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*'''Immediate Jumps on slopes''' - While Mario is on a slope with the Z button held, you can instantly jump or | *'''Immediate Jumps on slopes''' - While Mario is about to land on a slope from a long jump with the Z button held, you can instantly jump or jump dive much faster than if you were not. This is useful for [[RTA Guide/WF 100 Coins|Whomp's Fortress 100 Coin]], [[RTA Guide/Lethal Lava Land|Lethal Lava Land]] movement, and [[RTA Guide/Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins|Tall, Tall Mountain reds]]. | ||
*'''Twirling''' - When Mario bounces off a Spindrift or Fly Guy, or gets sucked into a tornado in Shifting Sand Land, he enters a twirling state. While in this state, you can hold A to make Mario spin faster and cover more ground as he descends. When landing on an enemy (such as the [[RTA Guide/In the Talons of the Big Bird|bird star]] in SSL), holding neutral while bouncing conserves your horizontal speed and direction until you move the stick again. | *'''Twirling''' - When Mario bounces off a Spindrift or Fly Guy, or gets sucked into a tornado in Shifting Sand Land, he enters a twirling state. While in this state, you can hold A to make Mario spin faster and cover more ground as he descends. When landing on an enemy (such as the [[RTA Guide/In the Talons of the Big Bird|bird star]] in SSL), holding neutral while bouncing conserves your horizontal speed and direction until you move the stick again. | ||
*'''Pole Grab''' - When you grab the bottom of a pole, Mario will try to catch it but fail most of the time. If you mash B, he will keep trying to regrab the pole instead of falling off of it. You will see this a lot when runners try to do [[RTA Guide/Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow|Lakitu Bounce]] in Rainbow Ride or grab the pole in [[RTA Guide/Bowser in the Sky#Reds|Bowser in the Sky Reds]]. | *'''Pole Grab''' - When you grab the bottom of a pole, Mario will try to catch it but fail most of the time. If you mash B, he will keep trying to regrab the pole instead of falling off of it. You will see this a lot when runners try to do [[RTA Guide/Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow|Lakitu Bounce]] in Rainbow Ride or grab the pole in [[RTA Guide/Bowser in the Sky#Reds|Bowser in the Sky Reds]]. | ||