“Hoo-ray.”

January 26, 2019 8:03 PM

Is it Possible to Beat New Super Mario Bros. U Without Pressing Right? [YouTube] “Meet the fan who can beat Mario games without moving right. Stefan has a whole YouTube channel [Ceave Gaming] filled with videos of him beating various Mario games in different and difficult ways. He’s beaten Super Mario 3D Word while always crouching, discovered the Minimum Amount of Joystick Inputs Needed to Beat Super Mario Odyssey, figured out a way to upload an impossible level in Mario Maker, beaten Super Marios Bros U using the minimum number of right button presses and avoided every coin in Super Mario 3D Land. [via: Kotaku]”
posted by Fizz (14 comments total)

I love that people like this are out there, pushing back against expected play behaviour and are basically breaking the game and finding their own creative ways of playing and enjoying the game. Some of the stuff Stefan does is mind-boggling. Even if you're not a fan of gaming, this is just cool.
posted by Fizz at 8:16 PM on January 26, 2019 [3 favorites]

I'm reminded of Bunny Must Die! Chelsea and the 7 Devils, where the first powerup you collect gives you the ability to turn around. So naturally some people have found ways to beat the game without it.
posted by one for the books at 10:48 PM on January 26, 2019

Wow, this is… pretty great overall
posted by DoctorFedora at 12:12 AM on January 27, 2019

Stefan posted the second and final part to "What is the Minimum Amount of Joystick Inputs Required to Beat Super Mario Odyssey?" yesterday.
posted by J.K. Seazer at 12:18 AM on January 27, 2019

> You can actually win the game without ever moving to the right.

Quick, somebody tell the DNC.
posted by rokusan at 2:01 AM on January 27, 2019 [26 favorites]

This commentary is golden. So mellifluous.
posted by unliteral at 3:12 AM on January 27, 2019

Needs “ouching spikes” tag
posted by DoctorFedora at 3:48 AM on January 27, 2019

I like how joyful he is and how much credit he offers other people. I really enjoy watching people compete against challenges instead of against each other.
posted by jacquilynne at 7:22 AM on January 27, 2019 [2 favorites]

This reminds me of people who do crosswords with only the down clues!
posted by batter_my_heart at 8:52 AM on January 27, 2019

Holy fussy
posted by es_de_bah at 9:41 AM on January 27, 2019 [3 favorites]

On a random note...I just happened to be browsing Egon Schiele paintings right before watching these, and now that I'm getting back to it, I can't help but imagine commentary in this lilting Austrian voice. "Here, Egon decides to portray the man's ribs with a series of ouching spikes."
posted by es_de_bah at 10:11 AM on January 27, 2019

Holy fussy


I don't know what exactly this means but he has convinced me that I need to start saying it in my life.

I guess I like game play through videos for games I've never played now. Apologies to my nephews for ever questioning their fandom.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 12:04 PM on January 27, 2019

So Stefan is pretty much the Bob Ross of video gaming? (Or perhaps more aptly Bill Alexander, but fewer remember him.)

So soothing to listen to and pleasing to watch accomplish his goals even though I'll never actually pick up a stick myself and try to do the same.
posted by gusottertrout at 12:44 PM on January 27, 2019 [2 favorites]

This reminds me of people who do crosswords with only the down clues!

FREAKS. You use the across clues because that's where the theme clues are likely to be.
posted by away for regrooving at 1:06 AM on January 28, 2019 [2 favorites]