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fun paper mario facts as I watch the new bizarre speedrun
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in the first fight of the game, bowser uses the star rod after a couple turns to become invulnerable to all harm
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what the game is actually doing mechanically to accomplish bowser's newfound total invulnerability is just
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+1 defense
Niamh Vibes
invincible
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also regarding timing
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to sidestep the issue of when to start the timer
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you actually start with paper mario
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get to goomba king
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save
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THEN swap to OoT
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do the setup there
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then swap BACK to paper mario
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there are 160 star pieces in the game
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but the extended category list for PM is full of memesters
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and accordingly there are categories for
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1, 16, 70, and 120 star pieces
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suggesting a GDQ submission as a co-op run
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where you team up a paper mario runner and a zelda runner