Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Thinking about grinding this out. I know this isn't even remotely the most difficult section, and there would be a LOT to build up consistency on throughout the song, but I love tackling the challenge of this engine.
Thinking about grinding this out. I know this isn't even remotely the most difficult section, and there would be a LOT to build up consistency on throughout the song, but I love tackling the challenge of this engine.







![LLL: Red Hot Log Rolling 0xA 21.50 [RTA][FWR]
Revisiting some easy stars with the plan of routing a faster Unlock Upstairs run. I dont think this specific strat will make it in because it took me so long to get even this, but hey at least its a record. Previous record by @Blobfish_Times found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kS9vhYfMP0 LLL: Red Hot Log Rolling 0xA 21.50 [RTA][FWR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kOOxpNgHOgA/mqdefault.jpg)
![BBH: Ride Big Boos Merry-Go-Round 0xA 6:10.84 [RTA]
NEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW RECORD!!!
HOLP not shown, but its the same as whats achieved here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvLzQ4K1MDU BBH: Ride Big Boos Merry-Go-Round 0xA 6:10.84 [RTA]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kaleuNLsQ1w/mqdefault.jpg)
![BoB: Behind Chain Chomps Gate 0xA 843 [RTA]
I know from experience tasing that the DSG was gonna be way too hard for me, so I resorted to the slower but easier cloning strat. I found a pretty nice setup where no midair movement is required at all, and all you need to do is slide kick into the wall. The vs manipulation goes as follows: grab the bobomb fake at vs9 (I dont pause buffer it because I still cant tell when the bobomb actually stops and begins to bloat), load the goombas for vs6, spawn a water bomb for vs3 when it breaks, unload the goombas for vs6, spawn the coin ring and unload it for vs3, and load the goombas to clone. BoB: Behind Chain Chomps Gate 0xA 843 [RTA]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kjBseWeIHPo/mqdefault.jpg)
![SMSR: In the Cage 0xA 3813 [TAS]
I collect the star In the Cage in 0 A presses. This is TAS. This is merely a time save, as the previous record was already 0xA, which was done in roughly 427 by Sidney and can be found here https://youtu.be/rWVB7gPEx3Q
The two main sources of the time save were diving through the steep floor of the dome so I dont have to go all the way to the actual entrance, then using goomba chase extension to bring the goomba into the cage as the source of our bounce, instead of needing to transport the scuttlebug all the way into the dome. In order to bring the goomba close enough to the star to bounce to it, though, some goomba transportation needs to be done, but luckily it doesnt take too much health to do so.
This strategy was actually finished on 12/16/22, and Im only just now uploading it because the improvement involves leaving the HOLP intact to continue with the rest of the stars, so in order to be complete it needed to finish every 0x star up top in one session, since it takes an A press to use the cannon to go to Star Road. This is the fifth of 14 videos I will be uploading, with the final one being a supercut of all the stars in one long run, unabridged. SMSR: In the Cage 0xA 3813 [TAS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l3tlycOXBKE/mqdefault.jpg)