General:
I never thought there was a shortcut on this stage, but there is. I
think it
was discovered
independently by a couple of people, I saw it first on a vid by
FerretDruid.
Sdkess said he
discoverd the shortcut by accident, which is rather funny if you ask
me. It
was nice to play it
without the shortcut though, my best score for that was 11186
(Packattack
had 11192), try
beating those for fun.
I want a consistent finish!
Hold forward at the beginning and move past the first 3 bumpers to your
left
and right. Slow
down, and the next 2 bumpers should move apart very nicely for you to
pass.
Go by, slow down
again, and the next set of 2 bumpers will give way. The next 2 bumpers,
the
ones left and right,
are irrelevant, they don�t block your path. For the last 3 bumpers, go
very
slowly. With a bit of
practice, you will have no problems.
I want a good score!
Do the shortcut, and chances are you�ll get over 11400 with ease.
I want the record!
Boost left, then go right to evade the bumper, then left again. Note
the
"hole" (it�s not a hole,
just the right side of the path missing) after the 3rd bumper. You want
to
hit the back edge of it,
almost exactly at the upper left (north-west) corner. You want to
bounce as
low as possible
without hitting the bumper after it. Now there is a choice to make.
After
the next 2 bumpers,
there are small gaps left and right, both only 2 by 2 tiles big. The idea is
to hit the back edge of this gap and jump over all remaining bumpers.
The WR
uses the right
gap, I usually use the left one, I doubt it makes a big difference.
Anyway,
depending on which
gap you go for, go left or right after the jump. Ideally, you�ll land,
bounce slightly up, and when
landing from that bounce, hit the back corner of the gap. Fly over all
bumpers, land before the
goal and hop in in less than 3 seconds!
As a note on the WR: The lower you go over all the bumpers, the faster
you
are. The lower you
are, the easier it will be to hit the bumper after the small gap. To
prevent
getting hit by that
bumper, you need to try to go as far to the side as possible, and then
back
in mid-air. Also, most
people (well at least I) think it�s possible to get some fluke bumper
bounces including at least 1
banana, which would instantly beat the record. Nobody has done this
yet, so
you might want to
be the first. :)
Current Record: 11456
Finish: 27.28
Bananas: 0
Difficulty rating for 11400:
3/5