Location |
How to enter |
Applicability
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The Castle |
There are two parallel spots on the main floor located in between the upstairs door and the 8-star door/PSS door. |
Both have no practical purpose.
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Cool, Cool Mountain |
Inside the cabin, just above the slide exit. |
This has no practical purpose, although it was the very first Pedro spot discovered.[1]
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Inside the cabin, between the top and bottom of the shortcut tunnel. It is only reachable if Mario has enough speed to completely bypass the cabin wall. |
This was used to collect the Impossible 1-up without dying[2], although a much faster and simpler method has been found since then[3].
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Tick Tock Clock |
In between the cogs shortly after the platform above the red coins. This can only be entered using a bob-omb. |
This was used for the 6xA and 5xA strategies for Stomp on the Thwomp in the ABC, but it was retired once a similar Pedro spot, also in TTC, was discovered[4].
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In between the pendulum box and the ceiling near the blue coin switch. This can only be entered using pendulum manipulation and a bob-omb. |
This was used for the 3xA, 2xA, and 1xA strategies for Stomp on the Thwomp in the ABC, but it was retired when a method for climbing the clock 0xA was discovered[5][6].
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On the spinners, if they are rotated perfectly. It requires perfect RNG to work, as the spinner must stay still at a perfect angle. |
It was theorized that this could save A presses for several stars, but the extremely unlikely RNG made it impossible[7].
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On the second pendulum when the clock parts are stopped. |
It was theorized that it could be used in the A Button Challenge to climb higher up the clock with the clock parts stopped, but it could not be used since the floor ran out before the ceiling did[8].
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Vanish Cap under the Moat |
At the very top of the sloped wall separating the giant slope from the rest of the course. |
It can be used to press the Vanish Cap Switch in 0 A presses, but the misalignment strategy was already known and was faster[9]. This was also considered for building up speed to enter the Secret Aquarium in 0 A presses, but it was impossible to exit the stage while still retaining the speed[10].
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Underneath the tilting platform on the back wall of the course. |
Used to significantly lower the time needed to enter the Secret Aquarium in 0 A presses.
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Bowser in the Fire Sea |
Between the sloped grate and the platform with the spinning heart on the bottom level. |
This spot can be used for Remote Lava Boost[11].
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Between the collapsing ramps between the second and third levels. |
This spot can be used for Remote Lava Boost[11].
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