Cash bounties for speedruns

UCpro

2009-05-21 01:08:31 pm

I just got Gia's 5 dollar bounty for my Home Alone run [snes] ... you can mark it as paid.

Thanks Gia!

Rattlingjoint

2009-05-21 05:06:02 pm

I'll post a 20 dollar bounty to anyone who can run "Blazing Angels" for the Xbox 360 or PS3. However I'd like for it be a "Hands down" acceptance for the bounty. Meaning all verifyers need to accept it if that can be done, I'd like this so we dont get a sub-par run of a tricky game. And no New Game+ Please.

Can be any%
Single segment
any difficulty

MrSparkle

2009-05-23 07:55:28 pm

Doin Good

Quote from UltimateDarius:

I'll throw in $5 toward the SS Ruby/Sapphire. Ideally I'd end up paying myself, but I have next to no time with these 4 jobs I now work Sad

I've been wanting this run for a while, and the one to pester UltimateDarius to buy the game and SS it. The least I can do is throw down $5 as well to this Ruby / Sapphire SS, which I am doing...

mike89

2009-05-31 01:34:52 am

SEGA Junkie

Oh damn. Well that nearly made me look really stupid.

I didn't see that slowbro's bounties had expired. I guess the question of whether Crystal counted as Gold/Silver for the purposes of the bounty is now moot. Tongue

DeAdHoMiE

2009-06-14 07:18:36 pm

I love YaBB 1G - SP1!

i dont know if this is possible but I'd like my speedruns WITH cut-scenes. No deaths, no saves. I have no clue about times (because of cut-scene length) all I want is a solid run with no mistakes. I'd like them to fit on a dvd. Contact me at kevinem82@gmail.com for more info

Silent Hill $20
Silent Hill 2 $20

Other runs if interested Resident Evil Series.

Greenalink

2009-06-15 04:44:33 am

DS Dictator

Quote:

but I'd like my speedruns WITH cut-scenes

If you can skip them, skip them. otherwise it would get rejected by the verifiers.
Smash Bros Brawl Classic Mode run got rejected because it didn't use the Pause loading glitch (the runner itself knew).
All I'm saying is that not doing something that is incredibly easy to save good amount of time (skip cutscenes) will get easily obsoleted by another runner who does it by skipping cutscenes.

Why do you want to see the runs with Cutscenes?
There's Youtube with countless Let's Play videos and you can download the clips via Youtuber Converters.

If these cutscenes on Silent Hill are unskippable then ignore my mini rant above. Wink

ZenicReverie

2009-06-15 07:42:33 am

Waiting hurts my soul...

Quote from DeAdHoMiE:

i dont know if this is possible but I'd like my speedruns WITH cut-scenes. No deaths, no saves. I have no clue about times (because of cut-scene length) all I want is a solid run with no mistakes. I'd like them to fit on a dvd. Contact me at kevinem82@gmail.com for more info

Silent Hill $20
Silent Hill 2 $20

Other runs if interested Resident Evil Series.

You're free to offer any bounty you'd like I believe, although like Greenalink said, if you're able to skip cut-scenes, then the runner is required to do so if for the run to be considered for publishing here. I believe Silent Hill is such a game where you can skip them. If that's the case, then if an interested person is available to run and wants to contact you, then you'll have to setup a mutual agreement for what would qualify for your bounty. You'll probably have to work closely to discuss what is and isn't acceptable. It's been done in the past, although I only know of it happening for a much higher stipend (I think armachan was paid 600 for his Oblivion 100% run), since the runner will basically be doing the run for a smaller subset of people (possibly only for you) and it may not qualify for SDA publishing.

[quote="DeAdHoMiE"]
i dont know if this is possible but I'd like my speedruns WITH cut-scenes. No deaths, no saves. I have no clue about times (because of cut-scene length) all I want is a solid run with no mistakes. I'd like them to fit on a dvd. Contact me at kevinem82@gmail.com for more info

Silent Hill $20
Silent Hill 2 $20

Other runs if interested Resident Evil Series.

[/quote]
You're free to offer any bounty you'd like I believe, although like Greenalink said, if you're able to skip cut-scenes, then the runner is required to do so if for the run to be considered for publishing here.  I believe Silent Hill is such a game where you can skip them.  If that's the case, then if an interested person is available to run and wants to contact you, then you'll have to setup a mutual agreement for what would qualify for your bounty.  You'll probably have to work closely to discuss what is and isn't acceptable.  It's been done in the past, although I only know of it happening for a much higher stipend (I think armachan was paid 600 for his Oblivion 100% run), since the runner will basically be doing the run for a smaller subset of people (possibly only for you) and it may not qualify for SDA publishing.

Rattlingjoint

2009-06-16 10:52:13 pm

as discussed in the IRC chat I'm putting $45 US Dollars up for a Bubsy(SNES) speed run(Not to expire with the 1 expiring in July)

Grin

FreakZilla

2009-06-22 08:59:50 am

I would like to extend my bounty for Diablo 2 sub one-hour. I would like it to expire October 1, this year.

Also, my Twisted Metal 2 bounty, make it $50, expiring January 1, 2010.

Thanks.

TheQuietMan

2009-06-22 10:47:08 pm

Complete. Global. Saturation.

Just a reminder that A LOT of bounties are gonig to expire in a week's time. This includes all of Hexrapper's bounties which cover Call of Duty, Tony Hawk, and a few others. gia's are also set to expire, and they include Bubsy, Bomberman 64, Goof Troop, Tiny Toons: Buster Busts Loose, and the bonus offering for any accepted speedrun of a game that has an SNES port.

I know Tiny Toons is being worked on, so the people in that thread should contact gia about an extension.

JaggerG

2009-07-01 01:01:00 am

Jumping Turtle

I pushed back my Bomberman 64 bounty due date to January 1st, 2010. I edited the original post to reflect that. thumbsup

TheQuietMan

2009-07-01 07:34:16 pm

Complete. Global. Saturation.

I've updated the list, and all July 1st bounties are gone. The majority of them belonged to Hexrapper and his Tony Hawk offerings.

Rask

2009-07-04 09:35:43 pm

Ok. Last bounty I posted didn't get any interest, so here's one for a game I'm currently playing and very interested in seeing run through.

Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope

100% (Must include Gabriel Celeste AND Ethereal Queen kills) Must unlock ALL character endings. This includes Faize and Crowe. If I'm not mistaken, that means a new game plus. Any difficulty is acceptable., but more money will be awarded based on merit.

Maximum of 3 segments (one per disc, or however you prefer), and is to be given a time frame of 1 Year from the time/date stamp on this posting.

Payment will be sent once the run is verified and posted on SDA.

Earth: 60$
Galaxy:75$
Universe:100$
Chaos:200$

Good luck and happy hunting!

EDIT::: 100% does not include crafting, treasure chests, or ultimate skills to be obtained. After the EQ is dead I consider the game to be completed, as there are no more 'bosses' to be conquered. The wandering dungeon must be exited and game saved after the kill to confirm playtime.

TheQuietMan

2009-07-05 06:57:55 pm

Complete. Global. Saturation.

I updated last night, but SDA was screwed up. I've also added $50 to my Super Mario Galaxy bounty.

UltimateDarius

2009-07-05 07:54:14 pm

Back in the game!

Quote from TheQuietMan:

I updated last night, but SDA was screwed up. I've also added $50 to my Super Mario Galaxy bounty.

Sweet, $100 for a 61 star run! Wink

ktwo

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2009-07-06 02:11:10 pm

These are some speedruns I have been wanting to see for a while. Since I think they will be tough to complete, I thought I'd post bounties for them to help with the motivation and maybe even generate some competition...

- All of these bounties are valid until further notice. Technically, I would like them to be renewable on a 6 month basis. I cancel them by editing this post at least one month in advance of every new half year (30 November 2009 for the first time, then 31 May 2010, 30 November 2010, ...). If not, they are valid for the next half year as well. In case of cancellation, the deadline will only concern contacting the site administrators about wanting to submit a run. Verification time and time for getting the run published on the site do not count.
- The bounties are worth 100$ (USD) each.

More rules below, but first the runs...

* Snake Rattle 'n Roll (nes) paid to Zealie (6/11-2011)
* Solomon's Key (nes), best ending (pick up all the constellation signs, complete the pages of time and space and save the princess) done by myself (26/4-2011)...
* Rygar (nes, pal) paid to Arctic_Eagle (15/1-2010)

For these games, the following rules apply :
- No deaths
- No warps
- Should anyone discover glitches important enough to warrant a "glitch category" then they are not allowed

Finally a bounty to a completely different system :

* Amped 2 (xbox) The bounty expired the 31/12-2011
- 100% (world ranking #1 and finish all legendary challenges)
- Segmentation allowed (but should anyone come up with a single-segment it will automatically win the bounty)
- Should anyone discover glitches important enough to warrant a "glitch category" then they are not allowed

Ok more rules...
- The run must be verifyed and accepted by sda as a complete run from start to finish of the game (and I won't be a verifyer for any of these runs). Should any "major" change occur in the site's verification policy or procedure, I might cancel the bounties. (in that case I will edit this post)
- The bounty can be claimed once the run has been unchallenged for one month on sda. This means that from the moment the run is posted on the site, it must go one month without anyone contacting the site administrators asking to submit a new run (this is to offset unfair inertia in the verification and posting process). Thus it could be more than one month between the first run and a potential improvement posted on the site (and technically it could back and forth forever). The bounty must then be claimed within one month (so between 1 and 2 months after publishing). For example by sending me a PM.
- Should there be both a pal- and an ntsc-run accepted at the site according to above (except Rygar of course), then the bounty is split equally between them (if one is clearly better than the other it will obsolete the inferior run anyway).
- In the event of any of the runs above not being accepted as a valid category on the site, the corresponding bounty will also be invalid.

I'm sure all the rules probably created more confusion then clarity, so feel free to contact me for explanations if something is unclear.

These are some speedruns I have been wanting to see for a while. Since I think they will be tough to complete, I thought I'd post bounties for them to help with the motivation and maybe even generate some competition...

- All of these bounties are valid until further notice. Technically, I would like them to be renewable on a 6 month basis. I cancel them by editing this post at least one month in advance of every new half year (30 November 2009 for the first time, then 31 May 2010, 30 November 2010, ...). If not, they are valid for the next half year as well. In case of cancellation, the deadline will only concern contacting the site administrators about wanting to submit a run. Verification time and time for getting the run published on the site do not count.
- The bounties are worth 100$ (USD) each.

More rules below, but first the runs...

[s]* Snake Rattle 'n Roll (nes)[/s] paid to Zealie (6/11-2011)
[s]* Solomon's Key (nes), best ending (pick up all the constellation signs, complete the pages of time and space and save the princess)[/s] done by myself (26/4-2011)...
[s]* Rygar (nes, pal)[/s] paid to Arctic_Eagle (15/1-2010)

For these games, the following rules apply :
- No deaths
- No warps
- Should anyone discover glitches important enough to warrant a "glitch category" then they are not allowed

Finally a bounty to a completely different system :

[s]* Amped 2 (xbox)[/s] The bounty expired the 31/12-2011
- 100% (world ranking #1 and finish all legendary challenges)
- Segmentation allowed (but should anyone come up with a single-segment it will automatically win the bounty)
- Should anyone discover glitches important enough to warrant a "glitch category" then they are not allowed

Ok more rules...
- The run must be verifyed and accepted by sda as a complete run from start to finish of the game (and I won't be a verifyer for any of these runs). Should any "major" change occur in the site's verification policy or procedure, I might cancel the bounties. (in that case I will edit this post)
- The bounty can be claimed once the run has been unchallenged for one month on sda. This means that from the moment the run is posted on the site, it must go one month without anyone contacting the site administrators asking to submit a new run (this is to offset unfair inertia in the verification and posting process). Thus it could be more than one month between the first run and a potential improvement posted on the site (and technically it could back and forth forever). The bounty must then be claimed within one month (so between 1 and 2 months after publishing). For example by sending me a PM.
- Should there be both a pal- and an ntsc-run accepted at the site according to above (except Rygar of course), then the bounty is split equally between them (if one is clearly better than the other it will obsolete the inferior run anyway).
- In the event of any of the runs above not being accepted as a valid category on the site, the corresponding bounty will also be invalid.

I'm sure all the rules probably created more confusion then clarity, so feel free to contact me for explanations if something is unclear.

Rattlingjoint

2009-07-06 09:23:43 pm

Update for my bounties:

I'll haveto put my Blazing Angels run goto September since no interest has been drawn; If a run is being done/planned by September I'll extend
And Bubsy to October; again a run being planned/runned I'll extend it

In addition I want to add $5 dollars to the Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire SS run

UltimateDarius

2009-07-06 09:34:41 pm

Back in the game!

I'm starting this bounty, and I really hope that everyone jumps aboard!

$1 for every second the 5:00 SMB run is improved. If the bounty is high enough, maybe we can get it! Everyone help!

TheQuietMan

Edit history:

TheQuietMan: 2009-07-07 12:00:31 am

2009-07-06 11:53:35 pm

Complete. Global. Saturation.

I've updated the list, except for Darius's most recent bounty because he needs to clarify it better.

And for the Pokemon Sapphire run, I've got RattlingJoint, UltimateDarius, MrSparkle, and myself chipping in $5 each (attacking Ascetic Swordsman's wallet for another $20, bringing it up to an additional $40 on top of the $25 flat rate for $65 total). Anyone else going to dedicate some cash to take this higher?

UltimateDarius

2009-07-07 12:02:10 am

Back in the game!

Clarification?

The current run is 5 minutes flat (technically 5:00:6x or something like that). For a 4:59, I'll pay $1. For a 4:58, I'll pay $2. Etc. I was just asking everyone who has an extra dollar or whatever to chip in.

TheQuietMan

2009-07-07 12:05:55 am

Complete. Global. Saturation.

Well, it's obvious 4:58 can't be done without TAS. And I think it'll take more than $1 per second. Maybe $5 per second? I'm sure people can efford that and Andrew deserves it for his efforts. I'd pitch in.

UltimateDarius

2009-07-07 12:11:42 am

Back in the game!

Quote from TheQuietMan:

Well, it's obvious 4:58 can't be done without TAS. And I think it'll take more than $1 per second. Maybe $5 per second? I'm sure people can efford that and Andrew deserves it for his efforts. I'd pitch in.

My $1 and your $5 makes $6. We're off to a good start =P

andrewg

2009-07-07 12:12:00 am

Hi! I'm andrewg!

I'll chip into the SMB fund. - 1 dollar if the run is improved by a second and 1 dollar if it's not.

Ascetic Swordsman

2009-07-07 12:19:08 am

Count me in for $5 for the SMB bounty too. Now watch andrewg pull a shortcut no one expected and cut four minutes off the run. Tongue

gia

2009-07-07 12:06:48 pm

I love YaBB 1G - SP1!

I upped my Aoe2 bounty to 50$, the original post is edited.