This might be a new strat, but I'm not sure if it is faster. I was messing around, then I found that, you can go THROUGH a block without losing your barrier or momentum if you're fast enough. Only problem is you need to be going at least 360km/h for this to work, so you'd have to keep hold of your mushrooms. Doing this instead also seems to make you go down the vertical wall significantly faster. Unfortunately not guaranteed every time.

Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xjns9OosOMWqdXZ2R_hQNkAFz4E3Ck7m/view?usp=drivesdk

That's really interesting. I'll do some testing with it.

It's easy to get on DS, a few every 10 attempts, but I have to reinstall Desmume. I will try getting the glitched mushroom to use it after you go through the block.

It is interesting to think that you may be able to glitch through the last block from the section of the big jump, the one we usually skip, by using this trick. Or even the block barrier NOPE while in the air you cannot accelerate that much. Maybe after landing, but you have little space

I have to reinstall Desmume, had some issues with the program, I'll be trying soon

Got the WR, definetely a faster strat. Easier to get than the Extra mushroom as well. (Less than) Half an hour of attempts to get 5, I started and ended today.

I think a 14 second or 15 second time is out of our reach, but a 16 might barely be possible.

Yes, the only thing left to improve in my run is the second jump, but if someone can manage to build up more speed before the 8 boosts, we could kill those 300ms