SADX - Sonic Icecap Subgame - 24180 [WR]

• published: 26 Mar 2015
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I really enjoyed figuring out the strategy for this. It was also fun to pull off as well, but frustrating also. This is because the first ramp cliff drop, to reach the gate nearest to cliff (gate 14) I needed to reset most attempts. I mean quite literally over 90% of the time I fail that. Here's why: 1. It requires a specific speed across the ramp, (too fast you'll over shoot....too slow, you'll run out of time to make it). 2. You need to angle right, move across to the centre-to-right-hand side of the start of the ramp to make it. If your not angled right, you won't be close enough, you'll land too far left, and run out of time for the gate. If you angle but go too far into the ramp, by the time you turn across, you'll over shoot it. 3. Finally, for the hardest part: You need to hold down at the right time, for a specific duration. If you hold down immediately, you won't clear the ramp, you'll clip the top and lose all your speed. Too late-you'll overshoot. Its best to hold down, just after the ramp jump. When holding down, you've got to make sure you don't hold down for too long or too short. Letting go too early=Overshoot. Letting go too late=Too far away=Out of time. You have one shot at this, as soon as you let go of down, thats it. Pressing it again does nothing, so you have one shot at getting that right. Thats pretty much the strategy to reach that gate. (Its much easier to skip that gate, and land just before the gate after, but that will cost 500 points). Everything else is straight forward, once you know the route. Going through these gates is much simpler than sand hill and a reset elsewhere is rare. At least the 2nd cliff drop is really consistant. It just requires starting at the right, go left to reach the centre then jump holding up and thats it. It works everytime. Well.....95% of the time. I occasionally mess it up by going to early or something. As for the ring count.....this wasn't too bad at all. Could be a little better at the start. I was only on 90 at the 1st ramp-cliff, which is 4-5rings below average (10 behind best), but I picked up more than average in the second half, making up for that. Of course, that can be a bit higher, but the combo at that 14th gate is so tough, a "decent" count is good enough. There's no way I'm just so happen to get a god-like ring count on the same attempt I make the combo. I'm pretty happy with this ring count. I'm definetly okay with this ring count. Also, since Sonic and Tails are effectively identical in terms of strategy-and I wanted to show the strategy for the x59 combo I chose to show Sonic, over Tails. Tails's score is 20 higher, but he has an extra gate at the start, equating to a 50point advantage. This means, Sonic's performance is 30 better than Tails, and that tipped it. (Tails's run is still uploaded, but I'm leaving is as unlisted. Its just there if you'd rather watch an orange fox on a skateboard, instead of a blue hedgehog :P https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1FjCX1op0o&feature;=youtu.be ) Enjoy! :D