So I've been going through the rules for all three NG NES games and both NG2 and 3 similar rules. What do you guys think about implementing the same ruleset for NG1 as well?

I was thinking of pretty much copy-pasting the rules from NG3 to the NG1 leaderboard with a few minor tweaks.

"- Emulators such as FCUEX 2.2.2 or newer are encouraged.

• Reset/power on from the previous run must be included in your run submission video.
• Specify the emulator used in the run and its version in the comments.
• If your run is faster than 13:30 you will be required to have a frame counter clearly showing "no movie" and a display of input.

Banned emulator(s):

• Gotvg"

The 13:30 time requirement could be changed to apply to sub 12 runs or whatever. Ideas/Suggestions/Thoughts?

I think it's good to implement the same rules to NG1. This way the whole trilogy has the same ruleset and there's less chance to be confusing for runners.

Rules are updated for any%. Please feel free to point out if more stuff needs to be added

^ Good stuff! Thanks for bringing this up. I second this. Add VirtuaNes to the ban list

LUL ! Thx aiqiyou

So, I watched back Scumtron's TAS last night and realized that it wasn't L + R that is used on most things. It's actually U + D + L to clip through most spots. L + R is also used on some places, but it's mostly U + D + L. I think that should be included in the rules, along with no L + R.

Nice detective work Twin0!