DH: 1'43"694 by Nicola 35"425 - 34"095 - 34"174 [9-1-0] {1-1-1} Queen Bee + B-Dasher + Gold Tires + Paraglider

I clipped grass at the end of Lap 3...
This game's TT is impossible to understand, I never have any clue about what makes me go faster or slower... :'(

MW no glitch 1'31"997 by NikeXTC 21"566 – 36"717 – 33"714 [5-3-0(-3)] {2-1-0} Metal Mario + B-Dasher + Red Monster + Super Glider

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS3VID0SuMI

LR 1′44″142 by Michael F 36″423 – 33″052 – 34″667  [8-2-0] {0-3-0} Bowser + Blue 7 + Slick

LR 1:43.978 by Walter 36.384 – 32.966 – 34.628  [8-2-0] {0-3-0} Metal Mario + B Dasher + Slick

found a minor new strat which allows me to add 1 blue mt in every lap

edit: Michael forget it this is my WR

Michael F wrote on 12/07/11 at 20:20:43:

it’s at the tunnel entrance

it only now came to my attention that Nike is using the Lakitu glitch at the end of his MW non glitch BKT… do you guys believe that skip should be considered a glitch and shouldn’t count for non glitch? I believe so

Zwiebel wrote on 12/08/11 at 08:43:12:

Nike thought otherwise, so I’m asking… I think Lakitu putting you forwards in the course instead of backwards is always a glitch

Improved.

AF 1′56″511 by Rekusa 39″825 – 38″380 – 38″306 [10-0-0] {1-1-1} Metal Mario + B Dasher + Mushroom + Swoop

updated and removed Nike’s MW no glitch

MC2 1'13"347 by Liar 25"458 – 22"806 – 25"083 [10-0-0] {1-2-0} Metal Mario + B Dasher + Slick + Swoop

Found this randomly, I guess someone should check the japanese site once again, they improved lots of times there.  

Jonesy wrote on 12/08/11 at 09:22:30:


Whenever I say "SC" in this post, I mean "a shortcut that is considered eligible to make a separate chart".

I've always been against SCs, people who are around here since MK64 knows this very well. Anyway, I don't think this should be considered SC.

Historically, whether "SC is a SC" is determined by two factors:
1- It requires a not natural path to be followed
2- It makes you cut a lot of time and/or a large part of the track

The first factor being the most important: you follow some weird paths to trick the game into believing you have covered more track than you actually have (glitch laps), you pass through solid walls that don't happen to be that solid and so on.
The second factor actually comes into play when the first one isn't fullfilled. Say, MK64 Rainbow Road. You don't pass through walls and it is arguable that you may try and jump down to reach the other part of the track "naturally": you can see it, it's there and you can try and reach it.
Still talking about MK64, Koopa Troopa Beach rock tunnel and Yoshi Valley jump after the maze aren't considered SCs.

Now, in this case, in order to trigger you just have to fail hitting the blue zipper line and fall down the track. You're racing naturally, you just need to make a "natural mistake". No strange path to take, you actually have to go as straight as you can.
You don't cut large part of track nor you save enormous time (I guess it's at maximum half a second).

Now, you can argue that you're trying to "fool" Lakitu into thinking you fell later (try to do it using the glider hitting B... in that manner you won't be able to save time, because you waste a lot of time in falling vertically) and that may considered exploiting the game mechanics... but still, I wouldn't call it a SC.

That said, if it's declared SC, it just makes this track easier to do, as landing this shortcut isn't that easy. It isn't too hard, either, but still...

updated, I still stand by the opinion that Lakitu is always a glitch, since it tricks checkpoints in thinking you’re more ahead in the track than you actually are