The Urbz GBA Any% Route

Here is my GBA Any% reroute that I did in order to make the run less open-ended and more straightforward. I will be doing my best to keep it as up-to-date as possible. If you want to report any mistakes or bring up possible changes to be made, you can DM me from the Sims Speedrunning Discord (same name as on here!)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cXEEPob-7ZooFoGUY1G_HLD_KDxq04RdcXSadkvtOjU/edit?usp=sharing



Previous route by Alakazam151:

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sX-AflyZkkK3PwYLm-kP5TXLK_u21rvHu5W804tJdhs/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sX-AflyZkkK3PwYLm-kP5TXLK_u21rvHu5W804tJdhs/edit?usp=sharing)

The Urbz GBA Information Page

This write-up consolidates all of the relevant information that has been posted in the guides section over the years and cleans up some clutter on the guides page.

# Information Spreadsheet

This spreadsheet contains lots of incredibly useful information, such as NPC locations at each hour of each day, job requirements/hours, building hours, NPC interaction bonuses, Xizzle information, and much more! If you want to report any mistakes or bring up possible changes to be made, you can DM me from the Sims Speedrunning Discord (same name as on here!)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QVukAVVWB0pUbVgsEQ10JF5QI-oCRUv71NNeS3YA47k/edit?usp=sharing

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# Scottish Hoose Cat Glitch (Original post by: steve_schlegel)

Here is steve_schlegel's original video on how to do the Scottish Hoose Cat Glitch, which is used to make large amounts of money in the speedrun to skip any sort of money grinding after the Sim Quarter is unlocked. (Also shows you how to run on the water - not currently useful for the speedrun, but interesting nonetheless)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GI9uO_T4-U

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# Single Fountain Repair Glitch (Original post by: Slembi)

There's a task in chapter 1 which requires you to repair two fountains. There's a glitch which causes the task to complete after repairing only one. Here's how to consistently perform it:

1. Be on a save which has already completed that task
2. Exit out of it
3. Start a new save

When you reach the fountain section it should complete after repairing the first one.

I'd imagine this happens because some flags aren't reset when you exit out of a save or start a new character. It's possible there are similar skips later on in the game but we won't know unless someone runs in to them.

Hope this helps :)

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# Training Skills Faster (Original post by: Slembi)

I didn't see this really mentioned anywhere all that clearly so I've decided to make a post dedicated to it.

*If you mash A whilst training a skill, it'll train it faster.*

Times for gaining the Body Skill Point in King Tower:

*Normal:* Start: 00:50.36 | End: 01:18.45 | Total: 28 minutes 9 seconds

*Holding:* Start: 00:50.36 | End: 01:18.24 | Total: 27 minutes 48 seconds

*Mashing:* Hard to gauge - there's a sweet spot. Start: 00:50.36 | End: ~01:01.36 | Total: 11 minutes 0 seconds

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# Location IDs (Original post by: Spikestuff)

*Address*: 0x48F8 (IWRAM, Unsigned, 1 byte)

*Emulator Used*: BizHawk / mGBA core.

- 0 - Basketball Courts
- 1 - Bayou Boo
- 2 - Carnival
- 3 - Cemetery
- 4 - Glasstown
- 5 - Ephram Earl (Game End)
- 6 - 2nd Dec 2003
- 7 - Moon Base Zeta
- 8 - 29th Nov 1984
- 9 - Paradise Island
- 10 - 3978 AD
- 11 - Glasstown Pier
- 12 - First Mate's Quarters
- 13 - Sim Quarter
- 14 - 1,000,000 BC
- 15 - Bayou Boo
- 16 - Urbania
- 17 - Glasstown Mega Mall
- 18 - Glasstown Mega Mall
- 19 - Small Brownstone
- 20 - Large Brownstone
- 21 - Bus Interior
- 22 - First Mate's Quarter
- 23 - Moogoo Lounge
- 24 - Theater Entrance
- 25 - Theater
- 26 - City Apartment
- 27 - City Apartment Floor
- 28 - Theater Projection Room
- 29 - Zydeco Club
- 30 - Cafe Multiplaya
- 31 - Crawfish Shack
- 32 - Bayou Boo
- 33 - First Mate's Quarters
- 34 - Mambo Loa's Crystal Ball
- 35 - Bike Shop
- 36 - Hospital
- 37 - Cafe Multiplaya
- 38 - Jail
- 39 - Lamp
- 40 - Cemetery Underground
- 41 - Moon Base Zeta (Indoors)
- 42 - Museum Floor 1
- 43 - Museum Floor 2
- 44 - Epoch Museum
- 45 - Internet Cafe
- 46 - Slice O' Life Pizza
- 47 - Behind Yar, Hey! Bombard
- 48 - Clubhouse
- 49 - Clubhouse
- 50 - Clubhouse
- 51 - Clubhouse
- 52 - Clubhouse
- 53 - Daddy Bigbucks' Lab
- 54 - Crawl Spot at Jail
- 55 - Executive Office
- 56 - Waters' Gym
- 57 - Law Offices
- 58 - Tower Lobby
- 59 - Skyline Penthouse
- 60 - Skyline Penthouse (Chapter 1)
- 61 - Skyline Penthouse Level 2
- 62 - Roof (Chapter 1)
- 63 - Roof
- 64 - Thrift Shop
- 65 - Townhouse
- 66 - Townhouse Level 2
- 67 - Bayou Boo
- 68 - University
- 69 - Silo Glasstown
- 70 - Club Xizzle
- 71 - *null*
- 72 - Game Boot

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# Item IDs (Compiled by: Slembi & Zavada)

- 0 - Barbecue Grill
- 1 - Barbecue Grill
- 2 - Gagmia Simore Espresso
- 3 - Drinking Fountain
- 4 - Smoothie Machine
- 5 - Vending Machine
- 6 - Positive Potential Microwave
- 7 - Arctechnology 2-Door Refrigerator
- 8 - Sno-Time Refrigerator
- 9 - Dialectic Range and Stove
- 10 - Epicurious Gourmet Stove
- 11 - PyroInferno Atom Burner Oven
- 12 - Bovitron Z-36 Cheese Modulator
- 13 - Invisible Admirable
- 14 - Manila-100 Marine Aquarium
- 15 - Poseidon's Adventure Aquarium
- 16 - Suit of Armor
- 17 - Prognoss Family Sized Crystal Ball
- 18 - Tropical Birdcage
- 19 - Zen Fountain
- 20 - Guillotine
- 21 - Shrunken Heads
- 22 - Potted Jade House Plant
- 23 - Potted Rubber House Plant
- 24 - Monkey-Headed Jack-In-The-Box
- 25 - Lawn Gnome
- 26 - Lawn Leprechaun
- 27 - Green Meteorite
- 28 - Baroque Mirror
- 29 - Shaker Floor Mirror
- 30 - Movie Poster
- 31 - JC Portrait
- 32 - Unicorn Tapestry
- 33 - Sarcophagus
- 34 - Modern Sculpture
- 35 - Neon Smoothie Sign
- 36 - Creepy Corner Kid Doll
- 37 - Giant Stuffed Gorilla
- 38 - Roman Statue
- 39 - Cheap Tombstone
- 40 - Expensive Tombstone
- 41 - Abstract Expressionist Painting
- 42 - Neo-Expressionist Painting
- 43 - De Stijlist Painting
- 44 - Neo-Plasticist Painting
- 45 - Impressionist Painting
- 46 - Giant Tiki Head
- 47 - Candy Cane
- 48 - Pilgrim Gnome
- 49 - Mardi Gras Mask
- 50 - Giant Pumpkin
- 51 - Golden Mop Award
- 52 - Voodoo Dan Doll
- 53 - Flaming Hoop
- 54 - Key to the City
- 55 - Lawn Flamingo
- 56 - Magic Lamp
- 57 - Comedy & Tragedy Masks
- 58 - Orange Pedestal
- 59 - Periodic Table of Elements
- 60 - Safe
- 61 - Burning Spoke Sign
- 62 - Velocirooster Skeleton
- 63 - Soap Box
- 64 - Music Stand
- 65 - Movie Standee
- 66 - Angel Statue
- 67 - Blind Justice Statue
- 68 - Lottie Cash Statue
- 69 - Python Statue
- 70 - 3-Card Monte Table
- 71 - Throne
- 72 - Traffic Light
- 73 - Miss Urbverse Trophy
- 74 - Typewriter
- 75 - Wall Mounted Alligator
- 76 - Wall Mounted Swordfish
- 77 - '98 Adder Bumper
- 78 - Uncle Suede Shizzle's Cane
- 79 - Electro Lamp
- 80 - Khroniton Reactor
- 81 - Golden Fiddle
- 82 - Wooden Block
- 83 - Decorative Chess Piece
- 84 - Chainsaw Chicken
- 85 - Wooden Cowboy
- 86 - Wooden David
- 87 - Wooden Grizzly
- 88 - Wooden Nymph
- 89 - Wooden Potato
- 90 - Rowboat
- 91 - Totem Pole
- 92 - Viva Lost Wages Home Casino
- 93 - Brahma 5000 Beheomoth Computer
- 94 - Invisible Computer
- 95 - Video Arcade Machine
- 96 - Newton's Apple Pineball Machine
- 97 - Sky Diving Machine
- 98 - Robot Monkey Butler
- 99 - Robot Vacuum Cleaner
- 100 - FireSmart Fire Detector
- 101 - String Theory Super System
- 102 - Zimantz Unity Stereo
- 103 - Monochrome Television
- 104 - Soma Electronics Plasma Television
- 105 - Trottco RGB ultra Television
- 106 - Amberson's Magnificent Sleigh Bed
- 107 - Amberson's Magnificent Double Bed
- 108 - Invisible Jail Bed
- 109 - Spartan Special Bed
- 110 - TykeNyte Bed
- 111 - Invisible city bench
- 112 - Invisible park bench
- 113 - Invisible bookshelf
- 114 - Country Class Chair
- 115 - Work-Bunst All Purpose Chair
- 116 - Back Slack Recliner Chair
- 117 - Comfy Recliner
- 118 - Giant Leather Recliner
- 119 - Plaid Recliner
- 120 - Zebra Recliner
- 121 - Biker Sofa
- 122 - Cheap Eazzze Sofa
- 123 - Country Class Couch
- 124 - The Wally Whiteman Repose Sofa
- 125 - Zebra Faux-Fur Sofa
- 126 - DTS Wood Countertop
- 127 - DTS Wood Countertop with Sink
- 128 - SteriLife Bathroon Countertop
- 129 - SteriLife Bathroom Counter and Sink
- 130 - Invisible Jail Door
- 131 - Invisible Locked Door
- 132 - Pinegulcher Dresser
- 133 - Amorous Inc. Love Seat
- 134 - Invisible Love Seat
- 135 - Aluminum Card Table
- 136 - London Mesa Dining Table
- 137 - Anywhere End Table
- 138 - Celestial Slumber Moon Bed
- 139 - Seat of Tranquility Crater Chair
- 140 - Denizen Cane Bamboo Bed
- 141 - Denizen Cane Bamboo Chair
- 142 - Denizen Cane Bamboo Recliner
- 143 - Invisible Creative
- 144 - Max Matewell's Pro-Chess Board
- 145 - Bump n' Boogaloo Dance Pad
- 146 - Hot-Trot Dance Tiles
- 147 - Skratch N' Spin DJ Starter Pack
- 148 - Dilly Taunt's Portable Easel Kit
- 149 - Free Weight Set
- 150 - Offender Guitar and Amplifier
- 151 - GalleLayman Backyard Telescope
- 152 - Exerto Treadmill
- 153 - Bod-Mod Booth
- 154 - Mad Skillz Cerebral Data Infuser
- 155 - Sensory Deprivation Chamber
- 156 - Ultimate MP-DEE Stereo System
- 157 - Artsie Clubhouse Keys
- 158 - Nerdie Clubhouse Keys
- 159 - Richie Clubhouse Keys
- 160 - Streetie Clubhouse Keys
- 161 - Artsie Trade Magazine
- 162 - Nerdie Trade Magazine
- 163 - Richie Trade Magazine
- 164 - Streetie Trade Magazine
- 165 - Artsie Trophy
- 166 - Nerdie Trophy
- 167 - Richie Trophy
- 168 - Streetie Trophy
- 169 - Gold Rep Group Plaque
- 170 - Silver Rep Group Plaque
- 171 - Envelope and Package
- 172 - The Savvy Shower
- 173 - SaniQueen Luxury Shower
- 174 - Invisible Shower
- 175 - Mr. Andersonville Sink
- 176 - Invisible Sink
- 177 - Hanging Telephone
- 178 - Pay-phone
- 179 - Invisible Telephone
- 180 - HygeiaOmatic Toilet
- 181 - Pee-K-Boo Mfc. Toilet
- 182 - Invisible Toilet
- 183 - Temporal Flux Treader Mark II
- 184 - Invisible Toilet (Phone Box?)
- 185 - *XXXNOTUSED* Cozypod Incubator
- 186 - *XXXNOTUSED* Super Cozypod Incubator
- 187 - The Mix Whizzard
- 188 - The Mix Whizzard De-Lux
- 189 - *XXXNOTUSED* Helix Splicer
- 190 - *XXXNOTUSED* DNA Splicer
- 191 - Woodcarving Table
- 192 - *XXXNOTUSED* Amber Tumbler
- 193 - Craftmaestro Pro Bench
- 194 - Craftmaestro Mini-Bench
- 195 - Invisible Workbench
- 196 - Chicken
- 197 - Swarm of Flies
- 198 - Jukebox
- 199 - Cyalume Glo-Green Stick
- 200 - Paradise Island Map
- 201 - Moving Crate
- 202 - Dinosaur
- 203 - Lava Lamp
- 204 - Meteor
- 205 - Mummified Elvyz
- 206 - Ball 'o Twine
- 207 - Dancing Nutria
- 208 - Pet
- 209 - Pile of Ash
- 210 - Living Artemisia
- 211 - Dead Artemisia
- 212 - Puddle
- 213 - Puddle
- 214 - Elm Wood
- 215 - Oak Wood
- 216 - Petrified Wood
- 217 - Redwood Wood
- 218 - Teak Wood
- 219 - MJ Foxfire Gravboard
- 220 - Daddy B's Claim Flag
- 221 - *XXXNOTUSED* Manacles
- 222 - *XXXNOTUSED* Nugget of Amber
- 223 - Shaggy Stage Beard
- 224 - Gramma Hattie's Recipe Book
- 225 - Mysterious Briefcase
- 226 - Mysterious Rigged Briefcase
- 227 - Naval Officer's Cap
- 228 - Navy Pea Coat
- 229 - Pepper Pete Disguise
- 230 - Letter to the Governor
- 231 - Locket Chain
- 232 - *XXXNOTUSED* Locket - 2nd Half
- 233 - Antique Locket
- 234 - Slip of Paper
- 235 - Scrap of Paper
- 236 - Bamboo Saxophone Reed
- 237 - Squeegee 'n Bucket
- 238 - Master's Thesis
- 239 - Master's Thesis
- 240 - Master's Thesis
- 241 - Large Elm Block
- 242 - Stack of Blueprints
- 243 - Movie Ticket
- 244 - Question Coconut
- 245 - Question Coconut
- 246 - Question Coconut
- 247 - Question Coconut
- 248 - Caramel Apples Mix
- 249 - Beans n' Rice
- 250 - Grilled Catfish
- 251 - Jumbo Combo
- 252 - Fresh Cornbread
- 253 - Corny Dawg
- 254 - Great Gravy Fries
- 255 - Jumbo Jerk Gumbo
- 256 - Da Slam-Burger
- 257 - Chocolate Ice Cream
- 258 - Cheesy Pizza
- 259 - Slice o' Heaven Pizza
- 260 - Mega-Bucket of Popcorn
- 261 - Bayou Bubbly
- 262 - Caramel Coffee
- 263 - Cup o' Jay
- 264 - Cup o' Joe
- 265 - Cup o' Kev
- 266 - Cup o' Les
- 267 - Barrel o' Soda
- 268 - Tub o' Soda
- 269 - Fruit Squeezee
- 270 - Mango Mambo Smoothie
- 271 - Swamp Juicy
- 272 - Zydeco Zowee
- 273 - Apples
- 274 - Chocolate
- 275 - Flour
- 276 - Lemon
- 277 - Nuts
- 278 - Strawberries
- 279 - Sugar
- 280 - Vanilla
- 281 - Carameled Apples
- 282 - Chocolate Biscotti
- 283 - Fudge Brownies
- 284 - Chocolate Cake
- 285 - Low-Carb Chocolate Cake
- 286 - Cocoa Apple Cake
- 287 - Birthday Cupcakes
- 288 - Red Velvet Cake
- 289 - Strawberry Shortcake
- 290 - Giant Chocolate Bunny
- 291 - Chocolate Decadence
- 292 - Sugar Cookies
- 293 - Glazed Fruit Salad
- 294 - Apple Pie
- 295 - Lemon Meringue Pie
- 296 - Peacan Pie
- 297 - Lemon Pudding
- 298 - Apple Strudel
- 299 - Lemon Tart
- 300 - Vanilla Swirl Tart
- 301 - Strawberry Tiramisu
- 302 - Mummified Alligator
- 303 - Plastic Deputy Badge
- 304 - Rusty Cannonball
- 305 - Knitted Blanket
- 306 - Astrophysics Text
- 307 - Baseball Cap
- 308 - Civil War Cap
- 309 - Business Card
- 310 - Contract
- 311 - Dictionary
- 312 - Compact Disk
- 313 - DVD Collection
- 314 - Drawing of a Lady
- 315 - Sealed Envelope
- 316 - Top Hat
- 317 - Motorcycle Helmet
- 318 - Sports Car Keys
- 319 - Fashion Magazine
- 320 - Crystal Necklace
- 321 - Romance Novel
- 322 - Bottle of Snake Oil
- 323 - Legal Documents
- 324 - Astronaut Pen
- 325 - A Play
- 326 - A Portrait of Lottie Cash
- 327 - Medical Report
- 328 - "Bling" Ring
- 329 - Old Saxophone
- 330 - Dead Snail
- 331 - Wrench
- 332 - Scottish Hoose Cat
- 333 - Tabby Cat
- 334 - Tooken Terrier
- 335 - Whiteshire Dog
- 336 - Lonely Iguana
- 337 - Miniature Llama
- 338 - Brontosaurus
- 339 - Pterandon
- 340 - Simosaurus Rex
- 341 - Triceratops
- 342 - New World Dragon
- 343 - Giant Konga Gorilla
- 344 - Sabre-Toothed Llama
- 345 - Veloci-Rooster
- 346 - Pot-bellied Pig
- 347 - Pot-bellied Moon Swine
- 348 - Olde Salty Action Figure
- 349 - Comic Book
- 350 - Book of Poetry
- 351 - Bouquet of Flowers
- 352 - Box of Chocolates
- 353 - Gold Ring
- 354 - Red Rose
- 355 - Jailhouse Teddy
- 356 - Buff Berry Smoothie
- 357 - Clock Berry Smoothie
- 358 - DaVinci Berry Smoothie
- 359 - Gourmet Berry Smoothie
- 360 - Mind Berry Smoothie
- 361 - Silver-Tongue Smoothie
- 362 - Rosebud
- 363 - Slip of Paper

Name	Author
The Urbz GBA Any% Route	Curtissimo 4 years ago
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