Hi, I'm new to speedrunning in general, and I figured I'd try super metroid because I have always enjoyed the game. I'm going to be reading guides for speed running tips and tricks as I work towards getting faster at the game (the shine spark is a sticking point at the moment, and I never did manage to do morph bomb jumps right), but I did have one question.
I like to play with the Justin Bailey graphics mod. It changes samus to have a one-piece like if you were to finish the original game quickly (or use the Justin Bailey code). Other than making Samus look different, it changes nothing else.
My question is, can I use the graphic mod if it doesn't change anything else in the game?
Not for submission to the leaderboards. Other folks run SM using mods to change Samus' colour for example but simply don't post the time (or I guess more accurately, not the video, as SM doesn't require a video)
But generally mods are discouraged simply because it's not about what you see, but potentially what you don't.
