Well when I said IL’s were good for practicing real game speed runs, I meant that they’re good for getting a feel for the game and learning to make fast inputs and decisions, and constantly try to become faster. I’m well aware that penguin suits aren’t allowed, but it’s really the technical parts that IL’s help with.

Hey man. Idk what kind of running you’re gonna do, but I’ve just been attempting 1-1 any% just because it’s an easy way to get good at the game and practice for when I eventually do full game runs. I’m not very good at giving advice, but here’s some motivation: This was my first ever time speedrunning anything, and after only 2 days of screwing around, I got a top 10 record. A couple days later, 8th place, days after that, 6th. You need to constantly try to improve yourself and work on past mistakes. Now, in singular level running, deaths don’t really do anything other than frustrate the heck out of you because you have to restart your save file; so yes, try to avoid those. But the thing with individual levels, since death doesn’t really matter, you SHOULD ALWAYS be trying to improve your speed and try to find the fastest routes. It might be very discouraging to see the world record and how fast they’re going (trust me, I know how that feels) but I’m the short amount of time I’ve been running this game, I’ve actually found some strats that actually improve upon the wr attempt. Don’t ever think you can’t do better, because there’s ALWAYS some way to be faster. Finally, be ready to get pissed, and I mean PISSED with a capital P. You WILL mess up. Always. And it gets INFURIATING over and over and over. Whatever you do, don’t stay angry, try to cool yourself off, because the angrier you get, the worse you will do. And if it gets to a point where you just can’t calm down, stop playing. It’s always better to come back calm and do good than get some extra runs in and do terribly. And if you’re doing a full game run, I’ve got terrible internet right now, so YouTube won’t load but search up how to speed run NSMBW and a video should show up that explains everything. Have fun running.

I don’t know how to respond directly, so I’ll just do it here. I didn’t mean to spam that button, sometimes I have good internet and sometimes it’s really bad. My internet was pretty terrible at the time, so the post duplicated and you have my apologies. As to you, Mr. Squashh, I’m actually pretty honored that you’re responding here, but the part I’m having trouble with is the jump right before that pipe staircase. In your world record, the run right before that you attempted to make the jump I’m struggling with, and said something along the lines of “of course it’s right there.” The jump right before the pipe staircase is the one screwing me over, I just can’t seem to get it; I either end up on the ground below that platform or end up one step too low. Thanks for your time

Does anybody have any tips or advice on how to make that jump onto the staircase as seen in the world record? Let me explain: in the beginning of the level right after he jumps off the pipes, he spin jumps, then goes back into suit mode, then back out and makes a veeeeerrrrrrry precise jump onto the staircase and then jumps up and makes the checkpoint by 485. Sorry if that made no sense, but it’s very hard to explain. I have been playing this game for. 9 hours now since my first record, and I have only made that jump twice.

Does a category where you start 1-1 as small Mario and speed run it without the penguin suit exist? If so, please lead me to it.