Since the PC version has the option to practise any field, is there a specific reason there's no "All fields" cat. watching longest path runs are neat but it still all feels so short when there's so many rooms to optimize.

I could add that category, but I really doubt anyone would want to do it. The game's already very reset heavy and in-game leaderboards for ILs exist

Princess Rescuer suggested a different approach to this though: https://www.speedrun.com/umi/guide/gsxrc

I just completed a run of this on Super Famicom- a 1:43:34. Instead of bringing up the select menu to reset, I just press the reset button to hard reset whenever I finish a playthrough. I am very happy with my run and I look forward to competition. Particularly from BJW, KawaseFan, or even Siousatou. Or whoever else.

Also, can someone put "All Golden Arrows" as a category aside from "Shortest Path" and "Longest Path" on this leaderboard please. Using my rules- no practice mode basically.

Got a 1:37:48. Very good PB. No deaths on bosses and very few mistakes throughout. One caveat though- I realized I could have merged the 22 to 38 exit route with the route that completes 26 through 48. It would have saved having to do Fields 0, 1, 2, 10, 11, 18, and 23 one more time and would have only made me do 38 and 41 one extra time. Not that big of a loss (especially if Field 38 is not your strong suit) and the run is still very good with few mistakes, but that would have ironed it out a little more.