Sonic Advance - Egg Rocket (Easy Mode) Tails Strat
Channel: Kirby Mastah
Date: 28/08/2022

Easy mode strat for egg rocket skip with Tails. Done on bizhawk emulator.

Normal mode / time attack normally super-flies off of a diamond enemy around 0:39, but they're not there in easy mode. Found this alternative strat that's not too bad with some practice - definitely worth it in full game runs.

Original route:
- Difficulty Swap from easy to normal: loses ~11 seconds RTA
- Egg Rocket Skip on normal: saves ~10 seconds RTA over easy mode version
- Cosmic Angel Boss: loses ~8 seconds RTA
- X Zone Final Boss: loses ~1 second RTA, best-case scenario. Realistically, usually a few more seconds due to luck.

New route  (i.e. using this and sticking to easy mode the entire run) saves ~10 seconds compared to best case scenario of original route. Realistically more because sticking to easy mode reduces luck on the last boss.