Hi I'm RAX, I'll explain my opinion about arcade version only because I don't know other versions

I usually play 1Creditonly, so I would say that infinite credits is not much enjoyable, but this site allows multicredit so ok form me. Maybe when we'll have many runs we'll ask for a split

About dip switch, I usually play with default settings; I agree that easy settings shouldn't ease the work in this particular game, but keeping the 3 lives and BonusLife is important, as you already stated

Sorry I don't understand the 11th rule "run ahead is prohibited"

PS, very nice run Bufus

Hello, I would like to be appointed moderator of Rastan Saga 2 (https://www.speedrun.com/rastan_saga_2). I already tried to contact the current moderator wolfman11983, who was last online 8 months ago, without success. I know I should have already submitted a run before making this request, but since there are no rules specified for the game I don't know how to time it correctly. So I would like to be able to write the rules and then submit my already recorder run. I also think it's fair to point out that a few months ago I have been rightly removed from the moderation of Tiger Road because I never verified a submitted run. I have already apologized to the new moderator of the board and explained that I never received any notification of his submission because of a series of configuration mistakes on my part that are now solved.

Thank you in advance.

Hello everyone,

what are the rules for this game? In particular we are interested in the "Any% (Arcade)" category.

Thanks!

I found the problem: I don't know if I'm an idiot or these are just the default settings, but all email notifications were disabled for my account. Again, sorry for the inconvenience, I know it is frustrating when moderators vanish...

Hello,

I (Jck) don't remember, but since our speedrun has been validated by ourselves (MAME Retro Avengers, we are a group of players) I think we once were moderators for Tiger Road. I'm also quite sure I never received for whatever reason any message or notification about the new runs submitted by Aquas and NFMS_Trix. If that's the case, I personally apologize and I'm sure Aquas will do a better job than me managing the board.

Hello, I submitted a Tiger Road run (https://www.speedrun.com/tiger_road) 25 days ago, but the moderator Kobepilgrim (https://www.speedrun.com/user/kobepilgrim/info) was last online 10 months ago. I already tried to contact him via Twitch with no success. Can I be appointed moderator too?

Thank you.

Great Tenka!

I'm glad WolfMAME is used here. I will post a bunch of runs in the next days!

Thanks

Hello everyone,

I'm not sure to understand the rule "Emulator Runs must show and capture the whole emulator window when doing runs.". Which useful information is conveyed in the emulator window?

Also, I usually record speed and score runs in MAME native "inp" format using WolfMAME (a MAME version specifically designed for recording which does not allow pausing, cheats, savestates and other "mischievous" behaviors). Then I transcode them at a later time to obtain higher quality video output. Does this means that I cannot post my runs?

Thanks you in advance.

nick666101, we need your intervention!

Your timing proposal is clearly better, since I wasn't considering the Switch version. I also think that competition on this game will not be "fierce" enough to require tight rules. We can just accept Switch version as emulated like MAME as long as there is a video proof. We can add something like:

• accepted platforms: NeoGeo, MAME (any version), Switch
• other platforms will be evaluated if requested

My only doubt (I still have to watch all the runs...): is there a measurable difference in time between the arcade and the home version when the game is started?

Hello everyone, first post here. I see there are no rules defined for this game. I didn't watch (yet) all the submitted runs so I don't know if everyone is using the same timing method, but I think it's important to define it.

If I can suggest some rules:

• timing starts at first emulated frame
• timing ends when the last ball is launched
• NeoGeo version only (pbobblen rom for emulated runs)
• default settings (level 4)
• no continue allowed (no point in continuing anyway)
• real hardware or recent emulator (>= MAME .200)

For emulated runs I also strongly encourage to use WolfMAME and to attach the inp file, but I don't know if this can or should be enforced as a rule

What do you guys think?