Ah that's a pain in the ass then lol. I fell off from researching the game because work got hectic last December, but now that I have more time I hope I can get myself a capture card and actually start making real attempts (xemu is somehow less consistent on my computer than my ps2)

I've gotta say I don't understand why there was ever a ban on emulation for this game. The time should honestly be timed without loads, but I have no clue how easy or hard that is to set up with original hardware