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Hello Again guys.

Unfortunatly, I have some issues with my PSOne (Call me Jinx)... Sooo i'm still trying to be able to speedrun on ePsxe in good conditions.

I asked Alzeri some questions about the 1.9.0 restriction, which i clearly understand. He suggested that i show you the differences i see between 1.9.x and 2.0.x version. So let's GO!

As a comparison, i will take my own game on espxe 1.9.0, my own game on 2.0.x, some random guy on the leaderboard on PSX Emu, and some random guy on PS2

Il will take a set where we all choose PRC/Assoluto (to have the least amount of inputs required). What i want to show mainly, is the time require to make the first race start. I will also take a bit of the beginning of Helter Skelter to have all the different chronometers. Please expect maybe a day of delay to let me work with the comparison video.

I hope it will help you (and me..) to find a good way to perform emulation on R4

Just Received my Region Free PSOne. Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (NegCon is on his way home :x)

Thank you guys. Unfortunatly, even if the same settings as you, i still have game speed issues... I think i will have to wait for my US PS1 to be shipped :)

What about already done records?

Congrats \o/

Actually you're right, i have installed SCPH7001, i made a mistake in my post. Thank you for pointing it out. I have just corrected it!

Hello,

Waiting to receive my region free Mod for my PS1, I'm training on Emulator.

I'm currently having some bad Speed issues with it.

To understand it precisly, i did the first race several times. Doing that, i always have a bad LiveSPlit time regarding other speedrunners with exact same inGame Laptimes ( I loose ~7.5 sec at first split, compared to Calcifer050 run, with exact same ingame Laptimes). I'm running on ePSXe.

I have changed all video settings to go on "faster" mode, but still have the issue.

I have changed to Mednafen then. I still have the issue, but the effect is a bit weaker (I loose ~5.5 sec at first split)

On Both Emulators, i'm running a US version of R4, with a US BIOS ( SCPH 7001) Do you have any hints on how to configure those emulators (or maybe another one?) to get the best performance?

Sorry, it may be a trivial question, but it's my first time.. :=)

Thank you in advance!

did a my first test run yesterday and got 31'56". Many errors, and not optimized car (PRC/Assoluto). Also i'm not regular with turbo start. Sometimes my car don't start at all. And suceeded only one time to overtake next car to be pushed and gain speed. Since i'm used to drive with bumper view, it's a bit more complicated to judge if i'm well placed to be pushed... It will require training :p

I'm looking forward to see how i can record it to make a first entry in the leaderboard, and start chasing a better place.

Thank you for all your help!

Even without Speedrunning Involved, the Negcon can be a pretty good item in my Video Game Collection :D (and so, a good excuse to buy it :x)

Since i'm more at ease with drift cars, i shall start with that...

I hope to be there to see your next PB!!

Good that younger generations get that level of passion of older games!!

Actually, R4 is clearly of of the games i played the most when i was a child (born in 88). I have something like 300/400 hours on it i think, and am still not bored of it. Music is insane, Ambiance is so cool, Graphics has a little something that i love..

I heard that when you want to start Speedrun, you must choose your game wisely since the required dedication improve your skills will need to stay on the same game hundreds of hours. If there is one game i can perform that kind of grinding, it's this one!

Thank you again for the informations. i may ask some other ones in a near future, once i'll finish watching your different runs to get hints and tips.

Thank you for your welcome!

Spoiler alert -> I Will!!

R4 is by far my favorite game. I take your speedrun leaderboard as a challenge, but mostly as an excuse to play again, with a new objective.

I'm glad there are still active people here despite this game age!

I think i will run it on a US PS1, since i don't have a US PS2, and i dont want to emulate it...

Hello Alzeri28,

Thank you for your quick Answer!

Interesting... I may give it a try!

Hello Guys,

As an old R4 fan, i just discovered that a little community was speedrunning the game.

But by watching you i realized that... you were a lot to run it on PS2. Is there a reason for this? Is the game running faster on it?

Thank you very much in advance!