Context
Poochy started this. His guide is based on NIK's route, and made for Classic Rule players who can mash 16 holds in between levels. My fork of his for World Rule and no more than 10 holds. (Apologies if 10 is not feasible for you!)
Sequence
The piece sequence is fixed and loops after 255 pieces. The full sequence is as follows (space every 5 pieces, line break every 15 pieces):
LIJOT SZILJ OTISJ
ZLOIJ SZTIO JZTLS
OZTIS OLTJS IZTOJ
LIZST OIZLT JOSIL
TZSOI TJLZS TJJIS
OLJIT SLZOI ZSJOI
TSZLJ TSZLI STJLZ
OTIOZ SJILT ZSOIT
ZJSOL TJSZI OJLZI
OJTZI ZLOSI ZTJOI
LZSOJ IOSZT JILOS
SILZO TJIZT SOLZT
SOIJT ZSILT ZOSIJ
ZTOLJ ISOLJ TZSOL
TZJSO TILZJ TOLZI
JSOZT JLOZS TLOZI
TSOLZ TJIOS LZJTO
Stages
See Sakura Mode Stages.
NIK's WR Route
Notes: The number of skips is noted for each stage. IHS means on the last skip, hold down the button to use IHS on the first piece.
| Stage |
Skip |
Use |
Total |
Index
|
| 1 |
9 |
3 |
12 |
0
|
| 2 |
3 |
5 |
20 |
12
|
| 3 |
3 |
8 |
31 |
20
|
| 4 |
2 |
5 |
38 |
31
|
| 5 |
3 |
4 |
45 |
38
|
| 6 |
0 |
6 |
52 |
45
|
| 7 |
1 |
6 |
59 |
52
|
| 8 |
10 |
6 |
75 |
59
|
| 9 |
2 |
5 |
82 |
75
|
| 10 |
6 |
6 |
94 |
82
|
| 11 |
0 |
11 |
106 |
94
|
| 12 |
0 |
6 |
113 |
106
|
| 13 |
2 |
7 |
122 |
113
|
| 14 |
0 |
7 |
130 |
122
|
| 15 |
0 |
8 |
139 |
130
|
| 16 |
6 |
9 |
154 |
139
|
| 17 |
5 |
15 |
174 |
154
|
| 18 |
9 |
9 |
192 |
174
|
| 19 |
5 |
10 |
207 |
192
|
| 20 |
10 |
7 |
224 |
207
|
| EX1 |
16 |
11 |
251 |
224
|
| EX2 |
1 |
10 |
262 |
251
|
| EX3 |
2 |
4 |
268 |
7
|
| EX4 |
6 |
8 |
282 |
13
|
| EX5 |
1 |
13 |
296 |
27
|
| EX6 |
4 |
18 |
318 |
41
|
| EX7 |
2 |
25 |
345 |
63
|
- Stage: Stage number.
- Skip: Number of pieces to skip at the start of the stage.
- Use: Number of pieces the route uses on the stage.
- Total: Cumulative number of pieces skipped and used through the end of the stage.
- Index: Position in the piece sequence (0-indexed) at the start of the stage, before skips.
Stage 1
Skips: 9
Use the L in the hold box last.
Stage 2
Skips: 3, IHS
Stage 3
Skips: 3
Stage 4
Skips: 2, IHS
Stage 5
Skips: 3
Stage 6
Skips: 0
Stage 7
Skips: 1
Stage 8
Skips: 10, IHS
Stage 9
Skips: 2
Stage 10
Skips: 6, IHS
Stage 11
Skips: 0
Stage 12
Skips: 0
Stage 13
Skips: 2
Note: Mirror Field will trigger for the first time after the dropping the O, but that shouldn't affect anything since the field will be perfectly symmetrical at that point.
Stage 14
Skips: 0
Stage 15
Skips: 0
Stage 16
Skips: 6
Note: Due to Roll Roll, make sure the O is 4th. The Z should be the 8th piece, which should be dropped as quickly as possible to make sure Roll Roll doesn't affect it.
Stage 17
Skips: 5, IHS
Stage 18
Skips: 9
Stage 19
Skips: 5
haven't finished - poochy guide ahead
Stage 20
Skips: 10
EX Stage 1
Skips: 16
Note: For the last L placement, hold up on the stick and rotate counterclockwise twice for two quick wallkicks:
EX Stage 2
Skips: 1
EX Stage 3
Skips: 2
The I can be rotated into place by dropping it in columns 7 and 8 and then rotating in either direction.
EX Stage 4
Skips: 6, IHS
EX Stage 5
Skips: 1
Notes:
The first L needs to be twisted into place:
The first I needs to be rotated then shifted into place:
The J needs to be twisted into place, symmetrical to the first L.
EX Stage 6
Skips: 4
EX Stage 7
Skips: 2, IHS
