BlazeMSX | 【MKW TAF】Maple Treeway @MalleoSquirrelX | Uploaded 7 years ago | Updated 1 hour ago
I've wanted to make a TAF on the "Maple Treeway backwards" edit for a while now. However, instead of using that specific track mod, I decided to simply add the mushroom myself onto an unaltered MT course file. As you can tell, placing this object into this track lends itself to some really interesting glitches. I Hope you enjoy this short TAF, since I'm very happy with how the video turned out. :)
I've wanted to make a TAF on the "Maple Treeway backwards" edit for a while now. However, instead of using that specific track mod, I decided to simply add the mushroom myself onto an unaltered MT course file. As you can tell, placing this object into this track lends itself to some really interesting glitches. I Hope you enjoy this short TAF, since I'm very happy with how the video turned out. :)
![[MKW TAS] Mushroom Island v1.2 - 1:49.467](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mIy4TtqpAR8/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW TAS] Mushroom Island v1.2 - 1:49.467
This is a tool-assisted speedrun created to show the theoretical limits of this course, and isnt designed to compete with real-time runs.
Huge shoutout to Ejay for recording this! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL6IvK60jAvowbyeDnu0Ybw
For whatever reason, flip tricking into a mushroom pad at a certain angle causes you to bounce off it with a massive speed boost, almost as if youre shrooming off it (look at the speedometer). You can also reduce your airtime off of these mushrooms by nosediving into the edge. Im still not entirely sure why any of this works.
The last turn on this track is extremely awkward, and theres really no pretty way to approach it. I found it was fastest to slightly cut into the grass on the last turn lap 3, since it made my alignment tighter.
Music: Horii Katsumi Project - Flashback")
![[MKW TAS] N64 DKs Jungle Parkway Lap 1 - 43.998 (Kart)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mrp775TcXLU/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW TAS] N64 DKs Jungle Parkway Lap 1 - 43.998 (Kart)
Im not normally a fan of uploading unfinished TASes, but I honestly dont think Im ever going to complete this just because of how difficult the shortcut will be to replicate. Taking into account that lap 1 is automatically ~.150 slower on DKJP because of the start line position, as well as the time save from the super miniturbo on the first turn laps 2/3, mid 2:11 should be possible.
Expect some more uploads soon.
Music: Tim Follin - Silver Surfer Stage 1")
![[MKW TAS] Heart of China - 1:36.357](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nC3tGKsfYaY/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW TAS] Heart of China - 1:36.357
This is a tool-assisted speedrun created to show the theoretical limits of this course, and isnt designed to compete with real-time runs.
Thank you to Ejay for recording and rendering!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL6IvK60jAvowbyeDnu0Ybw
Real-time BKT is 2:00.882 by Daesia
I thought this track would be an fun undertaking, since I felt that the typically-two shroom crate cut the BKT uses could be done shroomless, which would not only allow me to do it all 3 laps, but would let me keep the shroom for the additional shortcut at the end. But what really got me interested in this course was the gate blocking the path on lap 1, since I wanted to see if there was a cool way to cheese the blocked path and get onto the lap 2/3 path on lap 1, which would save me a few seconds. As it turns out, the entrance to the secret pool area was not far away from the gate, which is completely adjacent to the lap 2/3 path, so all I needed to do was find a way to quickly escape it. Conveniently, theres a small mushroom pad on top of the pool, which was the solution I needed. Everyone knows that mushrooms are arguably the most broken collision type in the entire game, but a lesser known effect of the wall ride mechanic is that you can actually break through walls using the wall ride glitch, just as long as you trick against an inside corner. While its probably a little too precise to be worth attempting shroomless in RTA, I imagine it would be pretty easy if you shroom off the mushroom pad, although it may be difficult to get it to save time over simply just doing the normal lap 1 path. Even with TAS, I only managed to save a few seconds. I ended up finding a faster way to do the crate jump on all 3 laps, but Im happy with how this run turned out otherwise.
Music: Wangan Midnight - Lonely Chaser")
![[MKW TAS] Dawn Township - 1:28.298](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q_BR8Ail5W4/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW TAS] Dawn Township - 1:28.298
This is a tool-assisted speedrun created to show the theoretical limits of this course, and isnt designed to compete with real-time runs.
Real time BKT is 1:29.886 by Watcha (-1.588 cut)
This track is a lot more simple and straightforward than Glimmer Express Trains, so I had a lot less potential to improve over the BKT this time around. I was hopeful I could supergrind off of two of the turns, but the slopes werent adequate to gain enough speed to save time. Overall, I think this run is pretty solid, and Im pretty sure that shroomspot at the end is the fastest use for that last shroom, although I wouldnt be surprised if something new is found.
I didnt use Dolphin to record like I did with Glimmer Express Trains, since recording on Wii is a lot more efficient and doesnt look that bad as long as YouTube prioritizes the upload and uses their best encoder. I have a backlog of a lot of TASes I still need to get around to uploading, and I think Ill actually be able to get around to recording them now.
Music: Sparhawks - Is That There? https://mindovermatterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-quiet-hour")
![[MKWii TAS] GCN Waluigi Stadium (No Glitch) - 1:40.856 (Kart)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rPLYY2LgB58/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii TAS] GCN Waluigi Stadium (No Glitch) - 1:40.856 (Kart)
Ever since I started making kart TASes in 2019, GCN Waluigi Stadium has always been a track that Ive had the most interest in TASing, since it seemed apparent that the category had the most room for improvement over the real-time world record. My first attempt at this track from 2019 was a 35.222 lap 1, which obviously left a lot of room for improvement, but proved this was another track where kart could theoretically beat the real time bike WR. Throughout 2020 and 2021, I continued to sporadically return to this track, finding new strats and small optimizations to shave off even more time, but I found it to be really difficult to finish a run, since every turn is heavily influenced by QM. I finished the first two laps of this run in 2022, but didnt really touch this game much throughout the first half of 2023. Thankfully, I regained my motivation more recently, and managed to complete the full run.
Similarly to Coconut Mall, this is one of the few tracks where Funky Kong remains the fastest character for kart, since theres practically zero snaking aside from the lap transitions, and every single orange miniturbo is interrupted by a boost ramp, rendering Dry Bowsers miniturbo stat advantage almost completely useless.
After landing the final ramp on lap 3, I make use of a strange mechanic which could be considered a kart equivalent to superhopping. As you might know, karts cant do conventional superhopping, for the simple reason that they cant spindrift, which is why these inputs are slightly different. Upon landing, I reach max speed by hopping down the sloped ground, which creates an effect similar to supergrinding, only that the tires arent stuck in the ground. The speed decreases once I reach the flat section of the road, but I can maintain a slightly higher speed than normal by continuing to sideways hop, which also has the benefit of giving me a better angle towards the finish line. In total, this saves around .04 from the trick landing to the finish line. Im not sure how much use this mechanic could have in other kart TASes, but its definitely worth researching further, even though snaking would likely be faster in most cases.
Music: Thousand Leaves - The Gathering")
![[MKW TAS] Aquania Lap 1 - 40.802](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rTEDOATMzqY/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW TAS] Aquania Lap 1 - 40.802
This track wasnt easy to TAS, so Ill probably leave it as a lap 1 for now. Some of the corners dont let you drive over them without getting stopped by a wall, but many of them are far more lenient about how tight you can turn, which explains why I can drive off the edges at 0:38, but not at 0:24. Delaying the trick at 0:28 is slower.
Music - Super Mario Kart: Koopa Beach")
![[MKW TAS] DKs Jungle Parkway (No Glitch) - 2:06.977](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tH2FeSJcSXQ/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW TAS] DKs Jungle Parkway (No Glitch) - 2:06.977
This is a tool-assisted speedrun created to show the theoretical limits of this course, and isnt designed to compete with real-time runs.
Former TAS BKT: 2:07.523 by Rocky (-0.546 cut)
Fastest time without TAS: 2:11.455 by Jascha
Thank you to Ejay B for recording and rendering this video for me! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL6IvK60jAvowbyeDnu0Ybw
I became interested in TASing DKJP NG back when I was still working on my glitch run, but I didnt anticipate just how difficult the shortcut would be to optimize. I gained a bit more understanding of the track past lap 1, which is why I found faster ways to do a few of the turns on laps 2 and 3. The most improvable section of the entire run is on the bridge turn before the cut lap 1, since I figured out how to get the perfect stick while turning tighter after the bridge on laps 2/3.
There were a few new strats I could have used, but I finished this run a few months back and didnt want to redo it.
Music: Tatsuo Hayashi - Hi-G")
