Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Mario cataquacks to the skies in 54.75 seconds [3285 frames].
This emulates a full-game run by including cutscenes, which gives a deficit of ~13s compared to IL runs.

The first section was fairly simple, freezing a boulder so it doesn't get in the way, and using a 2P jump from a wallkick to get up to the launch star.

The next section has the most room for improvement - long jumping to the grass cube is the fastest method, but there could be better angles to land earlier and set up the triple jump earlier.
A spin was better than a 2P jump following the triple jump, as it didn't stop to change gravity and meant I could fall further backwards, allowing me to pull off a fast swinging route around the planet until the penultimate Cataquack flung Mario up the last point.
As a backflip 2P jump to the launch star wasn't possible, the fastest method was to wait for the last Cataquack to get around the edge to launch up - a tilted triple jump + 2P jump was possible but slower - and jumping before the Cataquack arrived meant it could launch faster than just standing there.

Finally was the coolest strat of the level. A backflip 2P jump into a glitchy wallkick off the bottom of the flower, into a spin knockback to quickly land on the flower and ground 2P jump off the flower into the star.

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