SASUKE 40 Behind The Scenes

[nekomi3]

Not gonna lie it looks so cool and there are lots of things to produce SASUKE eh...

[brz0ny]

Lol imagine if those testers were allowed to compete. Safe to say the course rn would be way harder or there would be 10+ people in Final Stage.

[katoshiho]

Jan 16, 2023 9:27:07 GMT -5 brz0ny said:

Lol imagine if those testers were allowed to compete. Safe to say the course rn would be way harder or there would be 10+ people in Final Stage.

Especially Ishikawa Sho.

[dakohosu]

What’s actually the deal with testers and competing?

Kong was a tester for Sasuke 18 obstacles but was allowed to compete in that very tournament (hence why he beasted a load of new obstacles), while he was also a tester for 28 but seemingly wasn’t invited. I would imagine they’re not allowed to compete in the same tournament they’re testing for these days as it would obvs give them an unfair advantage.

I assume the reason why so many of these YouTube stars are testers is probs because they apply to compete, don’t get selected, but still want to partake so end up applying to be testers, also the fact that they’re all insanely strong means that they’re a good measure of whether an obstacle is humanly possible or not.

[darthvaderlim]

Jan 16, 2023 10:02:58 GMT -5 dakohosu said:

What’s actually the deal with testers and competing?

Kong was a tester for Sasuke 18 obstacles but was allowed to compete in that very tournament (hence why he beasted a load of new obstacles), while he was also a tester for 28 but seemingly wasn’t invited. I would imagine they’re not allowed to compete in the same tournament they’re testing for these days as it would obvs give them an unfair advantage.

I assume the reason why so many of these YouTube stars are testers is probs because they apply to compete, don’t get selected, but still want to partake so end up applying to be testers, also the fact that they’re all insanely strong means that they’re a good measure of whether an obstacle is humanly possible or not.

Out of curiosity, but where did get that info about Kongu being a tester? I'm not very fluent at Japanese.

[zhent]

Really interesting viewing for Sasuke fans. The event truly is a mammoth logistical undertaking.

Being able to see Nagano's Dragon Glider from 9 (!?) different camera angles is pretty cool! I do enjoy some of those drone following shots along the course.

Here is the part 2 video also posted:

[SasukeBanzukeNo1 (Moon12)]

Man, being a tester must be so much fun. Even though you're not really competing, it still feels cool to actually try out the real obstacles on the actual course. It's probably even more neat getting to try out brand new obstacles and saying that you were one of the first people to attempt it (not in an actual tournament though, but still); even though no one really knows how long a new obstacle will last, or even how good of an obstacle it will be, just trying it out for the first time and figuring out how to tackle it might be even more fun than completing an old obstacle over and over again (that of course depends on the obstacles themselves). Plus, the testers are the ones that help the designers sort of approve the new obstacles and make sure the old ones are still in good condition--that in itself is pretty cool too.

[SasukeBanzukeNo1 (Moon12)]

Jan 27, 2023 20:20:17 GMT -5 zhent said:

Really interesting viewing for Sasuke fans. The event truly is a mammoth logistical undertaking.

Being able to see Nagano's Dragon Glider from 9 (!?) different camera angles is pretty cool! I do enjoy some of those drone following shots along the course.

Here is the part 2 video also posted:

I think it was a good idea to employ people controlling the drones, especially for the 40th anniversary tournament in particular. It gave us new camera angles on the Dragon Glider from some of the competitors--angles that probably would be impossible to get from actual camera operators. The sort of birds-eye view angle from behind the competitor on that obstacle is absolutely phenomenal. We've definitely came a long way in terms of technological advances--whether that may be the filming, the obstacle-making (mechanically-moving obstacles), the big screen having the logo and introducing the competitors at the start line, etc--though I still appreciate the original camera operators, obstacles, and signs they've used throughout the years.