RTA Guide/16 Star

The goal of 16 star is to beat the game as quickly as possible without the use of Side BLJ to skip the 30 star door. It's a great category for beginners as it is not very long and doesn't involve any tricks that are overly difficult.

## Rules

* Side BLJ is not allowed
* LBLJ is allowed
* MIPS Clip is allowed

## Easy Route

1. Lakitu Skip
2. Bob-omb Battlefield
	* Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
3. Whomp's Fortress
	* Blast Away the Wall
	* Shoot Into the Wild Blue
	* Fall onto the Caged Island
	* Chip Off Whomp's Block
	* To the Top of the Fortress
4. Cool Cool Mountain
	* Li'l Penguin Lost
	* Wall Kicks Will Work
5. Bowser in the Dark World (No Reds)
6. Shifting Sand Land
	* In the Talons of the Big Bird
	* Shining atop the Pyramid
7. Lethal Lava Land
	* 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
8. Hazy Maze Cave
	* A-maze-ing Emergency Exit
	* HMC Toad
	* Watch for Rolling Rocks
	* Swimming Beast in the Cavern
9. MIPS Clip
10. Dire, Dire Docks
	* Board Bowser's Sub
11. Bowser in the Fire Sea (No Reds)
12. Bowser in the Sky (No Reds)

## Medium Route

This route is potentially ~8 seconds faster than the  Easy Route

1. Bob-omb Battlefield
	* Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
2. Whomp's Fortress
	* Blast Away the Wall
	* Shoot Into the Wild Blue
	* Fall onto the Caged Island
	* Chip Off Whomp's Block
	* To the Top of the Fortress
3. Cool Cool Mountain
	* Li'l Penguin Lost
	* Wall Kicks Will Work
4. Bowser in the Dark World (Reds)
5. Shifting Sand Land
	* In the Talons of the Big Bird
	* Shining atop the Pyramid
6. Lethal Lava Land
	* 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
7. HMC Toad
8. Hazy Maze Cave
	* A-maze-ing Emergency Exit
	* Watch for Rolling Rocks
9. MIPS Clip
10. Dire, Dire Docks
	* Board Bowser's Sub
11. Bowser in the Fire Sea (No Reds)
12. Bowser in the Sky (No Reds)

## Hard Route #1 (LBLJ)

This route is potentially ~30 seconds faster than the  Medium Route. It is not recommended for new players

1. Lobby Backwards Long Jump
2. Bowser in the Dark World (Reds)
3. Whomp's Fortress
	* Blast Away the Wall
	* Fall onto the Caged Island
	* Shoot Into the Wild Blue
4. Shifting Sand Land
	* In the Talons of the Big Bird
	* Shining atop the Pyramid
5. Lethal Lava Land
	* 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
	* Red-Hot Log Rolling (No Wing Cap)
	* Boil the Big Bully
	* Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano
	* Elevator Tour in the Volcano
6. Haze Maze Cave
	* A-maze-ing Emergency Exit
	* HMC Toad
	* Watch for Rolling Rocks
	* Swimming Beast in the Cavern
7. MIPS Clip
8. Dire, Dire Docks
	* Board Bowser's Sub
9. Bowser in the Fire Sea (No Reds)
10. Bowser in the Sky (No Reds)

## Hard Route #2 (LBLJ)

This route is potentially ~5 seconds faster than  Hard Route #1 (LBLJ), but only if you do  Pillarless.

1. Lobby Backwards Long Jump
2. Bowser in the Dark World (Reds)
3. Whomp's Fortress
	* Blast Away the Wall
	* Fall onto the Caged Island
	* Shoot Into the Wild Blue
4. Shifting Sand Land
	* Inside the Ancient Pyramid (Pillarless)
	* In the Talons of the Big Bird
	* Shining atop the Pyramid
5. Lethal Lava Land
	* 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
	* Red-Hot Log Rolling (No Wing Cap)
	* Boil the Big Bully
	* Elevator Tour in the Volcano
6. Haze Maze Cave
	* A-maze-ing Emergency Exit
	* HMC Toad
	* Watch for Rolling Rocks
	* Swimming Beast in the Cavern
7. MIPS Clip
8. Dire, Dire Docks
	* Board Bowser's Sub
9. Bowser in the Fire Sea (No Reds)
10. Bowser in the Sky (No Reds)