CTGP-R
CTGP-R | |
URL | http://chadsoft.co.uk |
Status | Online! |
Archiving status | Not saved yet |
Archiving type | Unknown |
IRC channel | #archiveteam-bs (on hackint) |
CTGP-R (aka Chadsoft; previously CTGP) is a mod for Mario Kart Wii. While the mod itself is easily downloaded (as is every single update made), there is also an extensive ghost database with over four million ghosts. A normal web crawl would not work correctly as it uses XHR to load the leaderboards.
There is a web client in addition to the Wii client. The web client uses XHR to fetch JSON.
Example URLs:
- 200cc DS Yoshi Falls fast time leaderboard: https://chadsoft.co.uk/time-trials/leaderboard/14/8C854B087417A92425110CC71E23C944D6997806/04.html (there is a "Load All" button at the bottom)
- 200cc DS Yoshi Falls fast lap leaderboard: https://chadsoft.co.uk/time-trials/leaderboard/14/8C854B087417A92425110CC71E23C944D6997806/04-fast-lap.html (there is a "Load All" button at the bottom)
- Mii profile page: https://chadsoft.co.uk/time-trials/players/1F/401154EB4C8882.html
- Ghost page: https://chadsoft.co.uk/time-trials/rkgd/CF/0F/CCB3BBD6ACD5591FC092310D0373B26978A0.html
Lists of leaderboards can be found on the side box on the page.
The JSON endpoints can be found pretty easily in the Network inspector.
Any scrapers need to keep in mind that the website is hosted on a residential connection, and the server isn't particularly fast. The main maintainer isn't against scraping.
Vital signs
Very stable. Outages are fairly uncommon. Ghost database is slower than usual after updates. No sign of it going away any time soon. Supports itself financially with Twitch subscriptions.
The maintainer is active on Discord. Important updates from this Discord are also posted to an unofficial, community-run Twitter account.