How should I get started with blindfolded running?
3 years ago
Canada

I want to learn to run 16 star blind, but don't really know where to start

Limburg, Netherlands

I feel like you should start thinking about what in a level can help you to make setups that give you a consistent outcome (if you don't mess up). Practice them alot until you get good at the star. Don't follow muscle memory, it's mostly just memorization.

I don't really know much about it, but I feel like this is how you should do it.

Canada

Yeah, I know that it's not muscle memory, just wasn't sure if there were certain setups that were commonly used

Germany

I am going to assume you mean running 16 Star blindfolded.

First of all let me warn you that running blindfolded takes an insane amount of dedication and practice. Do not underestimate it!

Also there is a blindfolded gaming community that will be able to help you way better than any of us here could ever do.

There is the site blindfoldedgaming dot com They also have a discord server, which that site links to, which has an SM64 channel.

Be aware however that you cannot expect to be able to finish your first 16 Star blindfolded run within the first few days. If you are not willing to dedicate a lot of time to practice I would not recommend trying to go for a full run.

I mention this because there was a cheater out there claiming to run blindfolded with barely any specific practice, and some people who did not know the game well enough fell for him. Even pro SM64 runners do not have an easy time learning single stars blindfolded, let alone attempting a full run.

I hope it is ok for the Moderators that I mentioned the site, if not just delete my post ^^

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Germany

First of all, I recommend focusing on 1 star at a time and getting consistent at that star before moving on. Probably even upload individual stars rather than going for a full-game run rightaway.

What I've made a decent experience with (though I didn't really stick with Blindfolded) was to read an expert's route for a star in their route document (e.g. katun24), test out the route while looking, and make adjustments where needed (because different people will naturally delay inputs by different amounts). Then once you've found a route that works for you, try to do it with your eyes closed. Do you get the star without getting lost? Good.

Canada

Thank you, I will go to that site and discord server

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