Spyro Series: General Submission Rules

I. Video Evidence Requirements   • Any submission that is a personal best of any parameter requires video evidence, i.e. region, platform, route, etc.   • Videos must be adequately complete and include the player loading into the game from the title screen.   • Videos must have a permanently hosted link.   • When using In-game time, the video must include showing that timer at the end of the run.   • If the video is composed of multiple parts, only the first should be included in the "Video Link" submission section. The remainder should be included in the "Comment" submission section.   • All individual level submissions require complete video evidence without any game pauses.

II. Timing Requirements   • The initial and final splits must be consistent with the timing rules of the specific category.   • Category submissions 5 minutes and over in length only require timing precise to the second. All category submissions below 5 minutes require timing precise to the millisecond.   • Individual level runs are timed with the in-game timer.

III. Region and Platform Specification Requirements   • Region and platform specification is mandatory.

IV. Emulator Indication Requirements   • If an emulator was used, indication of that use is mandatory.   • Specify which emulator was used in the "Comment" submission section.   • Allowed emulators are as listed:         - For PS1: Mednafen, Xebra, and ePSXe 1.9.0/1.9.25/2.0.0.         - For DS: DeSmuME 0.9.8+         - For GBA: mGBA 0.6.3+

V. Grandfathered Submissions   • Any submission made prior to this rule set being implemented (06 January 2019) still holds a valid place on the leaderboards, even when the submission no longer meets the requirements.

VI. Cheating and Consequences   • A submission is considered cheated when the player uses the following methods in the submission:         - In-game cheat codes, unless the category requires it or the cheat is purely cosmetic         - Manipulating the in-game timer         - Cheating devices, i.e. GameShark, Action Replay, Game Genie, etc.         - Any emulator-specific functions, i.e. save states, frame limiter, overclocking, etc.         - Tools to combine segments of runs or attempts         - Claiming a run by another player as their own   • Any submission using such methods will be rejected or removed. If a player submits additional cheated runs, all of their runs will be removed from these leaderboards and, if they have runs on leaderboards outside of the Spyro series, those leaderboard moderators will be contacted.

VII. Rejection Appeal Allowance   • If you believe your run was unfairly rejected, you may appeal the rejection by messaging a leaderboard moderator privately.

can i use emulator for ps2?

You can't, sorry, generally it isn't the greatest/most accurate for the majority of games, including non-spyro ones.

Probably a dumb question, but why 2.0.0 as opposed to 2.0.5? Anything in particular, or just for the sake of regularity?

I'm also curious as per why 2.0.5 is not allowed

Probably a stupid question, But why is Gamecube Emulators not permitted?

Gamecube emulation is faster than console (certainly for EtD) which we try to avoid

Hey! Is Spyro Reignited not accepting individual level runs like the other game? I used to hold the record in other Spyros for individual levels and thought I'd try that here as well, but it's not an option. Is that temporary or permanent for this game?

For running on PlayStation 2 is Fast Disk Speed allowed?

For running on PlayStation 2 is Fast Disk Speed allowed?

@Craigelbagel001 Yes i believe so

I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere; What's the ruling on the double jump "glitch" in Spyro2?

just use it dude, it doesn't need a rule

Is Bizhawk accepted?

if it's not on the accepted emulators list then no

in a run I just finished for this category I actually had the red spyro and flat spyro cheats active I know they are cosmetic but will my run still be allowed if I was to upload it?

For Spyro Reignited Trilogy, it says in the rules that Roll in air is banned, but the top 2 runs for Year of the Dragon still have multiple instances of Roll in air glitches in the run. So my question is; Is it banned or allowed for Year of the Dragon?

I have probably a silly question: Is any Cheat Code skin banned for any reason? I think recolors are good but maybe some size changes like Big Head or Tiny Wings change something and I are banned.

@Baldtolo colors, retro and sunglass codes are fine. big head and flat spyro are not allowed

The emulator rules haven't been updated in a while so i have a question. Retroarch is the most accurate and stable emulator up to date now, are Retroarch runs allowed?