Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This level is very hard due to the position of the star and how you have to adjust your angle in real time based on how your previous flutters were angled and other factors.
I skip the opening cutscene letting only a tiny bit of the 2nd note play so that the fizzlet jumps. Any more and he will zap instead. Waiting too little causes him to jump too late.
The 2nd cutscene I wait so long to have luigi walk in the correct direction at the start.
Statue long jump can be finnicky, but it's the fastest way to yoshi according to PurpleSun. Maybe for RTA ILs the yellow platform boost he talked about is more consistent, but I just went for the fastest thing even if some runs would die to it frustratingly.
I tried approximately 3-4 different strategies for the flutters.
Strat 1: Crouch turn TAS strat (less compatible with other strats) youtu.be/boux_GCvNEU
-Small crouch turn down right. Slight right from up for most of the first flutter and shift to slight up above up right.
-Pray the fizzlet goes underneath the line you are going on
-Flutter to the star. I usually hold the angle still for 3 more flutters before shifting to an angle that will give more speed (further towards the right side of yoshi (player's perspective))
-Dismount near the mine and hope you get it. I never grabbed the star once, but I did miss several times.
Strat 2: Close shave flutter TAS strat youtu.be/o09L3z0sghw
-Similar to the video, you do an a held jump and a nunchuk spin (still holding a). Start the flutter holding up and then shift
to up right in the middle of the first flutter. You'll need to do height flutters, so make sure to cancel on yoshi's 6th "kick" until you have enough height.
-Pray the fizzlet goes underneath the line you are going on
-Same flutters as Strat 1 here post fizzlet bounce
Strat 3: Spin bonk flutter youtu.be/Y1C2Pt-Mg1k
-There is a piece of geometry on the platform that allows for a spin bonk
-You can just do a "fake" spin into it and hope it bonks up right, then do a flutter holding up and shift to slightly right of up. Continue for about 4 flutters to be safe before committing to an angle for better speed.
-A tip here is you need more height flutters than other strats because you usually are a bit lower than the other strats.
Strat 4: Double close shave flutter
-This is the strat I went for in the video
-Do a held jump nunchuk spin (still holding a). Start the flutter holding up and then shift to up right in the middle of the first flutter. Depending on how good the close shave was, you may need height flutters.
-Land close to the middle of the platform and perform the same trick again, but you'll want to shift the control stick further to the right than up right and do it relatively quickly (it is dangerously close to killing your speed).
-If you did it right, you won't even have to readjust your angles. For the height I go for, I try to be around the ? block in the background. I dismount around that one mine and hope that I just find my way to the star.
Close shave flutter: The name I gave to increased speeds when fluttering dangerously close to the ground from a spin flutter.
First used in nemi's perfect run/ultimate test IL speedruns. The closer the shave, the better the speed (usually).
You can technically go even lower with these close shaves by releasing and repressing a to cancel the spin early.
youtube.com/watch?v=dgZqwLfoJtY
Strat 2-4 I would try to decide which one I would do based on the flutter and conditions. Really good close shaves on the first flutter I would do Strat 2 and 3. Bad close shaves (lower speeds) I would go either for Start 2 and 4 or just 4 based on the angle and ofc the fizzlet position. Strat 2 is never guaranteed since it is purely RNG.
This was a 14 hour grind, so I'm not entirely thrilled with never getting TAS strat in the time, but at least I finally got the WR.
This level is very hard due to the position of the star and how you have to adjust your angle in real time based on how your previous flutters were angled and other factors.
I skip the opening cutscene letting only a tiny bit of the 2nd note play so that the fizzlet jumps. Any more and he will zap instead. Waiting too little causes him to jump too late.
The 2nd cutscene I wait so long to have luigi walk in the correct direction at the start.
Statue long jump can be finnicky, but it's the fastest way to yoshi according to PurpleSun. Maybe for RTA ILs the yellow platform boost he talked about is more consistent, but I just went for the fastest thing even if some runs would die to it frustratingly.
I tried approximately 3-4 different strategies for the flutters.
Strat 1: Crouch turn TAS strat (less compatible with other strats) youtu.be/boux_GCvNEU
-Small crouch turn down right. Slight right from up for most of the first flutter and shift to slight up above up right.
-Pray the fizzlet goes underneath the line you are going on
-Flutter to the star. I usually hold the angle still for 3 more flutters before shifting to an angle that will give more speed (further towards the right side of yoshi (player's perspective))
-Dismount near the mine and hope you get it. I never grabbed the star once, but I did miss several times.
Strat 2: Close shave flutter TAS strat youtu.be/o09L3z0sghw
-Similar to the video, you do an a held jump and a nunchuk spin (still holding a). Start the flutter holding up and then shift
to up right in the middle of the first flutter. You'll need to do height flutters, so make sure to cancel on yoshi's 6th "kick" until you have enough height.
-Pray the fizzlet goes underneath the line you are going on
-Same flutters as Strat 1 here post fizzlet bounce
Strat 3: Spin bonk flutter youtu.be/Y1C2Pt-Mg1k
-There is a piece of geometry on the platform that allows for a spin bonk
-You can just do a "fake" spin into it and hope it bonks up right, then do a flutter holding up and shift to slightly right of up. Continue for about 4 flutters to be safe before committing to an angle for better speed.
-A tip here is you need more height flutters than other strats because you usually are a bit lower than the other strats.
Strat 4: Double close shave flutter
-This is the strat I went for in the video
-Do a held jump nunchuk spin (still holding a). Start the flutter holding up and then shift to up right in the middle of the first flutter. Depending on how good the close shave was, you may need height flutters.
-Land close to the middle of the platform and perform the same trick again, but you'll want to shift the control stick further to the right than up right and do it relatively quickly (it is dangerously close to killing your speed).
-If you did it right, you won't even have to readjust your angles. For the height I go for, I try to be around the ? block in the background. I dismount around that one mine and hope that I just find my way to the star.
Close shave flutter: The name I gave to increased speeds when fluttering dangerously close to the ground from a spin flutter.
First used in nemi's perfect run/ultimate test IL speedruns. The closer the shave, the better the speed (usually).
You can technically go even lower with these close shaves by releasing and repressing a to cancel the spin early.
youtube.com/watch?v=dgZqwLfoJtY
Strat 2-4 I would try to decide which one I would do based on the flutter and conditions. Really good close shaves on the first flutter I would do Strat 2 and 3. Bad close shaves (lower speeds) I would go either for Start 2 and 4 or just 4 based on the angle and ofc the fizzlet position. Strat 2 is never guaranteed since it is purely RNG.
This was a 14 hour grind, so I'm not entirely thrilled with never getting TAS strat in the time, but at least I finally got the WR.
