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==Any%==
 
==Any%==
 
===Safe===
 
===Safe===
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'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
 
*Grabbing the halfway barrel after transforming into Squawks is a bit faster if you were to die.
 
*Grabbing the halfway barrel after transforming into Squawks is a bit faster if you were to die.
*The race skip is the biggest trick in this level. When approaching Screech, hit Up-Right+B to reach over Screech and then Down-Left+B to navigate past the race trigger (Saves ~1.3).
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*The race skip is the biggest trick in this level. When approaching Screech, hit Up-Right+B to reach over Screech and then Down-Left+B to navigate past the race trigger (Saves ~1.3s).
 
**If you were too high, you will get hit but damage boosting will make you skip the race anyway. Too low will trigger the race.
 
**If you were too high, you will get hit but damage boosting will make you skip the race anyway. Too low will trigger the race.
  
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'''Additions'''
 
'''Additions'''
 
*Do not grab the DK Barrel at the beginning of the stage, as grabbing it a bit later with Squawks is faster (no freeze frames).
 
*Do not grab the DK Barrel at the beginning of the stage, as grabbing it a bit later with Squawks is faster (no freeze frames).
**Note that skipping this Kong prevents you from doing the safe strat for the upcoming Ropes section.
 
 
*At 0:07, despawn the Kloak so you can reach the ropes. Jumping over the bee and skipping the chest after is a bit tricky, but simple after some practice (Saves ~.3s by itself, but ~.9s accounting for the DK barrel skip).
 
*At 0:07, despawn the Kloak so you can reach the ropes. Jumping over the bee and skipping the chest after is a bit tricky, but simple after some practice (Saves ~.3s by itself, but ~.9s accounting for the DK barrel skip).
*At 0:35, you must skip the leftmost automatic barrel to make the Fanfare Skip at the end of the level consistent (Saves ~.6 overall).
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*At 0:35, you must skip the leftmost automatic barrel to make the Fanfare Skip at the end of the level consistent (Saves ~.6s overall).
 
**Note that you must stay low in the upcoming section. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqJUr9J568Y Claude's explanation.]
 
**Note that you must stay low in the upcoming section. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqJUr9J568Y Claude's explanation.]
 
*At 0:49, do not wait for the bee ring cycle. Just go for it.
 
*At 0:49, do not wait for the bee ring cycle. Just go for it.
 
**There are a number of ways to perform this (see More Strats section).
 
**There are a number of ways to perform this (see More Strats section).
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'''HITBOXES'''
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**There are several spots where the brambles hitbox is deceiving and actually sticks out. Here's 2 examples.
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[[File:Bramble_1.png]]
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*After the bee ring skip and before the bee maze.
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*the corner here has the hitbox stick out, only way to avoid it is by not doing an optimal corner.
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[[File:Bramble_2.png]]
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*The final corridor of the level.
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*The hitbox sticks out on the left and right side. Proceed with caution.
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'''MORE STRATS'''
 
'''MORE STRATS'''
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*[http://i.imgur.com/32I9bgB.png TheJuuump] (Saves ~.8s).
 
*[http://i.imgur.com/32I9bgB.png TheJuuump] (Saves ~.8s).
 
*Krauser jump goes straight under the Mini-Necky, instead of climbing the rope all the way (Saves ~.3s).
 
*Krauser jump goes straight under the Mini-Necky, instead of climbing the rope all the way (Saves ~.3s).
*Third video shows a more common way of performing the Bee Ring skip.
 
 
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'''BACKUPS'''
 
'''BACKUPS'''
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content">{{#ev:youtube|Y3aydangnkg|560||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3aydangnkg}}
{{#ev:youtube|1mf_r7zgaR0|560||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mf_r7zgaR0}}
 
 
'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
 
*Fake Bee Ring skip uses the invincibility frames to clear the bees, without any fancy maneuvers.
 
*Fake Bee Ring skip uses the invincibility frames to clear the bees, without any fancy maneuvers.

Revision as of 20:18, 27 February 2019

Level Details
Game Donkey Kong Country 2
World name The Flying Krock
Level name Screech's Sprint
Previous level Stronghold Showdown
Next level K. Rool Duel

Difficulty:

  • Safe: 7/10
  • Optimal: 9/10
  • If you're on The Urn: 20/10

Any%

Safe

Notes

  • Grabbing the halfway barrel after transforming into Squawks is a bit faster if you were to die.
  • The race skip is the biggest trick in this level. When approaching Screech, hit Up-Right+B to reach over Screech and then Down-Left+B to navigate past the race trigger (Saves ~1.3s).
    • If you were too high, you will get hit but damage boosting will make you skip the race anyway. Too low will trigger the race.

Optimal

Additions

  • Do not grab the DK Barrel at the beginning of the stage, as grabbing it a bit later with Squawks is faster (no freeze frames).
  • At 0:07, despawn the Kloak so you can reach the ropes. Jumping over the bee and skipping the chest after is a bit tricky, but simple after some practice (Saves ~.3s by itself, but ~.9s accounting for the DK barrel skip).
  • At 0:35, you must skip the leftmost automatic barrel to make the Fanfare Skip at the end of the level consistent (Saves ~.6s overall).
  • At 0:49, do not wait for the bee ring cycle. Just go for it.
    • There are a number of ways to perform this (see More Strats section).

HITBOXES

    • There are several spots where the brambles hitbox is deceiving and actually sticks out. Here's 2 examples.

Bramble 1.png

  • After the bee ring skip and before the bee maze.
  • the corner here has the hitbox stick out, only way to avoid it is by not doing an optimal corner.

Bramble 2.png

  • The final corridor of the level.
  • The hitbox sticks out on the left and right side. Proceed with caution.

MORE STRATS

  • TheJuuump (Saves ~.8s).
  • Krauser jump goes straight under the Mini-Necky, instead of climbing the rope all the way (Saves ~.3s).

BACKUPS

Notes

  • Fake Bee Ring skip uses the invincibility frames to clear the bees, without any fancy maneuvers.