Front Door

Front Door
← Larry's Castle ~ Back Door →
Powerups
Lunar Dragon	—
Goal Times
All Castles 361 11 Exit 358 11 Exit (Orb) 358 11 Exit (NMG) 361 Small Only 354

Front Door

👀 Visual Cue: Fly so that mario's head hits the ceiling at this point, this lines mario up to stop the first mechakoopa without slowing down. The vertical line above makes a good cue for this.

Safe Strat

This strat can be used in all cape categories, and only loses ~2 seconds over door 5 cape d-boost and door 7.

Video: Front Door - Cape (Door 5) Source: Sten

All Castles

If entering without a reserve feather, use the safe strat or take door 7 as seen in the 11 exit strat below.

Video: Front Door - Cape (Cape D-boost) Source: Sten

11 Exit (NMG)

The cape damage boost from All Castles can also be used if you grab a backup cape in Star World 4.

Video: Front Door - Cape (Fire D-boost) Source: Sten

11 Exit

In 11 Exit (Orb), the cape damage boost from All Castles can also be used if you grab a backup cape in Star World 4.
The fireballs in door 7 are based on a global timer, and will not always spawn in the same positions.

Video: Front Door - Cape (Door 7) Source: Sten

11 Exit, No Cape

If orb or glitchless route was used, the damage boost in All Castles should be used. With cloud, door 5 without a damage boost is still recommended.

Video: Front Door - No Cape (Door 7) Source: SilverStar6609

Small Only

Video: Front Door - Small Only Source: Rezephos

Bowser

Cape Categories

Cape Kill is very strongly recommended, as it is incredibly consistent, and the fastest way to kill bowser in most categories.

Video: Cape Kill Source: Sten

Here is a very good tutorial for cape kill, showing all the visual cues for each hit. Check the video description for more details.
If running from the right side for the second hit, use the same visual cue to start running, then fly from the second rectangle from the left.

Video: Cape Kill Tutorial Source: Linkdeadx2

11 Exit (Cloud)

Beginner Strat

Video: Cloud Bowser Fight (Beginner Tutorial) Source: drams_cat

Intermediate Strat

Video: Cloud Bowser Fight (Intermediate Tutorial) Source: drams_cat

Advanced Strat

Video: Cloud Bowser Fight (Advanced Tutorial) Source: drams_cat

11 Exit, No Cape (Cloud)

Beginner Strat

Video: No Cape Cloud Bowser Fight (Beginner Tutorial) Source: SilverStar6609

Intermediate Strat

Video: No Cape Cloud Bowser Fight (Intermediate Tutorial) Source: SilverStar6609

Advanced Strat

Video: No Cape Cloud Bowser Fight (Advanced Tutorial) Source: SilverStar6609

No Cape Categories & Small Only

Video: Bowser Fight - Small Only Source: Rezephos

List of Levels
Yoshi's Island	Yoshi's Island 1 ~ Yoshi's Island 2 ~ Yoshi's Island 3 ~ Yoshi's Island 4 ~ Yellow Switch Palace ~ Iggy's Castle
Donut Plains	Donut Plains 1 ~ Donut Plains 2 ~ Donut Plains 3 ~ Donut Plains 4 ~ Green Switch Palace ~ Donut Ghost House ~ Donut Secret 1 ~ Donut Secret 2 ~ Donut Secret House ~ Morton's Castle
Vanilla Dome	Vanilla Dome 1 ~ Vanilla Dome 2 ~ Vanilla Dome 3 ~ Vanilla Dome 4 ~ Red Switch Palace ~ Vanilla Ghost House ~ Vanilla Secret 1 ~ Vanilla Secret 2 ~ Vanilla Secret 3 ~ Vanilla Fortress ~ Lemmy's Castle
Twin Bridges	Butter Bridge 1 ~ Butter Bridge 2 ~ Cheese Bridge Area ~ Cookie Mountain ~ Soda Lake ~ Ludwig's Castle
Forest of Illusion	Forest of Illusion 1 ~ Forest of Illusion 2 ~ Forest of Illusion 3 ~ Forest of Illusion 4 ~ Blue Switch Palace ~ Forest Ghost House ~ Forest Secret Area ~ Forest Fortress ~ Roy's Castle
Chocolate Island	Chocolate Island 1 ~ Chocolate Island 2 ~ Chocolate Island 3 ~ Chocolate Island 4 ~ Chocolate Island 5 ~ Choco-Ghost House ~ Chocolate Secret ~ Chocolate Fortress ~ Wendy's Castle
Valley of Bowser	Sunken Ghost Ship ~ Valley of Bowser 1 ~ Valley of Bowser 2 ~ Valley of Bowser 3 ~ Valley of Bowser 4 ~ Valley Ghost House ~ Valley Fortress ~ Larry's Castle ~ Front Door ~ Back Door
Star World	Star World 1 ~ Star World 2 ~ Star World 3 ~ Star World 4 ~ Star World 5
Special World	Gnarly ~ Tubular ~ Way Cool ~ Awesome ~ Groovy ~ Mondo ~ Outrageous ~ Funky