Hi. Not a SM64 runner but I was watching this video about optimization in Mario 64:

So if a high-level runner used a recompiled ROM on the Everdrive and then beat other runners by a few seconds as a result of frame gains in a handful of places, how would run verifiers detect it?

https://www.8bits4ever.net/product-page/SX-1

Just curious if you would count a run done for this game or MG1 on an FPGA implementation of the original MSX2 hardware as an "emulator" run. (It is certainly less of an "emulated" run than the PS2 versions.)

Is this version eligible for this leaderboard?

https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0576-NPUZ00151_00-ATHENA0000000001

So I've been reading about the history of these carts. Quite obviously, everyone who has submitted a run has done so on an Everdrive or emulator. These pirate carts were originally developed in China and sold in Russia. Both of these places use the 220v / 50hz power type, as opposed to the NTSC 115v / 60hz type. The Dendy (and European NES) run at a slower clock speed to account for the difference. This likely means these runs are being done at an abnormally fast clock speed. This may also apply to other Hummer Team titles using similar mappers, such as Somari, Kart Fighter, etc.