Moon clip

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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 (or in some cases, ceiling) 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 (if attempting to clip through a ceiling, this direction is less important).
  • When Mario's feet are facing towards the wall or ceiling, input a cap throw. The direction does not matter.
  • 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 causes Mario's in-game position to be closer to the wall or ceiling than normally possible. The moon then forces Mario's hit sensors to be above his position, which should now be partially out of bounds.
  • After collecting the moon, continue moving in the direction of the wall (or cap bounce to stay above a ceiling) 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 known moon clip locations:

Kingdom Moon Movement Use Video
Cap Kingdom Bonneters Blockade Long Jump Theorized to save time for the Dark Side and Darker Side categories. Link
Cascade Kingdom Treasure of the Waterfall Basin Backflip Saves time in multiple categories. Known as Chest Clip. Link
Cascade Kingdom Chomp Through the Rocks Triple jump Link
Sand Kingdom Hidden Room in the Flowing Sands Roll Link
Sand Kingdom Desert Gardening: Plaza Seed

Desert Gardening: Ruins Seed Desert Gardening: Seed on the Cliff

Backflip Link
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 multiple categories. Known as Nut Clip. Link
Wooded Kingdom The Nut 'Round the Corner Backflip Saves time in the Darker Side category. Link
Wooded Kingdom The Nut in the Red Maze Triple jump Saves time in multiple categories. 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 The Nut that Grew on the Tall Fence Backflip 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
Wooded Kingdom Secret Path to the Steam Gardens! 2p vault Grants access to Morning Wooded. Link
Wooded Kingdom Secret Path to the Steam Gardens! Triple jump Grants access to Morning Wooded. Link
Wooded Kingdom Found with Moon Kingdom Art Backflip Link
Wooded Kingdom Nut Planted in the Tower Triple jump Link
Lost Kingdom Below the Cliff's Edge Backflip Theorized to save time for the Dark Side and Darker Side categories. Link
Lost Kingdom Cave Gardening Backflip Has been theorized to potentially save time in some categories. Link
Lost Kingdom Inside the Stone Cage Backflip Saves time in Any%. Link
Lost Kingdom Inside the Rising Stone Pillar Triple jump Link
Lost Kingdom Peeking Out from Under the Bridge 2p bounce Saves time in multiple two-player categories. Link
Metro Kingdom Inside an Iron Girder Backflip Saves time in Any% (if the trick known as NSCA is banned). Link
Metro Kingdom Inside an Iron Girder Long Jump Theorized to save time in Any% (if the trick known as NSCA is banned). Link
Metro Kingdom City Hall Lost & Found Backflip Link
Metro Kingdom Secret Girder Tunnel! 2p vault Saves time in Minimum Captures. Link
Metro Kingdom Outside the Rotating Maze Long Jump Theorized to save time in the All Sub Areas Category Link
Snow Kingdom Behind Snowy Mountain Triple jump Link
Snow Kingdom Shining in the Snow in Town Backflip Saves time in multiple categories. Known as Snow Moon Clip. Link
Luncheon Kingdom Climb the Cheese Rocks Backflip Saves time in Minimum Captures. Link
Ruined Kingdom In the Ancient Treasure Chest Sideflip Saves time in the Dark Side and Darker Side categories. Link
Bowser's Kingdom Hidden Corridor Under the Floor Triple Jump Link
Bowser's Kingdom Hidden Corridor Under the Floor Long Jump Theorized to save time in Any%. Link
Bowser's Kingdom Poking the Turret Wall Triple Jump Theorized to save time for the Dark Side and Darker Side categories. Link
Bowser's Kingdom Poking You Nose in the Plaster Wall Triple Jump Link
Bowser's Kingdom Behind the Big Wall Triple Jump Link