Dino Skip Skip

Dino Skip Skip, often abbreviated as DSS (and sometimes referred to by various other names), is a speedrun strategy used in the Cascade Kingdom that can save up to eight seconds. The trick involves taking a shortcut to the upper level of the kingdom by climbing directly up the side of a rock wall near the start of the kingdom. This is achieved by landing on a very small piece of collision on the side of the wall that allows Mario to stand.

Speedrun usage

Any%

In the case of Any%, Dino Skip Skip is used as an alternate method of climbing the kingdom to reach the Madame Broode arena. After the wall climb is performed, the player must perform Rib Jump to reach the highest level of the kingdom, allowing them to travel directly to the boss arena. As the name of the trick implies, this route variation completely eliminates Dino Skip from the route.

On game version 1.0.0, the skip is performed immediately upon entering the kingdom, and removes both First Moon Skip and Dino Skip from the route. In this case, the trick saves roughly five seconds.

On game version 1.3.0 (the fastest version and the one used for most Any% speedruns), the trick is performed just after collecting Our First Power Moon, and saves a total of eight seconds since it also bypasses the cutscene where Cappy explains how to use the Odyssey.