in this guide, i will be showing you how to perform what i call the blockclip glitch, which is used in any of the sub 50 runs that you'll see on the leaderboards. this can theoretically be used anywhere, but it saves time on the ice and fire levels. i recommend that you watch my record or the wr to see the strategies used.

blockclip:

1. stand right next to a block, at the point where you cant walk farther into it.
2. jump, and with the right timing, tap left/right depending on your position. this will allow you to get stuck on the side of the block. if you do it too early, you'll go on top of the block, if you do it too late, you'll just brush yourself against the block. also, make sure you don't hold left after you get stuck in the block, or else you'll get unstuck.
3. due to the game mechanics, once you are stuck, hold left to go right, and hold right to go left. you'll appear to be walking left/right, but you'll actually be moving right/left.

ice (basic): go to the step before the ice wall blocking the portal, and do the blockclip as normal. this will allow you to skip through the ice wall rather than getting the pickaxe and making the tnt. this strategy saves around 8 seconds.

ice (advanced): this was found by Saturnb, and although it looks hard, its pretty simple once you have the inputs down. first, hold d/right-arrow and topright-touchpad, then after the first jump over the spikes, start holding a in addition to the other inputs. with this positioning, this will clip you in from below, and then hold those inputs until your head reaches the top of the lower block. let go of a, and once the top of your head is about aligned with the top block layer, stop holding the touchpad. this is a bit faster than the other strategy. in comparison to the basic method, this saves around 3 more seconds.

fire: go to the third step on the ending staircase, and do the blockclip there to go directly to the portal, rather than going around the other steps. this strategy saves around 1 second.

hopefully this guide helped you with this game, and have fun speedrunning.

• turtle