In rules it says: Skipping level trick and all other methods of how to not play a certain level are forbidden. Would skipping the unlock animation but still playing levels in intended order be legal?

Yes of course. You don't skip the level, so it's okay. Did thta in my all star run as well You even can skip levels, so watch out

Meaning, you could skip to 1-3 to pick up the Double Jump hat. Then play the other levels with the hat.

Hi everyone! I have another question. In the "No Level Skips" category, I notice the runs get stars to unlock the bosses, but would you be allowed to use menuing tricks to play bosses without enough stars? (You'd still be playing every level in order).

Anyone ? Also, in my opinion, the main category should be No Level Skips. Any% is trivial and you could argue it's not even completing the game. It's just skipping to an end cutscene. In fact, it's not even skipping to the actual end-of-game cutscene. It's skipping to the one you unlock after completing the final bonus stage. And you haven't made any actual progress in the game. It's not as if all the main levels will be unlocked after you do this. Just my thoughts though. What do guys think?

For me : No Level Skip = Finish all level (no bonus level) . Any% = Finish the game (all methods work, yes 0% but the game is finish)

So for no level skips couldn't you theoretically get no stars then and use the menu glitch to bypass star requirements?