Super Mario 64 Speedrun Glossary 2017

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General Speedrun Terms

Speedrun / Run Attempt to beat a game or a certain part of it as fast as possible.

RTA Real Time Attack​: = synonyme for ⇒​Speedrun​ and ⇒​IL(s)​, opposed to ⇒​Single
Star
​RTA viable Consistent strats that could be used in a speedrun, opposed to ⇒​Single Star ​strats
TAS Tool Assisted Speed​r​un, ​a method where you play the game ⇒​frame​ by ⇒​frame
and then replay the run in real time. Used for non humanly-possible strats
splice a run that has been edited together to cheat
​segmented Run similar to a ⇒​Spliced Run​, but declared as an edited run to show off possible times
​IL(S) Individual Level (Speedrun)
​SS/Single Star Speedrun of Single Stars, ⇒​LB​ can be found on speedrun.com

PB Personal Best ​time

WR World Record
TWR Tied World Record ​(for ⇒​SS:​ 4.20s counts as tied with 4.93s)
UWR Untied World Record
LB leaderboard, the official one can be found on speedrun.com

RNG Random Number Generator​, responsible for random events such as coin flight directions
bop to beat someone’s time on the ⇒​LB
srl speedrunslive​: website for races
sr.com speedrun.com, current ⇒​LB

split a segment in a run

gold split /​ ​glod fastest one has ever done a segment
SOB Sum of Best:​ sum of all ⇒​gold splits
frame single rendered picture, on SM64 which runs on 30fps it’s 0,03s
​frame-perfect requirement to hit one specific frame
piano timing pressing two buttons with the same function right after each other, e.g. on textboxes
Consoles/Languages

N64 Nintendo 64​, ​≙​ ​original console, official competitive version

VC virtual console​, official emulator on Wii/WiiU. Least lag.
Emu emu​, emulator version on PC/phone
iQue chinese release of the game, slow

PAL european version, slower due to 25fps

US US version, fastest for every category except 120 star
Jp japanese version, fastest for 120 star
Shindou late japanese N64/VC version, longer loading times, but less lag

Categories

Movement

claw special way of holding the controller while swimming to be able to reduce lag
lj long jump
sj single jump
dj double jump
tj triple jump
bf backflip
jk jump kick
qjk quick jump kick​, a faster ⇒​jk​ where you buffer the a input
slope kick same inputs as ⇒​gjk,​ holding a and mashing b to get up slopes
wk wall kick
​firstie first frame wall kick​, fast wk during first frame
second frame wk used to get to high spots
third frame wk 2nd to latest possible wall kick
​fourth frame wk latest possible wall kick
​gwk glichty wall kick,​ where mario wall kicks in a weird direction
sf side flip,​ side somersault
sk ​(1) slide kick​, z+b while running
sk​ (2) speed kick​, trick to maintain your speed on a jump kick
rollout rollout of a dive (a+b) or a slide kick (a)
jd jump dive
gp ground pound
delayed (sf) dj delaying a double jump after a side flip to adjust the angle
slow ledge grab holding stick direction instead of pressing a after a ledge grab; slow
grind glitching on the edge of a platform (Mario keeps falling and getting back up)
Mario Cam cam closest to Mario
Mario Cam c-down cam behind Mario
lakitu cam free cam, can usually turn the cam by set amounts
lakitu cam c-down lakitu cam, but further away
star grab timing method; time when grabbing a star
camx/xcam standard method for ⇒​RTA​-strats: when Mario starts dancing after grabbing a star (it
always takes the same amount from camx to ⇒​fadeout)​
fadeout timing method; time when the screen fades black

combinations​ can consist of anything, common ones are ​TJWK​ or ​SFWK​.

Stages

Lobby first floor, containing the following stages:

BOB Bob-Omb Battlefield
​ WF Whomps Fortress
​JRB Jolly Roger Bay
​CCM Cool Cool Mountain
​BBH Big Boo's Haunt

Basement underground, containing the following stages:

HMC Hazy Maze Cave
​LLL Lethal Lava Land
SSL Shifting Sand Land
​DDD Dire Dire Docks

Upstairs (Up) upper floor, containing the following stages:

​SL Snowman's Land
​WDW Wet Dry World
​TTM Tall Tall Mountain
​THI Tiny Huge Island

Tippy top floor (​tippy​ top of the castle), containing the following stages:
​TTC Tick Tock Clock
​RR Rainbow Road

Star Door Red doors before Bowser stages

Key Door Big doors leading ⇒​Basement​ bzw. ⇒​Upstairs

Moat the moat under the big castle bridge

​Moat Door the door inside the moat
​Moat Door Skip trick to enter the door inside the moat early
Slide​ / ​PSS The Princess' Secret Slide
TSA The Secret Aquarium
Wing Cap​ / ​TotWC Tower of the Wing Cap
CotMC Cavern of the Metal Cap
VC​(​UtM​) Vanish Cap Under the Moat
Cloud Stage (WMOtR) Winged Mario Over the Rainbow

BitDW Bowser in the Dark World, first Bowser stage

BitFS Bowser in the Fire Sea, second Bowser stage
BitS Bowser in the Sky, last Bowser stage

Names

WKWW “​wall kicks will work”-star in CCM

TT “tricky triangles”-star in RR
Ellies elevators, mainly referring to the z-shaped platforms in BitFS
Invis​,​ Invisible Wall invisible, glitchy walls
MIPS Microprocessor Without Interlocked Pipeline Stages​, basement bunny
Eyerok boss enemy in SSL
Big Boo boss enemy (enemies) in BBH
Big Mr. I big eye boss in BBH
Chill Bully bully boss in SL
Amp electrocuting balls, e.g. in BitDW and WDW
Scuttlebug spider in HMC/BBH
frog money bag in SL
crazy box the bouncing boxes containing 5 coins

WC wing cap
VC vanish cap
MC metal cap

Tricks

BLJ ​Backwards Long Jump

LBLJ ​Lobby Backwards Long Jump
​ SBLJ ​Side Backwards Long Jump
​Stairs BLJ B ​ LJ​ on stairs
​ ​Slope BLJ ​BLJ​ on slopes
​Elevator BLJ ​BLJ​ on elevators
​Low Ceiling BLJ ​BLJ​ below low ceilings
​ ​PBLJ/Pause BLJ ​alternating Start+A to get more a presses per in-game-second
​Connect when Mario starts a BLJ

Hyperspeed when Mario gains very high speed

​Wind Hyperspeed Glitch getting H
​ yperspeed​ using the breeze
 ​Hyperspeed Wall Kicks getting ​Hyperspeed​ using ​firstie​s
​Hyperspeed Walking getting H​ yperspeed​ using a specific glitch on slopes

Bomb Clip clip for the chomp star in BOB

Ship Clip clip for the ship star in JRB
Insta Clip 1.​ instant clip for ​ship clip
2.​ instant clip for the ​BLJ​ in HMC100
Dustless frame perfect jumps/dive rollouts etc. are called dustless
Dust Frames frames, where Mario is producing dust, usually losing speed
Running Frames frames, where Mario just runs instead of doing faster movement options
MIPS Clip clip through 2nd star door in 16 star
(​MIPS​) ​Punch Grab grabbing MIPS with a neutral punch instead of a dive. Saves time
Star Dance Clip clipping onto a higher platform by collecting a star
Topless / Tless reaching ​Eyerok​ with a single jump wall kick
Pillarless​ / ​Pless entering the pyramid in SSL using the bomb
Fall of Shame falling down on a star grab attempt on ​pillarless​ star
Breezeless / Bless getting the slide star in TTM without using the breeze but a ​TJWK
Cannonless​ / ​Cless grabbing “blast away the wall” in WF without using the cannon
OG cless original gangsta cannonless,​ grabbing the cless star without any setup
Sockfolder Setup consistent cless setup found by sockfolder end of 2014
Owlless getting cage star in WF without using the owl
Carpetless getting the star on top of the house in RR without using the carpet (​TAS-​ only)
Blinkless grabbing the metal cap star without the cap being about to run out
Metallless “metal head mario cam move” without using the metal cap
Shigeru Drop backup for the ​christmas miracle
Christmas Miracle activating the switch on “metal head mario can move” with a ​TJWK
Psycho Crusher fast kill for ​Chill Bully​ in SL
Poleless 1.​ getting the cannon star in JRB without grabbing the pole
2.​ getting the DDD100 star using the sub instead of the poles
Text Skip jumping off a switch into a star to skip some textboxes (⇒​The Siglemic)
The Siglemic Text Skip​ in the VC stage, named after Cosmo’s shoutings
DDD Skip skipping DDD in a 0 star run
Lakitu Skip skipping the first lakitu dialogue on the bridge after the intro
Lakitu Bounce bouncing off the lakitu after a precise ​TJWK​ in RR
Fly Guy Bounce bouncing off the fly guy on the bird star in SSL
Lava Boost 1. ​fast strat to climb up the volcano in LLL
2. ​used to get the fast ​BitFS​ cycle (⇒​boost ellies​)
Log WK wall kicking off the log in TTM to climb up the mountain faster
Island Hop used in 70 star to grab the BOB island star without wingcap
Sky Jump TJ onto the island in BOB using wing cap
Box TJ TJ onto the box over the ceiling in HMC
HMC BLJ BLJ​ to the Toxic Maze star in HMC
Box Jump getting the lonely mushroom star in TTM using the ​crazy box
WDW SFTJWK fast strat used to get the town-top and the elevator star in WDW
Sidehop TJWK​ in LLL for the Log-rolling star
Pole Glitch upwarp in BitFS to skip the pole
Left Side (BitS TJWK) skip in ​BitS
Right Side (BitS TJWK) even faster, but harder skip in ​BitS
Triple Bullies pushing all three bullies in LLL into the lava at once
Front Sub entering the sub in DDD from the front

Shigeru Cycle fast red coin cycle in ​BitDW

Xiah Cycle faster red coin cycle in ​BitDW
Tsukishima Cycle fastest red coin cycle in ​BitDW
Dancing Bowser RNG based; better spin setup in ​BitDW​ where bowser sometimes dances
Early Ellies fast cycle in ​BitFS,​ used for both reds- and non-reds-route
Lava Boost Ellies fast cycle in ​BitFS
good ending perfect ​LJWK​ ending on ​BitFS​ reds route
Manamo Cycle fast elevator cycle in ​BitS

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