RTA Guide

The ultimate goal of this guide is to serve as a central hub for all of the relevant knowledge needed to get started with and improve at Super Mario 64 Real-Time Attack (RTA) speedruns. Eventually, all external links on this page will be replaced with their own wiki pages.

Choosing a Platform

To submit to the official leaderboards, you will need to use one of the supported platforms:

• File:Entrance to n64.jpg

  Console (Nintendo 64)
• 

  Emulator
• File:Slide to wii.jpg

  Wii Virtual Console (VC)

• Emulator Setup Guide
• Nintendo 64 buying guide
• Wii softmodding guide

Recording/Streaming

• Retro console streaming guide
• Retiming guide
• GV-USB2 setup guide
• Guide to submitting runs to leaderboards

Category Guides

Before committing to a particular category, check out the Movement Guide to learn Mario's movement options.

• All Stages
• 120 Star Guide
• 70 Star Guide
• 16 Star Guide
• 0/1 Star Guide

Category Extensions

• 31 Star
• 50 Star

Useful Links

• SM64 Speedrunning Resources Doc
• Speedrun.com Leaderboards
• Suggested GameShark code setups