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• Verification Guidelines
  ...one part capture quality. The verifiers are also expected to check if the run appears to be legit. While strategies are ever evolving and runs will eventually become outdated, the standards can be controlled at the tim
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• Dragon's Lair (NES)
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/DragonsLairNES.html}} : - Runs at 12 fps.
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• TAS
  ...g/rules_en.html clear and concise rules] to keep in mind when making speed runs for submission to this site. One of those rules bans most forms of emulatio ...emulators to record your speed runs here at SDA (it's usually illegal, and SDA as a whole could get in trouble for it).
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• DVD
  ...ion about how to contact SDA. Otherwise, if you want to try to encode your run yourself, [[DVD#Self_Encoding|read here]]. ...ult in a black screen. This seems to be connected with the brand (there is no guarantee that it's a 100% rule though...).<br /><br />
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• AviSynth
  ...howfiles.php?group_id=57023 to download AviSynth 2.5.7. Note that Part 11: SDA StatID cannot be completed with version 2.5.6 or lower. ...cripts for each quality version that has differences between them. There's no sense in creating one AviSynth script, encoding it, editing the script, enc
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• DS
  ...will always be made on a case-by-case basis: following these guidelines is no guarantee that your video will be posted. However, failure to follow these ...with a Game Boy Player and record like a normal GameCube game, so there is no need to use a camera. For more information on that, see [[Game Boy Capture|
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• General advice
  ===Expected final results for self-encoded runs=== <td colspan=7>- No High Definition.</td>
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• Glossary of terms
  ...C''': Advanced Audio Codec and Advanced Video Codec. Used in MP4 movies on SDA. * '''[[Anri-chan]]''': SDA's video encoding software.
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• Avs
  * No more follow-these-steps-blindly instructions this time. * SDA StatID
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• Extended Description of SDA
  ...ere." Use this when you want to give people a detailed description of what SDA is about. Please keep it up to date. ..., or extreme glitches). Run by Mike Uyama, Nathan Jahnke and Kevin Juang, SDA has players from various parts of the world attempting to blaze through the
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• Rayman 2: The Great Escape
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/Rayman2.html}} ...atch the barrel. Rayman will be flying with an invisible barrel that never runs out of fuel. Running into walls does not cause you to stop flying. To relea
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• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/MetalGearSolid2.html}} While PAL (Eu) and NTSC (US, Jp) ostensibly run at the same speed (adjusted to compensate for PAL's lower frame rate), ther
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• New Super Mario Bros.
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/NewSuperMarioBros.html}} It's very difficult to perform it 5 in a row and for an 100% run, it's in a segment that relies on luck with the Hammer Bro/Red ? Box landin
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• Super Mario Galaxy
  == Run Categories and Times == !Start (of run or segment)
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• Super Mario Galaxy/Star Times
  ...start to finish of the level, so the Races table better accommodates these runs.) ...rs only to the video quality, not the play quality, nor is it how fast the run is.
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• Sonic the Hedgehog 2/Sonic
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/Sonic2.html#norm}} ...utube.com/playlist?list=PLB1B30A5902E6F1AA Wersterlobe's] individual level runs.
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• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/ZeldaLinkToThePast.html}} ...ry runs of The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past. This includes the any% run segmented, the Single Segment as well as the 100% Single Segment.
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• Quake II
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/Quake2.html}} ...ssupkey." This key bind stops recording a demo, restarts the level you are currently running, and starts recording the demo anew. After all, mistakes happen, an
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• Rules
  ...ion Guidelines|verified]] against these rules to ensure that the submitted runs meet the site's quality requirements in terms of audio/video and gameplay. ...m]. Remember that there isn't necessarily an expert at your game among the SDA staff or the forum users. In order for them to be able to help you with an
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• FAQ
  ===Who runs SDA?=== ...es. When the hard-working Alastair encountered too much stress working for SDA, he left the site in January 2008. Kevin 'Enhasa' Juang signed on to take h
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• Generic techniques
  ...er at an angle (usually 45° to the target direction). In other words, you run sideways. This technique is commonly known as ''straferunning''. If a game has random events, it is possible to retry a segment (or a full run if length allows) until the odds are in the player's favor. These retries c
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• MDK
  ...e difficulty as you like): changing difficulty at least 3 times during the run costs about 6 seconds. Introduces a risk of inconsistencies as difficulty i * Turbo: don't forget to press the turbo key which makes you run much faster.
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• BioShock
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/BioShock.html}} * Sportboost &amp; Sportboost2 - this is a speed run, right? Equip both.
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• Double Dragon II
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/DoubleDragon2.html}} ...have trouble running this game. The most important key to doing well in a run of this game is...
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• Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/CastlevaniaDoS.html}} ...soon as you hit the ground Soma's animation is cut short and there will be no lag from whatever attack you performed. By performing a series of very smal
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• Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/Diablo2LoD.html}} (''Viable Builds... For a '''SPEED''' run, if you play Diablo 2 recreationally or even exclusively online, these buil
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• Rule history
  * Runs with unlockables now require a normal game run first (unless the unlockable is another difficulty) ...pts get their own category. (this has since been revoked at some point and no scripting of any kind is allowed)
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• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/ZeldaTwilightPrincess.html}} ====Runs-in-progress====
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• Super Mario Sunshine
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/MarioSunshine.html}} ...perty of the roll out is that if you roll out onto an incline, Mario often runs much faster than usual up the incline. A good place to try this out is the
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• Bayonetta
  ==My massive notes for a general run== This is mainly for a New Game Normal Run.
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• Max Payne
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/MaxPayne.html}} ...e end of a level to fade out quicker if you use bullet time, but the timer runs right up until the start of the loading screen for the next level so you wo
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• Psychonauts
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/Psychonauts.html}} Currently, there is no data about whether any one type of flip is faster than another. This might
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• Bayonetta/Racing
  ...ntire runs when we have more time. If you wish to learn anything about the run, just find me on the metroid2002 irc under flicky. ...ake less than an hour (around 40 minutes with some practice) and full game runs will take around 3 hours with a little practice and can be reduced to about
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• The Sunday Sequence Break
  ...eferenced on the show. For corrections send a message to one of us on the SDA forums or IRC. No Time to Explain! (100%) in 31:16 by Thehealbus [https://www.youtube.com/wat
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• Kirby's Return to Dream Land/Characters and Copy Abilities
  ...the hitlag of one enemy. If Kirby hits one object and then a second object runs into Kirby's attack, that second object's hitlag will immediately begin, ig ...ve.com/post/convenient_way_to_analyze_dvd_recordings_in_60_fps_9.html this SDA forum post]. The block measurements and frames/block tests are particularly
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• Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines/Any%
  ...herefore both are combined into this page. If someone does plan out a 100% run (or any other separate category) the main page will be edited to link to th This route follows only the core quests required to beat the game. No side quests are completed since any gains from those quests (experience, it
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• The Typing of the Dead
  <!--{{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/DonkeyKong64.html}}--> ...ame wiki, but this will involve disassembling the game a bit. This wiki is currently under heavy construction work and does NOT provide you with all the existin
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• Yua
  ...e your speedrun recordings for you to prepare them for submission. Yua is currently under active development and it will eventually replace our current encodin *No installation is required
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• Super Metroid
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/SuperMetroid.html}} ...he air. While very slow, this technique is so robust that there are nearly no limitations to its explorative properties.
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• Gothic
  {{Sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/Gothic.html}} There is [http://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/gothic_runs.html an SDA thread]. Further help can be found in the [http://forum.worldofplayers.de/f
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• Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/KirbyNightmareInDreamLand.html}} ==Run Categories==
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• NES capture
  ...r this and has to be investigated on a case-by-case basis. The pal-version runs at 50 Hz though, which means that the games are slowed down compared to the ...to be able to detect and record video footage at this resolution. We are currently gathering a list of capture devices and including whether or not they suppo
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• Recording
  ...a television, some kind of recording device, and if you're capturing your run to your computer some kind of capture software. Before you jump into the f No matter what your setup is, you need to find some way of getting your A/V fo
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• Mario is Missing! (SNES)/any %
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/MarioIsMissing.html}} ...to get through each stage can be used as a starting point when planning a run. Because of that, this page focuses on things that might not be obvious fr
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• Ufouria/Speed tricks
  This is a primary route-defining trick in both the 100% and low% runs of this game. If you have collected a secret weapon for a character that yo ...y'' trick on this page that was used in the 41:40 any% run currently up on SDA, showing how far this game has come since.
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• Sonic 3 and Knuckles/Sonic
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/Sonic3Knuckles.html#norm}} ...these videos are towards the upper limits of what is possible with what we currently know, and the total time of all of them is 29:36, which gives you an idea o
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• Metroid Fusion/Any%
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/MetroidFusion.html}} Due to the straightforward nature of Metroid Fusion's progression, there is no significant routing. Simply knowing where to go to beat the game generally
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• Kirby's Return to Dream Land/Characters
  ...the hitlag of one enemy. If Kirby hits one object and then a second object runs into Kirby's attack, that second object's hitlag will immediately begin, ig ...ve.com/post/convenient_way_to_analyze_dvd_recordings_in_60_fps_9.html this SDA forum post]. The block measurements and frames/block tests are particularly
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• Kirby's Return to Dream Land/Characters and Copy Abilities/Wing
  ** This is one of the best moves in the game for speed runs, for the following reasons: ...ve.com/post/convenient_way_to_analyze_dvd_recordings_in_60_fps_9.html this SDA forum post]. The block measurements and frames/block tests are particularly
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• Metroid Prime 2: Echoes/100%
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/MetroidPrime2.html#SS100}} ...ld bomb the phazon crate, so you get it out of the way for the rest of the run, but be careful not to be in its blast radius.
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• Vectorman/any %
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/Vectorman.html#norm}} ...may be timed in real-time. Unlike in Sonic games, for instance, there are no in-game time / real time tradeoffs in Vectorman.
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• Conkers Bad Fur Day/100%
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/ConkersBadFurDay.html}} The SDA run video is the WR run. It was done on console.
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• Borderlands/Game Mechanics and Glitches
  ...ack, and extremely slow reload speed. In both segmented and single segment runs, Sledge's Shotgun is very useful for knocking back enemies and as a last re ...dering sufficient ammo is on hand), and a weapon that has been "thrown" is no exception. So, dropping and picking up a weapon in quick succession essenti
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• Super Mario Bros./Any% Strategy
  ...the Koopa with the Goomba directly behind it. The best way to do it is to run at full speed and do a jump where you hold A for 1 to 3 frames and then imm This level is by far the easiest of the run. Jump at the top of the flagpole and you have a perfect time.
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• Sonic the Hedgehog/Sonic
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/Sonic1.html}} ...outube.com/playlist?list=PL195439A7DAC3F3A4 TeeNTee314's] individual level runs.
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• Solomon's key
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/SolomonsKey.html}} [[Solomon's Key (NES)/best ending|Best ending, no warps, no deaths (NTSC)]] - Collect the game's hidden items and get the best ending.<
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• Solomon's Key (NES)/PAL
  ==Improvement possibilities for the currently hosted pal SDA-runs== ...cond in the normal ending run and one and a half second in the best ending run.<br /><br />
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• Alundra
  ...ficult trick and saves very little time it's only currently useful for TAS runs. ...win a Gilded Falcon. After the Gilded Falcon has been won the player will no longer be able to play the roulette.
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• Thief 2: The Metal Age
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/Thief2.html}} ...ck to see that GOG or Steam have adopted the latest patches if you want to run those versions! Any version that has been on GOG or Steam is fine. See the
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• Ys II
  ...resent in these versions. This info is meant for an any%, Easy difficulty run. ...ifferences to take into account when comparing runs of one another. It is currently unknown which version is fastest.
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• Duke Nukem 3D/IL
  * no deaths/death exits (they can make level timing a mess, even for real-time t * you must follow normal SDA rules
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• 1001 Spikes
  Generally the run is more technical and trick-focused than the standard Aban runs<br /> Aban Antartica Any% (No WR yet/Not posted on SDA forums yet) : The full game in NG, but includes the Antartica levels (Uses
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• Ys I
  {{sda run|http://speeddemosarchive.com/YsEternal.html}} ...resent in these versions. This info is meant for an any%, Easy difficulty run.
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• XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012)
  ...notes for XCOM: EU. This route was intended for speedruns played on easy. Runs on other difficulties may require running additional missions The first couple months of the run will be spent taking optional missions and gathering resources. The second
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• Ikari Warriors 2 (NES)/any%
  ...nlikely to play any role in an optimized speedrun. The Earthquake power is currently not used in the route, but could potentially come into play if new informat the current one needs to be used before). As a result, there would be no power-up available for the fourth boss<br />
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• Legend of Legaia
  ==SDA== Each Viguro has 1,280 HP. It is crucial to make sure no more than one is alive and not confused at a time. If both are confused, d
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• Realms of the Haunting/Game Mechanics and Glitches
  ** RUN MODE toggle: manual mentions both CAPSLOCK and TILDE, for me (EU keyboard) ...render in a more gradual and natural way. This MAY NOT BE ALLOWED FOR SDA RUNS because of the "gives player benefits" -clause but at least it makes it eas
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• Super Mario Bros./Notable Runs
  Former World Record and the first run posted on SDA. The video seems to have disappeared from the internet. Former World Record and posted on SDA. Scott was unaware that it's faster to hit the top of the flagpole and alwa
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• Alone in the Dark (1-3)/Game Mechanics and Glitches
  * Mostly Emily was used in testing, there being no known reasons to go with Edward in a speedrun. Any unlabeled data is theref ...abuse saving and loading at will with the small natural penalty segmented runs incur for this. Some save/load tricks may sound too optimistic though, and
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• Strategy Guide Template
  ''You can either create a guide for a single game or multiple games that run on the same engine and that the same information can mostly be applied to. ...chances are it's either combined into something else or ignored because no runs are done on it (or it's just been released).''
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• Allowed Clone Consoles
  Here are the currently accepted clone consoles. ...ng. In that case, you ''have to'' show the menu either before or after the run for which buffer mode you're using. In both cases, you must also show which
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• Alone in the Dark (1-3)/AitD 1 any % SS
  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gvIpfo-TR4 NHG's latest run (8:22)] '''THESE NOTES DO NOT REFLECT ON THE FASTEST SS ROUTE ANY MORE: SEE THE RUN BELOW FOR REFERENCE AND BRING IT UP IN THE THREAD FOR IDEAS ON HOW TO IMPRO
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• Thief 2/any % normal ILs
  '''Any% Normal Individual Level Runs Guide''' ...guide for the fastest strategies, and finally providing a synopsis of the run and a summary on which aspects to practice to achieve record times.
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• Thief 2/any % hard ILs
  '''Any% Hard Individual Level Runs Guide''' ...guide for the fastest strategies, and finally providing a synopsis of the run and a summary on which aspects to practice to achieve record times.
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• Thief 2/any % expert IL
  '''Any% Expert Individual Level Runs Guide''' ...guide for the fastest strategies, and finally providing a synopsis of the run and a summary on which aspects to practice to achieve record times.
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• Redneck Rampage
  {{sda run (no runs currently)|http://speeddemosarchive.com/RedneckRampage.html}} ...not accept. Bring it up in the forums if you want to submit any 100%-style runs.'''
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• Redneck Rampage/Game Mechanics and Glitches
  All the testing is currently being done using the GOG release which packages RR, R66 and RA into one. Sp ...hat are NOT steroids-only, though perhaps that was meant as a guide for SS runs and ILs.
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