Rugrats: Royal Ransom Speedrun Any% Hard [

Rugrats: Royal Ransom Speedrun Any% Hard in 2:43:26.
Gamecube emulator.
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Goal is to finish the game as fast as possible on the Reptar Tough difficulty.


Besides less little batteries per level, more big batteries are required to progress through the game. You can only skip ONE level (I chose Bow and Apple) and missing little batteries is crushing. Enemy projectiles have god-like aim, and levels are generally longer / harder compared to other difficulties.

Areas for improvement:
Dodge the snowmen in Snowplace to Hide.
Practice hitting that jump in River Fun Run.
I somehow skipped the big battery animation, which caused me to join
River Fun Run again on accident.
Take a few more shortcuts on Punting Papayas.
Try to figure out an optimal route for Monkey Business.
Practice my banana aim on Monkey Business ;(
Dodge the clowns in Cone Caper.
I saved my game before Cream Pie Flyer because I've encountered freezes / game locks when attempting to hit a clown car, so I just wanted to be safe.
Try to be more efficient in Cream Pie Flyer.
Practice the wall clip in Temple of the Lamp.
Try to find a more efficient route in Rugrat Rug Race.
My first missed little battery was in Meanie Genie.
Try to avoid green gas in Meanie Genie.
Try to be quicker in Sub a Dub Dub and grab the battery.
I have no idea where the small batteries are in Hot Cod Racer, but it might be beneficial to find them.
My second missed battery was in Rise of the Anjellyuns, which totally messed up my splits. I was 1 small battery off from Moon Buggy Madness, so I opted to do Cheesey Chase instead. I went back to Rise of the Anjellyuns to grab the small battery to continue the run properly.
All the mice on Cheesey Chase have a specified route they "run around". I've noticed that sometimes it's more efficient to reset the mice instead of trying to grab them. Some mice even glitch out if you grab the wrong one first!
Find a more efficient route for Moon Buggy Madness. (That last cheese was a struggle).
Try to avoid crashing in Rex Riding. Happened three times.
Practice Fly High Egg Hunt some more. I messed up so many times. Did you see that sliver of health that I had!?
The Holey Pail is so annoying. These knights have very accurate aim, that's dependent on where you're moving. I try to dodge them by spamming fake movements, trying to trick them on where they "think" I might be going. Close call near the end. I wasted time shooting the knight with a potion and missed a blue orb in the water.
I played the last level REALLY safe, because I haven't actually beaten it before. I was surprised that there is an underground arena when you get the key! It was a pain getting back up again. Whoever designed the final door with the windmill is a sadist.



Splits:
Mr. Snowtato Head 00:03:30.85
Snowplace to Hide 00:05:41.50
Ready Set Snow 00:10:27.57
River Fun Run 00:14:05.84
Punting Papayas 00:22:16.22
Monkey Business 00:37:38.58
Acrobatty Dash 00:41:46.70
Cone Caper 00:54:12.46
Cream Pie Flyer 00:54:22.29
Temple of the Lamp 01:01:52.94
Rugrat Rug Race 01:07:10.77
Meanie Genie 01:13:42.57
Sub a Dub Dub 01:19:33.42
Hot Cod Racer 01:22:41.67
Rise of the Anjellyuns 01:31:47.52
Moon Buggy Madness 01:44:31.75
Cheesey Chase 01:48:56.47
Rex Riding 01:56:25.35
Fly High Egg Hunt 02:12:23.86
The Holey Pail 02:20:09.98
BOSS 02:43:26.61