AntarcticaAlways direct all game specific questions to the community for the game. In the case of SM64, they have already decided they will not be allowing PC Port runs.
That might be, I don't following any games so I've never had to look into anything like that. That's great that that is an option then.
I’m really confused by why you think those are your only two options. Why not just go into your settings and turn off the single notification for when your run gets beaten? There’s three toggles - one for when your WR is beaten, one for when your top 3 time is beaten and one for when your run in general is beaten. So, turn off whichever combo of those three you want to; you can do it for every game or just followed games because the notification settings are split that way.
Unless I read this wrong and that is already what you’re considering doing, but you’re looking to turn this off for a single game and not at a global notification level. In which case, yeah, it’s not possible to do that right now.
I mean what do you want to do? It’s not like there’s a mathematical formula that says you can optimally run X number of games. Every single person is different; some can focus on running multiple games and be really good at all of them, others excel best when focusing on one game. There is no way that any of us here can tell you whether you should focus on 1 game, 2 games or 5 games. You need to figure out what works best for you and helps you reach your goals.
You can try OBS, which is what most people use, but if your laptop isn’t that powerful, you might need to upgrade. I would try to drop your quality settings to 480p and record in that and see if it still lags for you.
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@Winter_Doggo that is a known issue and I reported it a few months ago in regards to sub-forums. If you want to see this same behavior, go to a series forum (like the Zelda series), hit the toggle to view sub-forums (the forums for each game) and click on a game. Then go back in the browser and you’ll return to the series forum page with the sub-forums toggle enabled, but the sub-forums won’t be displayed.
The site seems to have an issue when going back to a screen that has a toggle of some kind. It seems like the site shows the default view for a screen even if the browser remembers that you had the toggle selected.
Allowing custom modifications to a game is an incredibly slippery slope and is best avoided if possible by requiring all runs to be done on unmodified versions of the game. Allowing mods opens up a rabbit hole because how can you verify someone didn't install another mod that say removes RNG along with this timer mod? Or what if someone creates a mod to remove all RNG from your game, will you allow that one too?
It’s just dangerous practice to do that in my opinion, and if someone has the developmental skills to modify the game to add a timer, I would implore them to create an autosplitter for the game instead to remove the loads because then that can be controlled easier.
What exactly are you asking here? Are you asking what games people have run blind and enjoyed?
As an aside, if you like the concept of blind runs, I’d encourage you to check out the biannual “12 Hour Challenge” where people are encouraged to find a game (usually to fit an overall theme for the event) and learn it and complete a run in 12 hours.
Idk you're the moderator, is the run acceptable? A timer shouldn't be required unless there's a very good reason to have one showing (like if using an autosplitter to remove loads). As long as the run time is accurate and correct and the run abides by all rules, that should be all that matters. You can always retime the run if you'd like to verify it further.
I would not use any HDMI/RCA converter unless you invest in something like a RetroTink, OSSC or some other upscaler that actually does it’s job correctly; any of those cheap converters you see online will induce lag and degrade your quality.
If you’re going for a splitter, look into a powered splitter, something that needs to be plugged into an outlet. Those types of splitters tend to provide better splits of the signal so you don’t degrade your audio or video. I used to use a RadioShack one that I got off Amazon for like $25.
You can record many things, you can capture various windows or input sources in OBS. For example you can capture your webcam, or video from a console if you have a capture card. There are a lot of tutorials out there so I would watch ones that relate to the type of content/sources you’re trying to capture.
Considering the OP deleted their post I don’t think it’s worth replying to this thread anymore.
You need to check the rules of the game(s) in question and/or contact the mods of the game(s) to find out what their rules are for proof.
SDA started in 1997 as Nightmare Speed Demos to showcase runs of Quake on the Nightmare difficulty. In 1998 Speed Demos Archive was created when that site and another site for Quake runs merged. So, I would say somewhere around there was when the term originated.
I think 1999 was when “tool assisted speedrun” was first used in relation to some DOOM runs that used a modified version of the game to slow it down and play in several sessions. So, yeah, late 90s is my best guess as to when it entered Internet vernacular as a whole, but it probably originated sometime before that within the DOOM or Quake scenes since they were two of the first to document stuff online with demo files.
(I read about some of this on a Wikipedia page years ago and also in some really old SDA threads on their forums).
I’m 95% speedrun like that won’t even be accepted. To request a game you need a run showcasing as much of the full game as possible (of course glitches or skips are considered and not held against you). So “getting banned” won’t meet that criteria to get accepted.
