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The '''ABZ button challenge''', short '''ABZBC''', is a [[challenge]] in which the sum of the numbers of A, B, and Z [[button press]]es is minimized. That means pressing the [[A button]] once will be better than pressing B once and Z once, or the [[B button]] twice, while pressing the [[Z button]] once will be better than pressing the A button twice.
{{ABZ Challenge Infobox}}


Since the A button is used for making Mario jump, it tends to be the most frequently used button in this challenge. This challenge is about accomplishing as much as possible without and with each button press, rather than finding ways to virtually never use a certain button.
The '''ABZ Button Challenge''', also known as '''the ABZ challenge''', '''ABZBC''', or '''ABZ''' for short, is a [[challenge]] in which the total sum of A, B, and Z [[button press]]es is minimized. For example, pressing the A button once is better than pressing B once and Z once or the B button twice, while pressing the Z button once is better than pressing the A button twice.


Another big factor are textboxes. Advancing text requires pressing either the A or the B button, meaning that minimizing A, B, and Z presses also leads to minimizing text whenever that is possible with fewer button presses. The challenge is also optimally played on the European [[PAL]] version, where the language with the shortest text for a level can be selected after each [[Save and Quit]].
The ABZ Button Challenge is unique in that it aims to minimize the sum of three values, rather than any of those values individually. For example, although it may be possible to obtain a [[Star|star]] [[A Button Challenge|without pressing A]], it is often the case that doing so requires many B presses; the converse holds as well. Thus, the way one approaches the ABZ Button Challenge is frequently very different from related challenges. 
 
[[Textbox|Textboxes]] constitute a majority of the ABZ presses in current routes. Advancing through text requires pressing either the A or the B button, meaning that minimizing A, B, and Z presses also leads to minimizing the amount of text presented in-game. In the [[Super_Mario_64#PAL|European/PAL]] version, the game's language can be selected after each [[Save and Quit]]. Thus, in this version, one can change the game's language between English, German, and French without incurring any ABZ presses. Players use this mechanic in order to choose the language with the fewest textboxes at any given time.
 
The best version of the game in the current route is the [[Super_Mario_64#PAL_2|PAL Wii VC]] version because of [[Wii_VC_Round-to-Zero|BitFS Platform Raising]], which saves an A press in the any% run.
 
The project was conceptualized by [[User:Welcoe]], with much of the current progress being made since early 2018. There are currently 2 spreadsheets for the ABZ challenge: the [[TAS]] spreadsheet<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lAf4RDjKIbpApFQUrjZe7K2tVtAu0FDY_SgaJkYAvhQ/edit?usp=sharing "SM64 ABZ Button Challenge PAL" spreadsheet]</ref> and the [[RTA]] spreadsheet<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EH4jyaLR8ugiayDa25aZN8o1oFQupeYGvM9uYuD3hoc/edit#gid=2060866840 "SM64 RTZBBC and RTABZBC" spreadsheet]</ref>. The current amount of ABZ presses is not yet confirmed, as the initial routing for the challenge is not yet complete.
==Non-Textbox ABZ Challenge==
{{Non-textbox ABZ Challenge Infobox}}
Since some consider the textbox minimization aspect of the ABZ challenge uninteresting, the '''Non-Textbox ABZ Button Challenge''' was created as an alternative challenge where A and B button presses do not count if they are used to advance text. Due to the lack of confirmation of how many ABZ presses are needed for the normal challenge, the number of ABZ presses needed for this challenge is not known either but should be significantly lower than normal.
==References==
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{{Challenges}}

Latest revision as of 23:09, 26 September 2023

ABZ Button Challenge
Abbreviation ABZ
Individual stars collectible 34
Overall stars collectible 0
Is beatable No
Presses required for Any% 79
Presses required for 120-Star 614
Star Details
BoB

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WF

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

JRB

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.5.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

CCM

Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png

BBH

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

HMC

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

LLL

Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png

SSL

Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

DDD

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.5.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.5.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

SL

Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png

WDW

Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

TTM

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

THI

Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png

TTC

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

RR

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

Secret

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

Castle

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

Bowser

Bowser Key 0.png Bowser Key 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

The ABZ Button Challenge, also known as the ABZ challenge, ABZBC, or ABZ for short, is a challenge in which the total sum of A, B, and Z button presses is minimized. For example, pressing the A button once is better than pressing B once and Z once or the B button twice, while pressing the Z button once is better than pressing the A button twice.

The ABZ Button Challenge is unique in that it aims to minimize the sum of three values, rather than any of those values individually. For example, although it may be possible to obtain a star without pressing A, it is often the case that doing so requires many B presses; the converse holds as well. Thus, the way one approaches the ABZ Button Challenge is frequently very different from related challenges.

Textboxes constitute a majority of the ABZ presses in current routes. Advancing through text requires pressing either the A or the B button, meaning that minimizing A, B, and Z presses also leads to minimizing the amount of text presented in-game. In the European/PAL version, the game's language can be selected after each Save and Quit. Thus, in this version, one can change the game's language between English, German, and French without incurring any ABZ presses. Players use this mechanic in order to choose the language with the fewest textboxes at any given time.

The best version of the game in the current route is the PAL Wii VC version because of BitFS Platform Raising, which saves an A press in the any% run.

The project was conceptualized by User:Welcoe, with much of the current progress being made since early 2018. There are currently 2 spreadsheets for the ABZ challenge: the TAS spreadsheet[1] and the RTA spreadsheet[2]. The current amount of ABZ presses is not yet confirmed, as the initial routing for the challenge is not yet complete.

Non-Textbox ABZ Challenge

Non-textbox ABZ Button Challenge
Abbreviation Non-textbox ABZ
Individual stars collectible 37
Overall stars collectible 0
Is beatable No
Presses required for Any% ???
Presses required for 120-Star ???
Star Details
BoB

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png

WF

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.5.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

JRB

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.5.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

CCM

Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png

BBH

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

HMC

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

LLL

Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png

SSL

Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

DDD

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.5.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.5.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

SL

Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png

WDW

Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

TTM

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

THI

Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png

TTC

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

RR

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

Secret

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 1.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

Castle

Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

Bowser

Bowser Key 0.png Bowser Key 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png Challenge infobox star 0.png

Since some consider the textbox minimization aspect of the ABZ challenge uninteresting, the Non-Textbox ABZ Button Challenge was created as an alternative challenge where A and B button presses do not count if they are used to advance text. Due to the lack of confirmation of how many ABZ presses are needed for the normal challenge, the number of ABZ presses needed for this challenge is not known either but should be significantly lower than normal.

References

  1. ↑ "SM64 ABZ Button Challenge PAL" spreadsheet
  2. ↑ "SM64 RTZBBC and RTABZBC" spreadsheet
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