I did it! Mehdi 24 Speed Record/Freestyle!

This is unbelievable Dave ! Congratulations !
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This new excellent record have changed my mind on lucky best times replays: when we created the Nevertable with Shino, we thought we will not accept lucky replays in the best time category. However, after some months of activity, we haven't seen so much lucky replays, and when we found such one replay, another guy where able to beat the previous one, prooving that with some patience and technique, the lucky part can be reduced to allow doing great things again. That's why I will accept from now "lucky" best time replays.
BTW Shino, you can remove M24 from the black list of the best time replays in the conditions page

I also just uploaded an Easy 11 Speed Run... I think you should remove that one from the blacklist as well, since you will see that it is possible to get speedier than previously thought(the "normal" way).

I'm not in support of "any record for any level"... BUT :
I think the issue with H04 is the same as with E01 - You don't have to do anything special to get to the goal quickly (simply roll forward in E01, just fall off in the right direction in H04). I think that in any level where you can get to the goal quicker by "doing something" should be on the table. For example, until someone (probably you!) discovered the Easy21 trick of jumping up to the top platform, it would have been very boring to watch a "best time" replay of this level... But since you found a quicker way, it is on the table. Just as before I came up with my Mehdi02 speed run idea, it was not on the table either, since it would have been boring and uninteresting to watch or try and beat. Same with Mehdi24. But, they are on the table now, and I don't think that's a bad thing...

Just my ideas - you don't have to take them. I'm perfectly fine with it being a freestyle - but I'll bet it could be a contender in the speed records, too. It's up to you.

Thanks, parasti. It is certainly *my* best. I am so happy that it actually worked out.

Your recent records on the table are also very impressive. You smashed some of the old records quite thoroughly.

Yes I'm ok too ^^

Of course we are all interested in it, macmeister. But since there is no BUD section on the table, we have to share them in other ways... If you email me your replay, I'd be happy host it on my webspace for a few weeks.

Sebastian, i've posted a link to macmeister's replay in the Level contributions -> Buds levels thread here.

Ahh, but what time did you get, Sonic?
Try to get close to my time(or mym, who refined my technique for a slightly faster time -- a common occurence!)... you'll see it takes a special technique beyond simply tilting forward and doing a big bounce off the rail. You have to find a way to minimize the height of the bounce, so your momentum stays mostly horizontal instead of changing to vertical.

btw, what you described was exactly what I meant when I said the "normal" way - I was not referring to going around the outside.)

My best time is 3.20 sec , mym's is 3.00, and I just saw that Kwriss's best is 2.93 sec.
Like I said, if you will try to improve your time on Easy 11, you'll see that it is impossible to get such low times by simply going forward and hitting the bar, since it launches you nearly vertical when hit straight on...
Once you start to feel confident in predicting the outcome of hitting corners/edges, you will open up all sorts of fun possiblities - not only for speed records, but faster coin collecting, and my personal favorite: Freestyle!

Thanks, Krabby! It took a *lot* of attempts to set that record. Hopefully, Elviz won't be able to duplicate it and I'll always have at least one speed record... (actually, once 1.5 comes out, I'll have to do it all over again. Yikes!)

Argh. You're so right!

Actually, I'm not 100% sure if it will be possible in 1.5, as the bounce physics code has changed somewhat... But I'll certainly attempt it.