(Big Spoilers) Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers - Sneaker Cup [Master Difficulty, S Rank]

I restarted the cup 4 times. aheh.
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Master difficulty is an unlockable difficulty after collecting all 14 emeralds.
On this difficulty, The speed is set at Gear 3 just like Hard Mode but ALL Bots will be MAX Level at the start and they will NOT get easier even upon continuing. On top of that, in Bonus Round, you have NO bumpers and the timer will not refresh above 10 seconds! It's a challenge on how well you can deal with strong bots and your overall mastery of the game.
Also, on this difficulty only, Finishing 1st overall on a GP GUARANTEES a Sealed Star, rather than being within A Rank status after the last race of a GP. Perfect, considering there is 1 unlockable for getting all the emeralds AGAIN... but on Master. Sealed Stars will also be on Gear 3 speed rather than Gear 2!

[@CyanLater]

Yessh, this difficulty makes mastering the top a necessity and looking how all INCLUDING the rival act is seriously scary in how fast the distance can be closed + how much time you have to reach a good placing. Also including track memorization and manual roulette knowledge on what to optimally get.

[@compactdisc5365]

noone talking about 1:29? okay

[@mr.insanity990]

Don’t question the game’s single moment of generosity. *JUST ACCEPT IT.*

[@MrKrashmoney]

Holy crap.
I have much to learn.

[@carlosiagnecz]

This looks impossible, congrats!

[@fireair100]

Gotta ask but what's the C icon for during the cup results screen? I remember seeing a screenshot of a near perfect score, A Ranks on every stage, nearly 100 rings, all but 1 flag...but the C thing was 7 and it dropped the player's rank to C.

[@Dave15166]

Continues. Using 0-1 continues gives you bonus points, 2 gives no points, and 3 or more starts giving you penalties.

[@fireair100]

@@Dave15166 Oh. Does losing continues during the Special Stages count as well?

[@Dave15166]

@@fireair100 yup. The lives you’ve built up during the GP will be used for Sealed Star attempts as well. Every time you fail or Try Again, that counts as a life lost and a continue used.

[@fireair100]

@@Dave15166 Oh that is dirty

[@DerrickPage465]

​@@fireair100, here's a tip: Make sure you don't use continues.

[@snugkieran9400]

Ngl I'm really struggling on storm egg zone and lucid pass zone it feels like they feel like u need to be playing on gear 3 to be able to take some of their turns along woth my inexperience in handling the ring racer lol it's a nightmare

[@shirohimayumikira234]

The AI's difficulty on this mode is absolutely insane even by this game's standards... then again, it's designed for lunatics only, so you're basically asking for it, right?

[@gorofujita5767]

This footage has such a low bitrate, that it somehow looks worse at 1080p than many videos at 480p. Insane...

[@Dave15166]

That’s because I’ve been using my low quality OBS settings record when I should really only use that for longer videos. Videos after this one are just gonna be using my Windows Game Bar settings to record.