70 Star Guide (Beginner Route)
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Example Run
This is the beginner route for a 70 Star speedrun. To learn specific stars, we recommend to watch the [Movement Guide] and check out the other SM64 resources such as the [Usamune Practice Rom]. BlueBob will record a new one with the current route soon [1]
The Route
Timing starts on reset. Press START to get past the first screen, and time START + A to select the top left file. Then an intro will show. Clear the text boxes in the end by timing A + B right as described in the movement guide. Then, you can move Mario and enter the castle using the Lakitu Skip. Enter the left door in the castle lobby and enter BOB.
Bob-omb Battlefield
- Star 1: Bomb Clip
We recommend learning bomb clip right away if you have enough time to spend on this game. If you don't, it will be just fine to do the regular strat as in the example run.
Castle Star
- Star 2: First slide star (<21s)
It saves around one second to do the slide right after BOB instead of doing it after WF.
Whomp's Fortress
- Stars 3-9: Guide for all WF stars
This page lists all the stars in WF and it's specific guides. We recommend learning cannonless/cless right away as it is quite easy, even for a beginner. We highly recommend not learning owlless, because the trick does not save time with beginner movement, and the trick gets much easier once you improve your movement.
Castle Stars
- Star 10: Second Slide Star
This time, get the 2nd box star. If you miss the shortcut, try to finish the race slower than 21 seconds so you don't have to wait for the first star animation.
- Star 11: Wing Cap Stage
Enter Mario cam right as you spawn in the lobby to reduce lag. Then go into first person mode and look up at the ceiling.
1st Bowser Stage
- Star 12: Bowser in the Dark World
This is a great star to practice your movement as it contains a lot of different kinds of jumps.
- Bowser Fight 1: -
Bob-omb Battlefield
- Star 13: Sky Jump
Cool Cool Mountain
- Star 14: Wall Kicks Will Work
- Star 15: Penguin Baby
- Star 16: CCM Slide
- Stars 17 & 18: 100 coins & Penguin Race
Big Boo's Haunt
Castle Star
- Star 21: 1st Mips
Shifting Sand Land We strongly recommend not learning pillarless until you're going for a 50/51 minutes time. It takes a lot of time to learn, and that time could have been spent working on movement which would have ultimately made the trick much easier to learn in the first place.
- Star 22: Pillar Star / Pillarless
- Star 23: Talon/Klepto Star
- Star 24: Pyramid Top
Lethal Lava Land We highly recommend not learning lava boost until you go for a 52/53 minutes time. It is somewhat hard to pull of with a time save that's worth the risk.
- Star 25: Red-Hot Log Rolling
- Star 26: Red Coins
- Star 27: Big Bully
- Star 28: Three Bullies
- Star 29: Top of the Volcano / Lava Boost
- Star 30: Elevator Tour in the Volcano
Dire Dire Docks Instead of going to HMC, you approach the 30 Star Door and enter DDD. Because the painting moves back after you collect the sub star, we do the chests star first. The manta star won't be collectible until after you collected the sub star which is why we to it third.
- Star 31: DDD Chests
- Star 32: Sub
- Star 33: Manta
2nd Bowser Stage
- Star 34: Bowser in the Fire Sea Reds
- Bowser Fight 2: -
Reenter Bowser in the Fire Sea, Exit Stage and then head upstairs.
Wet Dry World
- Star 35 & 36: 100 coins & Secrets
- Star 37: Elevator star
- Star 38: Shocking Arrow Lifts
- Star 39: Top of the Town
Tiny Huge Island
- Star 40: Secrets
- Star 41: Piranhas
- Star 42: Top of the Island
First Toad
- Star 43: Upstairs Toad (near TTM)
Tall Tall Mountain We highly recommend not to learn Breezeless/Bless until you aim for a 48/47. It is an extremely hard and barely rewarding trick.
- Star 44: Scale the Mountain
- Star 45: Waterfall Star
- Star 46: Box Jump
- Star 47: Red Coins
- Star 48: Mysterious Mountainside / Breezeless
Snowman's Land
- Star 49: Snowman's Big Head
- Star 50: In the Deep Freeze
- Star 51: Whirl from the Freezing Pond
- Star 52: Chill with the Bully
Enter Snowman's Land and exit course. Then head to basement for Mips 2.
Castle Stars
Hazy Maze Cave
- Star 55: Swimming Beast / Dorrie
- Star 56: Christmas Miracle
- Star 57: Emergency Exit
- Star 58: Rolling Rocks
Reenter HMC and then Exit Stage, and head back upstairs and then into tippy.
Rainbow Ride Even though the Cruiser star might look incredibly hard at first, it is not too bad. If you learn the basic strats it is a great way to practice your movement.
- Star 59: Cruiser / Flying Ship
- Star 60: Tricky Triangles
- Star 61: Red Coins
- Star 62: Swingin' in the Breeze
Castle Star
- Star 63: 3rd Toad (near TTC)
Tick Tock Clock
- Stars 64-70: Guide for all TTC stars
3rd Bowser Stage
- Bowser in the Sky (No Reds)
- Final Bowser Fight: -
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