Route Information

Any%

The current any% route does Grenade Man first and Astro Man 5th.  This is the most consistent route due to getting Rush Bike in the former and Astro Man being more reliable than Sword Man in the latter.

The current any% route shops once, and buys only Hyper Slider (5 bolts).  There are 6 bolts directly in your path (1 in Grenade, 2 in Frost, 2 in Tengu, 1 in Clown).  One of these can be skipped if you so choose, but none of them lose any time to collect.

Collecting or not collecting any of the 40 bolts has no impact on the run, outside of your ability to buy items at the shop. Nothing is ruined if you spend time to pick up extra bolts.

40 Bolts 

Has a lot of revisits