volcano lair has single player oob skips, but i doubt its viable to save time. co-op runs would be pretty cool to see.

Just don't bother with spongeglide on PAL, it really doesn't become a necessity until 1:0X, at which point you should switch to NTSC

i think if you really want to get good at a game and get a good time, its fair that you play on the optimal console. playing on an inferior console would be misrepresenting skill. ive never been a fan of removing loading times from a run because it seems too tedious, but i also dont think its okay to discourage running on the optimal console. its all up to you though since youre a mod and actually run the game where as i dont. i just wanted to share my opinion from experience in another speed game. also is your GC really that bad?

idk if anyone has noticed but i was watching gameplay of the Xbox version and the loads just completely blow GC out of the water (generally 1-3 seconds per load). over the course of a run that could potentially save several minutes

360 also experiences a lot more frame drops than og, especially in dilemma or when cruise boosting.

its the other way around, frame windows are larger so that means frame tight tricks should be easier. 1/50th sec > 1/60th sec

i stream/record at 853x480 because my laptop is garbage lol

i would recommend that resolution if your computer/internet has a hard time with even 720p

^ had a serious answer until i read that second post. LOL