Mostly copied from Eagle's post on the mzm forum but added here for convenience: https://www.speedrun.com/mzm/thread/syvkl
If you want to submit emulator RTA, these are the requirements:
Bizhawk with mGBA core and proper firmware must be used. If any other emulator is used, you can only submit in-game time. Video of the entire run is required. Before the run starts or after the IGT comes up after the credits, these things need to be shown:
- mGBA core selected (does not need to be shown if on bizhawk 2.5+)
- Bizhawk version
- Proper firmware selected
- In addition to all of the above, a soft or hard reset must be visible at the beginning of the run in your submission video.
Also, this should be a given, but emulator specific functions like save states, pausing the emulator or speeding it up are not allowed, regardless whether you're submitting RTA or not.
Please also include what version of bizhawk you're using in your submission. This makes it a lot easier to gather data.
If any of these requirements aren't met for your submission, it is very likely that we will reject it. We will be very strict when it comes to emulator RTA submissions, but I am glad that this is now an option. Hopefully it will make the leaderboards a lot nicer to look at in the future.
If you want to know how to set this up, please consult Dragonfangs' video (this is for zero mission but the same applies to Fusion):
As of June 26th, 2024, all new submissions will require a full video in order to be accepted. We have also removed the caps on Nintendo Switch Online submissions, so runners on the platform are free to submit their converted times at any level!
