After seven sub 5 paces past Badge Marathon, I finally did it!
My RNG past 5:01 was the absolute worst that I've ever seen, up until this run. Resetting 45 minutes in with 32:4x World 1s were annoying enough, but it got so bad to the point where one run had 44 standees after Shop I; for reference I needed at least 48 which this run got. This category is super fun and it's truly a shame that pushing for this time was made far harder from something that wasn't in my control.
About the run, it's pretty solid. There are major mistakes like 37s in Jump! Jump! Jump!, 22s in Rolla Koopa Derby, and the rest are < 20s. There were no deaths other than the intentional ones (Zip Track Dash + Raarghs), and for a 5 hour run I'd say I played to the best of my ability. I can see this category being pushed past sub 4:55 with even faster gameplay + good RNG, but I'd like to save that once I return to the game. I also won't push my All Badges time so I have an excuse to keep grinding the category during my comeback.
And with that, I'm concluding my Wonder grind for now. I hope to be back for a 2:06 in ARS(?), Any% + a main board marathon if I'm up for it. I enjoyed my stay FeelsStrongMan Clap
Hello Wonder runners!
We have just concluded our poll in the SMBW Speedrunning Discord regarding the "All Badges" category, and it has been determined that the category will now be under the 100% subcategory "No Standees." This also means that true 100% runs will be found under "100% - Standees."