How Pixel Quest Speedrunners Turned Walls into Liquid
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2 роки томуA Video by Maximum - In 2011, a video game company known as HardCircle released a flash game called Pixel Quest, a game about a treasure hunter searching for golden idols for a tribe that had lost them. This game featured a dash mechanic that made the game quite fun to play, but this simple mechanic would end up creating the game's most broken speedrunning glitch: The Dash Cancel. With this glitch, Pixel Quest speedrunners were able to constantly propel themselves forward at dash speed, able to easily clip through any wall in the game, opening a whole assortment of possibilities for massive skips in the game's 48 levels. However, Pixel Quest has far more glitches than just the Dash Cancel, for this video will cover a whole assortment of other glitches that easily make Pixel Quest one of the most broken flash games ever created. This video will also cover how Pixel Quest came to be, the history of the speedrunning community surrounding the game, and the failure of Pixel Jones, a PC / Console game that was intended to be Pixel Quest's successor.
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Bounties -
This video placed $150 worth of bounties on three of my own Pixel Quest World Records that had stood for over four years unchallenged:
New 16 Levels Glitchless World Record ($100) - CLAIMED by IBedrockI on 2/28/22. WR Link - • Pixel Quest 16 Levels ...
New 16 Levels Glitched World Record ($25) - CLAIMED by Xdxboxjaja on 2/25/22. WR Link - • [FWR] Pixel Quest Spee...
New Any% Clean File World Record ($25) - CLAIMED by QuackedUp on 3/11/22. PB Link - / 1422303640
Use the following resources if you would like to start speedrunning Pixel Quest or start going for any of these bounties:
Pixel Quest speedrun.com leaderboard - www.speedrun.com/pq
Pixel Quest Speedrunning Discord - / discord
Game / Flash Player Download - www.speedrun.com/pq/resources
BlueMaxima's Flashpoint (only the alternate Free Online Games version works) - bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/dow...
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Relic Song Remaster was Created by Zame - / zamejack
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World Record Progression Graphs Created Using- flourish.studio/
World Record Data Obtained Through the Speedrun.com API- github.com/speedruncomorg/api
The Progression Graphs in This Video Will be Uploaded to - / speedrungraphs
#maximum #speedrun #pixelquest
@Maximum 2 роки тому
Use the following resources if you would like to start speedrunning Pixel Quest or start going for any of these bounties: Game / Flash Player Download - www.speedrun.com/pq/resources *OR* BlueMaxima's Flashpoint (only the alternate Free Online Games version works) - bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/downloads/ Pixel Quest Speedrunning Discord - discord.gg/c9CVmjZvxU Recording Software (OBS Studio) - obsproject.com/ Timing Software (LiveSplit) - livesplit.org/downloads/ Current State of the Bounties: New 16 Levels Glitchless World Record ($100) - CLAIMED by IBedrockI on 2/28/22. WR Link - ukposts.info/have/v-deo/nXypequvi5-hx3k.html New 16 Levels Glitched World Record ($25) - CLAIMED by Xdxboxjaja on 2/25/22. WR Link - ukposts.info/have/v-deo/cad1gq-Na46BrHU.html New Any% Clean File World Record ($25) - CLAIMED by QuackedUp on 3/11/22. PB Link - www.twitch.tv/videos/1422303640
@jammish9802 2 роки тому
You should probably pin this
@jaerockets 2 роки тому
is it ok to use the flash player located in the red ball resources section?
@Maximum 2 роки тому
@@jaerockets yes
@jakethedog5667 2 роки тому
@@Maximum love ur videos...can watch them whole without being bored...keep making good stuff
@jonash78 2 роки тому
@@jammish9802 already pinned
@Layla-gz4ed 2 роки тому
This game feels like it was being held together by toothpicks gum and hope considering how many breaks appear in runs from random ass scenarios
@Maximum 2 роки тому
After looking at it, I can confirm that the game is built on spaghetti code
@XnoobSpeakable 2 роки тому
@@Maximum wow I didn't even know I coded that game
@XnoobSpeakable 2 роки тому
@@metachirality do I know you?
@nothinginteresting7558 2 роки тому
Reminds me of the new Fnaf game
@rompevuevitos222 2 роки тому
Seeing as it's a flash game, it's sturdiness is actually pretty impressive Flash was NOT meant to be used for games, the engine can even lock up if you press too many keys at once since the event system is purely scripts
@lslees_6192 2 роки тому
i love the fact that simply pausing the game is the most broken feature in most flash games 😂
@banquote4253 2 роки тому
I love the idea that someone is making sure to document the history of key gaming cultures, and I know that someday, far in the future, someone will be grateful for your efforts in preserving the history of this time. thanks for the continually impressive videos and hard work that you put in
@Maximum 2 роки тому
Thank you, there are still so many more topics to cover when it comes to flash games, and I am glad that I have the ability to bring these kinds of things into a new light
@telnobynoyator_6183 2 роки тому
There will be a point in the future where historians will rewatch those same videos we currently watch for entertainment
@mack4691 Рік тому
@@Maximum how about plazma burst speedruns? Plazma burst 2 is one of the greatest 2d shooters ever. I remember finding a glitch to "prop fly" by standing on a levitating barrel with your force powers.
@Makowako_ Рік тому
@@Maximum this is one of the most underrated channels I’ve ever seen. You should be well over 500k rn.
@Makowako_ Рік тому
@@Maximum makes it even cooler you run a lot of the games you cover Well, some
@fynnsternis6432 2 роки тому
"however, i just realized while writing this script that there is a far easier and better method for this one really complicated glitch", he just casually drops into the conversation lmao
@PressRToZeus 2 роки тому
You're really right on flash games not having proper documentation. I feel like ninja kiwi could have hours of documentary on it, or just armor games as a whole. It was such a crazy time and it's still hard to believe so many games of incredible quality came out of it
@Maximum 2 роки тому
Yeah, one of the screenshots that I showed was from the Miniclip high score hunters forum. Those people were extremely talented, and some were years ahead of future speedrunners in terms of optimizing the games that they played
@Shifsabre Рік тому
NK actually archived a decent portion of their library, although they did need to discontinue things like SAS4 Web because of technical limitations
@jamesbailey6257 Рік тому
At the time everyone considered them throwaway games you played at school and no one ever thought flash was going anywhere, it's crazy how much content has just been completely lost or has zero surviving documentation
@Luciousness 2 роки тому
These walls surely can't turn into liquid! _walls turn into liquid_ *spits out cereal*
@Vexxter 2 роки тому
Abcfed be like
@Maximum 2 роки тому
expect the unexpected from Pixel Quest
@Rubienlily 2 роки тому
but if cereal 1 was so good then where's cereal 2?
@sonetagu1337 2 роки тому
@@Rubienlily SOON
@turretboi Рік тому
Walls are just a suggestion
@PatrickDavis28 2 роки тому
This is actually pretty interesting. Yet another instance where a simple sub second pause completely breaks the game.
@MappingWithYakko 2 роки тому
"So, Mr. General Baller, what inspired you to join this community?" "Money"
@tofudaturtle271 2 роки тому
Flash -is- was* a perfectly balanced engine with no exploits whatsoever * I miss flash. :(
@generallyunimportant 2 роки тому
flash is an engine for animations and people made games with it. so the only exploits in flash were the exploits in physics\collision stuff that people made themselves
@UnderTheRated Рік тому
So do I, I remember sometime this month or maybe last month that I got a notification saying Adobe flash player is shutting down and I should uninstall it, meaning that when I originally got that popup I just clicked remind me later and it reminded me like 2 years later, wonder when I'm gonna be reminded next, whenever that happens, I'll remember some better times
@dennisbuchanan1529 Рік тому
me too man
@xdxboxjaja 2 роки тому
I can't wait until PixelPerfectRuns gives this game a go!
@Maximum 2 роки тому
his name is PixelPerfectRuns because he plays every game with "Pixel" in the title right
@20TrillionTrees 2 роки тому
Xdxboxjaja? more like, umm... Xbox
@lslees_6192 2 роки тому
@@20TrillionTrees gottem
@jonash78 2 роки тому
@@Maximum Join My Tournament by Typing Me!
@smoceany9478 2 роки тому
@@Maximum yup thats why i think
@qurturt8872 Рік тому
"By mashing the shit out of the pause button he survived" is an amazing line
@eve6262_ 2 роки тому
maximum, looking at this game: "hmm there is a very small community around this, but I want new strats/cool optimizations..." maximum: "oh yeah I have a youtube channel"
@FishyLookinLemon 2 роки тому
I fell like this game is gonna blow up now
@Maximum 2 роки тому
that's the idea
@meltrix4319 2 роки тому
U had the same comment idea as me
@kingsiracha4565 2 роки тому
It's really cool getting to see the speedrunning history of a flash game like this get documented especially coming from someone who was actively a part of the scene.
@Dbbens 2 роки тому
I accidentally found this glitch while playing games back in elementary school lol, although I didn’t really think about any practical uses for it
@Maximum 2 роки тому
Yeah, I’d assume that, like the level dupe, it is somewhat easy to preform it on accident
@ThaRixer 2 роки тому
Amazing video and awesome music selection! Also jesus christ this game is broken
@Maximum 2 роки тому
Thanks Ricky! It is honestly even more broken then what the video portrays; I had to constantly close and reopen the game while I was recording footage for the video and testing out different mechanics because I kept accidentally level duping...
@yalkn2073 2 роки тому
I find your channel by typing "red ball guy"
@ricogoins Місяць тому
Underrated comment
@Xyk468 2 роки тому
I remember playing this game all the time and finding out many of these glitches on my own midway through completing it. I had a lot of fun messing around with the wall clipping on as many levels as I could use it. It’s always nice to see a video on something you used to enjoy a lot, so thanks for the great video!
@semibreve Рік тому
I like how this video plays like a memoir rather than a normal documentary, as you yourself played such a large part in making this game worth remembering/speedrunning. Keep up the good work!
@claire9057 2 роки тому
these videos are like the best resource ever to learn about speedrunning and the history behind it! i never even knew speedrunning was a thing and now im hanging on to every word
@CheeseWeegee 2 роки тому
Cactus McCoy 1 and 2 are my favorite flash games of all time, I wonder if there's speedrun category for it, if yes I'd love to see a video on it
@arhia6106 2 роки тому
As a celeste fan, thank you I was actually wondering if the dash mechanic was as good lol
@TheGaming100 2 роки тому
YOOOO!!! I used to briefly run this game back in 2016/2017!! So happy to see it in a professional Video
@TheGaming100 2 роки тому
it was mostly The Lost Gifts and not this, but still epic nonetheless
@manifested2944 Рік тому
The fact that he brought back the community as much as he did is insane keep it up
@qwiziqz8482 2 роки тому
I’m so glad you blew up. I remember watching like your third video or so when it dropped.
@nachodelatorresaenz-rico2173 2 роки тому
amazing quality as always, you got me addicted to the games I used to play in middle school again lmao
@biggerspeedrun5249 5 місяців тому
Thank you for showing me this game. I'm having a lot of fun with it, and the speedrunning community is amazing!
@randymachine2247 Рік тому
The reason I love Maximum's videos is that instead of some outsider in the game's speedrunning community, he is always one of the best runners so he knows exactly what he is talking about. And you can definitely feel his passion for some of these games since he has poured so much time into each one, both running and documenting each game. Plus its cool to hear about speedrunning history from flash games lol. Keep up the great work Maximum!!!!!
@user-di1jh7ur6z 2 роки тому
Love how competitive the any% category is!
@CalldeMolly 2 роки тому
One day you should do documentaries about Flipline Studios since you know one of there games
@Maximum 2 роки тому
I don't know much about their games currently; I only looked into Cactus McCoy since Bret cited it as being an inspiration for Pixel Quest.
@CalldeMolly 2 роки тому
@@Maximum Also when might you do another video about Red Ball? it's been a while
@Azriel_MR Рік тому
0:20, i played that game years back, and i was never able to find it again,but i instantly recognized it when you showed this, and it brings to much nostaliga, i just wanna thank you for including this
@ashrit405 10 місяців тому
I have one thing to say...I love the fact that you are also part of the speedrunning community sharing your views and documenting the era of flash games and how they have been turned into speedrunning monsters. The way you have explained and documented make me feel that you are a underrated youtuber. Thank you for your view on speedrunning. (not really one thing is it)
@robertglogowski777 2 роки тому
I remember playing this game so much in middle/high school, and even to this day. I discovered this glitch for myself and was so excited, and seeing this video makes me so happy that this game doesn't go unrecognized.
@paradoxtm8911 2 роки тому
Back in 2019 I found this exact same glitch in class but I did it by just immediately facing opposite the wall instead of jumping first. Now I want to go back and try out speedrunning this game...
@colinp3178 Рік тому
So funny story, dveon is my brother and he discovered the wall clipping glitch one day while he was goofing off on the computer in middle school, he came home that day excited and showed the the glitch and talked about speedrunning it using the glitch. It blows my mind that I'd be hearing about this run again so many years from then, I sent him this video and his mind was blown too. I'd never thought I'd see my brother get so much recognition thank you for making this video
@Maximum Рік тому
dude, that's crazy! I'm really glad that y'all were able to find the video 🙂
@Unpug Рік тому
Your videos really are the best, they always portray these as addictive adventures and journeys with multiple legendary contributors along the way. ❤
@Drayruns 2 роки тому
thanks for the entertainment, never stop making these friend
@jaerockets 2 роки тому
funnily enough, i was looking into learning the red ball speedrun today. now i have a backup!
@pupmkin7406 2 роки тому
i remember finding a speedrun of this on youtube in elementary school and showing the glitches to my friends, surprised to see this again and still having a community
@jammesdean 2 роки тому
Fantastic Vid! I could definitely see you hitting 100K subs this year! Always love your vids, so much passion!
@Maximum 2 роки тому
Thanks you! I’m hoping to hit 100k this year for sure, but whether than happens or not will come down to the algorithm.
@AwareOCE 2 роки тому
Great video as always from a fantastic game journalist!
@no_ 2 роки тому
It's a good day when Maximum uploads
@Pocjoi_The_Loser 2 роки тому
Haven't seen this game in a long time, and I thought I was some sort of genius when I pulled off the wall clipping trick by accident back then but turns out people already knew that lol. Fun to know :D Great vid m8 ^-^
@CacoPholey 2 роки тому
In the immortal words of a sentient container of sodium chloride: "Walls are just a suggestion"
@vii-ka Рік тому
tribe members: oh no we lost these idols can you get them back in 1 month this guy: make it 3 minutes
@loading2796 11 місяців тому
I'd forgotten about this game. This brings back a ton of memories
@armygamelover 2 роки тому
Guess I gotta give this game a look, since you've got me intrigued
@cheetahgaming1873 2 роки тому
This seem interesting, I'll do some speedrun. Thanks for telling me about the Pixel Quest speedrun.
@orangebucket6485 Рік тому
this is actually one of my favorite flash games, i remember playing it in middle school and completed half the game without even knowing about dashing
@batcat2338 2 роки тому
I need to say your videos are incredible
@angeloti1220 2 роки тому
Oh my god, I forgot about Cactus McCoy. Thank you for unlocking my childhood memories
@TaeruAlethea 2 роки тому
At 20:00, when flashing those times on screen montage style, please leave them up for a full second or two or something. It's impossible to follow what's going on.
@darknessas1692 Рік тому
Bro the USUM Ultra Necrozma theme while @Maximum improved the record was hilarous. And the Wally theme? This man likes his pokemon music.
@bsharpmajorscale 2 роки тому
Very nice. I also like the use of Mystic Quest music!
@thegoon5987 2 роки тому
I REMEMBER THIS GAME SO MUCH DUDE
@exozoid7883 Рік тому
You know a youtubers content is good whenever you can re-watch a video and it's still entertaining.
@haassteambraker9959 9 місяців тому
"somehow, by mashing the shit out of the pause button..." seems to describe this entire game. Fascinating.
@die-no-mite 2 роки тому
Saw this and was like "hey i used to run this game, i wonder if im in this"... yup
@Maximum 2 роки тому
Sup man. It’s funny how the people that I mention in my vids stumble across them very often!
@LittlePangy 2 роки тому
I remember playing this game! I'd been trying to find it again but I wasn't able to until this video!
@__8120 2 роки тому
You being the only person to have completed a full run has big martincitopants JC3 energy
@purpleninja102 2 роки тому
Man, i was beginning this looking for some cool history Then suddenly, it wasn't all just the past. It turned into a revival as well.
@pepemazzucchi5070 4 місяці тому
Great video!😃
@marcosm6346 2 роки тому
I really like the video, but i just love how you wrote "Roblox for scale"
@detroityeet7048 2 роки тому
This reminds me a rather lot of the hit indie video game Celeste released in 2018
@Maximum 2 роки тому
interesting comparison. I wonder what made you think of that one
@detroityeet7048 2 роки тому
@@Maximum It was the gems. They are pointy (like the dash refills
@astroorbis 2 роки тому
Just janked together Wineskin, Flash player, and Pixel Quest, love the game! I'll try submitting a speedrun soon :3
@saidahrorspeedruns1065 2 роки тому
Ah yes, my favorite documentary about speedrunners
@arkhaic1792 2 роки тому
holy hell this brings out some nostalgia
@GuanlongX 2 роки тому
You know it's gonna be sick when he pulls out Ultra Necrozma's theme.
@Hue_Sam Рік тому
In pixel quest speedruns: *Walls are merely a suggestion.*
@Daylen151 2 роки тому
omg my forgot that cactus maccoy existed. i don't remember any specific time i played it or have any knowledge about the game or even the name but the second i say that god damn cactus cowboy on the screen my flash games childhood rushed through my body. i know that game. i played it. thanks for digging up this memory of mine i forgot existed.
@rainbowgamer8860 Рік тому
Maximum is literally looking at dead games and going "yep let's revive this"
@Rainbowmon 2 роки тому
...Huh. ...You know what? Why not. I *HAVE* been looking for an excuse to download FlashPoint on my new computer...
@godgaveyouhands2848 2 роки тому
I used to play this back in elementary school. good times
@peregrineperry 2 роки тому
i remember raging so hard at this game in the computer lab in third grade, good times. it sucks how pixel jones fizzled out, but maybe itll get picked up again - hopefully
@chucklesdeclown8819 Рік тому
ya know what, through these videos i remember loving playing many of these flash games, cactus mccoy was actually one of my favorites, i wonder if it has a category.
@TheGaming100 2 роки тому
Super Mario 63 also has a dash mechanic. Id say its rather early since 2009 release
@Maximum 2 роки тому
I mean Celeste did it first tho
@TheGaming100 2 роки тому
@@Maximum that could not have been further from the truth. Both flash games came out in the late 2000s wheras Celeste came out in 2017
@zynstein8059 2 роки тому
@@TheGaming100 its a JOKE
@TheGaming100 2 роки тому
@@zynstein8059 Mr.Doesn'tGetJokes100 moment
@NotherButter 2 роки тому
Nick Robinson has got to make a documentary of this game
@JoshCrouse1 2 роки тому
great video, i used to love this game
@banquote4253 2 роки тому
wonderful video
@iv9753 2 роки тому
brett has a straight up karl marx look
@krypton7784 Рік тому
There are a couple places in both pixel quest games where there is no barrier preventing you from exiting the level and so you can go through walls without needing to perform a dash cancel
@adamations8574 2 роки тому
"I somehow managed to do this in under 3 hours" final time: 2:59 that adds up.
@Hi_Brien Рік тому
I had strep through November 9th 2011. I don't remember that day, but I was sick with strep on my birthday every year for 6 years.
@patattack6847 2 роки тому
Lord, the video is 13 hours old and someone broke your record 0_o
@Maximum 2 роки тому
He started playing the game a few days ago when I mentioned that I was working on a video about, but he had no idea about the bounties beforehand. The other records will take a decent bit longer to take.
@Ploist 2 роки тому
Used to play this game on my chromebook at school. Pretty fun game
@nerdporkspass1m1st78 2 роки тому
Hi Maximum, can you do a video on Exit Path speedrunning? It’s a flash game from 2010 that had it’s WR beaten _ten years_ after the previous one! Exit Path was a game by jmbt02 that was designed for players to complete it quickly. While it gives the achievement “Perfect” at 6:XX, the speedrun times are at 2:XX! This is due to a lot of glitches such as double-jump dashing and dash-wall jumps.
@Maximum 2 роки тому
I am aware of that record getting broken :o
@maddieb4384 2 роки тому
would you ever consider doing a video on one of the papas pizzeria games? i know theyre probably not too interesting to speedrun but ive always loved them a lot
@arthurgroll4906 4 місяці тому
And that's why we would create a function to reset the dash instead of repeating these statements and function calls over and over. Where did clean code go boys 😔 Love your videos btw and this one is no exception!! Keep up the good work maximum!! 💪💪
@geblordofchaos2965 2 роки тому
Me at the start listening to punch out ost: *i see you are a man of culture as well*
@iexist1300 2 роки тому
It's amazing how broken the pause button can be in some games. Also I might consider doing 100%il runs sometime.
@theofficialwoohoogamers 10 місяців тому
8:30 "Are you dying?" "Yes, but no" "What are you doing? WA-" "And by mashing the sh!t out of the pause button, he lived"
@articfoxfan9899 2 місяці тому
This game was the best thing to play in middleschool. It was so much fun and so amazingly hard.
@noneofyourbusiness4133 2 роки тому
LETS GOOO!!! Let’s play the guessing game to see if the documentarian is actually the one speed running the game!!!
@Kernoel77 2 роки тому
This feels like you're the new Matt Turk lol
@The_Humbugg 2 роки тому
*Slurps the walls up like a soup* mmm
@failuure1134 2 роки тому
man I know this is a dumb comment to make but as someone who spent years on kongregate its crazy to hear it mentioned in a video
@parkpakh7775 Рік тому
Maximum: “Pixel Quest is a broken game” Pokémon Red & Blue: “Hold my 8F” (a glitch item that causes arbitrary code execution)
@Cardmaster12 Рік тому
RIP Thomas Martin man, saddest part of this story
@AarongDong 2 роки тому
The next summoning salt
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