Hey all,

Recently we've had a huge influx of submissions for Aladdin which we have rejected for various game or site rule violations. I would like to remind everyone of those rules so that your submissions can be valid runs and valuable additions to our leaderboard.

• No save states or other emulator-specific functions. Not even for reset!

You can not load your game from a save state on the main menu. This is both against our game rules and general SRC submission rules. Players using emulators must either perform a soft or hard reset of the emulator in much the same manner that console runners reset their consoles for each run. It is generally a good idea to show your reset in your video submissions, and while not showing that isn't explicitly a part of the game rules, there are many other games boards out there that will reject a run without a reset present in the VOD, so it's a good practice to get into.

-Please specify the emulator used. Different emulators handle the lag differently.

Only GPGX, BlastEm, and Fusion 3.64 are approved emulators. Older runs using other emulators are grandfathered into the leaderboards but new runs using miscellaneous emulators will not be accepted.

Furthermore, while not stated in the game rules but is generally known as a global speedrunning rule, you can only run on official versions of roms. Translation patches, rom hacks, and other non-official roms will not be accepted.

If there are any questions or concerns regarding these rules feel free to reach out, myself or Svipur can do our best to help.

Hey all,

The topic of the Practice Difficulty sub-category has come up again, as it usually does from time to time. In the past we have declined adding the practice difficulty as a board category for various reasons, mainly due to its short length, relative lack of challenge, and incompletion of the game, which may lead to a situation where everyone essentially ties the best possible time and we end up with what's close to a meme-styled run.

That being said and in the interest of being completely fair I'll pose the question to current and potential new game runners. Would you want to have the Practice difficulty added as a sub-category? YES or NO. Feel free to elaborate on why you feel the way you do. Anyone can chime in, but the opinions of people who have current times on the leaderboard OR people who would submit should a new category open will carry the most weight.

Hey all,

To the Moon has been on my long list of "games to learn" for quite a while now. I decided to take a look at the WR run this morning but I noticed that the video is no longer available. Anyone know if this video is available elsewhere?

EDIT: Now that I notice it, there's only one run on the leaderboard that still has a video.

Hey all,

After the leaderboard has come back to life with a new runner, I've noticed that the rules for this game are undefined. That's likely lead to some inconsistencies in how runs are timed & verified, and a change in moderation team in the past has probably made things a bit more confusing than they need to be. To make things as easy as possible for current and new runners I would like to post some game rules for everyone to see.

So I pose a question to the community: how would you like to see this game timed? From pressing start at the main menu to seeing the final scene? Character control? Let me know what you'd like! If any changes impact a run on the leaderboard I'll be more than happy to retime and update.

Thanks all

Hey all,

Pretty new to the game, I'm still learning the basics. I had something pretty odd happen tonight while doing PB attempts on twitch. After defeating the stage 1 boss my health and special weapon meters refilled while the stage end music was playing, instead of after when it usually happens.

Not sure if this is known or not? Information on this game is pretty hard to come by.

What exactly is the difference between either character? I'm just beginning to learn this game and the difference isn't super obvious to me yet. Is it more advantageous to get both sword upgrades for Blue Twin and spam magic bombs with Red Twin?

I'm new to running Nightmare on Elm Street (though I've been casually playing this game now off and on for about 23 years).

A lot of places in the game I understand that I can optimize with better jumps, punches, etc. But I'm having trouble finding out the best way to tackle the pixel perfect jumps in the first room of the high school. I try and get a running start and I think I'm tapping the jump button at the last second, but it's really hit or miss whether I make the jump or fall into the pit. Are there any tricks to help make these difficult jumps easier?