All DRRR sealed stars (and some tips to beat them) - A Ring Racers guide (I guess)

i beat every single Ring Racers special stages, so I decided to give some tips to however is having trouble with the satges
Music by ‪@JXChip‬ ( • [16-Bit;Genesis]Kid Cu... )
00:00 Intro
01:02 Balconies
02:29 Church
03:59 Courtyard
05:46 Villa
07:20 Venice
08:50 Spikes
10:30 Fountain
12:05 Gallery
14:03 Alley
15:42 Steeple
17:36 Rooftops
19:13 Roulette
21:18 Towers
23:11 Atlantis
25:19 Outro

[@cheezocheddarman7163]

15:50 - YOU. ARE. *MAD.*

[@chaosreaper05]

I'm so glad I managed to catch that on camera

[@AlphonsoGames]

WAIT THE BANANA DOES THAT MUCH DAMAGE?!?

[@cheezocheddarman7163]

I thought for the longest time that it was just a joke item, but no, it's a genuine item that can help you come in clutch if used properly.

[@KeiraLunar]

if it hits the target before landing on the road it dose way more ( it also triggers the SEGA theme in normal races )

[@Leekodot15]

@@KeiraLunar Metal Pipe Sound(?) + SEEEGAAAAA~ aka "BSNIPE.ogg"

[@KeiraLunar]

@@Leekodot15 yep thats the one i can't hold back my need to laugh when it happens cause its triggered at the most unfortunate of times

[@benji-menji]

Pretty much any item thrown forward that aren't Jaws deal a lot of damage. If you can figure out good places to throw triple orbis, you won't need much more to break the catcher.

[@pinguin4898]

fun fact: the distance from the emerald actually influences the items in your roulette and it's not that much of a discrepancy between close and medium distances the items on medium distance include triple orbinauts single orbinaut double sneaker double jawz a couple times maybe some more repeats in this sequence I don't know how long it is but it's very valuable if you want to try breaking the bubble early for an easier time focusing on the road the far distance items are the same but I think one of the items is replaced by an SPB

[@rapseocr6585]

A tip that you don't usually see is that you can play the special stages with multiple people on splitscreen since that's allowed in tournaments and normally that makes special stages harder because the UFO doesn't stop as much as with one person but it makes Gallery's diffculty drop a lot. You can have one person focused on hitting the UFO and the other on hitting the target, taking most of the pressure of the stage away and you also only need one person with gacha bombs left to beat it you can waste a lot trying to hit things faster if you're in a hurry. For Atlantis, the ramp at 24:24 is easier to HOLD and make an L instead of cutting through all the obstacles since the boostpads are going to keep you moving anyway. You control yourself more and if you get hit with spikes of the far wall you don't get send flying and then just spindash up to the springs. This is a nice video with a lot of good tips. Good work 👍

[@chaosreaper05]

The healthbar mod: mb.srb2.org/addons/catcher-health-bar.6781/

[@mulldrifter6040]

This should be in the description.

[@chaosreaper05]

@@mulldrifter6040 KZbin doesn't allow that to me for some reason

[@mulldrifter6040]

@@chaosreaper05 Google wants your drivers license to be able to post links if you're not a successful enough youtuber. Insane.

[@ZesTofthelemon]

I'm honestly amazed at how you got through all of these without Sliptiding once, especially on Rooftops and Atlantis. On Rooftops, Sliptiding makes the slope section with the free Jawz (18:34) go from easy to a complete cakewalk. Hell, you even did it by complete accident when you E-braked. In terms of Atlantis, on the section where you say you need luck (24:23) just go straight to the top lane where the SPB is (you need to Sliptide for the faster turn speed) and you'll completely bypass the luck check.

[@turca7461]

Also if you Voltage drop on the section right before the spikes and then trick to the right you can skip that section, It's easy enough to land that I have never played that section once.

[@KAVU420]

you can also slow down yourself with the bananas behind to get more control

[@rivertamaa]

TIP: When you have the chance, always use banana snipes since they deal a good damage, Reaching the 6 Damage Per Hit. its one of the best items to use on the Ufo Catcher. (Garden Top Deals damage too by the Consecutives hit and sometimes it turns out as an HitKill item, But he Doesnt shows up on Special Stages so often.) (Same case for the SPB, but he doesnt do any Consecutive Hits.)

[@SP-H.A.L]

I'm glad that a video like this exists so people can suffer a bit less and get through the sealed stars stages easier, because seriously these stages can be the difference between a S-Rank run and repeating again the whole cup specially with the CPUs and cheating rivals One thing I always do in these levels is that at the very beginning of the stage, don't use any rings to catch up the UFO and so get good items from the first box like you did, this is useful specially on Spikes (SS 6), Steeple (SS 10), Rooftops (SS 11), Roulette (SS 12), Towers (SS 13), and Atlantis (SS 14).

[@marcuso7350]

the triple orbinaut at the start of somee stage is so goated, especially at steeple where you can get a guaranteed break with three orbinauts at the start ramp and the bananas before the big spring jumps, while in atlantis you can repeat the same ramp strat from steeple with the orbinauts and even break and grab the emerald before entering the underwater section

[@EggmanDrCuckooMan]

So, I haven't necessarily tested this rigorously, but I'm pretty sure Special Time Attack is locked to Gear 2 and not Gear 3 - when going for emeralds on Vicious and Master, I noticed that strategies I could reliably perform on Intense and Time Attack became either much harder or simply didn't work. Most notable off the top of my head is the start of Atlantis, where on Intense and TA, I can pretty reliably get in two hits just from natural speed boosts down the ramp - but on Vicious and Master, I can only ever get in one hit from ramp speed. (I play Bomb primarily, in case this happens to affect this strategy.) Atlantis in particular feels so much harder on gear 3, and the tension from going into it from Egg or Skate cup and knowing how much you'll have to repeat if you fail is *brutal.* I resorted to making a custom cup with just Test Run and Atlantis so I could practice Atlantis on gear 3 without all the pressure of a good Egg/Skate run riding on me. EDIT: Couple extra tidbits now that I've watched the video: Rooftops: You don't need the sneaker to cross the final gap; if you ride the edge precisely, you'll glide right over regardless of your speed. This is consistent, just difficult to hit and easy to choke from pressure. Towers: I find it's better to spend rings through the ramp and floating platform sections than to stop and spindash through so many gaps. Once you get the initial speed to make it, it's better to maintain that speed than to stop and start so much, especially if you still need to break the catcher. (Side note, I've never actually used the top to break the catcher - I have good luck using Jawz in the pillar section and then following up with a proximity bomb after to get early breaks. Atlantis: If you don't break the catcher before the underwater section like in the video, the catcher is nigh-guaranteed to speed up enough that the next item box will almost certainly present an SPB; it's so consistent that it's a cornerstone of my strategy. Paradoxically, the topmost path on the big slope afterwards might actually be the safest, especially on gear 3 - it poses the least risk of going too fast and hitting spikes, and provides a straight path to the red springs rather than demanding a sharp turn before the spike wall. (Later edit: caveat to this - keep your finger off the accelerator while doing so. Further practice has shown this to be a lot harder if you don't let go and let the sneaker panels dictate your speed, which might be good to keep in mind regardless of your preferred route through the slope. You may also have different results with higher weight characters - again, I play Bomb, the fastest and lightest weight in the game, which definitely affects the kinds of turns I can reliably take. The top route provides a straight shot to the springs, but it's narrow and you need to be able to hit it straight on and avoid the spikes. Finally, be careful with the top route if the catcher is still intact - if it gets ahead of you, you need to be very careful not to smack into it before the springs or you *will* go flying off to your doom.)

[@chaosreaper05]

About the Towers section, I had spent almost 20 attempts on that stage. The last thing I wanted was do that all over again

[@EggmanDrCuckooMan]

@@chaosreaper05 That's completely fair - not criticizing your runs here at all, just speaking from experience having beaten these stages a bunch of times over, frankly, an unhealthy amount of attempts at the cups. Your advice throughout is pretty good, and there's a couple things you cover that I pretty much always ignore in my runs that could absolutely help people struggling with the stages.

[@mohwe1007]

Me being the demon I am having an Insta Whip charged just in case Which, By the way, does 2 damage

[@cheezocheddarman7163]

Yeah, I relied heavily on the underwater SPB for some major damage myself during Atlantis. I find the one on the top path of the incline way too risky for my liking.

[@fontaneroXG]

I think that the Special Stages of this game are one of the few moments in my life where I can really feel my heart beat very fast....

[@DynamicLemons]

as someone whos just got all s ranks on intense, glad this exists for new players, because these things are infact, a fair bit difficult at times atm, going through time attack after that im going for the rest of the challenges, im on 69% (yes, actually. not lying lmfao) and finally master difficulty s ranks

[@DynamicLemons]

the bit about the garden top in ss13 is pretty accurate honestly my pb uses it to essentially one shot the claw i did do some runs where I didn't use it, but they were pretty slow and i didn't like them as much i started going for only using it because I thought itd be a funny youtube upload

[@greenknight9000]

A technique I use that consistently works is what I call the "SPB Gambit" - it involves deliberately staying in place on top of a capsule and let the Emerald gain distance from you early on in the stage, spamming any item you get from the capsule until you get an SPB. The SPB will give you the boosts you need to catch up, as well as the Emerald slowing down due to rubber banding. The tremendous damage will give you the edge you need to deal the last hits to free the Emerald, allowing you to focus on chasing it down.

[@dakingofcubes]

Great technique you discovered here! Might try it out soon when i try DRRR

[@000adrianelpiola000]

Gallery is an easy map. Follow this strat: First, shoot 2 balls at the first road and one to the interruptor. Not 3, but 2. If you shot it with 3 the ufo will be run away. Second, another 2 balls and one to the interruptor. Third, try to hit it with 3 balls and the forth use it at the interruptor. Forth, simply follow it. Remember, you must hit it 10 times, or 7 and one SPB. 2 + 2 + 3 = 7! And in the line road with lot of rings you can shot it 3 times, breaking the ufo before the last spring. OR you can simply try to not fuck it and use 3 balls to get the SPB.

[@CesarTorres61296]

It's pretty helpful to know that the Claw has only 20 HP.

[@jess648]

this game is so complex for no reason. SS8 ffs

[@pinguin4898]

in my experience the time attack special stages are done in gear 2, making both you and the ufo catcher slower. but on vicious I had the emerald go faster than in time attack.

[@carter2049]

Two extra tips that I have I know this should be a no-brainer but if you’re not doing any sort of time trial or anything like that, take the special stage slow and be extremely careful. It’s also possible to catch an emerald with a jaws or maybe some kind of item. I haven’t tested it fully, but if you’re in a pinch and you have an extra item on you, give it a shot.

[@alunbuss7877]

Sealed Star 8: You can shatter the UFO before those springs. If you do so, then DO hit the Middle Springs, because the "You can collide with the Emerald" warning becomes "You can collide with the Emerald and be dead-set to cruise to a win" instead.

[@alunbuss7877]

The OBSCENELY skilled (or the OBSCENELY lucky - I did it once but felt it too risky to try again) break the Emerald Crane from the Middle Spring by dropping onto it.

[@oran5014]

On atlantis spiked slant section its easier to go for the automatic spb at the top, then weave through the spikes

[@myvideos9953]

Spikes... my worst enemy... 8:52

[@Marisu_Prada]

Bro, remember during the first weeks when Special Stage 4 was actually Special Stage 2? I sure did, because I tried really hard to beat it, and eventually got it Just imagine my reaction when I later went to get the 4th Emerald and it was _that_ stage all over again, it was absolutely comical

[@chaosreaper05]

Lol, I feel bad for you man

[@kerkieisreal]

some tips for roof tops: - you are pretty much guaranteed a triple orbinaut from the starting item box if you spam the item button the moment you pick it up - you can use all 3 orbinauts on the gem right before the first spring jump. its easy to replicate every attempt and gets you an immense headstart on damage. with this ive managed to break the claw within the first 25% of the level - if youre having an issue where after ebraking onto the springs you keep ebraking until you fall into the abyss, its because youre still holding ebrake even after youve touched the springs. you need to fast fall into the springs and let go before you hit them - you can use ebraking on the final narrow stretch in order to slowly get around the offroad section

[@aqueleotimista_pessimista]

hi i represent half of yours subscribers

[@chaosreaper05]

Cool

[@fontaneroXG]

you scare me 15:49

[@libprime_]

"in the cups the emerald doesn't fully heal, meaning that every attempt is easier" WHAT/?

[@chaosreaper05]

Okay so, every time you die, the emerald heals, but not fully. About 40% of the damage you dealt carries over to the next attempt. For example, I dealt 16 damage to the emerald, but I died. The emerald originally had 20 hp, meaning that, on the next attempt, it'll start with about 13.6 hp I'm sorry for the confusion, I should've explained it better

[@libprime_]

@@chaosreaper05 no it's fine I kinda got the gist but most definitely thank you for clarifying and serving up some concrete math!! I've played a bunch of DRRR recently and haven't heard about that fact at all 😁

[@GummyEspeon]

Just the video I need to get the last super emerald

[@Terumimi]

Basically here's the damage values fro what i understand, i might be wrong about them - 6 hp from bombs, thrown bananas, and spbs - 4 hp from thrown orbinauts - 3 hp from thrown jawz, garden top (not sure if its the same for thrown and ridden) and boosts (boost damage stacks just like the boosts themselves, ive gotten 9 hp on a hit from 3 boosts) - 2 hp from rotating orbinauts, rotating jawz, gachaboms, ballhog bombs (i think?) and starionary bananas Someone pls give me the instawhip and electric shielddamage, I've never hit the catcher with one before Lmk if i missed anything and I'll correct it Also, other stuff! You actually don't really need the speed shoe to get past the ending of rooftops, I've done it without one multiple times, the key is to stay riiiiiiiiight at the edge as you're hitting the rough part which shoulf give you enough time to make the turn out and back in Also for towers, if (like me) you're having trouble using the garden top, i have a strat that can also be pretty tough but might be slightly easier (imo, at least). Like i said, bombs do 6 damage. If you can manage to stop yourself JUST in time at the ledge, to the point where you're not gonna fall off and the catcher isn't gonna hit you, you can throw the bomb into the path! Combine that with an spb and the orbinauts from the beginning and you have a VERY easy win

[@chaosreaper05]

I don't think you can get an electric shield on any special stage, Since the item boxes will always either give sneakers, Orbinauts, or Jaws

[@Terumimi]

@@chaosreaper05 i remember seeing the electric shield in a couple of the static capsules in 1 or 2 of the stages, i just don't remember which one

[@AndonutsJeff]

​@@chaosreaper05 There's electric shields in boxes on the shortcut near the end of Towers 22:56

[@chaosreaper05]

@@AndonutsJeff Oh yeah, I forgot about those

[@andrej.5838]

excuse me you can get the emeralds in time attack now?

[@chaosreaper05]

I guess either by completing their respective cup (for example, to unlock Time Attack Balconies, you have to beat the Ring cup) or their sealed star level on the cup. But I used the cheat that unlocks all tracks and I the special mode too

[@mayconlcruz]

​@@chaosreaper05 An addendum: Special Mode is only available if you manage to obtain the 7 Chaos Emeralds first. And the rest of the Sealed Stars are released as you complete each one in the Grand Prix. This is because the first 7 emeralds can be obtained outside of their respective Sealed Stars.

[@DynamicLemons]

special mode is unlocked after getting the first 7 emeralds in grandprix mode, and you unlock the later half of the sealed stars as you encounter them in the grandprix completions in special mode do not count for grandprix

[@phildelapaz3292]

What happens if you collected all of the sealed stars?

[@chaosreaper05]

I think you unlock Encore Mode, which is basically Mirror Mode

[@BreezyKun]

Toughest for me would have to be Rooftops, honestly. A sharp downhill forking tightope of rough terrain that you can barely see? I had to HOLD and inch my way down and over on that, I don't know how people can speed down it. "If you beat rooftops, you beat anything" so true bestie

[@chaosreaper05]

I know bestie

[@bonegamerthecyndaquill7181]

I keep telling people over and over, there IS a way to consistently do that part fast! I have a video on my channel about this exact same video concept (though it's only just my best times recorded for each special stage) and I will say I do have some different strategies that might work better than what's shown here. I seriously urge you, go watch my video, check out it's description, and pay VERY CLOSE ATTENTION to how I do the end of Rooftops.

[@modernkiwi6447]

Since when was there a health bar in the special stages?

[@chaosreaper05]

@@modernkiwi6447 Never. I just used an Addon

[@sparklebum]

huh, guy in the thumbnail looks a lil familiar

[@chaosreaper05]

I don't know what you're talking about

[@Leekodot15]

A few tips from my experience: If you think you can, try to go for multiple banana/gacha snipes in one motion, as in... Lob the item multiple times. Because there's no i-frames, plus a bit of hitstun when damaged, you can potentially knock a HARD chunk out of it, especially if you hit multiple bananas. Throwing twice is usually a safe bet, especially if you only have gachaboms, but getting three tosses in is a JUICY 18 damage. By that point, anything'll shatter it. Orbis are also a more optimal form of damage due to the... well, 1 additional damage over jawz PLUS the fact you can get 3 instead of 2 from an item box. During the beginning, it's sometimes (for super emeralds, usually) more optimal to wait before chugging rings so instead of getting a close range item set, you get a medium range item set (with the duo jawz, tri orbis, duo boosts (no SPB yet), instead of only single jawz, single orbi, single boost, etc) then close the distance and knock half the health off with orbis. But do note, if you run into the catcher with jawz/orbis, the hitstun will let you go through it AND make all additional items hit it. It's still good if it happens with triple orbis, but you only get half yield from them if you do. This is especially an issue at close range with tri-orbis, due to the hitstun from a thrown orbi making you run into it (like in 4:13) Also... Be wary when ramming into the catcher. You can easily either whiff it, or bonk yourself off the map, or lose too much speed when you need speed. (Edit: 15:46 HOLY SHIT, I USUALLY JUST STEP OFF THE GAS AND GRAB TRIPLE ORBIS HERE, DAAAMN. OR YOU CAN TRY THIS OUT!) *TAKE CAUTION WITH THE GARDEN TOP.* It can and will backfire on you. Sometimes it'll make the emerald speed off (though it can sometimes kill the emerald in a couple hits), it can bounce back and deck you in the face, launching you into the stratosphere... And, of course, it's a terrible item if you find yourself in the wrong spot without the right training. It is a POWERFUL item if used right, granted, but it is a RISKY one. Just one note: *DO NOT DRIFT OVER WATER; YOU WILL FALL.* Master it with care! Also, feel free to cut through the bumpy offroad at your discretion without boosts, like for triple jawz. Just note, the bumpiness is NOT for show; It ruins your turning ability. Gravity Hold and spindash is your friend if you are in trouble.

[@RealMathAngle]

I heard people talk about rooftops being the hardest special stage in the whole game, but mf, i beat that shit on my first try without even knowing it was rooftops in the first place. Like meanwhile halfway during the stage with the huge slopes and speed pads, i suddenly realized like "holy shit this is rooftops", and i locked in immediately and got the super emerald.I beated the stage as Mighty and managed to get an S rank and I was losing my shit. I saved the whole replay but accidentally deleted it permanently, and now it's lost forever. 😔

[@fruitsalad2379]

For steep sections like the end of Rooftop and Atlantis, a well-timed e-brake can save you. I got the emerald early in Rooftops and used e-brake to very slowly make my way down the big slope safely. You can also use it to save yourself from potentially deadly bumper hits.

[@wasdwazd]

Good to know I'm never getting all the super emeralds, lmao

[@chaosreaper05]

Don't think like that. Sure, the stages might be hard, but they are possible with enough skill. Just remember to keep pushing forward and to always stay positive.

[@franciscovegamarquez7646]

Dedication issue

[@shiftplus7815]

The jawz can hit each other sometimes, so its better to pace your shots if you have more than one.

[@What-Hapen]

I think you need to sort out how you record audio. There's a disproportionate amount of bass going on.

[@chaosreaper05]

During which parts?

[@chaocoolman7261]

thank you for making a guide on the worst part of the game

[@chaosreaper05]

No problem

[@woshee_real]

You can completely ignore the emeralds by using the chao keys and completing other challenges to be able to use keys on the rewards they would've given you if you got em.

[@woshee_real]

They only thing you wont see is basically the equivalent of sonic CD's good ending when you collect all 14.

[@chaocoolman7261]

@@woshee_real BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING!

[@moth.monster]

You can actually cheese the ending of rooftops, that's how i did it. I used an infinite lives cheat tho

[@markusmccloud]

Care to share that cheat?