Hello Everyone.

Skyler here, I just wanted to make an official announcement that as of October 20th, 2023, there have been a major update to the rules put into place for all categories and a few changes to some of the existing ruleset. The new changes are listed as follows:

1 - The stop timing for New Journey is no longer going to be when the player reaches the final "THE END" screen but rather when credits begin after the final cutscene. All current existing times will be converted with this new timing method in mind.

2 - Grand Battle has now been split into sub-categories which consist of doing Areas 1 - 9 individually as well as 100%. New rules have been established about how to run individual areas speedruns so make sure to check out "Category Rules" for further clarification.

3 - For Grand Battle's 100% sub-category, like New Journey, the stop timing is also no longer going to be when the player reaches the final "THE END" screen but rather when credits begin after the final cutscene. All current existing times will be converted.

and lastly

4 - The rules for the category 100% have also been officially established so check the "Category Rules" description for further details.

Because of these 4 recent major changes, all runs will now require verification from a Moderator ( Bombomb_hair, Skyler774, or Yoneaki) before submissions are approved. Thank you for your patience.

Skyler