I gave the patch a try and looks like it's the exact same one generated with the randomizer (even the hash on the title screen matches). I'm open to using it over the randomizer since the process will be easier and more familiar to people. Thanks narfman!

The only autoscroller in the vanilla game that is unaffected is 5-9, since it is a bit more unique than the other levels. Not sure about the technical details, but maybe one day it can be removed as well (even if it required a p-wing to finish).

The rom can be generated with the Randomizer using the flags above. You have to supply your own vanilla one first of course.

Ok I think I understand the reasoning now. I only had the highly competitive leaderboards in mind for this, but clearly it isn't needed. Beyond that the percents could work as milestones for curiosity's sake, but I think the runners themselves know more than anyone or any indicator if their run is good. If they're satisfied with their PB then that's that, but if they feel they can do better that should be all the motivation they need.

Thanks! Appreciate both of your prompt inputs.

Is 'trophy/wr culture' really still an issue in 2019? Sure you'll get those people who will abuse it to boost their ego, but I feel it would be more of an indicator of progression than a simple number. It would also be a good indicator to see whether a PB is 'good' or not. Take SMB1 Any% for example. If I get a PB ranked 192nd on the leaderboard, that sounds bad to the average non-SMB1 speedrunner. In actuality though it's a top 25% run and an icon to indicate that would make it clearer to non-runners that it's a decent time.

In addition to the icons representing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place on leaderboards, I think it would be cool to have more icons that are easier to work towards. Maybe something like this:

Gold Star - Top 10% Silver Star - Top 25% Bronze Star - Top 50%

Apologies in advance if this is a duplicate request.

I think you misunderstood. These would be new category extensions I'm proposing. Obviously it isn't allowed in any of the current categories.

Using the SMB3 Randomizer, it is possible to generate a vanilla rom with the only difference being autoscrollers have their autoscrolling removed (all levels (except 5-9), airships, and military stages). The easiest way to do this is to enter the flags 2WA!. The seed does not matter, but for consistency I would recommend setting it to 0 to keep the hash on the title screen the same: Flower, 1000, Mushroom, Note Block, 1UP, Star.

I think these two main categories would see the most potential with this change and would make for great category extensions, since runs would be faster in general and it'd be interesting to see what new strategies people can come up with on the disabled autoscrollers.

Edit: An IPS patch was created by narfman0 so using the randomizer is no longer needed. You can get it here: https://github.com/narfman0/romhacks/raw/master/Super%20Mario%20Bros%203%20noauto.ips