Espyo | Rush Boots speed comparison - Pikmin 2 @srb2Espyo | Uploaded April 2019 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
I decided to test how quick the Rush Boots are in Pikmin 2. I found a large stretch of walkable terrain, and recorded two runs of Olimar going from one end to the other. One had the Rush Boots on, the other didn't.
To achieve this, I created a savestate in Dolphin at the starting point. For both cases, I held Down on the same frame, some time after the savestate. For one of the runs, I edited the variable that controls what Exploration Kit treasures you have (029429DC in EU P2) some frames after the savestate, but before I began running. Since this change immediately impacts your speed, altering this variable is a clean way to get the exact same starting conditions, and only changing the Rush Boots.
This experiment is as close as you can get to perfect. Both tests start on the same exact spot and same exact time, and go through the exact same paths. The "finish line" is a bit arbitrary, but I tried to find the first frame where Olimar's headlight is no longer moving a significant distance. I eyeballed it, but even if I chose the wrong frame, at most, the results are one or two frames off. But with a stretch this long (over 25 seconds), the error isn't any more than 0.1%, so honestly, this is good enough for all practical purposes.
I decided to test how quick the Rush Boots are in Pikmin 2. I found a large stretch of walkable terrain, and recorded two runs of Olimar going from one end to the other. One had the Rush Boots on, the other didn't.
To achieve this, I created a savestate in Dolphin at the starting point. For both cases, I held Down on the same frame, some time after the savestate. For one of the runs, I edited the variable that controls what Exploration Kit treasures you have (029429DC in EU P2) some frames after the savestate, but before I began running. Since this change immediately impacts your speed, altering this variable is a clean way to get the exact same starting conditions, and only changing the Rush Boots.
This experiment is as close as you can get to perfect. Both tests start on the same exact spot and same exact time, and go through the exact same paths. The "finish line" is a bit arbitrary, but I tried to find the first frame where Olimar's headlight is no longer moving a significant distance. I eyeballed it, but even if I chose the wrong frame, at most, the results are one or two frames off. But with a stretch this long (over 25 seconds), the error isn't any more than 0.1%, so honestly, this is good enough for all practical purposes.
