Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Someone in the MM discord posted a video where they almost got this, and I figured that it would probably be possible. This video: youtube.com/watch?v=BctjydDmQaw
After the initial recoil, I use a 1 frame window to pull another bombchu earlier than would normally be possible, and I recoil off of it as I get the ground clip. This sets my speed back to -17.95 rather than -16.95. This will give a little extra distance. Then I use that 1 frame window again to pull a chu that I damage boost with. This provides extra height to reach the loading zone.
Someone in the MM discord posted a video where they almost got this, and I figured that it would probably be possible. This video: youtube.com/watch?v=BctjydDmQaw
After the initial recoil, I use a 1 frame window to pull another bombchu earlier than would normally be possible, and I recoil off of it as I get the ground clip. This sets my speed back to -17.95 rather than -16.95. This will give a little extra distance. Then I use that 1 frame window again to pull a chu that I damage boost with. This provides extra height to reach the loading zone.



![Better Bomb Only Distance Hovers [TAS]
Yup, more hovering nonsense for TAS.
Rolling on the first HESS frame and megaflipping on the first backflip frame (commonly referred to as frog frames) will give just the right timing and spacing for this to work.
-Pull bomb on the 2nd frame of the backflip and shield drop immediately.
-Hold back to stunt your momentum when speed is -17.85, -13.85, -9.8, and -5.8 for optimal distance.
-In some circumstances, the 2nd bomb may not blow up (might have to do with breath cycles or axis alignment, not totally sure). So far, Ive been able to resolve this by holding forward before rolling to get Link into his walking animation. In this case, I needed to hold back when speed was: -17.85, -13.85, -9.85.
Im still not completely sure what causes this discrepancy, but know that your experience may vary for now.
These megahovers go slightly further than using 2 bomb hovers individually and they are much faster than standard bomb hovers (still nowhere near as fast as chus for distance, but good if they arent available for whatever reason). As an added bonus, Link goes back far enough that its possible to weapon swap sword and bomb to pull the bomb 2 frames faster than waiting for shield to go away on its own.
Rolling on the 2nd HESS frame increases the window for the bomb pull after the megaflip but will reduce total distance traveled in exchange for more height and being within range to initiate chain bomb hovers. Better Bomb Only Distance Hovers [TAS]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Rw1O6-Z8Mck/mqdefault.jpg)



![Majoras Mask TAS Competition: Task 5
Sorry for the delay on this one. I wanted to hold off on making the video for a little bit because of low participation. This is the 5th task of my competition. Participation was not too good this time with only 5 entrants but each entrant did pretty good Id say. There wasnt much variation on route but I do think its interesting how everyone handled their strats.
More info on this competition as well as the next task can be found here http://www.speedrun.com/mm/thread/5ywn9 There was originally a ZSR forum to mirror the one for speedrun.com, but I will be phasing it out due to the unreliability of the ZSR forums (they were literally down for the entire duration of this task). Now, I know that people like tasks with lots of variety in submissions, so task 6 is by far the most open-ended task of the competition. Be sure to check it out and try to get submissions in!
Task 5: Enter the goron trial and obtain the heart piece. Goron Mask is banned.
Results for task 5.
Name, Time [rerecords]
5. omgatree6, 41.716 [1112]
4. Bacsac4, 33.1 [787]
3. SmileSabitsuki, 31.483 [5318]
2. 95Shade, 30.933 [1712]
1. Eumeus14 27.433 [3398]
Song: F-777 - Viper
These are tool-assisted, meaning savestates are used and the game is played with frame advance or slowed down with an emulator. For more info, visit http://tasvideos.org/ Majoras Mask TAS Competition: Task 5](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Tm3DptYwE8w/mqdefault.jpg)


