Max Power FAQ

Max Power FAQ

Q: What is Max Power?
A: It's the speedrun where we intentionally go out of our way to make Mario & party as powerful as they can possibly be. Here are the rules for the category:
“Max Power” Rules
- Must finish with Ultra Hammer & Ultra Boots
- Must finish with all partners fully upgraded
- Must obtain and equip every power increasing badge (Power Plus x2, P-Up D-Down, All or Nothing, Mega Rush, Power Rush)
- Must finish with 5HP as maximum for Close Call, Power Rush and Last Stand to activate on final bowser to be at “Max Power” without requiring Close Call in Phase 1 to retain Peril, or Fire in Phase 2 to get into Peril.

With these rules in place, the only way to Game Over at the end of the run is if you mess up.

Q: Who made this category?
A: Me.

Q: Why?
A: Because I'm tired of losing runs that I put months of effort into, only for the final 3 fights to send me to the Game Over screen. In this category that will not be an issue so this could probably be more competitive than something like All Cards because winning isn't a depressingly low chance at World Record level. The final bosses are really going to get it in this category.

Q: Are you done with All Cards?
A: No I just want to do this category on the side from time to time for fun. Being able to consistently win the ending is fun. Rolling the dice and hoping you win is not.

Q: Isn't this a bit arbitrary?
A: Yes, but everything that isn't Any% could technically fall under the definition of arbitrary because the definition of speedrun is "complete a video game as fast as possible". If I'm going to run something that isn't Any%, and take it seriously, why WOULDN'T I run something that will actually let me finish and overall has less dice rolls to save time? Something like this in my eyes has more potential to be competitive than basically every other category we currently have. Additionally these will be some unique fights to this category which I find cool.

Q: Where can I see the route?
A: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zHmFY5zDcGu2KcL_CAgn2KK331qAk_e_FQJ5ZmT3zwE/edit?usp=sharing