Speedrunning a handheld game
5 years ago
Washington, USA
EmeraldAly
She/Her, They/Them
5 years ago

Would this even work? Would the site allow it? How would it be categorized?

For clarity, I'm not talking about a game released for the GameBoy or PSP or 3DS or anything like that. I'm talking about something like this: https://twitter.com/emerald_aly/status/1106796419732520960

That game specifically (at least) has a definable beginning and end. You could totally capture footage with a "hand cam." I imagine there's probably more like it out there. We have a board for Oregon Trail but how would it cover something like this? Or would it just not be allowed?

Washington, USA
EmeraldAly
She/Her, They/Them
5 years ago

Nice!

Washington, USA
EmeraldAly
She/Her, They/Them
5 years ago

So would it be a new game request then, rather than being handled by the existing board?

Iowa, USA

You know, I'm not too sure because when that Tiger handheld game was submitted it was for sure digging into the bottom of the barrel. We allowed that one (not all however) because it could actually be completed from start to finish like most typical games...assuming this game is like this is as well it'll be looked into but yes, it would be a new game request.

At the least though, the run linked up above is basically what we'd want and a good explanation because of the obscurity of them.

Edited by the author 5 years ago
Washington, USA
EmeraldAly
She/Her, They/Them
5 years ago

I can understand why it might not be accepted, but the more I think about it the more I want to give it a shot! I'll put something together soon