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General:
 I liked this stage from when I played it the first time. At one point, I was very proud that I managed to pick up 16 bananas on a single run. Wow, how times change. SnapDragon picked up 20 bananas, which really impressed me, but then Sucram came up with the basis of the current strat, the jump for the bunch. The current record is 31 bananas (a bunch and 21 singles) with a 49.06 finish. I was told the path by Packattack, but others probably have used the same way.

I want a consistent finish!
I don't think anyone should ever need this, but anyway: Wait until the corner platform moves all the way to where you start. Roll on and wait until the platforms move together again. Roll straight ahead until you're at the opposite corner, wait there until the platform moves to the goal, and roll in.

I want a good score!
The strat for a "good score", which I would call anything above 12700 points, is basically identical to the record strat, just picking up fewer single bananas. You should try to take the path described below, you probably won't be able to pick up 21 bananas anyway.

I want the record!
So you want 12912? No problem, except that it's kinda hard to do. The most important aspect of the strategy is to get to the bunch of bananas to your right (if you prefer going left, mirror all the movements). Boost right a tiny bit, pull over to the left and jump over the very corner of the platform you start on. You will hit the right part of the first moving platform. Then, just hold up-right until you get to the bunch. This works about 1 in 3 times for me. You should pick up four bananas on your way to the bunch. If you don't, restart. Note that if you miss the farthest banana, you don't need to restart because you'll get it when you go back.

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.


At the beginning, you pick up B5, C5, D5 and E5, then get the bunch. Roll onto E5 and wait until the platforms are fairly close together. Now go for E4, E3, E2, D2, D1, C1, B1, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, turn around and get B4, B3, C3, C2, and finally E1 and hope that you will bounce cleanly into the goal. From my findings, the banana that I miss most often is C3.

Current Record: 12912 (Cck, Packattack04)
Finish: 49.06
Bananas: 31

Difficulty rating for a good score:
1/5

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