Rules text updated to:

"These are the emulators that are accepted for submissions, other emulators may be rejected. All emulator runs are hidden regardless due to unfair input polling and general jank regarding PS1 emulation"

Emulator runs using allowed emulators are still being verified and accepted, banned emulators are still banned. The only change is emulator runs now don't display on the leaderboard by default, you can remedy this by clicking on the "Filter" button, if that is your preference.

The reason for this change is new evidence coming to light over a period of time that indicates emulators possess an inherent unfair advantage over console due to emulators having an inherently higher and more stable framerate than console Silent Hill, a game that can barely pull 30FPS on a good day.

Among other past concerns such as the lighting issues, the potential script abuse that has occurred in the past on emulated runs and the general consensus across a majority of PS1 speedrunning that emulators just aren't very accurate, the moderation feels that a final solution is necessary so that we aren't constantly overburdening both the moderation and players with additional onerous emulator rules trying to make it comparable to console when it seems to be a lost cause.

Thus, emulator runs are now hidden by default and will be for the forseeable future. The change to the leaderboard is purely visual and does not impact your ability to submit a run within the existing emulator guidelines and have it accepted.

Thank you for your understanding.