Choco Mountain: MK64's Most Infamous Track (Summoning Salt Video)

Surprisingly interesting; even though I'd be terrible at this in real life (I don't really go pursue speed runs either so I actually kinda prefer these sorta 'highlights' vids). I love the exploits and this one is especially detailed!!!
And I'm hungry for chocolate.

Choco Mountain is my absolute favorite track in MK64. The narrow tracks, the intense 150cc speed and the awesome music make it all a great recipe for fun!

I love Summoning Salt's videos, there's so many little histories I would know nothing about otherwise.

How is it infamous when it's completely utterly forgettable?

EDIT: oh right, speedrunning.

That was really interesting. Thanks for sharing.

That was a very very interesting video. I always find myself amazed at the dedication some people put into world records and the like.

Infuriating track. Probably my 2nd worst after Banshee Boardwalk.

This was fascinating. Especially the sub 20 sec ending. Holy crap I can't believe some runners can sit there and do something like that for so long.

Love these videos. Dude has a great voice for this.

Loved this track back in the day. The music is my favorite in MK64. In fact I can't remember any other tracks off the top of my head.

Apart from finding MK64 really annoying to play nowadays, I always hated Choco Mountain for being so dull to look at. But if anyone can make it interesting, it's Summoning Salt!

Great video! I love learning about these subcultures in gaming and for that reason, I've subscribed. I remember watching a Super Mario Sunshine history of speedrunning video (can't remember who by) that completely changed how I viewed that game. Obsessions are fascinating.

Now YT channel Summoning Salt is amazing but this crazy story of MK 64 Choco Mountain race is 21 years in the making and he does such a fantastic watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y99Wj-NStok

This is incredible

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I thought this was going to be a history of what the course has to do with Mario. Like someone uncovered some cancelled Mario game it was pulled from.

5 second laps are cool too though.

Finished watching, it's fascinating to look into a scene like this. Very technical and history keeping, which I can appreciate.

Koopa Troopa Beach is roughly 100% better than Choco Mountain.

I'm not into speed running at all but this channel is awesome.

Haha the guy who did 3 in a row is crazy. Good on him

Amazing video. Thx OP

Excellent video.

I like the idea of videos like this being on the equivalent of the History Channel in fifty years time.

I don't really care about speed running at all but this was absolutely fascinating to watch. Loved every second!

This videois amazing. I love the history behind this. These speed runners are dedicated.

Um wow I had no idea this was a thing.

Amazing
Thats hardcore

VAJ is cracking me up.

OMG 2.5% on the Weathertenko. WTFFFFF how do people even!!!

This is great. Thanks for sharing, OP.

What a fascinating video. I kept getting surprised with every reveal... Really well done stuff.

Speedrunners are truly amazing folks. Hats of to them and the people covering them!

Amazing watch, thanks for sharing!

Very cool! I love this more technical/deep videos.

Weather Tenko, sounds like it belongs in Street Fighter or Smash Brothers. Cool video. This is the type of thing that'll make me binge search on Youtube.

That was an amazing video. The smile on my face seeing Abney hit that triple weathertenko!!! I love speed running.

Abney is a beast.

Choco Mountain is one of my favorite tracks in MK64, so that was a good watch.

Has Choco Mountain appeared in any retro cup?

Always hated this track, but as soon as I woke up and saw it was a SummoningSalt video I had to watch it. Amazing work as always.

>over 26k attempts
jesus

Very fun video, thanks for sharing

I'll never forget all those times tumbling down the hill.....

This was a surprisingly serious documentary. Even I found it fascinating, and I don't follow speedrunning at all!

I guess it helps that I love Mario Kart.

Please give his other videos a shot too if you liked this one. He has a ton of videos similar to this one of equal quality

That was an amazing video .watched a few more after and will be watching more after that too!

That video was really well done.

Summoning Salt's videos are so good.

Crazy stuff. I don't have the patience to even casually speedrun anything. The dedication these people have is amazing. Glad to see Summoning Salt posting more videos.

Man, MK64 was a glitchy mess. One of the very, VERY few high-profile Nintendo releases that I absolutely never want to play again (but would.. if someone REALLY wanted to).

But, to add to the conversation, in 2000 I bought a cheat code book from Blockbuster with all N64 games and their secrets and such, and learned the game had an insane amount of glitch shortcuts. I spent a good majority of the spring messing around with them.

My favorite glitch (and I have pissed some people off with this one) is the DK Jungle glitch, where you veer to the left right before the end of the first lap and use a mushroom to go right into that edge of the exit from the cave. If you do it correctly, you will skip an entire lap and be on the very end of the second lap.

Try it out!

I fucking love Summoning Salt

Amazing video! I love it when a documentary, even a mini one like this, manages to build up suspense and drama. I gasped several times!

The more as time goes on, the more I hear great things of the speedrunning community. Seems to be super supportive and their dedication to their goals is staggering!