![]() ![]() I use keyboard over controller for personal preference reasons.” “ keyboard offers no advantage, and it is actually debatably worse for speedrunning this game. “Emulation for this game is 100% accurate, which means that anything that can be done on an NES is possible on emulator,” Niftski said in the description for the YouTube video. level ends when you jump onto the flagpole at the end Mario slides down the pole before moving onto the next stage, which eats up precious seconds.) You’ll note, too, that Niftski plays with a keyboard, not a gamepad. Throughout the run, Niftski makes use of warp zones - hidden areas that allow you to skip ahead to the game’s later worlds - and is careful to land directly at the bottom of the flag at the end of each stage. ( Here’s a video of that run.) This latest run shaves a grand total of five frames off Niftski’s previous run - that’s the level of precision we’re talking about here. Niftski, who streams on Twitch and YouTube, has picked up a following for completing all sorts of speedrunning feats in Super Mario Bros., and is also responsible for the game’s previous world record of 4:54.881, set last winter. ![]() The “any%” playthrough - that term means it’s totally cool to skip sections of the game - came in at an impressive 4:54.798. Yes, the preeminent Mario speedrunner Niftski clocked a sub-five-minute run this weekend, shattering the existing world record by less than a second. ![]()
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