Bruncheon

File:One Bounce Bruncheon

Bruncheon is a trickjump that allows access to the mainland of the Luncheon Kingdom before it is unlocked normally. When the trick is performed on a file where Luncheon has not been unlocked, the kingdom is in a state where the Odyssey is unloaded, meaning the player is unable to progress past the Luncheon Kingdom. Additionally, certain other elements within the kingdom are not present, such as the slab of meat at the top of the Meat Plateau.

Execution

The Bruncheon trickjump is quite difficult, so one will need to have very precise movement when attempting to execute this trick. The process is as follows:

• Stand near the edge of the platform and, optionally, use first-person camera mode to angle Mario properly;
• Roll cancel as close to the edge as possible to retain the most speed;
• Perform a 45-degree vector throughout the duration of the fall;
• When Mario is roughly level with the ground, perform a cap throw and bounce;
• Perform a homing throw and cap return spin for extra distance;
• Cap throw and dive onto the lava;
• Guide Mario onto the platform as he bounces on the lava.

Some players opt to use a triple throw setup, in which they leave Cappy behind for a long period of time after performing the roll cancel off of the painting island. This must be timed perfectly so that Cappy returns to Mario just as Mario needs to perform the cap bounce, but it has the added benefit of the homing throw becoming a triple throw.

Two-player variant

Reaching the Luncheon Kingdom mainland early can be performed in a much easier manner using two-player mode. Instead of Mario fully reaching the mainland, Cappy simply needs to touch the Lava Bubble near the small island with the Moon Rock, causing Mario to capture it.

Behavior

File:Bruncheon & Meat Skip Explanation by BeardBear

In the Bruncheon state of the kingdom, the Odyssey is unloaded, meaning that Mario cannot progress past the Luncheon Kingdom until reaching it through normal means. Additionally, Spewart is not present, meaning the story cannot be progressed normally. However, the Multi Moon inside the stew pot is present for some reason, despite not actually being present in regular first-visit Luncheon Kingdom. This Multi Moon can be collected using Meat Skip.

After the Multi Moon is collected, the moon from the Spewart boss fight as well as the Under the Cheese Rocks moons appear out in the open, without the need to defeat Spewart or pull the lever that is normally used to break the cage surrounding Under the Cheese Rocks. The story can also be progressed further by collecting the Story Moon in the Volcano Cave and then continuing to climb up to the Cookatiel fight. If Cookatiel is defeated, the game will softlock after Mario is transported back to where the Odyssey would normally be located.

Theorized speedrun route

Despite the game preventing progression to the later kingdoms from this early state of the Luncheon Kingdom, some players have theorized a route for the Any% speedrun category that entails using the Bruncheon state to collect moons in Luncheon, then going back through the painting to continue the game as normal.

The proposed route is as follows:

• Play through the game normally up until the end of the Sand Kingdom, but select Wooded Kingdom before Lake Kingdom. (This ensures the painting to the Luncheon Kingdom is faster to reach.)
• Complete the Wooded Kingdom normally, but collect a Life-Up Heart from a brick block inside the Sky Garden Tower.
• Upon reaching the Lake Kingdom, collect the first moon as normal, then enter the painting to the Luncheon Kingdom.
• Collect the moon on the painting island, and perform the Bruncheon jump to reach the mainland.
• Capture the nearby Lava Bubble and use it to collect the moon on Salt-Pile Isle, then enter the Fork Flickin' room and collect both moons. Afterward, head over and collect the Atop the Jutting Crag moon.
• Capture the Goomba below and use it to make a stack of two. Bring the stack over to the rainbow-colored mountain ridge and leave them in that area temporarily.
• As Mario, collect the moon atop the pillar, the moon from the golden turnip, and the moon inside the crate.
• Recapture the Goomba stack and use it to perform Meat Skip, using the Life-Up Heart that was collected earlier.
• After being taken back to the Odyssey, collect the nearby Timer Challenge moon, warp back up to the painting island, and return to the Lake Kingdom.
• Collect the remaining seven moons in the Lake Kingdom, and continue to progress through the game as normal until reaching the Luncheon Kingdom.
• Upon returning to the Luncheon Kingdom, collect the salt moon on top of the large wall, followed by the moon from the two torches. Next, collect the alcove moon and head up to the Spewart arena.
• Since Meat Skip was performed earlier and the Multi Moon in the stew pot was collected, Spewart will not be present. Collect the Timer Challenge moon, followed by the moon that would normally be awarded after defeating Spewart.
• Enter the Magma Swamp sub-area, collect the moon near the entrance, and then warp back to the Odyssey. Continue to progress through the game as normal.

Other uses

The Bruncheon trick can also be used for various other purposes:

• World Peace Minimum Captures: Using the Bruncheon trick to access the mainland early and perform Meat Skip only uses a single capture optimally (the Goomba), while achieving World Peace normally requires a Hammer Bro capture and the Meat capture. However, the more challenging single-player version of the trick must be used here, since the two-player variant relies on the capture of a Lava Bubble.
• Star%: Using the Bruncheon jump to access Luncheon early, and then accessing the Warp Painting to the Mushroom Kingdom within Luncheon is the most optimal way to collect a star on a new save file.