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	#*[[RTA Guide/Bowser Battles#Bowser in the Dark World\|Bowser Battle 1]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Bowser Battles#Bowser in the Dark World\|Bowser Battle 1]]
	#Bob-omb Battlefield		#Bob-omb Battlefield
	#*[[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky\|Shoot to the Island in the Sky]] ~~[[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky\|~~'''[No Island Hop]''']]		#*[[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky\|Shoot to the Island in the Sky]] '''[No Island Hop]'''
	#Cool, Cool Mountain		#Cool, Cool Mountain
	#*[[RTA Guide/Wall Kicks Will Work\|Wall Kicks Will Work]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Wall Kicks Will Work\|Wall Kicks Will Work]]

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	==General Route Variations==		==General Route Variations==
	The following route variations apply to both the HMC early and HMC late routes.		The following route variations apply to both the HMC early and HMC late routes.
	===~~TTC100~~===		===Star Substitutions===
	~~Instead of~~ [[RTA Guide/TTC 100 Coins#With Stomp on the Thwomp\|Stomp on the Thwomp + 100 Coins]], ~~you can do~~ [[RTA Guide/Stomp on the Thwomp\|Stomp on the Thwomp]] on its own along with an additional alternative star:		Hard stars can be substituted for easier and slower ones. The most common substitution is [[RTA Guide/TTC 100 Coins#With Stomp on the Thwomp\|Stomp on the Thwomp + 100 Coins]], replacing it with [[RTA Guide/Stomp on the Thwomp\|Stomp on the Thwomp]] on its own along with an additional alternative star from the list below. Another common substitution is [[RTA Guide/Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow\|Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow]] for another star from the list.
	*Easy: [[RTA Guide/Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins\|Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins]] ''(if HMC Late, else this is already in the route)''		*Easy: [[RTA Guide/Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins\|Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins]] ''(if HMC Late, else this is already in the route)''
	*Easy: [[RTA Guide/Navigating the Toxic Maze\|Navigating the Toxic Maze]] ~~without~~ BLJ		*Easy: [[RTA Guide/Navigating the Toxic Maze\|Navigating the Toxic Maze]] (no BLJ)
	*Intermediate: [[RTA Guide/Wiggler's Red Coins\|Wiggler's Red Coins]]		*Intermediate: [[RTA Guide/Wiggler's Red Coins\|Wiggler's Red Coins]]
	*Hard: [[RTA Guide/Pyramid Puzzle\|Pyramid Puzzle]]		*Hard: [[RTA Guide/Pyramid Puzzle\|Pyramid Puzzle]]

FGSM: changed wording to be consistent with src rules

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	The goal of the '''70 Star''' category is to beat the game as fast as possible without using any ~~technique capable~~ of ~~bypassing star door requirements (notably,~~ [[Backwards Long Jump\|BLJ]] or [[RTA Guide/MIPS Clip\|MIPS Clip]]).		The goal of the '''70 Star''' category is to beat the game as fast as possible without circumventing any castle door or star requirement or using any form of [[Backwards Long Jump\|BLJ]] or [[RTA Guide/MIPS Clip\|MIPS Clip]].
	==Category Rules==		==Category Rules==
	*All forms of [[BLJ]] are banned.		*All forms of [[BLJ]] are banned.
	*All forms of [[RTA Guide/MIPS Clip\|MIPS Clip]] are banned.		*All forms of [[RTA Guide/MIPS Clip\|MIPS Clip]] are banned.
	*~~Any~~ other ~~means of bypassing star door requirements~~ is banned.		*Circumventing any castle door or star requirement via any other method is banned.
	==Recommended Routes==		==Recommended Routes==
	It is recommended, regardless of your skill level, to do some variant of the [[RTA Guide/70 Star#HMC Late (Standard Route)\|HMC Late]] route, which involves initially skipping HMC during basement and returning to it later as part of collecting the second MIPS star. The [[RTA Guide/70 Star#HMC Early (Alternative)\|HMC Early]] routes are those that do HMC on the first (and only) trip to the basement, and so do not collect the second MIPS star.		It is recommended, regardless of your skill level, to do some variant of the [[RTA Guide/70 Star#HMC Late (Standard Route)\|HMC Late]] route, which involves initially skipping HMC during basement and returning to it later as part of collecting the second MIPS star. The [[RTA Guide/70 Star#HMC Early (Alternative)\|HMC Early]] routes are those that do HMC on the first (and only) trip to the basement, and so do not collect the second MIPS star.

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	**This is the de-facto standard route, most similar to [[RTA Guide/120 Star\|120 Star]]. It replaces [[RTA Guide/Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins\|Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins]] with the 100 coin star in [[RTA Guide/TTC 100 Coins#With Stomp on the Thwomp\|Stomp on the Thwomp (+ 100 Coins)]], and is worth considering when reaching a level of consistency with the latter. This route is more consistent and typically done in races by advanced-level runners.		**This is the de-facto standard route, most similar to [[RTA Guide/120 Star\|120 Star]]. It replaces [[RTA Guide/Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins\|Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins]] with the 100 coin star in [[RTA Guide/TTC 100 Coins#With Stomp on the Thwomp\|Stomp on the Thwomp (+ 100 Coins)]], and is worth considering when reaching a level of consistency with the latter. This route is more consistent and typically done in races by advanced-level runners.
	*'''Advanced''': TTC100 + CCM17 + No Island Hop		*'''Advanced''': TTC100 + CCM17 + No Island Hop
	**This route moves the CCM 100 coin star into [[RTA Guide/CCM 100 Coins#With Slip Slidin' Away\|Slip Slidin' Away (+ 100 Coins)]], and then replaces [[RTA Guide/CCM 100 Coins#With Big Penguin Race\|Big Penguin Race]] with [[RTA Guide/Pyramid Puzzle\|Pyramid Puzzle]]. This means it requires doing [[RTA Guide/Inside the Ancient Pyramid#Pillarless\|pillarless]] twice to save time, making it much more inconsistent.		**This route moves the CCM 100 coin star into [[RTA Guide/CCM 100 Coins#With Slip Slidin' Away\|Slip Slidin' Away (+ 100 Coins)]], and then replaces [[RTA Guide/CCM 100 Coins#With Big Penguin Race\|Big Penguin Race]] with [[RTA Guide/Pyramid Puzzle\|Pyramid Puzzle]]. This means it requires doing [[RTA Guide/Inside the Ancient Pyramid#Pillarless\|pillarless]] twice to save time, making it much more inconsistent. This route entails leaving Cool, Cool Mountain with 17 stars collected rather than 18, hence the name.
	*'''Expert''': TTC100 + CCM17 + Island Hop		*'''Expert''': TTC100 + CCM17 + Island Hop
	**[[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky\|Shoot to the Island in the Sky]] typically requires wing cap and so must be done after its unlock in [[RTA Guide/Tower of the Wing Cap\|Tower of the Wing Cap]]. At top level, a hard trick known as [[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky#Island Hop\|Island Hop]] can be done to finish the level without the wing cap, and so it's moved to the start of the run, with the other Bob-omb Battlefield star. This skips backtracking to Bob-omb Battlefield later on and so saves time on castle movement. Overall, it's about 5–6s faster than the advanced route.		**[[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky\|Shoot to the Island in the Sky]] typically requires wing cap and so must be done after its unlock in [[RTA Guide/Tower of the Wing Cap\|Tower of the Wing Cap]]. At top level, a hard trick known as [[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky#Island Hop\|Island Hop]] can be done to finish the level without the wing cap, and so it's moved to the start of the run, with the other Bob-omb Battlefield star. This skips backtracking to Bob-omb Battlefield later on and so saves time on castle movement. Overall, it's about 5–6s faster than the advanced route.
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	*'''CCM18''' vs '''CCM17'''		*'''CCM18''' vs '''CCM17'''
	*'''No Island Hop''' vs '''With Island Hop'''		*'''No Island Hop''' vs '''With Island Hop'''
	These are explained in the previous section~~. The square brackets "'''[option]'''" below show parts of the route that are only done on the specified route option~~.		These are explained in the previous section.
	===Route===		===Route===
			The square brackets "'''[option]'''" below show parts of the route that are only done on the specified route option (from the list above).

	==== Lobby====		==== Lobby====
	#[[RTA Guide/Lakitu Skip\|Lakitu Skip]]		#[[RTA Guide/Lakitu Skip\|Lakitu Skip]]

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	*'''Expert''': TTC100 + CCM17 + Island Hop		*'''Expert''': TTC100 + CCM17 + Island Hop
	**[[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky\|Shoot to the Island in the Sky]] typically requires wing cap and so must be done after its unlock in [[RTA Guide/Tower of the Wing Cap\|Tower of the Wing Cap]]. At top level, a hard trick known as [[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky#Island Hop\|Island Hop]] can be done to finish the level without the wing cap, and so it's moved to the start of the run, with the other Bob-omb Battlefield star. This skips backtracking to Bob-omb Battlefield later on and so saves time on castle movement. Overall, it's about 5–6s faster than the advanced route.		**[[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky\|Shoot to the Island in the Sky]] typically requires wing cap and so must be done after its unlock in [[RTA Guide/Tower of the Wing Cap\|Tower of the Wing Cap]]. At top level, a hard trick known as [[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky#Island Hop\|Island Hop]] can be done to finish the level without the wing cap, and so it's moved to the start of the run, with the other Bob-omb Battlefield star. This skips backtracking to Bob-omb Battlefield later on and so saves time on castle movement. Overall, it's about 5–6s faster than the advanced route.
	These options will be flagged in ~~the~~ the next section, ~~detailing~~ the standard (HMC Late) route.		These options will be flagged in the next section, which details the standard (HMC Late) route.
	==HMC Late (Standard Route)==		==HMC Late (Standard Route)==
	===Route Variations ===		===Route Variations ===

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	*Any other means of bypassing star door requirements is banned.		*Any other means of bypassing star door requirements is banned.
	==Recommended Routes==		==Recommended Routes==
	It is recommended, regardless of your skill level, to do some variant of the [[#HMC Late\|HMC Late]] route, which involves initially skipping HMC during basement and returning to it later as part of collecting the second MIPS star. The [[#HMC Early\|HMC Early]] routes are those that do HMC on the first (and only) trip to the basement, and so do not collect the second MIPS star.		It is recommended, regardless of your skill level, to do some variant of the [[RTA Guide/70 Star#HMC Late (Standard Route)\|HMC Late]] route, which involves initially skipping HMC during basement and returning to it later as part of collecting the second MIPS star. The [[RTA Guide/70 Star#HMC Early (Alternative)\|HMC Early]] routes are those that do HMC on the first (and only) trip to the basement, and so do not collect the second MIPS star.

	There are three options that are usually taken in this (HMC Late) route. They are independent, but in practice usually implemented in order of increasing skill level.		There are three options that are usually taken in this (HMC Late) route. They are independent, but in practice usually implemented in order of increasing skill level.
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	**[[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky\|Shoot to the Island in the Sky]] typically requires wing cap and so must be done after its unlock in [[RTA Guide/Tower of the Wing Cap\|Tower of the Wing Cap]]. At top level, a hard trick known as [[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky#Island Hop\|Island Hop]] can be done to finish the level without the wing cap, and so it's moved to the start of the run, with the other Bob-omb Battlefield star. This skips backtracking to Bob-omb Battlefield later on and so saves time on castle movement. Overall, it's about 5–6s faster than the advanced route.		**[[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky\|Shoot to the Island in the Sky]] typically requires wing cap and so must be done after its unlock in [[RTA Guide/Tower of the Wing Cap\|Tower of the Wing Cap]]. At top level, a hard trick known as [[RTA Guide/Shoot to the Island in the Sky#Island Hop\|Island Hop]] can be done to finish the level without the wing cap, and so it's moved to the start of the run, with the other Bob-omb Battlefield star. This skips backtracking to Bob-omb Battlefield later on and so saves time on castle movement. Overall, it's about 5–6s faster than the advanced route.
	These options will be flagged in the the next section, detailing the standard (HMC Late) route.		These options will be flagged in the the next section, detailing the standard (HMC Late) route.

	==HMC Late (Standard Route)==		==HMC Late (Standard Route)==
	===Route Variations ===		===Route Variations ===

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Rosheeki: fix broken link :P

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	The following route variations apply to both the HMC early and HMC late routes.		The following route variations apply to both the HMC early and HMC late routes.
	=== TTC100 ===		=== TTC100 ===
	Instead of [[RTA Guide/~~TTC100~~ Coins#With Stomp on the Thwomp\|Stomp on the Thwomp + 100 Coins]], you can do [[RTA Guide/Stomp on the Thwomp\|Stomp on the Thwomp]] on its own along with an additional alternative star:		Instead of [[RTA Guide/TTC 100 Coins#With Stomp on the Thwomp\|Stomp on the Thwomp + 100 Coins]], you can do [[RTA Guide/Stomp on the Thwomp\|Stomp on the Thwomp]] on its own along with an additional alternative star:
	* Easy: [[RTA Guide/Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins\|Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins]]		* Easy: [[RTA Guide/Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins\|Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins]]
	* Easy: [[RTA Guide/Navigating the Toxic Maze\|Navigating the Toxic Maze]] without BLJ		* Easy: [[RTA Guide/Navigating the Toxic Maze\|Navigating the Toxic Maze]] without BLJ

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Rosheeki at 02:39, 30 March 2023

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	==== Upstairs ====		==== Upstairs ====
	# Wet-Dry World		# Wet-Dry World
	#*[[RTA Guide/WDW 100 Coins~~#With~~ Secrets in the Shallows & Sky\| Secrets in the Shallows & Sky + 100 Coins]]		#*[[RTA Guide/WDW 100 Coins + Secrets in the Shallows & Sky\|Secrets in the Shallows & Sky + 100 Coins]]
	#*[[RTA Guide/Express Elevator--Hurry Up!\|Express Elevator--Hurry Up!]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Express Elevator--Hurry Up!\|Express Elevator--Hurry Up!]]
	#*[[RTA Guide/Shocking Arrow Lifts!\|Shocking Arrow Lifts!]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Shocking Arrow Lifts!\|Shocking Arrow Lifts!]]
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	#*[[RTA Guide/Breathtaking View from Bridge\|Breathtaking View from Bridge]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Breathtaking View from Bridge\|Breathtaking View from Bridge]]
	#*[[RTA Guide/Blast to the Lonely Mushroom\|Blast to the Lonely Mushroom]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Blast to the Lonely Mushroom\|Blast to the Lonely Mushroom]]
	#*[[RTA Guide/Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins\| Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins\|Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins]]
	#*[[RTA Guide/Mysterious Mountainside\|Mysterious Mountainside]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Mysterious Mountainside\|Mysterious Mountainside]]
	# Snowman's Land		# Snowman's Land
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	#[[RTA Guide/MIPS#Entering Basement \| MIPS]]		#[[RTA Guide/MIPS#Entering Basement \| MIPS]]
	#* Go to HMC after MIPS, and get the Toad star before entering HMC		#* Go to HMC after MIPS, and get the Toad star before entering HMC
	#[[RTA Guide/HMC Toad#For 70 Star and 16 Star No LBLJ\| HMC Toad]]		#[[RTA Guide/HMC Toad#For 70 Star and 16 Star No LBLJ\|HMC Toad]]
	# Hazy Maze Cave		# Hazy Maze Cave
	#*[[RTA Guide/Swimming Beast in the Cavern\|Swimming Beast in the Cavern]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Swimming Beast in the Cavern\|Swimming Beast in the Cavern]]

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	==== Upstairs ====		==== Upstairs ====
	# Wet-Dry World		# Wet-Dry World
	#*[[RTA Guide/WDW 100 Coins~~#With~~ Secrets in the Shallows & Sky\| Secrets in the Shallows & Sky + 100 Coins]]		#*[[RTA Guide/WDW 100 Coins + Secrets in the Shallows & Sky\|Secrets in the Shallows & Sky + 100 Coins]]
	#*[[RTA Guide/Express Elevator--Hurry Up!\|Express Elevator--Hurry Up!]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Express Elevator--Hurry Up!\|Express Elevator--Hurry Up!]]
	#*[[RTA Guide/Shocking Arrow Lifts!\|Shocking Arrow Lifts!]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Shocking Arrow Lifts!\|Shocking Arrow Lifts!]]
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	#*[[RTA Guide/Breathtaking View from Bridge\|Breathtaking View from Bridge]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Breathtaking View from Bridge\|Breathtaking View from Bridge]]
	#*[[RTA Guide/Blast to the Lonely Mushroom\|Blast to the Lonely Mushroom]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Blast to the Lonely Mushroom\|Blast to the Lonely Mushroom]]
	#*[[RTA Guide/Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins\| Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins\|Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins]]
	#*[[RTA Guide/Mysterious Mountainside\|Mysterious Mountainside]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Mysterious Mountainside\|Mysterious Mountainside]]
	# Snowman's Land		# Snowman's Land
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	#[[RTA Guide/MIPS#Entering Basement \| MIPS]]		#[[RTA Guide/MIPS#Entering Basement \| MIPS]]
	#* Go to HMC after MIPS, and get the Toad star before entering HMC		#* Go to HMC after MIPS, and get the Toad star before entering HMC
	#[[RTA Guide/HMC Toad#For 70 Star and 16 Star No LBLJ\| HMC Toad]]		#[[RTA Guide/HMC Toad#For 70 Star and 16 Star No LBLJ\|HMC Toad]]
	# Hazy Maze Cave		# Hazy Maze Cave
	#*[[RTA Guide/Swimming Beast in the Cavern\|Swimming Beast in the Cavern]]		#*[[RTA Guide/Swimming Beast in the Cavern\|Swimming Beast in the Cavern]]