Uploaded September 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
JP Rules timing: 32:36
An ok run, lost a lot of time upon entering Helm until Enter Factory. Lost a fair amount of time in Lanky Phase & Chunky Phase.
The JP version has numerous patches compared to the US release. The ones you see in this run are:
- Cannot skip text, as a result, certain sections become much longer
- No STVW. The mechanic which allows STVW to work is patched, and so instead of doing the traditional 'Wet Escape', you have to ledge clip to escape. (This also means Phase walking/falling is patched)
- The Troff 'n' Scoff cutscene is delayed to patch a softlock with a duped file.
JP Rules timing: 32:36
An ok run, lost a lot of time upon entering Helm until Enter Factory. Lost a fair amount of time in Lanky Phase & Chunky Phase.
The JP version has numerous patches compared to the US release. The ones you see in this run are:
- Cannot skip text, as a result, certain sections become much longer
- No STVW. The mechanic which allows STVW to work is patched, and so instead of doing the traditional 'Wet Escape', you have to ledge clip to escape. (This also means Phase walking/falling is patched)
- The Troff 'n' Scoff cutscene is delayed to patch a softlock with a duped file.
![K Rool in 12:12 [Former N64 World Record] | Donkey Kong 64](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rnlElzQOXvw/mqdefault.jpg "K Rool in 12:12 [Former N64 World Record] | Donkey Kong 64
EDIT: (27/12/2018) - 12:10 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXa-LFfKjeM&feature=youtu.be
Retimed to be a 12:12.87
Done late at night after Tooie stuff when I just wanted to do ONE K Rool for fun (to see whether I lost my touch at the boss fight). Turns out that I hadnt...
Lost 1s in Tiny Phase due to missing the 3rd barrel and having to backflip in, lost some time in Chunky Phase due to imperfect movement. Diddy Phase was better, still could save another 0.5-1s with an amazing Diddy Phase with no fast lights.
I can see this reasonably going to a 12:10, maybe a 12:09 (just!) without any fast lights in Diddy Phase. 12:06/07 if you get 1 fast light. 12:03/04 if you get 2. But be prepared to put in several hours a day of K Rool grinding time.
Advanced strats tutorial (Covers how to do everything that I did in this fight except the first light strat for Diddy Phase): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xRPWDIqpXg
Splits (Slightly inaccurate bc from livesplit timings):
DK: 2:19.22
Diddy: 1:20.60
Lanky: 1:56.46
Tiny: 4:37.61
Chunky: 1:58.52
Sum of Best Segments: 12:07.20
Average: 12:14.79")
