2DS / 2DSXL added to platform list + submission clarifications

As stated, we've added 2DS consoles to list of platforms now! Wasn't added in the past because this site didn't originally have any 2DS options on the platform list back then.

So we now have 4 options for console we're playing on:

1. 3DS
2. new 3DS (has extra shoulder buttons)
3. 2DS
4. 2DSXL

*There is a Separate toggle for Emulator runs at bottom of page (doesn't matter what you put for platform if you run on emulator)

Submission Clarifications

On the topic of run submissions, I wanted to address a few points of confusion that apply to all run submissions.

Namely what you need to put for:

• Run Times (RTA/IGT boxes)
• Region (Console region)

Run Times

For all Individual level runs (both any% and 100% ILs), only need to fill in "Load Removed Time" which will be the total in game time spent to complete the level. "Real Time Attack" should be left blank (Leaderboard behaves a bit weird and gets out of order when any runs have both timing methods while others only have one)

Example: (milliseconds should also be left blank)

For all other runs (SMC/any%, 100%, 100 Mario Challenge, All Lessons), only need to fill in "Real Time Attack" which will be what live split says. "Load Removed Time" should be left blank.

Whenever RTA time is used, us mods basically always retime the runs. For this reason, putting an approximate 'real time attack' for the run is recommended. Runs will generally only be timed to the second and not millisecond unless needing to account for ties (see 100-man easy leaderboard) so you can always leave milliseconds blank.

Example:

Region

This does not refer to what country you're in but rather the region of your game/console: All 2DS/3DS have a region associated with them (usually matches the part of the world you got the console from)

• USA (North America) [U]
• EUR (Europe/Australia/New Zealand) [E]
• JPN (Japan) [J]
• KOR (Korea) [K]

If you're not sure putting 'none' is fine but if you want to check the region of the console you can quickly by going to the 2DS/3DS settings:

On the top screen of system settings there's a Version with a bunch of numbers. At the end of the 'Ver.' there is a dash followed by a letter, this last letter corresponds to your console's region [U, E, J, K]

Final words

At the end of the day, it doesn't matter too much if the run submission info isn't correct when you submit because both you as the runner and us as the mod team can update the submissions before and after they're verified to correct it via editing the submission. (Important note: if the runner edits the submission after it's verified it needs to be reverified by a mod cause that's how the site works. Add a comment you're updating the submission info and we'll verify it again)

Mostly bringing this stuff up so there's less housekeeping for us in future. hope this helps and Good luck with your future speedruns! Any further questions/concerns about submissions are welcome as always.