Ooh, super monkey ball. I thought he was talking about Super Mario Bros 1 ??

SMB 1 doesnt have IL ?

Following ebloodycandy, maybe we can split the IL runs into two, one for emulator runners, and the other the console runners

You know how some games have certain icons, like mario kart 8 has its figure 8, sonic adventure 2 has a chaos emerald and pac man has...pac man? Well maybe it can be kinda cool if the phanthom ruby was the icon for sonic mania. Idk if this will do anything but it would be cool if it helped

Although some would say it isn't the most "professional" way to do it, it's the best way to record a speedrun if you can't afford a capture card. Just make sure that the camera records it with good quality so it's possible to see what's happening

^ There's also knuckles in Emerald Coast and Twinkle Park too, so maybe

So there's a glitch that allows tails to play half of emerald coast. So is it possible to execute the glitch and run from the beginning of the stage until the games kicks you out of the stage.

I think it would be cool if there were leaderboards for each separate level, example being Mania & Forces. But idk if other people feel the same way so it can be added

What about something like a pacifist run where you only hurt/attack minibosses and bosses?

I dont know if this is a good idea but i thought it would be kinda cool to have a boss rush category. It could be a run where the timer only runs when you fight a boss, it pauses when you defeat the boss, and your final time would be when you land the final hit on Dedede. So the timer would only run while fighting The Four Bosses (twice since you have to refight them at Castle Dedede) and King Dedede. So is this a good idea or a really stupid idea?

I don't know if the strategy I used is a strat that is faster than other ones but what I do is stand in the corners, because when he does that thing where he tackles you with the curve, his hitbox doesn't hit the corners. Maybe look at my speedrun and skip to the fight so you can see it and better understand it rather than my bad description.

That could possibly work