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Perfect Super Mario Bros. speedrun beat after two years – Polygon
Since 2018, there’s been debate within the speedrunning community over whether or not anyone could get a sub 4:55 time in Super Mario Bros., a record that is so…
Four minutes and 55 seconds: for two years, this was the fastest anyone could beat the original Super Mario Bros. for the NES. Its such a precise world record that theres been debate since 2018 over whether or not it could ever be toppled. Within the community, the mere idea of a 4:54 run became legendary.
Plenty have tried. Actually, as of this writing, the Super Mario Bros. speedrun leaderboard has over 10 records in the 4:55 range, the difference between them coming down to milliseconds. And…
