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Timing in milliseconds. Hope yall record in high FPS, as the frames will be rounded up

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I hAvE a NeW pB fOr SmO dEaTh% Of 40.65 GoNnA gRiNd FoR wR sOoN

WoW gReAt RuN kEeP aT iT

its not even a bad category, it should be added imo

cmonBruh

I would legit run this

Death% is an interesting category, despite being a short run it has many avenues for tricks. The first of which being "Start Press". While not frame perfect, it can be very easy for rookie runners to slip and click Assist Mode by accident, causing an almost instant reset. It's also entirely possible runners may forget to start their timer, though admittedly this isn't an aspect of the game to exploit, rather just human error.

The second trick that comes into play is "Cutscene Skip", which can be executed by pressing "+" as soon as Bowser's handsome face appears on screen for the introductory cutscene. Runners must also be wary that a second input of "A" is required as a confirmation for pulling off this trick. "B" is a no-go, and an almost certain run-killer.

Next up we have the "Camera Manipulation", which sees runners having to focus the camera in the direction of Cappy to gain control of Mario, looking anywhere else disallows players from moving on to the next input of jumping with A or B, and is another reset. The jump itself may also be seen as tricky to some, especially veterans of the Jumpless category.

Finally, we have quite possibly the hardest trick in the run, the "buffered spin-pound" or as runners lovingly refer to, the "bump jump", which allows Mario to move from a stationary position into a max speed roll, allowing us to reach the cliff of Mario's untimely demise slightly faster.

Anyway, with all that fluff out of the way, here's my submission, a 00:00:40.38

You can jump in this game??? PogChamp

i got a 40.74 yay i guess xD

i tested, best theoretical time possible is 39.51 with pixel perfect inputs =)

You can go into the direction of TAS in SMO?

well i knew the quickest time you can get to the jump and take control of mario, and i paused the timer at exactly that time, spund and as soon as i jumped started the timer

how long before someone actually starts grinding this category for 12h a day non-stop

You know you have a good category when you do absolutely nothing for 80-90% of the run. Also, who's going to grind for that sweet sub 40? Kappa

Is sub 1 possible??

i have sub 40 on my splits @Mnyush, but that i technically didnt get

@Wrighty if we found a way to completely skip the part until you get to control mario, sub 3 would just about be possible

Boiiz after grinding for.. err.. 9min 7 secs i got that sweet 39.93