how is a time of 360?
5 years ago
United States

on world 1-1 how good is a time of 360, or 40 seconds?

Derbyshire, England

Regularly, most speed runners go for a 369 or a 370; depending on the strat it could change. And it also makes a difference if you got big Mario. Or died at the middle of the stage. We need context! :)

United States

ok, then, here comes the context!

  1. I didn't get big mario
  2. I took the shortcut through the coin room at the last tall pipe also, I didn't die
Edited by the author 5 years ago
Oklahoma, USA

You must not be doing the route correctly, or are using the wrong rom. If you don't get powerups and take the coin shortcut, a time of 360 means you wasted roughly 3 seconds somewhere, which in 1-1 is really bad, even for a new player.

A time of 369 is very achievable even for a new player with a little practice. Watch videos of any run on the leaderboards under 5 minutes, and copy what they do (except the fastest 4 runners who do a glitch at the end... Just jump to the top of the flagpole instead of the bottom like they do for a complicated glitch)

Maybe you're doing the coin section wrong? You have to let off right at the beginning or you'll bump the wall and lose time

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Edited by the author 5 years ago
United States

I just got a time of 368, better?

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California, USA

yes but a 369 at the end will be much better if you get a 379 on the 1-1 underground

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