At first glance, you might think this is faster than #3008: X2poet's NES Rainbow Islands - The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 "No Diamond" in 14:52.53 - but note that the ROM this is actually using is Rainbow Islands - The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 (J) [p1].nes, and not Rainbow Islands - The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 (U) [!].nes. Besides the problem with not using a [!] ROM, there are timing differences between the two versions; in particular, the (U) version:

• takes an extra 297 frames to clear the title screen; and
• has an extra 30 frame blank screen prior to every level;
• takes longer to fade out on levels (at least 4 frames per level); and
• takes an extra 44 frames to clear the outro.

There are 28 levels, so the extra time in frames that needs to be added to this run to be comparable in time is (28+4)*30 + 297 + 44 = 1301 frames, which is more than the (53640-52432) = 1208 frames that differ between the two submissions, and this doesn't take into account other lag patterns that I have noticed that differ between the two versions. I'll also point out that the original submission was rejected for game choice, so even a properly optimised version of this run would be unlikely to be accepted. I'll reiterate my [post 294137]earlier comments[/post] about your submissions and the submission queue - make sure your submissions are up to standard before submitting them, please, or we may need to remove your ability to submit them until you can.