Is PPSSPP allowed for the run.

Emulator has much faster loads over a copy of the game by over a minute over the course of the run. I timed some loads on PPSSPP, and PSP (ISO), and got the result of PPSSPP saving approximately 95 seconds over PSP (ISO), this also means that it would save even more over an actual UMD disc, which really gives an unfair advantage, so we would rather not allow emulator runs. However I encourage you to practice on emulator, and if you end up wanting to run the game, I would suggest getting the Wii version as it's the fastest version since it has unlimited access to all of the glitches.