No-Hit Podcast

CarcinogenSDA (@CarcinogenSDA on YouTube, Twitch & Twitter) is a renowned Resident Evil challenge runner having completed several WR level speedruns and multiple No damage runs across the series, as well as other ventures incl Randomisers and Invisible Mobs No damage. He is also a full time streamer and content creator, as well as taking part in several related events including multiple appearances at AGDQ (Awesome Games Done Quick) charity event showcasing a host of speedruns.  

In this conversation we go through: 

Carci's introduction to speedrunning 

The appeal of No Damage runs 

Approach to learning and recording runs 

His experience playing with Resident Evil Game Directors 

His advice for streamers & challenge runners 

and much, much more...  

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!  

Twitch.tv/carcinogenSDA  

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About WayOfLoci: WayOfLoci is a challenge run content creator, completing no hit/deaths/damage runs in difficult games including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Celeste, Cuphead, Hollow Knight, as well as other challenges including no money, blindfolded, movement restrictions and more. Additionally creating a plethora of guide content for others interested in combating these runs, or aspects of them, themselves.  

Connect with Loci: 

YouTube: YouTube.com/WayOfLoci

Twitch: Twitch.tv/WayOfLoci 

Twitter: Twitter.com/WayOfLoci 

Community Discord: discord.gg/Y4K69XEnMy 

Guide Website: WayOfLoci.com

HeyBlasty (@heyblasty on YouTube & Twitch, and @xblastyx on Twitter) is the epitome of a variety Hitless runner having completed 33 Titles/Games in 2021 alone, No-Hit requiring completing the game with some variation of not taking a single hit, damage or death. Varying from Survival Horror with Resident Evil Village, Triple A titles like Sekiro & the Dark Souls series and many indies including Celeste, Mortal Shell and Titan Souls to name just a few.  

In this conversation we go through: 

What drew Blasty to Hitless running 

How Blasty approaches, learns & routes new runs  

Games that ended up being easier or harder than expected 

The year long journey in completing Celeste 

and much, much more...  

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!  

Twitch.tv/heyblasty  

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About WayOfLoci: 

WayOfLoci is a challenge run content creator, completing no hit/deaths/damage runs in difficult games including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Celeste, Cuphead, Hollow Knight, as well as other challenges including no money, blindfolded, movement restrictions and more. Additionally creating a plethora of guide content for others interested in combating these runs, or aspects of them, themselves.  

Connect with Loci: 

YouTube: YouTube.com/WayOfLoci

Twitch: Twitch.tv/WayOfLoci 

Twitter: Twitter.com/WayOfLoci 

Community Discord: discord.gg/Y4K69XEnMy 

Guide Website: WayOfLoci.com

Cjya (@cjya on YouTube & Twitch, and @cjyaTV on Twitter) is a WR-Level Speedrunner and content creator, predominantly of Super Mario Odyssey. Having done several WR speedruns in the Minimum Captures category, one of the hardest speedruns in SMO. As well as runs in Any%, Superstar mode and more. CJ has also completed other challenge runs including speedruns of Rick & Morty VR & COD Zombies, Minecraft damageless, First Person SMO and completing SMO without seeing or hearing the game.  

In this conversation we go through: 

How CJ was introduced to Odyssey speedrunning 

The variety of meme speedrunning categories in SMO 

CJ's experience streaming with Tourette's, and thoughts for people in similar situations 

Aspects of content creation including idea generation and what makes a good thumbnail/title 

and much, much more...  

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!  

Twitch.tv/cjya  

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About WayOfLoci: 

WayOfLoci is a challenge run content creator, completing no hit/deaths/damage runs in difficult games including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Celeste, Cuphead, Hollow Knight, as well as other challenges including no money, blindfolded, movement restrictions and more. Additionally creating a plethora of guide content for others interested in combating these runs, or aspects of them, themselves.  

Connect with Loci: 

YouTube: YouTube.com/WayOfLoci 

Twitch: Twitch.tv/WayOfLoci 

Twitter: Twitter.com/WayOfLoci 

Community Discord: discord.gg/Y4K69XEnMy 

Guide Website: WayOfLoci.com

ThatCoolBlackDude (@thatcoolblackdude on YouTube & Twitch, and @cbd_ttv on Twitter) is a Expert Hitless runner of the Dark Souls series renowned for his broken straight sword runs, a weapon with one of the lowest, if not the lowest damage output in the game, having completed DS1-3 No hit and Dark Souls 1 & 3 All bosses no hit with that additional difficulty. CBD is a also a moderator of the Team Hitless community, a group of dedicated hitless runners, and has participated in several no hit tournament/events.  

In this conversation we go through: 

The interest and difficulties in low damage hitless runs 

Difference in streaming for different games 

The varied low damage runs CBD has done including no upgrades, Weapon level 0, SL1  

CBD's All Bosses Deathless run of DS3 w/ Vswed in a 2 person 1 controller challenge 

and much, much more...  

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!  

Twitch.tv/ThatCoolBlackDude  

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About WayOfLoci: WayOfLoci is a challenge run content creator, completing no hit/deaths/damage runs in difficult games including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Celeste, Cuphead, Hollow Knight, as well as other challenges including no money, blindfolded, movement restrictions and more. Additionally creating a plethora of guide content for others interested in combating these runs, or aspects of them, themselves.  

Connect with Loci: 

Twitch: Twitch.tv/WayOfLoci 

Twitter: Twitter.com/WayOfLoci 

Community Discord: discord.gg/Y4K69XEnMy 

Guide Website: WayOfLoci.com  

Katun24 (@katun24 on YouTube, Twitch & Twitter) has completed many games Blindfolded including but not limited to, Celeste, Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario 64, Donkey Kong Country & Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the last one taking just under 17 hours being done in one session without a break, blindfolded the entire time. Katun has also gone onto Mario Kaizo, completing several difficult romhacks levels of Super Mario World.  

In this conversation we go through: 

The interest in blindfolded runs 

The routing & techniques involved for completing games blindfolded 

The mental aspect of runs 

Difficulties that may not be apparent of sightless runs 

What Mario Kaizo levels are and what makes a good one 

and much, much more...  

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!  

Twitch.tv/Katun24  

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About WayOfLoci: 

WayOfLoci is a challenge run content creator, completing no hit/deaths/damage runs in difficult games including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Celeste, Cuphead, Hollow Knight, as well as other challenges including no money, blindfolded, movement restrictions and more. Additionally creating a plethora of guide content for others interested in combating these runs, or aspects of them, themselves.  

Connect with Loci: 

Twitch: Twitch.tv/WayOfLoci 

Twitter: Twitter.com/WayOfLoci 

Community Discord: discord.gg/Y4K69XEnMy 

Guide Website: WayOfLoci.com  

Mah-Dry-Bread (@mahdrybread on YouTube, Twitch & Youtube) is a YouTuber and content creator renowned for his Pokemon challenge runs, such as Magikarp only, Completing the game without Pokemon Centres and many more. As well as ventured into Elder Scrolls: Oblivion/Skyrim challenges, and numerous let's plays having published a minimum of a video a day for the last 10 years.   

In this conversation we go through: 

Mah Dry's passion for Wrestling 

The process involved in creating a Pokemon Challenge run 

The numerous glitches in Generation 1 

The worst challenge run Mah Dry has done 

How social media has changed whilst being a content creator  

and much, much more...  

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!  

YouTube.com/medraut567 

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About WayOfLoci: 

WayOfLoci is a challenge run content creator, completing no hit/deaths/damage runs in difficult games including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Celeste, Cuphead, Hollow Knight, as well as other challenges including no money, blindfolded, movement restrictions and more. Additionally creating a plethora of guide content for others interested in combating these runs, or aspects of them, themselves.  

Connect with Loci: 

Twitch: Twitch.tv/WayOfLoci 

Twitter: Twitter.com/WayOfLoci 

Community Discord: discord.gg/Y4K69XEnMy 

Guide Website: WayOfLoci.com  

trus0und (@trus0und on Youtube, Twitch & Twitter) is a Hitless runner of the Fromsoftware games namely Dark Souls 2-3, Bloodborne and ventured into Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. As well as progressed further into DS3, having completed Soul Level 1 (requiring never levelling up) and all vanilla bosses no-hit. Tru is also the founder of Team Widers, a community of dedicated challenge runners, said community having gone on to do various events, tournaments and charity fundraising.  

In this conversation we go through: 

Tru's hobby of retro video game collecting 

The Elden ring network test and thoughts for the future no-hit 

Difficulties of Dark Souls 3 and progression  

Mentality and Health aspects of challenge running 

Team Widers and Charity raising 

and much, much more...  

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!  

Twitch.tv/trus0und  

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About WayOfLoci: 

WayOfLoci is a challenge run content creator, completing no hit/deaths/damage runs in difficult games including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Celeste, Cuphead, Hollow Knight, as well as other challenges including no money, blindfolded, movement restrictions and more. Additionally creating a plethora of guide content for others interested in combating these runs, or aspects of them, themselves.  

Connect with Loci: 

Twitch: Twitch.tv/WayOfLoci 

Twitter: Twitter.com/WayOfLoci 

Community Discord: discord.gg/Y4K69XEnMy 

Guide Website: WayOfLoci.com  

McSwoozie (@mcswoozie on YouTube, Twitch & Twitter) is a Dark Souls (FromSoftware) trilogy Hitless master, having completed each game All Bosses + DLC no hit (DS2 All bosses alone requiring over 6 hours to complete and 41 bosses), and completed all 3 games Any%s back-to-back hitless in his Trilogy no-hit run. Swoozie also creates incredible gaming themed VFX short films under the name Nukazooka (@nukazooka on YouTube & Twittter) with the YT channel reaching over 2 million subscribers with amazing films such as Mario Vs Minecraft, Fallout Vs Skyrim & Super Mario: Underworld.  

In this conversation we go through:

The differences in consistency between a trilogy no hit run and an Any% 

Trickier than expected bosses in Dark Souls Hitless 

Swoozie's three all bosses + DLC no hit runs, difficulties and funs aspects 

Swoozie's recommendation of VFX resources and tools to get started 

and much, much more...  

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!  

Twitch.tv/McSwoozie  

YouTube.com/Nukazooka

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About WayOfLoci: WayOfLoci is a challenge run content creator, completing no hit/deaths/damage runs in difficult games including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Celeste, Cuphead, Hollow Knight, as well as other challenges including no money, blindfolded, movement restrictions and more. Additionally creating a plethora of guide content for others interested in combating these runs, or aspects of them, themselves.  

Connect with Loci: 

Twitch: Twitch.tv/WayOfLoci 

Twitter: Twitter.com/WayOfLoci 

Community Discord: discord.gg/Y4K69XEnMy 

Guide Website: WayOfLoci.com

GoesOnGhost (@goesonghost on YouTube & Twitch, @switchedonlotus on Twitter) is a legendary Bloodborne (FromSoftware) Hitless runner, being the first and currently only player to complete the All Bosses + Chalice Dungeons No hit run,  the Chalice dungeons adding more than double the amount of bosses and including incredibly difficult routing. Ghost has also done many niche runs including all bosses no hit Arcane only & BL4 (No Levelling), as well as moved into Hitless speedrunning and completed the entire game + chalice dungeons whilst only having 1 HP / 1 Stamina.   

In this conversation we go through: 

The approach, learning and perseverance involved in the All Bosses + Chalice Dungeon No hit run 

Ghost's advice for a new no hit runner 

Her favourite Boss & weapon having done various weapon only runs 

Ghost being born with one hand and the accessibility/controller changes needed  

and much, much more...  

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!  

Twitch.tv/GoesOnGhost  

About WayOfLoci: 

WayOfLoci is a challenge run content creator, completing no hit/deaths/damage runs in difficult games including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Celeste, Cuphead, Hollow Knight, as well as other challenges including no money, blindfolded, movement restrictions and more. Additionally creating a plethora of guide content for others interested in combating these runs, or aspects of them, themselves.  

Connect with Loci: 

Twitch: Twitch.tv/WayOfLoci 

Twitter: Twitter.com/WayOfLoci 

Community Discord: discord.gg/Y4K69XEnMy 

Guide Website: WayOfLoci.com  

Eenox (@eenox on YouTube & Twitch, @eenoxy on Twitter) is a platforming god on Celeste and The End is Nigh, as well as having completed several incredible feats in Undertale including beating Sans No Damage at 2x the normal speed, the entire Genocide route no damage unsegmented and more. In Celeste he was the first to complete Chapter 9's Golden Strawberry and Moon Berry in a single run, completed the C-Sides in a row deathless and more. In The End Is Nigh completed the game Deathless which resulted in a new achievement being added to the game called Iron God, and has completed several World Record Speedruns in the game.  

In this conversation we go through: 

The variety and difficulties of the challenges across the 3 games  

Differences between memorising and reaction time when dealing with a boss 

Completing incredibly difficult modded levels in Celeste 

How the journey into The End Is Nigh no-hit started before the game was even released 

and much, much more...  

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!  

Twitch.tv/Eenox  

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About WayOfLoci: 

WayOfLoci is a challenge run content creator, completing no hit/deaths/damage runs in difficult games including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Celeste, Cuphead, Hollow Knight, as well as other challenges including no money, blindfolded, movement restrictions and more. Additionally creating a plethora of guide content for others interested in combating these runs, or aspects of them, themselves.  

Connect with Loci: 

Twitch: Twitch.tv/WayOfLoci 

Twitter: Twitter.com/WayOfLoci 

Community Discord: discord.gg/Y4K69XEnMy 

Guide Website: WayOfLoci.com