One Button Challenge: Difference between revisions

(Excluding the joystick since it is ''not'' a button.)

The D-Pad Buttons have no use during normal gameplay, and therefore can't be used to control Mario.

The L Button has no use, and therefore can't be used to control Mario.

While this ''can'' sometimes be convenient, it only adjusts the camera and therefore ''can't'' be used to control Mario in a useful way.

While entering First-Person mode ''does'' change Mario's action, it doesn't let him move in any way, and therefore ''can't'' be used to control Mario in a useful way.

The Start Button is used to pause and unpause the game, and therefore can't be used to control Mario.

While jumping ''is'' fundamental in ''normal play'', without using the joystick, the A button only lets Mario jump ''in place'', and therefore ''can't'' be used to control Mario in a useful way.

While the B Button is the only button in the ''One Button Challenge'' that actually allows us to collect stars, it still presents ''tons'' of restrictions.

== Disadvantages ==

Because we can only use one button, there are a '''ton''' of disadvantages and restrictions involved using this playstyle. Only disadvantages when using the ''B Button'' will be shown since it is the ''only'' button that can be used to control Mario in a useful way.

==Stars==

Only '''3''' stars have been collected in the One Button Challenge so far, all of which being in ''Shifting Sand Land''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7VhlsqeeqI</ref>

By punching into the quicksand near the tornado (which we can't use since we have to be on the ''first mission'' to get this star which doesn't have the tornado near the pillar), we can have the Fly Guy hit Mario to redirect his angle towards the pillar, then burn Mario to have him get up the pillar. From there, we can have Mario punch off the pillar to twirl onto the pyramid with a manipulated angle. After punching into the water and redirecting Mario's angle with slopes, we can then use knockback to redirect Mario's angle towards the pillar. After getting redirected a few more times by a Pokey, we can then use the Crazy Box to jump into Klepto, and fall right onto the star. This star takes just over '''18 minutes''' in total.

By using the tornado to get on the pyramid, we can then use the Fly Guy to burn Mario and have him run up the pyramid next to the small cubby with the star. Then, by punching the wall next to the star over and over for '''2 minutes straight''', Mario eventually reaches the star to collect it. This star takes over '''22 minutes''' to collect.

We can collect this star by using the Breaking/Disappearing Cork Box Glitch to collect infinite coins, combined with manipulating RNG by punching (to create sand particles) to reach 100 Coins and once again using enemy knockback to redirect Mario's angle. This star takes over '''8 hours''' to collect in total with over '''9,000''' B Presses. It took Pannenkoek2012 over '''3 months''' to create the TAS for it.