I noticed that 40wattrange & Dayman's WR run was removed. I assume this is because of 40's rock-bottom reputation in the Lethal Enforcers II: Gunfighters speed community, but I know Dayman to be a swell guy, a truly class-act fighter of the Nightman, and I think it's unfair to penalize him merely for guilt by association with a shady character.

Thank you for the info PetaQ! Very interesting stuff. Given what you've provided, I think that a community discussion of timing methodology would be useful going forward. I agree that we should take care not to imply PAL has an "unfair" advantage over NTSC, particularly in light of the tic rate inconsistencies you discovered. In the meantime, I would suggest that agreeing upon timer start/stop frames for RTA should be priority one, so that legacy runs can be retimed.

Welcome! So far there hasn't been a lot of interest in the game, but I'm excited about the prospect of new runners! As far as emulation, Fusion is totally fine. Be sure to check out City of Forever, the Ecco speedrunning Discord!

I recorded a tutorial that goes over all the current tech as of August 2020. You can find it in the sidebar, or at this link: https://www.speedrun.com/ecco_the_tides_of_time/guide/opybf

I would also check out Upthorn's excellent TAS (http://tasvideos.org/6789S.html). He goes more in-depth into all the various tech, and while not all of it is RTA viable it's a great way to learn about the underlying mechanics of the game.

Welcome! The best way to get started right now is to join the Discord server (link in sidebar). That's where all the active Ecco runners hang out and we'll be more than happy to answer any questions you have about the game. Resources and guides are definitely a little outdated, but most of the run is fairly straightforward. I have plans of compiling a detailed guide in the future.