Ape Escape any% no IJ writeup

Cut the 1 in Ape Escape...without using the infinite jump glitch.

This run...was something.  For one, something like 3 years ago I jokingly said "I was to get under an hour in Ape Escape".  Jokingly.  Because the infinite jump wasn't discovered yet, so I didn't think it was possible.  There was no community for the game, it was just me doing a run every once in a while.  Then about...a year and a half ago (?) the infinite jump was discovered, and a community sprung up.  I met some really cool people (<3 saboom), but at the back of my mind, sub 1 was always nagging.  Even when I smashed the 1 hour mark with a 57:18 over a year ago, it still occurred to me that I hadn't truly subbed 1 just yet.  We did a few no IJ races, I tried to get there a few times a few months ago, but stopped at a high 1:03.  Well, after the 50:19 any% I pulled...this had to be next.  I had to complete this goal that I already knew was possible from my earlier attempts, even less a slim PS2.  I had to.  and that's what I tried to do yesterday...but fell short with a 1:00:20.  It was far from a bad run, but it just wasn't good enough.  I kept trying for another 4 hours that day, but never managed to top it.  This morning, I tried again.  And failed.  And failed some more.  I failed Specter's Factory jumps/route, I failed Snowy Mammoth movement (kills the run if you fall down), I failed Hot Springs ice bridges (likewise), I failed at everything you could come up with.