Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories FAQ (January 2016)
 
Q: What are you trying to do?
A: Beat Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories as quickly as possible. DDS uses the same cards as the Yu-Gi-Oh TCG but has different rules.

Q: What rules are different?
A: Everything is much simpler. There are fewer magic and trap cards, and they have simpler effects. All monster effects are activated manually. Only one trap card can be set at a time, and traps last for one turn. A monster's alignment (Shadow, Light, Pyro, Forest, etc.) takes priority over its Attack and Defense during battle; for example, Shadow always beats Light, so Kuriboh beats Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Q: What are you playing on?
A: Gambatte, an accurate emulator for GameBoy Color games.

Q: What is the world record?
A: 3:36:45 by me.

Q: What is your goal time?
A: Sub-3:30, and a deathless run would be a bonus.

Q: Who are the hardest duelists?
A: Everyone in Tier 3 and DarkNite can be a huge pain. P. Seto and DarkNite are particularly bad because they have 3 Change of Heart and can beat you regardless of how good your hand is. Everyone before Tier 3 is extremely easy.

Q: What route are you using?
A: http://pastebin.com/PA0SFwxe