General:
When SnapDragon was the first (known) person to reach the Master
levels, I
remember he said
that M3 was easily the most difficult stage in the whole game. And if
you
only consider the
"official" paths, he was definitely right. Anybody who has unlocked
Master
is likely to have spent
a long time before beating this level the first time. Things have
changed
since then. For the
consistency strat, you will never have to go onto those terrible moving
platforms. M3 is no longer
the hardest level. The strat for consistency makes use of the obvious
shortcut, and there are
many variations of it. I�m not sure who figured out the way I�ll
describe,
maybe it was sdkess.
I want a consistent finish!
Part 1: The Hill. You have to go over the hill, there is no way to
avoid
that. Hold back, left,
position yourself at the back of the starting platform, between the 4th
and
5th tile from the left,
looking forward. Hold forward to go over the hill, if you need to
correct,
do so very slightly. When
you go down, reduce your speed.
Part 2: The Jump: Go right after the hill, then left. The crucial part
is
positioning yourself. Note
the platform is 4 tiles wide. Position yourself on the rightmost column
of
tiles, about 6-7 tiles
behind the front edge. Face the second tile from the left in the front
row
(it�s a light one), i.e.
face slightly left. Wait until the moving platforms go away, then hold
forward. Roll over that 2nd
tile, keep holding forward. As you hit the beanstalk (pretty far to the
left), let go of the control
stick. You will roll along the beanstalk for very a short distance and nearly
immediately break the ribbon.
This may sound a bit complicated, but try it, it isn�t. It easily works
90%
of the time, and when it
fails you will know why.
I want a good score!
Follow the WR strat, but you can reduce speed a bit while going down
the
hill. By reducing speed
I don�t mean pulling back, but rather not holding forward. 10800 is
your
minimum goal.
I want the record!
Boost left and head up the hill full speed. This isn�t very hard as you
will
see yourself. As you go
down the hill, you should continue holding forward, maybe you can
reduce
speed a little. As you
reach the bottom of the hill, pull over to the right, so that you just
make
it past the stick. Now an
important thing happens, but you can�t control it. As you hit the
platform
with the stick, you will
bounce up, but ideally you won�t. If you don�t go up at all, you have
the
chance for the WR.
Whatever happens, hold forward and then simply aim for the goal.
Actually I
believe you should
not hold forward all the time, but I forgot really. It�s more of a
feeling
how you get into the goal
(and by the way that is directly, you don�t hit the beanstalk like for the
consistency strat). A part of the
beanstalk is likely to be in your way if you�re fast, and for the WR,
you
fly past it to the
right below and VERY close to it. I hit it myself sometimes, but you
can
avoid it.
Current Record: 10880
Finish: 54.40
Bananas: 0
Difficulty rating for 10800:
2/5
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