hi there, right now i'm looking into streaming and speedrunning nuclear throne, a topdown rouge-like shooter game. for a while now, i've been looking at different sources for speedruns of the game, i've seen a few on youtube, but they haven't been posted to this or any website (other than youtube) particular.
when i begin streaming and running the game, should i take those runs into account? or should i just begin from scratch as if those runs had never existed?
thanks in advance!
I don't see a leaderboard for that game on this site, so I'm assuming you're looking to request it after you've done a run? And then you'll most likely become mod of it. (But either way, my opinion is basically "yes".)
Yes, I would take those runs into account. For instance, I added Commander Keen 1 to this site several months back, and although I only knew of 3 runners at the time (including myself), I still made sure to scour YouTube for any other runs I could add to the leaderboard (of which, I found runs from 3 different people, ranging in age from 2 to 8 years).
Not only does this make your leaderboard more accurate, but it also really helps fill out your leaderboard if your game has few runners. Providing a wider variety of runs to refer to can also make it easier for others who might be interested in learning your game! ;-)
However, please note that this is just my opinion. If you are mod for a game with few runners, then you have quite a bit of flexibility in how you want to run the leaderboard, but I think it's best to list all the runs that you can find, even if those runners are no longer active.