Here is proof that default Link (NTSC-U Link) can complete every Break the Targets and Board the Platforms stage in Smash Remix as of version 1.5.0. This is a compilation of two TAS (Tool Assisted Speedrun) movies, one for BTT and another for BTP.

The BTT stages were done in reduced time with save states, whereas the BTP stages were done predominantly in TAStudio by manually manipulating each input frame-by-frame when necessary. Tons of precise boomerang angles, bomb jumps, and SDI were used to cut down on time, but there are still many places where the times can be reduced. This TAS is more of a "fun run" than anything else and is just meant to be entertaining while showing that all of these stages are possible. The audio has also been limited to -5db so that the bomb explosions are less loud and the video is easier to watch.

There are enough differences between JLink and default Link that some of these stages are harder and require different strategies to complete. Compared to JLink, NTSC-U Link's bombs deal less damage (5% vs JLink's 8%), have less knockback scaling, and have more base knockback. NTSC-U Link also walks slower and falls faster which makes some stages like Kirby's BTP near impossible to do in real time.

With this run complete, the only Links I have yet to do full BTT and BTP runs with are Young Link and (if possible) PAL/European Link.

I may come back to this TAS and make a better version later, but I have worked on it for a while and feel that it is good enough to show publicly now.

As always, I hope you found this interesting. Thanks for reading.

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