For those who have the controller, is this controller good for speedrunning Mario 64 on emulator? How does it compare to Hori and the original OEM? I was considering maybe getting it, but want to make sure if it`s viable. :)

See original thread here: https://www.speedrun.com/sm64ce/thread/trz7i

Hey guys,

So I revised some rules regarding the Super Mario 64 category extension I proposed a few weeks ago. Those are the revised rules:

1. The rules should be the same as a 16 Star run, meaning BLJ, LBLJ and MIPS clip are allowed. SBLJ is banned to prevent skipping the 30 star door without MIPS (no changes here).
2. The goal of this category is to beat the game while defeating all 4 main bosses of the game (King Bob-Omb in BoB, King Whomp in WF, Eye Rock in SSL and Wiggler in THI), all UNIQUE mini-bosses (Big Boos and Big Mr. Eye in BBH, the Big Bullies in LLL and the Chill Bully in SL) and win all three character races (Koopa the Quick in BoB and THI and the big Penguin race in CCM). Some other stars may need to be collected to access some of these missions. [NOTE: by unique, I mean no need to defeat Big Boo three times in BBH or defeat the Big Bully two times in LLL. Pick the fastest star associated with defeating Big Boo and Big Bully respectively.]
3. Timer starts on reset and ends when you collect the final Big Star.

Let me know what you guys think. I have uploaded a video to demonstrate the new rules of the category as a proof of concept. Keep in mind that I'm not the most skilled player, so there are definitely some timesaves that top players can apply for each star and castle movement. Hope you guys will enjoy these new rules. I thought these new additions would make it more fun, more accessible and have more opportunities of routing. Thanks again in advance for reading the post and trying out the category. :)

Hey guys,

I'm a bit surprised that this hasn't been considered before, but I thought of a Mario 64 speedrun category that's closest to a boss rush. Here are my suggested rules for this category extension:

1. The rules should be the same as a 16 Star run, meaning BLJ, LBLJ and MIPS clip are allowed. SBLJ is banned to prevent skipping the 30 star door without MIPS.
2. The goal of this category to collect every single star associated with defeating all the 4 main bosses of the game, all mini-bosses (Big Boos and Big Mr. Eye in BBH, the Big Bullies in LLL and the Chill Bully in SL) and win all three character races. After all of these stars are completed, finish the game by beating final Bowser. Some other stars may need to be collected to access some of these missions.
3. Timer starts on reset and ends when you collect the final Big Star.

Let me know what you guys think. I have a video to demonstrate the category as a proof of concept. Keep in mind that I'm not the most skilled player, so there are definitely some timesaves that top players can apply for each star and castle movement. :)

Hey guys,

Has a pacifist 70 Star run category being considered before? I feel the rules should be the same as the 70 Star category (no BLJs), except that you cannot kill any enemies or any bosses except for Bowser. If you accidentally kill an enemy, you should exit the stage and restart the mission without collecting the star. At the top of my mind, I think this leads to a slightly different routing than the regular 70 Star routing. Here are the following stars that should not be possible: BoB (2): cannot kill King Bob-Omb (which locks out Koopa the Quick and the ability to open cannons), cannot do Bomb Clip to clip through Chain Chomp's gate, Mario Wings to the Sky got so much harder without cannons, so you have to rely on stuff like cloning (which takes too long). Whomps (2): cannot kill King Whomp (which locks out the tower star and the ability to open the cannon), slight different routing for 100 coins bc you can't kill Piranha Plants) JRB: unchanged, except don't kill goombas for 100 coins obviously. CCM: unchanged BBH (4 or 5?): cannot do ''Go on a Ghost Hunt'', ''Merry Go Round'', ''Big Boo Balcony'', ''Eye to Eye in secret room'', unsure if you can do 100 coins on top of my head without killing any enemies. HMC: unchanged, except for 100 coins which is different routing. LLL (2): cannot do ''Boil the Big Bully'' and ''Bully the Bullies''. Slight different routing for 100 coins. SSL (1 or 2?): cannot do Eye rock boss and retrieving star from Klepto if punching the bird counts as hurting the enemy despite not killing him. Slight different 100 coin routing as you cannot kill Bob-Ombs, Fly Guys and Pokeys to get their coins before entering the pyramid. DDD: unchanged SL (1?): cannot do ''Chill with the Bully'' and if you do 100 coins, slightly different routing (or could not be possible, unsure) WDW: unchanged TTM: unchanged THI (3?): cannot do ''Pluck Piranha Plants'' (could make accessing ''Rematch with Koopa the Quick'' impossible) and Wiggler boss. TTC: unchanged RR: cannot use Lakitu Bounce to get to the flying cruiser early (you have to ride the carpet). Otherwise, all should be possible. Castle secret stars: unchanged I heard with those rules, 23 stars should be uncollectible. What do you guys think?

Hey guys,

Has a pacifist 70 Star run category being considered before? I feel the rules should be the same as the 70 Star category (no BLJs), except that you cannot kill any enemies or any bosses except for Bowser. If you accidentally kill an enemy, you should exit the stage and restart the mission without collecting the star. At the top of my mind, I think this leads to a slightly different routing than the regular 70 Star routing. Here are the following stars that should not be possible: BoB (2): cannot kill King Bob-Omb (which locks out Koopa the Quick and the ability to open cannons), cannot do Bomb Clip to clip through Chain Chomp's gate, Mario Wings to the Sky got so much harder without cannons, so you have to rely on stuff like cloning (which takes too long). Whomps (2): cannot kill King Whomp (which locks out the tower star and the ability to open the cannon), slight different routing for 100 coins bc you can't kill Piranha Plants) JRB: unchanged, except don't kill goombas for 100 coins obviously. CCM: unchanged BBH (4 or 5?): cannot do ''Go on a Ghost Hunt'', ''Merry Go Round'', ''Big Boo Balcony'', ''Eye to Eye in secret room'', unsure if you can do 100 coins on top of my head without killing any enemies. HMC: unchanged, except for 100 coins which is different routing. LLL (2): cannot do ''Boil the Big Bully'' and ''Bully the Bullies''. Slight different routing for 100 coins. SSL (1 or 2?): cannot do Eye rock boss and retrieving star from Klepto if punching the bird counts as hurting the enemy despite not killing him. Slight different 100 coin routing as you cannot kill Bob-Ombs, Fly Guys and Pokeys to get their coins before entering the pyramid. DDD: unchanged SL (1?): cannot do ''Chill with the Bully'' and if you do 100 coins, slightly different routing (or could not be possible, unsure) WDW: unchanged TTM: unchanged THI (3?): cannot do ''Pluck Piranha Plants'' (could make accessing ''Rematch with Koopa the Quick impossible) and Wiggler boss. TTC: unchanged RR: cannot use Lakitu Bounce to get to the flying cruiser early (you have to ride the carpet). Otherwise, all should be possible. Castle secret stars: unchanged I heard with those rules, 23 stars should be uncollectible. What do you guys think?

Hey guys,

I've been trying to do the ''No A button challenge'', and I was wondering how many stars you guys were able to obtain from a fresh new save file. I have like several questions out of curiosity for this challenge:

1. Is it actually possible to get through BiDW without TAS?
2. Can you clone objects without relying on TAS? I was so close to get the 100 coin star without the A press as I was just one coin short. How does it work exactly?
3. How many stars are possible without pressing A by a human? I feel so many of them are TAS only.

Hey guys,

So while my friend and I decided to do bingo races of the sandbox 3D Mario games (64, Sunshine and Odyssey), we noticed that there were no bingo for Bowser`s Fury. So we decided to create one, and we wanted to know what you guys or the BF speedrun community think of it. If you guys have started, hope that contributes to the development of a bingo. :)

You can copy these items in a site like BingoSync.

{"name": "1 Calico Cat shine"}, {"name": "2 Calico Cat shines"}, {"name": "3 Calico Cat shines"}, {"name": "Fight Bowser 3 times"}, {"name": "4 Fury Block shines"}, {"name": "3 Fury Block shines"}, {"name": "2 Fury Block shines"}, {"name": "1 Fury Block Shine"}, {"name": "1 Rabbit shine"}, {"name": "2 Rabbit shines"}, {"name": "2 shines from Scamper Shores"}, {"name": "3 shines from Scamper Shores"}, {"name": "5 shines from Scamper Shores"}, {"name": "2 shines from Fort Flaptrap"}, {"name": "3 shines from Fort Flaptrap"}, {"name": "5 shines from Fort Flaptrap"}, {"name": "2 shines from Pounce Bounce Isle"}, {"name": "3 shines from Pounce Bounce Isle"}, {"name": "5 shines from Pounce Bounce Isle"}, {"name": "2 shines from Slipstake Slope"}, {"name": "3 shines from Slipstake Slope"}, {"name": "5 shines from Slipstake Slope"}, {"name": "2 shines from Clawswipe Colosseum"}, {"name": "3 shines from Clawswipe Colosseum"}, {"name": "5 shines from Clawswipe Colosseum"}, {"name": "2 shines from Trickity Tower"}, {"name": "3 shines from Trickity Tower"}, {"name": "5 shines from Trickity Tower"}, {"name": "2 shines from Crisp Castle Climb"}, {"name": "3 shines from Crisp Castle Climb"}, {"name": "5 shines from Crisp Castle Climb"}, {"name": "2 shines from Whisker Island"}, {"name": "3 shines from Whisker Island"}, {"name": "5 shines from Whisker Island"}, {"name": "2 shines Pipe Path Tower"}, {"name": "3 shines Pipe Path Tower"}, {"name": "5 shines Pipe Path Tower"}, {"name": "2 shines from Mount Magmeow"}, {"name": "3 shines from Mount Magmeow"}, {"name": "5 shines from Mount Magmeow"}, {"name": "2 shines from Roiling Roller Isle"}, {"name": "3 shines from Roiling Roller Isle"}, {"name": "5 shines from Roiling Roller Isle"}, {"name": "2 shines not from main islands"}, {"name": "4 shines not from main islands"}, {"name": "6 shines not from main islands"}, {"name": "Get 3 shines for 3 islands"}, {"name": "Get 3 shines for 4 islands"}, {"name": "Get 5 shines for 2 islands"}, {"name": "Get 3 shines for 3 islands"}, {"name": "Get 1 shine from 5 islands"}, {"name": "Get 1 shine from 6 islands"}, {"name": "Get 20 shines"}, {"name": "Get 25 shines"}, {"name": "Get 30 shines"}, {"name": "Get 35 shines"}, {"name": "Get 40 shines"}, {"name": "Ring three different giga bells"}, {"name": "Key shine in Scamper Shores"}, {"name": "Fury block shine in Scamper Shores"}, {"name": "Key shine in Pounce Bounce Isle"}, {"name": "Fury block shine in Pounce Bounce Isle"}, {"name": "Shards in Pounce Bounce Isle"}, {"name": "Blue coins in Slipstake Slope"}, {"name": "Fury block shine in Slipstake Slope"}, {"name": "Defeat Boom Boom once"}, {"name": "Defeat Pom Pom"}, {"name": "Fury block shine in Clawswipe Colosseum"}, {"name": "Shards in Trickity Tower"}, {"name": "Fury block shine in Trickity Tower"}, {"name": "Timer challenge in Trickity Tower"}, {"name": "Dark Luigi in Crisp Castle Climb"}, {"name": "1 shine wearing propellor box"}, {"name": "Timer challenge in Crisp Castle Climb"}, {"name": "Shards in Crisp Castle Climb"}, {"name": "Shards in Risky Whisker Island"}, {"name": "Timer challenge in Risky Whisker Island"}, {"name": "Blue coins in Pipe Path Tower"}, {"name": "Key shine in Pipe Path Tower"}, {"name": "Defeat Bully in Mount Magmeow"}, {"name": "Get to the top of Mount Magmeow"}, {"name": "Shards in Roiling Roller Isle"}, {"name": "Light up the tower in Roiling Roller Isle"}, {"name": "Throw 2 blue cats into the water"}, {"name": "Throw 4 black cats into the water"}, {"name": "Snuggle to 4 cats at once"}, {"name": "Climb 3 unique lighthouses"}, {"name": "Climb 4 uniques lighthouses"}, {"name": "Climb 5 uniques lighthouses"}, {"name": "Get 3 powerups from lighthouses"}, {"name": "Get 4 powerups from lighthouses"}, {"name": "Get 5 powerups from lighthouses"}, {"name": "Get 3 cat bell powerups"}, {"name": "Reveal 3 interrogation marks"}, {"name": "Reveal 4 interrogation marks"}, {"name": "Reveal 5 interrogation marks"}, {"name": "Defeat 1 enemy inside a Kooper shell"}, {"name": "Defeat 5 enemies with a FireFlower"}, {"name": "Destroy 5 trees using Plessie"}, {"name": "Destroy 10 trees using Plessie"}, {"name": "10 items in your inventory"}, {"name": "15 items in your inventory"}, {"name": "20 items in your inventory"}, {"name": "5 Tanooki Suites in your inventory"}, {"name": "5 Fire Flowers in your inventory"}, {"name": "5 Cat Suits in your inventory"}, {"name": "5 Boomerangs in your inventory"}, {"name": "3 power ups of each category"}, {"name": "1 cloud area shine"}, {"name": "2 cloud area shines"}, {"name": "Defeat Dark Luigi 1 time"}, {"name": "Defeat Dark Luigi 2 times"}, {"name": "Defeat Dark Luigi 3 times"}, {"name": "1 timer challenge"}, {"name": "2 timer challenge"}, {"name": "3 timer challenges"}, {"name": "1 enemy arena shines"}, {"name": "2 enemy arena shines"}, {"name": "3 enemy arena shines"}, {"name": "1 Plessie Gate shine"}, {"name": "2 Plessie Gate shines"}, {"name": "3 Plessie Gate shines"}, {"name": "Defeat 3 mini-bosses"}, {"name": "1 blue coins shine"}, {"name": "3 blue coins shines"}, {"name": "3 blue coin shines"}, {"name": "1 key shine"}, {"name": "2 key shines"}, {"name": "3 key shines"}, {"name": "3 shards shines"}, {"name": "2 shards shines"}, {"name": "4 shards shines"},

Can Super Mario 64 Plus be added in this leaderboard or does it have to be separated? I am interested in speedrunning this version of the game. :)

Can someone request this mod to be added to speedrun.com? I am interested in speedrunning this version of the game. I can't personally, bc I don't think I'll be a great moderator. XD

I watched this video, and at 14:18 of the video, the author mentions that I should play two different games in order to be good at speedrunning in general. I know that it's his opinion, but is learning just one game enough to know how speedrunning works? :)

I want to know for the case of Sunshine and Galaxy. I am aware that it`s not allowed for Mario 64.

Hey guys,

I stumbled across this video a while back, and I was wondering if this could be a new category extension for 70 stars. :)

Hi everyone,

I am a Super Smash Bros Ultimate competitive player, and since the COVID pandemic hit, I wanted to look for something new to do. Thats when I became interested to get into a different type of competition: speedrunning. After deciding which game to speedrun, I decided to pick Super Mario 64, because it is the game that I have the most attachment to growing up and Ive always been captivated by watching runs made by top level speedrunners. My concern is that I've been interested to try other speedrun games like Mario Odyssey and Sonic Adventure, but I dont want to come to the point that its too much.

My goal in speedrunning the game is not to necessarily aim for top level nor have the perfect setup to gain the most time save (like with Mario 64, top level competition is on N64, but I want to stick to EMU, bc despite loving Mario 64 to death, I am not willing to invest on an N64, cartridges and find a CRT TV just to play the game optimally), but I just want to be really competent at it (ex: finishing 120 stars under 2 hours, finish 70 stars under an hour, etc.).

My question basically is: Is it optimal to focus on max only 2 competitive games and being really optimal and great at them (SSBU and SM64 in my case) or can I pick another game to run later on?

Thanks. :D