Having the same music (almost!) playing the whole run can be tiring, especially for longest categories. Is there a legit way to remove the game music and just keep sound effects, with some various tracks playing in the background? If not, would a submission with game audio muted be valid? I guess it is possible to mess around with audio options in OBS to not hear the game's sound while playing, but have it recorded. However I'm unsure if it's possible for everyone to have such a set up. Thanks!

Hey there.

I agree the music sucks to listen to and I don't like it myself, but it should remain mandatory.

A simple workaround:

https://github.com/bozbez/win-capture-audio

Download this plugin for OBS. You can then separate the audio (regardless of capture card or emulator setup) in advanced audio settings to have a source of music in the background playing only to yourself, while recording the audio from Wario, so the official recording only contains Wario's audio.