United StatesNice. I could use some support... Because I wish to request moderation but the support hub seems broken. I can't move past this point on mobile. Going to try on PC but figured I'd let you know... Can't use the support hub to do what it was designed to do :/
How exactly is that glitch performed (the JoshKeys version)? Has anyone documented it?
Your version is sick @StTommyBoy for sure. I'm learning this speedrun today, and I'm curious as to all options.
https://www.speedrun.com/r.c._pro-am
The only mod on the board hasn't been online in 3 months, and hasn't replied to a message. I humbly request co-moderation status.
EDIT: Disregard. I reached out to him again this morning and he responded this time :D
I have the Limited Run Games NES cartridge of this game. Is it legal for speedruns?
Hello! I will be speed running this in the near future. I was hoping there might be some people out there that know how to get this running on Modern windows machines. Are there any tips to making it run correctly?
I reached out to 607 about adding this title to the series and he said that he could not do so. I suppose we could try again, or we could contact an SRC mod and see if they can do the deed.
Interesting stuff you've discovered! I'd love to see this implemented into an RTA! This game needs more love and I can't wait to see someone really put some time and effort into it!
Just my 2 cents, but it seems like having the actual super scope would actually be a disadvantage. Since that's how the game was intended to be played however, I am curious as to why there's only one category. I understand things are different and harder today with aging hardware and CRTs going extinct etc. But still, just curious is all :) thank you!
Thank you for your post! There's certainly a lot to unpack here, but I'll start by saying this: I am by no means an expert on the Dizzy games, nor an enthusiast; my project simply asked me to run this game, and so I did. That being said, as a mod for the game I do wish and intend to represent the game faithfully, and in the best interests of anyone that might want to run it.
There are a LOT of versions of this game; so many, in fact, that I considered perhaps leaving the other versions off this leaderboard entirely. Since I didn't see any for those versions (admittedly I didn't search very hard) I just went ahead and added them here, but if those games' communities wished to branch off to their own board I wouldn't have any issues with it at all.
That brings me to your points about other, different versions of games. As far as regional differences, if the 3rd NES version you speak of is not a US release, there would be other factors to consider for its' place on the board: assuming it's a PAL release, would it run at the same speed as the US versions? Are the amounts of stars/placement of stars identical? Are there any advantages to either version (as you so pointed out, there's at least a few). If there were interest in that version of the game being ran, and indeed it was different enough to warrant its' own board, I'd have no issues creating another one!
By AGA, I assume you mean Amiga? I can't find enough info about it to know for sure (again, these boards were created hastily, and I did more research to reply here than I ever did before it lol). In the sample videos I saw, I thought Amiga and CD32 should be separate simply due to load times. If this AGA version is similar to either version, from a speedrunning perspective, and including it in another board would be competitively viable (I.E. Master System and Game Gear, which are practically the exact same ROM), I'd be happy to oblige! This goes, in fact, for any possibilities I might've overlooked; if there's anything I missed, and someone has the wherewithal to run a more obscure category of a game, I'd be happy to accommodate them, in a separate category or leaderboard.
As far as clock speeds go, it's my own personal belief that running games on hardware they weren't designed to (I.E. 50 hz games on 60 hz consoles, PAL on NTSC, etc) would go against the spirit of the speedrun; PAL games should have their own leaderboard if there's enough of a reason/interest in doing so. IMO, playing PAL on NTSC shouldn't be allowed for any game or any platform. This is, of course, only my opinion, and I'd be willing to listen to anyone's argument on the contrary. You mentioned other things like versions with save states or turning off graphical assets; IMO if these features are available in the game to anyone that installs or plays it, then those options should be allowed! However, I also tend to think that level select codes, cheat codes, or "unfair advantages" (turbo, lag reduction/sprite limit increases, overclocking, etc) that were not intended as part of the vanilla experience should NOT be allowed, so if the runners of those versions wish to implement new rules in those regards, or separate categories, I'm all ears!
In conclusion, if you (or anyone else) feels that an improvement to the board is necessary or desired, please let me know! And if this game begins to draw interest from other runners, I'd be happy to expand the mod team or split boards off. This was designed to draw folks in and hopefully bring more interest to this game. Thanks for checking the board out! :) I hope to see runs soon!
The board at https://www.speedrun.com/terminator_2_judgment_day_arcade has no mods. I plan on doing a run of this game very soon, and I would be glad to take over duties for this board. I plan on adding a few categories to it as well.
If the "complete edition" of the game is not granted a new board, you could always make a secondary board (I.E. a seperate category) on this leaderboard. Thus, both games could be represented on this page without jeopardizing the integrity of the original. Just a thought :P
I'll go ahead and add the board. This way, perhaps we can get more runners to try this game out.
I sent him a PM. I'll give him a few days to respond. I can't see a justification as to why a board couldn't be made if I'm being honest. Even IF everyone would be theoretically tied at the top. Frame counting would be super easy, and there are plenty of leaderboards where the top times are all ties. Dragster, NES Home Alone are 2 examples I didn't even have to think about. And again, over an 8-hour run, you WILL lose focus and go off the road or let off the accelerator at least once unless you're hyper-focused (the last 2 hours were awful for me LUL).
I'm not claiming that not having a Desert Bus board is any travesty or anything, but again, as someone that has completed a loop, having a board would be pretty cool. Hopefully we get a response soon :)
Requesting for Ikari Warriors for NES (https://www.speedrun.com/ikari_warriors/full_game). The only active mod left the game. The only remaining mod is a big streamer who hasn't been on SRC for a month and is hard to contact because he's so big.
I'm planning on learning the no ABBA run for my future Ikari playthrough. That being said, I've heard a lot of people, myself included, wondering why there isn't a board made that allows the code, for inclusivity's sake.
It would make the board and game more interesting... This game is certainly intimidating as it is, ABBA notwithstanding.
Real talk, even though times would all be "around 8 hours", in my Desert Bus run my thumb let off the button and d-pad enough that my finish time was 8:01:10. Even though it's a glorified (and boring) autoscroller, this could definitely be a speedrun. If nothing else, having a "leaderboard" would be a nice badge of honor for those that complete a loop.
I think it'd be pretty easy to do, just add a sub-category in any% for 25 lines and 50 lines. Wouldn't even need a full new category (I don't actually know how to do this, but I know it's possible)
I would suggest someone put up a 50 line PB and link the vod here (I can try tonight if I get some time). If a couple of us put up a run, I would imagine a board would be a lot easier to conceptualize.
Hello! Again, just want to thank the mod team for their hard work in accommodating the community and allowing for the current any% category to flourish. The competition is insane and awesome!
Would anyone be interested in a 50 lines any% as a separate board? I think it's becoming evident that 25 Lines has allowed for more parity in the community, and 50 lines would open that up even more! In addition, since the RNG of Tetris is manipulatable, it makes it MUCH harder to memorize 50 lines worth of moves compared to 25, making the ceiling much higher and potentially more competitive.
These are just thoughts. The only downside is that, without dipswitches, some runners might have trouble getting to 50 lines before the time limit expires, so this would be a very difficult board to qualify for. But this isn't too foreign a concept, a lot of NES boards have tough categories to post runs to.
