ADVANCED 9




General:
Oh dear. This stage is terrible for good scores. While it is very easy to get the bunch on B8, it is very difficult on A9. I've never had a "perfect" run�one that was exactly as I intended�like I had on B8, so the record could be better than it is now.

I want a consistent finish!
Do it like B8, the only difference being that you can't go straight through the middle when the platforms converge.

I want a good score!
I'd say that is 12200. This may seem high because few people have such a good score, but if you can get to the bunch once you should be able to get that. To find out how to get to the bunch, refer to the record strat. For the path to take, follow this grid:

Place your cursor off the picture to see the path you take while the platforms are expanding, and on the picture to see what you do when they're contracting. Please give it a minute for the second picture to load for the first time. Note that banana 5 is the bunch.


The bananas you want to pick up for 12200 are these: A5, A4, A3, A2, bunch, A1, B1, C1, D1, D2, E3, E4, D4, D5, E5, then back in the direction of the goal for E2 and E1. Since you can do all this pretty fast, you should be able to stop safely on the last platform, E1. Wait until you get near the goal and roll in at about 48 seconds. This strat gives you 26 bananas.

I want the record!
Hold back at the beginning, roll back a bit, then hold forward. You want to roll as far back as the last dark blue square, directly at the corner. Swirl a bit to the left, then pull over to the right and try to hit exactly in the middle of the first platform. Do not attempt to hit the front of the first platform, it won't work. In addition, you will pick up the banana on the first platform when you hit it in the middle. Now try to go over like on B8. On a perfect run, you will hit the second platform near its front edge and a bit right of the middle, the third platform near the front edge on the very far right, the fourth platform a bit left of the middle, and then the front edge of the platform with the bunch. Since you lose some time at the beginning compared to B8, it can be hard to make it onto the platform again after picking up the bunch. This is quite frustrating, but there's nothing you can do about it. Here's the path:

Place your cursor off the picture to see the path you take while the platforms are expanding, and on the picture to see what you do when they're contracting. Please give it a minute for the second picture to load for the first time. Note that banana 5 is the bunch.


In words, the record path is A5, A4, A3, A2, bunch, A1, B1, C1, D2, E2, E3, E4, D4, D5, C5, B5, B4, A3 (you already have this one), B2, C1 (you have this), D1, E1, and then full speed into the goal with more than 49 seconds remaining. On my 12620, I missed B5, so you should get 29 bananas while I only got 28.

Current record: 12620
Finish: 49.10
Bananas: 28

Difficulty rating for 12200:
4/5

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