I-Ninja

2013-07-31 11:28:19 pm

My name is Jonny, glad to meet you!

So I am brand new to the speed running community. I mostly watch but i have been interested in doing a really different game and the only odd game i own that i see speedrun potential in is I-Ninja. I realize that it's mostly minigames and that it's really easy to die if you aren't careful but i think it could be a lot of fun. Here are the only problems i see so far: The leveling requirements seem really strict, so i don't see room for any major level skips unless the belt requirements are relative to the belt you currently are instead of being predetermined.
So this basically leaves it up to everything being routed properly and finding only the fastest, most efficient missions to complete and the best way to complete them.
I honestly like this because it gives the runner a lot to play and also gives the viewer a lot to watch.

But as i mentioned, I'm brand new and don't really know how to go about planning a speed run. So if anyone could give me any help that would really awesome!

Also I am interested to see if anyone would even want to see the game being run. I searched the forums and saw a few requests for it here and there.

Lastly, i would be playing it on the Gamecube. So it would be cool to know if there are any console specific glitches out there, cause I'm sure i could pick up an original XBox copy somewhere if it would be more efficient.
One of the biggest pluses to this game is that all the text is automatically skippable. (But the few cutscenes in the game are not)

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So I am brand new to the speed running community. I mostly watch but i have been interested in doing a really different game and the only odd game i own that i see speedrun potential in is I-Ninja. I realize that it's mostly minigames and that it's really easy to die if you aren't careful but i think it could be a lot of fun. Here are the only problems i see so far: The leveling requirements seem really strict, so i don't see room for any major level skips unless the belt requirements are relative to the belt you currently are instead of being predetermined.
So this basically leaves it up to everything being routed properly and finding only the fastest, most efficient missions to complete and the best way to complete them.
I honestly like this because it gives the runner a lot to play and also gives the viewer a lot to watch.

But as i mentioned, I'm brand new and don't really know how to go about planning a speed run. So if anyone could give me any help that would really awesome!

Also I am interested to see if anyone would even want to see the game being run. I searched the forums and saw a few requests for it here and there.

Lastly, i would be playing it on the Gamecube. So it would be cool to know if there are any console specific glitches out there, cause I'm sure i could pick up an original XBox copy somewhere if it would be more efficient.
One of the biggest pluses to this game is that all the text is automatically skippable. (But the few cutscenes in the game are not)

Mighty Soupcan

2013-08-01 08:16:34 pm

My name is Jonny, glad to meet you!

Well so far the first area is pretty straight forward, so is the second. But i would still appreciate help finding any sort of glitches or anything. the game seems to just have a natural route feel to it, so I guess you just have to beat it with minimum missions completed to go fast. But I'm going to keep working on a route and post my findings here once it all seems fine tuned and well laid out.

Onin

2013-08-02 03:29:22 am

If you're looking for input for planning this game, you should ask on the planning boards.

Mighty Soupcan

2013-08-02 11:04:44 am

My name is Jonny, glad to meet you!

Thanks Onin. i didn't see that one when i was trying to figure out where to post this.

Mighty Soupcan

2013-08-02 11:06:34 am

My name is Jonny, glad to meet you!

oh, i actually did post it there also because i couldnt decide between this and that one. (i thought there was going to be a forum called planning boards) anyway, thanks fo letting me know that that's where to go to plan runs Smiley