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Run retimed afterwards. Frame perfect timer start PogChamp, but my final split was about .4 seconds late.
The beginning was atrocious. Hero took 50 minutes and Dark took a whole hour, and neither were all A-ranks. I feel bad for Johning about my controller, but the A button was sticking hard for the first couple hours of the run. A ways into the A-rank grind the controller finally started to feel half-decent, but I'm not doing a serious run again until I take the controller apart.
My A-ranks went much better than last time. Cannon's Core was slick, especially with the M3 wrong warp. Both Eggman and Tails went a little better than expected. Sonic was not great, but I am not mad at how that went. Shadow was very fast, since I did not have to run FC M5 for 25 minutes. Rouge and Knuckles together took less than an hour. This made me feel great, because my 171 Emblem run had almost 1:20 for each character. Thanks to everyone who helped me grind the ILs and learn decent strats.
I am very very glad that I saved after I grinded my good Chao to level 99. That evolution would have actually killed the run if I didn't have that backup save.
Karate was great. I enjoyed watching Flash get bodied in 2 hits. Racing went very well, with no losses. However, I didn't learn that you could exit the victory screen and still get credit for the race win. That could have actually shaved a few minutes off the run.
Kart Racing and Bosses were just icing on the cake. I was just glad to get them over with.
For anyone who doesn't know what it's like to run a game like this for 13 hours, it was pretty bad. The A-rank grinding was fun and very enjoyable. The Chao was the most difficult part, specifically the Chao races. I was not prepared physically or mentally for having to menu for 2.5 hours. When I do this again, I will definitely prepare some better food, have more water, and find something to pass the time more easily. It was definitely an experience for me.
