Howdy y'all, CheddaredBelt here. 28 y/o retro gamer based in Kentucky, US.
As the title says, I've played Silent Scope on PS2 off and on pretty much since release. For the uninitiated, Silent Scope is a rail-shooter in which you control a floating crosshair and snipe bad dudes that have taken the president and his family hostage. Simple premise, loads of fun.
I started streaming on Twitch last November and had since also got more serious about running the game, going for faster and faster times. I created a category for the game on this website about a month ago and only just in the past week have got a time submitted by another player.
How do you guys go about growing interest in a game that was previously not on the website?
As a fellow niche retro speedrunner I can recommend:
- streaming regularly, for small/unknown games Retro-category might be best
- submitting & showing your runs at marathons
- speedrun "similar" games & interact with their communities -> some might get interested
Actually I'm not actively advertising the games I speedrun. If they are interested, they will eventually do it... or not.
