Hey all, it's been a while and I kinda wanted to update on what I've been trying to accomplish and also what's going on in life to make it take so long.

On my to do list is trying to make a video walkthrough for the current any% route, hopefully with the goal that it clarifies stuff that the text based route glosses over and also covers things like movement and the decision making of the route itself. I'm taking this on to try and preserve what knowledge of speed tech we have and condense it so that it's easily digestible by people unfamiliar with the game. With the recent inclusion of emulator runs, I figured this would be a handy guide for people who up until recently had no accessible way to speedrun on Wii with the closure of the Wii Shop Channel.

As for what's happening in the real world, I'm sure the quarantine needs no introduction. For me personally it's been mind crushing and worry about the future has been a burden that has prevented me from advancing a lot of my personal projects despite having plenty of time to work on them. I work in technical theater and live events, which has been hit really hard the past year, however in my area we are finally bringing back safe and distanced outdoor events, along with my state of Virginia entering Phase 2 of vaccine rollout allowing the general public, along with myself, quick access to vaccination. So, my professional world is in quite a frenzy at the moment trying to reorient itself, however I hope it will give me new life to work on projects like this when I have the time again.

So far I have most of a script written up, with room to add and change where improvements can be made, and am working on getting enough gameplay footage, controller cam footage, and some graphics done before I do voice over. I probably won't get around to this again until later this month, so until then I thought I would open up the floor to suggestions for other possible things and ideas to include. Once I am comfortable that I've included everything I want in the script, I will post a Pastebin for review.

But that's what's going on. I get my second shot on the 26th, and I hope by then things will have calmed down enough that I can make this a priority. Then maybe my world will look a bit clearer and I'll have a better idea how to move forward with this idea too.

Wanted to give an update to this since I've blown way past the last time I mentioned I had time to work on it. I would say I'm halfway done with footage, so I'm still in the process of collecting everything to edit together. Work has been crazy full of long scheduling lately, so apologies for anyone who was expecting me to be done sooner. I try to get a little done whenever I can and have energy, but it's turning out bigger than I originally thought.

This upcoming month of June is kinda the longest stretch. Lots of week long shows and events in my calendar, and probably stuff not even in my calendar yet due to how quickly shows are being put together last minute. I highly anticipate a big July the Fourth event to occupy my time late June/early July. But after that, I definitely will be taking time off from work to focus full time on this and other video game related projects. Again, I apologize for how long it's taking me to put this together and how crammed my schedule has been, but look forward to this by the end of July and hold me to that.

Greeting (singular) (i only have one right now)

I do not wish to hold you as that would seem inappropriate in this time of social distancing but I would like to ask when this Script or Video will be released. It would appear I am now looking backwards to the end of July but that is okay with me. [end of inquiry]

It has been unfair of me to not keep anyone updated in the past couple of weeks. I had been holding off in hopes of good news, but I haven't received any and have been hoping to move on. I've been keeping this kinda personal lately, since there is still technically an open investigation, but I owe it to you all to explain.

About 3 weeks ago, I was in a hit and run car accident while riding my electric scooter. I was in the right lane of traffic, and a guy in a parked car to the side opened their driver side door just as I got beside him. I couldn't avoid it, and as a result I had a (self diagnosed) Grade 2 ankle sprain, along with bruising on my chest and the back of my leg that are still present. I've had trouble walking on it, much less finding a comfortable position for it to remain in for extended periods of time. Inbetween still trying to continue work while hobbling on it and heal it with resting, I'm ashamed to admit I haven't felt confident the past few weeks to do anything related to my desk area where my laptop and CRT setup is for more than short bursts of time.

The only news I can offer is that most of the pain has subsided by now, although I still have issues putting weight on my foot from certain directions and it is still slightly swollen and stiff, but my focus is returning. It is my hope to continue this project next week, which I also hope to stream the progress of. I apologize greatly that I haven't felt up to working on this lately. I assure this will change going forward.

oh no! :( get better soon, and feel free to take time on your recovery if you need any more