The first run, while the recording is of low quality, is officially posted and has been accepted! Thanks again for the help :D

Well, since this was my first attempt reaching out to people about this, I wasn't sure where to put it. I'm amazed to even get a response, especially this quickly! I must admit, when I first started this, I never imagined I'd get this far, that all of my experimentation and such would only remain within the domain of my house and to a select group of friends who I've shown the game. The fact that I'm this close to some form of professionalism with gaming despite being merely 16 years of age and my long hard work towards my dream is being recognized by you and other members of the speedrun community, it made me cry. I'm so touched and thank every one of you.

Don't be worried about letting me down, I realized at the time that there was really no need to perform very well with many of the games you've run, but what I took from it was that I could bring out a new, unexplored side of a game that few even know and potentially bring to it more recognition, at least in a speedrun sense. I was just unsure of when to bring everything to the table. Once a verified run was available with full video evidence, I figured I'd make my move, regardless of how "good" it was or wasn't. (PS. I only watched sections of it, but for that limited amount of experience with the game, it's a damn good one).

I am completely understanding of requiring video evidence. Unfortunately, I don't have capture cards or anything of the sort at the moment, but I'm working on it so I can properly showcase all this work. It's just a tad disappointing that I didn't have any equipment available and no one really supported me on this or any of my attempts at high skill level gaming up until now.

Aside from that, I have an old twitch account, but I will probably be making a new one with a matching name so it's easier to find me on several different sites if people ever come to me for advice on the game or something. Regardless, I will contact you when I get the opportunity so we can further discuss the game and submitting a run.

Though I am sorry to hear you may be leaving soon and that you don't actually run anything, at least know just that you've attempted to work on some of the less praised or recognized titles of the series did play a small part in convincing me to do this work. You were the only one who I'd figure I'd be able to contact about this game or would show any interest in it if the opportunity ever arose. The fact that I might one day get to show my findings to someone who also shared curiosity gave me hope for my project.

It originally started off as a simple, "how much can I break this game?" thing merely for fun, but now it has flourished into a full fledged speedrun, almost ready to be brought to the world on this website. I'm enthusiastic to continue working with you and get this project out there for everyone's enjoyment.

Sincerely,

~EpicNess