Feel free to use this thread to ask any questions you have about the marathon.

PogChamp

Thanks for that heads up. I'll be sure to readd the time to proper user and apologies for any inconvenience it may have caused.

Hey everyone, just did a load times comparison for Project M 3.6 on my Wii vs. Wii U.

Looks like the only category affected significantly by it was Subspace Emissary.

I have already done a run of the category and linked them a video to use. I'll try asking the ones with linked social media accounts on their other accounts and see if that helps.

Hey, I'd like to be added as a mod for Brawl Minus. I asked about adding a new category in the forums about three weeks ago, and got no response. I tried contacting mods through their speedrun.com profiles, but either they did not respond to me or do not have any social media accounts linked to them. Others in the Smash speedrunning discord have mentioned that they are inactive too, so I would be willing to fill a mod position for the game.

The leaderboard mentioned is here: https://www.speedrun.com/Brawl_Minus/full_game

Sup everyone,

Similar to what the Brawl and Project M boards have, I did a Target Smash All Characters run for this game too. Could a mod add it as a category?

Here's the video for my Level 1 All Characters time -

Here's what I'd like to see:

For consoles: Focus on figuring out the reasons why certain consoles load faster than others and use RTA. This would be much easier than a mod manually removing load times and would help reduce variances in the load times.

For PC: Use the load time remover since people's hardware differs and that would affect run times.

Here's what I think about those:

• I'd say yes to being able to use Sopo instead of Ice Climbers since it is effectively a worse version of the same character. The moveset and mechanics for that character are pretty much the same and as far I know, using Sopo over Ice Climbers doesn't save time.
• Beating a level with Sheik and Zelda would be hitting all the targets in it.
• Since they are separate characters on the select screen, I would say do the entire level with both characters. Additionally, they're also very different from one another which further cements them for all characters.
• If no targets were hit with the transformation, then it would be alright. If any were hit though, I'd say it's invalid because it's doing the target level with a separate character.

Midwest Speedfest is coming to VGM Con to present Midwinter Speedsprinter 2019 from Februrary 22-24! This marathon will be raising funds for CarbonFund and will feature on-site and online runs similar to other marathons.

The con will be at the Sheraton Minneapolis West at 12201 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305. Additionally, you will need to join our discord here to run on-site and online: https://discord.gg/DB7vTZH

If you are running on-site, you will need to register for the convention at http://vgmcon.org/register/ If you use the promo code MWSF, you'll get a discount on your registration!

Submissions close on January 22nd at 11:59pm Central Standard Time! For any more questions, be sure to ask on our discord under #marathon-discussion.

-Gooby

A mod would need to add it so either Puri or Duck could do it. Glad to hear about new categories!

@Liv Could the marathon be named Midwinter Speedsprinter 2019? Also, Kel changed his username to JustCallMeWade.

Thanks!

Hey all, I'd like to request a new marathon for Midwest Speedfest.

Name: Midwinter Speedsprinter Dates: February 22-24 Mods are TheOblivinator, KelThuzad, Prolix, Imawakka, Helix, and SecksWrecks. Twitch is https://twitch.tv/midwestspeedfest

Thank you!

I think these are all really good ideas! The console subcategories especially and defining rules will help out a lot.

Hey Original! We have the donation incentive amounts listed under Donate -> Goals. We can't put the bonus run amounts up right now but will put them up as soon as possible at the event.

Hey all, I'd like to request that Intermediate 3 be added to these leaderboards. Here's a run I've done of it:

I'd say copy what the Brawl leaderboards do. Since Brawl uses In-Game time for All-Star do the same for PM All-Star.

I'd be interested in more Yoshi rom hacks having leaderboards on src such as dnalsi sishoy (reverse Yoshi's Island)

Yeah it's no problem! The most important part is to be entertaining and to have a good time.

Hey all, I made a discord for Before the Echo to hopefully get some more runners interested in the game and build community. Here's a link if you're interested in joining: https://discord.gg/UUptQ5c