Nova Scotia, CanadaI’m not submitting to this leaderboard anymore. I’m done
The run I posted on here was done on console and with all the same difficulty settings as the first place run. I know no one will believe that so I’m not even going to bother submitting it. And thank you@DarQ_Massacres, the title is just a typo. I’ll fix that
Sorry for the late reply. The request has been sent
Thank you @nixfumbles. The rules for this game need to be more specific in my opinion. It would be nice to have runs that had something to do with the robbers too since that’s what the game is about
So if I submit a run with all the exact same game settings as the number 1 spot will it be varied or rejected?
I found this messing around with some game genie codes a few months ago. It’s kinda like smb2j where you can wrong warp back to the beginning of the stage
After testing the game on the Atari Flashback I noticed that the flashing screen transitions that happen in between mazes is not present. The transitions can take about 3-5 seconds and that would give a massive unfair advantage, especially in the longer runs. I don't think any runs on the board use the flashback but I think it would be a good idea to to ban them before anyone submits a run with it
The difficulty switch on the console determines your speed. In your video you can see that your difficulty switch (the one that says F4) is to the right, which means you are on speed 2. If you have the switch set to the other side you can see how it slows down
I've figured it out. You played on speed 2, which is faster and also banned in the rules. There is a 3 page locked forum about how the faster speed shouldnt be allowed and now the first place run uses it? An explanation would be appreciated
Genesis controllers work on Atari 2600s. It’s the same controller port. You can google it
I used a genesis controller so there wouldn’t be any problems with a joystick. In the first place video you can see multiple spots where several frames are lost (around the last few turns especially) which are not present in my run. Watching the two videos side by side you can see a clear discrepancy in speeds
That means that people who play on emulator have an unfair advantage over the original game
Can someone please explain how the first place run is an entire second faster than my 5.840? It's the same maze and the same route so it doesn't make sense that its so much faster. Is there something I'm missing or is the emulator used inaccurate to the original system? Any explanation is appreciated
-Carter44
Well i guess i should clear this up. The 30:10 run brandonjja and I did a few months back was done on brandonjja's modded wii and not played on an official disk. We were not aware of the discrepancies between the version we were playing on and the official disk. I took the run down but it is still up on my channel if anyone would like to see it. My own solo runs are done on an official disk and if brandonjja and I ever do another co-op we will be sure to play on the official disk going forward. We're sorry for wasting everyones time and promise that things like this won't happen in the future
Carter44
We now have an official leader board for VS. Duck Hunt! https://www.speedrun.com/VS._Duck_Hunt (The arcade version of duck hunt)
All the current duck hunt moderators are welcome to mod this one too, just let me know. As of today there is only one category on the board so Im differently open to suggestions and I cant wait to see the runs we come up with
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I've tried 3 different NES repros and none of them were accurate enough for them to be a fair and valid for a competitive leaderboard. There might be a certain repro that that is accurate but I haven't found one. Im pretty sure kosmic used to play on a repro cart but I could be wrong. At the end of the day I found it easier to just keep a close look on eBay for a cheap disk system
