Hey I didn't know this was on speedrun.com :) Can I submit a score done on the original GBA with a screenshot of the leaderboard as a proof ?
Hey. I just got this game added today (this morning before I went to work). I haven't quite finished setting up the rules 100% yet, and I'm at work for another 5 hours before I'm off, and can double check everything just to verify I got the boards set up in the best possible way.
Given the IGT and difficulty with recording from an original GBA, I'm inclined to think there wouldn't be a problem or issue with allowing pictures of IGT times particularly for runs done on the actual handheld. You can submit your run for now, but it might be 24 hours before I sit down and confirm everything is good. Also, if I get home later and find something that might be an issue with taking a picture of the handheld, I'll be sure to bring it up here.
Alright, so the thing about this, is that photo verification is limited it what it can sort of cover. As far Score Attack is concerned, that's obviously alright; their is two ways to verify a time for that, at the end screen of a run, or through the in-game leader board.
For Normal, Tokoton, I'm not sure what I could possibly verify other than the time needed to get the default first place auto high score in the game, which is 600k and 500k. Could do the same for Quest as well, at 400k points.
For Quest, Any%, I would need to a picture of the end game screen to verify all 8 levels were actually compeleted. (You can play Quest and basically just let the timer run out over and over, and get a sub 8 minute time. So the only way to actually confirm the rounds are beaten is the end-game screen).
It does seem like, outside of the Score Attack rankings, that you'd be slightly disadvantaged in taking a picture of the ranking on an actual GBA. Why? Well, because in a recording, I can verify the exact point in time someone hit, say 600k points. But on the rankings, you'd need to 600k points and then end the game to stop the IGT to give you a ranking.
Additionally outside the categories I've described above, any other future category that was made would probably be video verification only, because there's no actual way to verify anything was complete (get to level 10, etc.).
So, given all that, I don't see any issue with allowing the photographs of GBA scores for those specific categories. It will take a couple days to get all the categories and all the rules set up correctly and clear as possible, so keep an eye for that for further clarification on what kind of picture you might need depending on the category.
