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This guide is to serve as a central hub for all of the relevant knowledge needed to get started with and improve at '''''[[Rayman 1|Rayman]]'' speedrunning'''.

===General tips===
* The American PlayStation release is the standard for speedrunning, and is the most well-documented.
* If the player holds down a given button, Rayman will perform the corresponding action as soon as possible. For instance, if the player does not have the helicopter ability, holding down X will cause them to jump the first frame they touch a vine.
* Jump-punching is approximately twice as powerful as a regular punch; it breaks cages and kills most enemies in one hit.
* Getting a bigger tether off of a Ring allows the player to move farther and higher than would otherwise be possible.
* If the player changes direction before they are hit by a non-moving object, they can change the direction they are boosted.
* Jumping quickly to the left and right on vines allows the player to get up them more quickly than if they were to simply climb.
* It is often advisable to commit suicide.

=== Important glitches ===
Rayman's midair momentum is programmed very strangely. Generally, Rayman's speed is stored in memory until it is reset by the game. This design quirk can be utilized by the player in a couple of ways:

====Froot loop boosting====
While on a Ring, Rayman's speed, as interpreted by the game, is exponentially higher than his standard walking or running speed. Ordinarily, the player is limited to the latter when jumping off of a Ring, at best.

However, if the player holds up or down, instead of left or right, the game will not reset Rayman's speed. As a result, if the player opts to hold up or down, instead of left or right, Rayman will happily rocket across the level.

This comes in especially handy in Bongo Hills; it allows the player to easily break the infamous "helicopter" cage on the fifth screen without revisiting the level, saving around three minutes of time.

====Speed storage====
Rayman's "ground" and "midair" speed values are actually completely separate from one another. Rayman's "midair" speed is reset only if his subsequent midair movement exceeds 2px/frame, Rayman's standard walking speed.

As such, if the player slows to a walk before jumping, they will not overwrite this "midair speed" value. This allows speedrunners to, effectively, "store" the large amounts of speed they can get from slippery platforms and Rings.

If the player runs or leaps off the edge of a sprite platform (such as a plum or cloud), the game will immediately switch to the "midair speed" value, causing Rayman to move at the "stored" speed.

One particularly noteworthy example of this is "Plum Skip Skip" (so named because it replaces a notorious trick present in earlier speedruns), which uses the momentum gained in Mr. Sax's Hullabaloo to get over to a vine in Moskito's Nest that would otherwise be impossible to reach.

===[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7MU56BZ114jus4GG3oat0iH6Iq93ayRO Video tutorial]===
An in-depth video tutorial done by the speedrunner Shoteru. It is fairly comprehensive and covers most of the current strategies, despite being somewhat outdated.

[[Category:Speedrunning]]

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	Get on the flower and go straight. Jump on flower1, flower 2, flower 3 and this flower and get on the plum. Do a full jump to the flower and land on the right side, punch with the landing. If it's hard, just land on the ground and go safely. Jump to the vine twice and finish. But this is slightly faster : start to walk down when the flower lines up with the ground.		Get on the flower and go straight. Jump on flower1, flower 2, flower 3 and this flower and get on the plum. Do a full jump to the flower and land on the right side, punch with the landing. If it's hard, just land on the ground and go safely. Jump to the vine twice and finish. But this is slightly faster : start to walk down when the flower lines up with the ground.

	===Moskito's Nest===		===Moskito's Nest===
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaeorctrj3Y&list=PLUtFQkW55Ja49KTk5qTAQOWEm9ynQflq8&index=4 Rayman (PC) Speedrunning Tutorial #4 Moskito's Nest by Mr. R]		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaeorctrj3Y&list=PLUtFQkW55Ja49KTk5qTAQOWEm9ynQflq8&index=4 Rayman (PC) Speedrunning Tutorial #4 Moskito's Nest by Mr. R]
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	To summarize the last clip, jump and press left when you touch this incline. You can’t go through if you are too slow. If too fast, you bounce up too high like this. So jump a little earlier or decrease speed(by releasing the right button).		To summarize the last clip, jump and press left when you touch this incline. You can’t go through if you are too slow. If too fast, you bounce up too high like this. So jump a little earlier or decrease speed(by releasing the right button).

	If you fail it's only ~~3-4~~ seconds lost and not worth trying again, so go around by hanging down like this you can save frames.		If you fail it's only 3–4 seconds lost and not worth trying again, so go around by hanging down like this you can save frames.

	====Part 2====		====Part 2====
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	This screen depends on how quickly the speedlock starts. During the super-heli, press jump twice to increase your speed. Then press up or down quickly so that you can maintain the speed.		This screen depends on how quickly the speedlock starts. During the super-heli, press jump twice to increase your speed. Then press up or down quickly so that you can maintain the speed.

	There isn't any special strat here, but let me explain about when to increase/decrease speed. Speedlock on the first section, decrease in this curve, hang and walk here. Hang by holding down right button, then jump. Then increase speed between 2 spikes to get an early cycle in the next cycle.		There isn't any special strat here, but let me explain about when to increase/decrease speed. Speedlock on the first section, decrease in this curve, hang and walk here. Hang by holding down right button, then jump. Then increase speed between 2 spikes to get an early cycle in the next cycle.

	Two strats after the 2nd photo.		Two strats after the 2nd photo.
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	Next, land between the small stones and use charge-fist, then crawl to the right. Get P.		Next, land between the small stones and use charge-fist, then crawl to the right. Get P.

	Turn left and fist-boost on two-thirds of this flat ground. Use helicopter right before you pass by the 1st and 3rd rocks, then cancel it immediately. If it's too		Turn left and fist-boost on two-thirds of this flat ground. Use helicopter right before you pass by the 1st and 3rd rocks, then cancel it immediately. If it's too

	To go through faster, here is some space below the spikes. jump around the small stone and go slightly under this spike. Then you can go through this section without the fist-boost.		To go through faster, here is some space below the spikes. jump around the small stone and go slightly under this spike. Then you can go through this section without the fist-boost.
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	Next, pass the fairy, turn and fistboost.		Next, pass the fairy, turn and fistboost.

	Next, You can jump over this greenboy by pressing run+punch+fist. Don't get too close to him. On the symbols, just stay on the right and take one damage. But		Next, You can jump over this greenboy by pressing run+punch+fist. Don't get too close to him. On the symbols, just stay on the right and take one damage. But

	Next, is climbing up the ring. This is my setup. For the 3 rings at the bottom, grab the lowest ring from the left. Sometimes you fall on the last ring. So release all the buttons, press jump and right button at around 45 degrees, then hang and jump.		Next, is climbing up the ring. This is my setup. For the 3 rings at the bottom, grab the lowest ring from the left. Sometimes you fall on the last ring. So release all the buttons, press jump and right button at around 45 degrees, then hang and jump.
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	A Safe way (if you're in 1HP) is to slide to the bottom. Drop two spikes, jump to the air and spawn the cage. It's a bit annoying to escape here but the safest strategy.		A Safe way (if you're in 1HP) is to slide to the bottom. Drop two spikes, jump to the air and spawn the cage. It's a bit annoying to escape here but the safest strategy.

	For a faster way – there are several, but this is my simple way. Grab the ring from the left and go right, jump to the here and then drop between here.		For a faster way – there are several, but this is my simple way. Grab the ring from the left and go right, jump to the here and then drop between here.

	When you go up, the 1st and 2nd clouds are far apart, so do a full jump to go up.		When you go up, the 1st and 2nd clouds are far apart, so do a full jump to go up.
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	====Part 3====		====Part 3====
	In the beginning of the 3rd screen Clownskip is a key point. This was discovered recently, by doing this to get a definite skip.		In the beginning of the 3rd screen Clownskip is a key point. This was discovered recently, by doing this to get a definite skip.

	First I hit this clown, then run-jump at the edge but use the helicopter at the last second for just a moment. Next, to do the clown-jump, jump here and press jump very quickly again and use the helicopter. If you have only 1 HP or you're not feeling it, then knock him out.		First I hit this clown, then run-jump at the edge but use the helicopter at the last second for just a moment. Next, to do the clown-jump, jump here and press jump very quickly again and use the helicopter. If you have only 1 HP or you're not feeling it, then knock him out.