Noki Doki | Single-Stu EYG @NokiDoki | Uploaded June 2017 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
This is a full EYG setup based on the clip I showcased in my previous video: youtube.com/watch?v=JwfA2z42dhM
It’s most likely slower than the usual method, but also a lot easier because you only have to get one Stu through the wall instead of having to handle two rather precisely. I can’t do EYG normally, even in Pinna 5, but I got it first try in Pinna 3 with this method, which I shall call EzYG.
Lame puns aside, here’s how it’s done:
1. Get Yoshi (duh)
2. Eat a durian
3. If you’re not on JP, use fruit storage on a papaya or a pineapple
4. Get Yoshi into the park using the clip from my previous video
5. Run at the wall next to the entrance until Yoshi gets stuck in the corner
6. Dismount Yoshi and walk through the wall
7. If you’re on JP, get a papaya or a pineapple
8. Get a Stu’s attention and go back to the park entrance
9. If you’re on JP, throw the papaya/pineapple into the park
10. Jump in the corner of the wall to mount Yoshi
11. Turn the Stu into a purple platform when it’s close enough to the stairs and facing the right way
12. Eat the papaya/pineapple
13. Ride the purple platform to the Yoshi-Go-Round
14. ????
15. PROFIT
This is a full EYG setup based on the clip I showcased in my previous video: youtube.com/watch?v=JwfA2z42dhM
It’s most likely slower than the usual method, but also a lot easier because you only have to get one Stu through the wall instead of having to handle two rather precisely. I can’t do EYG normally, even in Pinna 5, but I got it first try in Pinna 3 with this method, which I shall call EzYG.
Lame puns aside, here’s how it’s done:
1. Get Yoshi (duh)
2. Eat a durian
3. If you’re not on JP, use fruit storage on a papaya or a pineapple
4. Get Yoshi into the park using the clip from my previous video
5. Run at the wall next to the entrance until Yoshi gets stuck in the corner
6. Dismount Yoshi and walk through the wall
7. If you’re on JP, get a papaya or a pineapple
8. Get a Stu’s attention and go back to the park entrance
9. If you’re on JP, throw the papaya/pineapple into the park
10. Jump in the corner of the wall to mount Yoshi
11. Turn the Stu into a purple platform when it’s close enough to the stairs and facing the right way
12. Eat the papaya/pineapple
13. Ride the purple platform to the Yoshi-Go-Round
14. ????
15. PROFIT
![[LOTAD] Super Mario Sunshine Arbitrary Code Execution: Any% in 34:28](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I7E4huWppvc/hqdefault.jpg "[LOTAD] Super Mario Sunshine Arbitrary Code Execution: Any% in 34:28
RTA timing: 34:13.385
TAS timing: 34:28.300
Rerecords: 131,338 (probably way more from unsaved brute force sessions)
DTM download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16t8-mEJ1VXXcXU_pOmoj3Mi5mhhWFTJm/view?usp=sharing
First, I unlock Bianco, and save before both Ricco and Gelato are unlocked. Then I enter the eel fight with 0 lives left, get eaten 3 times, then spawn the Shine. That way, the Shine spawn cutscene loads into the 4th cutscene slot, and doesnt get overwritten later. Then I game over in order to reload the saved plaza state without loading the title screen FMV, which would result in all cutscene slots being cleared.
Once back to the plaza, I start by spraying water and doing an insanely precise sidestep to make sure one of the splash effects that appear on the ground ends up at a very specific coordinate relative to the camera. That coordinate translates to a memory address inside the spin buffer, which stores the sticks angle every quarterframe for spinput checks.
Finally, I prepare for cutscene underflow, which occurs when a Shine Get cutscene tries to start while another cutscene is playing. While waiting for that other cutscene to start, I write arbitrary code into the spin buffer, using pause buffering to control my stick angle on every in-game quarterframe, rather than every frame. Once cutscene underflow triggers, the game reads my splash effect coordinate, which leads code execution into the spin buffer, where my code achieve 4 things:
- set the Bowser fight as the next area;
- set the current cutscene as the last one to play (otherwise the game would play the following invalid cutscenes and crash);
- overwrite the games code to lower the Bowser fights handle count requirement from 5 to 1;
- branch back to game code safely.
Then the Bowser fight starts, and swiftly ends because of the aforementioned code patch.
FAQ
Is this specific to PAL? What is possible on other versions?
Italian PAL just happens to be the version where I did my research, but its not unlikely that a similar setup could work on any other GC version. PAL only gets more chances because each language has a different set of possible setups. As for 3D All-Stars, the glitch doesnt seem to be patched (unlike shinehax), but to my understanding, Nintendos emulator cant execute code directly from its emulated GC memory, so wed only get to call existing game functions (similarly to SRM on the Master Quest edition of Ocarina of Time).
Is there potential for a faster setup?
Absolutely! The eel Shine is one of the slowest spawn cutscenes to reach from new file, so it only gets better from here. I looked into 435 different setups before making my original cutscene underflow demo, and that was only scratching the surface, which is why Im planning to make a tool that will allow anyone to help without technical knowledge by simply playing on Dolphin.
Will this ever be done RTA?
Not with the current setup. Getting the splash to stop at a usable coordinate took 2 weeks of automated brute forcing (on and off because Dolphin would crash every hour), and the next steps depended on the exact value I got. But assuming we find a way for humans to get that first pointer right, camera setups could be found to make the rest possible. The player would only need to hold the stick at specific angles and pause on the first possible frame after unpausing, a couple times in a row, with the ability to immediately try again on failure.
Droplets or splashes?
The cutscene underflow demo I made in May 2020 was pretty rushed, and in particular I said I was hacking water droplets instead of water splashes. In reality, there are two setups in the eel fight: if you spawn the eels Shine, youll need to manipulate a splash on the plaza, and if you spawn the 100 coin Shine, youll need to manipulate a droplet. I got the two mixed up and since I was hacking in values either way, I didnt have to question which one it was. But in practice, splashes were more convenient to work with.")
![Petey Piranha Strikes Back – 0x A Presses [S/H]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IVgnQyDT6Rg/hqdefault.jpg "Petey Piranha Strikes Back – 0x A Presses [S/H]
I collect the Bianco 5 Shine without pressing the A button, using only the Spray and Hover Nozzles.
I’ve already beaten this level without the Hover Nozzle before, but that involved waiting for Goobles to help me up the cliff, and waiting for Petey to get in a spot where I could hit him. Looking back, I think I could improve a lot on that video but it still wouldn’t be nearly as fast as using the Hover Nozzle, so since hoverless isn’t part of the ABC, here comes the faster way!
This video is RTA, played on Dolphin 5.0 with the PAL version of the game.")
![Il Piantissimo’s Crazy Climb – 0x A Presses [S]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JXzFY3PuhDw/hqdefault.jpg "Il Piantissimo’s Crazy Climb – 0x A Presses [S]
I collect the Pianta 2 Shine without pressing A, using only the Spray Nozzle. This is an improvement over Venick409’s strat, where they used the Hover Nozzle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3uq_UYazzA
Getting to the flag hoverless, or even FLUDDless, is fairly simple. The only real obstacle is to get onto the platform around the hot springs, and there’s a Pianta nearby who can help us up. But unfortunately, that’s not enough to beat Il Piantissimo…
So when the race starts, I waterslide around the village all the way to the beehive at the back. I spray that beehive off the tree while sidestepping to avoid getting hit by the bees, and dive on it as it falls. The bounce gives me just enough height to dive onto the platform, allowing me to beat Il Piantissimo by mere seconds.
This video is TAS, played on Dolphin 5.0 with the PAL version of the game.
Rerecords: 1079")
![Blooper Surfing Safari – 0x A Presses [H]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JYZ47PjKq9Y/hqdefault.jpg "Blooper Surfing Safari – 0x A Presses [H]
I collect the Ricco 2 Shine without pressing the A button, using only the Hover Nozzle.
Note that the Hover Nozzle is only required to get onto the first set of logs, as it is then possible to dive from one log to the next. The rest of the strat is pretty much how you normally play this level in the first place.
This video is RTA, played on PAL Wii.")
![Shadow Mario Revisited – 0x A Presses [S]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KhpENzH1SjE/hqdefault.jpg "Shadow Mario Revisited – 0x A Presses [S]
I collect the Ricco 7 Shine without pressing the A button, using only the Spray Nozzle.
This strat is the pinnacle of years of research about the game’s inner workings and… nah, just kidding, you just run and spray for 4 seconds, then wait for the Shine to just fall into your hands.
This video is RTA, played on PAL Wii.")
![Red Coins on the Water – 0x A Presses [Ø]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KxHKslj7tIQ/hqdefault.jpg "Red Coins on the Water – 0x A Presses [Ø]
I collect the Ricco 6 Shine without using the A button, F.L.U.D.D. or Yoshi. This is an improvement over my previous video using Grassdigger’s strat, which used the Spray Nozzle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xq2oyQqcUo
Grégoire found a way to get onto the logs, by sidestepping into them, get stuck between them and the platform, then pressing B as they sank low enough. This saves quite a bit of time and removes the need for the Spray Nozzle!
This video is TAS, recorded on Dolphin 5.0-6022 with the PAL version of the game.
Rerecords: 973")
