No One Will Ever Beat This Final Fantasy X Challenge
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“Not an actual doctor, I just play one on TV.” Making video essays about speedrunning and the amazing history around it + Dumb retrospective ramblings. Mainly focusing on JRPGs.
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Go to https://buyraycon.com/drswell to get 20% off sitewide! Brought to you by Raycon #ad This FFX challenge will probably never be beaten. Here's why. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Join my discord and talk about cool video games: https://discord.com/invite/K4gqZSfXEn Support the channel on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/DoctorSwellman Check out my other social media: Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/doctorswellman.bsky.social Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/doctorswellman ------------------------------------------------------------- Special thanks to @Dansg08 for letting me use his footage and his detailed explanations on the Shinryu NSG challenge from his live streams! Also a massive thanks to @Karifean for providing the odds of a Shinryu NSG win and the details behind it. ------------------------------------------------------ Citations/Resources: Odds of winning a U.S. lottery articles: https://www.davidson.edu/news/2023/07/19/magic-numbers-how-tilt-odds-winning-lottery-or-powerball-jackpot-your-favor https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/what-increases-chance-lottery-win/3408041/ 3/13/2002 - NSG FAQ https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/197344-final-fantasy-x/faqs/16203 10/25/2002 - NSG Arena FAQ https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/197344-final-fantasy-x/faqs/18786 10/17/2006 - Neoseeker post about NSG shinryu https://www.neoseeker.com/forums/569/t767678-shinryu/ 11/12/2008 - Meme thread about beating NSG shinryu https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/643145-final-fantasy-x-hd-remaster/46539408 11/12/2008 - HayanNinja/Namida Rickroll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB2MypwjLTE 4/11/2009 - GameFAQs post from Dansg08 asking for Shinryu NSG help https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/197344-final-fantasy-x/49028097 Vid showing fight strats - Related to Dansg08's post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuRRoSVxpus 5/29/2009 - HayanNinja/Namida Shinryu clear with no eraser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_txrrQ_Tdo 6/4/2009 GameFAQs post about Shinryu info https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/197344-final-fantasy-x/49814085 3/16/2010 - Dansg asking if anyone is still doing NSG dark anima/shinryu: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/643145-final-fantasy-x-hd-remaster/53932448 11/1/2010 - Dansg mentioned he tried beating Shinryu thousands of times. Not impossible, but close https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/643145-final-fantasy-x-hd-remaster/56991418 1/3/2015 GameFAQs post about NSG Shinryu completions https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/197344-final-fantasy-x/70942513 3/18/2016 - JoeJurevicious Doom strategy https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/643146-final-fantasy-x-x-2-hd-remaster/73459647 8/26/2016 - GameFAQs post about Shinryu Strategy https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/197344-final-fantasy-x/74210539 5/19/2018 - GameFAQs post about how long would it take to beat Shinryu - Name given "JoeJurevicious" https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/197344-final-fantasy-x/76625389 1/2/2024 - Reddit post proposing alternate strats for shinryu. Notes about chances for attacks https://www.reddit.com/r/finalfantasyx/comments/18wxnxw/shinryu/ 12/24/2024 - Dansg archives of Shinryu streams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buJ8ZQzYcRc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFTlZm9rAq0 ------------------------------------------------------ Music Used: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team - Sky Tower The Legend of Dragoon - Royal Castle OneShot - On Little Cat Feet Chrono Trigger - Robo's Theme Final Fantasy X - Moment of Truth Final Fantasy X - The Burning Sands
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