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9 years ago
Georgia, USA

Can we add WiiWare? We already have wiivc but no wiiware

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Albania

So wondering if a seperate category should be added for PS2 games which take advantage of decreased loading times through HDD support (in my case Wild Arms 3 and Alter Code: F). There doesn't seem to be a specific category for other addon systems (Nintendo 64DD) but I may be wrong since I haven't looked into that console specifically. What do the moderators think is the best way for the leaderboard to show that a specific run is using PS2(HDD) instead of just the standard loading from the DVD-ROM. Possibly a subsection within the PS2 category?

Switzerland

@Wipeotjack7 I don't think it needs one, these are just digital wii games. VC is different as its a official emulator, but as a emulator it's not 100% accurate and as such deserves a own platform.

Antarctica

@soulkilla a community I’m a part of created a separate platform for PS2 with HDD. We treated it as a separate platform and added it as a subcategory for all the main categories (PS2 and PS2 w/ HDD). However this is completely up to the discretion of your community and it’s mods/runners.

The HDD speeds up loading so much that it’s almost a different platform, plus, it’s incredibly hard and expensive to come by since it requires a lot of specific hardware and a startup disc to actually configure the system properly. That is a big barrier of entry in our opinion so we split it out.

The game I’m mentioning https://www.speedrun.com/kh-j

It should also be noted that this is for a game that natively supports PS2 HDD loading. Modifying the console to use the HDD as a homebrew unit to install every game on it and not just the actual supported ones is generally frowned upon and not allowed by a lot of communities since it isn’t supported by Sony.

Edited by the author 5 years ago
Albania

Actually upon viewing the layout of the RaC UYA page (https://www.speedrun.com/rac3#NG%2B), I think I'll add another column like they have to show DVD-ROM or HDD. I want it to still show up under PS2 and not in another leaderboard like its another Category. Thanks for the insight.

Edited by the author 5 years ago
United States

WiiWare I think is different enough personally. Remember that disc loads aren't comparable to digital loads, which is part of the reason I feel it's necessary.

PS2 HDD I'm not sure about - for games that natively support it it should be an option but on the other hand there are games that don't officially support it but people could use it for anyway so I'm not sure on this.

Updated the compilation post.

Georgia, USA

there are lots of games that come out solely on wiiware/wiiuware. (heres a list http://www.nintendolife.com/forums/wiiware/list_of_wiiware-exclusive_games )

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Albania

@Habreno Well at least will be the case for the Wild Arms Alter Code: F, only official HDD support requiring the official Sony HDD is viable and not using the support through the game is not allowed. Now there is the possibility of a ATAD patching modchip coming into play but from what I have heard Wild Arms still will not work without an official Sony HDD.

England

Hi there, I'd like BBC Micro added please: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Micro

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Georgia, USA

Often there are loading time differences between disc and wiiware/wiiuware

Esperanto

"10. Apple-IIGS - Added (Apple-IIGS)"

Hmm. Luckily I don't think it will be too relevant as there doesn't appear to be many (if any) Apple II runs on the board, put this leaves a little grey area. You can find games that are release for the II and the IIGS separately, but I'm not sure how any other old Apple might fall into this system? For example: If one plays on an Apple IIe or an Apple III, what would this fall under? Or would they constitute separate categories, assuming it ever became relevant.

https://i.imgur.com/H2KJ1X5.png

Edited by the author 5 years ago
England

PlayStation Now

United States

From @Tenebrae in the SR.com discord: BRA/PAL renamed to BRA/PAL-M . See http://tasvideos.org/MovieRules.html#NtscVsPalUsaJapanVsEurope (the last paragraph here) for some more details on this.

just_tako and blueYOSHI like this
United States

Super Cassette Vision (SCV)

Edited by the author 5 years ago
United States

Gotcha, Liv. I'll send that DM off to Pac.

Mexico
Slevanas
She/Her, They/Them
5 years ago

I don't know if it's been requested or denied, but I'd like to request Xbox One S. The console is different from Xbox One with loads and is 7.1% faster with them. Sure it's only a little bit, but that short amount of time save I think justifies it.

Edited by the author 5 years ago
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New Hampshire, USA

Atari Flashback.

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United States

@Slevanas Request completed.

United States

@Mars02 Request completed.