Uploaded July 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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THIS HAS BEEN IMPROVED (1:24.83): youtu.be/ByHYdSj48ks
10th* of 16 courses to get a new SC within 1 year! (actually 9th since this was found before BC, but close enough). Also much more optimized than the old TAS. Pretty good considering the length, but could always be better. .6x is possible, probably .5x or maybe even .4x.

Exact time = 84.8703

8K recording by Weatherton: youtube.com/c/weatherton

Previous TAS (1:38.69 by DwainiumB): youtu.be/UIDp_HHD8cM [removed]
First hit of this SC (using 3 shrooms): youtu.be/UAdkZ8qQgW0
Release video (by Weatherton): youtu.be/IZxdz3zGIzE
Fast lap TAS (24.95): youtu.be/LNEnBk7GCQc
First 3lap TAS with this SC (1:24.97): youtu.be/0TQao23Lnrk

Possible time saves:
-Triple tap A before going out of bounds on laps 1 and 2. Saves 3 frames total (1 on lap 1, 2 on lap 2). This was not done here since triple tap mechanics were understood a few days after this was made, and to include this would require redoing the entire race. This was done on lap 3 since that only required redoing the last few seconds of the race (this is the main difference between the .97 and .87)
-Land on the wall faster on laps 2 and 3. Can save up to 4 frames (2 on each lap) if the bounce can be done as fast as in the single lap TAS. The approach is slightly different in 3lap so it is not confirmed that this can be saved, but it seems fairly likely. Unlike the triple tap changing the bounce to save these frames can be done without redoing the rest of the course, but since there are multiple other time saves that require redoing the whole course I haven't bothered to try this at all.
-Drive slightly better on lap 1. From edge of ramp to end of lap, lap 2 saves 2 frames over lap 1. Although lap 1 is slightly different than lap 2 (you start from a different point on the ramp), that should not matter significantly. One frame is lost before the first turn after the ramp (possibly due to landing farther right) and one is lost due to a worse bounce (which leads to worse lines after it). There probably are also a few frames lost before the first SC since that was made while testing the bowl cut shroom, and I never redid that part after deciding to make the whole 3lap TAS.

Putting all these saves together is about 10 frames or 1/3 second. While that sounds like a lot (and it is) I'm not motivated to redo this anytime soon unless there is a new SC here or every other course gets a completed TAS.

*11th if you count the better respawn on YV lap as a new SC