[Rules presented here are identical to ones in the Game rules section]
Make sure to highlight/trim your VODs appropriately so that the run starts shortly after it begins! Submissions for top 5 times are subject to rejection if they do not adhere to a reasonable quality standard (e.g. no major amount of frame drops, video or audio stuttering or unrecognizably pixelated footage).
Using in-game cheats is banned unless specified otherwise.
Timing method: All runs except All Time Trials use Real Time Attack (RTA) timing convention, meaning they are timed using an external timer. In-game Time (IGT) is NOT used for these categories except All Time Trials.
Hardware: Runs performed using consoles with a physical disc copy go under the ‘Disc’ subcategory. This means PS1, PS2 and PS3. Runs performed using a virtual console digital PSN release of the game go under the ‘Virtual Console’ subcategory. This includes PS3, PSP, PSVita and PSTV.
Emulated runs go under the 'Emulator' subcategory.
Emulation:
Legacy runs are kept intact on the boards they were submitted to.
Accepted Emulators:
- mednafen
- LinuxOS Release
- MacOS Release
- OpenEmu (Alternative for Mac)
- BizHawk 2.8 or newer (Nymashock and Octoshock are allowed).
Legacy runs are kept intact on the boards they were submitted to.
Emulated runs MUST follow these rules:
- Savestates on emulators must not be used to reset runs.
- You must capture the entire window to show what emulator is being used or toggle help (F1) on Mednafen to show version number.
- You must also state what emulator is being used when submitting your run.
BizHawk users MUST follow these rules:
- Games can only run under the cue format.
- Config > Speed/Skip > Audio Throttle
To verify that you are running with Audio Throttle enabled you must hit the increase/decrease speed keys [+/-] it will display a message on screen.
If you're using the Octoshock core
- PSX > Options
- Select either mednafen mode option
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