Thanks for responding! I guess I really need to start practicing then =P

You wouldn't happen to know any places where I can get more in-depth help, would you? I can watch the runs here by all means, but it's not enough sometimes when things go by so fast. Stuff like enemy/money routing is something I struggle with, and watching runs often isn't enough for that. This will only be the second game I try to speedrun, so I'm still new to figuring things out in this community.

I see three threads, all by mods it seems, so I'm not sure if I'm even in the right spot. I've scoured the internet and I'm having troubles finding the answers I'm looking for.

I was watching the run by Hakua and saw that he skipped to the third segment Alias somehow right after finishing the first one. How was this performed? It almost looks like a quickload, but I don't think that's quite it.

The other glitch I saw was the one in pyramid, but I did manage to figure that one out. Just by holding right at the peak of the jump it seems, while taking damage in that spot, but perhaps there's more to it?

If anybody can help me find answers, I would greatly appreciate it.