But there are benefits to use MiSTer over software emulation solutions:

• It's FPGA (see: MiniNT or AVS for examples of other FPGA consoles), meaning hardware replication, which is more accurate than software emulation, with a 100% accurate NES core.
• No input lag to speak of when using SNAC interface, and a 1000Hz (ie: 1ms) polling rate for USB controllers with no USB stack that slows things down like in Windows, or with Linux software emulation solutions such as RetroPie. Talks directly to the core in use. The only factor in play is lag that would come from the controller's i/o board. Which usually ranges in the single digits for good controllers, if it's not 1ms outright. Or even lower with some homebrew USB-to-NES/SNES/DB9/PlayStation adapters such as DaemonBite.

Pretty much as close as you can get to original hardware without it being original hardware. The documentation is out there, and easily available. No reason it shouldn't be allowed, but don't take my word for it. Look it up. Requests for this platform will only go up with time.

Please explain what you mean by "delay". Have you got an example, perhaps?

Unless you mean if you started your own timer late? In that case, yes, the run may be retimed, if I recall correctly.

I'm for story mode to remain in. It is akin to a "New Game plus" mode. And that's how it should be viewed as, IMO.

And I have to admit I'm pretty uncomfortable with this "I don't like it, therefore it shouldn't exist!" stance some people have on that. Don't like it? Don't run it. Simple as that. Let others who enjoy it run it.

I can't tell for sure, but I've seen other older games being powered off and restarted as part of a strat/skip. That was kept in the same video segment, and therefore it counted.

Not sure if this applies here, but just saying there were precedents set in other games before on that front. Now as to whether this board will follow it? Mods will have to chime in.

Ending it on the frame the final boss dies can easily be frame-counted. Non-issue.

Just out of curiosity, and because I ran out of patience looking at each run on the board: does anyone know who has the fastest blue ring route run?

I find armchair moderating more annoying than a tidbit of info, honestly.

Imagine comparing a user account with physical collectibles. I mean that was a nice explanation of your business model, but this had nothing to demonstrate that it was legitimate. And Valve doing it only means they chose to open that Pandora's box, nothing more. Not that it is the norm.

Reality is that accounts never really belong to you. They're TOS-bound. They can be closed on a whim by the platform they belong to. Tangible, physical goods and collectible memorabilia cannot be revoked in such a manner. That comparison is flimsy at best.

Yes, even for those Valve accounts with so, so many skins. Those so-called "collectibles" gone bye bye for any reason Valve would feel like giving out at that point in time. Not the kind of collectible I'd like to spend money on.

Oh, what's that? Legal action for wrongful termination of an account? What about wrongful acquisition of said account? That's a game no one in their right mind would want to play, and cases that any judge would throw out, laughing their butt off.

I understand that you wish to defend the business you have obvious interests in, but that did not cut it. Maybe it did in your own rationalization, but all you've demonstrated is that you wouldn't want action to be taken; not that legitimacy is the norm for account marketplaces.

I'd be all up for it. I love the game, but admittedly haven't got the skill level required yet to take it all the way to 24 races. :P

The only difference in the way I see it is that it would end once the race you got the O from ends. It would be odd to me to end a run mid-race in this game. Heck, it could even be when the game is done counting the NINTENDO letters. :P But that's just my take on it, nothing more.

The Super Retro Trio by retro-bit is still a SOAC, even in its 2021 revision. It is not a FPGA system.

Just wondering: has any decision been taken yet regarding this? I may or may not have a few 6.1 runs to post. ;)

@bold

Oh, if people would replicate your dedication for stirring shit up, trust me, it would. At that level, it definitely would.

@bold If people would be as dedicated doing good in this world as you are hating on a site's feature and its users, the world would be a much better place.

And that comes from someone who's been cynical and skeptical of ELO since they came in. Now they do the one thing people have been asking them to do (as donating was on the pre-ELO site), and you butt in with nothing but "LOL, THIS SUXX, IM RITE UR RONG, CRI MOAR MEDAL-WEARING SHEEPLE!".

I'd suggest having the old runs kept in "archive-like" levels such as "Pre-6.1 Cape Westwind / Castrum / Praetorium", and the new ones should be redone over as Castrum, Praet, and Porta are essentialy new dungeons / trials.

I'd go with Crunan on that one, as it would be more accessible to new runners without being as... well, easy as easy (says the easy runner, LOL).

But yeah, I'd agree with that change, if that works with everyone else. It would make sense to me.

As it's a FPGA system, I wouldn't be surprised if it was allowed. Perhaps mods would be able to shine light on this matter.

Since trusts will eventually become a thing for all dungeons (starting from 6.1), this could be a sub-category for dungeon runs. I feel like this would have merit as the time it'll take will mostly, if not fully, depend on the player as we can expect trusts to maintain the same performance level across the board. There won't be any variable factor such as "luck of the draw" when it comes to groups in roulettes.

Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks! :D

Quick question: is there a discord server for THH? I've looked for TMNT discord servers and most of the links I've seen in other games were invalid, so I wonder if those are around as well.

With that said, if there is none, I was wondering if there would be an interest in the community for one.

Thanks in advance for your feedback. :)

It has been brought to my attention that MESEN RTA's hit version 0.0.6, with a wide array of features that will help moderation. It retains MESEN's well-known accuracy while providing avenues for game moderators to ensure the game is being played clean. This fork namely does provide info on the ROM used, the type of reset used, the ROM's SHA1 hash to validate the rom being used as appropriate. More info in the video below.

SpaceColonizer's video:

Needless to day, this fork is most definitely approved and encouraged as the main MESEN fork to use for speedrunning purposes, and we would like to encourage our MESEN users to migrate to this fork.

Link to the RTA Mesen fork: https://github.com/threecreepio/mesenrta/releases