New Jersey, USAIf you don't have a specific game that you might consider running, then a good start would be to let us know what types and genres of games you like to play. From there, maybe someone can suggest a game that would be easy to play in order to get accustomed to speedrunning. The game that worked for me was Mighty Gunvolt. I like 2-D platformers, and I like Mega Man-style games. Mighty Gunvolt is short and easy to learn, and it gave me a chance to learn about speedrunning. It taught me the value of practice, effective ways to practice, how to use livesplit, and it helped me figure out what else I might be interested in or not. Mighty Gunvolt was good for me, because it is cheap, easy, and short, which are all things that enabled me to get a taste of speedrunning without investing in something that I might not have enjoyed, and it allowed me to learn many valuable speedrunning lessons within a smaller scope.
The thing is, if a person doesn't have an idea what game they want to play, and they don't think that they want to play something that they own, then what would they do? They would go to the internet and look for games or go to a game shop. They might get on Steam and look through games related to what they play, or they would look at a genre and find something that is suggested to them by an algorithm. They might go to the games tab on SRC and search by console. Is there a difference? the question isn't "What sport should I play and get good at?" It is "What sports do you like? What sports do you know about? Tell me, and maybe one of them will pique my interest."
Now that I think about it, another thing to do is to visit the "games" page on this site and search by console :D I'm assuming you own a PS3, so that could help generate ideas.
Ask the mod :D
An in-game timer is a function of the game. If it is available, then there should be a menu option to show it. Ask someone in the game's community, if you can't find it and need specifics.
@battleonfan1
What are some animes of any genre that you would suggest?
Just something interesting that I would like to note: the Mighty Gunvolt board might be the only MegaMan-related board that is more accurate on this site than on MMLB :D I'm in 5th here, and I think I'm in second over there, and I even forgot to update my time there :P
Nice! I picked up my Pokemon red cart, hoping to find my Lv. 99 Nidoking. Unfortunately, I guess I deleted the file and started over :(
"Cool [supernatural] dudes do [gruesome, horrifying, and chilling] Stuff [that takes my breath away]"
Corrected ;)
haha, yeah. I was going to mention that I don't watch much anime, so my perspective when I watched TG was with fresh eyes. Your description sounds accurate. After watching TG, I started to notice the fandom surrounding it. I noticed what else those people were into, and I realized basically what you just said.
I agree.
Tokyo Ghoul might interest you.
Also, HU is apparently one of the best-dubbed animes. I don't know that from personal experience, but that could be a reason why it actually is special.
We've got Italians, hedgehogs, and bandicoots We've got shovel knights, ninjas, and now we got you
Don't bring Math vs. Monsters into this! We do it for the kids!
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Can you spell those out, please? :)
Edit: Left 4 Dead, but what's the other one?
"You could substitute 'performance enhancing drug' for anything that achieves a placebo effect of the runners performing better, such as being in a specific frame of mind, or having a lucky charm if they're of a particularly superstitious mindset. These are all things that are impossible to quantify, yet WILL make a difference on a runner-by-runner basis, as mindset and confidence are incredibly important components to performing well as a speedrunner. Since these things also give a tangible edge to specific people, you would have to lump these things in and ban them also."
I doubt that those types of effects would ever need to be considered within the realm of PED's. That would be like banning high-fives at the free-throw line, banning teams from helping up their own players after a fall, banning headphones in the locker room, banning Michael Jordan from sticking out his tongue (which is a sign that he is "in the zone"), etc.
I'm commenting specifically on the statement that I quoted.
Now that I think about it, maybe you meant what you said within the context of your view of PED's. In general, I would say the statement is false, but I may have misunderstood your explanation.
"You could substitute 'performance enhancing drug' for anything that achieves a placebo effect of the runners performing better, [within my example]" might make sense, if I'm missing something.
"in those [real-life sports] cases the drugs really do give you an advantage which is universal; you'll simply run faster/jump higher/whatever else"
The effects are far from universal. It takes a good team to make an athlete perform better. For example, certain drugs and methods work better or worse than others for different people's body chemistry. It takes a good doctor to know what will work most efficiently, if at all significantly. It takes a good doctor to administer PED's or methods in the correct way. It takes a good doctor to know how much a body can take and to know when more harm than good is possibly being caused. And after all is said and done, it takes a good team of trainers to take advantage of the possible gains.
No one called you racist.
"If it's going to be up to the moderator who reviews the run to enforce it, there is no benefit to it being a site option over simply being added to the rules by the moderator."
I understand and agree with your point, but could the same rationale be applied to the "runs require video" option that is currently available? With that thought, I can still see where "video" could be more imperative than "timer". Maybe that's the distinction.
Skaleks's proposal was for the option to be available. That way, it could be implemented on a game-by-game basis.
@Skaleks
That's a really good point! I sometimes use VOD time stamps to verify my timing, but I usually have a timer in the video. I never thought about ways that it could be inaccurate.
