A Button Challenge

What is the A Button Challenge?

The A Button Challenge is a project being led by the TASer Moosh, in which the aim is to use broken physics, exploits, glitches and avant-garde tech to find the lowest amount of A presses required to beat each of the two games.

SMG ABC Tech

There are many glitches and tricks that are mainly/only used in the A Button Challenge. Here are some examples:

Lily Pad Raising

By constantly crouch-spinning the side of a Lily Pad, it will slowly rise into the air for unknown reasons. This can be used in a few places to gain height without having to press the A Button, such as Honeyhive 1: https://youtu.be/vefAOQ6hkh0?t=106. Lily Pad Raising was discovered by Annoying in late 2018.

Flipbug Raising

By bombarding a Flipbug with Star Bits, its position can be manipulated in our favour to get a bounce off of it and gain height/distance without use of the A button. This is used in many places, such as Tall Trunk 2: https://youtu.be/3zo4hkVpTsc?t=51. Flipbug Raising was discovered by Annoying in late 2018.

Crystal Floating

By holding specific angles at certain points after flipping on the top of some crystals, Mario/Luigi will begin floating upwards. This is useful in a couple of stars, such as Sky Station 1: https://youtu.be/TkSgXI0B0XY?t=324. Crystal Floating was discovered by PurpleSun in early 2020. Our knowledge on floating off objects such as crystals is currently very limited.

Boo Mario Raising

By shooting Boo Mario with Star Bits, he will be boosted upwards without having to use the A Button. This saves a substantial number of A Presses in Boo Moon 2: https://youtu.be/5FeMzgUmc_k?t=180. Boo Mario Raising was theorised by Blooperio and first tested by Linus in Late 2017.