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  • Ultima Derby

    Brought to You by the FFVI: Worlds Collide Community

    Credit for all images: FFVI: Worlds Collide.
    Check out their Discord for the latest details.

    Intro to the Event

    The Game Lineup

    The Main Event

    Important Dates

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  • Super Mario Bros. Ported to Sega Master System

    Making Its Debut at the SMS Coding Competition

    You can follow Lack of Track’s work via YouTube.

    Says the port author Lack of Track:

    A near-perfect port of the NES/FC classic to the Sega Master System. It also introduces new graphics and sound modes that take advantage of the SMS’s hardware.

    Features

    • Near-perfect Accuracy: The game plays almost exactly like the original. While I cannot guarantee perfect accuracy, I feel confident that the port is accurate under normal gameplay.
    • New Graphics Mode: The port introduces a new graphics mode based on the SNES/SFC port of the game in Super Mario All-Stars/Super Mario Collection. Savor the pseudo 16-bit graphics with more color, backgrounds, and style!
    • New Sound Mode: The port also introduces a new sound mode that takes advantages of the YM2413 FM synthesizer found in the Japanese Sega Master System and commonly added to systems through aftermarket modifications. This new sound mode’s music is based on the music in Super Mario All-Stars/Super Mario Collection. Immerse yourself in the rich, 16-bit style arrangements!

    The GitHub repo can be found here.

    The competition entry is available on SMS Power here.

    Video review courtesy of Sega Lord X:

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  • Current Event Standings—Final

    Whirlwind Four-Job Fiesta 2026

    For a comparison of the different Fiestas, click here.
    For more info on the Whirlwind (Four-Job) Fiesta event, see here.

    For the Whirlwind family of mods, click here.
    For clymax’s projects, click here.

    Team Standings

    Here are the standings based on the secondary scoring scheme1 in the event. The ranking is based on the number of finishers of the challenge.

    RankCommunityEntrantsFinishers
    1FFV Central32/2
    2FF4 Ultima11/1
    3FF6 Worlds Collide10/0
    4Archipelago10/0
    1. Per the event rules, if enrollment in Division I is insufficient for a team head-to-head, the communities can be ranked based on the total number of players who successfully complete a challenge run in any of Divisions I-III. ↩︎

    Victorious Community: FFV Central

    Player Standings

    Only the leader(s) and runner(s)-up may be shown.

    A. Fiesta Champion 2025

    DivisionPlayerCommunityTime
    IEhseezedFFV Central35:21
    ICasualTomFF4 Ultima1:27:22

    Fiesta Champion: Ehseezed

    Badge Awarded (2026 version pending):

    Fiesta Champion

    B. Runs Leader, All-Time

    Extended run segments for other objectives each count as half a run for purposes of the event.

    RankPlayerCommunityRuns
    1NeoKakarotFFV Central2.5
    2CasualTomFF4 Ultima2.5
    3FechdogArchipelago2
    3clymaxFFV Central2
    3EhseezedFFV Central2

    C. Flags Leader, All-Time

    RankPlayerCommunityFlags
    1NeoKakarotFFV CentralJob/Level Chaos + Blood Moon
    2CasualTomFF4 Ultima4JF Chaos
    3FechdogArchipelago5JF Chaos

    D. Berserk Leader, All-Time

    RankPlayerCommunityBerserkers
    1NeoKakarotFFV Central1x Hybrid

    E. Glitch Leader, All-Time

    Bonus Divisions are eligible.

    RankPlayerCommunityGlitches
    1NeoKakarotFFV Central13
    2CasualTomFF4 Ultima4
    2EhseezedFFV Central4
    3xJ4cksFFV Central2
    3FechdogArchipelago2
    6AuthenticKenFFV Central2
    6clymaxFFV Central1
    6solidificationFFV Central1

    F. Time Leader, All-Time – informational only; no role or badge

    Time Leader represents the fastest time achieved during a Fiesta season. Record Holder is given to the fastest time achieved in or out of season.

    ModePlayerCommunityTime
    VanillaclymaxFFV Central29:05
    FiestaEhseezedFFV Central35:21
    RandoclymaxFFV Central36:56

    G. Scout Leader, All-Time

    RankPlayerCommunityScouted
    1clymaxFFV Central2

    H. Bonus Leader, All-Time

    RankPlayerCommunityBonus
    1AuthenticKenFFV Central3
    2NeoKakarotFFV Central1

    I. Roles Leader, All-Time

    • Count excludes Roles Leader roles.
    • Any roles condensed to tiered roles count for the tier value.
    • Bonus divisions not included.
    RankPlayerCommunityRoles
    1NeoKakarotFFV Central10
    2clymaxFFV Central7
    3CasualTomFF4 Ultima5
    3EhseezedFFV Central5
    5AuthenticKenFFV Central3
    6FechdogArchipelago2
    7xJ4cksFFV Central2

    Earnable Badges

    Badges that players can earn regardless of performance relative to other players.

    Fiesta Conqueror
    Gogo Conqueror

    Redesign Pending

    Ultraboss Conqueror
    Crimson Conqueror

    Earnable Roles

    For many of the 202X roles, they are only awarded in seasons with a full league of eight players.

    Some of the 202X roles are subject to being collapsed into a single tiered role on Discord, but the web badges remain unchanged.

    Competitive Roles in Event

    1. Runs Leader 202X / Runs Record Holder
    2. Flags Leader 202X / Flags Record Holder
    3. Roles Leader 202X / Roles Record Holder
    4. Scout Leader 202X / Ambassador
    5. Fiesta Time Leader 202X
    6. Glitch Leader
    7. Berserk Leader
    8. Bonus Leader
    9. Fiesta Champion 202X, Solo / Silver / Bronze
    10. Fiesta Champion 202X, Team / Silver / Bronze

    Personal-Milestone Roles in Event

    1. Streamer 202X / Conqueror 202X
    2. Scout 202X
    3. Superboss Conqueror
    4. Ultraboss Conqueror
    5. Gogo Conqueror
    6. Crimson Conqueror
    7. Permadeath Conqueror
    8. Fiesta Purist
    9. Glitch Hunter
    10. Berserker
    11. Bonus Conqueror I-V

    Non-Event Roles

    1. Fiesta Record Holder
    2. Vanilla Record Holder
    3. Rando Record Holder
    4. Category Leader

    Signups remain active, while the event ends August 31. So, what are you waiting for?

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  • Dragon Quest VI: Aflame Vanilla Any% Order Speedrun by MarthSR

    Whirlwind Four-Job Fiesta 2026, Dragon Quest League, Division III

    You can follow speedrunner MarthSR via Twitch, YouTube, or SRC.

    Congratulations to MarthSR for improving his world record via his latest speedrun submission to the Aflame leaderboard.

    With this improvement, MarthSR also earns the title of Category Leader for Vanilla Chaos based on his former world record.

    The Category Leader title for Vanilla Order was formerly held by clymax via his mod showcase run here, which has a time of 2:22:52 in the category of Vanilla Any% Order.

    MarthSR’s speedrun submission is here, or see the video embed below.

    Aflame Vanilla Any% Order in 1:06:44

    Date: August 13, 2026

    Team: FF4 Ultima

    It is rumored that a fanfare skip has recently been under development. Does this mean that a sub-hour run is no longer TAS-only?

    Mod and Event Info

    The romhack is the Aflame respinner for Dragon Quest VI on the Super Famicom here.

    The run was submitted as part of the Whirlwind Four-Job Fiesta event here.

    So, what do you think? Is DQVI: Aflame a mod you’d consider picking up for speedrunning? If so, what are you waiting for?

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