Post your best time, % and difficulty here

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2010-09-09 05:16:14 pm

Yoshi is back

I'm getting this in 2 weeks for my birthday. I'll come back and post my time when I completed.

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2010-09-09 05:26:57 pm

Super Secret Area - Dead Ahead!

So the purpose of you posting in the best times thread is..?

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sabata2

2010-09-09 05:43:23 pm

ANKOKU

He'll probably edit his post with his time.

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2010-09-09 05:53:38 pm

Servin' you realness!!

I'm pleased that I am not getting times that are nearly as good as some of you guys, because that just tells me that there is much more than meets the eye (my eye, to be more precise) in terms of speedrunning.

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KingBroly

2010-09-10 03:32:02 am

This game's probably going to have a very small range between casual and serious speedrunning. I still have a feeling the Wave Beam can be gotten early though.

No progress on the Escape Run for me yet, but I've got a good feeling about this weekend. 2:35:XX is going to be the cap for this I think; at least until another Nintendo system comes out which will improve load times. The doors easily cost you 3 seconds during that sequence.

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Veysey

2010-09-10 05:54:40 am

How can you get Wave early? As far as I can tell, you need the Speed Booster to activate the scene where they put the glass walls up (by coming out the door at the top of the cliff where the avalanche eventually happens?) and you can't open the morphball tunnel to get in the back way until after you get the Wave (to shoot through the capsules and hit the switch in the room with the power bomb door).

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KingBroly

2010-09-10 01:44:47 pm

At the start of Sector 2 there's a vent on the left side of the room. Can't seem to get up there though.

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2010-09-10 02:00:02 pm

Servin' you realness!!

I think you only come out through that vent, not sure if you can enter it.

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ajbolt89

2010-09-10 02:46:37 pm

lol no way

When you have spacejump you can jump up to it.

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UchihaSasuke

2010-09-10 05:01:12 pm

my umbrella goes directly to Bankai

that vent is closed on the other side with the puzzle that requires wave so it would be useless to come backwards.

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MarioGalaxy2433g5

2010-09-10 07:57:12 pm

The one that is I.

100% Normal 14+ hours. First playthrough. I had trouble finding a couple items. Yeah... my hard mode time will be fifty times better.

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ZFG

2010-09-10 10:26:56 pm

5:14 (about 4:30 real time) 21%. The 2nd playthrough was much more enjoyable without those damn cutscenes. I forgot where to go a few times and most fights were slow but overall a decent run for only a 2nd playthrough.

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2010-09-11 03:10:18 am

3% in 4:10:00 (2 E-Tanks, 1 Missile Expansion). I'm pretty sure that's the lowest % you can get in this game. I ran out of missiles quite a bit, too. It's not what I'd call the "ideal" speedrun. A run with a couple of Accel Charges would make it go a lot faster. Heck, even one would.

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Toozin

2010-09-11 03:21:48 am

Irken Elite

Why am I so amazing?

Is low % even a sensible category here? You've got no % (hard), any % (which will be the lowest possible %), and 100%. I don't see the need to divide low and any.

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arkarian

2010-09-11 03:25:03 am

mindfulness

fully erect

seems like getting a few missile expansions might be worth it. i'm only a few hours in though.

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KingBroly

2010-09-11 03:25:56 am

I don't really know to be honest. I was just putting it out there to see what was possible. I'd say 5-6% would be adequately faster. I'd say 2 Accel Charges are a must and 1 more Missile.

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2010-09-11 03:30:00 am

Irken Elite

Why am I so amazing?

Accel charges are only worth it if they're right in your face, I'd say. Sensemove more than makes up for slow charging. And any missile pickup is a waste IMO. Concentration fills you up so fast it's retardedly easy to find time for it.

Once you play hard mode you'll see how little you miss missile expansions. E-tanks are another story though.

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KingBroly

2010-09-11 03:38:48 am

Well the two I'm talking about are:

one in a bathroom in Sector 1 on your way to the Diffusion Beam, requiring you to open a door and one before Ridley, which will probably result in getting an Energy Tank

. I ran into a few situations where enemies would just not attack, so I ended up having to spam fire.

Accel Charges would mildly help for the energy switches, but the trade-off is probably only good for one. You'd also get a quicker charge for Quick Speed Boost, which would be a plus in a few situations.

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2010-09-11 03:48:23 am

Irken Elite

Why am I so amazing?

I guess it remains to be seen if the trade-off is worth it. I'm not convinced the times between any and low will be significant enough to separate them though.

is that slow walk through the bathroom that's out of your way really worth it?

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KingBroly

2010-09-11 03:55:23 am

If you don't get that one (or another one I'm drawing a blank on soon after), there's probably no point in getting the one at Ridley since there aren't a whole lot of energy switches between that and the rest of the game.

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2010-09-11 04:13:46 am

Irken Elite

Why am I so amazing?

Also it should be noted that you can charge on the move for a lot of those charge panels. Holding 1 while switching to first person maintains your charge. You need to get a bit flexible/creative to reach B, but it's very doable. This also applies for super missiles.

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KingBroly

2010-09-11 04:38:20 am

I know you can, but there are going to be a couple of spots (elevator shafts for one) where you probably won't be able to do that because of enemies either getting in the way of a shot or knocking you off. Also, Accels will help with Supers/Seekers.

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Paraxade

2010-09-11 05:18:18 am

The accel charge in the room where you find Maurice's body is pretty close to the main path too. Dont remember where the last three are. Not sure they're worth it, but personally I usually grab a couple extra energy tanks at least (there's at least two that are very close to the main path, and they help you not die, so). There's no way missile tanks would ever be worth it though. :/

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KingBroly

2010-09-11 05:34:51 am

Do Accel Charges help with Concentration/Speed Booster?

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Prime Hunter

2010-09-11 06:28:49 am

Don't think so.

As far as those charge panels, you can hit some of them without going into first person at all with a well placed Charge Shot. Depends entirely on where the panel is in relation to the camera of course, but if you've got a clear shot at it there's little reason to go into first person to get it.

Oh, and I agree 100% regarding hard mode Toozin. Would have loved to have more energy, but 10 missiles and instant restoration of said missiles is all you'll ever need, even in high action sequences like the late game boss battles.