Speed up runs should be a separate category smh. your time was only achieved because you sped up the game.

it needs to be at the highest level cruciball. then theres Any% Cruciball and Boost% Cruciball. idk why the category doesnt specify that it must be at the max cruciball level

very true, but the ending "credits" would be a time sink. Plus it's way cooler to finish a 100% by beating a boss. It's easier to do a 100% finishing on Mr Woe because as long as you know you got his coins, you can stop the timer on his death animation rather than when the ball goes into the goal (I would guess).

Also thank you :) I'm certain I'll do another run one day since i messed up in a lot of places. didnt anticipate it being possible in under 3 hours!

You can't consider the game 100% beaten without beating Mr Woe. You can star the Mr Woe level and there are collectible coins in it too.

I do find it interesting that for the Trial levels you have to revisit them in order to 100% them since they cannot be fully completed without receiving the upgrades after beating the 4 areas. It does suck a little that the trophy room is just that and that theres no secret haha

also thank you so much for adding the category! I hope others will consider running it too !

I'm confirming you need the gems for a 100%. no gems, no level star.

I played the game a lot through my childhood (and I'm gonna be doing a 100% speedrun today actually). AFAIK every level, including the Trials, needs to be Star-shaped to be considered 100% complete. All the bonus balls, coins, eggs (and I personally consider gems to be a part of this). I don't remember if ignoring the gems causes the level to not be star shaped, but I think it does (I have a casual playthrough up on YouTube that may indicate it).

Nothing unlocks after 100%. Or at least I've never found anything through probably almost 20 years of owning the physical cart and playing on and off.

You can also set the rules and then if new info is discovered, wipe the leaderboard and start again. There's not gonna be many speedrunners because I think the category will take 3-4 hours to complete based on how my casual playthrough went.

Also can you at least add the category so I can submit my speedrun when it's done? I'll be streaming it live on Twitch so if I miss anything then everyone will see it