Seeing Kelseeyy did the same route as me but 3 seconds slower, with little to no possible timeloss existing, raised some red flags for me. Her run looked like it should be virtually the same time as mine.

So I did some comparisons, and was surprised to see I gained a small amount of time on every single split! That can't possibly be right, and the last thing I want is a fraudulent wr. So I did a test against the same splits as BloodSweatAndCode's last run, and sure enough, i gained time against his too.

So something is obviously wrong with my recording or something. I will happily delete my run when I figure out what's exactly wrong.

At first I thought it must be a recording issue, but the thing is, other games i've recorded and submitted don't have any sort of time discrepancies like that! The times and splits seem to match up just as they should with other runs.

Could it be an Everdrive issue?? Seems silly to suspect that, as virtually all other nes games allow Everdrive submissions, so why would this game be any different.

One strange quirk I did notice when playing this game is that it won't allow me to bring up the everdrive menu or load/make savestates during MANY different specific gameplay sequences. While the Stooges are walking after the hand selected an icon? Can't use everdrive menu. During certain cutscenes? Can't use menu. After falling during boxing? Somehow you cant use the menu until the stooge is standing back up???

It sounds like a crazy theory that maybe Everdrive has slightly faster loading times than regular cart and emulator, but i've never noticed being unable to bring up the menu in other nes games so idk. Also, this game does have a crazy amount of potential "loading sequences" if that's even a thing.

Anyway sorry for the rant. I'll buy a real three stooges cart and test out recording the same route. If the times end up exactly the same, then it must be a problem with my recording settings. But I honestly don't see how that's possible. Thx for reading and any input is appreciated!