So the biggest issue I'm having matching this time or beating it is getting in the red pipe before the lava covers it up. So far I've not been even able to go down that pipe(whether i go down the donuts, small mario run around the side, or cat mario go through the clear tube)
The only thing I can think of is someone got really lucky with getting into that pipe?
Getting a cat mario and getting a key and getting to that pipe are pretty doable in about 15 seconds. My thinking mainly came down to it has to be that red pipe because the long clear pipe to go to the end takes too long even if you can get to the pipe fast. So it has to be that red pipe in some way but I seemingly can't get in that pipe before lava makes it not possible. I can get on the pipe and it look like I can go down it, but it doesn't register as me going down it when the lava gets to a certain level.
I could just be missing the possibility of getting in there and it being a really tight fit, but that's the only way I can think of.
Before that though it's pretty easy to go to the second to top clear pipe then either to the spring -> flamebro room(grab the bell and kill bro at same time), or go to the room with the goombas for the key. Either one of those rooms are pretty quick and easy and have to be the first half of that record.
I would say there likely isn't cheese here, someone just got really lucky with a route and lava timing. I'm going to keep looking for cheese though as I was mostly trying to match the time at first.
Right after posting this I got the lava timer twice with the cat mario through the clear block method. Still could only get about 10s within the timer. hmmm
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