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Screen One "Yoku Blocks" The critical thing is knowing the cycle, and recognizing when to bail out of the speed strat to not fall in a pit. Also remember Ice Wave destroys floor spines. Always Be Sliding. Screen Two - The Maze There is 1 bolt in the puzzle...

(This is really here so someone clicking "Next" sees it) After Duo, the shop expands. Menu to the globe at the bottom of stage select to go back to the first 4 and the shop. In Any%, go all the way to the right and buy the Hyper Slider and get out (Triangle ...

From The Compendium HP: 40 Damage Chart: M. Buster M. Ball T. Hold F. Bomb I. Wave T. Claw 1:1:3 1 1:1 2 1 1 A. Crush W. Balloon F. Sword H. Sniper ...

There are 4 bolts in Astro Man's stage, 2 in the first half and 2 in the second. They are only needed in 40 Bolts. First Half   Second Half Both bolts are in plain sight. Bolt 4 is passed just before completing the maze.

In Dive Man's stage, you can skip the 2 whales using Balloons: For RTA purposes, this only could save time on the second Whale as you'd need to menu here anyways. This can be useful if you have issues mashing this Whale.  Disadvantages You most likely w...

There are no bolts in the first half of this stage Screen 1 Note that some of the movement here happens at specific moments because of swim mechanics. Pressing jump twice when Mega Man's toe crosses the two lines in the background makes Mega Man's swim strok...

Movement in Aqua is a little different due to swimming. You can mash Jump to swim, but there is no "Hold Up/Down" to control swim height otherwise. To swim at the same height, time your jump presses. you'll need to do this in the spike corridor. Much of the ...

From The Compendium HP: 20 Damage Chart: M. Buster M. Ball T. Hold F. Bomb I. Wave T. Claw 1:1.5:2 2 1:--- 2 2 2 A. Crush W. Balloon F. Sword H. Sni...

This room is the first to introduce the Slinky enemy () into the game. The weakness for those enemies is the Drill Bomb but using it would be very slow as this would require extra menuing when you can deal with them somewhat easily with the Buster. You need t...

This room is the checkpoint room of the stage. It's one of the biggest run killers especially for new runners as it's very easy to get caught by the Up'n'Down enemies  if you dont pay attention or jump properly. This room also features Skeleton Joes, which yo...

For 40 Bolts, and intentional Game Over is used for optimal bolt gathering. There is a branching path with a checkpoint, each paths with a bolt.  First Three Screens Use Grenades and the buster as needed to pass the snails on the first screens. For 40 Bolts...

From The Compendium HP: 40 Damage Chart: M. Buster M. Ball T. Hold F. Bomb I. Wave T. Claw 1:1:2 1 1:1 1 1 1 A. Crush W. Balloon F. Sword H. Sniper ...

There are 2* bolts in the first half of Sword Man's stage, only needed for 40 bolts. ONE OF THESE BOLTS CAN BE DUPLICATED IF PLAYING 40 BOLTS WITH THE DUPLICATION GLITCH Sword Man's stage is unique in that it features four puzzle rooms based around the first...

From The Compendium HP: 40 Damage Chart: M. Buster M. Ball T. Hold F. Bomb I. Wave T. Claw 1:2:3 3 1:--- 4 4 3 A. Crush W. Balloon F. Sword H. Snipe...

For the two routes (Pharoah First or Bright First), there are two strategies for this screen. For either one, note that Mega Man might sink slightly between slides if your timing is not perfect. Expect to have a small hop every 3 to 5 slides. Bright First T...

There is 1 bolt in this section, near the end after riding the lava-boat down the waterfall Sword Man's boss fight calls for a lot of damage boosting, to help manipulate his patterns. Try to avoid damage in this section. First Screen The intended strat is t...

From The Compendium HP: 40 Damage Chart: M. Buster M. Ball T. Hold F. Bomb I. Wave T. Claw 1:1:3 1 1:1 1 2 1 A. Crush W. Balloon F. Sword H. Sniper ...

There are 3 bolts in Sword Man's stage, 2 in the first half and 1 in the second. None are needed for any%. 40 Bolts has a duplication route. This is the stage where duplication happens. See https://goodboyrush.net/books/mega-man-8/page/bolt-duplication for de...