i have a 3ds family console and have been looking to speedrun this game for a while now, but i have no capture card for it and don't have enough cash to buy one. is there any way to submit a video of my console that is acceptable for a run submission that doesn't make me have to hold the console in such a way that my gameplay is worse?

Nowadays, there are articulated phone holders than you can buy that don't cover the camera on your phone. If you don't have space for a 3h run, you should be able to find an easy way to use your phone as a webcam.

Then make sure that the core gameplay is visible while running. No need to do as I did when I started running games from the DS family where I used my laptop's webcam LUL.

@VichinoDDA tried the phone trick in the past, and it always ended up with gameplay that is partially obscured or worse gameplay overall. those are things that i can't exactly have for a run, especially not for a full game any% using classic mode.

edit: i really don't like mellow mode lmao

Try playing with the lighting. It is the only way to record without cap cards. Because there is some Custom Firmware that allows you to stream footage to your PC, but it overclocks the console and it is banned everywhere.

what do you mean by that? console screen brightness? the lighting of the room? some extra bs i don't know about?