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Super Mario Bros Record Broken

Posted by simoniker on from the oompah-loompah-koopa dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A nimble-fingered gamer has shaved three seconds off the long-standing world record for completing Super Mario Bros. for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. Classic arcade site Twin Galaxies reports that Scott Kessler of North Carolina executed a "near-perfect finish" when he took the record down to five minutes and 17 seconds. Twin Galaxies referee Robert Mruczek watched the entire game on videotape before declaring the feat a new world record."

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  1. Her? by sahrss · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Bowser" lobs up a whole slew of axes, each of which is deadly to Mario if she should make contact with any of them.(emphasis mine)

    That adds new perspective to Mario's reasons for rescuing the princess, doesn't it? ;)

    1. Re:Her? by kurosawdust · · Score: 5, Funny

      People do strange things when they eat mushrooms.

  2. Re:Speeding up the video by Gothic_Walrus · · Score: 5, Funny
    I've got a feeling that they compared the speed of the timer in the video side-by-side with a copy of the game running in an NES. Any difference in the timer speed would have been noticeable.

    After all...this is the world Super Mario Brothers record. They can't screw up something as important as this. :)

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  3. Re:5 minutes?!?! by Mr.+Piddle · · Score: 5, Funny


    His half-human half-wario empathic abilities give him awareness of a hidden third dimension in SMB. He is able to step outside of the 2D world we all see and nearly-instantaneously jump to the princess' chamber.

    Really, it is so simple that you should have thought a bit before posting.

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