I think I first casually heard it when someone beat the mario bros record at the time, although I didn't really realize there was a community until Twitch started up.

I actually saw on the Breath of Fire 3 leaderboards a ps emu submission, and the guy's load times were worse than people on ps. Obviously it's game to game as mentioned before but there are definitely a lack of discussions specifically on ps emus and I would love to see it fleshed out more.

I noticed the only post we have for a speedrun on here was a Japanese version playthrough on SNES. (And the video is only 30 minutes of a 2.5hr run.

I was looking to potentially run this via an emulator, Snes9x (1.53). Considering there aren't any posted rules, if I make a run do I need to submit rules or get approval?

My general thoughts after reading some general posts were:

Snes9x (1.53) (following emulator rules, no save states, no speed up, turbo, etc) From start to finish (ala Japan RPG speedrun rules), from hitting Start to the Ending I'd like to run it via English translation, which allows Star Ocean to be playable on Emulator (I guess Star Ocean for SNES used a different coding format which causes the graphics to be unplayable via emulator without graphics fixes the english version uses)

I figure that should meet guidelines, and it will be marked as emulator.

Would appreciate comments if anyone has any.

Hello everyone!

I'm an active gamer in Washington State. I happened upon the excellent RPGLimitBreak Twitch stream this week and had a great time watching a variety of people do speed runs.

I've always enjoyed RPGs as a casual gamer, so I figured I'd look at some stuff on here and maybe participate in some speed runs. Seems like a cool challenge, and the community seems great.

I might take a crack at the Star Ocean/Lunar Games with enough practice, but just browsing right now.

Nice to meet everyone!

Zeshio