idk enough about this game to answer this but bumping this because im genuinely curious too
fastest versions for RTA runs go as follows NTSC Wii > NTSC GCN > PAL Wii > PAL GCN > NTSC PS3 > PAL PS3 > NTSC PS2 > PAL PS2 (pal ps3 and ntsc ps2 might be interchangable tho idk i havent tested that)
gamecube/wii is so much faster and better than the ps2 version in every way, would totally recommend using that if u can
ripto opens at 70%, which in the current route you get from 4,400 gems (shows as 4,200 after Moneybags) and 71 dragonflies
Seems like they should make an option to select Xbox One and Xbox X/S if those are options to play the game on
i also think an emulator board would be very good to have to encourage more people to run the game. if needed the community can set guidelines for which emulators could be used and the guidelines for them
it's not allowed cuz it speeds up load times
"If the mods think this is a non-issue I guess a Google Sheets can be created."
U could just track ur times, regardless of using emulator until u can get the game/console. I agree on the spreadsheet idea