When i first watched his run (around a week after i started trying) I noticed that he is not using the same timing method as me. Then I thought it was sth like file select timing (I was using reset timing, I m serious), so i had no problem with that and I quickly changed my methods to a) be okay with the rules b ) save some time. But when i was rewatching his vid later on I noticed that he used sth closest to sda timing (aka. first character move), which saves some time. And I have to ask how should i relate to this. In newest runs after that (btw: https://splits.io/30bp , craziest run I ve ever had, reds and golds intertwined with each time and by the end I had hard time with framerates). I decided to make a similar move to what is used in smb1 speedruns -> start time at the same point, but - time difference to be fair (that I estimated to be around 3.15s, new pb used it), but will run like that be accepted? or should i start time like vague, on 0.0, but sda, or should we switch to "file select timing" and convert the times. For me the most convienient would be first option (-3.15), but i d like to hear a moderator.

Ok, i ve just obsoleted this run, so... https://splits.io/30bx Sub 21 hopefully tommorow. Sub 20 hopefully next month :-) (now it definetly is possible, before this run (/30bp) my sum of best was 19:30, now it is 18:25)