Maplestrip | A-button challenge - Chuckya Harbor experiment @TheMaplestrip | Uploaded October 2016 | Updated October 2024, 57 minutes ago.
This is TAS.
I've tried really hard to save this one A-press in Chuckya Harbor, but I found it to be impossible. Well, you can use this technique to lure the Shy Guy over and then DR onto it, but you really want to save the Shy Guy for the poles. If the home of the Chuckya was a bit closer to where I want it to be, I think this would have been possible, but alas.
I still wanted to share this, in case it turns out useful for anyone. I truly believe that "Climb the Highest Pole" can be done with only one A-press. Saving this one is a pain, though.
This is TAS.
I've tried really hard to save this one A-press in Chuckya Harbor, but I found it to be impossible. Well, you can use this technique to lure the Shy Guy over and then DR onto it, but you really want to save the Shy Guy for the poles. If the home of the Chuckya was a bit closer to where I want it to be, I think this would have been possible, but alas.
I still wanted to share this, in case it turns out useful for anyone. I truly believe that "Climb the Highest Pole" can be done with only one A-press. Saving this one is a pain, though.
![SMSR - The Bees Treasure - 1x A-presses [OUTDATED]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/d3nByVtm-S4/hqdefault.jpg "SMSR - The Bees Treasure - 1x A-presses [OUTDATED]
TAS. I kinda really hat framewalking? But, you know, using the Crazy Box is always fun. Another such run is coming up soon")
![SMSR - Careful Crane Clamber - 5x A Presses [OUTDATED]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eYQl_5aCTcg/hqdefault.jpg "SMSR - Careful Crane Clamber - 5x A Presses [OUTDATED]
This is TAS, using eleven checkpoints.
The objective Careful Crane Clamber in the level Bob-omb Battle Factory (BoBF for short?) done using only five A-presses. This is an improvement on Samuel Vitales record of eight A-presses. I used their strats as a basis for my playthrough. Heres a step by step:
I did this primarily because, as I was watching Samuels video, I could think up various ways to save at least one A-press for the ramp at the start. I initially hoped to be able to get enough height on it with simple DRs, so that I could get on the box, but I underestimated how slippery the rmamp is. Getting pushed on the ramp by the Bob-omb also doesnt work, as your downwards speed goes up regardless and you quickly break through the Bob-omb. I figured that, if all else failed, I could at least try to clone 94 coins in order to get a star to appear and use that to get on the box. Proably wouldnt have worked either, but it doesnt matter now.
While unnecessarily sliding, I noticed the Shy Guy one platform over started spewing fire at me. I managed to lure him to my position, and here I had two more ways of getting up the ramp. I figured getting hit by far would be easier than to DR unto the Shy Guy, so I went with that.
Next came the most difficult part: getting over the barrels. Samuel used two A-presses here, so I tried to do it in zero. That didnt work out, and I think pulling that off may be near impossible (Plush may be able to do it?). Im glad I managed to shave off one A-press here, though!
The Heave-ho strat and the long-jump/wall-kick that gets Mario on the cranes structure is all Samuels work. Copying the latter was hard, and I died many times doing it. It takes two A-presses too. I doubt these can be shaved off. That invisible wall is annoying!
The last two A-presses are used to move up on the cranes structure. A skilled player may be able to do it in one. I am no skilled player, as proven by the fact that I died four times just trying to grab the star.
So to sum up:
1 A-press for the barrels
2 A-presses to get on the crane
2 A-presses to move ontop the crane
I believe 2 of these can still be saved.
Previous record:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQzIkA3Zr5k&user=SadPonyvillieWritter")
![SMSR - The Chuckyas Red Coins - 2x A-presses [OUTDATED]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/j3dRT892UEA/hqdefault.jpg "SMSR - The Chuckyas Red Coins - 2x A-presses [OUTDATED]
This was done tool-assisted, using a whopping 25 save points. Four clones were harmed during the shooting of this footage.
So, lets go through this step-by-step:
The first two red coins are a joy to grab, but I sadly do not yet have the skill to get up there without pressing A. Luckily, a nicely placed tree makes it only one A-press to get up here. Lets see if we can save this one at some point :)
I need two Goomba clones to be able to get to the other part of the level if I want to save the Crazy Box for later. Cloning in CH is a pain because it seems like some weird bubble is spawning every frame, messing up any well-thought out cloning method. You can watch me improve my cloning skill over time, but its not particularly nice. Search The Science of Cloning for a rundown on how cloning works in _Super Mario 64_.
Now Im on the other part of the level, collecting the red coin at the pole is easy. Sadly, I need an A-press to get behind the building here and collect the highest positioned red coin. This A-press is the most important to save, as we need to use it three times in a 100% run...
Now, it is possible to get the red coin on the pillar at 3:45 without killing the Shy Guy by doing a particularly good dive recover, but I took the easy way out.
I sped through most of the swimming. This part is boring and simple, and I doubt anyone would care to see it all in real time. The red coin on the dock is last, then we use the Crazy Box to get back on the bay.
I accidentally saved over my gameplay without recording, which is why there is this weird jumpcut. Dont worry, I didnt press A in the mean time. I hope you can forgive me for my clumsiness...
Here, there was another issue: The star is positioned too high to collect with a simple dive recover. I was forced to clone two more Goomba to be able to nab it. Quite annoying.
Oh yeah, important note: for some reason, i only sped up footage, and not audio, which causes some odd audio glitches. Ill get better over time :p")
![SMSR - 8 Rocky Red Coins - 2x A-presses [OUTDATED]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/j_m5-vtliIc/hqdefault.jpg "SMSR - 8 Rocky Red Coins - 2x A-presses [OUTDATED]
TAS.
Not a hard mission to do for the most part. The two pillars are (or rather: will be) the difficult part. I havent managed to get onto one by using the pyramid yet, but who knows. Perhaps the sprite Pokey can also be used in some way...
The music track, titled Take it Easy, came from http://www.jewelbeat.com - I still havent put effort into finding nice free music to use. Oh well.")
