The History Of MediEvil Speedruns

do you think i'm going to sit and watch an almost 2 hour video about medievil1 speedrun? because damn sure I did

World class video

I have buttery knees will be my new catchphrase 😂

NKR finding another big skip a month later just makes this even better

Wow such a long and full in-depth analysis of Medievil speedruns! Your effort and work is undeniable, the amount of time spent on this is immense. Please do more like this on other PS1 titles!

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Fun fact
Following yesterday's fact, Canny Tim is not only the first hero from the Hall to help you, but he also followed you in battle and avenged your (Sir Dan) death by slaying Lord Kardok with his magical crossbolt. However, Sir Dan falls in battle after an arrow kills him, so Tim really didn't avenge your killer (Lord Kardok wasn't an archer), but their warchief/war commander instead (Kardok), trading generals in combat

Honestly best video I’ve seen in so long! Honestly it would be cool if you can do a history video on Medievil 2 and the first one as well and talk about the stories and cool stuff behind the scenes because you’re honestly so great in explaining honestly

just started playing the remaster and resurrection on ps4. I love watching speedruns of games i'm starting to quickly learn the size and exploits of the game in terms of glitches and strongest tactics

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The hero Canny Tim you find in the Hall of Heroes, the one that gives you the crossbow, it's actually Timberly (not Kimberly bc her mum lost the jaw and couldn't pronounce the letter K). She changed his namy to Timothy to join the army (some Mulan vibes)

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Sadly, we lost a chapter/scenario in the game, scrapped on the near end stages of development. A chase scenario that actually ended up playing on the cinematic before the Ghost Ship level starts. They actually made the model for the dragon and the level design for the chase scene, yet it got scrapped, as it didn't fit well or felt "fun to play".

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Previous to MediEvil, Chris worked on another game series, James Pond 3 (obvious reference to James Bond). Out of randomness, the writer they brought along to polish the story details for Sir Dan (as initially he was just a skeleton in a hack and slash game, little to no reason why) is casually named Martin Pond, and he came up with the idea of a redemption story, to clear his name of any history retcons made by the Peregrine King

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During development, the team even went to several graveyards to rake ohotos for the art department. It is said that a priest that guarded the resting lands impeded them grom desecrating the yard with their photos, but the team managed to persuade him by portraying their work as a documentary instead

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The Japanese version has Dan wearing a golden helmet. This isn't for censorship like in China, where showing skulls is forbidden, but rather, to preserve the aspect of Dan as a hero and not a villain or harmful spirit or Youkai , as the representation of a skull may recall memories of the Gashadokuro

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When creating the first game, they had serious polygon limits, as so, they had to create maps with as few polygons as possible. The concept sketches work under this principle and show the land in polygons, so the developers could fit each one like pieces of a puzzle and save as many as possible

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Some aspects from the cancelled proposal for MediEvil 3: Fate's Arrow, were added in the PSP version of the remake, like the brown dialogue NPC or the Egyptian talisman, said to be the element her mummy gf stole alongside the time machine to rewrite History

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At the end of the game we see a memorial to Mr. Apple. This was a particular green apple that, during development, Chris and the others joked around and glued a pair of googly eyes, a mouth and a pirate hat, said to have magical powers. The apple endured for the production of the game, but perished before release, as so came to be its memorial 😢

I really enjoyed this! Thank you for putting so much time and production into making this

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the game was called "Dead Man Dan" during development. Back then, they still had ideas of making it a mix of Ghosts & Goblins with the aesthetic of Nightmare before christmas

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There's a now disbanded Finnish band that made a song called Gallowmere, with mentions to Zarok and Sir Dan Fortesque

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There is a particularly interesting expunged or removed enemy: Uncle Mad, found in the demo of the game in Sleeping Village. While the exact reasons for its removal are unknown (as Chris theorizes it was a sum of three aspects), we can see other possible members of his family: Mr., Mrs. and Nellie Mad. Personally, I think it's because he was the only stationary member, unlike the rest of the family, and seemed more like a drunk abusive uncle than a possessed/mad villager, which could be misinterprated like a dark pun (having an abuser under the pretense of being possessed)

An amazing documentary of one of my favourite childhood game.
But i have 2 questions:
1. Was the speedrun community really that small for the Ps4 remake?
2. What about the Ps4 remakes secret? You can play the ps1 version through the remake if you have finished the game. I clearly remember starting the ps1 version after i beated it. And is there any differences between the emulated, ps2 and the ps4 secret version? Can the glitches be performed in that version?

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For the PS4 remake, it is possible to unlock the original MediEvil game as an extra, by collecting lost souls and passing the game.

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While at first, Sir Dan Wigginbotom Fortesque IV seems like a clumsy and incompetent general, in reality, he's actually a proper soldier and managed to score and prevent Zarok's invasion before the ultimate fight, as we're shown when reading Zarok's memories, adamantly claiming his defeat at the hands of Fortesque

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Zarok's dog was called Mr. snuffy, and he became a full-on necromancer after his death 😢

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Alongside the remake in 2019, the OG game writer released a comic MediEvil: Fate's Arrow , the spiritual continuation after the cancelling of the 3rd installment

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Poignant Fact
The remake MediEvil (2019), sadly, coincided with the passing away of Zarok's voice actor, Paul Darrow, in 2019 :-c

my fav moment of the day, the medievil rewatch xd
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According to Jeff Nachbauer, exc producer of the medievil remake 2019, their initial idea was to left some bugs/glitches in game, as they felt said details were part of how the game "plays out", the feel of the game.

This is an absolute masterpiece- thank you. Your storytelling, editing, data-gathering, articulate explanations made this the best video I've seen of its kind. I sincerely look forward to seeing more!

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MediEvil semi last zone, Time Device, was the seed for what MediEvil ended up doing: time travel

Good sleepy time vid. Thanks

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The British music composer for MediEvil, Andrew Barnabas, is currently working on a movie set to come out in 2024 (Harvey Greenfield Is Running Late). He also worked on the music for the game Primal (2003) for PS2

Crazy stuff, glad this gem is still being played, awesome video.

Video is amazing. Do more like it? Other games or 100%? Wishing you the very best.

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The voice actor for Sir Daniel WigginBottom Fortesque IV loved recording his voice lines, it is said he had to use a bucket to make the proper sound

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the 2nd sequel that never came out, supposedly, was going to have a pet-companion like system, similar to other games of that era

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Sir Daniel full name is Sir Daniel Wigginbottom Fortesque IV

Nice

Long Instructive SpeedRun history is so cool
I actually got kinda sick of SummoningSalt
You're a breathe of fresh air

I want this game too come back 😢😢😢😢i used to play this game all the time ,night time was the best to play this game. The best game in ps1 😤😤😤 right next to crash and jersy devil💯💯💯💯 damn Playstation will never be the same as it used too😢😢 .

this is my most favorite genre of video, i wish someone would teach me actual history like this.

god bless autism. so much content. so much.

I love your videos last week I was having a panic attack I don't know why but I needed a video to help relax me and I decided to watch this video due to my love for speed running and medievil and I was not disappointed with your videos they are very calming and enjoyable
Thank you for your hard work and effort

Great memories from this game

You did an excellent job with this Pap, thanks for the entertainment!

Genuinely fantastic video, great work!

Pannenkeok ruined all discussions of interger overflow

I am not kidding. For whatever reason the game freaked me out so much during my childhood, that I was never ever able to walk through dark hallways in my mom's house normally again for YEARS. I was always sprinting to the next light source during the night.