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The goal of the '''70 Star''' category is to beat the game as fast as possible without using any | The goal of the '''70 Star''' category is to beat the game as fast as possible without circumventing any castle door or star requirement or using any form of [[Backwards Long Jump|BLJ]] or [[RTA Guide/MIPS Clip|MIPS Clip]]. | ||
==Category Rules== | ==Category Rules== | ||
*All forms of [[BLJ]] are banned. | *All forms of [[BLJ]] are banned. | ||
*All forms of [[RTA Guide/MIPS Clip|MIPS Clip]] are banned. | *All forms of [[RTA Guide/MIPS Clip|MIPS Clip]] are banned. | ||
* | *Circumventing any castle door or star requirement via any other method is banned. | ||
==Recommended Routes== | ==Recommended Routes== | ||
It is recommended, regardless of your skill level, to do some variant of the [[RTA Guide/70 Star#HMC Late (Standard Route)|HMC Late]] route, which involves initially skipping HMC during basement and returning to it later as part of collecting the second MIPS star. The [[RTA Guide/70 Star#HMC Early (Alternative)|HMC Early]] routes are those that do HMC on the first (and only) trip to the basement, and so do not collect the second MIPS star. | It is recommended, regardless of your skill level, to do some variant of the [[RTA Guide/70 Star#HMC Late (Standard Route)|HMC Late]] route, which involves initially skipping HMC during basement and returning to it later as part of collecting the second MIPS star. The [[RTA Guide/70 Star#HMC Early (Alternative)|HMC Early]] routes are those that do HMC on the first (and only) trip to the basement, and so do not collect the second MIPS star. | ||
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**This is the de-facto standard route, most similar to [[RTA Guide/120 Star|120 Star]]. It replaces [[RTA Guide/Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins|Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins]] with the 100 coin star in [[RTA Guide/TTC 100 Coins#With Stomp on the Thwomp|Stomp on the Thwomp (+ 100 Coins)]], and is worth considering when reaching a level of consistency with the latter. This route is more consistent and typically done in races by advanced-level runners. | **This is the de-facto standard route, most similar to [[RTA Guide/120 Star|120 Star]]. It replaces [[RTA Guide/Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins|Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins]] with the 100 coin star in [[RTA Guide/TTC 100 Coins#With Stomp on the Thwomp|Stomp on the Thwomp (+ 100 Coins)]], and is worth considering when reaching a level of consistency with the latter. This route is more consistent and typically done in races by advanced-level runners. | ||
*'''Advanced''': TTC100 + CCM17 + No Island Hop | *'''Advanced''': TTC100 + CCM17 + No Island Hop | ||
**This route moves the CCM 100 coin star into [[RTA Guide/CCM 100 Coins#With Slip Slidin' Away|Slip Slidin' Away (+ 100 Coins)]], and then replaces [[RTA Guide/CCM 100 Coins#With Big Penguin Race|Big Penguin Race]] with [[RTA Guide/Pyramid Puzzle|Pyramid Puzzle]]. This means it requires doing [[RTA Guide/Inside the Ancient Pyramid#Pillarless|pillarless]] twice to save time, making it much more inconsistent. | **This route moves the CCM 100 coin star into [[RTA Guide/CCM 100 Coins#With Slip Slidin' Away|Slip Slidin' Away (+ 100 Coins)]], and then replaces [[RTA Guide/CCM 100 Coins#With Big Penguin Race|Big Penguin Race]] with [[RTA Guide/Pyramid Puzzle|Pyramid Puzzle]]. This means it requires doing [[RTA Guide/Inside the Ancient Pyramid#Pillarless|pillarless]] twice to save time, making it much more inconsistent. This route entails leaving Cool, Cool Mountain with 17 stars collected rather than 18, hence the name. | ||
*'''Expert''': TTC100 + CCM17 + Island Hop | *'''Expert''': TTC100 + CCM17 + Island Hop | ||
**[[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky|Shoot to the Island in the Sky]] typically requires wing cap and so must be done after its unlock in [[RTA Guide/Tower of the Wing Cap|Tower of the Wing Cap]]. At top level, a hard trick known as [[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky#Island Hop|Island Hop]] can be done to finish the level without the wing cap, and so it's moved to the start of the run, with the other Bob-omb Battlefield star. This skips backtracking to Bob-omb Battlefield later on and so saves time on castle movement. Overall, it's about 5–6s faster than the advanced route. | **[[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky|Shoot to the Island in the Sky]] typically requires wing cap and so must be done after its unlock in [[RTA Guide/Tower of the Wing Cap|Tower of the Wing Cap]]. At top level, a hard trick known as [[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky#Island Hop|Island Hop]] can be done to finish the level without the wing cap, and so it's moved to the start of the run, with the other Bob-omb Battlefield star. This skips backtracking to Bob-omb Battlefield later on and so saves time on castle movement. Overall, it's about 5–6s faster than the advanced route. | ||
These options will be flagged in | These options will be flagged in the next section, which details the standard (HMC Late) route. | ||
==HMC Late (Standard Route)== | ==HMC Late (Standard Route)== | ||
===Route Variations === | ===Route Variations === | ||
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*'''CCM18''' vs '''CCM17''' | *'''CCM18''' vs '''CCM17''' | ||
*'''No Island Hop''' vs '''With Island Hop''' | *'''No Island Hop''' vs '''With Island Hop''' | ||
These are explained in the previous section | These are explained in the previous section. | ||
===Route=== | ===Route=== | ||
The square brackets "'''[option]'''" below show parts of the route that are only done on the specified route option (from the list above). | |||
==== Lobby==== | ==== Lobby==== | ||
#[[RTA Guide/Lakitu Skip|Lakitu Skip]] | #[[RTA Guide/Lakitu Skip|Lakitu Skip]] | ||
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==General Route Variations== | ==General Route Variations== | ||
The following route variations apply to both the HMC early and HMC late routes. | The following route variations apply to both the HMC early and HMC late routes. | ||
=== | ===Star Substitutions=== | ||
Hard stars can be substituted for easier and slower ones. The most common substitution is [[RTA Guide/TTC 100 Coins#With Stomp on the Thwomp|Stomp on the Thwomp + 100 Coins]], replacing it with [[RTA Guide/Stomp on the Thwomp|Stomp on the Thwomp]] on its own along with an additional alternative star from the list below. Another common substitution is [[RTA Guide/Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow|Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow]] for another star from the list. | |||
*Easy: [[RTA Guide/Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins|Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins]] ''(if HMC Late, else this is already in the route)'' | *Easy: [[RTA Guide/Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins|Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins]] ''(if HMC Late, else this is already in the route)'' | ||
*Easy: [[RTA Guide/Navigating the Toxic Maze|Navigating the Toxic Maze]] | *Easy: [[RTA Guide/Navigating the Toxic Maze|Navigating the Toxic Maze]] (no BLJ) | ||
*Intermediate: [[RTA Guide/Wiggler's Red Coins|Wiggler's Red Coins]] | *Intermediate: [[RTA Guide/Wiggler's Red Coins|Wiggler's Red Coins]] | ||
*Hard: [[RTA Guide/Pyramid Puzzle|Pyramid Puzzle]] | *Hard: [[RTA Guide/Pyramid Puzzle|Pyramid Puzzle]] | ||