GrandPOOBear is “The People’s Speedrunner”. Speedrunning is a discipline of Gaming where the goal is finishing video games as quickly as possible.

 

Twitter www.twitter.com/grandpoobear

Twitch www.twitch.tv/grandpoobear

Instagram – www.instagram.com/grandpoobear

YouTube - http://youtube.com/grandpoobear

Discord - https://discordapp.com/invite/U9eJgA

 

 

8:39 – Grandpoobear talks about his history with 14 surgeries throughout his life and career

 

12:55 – Grandpoobear talks about his progression in snowboarding

 

18:02 – That’s It That’s All, Brain Farm Cinema https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh29_SERH0Y

 

18:17 – Double Decade, Mack Dawg Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POByDmbFiVQ

 

20:10 – Kaizo Mario (what is it)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaizo_Mario_World

 

21: 29 – GDQ - Games Done Quick  2019 reference

https://gamesdonequick.com/

 

21:36 – Lutze reference (GPB called to apologize for weak sgdq)

 

22:02 – Doctors without borders 3.1m dollars at GDQ

https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/

 

 

24:11 – SGDQ team race: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeafEvGmwns

 

29:17 – GPB talks about why Ninja is important to the world of Gaming.

 

30:30 – GPB talks about Twitch

https://www.twitch.tv/grandpoobear

 

30:47 – Twitch prime subscription how-to:

 

31:05 – GPB talks about YouTube

http://youtube.com/grandpoobear

 

34:40 – GPB talks about the snowboard accident that changed his life.

 

42:58 – Payson references The Red Bulletin interview with GrandPOOBear where they speak in detail about how he makes money as a Gamer: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/theredbulletin/GrandPOObear-speedrunner-interview

 

43:48 – GPB references the video game Rust

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(video_game)

 

45:19 - DRAM speedrun of Kaizo World at GDQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkMuNRjodCQ

 

46:22 – Sinister1 Blindfolded Punch-Out run at Games Done Quick 2014: https://youtu.be/CvzIb53Lcno?t=417

 

49:35 – Speedrunning Leaderboard – 

GPB’s current results: https://www.speedrun.com/user/grandpoobear

 

51:24 – PangaeaPanga the Mario Maker level making legend is mentioned. Here is one of his oldest and most famous levels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt2wqnCQdU4

 

57:38 – GPB talks about grinding levels and the temptation to walk away and start again the next day. Here’s an example of a level that he tried to beat for days on end, then walked away and beat it within 20 minutes the next morning. Shellscape: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/353463371

 

59:00 – GPB talks more about YouTube and what went in to building it up. http://youtube.com/grandpoobear

 

1:01:55 – Grandpoobear talks about his SuperDRAM World run at GDQ. This performance was the turning point in his career as a Speedrunner: https://youtu.be/wLRkblznbdM

(1.3m views)

 

1:05:30 – What it takes to be a professional gamer, and how many hours go into not only playing the game, but editing and creating content while he builds up multiple channels – YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, Instagram.

 

1:08:05 – Warp World company reference

 

1:08:20 – GrandPOOBear talks about his friend Jaku, his partner in Warp World and his unbelievable full-time job that he does when he’s not streaming.

 

1:10:00 – Warp World Podcast https://soundcloud.com/warpworld

 

1:10:10 – I Got One Podcast with Jaku and Johnny Christmas https://soundcloud.com/igotone

 

1:11:05 – How GPB structures his days around streaming and running his business

 

1:13:35 – How he deals with trolls in his chat stream while he’s playing

 

1:17:50: “You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches.”

 

1:20:35 – St Jude’s gaming event in June

 

1:20:50 – GDQ events referenced

 

1:21:08 – Mario Masters Colosseum

 

1:21:25 – Direct Relief charity

 

1:22:00 – Wings For Life charity

 

1:23:55 – GPB talks about Red Bull High Performance and becoming a RB athlete

 

1:27:09 – John Jackson surprised him with his first Red Bull hat and welcomed him to the team while he was streaming. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwBYaK_a3IE

 

1:34:08 – GrandPOOBear’s Mario Maker tutorial level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25_Fh9CpBTM

 

1:35:11 – GPB talks about working for the Denver Nuggets, shooting their t-shirt cannon and getting daps from P.Diddy.

 

1:37:35 – GPB breaks down his dream four-way pro wrestling matchup, and how pro wrestling and video games are intertwined.