The rules for the CE categories “Any% – Basic Skateboard” and “Any% NG+ – Basic Skateboard” still haven’t been updated — the line “Timer ends after crossing finish line of Tony’s Challenge.” should be removed and replaced with the same rules as a normal Any%, but with the addition that the run must be done using the Basic Skateboard. Also, for all categories that involve cheats, the rules should state that the player must show entering the options menu and activating the cheat.

The “Tutorial” category, in levels category, and “Cheats – Basic Skateboard”, in CE, also haven't been added

Also, the Wii version should be separated from the PS2 version in the CE (if possible) due to the large time differences between them. One idea I had would be to list the category name and include the game version in parentheses. For example: Cheat% (Wii).

And one more question: should I submit my runs again so they appear on the newly added leaderboards?

Thank you very much for the work you’ve done. I truly appreciate it!

I noticed that the categories “Tutorial” and “Cheats – Basic Skateboard” (which I forgot to mention in my previous post) are still missing. It would also be important to distinguish between PS2 and Wii within Category Extensions, since there are differences such as loading screens and some missing features; comparing times across both versions would be unfair.

Regarding the rules:

1. All Skateboards: this category must be completed on a new save file, and cheats to unlock skaters should not be required.
2. Any% – Basic Skateboard and Any% NG+ – Basic Skateboard (Category Extensions): both categories currently list an incorrect rule: “Timer ends after crossing finish line of Tony’s Challenge.” Instead, the description should match the standard Any% or NG+ rules, with the addition that the run MUST be completed using the Basic Skateboard.
3. Cheat% – Basic Skateboard (if added): rules should state that cheats to unlock characters are not allowed, the run must be done on a new save file, and the “IAmBob” cheat must be banned, as it maxes out all character stats regardless of the skateboard used. The timer begins upon selecting a character in Downhill Challenge and ends after crossing the finish line in Armondo’s Challenge.
4. For all categories that allow cheats, the rules should require the player to demonstrate entering the cheats before starting the run.

That would cover everything. Thank you once again for your attention and excellent work.

Everything you said is a good idea, and I was actually thinking the same thing. But “Tutorial” could also be added to the Category Extensions, since I saw that other games have that category there as well.

I’ll list, based on the videos I submitted, how it could be organized:

On the leaderboard:

• 100%
• 100% NG+
• All Skateboards
• Versus Tony

Category Extensions:

• All cheats (cheat% and cheat 100%)
• All basic skate (basic skate any% and basic skate ng+) ~ maybe I’ll try 100% later, but it’s so difficult
• Tutorial

And all of this is for the PS2 version, but the Wii version is almost the same, so it could be added there as well — not on GBA or DS. But I can't play the Wii version without a motion controller to provide videos. A few details missing in the Wii version compared to the PS2 version: fewer stages (like Hot Lava and Boost Jam), 3 fewer skateboards, and 3 fewer characters. Other than that, the game is almost identical, apart from a few new features.

tutorial

all boards

versus tony

I’ve been practicing certain categories — basic board 100% — and I came to a conclusion: it’s neither simple nor dynamic enough to make it into a proper speedrun. I also realized that doing NG+ with cheats would basically be the same as not using cheats at all. So, the categories I had in mind — 100% basic board and NG+ basic board — don’t really need to be added.

That said, I thought of three other categories:

• Tutorial: The timer starts as soon as you press to begin the tutorial and ends when you complete all the tutorial objectives — or rather, after clearing “Chapter 8: Combat” — and a message saying “Tutorial Complete!” appears at the top of the screen.

• Versus Tony: The timer starts when you select a character in Downhill Challenge, same as in an Any% run, and ends when you cross the finish line in any Tony’s Challenge event. This event appears when using certain characters — like Kevin, MacKenzie, Crash, and Armondo. In this run, you have to play through the game, in a new save file, until you unlock one of these characters, then replay the stage where they’re unlocked, entering Tony’s Challenge. If you use Kevin, the event will be called “Kevin’s Challenge”, but in the stage you’ll actually be facing Tony.

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• All Skateboards: The timer starts the same way as in an Any% run and ends once you collect the last skateboard (it can be the Dragon). There’s no big trick — you just need to collect all skateboards in a new save file. One extra detail: in the PS2 version there are 3 additional skateboards — Dragon T, Vulture, and Vanguard (the last 3).

I had also thought of an “All Characters” category, but in a normal Any% run it’s already possible to unlock everyone, so it would just be redundant.

basic skate cheat%

100% w/cheats

basic skate ng+

ng+ 100%

any% basic board

the 100% speedrun

And also, would it be possible to have a cheat% category using the game's default skateboard (Basic), but with the Perfect Stats – IAmBob cheat being banned

Thanks for the reply. I’m going to work on doing runs in the categories I mentioned, with a video as proof; but should I post it here in this thread or somewhere else? Really cool. I didn’t know about this extensions section.

It would be cool if there were more categories. The following categories could be added:

100% – Start the game from the beginning, with nothing unlocked (new game save file), and reach 100% completion. You’d need to get gold in all stages. The timer stops when the player reaches 827 points, which is the total for 100%

100% NG+ – Now with all skaters and boards unlocked, the goal is to reach 100%, or 827 points; same as the '100%' category, but with everything unlocked

Any% w/cheats – The regular Any% category, but now cheats are allowed. I think cheats to unlock boards, characters, and stages shouldn’t be allowed. The player would have to record themselves entering the cheats in the options menu and list which ones were used in the description of the video

Any% NG+ w/cheats – The NG+ category, but with cheats allowed. Same rules as 'Any% w/cheats', but now with access to all characters and boards. All stages unlock cheat would still be prohibited

100% w/cheats – Reach 100% completion using cheats (new game save file). As explained, cheats to unlock boards, characters, and stages wouldn’t be allowed

100% NG+ w/cheats – Same as the other 100% categories, but with everything unlocked and cheats allowed

And you could also add one more category for each of the ones I mentioned: 100%; 100% NG+; Any%; Any% NG+

In which the player would have to use the game's default skateboard (Basic). You’d have to play, following the rules of the selected category, using only the default skateboard; except for the ones with cheats, because there’s a cheat that gives any character maxed-out stats

I’d play all of them