We've added a new rule to each category regarding video proof, if your time beats the example time for that category it will require video proof to be approved. This is to ensure the leaderboards stay competitive and there isn't drama about fake times or cheaters. You can find each of these times in the "View rules" section of each category, but I'll list them below as well.

(Side note to make sure to include the VS race settings in the video of your run so we know you used the correct rules)

32 Tracks - 1:17:00 32 Tracks (No Skips) - 1:19:00 32 Tracks (No Items) - 1:15:00 32 Tracks (No Items, No Skips) - 1:16:30

Nitro Tracks - 38:00 Nitro Tracks (No Skips) - 40:30 Retro Tracks - 38:30 Retro Tracks (No Skips) - 39:30

Mushroom Cup - 8:00 Flower Cup - 8:30 Star Cup - 9:15 Special Cup - 11:00 Shell Cup - 7:00 Banana Cup - 10:00 Leaf Cup - 10:15 Lightning Cup - 10:30

Since the item set you're supposed to use are no longer listed in the rules, many times on the leaderboards have been taking advantage of the "basic" item set. It removes blue shells, shocks, and other power items from the roulette giving you mostly only green shells and shrooms. It shouldn't be the way the game is run because it's essentially the no item category.

Some times which use this item set are

G37NEO's 32 tracks (no skip) 1:14:59 (he also played on dolphin which cuts loading times by even more than an ISO and allows savestates)

WiiLord95's 32 tracks 1:13:59 (he doesn't even show the rules and he didn't show 3 tracks from his run on video, meaning the total time could be faked/illegitimate)

Estaloy62's 32 tracks 1:14:07

I'm sure there are more times on the leaderboards like this but these are just the ones I found. The fact that these times are allowed is extremely unfair to those who play with the "recommended" item set (the default one for the game) because they lose approximately 2 minutes against someone on the "basic" item set just to blues and shocks alone.

If I remember correctly this request was made via pm to the moderators of this section but the request was ignored, so I ask again that you please update the rules to clarify which item set must be used, and remove all basic item set times from the leaderboards, or at least hire new people who will.

(32 track no item category)

they save way too much time on the loading screens, so a run on digital that is slower than one on disc can still make up over a minute for it by doing absolutely nothing. it's simply not fair.