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'''Cake Walk''' is the 146th level in [[Chip's Challenge 1]]. It is the second of five [[secret level]]s in [[MS Ruleset|MS]], and the first of four in [[Lynx]]. Despite its name, Cake Walk is not a cake walk. It is respected and hated by all [[Chipsters]] alike. Cake Walk's upper section contains a lot of [[block pushing]]; 33 [[block]]s are required to reach the eight chips and [[Key|red and blue keys]] placed in the [[water]] pool, and the other five chips and a [[yellow key]] are available above that, near bouncing [[pink ball]]s. To see the water section in full, view the map below.
'''Cake Walk''' is the 146th level in [[Chip's Challenge 1]], and the first [[secret level]] found in both [[MS]] and [[Lynx]]. Despite its name, Cake Walk is anything but a cakewalk. The upper section contains a lot of [[block pushing]]; 33 [[block]]s are required to reach the eight [[Computer chip|chips]] and red and blue [[key]]s placed in the [[water]] pool, and the other five chips and a [[yellow key]] are available above near bouncing [[pink ball]]s.


Chip has 33 blocks available on the right and two that are usable near the start. One is highly recommended (though not absolutely necessary) to stop the [[fireball]]s, and since the five chips and yellow key take Chip around to the west side anyways, he can use the one left to the start, allowing one block to be trashed for greater flexibility in block pushing. Originally, it was intended that the blocks to the left be used as well; Chip can, instead, bridge through the center and use the [[ice]] to his advantage. Since detailing ''every'' move would be impossible in this guide, that is left to the job of the [[AVI]].
[[Chip]] has 33 blocks available on the right and two that are usable near the start. One is highly recommended to stop the [[fireball]]s, and since the five chips and yellow key take Chip around to the west side anyways, he can use the one left to the start, allowing one block to be trashed for greater flexibility in block pushing. Originally, it was intended that the blocks to the left be used as well; Chip can, instead, bridge through the center and use the [[ice]] to his advantage. Since detailing ''every'' move would be impossible in this guide, that will be left to the job of the [[AVI]].


At the beginning, Chip deflects a couple of fireballs into the bouncing balls, distorting their paths. Since Chip will be using pairs of blocks, those two blocks will have already been close to these positions in a possible route and it takes little extra time to perform this.
At the beginning, Chip deflects a couple of fireballs towards the bouncing balls, distorting their paths. Since Chip will be using pairs of blocks, those two blocks will have already been close to these positions in a possible route and it takes little extra time to perform this. When Chip starts building west of the start, more skilled players can utilize [[spring slide]]s to speed up the return to the blocks. An example of this can be found when Chip removes his first water space on the left side; instead of 3R 2U, a faster method is RU 2R U. While difficult, and with perfection necessary for 712, missing this [[boosting]] tends not to cause any further losses.


When Chip starts building west of the start, the [[spring slide]] is used to speed up the return to the blocks: Chip can move faster across bunches of [[sliding tile]]s with [[acting floor]] between them if, while not decreasing the number of sliding tiles used, spacing them out from simply one floor space in between. The boosting then works over floor, which utilizes the ''full'' potential of the extra speed instead of wasting half of it. An example can be found when Chip removes his first water space on the left side; instead of 3R 2U, a faster method is RU 2R U. While difficult and with perfection necessary for 712, missing this boosting tends not to cause any further losses.
With all chips and keys taken, open the blue and red [[lock]]s, then move the block on the right R, wait [1] before following to avoid being hit, and push the block and wait [1/2] in front to avoid [[block echo]]. The [[suction boots]] can then be taken, and the [[fire boots]] are accessed the same way. With fire boots, push the next block 2D 14L 7U into the water to collect a second red key. Move to the [[force floor]] jumble and open red lock 4 on the south edge, and move the block R, which will send it into that open space to allow Chip to reach the [[exit]].


With all chips and keys taken, open the [[blue lock]] and [[red lock]] (the [[yellow lock]] has been removed during the spring slides), then move the block on the right R, wait [1] before following to avoid being hit, and push the block and wait [1/2] in front to avoid [[block echo]]. The [[suction boots]] can the be taken, and the [[fire boots]] are accessed the same way, but this time Chip has to walk 2L to them rather than being deposited L off them. With fire boots, push the next block 2D 14L 7U into the water to collect a second red key. Move to the force floor jumble and open red lock 4 on the south edge, and move the block R, which will send it into that open space to allow Chip to reach the exit.
The [[bold time]] for Cake Walk is 717, set by [[David Stolp]], with a newsgroup post on April 1st, 2015 revealing that his 717 is not the heavily random route previously known to reach 717. This pushes the [[Melinda time]] further out, presumably to at least 721. The random route gains only at most 4.8 seconds, so perfect randomness would be enough for 721.8 at minimum, assuming 717.0 is bold. To score the random 717, Chip would have to drop the last block 2U R and the random force floors would have to hold the block long enough for Chip to open the red lock and get out of the way safely. As of this writing, there is currently no known player who has ever done this in real time, though it has been proven that a handful of random seeds exist that would make this route doable in theory.
 
The [[bold time]] for Cake Walk is 717, set by [[David Stolp]], with a newsgroup post on April 1st, 2015 revealing that his 717 is not the heavily random route previously known to reach 717. This pushes the Melinda time further out, but how far is unknown. To score the random 717, Chip would have to drop the last block 2U R and the random force floors would have to hold the block long enough for Chip to open the red lock and get out of the way safely. Depending on how close the encounter is with the block on the DL move off the red lock, Chip can score as many as five extra seconds, but it is very unlikely any player will ever achieve it.
 
== Trivia ==
 
* Cake Walk's bold time has had the most changes in the history of [[Chip's Challenge]]: a total of 25.
* The [[glider]]s at the very end are the last monsters in CC1.


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