I've been speedrunning LSS levels ever since I started playing the game in general.
My first speedrun I was consistently grinding was "Fling Star Galaxy" by smg6. And it is VERY trick-heavy. I'll let you find them out.
I ended up getting a 12.80 on "the end of the fling".
Then there's Sling Star Endless by Nicoladerey. You start with sling stars next to saws, then there's a fork between hard mode and easy mode (classic.), leading you to different shine sprites.
The times are 26.25 on "Easy mode!" which I got while posting this topic, 52.59 on "Hard Mode!" and 1:11.73 on "Bonus Shine!".
Last in the early days of speedruns is Bullet Bill Tower by zaid. On the middle, there's a vertical section which is very hard to optimize.
Shine times are 24.55 on "Top of Bullet Bill Tower", 13.23 on "P-Switch Rush and Wood" and 47.36 on "8 Red Coins of Bullet Bill Tower".
Mario's Gigantic Adventure by RandomGuy12 is.. well... gigantic. And it has a MASSIVE skip where instead of going to the secret world, you triple jump off the slope to go straight to the desert and skip the entire switch section, saving TWO AND A HALF MINUTES!
With that said, the final times are 2:54.48 for "High up in the sky" and 39.22 for "On top of the world".
Multicolor Castle by pupinitup also has a massive skip. On the 5th room (the one where you can't reach a pipe), you reach the pipe by triple jumping, walljumping off the pipe platform, spinning, ground pound diving, and ground pounding AGAIN for safety to get to the pipe that leads to the door that leads to the black switch, saving OVER A MINUTE of backtracking.
Final times are 1:19.50 for "Colorfull Tower Climb" and 1:17.34 for "Color Switch".
Silent Sea by Edowino is... a water level. Only thing I can say is the routing for coins and shards are there.
45.69 in "Rock Bottom", 59.26 in "Switching Sea", 1:05.83 in "Treasure Hunting", 27.07 in "Cave crawler", 24.34 in "Mountain Top Run", and 1:23.83 in "The Red Gems of The Sea". Next, please.
Victim's Road by Trihaiku1080 is a space level with 7.82 gravity and a somewhat big skip where after the wind, you triple jump, spin, walljump, spin again, and GPD (ground pound dive) to skip the entire vanish cap (or powerup) section.
Time is 57.17.
And FINALLY, Skyline Stride by Cantaloops II is the only level in this list that I have NOT collected all the shines in. It's a level about triple jumping.
P-Switch Panic upon the Clouds has a double-cheese strat where you triple jump on the slope, walljump, go back to the wall while spinning twice, walljump again, and GPD. Then, enter the cannon without moving it, and then after the blast, hold left. For Amped Up, do the first cheese, but to the left of the white house (which is to the left of the lighthouse), then jump over it, then get the shine sprite.
Times are 34.12 for "Amped Up" and 17.54 for "P-Switch Panic upon the Clouds".
If you have beaten any of my times, take a screenshot of the shine, name, and time. Even better if you have video evidence!
Post a reply with the screenshot/video, and I'll adjust the following list accordingly.
(Last updated since 05/11/25 (in the MM/DD/YY format).)
Fling Star Galaxy
The end of the fling - 12.77
Sling Star Endless
Easy mode - 26.25
Hard mode - 40.90
Bonus shine - 55.01
Bullet Bill Tower
Top of Bullet Bill Tower - 22.11
P-Switch Rush and Wood - 13.23
8 Red Coins of Bullet Bill Tower - 43.25
Mario's Gigantic Adventure
High up in the sky - 2:07.59
On top of the world - 27.76
Multicolor Castle
Colorful Tower Climb - 1:08.94
Color Switch - 1:05.18
Silent Sea
Rock Bottom - 31.08
Switching Sea - 44.84
Treasure Hunting - 1:00.05
Cave Crawler - 22.62
Mountain Top Run - 23.05
The Red Gems of the Sea - 1:23.83
Victim's Road
49.64
Skyline Stride
Amped Up - 28.02
P-Switch Panic Upon the Clouds - 11.53
P-Switch Panic Beyond the Clouds - 59.02
This was an absolute ESSAY to write, so I'd be thankful if you speedran any of the levels!
Edit 1: Rewrote some parts for more, uh... understandability.
Struck through "is the only level in this list that I have NOT collected all the shines in".
Edit 2: Updated the IL times and added P-Switch Panic Beyond the Clouds.
Edit 3 (sidenote): Vitcim's Road is actually called Path of the Quasar, but when you save it, it gets shown as Victim's Road. This is helpful for those who want to speedrun it.