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All Theater Invites Notes

any% No Minigame Skips guide by frozenflygone

Hamtaro Rainbow Rescue 
any% no Minigame Skips Speedrunning Route 

Timing:
-START on New Game selection
-END when screen fades to black after Boss talks to Bo at the end prior to credits

Overall Tips:
-mash A to skip text fastest (but speed doesn’t matter, text progresses same speed no matter what)
-hold B to run

HG: Ham Game: Have explanation board. Guide states the Character required and fastest inputs to get to them. Additional tips are included here when relevant. 
Task: sun appears over relevant character. Specific inputs required
Group Action (GA): exclamation mark appears, success vary by number of party members and object

Route: 

Prologue

-left twice as Bijou, see Hamtaro and Oxnard, hamha them
-right back to rainbow
-run left, look at Boss
-GA attempt to pick up log
-go pick up Bijou, try again GA on log, tell older ham No-P
-go left until Hamtaro prompts you to drop the log in the river
-go talk to boss, hit A to drag them to the clubhouse
-mash through all the text and cutscene
-go left and talk to Bo, mash more
-leave clubhouse and go to Sunny Peak

Sunny Peak 

-talk to green hamster, then go right and talk to older fishing hamster
-go left, speak to hamster on log, GA pick up log and carry right
-right, up to carrot, play carrot task 
-up vine and left, trigger cutscene
-go right to hear boss talking
-climb tree, say hi to Boss, go back to the bottom of tree, hi again
-go to footprint, GA swing on vine
-Go down vine, left to game
-HG *Lily Pad Row 1* Hamtaro L; wait for first frog then mash A
-up, left, activate cutscene
-HG *Orange Catch* automatic; press A to catch orange
-ORANGE GET
-auto back to clubhouse

Clubhouse 1

-talk to Bo, give orange
-mash flower ranch cutscene
-go to flower ranch

Flower Ranch 

-up, right, down, up fence
-HG: *Butterfly Bridge 1* Hamtaro, auto; spam R to win
-right, talk to kid, then ignore his burn and go down 
-go in hole, go right, down to game, ignore walnut
-HG: Slippy Slidey Slope 2: Hamtaro, auto; don’t slow down, stay right to avoid rocks
-right, up, talk to Elder Ham, up and right
-HG: *Boulder Bash 1* Boss, R; mashhhh
-up, left, talk to Maxwell, joins party
-retrace back to fence area, GA the log
-take it down, left, put in hole
-GA on cappy, TALK to cappy, cappy Joins Party 
-retrace back to maxwell area but go right 
-down to carrot, GA to remove, GA pick up, take to horse
-GA to climb horse, talk to artist, talk to guide ham
-up left, trigger Oxnard cutscene, climb fence
-go back down, to where oxnard is, talk to him, Oxnard joins party
-take the warp hole, directly back to ranch 
-go down a screen 
-GA carrot, go back up a screen, GA log and bring back
-GA bowl, all the way right until stair guy, go down, put bowl in water
-HG: *Bowl Boating 1* Oxnard, auto; wait for drop, then hold left
-HG: *Stair Hop Hop 2* Boss, R; try for farthest jump every time
-GA to wake up Elder Ham
-walk around as much as possible to talk to Elder Ham
-HG: *Sunflower Bloom Relay* Oxnard, auto; 
-hella mash
-PETAL GET
-auto back to clubhouse

Clubhouse 2

-go to Bo and give him the ingredient
-talk to Jingle, mash
-go to clover elementary

Clover Elementary 

-right, until snake cutscene triggers
-go up vines and around, see snake from right side
-go up vines near 3-3 sign 
-go to the right, GA the tennis ball, take it left and drop in the pipe
-watch telescope cutscene, go down FARTHER RIGHT vines
-go below, pipe, hear Penelope's voice, go talk to her
-go right and GA pipe over to pipe ending
-go left and interact with snake
-go right and talk to yellow ham, he wants a hat to trade
-right a screen and up vines, left to the collector ham 
-HG: *Crazy Cap Catch* Cappy, L3; only go for hats
-go get cool cap, back to yellow ham 
-GA tennis ball, go right to Ham Game
-HG: *Tennis-Ball Ball* Boss, R2; try for farthest up beam then mash
-GA tennis ball again, drop down pipe
-climb down vine, go left two screens, go to blue pipe
-HG: *Balancing Act* Penelope, L2; try to just go fast without falling
- go left to rock, GA rock, sneak in the school!
-right, down, mash the cutscene, go back up 
-slight right and up, up the skeleton to trigger cutscene 
-go back down to test tube holder, go across, keep going right until scientist
-HG : *Rainbow Arrange* Maxwell, 3L; I recommend going from left to right 
-go right then up, to 
-HG: *Test Tube Jump* Penelope, 3L; ignore candy, have to tilt right to move it
-go up and chase after Pashmina, she joins party
-go back left up to test tubes 
-HG: *Rainbow Fix Up* Maxwell, auto; put one in beaker then try left to right, try to cut off scientist 
-go left, trigger cutscene
-go back to skeleton and go down chain
-GA to scare mouse, then GA sponge and bring it down, left to milk
-go up and GA the shoe, bring down right to Inspector Hams
-take the letter to the first police hamster to the left 
-go inside, go in the hole in the furniture, go left and talk to the guy
-HG: *Coffee Bean Toss* Pashmina, L; get points then throw the rest away 
-go back down to the floor, then up and up to talk to strong Ham
-go up the vibe and talk to Bo
-HG *Puzzle Scramble* Maxwell, 3L
-CLOVER GET
-auto back to clubhouse

Clubhouse 3

-go to Bo and turn ingredients
-talk to howdy, say yes
-go to Ticky Ticky Park 

Ticky Ticky Park 

-right, through hole, left to hopscotch 
-HG: *Hopscotch* Pashmina, L
-go left and up to crying kid, Task: Pashmina
-HG *Pinecone Attack* Oxnard, auto; avoid getting hit 
-up, on lily pads, trigger cutscene
-up and talk to Grandpa Frog
-go right and up and right up to Stan to join party 
-go down past Frog and left to game
-HG *Lily Pad Row 3* Stan, auto; 
-go around up to the tree to free the frisbee 
-GA to grab the frisbee and move right and down to put in the water; then down to the pink frog
-bring pink frog back to grandpa 
-go back right
-HG: *Lily Pad Row 4* Stan, auto 
-go up and get Howdy 
-go back to where you found Stan, move the frog 
-GA move the rock and go up, scare away bird
-go right to the tree 
-HG *Tip-Top Treetop* Boss, L; avoid
-down, right, right to get Sandy
-go left then up past crying Ham 
-HG *Jump-Rope Jam* Sandy, auto 
-go right and past the swings, up the tree 
-HG *Balloon Pop* Sandy, auto 
-go around left and down to next screen, get Dexter to join
-try to lift boat, trigger cutscene 
-go back to tree with bird but climb to the left and GA down onto the slide 
-HG *Slip and Dodge* Hamtaro, auto; go fast and avoid 
-GA the soccer ball and take left and down to the goalie 
-go down and left all the way until the cutscene 
-go up and straight up back past the lady ham and up to get Howdy to join the party 
-auto back to tree, go inside the tree, GA up ladder
-confront Stan, he joins team 
-auto to boat, GA boat, confront birds
-HG *Chicken Battle* Tac-Q and Scrit-T everyone 
-auto back to clubhouse 

Clubhouse 4

-go to Bo and give ingredient 
-auto talk to everyone about the festival 
-talk to bijou to invite her to go, go to Tip-Top Fair 

Tip-Top Fair

-talk to cop ham, then go left and up to talk to the gate manager
-go back through to the stamp rally and talk to Bo
-go left and massage Auntie Vi’s shoulders to get bijou alone
-Go talk to Boss, Boss joins party, then back to Hamtaro 
-go up and to talk to gate manager, then stay and play the game in this room
-Ham Game *Acorn Shoot n Score* Hamtaro, auto 
-go all the way right to the flower area and talk to the fashionable ham 
-HG *Heart Catch* Bijou, R
-go up and talk to Panda, panda joins party
-go up and repair the gate, then stay and play the game in this room 
-HG *Barbell Lift* Boss, R
-go up and left and see cutscene with hams 
-go right and up and play Ham Game
-HG *Nail the Rhythm* Panda, L, go for close to 200 points
-TALK TO GATE MANAGER 
-talk to Howdy, then go down to Maxwell, talk to Penelope
-go back to Howdy and Dexter, they join party 
-talk to Penelope near mask dealer, she runs away to the tree in the next room
-get the mask from the dealer and bring it to her
-go up and build the gate 
-go to Penelope, Pashmina and Penelope join party 
-go left and up play two Ham games in this room
-HG *Toy Corral* Pashmina, L3, get points fast the throw the rest 
-HG *Penelope Pinball* Penelope, L, 
-go back down and play dexter and howdys games 
-HG *Circle Pashmina* Hamtaro, auto 
-HG *Tasty Broiled Seeds* Hamtaro, auto 
-go up right and talk to the manager and GA the gate
-GA Oxnard and bring him to Flora at the beginning
-go left, all the way up, talk to the manager and GA the gate 
-Talk to Cappy, he joins party, GA stucky
-go right and play game
-HG *Basket Balance* Oxnard, L2
-go down and play game 
-HG *Hammers Falling* Cappy, L 
-go up and up and talk to Sabu, GA to build the stage and see the cutscene
-go back to flower stage, talk to Sandy, talk to Maxwell, he joins party, then back to Sandy 
-HG *Shadow Dancing* auto 
-go left and play maxwells game
-HG *Card Match* Hamtaro, auto 
-go back to the gate with Bo and mash cutscene
-auto back to clubhouse 

Clubhouse 5

-turn in shaved ice to Bo
-mash cutscene about the beach
-go to Sparkle Coast

Sparkle Coast 

-go up and right to save the turtle
-HG: *Turtle Lift 1* Boss, R2 
-up and left to the next turtle 
-HG *Turtle Lift 2* Hamtaro, auto
-go up to the shore to trigger cutscene, then talk to Broski about his surfboard
-go right and save the final turtle
-HG *Turtle Lift 3* Stan, R then right to next game
-HG *Crab Dodge* Hamtaro, auto
-go right and mash cutscene, boater ham tells you to find a board, it washes up on shore
-go all the way down and left to talk to Boss to get surfboard, GA and bring to Broski 
-go left and grab boards and bring to boat ham, do the boat mini game
-HG *Raft Race* Stan, auto
-go back to Broski, then turtle appears to save the girls
-HG *super Shell Surfing* Hamtaro, auto
-go right and cross the bridge
-HG *Tightrope Teamwork* Boss, auto
-GA to lay out the boards in each section moving up 
-mash cutscene, then go left and reunite with the other hams 
-boys go off to get water, girls go right to the aquarium
-mash the gate cutscene and play the game
-HG *Fence Climb* Bijou, auto
-go inside and talk to the scientist who asks you to turn on the lights 
-go right and up the green pipe to the jellyfish
-HG: *Jellyfish Jump* Pashmina, R, go immediately 
-go down and right and speak to the scientist to get note
-go right a whole screen then talk to other scientist
-HG *Bubble Float* Bijou, auto; A to go fast, left then right then left at end 
-HG *Parachute Plunge* Bijou, auto 
-go down and around to the wheel and spin it
-reunite with the girls, go down, and do the mini game to do down
-go right and see the cutscene with the shell, then go up and see Seamore cutscene 
-HG *Life-Ring Toss* auto
-go up and watch cutscene, ignore ham and go through the clear maze, go all the way up and slide down
-reunite with boys and present shell
-SHELL GET
-auto back to clubhouse

Clubhouse 6

-give shell to Bo
-talk to Bijou, mash, girls leave
-go to Hamstarr Manor

Hamstarr Manor

-go up and talk to “Fortune-Teller”, then go up and talk to the girls, Red Punster takes the girls
-chase him, then talk to Hamstarr
-HG: *Jewel Time* Dexter, 3R
-go up, mash cutscene, play next game
-HG *Pop Quiz* Maxwell, 4R; be sure to mash A between questions, try to get exactly 4 right.
-go to next game up stairs
-HG *Space Slider* Stan, 3L
-go right through the door, up, left to get medal, then back to main floor
-go past ghost ham then up to get pink medal, back to ghost ham to play game
-HG *Help Me, Catch Me* Panda, L
-go left and down stairs then down out of room, then right to see Sandy, talk to ghost
-HG *Star-Studded Swinger 1* Hamtaro, auto; grab doll and go back
-HG *Star-Studded Swinger 2* Hamtaro, auto
-left, up, left up other stairs and talk to ghost ham, then confront Oxnard clone
-HG *Seed Pig-Out* Oxnard, R
-grab ham doll, then down, right, down stairs, down, talk to ghost ham, left and up into final boss
-HG *Raise Your Flag* auto
-HG *Seed Fight* auto
-ORB GET

Clubhouse 7/Finale

-turn in Orb to Bo
-mash
-credits! 
-when screen fades to black after last A press when Boss talks to Bo, END TIMER

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All Theater Invites Notes	Kobral 2 years ago
any% No Minigame Skips guide by frozenflygone	frozenflygone 5 years ago