I made this speedrun up when I started speedrunnning and it was 1st key%, you get 8 stars and beat BitDW as fast as possible, I got a time in the low 9 minutes which is not fast at all.

Also this is something extra I just thought about, I have no way of recording my screen to submit runs, I do 16 star LBLJless and have a PB of 28:25 (that I got about 5 minutes ago as of this comment) and haven't submitted it yet. Xbox game bar stopped working and just doesn't record or screenshot.

I don't really see 1st key% becoming an actual CE, but technically if you get enough people interested it could happen.

As far as recording, OBS Studio is a free screen recording/streaming software. Install that and watch a quick start tutorial on how to use it.

Thanks, and I just used that speed run as a mini category for improving

I'd 100% be down for that, I'm already trying this, it's too late...

what route did you use, I'm making a split template for it

sI am optimizing the beginner route, so far it is, bob chain chomp, cannonless, wild blue, whomp, tower, penguin lost, slide, wall kicks, bowser, a while ago I got a time in the 9 minute range, it was really good and sum of best was around high 8 minute.

I think it'd just be beginner no lblj until DW which is: Chomp Cless Owlless if done Wild Blue Whomp Tower Owlful Lil' Penguin Wallkicks will work DW

Ok, after 2 attempts I got a 9:34, and my SOB is a 9:2X, I forgot.

Should I make a forum with the name 1st key% to see if people would be interested in trying it?

It’s probably good to run this for the purpose of practice. But seeing as it's literally just the beginning segment of the majority of existing categories, I don't see the point in making it its own category.

The main reason I do not think this would make a good category is the fact that it does not offer anything new or of value to the community. It doesn’t provide any new movement or interesting routing. It doesn’t teach us anything new about the game. Getting the first key is required in almost every single category and category extension that already exists.

I don’t think the mods would be fond of using their time to verifying runs for a category that already exists within so many other categories, but I can’t speak on their behalf.

If you really feel strongly about it, don’t let anyone stop you from trying. You can make a post and see if there is interest in it. Specifying rules and providing an example run are a good place to start (although I'm sure everyone knows how to get to the first key).

yeah like what @SaySurprise said, a category that is already required in so many other categories probably won’t become it’s own. that’s true with a lot of games, and it makes sense. if it’s already required in most runs, why make it it’s own category? but again, if you really want it to be it’s own category, you could get a few runners together and you could all record a run of it and put the vods in a forum post to gain more popularity

It would be nice if you had a 16 star nolblj run that you lost after dark world, and you could still salvage a PB out of it ? seems weird but still interesting

@SaySurprise All of that makes sense and I agree now that I really think about it.