Noki Doki | Blue coin DP04 – 0x A Presses, no savebox [S/H/Y] @NokiDoki | Uploaded March 2018 | Updated October 2024, 33 minutes ago.
I collect the 4th blue coin in Delfino Plaza, 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.
The height that Mario gains at that point depends on his horizontal speed, so if the death occurs while he’s running, he can reach the sewers above him. And on the Japanese version, because Mario dismounts Yoshi from a higher point, he doesn’t even need to be running!
While DP03 was conveniently close to an easily accessible clipping spot, that’s not the case here, so we have to run OoB for some time. To avoid dying along the way, I dismount Yoshi every time I would otherwise die, which makes the trip a lot more tedious than I anticipated, but we still make it to the blue coin.
This video is TAS, played on Dolphin 5.0-6022 with the PAL version of the game.
Rerecords: 254
I collect the 4th blue coin in Delfino Plaza, 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.
The height that Mario gains at that point depends on his horizontal speed, so if the death occurs while he’s running, he can reach the sewers above him. And on the Japanese version, because Mario dismounts Yoshi from a higher point, he doesn’t even need to be running!
While DP03 was conveniently close to an easily accessible clipping spot, that’s not the case here, so we have to run OoB for some time. To avoid dying along the way, I dismount Yoshi every time I would otherwise die, which makes the trip a lot more tedious than I anticipated, but we still make it to the blue coin.
This video is TAS, played on Dolphin 5.0-6022 with the PAL version of the game.
Rerecords: 254
![Blue coin DP04 – 0x A Presses, no savebox [S/H/Y]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M8N0mwDIzSk/hqdefault.jpg "Blue coin DP04 – 0x A Presses, no savebox [S/H/Y]
I collect the 4th blue coin in Delfino Plaza, 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.
The height that Mario gains at that point depends on his horizontal speed, so if the death occurs while he’s running, he can reach the sewers above him. And on the Japanese version, because Mario dismounts Yoshi from a higher point, he doesn’t even need to be running!
While DP03 was conveniently close to an easily accessible clipping spot, that’s not the case here, so we have to run OoB for some time. To avoid dying along the way, I dismount Yoshi every time I would otherwise die, which makes the trip a lot more tedious than I anticipated, but we still make it to the blue coin.
This video is TAS, played on Dolphin 5.0-6022 with the PAL version of the game.
Rerecords: 254")
![RTA-Viable Gelato Beach Skip – 0x A Presses [S/H]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MMMSYVLjvyk/hqdefault.jpg "RTA-Viable Gelato Beach Skip – 0x A Presses [S/H]
I collect the Gelato 8 Shine in Gelato 1 without pressing the A button, using only the Spray and Hover Nozzles. The setup is new, but SBlectric already showed that GBS was possible under these same constraints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFvtOYz76BM
Although some of the optimal ABC strats are definitely TAS-only (like Pianta 3 0x or Sirena 2 4x), Mathgeek came up with the idea of low-A-press RTA runs, that would have to be completed under a certain number of A presses (for example, 50x for any%, not counting save prompts or Shine selects). GBS would be a big issue in such a run, for two reasons:
1) The Cataquack we lure to the hut dies while returning to its home, limiting the number of attempts to 11 (1 per blue Cataquack).
2) There was no proper setup, making each attempt a lot harder than in normal runs.
Though we still can’t get infinite attempts without A, there is now a consistent setup!
Step 1: Get tossed by a Cataquack near the hut
Step 2: Press L in mid-air
Step 3: Once the camera stops behind Mario, hold down on the control stick and try to land behind the juicer (without falling off the roof)
Step 4: Adjust your position by sidestepping or walking forward
There is a variant to that setup, that lets you perform the clip on the front side of the hut as usual. To do so, land before the juicer instead of going over it, push the control stick down very slightly until Mario faces the camera, move the camera to the left and press L.
So how does it work? Well, you may have noticed that when tossed by a Cataquack, Mario often faces a different direction than before the toss. It turns out that the direction Cataquacks make Mario face is always the same, and it’s the exact opposite of the angle used for the normal GBS setup. Which makes it perfect to do GBS on the opposite side of the roof!
However you can change that angle (by unnoticeable amounts) with the control stick during the toss, which is why you need to press L, and go straight down once the camera is in the right place. You also can’t just land on the roof without touching the stick, because the toss resets your horizontal speed, meaning you’d move straight up and land exactly where you came from –on the ground.
This video is RTA, played on Dolphin 5.0 with the PAL version of the game.")
![Blue coin GB29 – 0x A Presses [H]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/My6ArCXzba4/hqdefault.jpg "Blue coin GB29 – 0x A Presses [H]
I collect the 29th blue coin in Gelato Beach without pressing the A button, using only the Hover Nozzle.
This probably helps more with bingo than ABC, but I made it 0x because why not. Afaik this is the only way to get this blue coin without Yoshi or extra nozzles. Shoutouts to Yoshyegg for emailing me about this challenge and getting me to finally TASing it!")
![Gooper Blooper Breaks Out – 0x A Presses [S/H]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/O8OgPlBggBs/hqdefault.jpg "Gooper Blooper Breaks Out – 0x A Presses [S/H]
I collect the Ricco 1 Shine without pressing the A button, using only the Spray and Hover Nozzles.
Note that the Hover Nozzle is only required to cross from the swinging grate platform into the port, as we could B-swim onto the grate platform.
This video is RTA, played on PAL Wii.")
![Red Coins of the Pirate Ships – 0x A Presses [H]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QgYIL-kNKl8/hqdefault.jpg "Red Coins of the Pirate Ships – 0x A Presses [H]
I collect the Pinna 3 Shine without pressing the A button, using only the Hover Nozzle.
Note that there is no way out of the pool of water below the ships without pressing A.
This video is RTA, played on PAL Wii.")
![The Beach Cannon’s Secret – 2x A Presses [S]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RpM08yXyP14/hqdefault.jpg "The Beach Cannon’s Secret – 2x A Presses [S]
I collect the Pinna 2 Shine by pressing the A button only 2 times and using only the Spray Nozzle.
Nothing too complicated here, just two gaps that a dive can’t clear. Special thanks to the durian for making this strat hoverless.
This video is RTA, played on PAL Wii.")
