Sonic Mania (PC) - Metallic Madness 1 Sonic: 52"23 (Speed Run)
Description
This was actually one of the first levels I looked at running. Watched a vid early on and it looked really fun. But after a quick look, I didn't think I could improve it that much. Since then the record came down another 2 seconds, so I was even more skeptical now. But then...turns out I took it down another 2. Oops.
Still didn''t change the general route really at all, just a few different strats along the way here and there that all add up. The biggest (and coolest looking one) being the jumps 9 seconds in, after the intentional damage.
Anyway, got everything I wanted in this run which is great. Was stuck on the 53 barrier for a while (had 6 runs between 53'46-53'60), decided I'd stop at any 52 so happy it was a pretty low one. Def happy with this, only a few more levels to go (though this might be the last one I try for the record in. I wanna get some All Time Attack runs going soon)
One potential improvement I'm aware of: You can drop dash and do a smaller jump to the first yellow spring instead of running and max jumping. I ignored doing this because I just wanted more attempts at the hard stuff afterwards, and this way is super consistent.
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