PurpleNebula | [sloppy TAS] SMG2: Megahammer's Daredevil Bash in 0xA (2xA) [Mario] @purplenebula8003 | Uploaded 4 years ago | Updated 9 hours ago
2xA for the dialogue. If you could figure out a way to die in the cutscene, that would mean you could press A to skip cutscene and make this 1xA.
Yoshi does a somersault when spitting out Bullet Bills, which is enough to get over the lasers.
Also, this means main star is 0x coinless without death, as there are only 2 necessary damage points - after the first Yoshi egg, and before the boss (although maybe you could manage to bounce off Lumalee somehow?)
2xA for the dialogue. If you could figure out a way to die in the cutscene, that would mean you could press A to skip cutscene and make this 1xA.
Yoshi does a somersault when spitting out Bullet Bills, which is enough to get over the lasers.
Also, this means main star is 0x coinless without death, as there are only 2 necessary damage points - after the first Yoshi egg, and before the boss (although maybe you could manage to bounce off Lumalee somehow?)
![[sloppy TAS] SMG2: Megahammers Daredevil Bash in 0xA (2xA) [Mario]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jrvrA11UfG0/hqdefault.jpg "[sloppy TAS] SMG2: Megahammers Daredevil Bash in 0xA (2xA) [Mario]
2xA for the dialogue. If you could figure out a way to die in the cutscene, that would mean you could press A to skip cutscene and make this 1xA.
Yoshi does a somersault when spitting out Bullet Bills, which is enough to get over the lasers.
Also, this means main star is 0x coinless without death, as there are only 2 necessary damage points - after the first Yoshi egg, and before the boss (although maybe you could manage to bounce off Lumalee somehow?)")
![[TAS demo] Rightside Down 1 in 1:01.13 (Mario)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lCv5uECRaYM/hqdefault.jpg "[TAS demo] Rightside Down 1 in 1:01.13 (Mario)
138 starbits! And those last 4 could be duped too.
Its hard to see, but IR is used on the world map after moving right 1 space. This saves 11 frames over analog stick all the way.
I couldnt manage to get the instant wall release seen here with Luigi: https://youtu.be/CdOdK9QOn4U?t=13
I didnt test if a forward slope jump down the big coin slide would be faster (conserving momentum like in the prologue TAS).
The detour to the rock ring costs ~10 frames for 8 starbits (0.8 bits/frame), and the detour to where GS2 is costs ~35f for 40 starbits (1.14 bits/frame).")
![[TAS] SMG2: Cosmic Cove GS2 in 1:06.71](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lJa45WIVF1I/hqdefault.jpg "[TAS] SMG2: Cosmic Cove GS2 in 1:06.71
The first couple of sections are the same as the GS3 run.
The difference only comes in the last 2D section; instead of jumping further up to the Goomba, the route instead takes a water long jump across to the right water column.
Going under the used block was 0.2s faster than going over, particularly because the jump and spin wouldnt have so far to drop onto the star.
I had tried to get a spin knockback off the used block, but it barely fell short of the star, so a backwards jump and spin was the best strat.")
![[TAS demo] Spin Dig 1 in 2:14.73 (Mario)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lqzzivLvUzg/hqdefault.jpg "[TAS demo] Spin Dig 1 in 2:14.73 (Mario)
Also with 104 bits. Missed a few bits on the 3rd planet, and this was before starbit duping was a general thing. Not sure if I checked Lumalee for 2P bits either. Maybe 110+ estimate?
For Captain Toad skip, I landed on the very edge of the rim on the planet before to set up launch star displacement. What makes this version of the skip faster is landing further along and then running under Lumalee and long jumping under it to get squeezed towards the launch star faster. Also means not wasting a starbit.")
![[TAS demo] SMG2: Flash Black C in 39.75 [Mario, 1P, cutscenes]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mTq9ikNfLlA/hqdefault.jpg "[TAS demo] SMG2: Flash Black C in 39.75 [Mario, 1P, cutscenes]
Requested by RhoThanos. As this request was more about finding strategies to implement RTA, this hasnt been optimised. But still manages to improve on the IL WR of 44.41 so its not that bad.
Mario might not have so much of a disadvantage here because long jumps can land earlier so some hits can be done earlier. But running speed is still a thing so I dunno.
One potential improvement to this (aside from using P2, maybe Luigi, and skipping cutscenes, and general movement) is to get starbits earlier and use them on the first two Octoombas, rather than bouncing off them. Although with the hitlag, maybe this wont be as much of an improvement as I think.
Yoshi tongue has some cooldown so the last bit of movement isnt majorly important, just as long as you chain Octos and be inside the star when it spawns.")
![[TAS demo] SMG2: Flip-Out 1 in 57.98s](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/n14Ts9nGEP4/hqdefault.jpg "[TAS demo] SMG2: Flip-Out 1 in 57.98s
bad. Besides the obvious movement optimisation and the 2P textbox (I only connected P2 when entering star select lol), the main improvement here - if cycles are manipulated - is the spike jump that is still yet to be understood and replicated consistently: https://youtu.be/OyqIcsAJ4_I?t=53 and https://youtu.be/UplyeyR5ILp9k?t=3758
The megasideflip was surprisingly easy to pull off - there is a lot of area there that will get the trick working; the only times I didnt get it were when I got the wrong joystick angle.
I used neutral walljump strain for lower walljumps immediately after for that extra speed going into a long jump.
P2 can freeze spikes, and if you freeze before landing on spikes, you can run and jump off them. Also you can land and jump off the edge of spikes. Makes sense, as you can do a similar thing with lava.
Instant crystal break yay")
![[TAS] SMG2: Spin Dig GS1 in 16.70s](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nQPra2ooE00/hqdefault.jpg "[TAS] SMG2: Spin Dig GS1 in 16.70s
Same as GS2 for the first planet, turning the camera to make Luma talk earlier.
I tried a triple jump for the star but it was 0.2s slower than a long jump spin onto the rail followed by a backflip.")
