New Jersey, USAHey there! I completely forgot I had this game so when I found it I was pleasantly surprised! It is a lot of fun! The controls take a little bit to get used to, but other than that the concept is pretty cool! I'm glad to see the game has its own Speedrun.com page! I plan on running the IL's first before I give the main categories a try.
-Hoopla Fish
Hello, Spielpro! Dribble Race Time Trials is actually a category where you can run all three courses: Peach's Castle, Sunshine Road and Rainbow Road. You can locate this category between All Cups Any% and Score Attack. Regardless, thank you for your input! Hopefully we will see a run by you sometime soon! Have a good day!
The following rules are applied for every Score Attack Category as of today: 500% 500% (No. Jr. Street) 1,000%
Runner must display the In-Game Time in addition to the Real Time.
In-Game Time and the Real Time must be submitted only to the hundredth second. For Example: 1:50.35 (minute:seconds:tenth-hundredth)
The In-Game Timer for any match display hundredths of a second so there is no need to add in thousandths of a second for the In-Game Time and the Real Time. (This is not Super Mario Bros. which has an official frame rate rule.) When submitting a run, simply leave the thousandth second as a zero (0).
Every run must have a starting In-Game Timer of 3:20.00 (Three minutes and twenty seconds). You can adjust this in Settings. The reason for this new rule is to make submissions and each verification much more authentic and easier.
These rules are implemented starting today. Any runs submitted before this time today gets a pass.
Sincerely, Hoopla Fish
The Speedrun.com page for Mario Hoops 3-on-3 has been officially revamped as of Thursday, April 19th, 2018.
What The Revamp Consisted Of:
Mushroom Cup, Flower Cup, Star Cup, Rainbow Cup and All Cups now have their own variables to choose from: Difficulty - Normal and Hard.
500%, 500% (No Jr. Street) and 1,000% are listed as variables under the newly titled category, "Score Attack".
The Dribble Race Time Trials now have their own variables to choose from: Course - Peach's Castle, Sunshine Road, and Rainbow Road.
Why A Revamp?
When I originally ran this game, there were only 2 submitted runs on the page. After I became a Moderator, I created more categories for myself and future speedrunners to run. When I got promoted to a Super Moderator, I dedicated more time in making more categories with appropriate rules. As time went by, more and more players started submitting runs and the game's Speedrun.com page popularity grew under the "Mario Sports series". After about 2 years, the game's meta has come a long way as well as its page. It came to my attention that the aesthetics of the page itself were unflattering and cluttered with long category names. After some practice, I was able to figure out how to properly edit the page to give it a sharper, more intuitive and simplistic look.
Moving Forward:
The "Suggestion Box" for new categories will be closed until more runners come into the scene. I do not want this page to be saturated with categories without the proper amount of runners involved. I would like the "Total Number of Categories : Speedrunners" ratio be relatively balanced so we will not be taking any more suggestions at the moment. We appreciate the interest, but there are plenty of categories to run. We hope you enjoy the page's new look and direction.
Sincerely, Hoopla Fish
I am in the process of polishing off my 3-part tutorial series on how to run Waffle Boy's Jungle Adventure. All I ask is for your patience as they will be up soon. Thank you so much and I apologize for any inconvenience. I look forward to checking out any submitted runs!
Have a great day!
Sincerely, Hoopla Fish
Again, thank you for your input. A revamp of the aesthetics for the page is going to take place as it has already been suggested previously by SyluxRuns who has given me his expertise insight on it through our Discord.
I appreciate the thought you put into your message, but please be patient. In order for this change to occur, it is going to take time. Your suggestions are good enough and we are grateful for your interest on better improving the page. - Hoopla Fish
I omitted the time limits from the cup categories. In the beginning, I had no idea that each category would have so much progression in saving time so I made it a requirement that a video submission has to be faster than x amount of time. However, by doing that, I realize now that it could be unconvincing to some runners who may want to give the game a try. So with that being said, I got rid of that detail. In the grand scheme of things, it is not a big change in the slightest since run submissions have slowed down. It is a great step in the right direction to properly revamp the whole page itself. - Hoopla Fish
Thank you so much for your insight! I will look more into this! - Hoopla Fish
Yes. Game audio would be appreciated. It does not need to be blasting, but audio to some degree would be required. Thank you for double-checking! - Hoopla Fish
Thank you for pointing this out. I was not entirely sure how long it would take to run this category, which is why I made that a rule initially. I will change it today.
As for your submitted run, I will review it and verify it once I finish watching it. I believe that regardless of the runner or the duration of the submitted run, the due diligence on my end should be met in respect to the runner. So with that being said, please have patience for the All Cups Any% (Normal) verification. Thank you! - Hoopla Fish
Yes, this strategy is allowed. Thank you for double-checking! - Hoopla Fish
As of right now, two brand-new, miscellaneous categories just went live: 500% and 500% (No Jr. Street). The reason I decided to make these two new categories was because after running 1,000% for a while, I realized more and more how unlikely it is to get a decent run due to the RNG factor for Jr. Street, which can turn people off to the idea of running it. With 1,000%, you have the availability of playing on any Basketball court, but if you truly want to get a stellar time, you essentially have to play on Jr. Street and hope for the best that you end up getting phenomenal RNG. Playing on any other court is significantly slower and less optimal.
So with that being said, 500%, or “Fast 500%” as you can also call it, has the same concept as 1,000%, except you have to score only 500 points or more. You have the availability to select any court to play on, including Jr. Street.
As for 500% (No Junior Street), the concept is still the same, however, you cannot select Jr. Street for your run (as the category’s name implies). Having this extra category can encourage people to run it as if it was like a Dribble Race Time Trial where instead of crossing the finish line with 100 coins, you only have to score 500 points. Also, RNG is not nearly as much of a burden like it is on Jr. Street so this category creates a larger variety for runners as they can pick any court they personally enjoy while not worrying as much on the RNG turnout.
For future reference, 250%, 750%, etc. are not going to be created as that would be redundant. Fast 500% and 500% (No Jr. Street) are supposed to help expand the variety of possibilities that 1,000% does not necessarily offer. Happy dribbling!
Sincerely, Hoopla Fish
Dear UndertakerofSouls,
Welcome to the community by the way! I appreciate your creativity for new categories for Mario Hoops 3-on-3, but this post was made 6 months ago when I asked for some suggestions. While I do like your ideas, I’m going to put them on hold for now. Thank you for your suggestions as they are still appreciated!
I personally do not want to saturate this game with too many categories. There are some categories that don’t even have any runs submitted to them yet. So All Cups Any% (Normal and Hard) is not going to happen until someone actually runs both of them seperately. It wouldn’t make much sense to create such a category at the moment.
Once all the categories have runs submitted to them is when I will create more miscellaneous categories. The cups are the main categories while everything else is considered miscellaneous.
Sincerely, Hoopla Fish
I believe I don’t understand your suggestion for All Courts%. Please explain in further detail.
Also, Dribble Race Time Trials are already categories. What do you mean? Please explain in further detail.
-Hoopla Fish
Come and check out the new "Miscellaneous" category for Mario Hoops 3-on-3 - 1,000%!
Inspiration for this new category came to me from running the main cup categories while also running the Dribble Race Time Trails! There is not a definitive, optimal time for this category so give it a shot and have fun! Make sure to check out the rules as they are extensive, but helpful!
I hope to see some submissions as I believe this be a fun, innovation category to run!
If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment!
Sincerely, Hoopla Fish
Aside from the regular cups to run (Mushroom, Flower, Star and Rainbow), you can now submit Dribble Race Time Trial runs as well!
Dribble Race Time Trials is located under "Challenges" on the main screen. From here, you will see: Practice, Special Shot and Dribble Race Time Trial. NOTE: If this extra mode is not available, you will have to first complete all the tutorials under "Practice" in order to unlock it.
There are 2 Dribble Race Time Trial maps - Peach's Castle and Sunshine Road. In order to unlock the third map, Rainbow Road, you must first beat the already existing record for both Peach's Castle (45 seconds) and Sunshine Road (55 seconds). Once you do so, Rainbow Road will be unlocked with an already existing record of 1 minute.
Run submissions are to be recorded using the in-game timer already displayed on the screen. RTA will not be recognized for these 3 new miscellaneous categories.
TIP: Know how to effectively use the technique, "Quick Dash", while also memorizing the patterns of the coin (?) panels in order to beat the initial records and to further your PB times.
Enjoy! Happy dribbling!
Sincerely, HooplaFish
Welcome to the Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Discord! Whether you are speedrunning specific categories or just play it for fun, feel free to message and start up a conversation! Everyone is welcome! If you have a question about a specific category, please post it within its own respective topic. Thank you so much!
-Hoopla Fish
If you have any suggestions for new and different categories, such as those that would fall under a "Miscellaneous section" if you will, please post on this thread and share your ideas! We will see what we can do with your creativity! Thank you! Have a great day!
-Hoopla Fish
Hey, everyone! In the very beginning, there was only one category to run for this game - Mushroom Cup Any%. After some organizing and formatting, I made 9 more categories for anyone who wants to run them.
Suggestions for new categories are greatly appreciated and we will try our best to see what we can do with them! Have a great day!
-Hoopla Fish
