https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/09/record-breaking-super-mario-bros-speedrun-approaches-robotic-perfection/
Most of the tricks Niftski uses to shave off precious milliseconds in this new world record run will be well-known to speedrun fans and are outlined in our writeup of Niftski's 2021 world record

https://www.reddit.com/r/speedrun/comments/o0wf9d/super_mario_bros_world_record_progression/
Super Mario Bros. World Record Progression (2010-2021) from the recent Speedrun Explained video. ... Even a lesser wrong warp (e.g. 1-1 coin pit into 1-2 or a clip through the 4-2 warpzone staircase) would be incredible. ... 0-9 + a-z =36. which means every button combo can be represented by 1 character.

https://www.gamesradar.com/a-new-super-mario-bros-speedrun-world-record-is-just-12-frames-away-from-glitchless-perfection-and-the-runner-says-i-do-not-plan-on-just-stopping-here/
Back in September, a runner called Niftski set a new world record of 4:54:631 in the Super Mario Bros. any% category. That was just 22 frames away from the time that's been recorded in tool

https://www.destructoid.com/super-mario-speedruns-are-close-to-perfection-as-a-new-world-record-is-achieved/
Speedrunning is a huge part of the gaming community, and the iconic Nintendo game is close to having the perfect run. Recommended Videos. Over on YouTube, runner Niftski has set a new world record

https://kotaku.com/super-mario-bros-speedrunner-world-record-niftski-1849386352
Super Mario Bros. World Record Now Just A Half-Second Short Of A Perfect Run. Mario speedrunner Niftski beat the previous world record by exactly five frames. By. Ari Notis. Published August 8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7RzoIEoSMY
Watch the unedited run here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3NRe3KulqUPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/bismuth9Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bismuth9Twitte

https://www.gamesradar.com/super-mario-bros-speedrunner-manages-machine-level-perfection-until-the-world-record-gets-killed-by-a-single-bad-jump-i-dont-even-fing-care/
Back in September, Niftski became the first human runner to successfully match the TAS time on Super Mario Bros. into the start of final level, 8-4, setting a new world record of 4:54.631.

https://www.gamesradar.com/theres-a-new-super-mario-bros-speedrun-world-record-and-its-only-22-frames-away-from-literal-perfection/
On Wednesday, September 6, speedrunner Niftski completed Super Mario Bros. with a time of 4:54.631 - a new world record. The previous world record - also set by Niftski - stood for 395 days at 4:

https://www.speedrun.com/smb1
Requirements for High-Level Any% Runs. Any% (NTSC) runs below 4:57.000 must now fulfill additional requirements in order to be verified. The run's full session must be included in the submission description. For emulator runs below 4:57.000, some form of input display must be visible for the duration of the run. A hand-cam or input.

https://www.reddit.com/r/speedrun/comments/ko3cyc/the_history_of_super_mario_bros_2_world_records/
The History of Super Mario Bros. 2 World Records. This thread is archived ... improving, replacing, and finding. ... Yes, there's only so many things that can happen when a new World Record is set -- it stands for a long time, it gets beaten quickly by the same runner, it gets beaten quickly by a different runner, etc.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/gamer-sets-new-super-mario-bros-world-record-speedrun
A brand-new world record has been set for Super Mario Bros., and the speedrun managed to shave a whopping four-tenths of a second or so off the previous record of 4:58:09. That's right. That's right.

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/3/super-mario-world-0-exit-completed-in-41-seconds-to-break-record-694758
Published 10 March 2022. Matheus Furtado (Brazil), better known as "FURiOUS", completed Super Mario World (1990) 0 Exit in just 41.022 seconds on 11 June 2020 in Garopaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil. With this astounding speedrun recorded, he officially broke the Guinness World Records title for the fastest completion of Super Mario World (0 Exit).

https://www.gameskinny.com/culture/can-the-new-super-mario-bros-speedrun-record-be-beaten/
Super Mario Bros, released in 1985, has had ample time to be mastered by speedrunners.As it stands now, the Any% category is one of the most optimized runs in all of gaming. This, plus the popularity of the franchise and the cultural impact of this specific title, make speedrun world records in this game some of the most coveted. 4:54, being the last-second barrier possible to break in the

https://www.thegamer.com/super-mario-bros-speedrun-world-record-five-frames/
Published Aug 15, 2022. Link copied to clipboard. Super Mario Bros. now has a new speedrun record. With a new time of 4:54.798, prolific Mario speedrunner Niftski just shaved off 0.083 seconds from their previous world record run of 4:54.881--a difference of just five in-game frames. What's wild is that Niftski didn't even know he'd

https://www.speedrun.com/smb1/guides/jdxw8
7:00 (6:55) by DarkMazda on July 15 1999. 6:30 (6:26) by gz on October 1 2000. Jeff Ninneman and Jason Harmer had a recorded Super Mario Bros. race in front of a crowd in 2002. ( Article, Video) Both had times of 5:50 (5:53 from pressing Start), though Jason Harmer (on the right) was a bit faster. The article mentions Jeff Ninneman having

https://www.speedrun.com/smw
View Super Mario World speedruns, leaderboards, forums and more on Speedrun.com. Super Mario World (1990) Super Mario Series. SNES WiiVC 3DSVC +4. Category extensions Discord Website. Boost. 61. Leaderboards. News. Guides. 22. Resources. 4. Forums. 202. Streams. 3. Related. 153. Stats. Leaderboards. 96 Exit All Castles No Starworld 11 Exit 0

https://mashable.com/article/super-mario-bros-world-record
The Super Mario Bros. record has been broken by Kosmic, the first human being to ever beat the game in 4 minutes and 55 seconds. In a near-perfect run of Super Mario Bros. Monday night

https://www.gamesradar.com/incredible-super-mario-64-speedrun-falls-apart-after-one-botched-trick-dooms-what-couldve-been-an-untouchable-world-record-i-dont-know-if-i-want-to-finish-this/
That runner goes by Weegee, and he's a former world record holder in the 120 Star category for Super Mario 64. His time of 1:37:35 stood from the end of 2022 through much of 2023, until a trick

https://www.eurogamer.net/new-super-mario-brothers-speedrun-world-record-has-been-set
A new world record has been set for blazing through the original Super Mario Bros. the fastest with speedrunner Darbian rescuing Princess Toadstool in a scant four minutes 57 seconds and 627

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/03/10/Guinness-World-Records-Super-Mario-World-speedrun/6141646936665/
Matheus Furtado, known as FURiOUS online, broke the speed record for completing Super Mario World in the "0 Exit" category, meaning he used a glitch in the game to reach the end credits without

https://www.vice.com/en/article/qvaj8q/super-mario-bros-speedrun-world-record-broken
by Matthew Gault. September 25, 2018, 4:24pm. Snap. Speedrunner Kosmicd12 has broken the world record for the Super Mario Bros. speedrun, using perfect deployment of glitches. Kosmicd12 came in at

https://list.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Super_Mario_speedrunning_records
The current 11 Exit Template:Refn record of Super Mario World (1991) is held by speedrunner LostC0re, who completed the game in 9:43.750 in September 2019, [34] with the runners-up being GreenDeathFlavor and Area51, who hold a time of 09:44.367 [35] and 09:45.283, [36] respectively. On 10 February 2018, speedrunner katun24 beat Super Mario

https://www.speedrun.com/smo/resources/jlkdc
Tool: World Record Progression (All Categories) Resources/World Record Progression (All Categories) Updated 6 years ago by Tech. A spreadsheet of the full history of the Super Mario Odyssey World Records in each category. Visit Link. Game stats. Followers. 15,492. Runs.