The first two are already categories, but they're set aside from the main categories and I don't blame you for missing them. With the current layout there's an arrow on the right side of the category bar that expands it and shows the miscellaneous categories. As for helper to hero, there are other sites that track all the helpers individually, including Cyberscore (I don't know if this has the best records, so do your own research if you would like): https://cyberscore.me.uk/game/413
I entreat you all to stop calling it "Speedrun". You are not the activity of speedrunning nor are you the sole proprietor of information related to such. We aren't so lazy that we can't keep saying the ".com" part, and SRC is a perfectly fine way to shorten the name as is. I worry that next you will try to copyright the name "Speedrun", and it somehow goes through, and then we all trip on our words when we're discussing a speedrun outside the context of this site because we can't use your name in vain.
All Gameboy consoles (except GB micro) are perfectly fine for running the game. The main consideration is how easy it is to record, assuming you want video proof
Edit: thought this was a different leaderboard lol, video proof is required for this game so you'll definitely need to be able to record your runs
in Livesplit settings, there is a keybind for undoing the previous split (I don't remember what it is by default). If the autosplitter ever splits when you don't want it to, just press that key and it will be fixed.
The above section in this page (linked in Guides on this site as well) explains how to do the trick. There's a couple things you need to do in order to get the trick, so without seeing how you're failing I can't provide more advice than that
Switch's GBA virtual console runs faster than more accurate emulators/original console, so this time should be converted due to how close the times are. Regardless, this is still WR, and still 25 seconds. Nicely done!
A couple setups are detailed in this guide linked in the Guides section.
Other Rules
- Use of Amiibos is not allowed
The asap-est way to let yourself know is to read the rules
Let me quell your fears. I can guarantee you the saving behavior is 100% intended. If you want you can run the game without skipping the cutscenes, in order to relive the hilarious and heartbreaking moments from this game's deep story.
This document is linked in Guides. See the Fast Fall section in that document for a specific explanation of the information you need.
The Gameboy Advance's "game reset feature" is actually part of the software (game) that is being played — they are individually designed to restart when you hold A, B, Start, and select at the same time. If the game supports this button combo, which Warioware Inc. does, it will work on all releases of the game. As for checking the load times for Switch vs GBA, your best bet is to have a direct HDMI recording of a Switch run that uses this button combination, and then frame count it and compare it to a run done on a real console (e.g. werster's or Shasta's)
I hope the Fastest Version gets found soon — I would hate to lose time to scrolling text in a game with no scrolling text! I can't believe people haven't been researching this since 2003, shaking my head.
According to the rules it seems like it would:
For normal levels: "Time starts on spawning into the level and ends on the up input on the exit"
The thing is, this exploit seems kind of annoying to set up, so it's probably best if either the rules are changed or if it's just disallowed. (Unfortunately, cause it's kind of cool)
If Pepino is on a ladder going down when you restart a level (he doesn't have to be currently moving when you pause), you have control instantly when the level loads, possibly saving around 1.7 seconds IGT. I tested it on two ladders in John Gutter and two vines in Ancient Cheese. Below is a video demonstrating the difference between restarting a level with and without the ladder exploit.
My apologies, these rules apparently were changed from Wario Land 4 rules, but they used to be identical
