Battle and Chase

Don't read this shit, I'm bad at this game

Timing starts on file creation and ends when you finish your 5th lap against Wily

Route I use
Napalm Man - tire
Quick Man - wing
Roll
Spring Man - engine
Guts Man
Shadow Man
Proto Man
Ice Man
Bass
Dr. Wily

My bad parts guide: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YOwzPyzuzjVpNM4vGP-uWSI80cBaVuZ3HMvfN1VM640/edit?pli=1#gid=0

Noticeable version differences:
NTSC-J PS1: Cutscenes before races, character dialog, 3 announcer type characters
PAL PS1: Cutscenes, dialog, and announcers removed, Rocket Wing lasts 60 seconds instead of 50, significantly slower than other versions
NTSC-U GC (XC): Similar to the PAL version except Rocket Wing is 50 seconds and load screens are much, much faster
NTSC-U PS2 (XC): I have not played this version, I would assume it's nearly identical to GC
Gameplay seems virtually identical across platforms as far as I can tell
GC seems to be the fastest version for RTA

Powerups - I don't know if they have actual names
3x - Next pickup is 3 times more powerful/longer
10 up - adds 10 to your opponent's points
Red X thing - Prevents your opponent from using their special ability
Mine in grass - Turns jobbers into mines
Purple cloud thing - Slows down everyone but the character that activates it
Fan - Speeds you up to near max speed and gives you a barrier
Sparky top - Remote controlled mine

Other unorganized thoughts
Breaking is useless, either don't accelerate or turn earlier
Most of the characters seem the same in the default cars
Quick Man has a lot of potential but is very hard to handle, might be better with Roll's wing or Proto Man's tires
Big enemies take 3 lemons to kill
Don't bother shooting lemons at other racers
Napalm Man's full charged ability is shit
Spring Man's ability could be cool since it knocks you around, but it's hard to control
Tapping the direction correctly instead of holding will prevent you from entering a drift state and from slipping on ice
Accelerating on the first light gives a boost at the start
Rocket Wing makes the start boost a lot easier
Pressing down 3 times discards a weapon
I think you only have to win 8 races to race against Bass and Wily instead of beating every character once, but I haven't actually checked this - If you can you would have to do more than 8 races, not worth it
Bass is a dick
There is no real speedtech
This is a fun speedgame
ILs are fun
Run this
At least play it casually, it's really not that bad after you get a feel for cornering
What the HECK, the Japanese version is so freaking cool
Like seriously, it has commentators and a little cutscene before a race
It's a shame that it's also a lot slower because of X Collection loads though
It's not actually a shame, the PS1 load screens are way too freaking long