Hi! A friend of mine has been speedrunning RE2 on his Gamecube (PAL) and he's become pretty good at this point, so him and I thought of recording his run and submitting it here, but then we learnt that 50Hz is banned (and after seeing how much faster 60Hz is, I certainly understand why), so... we thought of getting a Japanese version of the game, so he can record that one, but...
...PS is out of the question, since - as far as I understand it - an emulator is not allowed? So we'd have to get a JP copy of the game (which is not that expensive), but also a PS1, PS2 oder PS3 that can play it (which might be more expensive). Also, the PS version is a bit annoying, because you cannot skip the cutscenes.
...the JP GameCube version I currently mostly only find for over >120 €. Also, wouldn't we also need a Japanese GameCube, cause the European GameCube would probably still play the game at 50Hz, even if the game is JP, or am I mistaken?
...the PC version we couldn't find anywhere at all, so far...
So... yeah, we'd really like to submit a run, but we have no idea how to get our hands on a version that we can use without having to pay a fortune and sell our kidneys. :(
Do you guys have any advice?
Hi sephy
We do accept speedruns on PS Emu and Gamecube Emu(dolphin)
You could find a PC version download and Emulator game downloads if you join our discord. https://discord.gg/u4xGXz
Emulators can be found in the Misc tab on the board.
We cant link you to copyrighted material on this site.
btw why dont you join our discord wink wink lol
PAL GCN plays the Japanese version at 60hz, providing you can use a Freeloader disc.
HZ of the games is dictated by the software not the hardware on GCN.
Hi! Thanks for all the info! :) Maybe we'll get the Japanese GameCube version then! We'll also have a look at the discord channel next time my friend visits me! (He comes to visit every few months or so and then he speedruns Resident Evil 2 and I speedrun Silent Hill 1, it's kind of like our own ritual :D)
