +13

    The 100% runs for totk are probably gonna be insane

  • @ricardoveras3433
    @ricardoveras3433 Před rokem +704

    This man was born for twitch, holyyy. The multitasking between telling stories and knocking down every task he had to complete in the game. Holy crap 👌🏼

    • @danwg3368
      @danwg3368 Před rokem +16

      I mean, with the amount of time you have to spend practicing for a speed run, he could probably do most of this with his eyes shut.
      It's still hugely impressive, and Ant is one of my favorite streamers.

    • @JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN
      @JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN Před rokem

      JESUS CHRIST ALONE DIED FOR YOUR SINS & WAS RESURRECTED FROM THE GRAVE! HE IS ALIVE & COMING BACK ANY DAY WITH JUDGEMENT (THESE ARE END DAYS)! THINGS ARE GETTING WORSE AND THE ONLY WAY HE CAN WAKE PEOPLE UP IS TO TAKE AWAY EVERY CORRUPT THING WE PUT OUR HOPE IN. IF YOU PUT YOUR FAITH IN ANYTHING OF THIS WORLD OR MAN YOU WILL PERISH WITH THIS WORLD AND CORRUPT MAN. THERE IS 1 GOD & HE IS EVERLASTING, CREATOR OF ALL. WORSHIP HIM, NOT HIS CREATION! SERVE HIM, NOT YOURSELVES OR THIS WORLD!
      TIME IS ALMOST UP! PREPARE YOURSELVES, TURN FROM SIN & RUN TO JESUS! HE KNOWS YOUR PAIN & TROUBLES, HE WANTS TO HEAL & RESTORE YOU! CONFESS YOUR SINS TO HIM, ASK HIM TO FORGIVE YOU! HE LONGS FOR YOU TO INVITE HIM INTO YOUR HEART & LIFE, HE LOVES YOU MORE THAN ANY PERSON EVER COULD, HE CREATED YOU!
      Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."-John 14:6
      "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."-Matthew 10:33
      “For the wages of sin is death (hell), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”-Romans 6:23

  • @jAujAl1
    @jAujAl1 Před rokem +360

    7:28 The "wait to skip the shrine cutscene" trick is actually really useful in casual playthrough, I wish I had known that, that would have saved me so much loading time.

    • @_mnejing
      @_mnejing Před rokem +12

      Definitely. I use that and the stamina glitch in my regular playthroughs, just because they're so easy to do.

    • @baranxlr
      @baranxlr Před rokem

      @@choppercove I think so. It really is easy to do

    • @buttonasas
      @buttonasas Před rokem +3

      Can you explain it more? I didn't really get it. Wouldn't it reset after closing and opening the game anyways?

    • @jAujAl1
      @jAujAl1 Před rokem +6

      @@buttonasas Oh, it has nothing to do with the duplication glitch, it's a really simple glitch to pull off that lets you run without using stamina by spamming the whistle button.
      Or if you were talking about the shrine cutscene glitch, it's only a trick to save loading time.
      Apparently if you skip the cutscene too soon while talking to the monk, it will reload the overworld unnecessarily. It's arguably a bug, not a game breaking one, but it does make you wait on the loading screen a tiny bit more and is a bit annoying.
      From what Smant's saying, if you wait the right amount while talking to the monk before pressing X, it will indeed save you some loading time.

    • @kevingardner5886
      @kevingardner5886 Před rokem

      IKR

  • @FEIWILD688
    @FEIWILD688 Před 3 měsíci +6

    i like how this guy casually speed runs BOTW as he recalls his past memories

  • @Turtle_Lover-ef9mr
    @Turtle_Lover-ef9mr Před 3 měsíci +2

    17:39 POV: you click on the 2nd Let’s Play video with some “off camera grinding”

  • @HiroThatDude
    @HiroThatDude Před rokem +718

    I am just amazed that somebody remembers where every shrine is, and what every shrine is as well as all those seeds. I’m honestly blown away.

    • @kawaiipateu147
      @kawaiipateu147 Před 10 měsíci +76

      It s really easy when you love the game very very much and you also have autism trust me

    • @SirBubbly33
      @SirBubbly33 Před 9 měsíci +34

      @@Egg_Ming_Gaahyperfixations are really common with autism!
      if BOTW was someone's special interest, they're going to spend as much time as possible playing. it's a massive dopamine dump. there's probably a better way to explain this but that's how it makes sense to me! hope this was helpful. :)

    • @merlith4650
      @merlith4650 Před 9 měsíci +16

      ​​​​@@Egg_Ming_Gaa it's mostly diagnostic sensationalism (but is also jokingly memed about). As someone who has an autistic diagnosis myself and have known many people on the spectrum.. I can assure you the "hyperfixation" is mostly a myth (in the sense of it being portrayed as a distinct "ability")
      Autistic people tend to have very narrow interests due to being less socialized, resulting in a lack of "flexibility" and adopting new interests. This in turn might create the illusion of "hyperfixation". It has nothing to do about the actual ability to focus or stay focused, but rather the lack of diversity in personal interests, which manifests into very "one note" lifestyles that from an outside perspective might appear as if they have some sort of "superfocus" or fixation.

    • @itsentdev
      @itsentdev Před 9 měsíci +10

      No... Some autistic people DO have specific interests they can focus on much better, but it's a spectrum and so everyone is different.

    • @merlith4650
      @merlith4650 Před 9 měsíci +6

      @@itsentdev are you replying to me or someone else? because that is essentially what i said. my point being that the ability of being able to "focus better" stems more from the fact that one has specific and limited interests, but not necessarily some distinct "special ability" to focus better than other humans (which alot of sensationalist media might sell it as).

  • @Pkedya2boy
    @Pkedya2boy Před rokem +719

    I genuinely remember failing that Korok time circle thing at 1:16:16 like 20 times my first time I ever played the game. Obviously I didn’t know the speed running tricks and broke like 5 shields because I thought that was how to do it. You can imagine my frustration when I got reminded of that puzzle after having completely forgotten it and seeing you complete it while getting 3 other korok seeds I didn’t even know about at the same time.

  • @lisamariewild2310
    @lisamariewild2310 Před 7 měsíci +1

    this was incredible interesting to watch, good job and thanks for grinding out that plan

  • @ghostnexum5825
    @ghostnexum5825 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I just discovered this Channel 2 Days ago and I Fell in love with this specific video. The combination of insane gameplay, trick/bug/glitch explaining and doing these tricks/bugs/glitches, the challenge itself and the story's of your childhood/school experience is sooooo fricking entertaining I love it ❤ ( btw iam from Germany and almost every Teacher in Germany is like the one you mentioned 😅)

  • @aidenparker1466
    @aidenparker1466 Před rokem +68

    17:05 Smallant really pulled a "I did a little mining off camera, and now I'm rich, immortal, and ready to kill gods."

  • @ChrisGamingNL333
    @ChrisGamingNL333 Před rokem +291

    The fact that it took smant 30 seconds to name all requrenents, while already talking quite fast, just shows how insane this speedrun is

  • @spinotoaster92
    @spinotoaster92 Před 11 měsíci +6

    32:50 He literally just ascended before that was even a feature in ToTK

  • @glowstickspinalfluid
    @glowstickspinalfluid Před 4 měsíci +3

    between the school stories and your descriptions of how you speedrun there is definitely something up with you, but you seem to be doing great. keep up the good work man

  • @carol2240
    @carol2240 Před rokem +1851

    This man can speedrun almost anything my god

    • @davidpettigians
      @davidpettigians Před rokem +79

      He speedrunned sharpening a pencil, of course he can speedrun anything

    • @QuinnThomasFootball
      @QuinnThomasFootball Před rokem +11

      Bros doing backflips on it

    • @mysiph
      @mysiph Před rokem +4

      he speedran pencils and calculators he can do whatever

    • @mrterry1756
      @mrterry1756 Před rokem +4

      Except pokemon XD gale of Darkness

    • @Matsupitsu396
      @Matsupitsu396 Před rokem

      he said he practiced 100 hours for this run. that is insane

  • @Yarukiganai
    @Yarukiganai Před rokem +1111

    Youre pretty good at keeping an audience hooked, a teacher would probably be a great back up.

    • @Frank22lol
      @Frank22lol Před rokem +93

      Honestly with his attention to detail and optimization, he'd teach the kids the most efficient and effective strategies for kids to learn.

    • @josephmontoya5104
      @josephmontoya5104 Před 11 měsíci

      Do you have the ability to pull women?

    • @aryan-gi1hw
      @aryan-gi1hw Před 11 měsíci +10

      @@josephmontoya5104bro what

    • @smokeyoak
      @smokeyoak Před 11 měsíci +15

      ​@@aryan-gi1hwlet him cook. Answer the question

    • @gameing_0
      @gameing_0 Před 11 měsíci +1

      he’s talked about this before actually 😅

  • @Tikialia
    @Tikialia Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you for this video. I really enjoyed the "podcast" about your experiences, especially in school. I usually never watch these types of long videos but this one was hella interesting. I feel like I've also became more motivated to try to beat tears of the kingdom but not only. This might sound weird but all these little conversations there I feel like those opened my 3rd eye of something and now I'm ready for the new year of school to come.

    • @Tikialia
      @Tikialia Před 4 měsíci

      I WAS SO WRONG

    • @UkjACk300
      @UkjACk300 Před 3 měsíci

      @@Tikialialol what were you wrong about? I'm actually curious. I was just randomly reading the comments and saw that you updated yours half a year later. Must be importand, I assume :D

  • @snooke1618
    @snooke1618 Před 8 měsíci +1

    this was such a fun watch, can you upload the full vod?

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks Před rokem +2825

    This man can speedrun almost anything

    • @taposhkumarmondal6914
      @taposhkumarmondal6914 Před rokem +8

      Nice

    • @19cloudy
      @19cloudy Před rokem +24

      I bet he can speed run childbirth if he wanted too

    • @badoem5353
      @badoem5353 Před rokem +12

      @@19cloudy tbf, i don't even undersrand the requirements but yes

    • @vanminhNguyen-eh8kn
      @vanminhNguyen-eh8kn Před rokem +2

      Nice

    • @MediumDSpeaks
      @MediumDSpeaks Před rokem +8

      Bro spedran so many things that sound like a meme, pencil sharpening, calculator, cookie clicker. Like those sound like comedic post ironic satirical memes in reference to speedrunning

  • @francisvigoreaux3965
    @francisvigoreaux3965 Před rokem +369

    Bro his Math teacher actually played him so hard lmao, made him get engaged with the whole class and used his learning skills to everyone advantage, while also letting the teacher check that Smant had learned it properly

    • @nobudgetguy
      @nobudgetguy Před rokem +25

      ​@@hanuro1362 it's completely possible considering he spent every lesson on his gba

    • @jbx5709
      @jbx5709 Před rokem +54

      ​@Jérémy bruh it's precalc. Big fish in a small pond kinda situation is 100% believable in a tiny school without much funding.

    • @_fudgepop01
      @_fudgepop01 Před rokem +37

      Eh, I’d believe it. I remember fiddling with the calculator to make little programs and games too - funnily enough in precalc in 9th grade. My mind was blown when I learned you could interact with the graph screen!!~
      I ended up making a silly little game kinda like snake where ya had to avoid crossing over your own line as ya went from one point to another and called it line thing. It was fun to fiddle with- though I struggled with the meaning of soh cah toa for the longest time until I wanted to try and make circles bounce off one another in a Java programming class later.
      Hell, the 98/99 of 100 questions feels similar too. I was constantly a bit different - for better and worse - when it came to various things due to mental stuff that was understood very little at the time (ADHD, Autism, etc)
      I was always the kid that would try to ask questions about things for the better of others - and in a lotta cases I was simply oblivious to how various things normally are. Hell, I’d bring snacks like goldfish n’ “Jesus pretzels” (butter snaps nicknamed because they tasted divine). Despite fights breaking out seemingly almost daily, I was just kinda vibing throughout with zero enemies ahahah
      But ye - regardless of whether smant’s stories are ultimately true or false, I think they’re surprisingly believable :o

    • @Choco____1
      @Choco____1 Před rokem +6

      ​@@snoozy3202why not just watch the wr speedruns if you're just here for the strats?

    • @retro_aqua_
      @retro_aqua_ Před rokem +25

      god if yall hate him so much why tf are you here ???🤨

  • @camanderson817
    @camanderson817 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Bruh I’m watching 5 minutes into the speed run and I already love how e is able to do everything so fast while explaining everything perfectly super fast but just slow enogh to understand what he’s talking about I just love it especially since this is my first time watching the channel

  • @Bubbledazwood
    @Bubbledazwood Před 3 měsíci +3

    At least 85% of the people who watched this were in it for the stories, not the gameplay

  • @daddy7644
    @daddy7644 Před rokem +223

    I have been PATIENTLY waiting for this since the last time when he said that he would only do it again "before the next zelda game" and now here we are 3-5 years later.

  • @norran42
    @norran42 Před rokem +539

    Man never ceases to amaze me. He may not get the world records, but he does the whole run while explaining every step, talking about whatever's on his mind, reading chat, and not missing a beat. Plus, he's into pure math, and wants to teach. I don't think I could describe a better guy if I tried

    • @WillowWispGaming
      @WillowWispGaming Před rokem +21

      well said! one of the few speed runners who really keep my attention the entire time

    • @Bambingobongo
      @Bambingobongo Před rokem +10

      He’s a great content creator.

    • @Thalarion
      @Thalarion Před rokem

      kinda reminds me of Day9 and the old Starcraft 2 days tbh

    • @mazzy_ivy
      @mazzy_ivy Před rokem

      Smallant is best ant

    • @99baking
      @99baking Před rokem

      As someone studying to be a teacher, this video is FASCINATING

  • @ink5979
    @ink5979 Před 5 měsíci +2

    i vividly remember watching you and putting you on in the background when i got sick and couldn’t speak. thanks for that dude. have a good break

  • @thejacobian
    @thejacobian Před 11 měsíci +4

    Story time with smant is genuinely one of my most favourite parts of any video

  • @btarg1
    @btarg1 Před rokem +481

    In around 60 hours I did not even come close to 100%, this is one hell of a difficult challenge!

    • @lanatsif
      @lanatsif Před rokem +33

      It did took him almost 69 hours on his first attempt at this a while back

    • @Koichi-Kun
      @Koichi-Kun Před rokem +3

      400 hours :(

    • @cheddarsunchipsyes8144
      @cheddarsunchipsyes8144 Před rokem +19

      @@Koichi-Kun700 :(
      I do a lot of just walking around bc the world is so beautiful

    • @j-dizzle2946
      @j-dizzle2946 Před rokem

      @@cheddarsunchipsyes8144 dude, you could like, take a walk lol.

    • @Koichi-Kun
      @Koichi-Kun Před rokem +12

      @@j-dizzle2946 mfw I see the dead rat next to the 7th McDonald’s I’ve seen in 18 minutes :|

  • @mrmanuel7062
    @mrmanuel7062 Před rokem +611

    After 3 years and a week before ToK, he did what he was set to do from the very beginning. You have my respect smallant o7

  • @SilverDragonMoon18
    @SilverDragonMoon18 Před 9 měsíci

    1:14:29 - Since I just found it myself today, it’s another of the roll-the-snowball puzzles on the southeast side of the Hebra North Summit. It’s easier to find with clear skies if you can ever get it to stop snowing.

  • @Ghxst01YT
    @Ghxst01YT Před měsícem

    I watched your vids alot and im just now starting to see that you are a very good youtuber/streamer so you earned a sub. Keep it up your doing good!

  • @micahbarrus8406
    @micahbarrus8406 Před rokem +647

    This felt like an older video. No script, just a highlight reel complete with his stories of him screwing around as a kid.
    Great video!

    • @kintrix007
      @kintrix007 Před rokem +30

      I personally prefer these kinds of videos from SmallAnt

    • @mazzy_ivy
      @mazzy_ivy Před rokem +18

      Right? My favorite video of his ever, from any channel, is where he told the story of how he almost died and proceeded to get unlimited popsicles, somehow turning into a debate about if a carrot is a spice, all while beating smo as Nintended (trademark)
      Quality content.

    • @phoenix4182
      @phoenix4182 Před rokem +2

      @@mazzy_ivy which video is that?

    • @mazzy_ivy
      @mazzy_ivy Před rokem +4

      @@phoenix4182 Beating Mario Odyssey Exactly as Nintendo Intended, the VOD is Mario Pro plays Odyssey the Correct Way

  • @Fallatious
    @Fallatious Před rokem +162

    1:08:35
    They did patch out bokoblin archers firing infinite arrows, before you could just indefinitely collect the arrows they shoot and there was no cap to how many you could collect from each one.

    • @RycoonGalloy
      @RycoonGalloy Před 11 měsíci +30

      you still can collect as many as you want, it's just that after the arrows can no longer be picked up, you just save and reload

  • @SerLava
    @SerLava Před 11 měsíci

    Been watching/listening to this for 57 minutes so far, this is great storytelling

  • @alecausderbeek5918
    @alecausderbeek5918 Před 11 měsíci

    This is one of the most entertaining viddeos on your channel. Not a big zelda fan, but this video is just pure gaminig poetry into motion! Thanks for sharing it with us!

  • @astro3283
    @astro3283 Před rokem +132

    Today we learned two very important things about Smallant:
    he's an increasingly good speedrunner and hates apple juice

  • @bigtacocat
    @bigtacocat Před rokem +387

    I remember watching your original 4 part series a few years ago and thats how I got addicted to you. It’s crazy how far this channel has gone

    • @QuinnThomasFootball
      @QuinnThomasFootball Před rokem +9

      The Barbarian is a single-target melee troop. He is the first troop unlocked in the Barracks. He appears as a male kilt-clad warrior with an angry, battle-ready expression, hungry for destruction. He has close-cropped blond hair and a long, yellow horseshoe mustache.

    • @Justanaveragenoob8781
      @Justanaveragenoob8781 Před rokem

      heh 69 likes pls no change :c

  • @namhulrepooc3209
    @namhulrepooc3209 Před 11 měsíci +2

    “If we did everything correct, Pya should be on her knees crying… Good.” 😭😂

  • @VivBrodock
    @VivBrodock Před 11 měsíci +2

    Genuinely as a math teacher, from the story you told you would be a good math teacher.
    Like if you ever quit streaming you should do it if you're still passionate about it. This world needs more teachers who care about there students.

  • @quentinballard8321
    @quentinballard8321 Před rokem +186

    'If we're doing it right, paya should be on her knees crying'
    1:21:37
    FANTASTIC

  • @himeistrying
    @himeistrying Před rokem +133

    the run is already insane on its own but you being able to commentate the whole thing and explain why you're doing things and how certain tricks work is incredible and super entertaining!

  • @DutchTheHooligan
    @DutchTheHooligan Před 10 měsíci +14

    What in the drugs

  • @RL0Skylier
    @RL0Skylier Před 11 měsíci +1

    and this makes me 100% confident when i say i have no life i just sat down for 1 hour and a half watching u and actually having fun great vid

  • @grimsleeper5945
    @grimsleeper5945 Před rokem +273

    Its a testament to how massive this game is that even when you break it wide open like these speedruns do, the game still takes longer to beat than most AAA games played casually.

    • @godcat_thing
      @godcat_thing Před 7 měsíci +7

      Well he is 100 % ing it so it’s not exactly playing casually , some AAA games takes a long time to 100%

    • @user-.--.-
      @user-.--.- Před 7 měsíci +31

      @@godcat_thing no the person before means that "botw is so big that even a super fast speedrun takes longer than another game's casual playthrough"

    • @JohnDonut-wl8cd
      @JohnDonut-wl8cd Před 4 měsíci +5

      ​@@user-.--.- but it's not really a testament of anything, 90% of open world titles take days if you collect all 900 fragments/posters/koroks, it's not anything botw excels at

  • @kakutasubeats
    @kakutasubeats Před rokem +50

    1:01:00 seeing stalnox and not having to watch it get beat to death with a squeaky hammer for 40 minutes is a blessing

  • @Connor_Top_Lad
    @Connor_Top_Lad Před 11 měsíci +2

    People: "The people reading terms and conditions are the fastest readers"
    Smallant: "Hold my super Mario odyssey"

  • @lester44444
    @lester44444 Před 11 měsíci +4

    those are some very...protagonist-y school stories hahaha

  • @KnifePIay
    @KnifePIay Před rokem +782

    With just how well spoken smallant can be and his ability to explain everything as he plays so well a casual can understand he would be a great teacher.

    • @dagooms587
      @dagooms587 Před 11 měsíci +14

      Boomy zoomy.

    • @BigBad21
      @BigBad21 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Wasn’t he substitute teaching for a little bit or am I tripping

    • @brotherbear92
      @brotherbear92 Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@BigBad21Are you thinking of Jerma?

    • @BigBad21
      @BigBad21 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@brotherbear92 maybe idk

    • @erykaldo2l270
      @erykaldo2l270 Před 10 měsíci +7

      ​@@BigBad21Yeah Jerma was a substitue teacher.
      Shame that he lost the job after he beat up one of the kid to death after they called him short

  • @vorsutus7615
    @vorsutus7615 Před 11 měsíci

    Came back to watch this a second time after watching a bunch of the totk stream vods over the past month, because man this run is just so fun to watch

  • @ultimanolastname3143
    @ultimanolastname3143 Před 7 měsíci

    I love the boomy zoomy, and the bomb launches, just stress testing links physique with explosions and impacts.

  • @aspuzling
    @aspuzling Před rokem +61

    The whole story from 46:07 to 55:32 is fascinating. This is the first SmallAnt video I've seen but it really gives and insight into how his brain works. And the final line is perfect "You know what'll happen to the valedictorian, he's just a degenerate that plays video games all day in his basement".

  • @Brantley-ek7nt
    @Brantley-ek7nt Před rokem +123

    As a casual Botw player it's very impressive to see these speed run tactics being used and how complex some of them can be .

  • @JustTheStats
    @JustTheStats Před 11 měsíci

    Lil cool thing I found, if u leave the shrine of resurrection the any% way, and then jump into the void area at any point before getting the paraglider, you’ll respawn in front of the shrine of resurrection without the cutscene and you’ll still get the day night cycle

  • @lol-gameplay7290
    @lol-gameplay7290 Před 11 měsíci

    Damn, I'll surely use that trick with the Snowfield doors shrine in my current Master Mode playthrough. I pained myself through 15 Minutes of rolling snowballs down there till I got it in my first one...

  • @UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ
    @UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ Před rokem +81

    I completed the mainline and few extra in about 4 months. You're a goddamn machine to have played and entertained for 20 hours and still look and sound the same at the last minute of that !

  • @Stolzeey
    @Stolzeey Před rokem +215

    I love how even after 20 hours straight, you still are communicative and seem to be just as fresh as when starting!

    • @leonpritchard1302
      @leonpritchard1302 Před 8 měsíci +2

      he did it over several streams

    • @Smflappy
      @Smflappy Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@leonpritchard1302 Then how does he have the same shirt on?

    • @strawberryjades
      @strawberryjades Před 5 měsíci +2

      ​@@SmflappySome people wear the same clothes for more than one day (whether they wash it or not)

    • @quaddamage7765
      @quaddamage7765 Před 4 měsíci

      Drugs

  • @ChristianRoy-xp7hk
    @ChristianRoy-xp7hk Před 11 měsíci +1

    You have such good stories I jit sit drinking iced tea just listening. I wish I could catch a stream.

  • @Dandelionss
    @Dandelionss Před 11 měsíci +1

    'It's kinda easy for some people to miss in a casual play through because, well, who would go back to the shrine of resurrection?'
    Me: smört bræin

  • @tooth2887
    @tooth2887 Před rokem +108

    I love you speedrunner's who actually can explain things while doing it, y'all are INSANE!

  • @g0wasu
    @g0wasu Před rokem +451

    can't believe he did a 100% in 1:30:56, what a legend

    • @grigoryborisov6999
      @grigoryborisov6999 Před rokem +10

      The video is cutted. At 1:30:27 in the left top corner there is a total time: 19h59m11s.

    • @mxtze2224
      @mxtze2224 Před rokem +5

      @@chrisstoltz3648 no it isnt? it took him almost 20hours which is still almost nothing

    • @mxtze2224
      @mxtze2224 Před rokem +3

      @@chrisstoltz3648 55:28 you can cleary see how the time jumps up

    • @parenttangled11
      @parenttangled11 Před rokem +93

      It's a joke

    • @siulb
      @siulb Před rokem +39

      R/whoosh

  • @Plasma-1
    @Plasma-1 Před 11 měsíci +1

    80% was talking about school 20% was talking about the run😂😂 but still great video

  • @mandykumler7264
    @mandykumler7264 Před 4 měsíci

    for The shrine with the big skeleton, you go to a square pond east of north hebra summit, put cryonis in it, little bit more east throw snow ball down hill

  • @StickMaster500
    @StickMaster500 Před rokem +66

    Speedruns for not only Tears of the Kingdom Any% but also 100% is really going to be interesting when it comes out and what type of new glitches and exploits will be found to make it even faster

    • @sanguinepub
      @sanguinepub Před rokem +5

      As long as Nintendo isn't brutal to it's fans for releasing content on it.

    • @maximilianwonschik1304
      @maximilianwonschik1304 Před rokem +4

      damn you are still alive stickmaster? Didn't see ya for a long time on any comment section

    • @priyanshumaurya007
      @priyanshumaurya007 Před rokem

      Spoilers.....
      100% Speedrun is gonna be twice as long cuz there is whole underground Depths (which is the size of whole hyrule map underground) as well as sky islands. There is long ass quest at the start of the game which takes 2 hrs before the game sets us free with paraglider. Its not looking good.

    • @lonewanderer9113
      @lonewanderer9113 Před rokem

      its literally going to be the exact same things used here at the beginning. its basically the same game as the first one, so most of the exploits will more than likely be the same.

    • @ConnorVide
      @ConnorVide Před rokem

      @@lonewanderer9113maybe but basic glitches like whistle running have been patched in the new game

  • @veryjazzy
    @veryjazzy Před rokem +190

    i genuinely dont regret watching all 1 and a half hours of this at all, this speedrun is a lot cooler than i expected it to be, and your commentary kept it entertaining throughout.

  • @Bidoof-wi5lo
    @Bidoof-wi5lo Před 21 dnem

    I loved how in the beginning smant was talking about the entrance cutscene while the entire chat was hyped for links teeth and they got sad when there was no teeth

  • @CryingARiver
    @CryingARiver Před 11 měsíci

    20:55 that’s pretty much just like how marching band is; after a certain point, it’s less remembering and moreso instinct. And that’s when it gets *fun*

  • @aidanlamothe2030
    @aidanlamothe2030 Před rokem +63

    I don’t know why but I really want a smallant podcast where he just reviews games he likes talks about his life and just stuff in general like his voice is so damn calm for me

    • @mazzy_ivy
      @mazzy_ivy Před rokem

      I would love that lmao

    • @tl1326
      @tl1326 Před rokem

      @@mazzy_ivy why do you find this funny?