Super Mario Galaxy 2/Star Strategies - Revision history

Nemi: /* Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet */

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‎Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet

Nemi: Added additional strats

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Nemi: /* Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet */

2019-12-23T07:53:22Z

‎Bowser's Gravity Gauntlet

Nemi: /* Freezy Flake */

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‎Freezy Flake

Nemi: /* Boulder Bowl */

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‎Boulder Bowl

Nemi: /* Hightail Falls */

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‎Hightail Falls

Nemi: Added a few strats

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Nemi at 01:39, 10 April 2017

2017-04-10T01:39:37Z

Nemi: Flip-Out: Mega Sideflip shortcut

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Flip-Out: Mega Sideflip shortcut

Nemi at 00:28, 9 October 2016

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 * From the first Life Mushroom, a damage boost off a lava wall can be used to reach the other side of the stage. There are a couple ways to do this:
 *# Get the Life Mushroom and then damage off the lava wall to the right. Immediately turn right and keep bouncing off the lava until enough speed has been built up to reach the upside-down gravity on the other side of the level and land on the platform with the Whomps . [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0xxVl7nZs0 Video]
-*# There is a thin strip of lava wall along the bottom of the platform where the Life Mushroom is. Starting the damage boost off this lava wall can allow you to land ahead of the Whomps. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL-ITCYNPgI&t=2h45m1s Video]
+*# There is a thin strip of lava wall along the bottom of the platform where the Life Mushroom is. Starting the damage boost off this lava wall can allow you to land ahead of the Whomps. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4SwLTywf8I Video]
 * <p>'''"Behind the castle"''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZpeDQBw3xg&t=5m7s Video] - This skips the first 2D section and can be an alternative to the above lava boost if getting the Comet Medal. Get the Life Mushroom and then jump on top of the Question Block before the first checkpoint. Get on top of the tower with the spiky dome by either long-jumping or backflipping towards the tower and then doing a wall-jump. If you maintain traction after landing on the dome, run to the other side of the structure. If you start slipping, you can slowly make your way to the other side by sliding off the dome and then spinning back on to the dome repeatedly.</p><p>Once you're behind the structure, hop across the lava to the right. Be warned that if you are too far away from the camera, you will fall off the stage, while being too close to the camera will cause you to get stuck and die.</p><p>Possible consistency methods:</p>
 *# To prevent slipping on top of the dome, try to land on one of the spikes. Alternatively, it looks like landing as close to the base of the dome as possible can also prevent slipping.

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 * From the first Life Mushroom, a damage boost off a lava wall can be used to reach the other side of the stage. There are a couple ways to do this:
 *# Get the Life Mushroom, and then damage off the lava wall to the right. Immediately turn right and keep bouncing off the lava until enough speed has been built up to reach the upside-down gravity on the other side of the level and land on the platform with the Whomps . [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0xxVl7nZs0 Video]
-*# There is a thin strip of lava wall along the bottom of the platform where the Life Mushroom is. Starting the damage boost off this lava wall can allow you to land ahead of the Whomps. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL-ITCYNPgI&t=2h45m1s]
+*# There is a thin strip of lava wall along the bottom of the platform where the Life Mushroom is. Starting the damage boost off this lava wall can allow you to land ahead of the Whomps. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL-ITCYNPgI&t=2h45m1s Video]
 * <p>'''"Behind the castle"''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZpeDQBw3xg&t=5m7s Video] - This skips the first 2D section and can be an alternative to the above lava boost if getting the Comet Medal. Get the Life Mushroom and then jump on top of the Question Block before the first checkpoint. Get on top of the tower with the spiky dome by either long-jumping or backflipping towards the tower and then doing a wall-jump. If you maintain traction after landing on the dome, run to the other side of the structure. If you start slipping, you can slowly make your way to the other side by sliding off the dome and then spinning back on to the dome repeatedly.</p><p>Once you're behind the structure, hop across the lava to the right. Be warned that if you are too far away from the camera, you will fall off the stage, while being too close to the camera will cause you to get stuck and die.</p><p>Possible consistency methods:</p>
 *# To prevent slipping on top of the dome, try to land on one of the spikes. Alternatively, it looks like landing as close to the base of the dome as possible can also prevent slipping.
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 * '''"Double Lock"''' - Two of the locks on Bowser's gate can be destroyed with a single meteorite if you ground-pound the meteorite at a precise spot. While Double Lock can be done in any of the Bowser Galaxies, it is easiest in Gravity Gauntlet because the Launch Star lines you up almost perfectly. Hold directly up while approaching the meteorite and position the ground pound slightly below the center of the white blast mark for a decent chance of hitting 2 locks.
 * When Bowser summons the first set of meteorites, wait until the last second to ground-pound a meteorite in order to cancel Bowser's next punching attack.
 =World 5=

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 #* The slide can be entered by clipping through the left wall. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGxKxEIdJvo&t=35s Video]
 #'''Sorbetti's Chilly Reception'''
 #* With several consecutive midair Rock Mushroom jumps, the boss planet can be reached directly from the starting planet. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmb6s2RXcBg&t=15s Non-TAS IL] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9byRR52b7BY&t=8s TAS]
 #'''The Chimp's Skating Challenge'''
 ==Rolling Masterpiece==

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 #'''Rock and Rollodillo'''
 #* The third planet can be reached from the first planet in a few ways:
-#*# With the Rock Mushroom, after dropping the bridge, roll into a rock and immediately jump to reach max speed. Jump again and shake the Wiimote just before landing onto the ramp to start a midair spin, which will prevent the ramp from activating. Once on the ramp, roll left and jump off the ramp. [Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VraMgJjMcOY&t=45s]
+#*# With the Rock Mushroom, after dropping the bridge, roll into a rock and immediately jump to reach max speed. Jump again and shake the Wiimote just before landing onto the ramp to start a midair spin, which will prevent the ramp from activating. Once on the ramp, roll left and jump off the ramp. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VraMgJjMcOY&t=45s Video]
 #*# With or without the Rock Mushroom, go to the top-left corner of the ramp past the Pinheads, long-jump straight left, and spin. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiJSmfIMynM&t=2h30m39s Video]
 #*# With the Rock Mushroom, go to where the Pinheads are. Start rolling towards the third planet, jump, and then do at least one midair jump.
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 #'''C'mere, Goomba'''
 #* As in the first Star, the third planet can be directly reached from the first.
 ==Cosmic Cove==

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 #'''Hot-Stepping Dash Pepper'''
 #* On the second planet, it's a little faster to dash up the left path.
-#* If getting the Comet Medal, infinite flutter from the third planet to the last planet instead of taking the Launch Star. Start the infinite flutter from the right of the Launch Star and land by the Dash Pepper below the Medal. A faster method is to jump off the second-to-last falling platform soon after it starts dropping. Jump off the platform while running up-right, and then shift up-left during the flutter. [Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwZ6avTePo4&t=1m7s]
+#* If getting the Comet Medal, infinite flutter from the third planet to the last planet instead of taking the Launch Star. Start the infinite flutter from the right of the Launch Star and land by the Dash Pepper below the Medal. A faster method is to jump off the second-to-last falling platform soon after it starts dropping. Jump off the platform while running up-right, and then shift up-left during the flutter. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwZ6avTePo4&t=1m7s Video]
 #* After landing onto the last planet, the Star can be reached directly by eating the first Dash Pepper, running up to the top edge of the wall, and jumping just as Yoshi runs off the edge at a slightly up-right angle. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2eRSdntn9Q&t=18s Video] A consistent method is to jump straight upwards, shake the Wiimote, and then flutter backwards onto the platform under the Star. The Star can then be reached with a sideflip and dismount off Yoshi.
 #* An alternative method for reaching the Star is to eat the Dash Pepper under the Grapple Flowers, run up-left on the concave ramp (or "vert ramp"), and then dismount. The momentum of Yoshi's dash will fling you up to the Star.
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 #* All of the time-savers for the first Star are applicable to this Star as well.
 #'''Silver Stars in Hightail Falls'''
 ==Boulder Bowl==

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 ==Flip-Out==
-* <p>After the first pipe, a [[Super_Mario_Galaxy_2/Game_Mechanics#Jumps:_Advanced|Mega Sideflip]] can be used to reach the blocks above.</p>
+* <p>After the first pipe, a [[Super_Mario_Galaxy_2/Game_Mechanics#Jumps:_Advanced|Mega Sideflip]] can be used to reach the blocks above.  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm7T2bW7RUo Video]</p>
 * <p>After the second checkpoint, approach the next set of blue blocks while they're popped out. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_eVio8jE9E Video] While you're next to one of them, do a sideflip/backflip towards the back wall, spin, wall-jump, and then spin again to land on top of the blue block. If you land on the left-hand block, long-jump to the one on the right.</p><p>From the blue block on the right, do another sideflip/backflip towards the back wall, spin, wall-jump, and spin again to land on top of the wall. From here, travel to the right with a series of backflips and wall-jumps to reach the chamber containing the Star. You can enter the chamber by long-jumping down-right and then spinning backwards.</p>
 ==Grandmaster==
 * In the section with the Pull Stars, you can go under the electrical wires by falling for a bit and then pulling yourself back up with a Pull Star ahead of you. Before you reach the Pull Star, release the A button to float upwards for a bit and then grab the next Pull Star to pass over the next set of electrical wires and obstacles. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1zValdb0y4&t=2m2s Video]

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 * It's possible to triple jump from the Urchin planet to the Crabber planet [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZpeDQBw3xg&t=8m30s Video]. It's also possible to bounce off a Crabber with a homing ground pound to reach the Starshroom [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiHbiqaPIv0 Video]. However, using the Fire Flower can still be faster if you can defeat all 3 Jack O' Goombas on the Pumpkin Planet while staying near the landing point.
 ** For an RTA, probably the most viable option is to triple jump off the Urchin planet while getting the Fire Flower, and use fireballs to defeat the Crabbers.
-* It's possible to get the first Star under the glass cage without defeating the Silver Chomps. Jump on top of the cage and repeatedly spin while mashing Z and slowly moving around. It can sometimes take a while to get the Star, but it seems best to move back and forth over the keyhole.
 ==Flash Black==