The game doesn't seem to recognize the replays I put in from this website
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?libid=72
I tried it in the various folders in the folder suggested above.
I just put the .record files into the "AutoRecord-SinglePlayer" folder and it usually works. From the in-game menu select "Single Player->Watch" and then click the button at the bottom. That (for me at least) makes the recorded games show up in the list. Of course, if you're using v1.02 the recorded games from the site above probably wont work.
Also, making a test file ingame, I couldn't find the corresponding .record file in these folders either. There was a file with a different name created that I deleted, but the saved game still appears in game.
How does the game recognize .record files and display them to be watched?
Can't help with that. Never actually tried to watch a .record file that I made, only ones I downloaded.
No problem.