Submission #689: flagitious, VIPer7's SNES Super Mario World in 10:35.98

• Emulator used: snes9x-improvement6
  • Use WIP1 timing
  • Volume Envelope Height Reading
• Aims for fastest time
• Abuses programming errors in the game (don't they all?)
• No predefined saves
• Uses warps
• Takes damage to save time
• Manipulates luck (really only for fast level fade-out)
• Genre: Platform

• Kills Bowser 15.2 seconds faster (judged by last HIT on bowser not movie end)
• Gets an extra 1 up!
• Gets 38420 more points
• Gets 17 more coins!

Yoshi's Island 3

• 4 frames were saved by running longer on the swinging platforms

Yoshi's Island 4

• 13 frames saved by bouncing off a shell to avoid landing in the water

Iggy's Castle

• 54 frames saved by jumping off of a falling pswitch (this is a bug, you must jump at the exact frame). Pswitch horizontal and vertical speed most be controlled for proper placement to be able to make the this jump without hitting fireball and still getting far enough to land safely.
• 12 frames saved by not getting firepower (cost 32, saves 20)
• Cool survive stompers trick discovered by BoltR

Donut Plains 1

• 16 frames saved by executing putting key in hole smoother

Donut Secret 1

• A few frames saved entering first pipe as soon as possible
• A few more frames saved by grabbing shell as fast as possible
• A good amount of frames saved by executing the drop shell regrab faster
• Some more saved by getting Mario's speed up before grabbing the key

Donut Secret House

• 75 frames saved by flying through the stairs. This glitch is possible so long as you are moving upwards as you pass through the stairs (it actually can be done better without the cape, but it would take too long to switch to fire power and back even if we had it).
• 69 frames saved getting to the last door. This was done by turning around flying, and by using a glitch that lets you gain altitude very quickly, to do this press forward every other frame for 10 frames and then hold backwards to lift off. The pswitch is hit at the end because when you hit it you lose your speed and flying.
• BoltR demonstrated that it is possible to survive with no blocks left (this is supposed to be impossible because the victory waits for you to 'land' on something.

Star World 1

• 85 frames saved by better executing the 'smashola' glitch. Pretty good for a level that is only 5 seconds long to start with.

Star World 2

• 12 frames saved by not hitting the ground and grabbing the key better

Star World 3

• 15 frames saved through precision

Star World 4

• 40 frames by 'fast flying', see VIPer7's 96 exit entry for explanation.
• About 15 frames saved by using a shell to hit the question block to get key sooner.
• Lost about 35 frames by getting an extra feather (this is the fastest place to do it)

Bowser's Castle

• 6 frames by flying towards first door
• 11 frames by making the middle jump as short as possible in the fence room.
• Lost 23 frames in room with spikes falling (but still has cape equipped). After experimenting with a number of options this was the fastest, taking door #7 is close behind though.
• 17 frames by flying some in the dark room
• 456 frames saved by having a cape and flying high to hit koopa's as soon as possible in the Bowser fight.

• Usually a couple of frames were saved for each level by more precise level selection.
• At the end of every level there is time that it takes the game to fade-out is seemingly random, this is usually only a few frames in variance but sometimes it is over 10. This was manipulated as much as possible to save time.