Speedrunner completes Super Mario Bros. in new world record time

[Shawn Knight]

One of the most iconic video games of all-time is still managing to capture headlines and attract players nearly 30 years after it was first launched. A speedrunner by the name of "Blubber" has managed to beat the game in...

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[EEatGDL]

You meant 4:57.69, you wrote it as in hours format.

 

[MilwaukeeMike]

Wow.. I don't know what's more impressive... making so many perfectly timed jumps in a row, or practicing long enough to make so many perfectly timed jumps in a row.

 

[misor]

You meant 4:57.69, you wrote it as in hours format.

perhaps the other statement is true:

there are cheats, replays, slow-motion or other tricks used.

 

[Seventh Reign]

I dont care if its a glitch or not, not taking damage from enemies is a cheat. Period.

 

[NTAPRO]

It's not the speedrunner's fault that hitboxes didn't cover the whole sprite lol

 

[Experimentongod]

Confusing typo: 4:57:69, for a moment I thought the game was almost 5 hours long... heh. As already pointed out you meant 4:57.69

 

[wastedkill]

Confusing typo: 4:57:69, for a moment I thought the game was almost 5 hours long... heh. As already pointed out you meant 4:57.69

Dunno about you but playing mario for nearly 5hrs straight would make my skin fall off...

 

[misor]

Confusing typo: 4:57:69, for a moment I thought the game was almost 5 hours long... heh. As already pointed out you meant 4:57.69

Dunno about you but playing mario for nearly 5hrs straight would make my skin fall off...

on NES, my cousins played Mario (and other games) 6-8 hours during school vacation.

 

[QuaZulu]

Dunno about you but playing mario for nearly 5hrs straight would make my skin fall off...[/quote]
on NES, my cousins played Mario (and other games) 6-8 hours during school vacation.[/quote]

Your "cousins"...sure

 

[Skidmarksdeluxe]

My best time of 4 years and 58 days on the same level has very similar figures to this guy's time of 4 minutes and 57 seconds.

 

[wastedkill]

My best time of 4 years and 58 days on the same level has very similar figures to this guy's time of 4 minutes and 57 seconds.

Ye if you dont count the other 9billion minutes...

 

[likedamaster]

Original speedrun record?

 

[likedamaster]

Original speedrun record?

Never mind. That's pretty close.