How One Cheater Changed Super Mario Maker History

Karl Jobst
10 May 202415:29

Summary

TLDRThe video script narrates the epic journey of 'Team 0%', a group of dedicated gamers who aimed to beat every level on the Nintendo service for Super Mario Maker on the Wii U. Despite the daunting task of millions of levels, they were spurred on by the community to achieve the seemingly impossible. However, their quest was complicated by the revelation that the last unbeaten level, 'Trimming the Herbs', was a fake, uploaded by a respected community member named Aho. The level was incredibly difficult, requiring precise inputs and was only 12 seconds long. As the community rallied to beat this final challenge, the hype grew, with journalists and gamers alike preparing to celebrate the team's achievement. The climax was marred when Aho confessed to cheating by using external tools to beat the level, a revelation that cast a shadow over the team's accomplishment. The video explores the implications of this deception, the community's response, and the ultimate achievement of Team 0% in completing their mission, albeit with a bittersweet ending.

Takeaways

  • 🕹ī¸ Team 0%, a group of dedicated gamers, embarked on a mission to beat every level on the Nintendo service for Super Mario Maker on the Wii U.
  • 🌐 In November 2023, Nintendo announced the closure of the Super Mario Maker online servers in April 2024, setting a time limit for Team 0%'s quest.
  • đŸ—Ŗī¸ A rallying cry from several creators led to thousands of gamers joining forces to assist Team 0% in their endeavor.
  • âŗ By mid-March 2024, Team 0% had almost completed their goal, with only one extremely difficult level remaining.
  • 😤 The final level, 'Trimming the Herbs', was only 12 seconds long but required nearly perfect inputs, causing significant challenges.
  • 🎮 The level's creator, a hoyo, was a respected member of the Mario Maker community and had a history of creating difficult levels.
  • đŸ•ĩī¸â€â™‚ī¸ Suspicions arose when top players like Yoshi and others began to believe that 'Trimming the Herbs' was likely cheated due to its difficulty.
  • 🔍 A hoyo's other level, 'Bombs 5', was found to have discrepancies between the clear video and the level uploaded to Nintendo's servers, indicating potential cheating.
  • 📹 The importance of a clear video as proof of a level being beaten without hacking was highlighted, as it was a key factor in the controversy.
  • 🤔 The debate over whether a hoyo cheated was fueled by the community's trust in skilled players and the difficulty in proving cheating without solid evidence.
  • 📉 On March 23rd, a hoyo confessed to using external tools to clear his levels, effectively admitting to cheating.
  • 🎉 Despite the controversy and the sour ending, Team 0% achieved their goal of beating every level in Super Mario Maker, a feat that is still commendable.

Q & A

  • What was the mission of Team 0% in the context of Super Mario Maker on the Wii U?

    -Team 0%'s mission was to beat every single level ever uploaded to the Nintendo service for Super Mario Maker on the Wii U.

  • Why did Nintendo announce the closure of Super Mario Maker online servers?

    -The closure was announced as part of their service lifecycle management, which meant that in April 2024, the online servers for Super Mario Maker would be shut down.

  • How did the gaming community respond to the announcement of the server closure?

    -The gaming community rallied together, with thousands of gamers joining forces to help Team 0% complete their mission before the servers were shut down.

  • What was unique about the final level that Team 0% faced?

    -The final level was extremely difficult, only 12 seconds long, and required frame-perfect inputs, making it a significant challenge even for top players.

  • Why did the creator of the final level, 'trimming the herbs', confess to cheating?

    -The creator confessed to cheating after the level gained significant attention as the last unbeaten level, and it was about to be beaten, which would have revealed the deception.

  • How did the creator of 'trimming the herbs' manage to upload a fake level?

    -The creator used external tools to feed input straight into the Wii U, allowing a computer to play the game and beat the levels in his videos, rather than him personally.

  • What was the community's reaction to the confession of cheating by the creator of 'trimming the herbs'?

    -The confession was disappointing and spoiled what should have been a celebrated achievement, leading to a lack of fanfare and enthusiasm for Team 0%'s accomplishment.

  • How did the creator of 'trimming the herbs' gain the community's trust?

    -The creator was an active player and a significant contributor to the Mario Maker community, having streamed hundreds of hours and hosted a level design competition, which built his reputation.

  • What was the significance of the 'bombs 5' level in the context of the cheating scandal?

    -The 'bombs 5' level was another level created by the same person, which had suspicious elements, including a clear video that showed slight differences from the level uploaded to the server, indicating potential cheating.

  • Why was the 'trimming the herbs' level not considered fun to play by many?

    -The level was extremely difficult right from the start, causing players to become frustrated and quit after very short playtimes, which contributed to it being overlooked for a long time.

  • What could have been the outcome if the creator of 'trimming the herbs' had been truthful from the beginning?

    -If the creator had been truthful, the level might have been seen as a creative challenge rather than a cheat, and the community could have celebrated Team 0%'s achievement without the taint of deception.

  • How did the situation with 'trimming the herbs' highlight the issue of trust in the gaming community?

    -The situation showed that even when there are red flags indicating potential cheating, people often overlook them if the individual is perceived as a good player, emphasizing the need for critical evaluation regardless of a player's reputation.

Outlines

00:00

🕹ī¸ Team 0%'s Quest to Beat Every Super Mario Maker Level

The video script introduces Team 0%, a group of dedicated gamers who embarked on a seemingly impossible mission to beat every level ever uploaded to the Nintendo service for Super Mario Maker on the Wii U. Despite the daunting number of levels created by gamers worldwide, the team faced a new challenge when Nintendo announced the closure of the Super Mario Maker online servers in April 2024. This gave Team 0% a time limit to complete their quest. After a rallying cry from several creators, thousands of gamers joined forces to assist Team 0%. By mid-March 2024, they had almost succeeded, with only one incredibly difficult level remaining. However, the level's creator confessed to cheating, casting a shadow over Team 0%'s achievement and the community's efforts.

05:01

🎮 The Controversy of 'Trimming the Herbs' and a Hoyo's Cheating Allegations

The second paragraph delves into the specifics of the final level, 'Trimming the Herbs,' created by a player named a hoyo. Known for his skill and contributions to the Mario Maker community, a hoyo had streamed himself playing and creating levels, including the notoriously difficult 'Bombs 5.' His level 'Trimming the Herbs' was short but required precise inputs to complete. Despite a clear video demonstrating its completion, suspicions arose when top players like Yoshi and the Riley C began to question the legitimacy of the level. It was later discovered that a hoyo had uploaded a slightly different version of 'Bombs 5' than what was shown in his clear video, suggesting he may have cheated. These suspicions were confirmed in March when a hoyo admitted to using external tools to clear his levels, undermining the integrity of 'Trimming the Herbs' and the community's trust.

10:02

🤔 The Debate Over Cheating in Super Mario Maker

This paragraph discusses the broader implications of cheating in Super Mario Maker and the community's reaction to a hoyo's confession. It highlights the debate among players and YouTubers regarding the legitimacy of a hoyo's levels and the potential methods of cheating. The discussion also touches on the technological limitations of the Wii U and the community's initial disbelief that cheating could have occurred. The confession by a hoyo led to a reevaluation of the community's trust in players, even those who were highly skilled. The paragraph concludes with the irony that the controversy only became an issue because 'Trimming the Herbs' was the last level Team 0% needed to beat, and the community's excitement and anticipation were overshadowed by the revelation of cheating.

15:04

🏆 Team 0%'s Achievement and the Impact of a Hoyo's Confession

The final paragraph reflects on Team 0%'s accomplishment of beating every level in Super Mario Maker, despite the controversy surrounding the final level. It acknowledges the disappointment and the tainted ending to their quest due to a hoyo's confession of cheating. The paragraph also emphasizes the importance of honesty and transparency in gaming communities, as small lies can have significant consequences for collective efforts. It concludes by congratulating Team 0% for their incredible achievement and encouraging the community to celebrate their success, even if the ending was less than ideal.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Team 0%

Team 0% refers to a group of dedicated gamers who embarked on a mission to beat every level ever uploaded to the Nintendo service for Super Mario Maker on the Wii U. This team is central to the video's narrative as their quest to complete all levels becomes intertwined with the controversy surrounding the legitimacy of the final level they aimed to beat.

💡Super Mario Maker

Super Mario Maker is a game for the Nintendo Wii U that allows players to create and share their own custom levels of the classic platform game, Super Mario. It is the platform on which Team 0% attempted to beat every uploaded level and is the main subject of the video.

💡Nintendo

Nintendo is the company that developed Super Mario Maker and the Wii U console. Their decision to shut down the online servers for Super Mario Maker in April 2024 set a time limit for Team 0%'s mission, adding urgency and significance to their efforts.

💡Level Trimming the Herbs

Trimming the Herbs is the name of the final level that Team 0% needed to beat to complete their mission. It is significant because it was later revealed to be a cheated level, which led to a controversy and a tainted ending to Team 0%'s quest.

💡Cheating

Cheating in the context of the video refers to the use of external tools or hacks to accomplish a task within a game that would be otherwise impossible or extremely difficult to achieve legitimately. The creator of 'Trimming the Herbs' confessed to cheating, which undermined the integrity of Team 0%'s goal.

💡Community Trust

Community Trust is the belief and reliance that the gaming community places in the actions and achievements of its members. The video discusses how the trust placed in the creator of 'Trimming the Herbs' allowed the cheating to go undetected for a long time.

💡Hacking

Hacking, as mentioned in the video, involves the use of unauthorized methods to manipulate a game, such as uploading a level without beating it first. It is a practice that can undermine the competitive integrity of a game like Super Mario Maker.

💡Frame Perfect Inputs

Frame perfect inputs refer to the precise and exact timing of button presses required to perform certain actions in a video game. The level 'Trimming the Herbs' was notorious for requiring such inputs, making it extremely difficult.

💡Gaming Community

The Gaming Community encompasses all the players, creators, and enthusiasts who participate in gaming culture. In the video, this community comes together to support Team 0% and later grapples with the revelation of cheating within their ranks.

💡Red Magic 9 Pro

Red Magic 9 Pro is a gaming mobile phone mentioned in the video as part of a sponsorship. It is highlighted for its high specifications suitable for gaming, such as a Snapdragon 8 gen 3 processor and a large battery capacity, which is relevant to the video's gaming context.

💡Yoshi and Riley C

Yoshi and Riley C are top players and YouTubers within the Super Mario Maker community who are mentioned in the video for their efforts in investigating and speculating about the legitimacy of 'Trimming the Herbs'. Their involvement adds credibility to the suspicions around the cheating scandal.

Highlights

Team 0%, a group of dedicated gamers, embarked on a quest to beat every level on the Nintendo service for Super Mario Maker on the Wii U.

Nintendo announced the closure of Super Mario Maker online servers in April 2024, giving Team 0% a time limit to achieve their goal.

Despite the seemingly insurmountable task, thousands of gamers united to assist Team 0% in completing their mission by mid-March 2024.

The final unbeaten level, 'Trimming the Herbs,' was exceptionally challenging, requiring frame-perfect inputs within its 12-second duration.

The level 'Trimming the Herbs' was uploaded in 2017 but remained unbeaten, causing significant problems for top players even in 2024.

The creator of 'Trimming the Herbs' confessed to cheating, using external tools to upload a fake level, undermining Team 0%'s achievement.

The revelation of the fake level led to a loss of celebration and fanfare for Team 0%'s accomplishment.

The creator, a hoyo, was a respected community member, which allowed the fake level to remain undetected for years.

The competitive nature of Mario Maker requires players to clear a level before uploading, but hackers can exploit this system.

a hoyo was known for streaming attempts to clear difficult levels, including 'Bombs 5,' which he claimed to beat years after ceasing attempts.

Suspicions arose when a hoyo's clear video for 'Bombs 5' had slight differences from the level uploaded to Nintendo servers.

Yoshi, a top player, invested significant time into 'Trimming the Herbs' and concluded it was likely cheated due to its difficulty.

The community's trust in a hoyo's skill level allowed the suspicion of cheating to be overlooked for an extended period.

a hoyo confessed to using a device to feed input directly into the Wii U, revealing the deception behind the clear videos.

The confession had a significant impact, as it could have been made earlier, allowing Team 0% to celebrate their achievement without controversy.

The incident underscores the importance of honesty and the potential damage that can be caused by small lies in a community setting.

Despite the controversy, Team 0% is commended for their dedication and the monumental achievement of beating every level in Super Mario Maker.

Transcripts

00:00

hello you absolute Legends for the past

00:02

6 and a half years a group of dedicated

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Gamers known as team 0% had been on a

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mission a quest to beat every single

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level ever uploaded to the Nintendo

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service for Super Mario maker on the Wii

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U this was a gargantuan task as Gamers

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from all around the world had created

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and uploaded literally millions of

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levels over the course of the game's

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lifespan but in November of 2023

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Nintendo threw a wrench into the mix

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when they announced that in April of

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2024 it would be closing down the Super

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Mario maker online servers for good this

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effectively gave team 0% a time limit if

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they couldn't beat every level by April

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they had failed at first this seemed

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like too great a task there were simply

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too many levels to clear but after

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several creators put out a rallying cry

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thousands of Gamers came together to

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help team 0% finish the job and by

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mid-march 2024 they had defied All Odds

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less than a month before Nintendo would

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shut off the service for good only a

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single level remained unbeaten the only

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problem was at this one remaining level

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was hard really really hard it was only

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12 seconds long but most of those 12

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seconds required frame perfect inputs

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despite being uploaded in 2017 when

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players weren't as good as they are now

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this level was still giving all of the

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current top players huge problems but it

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did seem fitting what better level to be

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the last than the one that gave everyone

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the biggest challenge hype was building

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game journalists were writing articles

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videos were being made about this final

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level people were preparing to celebrate

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this amazing achievement by team 0% and

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then while everyone was putting on their

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party hats and planning their

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celebrations the creator of this final

01:38

level confessed that it was fake he had

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cheated in order to upload it and it

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wasn't a legitimate level after 6 and

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1/2 years team 0% had at last achieved

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their goal but unfortunately what should

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have been a beautiful moment was now

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spoiled instead of an epic climax where

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legendary Gamers were racing

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head-to-head to beat the final stage

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with one hero emerging as Victoria it

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was all over with a whimper no Fanfare

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no hype no enthusiasm all because of the

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confession of a cheater who had led the

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community on for almost 7 years in this

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video we will take a look at what

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happened to the final Mario Maker stage

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called trimming the herbs and this

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situation is interesting because as with

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a lot of cheaters this one probably

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should have been exposed years earlier

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but the Creator was a quote unquote good

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player who had built trust in the

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community and it was exactly this trust

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that let them get away with it for so

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today in theory it should be very

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difficult to upload a fake Mario Maker

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level this is because you need to First

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Clear it yourself before Nintendo will

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let you upload it it is only after

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beating it yourself you get the option

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to share it with the world this is part

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of where the competitive side of Mario

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Maker comes out some players will spend

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hundreds or even thousands of hours

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creating and trying to Beat the Hardest

04:09

Level they possibly can being able to

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upload a difficult stage is a badge of

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honor and it's an invitation to other

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players to try and match your skill in

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practice however plenty of levels that

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are flat out impossible to beat end up

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being uploaded because of hackers I'm

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not a hacker myself so I don't know

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these specifics but hacking allows you

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to upload a level without beating it

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first or by by beating it in some way

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that isn't possible after you upload it

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thankfully this doesn't end up causing

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too many problems because if a level is

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impossible to beat any good player can

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immediately tell for example if the end

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is completely blocked off and there is

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literally no way to reach it you can

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safely assume this level was hacked the

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best players have a good sense of what

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is or isn't possible so whenever these

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impossible levels come up they are

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simply disregarded and players aren't

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expected to clear them when it came to

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trimming the herbs however it was a

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perfect storm that allowed this

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particular level to remain undetected as

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fake right until the very end this meant

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that team 0% still had this level as one

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that needed to be cleared if they were

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to achieve their goal the creator of

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trimming the herbs was a player by the

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name of a hoyo and this person was a

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very active player and a very active

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member of the Mario Maker Community

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throughout 2017 a hoyo would stream

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hundreds of hours trying to create and

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clear levels the most famous of which

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was a level by the name of bombs 5 at

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the time it would have been considered

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one of if not the hardest levels ever

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made a hoyo claimed to have spent

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thousands of hours on this one level

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alone and because of the fact that he

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streamed a lot of his attempts he proved

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that he was a really good player he

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wasn't just a good player either he was

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a great contributor to the community in

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2017 he created and hosted a level

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design competition called pog champ this

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was a competition to find and highlight

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difficult or interesting levels as part

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of that competition he even submitted

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his own level called trimming the herbs

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the level was relatively short at only

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12 seconds long but it was extremely

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difficult I'm not going to do a full

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breakdown of just how difficult trimming

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the herbs is but I will link to a great

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breakdown video by the beast in the

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description if you are really interested

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the important thing to know is that it

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required an insane amount of frame

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perfect input to clear a hoyo also

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uploaded a clear video of him beating

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the level which showed exactly how it

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was done this video is super important

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because it proved that it wasn't a

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hacked upload the level really was

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beaten while trimming the herbs was in

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ly difficult at the time no one really

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battered an eye this is because no one

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knew just how difficult it was if you

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truly want to know how harder level is

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to beat you need a very good player to

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spend a considerable amount of time

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trying to beat it and at the time no one

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played trimming the herbs the

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unfortunate fact is that trimming the

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herbs is not a fun level to play and the

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beginning is so stupidly difficult that

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no one can get through 3 seconds of it

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therefore if anyone did play it they'd

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play it for a very short amount of time

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get frustrated and then quit so while

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people knew it was hard it wasn't until

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years later in 2024 when team 0% needed

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to beat it that we saw very good players

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actually take it seriously it was at

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this point the true difficulty became

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apparent in February 2024 one of the top

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current players Yoshi invested dozens of

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hours into trimming the herbs and after

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playing the level for a decent amount of

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time he explained in a Twitter post that

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he had come to the conclusion that it

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was likely cheated the level was simply

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too hard especially for a player all the

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way back in 2017 over the past 7 years

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Mario Maker players have gotten

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considerably better and this is also

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true for any other game whether it's a

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challenge game like Mario maker or a

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speedrunning game a top player from

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today would dismantle any player from

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2017 there really isn't a believable

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reason why a hoyo should have been able

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to create and clear a level so

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challenging back then but there was even

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more to the story because there was

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another giant red flag that indicated a

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hoyo may have been cheating

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remember before how I mentioned a hoyo

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had spent years trying to clear a level

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on stream this was the level he called

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bombs 5 well he never did end up beating

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bombs 5 and in 2017 he stopped streaming

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his attempts then in 2021 when Nintendo

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announced they would stop accepting new

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level uploads to their servers a hoyo

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mysteriously appeared again and uploaded

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bombs 5 he claimed that he had beaten it

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years earlier but just didn't feel like

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uploading it he even included another

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clear video again demonstrating that the

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level was intact but there was a problem

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with the video a hoyo uploaded and this

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problem was noticed about a month later

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the actual level itself in his bombs 5

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clear video was ever so slightly

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different to the level that a hoyo

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uploaded to the Nintendo server we are

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talking tiny differences that barely

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make any difference whatsoever in his

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own clear video there is a muncher here

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near the end of the stage but in the

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actual level that was uploaded this had

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been replaced with spikes so this means

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that a hoyo beat the stage twice once to

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beat the level he uploaded and once to

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beat the level for his clear video this

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obviously makes no sense he spent

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hundreds maybe even thousands of hours

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on stream trying to beat it and couldn't

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then magically after he stopped attempts

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he did it not once but twice and for no

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discernable reason other than to make

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minor cosmetic changes to the level when

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this was discovered some people

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naturally assumed that a hoyo was

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cheating in some way but they didn't

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know how and without any solid proof

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nothing really came of it remember in

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2021 when bombs 5 was uploaded no one

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was thinking about trimming the herbs no

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one knew just how improbable trimming

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the herbs was because no one had played

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it so at this time they still weren't

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able to properly connect the dots

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however in early 2024 people started to

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piece everything together which brings

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us back to Yoshi in his Twitter post he

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explained that he thought trimming the

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herbs was cheated for to main reasons

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one the level was too hard for a player

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in 2017 and two that same player had

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another extremely suspicious level bombs

10:02

5 in mid-march trimming the herbs became

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the last unbeaten level and it started

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to get a lot more attention by this

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point many top players had now sunk a

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decent amount of time into trimming the

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herbs and everyone was still coming up

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short another top player and YouTuber

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the Riley C uploaded a video speculating

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that a hoyo was cheating in some way he

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stressed that Not only was trimming the

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herbs too hard but oh hoyo had beaten it

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far too quickly so in one month he went

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from not hitting the third piranha plant

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to getting consistent enough to beat the

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full level given his limited time that

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we established just a second ago this is

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again highly suspicious opinions were

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mixed however in a video defending a

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hoyo YouTuber Grand puar said that in

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2017 when trimming the herbs was

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uploaded no one had the technology to

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cheat in this way and therefore he

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simply couldn't be cheating because

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remember a hoyo had a video of himself

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allegedly beating the level the only

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feasible way to cheat with a video like

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this was by using tools to give

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automated inputs to the game I.E a tool

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assisted speedrun or test cu the clear

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video have been tasked um listen listen

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listen the thing with why the clear

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video wasn't tasked chat in 2017 we just

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didn't have the ability to do that on

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the Wii U that's the number one reason

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we just simply didn't have the ability

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to do that on the Wii U secondly this

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player has proven themselves over and

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over and over again like we don't need

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to

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do this to everybody you know what I

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mean like we don't need to do this I

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understand Carl job's videos are fun

11:37

like we got to call it out like this is

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a legit one it's a legit video it's it's

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been enough this man has enough street

11:44

cred that I I'm fully confident about it

11:47

and I'm also fully confident that it's

11:48

going to get clear the A Hoo situation

11:51

was interesting because it highlighted

11:53

again just how much people value their

11:55

own perceived trustworthiness of a

11:57

person the reality is is that trimming

11:59

the herbs probably was too hard of a

12:01

level for 2017 and the fact that oh hoyo

12:04

uploaded a different clear video for

12:06

bombs 5 was insane there is no

12:08

reasonable logical explanation that is

12:11

more likely than he is simply cheating

12:13

in some way but people will Overlook

12:15

that if they think you're a good player

12:17

this is what continues to fascinate me

12:19

and it's why I will continue to preach

12:21

that being a really good player doesn't

12:23

make a person any less likely to cheat

12:26

this back and forth speculation didn't

12:28

end up lasting long as on the 23rd of

12:30

March a hoyo confessed that he did in

12:32

fact use external tools to clear his

12:34

levels he had built a device that could

12:36

feed input straight into the Wii U so it

12:39

wasn't Tim beating the levels in his

12:40

videos it was a computer that was

12:42

playing the Wii U for him this entire

12:45

situation is really unfortunate because

12:47

the reality is that there was nothing

12:48

special about trimming the herbs other

12:50

than the fact that it was way too hard

12:52

and Super Mario Maker isn't the kind of

12:54

game where uploading a cheated level is

12:56

a huge crime according to a hoo was

12:59

planning on unveiling the truth almost

13:01

immediately after uploading it but after

13:03

no one played it or cared about the

13:04

level he chose not to if he had told the

13:07

truth earlier Not only would no one have

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thought it was a bad thing people would

13:10

have thought the device he built was

13:12

really creative and interesting a hoo's

13:14

fake level only became a problem because

13:17

it ended up being the last level

13:18

unbeaten by team 0% news articles were

13:21

being written about it everyone was

13:23

talking about trimming the herbs and the

13:25

hype surrounding it was huge the irony

13:28

is that a hoyo chose the perfect time to

13:30

confess to cause the maximum amount of

13:32

damage if he had confessed just 2 weeks

13:35

earlier or any time in the past 7 years

13:37

it would have been removed from Team 0%

13:40

list and therefore when they beat the

13:41

level the last Dan which was the actual

13:44

final level that would have been the end

13:46

and everyone would have celebrated and

13:48

enjoyed that moment together if he never

13:50

confessed or at least waited until after

13:52

the server shut down some people would

13:54

have still thought it was cheated but

13:56

people would have tried to beat it and

13:58

in fact it was beaten by the player SX

14:00

several days before these service shut

14:02

down and while many people still did

14:04

celebrate this achievement even though

14:06

they knew it was a cheated level if a

14:08

hoyo had never confessed this moment

14:10

would have been much bigger and much

14:12

more magical than it was at the very

14:14

least the community would have had an

14:16

amazing moment to celebrate as it

14:18

happened instead of just retroactively

14:20

realizing they had been successful at

14:22

some point in the past the climax of 6

14:24

and 1/2 years of hard work by team 0%

14:27

and thousands of people was a

14:29

effectively ruined by a single person

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because they couldn't be bothered being