BlazeMSX | [MKW TAS] DS Desert Hills - 1:37.572 (Kart) @MalleoSquirrelX | Uploaded 4 years ago | Updated 5 hours ago
This is a tool-assisted speedrun created to show the theoretical limits of this course, and isn't designed to compete with real-time runs.
Real time BKT is 1:39.108 by Ando (-1.536 cut) youtu.be/IGio0bhFjvc
This run is pretty old now, but better late than never I guess? I added a few extra miniturbos and rapid fire hopped up the trick hill to do what is possibly the first kart super grind, but this run is otherwise similar to the RTA kart WR and just makes use of tighter lines and frame perfect snaking. Ando's driving here is really good already, so his ghost was very helpful in figuring out the optimal lines.
I figured out how to get lower shortcuts on lap 2 and 3, so I saved a small amount of time over lap 1, but the biggest time save would definitely come from the triple trick strat, which I only discovered when I was already on lap 3. The closest comparison I can think of is the Daisy Circuit stairdive due to it sending you both lower and further forward than the standard double trick, only it's far more precise.
Also, before anyone asks, I did do some testing with Funky Kong, but there were just too many miniturbos for his speed advantage to save time. Dry Bowser is used in many other kart categories, so this isn't too unusual. DwainiumB has a really interesting video visualizing the miniturbo stat advantage: youtu.be/af5C2TtHrt8
I've made a few other kart TASes over the past year or so that I still need to get around to uploading, although most were made to get acclimated to kart physics and aren't very optimized. It just takes a while to make these videos, so you'll probably need to wait a bit for me to get them all uploaded.
Music: The Perfect Sports - Cue
soundcloud.com/theperfectsports
This is a tool-assisted speedrun created to show the theoretical limits of this course, and isn't designed to compete with real-time runs.
Real time BKT is 1:39.108 by Ando (-1.536 cut) youtu.be/IGio0bhFjvc
This run is pretty old now, but better late than never I guess? I added a few extra miniturbos and rapid fire hopped up the trick hill to do what is possibly the first kart super grind, but this run is otherwise similar to the RTA kart WR and just makes use of tighter lines and frame perfect snaking. Ando's driving here is really good already, so his ghost was very helpful in figuring out the optimal lines.
I figured out how to get lower shortcuts on lap 2 and 3, so I saved a small amount of time over lap 1, but the biggest time save would definitely come from the triple trick strat, which I only discovered when I was already on lap 3. The closest comparison I can think of is the Daisy Circuit stairdive due to it sending you both lower and further forward than the standard double trick, only it's far more precise.
Also, before anyone asks, I did do some testing with Funky Kong, but there were just too many miniturbos for his speed advantage to save time. Dry Bowser is used in many other kart categories, so this isn't too unusual. DwainiumB has a really interesting video visualizing the miniturbo stat advantage: youtu.be/af5C2TtHrt8
I've made a few other kart TASes over the past year or so that I still need to get around to uploading, although most were made to get acclimated to kart physics and aren't very optimized. It just takes a while to make these videos, so you'll probably need to wait a bit for me to get them all uploaded.
Music: The Perfect Sports - Cue
soundcloud.com/theperfectsports
![[MKW TAS] DS Desert Hills - 1:37.572 (Kart)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_yhQBX2rA9A/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW TAS] DS Desert Hills - 1:37.572 (Kart)
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 1:39.108 by Ando (-1.536 cut) https://youtu.be/IGio0bhFjvc
This run is pretty old now, but better late than never I guess? I added a few extra miniturbos and rapid fire hopped up the trick hill to do what is possibly the first kart super grind, but this run is otherwise similar to the RTA kart WR and just makes use of tighter lines and frame perfect snaking. Andos driving here is really good already, so his ghost was very helpful in figuring out the optimal lines.
I figured out how to get lower shortcuts on lap 2 and 3, so I saved a small amount of time over lap 1, but the biggest time save would definitely come from the triple trick strat, which I only discovered when I was already on lap 3. The closest comparison I can think of is the Daisy Circuit stairdive due to it sending you both lower and further forward than the standard double trick, only its far more precise.
Also, before anyone asks, I did do some testing with Funky Kong, but there were just too many miniturbos for his speed advantage to save time. Dry Bowser is used in many other kart categories, so this isnt too unusual. DwainiumB has a really interesting video visualizing the miniturbo stat advantage: https://youtu.be/af5C2TtHrt8
Ive made a few other kart TASes over the past year or so that I still need to get around to uploading, although most were made to get acclimated to kart physics and arent very optimized. It just takes a while to make these videos, so youll probably need to wait a bit for me to get them all uploaded.
Music: The Perfect Sports - Cue
https://soundcloud.com/theperfectsports")
![[MKWii TAS] Magnetic City - 1:51.332](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aJJYG6wSNrQ/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii TAS] Magnetic City - 1:51.332
This track isnt in CTGP anymore, but I still like it a lot and felt that it deserved to be showcased again, since theres a good chance many of you dont even recognize it if you didnt start playing until after its removal in 2015. While it doesnt exactly hold up to the standards set by modern CT creators, I still think that its imperfections give it that vintage charm associated with most custom tracks made during this period in the early 2010s. Its also a great track conceptually, and I hope it can be remade at some point.
This version of the track has also been TASed a few times in the past by players like Grim and Maximiliano, so it has a bit of a legacy in the realm of CT TASing.
There are several other CTGP throwbacks that I want to get around to doing eventually, including some mostly forgotten tracks off of CTGP 4.4 and 1.01. I also have a few other runs I need to get around to recording and uploading as well.
Music: Demetori - 天狗が見ている - Eye of the Needles")
![[MKW TAS] Paradoxic Worldway - 1:26.682](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bbefxP8FZF8/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW TAS] Paradoxic Worldway - 1:26.682
Huge thanks to Grim, who discovered many of the strats used in this run. Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8LptMi0fHZBgvMvsCn2MSQ
A few things about the run: I dont get a full start boost at the beginning, since you enter the cannon almost immediately after the countdown. Holding down the A button prevents you from sliding forward, so I avoided it for as long as I could. This allowed for me to start the race slightly ahead of my initial start position. The shortcut that Marc uploaded doesnt work on newer versions of this track, and it wouldnt even save time if it was possible. I manipulated a technique known as side trick abuse on the ramp at 1:03, where I use a right trick to land further forward than what is normally possible (this allows for my boost to start later). Getting the lowest trick possible off of ramps loses time under normal circumstances.
This track has been frequently TASed by different players over the years, and many interesting strat changes have also gone into it. If youre interested in seeing a brief chronological history of this courses progress, here are links to every TAS BKT (in order):
1:33.035 by Chill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdLfQfBo3Jw
1:29.988 by xDestroy2000 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxQ4Ts7hcfk
1:29.865 by Grim - https://youtu.be/Sk9yq-DVHBU
1:28.986 by Grim - https://youtube.com/watch?v=2fj43hfIX_g
1:28.568 by Delta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9M6FhTLeNs
1:27.978 by Delta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k 6nzdPFr4
1:27.772 by Grim (no video)
1:26.732 by Grim - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFgn_CQDBPQ
I want to continue making CT TASes, since the CTGP time trial community is massive, and the BKTs in 1.03 are very strong. It would be nice to see a theoretical limit for these tracks, so if you have any suggestions for me, I would love to hear it.
Music: Frozen Hillside - Kirby Air Ride")
![[MKW TAS] Autumn Leavesway - 2:26.897](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cQAVTW3hGXg/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW TAS] Autumn Leavesway - 2:26.897
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: 2:32.556 by Batcake https://youtu.be/XQyaxGxyqcw
This track has a really interesting layout with a lot of potential for optimization, and the strats used differ heavily from the RTA BKT. The most interesting thing about this run is the respawn shortcut lap 3, which turns out to BARELY save any time compared to a fully optimized non-sc lap, to where it couldnt even make up for the time loss from the wiggler blocking my path at the start of the lap.
Music: Kirby Star Allies - Planet Earthfall")
![[MKW TAS] Big Nature City v2.6 (No Ultra SC) - 2:26.308](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eWt4vxMcPTE/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW TAS] Big Nature City v2.6 (No Ultra SC) - 2:26.308
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: 2:31.635 by Luke
Ive wanted to TAS this track for about a year now, but I never got around to doing it until I felt like I could execute it properly, since there are a few sections which I knew were going to be difficult. While most of the time save over the RTA comes from either inhuman (rapid fire lows and the wheelie trigger on the first wood ramp) or extremely precise strats (the wall clip shortcut), I still use a few tricks which could have some application in real time runs:
1. Getting your back tire stuck under the ground on the slope going up to the off-road section at 0:36 allows you to get a much higher bounce when hopping, cutting off more of the off-road.
2. The small grey curb at 0:49 is trickable for some reason, which could be a relatively easy time save when paired with a well-timed hop. The low trick doesnt need to be anywhere near as fast as what I do here to be faster.
And, of course, that isnt to say that the wall clip shortcut at 0:41 isnt also RTA viable, since it absolutely is. It just would require a player to be good at both wall clips and the driving in order to save time, since its by no means a game-breaking ultra shortcut, saving only a second or two. Im curious to see how many would be willing to actually go for it in runs.
Music: Teruo Nakamura Rising Sun Band – A Day in the Life of a Frog")
![[MKW TAS] Coconut Mall (No Glitch) - 1:56.812 (Kart)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gzEG7bxiqJA/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW TAS] Coconut Mall (No Glitch) - 1:56.812 (Kart)
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
Real-time kart BKT is 2:00.616 by Iván https://youtu.be/IqIhav0lENo
This track has some interesting mechanics that cause the kart run to differ heavily from the bike TAS, including a lot of tricky snaking tech that was difficult to optimize.
A detail you might pick up on is that I tilt back on the last ramp landings, which might look kind of strange if youre used to only seeing bike TASes. For some reason, this seems to be faster with karts, at least on this type of trick ramp, since it allows you to land further forward without spending too much time in the air.
Also, I know I said that Funky Kong was probably going to be made mostly obsolete by Dry Bowser in kart runs, but for Coconut Mall he seems to still be the fastest character. This is likely to do with the high amount of trick and boost ramps, so Dry Bowsers overpowered miniturbo stat cant be taken advantage of enough to mitigate Funky speed stat. Consider this track more of an exception, with the general rule being that Dry Bowser is usually faster than Funky Kong on more driving-based tracks.
This time actually beats Jaschas old 1:56.821 from 2011, which stood as the bike WR for over three years. Ill try to get a multighost video uploaded, since it makes for a really fascinating comparison.
Music: ポップンミュージック 12 いろは - 月雪に舞う華のように")
![[MKW] Candy Coaster Freerun (Tool Assisted)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/i_ekCsymBgw/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW] Candy Coaster Freerun (Tool Assisted)
Heres something that I doubt any of you were expecting. To be honest, this wasnt even something I initially had planned on doing - I was trying to figure out a faster way to do that ultra shortcut from last years compilation (which, by the way, turned out to be barely faster due to the respawn point) when I realized just how much potential this track had for TAFing.
This was the first time I had used TAS code (de-activatable live replay) for a TAF, since I had finally found an infinite shrooms code that functioned with it enabled. This actually turned out to be a massive gamechanger, since it allowed me to do much more precise tricks than before. This is also why the item display isnt animated, although thats just a minor visual issue.
After not TAFing for nearly half a decade, Im kind of curious to see what other tracks I could possibly try in the future. Id love some suggestions, although no guarantees that Ill actually do it.
Music: Touhou 10 - Native Faith")
![[MKWii TAS] New Mario Circuit Glitch Strat](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jmPNxroxgYc/hqdefault.jpg "[MKWii TAS] New Mario Circuit Glitch Strat
bad driving")
![[MKW TAS] Mario Circuit (Glitch) - 41.506](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kPYdxsd4ZtY/hqdefault.jpg "[MKW TAS] Mario Circuit (Glitch) - 41.506
This is a tool-assisted speedrun created to show the theoretical limits of this course, and isnt designed to compete with real-time runs.
Thanks to Ejay for recording! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL6IvK60jAvowbyeDnu0Ybw
The main timesave in this run comes from the lap 1 glitch strat, which saves around .4-.5. In case youre confused as to how/why this even works, I briefly clip the side of the offroad terrain from the OOB as I fall into the tunnel, and quickly start charging a standstill midair to position myself to the left. Landing on the grey curb in an extremely precise position allows you to bounce forwards slightly, giving you just enough speed from the momentum to enter a drift, completely negating the need to charge a standstill miniturbo. Clipping into a ceiling completely kills your speed/momentum, so this trick allowed me to artificially get back up to drift speed after entering the tunnel.
I tried for a few days to get this strat to work on laps 2/3 with the tree clip, but it seems like the highly angled alignment from clipping the side of the mountain is necessary in actually clipping the offroad while still falling, since Im pretty sure this trick only works if the front tip of your bike touches it for a single frame. You can still get the acceleration from the curb and enter a drift without doing the standstill realignment midair, but it isnt faster because your angle is completely off. Going out of your way to clip the mountain instead of clipping the tree on laps 2/3 loses much more time than the ~.5 timesave from the nostop recovery.
The massive timesave on lap 1 allowed for me to enter lap 2 quick enough to go to the left of the goomba on the first turn, which seems to be at least .05 faster than going around it. On lap 3s first turn I utilize a slipdrift to get my miniturbo out faster, but this unfortunately doesnt work on lap 2 because the goomba doesnt give you a whole lot of leeway, although this doesnt really save as much time as it might look, since spears (relatively) high acceleration stat and poor miniturbo stat make slipdrifts a lot less powerful than they are with Flame Runner.
Music: Demetori - アリスマエステラ ～ Flow My Tears, the Said")
