BBH Eye to Eye in the Secret Room 0xA 3h Strat

I collect the star Eye to Eye in the Secret Room in BBH using 0 A presses in 3 hours. This is the abridged version of the star.
Originally, this star was completed in 14 hours ( • BBH Eye to Eye in the ... ). Later, I showed a blueprint for a 9 hour strat ( • BBH Eye to Eye in the ... ). Shortly after, I optimized the blueprint to be a 4 hour strat ( • BBH Eye to Eye in the ... ). And now, I’ve finally TASed that blueprint just to confirm that it works. In fact, I TASed it more optimally than originally planned, and so it resulted in a final time of 3 hours.
Here’s an overview of the route. First, I transport the scuttlebugs to the front of the mansion. Then I raise them by first letting them lunge at me so that they get vertical speed, and then reactivating them for just the upwards portion of their lunge trajectory. And I repeat this many times. Note that I can have them lunge at Mario (which is fast) or back towards their home (which is slower, but necessary later). If a scuttlebug touches a wall while in a VPU, it snaps to the main map in that relative spot. To avoid this happening prematurely, I move the scuttlebugs to outside of the mansion for when they’re at the height of the VPU mansions. Also, when the scuttlebugs cross over to a higher VPU, they no longer have a floor triangle below them and so are considered out of bounds, which prevents them from moving laterally. And since they keep running into out of bounds, they rotate back and forth continuously. When I first experienced this phenomenon, I called it their rogue state, since they no longer exhibit their normal behavior. Luckily though, we can still raise them while they’re in this state. Anyway, once the scuttlebugs are high enough, I let them drop and manipulate them to walk towards the desired spot. They then touch a wall that snaps them into the main map’s mansion. From there, I separate their heights, bounce on them to get up, and then collect the star.
Note that I show several screens so that you can follow along more easily:
➤ Top left screen: This is the normal view of the game.
➤ Top right screen: This is the game viewed from a hacked camera that watches the scuttlebugs. It also prints the scuttlebugs’ heights on the top left.
➤ Bottom left screen: This is a map of Mario, zoomed way in so that you can see the unit grid. The yellow area on the bottom represents two specific floor triangles that activate the outside area of the level. So when Mario is in the yellow area, the scuttlebugs activate and can move around. When Mario is outside of the yellow area, the scuttlebugs deactivate and can’t move around. The blue area on the right represents the home range of the scuttlebugs, which is a cylinder around their homes. This cylinder has a radius of 1000 and extends infinitely up and down. If Mario is in the blue area, the scuttlebugs will turn towards him and lunge. If Mario is outside of the blue area, the scuttlebugs will turn towards their home. For fun, I also added Mario’s path as a blue line, which will allow you to see how he moves over time. His movement was brute forced, so it makes a fairly systematic pattern. Also, since Mario drifts over time, you’ll be able to see when corrections are done to keep him roughly in place.
➤ Bottom right screen: This is a map of the scuttlebugs, which will occasionally pan around in order to show the most optimal view. This screen shows the same yellow triangles and blue cylinder as the previous screen. As for the scuttlebugs, I’ve added additional graphics to show their internal state. The yellow arrow represents the scuttlebug’s facing angle. The green arrow represents the scuttlebug’s target angle. The blue meter shows the remaining time on the scuttlebug’s lunge. We have to wait for this meter to run out each iteration before the scuttlebug can turn towards Mario and lunge at him again. And finally, I’ve made the scuttlebugs’ eyes turn pink in proportion to how much positive vertical speed they have. So when a scuttlebug starts its lunge, its eyes will turn pink to indicate that it now has positive vertical speed. This pink eye effect fades away as the scuttlebug activates and lunges, since its vertical speed decreases to 0 as it reaches the peak of its lunge trajectory. So you can think of the pink eyes as the scuttlebug being “charged” with positive vertical speed, which is then released to move upwards.
➤ Far right screen: This is a sideways map of the scuttlebugs, zoomed way out so that you can see the VPU grid. Specifically, you can see the mansion in the main map, the mansion 1 VPU up, and the mansion 2 VPUs up.
Unabridged Version: • Let’s Watch Scuttlebug...
Console Verification: www.twitch.tv/videos/16764689...

[@travisreberto1295]

Having watched the rolling rocks video and actually somewhat understanding what’s happening here without any text to explain is a semi-surreal experience.

[@arkadyshersky8704]

Get over yourself. Every single person who knows about Pannen has seen that video.

[@travisreberto1295]

@@arkadyshersky8704 Where in my comment did I say it was at all unique to me? Take your own advice pal lmao

[@Trillyana]

@@arkadyshersky8704 It's time to take a break from the internet

[@lorrdy7640]

@@arkadyshersky8704 take the L

[@tentativeentertainment3363]

Haven't seen it lol I'll suss

[@Gloves-T-Catzero]

The part where Mario said “Hooh” was my favourite part.

[@morejpeg]

Timestamp?

[@justnobody5527]

I found "Wah" to be a bit more inciting but I guess I should have listen to "Hooh" more closely. Thanks for pointing it out!!

[@marksmithwas12]

I bet his favourite drink is Hooch

[@sock7896]

hoo; hoo; hoo;

[@sebastiankanayuk6581]

3 straight hours of "Hooh" was bonkers, livestream gang

[@red5t653]

Ah, yes, the scuttlebug jamboree at superspeed!

[@addisons7687]

I'm glad to see the old 0x A Presses strats being optimized. I hope pannen still enjoys making them.

[@alexcole9]

Oh he does. They have been doing this for years and they can't return to playing this game normally after finding all this

[@Bebeu4300]

Imagine watching this as a shortened down video instead of watching scuttlebug raising for 3 hours straight... Just imagine...

[@EmanueleX]

ikr cringe

[@ScotterationRetard]

Only plebs tbh. This is meant as a companion piece to the main event, a trailer if you will.

[@Seth_M-T]

Hoo

[@sinthetale8354]

there's something so funny about the scuttlebug fall at 2:00
it just like me fr

[@EmanueleX]

only real fans watched this live for 3 hours

[@zizo5349]

And yes, you may meme in the chat.

[@czech_ring]

omg emax real

[@jackeea_]

Hooh

[@yoshimario40]

Hooh

[@EmanueleX]

@@czech_ring no way gamer 64 disk drive

[@DontConvinceMe]

Mario's back and forth dancing to relocate the scuttlebugs goes so well with the music. It must be intended by the devs!

[@penanceii8201]

What a time to be alive

[@ZTimeGamingYT]

With the power of the Scuttlebug, another A press saved in less time!

[@aikawa_404]

Please do more livestreams like this and then upload it, it was wholesome

[@kameronpeterson3601]

if mario 64 on the original hardware is ever able to be beaten with 0 a presses, i want a full livestream in real time

[@SputniksArmy]

do you even know what the word wholesome means

[@SputniksArmy]

@@kameronpeterson3601 itll take literally months to do em, and its theoretical, not practical lol

[@arkadyshersky8704]

@@SputniksArmy they don't lol

[@Allen1350]

I hope TJ / Henry Yoshi got to see the stream - not for the memes, but for the joy in seeing an 11-hour time save.

[@lessylessy]

The worst mistake I have ever made in my entire life is not watching the 3 hour version live. good job Dutch Pancakes2012 and co. I cannot wait to see the future of the ABC challenge. HOOH

[@jpesicka999]

Wow u must have a good life!

[@lessylessy]

@@jpesicka999 it was a joke.

[@0DRONZER]

my favorite adaptation of hooh weep

[@mcfighter2923]

1:59 Mario moving to the beat

[@Pilgrimman007]

Amazing as always, thank you and the rest of the ABC crew for your hard work!

[@yetanothergamedevchannel]

hooh

[@lololordjr]

Hooh

[@someguy3752]

Hooh

[@WaluigiisthekingASmith]

weep

[@EmanueleX]

hooh

[@sodabeentjes]

hooh

[@VY_Canis_Majoris]

hooh hooh hooh

[@elijahmorgia5697]

Wow!
These strats are getting VERY optimized! Great job!

[@SCMabridged]

Look at this scrub getting absolutely wrecked by Scuttle Bugs.

[@InDemotion]

This is absolutely bonkers, from the time it took to execute to how it even got speculated and planned, congratulations :D

[@morejpeg]

A button never stood a chance

[@g2sei]

HOO HOO HOO

[@Mario4445d]

santa claus

[@b1tw337]

Fun to watch live!

[@khepri3266]

Impressive as always!

[@pennycarty7794]

Can we hooh much higher?

[@raine6813]

its amazing how the minimum A button challenge has been stuck at 19 for years and years, and just now we're getting A presses shaved off left and right

[@CibuYT]

ok, this is epic

[@louisdemeaux6318]

Casual 1 hour save in a speedrun

[@lololordjr]

Ok hooh

[@omoliemi]

pogers ‼️😃🤯

[@some2-1_idk]

11pm and I'm watching this

[@bobbarksofficial4335]

YESSIRRR

[@jetx_47]

Hooh

[@cowcat8124]

Mini jamboree

[@Lugmillord]

For a moment I was confused why he got the vanish cap. I may have lost track what the goal was. xD

[@electronash]

I'm not sure what just happened, but it was neat anyway. lol

[@lordlouckster2315]

Why does Mario always have just enough HP to transport the Scuttlebugs to the correct positions

[@Charcoal190]

Hoo

[@MythicalMicah]

yo pannen what happens if you squish cancel while falling from collecting a star

[@henryaggerate9669]

So the full game run is now roughly 55 hours?

[@violetasuklevska9074]

A question for all the marbles:
If scuttlebugs can be transported away from their home into a new room, then how many scuttlebugs can you get into the rolling rocks room? What's stopping WfRR 0xA?

[@greened9406]

Doors

[@Mr_Wobbly]

Hey I’ve seen this one
What do you mean you’ve seen it? It’s brand new

[@xiutecuhtli15]

What is the total time for the min A presses route now?

[@n8with8s]

There's one star alone that takes 21 hours. Time is secondary in this challenge

[@npenplz]

The estimated time for a 120 star run is 58:47:00, while 70 star is up in the air because BitFS hasn't been solved yet, so the time on that might be anywhere from a few minutes to a few days depending on what happens. SuperM789 has a compilation of a 70 star route, but it's over 4 years old now so it may be outdated, plus adding up all of the times is difficult because of the amount of speedup.
70 star 1xA is probably just a few hours though

[@ELXIBACK]

De 12horas a 3 es alto Skip

[@Mario4445d]

es tremendamente genio este hombre, siempre encontrara una solucion mas viable con el paso del tiempo

[@user-qx4vs7ne8w]

Wasn't that an A press when you jumped up for the star?

[@vincenzofranchelli2201]

Still in bbh all this time huh

[@sock7896]

hoo; hoo; hoo;

[@Durfland]

spoilers :/

[@JK17-1]

105th

[@floppa_gamer1111]

idea for jrb chest star 0xa so get vsc on the closeit rock slide kick bounce with help of the vsc to make it edit pls dont ban me if i am wrong i dont even know if you can vsc on the rock

[@destroyerdoom1544]

Umm acskuhally… the real time is 2:59:42 🤓🤓🤓

[@AzumarillConGafasBv]

first

[@lololordjr]

Nopers

[@torgematthies2172]

I can't be the only one who reads "0xA 3h" as A₁₆ 3₁₆ (or 10₁₀ 3₁₀), right?

[@kirjavascript]

hooh

[@castformer17]

Hooh

[@Sapvant]

hooh