As of this post PS2 emulator is allowed on the leaderboards for this game. Runs must be played on PCSX2 (Nightly) v1.7. or above (available here). Runs that were performed prior to this announcement that still adhere to these rules will also be permitted on the boards. Keep in mind that some of the required settings are exclusive for this game but not other Crash games. If any problems arise, get in touch via the OG Crash Speedrunning Discord server.

Required Settings:

Settings -> Bios

• Please match Bios to Region of the title

• Disable: Fast Boot

Settings -> Emulation

• Disable: Enable Multithreaded VU1 (MTVU)

• Disable: Enable Instant VU1

Settings -> Interface (to open it)

• Advanced -> Enable: Pause on TLB Miss (located at the top under EmotionEngine)

Tools -> Show Advanced Settings: Enabled

Quality of Life Settings:

Settings -> Interface

• Disable: Pause On Focus Loss

• Enable: Render to Separate Window

• Enable: Disable Window Resizing

• Disable: Pause on Menu [Within the NoGUI Menu]

Settings -> Graphics

• Use whatever renderer you prefer (Recommended: Vulkan then OpenGL)

• Enable: No-Interlacing Patches [NTSC-U only]

• Enable: Disable Interlace Offset

• Enable: Anti-Blur

If you're running a PAL/NTSC-J title set Deinterlacing to what you prefer, recommended is Blend (Top Field First).