NetherlandsHey everyone, we got some big rule changes today!
As of today, the only allowed emulators are mGBA and Bizhawk using the mGBA core. VBA has been banned due to inconsistencies. If you previously ran with VBA your runs are grandfathered in but we kindly ask you to switch to other options. If there are other emulators that run accurately please let us know and we can discuss about allowing more. These are just the ones we know run in a way that's close to an original GBA. It is also now recommended to use a real GBA bios inside mGBA or Bizhawk. These are the new rules:
Emulator Rules: mGBA and BizHawk with the mGBA Core are the only emulators allowed and must be set to original refresh rate (native 59.7275hz). Using a real GBA BIOS is recommended for a more accurate experience.
You may not use emulator specific features like cheat codes, save states, fast forward and turbo buttons. Do not reset using a save state.
Showing the full emulator window is recommended to ensure these features were not used.
Switch NSO: Due to Switch Online and DS running at different refresh rates we've decided to convert these times for a more fair playing field. Other platforms don't need converting as far as we're aware.
We're making these changes to keep things fair but we also want to keep this game as accessible as we can. If there are any concerns don't hesitate to reach out. Happy running!
I've added Nintendo DS as a selectable platform. If your run was performed on a DS, please submit it with this option selected. If a past run was done on DS that we happened to miss, please edit your submission as well.
Happy running!
We recently had a discussion in our discord about the timing for this game and came to the conclusion that as of July 10th, 2020 we're using a different timing method. Timing starts at selecting 1-1 and will now end on closing kamek's textbox in the final level instead of the final bowser hit. This was chosen as you haven't beaten the game yet with the original timing that was chosen long before we came around and you could still technically die. We felt that it's not an appriopiate place to end the run. We've carefully looked at our other options and went with the last input before the credits for multiple reasons. The other method we considered was to end at the results screen but after a lot of consideration we came to the conclusion last input made more sense along with it being easier to time for the leaderboards. It's also in line with the original Yoshi's Island timing which is a nice bonus.
This means that from July 10th 2020 onwards runs will now end at the last kamek textbox after having beat the boss. Any runs that were done prior to this will receive a 28 second time penalty to make up the difference. Unfortunately not a nice solution but we figured this was the best way to go about it. Vods would end before the new timing ends, vods that did include this part of the game wouldn't at all rush to this point and we don't know what happened in runs without video. Therefore we thought a time penalty of 28 seconds would make the most sense. I hope you understand we took this decision with the best in mind for the community and it's future. Over the next week we'll slowly update the leaderboards to reflect the new timing rules.
