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Revision as of 01:05, 24 November 2021

File:Nut Clip Tutorial by Tomshi

A moon clip is a type of out-of-bounds clip that involves attaining skew at the moment Mario collects a Power Moon, so that the animation of collecting the moon forces Mario upright at the position of his feet, thus forcing him partially through an adjacent wall or ceiling. The Power Moon used for the clip must be uncollected, meaning that a player will only have one attempt to perform a moon clip unless they create a backup of their save file.

Execution

The most common method used to perform moon clips is using a backflip against the wall the player wishes to clip through, and using a moon that is spawned in rather than preexisting.

As a general method to moon clip in this manner:

  • Begin spawning the moon.
  • At the correct moment, perform a backflip while facing away from the wall.
  • Just before the peak of the backflip, input a cap throw toward the wall.
  • If done correctly, the moon should become solid at the same moment the cap throw occurs, causing Mario to collect it during the skew induced by the cap throw. This will force Mario upright at the position of his feet, placing him partially into the wall.
  • After collecting the moon, continue moving in the direction of the wall to ensure Mario does not clip back into bounds.

The timing of the inputs for each moon clip will vary slightly, since the positioning and spawn time tends to vary.

Locations

The following is a list of some known moon clip locations:

Kingdom Moon Movement Use Video
Cascade Kingdom Treasure of the Waterfall Basin Backflip Saves time in numerous speedruns. Known as Chest Clip.
Lake Kingdom End of the Hidden Passage Triple jump Used as a faster alternative to Lake Clip. Link
Lake Kingdom End of the Hidden Passage 2p vault Used as an even faster alternative to Lake Clip in two-player. Link
Wooded Kingdom Tucked Away Inside the Tunnel Backflip Saves time in numerous speedruns. Known as Nut Clip.
Metro Kingdom Inside an Iron Girder Backflip Speculated to save time in Any%. Link
Snow Kingdom Shining in the Snow in Town Backflip Saves time in numerous speedruns. Known as Snow Moon Clip.