United StatesWow. No replies in 2 years? I don't think this will be added, since pretty much no one would run it.
Why was this verified? He only did one level.
The fact that the switch is actually faster than other platforms is really cool. I'll keep doing runs, and post screenshots of my times in this comment section, until the switch actually gets added either as a platform or a separate category. It may not get added, but it should. Btw, congrats on the 1:16. Maybe I could get a time like that someday.
I might have wr on switch right now, because I haven't heard of anyone else who did a run on switch. Feel free to try and beat my pb (it's really bad lol it shouldn't be too hard to beat)
Playing with joy cons on fusion actually feels pretty good, and is easy to control, ironically. You can feel free to play it with joy cons, but I have been doing my runs on a pro controller. My pb is 1:53:02 with 1:15 IGT. Here is a photo to prove it:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10DXAXFx5peKl6cLUOibl3x0r0De_wMOL/view?usp=drivesdk
Metroid fusion has officially been released on the switch virtual console. I did a playthrough of it, and I'm planning on doing runs on the switch virtual console, but obviously, Id need it to get added to the platforms section. The new platform shows potential for speed running as well, because of easier controls, allowing for better Shine Sparking, and the reliable rewind feature (though there may have to be rules about the use of that). Anyway, is there any way it can get added?
Oh, cool. I thought this was going to be a 29 hour RTA run lol.
A little bit unoptimized in Bowser's kingdom, but other than that, very good!
Cool run! It's nice to see this game already getting a lot of attention.
Sorry for replying to this thread 3 years after it became inactive, but I just wanted to say that I would be interested in a category like this. I just recently got interested in prime Speedrunning, and I own the game on my GameCube (which is barely functional) and my Wii for the trillogy version. I thought of grinding for a category like this, and I'll get back to this thread once I I complete a run. As super boss said, the rules would be that you can't use glitches, obviously, or use major skips, which are sequence breaks in the order of items or the accessibility of certain artifacts early. Since my GameCube basically Doesn't work, I could do runs on the trillogy version, and seeing as this game isn't quite dead yet, it might not be a bad idea. In that thread linked by Dyceron, super boss explained the required order of items. I thought I could expand on that, and add a couple rules myself.
First off, Super boss's category idea is called "glitchless, no major skips." Notice how It says "no major skips," not "skipless." I'll take it up on myself to say that maybe small skips could be allowed, ones that don't completely break the game into pieces. This would allow speedrunners to still have a good time running the category, and not get bored to death because they can't do miniature skips that allow some small time save. Here are examples of what I mean:
-
You can bomb jump up to the artifact in the lava lake to get it early, rather than having to get the space jump boots first.
-
You can get the artifact of wild before getting the x ray visor.
2.5. This jump is not a double bomb jump, allowing for leniency to the name of the category.
Both of these skips are very minor, and any person can easily pull them off. As for a skipless idea, that would not be necessary, since it would only be 5 minutes slower than no major skips. Adding a categoy like this could increase activity and popularity on the site, as it caters to newer runners. Anyway, I think this is still a cool category idea.
I actually did a run of warioware on switch that ended up being 30:56 (my first run of the game) but I might not be able to upload it since I usually upload runs from Google drive without problems, and now my phone refuses to upload camera videos to Google drive for some reason. (It's not because of space issues. I still have half my space left.) So I'll just keep running the game without recording. I guess there are better ways for me to record, but I run games as a hobby, not for a career.
I will voluntarily do runs of the switch version, then Compare them with the gba record runs. The only thing that might make the switch slower is that it takes 1 or 2 seconds longer to reload the game to skip cutscenes, which can be done extremely quickly using the Gameboy advance's game reset feature. On virtual console, it takes longer to reload the game. On the Wiiu, it takes about 6 seconds to reload the game, and since most people don't own a gba, the Wiiu was their best option. Because of the Wiiu being a couple minutes slower than gba, a wr run on wiiu would be impossible. Now that the switch it out, it Is likely that people will pick this game up again. Anyway I will test the switch's liability.
Metroid prime remastered may or may not be out right now, but I wonder what the community plans to do with it. Will it get its own separate leaderboard, or will there be a new category for the remastered version?
I'm gonna do a run of it today. You have to beat the levels in the order in which they are shown on the world map. At path splits, just choose 1 level. You can start the run while already having cat suits, and you are allowed to use warp exits. I'm estimating my run to be about an hour, but I'll update this thread once I do it. I'll also do 3d Land.
I want to get into running this game, but I have a problem. I am practicing punch card glitches, and I am getting good at skipping cutscenes, but I am not able to perform a successful wrong warp. Every time I wrong warp, I softlock. So basically, my question is how to not softlock while wrong warping.
I wonder if you can skip the Earth Temple in any% as well? Maybe you don't get the Earth vellumental power unless you complete the boss.
