Thank you guys for the helpful info! I'll use your advice to improve my strats!

Mars02 I guess that makes sense as it is only 1 firework

Mars02 I guess that makes sense as it is only 1 firework

Mruns05 I have been practicing runs for half a year. Just because I haven't Submitted a run doesn't mean I don't have a pb. I have a pb of 6m 38s. I was simply asking if I could get a 370 on 1-1.

DonkeyMario 371 would give you fireworks and it would be impossible

I've been working on my smb1 speedrun for a while and I have had much progress; however, I can't get a 380 on 1-1, I always get a 379 (pipe skip). But I'm still able to finish the level with a 369 (which is normal in a speedrun). So my question: If I can get a 380 on the pipe skip, is it possible to finish the level with a 370?

I was also wondering if a timer is absolutely required to submit a run, or is it more of a personal tool? I know you guys check through and time anyway. Timing my run with a timer onscreen would be hard because I can't start the timer right as Mario starts moving, and right as he hits the hammer. If a timer is required, I'm sure I could figure it out. Thanks for the help anyway!

I was also wondering if a timer is absolutely required to submit a run, or is it more of a personal tool? I know you guys check through and time anyway. Timing my run with a timer onscreen would be hard because I can't start the timer right as Mario starts moving, and right as he hits the hammer. If a timer is required, I'm sure I could figure it out. Thanks for the help anyway!

I got into speedrunning about 5 months ago and I personally enjoy it, even with the struggles.. A few issue have been on my mind though, such as proper setup and equipment. I don't have a PC, so I can't stream or display my time. I have discovered ways around this, such as using a phone for timing, but then I have no way of automatically splitting segments, as it is only possible on pc. I also can't film the speedrun while also timing the run.
For my speedrun, I'm using an NES Classic Edition with a Super NES Classic controller, I was also wondering if these were allowed under the requirements, as I'm using a different controller. To my knowledge the only banned controllers are Turbo controllers, but I may be wrong...
I look forward to any helpful responses!