BlazeMSX | [MKW TAS] Aquania Lap 1 - 40.802 @MalleoSquirrelX | Uploaded 7 years ago | Updated 2 hours ago
This track wasn't easy to TAS, so I'll probably leave it as a lap 1 for now. Some of the corners don't 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
This track wasn't easy to TAS, so I'll probably leave it as a lap 1 for now. Some of the corners don't 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] 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")
![[MKW TAS] Incendia Castle (No Shortcut) - 3:12.376 by SwareJonge and Blaze](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yQ81lLpcRdY/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW TAS] Incendia Castle (No Shortcut) - 3:12.376 by SwareJonge and Blaze
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 BKT: 3:14.683 by Reo (-2.307 cut) https://youtu.be/VUJd4VFSGMU
Real time BKT: 3:19.228 by Luke
Since the new shortcut TAS pretty much consists of only lap 1s route + the beginning of lap 2s, I wanted to see what the complete track could look like TASed. Sware decided to take a break from TASing, so I copied our collab shortcut TAS up until the ramp shortcut, then finished the rest of it on my own. Since Most of this run wasnt collaborative, I dont think its as optimized as the shortcut TAS, but Im pretty satisfied with how it turned out. A few turns still look pretty ugly to my eyes, though, like the turn after the SC ramp (I had to go wide to avoid the weird collision of the wall). To put into perspective just how ridiculously overpowered all of these TAS exclusive strats and optimizations are, this comes within .5 of the RTA shortcut WR.
Music: Golden Sun - Venus Lighthouse (Rock Version)")
![[MKW TAS] Honeybee Hideout Lap 1 - 52.263](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zVmln4hVisU/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW TAS] Honeybee Hideout Lap 1 - 52.263
I dont think Im going to finish this run because of how annoying this track is to TAS, but I thought I should still upload it just to show the strats. It also goes without saying that this is easily one of the best looking custom tracks ever made, so this video can also serve as a CT showcase, since the upscaled Dolphin recording shows a lot of details you wont see when playing on Wii. Im not sure how much of these strats are worth going for RTA, but the rock bounce trick isnt all that precise, so I can definitely see this being used. I have absolutely no idea why the creator made these barely reachable honeycomb arches trickable, but they make for some pretty cool shortcuts.
Music: Legend of Dragoon - World Map 2")
![[MKWii TAS] Undiscovered Offlimit - 1:49.649](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zqgWhpkMKE8/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii TAS] Undiscovered Offlimit - 1:49.649
Real time BKT is 1:52.047 by Kaguya
The water tunnel section probably looks extremely weird, but the water current already pushes you at max vehicle speed, so wheelies are unnecessary, and I found it was actually slightly faster to just hug the wall. Tricking also seems to lose a small amount of time. The speedometer says 84, but the games calculation of vehicle speed doesnt always necessarily match the true speed.
I initially thought the ending cannon glitch was just a useless trick without any application, but it turns out its either equal to landing in bounds, if not slightly faster.
Music: Chon - Breathe")
