I tried rejected Mario Odyssey speedrun ideas
Summary
TLDRThe video script follows a speedrunner as they explore and critique various rejected and unconventional speedrun categories for the game Super Mario Odyssey. With a mix of humor and insight, they take on bizarre challenges like collecting moons starting with each letter of the alphabet, capturing every fork in Luncheon Kingdom, and even a run where the goal is to simply close the game as fast as possible. Throughout the script, the speedrunner provides entertaining commentary while evaluating the merits and flaws of each category, ultimately deciding whether they deserve a place on the leaderboards or should remain rejected. The script offers a unique and engaging perspective on the creativity and dedication of the speedrunning community.
Takeaways
- đ The video explores various rejected speedrun categories in the game Super Mario Odyssey, evaluating whether they deserve to be rejected or added to the leaderboard.
- đ Some of the unique categories covered include collecting moons starting with each letter of the alphabet (except X and Z), making all flower fields bloom, capturing every fork, collecting a specific percentage of moons and coins, and beating Mario in a rock-paper-scissors game.
- đââī¸ The speedrunner attempts each category live, highlighting the challenges, strategies, and potential for optimization.
- âąī¸ Timing and world record attempts are made for some of the more intriguing categories.
- đ¤ The speedrunner provides a critical analysis of each category, considering factors like difficulty, entertainment value, and potential for cheating.
- â Some categories are deemed worthy of being added to the leaderboard, while others are deemed too gimmicky or prone to cheating.
- đ The video showcases the creativity and experimentation within the speedrunning community, as they constantly explore new and unique ways to challenge themselves.
- đ Some categories, like "Don't percent" (closing the game as quickly as possible), add a humorous touch to the video.
- đĨ The speedrunner's commentary and live reactions make the video engaging and entertaining to watch.
- đ The video serves as a celebration of the diverse and ever-evolving world of speedrunning.
Q & A
What is the premise of the '26 Moons A to Z' speedrun category?
-The premise is to collect one moon that starts with each letter of the alphabet, except for X since there are no moons starting with X. So it's 24 moons from A to Y.
How does the 'Flower Percent' speedrun work?
-In Flower Percent, the goal is to make all the flower circles in the game bloom and grab all rocket flowers. The run starts on a post-game file with everything unlocked.
What is the objective of the 'All Forks' speedrun category?
-The objective is to capture and flick all 28 forks in the Luncheon Kingdom. The timing begins after flicking the first fork.
How does the '10 Percent' speedrun category work?
-In 10 Percent, the goal is to collect 88 moons and 100 purple coins across the game's kingdoms.
What is the premise of the 'Rock Paper Scissors Percent' speedrun?
-Every time Mario picks up a moon, the player plays rock-paper-scissors against him. It's a best-of-five series, and if the player loses, they have to restart the run.
What is the goal of the 'Backwards Moon Cave' speedrun?
-The goal is to go through the Moon Cave level backwards, starting from the finish and ending at the start.
Can you explain the 'All Campfires' speedrun category?
-In All Campfires, the objective is to put out every campfire in the game, including ones that aren't lit, which means lighting them first and then extinguishing them.
What is the premise of the 'Don't Percent' speedrun?
-Don't Percent is a humorous speedrun category where the objective is to close the game as fast as possible after clicking 'Start,' essentially not playing the game at all.
Does the runner think the '26 Moons A to Z' category should be accepted or rejected?
-The runner thinks that if there were moons for X and Z, making it a full 26 moons from A to Z, it should be accepted onto the leaderboard. However, since there aren't, they still think it could be accepted as it's a fun run with an interesting premise.
What is the runner's final verdict on the 'All Forks' speedrun category?
-The runner thinks that All Forks could be accepted onto the leaderboard, as they believe it's a good run with potential for optimization and fun gameplay, despite being short.
Outlines
đšī¸ Playing an Unconventional Super Mario Odyssey Speedrun Category
This paragraph describes the process of attempting a unique speedrun category in the game Super Mario Odyssey called '26 Moons A to Z'. The objective is to collect one moon for each letter of the alphabet, except for 'X' and 'Z' as there are no moons starting with those letters. The narrator provides commentary while playing through the run, highlighting the challenges, strategies, and progress made in collecting the required moons across various kingdoms.
đē Attempting the 'Flower Percent' Speedrun Category
The narrator moves on to another unconventional speedrun category called 'Flower Percent'. In this category, the goal is to make all the flower circles in the game bloom and collect all rocket flowers. The run starts on a post-game file where all paintings and checkpoints are unlocked. The narrator goes through various kingdoms, locating and interacting with the required flowers and rocket flowers, providing commentary on the challenges and peculiarities of this specific run.
đ´ Capturing and Flicking All Forks in Luncheon Kingdom
This paragraph covers the 'All Forks' speedrun category, which involves capturing and flicking all 28 forks in the Luncheon Kingdom of Super Mario Odyssey. The narrator begins the timed run and meticulously navigates through the kingdom, flicking each fork encountered. The commentary highlights the difficulty in keeping track of all the fork locations and the intense nature of the run, ultimately expressing the belief that it deserves a place on the leaderboard.
đ Exploring the '10 Percent' Speedrun Category
The narrator attempts the '10 Percent' speedrun category, which requires collecting 88 moons and 100 purple coins. The paragraph follows the narrator's journey through various kingdoms, gathering moons and purple coins while making impromptu routing decisions. The commentary also covers the narrator's reflections on whether this category should be included on the leaderboard or not.
đ¤ Playing 'Rock Paper Scissors Percent' with Mario
This paragraph introduces the 'Rock Paper Scissors Percent' speedrun category, where the narrator plays a best-of-five rock-paper-scissors game with Mario after collecting each moon. The narrator explains the rules, engages in the rock-paper-scissors battles, and provides commentary on the overall experience. The paragraph concludes with the narrator's opinion on whether this category should be accepted or rejected for the leaderboard.
âŦ ī¸ Attempting the 'Backwards Moon Cave' Speedrun
The narrator tries the 'Backwards Moon Cave' speedrun, which involves going through the Moon Cave level in reverse, from the finish to the start. The paragraph follows the narrator's initial attempt, realizing a mistake, and then successfully executing the run with a strong time. The narrator provides commentary on the run's viability and whether it should be accepted or rejected for the leaderboard.
đĨ Extinguishing All Campfires in the Game
This paragraph covers the 'All Campfires' speedrun category, where the goal is to put out every campfire in the game, including those that are not lit initially. The narrator follows a provided route, navigating through various kingdoms and extinguishing the specified campfires. The commentary includes the narrator's thoughts on whether this unique category deserves a place on the leaderboard.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄSpeedrun
đĄLeaderboard
đĄRoute
đĄMoon
đĄOptimization
đĄVerification
đĄGlitch
đĄCategory
đĄAny%
đĄRejected
Highlights
The premise of the '26 moons A to Z' speedrun category is to collect a moon that starts with each letter of the alphabet, except for X since there are no moons that start with X, and Z because there is no Z moon either, totaling 24 moons from A to Y.
Getting the 'Y' moon in the Sand Kingdom required obtaining the 'World Peace' moon first, as the 'Y' moon only exists after that.
The 'flower percent' category requires making all the flower circles in the game bloom and grabbing all rocket flowers, starting on a postgame file with 100% completion.
In the 'all Forks' category, the objective is to capture and flick all 28 forks in the Luncheon Kingdom, with timing beginning after flicking the first fork.
The '10 percent' category requires collecting 88 moons and 100 purple coins, with the player making up their own route as they go.
The 'rock paper scissors percent' category involves playing rock paper scissors with Mario every time a moon is collected, with the player losing and having to restart the run if they lose the best of five games.
The 'backwards Moon cave' category involves going through the Moon cave level from finish to start, utilizing a Bonsai Bill to navigate efficiently.
The 'all campfires' category requires putting out every campfire in the game, including those that are not lit and need to be lit first before being extinguished.
The 'Don't percent' category is a humorous take on speedrunning, where the objective is to close the game as quickly as possible after clicking start.
The player evaluates whether each unique speedrun category should be accepted or rejected for the leaderboard, based on factors like difficulty, entertainment value, and potential for optimization.
The player expresses concern about the '26 moons A to Z' category not including all 26 letters of the alphabet, but still considers it worthy of being on the leaderboard if X and Z moons existed.
The player initially considers the 'flower percent' category to be decently fun but ultimately rejects it due to potential boredom from repeated attempts and issues with an out-of-bounds flower.
The player finds the 'all Forks' category stressful but believes it could make for a good leaderboard run due to its potential for optimization and short duration.
The player rejects the '10 percent' category, considering it not a great run and inferior to the existing '124 moons' category.
The player acknowledges the entertainment value of the 'rock paper scissors percent' category but ultimately rejects it due to potential cheating and the need for a microphone for verification.
Transcripts
in the Super Mario Odyssey speedr
running Discord you can submit an idea
for a speedrun you want to see on the
leaderboard about 99% of these get
rejected and never see the light of day
but do they really deserve that I
decided to pick out the most interesting
ones and decide for myself whether they
should actually be rejected or if
they're better than people think this
first category is a bit of an
interesting one this is called 26 moons
A to Z and the premise is simple we have
to collect a moon that starts with each
letter of the alet okay except for X cuz
there are no moons that start with x so
this is 25 moons eight is there a z
there's no Z so there's 24 moons a to Y
all right well without further Ado let's
just get started this is my first time
doing this run and uh we're just going
to be following the route on site and by
Route I mean it's a spreadsheet that
just has 24 Moon names on it uh
important thing as well you do not have
to get them in order you just have to
get all 26 there's our first moon our
first Power Moon so that's an O we give
o done how much different is the route
than any% I don't know that's a good
question just looking at the list
there's definitely a few moons that you
don't get in any% and then the Run ends
early there we go multimoon at top The
Falls that's three moons but it only
counts for one letter because they all
start with the same letter technically
but m is done beautiful we're going to
get one more
here and this is going to be our T no no
chest clip but we did get the te let's
go all right let's move on there's
nothing left for us here now if there
was a category called Tom percent we'd
definitely be done at this point cuz we
have t o and m but that's not the
category we're doing uh it looks like oh
what oh this is a weird route okay um it
looks like I actually have to get World
Peace here because there is a y moon in
this Kingdom that that only exists after
getting World Peace So This is an
interesting Kingdom all right we got B I
guess there's only a few more moons that
I actually have to get in this Kingdom
but just doing the story here we're
obviously going to get a lot of
moons all right now the pyramid has been
lifted it is time for us to go
underground and get two moons we're
going to get a u Moon and a y moon
really big get coming up all right epic
trick incoming what
saved oh my God saved all right here we
go this is an important one you we got
you that's a big one it's going to be a
little bit rare at least until like
Seaside when everything is underwater in
the name okay Redemption epic trick time
two I messed it up try number
two
oh try number three
huh where's the bullet it it wasn't
there the bullet wasn't
there there we go jeez Louise okay now
we're done with that let's go ahead and
beat knuckle
attack die die boom right in the face
Square in the
Noggin boom oh you're trying to Juke me
out guess what get juked back bro
reverse juked all right right he's dead
now we can get the Moon that we've been
going for okay we got to go get this
Moon over here we're going to get lacu
and we're going to make our way over
here first I just need to grab this just
cuz I need the extra Moon I guess it's
also a w but we're also getting W
later come on come on oh my gosh it's
Captain Toad and that will give us the
moon you're a catch Captain Toad or
you're quite a catch I guess but that's
a y why is not an easy letter to get I
don't think so that's a big one that is
why we had to go way out of our way for
that one but it's done we got it let's
move on and get out of here I missed one
oh my God whoops well let's hope we find
a moon that starts with the letter e all
right first up we have to get just a few
moons there's only one important moon in
this Kingdom and it is Dory back Rider
we need that D oh
wait anyways uh anyways let's get at out
of here all right we have four moons
four important moons to get in wooded
Kingdom the good news though they are
all in the any% route this is our first
one on the list it is caught hopping in
the forest second one is immediately
after there's s
done no
no oh that's so bad that is so bad uh
we're going to respawn back at the shop
now
what what the hell man I didn't grab the
checkpoint to save time all right and
that's our F flooded pipeway an
important moon for us to get another F
just in case all right and this is an
important one right here nut planted in
the tower that's our n Moon and now
we're done with wooded Kingdom so we are
uh 13 letters in 13 letters on the list
done that means we're more than halfway
done but not actually cuz we have to go
all the way to Bower's King in this run
obviously there's going to be nothing in
Cloud Kingdom no moons here until we
come back later which we won't be cuz
why would we when do you think you'll
get that e oh you're right I do need to
get e at some point anyone got any e in
mind I mean worst case scenario I just
go back to sand later enjoying the view
of Forgotten aisle that's huge that is
huge you're right huge call perfect
timing oh no entrance to chavaria oh
you're more right okay we'll do entrance
to chavaria get some rest Captain Toad
that's our G all right and then our last
important Moon
here boom peeking out from under the
bridge we got pee I know everyone's been
talking about CJ where's the pee CJ when
are you going to pee on stream well we
finally got it we finally got the pee
acquired all right we got a few to get
in Metro three of them are out of the
way and then two of them are in the
normal route all right we do have to get
jump rope fortunately only jump rope
hero not jump rope genius we only have
to do 30 do 100 for the fans all right
fine since I'm
[Applause]
here what I never go this far my thumb
is getting tired I'm starting to think I
just won't lose I'll stop at 500 if I
get there I just need to get a good PB
to show everyone that I'm the go I've
never actually tried to go past 100 I
think I've only done it
once I think they got to start doing it
like the Mario Party Min game there we
go
500 and that's Jay done took a while but
it's done now we got to get this
one r r done all right this is an
important one to get H how you doing
Captain Toad I'm doing good personally
because I just got the letter H all
right we got one more Moon that we need
well we have two we need two more moons
but one more important lettered Moon
that we need here boom vaulting up a
highrise that's our V Moon moon right
there and then we just grab this one for
good measure all right this one is
literally just the any% route and then
we get two moons on the way entrance to
shivar that is e finally done all right
and now here we're going to be getting
our second to last letter and it's I
dodging Goomba stack so that's 23
letters done and we have one letter left
and that letter if you're smart and
you're paying attention is K the only
letter we have left is K hey knocking
down the nice frame that is the moon
that we're looking for now and
unfortunately it's in Bowser's Kingdom
not only that it's like at the end of
Bowser's Kingdom we have to finish
multiple story sections in Bowsers
before we can even reach it so we got a
ways to go here all right there's
nothing to do in luncheon nothing to do
in luncheon other than get out as fast
as possible so let's go ahead and do
that all right done with ruin Kingdom
finally entering Bowsers where we can
get our last Moon that we need for the
last letter all right so we're just
going to zoom through we do have to beat
we have to kill the ogre we have to get
the shards and we have to beat topper
and Harriet but we do not have to beat
the
mech anyways now we are ready to just
bum rush to the Moon that we need we got
to get there as fast as
possible
wo go go go go go
go oh no oh no no no no
no go go
go um boom time knocking down the ice
frame that's K we got a b c d e f g h i
j k l m n o p q r s t u v w n y that's
right no x no Z they don't exist in the
game but we got the rest of them 24 out
of 26 is pretty good but do I think it
should be rejected or do I think it
should have been on the leaderboard
that's tough I think that if there were
an X and a z in the game and you could
get those two it would be a boom boom
put it on the leaderboard get it in
there however it doesn't have all the
letters but I still think it could be on
the leaderboard I think it's a fun run
with an interesting premise you know
what I'm going to go ahead and say put
it on the leaderboard it deserves to be
accepted that is my choice okay anyways
we have a very uh weird run now so this
this is flower percent and it's simple
you make all the flower circles in the
game Bloom and you grab all rocket
flowers you start on a postgame file
which is why we're here on a 100% file
so now we go back through the painting
and that's when we start here we
go I think it starts there starts right
there okay begin all rocket flowers all
oh God this is going to be really hard
to keep up with right then we have to
get this flower right
here then this this one
nope
oh ow okay that's fine where's the next
one there boom and then grab these
flowers
okay then there's four rocket flowers up
here one two
three and four no I missed four and then
there's a flower bloom up here where is
it there there it
is Boom
okay and then there's one over here
mushrooms a mushroom's a very dense one
there we go okay next up by the
Scarecrow uh over here yes perfect this
one actually spawns a
moon no idea where this one is hold on
let me get a good look here I see a
sheep and some yellow flowers am I in
the right spot is it over here there it
is
okay now to the painting okay okay okay
okay to Seaside Kingdom there's no
flowers to make Bloom but there is a lot
of Rocket
flowers Boom come on come
on there's a lot of Rocket flowers my
goodness one over here for the Goombas
there's a rocket flow over here really
oh don't you look at
that there's rocket flowers in here I'm
learning so much right
now ah
oh
God
ow oh warp to Glass Palace there's a few
around the glass Palace we just make a
loop
here I'm on the verge of death right now
um okay over
here oh my
god oh don't die please don't die okay
we're we're done we're done with we're
done with Seaside apparently all right
on the Cascade there's only one thing to
do in Cascade easy I can figure that
out I need the heart for sure yoink on
the Bowsers oh interesting okay there's
only one spot to go in Bowsers now all
right we're getting this nut and we're
not doing the nut jump I'll tell you
that much we have to make sure we're
getting every flower as
well okay we got all three of
those nope missed one
here we
go
yoink there it
is okay I think we're good
now wait wrong way is it on this
side oh I'm dumb I thought they were
both on one side for some reason on to
snow let's go to snow youmo only one
thing to do in snow
Kingdom lot of flowers but they're all
in this one room and they're all on a
linear path should be quite
[Music]
easy are
you wait are there any more after that
oh no that's it okay good we're saved
all right on the wooded get all these
rocket flowers real quick did I get that
one there we go okay that's all them go
go go go
go oh okay now we got to make the secret
flower field Bloom wait what oh wait
does this require this specifically
requires a postgame file where you have
all the paintings and checkpoints
unlocked but you haven't made the secret
flower field bloom all right whatever
dude it counts it counts 3 6 9 okay
there's nine flowers here that I have to
get okay now we're taking the Odyssey
okay only one thing to do in sand we're
actually almost done with the Run we got
to get all the rocket flowers I don't
know how many that is it might just be
these three right here I think that's it
okay well all they do is show the room
I'm going to go through just to be sure
nope I was right there's
more boom let's get out of here three
more kingdoms still three more kingdoms
not a lot to do here but
enough
boom let's get out of here to Lost
Kingdom let's
go that's it that's it last Kingdom
let's go we're so close we're so close
go go go go go go go go go this is an
easy one this is an easy one once we
grab the last flower time
ends no come
on Time Boom 16 minutes and 36 seconds
not bad every rocket flower every flower
bloomed done 1636 is not bad
and it's hard to say it's hard to say
because I think it's a decently Fun Run
I think it's a decently fun idea but
here's the thing a I guess oh I guess as
a whole doing this once was fun doing
this multiple times I think I'd I'd get
pretty bored Point number to um there
was a very similar kind of run in terms
of format which was called All Hearts
all Hearts was on the leaderboard for a
little bit the whole flower field thing
the fact that I had to start on a file
that specifically hadn't done the flower
field that was a little weird so I think
this should stay rejected this should
stay rejected mods you made a good
choice here um I also just saw
apparently there's a here I'll show
there's an extra flower that's just out
of bounds the the devs accidentally left
it out of bounds BS and so technically
the run I just did was failed so I guess
technically I I was wrong and I don't
think anyone else has done that in their
run so it's going to stay rejected stay
rejected for sure and now this next run
this is all Forks basically we're just
capturing every fork in luncheon Kingdom
yeah capture and flick you have to flick
all of them all 28 Forks in lunching
Kingdom timing begins after you flick
the first Fork all right
[Music]
here we go timing
Starts Now go go go go go no no no no no
a sh shoot bad start bad
start okay boom all Forks flicked in
this
room yeah turn around turn
around
go oh my God hurry okay next
Fork uh oh over here over
here all right we're we're warping go go
go go
go straight
down okay flicked boom uh uh oh God this
is going to be a tough one um this one
first first that was not supposed to be
the first one uhoh I think I was
sup