Episode Download List

Super Mario Bros. 3 Remaster (Phil)
episode: http://www.mediafire.com/download/h2s9c1f82od27cp/Super_Mario_Bros._3_Remastered.rar

Lowser's Conquest (August 22nd Beta)
.EXE https://www.dropbox.com/s/da19q7uezs8ccl1/SMBX%20Custom%20Lowser%27s%20Conquest.zip?dl=0
episode: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xdiao3n354jdt4q/Lowsers%20Conquest%20Beta.zip?dl=0

Another Princess Cliché
episode: https://www.mediafire.com/?imy9bza1r2xc9xh

The Restoration
episode: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1s91p4cqq8axl5y/The%20Restoration.rar?dl=0

Airship Attack
episode: http://www.dropbox.com/s/nsvxpramvo4ee9j/Airship%20Attack.zip?dl=0

List of Known Glitches

Info
SMBX is known for its numerous glitches; some well known, others not so much. Typically , it is frowned upon to force these upon the player, but they are exploitable.
Well Known
All Characters

*Crouch Glitch - When the player is stuck in a wall that is not moving, or slides into a gap that is smaller then there size (e.g. Super Mario is 64 pixels tall) flies through all solid blocks.
Not-So-Known
All Characters

*Slope Crouch - On a upside down slope, if you side underneath when you have a power up or with Peach and jump, you will clip through the floor.
*Jump Crouch - while under a block that is 32 pixels off the ground, if you jump, and release "Down" in quick succession, you will clip through the floor.
*Clip Sink - Taking a hit, or using your tail while in a wall will cause the player to sink approximately two to five blocks.
*Tanooki Clip - While in a wall, holding "Down" and "Alt-Run" will make the player rise half a block a second.
*Small to Big Item Clip - If you slide into an item while holding "Down", the player will clip three blocks into the ground.
*Switch Jump - It is possible to land on a "P-Switch", "Time-Switch", or "Skull Switch" and jump off of them.
*Tanooki on Spikes - If you turn to a statue while on spikes, munchers, or a jelectro, you can jump (or spin jump) off of them without harm if you press the "Jump" (or "Alt-Jump") at the same time you release "Alt-Run".
*Warp Jump - The instant the player goes through a door or insta-warp, pressing jump will cause you to jump from the other warp.
*Spring Warp - Holding "Jump" and "Up" when you hit a warp will cause you to maintain that momentum through the warp.
*Super Potion Warp - Placing SMB2 doors on top of each other, entering the bottom one will warp you to the top.
*Ninji Ceiling Clip - Jumping on a Ninji at the right frame while it is on the ceiling can allow you to clip into the ceiling. Video: https://youtu.be/G19gVKJKjgA?t=32s
No Link

*Dig Jump - It is possible to dig SMB2 Sand and jump without falling first
*Duck Clip - At max sped, jump and duck. The second you hear the sound for hitting your head, you release the "Down" key and clip into the ceiling and extend your jump by 32 pixels.
*Item through a wall - Using a Key, P-Switch, or any solid NPC that is not a Mushroom block, you can attempt to place it down in a wall, but then immediately switch your direction like the crouch glitch to glitch into the wall.
*Item Clip - Dropping an item into a wall and then facing away from the wall at the same time with a solid NPC will push the player into the wall.
Mario & Luigi

*Crouch with Weapon - Throwing a "Shell", "Throw Block", or either of the Rainbow Weapons upward, and digging a herb out of the ground the moment the thrown item hits the player will turn the player invisible, but will cause the play to crouch and still carry the item. This makes the player carry the item on there head.
*Reserve Sink - Switching to a new item via "Reserve Box" makes  the player sink a few blocks into the ground if they are already in a wall.
*P-Switch through a wall - If the player jumps into a crevice the is 32 pixels wide, and drops a P-Switch, the player will clip into the wall.
*Super Spring - When small, if you spin jump while holding "Run" and "Up", right before reaching the peak of the player's jump, releasing "Run" will spring the player skyward.
*Yoshi Clip - When small and in an area exactly two blocks tall, triple press the spin jump key, you will first jump on yoshi, then jump off of Yoshi and land on him at the same time, and then the third spin jump removes your yoshi and puts you in the celing.
Mario, Luigi, & Toad

*Spin grab - The moment the player grabs an item the are standing on, they can spin jump off of the item and still carry it if "Alt-Jump" is pressed as the "Grab" sound effect plays.
*Spring through NPCs - if there is a stack of springs below an NPC, you can Spring straight through one if there is no more then a 32 pixel gap between the Spring and the questioned NPC.
Peach & Toad

*P-Switch Through Ground - Dropping a P-Switch and getting under it will push the player through every block below the P-Switch.
Peach

*Hover Spin - By spin jumping into a block that changes the character into Peach, she will maintain a spin.
*Infinity Hover - By releasing and pressing "Jump" at the end of "Peach's Hover", she can star hovering mid-air.
*Infinity Jump - At the exact time Peach would to do a second (or subsequent) hover, if "Jump" is released and pressed a third time, Peach will jump instead of hover.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmfyFUrq9q
Peach & Link

*Spin-Jump - Just as a "Spin Hover", Link an Peach can normal spin-jump by any character spin-jumping into a character block.
Link

*Momentum Fairy - If you jump and then press (and hold) "Up" while never letting go of "Jump" , Link will maintain his momentum when he transforms back to himself.
*[strike]Fairy Teleportation - To do this, the player must be Fairy Link and make an airship moves upwards by events and layers, then if the airship moves upwards, transform into fairy, and when landing on the airship floor while the airship is still moving up and Link will teleport under the airship.[/strike] Not posted by me and not really a glitch. I would think it works kill the player if the moving platform is to tall, but otherwise, should work on any moving platform.
*Spring Slice - just like "Spring Through NPCs" if Link does the same, he can stab to go through the NPC.
*Bomb Stack + Crouch Glitch - You can stack up four bombs before they explode. While on the top bomb, you can duck slide into a crevice and do a crouch glitch.
*Bomb Jump - If you throw a bomb as Link at a wall while close to it, the knock back can propel yourself up and extra 32 pixels, but you must be in a tight enough space and hold the opposite direction during the knock back.
*Super Jump - If you upstaging a pillar of breakable blocks or throw blocks, you, can propell Link 32 pixels higher than the pillar suggesting The pillar is more than 160 pixels tall, and you do not let go of the up key.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqzxvbq1sl0
Glitches without an explanation
*On June 18, 2016; I discovered That spin-jumping at a wall that is less than 10 pixels tall can allow you to clip into the wall in the same manner as the crouch-glitch. Unsure how to pull it off though.
Trivia

*"Hover Spin" can be done by Spin Jumping into the Link block, and hitting a block to change into Peach.
*"Hover Spin" can alternatively be performed by typing "ibakedacakeforyou" (cheat that changes you into Peach) mid spin jump.
*"Infinity Hover" has an easier, alternative method to perform:

*Grab a Rainbow Shell (upside down).
*Never let go of "Alt-Jump".
*Hold "Run" and the direction you want to go.
*Every two or three seconds, release "Run" for a split second.
*To change direction, let go of the direction, and switch. right as you begin to lose height, release the "Run" button for a split second.
*Repeat steps two through three.
*The "Hover Spin" and the alternate way if "Infinity Hover" is impossible if Peach has a tail.
*The alternative way for the "Infinity Hover" does not allow you to jump.
*Ninji Ceiling Clip can be done without getting hit if done frame perfect

Peach's Infinite Hover + Infinite Jump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmfyFUrq9qg
Link's Super Jump
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqzxvbq1sl0

Princess Cliche Any% + Any% All Characters Guide

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XvRIZaNA403uUaDOEKoLgnZ_xGkEh_5gulJB0tYmyRE/edit?usp=sharing

Timer Usage

Full Games
1. Your first run of the day should be done on a completely empty save file.
2. If you want to hard reset, press the drop item button.
3. For some reason the game thinks the save file is still empty and if your starting character is mario, just select the file you were playing on.
4. If your starting character is not mario go up one menu, select the starting character and the save file you were playing on.
5. If your save file does not display empty, you need to go to the 1-2 player menu (main menu) and delete it manually in the episode folder. (If you ever did a mid-level quit, save and continue or save and quit during the run your save file would not be empty)

Regarding ILs
The update that fixed the jump glitch for episode broke something for ILs so right now you can do the following instead
1. Put the folder that has the .lvl file you want to run in worlds.
2. Copy and paste the lua files in the episode folder for speedrun timer into the folder that has the .lvl file

Using TheXTech v1.3.7+ for Speedruns (Windows, MacOS, Linux)

TheXTech is an open-source C++ Port of the original SMBX-Code that officially supports Windows, MacOS, GNU/Linux, Android and xBSD systems. It can also be compiled for other platforms. You can download it on [GitHub](https://github.com/Wohlstand/TheXTech) or the [WohlSoft Forums](https://wohlsoft.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3677).

In 2021 it introduced Speedrun-Modes inspired by SMBX2's In-Game Timer extension. They have been updated many times since, making older TheXTech versions no longer viable for runs. Speedruns come in 3 variants:

- Mode 1 includes all bugfixes and modern features.
- Mode 2 provides an authentic SMBX 1.3 experience with only essential bugfixes.
- Mode 3 accurately preserves SMBX 1.3 bugs and peculiarities.

https://wohlsoft.ru/wiki/images/a/a2/TheXTech-Speedrun-Mode.gif

You must use either Mode 2 or 3 to speedrun Vanilla SMBX Episodes. There are two ways to enable them:

# **1. Via the Speedrun Menu (Recommended)**

When starting a new game at the Save Slot Screen, press SELECT to enter the hidden Game Mode selection. It includes three casual modes and their corresponding Speedrun Modes:

![](/static/blob/yzrm604e.png)

Confirm the selection to start the new game in your selected Speedrun Mode.

# **2. Via a custom command**

Alternatively, you can start it by using one of these custom Commands:

```
thextech --speed-run-mode 2 --speed-run-semitransparent
thextech --speed-run-mode 3 --speed-run-semitransparent
```

*--speed-run-semitransparent* makes the timer half-transparent. (Optional.)

# **Configure the Timer Stop via compat.ini**

By default, the Timer will stop at the built-in "End Game" trigger. Different triggers for the stop can be configured by editing the compat.ini file inside an episode or level folder.

## ***none***

This will keep the default setting.

```
[speedrun]
stop-timer-by = none
```

## ***event***

Stops the Timer when a certain Event is triggered.

```
[speedrun]
stop-timer-by = event
stop-timer-at = "Event Name"
```

## ***leave***

Stops the Timer when leaving a certain Level (enter without .lvl/.lvlx).

```
[speedrun]
stop-timer-by = leave
stop-timer-at = FinalBossLevel
```

## ***enter***

Stops the Timer when entering a certain Level (enter without .lvl/.lvlx).

```
[speedrun]
stop-timer-by = enter
stop-timer-at = EpisodeCreditsLevel
```

# The Debt System

TheXTech 1.3.7 introduces a new life system that is enabled in Modern and Classic Modes, and their Speedrun counterparts. This has implications for Mode 2, as Game Overs are no longer possible:

![](/static/blob/qzpp6olz.png)

Runs where the Debt Counter never gets below 0 or above 99 are **not** impacted by this.

Mode 3 continues to use the Vanilla Life System.

![](/static/blob/wzxj1qve.png)

# Support

If you have questions, you can reach out to Wohlstand or ds-sloth in the Moondust Discord Server/Matrix Space, the Wohlsoft Forums, or on GitHub.

- https://discord.gg/qPBsvMy
- https://matrix.to/#/#Moondust:matrix.org
- https://wohlsoft.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3677
- https://github.com/Wohlstand/TheXTech/releases

MECHDRAGON777

Eclipsed

Super Mario Bros. X

-The Invasion 2 - 01-02 Grassy Grass Grasslands - by Redigit

-The Invasion 2 - 01-03 Misplaced Pipehammer Maze - by Redigit

-The Invasion 2 - 01-04 Floating Brick Niche - by Redigit

Chance_

Peter_Blacksmith

Any%

All Stars%

100%

Goal

Star

Mario

Luigi

Toad

Peach

Link

Secret Exit

SMB3 Roulette

Star Exit

Ice Star

Mixed

Wario

All Levels

Full Game - The Invasion 2

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 1-4 Floating Brick Niche

Character

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 1-3 Misplaced Pipehammer Maze

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - Ice-1 White Savage Zone

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - Ice-2 Frigid Awesome Land

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 2-1 Subcon Nightmare Land

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 2-2 Megaton Vase Hole

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 2-3 Field of Shotgun Vases

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 2-A Brick Hole Massacre

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 3-4 Switch Action Zone

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 3-5 Painful Playland

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 5-2 Desert Maze

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 5-3 Pyramid of Fail

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 6-3 Underground Battle Arena

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 6-1 The Rawest Forest

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 6-2 The Lost Woods

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 4-4 Retroville

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 4-7 Pwnhammer Deuce

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 7-4 Dire Dire Rocks

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 4-1 Flying Raccoon Zone

Level Exit - The Invasion 2 - 4-6 A Short Level

Level Exit - The Princess Cliche - 1-1 Mushroom Plains

Level Exit - The Princess Cliche - 1-2 Fungi Hills

Level Exit - The Princess Cliche - 2-2 Frosty Frostland

Full Game - The Princess Cliché

Android

Macintosh

Linux

Mario Fan Games

Looking for new mods

Global Rules

Regarding other episodes

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TheXTech 1.3.6.1+: Changes and impacts for the SMBX Speedrunning Community

QQuestion about Super Mario Bros. Remake

Important News for TheXTech Users (2021-06)

Rabbit

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Name	Author
Episode Download List	MECHDRAGON777 7 years ago
List of Known Glitches	MECHDRAGON777 7 years ago
Princess Cliche Any% + Any% All Characters Guide	Eclipsed 7 years ago
Timer Usage	Eclipsed 7 years ago
Using TheXTech v1.3.7+ for Speedruns (Windows, MacOS, Linux)	Deleted 6 months ago