Lava Dive Room - Revision history

Kyleb at 21:30, 29 April 2026

2026-04-29T21:30:37Z

2026-04-29T21:27:54Z

add infobox

2024-07-18T17:07:55Z

‎Lava Spark: Clarifications

2024-03-31T04:56:46Z

‎Max% GT Code

2024-03-31T04:49:34Z

Added more consistent method of zero-tank lava dive

2023-12-28T22:37:41Z

‎Lava Spark: Note about Elevator Pause

2023-08-04T19:27:02Z

2021-06-10T01:52:09Z

0-tank lava dive

2021-04-19T16:07:53Z

‎Lava Spark: Cutie's comparison video

2019-06-04T15:29:01Z

‎Lava Spark: Shicken Spark got named by Zoast

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 This is the most optimal strategy for this room if [[Space Jump]] has not been collected. An alternative strategy if Space Jump is missing is to do a [[14%#Techniques|Gravity Jump]].
-Due to lava's physics, a player can perform a diagonal shinespark instead of a vertical shinespark and still have the shinespark travel directly upwards. Besides having a different animation, a diagonal shinespark will carry Samus approximately five pixels right as it travels upwards. This is helpful in instances where the spark was activated later than preferred, as it will shift Samus back to the right and help ensure that the shinespark does not end below the flooring of the entrance to Lower Norfair. This is called a "Shicken Spark", since Kottpower was the first runner to main this strategy.
+Due to lava's physics, a player can perform a diagonal shinespark instead of a vertical shinespark and still have the shinespark travel almost directly upwards. Besides having a different animation, a diagonal shinespark will carry Samus approximately five pixels right as it travels upwards. This is helpful in instances where the spark was activated later than preferred, as it will shift Samus back to the right and help ensure that the shinespark does not end below the flooring of the entrance to Lower Norfair. This is called a "Shicken Spark", since Kottpower was the first runner to main this strategy.
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-The above technique is the fastest, but likely required a precise height on the first walljump and a frame-perfect second walljump. Consistency can be improved by adding a mid-air wiggle after the first walljump (allowing slightly higher walljumps to work) and by unequipping Hi-Jump Boots after the first walljump so that the second walljump is more forgiving. This does make health a little tight, but there are no frame-perfect inputs here; in fact I suspect every input had a 3-frame or larger window to work with. The following is a demonstration from the half-hack Open Doors, but the same technique can be used in the vanilla game.
+The above technique is the fastest, but likely required a precise height on the first walljump and a frame-perfect second walljump. Consistency can be improved by adding a mid-air wiggle after the first walljump (allowing slightly higher walljumps to work) and by unequipping Hi-Jump Boots after the first walljump so that the second walljump is more forgiving. This does make health a little tight, but there are no frame-perfect inputs here; in fact I suspect every input had a 3-frame or larger window to work with. The following is from the half-hack Open Doors, but the same technique can be used in the vanilla game.
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 == [[Max% GT Code]] ==
-Most methods of getting through the Lava Dive in this category involve a [[Gravity Jump]] since no energy tanks are allowed prior to the GT Code, but a very tough Varia-only method is possible.
+Most methods of getting through the Lava Dive in this category involve a [[Gravity Jump]] since no energy tanks are allowed prior to the GT Code, but a very tough Varia-only method is possible (with Hi-Jump Boots).
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-Compared with a [[Gravity Jump]], Lava Spark saves slightly less than four and a half seconds. In PRKD a Gravity Jump will usually save a slight amount of health, while in PKRD the damage reduction from Varia will allow the Gravity Jump to save much more.
+Compared with a [[Gravity Jump]], Lava Spark saves slightly less than four and a half seconds. In PRKD a Gravity Jump will usually save a slight amount of health, while in PKRD the damage reduction from Varia will allow the Gravity Jump to save much more. Note that the Lava Spark, and a Gravity Jump in PKRD, will both take advantage of the [[Elevator Pause]] effect.
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	Running down the stairs and Pseudo Screwing through the lava appear to be about the same speed optimally, so the choice is down to individual execution.		Running down the stairs and Pseudo Screwing through the lava appear to be about the same speed optimally, so the choice is down to individual execution.
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		+	== [[Max% GT Code]] ==
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		+	Most methods of getting through the Lava Dive in this category involve a [[Gravity Jump]] since no energy tanks are allowed prior to the GT Code, but a very tough Varia-only method is possible.
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	== See also ==		== See also ==

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		+	Compared with a [[Gravity Jump]], Lava Spark saves slightly less than four and a half seconds. In PRKD a Gravity Jump will usually save a slight amount of health, while in PKRD the damage reduction from Varia will allow the Gravity Jump to save much more.
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	== Lava Dive ==		== Lava Dive ==