Will this be included on the same leaderboard? I tried looking up differences and it mentions it has an “easy mode” but not sure what this entails. I would like to run this game at some point and was just curious about using this version, even if use of easy mode was banned.

NOTE: Need to re-post this since the site-wide rollback, I apologize if this was answered, but I now have no way of seeing it.

Game: Irritating Stick Link: https://www.speedrun.com/Irritating_Stick Current mod inactive: 6+ months Tried reaching out to them on Twitch, but seems inactive on there as well. Requesting mod status. I have a run submitted in queue and plan on running this game a lot. Thanks!

The leaderboards are now split into each respective difficulty (Easy, Medium, Hard) for All Strikes%, and seperated by console (PS3, PS2, PS1, PC). The reasoning behind this is because the PS3's load times are a lot slower, meaning runners can never compete with PS2. PS3 also has smoother framerate, making certain levels feel way different than the PS2 counterpart. PS1 is its own category since a couple of people DID do runs on a PS1, so I can't just eliminate those runs. PC is obviously on its own since it is almost like a totally different game. Check out the Any% runs to see what I mean.

And speaking of Any% runs, I have chosen to leave that category as-is, since all the runs are on PC anyway with the exception of one. If people begin to submit Any% runs on PS2 or PS3 I will separate Any% as well.

Make sure when submitting a new run to look over the submission form carefully to make sure you're selecting the appropriate category and console/platform you are playing on.

Besides faster text speed in the japanese version, are there any major differences between all 3 versions? Glitches? Skips? Thanks

Yeah it will be seperated for sure. PC is very different, you’re right, in the level designs. Most of us start on PS3 since it runs a lot smoother than PS2, but eventually we will all move on to PS2 for the load times. For now though, I have to prevent meachumz from getting 1st place on PS3 :)

KillDeer, there’s a bunch of us streaming this game in friendly competition, feel free to stop by any of our channels to get in on the fun. Once somone submits a PC run in any of the all strikes categories it will be seperated from consoles though due to the crazy fast load times PC produces and better performance in frame rates.

I’m curious if anyone has ever tried the PS2 version for the speedrun? Any exclusive bugs, glitches, advantages?