Gaming Super Mario Bros World Record Speed Run

[Mook]

On an original NES. Nerd stuff or not, impressive.



And here is the twich recording showing him playing.

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[Mook]

The memory skill alone is impressive as fuck.

 

[guspech750]

Damn! That very impressive. Especially to remember all the short cuts.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

I've never really had anxiety but him hitting the enemies and obstacles without dying damn near gave me anxiety.

 

[Mook]

His reaction in the twitch video was great

 

[radioguy6]

previous record was 4:57.69

 

[greasy]

It seemed like he was going to die so many times, he knew exactly when/where to jump and land every time.

 

[YoushallgoFo]

I've played this game a million times, but that "wall jump" he does at 4:34 I'll never figure out. Thats the part that always gets me like, how the fuck did you figure that out? It's not a game play mechanic.

 

[YoushallgoFo]

The memory skill alone is impressive as fuck.

not just the stages themselves but knowing exactly when to jump for each part of the level so he doesn't have to slow down. its just nuts. Theres almost no adjustments mid jump, its just 100% forward most of the time.

 

[Ti28]

Someone is still a virgin.

 

[Omicron]

I've played this game a million times, but that "wall jump" he does at 4:34 I'll never figure out. Thats the part that always gets me like, how the fuck did you figure that out? It's not a game play mechanic.

It's possible to do consistently with ALOT of practice

Some horizontal speed towards the wall (facing right: X speed > 16, facing left: X speed < 240)
Mario's feet must hit the wall exactly at a block boundary (every 16 pixels)
Some luck to make Mario go into the wall a little bit (at least for 1 pixel)
It's possible to perform walljump from any non-lethal solid material (bricks, pipes, etc.)

Disclaimer- I am a big fan of speed running so am aware of many of the mechanics in play.

Level 8-2 is pure swag skills, and 8-3 is a thing of beauty.

 

[Mook]

Its now at 4:56.462. I guess its basically getting to the point where its humanly impossible to go much faster.
[MENTION=10779]Omicron[/MENTION]

https://youtu.be/QJR7fasYlDw

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

I watched a video recently the mechanics where they explain just ONE portion of a speed run. I think 4-2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1AHCaokqhg



And then I think this needs to be posted as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgACcUDttQ0

 

[Omicron]

Yea-not many frames left for advancement.

That 4-2 video does a great job of detailing the mechanics and precision needed without being too complex. Summoning is great at this.


For anyone interested in speed running at an elite level, I’d recommend watching all of summoningsalts videos- very informative, entertaining, and lend a good understanding into the history and progression of many of our favorite retro games

 

[Mook]

https://kotaku.com/speedrunner-achieves-impossible-super-mario-bros-recor-1829308720

 

[Kaeghl]

it was speed runners hat finally brought down the king of kong billy mitchell.
Found out his scores were not really possible.