#* [[RTA Guide/Bowser Battles#Bowser in the Sky|Bowser Battle 3]]
#* [[RTA Guide/Bowser Battles#Bowser in the Sky|Bowser Battle 3]]
=== Beginner variations ===
== Beginner variations ==
==== SL Whirl ====
=== SL Whirl ===
[[RTA Guide/Snowman's Big Head|Snowman's Big Head]] can be replaced with the easier but slower [[RTA Guide/Whirl from the Freezing Pond|Whirl from the Freezing Pond]].
[[RTA Guide/Snowman's Big Head|Snowman's Big Head]] can be replaced with the easier but slower [[RTA Guide/Whirl from the Freezing Pond|Whirl from the Freezing Pond]].
==== WF King ====
=== WF King ===
[[RTA Guide/Fall onto the Caged Island|Fall onto the Caged Island]] can be replaced with [[RTA Guide/Chip off Whomp's Block|Chip off Whomp's Block]] if you cannot do Owlless, since the Owl will not be there.
[[RTA Guide/Fall onto the Caged Island|Fall onto the Caged Island]] can be replaced with [[RTA Guide/Chip off Whomp's Block|Chip off Whomp's Block]] if you cannot do Owlless, since the Owl will not be there.
=== Expert variations ===
== Expert variations ==
==== Island Hop ====
=== Island Hop ===
Rather than doing [[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky|Shoot to the Island in the Sky]] after Bowser in the Dark World, you can save time by doing [[RTA_Guide/Shoot_to_the_Island_in_the_Sky#Island_Hop|Island Hop]] to get all the stars in Bob-omb Battlefield in one trip instead of two. This also allows [[RTA Guide/Tower of the Wing Cap#No Reds|Tower of the Wing Cap]] to be skipped.
Rather than doing [[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky|Shoot to the Island in the Sky]] after Bowser in the Dark World, you can save time by doing [[RTA_Guide/Shoot_to_the_Island_in_the_Sky#Island_Hop|Island Hop]] to get all the stars in Bob-omb Battlefield in one trip instead of two. This also allows [[RTA Guide/Tower of the Wing Cap#No Reds|Tower of the Wing Cap]] to be skipped.
#[[RTA Guide/Lakitu Skip|Lakitu Skip]]
#[[RTA Guide/Lakitu Skip|Lakitu Skip]]
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# Big Boo's Haunt (route converges here)
# Big Boo's Haunt (route converges here)
==== JRB cannonless ====
=== JRB cannonless ===
To avoid having to open the cannon in [[RTA Guide/Through the Jet Stream (JRB)|Through the Jet Stream]], you can do [[RTA_Guide/Blast_to_the_Stone_Pillar#Expert_(cannonless)|cannonless]] instead.
To avoid having to open the cannon in [[RTA Guide/Through the Jet Stream (JRB)|Through the Jet Stream]], you can do [[RTA_Guide/Blast_to_the_Stone_Pillar#Expert_(cannonless)|cannonless]] instead.
==== LBLJ ====
=== LBLJ ===
[[RTA Guide/Lobby Backwards Long Jump|LBLJ (Lobby Backwards Long Jump)]] into Whomp's Fortress or Jolly Roger Bay can be used to get hard stars like [[RTA Guide/Blast Away the Wall|Blast Away the Wall]] or [[RTA_Guide/Blast_to_the_Stone_Pillar#Expert_(cannonless)|framewalk]] out of the way early, and save a small amount of time in castle movement.
[[RTA Guide/Lobby Backwards Long Jump|LBLJ (Lobby Backwards Long Jump)]] into Whomp's Fortress or Jolly Roger Bay can be used to get hard stars like [[RTA Guide/Blast Away the Wall|Blast Away the Wall]] or [[RTA_Guide/Blast_to_the_Stone_Pillar#Expert_(cannonless)|framewalk]] out of the way early, and save a small amount of time in castle movement.
==== Lavaboost ====
=== Lavaboost ===
A well executed [[RTA Guide/Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano|Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano]] can save time over [[RTA Guide/Boil the Big Bully|Boil the Big Bully]]
A well executed [[RTA Guide/Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano|Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano]] can save time over [[RTA Guide/Boil the Big Bully|Boil the Big Bully]]
=== Through the Jet Stream with cannon ===
== Through the Jet Stream with cannon ==
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Revision as of 13:14, 23 July 2026
The goal of the 45 Star extension category is to complete the game as fast as possible while collecting 3 stars from each main stage.
Rather than doing Shoot to the Island in the Sky after Bowser in the Dark World, you can save time by doing Island Hop to get all the stars in Bob-omb Battlefield in one trip instead of two. This also allows Tower of the Wing Cap to be skipped.