Hi Everyone! Wanted to start learning how to speedrun this game and have a very beginner's question. I know the snes version is missing a level, but it also has some load times that the genesis doesn't. With that in mind, how is that the Genesis is, according to the times, the shorter version? Does the load times really make up for the missing levels?

And would't it be better to be two separate categories since the games are somewhat different?

Thanks a lot!

Seems the moderators don't moderate this game anymore. Sad. I was thinking about running some ILs.

Well, looks like at least the new categories were added. Thanks to whoever did it! As for runs I think yes, it is mostly inactive. Good time to start learning then!

Thought I replied to this long ago, but I guess not. The SNES version is shorter by 1-2 minutes for the US version and 2-3 minutes for the JP version, as the JP version not only has no load times, but also restores much of the missing health throughout the game, as well as being generally easier all around. The reason the Genesis version has lower times is because it's the only version that has anybody doing serious runs for it.