(2020) Any% Beginner Tutorial

(2020) Vertic's 100% Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwb4KN7u3Nk

This guide is definitely by far the most well explained and up to date 100% tutorial out there, despite being a year old at this point. It goes in depth about all the subtle tricks and optimizations throughout the run

0 shine any%

There are two main categories of 0-shine run:

'Normal': Use the file cancel glitch to load a null file at the start of the game. The route is then basically just the regular Any% route, except you don't speak to Eddie at the start of the game.

Hover Only/No File Cancel: DON'T use the file cancel glitch, but instead, upon entering the castle for the first time, immediately perform FLUDD Early, without speaking to Eddie. Then, enter the hallway out of bounds area, move left to enter the lobby wall out of bounds, perform a double jump and start hovering with FLUDD. This puts you on top of the lobby area, and you are free to move left and enter the loading zone for Final Bowser. From there it's the same as regular Any% Hover Only.

Obviously Hover Only/No File Cancel is much more difficult, due to you not having Rocket or Turbo FLUDD.

Advanced Tutorial 1 Guide

I legitimately think most runners of this game are spending too much time resetting in Tutorial 1 and playing the early game, which is the less important part, to then lose all their time in the endgame, which doesn't make sense to me.

Here is a Tutorial 1 guide to learn how to not reset there!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTk4bwxmvGs

Any% Beginner Tutorial (2017)

Any% GIF Guide

#**Tutorial 1**
__**Room 1**__
**Single dive** strat to reach the platform faster than walking (beginner friendly strat).
https://i.imgur.com/uqbmUpI.gif
**Double dive** to gain a greater speed boost than diving once. The goomba bounce is not 100% consistent as the placement of the goombas is entirely random.
https://i.imgur.com/0Oso46K.gif

__**Room 2**__
Dive on the rock to get a small burst of speed. This is the slower but safer alternative of this strategy.
https://i.imgur.com/ZjqMdHl.gif
Dive and then quickly recover and dive again to get to the water section more quickly. 
https://i.imgur.com/2Aqvd7C.gif
Perform a triple jump to safely reach the hill and progress further.
https://i.imgur.com/KFwwVfV.gif
Double jump and spin at the right time to just barely make it up onto the hill. Generally faster than triple jumping.
https://i.imgur.com/vuwDF2I.gif

__**Room 3**__
Do a dive at the start of the room to quickly get up to speed. To equip the Hover nozzle just press shift in midair after you break the box.
https://i.imgur.com/M9zM9qM.gif
Dashing can also get you up to speed just as fast as diving and it skips spinning. One of the very few places in the game where dashing is practical.
https://i.imgur.com/GFfgpUo.gif
The more dives you do the bigger the speed boost will be.
https://i.imgur.com/hHo6Hgs.gif
The maximum amount of dives you can do at the start is 3, however it is very difficult to perform and it also requires a bit of luck in terms of the bird placement. This is not recommended for beginners.
https://i.imgur.com/0Uca5AB.gif

__**Room 4**__
The safest way to reach the pipe above, however it is pretty slow and sometimes you can miss the first bird, though there is a 2nd bird that you can use.
https://i.imgur.com/yYVEHOa.gif
You can perform a quick dive right at the beginning of the room to reach the pipe quicker. This strat is very consistent but can be tricky to pull off and it's also ideal for the goomba not to hit you on your way to the mushroom platform.
https://i.imgur.com/75Oz6pr.gif
With precise timing you can barely reach the pipe without any birds, however catching the bird drastically speeds up the process. Thus, this strat is the slowest to reach the pipe.
https://i.imgur.com/D5oykK4.gif

#__**T2Skip Route**__
**Castle Movement #1**
__**Main Hall**__
Perform a Triple Jump to barely make it on top of the platform and enter the door. 
https://i.imgur.com/xEPSIhC.gif
You can double jump on one of the near platforms and then jump to the door. Saves marginal amounts of time over triple jumping.
http://i.imgur.com/ciWBf81h.gif

__**Room 2**__
Do a dive after you stand on the ground again to get to the door quicker.
https://i.imgur.com/SBwk9yM.gif
By holding Down, Up and Right while in the sling star animation you can chain 2 dives and reach the door faster. It's recommended for anyone to do because it's always consistent.
https://i.imgur.com/KRLNmDe.gif

__**Pillar Room**__
Triple jump to get up to the top pillar block to get to Bowser 1.
https://i.imgur.com/mYX2fOM.gif
You can also double jump and then spin to get up on the pillar to go to Bowser 1. Slightly faster than triple jumping.

#**Bowser 1**
__**Deaths**__
Hold Down and Left while in the transition to die in the nearest pit. You have to die 4 times to perform T2Skip later.
https://i.imgur.com/Or0N6ij.gif
You can do a dive, then quickly spin and hold down to fall in the void slightly faster.
https://i.imgur.com/FrQrjNl.gif

__**The Fight**__
You can sometimes grab Bowser by the tail even while facing the wrong direction. This strat is called Halfthrow and it saves about .5s over a full Bowser throw, however this is very precise and also slightly dependant on luck as most of the time you won't be able to grab Bowser if facing the opposite direction. This is not recommended for beginners and should only be considered at the highest level of play.
https://i.imgur.com/wKCZX8g.gif
By pausing and unpausing just as you are about to collect the key, you will be able to buffer a backflip and skip the animation of the key taking you to the 2nd tutorial stage. The key always spawns in the same place so it's consistent if you position yourself correctly. Is recommended for beginners.
https://i.imgur.com/v9Tygl3.gif
If you time your backflip frame-perfectly you can perform Key Skip without pausing. This saves about a second over regular Key Skip but it's very difficult to perform because of the very tight backflip timing. Thus, this should only be considered at the highest level of play where there is very little time left to be saved.
https://i.imgur.com/CPs2Xxs.gif
By taking just enough damage you can die just as the cutscene of the key spawning ends, collecting the key and dying immediately. This is called the Instadeath strat for obvious reasons. A major drawback of this is that the knockback that you take from Bowser is random, so you may or may not land in the correct position to grab the key. The trick is also very difficult to perform, and because of its slight inconsistency it's only recommended for the best runners or for the World Record contenders.
https://i.imgur.com/I1nk2WI.gif

Any% Guide (Outdated)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LICr_VNxEGDz-m-ANR4qdCs0PXWOUwg1YhY7zElM9_8/pub

Game Mechanics

𝕄𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥:
➟ Walking (without sprinting) is the slowest method of movement and is generally avoided in speedruns.
➟ Pressing the Right or Left arrow in quick succession will make Mario dash and his speed will increase significantly. However, you have to be on the ground in order to be able to dash.
➟ Pressing the Up arrow, then pressing Down while in the air will make Mario dive in the direction he is facing. 
➟ Pressing or holding the Up arrow while diving will allow Mario to recover from his dive after landing on the ground. After recovering, you can dive and then land and recover again. (This is what we call "dive recovering"). This can be repeated infinitely.
➟ Dive recovering is the fastest method of moving without the usage of FLUDDs.
➟ Pressing Z while in the air will make Mario ground pound and fall to the ground faster.
➟ Pressing X while in the air will make Mario spin and fall to the ground slower.
➟ Holding X and the Down arrow while in the air will make Mario spin and fall to the ground faster than a normal spin. It also prevents falling damage once you touch the ground.
➟ While in the air, pressing both the Left and Right arrows will also make Mario spin but he will descend to the ground way slower. 
➟ Using the Semicolon (;) key while in the water allows Mario to swim upwards way faster than pressing the Up key and is the fastest way to float to the surface of a water pool. 
➟ The Semicolon key can also be used to enter paintings or doors but it is generally not used in runs.
➟ Using the Quote (') key while in the water allows Mario to swim downwards with the same speed as when holding the Down arrow.
➟ Holding Down while using the Hover FLUDD will make Mario travel slightly faster than regular walking.
➟ Holding Down while using the Rocket nozzle gives a great momentum boost horizontally.
➟ Moving with the Turbo FLUDD is the fastest method of transportation in the game and it is used heavily throughout a speedrun.

𝔽𝕃𝕌𝔻𝔻𝕤:
➟ Breaking a blue FLUDD box will unlock the "Hover" nozzle.
➟ Breaking a red FLUDD box will unlock the "Rocket" nozzle.
➟ Breaking a gray FLUDD box will unlock the "Turbo" nozzle.
➟ The Rocket and Turbo nozzles can only be used after you collect the key in Bowser 1.
➟ A nozzle is considered as being unlocked after you break its respective box. Equipping it without picking the nozzle up from the ground is done by pressing Shift after breaking the box.
➟ The red bar to the left of the FLUDD icon is called the "nozzle/FLUDD energy". You can't use any nozzle if the bar is empty.
➟ The Hover nozzle uses 1 water at a time and consumes a little bit of nozzle energy over time. It has the ability to make Mario ascend slowly upwards for a short period of time and it is mainly used in Space 1 and the Fake Bowser fight.
➟ The Rocket nozzle takes a little bit to charge (~0.5 seconds). After it is fully charged it will consume 5 water instantly and all of the nozzle energy will be wasted, however it gives a great height boost and a good amount of horizontal momentum as a result. This combined with the many exploits it has makes it the most useful FLUDD and it is used heavily throughout a run once it is unlocked.
➟ The Turbo nozzle uses 1 water at a time but it doesn't empty the FLUDD energy at all. It has the ability to make Mario move horizontally way faster than normal.
➟ When you perform a Triple Jump, the Turbo FLUDD can also give a tiny amount of extra height if timed properly.
➟ Holding the Up arrow while using the Hover or Rocket nozzle will make them give a better height than without holding it.

𝔸𝕟𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤:
➟ For some actions such as Triple Jumping, charging a Rocket or entering a screen transition, their animations start progressing 1 frame earlier out of a pause menu.

No Major Skips Starter run

If you have some experience with any% and want to move onto the next main category, here is a beginner No Major Skips run with relatively slow enough movement for you to match with a bit of practice, no hard strats, and every missed shine cancel in the book -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiKP8VgmEVA

If you want to take your gameplay to the next level and learn how to actually shine cancel, here is a guide on that as well -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt4IpJ_7dFk

Sekanor's Any% Beginner Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ3Fq9-nX8I

The three any% routes and their variations (Outdated)

Here is a post about the differences between the 3 any% routes, and which one to run.

**T2 (Tutorial 2) Route**
This route is the classic any% route that Runouw himself planned.
You just finish Tutorial 1, beat Bowser 1, finish Tutorial 2, and finish Bowser Trap 3.
A good run to see that uses this route is the current Tutorial 2 WR, you can find it on the leaderboard.


**T2Skip (Tutorial 2 Skip) Route**
This is an alternate route that Runouw never planeed.
Here, you finish Tutorial 1, then talk to Eddie so he gives you one star, then you go to Bowser Trap 1,
kill yourself 4 times so your life counter hits 0, then when you're done fighting Bowser, you use the Key Cancel glitch that requires pause-buffering the key, then kill yourself, so you come back to the castle, and because you got the key, you unlock the FLUDDs and can play BT3 as you would in the T2 Route.

If you are a beginner and don't feel confident with the Key Cancel, you can just grab the key and kill yourself in the first hole in Tutorial 2.
A good run to watch which uses this route is the current world record (7:47).


**Hover FLUDD Only Route**
This route is clearly the hardest one, and it's the slower one (it used to be the WR route though).
Here, you have to finish T1 and talk to Eddie so he gives you one star, then finish Secret of the Mushroom to get a second star, then grab the Hover FLUDD in the castle and enter BT3 with it, then you finish BT3 using only the Hover FLUDD, which is pretty hard to do fast.
A good run to watch which uses this route is IHL's 8:45 run which can be found on the leaderboard.


**Which route should I use ?**

Here's the speed order between all the routes:


**0) Tutorial 2 w/ Bird Strats** -- TAS Route, only saves 2 seconds over the T2Skip Route, not viable for RTA because it's way too RNG heavy, don't use that lol

**1) T2Skip w/ Key Cancel** -- The fastest RTA-viable route, the current WR uses it. It's pretty reset-heavy because of the Key Cancel so I don't recommend it.

**2) Tutorial 2 w/o Bird Strats** (classic route) -- That route loses about 5-10 seconds over the T2Skip Route, I'd say ? It's cool for beginners, although it's by far less consistent than the T2Skip Route. Used to be the WR route.

**3) T2Skip w/o Key Cancel** -- Also a cool route for beginners. It's consistent, loses 15 seconds over the Key Cancel route, it's the route that contains the less resets in it. I recommend it for beginners that directly want to get a good time. Also used to be the WR route.

**4) Hover Fludd Only Route** -- Hardest route, slowest route, not worth the effort ;) It helps if you want to improve your general movement though! It's also pretty fun, but your any% PB shouldn't ever use that route. It also used to be the WR route though, like every other route in fact.


You should use the T2Skip w/o Key Cancel Route as a beginner, if you want to get a good time. Although it may be better to play Tutorial 2 and on average lose 5 seconds to improve the general movement instead of killing yourself 4 times during 40 seconds every run. Your choice.

If you get better, and have a PB that is around 9 minutes flat, then you can probably start going for the T2Skip w/ Key Cancel Route, if you get good at Key Cancel though. It saves 15 seconds but can kill 2/3 runs. Also your choice!

The Ultimate 100% Tutorial (2023)

Have you played Super Mario 63 as a kid and wanted to get into speedrunning it? Do you perhaps already run the game, but find 100% far too daunting? Fear no more as we finally have an answer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRartSKFfxQ

Sekanor

AprilSR

TheGaming100

Jhynjhiruu

Potato.

Tai0

Super Mario 63

Flash

GamerMate

spicyjuice04

DignitySR

Normal

Hover Only

All FLUDDs

No Major Glitches

Start With FLUDDs

Start Without FLUDDs

Route

FLUDD

Ruleset

Timing

Runs which are
• Sub 6:45 in Any%
• Sub 26 in NMS
• Sub 52 in 100%
• WR in any other main game category
will be required to have audio. Background music doesn't have to be enabled, but sound effects should be audible in the video.

Name	Author
(2020) Any% Beginner Tutorial	Tai0 5 years ago
(2020) Vertic's 100% Tutorial	TheGaming100 3 years ago
0 shine any%	Jhynjhiruu 8 years ago
Advanced Tutorial 1 Guide	Sekanor 6 years ago
Any% Beginner Tutorial (2017)	Sekanor 6 years ago
Any% GIF Guide	Potato. 4 years ago
Any% Guide (Outdated)	AprilSR 6 years ago
Game Mechanics	Potato. 5 years ago
No Major Skips Starter run	TheGaming100 4 years ago
Sekanor's Any% Beginner Tutorial	AprilSR 6 years ago
The three any% routes and their variations (Outdated)	Sekanor 6 years ago
The Ultimate 100% Tutorial (2023)	TheGaming100 1 year ago