![[Maple Treeway] this is why I dont race ghosts @Speed64Demon](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jmHr02Hwz2c/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
hahahahaha comedy
(it's because they make me nervous)
also would anybody be interested in me streaming Dolphin-assisted throwing myself at the tree root for hours?
hahahahaha comedy
(it's because they make me nervous)
also would anybody be interested in me streaming Dolphin-assisted throwing myself at the tree root for hours?
![[Maple Treeway] this is why I dont race ghosts](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jmHr02Hwz2c/mqdefault.jpg "[Maple Treeway] this is why I dont race ghosts
hahahahaha comedy
(its because they make me nervous)
also would anybody be interested in me streaming Dolphin-assisted throwing myself at the tree root for hours?")
![[MKW] Maple Treeway (No Turn Skip) - 2:15.936 - HD★Demøn♪](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jtVMHfgO9i4/mqdefault.jpg "[MKW] Maple Treeway (No Turn Skip) - 2:15.936 - HD★Demøn♪
Improved: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQPvBya1Wjs
Watch in 720p60!
Update: May 5th, 2020
Splits:
45.399 / 45.152 / 45.385 || 2:15.936
4/6 chains, not too bad!! Lap 3 :(
Previous WR: 2:16.058 (122 cut) by HD Demon (me): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9PsUwU_u9U
The ultimate no-turn skip goal has finally been reached. There is peace within the Maple Treeway forest. The syrup factories are at maximum efficiency producing Demon Syrup™. Unlock 100% of your brains potential with the Everclear of Syrup, bottled locally in the huts of Maple Treeway! This is the greatest MT run of All Time.
This run had an INCREDIBLE pace. Had I been a little faster lap 2 (not messed up the shortcut, maybe a better u-turn) I would have nailed the triple net a full second ahead of Totoms 2:16.884. For lap 3... it was going so good. SO good. Then I had a terrible u-turn (it was wide) and drop wheelie (but we got air) and then to make matters sting just a bit more, only double net. Had I hit the chain and triple net, we wouldve seen a 45.0 (with good u-turn it wouldve been 44.9) and finished with a mid 2:15!! Huge shame about the bad landing on the final trick lap 3. It wouldnt be an HD Demon certified run without it LMAO. Im tempted to do a What could have been style video where I go in and optimize the u-turn forward to see what I could have gotten on Dolphin. This run is truly amazing and shows just how far no-turn skip still has to go!! 2:15 is not the end, my end-goal for NTS is going to be a 2:15.4 but I can rest easy knowing I hit the first 2:15 :)
Ghosts compared include: 2:16.058 (Demon), 2:16.073 (Kisaragi), and 2:16.220 (the super fast ghost ahead of us on lap 3, one of my fastest paces since returning in 2020).
Unfortunately this was not set live on stream and rather within just a 20 minute window of a short study break last week. However, check out my stream for more NTS and 2:13 turn skip attempts!! https://twitch.tv/speed64demon
♫ System of a Down - Forest ♫
♫ Jake Chudnow - Moon Men ♫
Ive been wanting to use a System song in a run for a LONG time. This run is more than worthy.
I would like to thank Ejay for allowing me to use the Input Viewer!
Thanks for watching.")
![[MKW WR] Maple Treeway Fastest Lap - 22.512 - HD Demon](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kKOv1mcJQ5Q/mqdefault.jpg "[MKW WR] Maple Treeway Fastest Lap - 22.512 - HD Demon
Watch in 4K! Low cannon!!
Improvement by OVER ONE SECOND by -1.045 over previous WR by myself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B26sNMK44Dk
I keep re-watching this flap to find any big errors, and I really cant besides the two main, obvious flaws: only double net (but I did get a double hop), and only one trick on the branches. I think fixing those two errors combined give another 200-300ms of timesave easily.
For the positives: I think the gap jump line was solid, tight line into cannon, wheelie mostly into cannon, perfect low cannon and lineup, not too much air on part 3 AND maintained wheelie as if its the rDH lucky cut (fast), and good mini-turbo into net.
Ive been labbing this flap all weekend long between Dolphin and RTA, its about time I get a second chance of the god tier low cannon since my very first RTA attempt. Theres different low cannons: based on the speed as you exit the cannon, you will be dropped shorter or further. Above 71kmh, and youve landed too far for a good line. Around 70kmh and below, you get the best line for part 3 of the glitch: the bump. Fun fact: the savestate I used in Dolphin gets a low cannon with the same speed, almost feels unfair. Almost. I really cant understate how useful Dolphin is for testing new tech or strats, especially like this one, where the RTA restart timing is over 1 minute between attempts. To reduce that to... well, instantly, accelerates progress to levels a 2008 player could only dream of.
Words cannot describe how happy I am to have achieved this run. To have all 4/4 Maple Treeway WRs is a great feeling, just like it was back then. I had just returned to glitch 3lap attempts on July 3rd in the morning, and later that day I came across the video demonstrating this tech. To have this quick of a turnaround from having never even seen this strat to strong WR makes me wonder if Im still playing at my best, or if I possibly have even greater things ahead. Time will tell.
♫ Joji - Gimme Love ♫
I just saw Joji in concert in Chicago back in June... best setlist to date, life is good.
Thanks for watching!")
![[MKWii] Thomass Room](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kTIgF3DiAeQ/mqdefault.jpg "[MKWii] Thomass Room
[MKWii] Thomass Room")
![[MKW Former WR] Maple Treeway - 1:31.461 - HD Demon](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nErLYSnTi84/mqdefault.jpg "[MKW Former WR] Maple Treeway - 1:31.461 - HD Demon
Watch in 4K60!!
You do not want to miss the ending of this run :)
Yeah its time to get 1:29.
Splits: 34.416 / 29.765 / 27.280 | 1-1-1 shroomstrat, 2/3 Benny, 1/3 Clip
Previous WR (HUGE 1.130 second cut): 1:32.591 by Demon (myself)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e3WoYHDw2Y
Ive seen some chatter about a new BKS lap 3 thats actually done on lap 2, so, I wanted to set a WR with a new BKS lap 3 thats actually done on lap 3. Instead, we get this. I dont know whats better.
I started playing glitch attempts right around when the new flap strategy was found (btw check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKOv1mcJQ5Q), and things have only been getting smoother. I honestly think I might be able to push for 1:29 with just 1/3 fast entries as long as I figure out the branches. Im not sure the exact time loss, maybe in excess of a full second. Maybe 1.462 seconds exactly, Im not sure.
Ive been getting faster at the Benny, been getting low cannons much more consistently, and even getting the fast entries more often. To make matters even better: my clip consistency has returned to its peak. So, strike while the iron is hot. Lets do this.
The good: fast Bennys, 2 low cannons, incredible triple nets both laps 1 and 2, incredible fast entry into lap 3, fast clip lineup lap 3, great instant stop
The bad: hitting the hut on entry into lap 2, and well. Does the other thing even need stated? Just watch the video.
I love this ghost comparison. It even more effectively demonstrates the time losses and saves on this category so well, from the Benny to the entry to the clip to the low cannon to the bump to the net... its just peak comparison.
♫ taking the hobbits to isengard ♫ (watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-1RPDqJAY)
Thanks for watching!
Edit 7/27/26: I realized I clicked the wrong .rkg for the mii when making the custom top 10 so it overwrote the entry: 8th place at the time of upload is actually Justin with a 1:40.150. Sorry Justin.")
![[MKW Former WR] Maple Treeway (No Glitch) - 2:15.533 - HD★Demøn♪](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oZB1_QLKNtc/mqdefault.jpg "[MKW Former WR] Maple Treeway (No Glitch) - 2:15.533 - HD★Demøn♪
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Splits: 44.705 / 45.454 / 45.374 | *1-1-1 *Turn skip lap 1 only
New WR: 2:14.836 by me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlmNDVi1wSs
Previous WR (038 cut) - 2:15.571 by HD Demon (https://youtu.be/hur11e6csgM)
Another run set live on stream, absolutely blown away with the support our community has given me on the track to 2:14, and I extend a hearty thank you to everyone who has supported me thus far. I hope to get a huge cut soon and stop +1ing this track so much. Dont miss it! https://www.twitch.tv/speed64demon
Live version here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/573238384
Ill be honest, I barely remembered this run until I re-watched it a few times. Lap 1 looks sloppy, but I got an amazing turn skip, of the top tier. I only needed to hop once, so I lost time by doing two and causing the miniturbo to take longer to charge. Laps 2 and 3 were both amazing besides the u-turns and the Kezer drop lap 3 (at least I got air on the bridge). Seems like it would be easier to just skip that turn right??
♫ Dschingus Khan - Moskau ♫
(also, Great Fairy Fountain - Ocarina of Time)
Thanks for watching!")
![[MKW BKS] Maple Treeway No-Glitch Lap 2 - 45.091](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/o_x11HuVzRw/mqdefault.jpg "[MKW BKS] Maple Treeway No-Glitch Lap 2 - 45.091
bks limit for non-turn-skip is:
45.211 / 45.091 / 45.091 = 2:15.393
a 44.9xx lap is completely feasible, this lap is weak because of the SC, the turn entering wigglers, and of course the net. If all 3 of those aspects were optimal, Id see this being a 44.8")
![[MKW Former WR] Acorn Heights - 2:01.981 - HD Demon](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pj8ZIKvA-vo/mqdefault.jpg "[MKW Former WR] Acorn Heights - 2:01.981 - HD Demon
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Nothing like the taste of day 1 world records. Didnt know if I still had it in me.
Splits: 41.508 / 40.213 / 40.260 || 7-1-0 Coin || 1-1-1 Shroomstrat
Learning the mechanics of this game is some of the most fun Ive had since MK8us launch back in June 2014... 11 years ago. Theres so much depth to this game, small time-saves or losses that Im still figuring out. Pure bliss when things just start locking in, this game feels so smooth at that point.
Some things to note about this run:
Been playing this game since midnight launch (so like, maybe 13 hours ago?). This run will be obsolete by the time I turn my switch 2 back on.
Airtime is extremely slow in this game boosts save so much time in the air or on the rails. You see me hold my drift longer than I should on laps 2 and 3 to take advantage of this.
Delayed tricks seem to also benefit from the airspeed penalty.
I was chasing ほし from like 2AM through 4AM this morning. Every time I would improve, they wouldve improved right before I did. Straight out of a SummoningSalt video. But, we persevere.
https:// mkwrs.com/mkworld/display.php?track=Acorn+Heights
I tried many different combinations. It seems like the lightest weights do the best when theres rails or gliding... I think this guy is the lightest in the game? Wish it were Funky Kong. This kart seems to be all the rage, there may be hidden stats. Chase that meta.
Old strats I helped push out of the way: old runs used to use the left rail with 2 coins before glider, used to use the left side rail on laps 2 and 3 as well; I pioneered the right side rail with the instant trick.
Also: I think this type of tech will be the future of this game due to the airspeed mechanics [ https:// www.twitch.tv/speed64demon/clip/ScaryIncredulousCattlePraiseIt M9ZDHCZdGW5hAHW ]. This was like 5 minutes into me playing the game lmao
Thanks for watching!
Ill be streaming more of this brand new shiny game later on at my twitch @Speed64Demon
Dont worry, I have not forgotten about Maple Treeway, or the 2:12, or the 1:29, or shroomless turnskip... stay tuned")
![[MKW] Maple Treeway No-Glitch WR improvement fail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pkoMcfJUvPM/mqdefault.jpg "[MKW] Maple Treeway No-Glitch WR improvement fail
[MKW] Maple Treeway No-Glitch WR improvement fail")
![[MKW] Maple Treeway Flap - 25.509](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qsMgjn_dSzY/mqdefault.jpg "[MKW] Maple Treeway Flap - 25.509
[MKW] Maple Treeway Flap - 25.509")
![[MKW Former WR] Maple Treeway Flap - 23.785 - HD★Demøn♪](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/spxEighN2QU/mqdefault.jpg "[MKW Former WR] Maple Treeway Flap - 23.785 - HD★Demøn♪
THIS IS SO FAST OMG
EVERYTHING WENT RIGHT, I CANNOT BELIEVE IT
THE LAST RAMP LANDING I SWEAR I BUST A NUT
Now I should finally start writing my paper on wave-particle duality. The sub-1:57 is gonna be so thicc and I have the perfect song for it. Im so ready.")
