RTA Guide/31 Star

The goal of the 31 Star extension category is to complete the game as fast as possible while opening the 30 star door the intended way.

Category Rules

• MIPS clipping is banned
• SBLJ is banned
• Any method to circumvent the 30 star door requirement is banned

Suggested Routes

Standard Route (No LBLJ)

1. Lakitu Skip
2. Bob-omb Battlefield
   • Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
3. Whomp's Fortress (every star)
4. Castle Stars
   • The Princess's Secret Slide (both stars)
   • Tower of the Wing Cap
5. Bowser in the Dark World
   • Red Coins
   • Bowser Battle 1
6. Bob-omb Battlefield
   • Shoot to the Island in the Sky
7. Cool, Cool Mountain
   • Wall Kicks Will Work
   • Slip Slidin' Away
   • Li'l Penguin Lost
8. MIPS
9. Shifting Sand Land
   • Inside the Ancient Pyramid
   • In the Talons of the Big Bird
   • Shining Atop the Pyramid
10. Lethal Lava Land
    • Red-Hot Log Rolling
    • 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
    • Boil the Big Bully
    • Bully the Bullies
    • Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano
    • Elevator Tour in the Volcano
11. HMC Toad
12. Hazy Maze Cave
    • A-Maze-ing Emergency Exit
    • Watch for Rolling Rocks
    • Swimming Beast in the Cavern
13. Dire, Dire Docks
    • Board Bowser's Sub
14. Bowser in the Fire Sea
    • No Red Coins
    • Bowser Battle 2
15. Backwards Long Jumps
    • BLJ Guide
16. Bowser in the Sky
    • No Red Coins
    • Bowser Battle 3

Star Substitutions

If you do not know pillarless in Inside the Ancient Pyramid, or lava boost in Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano, either of these stars can be replaced with Metal-Head Mario Can Move!.

Advanced Route (LBLJ)

Rather than doing Shoot to the Island in the Sky after Dark World Reds, you can save time by doing LBLJ to enter Bowser in the Dark World first and get both stars in Bob-Omb Battlefield in one trip instead of two.

1. LBLJ
   • Lakitu Skip
   • LBLJ (Lobby Backwards Long Jump)
2. Bowser in the Dark World
   • Red Coins
   • Bowser Battle 1
3. Whomp's Fortress (every star)
4. Castle Stars
   • The Princess's Secret Slide (both stars)
   • Tower of the Wing Cap
5. Bob-omb Battlefield
   • Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
   • Shoot to the Island in the Sky
6. Cool, Cool Mountain
   • Wall Kicks Will Work
   • Slip Slidin' Away
   • Li'l Penguin Lost
7. MIPS
8. Shifting Sand Land
   • Inside the Ancient Pyramid
   • In the Talons of the Big Bird
   • Shining Atop the Pyramid
9. Lethal Lava Land
   • Red-Hot Log Rolling
   • 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
   • Boil the Big Bully
   • Bully the Bullies
   • Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano
   • Elevator Tour in the Volcano
10. HMC Toad
11. Hazy Maze Cave
    • A-Maze-ing Emergency Exit
    • Watch for Rolling Rocks
    • Swimming Beast in the Cavern
12. Dire, Dire Docks
    • Board Bowser's Sub
13. Bowser in the Fire Sea
    • No Red Coins
    • Bowser Battle 2
14. Backwards Long Jumps
    • BLJ Guide
15. Bowser in the Sky
    • No Red Coins
    • Bowser Battle 3