Niftski sets Super Mario Bros. Any% world record at 4:54.299
The run, completed while cosplaying as Mario, has been verified on Speedrun.com and sits two frames from the TAS-derived limit.
Speedrunner Niftski set a new world record in the Any% category of Super Mario Bros. on November 1, finishing the game in 4:54.299, according to Automaton Media. The time is displayed as 4:54.34 on the timer, and the run ended with Mario reaching the final axe to defeat Bowser.
The record came during a stream in which Niftski was cosplaying as Mario and doing a Mario impression, prompted by a viewer request tied to a 1000-dollar donation.
The run has been verified on Speedrun.com, which hosts the rankings for Super Mario Bros. Any% and other speedrun categories. The time is two frames away from the theoretical human-possible fastest time of 4:54.265 derived from tool-assisted speedruns (TAS).
Niftski began streaming and speedrunning Super Mario Bros. in 2019. In 2020 he set the then-world record of 4:55.430 in Any%, becoming world record holder; since then other runners have broken the record and Niftski has repeatedly updated it.
Quick answers
What is the Super Mario Bros. Any% world record?
Niftski holds the verified record at 4:54.299, displayed as 4:54.34, set on November 1.
How close is the record to the fastest possible time?
It is two frames away from the theoretical human-possible fastest time of 4:54.265 derived from TAS.