The History of Carpetless | Mario 64 Speedrunning’s Impossible Trick

What started as a TAS only, pipe dream of a trick, would over the course of a decade, change the landscape of Super Mario 64 speedrunning forever. This is the story of that trick. This is the story of Carpetless. My Socials: Twitter: https://x.com/Connnor01 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/connor01 Join my discord! https://www.twitch.tv/connor01 Non-OST Music Provided by Chris Doerksen: https://chrisdoerksen.bandcamp.com/ Thumbnail by: https://x.com/sebmsebm This video was heavily inspired by SummoningSalt's world record progression videos, and AverageTrey's Super Mario Sunshine videos. Please check these two out! AverageTrey: https://www.youtube.com/@AverageTreyVG SummoningSalt: https://www.youtube.com/@SummoningSalt References: @krobarkrolak4234 Original History Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARz3Fc-3blo& @SimplyN64 Carpetless Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2hzYmL2AkQ& @Mario64Masters Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcDbXNkT0Tk& @snark122 Carpetless BLJ Strat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U65y1rbzBeg&t=0s @snark122 RTA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U65y1rbzBeg& @toadfan5 Successful Attempt with Savestates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcRN195iS1w&t=0s @Xiah7s First RTA Carpetless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjcD0qzkgcw Parsee's tweet: https://twitter.com/parsee02/status/1703449072370319705 @Krithalith Setup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b18D4YPcJU&t=0s Orthogonal Jones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbPAJ_OrT28&t=0s @Suigi Carpetless 11x: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StUh5pRNiBs&pp=ygUPZ3JlZW4gc3VpZ2kgMTF4 @kanno8912 Carpetless 15x: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13vONFtUsNk&pp=ygUZa2Fubm8gY2FycGV0bGVzcyAxNSB0aW1lcw%3D%3D @cheesespeedrunningyt 1:39:20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgnwRLkhYBY&t=5250s&pp=ygUOY2hlZXNlIDE6Mzk6MjA%3D @cheesespeedrunningyt 1:38:51: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI8Giq7zQDk&t=5916s&pp=ygUOY2hlZXNlIDE6Mzg6NTE%3D @LiamKings 1:37:53: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iB7RsISQzQ&t=186s&pp=ygUNbGlhbWtpbmdzIDEzNw%3D%3D @WeegeeSpeedruns 1:37:35: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bkHWWbGDKg&t=1581s&pp=ygUMd2VlZ2VlIDEzNzM1 @Puncayshun 1:37:34: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdKFyHPXdfY&pp=ygUScHVuY2F5c2h1biAxOjM3OjM0 @karinpune 1:36:48: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeQtz3wmWzg Thanks for watching! If you made it down this far, please subscribe!