Equipment Set-Up
Helpful advice for purchasing equipment for console or emulator.
Helpful advice for purchasing equipment for console or emulator.
If you don't own a copy of Pac-Man World 2, no need to worry! GameCube Copies of Pac-Man World 2 often sell for $15 to $20 on eBay. It's highly recommend to search for a NTSC-U GameCube disc as it is the fastest version for Any% speedruns. Note that there are no 1.0 or 1.1 revisions of GameCube like the PlayStation 2 platform does, all GameCube copies are the same regardless if you buy the game with or without the Pac-Man Vs. bundle.
If you don't own a Wii or GameCube, It's recommended to buy a Wii instead of a GameCube as they're easier to come by for a reasonable price, pre-owned Wiis often sell for $40 to $60 on eBay.
First-party GameCube controllers often sell for $30 on eBay, it is not recommended to buy third party controllers as they're not as durable as official ones.
If you're not playing on Dolphin Emulator you're going to have to buy a capture card. The most common capture card for composite and s-video inputs is GV-USB2 which normally sells for $40. HDMI capture cards often depend on your budget, but if you can, try to look for AverMedia based capture cards which are the most popular.
Don't worry if you can't afford a capture card, you can use a phone or webcam and point it at your TV, these type of recordings are also acceptable for the leaderboards.
We do allow emulator runs on the leaderboard, you can find a download of Dolphin Emulator online as well of plenty of guides on YouTube on how to set-up the emulator.
You find an ISO easily on google or if you have a homebrewed Wii you can use the CleanRip app to rip your own disc. DO NOT ask for an ISO in the discord as that's illegal.