>Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 11:56:47 >To: " Rob Eisler" >From: David Wonn >Subject: 2 more MK64 shortcuts, scores, & Wave Race trick > > You won't believe this, but I've found a way to reduce my lap score to 9.30 seconds on Yoshi Valley!! Yep, the Glitch Man just doesn't know when to quit looking for shortcuts. I must point out that this one seems to be EXTREMELY difficult to perform so far. I guess it's just a bad habit that I keep finding tricks which are nearly impossible to pull off. :) Read on to learn how to crush everyone on Yoshi Valley and to end all debates about which trail is the fastest. :) ... > >The Ultimate Yoshi Valley Shortcut > Who says you have to go around the track in Yoshi Valley? With this shortcut, you can cut the entire track out of consideration. Just like most of the tricks that I discover, this one is extremely difficult, but if you want to have a lap score in less than 10 seconds, read on to learn the Glitch Man's technique: First picture an imaginary line extended from the finish line out to the left (does this sound familiar, SMK players? Hint: my KB1 & VL2 shortcuts), and look at the spot where this line meets with another section of track (it's right about where the guardrail ends). This is the spot you will want to aim >for. > At the start of the course, go straight forward just a little bit until the very first tree on the left is directly to your left. Now turn around so that you are facing the spot that I mentioned above. Note: these locations are only approximate, but with LOTS of practice you'll figure it out. Now use a mushroom and jump just before you start to go down a steep hill. If everything is done correctly, you will jump over the fence and hit the side of the remote track, and then you will fall down into the valley. At this point, Lakitu will tow you back to the finish line. If everything is done with perfect precision, you will skip an entire lap! (Hmm, this really does sound like my KB1 and VL2 shortcuts in SMK). Don't expect this to work the first time you try it. With lots of practice and near-perfect precision, you too can get a lap score in less than 10 seconds. > >Choco Mountain Shortcut > Drive through Choco Mountain as usual until you come to the part where you can see the overpass on your left. In the time trial mode you can see a guardrail to your left. Go to the part just before it starts going downhill and then turn 90 degrees to your left. Drive into the wall and press the R button to jump at about the moment you hit it, and you will jump right over the wall! You will not only save some precious seconds but also avoid the risk of becoming a smear on the road by one of those boulders. > >Have you heard of my Wave Race trick which allows both players to have the same colored racer? Check out the Cheat Warehouse at www.n64hq.com for details. And now here are some updated MK64 scores: > >Kalimari Desert 1'52"85 Toad 35"75 Toad >Choco Mountain 1'32"53 Toad 29"86 Toad >Royal Raceway 1'51"95 Yoshi 36"60 Yoshi >Yoshi Valley 1'13"36 Yoshi 9"30 Yoshi > >Enjoy the new shortcuts! I should eventually get a Yoshi Valley score in less than one minute, so I'll try to keep you posted. > David Wonn > "Glitch Man" > Gahanna, OH >