Hamtaro Rainbow Rescue any% no Minigame Skips Speedrunning Route

Timing: -START on New Game selection -END when screen fades to black after Boss talks to Bo at the end prior to credits

Overall Tips: -mash A to skip text fastest (but speed doesn’t matter, text progresses same speed no matter what) -hold B to run

HG: Ham Game: Have explanation board. Guide states the Character required and fastest inputs to get to them. Additional tips are included here when relevant. Task: sun appears over relevant character. Specific inputs required Group Action (GA): exclamation mark appears, success vary by number of party members and object

Route:

Prologue

-left twice as Bijou, see Hamtaro and Oxnard, hamha them -right back to rainbow -run left, look at Boss -GA attempt to pick up log -go pick up Bijou, try again GA on log, tell older ham No-P -go left until Hamtaro prompts you to drop the log in the river -go talk to boss, hit A to drag them to the clubhouse -mash through all the text and cutscene -go left and talk to Bo, mash more -leave clubhouse and go to Sunny Peak

Sunny Peak

-talk to green hamster, then go right and talk to older fishing hamster -go left, speak to hamster on log, GA pick up log and carry right -right, up to carrot, play carrot task -up vine and left, trigger cutscene -go right to hear boss talking -climb tree, say hi to Boss, go back to the bottom of tree, hi again -go to footprint, GA swing on vine -Go down vine, left to game -HG Lily Pad Row 1 Hamtaro L; wait for first frog then mash A -up, left, activate cutscene -HG Orange Catch automatic; press A to catch orange -ORANGE GET -auto back to clubhouse

Clubhouse 1

-talk to Bo, give orange -mash flower ranch cutscene -go to flower ranch

Flower Ranch

-up, right, down, up fence -HG: Butterfly Bridge 1 Hamtaro, auto; spam R to win -right, talk to kid, then ignore his burn and go down -go in hole, go right, down to game, ignore walnut -HG: Slippy Slidey Slope 2: Hamtaro, auto; don’t slow down, stay right to avoid rocks -right, up, talk to Elder Ham, up and right -HG: Boulder Bash 1 Boss, R; mashhhh -up, left, talk to Maxwell, joins party -retrace back to fence area, GA the log -take it down, left, put in hole -GA on cappy, TALK to cappy, cappy Joins Party -retrace back to maxwell area but go right -down to carrot, GA to remove, GA pick up, take to horse -GA to climb horse, talk to artist, talk to guide ham -up left, trigger Oxnard cutscene, climb fence -go back down, to where oxnard is, talk to him, Oxnard joins party -take the warp hole, directly back to ranch -go down a screen -GA carrot, go back up a screen, GA log and bring back -GA bowl, all the way right until stair guy, go down, put bowl in water -HG: Bowl Boating 1 Oxnard, auto; wait for drop, then hold left -HG: Stair Hop Hop 2 Boss, R; try for farthest jump every time -GA to wake up Elder Ham -walk around as much as possible to talk to Elder Ham -HG: Sunflower Bloom Relay Oxnard, auto; -hella mash -PETAL GET -auto back to clubhouse

Clubhouse 2

-go to Bo and give him the ingredient -talk to Jingle, mash -go to clover elementary

Clover Elementary

-right, until snake cutscene triggers -go up vines and around, see snake from right side -go up vines near 3-3 sign -go to the right, GA the tennis ball, take it left and drop in the pipe -watch telescope cutscene, go down FARTHER RIGHT vines -go below, pipe, hear Penelope's voice, go talk to her -go right and GA pipe over to pipe ending -go left and interact with snake -go right and talk to yellow ham, he wants a hat to trade -right a screen and up vines, left to the collector ham -HG: Crazy Cap Catch Cappy, L3; only go for hats -go get cool cap, back to yellow ham -GA tennis ball, go right to Ham Game -HG: Tennis-Ball Ball Boss, R2; try for farthest up beam then mash -GA tennis ball again, drop down pipe -climb down vine, go left two screens, go to blue pipe -HG: Balancing Act Penelope, L2; try to just go fast without falling

• go left to rock, GA rock, sneak in the school! -right, down, mash the cutscene, go back up -slight right and up, up the skeleton to trigger cutscene -go back down to test tube holder, go across, keep going right until scientist -HG : Rainbow Arrange Maxwell, 3L; I recommend going from left to right -go right then up, to -HG: Test Tube Jump Penelope, 3L; ignore candy, have to tilt right to move it -go up and chase after Pashmina, she joins party -go back left up to test tubes -HG: Rainbow Fix Up Maxwell, auto; put one in beaker then try left to right, try to cut off scientist -go left, trigger cutscene -go back to skeleton and go down chain -GA to scare mouse, then GA sponge and bring it down, left to milk -go up and GA the shoe, bring down right to Inspector Hams -take the letter to the first police hamster to the left -go inside, go in the hole in the furniture, go left and talk to the guy -HG: Coffee Bean Toss Pashmina, L; get points then throw the rest away -go back down to the floor, then up and up to talk to strong Ham -go up the vibe and talk to Bo -HG Puzzle Scramble Maxwell, 3L -CLOVER GET -auto back to clubhouse

Clubhouse 3

-go to Bo and turn ingredients -talk to howdy, say yes -go to Ticky Ticky Park

Ticky Ticky Park

-right, through hole, left to hopscotch -HG: Hopscotch Pashmina, L -go left and up to crying kid, Task: Pashmina -HG Pinecone Attack Oxnard, auto; avoid getting hit -up, on lily pads, trigger cutscene -up and talk to Grandpa Frog -go right and up and right up to Stan to join party -go down past Frog and left to game -HG Lily Pad Row 3 Stan, auto; -go around up to the tree to free the frisbee -GA to grab the frisbee and move right and down to put in the water; then down to the pink frog -bring pink frog back to grandpa -go back right -HG: Lily Pad Row 4 Stan, auto -go up and get Howdy -go back to where you found Stan, move the frog -GA move the rock and go up, scare away bird -go right to the tree -HG Tip-Top Treetop Boss, L; avoid -down, right, right to get Sandy -go left then up past crying Ham -HG Jump-Rope Jam Sandy, auto -go right and past the swings, up the tree -HG Balloon Pop Sandy, auto -go around left and down to next screen, get Dexter to join -try to lift boat, trigger cutscene -go back to tree with bird but climb to the left and GA down onto the slide -HG Slip and Dodge Hamtaro, auto; go fast and avoid -GA the soccer ball and take left and down to the goalie -go down and left all the way until the cutscene -go up and straight up back past the lady ham and up to get Howdy to join the party -auto back to tree, go inside the tree, GA up ladder -confront Stan, he joins team -auto to boat, GA boat, confront birds -HG Chicken Battle Tac-Q and Scrit-T everyone -auto back to clubhouse

Clubhouse 4

-go to Bo and give ingredient -auto talk to everyone about the festival -talk to bijou to invite her to go, go to Tip-Top Fair

Tip-Top Fair

-talk to cop ham, then go left and up to talk to the gate manager -go back through to the stamp rally and talk to Bo -go left and massage Auntie Vi’s shoulders to get bijou alone -Go talk to Boss, Boss joins party, then back to Hamtaro -go up and to talk to gate manager, then stay and play the game in this room -Ham Game Acorn Shoot n Score Hamtaro, auto -go all the way right to the flower area and talk to the fashionable ham -HG Heart Catch Bijou, R -go up and talk to Panda, panda joins party -go up and repair the gate, then stay and play the game in this room -HG Barbell Lift Boss, R -go up and left and see cutscene with hams -go right and up and play Ham Game -HG Nail the Rhythm Panda, L, go for close to 200 points -TALK TO GATE MANAGER -talk to Howdy, then go down to Maxwell, talk to Penelope -go back to Howdy and Dexter, they join party -talk to Penelope near mask dealer, she runs away to the tree in the next room -get the mask from the dealer and bring it to her -go up and build the gate -go to Penelope, Pashmina and Penelope join party -go left and up play two Ham games in this room -HG Toy Corral Pashmina, L3, get points fast the throw the rest -HG Penelope Pinball Penelope, L, -go back down and play dexter and howdys games -HG Circle Pashmina Hamtaro, auto -HG Tasty Broiled Seeds Hamtaro, auto -go up right and talk to the manager and GA the gate -GA Oxnard and bring him to Flora at the beginning -go left, all the way up, talk to the manager and GA the gate -Talk to Cappy, he joins party, GA stucky -go right and play game -HG Basket Balance Oxnard, L2 -go down and play game -HG Hammers Falling Cappy, L -go up and up and talk to Sabu, GA to build the stage and see the cutscene -go back to flower stage, talk to Sandy, talk to Maxwell, he joins party, then back to Sandy -HG Shadow Dancing auto -go left and play maxwells game -HG Card Match Hamtaro, auto -go back to the gate with Bo and mash cutscene -auto back to clubhouse

Clubhouse 5

-turn in shaved ice to Bo -mash cutscene about the beach -go to Sparkle Coast

Sparkle Coast

-go up and right to save the turtle -HG: Turtle Lift 1 Boss, R2 -up and left to the next turtle -HG Turtle Lift 2 Hamtaro, auto -go up to the shore to trigger cutscene, then talk to Broski about his surfboard -go right and save the final turtle -HG Turtle Lift 3 Stan, R then right to next game -HG Crab Dodge Hamtaro, auto -go right and mash cutscene, boater ham tells you to find a board, it washes up on shore -go all the way down and left to talk to Boss to get surfboard, GA and bring to Broski -go left and grab boards and bring to boat ham, do the boat mini game -HG Raft Race Stan, auto -go back to Broski, then turtle appears to save the girls -HG super Shell Surfing Hamtaro, auto -go right and cross the bridge -HG Tightrope Teamwork Boss, auto -GA to lay out the boards in each section moving up -mash cutscene, then go left and reunite with the other hams -boys go off to get water, girls go right to the aquarium -mash the gate cutscene and play the game -HG Fence Climb Bijou, auto -go inside and talk to the scientist who asks you to turn on the lights -go right and up the green pipe to the jellyfish -HG: Jellyfish Jump Pashmina, R, go immediately -go down and right and speak to the scientist to get note -go right a whole screen then talk to other scientist -HG Bubble Float Bijou, auto; A to go fast, left then right then left at end -HG Parachute Plunge Bijou, auto -go down and around to the wheel and spin it -reunite with the girls, go down, and do the mini game to do down -go right and see the cutscene with the shell, then go up and see Seamore cutscene -HG Life-Ring Toss auto -go up and watch cutscene, ignore ham and go through the clear maze, go all the way up and slide down -reunite with boys and present shell -SHELL GET -auto back to clubhouse

Clubhouse 6

-give shell to Bo -talk to Bijou, mash, girls leave -go to Hamstarr Manor

Hamstarr Manor

-go up and talk to “Fortune-Teller”, then go up and talk to the girls, Red Punster takes the girls -chase him, then talk to Hamstarr -HG: Jewel Time Dexter, 3R -go up, mash cutscene, play next game -HG Pop Quiz Maxwell, 4R; be sure to mash A between questions, try to get exactly 4 right. -go to next game up stairs -HG Space Slider Stan, 3L -go right through the door, up, left to get medal, then back to main floor -go past ghost ham then up to get pink medal, back to ghost ham to play game -HG Help Me, Catch Me Panda, L -go left and down stairs then down out of room, then right to see Sandy, talk to ghost -HG Star-Studded Swinger 1 Hamtaro, auto; grab doll and go back -HG Star-Studded Swinger 2 Hamtaro, auto -left, up, left up other stairs and talk to ghost ham, then confront Oxnard clone -HG Seed Pig-Out Oxnard, R -grab ham doll, then down, right, down stairs, down, talk to ghost ham, left and up into final boss -HG Raise Your Flag auto -HG Seed Fight auto -ORB GET

Clubhouse 7/Finale

-turn in Orb to Bo -mash -credits! -when screen fades to black after last A press when Boss talks to Bo, END TIMER