Even A Slower-paced Level Can Have An Interesting Speedrun! The Hardest Part Of This One Is Swiftly Getting

Even a slower-paced level can have an interesting speedrun! The hardest part of this one is swiftly getting around the Piranha Creepers' dodgy hitboxes.

Cheep Creep Creek | LRN-G2C-LRG

Try saying that three times fast! This flooded, overgrown thicket is infested with Cheep Cheeps and Piranha Creepers. You’ll have to go aboveground and underwater to cut a path to the goal!

Catching Up was supposed to be my sendoff for the decade, but New Year’s is upon us, and there are still three topics left that I haven’t written. Obviously, they’re not getting done tonight. I would cut or consolidate some of them, but I saved some of the most important topics for last, and I want to make sure they get the proper treatment.

Before I get to them, however, I need to take a short break from writing. I’m quite proud of writing ten posts for the series in a month, but honestly, pushing myself to do so many on a set schedule was not my brightest idea. I’m still hoping to write all three remaining posts in January, after I give myself some space to work on other things.

Oh, and Happy New Year! 🎉🎆

This level was also made for speedrunning! It’s easy enough to find 50 coins casually, but there’s only so many available when blasting through the level. Navigating the uneven terrain and getting enough coins along the way makes this an interesting run!

Flurricane | TTR-J82-1RF

Dodge a massive blizzard circling through the sky on a wild hunt for 50 coins! The snow won’t hurt you, but the storm clouds will, so watch your head. Maybe you can even use the storm to your advantage…

Really proud of this one!

Prickly Pass | K1Y-NGS-L5G

Tons of Spikes and spiky things call this mountain their home. Use the rolling spikes to clear a way through! This level is a bit on the long side, especially if you go for the secret room...

How do you speedrun a nonlinear level focused around exploration? Quickly! A lot of optimizations in this marathon of a run can be really tight, so I played it kinda safe.

Lost In Skyway Metro | 6FN-F3B-N7G

A full adventure in one level! Search high and low for a way out of this massive city full of buildings, construction, and subway tunnels to explore. Find enough Key Coins to purchase a subway ticket home!

This took over 30 hours to make, and it’s one of my biggest and best levels yet. I hope you enjoy ✨

Red-Blue Residence | MG7-682-2TG

Use Link’s bow and bombs to solve puzzles based on ON/OFF switches! Just like any good dungeon, there’s plenty of secrets too.

I kinda threw this one together in two hours the night the update came out, but there’s some neat puzzles here and I think it turned out pretty well.