Difference between revisions of "Bubble Mountain"

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Stationed here, the most evil mini-boss of the game. King Cacatac and his machine gun!

Any%

Left Side Climb

The left side ascent for KPDR involves a running jump across into wall jumps. Getting up and over cleanly is an important part of speed runs, due to the time loss incurred by falling down.

Cac Snipe

The Cac Snipe strat uses a charged angle shot to kill King Cac and leave the drop for collection after wall jumping up.

Starting the charge in the previous room is helpful, as it allows for fully charged spin jumps after entry. It is also important to run and jump immediately after firing your beam so that the shot remains on-screen the entire time.

Pseudoscrew

The Pseudoscrew strat involves charging a shot fully before making the jump across from the save room door. Like any pseudoscrew, it is necessary to release the shot input in order to remain spinning after a wall jump.

NOTE: While a pseudoscrew provides immunity from projectiles and destroys weaker enemies, unspinning briefly after a wall jump can leave Samus vulnerable. Wall jumping low and spinning high over the top is a safer play.

Right Side Climb

The standard ascent goes up the left side, but the right side is slightly faster. It's much more difficult, but in PRKD this is helped by Ice Beam allowing you to backup by freezing the Waver to use as a platform.

Revisits

Leaving Bat Cave to Single Chamber

Aim down fixes the transition but the bottom waver near the Last Norfair Missile of 100% causes extra lag, so it isn't advised.

KPDR After Wave

Entering with a charged beam, a single shot is used to kill King Cac and collect the drop before falling into the morph maze below. This strat can also be performed with a moonfall or a much more difficult bomb spread.

KPDR Final Visit

Returning from Lower Norfair this time, a power bomb is used to avoid travelling through the morph ball maze. This introduces lag, which can be reduced or eliminated by killing wavers on the way down.

100%

This strat will kill King Cac so he can't knock you down.

This variation can give you an extra drop:

Randomizer

To get to the Green Bubbles Missile Room, the fastest method from the Bat Cave is a damage boost from the waver.

You can also do an Infinite Bomb Jump, or a delayed walljump, as shown here.

Technically it's also possible to jump from the right side to the left, but the window for this jump is small, so it's likely TAS-only.

Items

• Norfair Missile 2

Handling King Cac

There are various methods for dealing with King Cacatac when ascending Bubble Mountain. Because the time loss for falling down is significant, some precautions may be necessary to avoid being knocked down.