Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago

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Discovered by pokemongenius
See ZSR for more info: zeldaspeedruns.com/tp/dungeon/forest-temple#big-key-without-boomerang
Using a very precise Jumpstrike moonboots bomb boost it is possible to get onto the propellor towers, and in an individual level speedrun context obtain the Big Key without needing the boomerang.
- Stand in the corner of the raised plank, at approximately a 45 degree angle, and place a bomb.
- Move onto the raised plank, put on iron boots, and charge jumpstrike
- After the sixth bomb flash, release jumpstrike. (There is a three frame window for releasing jumpstrike. This video demonstrates the middle frame, where the bomb is black after the sixth flash. The frames on either side of this also work, where the bomb is a pale pink. Note however that this video buffers the release of jumpstrike with the item wheel to see the correct frame, so unbuffered you would have to release the A button slightly earlier to account for input delay).
- Force unequip iron boots for moonboots on the frame shown. This moonboots is frame perfect, as you need the maximum jumpstrike height.

Once on the post, navigate along the wooden towers and down to the big key. Pulling a bomb makes it easier to run smoothly to the chest without bonking from an autoroll, but can also assist in escaping the area with a death warp.

Originally found with backslice moonboots: youtu.be/g1Q9jSkvimM?t=399
pokemongenius' jumpstrike video: youtu.be/M0y44sGqHPA