Blast Away the Wall
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Blast Away the Wall is the sixth and final mission of Whomp's Fortress. To complete it, Mario must collect a Power Star inside a breakable wall by blasting into it with a cannon.
| Blast Away the Wall | |
| Star Info | |
| Course | WF |
| Height Above Ground | 18.75756836[1] |
| Course Records | |
| TAS World Record | 5.53 |
| RTA World Record | 7.63[2] |
| ABC Minimum | 0[3] |
| ABZ Minimum | 0[4] |
- For a tutorial on speedrunning this star, see the RTA Guide
Challenges
Normally, A needs to be pressed in order to fire the cannon, however, this can be skipped by performing the cannonless glitch where Mario ledge grabs into the wall, causing his hitbox to touch the star. This also means the star can be done cannonless. Due to the courses design, it is very easy to collect the star without pressing any buttons, by simply walking up the slopes to reach the bridge. This star can also be collected without using the joystick.[5] This is done by heading to the owl, and controlling it by regrabbing it mid-air, which is possible through pausing to change the global timer, then dropping down to the wall. It's also possible to wall kick directly into the star, meaning this can also be done coinless.
TAS
TAS Strategy
Mario heads toward the tree. He kicks and sideflips into the tree, then does a jump dive onto the wet area. He lands on the elevated edge, making him fall once he slides off, allowing him to immediately jump again. Mario does a triple jump onto the edge of the wall and performs a glitchy wall kick up to the star. Mario ledge grabs, extending his hitbox into the star's allowing him to collect it.
TAS History
| Date | Time | Improvement (Frames) | Improvement Author(s) | Save Description/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Dec 16 | 6.20 | 24BrianRulez24 | Old timing, Run has been lost | |
| 2010 Jun 8 | 7.40 | 24BrianRulez24 | (Run has been lost) | |
| 2010 Aug 20 | 7.33 [6] | 2 | snark122 | Video is private |
| 2010 Aug 30 | 7.27 [7] | 2 | Snark | Video is private |
| 2012 Nov 25 | 7.17 [8] | 4 | 120 Star TAS Team | Part of the 2012 120 Star TAS |
| 2015 Mar 1 | 5.60 [9] | 47 | Snark | New strategy |
| 2018 Mar 2 | 5.57 [10] | 1 | Plush | |
| 2018 Mar 4 | 5.53 [11] | 1 | Plush | |
| 2021 Aug 8 | 5.50 [12] | 1 | Alexpalix1 | |
| 2023 May 16 | 5.37 [13] | 4 | Krithalith (Scattershot) | Backflip at the start to grab the tree |
References
- ↑ "Star Heights" by uncommentatedpannen
- ↑ "SM64 - Blast Away The Wall In 7"63" by SpaceMan64
- ↑ "[TAS] Blast Away the Wall 0xA - 14"20" by fifdspence
- ↑ "SM64 - Blast Away the Wall - No Buttons Allowed" by Pannenkoek2012
- ↑ "WF Blast Away the Wall No Joystick Allowed" by uncommentatedpannen
- ↑ snark122's private video on youtube
- ↑ Snark's private video on nicovideo
- ↑ Blast Away the Wall in 7.17, as part of the 2012 120 Star TAS
- ↑ "【TAS】たいほうで ぶっこわせ！ 5"60" by /app/ap32
- ↑ "SM64 [TAS] - Blast Away the Wall (5"57)" by Plush
- ↑ "SM64 [TAS] - Blast Away the Wall (5"53)" by Plush
- ↑ "[TAS] SM64 - Blast Away the Wall - 5.50" by PaLiX _
- ↑ Blast away the Wall 5.37 (-4f) [SM64] [TAS] [Scattershot] by "Krithalith"