It isn't really a category that is talked about and in turn, has little documentation on but I would like to have a clarification on it and on blindfolded speedrun in general.

-Is a metronome obligatory and or authorized? -Is it necessary to show your face blindfolded? -Are there controllers forbidden in this category?

I imagine that blindfolded SMB would be quite a thing to achieve (and maybe that's why there's not much about it), and the common sense tells me that showing your face blindfolded while playing will be absolutely necessary, so they can verify you were actually blindfolded. What do you mean with controllers and metronome?

I would say yes, you can use a metronome, yes, face is required, and that turbo/l+r is not allowed like normal runs.

I mean, two of the three questions are answered simply by clicking the "View Rules" button on the category.

Regarding the metronome though, sure you can use that.

I tried blindfolded a couple years ago - routed 7 of the 8 levels. Could never figure out how to get INTO the bullet section for 8-2. The rest I figured out and did as individual levels:

Here's the blindfolded IL's for 7 of the 8 levels. When my eyes are open I'm looking at my metronome notes, but the screen is turned off - which I realize isn't legal, but... I wasn't submitting them - just recording first IL attempts

Sorry - I don't know how to link them without making the massive preview screens

1-1

1-2

4-1

4-2

8-1

8-3

8-4

There's an amazing runner "Katun24" - he does blindfolded Super Mario 64 70 star, blindfolded super mario world 11 exit, super mario oddyssey, celeste, portal, donkey kong country 2, Ocarina of Time. All that to say, he knows a thing or two about blindfolded, and he's talented. He tried SMB1 NES few years ago and determined that it was too hard to do.

The one guy that HAS done it did not use a metronome. I did - after asking the mods their thoughts about it.

I still have notes on my routing if anyone is interested.

With regard to the blindfold. I think the blindfold ITSELF doesn't really do much of anything to prove blindfoldedness. As my time as a mod here, I saw a couple runs where the runner was "blindfolded" and they OBVIOUSLY weren't blindfolded. Ironically, the blindfold may look more legit to a viewer, but from a real legitimizing perspective, it makes it almost more difficult to tell if it's real, since you can't see your eyeballs.

It would be difficult to PROVE you were blind. Trust and LONG documented practice history would be near essential in verification.

There are so many ways to cheat a blindfolded run - see-through blindfold seems to be the most common. But even with your back turned you can use a mirror. If the screen is turned off, you could have another screen, etc... It really would depend on trust and documented practice history IMO

I sure would like to see more people try it though. Even watching the attempts would be super exciting. To my knowledge it hasn't been SERIOUSLY attempted in a long, long time. I know several big mario runners that flirted with it, but nobody really gave it a serious attempt.

i remember trying it a bit for fun, and individualy i got entire blinfolded of 1-1 and 1-2 S, start with 4-1 but never get it after it, i can imagine how hard have to be 8-2 lmao the actual blinfolded wr seems incredible

how fast was your metronome darpey?

oh wait uhm also, would you be allowed to have someone sit beside you and verbally tell you where you are in the level? i assume this would not be allowed but just in case since there could be runs doing this strat

i mean afaik there's no rule against it, but that defeats the entire purpose of doing the game blindfolded

@yeabruh "oh wait uhm also, would you be allowed to have someone sit beside you and verbally tell you where you are in the level? i assume this would not be allowed but just in case since there could be runs doing this strat"

It's not explicitly in the rules stated in those exact words, but definitely not. Defeats the whole purpose of the category. You're using someone ELSE'S eyeballs. It's a zero eyeballs category.

I have been practicing blindfold runs for the passed month. Getting to 4-1 is insanely easy after 100 attempts for the past 30 days. still struggling with world 8. My death is I only have a console. No savestates etc. just the run from 1-1 over and over. (Fine with me) the . The normalized counting is a little difficult. I usually settled on music cues. . I wish you luck. Wish me luck. 🙃

@Magic_Dash GL

GL Magic_Dash!

First I don't think this is a necro at three weeks and second this is relevant either way. While talking to the blindfolded brotherhood community on discord and other blindfolded runners. They all agreed that a metronome is outside help. (As shown by being banned in literally all blindfolded runs. Classified as outside help as stated earlier.) So my thought is that it needs to be clearly stated in the Blindfolded rules that a metronome is not allowed to be used. Also because of this I take back my previous statement in this thread about me going to use a metronome. The past two weeks I have not been using a metronome. Thank You and please dwell on this. : )

Good luck. If you need any help, I used to be quite active on the blindfolded scene :)