Hi Ekorner, welcome to the board and sorry for seeing this post late!
In most of the circles I've been in, a lot of people are afraid of this game, which is the reason there aren't too many resources available - it gets a bad rap, but it's really a great game...well at least a game with great charm!
For general info (subject to change if/when other admins weigh in): -Show a (soft/hard) reset in your run (few seconds or so at the start of the video), -Game should be audible, -Show the options menu to display whether you're playing on easy/hard, -Timer starts when you hit start at the title menu start screen, -Timer ends on fade to black after beating final boss, -At present, glitches are allowed (e.g. infinite jump. Makes me wonder if there should be a glitchless category at some point), -Emulator runs are allowed (make sure to list information in run submission description). Any special timing, fps, and key details not mentioned here involving emulators vs console will be considered or discussed at a later date
Besides the runners that played it some years ago, the most recent runners have been d4gr0n and myself. There was a point in time d4gr0n was playing this pretty regularly, but he's got a full plate of runs he's busy with now. I'm sure he'll eventually come back to it soon and maybe by then, would be willing to create a tutorial.
If you want the quick approach to learning the runs (easy and hard), I would highly suggest watching d4gr0n's runs of the game (including obsolete videos), as he's brought the time down significantly with the use of the infinite jump (not official name), well thought-out strats against bosses (e.g. avoiding any damage against such and such), and potion management/routing. Primary difference between easy and hard modes is the amount of damage you take from enemies.
In my opinion, the run is still young and the time can come down further, so if you pick up the game, you can also add to the knowledge capital for it 🙂. If you have any pressing questions, feel free to whisper us through Twitch (d4gr0n has a discord, but I don't have the link at the moment). I'll send you a follow on Twitch to see if you're playing the game.
Good luck Chakaning!!
I mean once you get the potion system down, it all comes down to learning the route and the infinite double jump exploit timing after that.
