SM64 on Switch
3 years ago
Norway

SM64 is now coming to Switch. Will it be considered an emulator for speedrunning?

Aberdeen, Scotland

It is technically a Virtual Console esque thing imo, mods will have to respond, I don't think I can give a good enough statement.

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Massachusetts, USA

It would be VC because it's an official release by Nintendo

Pennsylvania, USA

you could say that its vc, but if loads are faster then what would happen? just accept it?

Massachusetts, USA

Wait no, it's a port. Maybe there's just gonna be a new category. For VC it would have to be a Virtual Console, but this is different. Maybe we just follow what the 2D Mario community did when All-Stars came out.

Texas, USA
Zeta64
She/Her, They/Them
3 years ago

Is it a port? The trailer shows better textures

Massachusetts, USA

They're not remakes like the 2D All-Stars. The trailer I saw didn't have any better textures.

Florida, USA

I believe they're using the shindou version for all regions because the shindou sound effects can be heard in the trailer. If so, it will be practically useless for serious runs.

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Massachusetts, USA

Yea, "Buh bye" means buh bye to bljs

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Texas, USA
Zeta64
She/Her, They/Them
3 years ago

Are you kidding me?! No BLJ?! Man glitches was one of the main reasons sm64 was my favorite game

Massachusetts, USA

Everything else is still there, just no major skips now. 3D All-Stars can still be used for 70. 120 as well (if you don't do lblj).

Texas, USA
Zeta64
She/Her, They/Them
3 years ago

Or maybe we'll find a new way to pass the 50 star door

Massachusetts, USA

I mean I think that switch would just become grouped with shindou, but I don't know what the community has done with it. Idk if it's allowed on leaderboards, or if it's a cat extension or something.

Pennsylvania, USA

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/373230697483075585/751209453751238674/unknown.png

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Virginia, USA

thank you friend dup

Victoria, Australia

i was waiting for someone to start a thread on this lol

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Ontario, Canada

possibly it will depend on regions? Maybe it was showcasing the japanese shindou version but not the usa version. We have to wait and see

Berkshire, England

Who cares if this is the Shindō Pak Taiō version? I am still very excited to play the game cough (whispers) properly.

São Paulo, Brazil

Since Shindou isn't listed on this leaderboard, I think this Switch port will be listed as another game. Either that or it'll be another option on the leaderboard like WiiVC and EMU.

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