Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 21 minutes ago
Here's to a Donkey Kong run that I can rest on for a while!
The early stages of this run were honestly not great- the Mario match was slightly faster than my average 5-inning fielding-focused games, but this was largely because my batting goals were nearly all duds, DK Kong Home Run excepted. Then the Yoshi match had a 2nd try Diddy strike out Baby Mario that mandated an underwhelming 5-inning game redeemed only by the DK 2 Home Runs I managed to belt.
And then it all turned around. The Toads blessed my Wall Ball, meaning I only had to play it once- and I nailed the victory by dodging an ominous first-wall. The Peach, while 2 innings, was pretty quick and accomplished a few necessary goals. Wario's match was a slaughter and locked in 2 of my then-remaining 4 goals, leaving only Goomba 2 Steals and Koopa 3 Hits going into Bowser.
Taking goals into Bowser, other than the ones you are required to, is for chumps. I was a double chump on the best pace I've ever had for a DK run by FAR. Could I clutch things out and get the two Goomba steals and three Koopa hits in an otherwise fast Bowser match?
You bet I goddamn did. And it could have been a first-inning Mercy if I hadn't let my nerves goof up an awkward baserunning situation. Still, this was a solid Bowser and I'm far from upset about it. This run can be beaten, but whoever beats it will have to get lucky AND play very very well.
I return to the Wario Greats next...
Here's to a Donkey Kong run that I can rest on for a while!
The early stages of this run were honestly not great- the Mario match was slightly faster than my average 5-inning fielding-focused games, but this was largely because my batting goals were nearly all duds, DK Kong Home Run excepted. Then the Yoshi match had a 2nd try Diddy strike out Baby Mario that mandated an underwhelming 5-inning game redeemed only by the DK 2 Home Runs I managed to belt.
And then it all turned around. The Toads blessed my Wall Ball, meaning I only had to play it once- and I nailed the victory by dodging an ominous first-wall. The Peach, while 2 innings, was pretty quick and accomplished a few necessary goals. Wario's match was a slaughter and locked in 2 of my then-remaining 4 goals, leaving only Goomba 2 Steals and Koopa 3 Hits going into Bowser.
Taking goals into Bowser, other than the ones you are required to, is for chumps. I was a double chump on the best pace I've ever had for a DK run by FAR. Could I clutch things out and get the two Goomba steals and three Koopa hits in an otherwise fast Bowser match?
You bet I goddamn did. And it could have been a first-inning Mercy if I hadn't let my nerves goof up an awkward baserunning situation. Still, this was a solid Bowser and I'm far from upset about it. This run can be beaten, but whoever beats it will have to get lucky AND play very very well.
I return to the Wario Greats next...




![Mario Superstar Baseball - Superstar% Mario in 9:02.533 (World Record)
Awesome. Definitely not perfect, especially with those batting and Bob-Omb Derby performances, but this is an overall competent and clear demonstration of my solution for the Mario IL. A quick and efficient Jr. defense encounter for Big Play, followed by a 16 PA first-inning mercy with no heinous mistakes in the execution. Truth be told, I was expecting to be resetting for much longer...
I eventually settled on Monty for the pitcher during the Jr match because he seemed to have the easiest time beaning Jr, which is much faster than switching Marios position a second time. Jr doesnt line out to SS or 2B hardly ever, either, so I gave up on trying to make Jr in particular work for me. Better to just roll the Bones again and be done with it. 1:08 is definitely on the faster end of Jr. encounters I was getting in attempts up to this point. Under a minute is possible if you can get the Big Play as pitcher against the first Dry Bones, who has a 25% chance of bunting. I still havent gotten the bunt Big Play, but I believe it to be possible (Marios just not as quick as Toadette and it shows...)
I used RNG manip to obtain what I determined to be the ideal Bowser Jr. encounter - runners on 1st and 2nd rather than fully loaded bases, and with Jr. moving as directly into my path on the overworld map as I could convince him to. To do this, you need to soft reset the game, go into the Exhibition Games first screen, and then call for a random captain 7 times. This calls the RNG responsible for directing Bowser Jr.s map movement 112 times, which is why I refer it as RNG [112]. Then just move up and right like I did, and youll get the encounter.
I went back and forth between DK and Wario for my main match opponent, usually opting for Wario if Jr. wasnt blocking my path and DK if he was. I cant say why I decided to go for DK rather than Wario given Jr. wasnt in my way this time around, but suffice it to say I dont regret the decision in the slightest. Mario Superstar Baseball - Superstar% Mario in 9:02.533 (World Record)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TwjgBlHX84E/mqdefault.jpg)





