my pet peeve is word etymology and the inherent implications in fiction and fantasy usage.
for example, I wanted to use the word galvanize in my novel. started thinking about the root language and came up short, only to research and realize
In February, @greensuigi announced an $11,000 bounty for anybody who could beat any of his 5 Super Mario 64 world records.
In that time, nobody has broken any of them, except Suigi himself who has now set 5 new world records.
picking up a physical video game at the store when you were a kid and reading the manual and looking at the screenshots on the back of the box during the ride home.
every now and again when I reset my N64 my console will flash a weird distorted image of the last thing that was on screen for one frame before the game actually resets, here is some of those pictures.
Star just got the world record by 2 seconds THE DAY AFTER THIS FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT
40:35, the first BfBB main category record by anyone other than me in over 10 years.
This game stays the most fascinating speed story of all time.
there are shards of my sanity scattered across that sleeve. There HAS to be a more elegant way to render knitted fabric than hatching for hours like a cavemen with a pencil
Rest in peace Oliver Tree Nickell June 29th, 1993 - June 14th, 2026
Your legacy will live on forever ❤️ Thank you to everyone who has reached out, shown love, support and has done incredible tributes for Oliver. The constant love, support and positivity is helping the family, friends and collaborators make it through these extremely difficult times.
Oliver is now back in California where he can finally rest. His legacy will live on through his foundation/endowment named “Dr. Oliver Tree’s Extremely Epic Grant For Baby Geniuses” coming soon. This is something that Oliver had put together before his passing, written in his will. We will make sure his wish comes to fruition so that more joy, love and art can be spread into the world, that was his final wish.
Love you all so much, Oliver would be so proud of every one of his supporters, friends and family.
Peace be with Oliver … ❤️
Yesterday marked 10 consecutive years of holding the Battle for Bikini Bottom (any% xbox) world record.
On June 19, 2016, I reclaimed the record from the former record holder Fuff. Beating his 1:06:43 with a 1:06:35.
Over the course of 10 years, I lowered it to a 40:37 as of last September (2025).
My final run will be beaten sooner than later. I've left the world record attempts in the hands of Star, a 17-year-old from Puerto Rico whose passion for the game is nostalgic of my days first starting. He's been watching my runs since elementary school, having speedran the game for a third of his life! He was born to Bob, same as myself.
Regardless of how far he chooses to take the run, he's left a monumental impact on the game and our community as a runner, strat hunter and role model for other community members. Where my story as a competitor ends, his begins. But the legacy of BfBB lives on, and I can finally focus on delivering on my promises to the community I made years ago.
As I now begin creating the next BfBB speedrun documentaries, I'm eager to share my thought process throughout my 10 years and 25,000 hours of effort to bring life to and sustain hype surrounding this once niche game. And of course, to sing the praises of all those who worked alongside me to make this happen.
Thank you for everything, and here's to yet another exciting era of the Bob.