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Super Mario 64 Speedrunning Guides

Everything you need to start running Super Mario 64 — tutorials, practice tools and reference material. Send me specific creators or videos and I'll pin them here.

Video guides

16 Star tutorial

The most popular speedrun category, explained star by star.

70 Star tutorial

Route breakdown and stage-by-stage strategy.

120 Star tutorial

The full-game route, including every star and cap switch.

BLJ guide

Backwards long jump setups, staircases and common failures.

Movement fundamentals

Long jumps, dive recoveries, sideflips and wall kicks.

Beginner routing

How to pick a category and build your first run.

Resources

Ukikipedia

The community wiki: categories, glitches, tech and terminology.

Usamune practice ROM

Practice hack with star select, savestates and RTA training tools.

speedrun.com — main boards

Leaderboards, rules and verified run videos.

speedrun.com — category extensions

Blindfolded, All Trees, All Bosses and other extension boards.

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