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Haven't seen Summoning Salt mentioned yet. He does great videos on the history of speed running a video game.
An example video would be Super Mario Bros: The Human Limit where the difference between a tool assisted speed run and what a human is capable is discussed. And how Super Mario Bros has an interesting mechanic allowing humans to be imperfect but still able to tie a perfectly executed speed run done using essentially a script of commands.
I love Salt, and I'm always excited for a new vid, but I think he could freshen it up by changing up the music (I know blasphemy) or using a different type of graph to show the timeline.
I also got tired of the music. I know it's kinda his thing, but after 10 or 12 videos i started wishing the music would change every once in a while
I wish Summoning Salt would do some more recent or different games, but he really seems to love the NES/SNES era. Just saw he released his second multiple-hours-long video about Mike Tyson's Punch Out and I am just not the audience for that I guess.
He could do good things with Hollow Knight or Halo 2 for example, but maybe that's just not his passion.
The History Of Halo 2 World Records - Summoning Salt
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Edit: I have watched this video before. Am I having a stroke?
Love Salt's videos. Though the length of his videos are damn near becoming marvel movie length. Good thing he makes quality content.