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Supper Mario Broth @MarioBrothBlog In his famous "Watch for Rolling Rocks - 0.5x A Presses" video, Super Mario 64 expert pannenkoek2012 talks about the impossibility of a "Scuttlebug Jamboree". Using extremely complex glitches, however, it is possible to achieve a Scuttlebug Jamboree in Super Mario 64 DS. In his famous "SM64 - Watch for Rolling Rocks - 0.5x A Presses (Commentated)" video, Šuper Mario 64 expert pannenkoek2012 says "Note that we can't actually transport a Scuttlebug to outside of its native room - they actually get stuck at the door. So if your dream was to bring all the Scuttlebugs together for one big jamboree, I'm sorry, but it's not gonna happen." In Super Mario 64, it is in fact impossible to bring all Scuttlebugs in Hazy Maze Cave together using known glitches and exploits. FOWCR x13 However, due to being built in a completely different engine, Super Mario 64 DS features a variety of new glitches that did not exist in the original Nintendo 64 version. One of them allows rooms to remain permanently loaded if the character clips out of bounds and enters the room from the wrong side. Scuttlebugs are able to be moved between rooms that are loaded, so by using an immensely complex glitch setup to load every room at once, a Scuttlebug Jamboree is indeed possible to achieve. ource: youtube.com users @pannenkoek2012, @adealtas; youtube.com/watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A, youtube.com/watch?v=RvzAh1-haNO

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But first, We need to talk about Parallel Universes

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About

"SM64 – Watch for Rolling Rocks – 0.5x A Presses" is a viral video uploaded by the Super Mario 64 glitch exploiter pannenkoek2012, where he obtains one of the game's stars through tool-assisted superplay (TAS). After the narrated version of the video was released, it went viral on 4chan's video game board /v/ due to the complex nature of its analysis, as well as the narrator's peculiar wordings and phrasings, most notably "But First, We Need to Talk About Parallel Universes".

Origin

On January 12th, 2016, the original gameplay was uploaded, featuring pannenkoek2012 using a Tool Assisted Software to obtain the star "Watch for Rolling Rocks" from the level Hazy Maze Cave using "half" of a press of the A button (by keeping it pressed from before Mario enters the level). The video gained over 13,000 views in the following week (shown below, left). The same day, a narrated version was released, explaining in detail the exploits used in the run. The most notable of these exploits was the use of "parallel universes", faraway places where the game thinks Mario is standing in the level when he isn't, which can be accessed with enough momentum. The narrated version gained over 200,000 views in the following week.

Spread

The same day as its release, the video was posted on /v/, where some users quickly picked up the parallel universes quote.^[1] Though other threads about it were created,^[4] the catchphrase didn't catch on until a thread from January 17th, when it was featured along a distorted image of Mario’s head.^[3] Prior to being archived, the thread gained over 500 replies.

File: hawha png (678 KB, 625x468) O Anonymous 01/17/16(Sun)12:10:25 No. 324263131 >>324263773>-324267795 >But first, let's talk about parallel universes Anonymous 01/17/16(Sun)12:13:38 No.324263432 324263675 324267502 File: 1444179134880 ipg (12 KB, 300x220) >build up speed for 12 hours

Soon after, more threads were created on 4chan, flooding the board with jokes related to the video (shown bellow, left).^[2] On January 18th, YouTuber João Mostarda uploaded a voice remix of the video titled "'Henry' builds speed for over 12 hours in order to cross the extent of QPUs to shitpost on Youtube"; this remix gained over 2,000 views in less than a day. In late January 2015, the video also got viral on Tumblr.^[6]^[7]

R: 88(+0)/ 14 P: 3 >There are 12 active threads of this right now What went wrong? 2:16:45.76 Guys I think I f----- up.. >game only has 1 universe >BUT FIRST LETS TALK R: 2(+0)/ P: 3 is smile and optimism: gone.12 HOURS XXXDD >LE >yfw Super Mario 64 is PARALLEL UNIVERSES actually Super Mario remember when this sub R: 38(+0)/: 8/P: 2 I LIKE THAT (HALF) JUMP https://www.youtube.com /watch?v=kpk2tdsPh0A UNIVERSES R: 6(+0)/ P: 4 >Mods deleting vidya threads Killing memes for ree Universe where you travel across Universes like how in Super Mario Galaxy you travel across Galaxies was good RST LETS TALK BOUT PARALLE R: 5(+0)/ P: 6 What would you say is the video game parallel to Steven Universe? DWBRLD R: 6(+0)/I: 2/P:5 >/v in 2016 R: 127(+0)/1: 43 / P: 4 R: 25(+0)/: 9/P: 5 Playing Super Mario 64 for Should Nintendo reboot the the first time Any tips & Mario series? They could How many slopes you think there are in Yoshi's feet? ahah R: 32(+0)/I 6/P:5 What are some games with parallel universes? R: 26(+0)/I: 7/P: 6 HE R: 58(+0)/I: 8/P: 6 Literally one of the s-------- Mario games of all time: Why didn't they just make a 64 2. F---, I would have gladly bought a remake of 64 rather than this steaming pile of s--- tricks I should know? just make it take place in a parallel universe like what Sonic Boom is to the other Sonic games, so that way it doesn't f--- up the established canon 64 SUPER DEV LORE SUPER SUPER R: 39(+0)/I: 6 P: 7 know when the QPU ぷx Is the half A press considered canon? alings >it just can mean one but first let's talk about thing *Parallel Universes* Can we talk about how R: 52(+0)/1: 25/ P: 10 >easy to pick up, hard to R: 125(+0)/1: 34/P: 9 R: 4(+0)/ P: 8 PARALLEL Bowser used to be badass? Sure, he could be silly, but when it came down to the master Is this the best game of all time? parallel universes! favorite mario ene en between villain and hero ways played the part as a 100% evil menace Galaxy was the last time this happened

Scuttlebug

In the video, pannenkoek2012 uses a Scuttlebug (spider-like enemy) to reach the star, first attracting it in order to place it into the correct spot. Due this, Scuttlebug has gained some fan following.

Build Up Speed for Twelve Hours

One of the most notable parts of the video is when pannenkoek2012 builds up Mario's speed over the course of 12 hours in order to be able to travel the parallel universes and reach the star. Due the absurd amount of time employed to gain speed, it has become a notable joke.

A TRIUMPHANT TRUE STORY FROM THE ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR OF SCUTTLEBUG MILLIONAIRE HOURS “DAZZLING AND PERPETUALLY SURPRISING ” Ehe New York Times THERE IS NO FORCE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE WILL NOT TO PRESS A

TJ "HENRY YOSHI ANONYMOUS MARIO SCUTTLEBUG MIYAMOTO 4CHAN MARIO ORANGE SHIGERU THE TIMES THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THE GUARDIAN "BRILLIANTLY EXECUTED CLASSIC" ROLLING STONE EVENING STANDARD THE HERALD THE HUFFINGTON POST "UNPARALLELED""UNIVERSAL" "UNSTOPPABLE" THE TIMES THE NEW YORK OBSERVER NEW YORK POST (兴义义义兴兴义兴义兴义义义义 NEW YORK DAILY NEWS THE NEW YORK TIMES TIME OUT NEW YORK A FILM BY PANNENKOEK2012 HouRs To WAIT THE EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORY OF PARALLEL UNIVERSES IN MARIO 64

Misaligned QPUs

Quadruple Parallel Universes (QPU) is a term used by pannenkoek2012 in the video to describe the set of four PU that are needed to actually travel to a parallel universe (as the engine checks the hitboxes for errors 4 times during a movement). If Mario ends up out of bounds before he goes the full distance, the game cuts his movement short, aligning him incorrectly between QPUs. "Misalignments" make it much more difficult to return to the original level, putting Mario into a limbo of sorts. Because of this, the term has become an in-joke describing something negative, frightening, or frustrating.

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TJ "Henry" Yoshi

TJ "Henry" Yoshi is a YouTube user who appeared in the video, questioning in a comment how the "A" button could be pressed a half time. His likeness has been used in the threads as a sort of archnemesis to Pannenkoek. Henry would later go on to do an AMA session on /v/.^[5]

Anonymous 01/18/16(Mon)12:46:31 No.324409872324410538 HA HA UNIVERSE MEME SO FUNNY LE 12 HOURS XDD

PU posters "Henry Anonymous 01/18/16(Mon)134631 No.324409872 ▶ 22324410538 throat of wormhole HA HA UNIVERSE MEME SO FUNNY LE 12 HOURS XDD Anonymous 01/18/16(Mon)1423 06 No 324413559 22324413609 other >324413289 (OP) OH MY GOD NOBODY F------ CARES r sin φ BUT FIRST PARALLEL UNIVERSES DUDE 12 HOURS LMAO THAT REALLY SCUTTLES MY BUGS Anonymous 01/18/16(Mon14:14:39 No.324412680324413024 ITS NOT 0.5 'A' PRESSES, ITS 1 'A' RELEASE FOR F---'S SAKE. THINKING IT'S 0.5'A' PRESSES IS MORE AUTISTIC THAN BUILDING SPEED FOR 12 HOURS an a pressis an a press. You can't sa its only a half -furry deviantart avatarfag with an "original Highly intelligent Deep knowledge of science and matlh Willing to learn about quantum mechanics Curious -Eager to make discoveries character"(do not steal No appreciation of science and math Cannot understand simple concepts Enjoys shitposting Gets triggered by discussion of advanced concepts he can't comprehend Probably a brony 1, secure, loved by all

TJ Yoshi's YouTube channel has seen an influx of spamming in the comments of his videos, with remarks pertaining to the original video. On January 18th, he uploaded a video in reference to those comments.