RTA Guide/16 Star

The goal of 16 star is to beat the game as quickly as possible without the use of Side BLJ to skip the 30 star door. It's a great category for beginners as it is not very long and doesn't involve any tricks that are overly difficult.

Rules

 * Side BLJ is not allowed
 * LBLJ is allowed
 * MIPS Clip is allowed

Easy Route

 * 1) Lakitu Skip
 * 2) Bob-omb Battlefield
 * 3) * Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
 * 4) Whomp's Fortress
 * 5) * Blast Away the Wall
 * 6) * Shoot Into the Wild Blue
 * 7) * Fall onto the Caged Island
 * 8) * Chip Off Whomp's Block
 * 9) * To the Top of the Fortress
 * 10) Cool Cool Mountain
 * 11) * Li'l Penguin Lost
 * 12) * Wall Kicks Will Work
 * 13)  Bowser in the Dark World (No Reds)
 * 14) Shifting Sand Land
 * 15) * In the Talons of the Big Bird
 * 16) * Shining atop the Pyramid
 * 17) Lethal Lava Land
 * 18) * 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
 * 19) Hazy Maze Cave
 * 20) * A-maze-ing Emergency Exit
 * 21) * HMC Toad
 * 22) * Watch for Rolling Rocks
 * 23) * Swimming Beast in the Cavern
 * 24) MIPS Clip
 * 25) Dire, Dire Docks
 * 26) * Board Bowser's Sub
 * 27)  Bowser in the Fire Sea (No Reds)
 * 28)  Bowser in the Sky (No Reds)

Medium Route
This route is potentially ~8 seconds faster than the Easy Route
 * 1) Bob-omb Battlefield
 * 2) * Behind Chain Chomp's Gate
 * 3) Whomp's Fortress
 * 4) * Blast Away the Wall
 * 5) * Shoot Into the Wild Blue
 * 6) * Fall onto the Caged Island
 * 7) * Chip Off Whomp's Block
 * 8) * To the Top of the Fortress
 * 9) Cool Cool Mountain
 * 10) * Li'l Penguin Lost
 * 11) * Wall Kicks Will Work
 * 12)  Bowser in the Dark World (Reds)
 * 13) Shifting Sand Land
 * 14) * In the Talons of the Big Bird
 * 15) * Shining atop the Pyramid
 * 16) Lethal Lava Land
 * 17) * 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
 * 18)  HMC Toad
 * 19) Hazy Maze Cave
 * 20) * A-maze-ing Emergency Exit
 * 21) * Watch for Rolling Rocks
 * 22) MIPS Clip
 * 23) Dire, Dire Docks
 * 24) * Board Bowser's Sub
 * 25)  Bowser in the Fire Sea (No Reds)
 * 26)  Bowser in the Sky (No Reds)

Hard Route #1 (LBLJ)
This route is potentially ~30 seconds faster than the Medium Route. It is not recommended for new players
 * 1) Lobby Backwards Long Jump
 * 2)  Bowser in the Dark World (Reds)
 * 3) Whomp's Fortress
 * 4) * Blast Away the Wall
 * 5) * Fall onto the Caged Island
 * 6) * Shoot Into the Wild Blue
 * 7) Shifting Sand Land
 * 8) * In the Talons of the Big Bird
 * 9) * Shining atop the Pyramid
 * 10) Lethal Lava Land
 * 11) * 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
 * 12) * Red-Hot Log Rolling (No Wing Cap)
 * 13) * Boil the Big Bully
 * 14) * Hot-Foot-It into the Volcano
 * 15) * Elevator Tour in the Volcano
 * 16) Haze Maze Cave
 * 17) * A-maze-ing Emergency Exit
 * 18) * HMC Toad
 * 19) * Watch for Rolling Rocks
 * 20) * Swimming Beast in the Cavern
 * 21) MIPS Clip
 * 22) Dire, Dire Docks
 * 23) * Board Bowser's Sub
 * 24)  Bowser in the Fire Sea (No Reds)
 * 25)  Bowser in the Sky (No Reds)

Hard Route #2 (LBLJ)
This route is potentially ~5 seconds faster than Hard Route #1 (LBLJ), but only if you do  Pillarless.
 * 1) Lobby Backwards Long Jump
 * 2)  Bowser in the Dark World (Reds)
 * 3) Whomp's Fortress
 * 4) * Blast Away the Wall
 * 5) * Fall onto the Caged Island
 * 6) * Shoot Into the Wild Blue
 * 7) Shifting Sand Land
 * 8) * Inside the Ancient Pyramid (Pillarless)
 * 9) * In the Talons of the Big Bird
 * 10) * Shining atop the Pyramid
 * 11) Lethal Lava Land
 * 12) * 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces
 * 13) * Red-Hot Log Rolling (No Wing Cap)
 * 14) * Boil the Big Bully
 * 15) * Elevator Tour in the Volcano
 * 16) Haze Maze Cave
 * 17) * A-maze-ing Emergency Exit
 * 18) * HMC Toad
 * 19) * Watch for Rolling Rocks
 * 20) * Swimming Beast in the Cavern
 * 21) MIPS Clip
 * 22) Dire, Dire Docks
 * 23) * Board Bowser's Sub
 * 24)  Bowser in the Fire Sea (No Reds)
 * 25)  Bowser in the Sky (No Reds)