Empty splits with transparent icons for the current All Puzzles/All Puzzle Pieces route with the green balloon and banana juice reroute with the most optimal shop visit (see notes/description!!!). This route has been specifically been made for Funky Mode, however, the level order is still the same for Original Mode. Just make sure to not die 8 times in 2-4 there and go from SE -> Normal (or the other way around) for Original Mode splits.

These splits contain abbreviations in brackets to help to know the route when running this category. The abbreviations mean the following:

SE - Exit the stage with the secret exit.

SE1 - Exit the stage with the first secret exit.

SE2 - Exit the stage with the second secret exit.

Normal - Exit the stage with the normal exit here specifically. KONG means that you collect the KONG letters here.

Kong Switch - Go into the menu before starting the level and switch Funky Kong -> Donkey Kong or Donkey Kong -> Funky Kong. This might not be necessary for everyone, especially for those who wish to run Funky Only, however these splits show the currently fastest Kong route.

Restart - After the credits begin, exit the game, close it and restart it. This skips the credits (make sure to only close the game after you see the credits start, otherwise you may have to beat Fredrik again lmao)

Shop (8,10) - Before you go into 2-Boss, buy around 8 green balloons and 10 banana juice bottles. Green balloons are your backup and save time from deaths. Equip them before you'd die in a pit (doesn't work in 6-6!). Equipping banana juice for 4-3, 4-6, 5-4 and 6-K is really fast for traversing the levels and collecting puzzle pieces without much risk. This should save you multiple minutes. There are also instances where you could equip banana juice too to make things easier, like 4-4 or 4-Boss, so make sure to collect coins throughout the run and use them in shops additionally in worlds 3, 4 or 5 if you need to (timeloss: 20 seconds for each shop visit, not much). Each banana juice bottle gives you 5 extra hearts in Funky Mode.

*Note for beginners: You can also do a shop visit after 2-4, so that you can use green balloons for 2-K if you need them. You'll be low on coins though if you're playing it save though, the holy juice is very expensive. Also make sure to start the run with 0 coins, otherwise it might not get accepted with the shop route ;)

**Note: Some images might be pixelated. The barrel icons in world 4 show the optimal barrels you may use there. All images have been taken from Mario Wiki or YTSunny and have been further edited to be transparent for a cleaner Livesplit look and for less work on your side :)