RTA Guide/70 Star

The goal of 70 star is to beat the game without any segment skips.

Rules

• Any form of BLJ is not allowed
• MIPS Clip is not allowed

Main Route

1. Bob-omb Battlefield
   • Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
2. Whomp's Fortress (every star)
3. Castle Stars
   • The Princess's Secret Slide (First Star)
   • The Princess's Secret Slide (Second Star)
   • Tower of the Wing Cap
4. Bowser in the Dark World (Reds)
5. Bob-omb Battlefield
   • Shoot to the Island in the Sky
6. Cool Cool Mountain
   • Wall Kicks Will Work
   • Li'l Penguin Lost
   • Slip Slidin' Away
   • Big Penguin Race + 100 Coins
7. Big Boo's Haunt
   • Big Boo's Balcony
   • Secret of the Haunted Books
8. MIPS
9. Shifting Sand Land
   • Inside the Ancient Pyramid
   • In the Talons of the Big Bird
   • Shining atop the Pyramid
10. Lethal Lava Land
    • Red-Hot Log Rolling
    • 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
    • Boil the Big Bully
    • Bully the Bullies
    • Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano
    • Elevator Tour in the Volcano
11. Hazy Maze Cave
    • Swimming Beast in the Cavern
    • Metal Head Mario Can Move!
    • A-maze-ing Emergency Exit
    • Watch for Rolling Rocks
12. HMC Toad
13. Dire Dire Docks
    • Chests in the Current
    • Board Bowser's Sub
    • The Manta Ray's Reward
14. Bowser in the Fire Sea (Reds)
15. Wet Dry World
    • Secrets in the Shallows & Sky + 100 Coins
    • Express Elevator--Hurry Up!
    • Shocking Arrow Lifts!
    • Top o' the Town
16. Tiny Huge Island
    • Five Itty Bitty Secrets
    • Pluck the Piranha Flower
    • The Tip Top of the Huge Island
17. Upstairs Toad (near TTM)
18. Tall Tall Mountain
    • Scale the Mountain
    • Breathtaking View from Bridge
    • Blast to the Lonely Mushroom
    • Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins
    • Mysterious Mountainside
19. Snowman's Land
    • Snowman's Big Head
    • In the Deep Freeze
    • Whirl from the Freezing Pond
    • Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins
    • Chill with the Bully
20. Rainbow Ride
    • Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow
    • Tricky Triangles!
    • Coins Amassed in a Maze
    • Swingin' in the Breeze
21. Tippy Toad (near TTC)
22. Tick Tock Clock (every star)
23. Bowser in the Sky (No Reds)

Alternative Routes

The route above is the most common, but a few modifications can be made to make the route faster, easier or more consistent.

Beginner

One way to make the Main Route easier is to substitute the TTC 100 Coin star with either Navigating the Toxic Maze or Wiggler's Red Coins. Instead of Stomp on the Thomp + 100 Coins you will need to do Stomp on the Thwomp. As a rule of thumb, if you cannot do TTC 100 in less than 1:10 this route will be faster for you than the Main Route.

Intermediate

A few slightly faster alternatives exist to the Main Route listed above where instead of Big Penguin Race + 100 Coins and Slip Slidin' Away you can do any of the following combinations

• Slip Slidin' Away, Navigating the Toxic Maze and Wiggler's Red Coins (saves approximately 0-1 second)
• Slip Slidin' Away + 100 Coins and Navigating the Toxic Maze (saves approximately 1 second)
• Slip Slidin' Away + 100 Coins and Wiggler's Red Coins (saves approximately 2-3 seconds)

Advanced

Rather than doing Shoot to the Island in the Sky after Dark World Reds, you can save time by getting this star without the wingcap in the first split by doing Island Hop. This saves approximately 6-7 seconds in castle movement as you only have to enter Bob-omb Battlefield once.

Additionally, like the Intermediate routes, you can substitute Big Penguin Race + 100 Coins with the following stars to save more time:

• Slip Slidin' Away, Wiggler's Red Coins and Pyramid Puzzle (saves approximately 3-4 seconds)
• Slip Slidin' Away + 100 Coins and Pyramid Puzzle (saves approximately 4-5 seconds)

These routes require doing Pillarless twice in the run.