After discussing the issue with the other mods and runners, we have decided that for consistency's sake the timing rules for IL runs and easy/hard% will be modified to match that of any%. Timer starts when you select a track, right on that button press. This will allow runners to be consistent with the starting of their timers (and not relying on a sound cue from a game running at 7fps), as well as allowing for more accurate verification of runs. If you have any questions/concerns, feel free to ask away! The forum works, or you can say something in the Discord server. We hope that this change will result in a more competitive and fun running experience!

• JoeyS111

Hello! I am interested in speedrunning this game, and I own a DS variant of said game. The DS games split into two versions (kind of like how Pokemon does) with one being Transformers: Autobots and the other being Transformers: Decepticons. Both games follow slightly different storylines and have some minor game differences. In my experience, these games can be quite broken and possibly fun to run. Since those DS games are spinoffs of the console title, I was wondering if anyone would consider adopting these games into the Transformers speedrunning canon. Thanks for your time!

Seeing as how this game has only been officially run by me so far (as of December 19th, 2017) and for only a month or so, there are barely any strats and no documentation. Which is really surprising, seeing as how this game is everywhere in every single discount GBA game bin I've ever seen. So, this thread will be dedicated to the discovering, sharing, and documentation of strats. If you happen to find anything or have any questions, feel free to post what's on your mind. Thanks!

-JoeyS111

Wooh, first forum post for the game! Anyways, throughout the years, speedrunners have always debated back and forth about emulation and its legitimacy when it comes to running games. In our case, this is a GBA game. Not everyone has the hardware necessary to record legitimate GBA gameplay (myself included), so the next best thing is emulation. Due to those circumstances and just general common sense, I have decided to allow emulation for submitting runs. Please make sure to show proof that you are running on an emulator, such as recording the entire window while playing. If there are any questions, direct them to myself or any of the other mods, and we'll do our best to answer them. Good luck!

• JoeyS111

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I see no GBA category. Probably because the game is different from the main console versions. However, if one were interested in running the GBA game, would it be possible to submit the run somewhere on the leaderboards? Also, I feel like different rules would apply, right?

I wanted to check this game out, as it has been a childhood favorite of mine for as long as I can remember. The only problem is, I had the GBA game. No one here has submitted a GBA run, most definitely because the GBA game is completely different. I'd love to hear what you guys have to say about this topic.

Hello all. I'm relatively new to this community and I have been running the True Arena for a bit now. I was wondering if there are particular abilities that are the best and most widely used. My current strat is Hammer, but I've had some trouble optimizing. If anyone has any advice, I would love to hear it.