United Stateshey there, that guide is very old now. so not only are all the links broken, but the info is rather outdated. i'm gonna work on fixing that this week, but in the meantime you should be using the latest version of melonDS (currently v0.9.5) which you can get here: https://melonds.kuribo64.net/downloads.php
on top of being just a more accurate DS emulator than Desmume these days, the default settings work pretty well with little need for adjustment (at least in my own experience with trying 999 on melonDS).
and one last note: if you have any other questions, i'd recommend joining our discord server (by pressing the Discord button near the top of this page) and asking there in the 999 channel. people check that a bit more frequently than these forums.
well, you could describe every speedrun ever as "a bunch of fast/well-timed clicks/button presses".
i can't speak for other folks, but i like running these games because they're fun games, and i enjoy seeing how fast i can finish them.
if you're asking because you're curious about giving it a try, i hope you do! feel free to ask any questions you have in our discord. if you decide it's not really your thing, then thankfully there are plenty of other games out there that people speedrun too.
We've never explicitly said it anywhere in the game rules, so definitely no harm in asking, but since these games are 99% mouse-based, turbo clicking and macros would make the game more or less autopilot.
None of the games have an in-game way to remap any of the controls, so imo any custom remappings are really just macros by a different name, but it's not a blanket rule we have. I think it would be best to ask in the discord to get other folks' feedback, but I doubt we'll allow it.
macros of any kind (mouse, keyboard, turbo controllers, or otherwise) are banned
oh i didn't realize there was fast convo. the rest doesn't seem like it matters too much imo
Can we get ILs for collecting the gears+key in each joyride level? Also, maybe ILs for individual missions/challenges?
I also support having a separate, miscellaneous 100% cheats category. Also, the current wording of the 100% rules doesn't say that cheats are allowed to be used, just that it's not necessary to acquire them since they don't count towards 100%. That said, it doesn't say that cheats are banned either, so clarifying that point is a good idea.
