Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Forest Follies is the first level that's typically played in most Cuphead Speedruns, despite the stage itself being technically optional. On top of that, it's infamous for killing most runs as soon as they begin, causing a ton of early resets. Why is that? This video will give overview of this stage.
Some audio taken from Pixabay
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Why even play Forest Follies?
1:36 Stage Overview
3:39 Acorn Skip
6:16 Parry Skip
9:39 How impactful is this stage?
Music used:
Cuphead - Inkwell Isle 1
Cuphead - Forest Follies
Cuphead - Perilous Piers
Cuphead - Clip Joint Calamity
Cuphead - Treetop Trouble
Cuphead - Funhouse Frazzle
Cuphead - Elder Kettle
Speedruns Channel: youtube.com/@SBDWolfSpeedruns
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sbdwolf.bsky.social
Twitch channel: twitch.tv/sbdwolf
Forest Follies is the first level that's typically played in most Cuphead Speedruns, despite the stage itself being technically optional. On top of that, it's infamous for killing most runs as soon as they begin, causing a ton of early resets. Why is that? This video will give overview of this stage.
Some audio taken from Pixabay
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Why even play Forest Follies?
1:36 Stage Overview
3:39 Acorn Skip
6:16 Parry Skip
9:39 How impactful is this stage?
Music used:
Cuphead - Inkwell Isle 1
Cuphead - Forest Follies
Cuphead - Perilous Piers
Cuphead - Clip Joint Calamity
Cuphead - Treetop Trouble
Cuphead - Funhouse Frazzle
Cuphead - Elder Kettle
Speedruns Channel: youtube.com/@SBDWolfSpeedruns
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sbdwolf.bsky.social
Twitch channel: twitch.tv/sbdwolf
![[Former World Record] All Flags Speedrun - 36:28 - Current Patch, Regular, Solo - Cuphead](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XURnSUx-hek/mqdefault.jpg "[Former World Record] All Flags Speedrun - 36:28 - Current Patch, Regular, Solo - Cuphead
Finally finished a deathless run with both Octopus Skip and Beppi Glitch. While this run still has a substantial amount of time to be saved, Im pretty satisfied for now.")
![[Former World Record] Low% Speedrun - 17:48 - Legacy, Simple, Solo - Cuphead](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YTPObx8TSR4/mqdefault.jpg "[Former World Record] Low% Speedrun - 17:48 - Legacy, Simple, Solo - Cuphead
When you need a break from all the complicated techs this game has received
My controls:
Jump: Right Bumper
Shoot: X
Ex Shoot: Left Trigger
Switch Weapon: A
Lock: Left Bumper
Dash: Y")
![[Former World Record] All Bosses Speedrun - 30:29 - Current Patch, Regular, Solo - Cuphead](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YWiZUxYeuTs/mqdefault.jpg "[Former World Record] All Bosses Speedrun - 30:29 - Current Patch, Regular, Solo - Cuphead
Still not entirely satisfied with the run, I have a close to 30 seconds time save on Beppi due to getting a Glitch-less fight. Plus a few time losses sprinkled here and there. I honestly feel like there are enough optimizations and strategies at this point to make a Sub-30 run extremely plausible.
My controls:
Jump: Right Bumper
Shoot: Left Trigger
Ex Shoot: A
Switch Weapon: X
Lock: Left Bumper
Dash: Y")
![[Former World Record] All Bosses - 22:09 - Current Patch, Simple, Solo - Cuphead](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YzDp_Ms_HjM/mqdefault.jpg "[Former World Record] All Bosses - 22:09 - Current Patch, Simple, Solo - Cuphead
Note: as of the 12th of May 2018 the All Bosses - Glitchless category has become simply All Bosses (which as a consequence now allows glitches to be performed during the run).
The title has been updated to reflect that but the layout remains outdated.
Could be pushed a lot more.")
