So about 2 years ago I had the idea of using an oob glitch in Delfino plaza after acquiring the rocket nozzle to boost straight into the corona mountain loading zone. I was able to get relatively close but I was still a little short of the height needed to reach the loading zone. Because of this, I don’t even know if the loading zone activated since the gate is still there. If there is a way to gain more height using the rocket nozzle while the game is checking if Mario is out of bounds or not, this could potentially save multiple minutes off of any%, and sub hour may even be possible. I’m going to be attempting this for awhile, and if anything comes up, I’ll post it on my yt.
(edit: sry if my wording sucks I’m writing this while doing calculus lol)
Hi! There are a few ways to clip into the Corona Mountain entrance early, but unfortunately the loading zone isn't actually there until the flood, so nothing happens... If it were there from the start, any% would last under 10 minutes, including just over 6 minutes in cutscenes
Dang. I guess that was discovered a long time ago, I just didn’t come across it. Thanks for clearing that up! :)