Big 20 #20
March 1st, 2025 at 1pm EST
Race Details
Goals
1. Wrecking Crew (Phases 1-10)
| Time Start: Pressing Start on 1 Player Game | Time Stop: When the Phase 11 appears on the screen |
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| Beat Phases 1-10. The phases must be done in order. If you game over, you may continue at the same phase by selecting it on the title screen. Skipping phases is not allowed. Time ends after Phase 11 is visible. Using SELECT to exit a phase to go back to the title screen is not allowed. | |
2. Strider (Any%)
| Time Start: Pressing Start at Title Screen | Time Stop: Timing ends when the screen fades to black after killing the boss. |
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| All glitches and zips are permitted. Turbo/Autofire and left+right/up+down are banned. | |
3. Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2 (Any%)
| Time Start: Selecting 1 player | Time Stop: When Stage Clear appears after defeating the final boss |
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| Beat the game. Chip or Dale may be used. 1 player mode only. | |
4. Super Dodge Ball (100% Easy)
| Time Start: After selecting ‘World Cup Play’ | Time Stop: When the celebration of your victory appears on screen after defeating the Shadow team |
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| 100% Easy. Defeat all teams. | |
5. Super Mario Bros. 2 (Any%)
| Time Start: When the screen turns blue when you press start on the title screen. | Time Stop: Timing ends when you enter the door after defeating Wart |
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| Any%. The game offers 2 continues. Running out of lives forces you to use a continue. You then start on the -1 level of the world you game overed in. After the 3rd game over, you must start the goal from the beginning of the game. | |
6. Puzznic (Beat 3-10)
| Time Start: Press Start on the Title Screen | Time Stop: When ‘Clear’ appears after beating level 3-10 |
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| Beat Level 3-10 of Puzznic. You have infinite retries. | |
7. Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (Any% (J))
| Time Start: Pressing Start on the title screen | Time Stop: When Ryu appears after defeating the final boss |
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| Any% - J (U release is allowed). Beat the game. Left+Right is not allowed. Turbo is not allowed. | |
8. Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat (1 loop)
| Time Start: Pressing Start on the player screen | Time Stop: Crossing the finish line on the final track |
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| Complete 1 loop. Time ends when you lose control on final race (track 9, the oval track that is 12 laps called the SpeedBowl) | |
9. Gimmick (Any%)
| Time Start: Pressing start on the Title Screen | Time Stop: On display of the final cutscene |
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| Any%, glitches and zips allowed. | |
10. Legacy of the Wizard (Defeat Archwinger)
| Time Start: Hitting start on the title screen | Time Stop: Timing ends when you see the trees after defeating the 3rd boss (archwinger) |
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| Defeat 3 bosses. You can do any of the 3 quadrants to achieve this. | |
11. Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (Password Start/Beat the Game)
| Time Start: After entering in password | Time Stop: When Simon appears before Dracula’s grave |
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| Password used to start the game: RIN5 DYF8KK8F YDRTPassword provides: Simon Level =2, Holy Water, 2 Laurels, Red Crystal, Morning Star, Dracula’s Heart, and Dracula’s RibAll glitches/wrong warps allowed. | |
12. Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True (Any%)
| Time Start: Pressing A on a new file | Time Stop: When ‘The End’ appears |
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| Glitches are allowed (Note, to be submittable needs to be on console or Mesen).If you make a mistake where you are killed or arrested, you can continue from a previous “safe” point. However, if you are killed/arrested in the same room 3 straight times, it is a FULL game over. | |
13. Batman: The Video Game (Any%)
| Time Start: Pressing Start on the Title Screen | Time Stop: On display of the final cutscene |
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| N/A | |
14. Lawn Mower (Any%)
| Time Start: Pressing Start on the Title Screen | Time Stop: When ‘Level Clear!’ appears after completing lawn 10 |
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| Beat the Game | |
15. Mighty Final Fight (Any%)
| Time Start: On character selection | Time Stop: When ‘Round 5 Clear’ appears on the screen |
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| Beat the game. Any of the 3 characters can be used. | |
16. Little Nemo: The Dream Master (Beat the game (E))
| Time Start: Pressing Start on Title Screen | Time Stop: Display of cutscene after defeating the final boss |
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| Beat the Game - English version. J version is not allowed.Stage Select - only to be used if you game overUp, Select, Left, Right, A, A, B A. "Stage Select" will appear. Press "A" the number of levels to skip, then Start. Example: Get back to world 7 - type in the code, then press A 6 times and then press Start. | |
17. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Any%)
| Time Start: Pressing Start on the title screen | Time Stop: When the cutscene with the Crowd of Gremlins begins |
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| Any% - beat the game | |
18. Mega Man (All Stages)
| Time Start: Pressing Start on the Title Screen | Time Stop: After Wily falls out of his ship following his defeat |
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| Glitches and Zips are allowedMega Man US and Rockman J are allowed | |
19. Dragon Warrior IV (Chapter 4)
| Time Start: After selecting Chapter 4 | Time Stop: When ‘The End of Chapter 4’ appears |
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| Beat Chapter 4. The rom is patched to give a Chapter select after deciding on your text speed. Timing starts on selecting "4". You may use any name or either gender for your character. You may also use an official cartridge that has a save file at the start of chapter 4. | |
20. Metroid (Any%)
| Time Start: Pressing Start on Title Screen | Time Stop: On Screen Transition after completing the “Escape” after Mother Brain |
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| Any% - Beat the game. You may used passwords earned through game play. Up+A allowed. Glitches/clips allowed. | |
Rules
- Finish all 20 goals as quickly as possible.
- Games must be played in order. Earned passwords can always be used.
- You must wait at least 30 seconds after completing a game before starting the next.
- After the 10th game there is a mandatory 3 minute wait before starting the 11th game. You can enter passwords during this wait period.
- Race will be streamed on Twitch.
- The race will be timed using https://racetime.gg.
- The games must be played live. Local recordings are suggested in case of power/internet issues. If you lose power/internet, continue the race.
- Save states are not allowed during the race. Be sure to disable the use of save states before the race begins. Using one may result in disqualification from the race.
- Note: Ends on screen transition” refers to the screen fading to black or switching to a different screen. The time stop on these will generally be when the screen transition finishes to black, unless otherwise noted. References to the next screen are just for clarification purposes.
Signup
How to Join
- There is no official signup. If you join us on https://racetime.gg on the day of the race, you’re in.
- To download game resources and get training tips, join the Discord and chat with the community.
- Start practicing! If you’re practicing live on Twitch, use the tag ‘Big20’ so other folks can find you.
- You can track your progress and others by using the community time tracker. To join the community time tracker, find a blank sheet (e.g., named SheetXXX), rename the sheet to your preferred user name, lock it, and start recording your practice times.
- On race day, the marathon will take place on https://racetime.gg. Make an account before race day so you are prepared! Links to the room will be provided prior to the marathon. First marathon? Visit this page on how to prep.
- Have fun! We’re happy to have you in the community!
Results
TBD!
Videos
Big 20 #19: Race VOD
Resources