So recently I heard a friend's run was rejected cause it was done on Everdrive. Now, I'm not here to argue the decision cause it clearly says in the rules that it isn't allowed, however I'd like some clarification.
What makes Everdrive runs disallowed? Is it timing issues or something else? Thanks in advance!
OoT speedruns are only accepted on an official Nintendo release of the game, such as N64 cartridge, Wii VC, gamecube disc, etc. We make an exception for Project64 versions 1.6 or 1.7 as an emulator that the moderators are familiar with and can verify easily. Even this one exception comes with the tradeoff that runs submitted on emulator can't be within 10% of the WR time. This incentivizes new players to learn on emulator if it is their only option but move to a real console if they decide to invest the time to get good.
Recently, many longer runs submitted as Twitch highlights have had parts of their audio muted due to Twitch's automatic copyright detection, the most frequent case being long sections of Lost Woods music. Some vods will even give a network error at these parts which can cause several minutes of foot
