Does the emulator have to be DeSmuME. I tried downloading the visual studio community 2015 which is needed to run DeSmuME according to the wiki. I started downloading the visual studio and all of the packets were missing. I installed a different emulator No$gba and it works without having to download visual studio. Thanks.

Is it required to use the items in a bonus chest? Or can you just open, close it and then count it as a Starter Chest speedrun.