So I have recently started do runs for this game and I have some concerns about the validity of some of these runs.  So hopefully some of these questions can be addressed.

1. This is a full game, no major glitches run correct?  If the answer is yes, then why do the top 3 runs currently use the spy into their own battle lab glitch to get chrono legionnaires on the second last level?  To me this is a major glitch and if I'm being honest makes all these runs invalid.  They need to be removed or moved into separate category.

2. Why are there not separate runs for different difficulties?

3. Why are there runs validated by the submitter?  This is a conflict of interest and these runs need to be validated by another person.

4. There is a run here that is under an hour and does not have a video submission.  There is this: "mod note: No video for this run but the run was timed with the auto splitter and is believable."  What?! I'm sorry but how can this be valid.  Are we just taking people for their words on run times?

1. I don't believe it to be a major, game-breaking glitch. I'm sure the other runners would agree.

2. I asked that before and was told it was too difficult to change the website's design to be reorganizing the runs based on different difficulty.

3. I concur with this point. However majority rules in these scenarios unfortunately.

4. Again, I concur with this point. Hopefully the addition of your opinion changes some things.

Thanks for the quick response. Would you also be able to elaborate on this rule:

-Save and load is allowed, so long as it's in the same attempt.

I also want to point out that other places on the net refer to it as The Spy Glitch... to me that screams a glitch....

Save and load isn't a big deal at all. Its a terrible option for a speedrunner if you think about it. Basically you save before a difficult moment in the speedrun and if you make a mistake, you can reload back to your save point. Ideally you wouldn't want this in your run if you're aiming to have the world record.

I'm not saying the spy glitch is not a glitch. However I am arguing it is not a game breaking glitch. For example, there is a speedrun of The Boy and His Blob. You can basically glitch the game, skip the game play entirely and go straight to the credits. That is game breaking.