Texas, USAIf you find yourself getting stuck on the screen transition after learning Reflect, try this spot:
This is hard to test, does anyone know if changing the F7 (Limited vs. Full Animation) or F9 (Show / Hide text) options allows you to wait less for animations / text? When I tested F7 I had more trouble skipping certain cutscenes so I wonder if it's a wash
Also, I've never played Fullscreen - does this seem helpful to those of you who do to reduce backstepping?
Final nail in the coffin on this one. I got in an SNES to USB adapter, and WOW
This has become way more consistent using the actual SNES controller. So we'll chalk it up to partially my hands and partially the controller. Should help me out a ton on real attempts.
Yeah it is definitely a grip and motor control thing, not a timing thing. I have the timings how they need to be, my problem is 100% in not being able to reliably short hop (you all know that when you get a short hop there, the bonk block is miles away). I have had some success in 4-2 now by changing my grip for just that section to something that works. Not too comfortable but we will see how it goes. Thank you for all the tips.
I just can't do it =(
Anywhere in the run that requires a short hop I've come up with alternate routing but I'm going to have to solve that for myself or it will definitely be a brick wall for me.
That's the exact controller I'm using. When trying to practice small hops by themselves (straight up on an empty screen), I can manage to do them consistently if I switch my grip to only have my finger on the very edge of the jump button. But otherwise I can't really do it consistently while moving at all and that grip won't work for me for the rest of 4-2. I will be trying with real SNES controllers pretty shortly so we'll see how it goes. I haven't been trying the jump under the seahorse in 2-2 but thank for the tip about that. When I can short hop reliably I'll have to try that one too.
I have had one freeze in all of my attempts so far at learning 4-2 correctly. In 4-3 I usually don't grab the star anyways so I'm really only worried about the "mandatory" star grabs.
I am really only able to get the very short hop maybe 1/5 of the time. I'm not sure if this is a problem with my controller (Buffalo USB) or not. Would have to test it on my real SNES to be sure (but I don't have a gameboy flashcart so that could be very time consuming).
As a side note, does anyone actually know what causes the star freeze / how to definitely avoid freezing at the end of any star?
Somehow I am never tapping light enough. I have only ever made it with a bonk. So I will focus on trying to lighten up, thank you
Hi all,
I am learning this run and the one thing I can't seem to get right is the tight platforms jumps over the lava in 4-2 (the one right after you grab the star). I've watched the tutorial, I've watched a few PBs that include it. I have narrowed down that I am probably messing up the final jump somehow - all of the videos I have watched this jump appears very shallow and I can't replicate it (maybe 2 / 150 success rate).
Any tips on how to get this timing right or what is the input required?
I'm currently using V1.1 ROM with Gambatte because my SGB2 is not here yet.
That’s crazy to me that EGA can still be the faster version even though you actually have to pay attention to the drafts and also not skip certain draft learning cutscenes 😵
I still think it is neat that E is the same button either way 😂
Just a note:
If DYE is the last draft you learn on the first island, it is possible to move outside the tent after you cast the draft but before the game has you learn the F note. If you do this, you will never learn F and therefore softlock.
