Thanks Newgasm, and thank you for pushing me for getting this PB in. I love when friends push each other to do better in speedruns. It really brings the best out of us as players. That strat is still super risky. Like I was saying in the run I’m still only like 40-50% successful with it. Wasn’t worth risking it in this run.

GG Newgasm, fantastic run congratulations!! I knew my sloppy Filtered Water would come back to bite me.

Thanks SusGod!! I appreciate it! Thanks for helping get this leaderboard up!!

Thanks Dave!!

Thank you for the GG’s!! I was actually hoping you’d please open a Beginner Any% category again so DaveState and I could run that too!

Thanks Alyssa!!

Super impressive! GG!!

I was made aware that Barb does not want cape to be required for All Exits. I created this board for the sole purpose, especially when he said he wouldn’t be making a board, to give the community a board that he would approve of as if it were his own so the community could still run the game, and he could spend time with his family. I have reverted the rules to All Exits to basically what they were.

Time starts on empty file select. Time ends the frame the screen begins to fade to black after defeating Bowser: The Forsaken Turtle.

• All 41 exits must be cleared.

• Hard Mode in Tower of Fate is not required.

• The Cape Rooms in the level So Long are not required, and can be skipped with the door after the Nexus Bridge.

Hard mode is quite the opposite of a speed run. Taking your time is recommended, for the further along the challenge you progress, one slip up becomes more and more costly.

This does not take away from the fact that clearing it RTA is an amazing accomplishment. I wanted to enshrine those that have completed the challenge, so that it will never be forgotten.

If you would like to be added to this list, please DM me with a link to a clear video, and I will add you to the list.

Hard Mode Clear List

1. Stew - 11/21/23

2. NobleTofu - 12/1/23

3. BennyKaPow - 12/3/23

4. DaWildGrim - 12/3/23 - 121 Rooms

5. PapaNug - 12/4/23

6. GrandPooBear - 12/5/23

7. MrMightyMouse - 12/9/23

8. Shoujo - 12/14/23

9. Dennsen86 - 12/16/23

10. Revolug - 12/17/23

11. YuriDensetsu - 1/5/24

12. Nathanmg - 1/17/24

13. RBPimlico - 1/19/24

14. WilyBomby - 4/19/24

The rules for the existing category have been changed to the following:

Time starts on empty file select. Time ends the frame the screen begins to fade to black after defeating Bowser: The Forsaken Turtle.

• All 41 exits must be cleared.

• Hard Mode in Tower of Fate is not required.

• The Cape Rooms in the level So Long are required, and cannot be skipped with the door after the Nexus Bridge.

I also changed the name to All Exits + Cape and made a category called All Exits with the same rules except that the cape rooms can be skipped. This can always be changed with more discussion here or on the Discord Alex made, but like I said I at least wanted to immediately protect the runs that Ben and Grim have already submitted in the category.

I think splitting the runs is the only way to solve this and make everyone happy. With most of the suggestions coming here from podium holders among categories in the trilogy, I feel you have all especially earned that right to have extra say on how this board will be constructed and run.

If it was me running this hack, I would be super excited if there was a category that skips the cape rooms cause I just flat out suck with cape right now. I eventually get the clear, but in a speed run I would lose an insane amount of time in the cape rooms which would suck for me as a runner especially if I had a great run up to that point. This is at the end of the run too. Maybe there are others like me that would benefit from not having to do these rooms not just because of a skipping rooms is faster aspect, but they may not have that skill set mastered either.

I do feel I at least need to make an immediate change to the existing category to protect the hard work Ben and Grim have already put in to not allow anyone to come in with a run that skips cape and bears their times. That’s not fair to them.

Actually for the change to make sense, I would just have to change the name and rules of the current category, then add a new one for skipping cape being both current runs in the category did the cape rooms. If there are no issues with this change, I can make it tonight.

I’m with Alex that we definitely are early on with this, and we definitely want to make these categories based on the needs of the community that wants to run the game.

One suggestion I would have is to run this like I do on my Super Sonic Saves the World leaderboard where I have two categories related to Daddy’s Castle. One where using L+R to skip it is allowed, and one where skipping it is not allowed.

I believe 100% would imply including Hard Mode being there is an unlockable involved for completing it. I’m game with All Exits staying as is, and then also adding a category called Cape% or whatever that would be All Exits where cape can’t be skipped. That way we could make both sides happy.

Glitchcat’s Fraternal Fortress run in GPW2 was deathless, but that was an IL. This is a multi level main category run, so yeah I’d definitely agree this is the first deathless run in the trilogy. GG on the amazing run!

Amazing run!! GG!!

Amazing run!! GG!!! Gonna be hard for anyone to beat that.

I’m so happy that this run meant as much to you as if did for me! Giving this run as a gift to you, and all the hard work put into it, is the least I could do to thank and appreciate you for giving this game as a gift to the community.

I look forward to your future projects, and would love to help play test it, or give you any feedback that could help make the speed run aspect even better.

I also want to do a Tiktok series of this run with commentary about my thoughts of the levels with explanations of the speed strats. So look forward to that!

Thanks! The cap was lucky today. 10:1x is very obtainable, and there are so many talented players on this leaderboard from all over the World! I know someone will get there!

I was shocked I PB’ed even without bomb skip, haha! Just shows how much making the door in Princess Kaizo Land and getting good slope speed in Jigoku can make up for it. 5:04 will be here before too long. 5:03 may even be possible in a perfect run!

Hell of a run, great job!!