Performed using Stella 6.7 on August 27, 2025.

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Estimated playing time to achieve the time: 3 hours and 20 minutes (Actual time was probably closer to 10 hours).

Total Number of Attempts: 2171

I want to thank Andresfgp13 (for creating the foundation of the optimal route) and Starcrytas (For challenging myself to go further than my previous record).

When Starcrytas beat my initial record of 26.733, I didn't plan on challenging his WR time of 26.650, but there was something inside of me that decided to at least give it a shot. I honestly thought tying the WR would be relatively trivial, given that it took about 1148 attempts to achieve a 26.733 time. I was proven incorrect. I actually found it more difficult to save the remaining 5 frames needed to tie the WR. There were multiple runs of sub-26.700 times, thinking I had at least tied the record, then reviewing the recording and seeing that I was 1-2 frames off, but I (probably bullheadedly) kept persisting on. Achieving this (even if it is a tie) feels even sweeter than the initial record that I attained in this game.

I'm not sure if it is possible to have a faster time than 26.65, save for maybe 1 frame (a big maybe for 2 frames), with the current route taken. I have tried other routes and they are all slower. Aside from some unknown glitches I think this might arguably be the best time that can be achieve for this category of the game.