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The Melinda time is a term used to refer a time higher than the current bold time that theoretically could be obtained, but would require extreme luck and/or skill to obtain - though most commonly the former. They are almost always caused by the use of random elements.

CC1 Melinda times

#	Name	Bold	Melinda	Reason
23	Blobnet	436	444	Requires no interference from the blobs
133	Blobdance	949	951	Requires no interference from the blobs

Note: Blobdance is naturally untimed. For how to optimize untimed levels, see T-Chip.

Undetermined

There are some special cases in Chip's Challenge 1 where it is unknown if a higher Melinda time even exists in the first place. They are as such:

#	Name	Bold	Theory	Reason for Melinda	Reason why undetermined
127	Skelzie	454	455	Requires a blob to walk on a green button	Unknown if later cycles will allow for TSG
146	Cake Walk	717	722	Requires random force floors to delay a block for 5 seconds	Unknown if 717 route allows for 722

CCLP1 Melinda times

#	Name	Bold	Melinda	Reason
20	Chip Suey	380	381	Requires a walker to get all the way to a blue button and manipulate it
28	The Last Starfighter	276	279	Requires a blob to backtrack to a grid of brown buttons

CCLP2 Melinda times

#	Name	Bold	Melinda	Reason
31	Well of Wishes	365	366	Requires a blob to wander all the way to a green button
119	Teeth	280	281	Requires almost perfect luck on random force floors
140	Keep Trying	484	491	Requires insane luck on a long chain of random force floors

CCLP4 Melinda times

#	Name	Bold	Melinda	Reason
58	Ruinous Plaza	346	348	Requires lots of luck on random force floors

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-The '''[[Melinda]] time''' is a term used to refer a time higher than the current [[bold time]] that theoretically could be obtained, but would require extreme luck and/or skill - often both - to obtain. They are almost always caused by the use of [[random element]]s.
+The '''[[Melinda]] time''' is a term used to refer a time higher than the current [[bold time]] that theoretically could be obtained, but would require extreme luck and/or skill to obtain - though most commonly the former. They are almost always caused by the use of [[random element]]s.
-== CC1 Melinda times ==
+== [[Chip's Challenge 1|CC1]] Melinda times ==
-{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
+{| class="wikitable" border="1"
-! # !! Name !! Bold !! Melinda time !! class="unsortable" | Reason
+! # !! Name !! Bold !! Melinda !! Reason
 |-
-| 23 || [[Blobnet]] || 436 || 444 || Requires no interference from the [[blob]]s. <!---Possibly only 443.--->
+| 23 || [[Blobnet]] || style="text-align:center;" | 436 || style="text-align:center;" | 444 || Requires no interference from the [[blob]]s <!---TW RNG is known to only allow 443--->
 |-
+| 133 || [[Blobdance]] || style="text-align:center;" | 949 || style="text-align:center;" | 951 || Requires no interference from the blobs
 |}
-== [[Skelzie]] ==
+''Note: Blobdance is naturally untimed. For how to optimize untimed levels, see [[T-Chip]].''
-Skelzie is one special case: its bold route is 454.2, and with Chip's (2U) move to a [[green button]] possibly being covered by a blob, 455 ''may'' be possible. Whether the [[pink ball]]s remaining in the telenet that makes up the nine main rooms of the level will delay Chip longer than they do in the 454 route, and whether the [[Teleport Skip Glitch]] can even be used effectively with the different ball locations, are unknown because applying and executing the glitch is difficult - and limited to only MS play.
+=== Undetermined ===
-== CC1 Melinda times, originally untimed ==
+There are some special cases in Chip's Challenge 1 where it is unknown if a higher Melinda time even exists in the first place. They are as such:
-{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
-! # !! Name !! Bold !! Melinda time !! class="unsortable" | Reason
+{| class="wikitable" border="1"
+! # !! Name !! Bold !! Theory !! Reason for Melinda !! Reason why undetermined
+|-
+| 127 || [[Skelzie]] || style="text-align:center;" | 454 || style="text-align:center;" | 455 || Requires a blob to walk on a [[green button]] || Unknown if later cycles will allow for [[Teleport Skip Glitch|TSG]]
 |-
-| 133 || [[Blobdance]] || 949 || 951 || Requires ''zero'' interference from the [[blob]]s.
+| 146 || [[Cake Walk]] || style="text-align:center;" | 717 || style="text-align:center;" | 722 || Requires [[random force floor]]s to delay a block for 5 seconds || Unknown if 717 route allows for 722 <!---If the 717 is a .0, only a 721.8 is possible with perfect luck--->
 |}
-== CCLP2 Melinda times ==
-{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
+== [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 1|CCLP1]] Melinda times ==
-! # !! Name !! Bold !! Melinda time !! class="unsortable" | Reason
+{| class="wikitable" border="1"
+! # !! Name !! Bold !! Melinda !! Reason
+|-
+| 20 || [[Chip Suey]] || style="text-align:center;" | 380 || style="text-align:center;" | 381 || Requires a [[walker]] to get all the way to a [[blue button]] and manipulate it
 |-
-| 119 || [[Teeth (CCLP2 level)|Teeth]] || 280 || 281 || Requires perfect luck to within [2] on the random force floors.
+| 28 || [[The Last Starfighter]] || style="text-align:center;" | 276 || style="text-align:center;" | 279 || Requires a blob to backtrack to a grid of [[brown button]]s
+|}
+== [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 2|CCLP2]] Melinda times ==
+{| class="wikitable" border="1"
+! # !! Name !! Bold !! Melinda !! Reason
+|-
+| 31 || [[Well of Wishes]] || style="text-align:center;" | 365 || style="text-align:center;" | 366 || Requires a blob to wander all the way to a green button
+|-
+| 119 || [[Teeth (CCLP2 level)|Teeth]] || style="text-align:center;" | 280 || style="text-align:center;" | 281 || Requires almost perfect luck on random force floors
+|-
+| 140 || [[Keep Trying]] || style="text-align:center;" | 484 || style="text-align:center;" | 491 || Requires insane luck on a long chain of random force floors
+|}
+== [[Chip's Challenge Level Pack 4|CCLP4]] Melinda times ==
+{| class="wikitable" border="1"
+! # !! Name !! Bold !! Melinda !! Reason
 |-
-| 140 || [[Keep Trying]] || 484 || 491 || With the current route and setup, the melinda time is calculated as 491, thanks to the long RFF chain in the level.
+| 58 || [[Ruinous Plaza]] || style="text-align:center;" | 346 || style="text-align:center;" | 348 || Requires lots of luck on random force floors
 |}
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