List of Super Mario speedrunning records
{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Super Mario'' speedrunning records}}
The [[platform games]] of the ''[[Super Mario]]'' series of video games are very common [[Speedrunning]] candidates. This is a '''list of speedrunning records of ''Super Mario'' video games'''. As ''Mario'' games released since 2000, such as ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' and ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', are less popular in the speedrunning community than older games in the series, only games released before 2000 are listed.
==Super Mario Bros.==
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By use of various [[Video game glitch|glitches]] and [[WarP zone|shortcuts]], ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1985) can be beaten in around five minutes. The records below are achieved without [[Tool-assisted speedrun|tool-assistance]], meaning the movement of [[Mario (character)|Mario]] is entirely carried out via a [[gamepad]].
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| {{date|2015-10-19}}
| Darbian
| 4:57.627
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/10/video_speedrunner_sets_new_world_record_for_super_mario_bros|publisher=''[[Nintendo Life]]''|title=Video: Speedrunner Sets New World Record for Super Mario Bros.|last=Vogel|first=Mitch|date=2015-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/a-new-world-record-for-beating-super-mario-bros-as-fas-1737388727|publisher=''[[Kotaku]]''|title=A New World Record For Beating Super Mario Bros. As Fast As Possible|last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|date=2015-10-19}}</ref><ref name="Original 2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-10-19-new-super-mario-brothers-speedrun-world-record-has-been-set|publisher=''[[Eurogamer]]''|title=New Super Mario Bros. speedrun world record has been set|last=Matulef|first=Jeffrey|date=2015-10-19}}</ref>
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| {{date|2014-06-25}}
| Blubber
| 4:57.693
| <ref name="Original 2015" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vg247.com/2014/06/27/super-mario-bros-speedrun-world-record-nintendo/|publisher=''[[VG24/7]]''|title=Watch this new Super Mario Bros. speed run record and be amazed|last=Cook|first=Dave|date=2014-06-27}}</ref><ref name="Original 2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2460158,00.asp|publisher=''[[PC Gamer]]''|title=Gamer Sets New Super Mario Bros. World Record Speedrun|last=Murphy|first=David|date=2014-06-27}}</ref>
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| {{date|2014-03-25}}
| Andrewg
| 4:59.09
| <ref name="Original 2014" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/07/super-mario-bros-speedrun-sets-new-world-record.html|publisher=''[[Paste Magazine]]''|title=Gamer Sets New ''Super Mario Bros'' Speedrun Record|last=Norton|first=Jessica|date=2014-06-01}}</ref>
|}
Darbian has noted that his 2015 record still isn't perfect, as he could still save some time in level 4-2, though he stated that besides this, "there is no other time save that a human has ever done (even in practice) prior to 8-4." Darbian also made a few small mistakes in 8-4, the final level of the game.<ref name="Original 2015" />
''Super Mario Bros.'' was beaten with the lowest possible [[score (video games)|score]] for the first time on February 20, 2014. Player NotEntirelySure had to play through the game without defeating any [[mob (video gaming)|enemies]] or collecting any items, as to not go over the minimal score of 500 when beating the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/guy-beats-super-mario-bros-with-the-lowest-score-possib-1526905435|publisher=''Kotaku''|title=Guy Beats Super Mario Bros. With The Lowest Score Possible|last=Person|first=Chris|date=2014-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://uproxx.com/gammasquad/2014/02/watch-lowest-scoring-super-mario-bros-speedrun-ever/|publisher=''[[Uproxx]]''|title=Watch The Lowest Scoring ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Speedrun Ever|last=Seitz|first=Dan|date=2014-02-20}}</ref>
==Super Mario Bros. 2==
The current speedrun record of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' is in hands of ILuvMario, who beat the game in 8 minutes and 30 seconds on September 25, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedrun.com/run/dy4r5vdz|publisher=Speedrun.com|title=Any% in 8m 30s|date=2015-09-25}}</ref>
==Super Mario Bros. 3==
On April 30, 2014, Lord Tom and Tompa beat ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' in under three minutes by using a particularly advantageous [[memory corruption]] glitch. After completing this run, Lord Tom petitioned to make runs using this glitch a separate category of speedruns, so that previous records will remain important.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/super-mario-bros-3-beaten-in-under-three-minutes-1570074285|publisher=''Kotaku''|title=Super Mario Bros. 3, Beaten In Under Three Minutes|last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|date=2014-04-30}}</ref> The current record of ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' without using any [[warp zone|warps]] whatsoever is held by MitchFlowerPower, who beat the game in 51 minutes and 28 seconds at [[Awesome Games Done Quick|Awesome Games Done Quick 2015]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/87685/awesome-games-done-quick-2015---the-weeks-best-speed-runs|publisher=''[[Shacknews]]''|title=Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 - The week's best speed runs|last=Mejia|first=Ozzie|date=2015-01-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedrun.com/run/2yw8k52y|publisher=Speedrun.com|title=Any% Warpless in 51m 28s|date=2015-05-21}}</ref>
==Super Mario World==
The current any%{{refn|group=Note |"Any%" refers to beating a game without having to play through any optional content.}} record of ''[[Super Mario World]]'' (1991) is in hands of speedrunner linkdeadx2, who beat the game in 9 minutes and 51 seconds in September 2014. Runner-ups are xpaco5 and dram55, with a time of 09:51.12 and 09:51.69 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/09/super-mario-world-beaten-in-record-time/|publisher=''Kotaku Australia''|title=Super Mario World, Beaten In Record Time|last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|date=2014-09-24}}</ref> The current 100%{{refn|group=Note |"100%" refers to completing all optional content of a game.}} speedrun record of ''Super Mario World'', for which the player has to reach all of the game's 96 level exists, is in hands of speedrunner GreenDeathFlavor, who completed the game in 1 hour, 23 minutes and 28 seconds in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedrun.com/run/dy4end2m|publisher=Speedrun.com|title=96 Exit in 1h 23m 28s|date=2015-07-29}}</ref> In June 2015, speedrunner [[PangaeaPanga]] beat ''Super Mario World'' in 23 minutes and 14 seconds while [[blindfold]]ed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techtimes.com/articles/63060/20150623/speedrunner-finishing-super-mario-world-in-23-minutes-while-blindfolded-is-completely-insane.htm|publisher=''Tech Times''|title=Speedrunner Finishing 'Super Mario World' In 23 Minutes While Blindfolded Is Completely Insane|last=Koch|first=Cameron|date=2015-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/24/super-mario-world-blindfolded_n_7654216.html|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|title=Amazing Human Beats 'Super Mario World' In Just 23 Minutes... Blindfolded|last=Beres|first=Damon|date=2015-06-24}}</ref>
It is possible to make the credits of ''Super Mario World'' roll by injecting [[Arbitrary code execution|arbitrary code]] into the game's memory in the first level of the game. Speedrunner SethBling accomplished this in January 2015 in 5 minutes and 59 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/01/22/super-mario-world-record-_n_6522082.html|publisher=''The Huffington Post''|title='Super Mario World' Speedrun Record Smashed Using Bizarre Glitch|last=Rundle|first=Michael|date=2015-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2475640,00.asp|publisher=''PC Magazine''|title=Speedrunner 'Beats' Super Mario World in Under 5 Minutes|last=Murphy|first=David|date=2015-01-22}}</ref> A tool-assisted speedrun of ''Super Mario World'' was displayed at Awesome Games Done Quick 2014, where using the same tactic, the game was beaten in 2 minutes and 25 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/174659-super-mario-world-speedrun-hack-takes-up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-b-a-to-the-next-level|publisher=''ExtremeTech''|title=Super Mario World speedrun hack takes up up down down left right left right B A to the next level|last=Anthony|first=Sebastian|date=2014-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/01/how-an-emulator-fueled-robot-reprogrammed-super-mario-world-on-the-fly/|publisher=''Ars Technica''|title=How an emulator-fueled robot reprogrammed Super Mario World on the fly|last=Orland|first=Kyle|date=2014-01-14}}</ref>
==Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island==
The 1995 sequel to ''Super Mario World'', ''[[Yoshi's Island]]'', is a particularly popular game at Awesome Games Done Quick.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vice.com/read/why-speed-running-is-the-greatest-thing-about-gaming-729|publisher=''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]''|title=Why Speed-Running Is the Greatest Thing About Gaming|last=Whelan|first=David|date=2015-01-14}}</ref> Its current 100% speedrunning record is held by [[Trihex]], with a 2 hours and 32 minute run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedrun.com/run/0znod93y|publisher=Speedrun.com|title=100% in 2h 31m 36s|date=2015-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nintendoenthusiast.com/article/speedrunning-for-the-people-trihexs-marathon/|publisher=''Nintendo Enthusiast''|title=Speedrunning for the People – Trihex’s Marathon|last=Boer|first=Alex|date=2015-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/27/9047665/sgdq-trihex-yoshis-island-2015|publisher=''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]''|title=SGDQ's first run shows off the skill, community that makes it all possible|last=Hall|first=Charlie|date=2015-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/05/twitch-tv-speedrun-interview/|publisher=''VentureBeat''|title=Can live speedruns compete with e-sports? (interview)|last=Haley|first=Sebastian|date=2013-02-05}}</ref>
==Super Mario 64==
To progress in ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' (1996), the player has to collect stars from the game's various levels. Once a player has collected enough stars, they can continue to the next part of the game. However, by using glitches, it is possible to [[sequence break]] and beat the game without collecting enough stars. Furthermore, the game includes more stars than needed to beat the game, allowing for 100% runs with a clear objective.
In early 2015, a world record of collecting all 120 stars in ''Super Mario 64'' was "accidentally" set on 1 hour, 42 minutes and 15 seconds. Speedrunner Nero, set this record during a casual competition with former record-holder Puncayshun. As it was a relaxed match, Nero paused his game twice during his run, therefore extending his total time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geek.com/games/super-mario-64-speedrun-world-record-accidentally-broken-1616736/|publisher=''Geek''|title=Super Mario 64 speedrun world record accidentally broken|last=Humphries|first=Matthew|date=2015-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/guy-breaks-super-mario-64-world-record-by-accident-1688469992|publisher=''Kotaku''|title=Race Leads To New World Record For Collecting 120 Super Mario 64 Stars|last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|date=2015-02-27}}</ref> The record was later improved again to 1 hour, 40 minutes and 51 seconds by Cheese05,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedrun.com/run/nz135x7m|publisher=Speedrun.com|title=120 Star in 1h 40m 51s|date=2015-09-01}}</ref> followed by Puncayshun who improved it down to 1 hour 40 minutes and 44 seconds. The most notable thing that has changed in this run compared to Nero's and Cheese05's run is that Puncayshun collected the first star in the first Bowser fight, which changed the route of the run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedrun.com/run/8m77lw0m|publisher=Speedrun.com|title=120 Star in 1h 40m 44s|date=2015-12-19}}</ref> Puncayshun still holds the record of regularly beating ''Super Mario 64'' without using any major glitches, set on 48 minutes and 35 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedrun.com/run/9mr0q8mq|publisher=Speedrun.com|title=70 Star in 48m 35s|date=2015-04-23}}</ref>
The current world record of beating ''Super Mario 64'' using glitches to skip large portions of the game - without collecting any stars in the process - sits on 6 minutes and 44 seconds. This record was set by akira06072525 in August 2015. The run was a three-second improvement over the former record set by Xiah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2015/03/a-new-world-record-for-beating-super-mario-64-with-no-stars/|publisher=''Kotaku Australia''|title=A New World Record For Beating Super Mario 64 With No Stars|last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|date=2015-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedrun.com/run/8yv24remm|publisher=Speedruns.com|title=0 Star in 6m 44s|date=2015-08-07}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of video games notable for speedrunning]]
*[[List of The Legend of Zelda speedrunning records|List of ''The Legend of Zelda'' speedrunning records]]
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.speedrun.com/ Speedrun.com] – a website that lists speedrun records.
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