Moon clip
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 | A faster alternative to Lake Clip. | Link |
| Lake Kingdom | End of the Hidden Passage | 2p vault | An even faster alternative to Lake Clip for two-player mode. | Link |
| Wooded Kingdom | Tucked Away Inside the Tunnel | Backflip | Saves time in numerous speedruns. Known as Nut Clip. | |
| Wooded Kingdom | The Nut 'Round the Corner | Backflip | Link | |
| Wooded Kingdom | The Nut in the Red Maze | Triple jump | Saves time in numerous speedruns. Known as Maze Clip. | Link |
| Wooded Kingdom | The Nut in the Red Maze | 2p bounce | A faster version of Maze Clip for two-player mode. | Link |
| Wooded Kingdom | Flooding Pipeway Ceiling Secret | Triple jump | Used as a shortcut in the Flooding Pipeway room. | Link |
| Wooded Kingdom | Flooding Pipeway Ceiling Secret | 2p vault | A faster Flooding Pipeway clip for two-player mode. | Link |
| Lost Kingdom | Inside the Stone Cage | Triple jump | Link | |
| Lost Kingdom | Inside the Rising Stone Pillar | Triple jump | Link | |
| 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. |