How Much Does Lag REALLY Affect Versus Mode?

**How Much Does Lag REALLY Affect Versus Mode?** is the 73rd video of raysfire plus. In this video, Raysfire joins the Red Pipe Gang and commits much Cheese. He melts and escapes the Frozen Donowall with the help of Bowser Koopa; notably, the new Hendolag brand established in The 300IQ CHEESE No One Thought Of makes a return and Rays unlocks a new ability called Ultra Instinct Healing Touch. Amoonguss and Sweden alluded to; perhaps the most important development of this episode is the Great AI Takeover, which is caused when Yaboizap betrays their fellow Mario Makers and allows Pongbot to take control.

## Synopsis

Starting *SMB4: 1-4 Placeholder* by ΩΣΞGΔ\_YT, Raysfire finds that the level is, rather than a Clickbait Level, a true Placeholder Level taking place in Sprixie World 1 won by Cadeinn. In an Acorn Plains Multilane, Rays, APERSOsN, Rays Dino, and BigTodd vote to "Let's start over!" during the Pipe Preparation Phase. Afterwards, the Multilane reveals itself to be Unbalanced in his favor after he commits Tech Cheese as part of the Red Pipe Gang. The Maker refuses to start over a second time; in defiance, APERSOsN refuses to touch the Goal Pole and employs the Death Stare.

Rays then faces Username and Mr. Shud™ in the Dinosaur Desert level *Scaling Mt. Rugged* by \*Emmett\*, having played this one a million times before and learned everything about it to the point of catching every Goombud Football. On the receiving end of a Sidejump Scam, Rays raises a Challenge Flag, but the Referee maintains the ruling. Later, in an SM3DW Castle Speedrun, Rays claims all Mandatory Happy-Meal Boxes and claims the Dub.

In Groovy, Rays is ambushed by a Metal Dog and a Hammer Bro. in the First Room, but the level devolves into a Goal-Adjacent Boss Arena involving Fire Yoshmen and Bum Bum; RvcΘnΘ kills the Mad Lad and SpamB instantly Yoinks the Clear-Con and wins, confusing Rays. In a Frosted Glacier Multilane against Rays Chair, No Acorns!, and XombatII, Rays remains part of the Red Pipe Gang, but realizes that all Multilane levels for the duration of the Stream are Scuffed because he committed Title Screen Death. Despite this, Rays is confident enough to submit to the Challenge Flag. Unfortunately, the Maker is forced to activate his Ultra Instinct Healing Touch when his opponents use their new form of Hendolag, much worse than McDonald's WiFi, learning just how much lag really does affect Versus Mode. The opponents form the Fusion Blue Toadette to escape the Lag Menace.

Playing Team Table Tennis against Pongbot, Rays, APERSOsN, Yaboizap, and Frog CEO attempt to be Cracked and delay the Great AI Takeover. Unfortunately, Yaboizap joins forces with the AIs and exploits the POW Respawning Laws to grant Pongbot 4 extra HP. In doing so, they allow Rays to claim the Dub as the AIs take over. In an NSMBU Castle called *The Mischievous Cat Face*, the Plant Overseers look back and forth in a sick way. Rays blames the sudden Hendolag increase on Emmitt9865 on the basis that they are an A Ranker, but \*Emmyette\* and MarioNewer escape suspicion. Borrowing Emmyette's Bulbous Head, Rays encounters a Frozen Donowall just before the Smackable Axe. As Bowser Koopa burns the Wall into smoke, the Maker Finagles the Dub and asks Google who the 591st Pokémon is at the request of the chat. As it turns out, its name is Amoonguss.

In another NSMBU Castle called *superinkreDeBols* by Julian98yr from Sweden, a combination of Blind Jumps and Despawning Banzai appear to make the level Unwinnable. When Zeno carries him, however, Rays realizes that the level is still Winnable. The imposter PePanga, however, follows up on this and carries Carell. Somehow, PePanga survives and Carell does not. Just barely Yoinking a much-needed Feller, Rays slays a Winged Bowser and claims the Dub while PePanga is stuck in a Hole. Rays thanks Sweden for his Dub. Cheesing a Scuffed Enemy Manipulation level in Layer-Cake Desert, Rays encounters Smiley Face Thing and claims a final Dub, but a Luigi invokes an Intentional Hi Mom!

## Fan response

* "h̴̬̕͝e̶͓̚l̸̦̅̀p̵͇͘̚,̸̲͝ ̵̢̛͙t̶̛̼͜h̷̥̭̐͐e̷̹̓́ ̸͖̃l̵͘͜ͅá̵̙͉̆ǵ̴̤͖́ ̷̨͝i̵̪͐s̶̢͒ ̸̢̝͊ẗ̷̜́̚ō̷̗o̷̩̣̓ ̷̦͕̾m̸̛̪̯̈ȗ̸̼͜c̶̨͕̓h̷̢͚͂.̵̹̇͘.̶̖̹̐.̵̖́" —Raysfire (raysfire plus)
* "One day, I saw a shady looking paid actor walk out of a studio into an alley. I then witnessed a horrible sight. Someone else was there. He handed the actor a batch of 10 shudcoin baggers. And do you know who it was? It was Ra-MMMMMMM" —Pranav Anand

## Notes and references

1. ↑ That's the title of the video!
2. ↑ Name is an approximation.