United StatesSame. I ordered the game on cartridge (because my switch doesn't have any space left) and I'm still waiting for it, so I won't be able to play it until then. I may run the shorter categories of this game (if there will be any) But when the game arrives, I plan to play it casually, first. If glitches are patched in the future, I will also have the earliest version of the game to date, and there may be unknown advantages to playing on 1.0, assuming certain glitches aren't banned to keep the playing level competitive (like with Super Mario Odyssey's first moon skip) like you, I have never ran a Zelda game, so I am definitely excited for this.
Congrats on the first 30:0X time! You might be able to achieve sub 30 eventually if it's possible.
I've been practicing beating the game blindfolded on contender mode, and I've completed contender mode twice. To do a blindfolded run, you basically have to memorize attack patterns, sound cues, and when to punch where. It's not very hard. However, there's grey area to how the rules of the run would work. (For example, you could debate whether taking the blindfold off in between fights is okay or not)
There would also be grey area on how it would be determined that the runner is blindfolded. Some blindfolds are see-through, and there would be no proof of a cheated run if the runner was able to see through the blindfold.
That thread was from 5 years ago. Here's an idea of how 100% could work:
First of all, the run would be an RTA category, since the amount of time that would accumulate during the course of the run would be too much to count.
Beginning Time:
A: Time starts upon pressing A to watch the contender glass joe cutscene in career mode. B: If you choose to go to practice mode first, time begins upon pressing A to get that cutscene.
Rules:
- You must complete the 26 contender and title defense fights on career mode.
- You must make it through at least 10 fights on mac's last stand to unlock Champion's mode.
- You must select a fight on practice mode at some point, to get the practice mode cutscene in the movie gallery. The cutscene only counts if you complete the fight.
- You must complete all 27 fights on exhibition mode while in Champion's mode.
- You must complete all 81 challenges in expedition mode.
Ending time:
A: You can stop the timer once the final challenge is complete. B: You can stop the timer once the final Champions Mode fight is completed.
(After pressing "OK" once the fight ends)
At this point, everything will be completed. The only thing you don't have to do is get the headgear, since that requires losing 100 times in career mode.
It's easier just to skip the cutscenes. You can do so by pressing A, B, +, and - at the same time. The game will automatically reset.
Wow. No replies in 2 years? I don't think this will be added, since pretty much no one would run it.
Why was this verified? He only did one level.
The fact that the switch is actually faster than other platforms is really cool. I'll keep doing runs, and post screenshots of my times in this comment section, until the switch actually gets added either as a platform or a separate category. It may not get added, but it should. Btw, congrats on the 1:16. Maybe I could get a time like that someday.
I might have wr on switch right now, because I haven't heard of anyone else who did a run on switch. Feel free to try and beat my pb (it's really bad lol it shouldn't be too hard to beat)
Playing with joy cons on fusion actually feels pretty good, and is easy to control, ironically. You can feel free to play it with joy cons, but I have been doing my runs on a pro controller. My pb is 1:53:02 with 1:15 IGT. Here is a photo to prove it:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10DXAXFx5peKl6cLUOibl3x0r0De_wMOL/view?usp=drivesdk
Metroid fusion has officially been released on the switch virtual console. I did a playthrough of it, and I'm planning on doing runs on the switch virtual console, but obviously, Id need it to get added to the platforms section. The new platform shows potential for speed running as well, because of easier controls, allowing for better Shine Sparking, and the reliable rewind feature (though there may have to be rules about the use of that). Anyway, is there any way it can get added?
Oh, cool. I thought this was going to be a 29 hour RTA run lol.
Cool run! It's nice to see this game already getting a lot of attention.
Sorry for replying to this thread 3 years after it became inactive, but I just wanted to say that I would be interested in a category like this. I just recently got interested in prime Speedrunning, and I own the game on my GameCube (which is barely functional) and my Wii for the trillogy version. I thought of grinding for a category like this, and I'll get back to this thread once I I complete a run. As super boss said, the rules would be that you can't use glitches, obviously, or use major skips, which are sequence breaks in the order of items or the accessibility of certain artifacts early. Since my GameCube basically Doesn't work, I could do runs on the trillogy version, and seeing as this game isn't quite dead yet, it might not be a bad idea. In that thread linked by Dyceron, super boss explained the required order of items. I thought I could expand on that, and add a couple rules myself.
First off, Super boss's category idea is called "glitchless, no major skips." Notice how It says "no major skips," not "skipless." I'll take it up on myself to say that maybe small skips could be allowed, ones that don't completely break the game into pieces. This would allow speedrunners to still have a good time running the category, and not get bored to death because they can't do miniature skips that allow some small time save. Here are examples of what I mean:
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You can bomb jump up to the artifact in the lava lake to get it early, rather than having to get the space jump boots first.
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You can get the artifact of wild before getting the x ray visor.
2.5. This jump is not a double bomb jump, allowing for leniency to the name of the category.
Both of these skips are very minor, and any person can easily pull them off. As for a skipless idea, that would not be necessary, since it would only be 5 minutes slower than no major skips. Adding a categoy like this could increase activity and popularity on the site, as it caters to newer runners. Anyway, I think this is still a cool category idea.
