Any% Route Selection Guide

https://lumapedia.net/wiki/Route_Selection_Guide_(SMG2)

A tool that helps you find the best route for you to save time with. Credit to jda7 and Ash for discovering and timing these routes.

Any% tutorials

This is a Youtube playlist of tutorials for the following:
1. Infinite fluttering (using a guide made by Pottoww)
2. Luma bounce in Sky Station 1
3. The infinite flutter skip in Yoshi Star 1
4. The infinite flutter skip in Yoshi Star 2
5. Optimal strats for Gobblegut
6. Boulder Bowl 1 skip (both with and without Rock Mario)
7. Bowser's Lava Lair 1 (just the stage)
8. Cloudy Court 1
9. Tall Trunk 1
10. The infinite flutter skip in Haunty Halls 1
11. Bowser Jr.'s Fearsome Fleet (shows both the normal variant and question block flutter + Megahammer)
12. Sweet Mystery 1
13. Flipsville 1 skips
14. Chompworks 1
15. Starshine Beach 1
16. Starshine Beach 2 skip
17. Behind the Castle in Gravity Gauntlet 1
18. Gravity Gauntlet C skip
19. Boo Moon 1 skip
20. Shiverburn 1
21. Zig-zag skip in Melty Monster 2
22. The infinite flutter skip in Bowser's Galaxy Generator

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTe2_-uzMypuIkKdcbojY4SRV1WALqwKQ

Beginner Galaxy Generator Movement Guide

Guide that should give ~9:15 Galaxy Generator Segment times without flutters and this movement combined with the flutter can give low 8 minute segments. 

https://youtu.be/g5t0ieVfS1M

Comet Medal Locations

Green Stars Tutorial with Input Display

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ4X-OJ5EJRZmNK8isiwc-xfWwGI7y2eo
Individual video for each star (mostly), which strats covering all skill levels. Not commentated (for now). Sorry for inconsistencies in audio level!

How to easily and consistently beat "The Perfect Run"

https://youtu.be/wWGTIXFFfZA

So, would you like to get into speedrunning 242 Stars? You feel confident in every star except The Perfect Run? Is this the last star you need to learn to be able to do 602? Look no further!

**Before you start...**

Please, play as Luigi. It's extremely challenging to beat this star as Mario. Even though noone will play as Mario because this star is post-71, I just feel like I have to point this out.

**Sections 1 & 2**

These two Sections really do not have anything quite so challenging in them. All I can say is, try not to go too fast in section one. Otherwise you'll just end up hitting a Choppah or a floating mine. Also try to bring Yoshi to the launch star, it can save some time. Although you don't manage to, it's no tragedy. For the second section, try to touch the center blocks as you're walking around.

**Section 3**

This section also has nothing really hard in it. I would however recommend trying to bring with you as much clouds as you can to the launch star. Ideally, you'll bring two or three. However, don't go back to get the cloud power only because you only have one or none. It's not worth the time.

**Section 4**

Now, this is where it starts to get tricky. If you are a beginner, do anything BUT try to do this section the intended way. It's just too challenging. What you will do is cancel the spiked sentry beams' attacks. There are two practical ways to do this. You should do super long jumps with the clouds you have remaining (spin and immediately long jump) and then backflip until the end as seen in the video. This will cancel all of their attacks and make everything a lot easier. Do not worry about octopuses though, they won't hurt you.

**Section 5**

Now, there are way faster strats for this section. By letting go of pull stars early, you can easily skip a lot of this section and I would highly recommend exploring the possibilities. My video simply showed the easiest way to do this section. You should, however, try to go for faster strats as they are very easy and don't take a lot of time to get used to.

**Section 6**

This section is the one that is going to give you a lot of trouble. So you know, Hammer Bros. throw two hammers at a time, then they jump. It will never change and their positions will pretty much always be the same.

*Hammer Bros. 1,2 and 3*

The three first hammer bros are inoffensive. Just walk around them.

*Hammer Bro 4*

This one is not too hard. Just wait for him to have finished his cycle, then jump on his platform, kill him and go on the platform on the left. Be careful about the one on the right that you did not kill, he can be pretty unfriendly.

*Hammer Bro 5*

This one is probably the hardest because you have to jump on a Flomp to get to him. And the thing is, the Flomp spins right as he ends his cycle and you'll be kicked away if you try to go for the same timing as you went for the last one (as seen in the video). So, I would recommend going for the long jump right as the Flomp stops spinning and killing him instantly after. I find it pretty consistent that way.

*Hammer Bro 6 + Boomerang Bros.*

Jump on the 6th hammer bro's platform and avoid his hammers. Try to imitate the timing in the video, I really don't know how to explain it. Ideally, you should kill him. It will make everything a lot easier for the last section. However, if you do not manage to kill him, just go straight to the Boomerang Bros. Now, if you manage to kill them the way I killed the two first ones, you'll be okay. If not, as soon as you land on their platform, crouch (and don't stop crouch walking if you didn't kill the 6th hammer bro. you won't avoid his hammers if you stand still). You should then kill them by crouch walking and spinning. I really don't know how to explain it otherwise, just watch the video.

**Ending Note**

This star will require a lot of practice to be consistent at. Look, I've been playing this game since it was released and I've only really gotten consistent at it not too long ago. To practice, get yourself a bunch of lives and try individual sections on "The Ultimate Test". It has checkpoints so it'll be easy to try out sections you have a hard time on.

Good luck, and have fun with 242!

How to Refill Starbit Bank After Each Run

https://www.speedrun.com/smg2/thread/yrrho

How to transfer star bits from one file to another using banktoad

Hungry Luma Star Bit/Coin Requirements

Long Jump That Activates Reversible Panels

When spinning, Mario can cancel the spin by crouching. This can be followed by a long jump. If performed correctly and optimally, you should never seen the spin but the game still considers Mario to have spun. This can activate the reversible panels in Flip-Swap and other galaxies that feature them.

In addition, you can also perform a spin after the long jump. This means you can get the full distance possible between two panels of the same color. Just perform the spinning long jump, then spin whenever you need to.

I did not discover this trick and I am not taking credit for it. If any of this is wrong, please correct it (by messaging me on Discord).

I also will try to make a video and attach it to this post later.

SuperViperT302

nullscythe

ClairDSS

Jerome

Timba

Mayberry

Shadow64

keegansimyh

Speedboy14

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Flip-Swap Galaxy

Tall Trunk Galaxy

Flipsville Galaxy

Shiverburn Galaxy

ChickenDog

JadeCrona

swimding

BaronBrrrrett

USA / NTSC

JPN / NTSC

With Bank

Restricted Bank

No Co-Star

Co-Star

World 1

World 2

World 3

World 4

World 5

World 6

World S

Peewee Piranha's Temper Tantrum

Storming the Sky Fleet

Peewee Piranha's Speed Run

Green Star 1

Green Star 2

Green Star 3

Saddle Up with Yoshi

Spiny Control

Spiny Rainbow Romp

Digga-Leg's Planet

Silver Stars Down Deep

Digga-Leg's Daredevil Run

Think Before You Shake

Purple Coin Flip 'n' Sprint

Search for the Toad Brigade Captain

The Chimp's Stomp Challenge

Every Planet Has Its Price

Breaking the Laws of Gravity

The Great Crate Incinerator

Gobblegut's Aching Belly

Fiery Flotilla Speed Run

The Puzzling Picture Block

Bugaboom's Back

Purple Coin Shadow Vault

Rock and Rollodillo

C'mere, Goomba

Rolling Crabber Romp

Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper

Hightail Falls Speed Run

Silver Stars in Hightail Falls

Fluzzard's First Flight

Jungle Fluzzard Race

Twin Falls Hideaway

Exploring the Cosmic Cavern

Catch that Star Bunny

Bumble Beginnings

The Secret Wall Jump

Bowser's Big Lava Power Party

Lava Lair Speed Run

The Flotacious Blimp Fruit

Tall Trunk's Big Slide

Tall Trunk's Purple Coin Slide

Head in the Clouds

The Shadow Lining

Silver Stars in the Purple Pond

A Glimmer of Bulb Berry

Sneaking Down the Creepy Corridor

Spooky Cosmic Clone Chase

Banktoad

Mode

World

Star

Character

Timing

Modified

Hey SMG2 runners! After testing/confirming that Evanbowl's restart mod does not affect cycles or the in-game timer (thank you Shadow64), we're happy to announce that it will be allowed for single star runs ONLY. This will not be allowed for world RTA, all stars, normal stars, or green star runs. Add

Name	Autor
Any% Route Selection Guide	Shadow64 4 months ago
Any% tutorials	SuperViperT302 5 years ago
Beginner Galaxy Generator Movement Guide	nullscythe 3 years ago
Comet Medal Locations	Timba 5 years ago
Green Stars Tutorial with Input Display	keegansimyh 2 years ago
How to easily and consistently beat "The Perfect Run"	Jerome 6 years ago
How to Refill Starbit Bank After Each Run	ClairDSS 3 years ago
How to transfer star bits from one file to another using banktoad	Speedboy14 1 year ago
Hungry Luma Star Bit/Coin Requirements	Timba 5 years ago
Long Jump That Activates Reversible Panels	Mayberry 7 years ago