I have found an easier way to get an estimate on what time you got for those with the emulators that start your game on 0-1. I made this thread because in my opinion its annoying to start the game and start the timer at the same time unless you have a foot pedal or something like that. Whenever I used too try to start the timer as I start the game I would always slow down in the beginning because my finger is starting the timer rather than holding down the B button. So what I did to make it easier to start the timer with being able to hold your B button Or Right depending on what hand you use to start the timer before the game starts is, Set the timers time to -2.65. You can do this with livesplit and probably a bunch of other timers. That's the only step you have to really do. To start the timer when the game starts, keep reseting your game and each time hit start on your controller and your start timer button at the same time. And when you finally hit the start timer button and the start button on your controller time timer will count down from -2.65 to 0.00 and by the time it hits 0.00 your game starts. The timer will start pretty much exactly as the game starts so your time is more accurate when the runs done. I hope you found this helpfull!!!

Weird. In my run, I used -3.27, and it hit 0.00 the frame 400 appeared, and I split late of course. Does the same rule apply for any%, or should -3.2 still be used?

Im gonna use -2.65. But its really your choice. If you're talking about my timing working for any% than yes its probably gonna work, unless you're going for optimal bbg. Which then I believe you have to start the timer on for example -8.17 Like kosmic does -8.17 to manipulate the bullet shoot I believe but not 100% sure.