In January 2016 he said the fastest anyone could complete the run (minus tools assistance) was 4 min 57 sec: he's since gone under that time twice.ĭoes darbian think his latest record can be beaten? Well maybe judging by this tweet: Advertisements When I'm focused on the game I'll spend two-three hours playing it for a few days a week, usually three-six nights per week.'ĭarbian has a history of beating records on the game which he says are impossible.

The previous record was 4:57.69.'After improving the record in October 2016 I didn't really play Super Mario Bros. You can check his speedrun in the video below, and you can dust off that old NES and see if you have what it takes to even come close. My previous PB had lost a couple frames from hitting the axe a bit too far to the right,' wrote darbian. As far as I can tell, final room with Bowser was perfect. andrewg is the best person at getting this.

This method of doing 4-2 saves 21 frames (0.35s), but is extremely difficult.

'The biggest remaining time save is to add in the faster method of doing level 4-2. He explained the entire course on Reddit. Almost every step that he takes in a level needs to be in a precise place and lost or gained time is measured in frames. just by jumping from one level to another with the help of warping is difficult, but darbian is doing much more than that. in four minutes, if you canįinishing Super Mario Bros. There will be someone out there or even himself that can improve on that time even more. The guy who pulled it off, darbian, said that he also made some mistakes, which only means one thing. is really difficult and new times usually improve by hundredths of a second.Įven if the new record is just marginally better than the previous one, it's still impressive. In fact, setting a new world record for Super Mario Bros. It's now all about reaction time and a little bit of luck. Every pixel is accounted for and everything that can be done is being done. All the tricks are known, all the shortcuts are taken, and all the glitches are incorporated. Others like to do speed runs, and now a new world record has been set for Super Mario Bros.Īfter so many years of Super Mario Bros., speed runs have become almost an art. Finishing the game without losing a single life would be cool enough for some people. We all know Super Mario Bros., and we like to think that at one point we were pretty good at it.

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