Hi all, new to speedrunning, just trying out techniques for now.

When BLJ-ing the endless stairs I got it a few times, but instead of getting to the top of the stairs all the time, I managed to get into Wet-Dry World twice, first with water at the top, and second time with the water at the bottom.

I didn't know this was possible, has anyone else had this happen?

I'm trying this on a game that has 69 (Nice) stars but Mario has lost his hat to the Monkey or the Bird, I can't remember which one. Would this affect it?