To sync this run:

• Dual Core and Idle Skipping: Off
• System Language: Japanese
• Controller: Classic Controller (For most of the run, classic controller is used, however, frames 384168 to 385762 is where the nunchuk is used so it is extremely required to switch them during the Colossus phase for Dark Gaia. Frame 384167 is when you'll want to swap to the nunchuk (When the last prompt for the Colossus fight guide is about to clear) and Frame 385762 is where you'll want to swap back to classic (Before the countdown in Sonic's phase).)
• HLE recompiler audio

Game objectives:

• Aims to beat the game
• Manipulates luck
• Takes damage to save time
• Heavy glitch abuse

Final time:

• According to standard RTA timing (without cutscenes): 2:07:48.033
• According to frames count (with loading times): 2:56:19.967

• SpeckWii
• Colton
• kinoplat
• Sharu6262
• Random Sonic The Master

Tech and glitches commonly used in this run:

Boost

Boosting is very much required to go fast in day stages. It gives Sonic a burst of speed for a few seconds. This is used through the entirety of the day stages.

Slide

While sliding is intentionally used to fit through small gaps while not losing all of Sonic's speed, it is abused throughout every day stage (excluding bosses). This gives Sonic extra speed for 2/3 frames when RSG isn't active.

Quickstep

This is tech that is also abused throughout every day stage. This conserves Sonic's speed when boosting or sliding and resets after every 6 frames that it's performed. It can also cancel some speed caps.

Stomp

While stomping is intentionally used to break objects underneath Sonic, it can also be used to make Sonic hover in midair (normally the y speed when falling (without RSG) is -40.00 the most, however if a stomp is performed, then Sonic can glide with the y speed of -30.00 minimum).

Break

Although it may not look like much, breaking is very useful for canceling a boost and making a sharp drift.

Drift

Drifts are very useful to day stages, especially when it's just a small turn. If a drift is performed long enough, a drift bonus will fill half of a boost gauge.

RSG

By simply jumping off of a rail before it ends, the speed caps that Sonic has are removed (This only works on rails in 2D sections).

RSG3D

While RSG is active, if Sonic performs a 5 frame jump while transitioning into a 3D section, he can keep the RSG movement in 3D.

QSS

There are 3 variants to this:

Dash

Dashing is gonna be used in every night stage for this TAS as it gives off 12.00 xz speed.

Leap

While dashing, Sonic can perform a leap by jumping. Doing this gives Sonic 9 xz speed, however if the analog stick is held at an angle of 14 or 50 (according to the Classic Controller TAS Input), Sonic's leap gets increased to 12.49 xz speed.

Overhead

By double jumping and pressing the special attack button the next frame after the double jump, Sonic can keep his upwards momentum and reach ledges that a normal double jump wouldn't be able to get to.

Corner jumping

By making Sonic jump on tilted walls and moving the analog stick around, Sonic is able to jump from the tilted wall. This is very useful to skip some fights or collect a gaia key in Cool Edge Night Act 3.

Infinite double jumping

By pressing and holding R on the classic controller until Sonic starts to reach for a horizontal pole/ledge then his jump resets letting him perform an infinite amount of jumps.

Slingshot

While Sonic's leap is capped at 12.49, his speed can be increased by letting go of a pole 4 frames (iirc) when he grabs onto it while holding neutral.

RNG Manipulation

There are multiple ways to manipulate enemy RNG such as making Sonic dash, attack, and/or guard. By moving the analog stick in a direction at certain points, it can cause most of the enemies to fly off the direction that's being held.

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