My biggest hurdle would be spending money for capture cards, and my smartphone is an Android so that means pretty cheap video quality. Sure, it's feasible, but it's a headache for anyone watching. I guess for the most part I'll be stuck with NES because that's pretty much the 'least grey area' of emulation and I do own a physical copy of Tetris and an NES. The only reason I asked in the first place was because I got better times when I was practicing and not recording than I did when recording, but that has since changed, with a recorded attempt coming within 2 seconds of my personal best. Any further improvement would warrant that problem completely fixed.

some games list that video proof is only required for runs under a certain time, but I understand if that's not the case here.

when is the cutoff for video proof needed? After playing the game a few times, I set a record that I can't seem to beat while recording. my best lies at 7:04, but if video proof is a requirement across the board for the game I will submit that time instead.

The link doesn't seem to work for me. it seems like you haven't posted an invite link, just a link to the server. if someone isn't invited, they're not allowed to see the channels on the server, and therefore they're given a blank screen.

I'm quite happy to say I've found a game that I very well can complete: Tetris. Hopefully I'll be able to get a video recording of my best time. in the meantime, I ran through Mario Kart Wii for a no skips, no items 32-track game and got an okay time, so I'll submit that too.

Thank you guys for the advice, and I do have a goal of submitting the first time I get, the problem is I need to complete a game in order to submit a time. Super Mario Bros. for example, I always die within 8-2 or 8-3, so my current battle is just getting good enough at those levels to reliably complete them. Once I've beaten the game at least once, I'll submit whatever time I have and then work on improving that.

Hello! I'm Charlie Creston, professional indecisive human. I make electronic music as a hobby and develop video games on my own when I can, and I've got that little bit of 'special' salt to tie it all together. I'm really interested in getting into speedrunning, though I have very little intention of aiming for any records. I'm mostly hoping to increase my patience and get better at games as a whole. I'm focusing on Super Mario Bros. for the NES, but I'm looking for suggestions on what would really appeal to newer people. Personally, I favor older games, ones that could be emulated without hassle. As a side note, I can't think of any full games I have actually beaten, aside from Mario Kart for the Wii, even though I grew up with an NES, all three american Mario games, and plenty of other major titles. I am sincerely that bad.