Breaking Pete's helmet without shooting

Hold Y and go to his hand.
When it's fully charged, stop holding Y and jump on his helmet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa8s5WyHTK8

Damage Chart by JohnnyGO

GCM Boss Health

Boss Health          Easy            Normal            Hard
Juggler 1                 24              32                48
Lion                         32              32                48
Turtle*                      6               6                 8
Gorilla                     32              32                48
Portrait 1                 48              60                84
Phantom                  32              32                48
Jackhammer            32              40                56
Dinosaur                  32              64                80
Sled                         40              40                40
Cloud**                    96              96                96
Juggler 2                  36              48                72
Portrait 2                  60              72                84
Pete Helmet             40              40                40
Pete                         96              96                96
Dragon                     64              64                64

*Turtle takes 1 damage from everything
**Cloud takes 16 "permanent" damage every time it shrinks in size, it also takes "temporary" damage every time it loses cloud particles.  The cloud will also regenerate 16 health plus whatever temporary health has been lost when it grows in size.

Regular Jump is 4 damage
Vacuum Jump is 4 damage
Safari Jump is 4 damage
Thrown block is 6 damage
Popgun is 6 damage
Pony jump is 8 damage
Pony charge is 8 damage

RNG notes for Easy

GCM Easy RNG:
Memory address for RNG is the two bytes starting at 0x1BE8 (0x1BE8 and 0x1BE9)
RNG gets set to 195 when CAPCOM displays, and set to 62 at the start of the first level.  After that it uses the RNG calculation.

Links for information on the RNG calculation:
https://pastebin.com/k5akiXv5
https://fredyeye.github.io/prng.html

Level 1-1
RNG Changes once when level started (possibly related to enemies nearby on start, although first enemy still changes RNG)
Circle enemies with hats change RNG once when they spawn
Circle enemies with hats change RNG once when they recover from being hit
Fish don't appear to affect RNG
Breath bubbles increase RNG once when they spawn
Balloons spawning changes RNG three times when they spawn? (may change on pop and spawn but they spawn right away after one pops)
Jack in the box changes RNG once between popping out (maybe length of time it stays closed?)
Jack in the box changes RNG once shortly after it dies?
Juggler Weasel changes RNG when it takes actions (needs more investigation)
After Juggler Weasel dies, RNG changes once every 8 frames until you leave the screen

Level 1-2
Monkey doesn't appear to affect RNG
Donald popping out of the box changes RNG three times
Circle enemies with hats change RNG once when they spawn
Circle enemies with hats change RNG once when they recover from being hit
Circle enemies with hats don't change RNG when on the trapeze
Grabbing or shooting a pink block doesn't change RNG
Grabbing a yellow block changes RNG once if the block doesn't contain a set item
Cannon firing appears to change RNG either twice when it shoots an enemy
Cannon Ball enemies don't appear to affect RNG
Cannon firing appears to change RNG either three times when it shoots a cannon ball

Level 1-3
Grabbing a yellow block changes RNG once if the block doesn't contain a heart
Lion changes RNG when it takes actions (needs more investigation)
After Lion dies, RNG changes once every 8 frames until level ends

Level 2-1
Green plants don't appear to affect RNG
Small hiding Pete enemies with red hats don't appear to affect RNG
Grabbing a yellow block changes RNG once if the block doesn't contain a set item
Fish don't appear to affect RNG
Breath bubbles increase RNG once when they spawn
Turtle Miniboss affects RNG (needs more investigation)
After Turtle dies, RNG changes once every 8 frames until you leave the screen

Level 2-2
Snails don't appear to affect RNG
Flying Squirrels don't appear to affect RNG
Snakes don't appear to affect RNG

Level 2-3
Flying Squirrels don't appear to affect RNG
Fish don't appear to affect RNG
Breath bubbles increase RNG once when they spawn
Gas clouds affect RNG once as they start
Gas clouds affect RNG once as they stop
Extra Life  changes RNG once when it spawns? (it does this in level 4 so I assume it does it here)
Grabbing a yellow block changes RNG once if the block doesn't contain a set item (all four of the blocks in easy have items)

Level 2-4
Gorilla affects RNG (needs more investigation)
After Gorilla dies, RNG changes once every 8 frames until level ends

Level 3-1
Nothing changes RNG

Level 3-2
Big Ghosts change RNG once when they spawn
Hopping skeletons (drop from big ghosts not holding items) change RNG once when they recover from being hit
Grabbing or shooting a pink block doesn't change RNG
Grabbing or shooting a yellow block changes RNG once if the block doesn't contain a set item
Falling stair blocks change RNG when they fall (possibly a different amount depending on the one that falls)
Wall skeletons don't appear to affect RNG
Bouncing yellow balls don't appear to affect RNG
Mirror Ghosts affect RNG (needs more investigation)

Level 3-3
Portrait Pete affects RNG (needs more investigation)
* Laser attack changes RNG three times
* Laser changes RNG twice
* - Books spawning changes RNG once
* - Fire breath changes RNG twice

Level 3-4
Small ghosts don't appear to change RNG (based on level 6-2)
Something _does_ change RNG though (needs more investigation)

Level 3-5
Big Ghosts change RNG once when they spawn
Hopping skeletons (drop from big ghosts not holding items) change RNG once when they recover from being hit
Candles don't appear to affect RNG

Level 3-6
Grabbing or shooting a pink block doesn't change RNG
Grabbing or shooting a yellow block changes RNG once if the block doesn't contain a set item
Bouncing yellow balls don't appear to affect RNG
Big Ghosts change RNG once when they spawn
Hopping skeletons (drop from big ghosts not holding items) change RNG once when they recover from being hit
Candles don't appear to affect RNG
Phantom Pete affects RNG (needs more investigation)
* Spawning in changes RNG once
* Ghost Attack changes RNG once
* Movement Attack change RNG once or twice
* - Once if following a ghost attack
* - Twice if as first attack, or following another movement attack

Level 4-1
RNG changes once when level started (possibly related to enemies nearby on start, although first enemy still changes RNG)
Crystal bats change RNG by one when they fall (presumably to decide if it's a bat or not)
Breath bubbles increase RNG once when they spawn
RNG increases once periodically as water rises (every time the glug glug glug sfx plays?)
Grabbing or shooting a yellow block changes RNG once if the block doesn't contain a set item

Level 4-2
Presumably Crystals will change RNG the same was as on screen 4-1 on harder difficulties
Jackhammer Weasel changes RNG (needs more investigation)
* Hammering the floor changes RNG once
* Changing directions changes RNG once
* Hammering the wall changes RNG twice
After Weasel dies, RNG changes once every 8 frames until the crystal wall breaks

Level 4-3
Green ants change RNG once when they spawn
Green ants DO NOT change RNG when they crawl out of the ground
Omanytes don't appear to affect RNG
Extra Life from Bonus area changes RNG once when it spawns
Brontosaurus affects RNG (needs more investigation)
After Brontosaurus dies, RNG changes once (one time it changed twice?) every 8 frames until level ends

Level 5-1
RNG changes once when level started (95% sure this is caused by the first icicle enemy spawning at level start since it only changes once)
Icicle enemy changes RNG once when they spawn
Grabbing or shooting a pink block doesn't change RNG
Grabbing or shooting a yellow block changes RNG once if the block doesn't contain a set item
Pink urchins don't appear to affect RNG
Breath bubbles increase RNG once when they spawn
Water movement periodically changes RNG (seems like once right after the water reaches it's peak)
Sled Weasel affects RNG (needs more investigation)
After Sled Weasel dies, RNG changes once every 8 frames until screen unlocks? (possibly a bit before the unlock)

Level 5-2 (probably not possible to maintain manip past here due to all the bubbles being spawned)
Breath bubbles increase RNG once when they spawn
Bubbles spawned by big bubbles change RNG once when they spawn
Pink urchins don't appear to affect RNG
Grabbing or shooting a pink block doesn't change RNG
Grabbing or shooting a yellow block changes RNG once if the block doesn't contain a set item
Jellyfish? (RNG changes so much in this area from all the bubbles spawning that it's basically impossible to tell)
Extra Life from Bonus area changes RNG once when it spawns

Level 5-3
Icicle enemy changes RNG once when they spawn
Grabbing or shooting a yellow block changes RNG once if the block doesn't contain a set item
Pink urchins don't appear to affect RNG
Cloud affects RNG (needs more investigation)

Level 6-1
RNG changes four times when level started (after cutscene before gaining control)
Candles don't appear to affect RNG
Grabbing or shooting a yellow block changes RNG once if the block doesn't contain a set item

Level 6-2
Bouncing yellow balls don't appear to affect RNG
Small ghosts don't appear to change RNG
Grabbing or shooting a yellow block changes RNG once if the block doesn't contain a set item

Level 6-Juggler
Juggler Weasel changes RNG when it takes actions (needs more investigation)
After Juggler Weasel dies, RNG changes once every 8 frames until you leave the screen

Level 6-Portrait
Portrait Pete affects RNG (needs more investigation)
* Laser attack changes RNG three times
* Laser changes RNG twice
* - Books spawning changes RNG once
* - Fire breath changes RNG twice

Level 6-3
Big Ghosts change RNG once when they spawn
Hopping skeletons (drop from big ghosts not holding items) change RNG once when they recover from being hit
Grabbing or shooting a yellow block changes RNG once if the block doesn't contain a set item
Small hiding Pete enemies with red hats don't appear to affect RNG
Extra Life from Bonus area changes RNG once when it spawns
Cannons change RNG once after each shot

Level 6-4
Sorcerer Pete affects RNG (needs more investigation)
Dragon Pete affects RNG (needs more investigation)

RNG-manip route for Easy

Here are my notes for the RNG-manip route I have used for Easy.
Most of those are my own findings, but credit goes to Yurisalgadin and Zekinoma for the new Level 2 route.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1biv2wpEI-mqUp-hzp6L7fARZDWmsO5vpI6AHQ0XJvEE/edit?usp=sharing

RNG-manip route for Normal

Here are my notes for the RNG-manip route I have created for the Normal difficulty.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sPkto4KqnLkemAuWhoQBG5gkZRNdYcmL42bU68SND1Y/edit?usp=drive_link

Speedrun Tutorial by Le Hulk

Tutorial Any% Easy em PT-BR

Neste video eu explico os detalhes para manipular o RNG, utilizando um recurso de emulador que mostra pra gente como é a interação de troca de variáveis.
Lembrando que não é permitido fazer sua speedrun utilizando este recurso. Use-o apenas para treinar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYuPxk6Epg8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYuPxk6Epg8


नाम	लेखक
Breaking Pete's helmet without shooting	Zekinoma 3 years ago
Damage Chart by JohnnyGO	KLM1187 4 years ago
RNG notes for Easy	JohnnyGo 3 years ago
RNG-manip route for Easy	LeHulk 1 year ago
RNG-manip route for Normal	LeHulk 1 month ago
Speedrun Tutorial by Le Hulk	KLM1187 3 years ago
Tutorial Any% Easy em PT-BR	yurisalgadin 1 year ago