@Sizzyl Bowser's Galaxy reactor doesn't have any powerups (if memory serves), and I was able to collect more than enough power stars to get there without using any of the listed powerups. There are no required powerups for a run of Super Mario Galaxy, strictly speaking. I'd be happy to answer any questions about how I obtained (or skipped) certain stars, though.
Hello all! I've been playing SMG casually for years now (grew up playing it a fair amount), and I've recently enjoyed the additional challenge of playing through the game without any power-ups - those being consumable items that directly alter Mario's abilities (e.g. Fire Flowers, Bee Mushrooms, Spring Mushrooms, etc. but not shells, the manta, or things external to Mario).
Before anyone asks, I know formal requests for a category extension have a page here. Unfortunately, that would require me to have collected Powerless runs from at least 3 separate runners (myself included), and as I'm sure everyone is aware, I'm not a huge part of the SMG community.
The run is basically similar to Any% with the following restrictions:
- Mario must never collect/consume/use any of the following items:
- Bee Mushroom
- Boo Mushroom
- Spring Mushroom
- Fire Flower
- Ice Flower
- Red Star
- Rainbow Star
- Luigi is off-limits, as using Luigi alters the player's innate abilities
Basically, I'm wondering if anyone would be willing to help me by attempting runs and posting them on this thread, or if people think this category would be completely uninteresting.
Thanks!
As pertains to the route being very similar to regular any% - I know that, and I addressed it in my original post. You're allowed to think whatever you'd like about it being fun or not, though. As far as what the actual routing would be, I'd have to do some research into the any% route for SMG and make modifications as needed. I'm relatively busy at the moment, but when I have more time I will look into it. I'll be moving this discussion to the SMG page soon, so it's in a better spot.
Thanks! Unfortunately, on their category extensions request thread, they require three separate runners to post runs of them playing a new category for it to be considered.
Hello! I've enjoyed playing SMG casually for a long time now, and I could finally actually speedrun the game without having to buy an outdated system and game. One thing I have wanted to see as a speedrun category for a bit has been Powerless - an Any% category where you cannot grab anything that alters Mario's abilities. For example, the Fire Flower, Ice Flower, and Bee Mushroom (and other items like them) are considered "power-ups" and are banned, but Koopa shells and the Manta are considered external objects and are legal. I know the route would not differ much from the regular Any% route, but I found it fun to do a playthrough of SMG with this limitation back when I was playing on the Wii. Certain stars are incredibly difficult to pull off, but still possible, while others are completely unnattainable. Thoughts?
