Early Yoshi-Go-Round (EYG)
This is a strat where we access the Yoshi-Go-Round early, and skip Pinna Park episode 5.
Pinna Park episode 4 is required to be completed to unlock Yoshi for this strategy.
Due to the difficulty of this strategy, its usually recommended to just do Pinna Park episode 5 and episode 6 as intended until you reach a low 1:2x time (Any% no ACE) as it only saves a little over a minute.
Fruit Locations:
Tutorials Page
2-Stu is generally considered outdated, but some people find it easier. Feel free to experiment!
Beginner
Tutorials - Click for Details
Tutorials:
1-Stu 5YG by shoutplenty
(considered the easiest way to do EYG)
2-Stu 3YG by StrongmanLin
(outdated)
2-Stu 3YG by DutchJ
(outdated)
Intermediate
Both of these tutorials are for PAL/NTSC-U, where you do fruit storage instead of throwing the fruit past the park loading zone in JP
Tips:
- Make sure to jump into the OoB wall with Yoshi when ground pound spraying the stu above you to reduce the chance of missing.
- Do not let the stu go OoB while you clip into the park or he will despawn.
- Stand in the front of the platform to reduce chance of you downwarping if the platform despawns early.
Advanced
Top level players who play JP do 1-Stu but only have it do 1 pound, or 1 pound 1 spin, saving some time. The timing is tight on this strat and requires specific movement.
Video Demos - Click for Details
Video Demos:
1 Pound 1 Spin/Psuedo-1 Pound by Lotfy
(RTA Friendly)
1 Pound by inkstar
Twitter Video Link
0 Pound by Noki Doki
This is an exclusive PAL strategy called 0 Pound that saves around 2.5 seconds