Category Overview

Universal Bans

For all categories, the following bans are part of the rules and thus, will not be listed under each individual category. Bizhawk, Higan, Snes9x 1.43, ZSNES etc. emulators; these are banned due to inaccurate Super FX 2 chip emulation that results in fewer lag frames than the official console release. As such, the only allowed emulators are Snes9x 1.51, 1.53 - 1.56. Controller functions that are not possible on an unmodified, stock controller (e.g. macros, left+right, turbo) however, turbo is still allowed in the Japanese community. Outside tools (e.g. RAM watch, Lua script). Outside modification of the game's code. This includes things like cheat devices (e.g. game genie), crooked cartridges and modified ROMs.

Main Categories

Any% Warpless

Description: The no major glitches category of the game. It is the main category of the Yoshi speedrunning community nowadays.

History lesson: In the past, this used to be the main category for just the Japanese Yoshi community; they did not want to use 1-1 Warps, whereas the rest of the world played Any% Warps. They also timed their runs to the last input, whereas the rest of the world finished the run on Bowser explosion, thus resulting in the different timing method between this category and Any% Warps

Leaderboard: http://www.speedrun.com/yi#Warpless

Timing: Start: On new file select. End: On the last input when the last text box is advanced after Bowser is defeated. Note: The US version of the game has 2 text boxes here, while the Japanese version only has 1.

Bans: Resetting 1-1 Warps Tongue Glitch Null Egg Arbitrary Code Execution

Useful Page: Fast strat list

Any% Warps
Description: The original Any% category of the game before the Null Egg glitch and ACE were discovered; it takes advantage of 1-1 Warps and the 3-3 Tongue Glitch. This category also allows resetting during the run to skip the cutscene at the end of each world. Other than that and the timing method, it is identical to Any% Warpless.
Leaderboard: http://www.speedrun.com/yi#Warps
Timing: Start: On new file select. End: On the first frame of the Bowser explosion.
Bans: Null Egg Arbitrary Code Execution
Useful Pages: 1-1 Warps Tongue Glitch

Any% Credits Warp

Description: Any% Credits Warp is the fastest category to complete the game. The main objective for achieving top times in this category is using the Tongue Glitch to trigger a Credits Warp by doing Arbitrary Code Execution.

Leaderboards: http://www.speedrun.com/yi#Any

Timing: Starts on (new) File Select Ends when the screen goes black and credits start

This category has no restrictions other than the Universal Bans.

Notable Glitches: Tongue Glitch Arbitrary Code Execution

100%

Description: The 100% category of this game. It also bans the same glitches as Any% Warpless.

Leaderboards: http://www.speedrun.com/yi#100

Timing: Starts on (new) File Select Ends when the icon for the last completed level completely returns back to normal, after displaying "100" When the run is completed a score check in all worlds is usually done to confirm that all levels have a score of "100" (Not required)

Banned: Arbitrary Code Execution Null Egg Glitch 3-3 Map Corruption 1-1 Warps

Required: Score of 100 in all levels Including Extras

Useful Page: Bonus Skips!

Any% Magical Journey

Description: The Magical Journey is a very unique run of this game and used to be the fastest possible way to complete the game at one point in time. The main subjective for achieving top times in this category is using the Null Egg Glitch and carrying it all the way from 2-3 to 6-8, lowering the amount of time each level takes to complete by a large margin. This category got obsoleted by Any% Beat Bowser when the Save Corruption in 3-1 was found, but used to be the Any% category of this game. It's mainly listed for the sake of completeness.

Leaderboards: http://www.speedrun.com/yi#Any (click on Magical Journey)

--> Theory TAS: 38:11

Timing: Starts on File Select Ends on Bowser Explosion

Banned: Arbitrary Code Execution Save Corruption

Notable Glitches: Resetting Null Egg Glitch (Without Save Corruption) 1-1 Warps

Any% Beat Bowser

Description: Any% Beat Bowser is the second fastest category to complete the game. The main subjective for achieving top times in this category is using the Null Egg Glitch and then doing a Save Corruption in 3-1. This run used to be the Any% category of this game before ACE got found.

Leaderboards: http://www.speedrun.com/yi#Any (click on Beat Bowser)

Timing: Starts on File Select Ends on Bowser Explosion

Banned: Arbitrary Code Execution

Notable Glitches: Resetting Null Egg Glitch Save Corruption 1-1 Warps