1. Used the recently released awesome Save Editor (only for Exoddus)
2. Rescued the Mudokons on that level wich you get Shrykull rings from rescuing.
Or 3. Somehow hacked the game and gave Abe shrykull rings.
You know, Zax, if you move the five DDV files out of the ‘Abe's Exoddus’ folder (maybe creating an FMV subfolder so you don’t lose them), you don’t have to keep skipping those introductory FMVs.