VC, godsend or huge problem ?

2016-01-28 09:55:23 pm

Lots of people switching from release console to VC versions of games, even though a lot of VC games have been shown to not run the same as the originals.. this is causing a lot of problems in some communities, with some people wanting World Records on VC counting, whilst some not wanting them counting as the game sometimes (most of the time).. plays differently.

What's the SDA standpoint on this ? Should VC records count as the be all end all record, or should they be a different category?

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Gelly

2016-01-28 10:15:16 pm

According to http://speeddemosarchive.com/lang/rules_en.html...

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Emulation & Virtualization: Emulators are generally not allowed, unless they are official rereleases of games such as Nintendo's Virtual Console library. DOSBox is considered an official emulator due to its widespread use in the industry in this regard. Virtualization software (like Virtual PC) is allowed for games that don't run natively on a modern operating system.

dunnius

2016-01-29 05:53:11 am

Intruding N313 and F014

My big complaint about VC is that they frequently don't emulate the lag correctly, making it run faster. Also sometimes the VC version will change things about the game play, making it different. For example Metal Gear 1 and 2 on the MSX have changes on the VC that cause the game to be played slightly different in a few places. But if the differences are significant, making different categories would be fine.

presjpolk

2016-01-29 07:16:10 am

HELLO!

I think it's pretty obvious that for N64 games, VC must be a different category due to the grossly inaccurate lag, as well as different behavior with some glitches.

For NES you're strictly putting yourself at a disadvantage time-wise due to losing 1s every 10min due to the frame rate difference.

BadJim

2016-04-13 05:12:39 am

Emulation, or the accuracy thereof, is not important. What is important is that you are playing an official release on its' intended platform. A VC release is a game for a modern Nintendo Console/handheld, and the fact that it is an old game running in an emulator is a mere technical detail.

But it is a different version and:

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Version Differences: Different regions or releases of a game with significant gameplay differences are separate categories.