Amiibo Card effects

Work in progress

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zqjUc26-1fHDJsr8yXUOllg_HvaOmwSJ-MWV8MsSk8U

Any% Route by Limedream

[Google Docs Version](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k1VMcnc19Tru8T7IHsfZLSTxEUCvfUSG4oB1QUp_EgQ/pub)
Using the Google Docs Version is recommended since it has videos linked for reference.


**Before you start:**
Holding R fast forwards cutscenes throughout the game and several sections of NPC dialog eg. talking to paper toads when you rescue them in missions.
In general, methods for clipping with M&L rely on manipulating Luigi’s position so that he comes out of bounds with you.
Watch videos below and play around with it and try to get it as consistent as you can!

**Route:**
Hold R and mash intro (diagonal jump up to the crack)
Toad mission (Stairs, ML block 3, Lamp, left block, shadow, peach).
Easy mode on.
[Castle Escape], talk to lakitu, goomba battle.  Jump on each of them once, then finish them off (you cannot kill either of them before the scripted first two attacks are complete).
Release and repress R to fast forward Bowser cutscene.
Hit M&L blocks for gate, tutorial battle 2 (hit action command defensives to skip a few lines of text and having to say no to a demonstration)
Up to [RAPS1] or left to [RAPS2 (faster)], right loading zone.  Note with RAPS2 as M&L you have to go around OoB and enter loading zone from the right.
Head to lakitu info centre for Paper Toad Rescue.
Aim for PM preemptives (4 damage), note mario does 6 to paper, PM does 5 to either, goombas have 8 hp. adjust damage to skip turns where possible.
PM crack toad, left to screen two, up to music notes avoiding encounters, preemptive goomba as before (mash level ups).  Left and down to dash socks, back up to running toad.
Dash right two screens from lakitu centre.
[Clip to north loading zone], papercraft goomba cutscene.
Dash north, round up toads.  Dashing in circles is the best way to shepherd them to the left. Mash cutscene, PM pen escape, south as solo PM.
[Papercraft goomba skip as PM (skips desert cutscene)], east (careful of weird camera, spiny encounters crash the game) to make nabbit jump over but don't follow (cutscene softlocks as PM).  Return to pen to collect M&L, dash back to desert to nabbit cutscene and drill bros attack.
Chase Nabbit right, keep dashing into next screen, dash right after cutscene to Kameks CS.
Dash left to [Nabbit skip], chase Nabbit east to Trio Hammer CS.
Dash all the way back to the pen.  [PM solo save reset in the house to get WTW].  Dash to Gloomy Woods.  Note this video shows a decent chunk of what comes next!
Go one screen left, straight back to the right, stop dashing as you move north (otherwise you run into a CS that ends WTW and blocks your path).  Head directly right through the wall and around to the LZ.  North one screen.  North again but be aware that you need to avoid two CS triggers in this room.  The easiest way to do this is follow the flowers slightly to the left, then head all the way oob and head back down from behind the top LZ.
Head into the lakitu info centre and flash the menu to end WTW.  Head back out and talk to the stump where the wiggler will offer to fly you to mt brrr.  Head right (avoid dashing onto the ice, as you will slip!) through the ??? cutscene into the Trio Drill CS.  Dash after you get pulled out of the ground, drill again, dash down right twice, up right twice.  Jump over, dash left, drill past the two blocks and dash to the left.  Head back down to Gloomy Woods.  Dash south, entering the Kamek CS for cutscene storage.
Drill into the wall and head [OoB to the west].  This uses a Trio Drill fast forward dash to get OoB.  Finding the LZ here can be a little awkward; get used to the path you are taking by watching your position on the bottom screen.
Head to the west LZ.  Dash up and around.  Use the wall next to the stairs to line up with the blocks and jump across, head down and around to the left.  Clip through the gate.  A consistent way to do this is to clip into the gate as Trio Drill and fast forward dash to the left.  Head to the PM web and hit the block to get solo Luigi.  Save reset to get Luigi back to normal speed.
(Optional:  Head right and then back left to reset the camera.)  [Fence clip] and head to the south LZ.  [Clip through the stairs] and head around OoB to the southwest LZ.  Walk to lakitu info centre and flash the menu.  Dash up-left to get mario to fall back in bounds.  Exit.
Jump in the pipe and head to North Gloomy Woods.  Dash down to the lakitu centre and get [Flyby Toad Storage].  It may help you to follow [this route when M&L are OoB].  Perform the Trio Drill Clip (shown in the first video) to get back to wiggler and fly up to Mt Brrr.  
Note: with Flyby Toad Storage, any non-boss battle will crash the game.
Toad village pipe CS.  [Mt Brrr tunnel before CS clip].  In the tunnel, head back out to get CS storage.  Dash up the stairs to the left and Drill into the wall.  Fast forward drill dash upwards once, then left to get OoB.  [Head oob to the top left LZ].
Avoid the shy guys as you dash right.  Hit the left button with Trio Hammer, dash down and around avoiding encounters and [drill clip to hit the right button early].  Drop down and head up to King Bob-Omb.  Deliberately die to the first round of bombs, and choose “Return to the title screen without saving” to perform the [Instant Battle Glitch].  (Choosing this option in boss battles causes the game to proceed as if you won the batte.  Explained/shown here.)  Mash through the CS up to NBC.  You now have all abilities!
Head to the right screen to clear the CS, same for left screen, hitting the lower button on the way.  Go back down to Mt Brrr pipe and head to toad village and lakitu information centre.  Head up to the arcade and perform Arcade Save Storade on the Toad Trail Attackathon.  (Rightmost machine.  Start game, fail, game saves.  Reset to exit toad storage and avoid crashing the game.)
[Fire Ore Skip].  This series of glitches is complicated!  Watch the video!
Use WTW to go around the bridge, and up to the elevator.  After triggering the first Kamek CS, head back down and Trio Plane across the unloaded bridge.  Exit NBC and pipe to the village, lakitu centre and get Flyby Toad Storage a second time.  This time you have Trio Drill so the clip is much easier.  Use Trio Plane and Hammer to head to the pipe without having to clib OoB again.  Head up to Kamek fight, flying over the unloaded bridge again.  IBG.  Info, quit back to lakitu centre.  Turn off easy mode.  Forgetting to do this wastes several minutes in the worst case.
Get [Freeze Out Storage] (shown at the start) using Trio Drill then Grab, pipe back up to NBC and enter the gauntlet.  Fast forward CSs and try not to accidentally say retry when using IBG.  Run to the platform after the gauntlet and say yes to head up to the final battle.  Die one more time.  GG!
Timing ends when the screen fades after everyone leaves the castle to go to the parade.

bug i found probably has some applications

so i have known about this trick for a while now could be used in some way: you need a boo biscut in the king bob-om fight dont attack let the timer run and before the timer runs out eat the boo biscut he will explode but you wont take any damage so could be a small timesave not sure if this is new though

Current routes

This overview can be read in Google Doc format [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ShnqPtqHbqqEzgZVh6ynrqJmGB9DrBIFLAxSLy35t3Y/edit?usp=sharing).

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# Any%

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[**Easy** - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uEm9QPAUAaQUMvj8_0CZNtCeCkPzuhzFPjEKf8NV6dU/edit?tab=t.0](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uEm9QPAUAaQUMvj8_0CZNtCeCkPzuhzFPjEKf8NV6dU/edit?tab=t.0)

- These notes are quite detailed, the intent being that one could follow these notes and get through a run with little to no prep. Some of the clips can be pretty tough, but nothing too unreasonable. [Links to demonstrations / guidelines for the clips and such will probably be added eventually.]

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[**Normal** - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uEm9QPAUAaQUMvj8_0CZNtCeCkPzuhzFPjEKf8NV6dU/edit?tab=t.pjhzkprt9384](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uEm9QPAUAaQUMvj8_0CZNtCeCkPzuhzFPjEKf8NV6dU/edit?tab=t.pjhzkprt9384)

- These notes mainly exist for novelty. The route skips the Dash Socks because Mario’s First Strike with Bare Boots DX only OHKOs the Goombas in Paper Toad Rescue if Easy Mode is turned on.

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# No IBG

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[**Easy** - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q2dcTGCyvFw5QXiBGxqVvhI44nqfLTJwTno7ea7Gqpo/edit?tab=t.0](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q2dcTGCyvFw5QXiBGxqVvhI44nqfLTJwTno7ea7Gqpo/edit?tab=t.0)

- These notes largely assume you generally know what you’re doing, as I do not think you would have a fun time with the endgame bosses without doing a decent amount of prep first. There are still [probably going to be] links to demonstrations for the clips and such though.

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# Glitchless

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[**Easy** - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uDZS7-EU7dtDvqvr1CzR_LHNguC6N2K6B6suOAVztqk/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uDZS7-EU7dtDvqvr1CzR_LHNguC6N2K6B6suOAVztqk/edit?usp=sharing)

- (These notes are not my own, they were provided by Tegron. They do seem to assume you generally know where to go.)

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## Changelog

- **7/31/2025:** Initially put these guides up.

Everything Useful For Any% Speedruns by Really_Tall

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_hXCr8GXhASmuaJBRXE4Z4qXEsLPqxfG

Everything Useful For No IBG Speedruns by Really_Tall

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_hXCr8GXhARPAH8VdF_TtwmqGihPZN6d

Glitch Video Playlist by Really_Tall

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_hXCr8GXhARZjmKf4zrlE6b6KhyA7dii

Glitchless route guide (2026)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kkEnLeg51q6U4cmsVxgiZBMJ_SGe9eyFIH7NSA8ra8k/edit?tab=t.0

How to run European French version on US/JP consoles

Steps to obtain the European version will not be discussed here, in this forum, I will explain how to run the French European version on consoles outside of Europe.

Why French European?

- French European has fastest dialogues in this game, especially in Peach's Castle, this version saves 5 seconds compared to the English and Japanese and more versions. This could save time in the Any% category, and possibly even more in other categories, Russian is slower, according to tests

Comparision:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGq2alH2SSc
If you are a runner on EU console, you can ignore this tutorial, You can go to System Settings -> Other Settings -> Language and switch to French (Francais)

Steps:
1. Install homebrew on your console, go to this link and follow all these steps to mod your console https://3ds.hacks.guide
2. After hacking, install Luma Locale Switcher from this link https://github.com/Possum/LumaLocaleSwitcher alternatively you can also download from Universal Updater
3. Open Luma Locale Switcher
4. If you are using cardrige or digital, go to Titles
5. Find a game, it should be called Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros., in a Japanese console, Japanese title will appear instead, the Title ID at the end should be displayed as 132800 for EU version
6. To make this work, in "change region", set to EUR, in "Change Language", select EN, FR or ES (especially FR); on a Japanese console, select JP, on a Korean console, select KO, launch the game and exit, then return to Luma Locale Switcher and change the language to FR

Alternatively, you can install European custom firmware to your console but it is not recommended as you may brick your console

- Use this link and follow these steps https://3ds.hacks.guide/region-changing.html
- Choice Old 3DS or 2DS - 11.15.0 - EUR - CTRTransfer for Old3DS models, New 3DS or 2DS - 11.15.0 - EUR - CTRTransfer for New3DS models

Differences:

- French EU and French US are not the same and the text speed is different, French US is slower than French EU.
- Russian version is slower than other versions.
- French EU has faster texts in Peach's Castle and in some places.
- Lakitu’s single text before Toad Mission is faster in the US and EU versions (all versions), Japanese and Korean versions take an additional 8 frames to display the rest of the dialogue, losing 24 frames in Any% and 104 frames in Glitchless.
- Game title screen loads faster in English, French EU and Spanish US, the rest of the US, EU versions need an extra frame to load, Japanese and Korean versions need an extra 4 frames.
- French EU loses 114 frames during the second dialogue after drill shell tutorial over English, which may affect Glitchless but not that much to be slower.
- French EU, Japanese and Korean versions are faster before the second phase in the Bowsers fight because they have fastest texts.

Name	Autor
Amiibo Card effects	altabiscuit 10 years ago
Any% Route by Limedream	SirRouven 10 years ago
bug i found probably has some applications	eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 2 years ago
Current routes	SwayNC 1 year ago
Everything Useful For Any% Speedruns by Really_Tall	SirRouven 10 years ago
Everything Useful For No IBG Speedruns by Really_Tall	SirRouven 10 years ago
Glitch Video Playlist by Really_Tall	Allegro 10 years ago
Glitchless route guide (2026)	Tegron 2 months ago
How to run European French version on US/JP consoles	Tegron 1 month ago