Post by: Jonnyboy117 on February 25, 2004, 11:00:10 AM
Near-Perfect World Record Logged on NES Super Mario Bros.
FAIRFIELD, IOWA - February 25, 2004 - For years, the world record on NES' legendary Super Mario Bros. video game was stalled at 5 minutes and 20 seconds. In recent months, however, increased media publicity on classic gaming has re-ignited player enthusiasm for breaking long-standing records, with world titles falling on titles like Legend of Zelda and Metroid.
And, now, debatedly the most contested NES game of all time, Super Mario Bros., may have been brought to a "near-perfect" finish, as Scott Kessler, of North Carolina brought the record down to 5 minutes and 17 seconds. "Yes, this could be considered a near-perfect performance," explains Twin Galaxies Referee Robert Mruczek, who watched the entire game on videotape before declaring the feat a new world record. "It may be possible to shave 1-3 more seconds off the time," adds Mruczek, "but, that may not happen for a long time."
Recently, fierce rivalries on Legend of Zelda and Metroid for the NES have seen new "fastest time to finish" world records submitted for publication in the forthcoming edition of Twin Galaxies' Official Video Game & Pinball Book of World Records.
"Its a time of heavy competition, spanning multiple generations," says Walter Day, the editor of the Record Book. "A new generation is stripping the older players of their cherished world records. Classic game titles are no longer a thing of the past; they are uniting the different generations with the world records as the unifying link."
To read the full report on how Kessler did it, click the Related Link at the top of this page.
Post by: SearanoX on February 25, 2004, 11:31:59 AM
Post by: Bill Aurion on February 25, 2004, 11:37:04 AM
Post by: DrZoidberg on February 25, 2004, 12:02:23 PM
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Originally posted by: SearanoX
I know that it's great and everything, but really, these people need more to do with their lives.
why? to conform with what the rest of the general public considers 'constructive use of time'? it's not really much different to a swimmer beating the 100 metre breast stroke record or what ever. and what if the person in question is around the age of 10-15*, aside from schoolwork there isn't alot else important todo when you're that age so why not attempt todo something memorable like break a world record in video games.
*that's just a generaliseation used for argument purposes, not a solid fact i'm making up.
so I say, BRING ON MORE WORLD RECORDS ^_____^, my hat goes off to anyone who is that skilled.
Post by: Ian Sane on February 25, 2004, 12:07:27 PM
I wonder what the world record for Dragon Warrior VII is. And the new world record for DW7 is.... 20 hours!! WOW!
Post by: mouse_clicker on February 25, 2004, 12:16:16 PM
Post by: CaseyRyback on February 25, 2004, 12:24:20 PM
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Neh, Super Mario Bros. is a game that's meant to be short. I recently watched the record breaking video of a guy who beat Super Metroid with 100% completion in exactly 1:00- now that is impressive.
that is more than imperessive, that memorization and skill to the fullest. The best I can do is 63% in 1:46
Post by: SearanoX on February 25, 2004, 12:28:02 PM
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Originally posted by: SearanoX
I know that it's great and everything, but really, these people need more to do with their lives.
why? to conform with what the rest of the general public considers 'constructive use of time'? it's not really much different to a swimmer beating the 100 metre breast stroke record or what ever. and what if the person in question is around the age of 10-15*, aside from schoolwork there isn't alot else important todo when you're that age so why not attempt todo something memorable like break a world record in video games.
*that's just a generaliseation used for argument purposes, not a solid fact i'm making up.
so I say, BRING ON MORE WORLD RECORDS ^_____^, my hat goes off to anyone who is that skilled.
Heh, I was just making a generalised and stereotypical comment. I'm more than sure that these people have enough to do with their lives, and that this is most likely no more than a hobby for them.
Post by: DrZoidberg on February 25, 2004, 12:39:06 PM
Post by: SearanoX on February 25, 2004, 12:44:54 PM
Post by: Uncle Rich AiAi on February 25, 2004, 01:15:26 PM
I'm begging!
Post by: nickmitch on February 25, 2004, 02:09:14 PM
Hmmmmmmmmmm...
Post by: ThePerm on February 25, 2004, 02:39:19 PM
Post by: Bill Aurion on February 25, 2004, 03:14:09 PM
Post by: Berto2K on February 25, 2004, 04:46:45 PM
When I broke records for the summer club team I was on, I didn't care by how much I beat it by. I only cared that I beat it. Would I keep trying to better myself just to find out how fast I could go? Of course. That is the nature of man, to be better than you used to be and better than the rest.
Congrats to him. Whatever he did to get the time was worth all the practice and time spent.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on February 25, 2004, 05:50:25 PM
Post by: ThePerm on February 25, 2004, 06:47:42 PM
theres a certain way to jump on the pipe and jump off it without hiting the piranah plant buti its very difficult to do
my best time is like 7 mins..though i did go through it quite fast today(incomplete), once i got to the 8th level theres lotsa places here oi jhave to do this piranha plant jumping thing and ultimately i should prolly get a ton of lives before i practive world 8-1 and world 4-1 though i suppose if i got a fire flower somewhere i could at least beat the game in under 6 mins because id shoot the plants instead of trying to jump them.
http://bisqwit.iki.fi/jutut/nesvideos.html
ok so this vids like 12 seconds off but you get the idea
Post by: Ian Sane on February 26, 2004, 07:02:23 AM
They put Mario Bros on all the GBA games not Super Mario Bros. Big difference. There's no record for beating Mario Bros since you can't beat that game.
Post by: GaimeGuy on February 26, 2004, 08:29:04 AM
Post by: Bigworm2004 on February 26, 2004, 11:29:40 AM
Post by: Bill Aurion on February 26, 2004, 11:41:34 AM
Post by: Aslan the Lion on February 27, 2004, 10:43:42 PM
Post by: Koopa Troopa on February 28, 2004, 07:39:14 AM
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hey THEPERM, I went to that website with all those videos, but when i downloaded the videos, they won't play. What program do you need to play the videos of those people beating those games really really fast?
If you're talking about the .FMVs you need the Famtasia Emulator and a SMB ROM.
