Unluckiest grind in the game by far but we pulled through. PB died to the last jump by being 3ish frame early for the red cycle. Second best attempt died to the last jump of flag 2 because it was the day youtube fixed a ton of adblocks and I found that out the hard way as a max volume ad eargraped me (my youtube volume is set to minimal so it was LOUD D:). This session in particular was really annoying because every attempt got to 5B and then died to the momentum jump at the end except for one that died to bubble room. Literally 5 attempts in a row. Nothing is more frustrating than that even if it is a good indication of consistency.
That all being said, I'm very proud I got this done because I didn't know if I ever would. I started this grind well over a year ago at this point and I was completely unsure if I could do it because of the raw length of it paired with my carpal tunnel syndrome. I got carpal tunnel from playing minecraft for 9 hours straight one day over break (bad decision) and didn't know if I would recover. However, I have been extremely careful with wrist health to the extent where it's gotten a lot better. I don't think I will ever completely heal, but it was enough to where I could play this game for upwards of an hour on end without needing to stop so long as I was super careful about how hard I pressed the keys. This did make it harder as I tend to slam keys otherwise but I adapted and overcame. I do plan on doing Farewell Golden as it is well within my capabilities, however before I do, I need to relearn the game on controller which is way too much to do on farewell so I will likely play a few mods on controller until I feel comfortable enough. That being said, this is a side game for me as I main mario 64 and minecraft so I can't promise it will happen before 2025, but it all depends on how this summer goes.
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Twitch (this was cleared on stream :D): / iamdolphino