Hi all,

So after watching way too many speed running videos and finding it a fun challenge I'm taking my baby steps into the community, starting with SBK. I've been gaming for a while and, in my younger years, used to enjoy being a part of local competitive tournaments.

I've got 3 questions I hope you can help me out with (being a newb).

Firstly, I don't have to submit a run that's in the top X, do I? If I do, is there a minimum requirement? (for example, can't be more than 10 minutes slower than last place) The reason I ask is because, in my first time set runs (first 10), my best is a 57:18 (project 64 emulator), which is nowhere near the top 10 and I don't want to waste anyone's time (plus would be nice to have a goal to shoot for).

Secondly, I'm obviously going to be uploading gameplay in accordance with the rules, showing the very start of the run including board selection, but are there any supplementary proofing standards I should know about? I've seen some of the other videos of runs, and I'm pretty sure just gameplay and splits are fine, but I'd like to double check.

Finally, I'm from the UK, and I'm yet to purchase an NTSC/Japanese N64 (future purchase). I'm aware of emulator standards, but I also noticed in the Copper Pass speedrun by 'breaknrox', their time was "converted from PAL". I'd obviously prefer to play on original console to avoid any concerns over save states being used, but I'm very aware of the PAL disadvantage on overall time. Is there a way to convert a PAL time to an NTSC time that's readily available? And are there any other requirements or things to be considered when submitting PAL runs?

Thanks for your time and patience, and I look forward to submitting times in the future.