I remember playing this game as a kid, and there is a "No Goalies" mode. It can be acessed by holding A and B on both controllers, and pressing Start on controller 1(This needs to be done on the title screen). Well, it could be a Win with No Goalies%, should be fun, and more challenging(Kinda)! Well, running around your goal(As a "stall" strat) should be banned too, it would make it too easy :P

I heard that there are some glitches involving Ariel turning around to cancel her throwing animation(For example, to do a "Bubble cancel" you press backwards + A on the same frame, then quickly hold forward to keep running. Could be useful on some stages where you're forced to bubble, like Stage 2. There is a "Quick backthrow" too, which is done with an item. The input is the same, but you can use diagonals to throw. Not sure if it would be useful on the run somehow, but I tested on an emulator, and everything works). Would that be allowed on a run? If it is, I think someone could beat the WR(Or the holder could get a better time, don't know).

I'm a Ninja Gaiden runner(Still on the learning ropes, got my first run - 14:11 - recently), and I was looking for something "similiar" to run(I don't plan on running it now, I still want to learn more about NG first). Well, I found this game, played it casually(I'm playing the Original version; I didn't enjoy playing as Jenny too xD), and I kinda got interested on running it(Again, not now), but I don't know how to begin, as there are no guides! I know, I could just watch the WR run, but how can a newcomer know what he is doing? I just need some information, like a beginner route for a stage(Any stage), useful(And useless) glitches/mechanics for the run and such things. Really, any information will help me for sure, and I'm gonna write everything here! (This thread can be useful for other newcomers, of course. I could even make my own beginner guide using your information as a base if I understand everything!)