I think we need to start measuring the leaderboard by in game times.

I have tried all different types of emulation to try and replicate the insane load times that the first and second place runs have and I just can't do it. They also don't specify what they are running on, so they shouldn't be valid in the first place.

Hi Anderson san,

Thank you for submitting a run, Its nice to see more interest in Bushido Blade.

The previous runs were done several years earlier, but to my knowledge were not cheated or using unfair means. Since I had joined the board it is my policy to only accept runs with emulation and the version used.

One of the issues with PS1 and PS2 emulation, even on some of the games I have introduced to the site, is that loading can be very different. This game was also released on PSN and Physical PS1 disk, and there is apparently a second print of this disk (not sure what was changed if anything). Not to mention playing the game on PS1, PS2, PS2 Slim, PS3, PS3 slim, and various models. I've noticed those variables can factor into the timing, however I am sorry to say I don't think I could test every variable. As well as the previous runners luck, sometimes the game just seems to load faster in spots, I have gotten stuck on loads before. Emulation can make this issue worse by removing load times, but I don't have an easy resolution, and I don't think its fair to remove the runs, of previous established speedrunners.

The only option I can think to offer, is that if it was desired, you could time the runs, without loads, but you would have to do this for everyone run on the board not just your own. Personally, I have don't think its effective but I have put this out there as a solution in other cases. This is the same response I have given others on PS1 games, because this issue is not exclusive to Bushido Blade.

We can discuss more about it, through message, see my sns options under my name. I think that your run was more than amazing and something to be extremely proud of. I think in other categories you could easily take 1st or have top 3 as well with your approach if thats your goal, or just becoming the best active runner of this game.

Thank you for taking the time to read my response and submit your runs. Hope to see you slash your way through more samurai!

I appreciate your polite response. I took the first place run and my own and removed the load times, which lead to our times being under a second apart. It looks like we might be running / recording at different frame rates based on the timers and how much they advance during each frame of our respective videos.

I will strive to overcome this time gap in some other manner. Thanks for your time!