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==Reproduction Steps==
==Execution==
 
This trick is extremely difficult to repeat for many iterations, and relies on multiple very precise inputs.
*Throw hat
*Face the direction you wish to travel while holding the hat. (One should not touch the joystick in subsequent steps unless they are already extremely skilled at the trick and wish to change directions in midair.)
 
*While standing on the ground, jump and immediately throw the hat. (A/B and X/Y should be pressed in rapid succession.)
*Dive toward it
*Dive forward onto the hat by pressing the inputs for a dive (ZL/ZR followed by X/Y).
 
*While Mario is landing on the hat, hold A/B to ensure that Mario gets a high bounce off of the hat. Just as Mario bounces off the hat, press X/Y followed by X/Y again in rapid succession (using X+Y or Y+X may make this easier). This will cause Mario to pick up the hat while bouncing, and then immediately throw it again. (The discover of the trick, syrkl, notes that the grab action is extremely precise and seems to have a window of only about two frames.)
*Predict when you are to bounce on it in mid-air and press Y (This is to pick it up right after you bounce on it in mid-air, this is the only hard part)
*Repeat the last two steps until Mario reaches the desired location.
 
*Repeat.
 
 
 
Syrkl notes : 
 
: ''Press Y to pick it up followed by a second Y press to throw the Hat again and repeat the process. The Y press to pick up the Hat when bouncing on it is difficult and only has a window of about 2 frames.''


==Uses in runs==
==Uses in runs==

Revision as of 18:49, 16 December 2019

Hat Hovering is a technique that can be used to gain infinite height in the Metro Kingdom. The technique utilizes the sun hat item that is part of the A Request from the Mayor mission, that becomes available after achieving World Peace in the kingdom.

Because the hat has a very slow fall speed, it is possible to repeatedly throw, dive onto and catch the hat in midair to gain unlimited height and distance. Since this technique exploits the physics of the hat itself, rather than using a glitch, it is possible on all versions of the game. Hat Hovering was discovered by syrkl.

Video of Hat Hovering

Execution

This trick is extremely difficult to repeat for many iterations, and relies on multiple very precise inputs.

  • Face the direction you wish to travel while holding the hat. (One should not touch the joystick in subsequent steps unless they are already extremely skilled at the trick and wish to change directions in midair.)
  • While standing on the ground, jump and immediately throw the hat. (A/B and X/Y should be pressed in rapid succession.)
  • Dive forward onto the hat by pressing the inputs for a dive (ZL/ZR followed by X/Y).
  • While Mario is landing on the hat, hold A/B to ensure that Mario gets a high bounce off of the hat. Just as Mario bounces off the hat, press X/Y followed by X/Y again in rapid succession (using X+Y or Y+X may make this easier). This will cause Mario to pick up the hat while bouncing, and then immediately throw it again. (The discover of the trick, syrkl, notes that the grab action is extremely precise and seems to have a window of only about two frames.)
  • Repeat the last two steps until Mario reaches the desired location.

Uses in runs

Currently none as it is slow of use. Might have some for minimum capture max moons.