Any% Japanese Route (BTS Parlor)

It's recommended that you enable debug mode by pressing X, B, R, B, Y, L on the title screen

Note: Leave the memory card out to skip the autosave at the start of the game. There are no autosaves after this so you can put it in any time after the curtain pulls.

[section=Prologue]
**Lord Crump**
● Mario: Jump x2
● Superguard
● Mario: Jump x2
Level = 1.09

Note: It's always faster to fail the action command for the 2nd jump.

Goombella joins your party

**Don’t break the contact lens**

**Toad Bros. Bazaar**
● Buy 3 Fire Flowers
● Buy 1 Fright Mask

Hit the Save Block (If you don't, Goombella will explain saving to you. If you never save it is faster to have Goombella explain it)

Robbed by Bandit (Don't chase him to get the coins back, you make it up later)
Meet Frankly
Say "No" to the action command tutorial (choose the top option, then mash B for second option)

**Goomba Trio**
● Fright Mask
Level = 1.10

Get the **Pretty Lucky** from invisible block (directly south of Puni hole)
Get the Black Key and Plane Curse (choose second option)

Use HRG to get to the Petal Meadows pipe early

[section=Petal Meadows]
Go to Petalburg

Grab **Close Call**
Talk to Mayor Kroop
E-mail on the way to the gate (Don't check it yet, it is faster to do so later)

Get the **POW block** in box

**Bald Clefts**
● Mario: POW Block
Level = 1.20

Get the **POW Block** from bush

**Bristles**
● Mario: POW Block
Level = 1.34

Get the **Fire Flower** from Block
Super Fun Quirk Quiz 65 (1, 3, 4, 2, 3)
Get the Moon Stone

**Fuzzy Battle**
● Mario: Fire Flower
Level = 1.50

Get the Sun Stone

**Fuzzy Battle**
● Mario: Fire Flower
Level = 1.66

**Gold Fuzzy Battle**
● Mario: Jump x2
● Goombella: Full Headbonk
● (Fuzzy horde appears)
● Guard Fuzzy horde
● Superguard Gold Fuzzy
● Mario: Jump x2 on Gold Fuzzy
Level = 1.88

Get the **Multibounce** from block

Go Back to Petal Meadows
Koops joins your party
Get the **Fire Flower** from block

Take the pipe and use Koops to get **Happy Heart**
Go to Hooktail Castle

[section=Hooktail Castle]
Fly directly to **HP Plus** fall in the water to get back
Get the **Power Bounce** in the first hall from block
Koops’ Dad's letter (mash B to select the bottom option)

**Red Bones Battle**
● Mario: Fire Flower
● Koops: Fire Flower
● Level = 2.21 // FP = 10

Use “Lock Jump” and “Flip Skip” in the Yellow/Purple Block Puzzle
Get the **Star Piece** while doing Flip Skip
Go all the way to the right and get Black Key from chest
Get the Paper Curse (choose the second option)
Get the **Attack FX R**

**As you unspin from bars (pause menu will cut this animation short)**
● Equip Attack FX R
● Equip Power Bounce
● Check the E-mail

Backtrack to Red Bones room and get Castle Key
Go back to Save Block/Big Green block room and ride the block up to unlock the door
In Upper Hallway, hit first “!” block
Use Koops to hit 2nd “!” block

Note: You can jump to the window without hitting the second block. It saves 8 seconds. However, if you mess up and fall below, you waste about 30 seconds.

In big green block room, grab the **Life Shroom** on the way up with Koops

Ms. Mowz Cutscene
Get the Castle Key

Run away from the Dull Bones

Go through the locked door
Get the last Castle Key and go through big locked door

**Boss: Hooktail**
● Mario: Power Bounce x9
● Koops: Shell Toss
● Guard Hooktail Fire
● Mario: Power Bounce x8
● Koops: Shell Toss
● Hooktail Cutscene (Answer “Yes” for 1000 coins to take 5HP of damage)
● Mario: Power Bounce x8
● Koops: Shell Toss
Level = 2.52

[section=Pre-Chapter 7]
**Peach Segment**
● Enter the shower area and leave immediately to open the door (you don’t have to take a shower)
● Visit TEC

**Bowser Segment**
● Walk to the end of the hall

(Peach E-mail before bridge in Petal Meadows)

Go up to east Rogueport

Howz of Badges
● Sell all badges except Power Bounce

Obtain Jump Storage with Zess T. to do UHE

Toad Bros. Bazaar
● Order Contact lens
● Buy 7 Fright Masks (receive Mushroom)

Buy the **Boo’s Sheet** from Charlieton if it’s there

Go to harbour and give Lumpy 300 coins

Optimal time to do UHE is now, using middle platform

Go back down eastside
Obtain **Star Piece** break the block, take the spring to The Thousand Year Door

Stand on the pedestal and talk to Frankly
Use Spin Delay to get **Double Dip**
Fight Gus (3rd option)

**Gus**
● Mario: Jump
● Koops: Swap to Goombella
Don't guard
● Mario: Jump
● Goombella: Swap to Koops
Don't guard
Run (if Gus doesn't target Mario, you can keep going until 1HP)

Go down east sewers, and Save&quit to copy file over
Use Mushroom in paper mode
Open the entrance to Boggly Woods

Break the big blocks to get to westside sewers
Perform Teleporter Room Early

[section=X-Naut Fortress]
Go two rooms to the right

Read the Red Note
Go right to Grodus’ office and get the Card Key

Go all the way to the left to get the Card Key

Go in the elevator and go to Sublevel 1

Go right and enter the access code (014029)
Super Fun Quirk Quiz 66 (3, 4, 2, 3, 1)
Get the Elevator Key

Take the elevator back to Sublevel 2

Take teleporter back to sewers

Head back over to the east side the same way you came

Enter the Great Tree
JHS
Get the Super Boots

Get the **Thunder Rage** on the way out (toss Mushroom if needed)
Open and go through blue pipe to chapter 6

Go up two screens to hit the save block.
Use the previous save file to get jump storage (gameover after by going backup the pipe, and falling in the water)
Enter the sanctum, and super jump to open the pipe
Obtain garnet star

Recommended: Sort items so Fright Masks are on top

BTS

[section=Glitzville]
Go to Glitzville
Take the Blimp back to Rogueport
Go back to Glitzville

Get the **Star Piece** next to the door
Move backwards against the Minor League door to be able to open it

Note: If you get “Use at least 1 special move” you should almost always fail an Earth Tremor, as it is the fastest thing to do.

Note 2: Jumping while waiting for the Guards delays him from entering the room. Try to avoid doing any actions during this time aside from equipping badges/changing partners.

4 Text Boxes to each condition

Leveling assumes that you kill the Piranha. Can obtain [1,5] extra star points.

**#19 Goomba Bros (5 Goombas)**
● Koops: Power Shell
Level = 2.67

**#18 KP Koopas (2 KP Koopas, 1 KP Paratroopa)**
● Koops: Fright Mask, Mario: Jump (if 1 Koopa doesn’t run)
Level = 2.68

**#17 Pokey Triplets (3 Pokeys)**
● Fright Mask
Level = 2.69

**#16 Dead Bones (3 Dull Bones)**
● Koops: Power Shell
Level = 2.78

**#15 Spike Storm (2 Spinies and 1 Lakitu)**
● Fright Mask
Level = 2.79

**#14 Mind Bogglers (1 Pale Piranha, 1 Dark Puff, 1 Pider)**
● Mario: Full Hammer
● Partner: Fright Mask
Level = 2.83

Note: If you are desperate to reduce star points, Punk Rocks is your best bet. 40% chance to run each.

**#13 Punk Rocks (3 Hyper Bald Clefts)**
● Mario: Thunder Rage
Level = 2.98

Note: If you are desperate to *increase* star points, Bomb Squad is your best bet. Attack 1 or more to light the fuse (so they give star points), then Fright Mask.

**#12 Bomb Squad**
● Fright Mask
Level = 2.99

**#11 Hand-It-Overs (2 Red Bandits => 5 star points each, 2 Green Bandits => 6 star points each)**
● Fright Mask
Level = 3.00 (3.05 max) // BP = 6

Take note of inventory count (**including** Boo's Sheet and Life Shroom, even if you don't have it, or lost Life Shroom)

**#10 Armored Harriers**
● Run Away

Yoshi hatches and joins your party

Go to the shop before leaving Glitzville

**Souvenir Shop**
● Store items (if inventory count was > 5)
● Buy 3 Power Punch

If inventory count was [3,4,5]:
● Buy [4,3,2] Point Swaps

If inventory was count = 2:
● Buy 5 Point Swaps
● Store 1 Point Swap

If inventory count was = 1:
● Buy 5 Point Swaps

Leave Glitzville
Grab the **Star Piece** behind the pipe

[section=Pianta Parlor]
Check Charlieton if you don't have the Boo's Sheet
Pay Gus 10 coins and take on Frankie's trouble (4th from the bottom)
Reset Charlieton via the pipe if needed
Go get 999 coins from Lumpy

Buy the Contact Lens and give it to Zess T. (**Ice Storm** obtained if inventory count was 1 or 2)

Grab the **Star Piece** behind the wall near the Westside loading zone
Take to Frankie in westside
Reset Charlieton via the north load if needed

Obtain Wedding Ring
Reset Charlieton via the pipe if needed
Give it to Frankie for Gold Card

If you STILL don't have the Boo's Sheet, farm for it now

Go to the parlor and buy 204 tokens for 6 Power Rushes

Recommended (especially if you lost the Life Shroom): There’s a potential crash when entering the boss arena for chapter 7. Enter Westside Goods (buy a **Life Shroom** if you don't have one) and leave to prevent this.

Go down to sewers
During paper mode equip 3 Power Rushes

[section=Magnus von Grapple 2.0]
Go right and use the Elevator Key to go to Sublevel 3 (the second elevator)
Go left to the third electric tile room and get the Card Key

Get the **HP Drain** while getting jump storage, toss a point swap (or Fright Mask)

Go right and use the 3 Card Keys

Super Jump CBS

Navigate the room and hit the stairs switch (Swap to Koops in the background)
Get the Card Key

Use Card Key to enter the final room

Note: Remember HP Drain can be used to manipulate HP. For example, if Mario is low health, simply use HP Drain with Mario instead of partner.

(Magnus's attacks do 6 damage Unguarded)

**Magnus Von Grapple 2.0**
● Mario: Power Punch on Mario
● Koops: HP Drain
Guard
● Mario: Power Bounce x6
● Koops: Swap to Yoshi
● Mario: Power Bounce x6
Level = 3.40


**Bowser Segment**
● Go into Poshley Sanctum

Intermission
Go to Sublevel 4 and talk to TEC
Head to Sublevel 2 and go two rooms to the left
Take the teleporter back to Rogueport Sewers

Obtain Jump Storage with the e-mail (or Star Piece), Super Jump to the right load zone

Buy **Item Hog**

Open The Thousand-Year Door

[section=Palace of Shadow]

Run past the Swoopulas on first staircase
Get the **Shooting Star** from the yellow block

Go through the Spike Room
Get the **Boo's Sheet** in the Fire Bar room, toss a Point Swap (or Fright Mask)
First Strike the Phantom Ember with Koops and use the invincibility frames to get past the last Fire Bars

**Dark Bones**
● Mario: Supernova
● Yoshi: Shooting Star
Level = 4.40 // BP = 9

Get the Palace Key
Run between the Bombshell Bills

Guard a First Strike to get into danger with the second set of Bombshell Bills

Get the **Ultra Shroom**
Endless Room
Down - Down - Up - Up - Down - Up - Down
Go right to the room before Gloomtail

Unequip Power Bounce
Equip 3 Power Rushes and Item Hog
Perform Palace Skip

**Ember**
Failed Hammer
Level = 4.53

Hit the red “!” switch and use Yoshi to get to the Palace Key
Hover with Yoshi to get the **Life Shroom** (toss an extra item, you only need two point swaps)
If you don’t have the Ice Storm, get the **Shooting Star**

Fall down, use the spring to get back up to the Plane Panel

Fly across the room and unlock the door
Enter the throne room

[section=Grodus, Bowser, and Shadow Queen]
**Before Grodus:**
Unequip Item Hog
Equip Power Bounce

**Boss: Grodus**
● Yoshi: Ice Storm or Shooting Star
● Mario: Power Bounce x5
Level = 4.94

**Boss: Bowser / Kammy Koopa**
● Mario: Power Bounce x4 on Kammy
● Yoshi: Ultra Shroom on Mario
Fire puts you back in danger
● Yoshi: Power Punch on Mario
● Mario: Power Bounce x7
Superguard bite to kill if 6 cap
● Mario: Failed Jump (if needed)
Level = 5.48 // BP =12

Equip Double Dip
Use the heart block to replenish everything

**Final Boss: Shadow Queen**
● Mario: Power Bounce x1
● Yoshi: Failed Gulp

If Shadow Queen targets Mario:
● Mario: Power Bounce x3

If Shadow Queen targets Yoshi:
● Yoshi: Point Swap on Mario
● Mario: Power Bounce x3

**Phase 2 starts**
● Mario: Failed Jump
● Partner: Boo's Sheet on Mario
● Mario: Failed Jump
● Partner: Swap to Partner with 10HP or Defend
● Mario: Failed Jump
● Partner: Swap to Partner with 10HP or Defend

Crystal Stars Cutscene

**Shadow Queen**
● Koops: Power Shell (or Gulp if needed)
● Mario: Double Dip Point Swap + Boo’s Sheet on Mario
● Koops: Power Punch
● Mario: Power Bounce x6+
● Mario: Power Bounce x6+
Does 150 damage

If Shadow Queen is not dead:
Charge attack uses Life Shroom
	If she used HP Drain once:
	● Mario: Power Bounce x6

	If she used HP Drain twice:
	● Mario: Supernova

Aftermath
Timing ends on the circular fade to black before credits start (first fully black frame)