Lost Lunatic Trials - Any% playthrough (50 stars) [no savestates]

Nov 4, 2022

I originally intended for this to be the second Any% Project, but I never got around to doing anything with the footage I had until now, so I decided to dump it all into one master recording and upload it like this instead.

I enjoyed beating this hack, even if only partially. The intent for this hack is for any% to be a tangible achievement that any other kaizo player at my skill level can and should reach. The ideas are fresh and the platforming is creative, so it was a treat to actually finish this after previewing it at SSRM 2022.

Some of the more notable stars include:

1) nnnnnNNN red coins (24:42): This took around seven hours, if I recall. I could rarely get attempts going and even then I was still prone to crushing deaths (my worst was with 9/9, landing on the quicksand).

2) Land of the Rising Sun red coins (33:47): The first three reds are the hardest part of the star in my opinion, so it was quite hard to get attempts farther in. Starting from the normal spawn and going to the checkpoint mid-attempt certainly didn't help. Neither did dying at the last jump (sound familiar?)

3) Sacreligious Peaks star 5 (49:16): I really wanted to do this the normal way but I wasn't able to get the ToF-esque wallkicks even once. Katze found a massive cheese, which is what I use in this video - it has been patched out in newer releases of this hack.

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This hack was created by ShiN3. You can download it here: https://romhacking.com/hack/maple-syrup

Played on version 1.0.6.

Gameplay recorded between August 12 and September 8, 2022.

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Here are some quick-navigation timestamps, so YouTube can generate some chapters. A full list of timestamps is in the pinned comment.

Course 1: Dormant Lakeshore - 0:00

Palace of Wisdom - 8:52

Course 17: nnnnnNNN - 17:45

Course 4-1: Land of the Rising Sun (3 stars) - 27:31

Course 4-2: Sacrilegious Peaks (2 stars) - 42:54

Palace of Courage - 52:33

Course 5: Mystic Infernal Sky (4 stars) - 1:01:12

Palace of Power - 1:09:42

Overworld stars - 1:19:24

Komachi's Junk Castle (1 star) - 1:24:06

Course 2: Lost Fallen Kingdom - 1:26:19

Course 3: Ceful Desolation - 1:46:28

Maple Realm - 2:08:49

Any% ending - 2:16:45

置頂評(píng)論：As promised, here are the timestamps for this video.

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Course 1 - Dormant Lakeshore

? Entering the course - 0:00

? [1] The Freezing Pond - 0:12

? [2] Fallen Penguin - 0:37

? [3] Along the Edge - 2:10

? [4] Crossover Lesson - 2:50

? [5] A Lone Distant Island - 4:06

? [6] Contrasting Nature - 5:25

? [7] Red Coins - 5:53

Palace of Wisdom

? Entering the course from Course 1 - 8:52

? [2] VC Red Coins + VC switch - 10:07

? [1] Whomp's Isolated Dungeon - 15:17

Course 17 - nnnnnNNN

? Entering the course - 17:45

? [2] T???o???a???s????t??? ????o???r??? ????S?????o?????r?????r?????o?????w????? - 17:58

? [6] S?????i???d????e???w????a????y????s???? ????T???h?????i???n????s??? - 19:37

? [4] V?????e???r????y???? ????S???t???e????e????p??? ????P???a???t???h???? - 20:42

? [1] U????n????d???e????r????? ?????t???h?????e????? ????C????h?????e?????c???k???p????o???i????n?????t???? + checkpoint - 22:07

? [3] F????o???l????l????o????w????? ????t?????h???e???? ????P????a???t???h????? - 23:35

? [5] T????h????e????? ????I???m?????p???o?????s?????s????i?????b????l????e???? ?????T????r????i???a????n?????g????l????e???? - 24:04

? [7] R???e????d??? ????C???o????i?????n????s??? - 24:42

Course 4-1 - Land of the Rising Sun

? Entering the course - 27:31

? [1] Heave-Ho Saviors - 27:48

? Opening the cannon - 30:12

? [2] Maze Puzzle Solving - 31:39

? [7] Red Coins + area 1 checkpoint - 33:47

Course 4-2 - Sacrilegious Peaks

? Entering area 2 - 42:54

? Area 2 checkpoint - 43:55

? [3] Welcome to a World of Darkness - 46:53

? [5] Shameless Stagger - 49:16

Palace of Courage

? Entering the course from Course 4-2 - 52:33

? [4] MC Red Coins + MC switch - 53:19

? [3] Path of Spiraling Lavabounces - 59:32

Course 5 - Mystic Infernal Sky

? Entering the course - 1:01:12

? [1] Caged - 1:02:31

? [2] Pushy Rocks with Eyes - 1:04:07

? Checkpoint - 1:05:20

? [3] The Art of Air Throw Landing - 1:06:36

? [4] Lava Spire Vanishing Run - 1:07:23

Palace of Power

? Entering the course from Course 5 - 1:09:42

? [5] Through the Red Tunnel + WC switch - 1:12:42

? [6] WC Red Coins - 1:14:25

Overworld 1

? [1,2,3] Red Coins, Two Toads - 1:19:24

Komachi's Junk Castle

? [1] Secrets in Red Pipes - 1:24:06

Course 2 - Lost Fallen Kingdom

? Entering the course - 1:26:19

? [1] Crossing Over, Parallel Style - 1:26:27

? [2] The Other Poisonous Waterfall - 1:27:36

? [3] Ride the Desertic Breeze - 1:29:26

? [4] Seen from Nearby, Found in the Distance - 1:31:46

? [5] Glide Through the King's Vault - 1:33:47

? [6] Wallkick Massacre - 1:38:47

? [7] Red Coins - 1:41:36

Course 3 - Ceful Desolation

? Entering the course - 1:46:28

? [1] Cave Exploration - 1:46:51

? [2] Graceful Slide - 1:47:43

? [3] No Bullying - 1:49:10

? [4] Single Jump Cycle - 1:51:09

? [5] Tall Wooden Tower - 1:52:54

? [6] The Arches of Glory - 1:54:29

? [7] Red Coins - 2:04:53

Maple Realm

? Entering the course - 2:08:49

? [1] Precision Platforming - 2:09:35

? [2] Lost Fish of the Burning Valley - 2:10:18

? Entering the key fight - 2:12:33

? [K1] Bowser's key - 2:14:28

Any% ending - 2:16:45