Speedrunning Dan's Crypt - MediEvil (1998) Any%

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Any% (No DGS)

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Dan's Crypt (1998) Any%
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Speedrunning information
World record	37s
Items collected	Star Rune Life Bottle 2nd Life Bottle (optional)
Glitches used	Smuggling (optional) Speed glitch (optional)
Previous level	Title Level
Next level	The Graveyard

Dan's Crypt is the first level in the Any% speedrun of the original MediEvil. The goal of this level is to collect the Life Bottle and reach the exit. You will not collect any other item. If you are planning to use the smuggling glitch later in the run to skip the Dragon Gate, you will briefly come back to this level to smuggle the Star Rune.

Optionally, if you need an additional life bottle, you can collect the one behind the secret wall when you come back for the smuggling or when you obtain the club.

Walkthrough

1. As soon as you gain control of Dan, the camera will be facing you.
2. Run right and grab the Star Rune.
3. Switch direction to go back.

Note: If you are using the speed glitch with autofire, you start using it as the camera faces behind you and you're going straight forward towards the rune. You also cannot use it after collecting the star rune until you open the gate.

4. Reach the end of the tunnel and turn right, running behind the book pedestal, and towards the dirt pile at the end of the room, avoiding any obstacle.
5. Jump over the dirt pile to collect the Life Bottle and drop onto the hand on the wall to use the star rune and open the gate.
6. Run up the stairs towards the exit. You do not need to adjust the camera, it will turn by itself for you.

Note: While running upstairs, if you use the speed glitch with autofire, you will need to adjust the direction manually by tapping the button.

Walkthrough - Smuggling

If you are returning to the crypt to smuggle the Star Rune, the walkthrough is straight forward:

1. As you gain control of Dan, run towards the tunnel to your right.

Tip: At the start of the level, you have about 1 second to dash in the tunnel before the save menu starts to appear. You can do this if you're fast enough, but do not dash more than once. The dash button () might be considered as the input to close the save menu, which would cause the smuggling to fail.

2. Continue running towards the Star Rune while switching between the save menu items.
3. Grab the Rune Stone.
4. Save the game in a save slot as soon as you see the message that the Star Rune has been collected.
5. Press START and quit the level.
6. Reload the new save, you will load on the map screen, with the star rune in your inventory.

Note: Do not try to collect the 2nd Life Bottle in this level while smuggling. The save menu continuously appearing will make it very hard, if not impossible, potentially making you lose a lot of time on the run. It's recommended to enter the level without the smuggling glitch first, collect the Life Bottle and complete the level as usual, then perform the smuggling glitch and follow the steps above. This Life Bottle is not normally collected in the Any% route, but you can get it if you need a 4th bottle (the 3rd one is in the Pools of the Ancient Dead and it is faster to collect than this).