Shadow64 | Cosmic Cove S | Advanced w/ Input Display (1:00.90) @Shadow64 | Uploaded 3 months ago | Updated 3 hours ago
WARNING - MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT ACCIDENTALLY ENTER COSMIC COVE 2 ON THE STAR SELECT SCREEN

0:00 - Cutscenes are skipped here RTA.
0:05 - Holding Z + Up on the control stick as you spin into the water will make Mario do a quick dive. Try to avoid spinning into the snoodle as this will create lag frames.
0:13 - Collect a couple Star Bits for the bunny strat at the end of the mission. You shouldn't need more than 3 but it is safer to collect as many as you can without losing time (as seen in this example).
0:35 - Mario gets a lot of speed from the leap out of the water, so optimally you want to jump reasonably far back.
0:49 - For this bunny strat, do not start running until the Star Bit is about to hit him,otherwise he will run away from you when he is no longer stunned.
0:52 - This spin extends Mario's hitbox slightly and makes the grab easier.
1:00 - Long Jump as soon as possible as the Skeeters can be very quick to attack you if you don't. In this example you can see he just barely misses me.
IF THE BUNNY STRAT GOES WRONG, USE THE SWITCH AND SKATE TO THE BUNNY.

Galaxy Speedrunning Website: lumapedia.net
SMG Speedrunning Discord: discord.gg/0dEhnBwKhhgt1nWe
SMG2 Guide Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4iVXbhTVGTYqj1X2sGtzKhNZ1EGYqy8s&si=zsklgXU_2xD8TQbv
Input Display: youtu.be/htsWTEx6wjM