[OLD]Level 3 or How I learned to stop caring and loved elevators

AS OF V0.5, THIS GUIDE ISNT VALID ANYMORE APART FROM THE SKIPS MENTIONED.

Level 3 is arguably one of the easiest and most fun level to speedrun, and, while its original look might be intimitading for speedrunners, there is something that makes speedrunning it a breeze.

Elevators.

Now, what makes elevators in this game so special?It might be easy to miss at first glance but elevators are actually a way to sync up the music with the gameplay.

How it works is that each elevator is on a cycle, the first one in lvl 3 is on a 10 seconds timer, then closes for 3 seconds, before reopening again.Depending on how late or early you are in this cycle, the elevator will go faster or slower, meaning that there is A 10 SECONDS margin of error in the first part of lvl3.Assuming you get the first cycle possible as of May 9th 2019 (0:39-0:49), you will always enter the second part of the stage at 0:52.58 (might not be exact).

There is another elevator later in the level, and it's the same thing, assuming you get the first cycle possible (1:19-1:29), you'll always enter the final room at 1:33.

This also means that there is literally no time difference between any% and all collectibles in this level, as collecting everything does not even make you close to a cycle late. 

The only place where optimization is important is the final room.Using normal strats you might get 1:45-46 but with current strat, we can get as low at 1:43 and perhaps 1:42.

So, how do we save these precious seconds?Well two techniques are used, none are really hard but they do require practice and timing.

Take the little blue arrow jump boost thing as close as possible to its left, and don't wall jump, but instead go directly on the orange jump pad (https://youtu.be/_2tVECi0d4o kudos the harvie for this clip).
When you grab the rope, press space as soon as possible to release it, then wall jump on the left wall directly onto the blue arrow jump boost, this trick is the hardest one, it's not that hard, but does require a good timing.(www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=109&v=fw5vUjncmm0 , see the jump at 1:49)

Those two strats will help you get 1:43-44 and possibly a 1:42)

That's all I have to say on level 3, it's not that hard once you practice it and I'm pretty sure anyone can get a 1:43.
Thanks to Harvie and Ezra3 for the clips.

Any% & All Music Notes Glitchess Guide

This text guide will teach you how the basics for how to run the Any% +DLC, Glitchless and All Music Notes +DLC, Glitchless categories!

https://metroidcrime.com/guide/neon-beats/any-glitchless/

Level 3 Glitchless Guide on How to be Speed

First of all I would just like to mention the fact that there is no time difference in any% and all notes if done correctly. I hope this guide can help you to improve your glitchless times.

All Notes Guide:
.The first and second notes are pretty self-explanatory, so just make sure to practice getting them fluidly. The third note is a little more complicated, however. You can get this note without pausing, you just need to make sure you go late enough to kind of clip into the platform and land on top of it. After a bit of practice, this shouldn't be too hard to do.

Tricks n Stuff:
.First of all you are probably going to have to get used to all of the wall jump skip sections (Idrk how to explain these but yeah).
.After the first elevator, you can align yourself on the 2nd spinning pink platform very far to the right to fall straight down, saving a bit of time. This is quite risky to attempt, however, as it can definitely be a run-ender if you accidentally hit the wall for a bit on the way down.
.The end skip is probably the hardest thing to get used to. It is not at all easy. From what I can see it is most consistent to wait very slightly after attaching to the string whilst holding left to make sure you swing far enough, and then jumping off of the swing and wall-jumping immediately after. This saves like 2-ish seconds.
.(Make sure you have at least the first section wall jump skips down before attempting this). Essentially at the end of the first section just before the first elevator, you can save up to about 200ms or more by waiting to jump into the elevator. Assuming you have the requirement I stated earlier, and you make it in time, you need to be at the end of the platform before the elevator, and then jump once the timer hits about 37.30 seconds.

Name	Author
[OLD]Level 3 or How I learned to stop caring and loved elevators	Emillia 6 years ago
Any% & All Music Notes Glitchess Guide	MetroidCrime 1 year ago
Level 3 Glitchless Guide on How to be Speed	Dangadash 5 years ago
Level 3 guide how to beat dangadash	Loven 4 years ago