Ludwig's Castle

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Ludwig's Castle
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Soda Lake ~ Forest of Illusion 1
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Lunar Dragon
Goal Times
96 Exit 246
All Castles 246
No Starworld 246
95 Exit, No Cape 243
No Cape, No Starworld 243
Lunar Dragon 246

Cape Categories

In All Castles, stay Fire Mario at the end to fast swap to cape in Forest of Illusion 1.
There isn't a huge difference in time between these two strats, it generally comes down to runner preference.

Room 2 Fire

This strat makes it easier to get through the second room safely, but is slightly slower than flying through the room optimally.

Video: Ludwig's Castle - Cape (Room 2 Fire Swap) Source: Sten

Room 3 Fire

This strat is faster when done properly, however it is easier to lose time or cape cancel into a lava pit.

Video: Ludwig's Castle - Cape (Room 3 Fire Swap) Source: Sten

No Cape Categories

Normal Strat

Video: Ludwig's Castle - No Cape Source: Sten

Fast Room 1

The trick may be tight, but with practice it can be somewhat consistent. If Mario scrapes the wall or floor, wait out the bony beetle instead.

Video: Ludwig's Castle - No Cape (Fast Room 1) Source: SilverStar6609

Forward Scroll Strat.

Video: Ludwig's Castle - No Cape (Room 1 Forward Scroll) Source: Fitz1889

Forward Scroll Strat backup - If you don't succeed in keeping the beetle awake it's easy to see and you can just wait it out.

Video: Ludwig's Castle - No Cape (Room 1 Forward Scroll Backup) Source: Fitz1889


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