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Speed Tricks: Arboretum Runic Gate

Discovered by

kip, Nate

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Notes:

Use a Triple Bomb Jump as shown above, or waste one Bomb at first in order to quickly lay three Bombs as shown below.
This trick does not work in any version of the game except the original North American version.

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