RTA Guide/16 Star
The goal of the 16 Star category is to beat the game as quickly as possible using MIPS clipping to skip the 30 star door. It is a popular category for beginners since it is short and the basic route/strats can be learned in a few hours even with no casual knowledge of the game.
Category Rules
- SBLJ is banned
- Any method to skip the 30 star door other than MIPS clipping is banned
Suggested Routes
It is important to note that although tricks are featured more prominently in this category than in 70 star, better movement and consistency is still what makes the biggest difference. As a beginner, it is recommended to start with a route that does not do LBLJ and improve on your fundamentals before switching to a less consistent, more reset-heavy LBLJ route.
- Beginner Route Goal Time: ???-18 minutes PB
Recommended when first picking up the game.
- Medium Route Goal Time: 17-16 minutes PB
Recommended once you got used to the movement and got a sub 20 time.
- Advanced LBLJless Route Goal Time: 15:5x - 16 minutes PB
This route is mainly for the 16 Star No-LBLJ Category, if you can do this route than it is recommended you upgrade to LBLJ Route.
- Expert LBLJ Route (Top Level Players only) Goal Time: 15-16 minutes PB
ONLY recommended if you have many hours of experience and your movement is on a very high level.
No LBLJ Route
Standard Route (No LBLJ)
- Lakitu Skip
- Bob-omb Battlefield
- Whomp's Fortress
- Cool Cool Mountain
- Bowser in the Dark World
- Bowser in the Dark World Red Coins
- Bowser Fight 1
- Shifting Sand Land
- Lethal Lava Land
- Hazy Maze Cave
- HMC Toad (important to not collect this star last or MIPS will not spawn)
- Emergency Exit
- Rolling Rocks
- MIPs Clip
- Dire, Dire Docks
- Bowser in the Fire Sea
- No Red Coins
- Bowser Fight 2
- Backward Long Jumps
- Bowser in the Sky
- (No Red Coins)
- Bowser Fight 3
LBLJ Route
Standard Route (LBLJ)
- LBLJ
- Bowser in the Dark World
- Whomp's Fortress
- Shifting Sand Land
- Lethal Lava Land
- Red Coins
- Log Star / Sidehop
- Big Bully
- Choose one of the following two stars:
- Lava Boost (~1.2s faster using optimal strats)
- Elevator Star (recommended unless proficient at optimal lavaboost)
- Haze Maze Cave
- MIPS Clip
- Dire, Dire Docks
- Bowser in the Fire Sea
- No Red Coins
- Bowser Fight 2
- Backward Long Jumps
- Bowser in the Sky
- No Red Coins
- Bowser Fight 3
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