![Blue coin DP03 – 0x A Presses, no savebox [S/H/Y] @NokiDoki](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/g-3BjUzjo90/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I collect the 3rd blue coin in Delfino Plaza without pressing the A button, using only the Spray and Hover Nozzles, as well as Yoshi.
We’ve been looking for ways to get the sewers blue coins without saveboxes for a while, mostly thinking about storing upward speed on the OoB floor below to launch into the coins after dying, but nothing really worked out.
But I just realized that when an OoB floor kills Mario while he’s on Yoshi, it makes him dismount, giving him quite a bit of height. Also, on the Japanese version, Mario dismounts Yoshi from a higher point than on the other versions, allowing him to grab a blue coin during his death animation to skip the savebox.
EDIT: After a bit more testing, I found that the height of the dismount is affected by horizontal speed, allowing other versions to get the blue coin by running under it. That’s pretty cool because a couple of other saves rely on fruit storage, which isn’t available on the Japanese version.
Unfortunately, one of the sewers blue coins can’t be collected this way because there is no OoB floor below it.
This video is TAS, played on Dolphin 5.0-6022 with the NTSC-J version of the game.
Rerecords: 150
I collect the 3rd blue coin in Delfino Plaza without pressing the A button, using only the Spray and Hover Nozzles, as well as Yoshi.
We’ve been looking for ways to get the sewers blue coins without saveboxes for a while, mostly thinking about storing upward speed on the OoB floor below to launch into the coins after dying, but nothing really worked out.
But I just realized that when an OoB floor kills Mario while he’s on Yoshi, it makes him dismount, giving him quite a bit of height. Also, on the Japanese version, Mario dismounts Yoshi from a higher point than on the other versions, allowing him to grab a blue coin during his death animation to skip the savebox.
EDIT: After a bit more testing, I found that the height of the dismount is affected by horizontal speed, allowing other versions to get the blue coin by running under it. That’s pretty cool because a couple of other saves rely on fruit storage, which isn’t available on the Japanese version.
Unfortunately, one of the sewers blue coins can’t be collected this way because there is no OoB floor below it.
This video is TAS, played on Dolphin 5.0-6022 with the NTSC-J version of the game.
Rerecords: 150
![Blue coin DP03 – 0x A Presses, no savebox [S/H/Y]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/g-3BjUzjo90/mqdefault.jpg "Blue coin DP03 – 0x A Presses, no savebox [S/H/Y]
I collect the 3rd blue coin in Delfino Plaza without pressing the A button, using only the Spray and Hover Nozzles, as well as Yoshi.
We’ve been looking for ways to get the sewers blue coins without saveboxes for a while, mostly thinking about storing upward speed on the OoB floor below to launch into the coins after dying, but nothing really worked out.
But I just realized that when an OoB floor kills Mario while he’s on Yoshi, it makes him dismount, giving him quite a bit of height. Also, on the Japanese version, Mario dismounts Yoshi from a higher point than on the other versions, allowing him to grab a blue coin during his death animation to skip the savebox.
EDIT: After a bit more testing, I found that the height of the dismount is affected by horizontal speed, allowing other versions to get the blue coin by running under it. That’s pretty cool because a couple of other saves rely on fruit storage, which isn’t available on the Japanese version.
Unfortunately, one of the sewers blue coins can’t be collected this way because there is no OoB floor below it.
This video is TAS, played on Dolphin 5.0-6022 with the NTSC-J version of the game.
Rerecords: 150")
![Red Coins in the Coral Reef – 0x A Presses [Ø]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gPo8T19UK5A/mqdefault.jpg "Red Coins in the Coral Reef – 0x A Presses [Ø]
I collect the Gelato 6 Shine without pressing the A button or using F.L.U.D.D. at all.
This is a video I’ve recorded and edited a while ago but samgodro43 posted his (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8f16kDqBNY) before I posted mine. I’m posting it now for the Low-Nozzle ABC.
This video is RTA, played on PAL Wii.")
![Red Coins in Ricco Tower – 0x A Presses [T]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gbKV2EEXC3M/mqdefault.jpg "Red Coins in Ricco Tower – 0x A Presses [T]
I collect the Ricco 4 reds Shine without pressing the A button, using only the Turbo Nozzle. This is an improvement over my previous strat, which used the Hover and Rocket Nozzles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv07c-AjDPc
The Rocket and Turbo Nozzles are basically equivalent for the ABC, as both require an A press to unlock in each area. In Ricco, the Turbo Nozzle is generally a better choice when possible, as it’s available right next to the starting point and doesn’t require the Hover Nozzle to reach. On top of that, we can combine unlocking the Turbo Nozzle with a blue coin textbox, saving an A press in 120 Shines!
This video is TAS, recorded on Dolphin 5.0-6022 with the PAL version of the game.
Rerecords: 1337")
![Blue coin NB17 – 0x A Presses [S/H]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/h0TCGh6mQdY/mqdefault.jpg "Blue coin NB17 – 0x A Presses [S/H]
I collect the 17th blue coin in Noki Bay without pressing the A button, using only the Spray and Hover Nozzles. This is an improvement over samgodro43’s strat, which uses the Rocket Nozzle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqmNuxvwEEE
To do that, I use the spring at the top of the cliff to clip into a corner. This clip is usually performed to skip the Gooper Blooper fight, but here I simply use it to get into the top of the vertical shaft, which lets me grab the blue coin rocketless.
This video is TAS, played on Dolphin 5.0 with the NTSC-J version of the game.")
![Golden Bird – 0x A Presses [S/H]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iNDndVoOkm4/mqdefault.jpg "Golden Bird – 0x A Presses [S/H]
I collect the Golden Bird secret Shine without pressing the A button, using only the Spray and Hover Nozzles.
Hovering doesn’t reach high enough to make it to the final pillar on the right, so I use the left pillars instead to gain the required height.
This video is RTA, played on PAL Wii.")
![Blue coin DP02 – 0x A Presses [Ø]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jwV_oBJuSo4/mqdefault.jpg "Blue coin DP02 – 0x A Presses [Ø]
I collect the left sewers blue coin in Delfino Plaza without pressing the A button or using FLUDD at all. This is an improvement over samgodro43s strat, which required the Rocket Nozzle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v PH3iaA-l5E
The sewer blue coins are an interesting case in the A Button Challenge: theyre very easy to reach, but once youre in the sewers, the only way out is to jump or use a rocket. Or so we thought until tonight, when I stumbled upon a seam in the sewer floor collision near the left sewer coin.
Note that this couldnt be used to skip the textbox, even if we had a seam closer to the coin: Mario first downwarps (way too far to touch the coin anymore), then dies a whole second later. We may or may not have a completely separate theory on how to skip the textbox...
This video is TAS, played on Dolphin 5.0-6022 with the PAL version of the game.
Rerecords: 81")
