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UraniumAnchor at 10:27, 28 October 2014

2014-10-28T10:27:43Z

Mr. K at 06:18, 15 January 2014

2014-01-15T06:18:42Z

KennyMan666: Link I missed.

2013-12-04T16:04:23Z

Link I missed.

KennyMan666: Changing external links to internal links

2013-12-04T13:06:32Z

Changing external links to internal links

Manocheese: /* What kind of equipment do I need? How much does it cost? */ Better formatting. I'm not sure this is what the author meant, though.

2013-09-11T04:34:43Z

‎What kind of equipment do I need? How much does it cost?: Better formatting. I'm not sure this is what the author meant, though.

Manocheese: /* How do I know what all the tricks and strategies are for each game? */ Adding link to Strategy Wiki

2013-08-14T01:05:01Z

‎How do I know what all the tricks and strategies are for each game?: Adding link to Strategy Wiki

Mr. K: /* Glossary of Terms */

2013-05-26T16:00:15Z

‎Glossary of Terms

Mr. K: /* Frequently Asked Questions */

2013-05-26T15:59:31Z

‎Frequently Asked Questions

Mr. K: /* What is speedrunning? */

2013-05-26T15:55:29Z

‎What is speedrunning?

Mr. K: /* Glossary of Terms */

2013-05-25T18:48:51Z

‎Glossary of Terms

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 |Do whatever it takes to get to the end of the game as fast as possible
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-|'''[[Low_%25_definitions|Low%]]'''
+|'''[[Low_%25_Definitions|Low%]]'''
 |Collect the minimum number of items and upgrades necessary to complete the game
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 === Can I do a speedrun on an emulator? ===
-No.  Speedruns that are recorded on an emulator (ZSNES, Snes9x, Dolphin, etc.) will not be accepted.  The only exception that is made is for officially sanctioned emulators.  The Nintendo Virtual Console is an example of an officially sanctioned emulator.  The virtual console emulates multiple systems on the Wii.
+You're more than welcome to practice your games on emulator or stream your attempts.  If you'd like to submit your speedrun to SDA, it can't be on emulator.  Speedruns that are recorded on an emulator (ZSNES, Snes9x, Dolphin, etc.) will not be accepted.  There are exceptions.  Some emulators are considered "officially sanctioned".  The Nintendo Virtual Console is an example of an officially sanctioned emulator.  The virtual console emulates multiple systems on the Wii.
 === What's all this that I keep hearing about categories?  ===

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 === What kind of equipment do I need?  How much does it cost? ===
-You'll need your game console, a television, a computer, and some kind of recording device.  For more details on equipment, check out the [https://kb.speeddemosarchive.com/Recording recording page.]
+You'll need your game console, a television, a computer, and some kind of recording device.  For more details on equipment, check out the [[Recording|recording page]].
 '''Recording Devices'''<br />

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-|'''Any %'''
+|'''Any%'''
 |Do whatever it takes to get to the end of the game as fast as possible
 |-
-|[https://kb.speeddemosarchive.com/Low_%25_definitions '''Low %''']
+|'''[[Low_%25_definitions|Low%]]'''
 |Collect the minimum number of items and upgrades necessary to complete the game
 |-
-|[https://kb.speeddemosarchive.com/100%25_Definitions ''100 %''']
+|'''[[100%25_Definitions|100%]]'''
 |Collect "everything" in the game
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 '''Recording Devices'''<br />
-Video Capture Device -$30-$80 Standard Definition capture $80-$200 High Definition capture
+* Video Capture Device
-DVD Recorder - $75-$200
+** Standard Definition capture: $30-$80
 '''Splitters'''<br />
-Unpowered Splitter $15 Cables (Composite only)
+* Unpowered Splitter $15 Cables (Composite only)
-Powered Splitter $30-$80
+* Powered Splitter $30-$80
 === Glossary of Terms ===
 Are you wondering what words like RNG and Frame Perfect mean?  The speedrunning community has been around for a little while and it's developed its own little vocabulary.  Here is a [http://speedrunslive.com/faq/glossary/ brief explanation] of what all of these terms mean.

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 If you're trying to locate the fastest speedrun for your game, there is a good chance there is already be a [http://speeddemosarchive.com/gamelist.html posted speedrun]of your game on SDA.  You should definitely watch the posted run if you haven't already.  Another resource you can use if you're trying to find the current fastest speedrun for your game is The Sunday Sequence Break [http://tssbreak.com/links/ link database.]The Sunday Sequence Break is a speedrunning talk show has made an effort to document and link to videos of the latest fastest known times for games.  This has been maintained since February of 2012.
-People are always looking for new tricks and discovering new things about games so there may be some new strategies that people have discovered that aren't in the latest posted speedrun.  You can visit the [https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com SDA Forum] and use the search function to locate a topic for your game.  If a topic does not exist for your game, you can create one.  Another valuable resources is the Strategy Wiki.  While a lot of games don't have an entry in the wiki yet, there will be a lot of information available for the games that do and what is in there will be very organized.
+People are always looking for new tricks and discovering new things about games so there may be some new strategies that people have discovered that aren't in the latest posted speedrun.  You can visit the [https://forum.speeddemosarchive.com SDA Forum] and use the search function to locate a topic for your game.  If a topic does not exist for your game, you can create one.  Another valuable resources is the [[SDA_Strategy_Wiki|Strategy Wiki]].  While a lot of games don't have an entry in the wiki yet, there will be a lot of information available for the games that do and what is in there will be very organized.
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 === What kind of equipment do I need?  How much does it cost? ===

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 === What is speedrunning? ===
 When you speedrun a game you try and beat it as fast as you can without cheating.
 === What game can I speedrun? ===

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−	Are you wondering what words like RNG and Frame Perfect mean? The speedrunning community has been around for a little while and it's developed its own little vocabulary. Here is a brief explanation of what all of these terms mean.	+	Are you wondering what words like RNG and Frame Perfect mean? The speedrunning community has been around for a little while and it's developed its own little vocabulary. Here is a [http://speedrunslive.com/faq/glossary/ brief explanation] of what all of these terms mean.