Mods,
With all due respect, not sure if you're aware, but I see many uploads from Replay & Longplay channels in the leaderboards. Those are probably ALL Tool-Assisted runs. Those channels just upload TAS runs to have plenty of playthroughs on their channels, not for Speedrun dot com purposes, this is also why they don't upload anything here themselves.
Another example, "RetroLongplay" is currently running a Tool-Assisted Marathon right now on Twitch and they just ran TAS of Super Hang-On, Rad Mobile, OutRun Genesis, OutRun SMS, OutRunners Genesis, Virtua Racing, OutRun 2019, OutRun TG-19, OutRun Saturn and many more! Link: https://www.twitch.tv/retrolongplay
Those runs shouldn't be on the leaderboard unless under a TAS category. I know for a fact AL82 Longplay and RX from Replay Burners are examples of TAS that shouldn't be there.
Hopefully I don't hurt anyone's feelings with this post but I wanted to let you guys know.
Obviously if a run can be determined to be tool-assisted, it should be deleted.
RX's runs might not be tool-assisted but were done on a bootleg version of the game, and therefore should not be accepted.
AL82's runs are definitely TASes. They mention that on their YT channel.
I do appreciate that people spend time to find at least the fastest run or two (not every run on the internet, really) in a game that is essentially designed to be speedrun and submit them to the leaderboard, where people can always judge themselves if something's legit or not. I really don't care about having a "speedrun.com WR" or other placement in any game when better runs can be found elsewhere.
Hi Marceau, thanks for letting me know! I had previously been made aware of this in another now-removed run, but had no knowledge that some of these channels were doing this. @tako, that's fantastic info about Rx and AL82, thankyou! I'll remove those two runs, Marceau, can you list the other run channels that you say are TASes for me? And would you both do me a favour and scan over the https://www.speedrun.com/shog Genesis board and help me identify similar runs to remove there?
