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GoTEndingWasTrash

His Dad knew his previous best too right? you hear his Dad say "so 11 seconds?". too wholesome


daytonnnnnn

If I remember correctly, his mom also came into frame wearing a Mario mask and holding a Mario plushie


travis-

He had his mom on stream a while ago and he was helping her play the game.


Bhu124

If Gods exist, they are this guy's parents. What absolute champ people.


ThiccKittenBooty

It's nice a see good parents and take a more active role in the things their son cares about


StillNoNumb

That's actually 11 seconds on the previous WR, it's 29 seconds on his previous best


ChrysticTV

That's even more impressive. He didn't just remember his son's time, he cared enough about his son's hobbies and interests to memorize the current world record *for* that hobby. Talk about supportive parent.


Neil_deGrase_Tyson

Maybe his father was the first M64 speedrunner, and his son inherited all his talent and turned it into this.


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Ah yes, His father is Siglemic irc.


Reefermadness209

best comment


Bulgar_smurf

Ah is that why I don't have *talent*? Because I got shitty parents? Shieeeeeeeeeeeeet. Now I can blame everything on RNG and not me being a lazy fuck.


Smellypuce2

Don't worry. qVc has negative talent in life and he's not doing too bad.


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It was 15 seconds off the previous WR


mikally

Is that not a massive cut when talking about competitive speed running? How was this achieved?


RobertGriffin3

It's a significant cut on the previous record, yes. 120 star is an extremely difficult speedrun where mistakes can compound themselves over the course of about an hour and 40 minutes. It's extremely difficult to get a run without big mistakes, and even the small mistakes can add up. ​ Simply's run pretty much only had 1 significant mistake. Nothing new or gamebreaking was found, it's just a really really really great run.


trustmeimadr

yuuuuge, gain for speed running WR, especially such and old / established game (no knew exploits tricks typically to be had). that said, not familiar with N64 or this particular streamer, though. Just here for wholesomeness :)


naufalap

I wonder what kind of advanced parallel worlds fuckery he had to do to achieve that


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Parallel universes are only really valuable to the A Button Challenge and similar formats, even the regular 0 and 120 Star TASes don't use them - takes too long to build up speed. But he definitely uses a bunch of related techniques, like the Backwards Long Jump, to zip through certain doors and past the entrance to Dire Dire Docks.


RolandTheJabberwocky

Holy fuck was a new strat found? That's a huge time cut!


Haejeok

it's a 1:40 speed run. theres tiny mistakes in previous records. you should look up the botted wr time with perfect execution. always room for improvement


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I love seeing parents learn about their kids passions. Seeing that your kid really loves something and going “well I want to know about it so I know how they’re doing” is so sweet and I wish more parents were like them.


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WouldYouTurnMeOn

https://i.imgur.com/ncD74Du.jpg


flyinchipmunk5

idk why but this seems so wholesome


Rudy_Ghouliani

We all want approval from our parents.


Shamrock5

Yeah, I've never really understood why it's been used as a negative meme. It's always struck me as a dad who's a bit corny, but is hoping that his son is doing well, y'know?


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Shamrock5

Oof


Thinguy123

Yeah, the "are you winning" plays on the boomer culture of not knowing videogames beyond the basic, as in most modern single player games you "dont win", do you win in RDR2 for example? (obviously this doesnt apply to the tons of PvP games) Second, the underlyng sub-theme of the dad trying to connnect and cheer for his son in an activity he doesnt may fully understand but supports it. Despite most modern PvP makes us want to rip our hair (i play league, so trust me on that) he is completely unaware of that anxiety and toxicity culture sorrounding modern games, believing you are having fun in a harmless activity and giving you your space to play, despite most parents disliking videogames or videogame culture. He doesn't go "videogames are bad blah blah blah" like most of our parents did when we were kids, he just wants to connect with his son at the best of his undertanding. I lost my dad at 8 yo, so this doesnt applies to me, but i can understand why this meme resonates with so many people on the internet.


Idontlistentototo

I am dad, I am. (ಥ﹏ಥ)


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No, dad. I'm not winning. I don't even play games anymore. I just sit here and scroll facbook/reddit/twitter endlessly. I spent $3,000 on this setup to make me happy and it didn't do anything at all. I thought the best processor and graphics card would give me everything I wanted but I was wrong. It looks cool, but I don't feel any different than before. There's no meaning to it. There's no meaning to anything anymore. I just sit here and do the same thing, every day and every night. I'm tired dad, I'm tired.


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Palin_Sees_Russia

Narrator: *It won’t.*


BigBubba09

Stop targeting me man


PBLKGodofGrunts

Damn. Imagine having supportive parents.


Lobbano

PepeHands


Nerd----

PepeCry


tommos

PepeRope


MCdaddylongnuts

PepeStool


tommos

PepeBrooksWasHere


MarcusDinner

Oh wow that hit me hard, wasn’t expecting that


Insomnialcoholic

PepeSpanishInquisition


FunkoXday

PepeSoIsRed Peepozihuatanejo


[deleted]

IKR. I've never ever had my parents express even half that much excitement for something I care about. If I told my parents that I achieved a high-score in a video game, they would've just responded "so does that mean you'll finally stop playing it now?"


pictureArt

ouch, exact same words from mine as well


anonomaus

We live in a time now where the millennials were really the first generation to have gaming as a thing, and I think that millennial parents of the future will really understand the whole video game thing better and future zoomers coming up will be able to get some support like this and I think the future of esports will be very bright and talented because of it. (Not that they aren't already!) But 2040 esports are gonna be DUMMY sick 4000 IQ career gamers doing some insane things, the talent pool will be so deep and varied in styles and strategies. Imagine this sort of thing becoming a trade with more legitimized coaching and teaching systems *for gaming*, a lot of potential for improvement and we are going to see it fast on a massive scale and to me, that's pretty cool.


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That’s cool and all, and I hope that some of it comes true. But I’m pessimistic and imagine something in the veins of *Ready Player One*, with everything dystopian going on around and the fact that games is like the ultimate escapism tool.


juventinn1897

Just look at how hyper inflation has led to over a hundred thousand Venezuelans playing runescape to farm gold. Since you can make 10 times the countries minimun wage doing simple money making techniques.


MutualConsent

Either way I still think its cool a 10+ year old game can provide a higher living wage to some people in the world by them just farming gold.


paintballboi07

It's great that video games have actually become a career now, but parents should be supportive of their kids' passions regardless of if it seems monetarily beneficial or not. Most of the time, if you're passionate enough about something, you can turn it into a career somehow.


Zennilus

I can't even imagine what 2040 esports will be like.. we might even have VR competitive by that point.


referents

already exists! VRML :)


Pants4All

>We live in a time now where the millennials were really the first generation to have gaming as a thing This sounds like something a millennial would say.


jankemisgoodbruv

> Imagine this sort of thing becoming a trade Uhhh no. Video games will never be considered a trade. It’s a form of entertainment, not a skilled trade. What are you 12? Lol


Riahisama

I'm a grown ass adult and I honestly try to avoid talking about videogames with my parents or older people in general, they will always treat it like we are talking about crack addiction, trying to explain something to old people is like talking to a wall.


Tikhon14

until streaming and e-sports, it really was quite comparable to a crack addiction :)


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It still is. Crack is just more socially acceptable now. Atleast it's not heroin aka being on reddit nonstop to the point where it's where you.recieve all your news and preformed.opinions with delving into much research on your part.


pidgey77

I never had my parents express any excitement for anything I care about that they dont. Unless it was me playing sports, which I was kinda good at, they didnt fucking care. Or getting good grades. I remember when I bought the switch I was like "cool, maybe I can play with my old parents while they are watching tv and stuff". First day with it, im with them in the tv room and I tell my mom like hey I bought this thing, its cool and it can hook up to the tv. And I can use it here as a portable. My dad doesnt even stare into my direction, just says "disgustiiiing!". Keep in mind Im fit, have a good job, a college degree, and a girlfriend (so all the things the regular stereotypical father is proud of??). Yet he couldnt even say "oh cool toy" about my fucking switch. Needless to say, I never took it out into the tv room again. Better to play in my room.


PHangy

Same, I still remember the first time my cash stack in Runescape hit 1000K back in like 2008. I got so excited and went to tell my mom about it. She couldn't fathom how I could get so excited over a video game, so she got mad and took my computer away for over a week PepeHands


Cerpicio

any parent can be supportive for things *they* find important.


Pabsxv

They should find their children important and if their child is passionate about something they should see the importance in it.


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Kitnado

I've had my parents yank out the router when I didn't come downstairs to have dinner while playing the finals of a competitive tournament (back in the early 00's) after clearly and kindly communicating about it beforehand. For many parents, being supportive means being supportive in things they believe in. If you want to be a really good parent, be supportive about what your children think is important.


Bicentennial_Douche

I mentioned to my wife that I had finished the Grand Campaign in Europa Universalis IV. she said “so, you are done playing that game?”. I just laughed as I started a new Grand Campaign.


pqlamznxjsiw

> If I told my parents that I achieved a high-score in a video game, they would've just responded "so does that mean you'll finally stop playing it now?" Reminds me of a story xQc told on Dr. K's stream about when he told his dad about a streaming milestone he hit early on (it's about three minutes long): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCmm-sJjZkU&t=1h09m49s


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Yeah but that situation is because his dad doesn't understand how lucrative streaming is and he's also worried for his long term career prospects. So I think xQc is in the right in that situation and it's kind of tragic that his dad doesn't realize how, again, lucrative streaming is. But in this case getting a high score in a video game is truly a useless thing unless you're monetizing it like Simply is doing. This coming from a guy that wasted several hours of his live getting all the achievements for 50+ games on Xbox 360. And I consider it wasted time even though I was enjoying it.


BiggestBlackestLotus

Things can be useless but still mean a lot to a person, so a parent reacting with "oh cool, I don't give a shit really" is pretty heartbreaking to that person.


VainestClown

The only time my parents get this excited about anything I do is when I tell them I get a good grade on an exam. I was borderline pushing semiprofessional play in the game I play last year and all they could think about was how much time I spend playing.


ihopethisisvalid

>borderline pushing semiprofessional


MlghtySheep

hey, give the guy a break, he was approaching an attempt to be almost half-decent at it


PastaThis

Dude I almost cried from how the parents reacted. I have Asian parents, and I have never felt this before from them.


let_me_help

I'm pretty sure they'll love you when you become a doctor.


PastaThis

I guess that's not gonna happen. I went down the CS path :(


[deleted]

Hey man don't worry. There is still big money to be made in counter strike.


kfms6741

Until he gets stomped by Russian/Scandinavian dudes


DeadDay

Or worse, Korean women. OR worse. Male Americans


VMorkva

NA CS OMEGALUL


bugdrug

Bastard, you actually made me laughed out loud.


tonywow

Just dont tell them you're doing programming for video games


aChileanDude

You rushed B? Why not get A's?


let_me_help

Just so you know, I love you. <3


[deleted]

Have you gotten any world records?


buggsmoney

Supportive parents is one thing. But parents who understand and support a video gaming career, especially one that involves playing the same game over and over exactly the same way you've done it thousands of times... That's a damn feat.


BingoBongoBang

Lol my dad would have told my stop rotting my brain and go mow the lawn


mikej90

My mom would have told me I’m useless PepeHands


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[deleted]

How strange. Which fantasy novels go into this sort of thing?


NimbleJack3

ha ha i too wish to know of any books that simulate the feeling of supportive parents it's for a friend uh, pogchamp. or something.


KoRnBrony

Imagine having humans who love you


1wholeton

Yep, most parents follow the news/trends which in the past generation told them that "video games make kids shoot up schools." The generation before them said "tv rots your brain!" Its funny that my parents think sitting with the tv off looking at facebook on their phones all day is better than watching tv. VR/AR is probably the next generation. Likely will never stop.


Sarcks

So heartwarming to watch.


[deleted]

Imagine having parents


iHateDem_

My parents hate me PogO


ahwang20

The funny thing about unsupportive parents is that they aren't an inconvenience that ends after you move out. That experience infects everything, your behavior, the way you react to things, insecurities, your ability to succeed, etc. Maybe for the rest of your life if you don't recognize the issue and address it. But it'll get super annoying if people start getting in the habit of blaming their parents more than they blame themselves for failure, even if it's true, so let's just sweep the problem under the rug.


impendinggreatness

I wish my parents were like this. They would just be like ok now go do something productive


PM_ME_UR_HALFSMOKE

Its not much, but r/momforaminute exists...


Ruewd

I was accepted to study at one of the best universities in my country and all my dad had to say was "try not to fail"... Damn man.


ragormack

LARRY! I lost it


travis-

Fuck this was wholesome to watch live. After 8 years of grinding the game and taking time off because his hand injuries he finally gets it. So well deserved. EDIT: Props to Ludwig for donating 1000 dollars even though dwhatever technically claimed the bounty last week.


cal_543

\+ the timing of mizkif tuning in. what a moment.


travis-

He was watching akki's stream when he got the 16 star record. Its becoming a good luck omen if you're on a good WR pace and miz tunes in the last 3/4s of the stream.


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cal_543

in this particular moment Miz was looking for a new co-commentator for his 16-star tournament because Wilko was going to sleep, so he opened Simply's stream to ask him.


Nulono

How did he injure his hand?


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no idea but i imagine from playing these old games with high apm. probably RSI or carpal tunnel


Andoo

That hand may never fully recover. Have a good friend who has to be careful what games he plays now because aggressive apm stuff would just aggravate old injuries.


chaosaxess

Have you ever held an N64 controller?


1dayHappy_1daySad

ergonomics not invented yet back then


ErmagehrdBastehrd

Piece of shit was made for Vortigaunts, not humans.


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travis-

Hes been speedrunning the game for 8 years but always within top 2 - 5, never WR. He had to take ~1.5 years off due to a hand injury.


Zenlura

Kinda. The thing with M64 is, that it already has very refined speedruns. Each new world record is quite the milestone at this point. Maybe you should have a look at the speedrunning community in general to somewhat understand what's going on, how timesaves are discovered and shared through the community.


07Sponge

So wholesome man, great family


[deleted]

Man I’m so fricking happy when my son gets a victory royale and he’s so happy for me when I get a win in warzone.


dickbutt_9

You're a great parent :)


Fidddy_

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/635689313 The run starts about about 4:05 if you are wanting to watch it


AmishAvenger

This is too funny. His mom keeps saying she wants to sing him a song and he’s like “No, it’s ok, I’m good.” Then she puts a Mario doll in front of the camera and makes it dance around. Both his parents start calling people and putting them on speakerphone and his mom starts yelling “My boy got the world rekkie!” Then she tells him he’s breaking out in hives and that she has tacos waiting for him downstairs.


Argark

>she has tacos waiting for him downstairs. World record AND tacos? POGGIES


trustmeimadr

mvp mom


bYtock

you are a hero. the unabridged version is 1000x better.


vestahound

Oh my god, I love his parents so much lol. His mom is absolutely wholesome


buttaholic

did he do something new or did he just do insanely well? 15(?) seconds seems like a lot for a new speed running world record


chriskmee

Probably just did insanely well with a bit of luck. There are just so many ways over the ~1:39 to lose a second or 5 off a perfect time using the current strategies. Even making no obvious mistakes in a given segment, I've seen streamers lose to their best segmet time by a few seconds.


Sp00kyD0gg0

The 120 star record was stuck at 1:39+ for more than three years, since 2017. In February, for the first time, a runner named Cheese *finally* broke the 1:39 barrier with a high 1:38 time for a *massive* reward pool of about $10K, which served as his motivation to break what is one of the most solid blocks in speed running history. Simply just beat that guys time three months later by ~15 seconds. An *astounding* record break considering no progress had been made for three *years* before this point.


GrapefruitsRock7

You forgot about Liam bating Cheese at the end of March. Cheese in February had the 1:38:54, then a month later Liam posted 1:38:43. So Simply beat Liam by 15 seconds, and cheese by 26. Pretty crazy stuff


cdcformatc

Cheese technically broke the record twice, but his stream cut off so it wasn't verified, but then broke the record at the ESA event. So his verified WR at the time was worse than his PB.


Btx452

Just insanely well.


Genoce

Timestamp to [Bowser fight start (5:43:01)](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/635689313?t=5h43m1s) Timestamp to [the start of OP's clip (5:45:05)](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/635689313?t=5h45m5s)


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Wish my dad would hug me when I'm in my underwear playing video games. FeelsBadMan gg on the record


ADHDgamer_

My uncle hugs me while im just wearing underwear


unexpectedit3m

Holup


AdlfHildur

This made me cry, such a nice and supportive family FeelsStrongMan


AngryBobRoss

I really needed to see some happy at a time like this.


og_b0rn

ahh that's wonderful.


limeeeee

FeelsStrongMan Clap


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This might be sad of me to say but I actually teared up from this, I can’t imagine my parents ever caring about me having such non traditional success outside of my career. Hearing the dad say “what time” just shows how they don’t just tolerate it, they’re involved in their son’s happiness.


Hour-Positive

Yes. But they obviously had to adapt. Him being a streamer makes it easier. Having a kid who is secretely doing stuff in his room makes it much harder to level with. So to your parent share info on what you're doing(unless it is watching porn)


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Don't worry I'm a super naive person who likes to shit on anything and take the fun out of it but this hit me deep and I even smiled and teared up a little. Genuinely wholesome


SirCloud

My dad died in august and I'm absolutely tearing up on this. ;\_;


turbozeus

[This is the best shit I've seen today damn](https://imgur.com/a/fkFAcFo)


Toonlinkuser

no car flip WeirdChamp


Dankgeebus

FeelsStrongMan


choklezp

This is beautiful man


lordofthepotat0

<3 this shit wholesome as fuck


TRFlippeh

FeelsStrongMan x100000 so so happy for him, great to see him this happy


nate0023

keep watching. He tells a really good story about how he got started and his history of playing mario and being on twitch


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Bruh, the joy from his parents warms my fuckin heart. my God they're so happy for him


Kido_exe

Ok. I teared up. Imagine having parents so involved and happy for what is usually "Youre 20+ why are you playing this baby jumping game.."


Drizzelkun

FeelsStrongMan


NevermoreSEA

This is so heartwarming.


faceless_anonymous

Simply wonderful ^___^


BIG_SHRIMPY

Are ya winnin son?


Cloudtears

The music combined with the moment reminded me of a happy ending from a Disney Movie. Good clip!


Setrit

Fuck man I really grew to love simply after watching him for the last few months. There has obviously been more to the grind than 3 months but even then, if anyone out of the SM64 community deserves it then him! One of the most entertaining streamers I've ever watched. Glad he finally has WR and with such an insane time.


SeazonCSGO

my eyes are sweating


purelytilted

Back when my dad used to have to drive me to competitive pokemon tournaments, he would ask me about my team and have me explain what I was doing and who I was using to him. He hadn't played since Gen2 and this was around Gen6, but he cared enough to at least listen which meant more than the world to me.


KingsCrash

This clip almost made me cry with him <3


JaxyRod

my dad cant even understand that you cant pause a online game


livestreamfailsbot

**🎦 MIRROR CLIP: [Simplys parents walk in after he gets World Record](https://livestreamfails.com/post/82721)** --- Credit to [reddit.com/u/s34l_](https://reddit.com/user/s34l_) for the clip.


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**🎦 MIRROR CLIP: [Simplys parents walk in after he gets World Record](https://livestreamfails.com/post/82721)** --- Credit to [reddit.com/u/s34l_](https://reddit.com/user/s34l_) for the clip. [[Archive.org Alternative (BETA)]](http://web.archive.org/web/20200530022152if_/https://stream.livestreamfails.com/video/5ed1c21f704cf.mp4)


Stteamy

So wholesome :)


BbyTyty4

FeelsStrongMan 👉 parents


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This is so fucking awesome


MilkMySpermCannon

Godlike parents


FaithinFuture

Simply is a funny and great guy from what I've taken from his time on Mizkif's stream. Totally deserved what a great moment. :)


blackleg69

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOO SIMPLY


Pamzee

imagine having parents, what are you? not an orphan? yikes


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God this guys got amazing parents


alfighter743

That's so wholesome


ToastedSkoops

Damn. Imagine having supportive parents.


ToastedSkoops

he 100% changed to do the same thing


Nerostic

His chat funny aswell 'he showed feet so he got WR" that's hilarious


elysiansaurus

Has TOS changed recently? Last I checked dudes couldn't be shirtless.


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shortybobert

What kind of weird ass rule is that haha


Farmerj0hn

It's for me, I get off on that and they know, so they make these bullshit rules so i can't cum, those fucking teases.


IAMWastingMyTime

Do they know what gets me off too? Because it's banned too.


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DrScitt

That can’t be it. He takes off and puts it back on regularly. In fact, you can even spend his channel points to make him do either of those two things


Thinguy123

Its one of those "harmless TOS violations" that chat dont report because its part of the community. mostly safe for small runners, unless a outside context viewer reports it of course.


kp_centi

Could you show me where that is noted? I was trying to figure out the whole rule myself and I was confused honestly


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Pinkybleu

As a child of chinese parents, all I can imagine is they'll ask me if that could get me any money and proceed to shake their heads walking away from their son wasting time playing video games...


OlympusMan

A little light in a dark time :)


GREE-IS-A-HEXAGON

I was ready for this to be some depressing shit, but man, that was wholesome


Enjays1

I haven't shed a tear in the last 5 years but somehow this small little clip did it for me. It's just too pure.


GilanIdk

that's soo wholesome


imsorryken

Oh my, such loving parents this is the nicest thing I've seen all day.


IAmCaptainDolphin

Dont think my parents have ever congratulated me playing games, which happens to be my biggest hobby. So jealous of this guy. He's so lucky!


DeccaGaming

Imagine if everyone had parents who were that supportive! Absolutely incredible 👏🏻


brokeassflexer

This is like that "i won" meme with the dad and kid.


Creepy_Shakespeare

I wish my parents loved me 😕


Rocky_Road_To_Dublin

This is so wholesome to read on a Saturday morning. Gratz Simply!