I have a fun one for you, mods -
It's number 17723 on spreadsheet - using -3.62
eddiecatgaming and a few others thought I lost 7 fames on axegrab, which would mean a 4:58.991 - and mario did stop moving on that frame... but he appeared to "hover" over the axe for a while. Comparing it to other 4:59.174 runs shows that the axe disappears on the same frame... BUT bowser is dropped earlier, as well as the floor and chain.
[Mod note: I also believe this is 7 frames lost and ended up with the same timing. Even though the axe did not disappear the hammers still did which is still the frame you lose control of the player and when timing stops.]
[ecg: according to recent research it has been determined that 8 frames were actually lost on axe, making this run a 4:59.008]
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