I apologise if this is submitted elsewhere, I’ve tried looking for this specific answer but couldn’t seem to find it. I’m relatively new to speed running, having started first with streaming Shadowgate runs and I’m new to Ninja Gaiden. I have been playing on the PAL Shadow Warriors version, and although I’m aware optimally this is not ideal, for learning and early runs/times I was wondering if this is a valid format to submit? Thanks.

As a sub questions, I assume getting a North American NES and copy of the game would be the ideal way to play for top times and top runs?

Hey,

Yeah it's fine to submit the PAL version, just make sure to specify which region it is when you submit the run. Just keep in mind the PAL version is quite a bit slower

And yes, for optimal speed you should get either a Famicom (AV famicom is my personal favorite) or a US NES.

Awesome thanks, I’m gonna stick with the PAL until I get a good route and get the hang of it and then try and find a US NES.

Just keep in mind that because of the different regions some tricks are possible only on PAL and vice versa.

oh, is there stuff actually different on the pal version for NG1? Now I'm curious.

I used to run CV1 for example on PAL before I got a US nes, without submitting but it was still fun to explore speedrunning.

I too am curious about this, less about what is possible on PAL and not NTSC but vice versa, are there specific tricks or strategies that are not possible on PAL?