How much background audio is too much? Is a laptop being used as a stopwatch acceptable? Is cursing allowed? Is google drive an acceptable video sharing platform? How clean does the screen have to be? Do I have to have the switch docked? Are motion controls allowed?

I can't answer some of those questions as they are more targeted to mods and we all know ( Mods are asleep here ) But I think swearing is a simple thing to answer. This is technically a kids game so as long as you have like a big warning then it should be fine. Also motion controls and switch docked is fine Like how you can speedrun mario 64 on a us cartage and also do one on pal.

That makes sense, thanks.

Background audio is okay as long as you can hear the gameplay clearly. What device you use for timing is up to you, as long as you time under the given rules. Cursing is allowed but only minor swears but not ableist or racist swears. Google Drive is an acceptable platform. The screen has to be clear enough to see what is happening, stuff like numbers should be visable in order to see if values have been modified. In general it should be smooth. The switch does not have to be docked. Motion Controls are allowed

Ok, thanks, honestly I have no clue how to hack a switch, the closest thing I could possibly do is accidently pressing the turbo button on my controller (I think it's a turbo button, it's labeled T, I don't even know what it does.)