Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Reuploaded Version to fix Volume: youtu.be/-uWyH01s24M
All Checkpoint Maps: dropbox.com/sh/sag9t9uern0v03s/AAC67ri_-v4yQwX0C41x7F6na?dl=0
This is probably the most time and effort I've ever put into a video, so now I can only hope it doesn't get forgotten in a week! This video was one of my biggest goals since I returned to YouTube, and I'm so happy to have finally finished (at least one third of) it! The checkpoint system is one of the most complicated concepts in Mario Kart Wii and it's time that someone finally went out of their way to explain it! How else can the community ever have a true appreciation for ultra shortcuts if they aren't even understood!
In fact, using the knowledge gained from this video, I hope to make an explanation video for every new ultra shortcut. I also plan to cover another interesting glitch (sadly it is CTGP exclusive) and I will have a few videos on that coming out soon! Let's just say that I may have made a few interesting observations with the help of this glitch...
The next part of the guide is not a priority of mine, so expect it sometime next month! I also made another small (currently useless) discovery in Luigi Circuit, so expect a very short video explaining that later this week!
I don't know if I ever actually mentioned this, but the extracurricular activities I do are the school musicals and cross-country running! I'm mentioning this now because the next show's rehearsals are starting up soon, so I really have no clue how often I'll be able to upload. I had most of February off, but I'll try my best to get all of the aforementioned videos out in the next one or two months!
One final project I haven't thought much about yet is that top 100 video games song playlist you might have noticed on my channel! I know you've only really seen the logical thinking side of me, so I thought it would be fun if I made a video of all of my favorite video game songs, so you can see the musical side of me! I'll keep the playlist up but it does need to be updated drastically in the next few weeks. Although it might not end up being a video, stay on the lookout for that too, as I've already put in a TON of effort compiling and ranking the list of songs!
Well, that's a lot to say, but I hope you have a good idea of the state of my channel now. One final thing I will mention is that I do have a 100 subscriber special planned, and let's just say it involves my musical side...
Reuploaded Version to fix Volume: youtu.be/-uWyH01s24M
All Checkpoint Maps: dropbox.com/sh/sag9t9uern0v03s/AAC67ri_-v4yQwX0C41x7F6na?dl=0
This is probably the most time and effort I've ever put into a video, so now I can only hope it doesn't get forgotten in a week! This video was one of my biggest goals since I returned to YouTube, and I'm so happy to have finally finished (at least one third of) it! The checkpoint system is one of the most complicated concepts in Mario Kart Wii and it's time that someone finally went out of their way to explain it! How else can the community ever have a true appreciation for ultra shortcuts if they aren't even understood!
In fact, using the knowledge gained from this video, I hope to make an explanation video for every new ultra shortcut. I also plan to cover another interesting glitch (sadly it is CTGP exclusive) and I will have a few videos on that coming out soon! Let's just say that I may have made a few interesting observations with the help of this glitch...
The next part of the guide is not a priority of mine, so expect it sometime next month! I also made another small (currently useless) discovery in Luigi Circuit, so expect a very short video explaining that later this week!
I don't know if I ever actually mentioned this, but the extracurricular activities I do are the school musicals and cross-country running! I'm mentioning this now because the next show's rehearsals are starting up soon, so I really have no clue how often I'll be able to upload. I had most of February off, but I'll try my best to get all of the aforementioned videos out in the next one or two months!
One final project I haven't thought much about yet is that top 100 video games song playlist you might have noticed on my channel! I know you've only really seen the logical thinking side of me, so I thought it would be fun if I made a video of all of my favorite video game songs, so you can see the musical side of me! I'll keep the playlist up but it does need to be updated drastically in the next few weeks. Although it might not end up being a video, stay on the lookout for that too, as I've already put in a TON of effort compiling and ranking the list of songs!
Well, that's a lot to say, but I hope you have a good idea of the state of my channel now. One final thing I will mention is that I do have a 100 subscriber special planned, and let's just say it involves my musical side...
![Checkout Route v1.1 [UPDATE]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sDdm1_aum9I/mqdefault.jpg "Checkout Route v1.1 [UPDATE]
Wiki Page: http://wiki.tockdom.com/wiki/Checkout_Route
SMG Custom Tracks Discord Server: https://discord.gg/XDrpJ2v
SMG Custom Tracks YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXx5xLslP-do3BfcOgvOZtg
After I finish up a few more current CT projects, Ill be moving on to making some SMG themed custom tracks, starting out with Hightail Falls Galaxy from SMG2, so join the Discord Server or YouTube Channel for updates on those projects in the upcoming months!
NOTE: Any times I might have said v2.0 instead of v1.1 were accidents. Its not a big deal, but I just wanted to clear up any potential confusion!")
![Harvest Harbor [MKW Custom Track]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vZ8aCzL_Gtk/mqdefault.jpg "Harvest Harbor [MKW Custom Track]
CT Wiiki Page: https://wiki.tockdom.com/wiki/Harvest_Harbor
This track was originally started back in November 2021 for one of Citrus CT Secret Santa events. The layout I chose (as seen in the first few seconds of the video) was designed by OrangeYoshi.
This design in particular appealed to me because it is a combination of Maple Treeway and Delfino Square, two of my favorite tracks. Although I took just a tad over the time limit, I am very happy with how it came out. I think I was able to keep the track faithful to the original drawing while still putting my own spin on it (other than the wind on the bridge, which was too awkward to implement well, so I decided to convey the wind with a sound trigger instead).
For the two of you who read the description, heres a quick update. I left the CT Jams community at the beginning of this year, which is why my uploads abruptly halted (that combined with being busy with school). At first, I wasnt planning to make any more tracks, but recently I came to the realization that I do still enjoy making tracks as a hobby, I just dont enjoy the toxicity/pressure of CT Jams or the community as a whole.
So, I plan to proceed with my channel as normal and to make tracks at my own pace, which could be very slow considering I just graduated high school and will be heading to college in August. In the meantime, I want to get to my last few remaining unfinished projects, so stay on the lookout for those. I am currently working on converting my SM64 Castle Grounds hide and seek stage into a proper battle stage.
Finally, I have wanted to branch out to other games for a while, and last year, I documented as much as I could about the cancelled project Super Mario Galaxy 2.5, so I may be posting my discoveries here sometime this summer. Im starting to look into some other communities as well, so dont be surprised if you see some new stuff in the near future! Thanks as always for supporting my channel!")
![Treble Clef Trek v1.1 [UPDATE]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vqf6lkRgXnU/mqdefault.jpg "Treble Clef Trek v1.1 [UPDATE]
Wiki Page: http://wiki.tockdom.com/wiki/Treble_Clef_Trek
SMG Custom Tracks Discord Server: https://discord.gg/XDrpJ2v
SMG Custom Tracks YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXx5xLslP-do3BfcOgvOZtg
Im so sorry the commentary is so loud, I was tight on time and didnt have the opportunity to rerecord. Hopefully I can finish some other smaller projects in the meantime and possibly make another SMG track too!")
![Battlerock Galaxy [MKW Custom Battle Arena]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z3v0tFrO3fI/mqdefault.jpg "Battlerock Galaxy [MKW Custom Battle Arena]
CT Wiiki Page: https://wiki.tockdom.com/wiki/Battlerock_Galaxy
Yes, I am still not finished with my backlog of old projects, I severely underestimated my procrastination abilities. Regardless, I am extremely happy with how this came out, my only annoyance is that I could not get the Topmen enemies to work properly, and a custom Topman enemy I found on the Wiiki causes a crash... only when hit with a shell. Hopefully I can release an update that fixes this in the future, but for now I just wanted to get the stage out.
As far as battle arenas go, I think this is easily my best. I went all out on the visuals, and the moving platform gimmick worked out better than expected. Id like to thank Kanto and YoshTaku with help regarding the custom music, I think it is much more fitting than Delfino Piers original theme.
If I had actually finalized this for the Super Mario Galaxy CT Jam, perhaps I could have had a chance at a top spot, but based on the amount of issues I encountered when returning to this project, bailing to my Hurry-Scurry joke track was definitely the right call.")
