

The tool-assisted (TAS) Super Mario Bros.

speedrunning closer to a time that cannot be improved upon. Niftski's blistering effort inches Super Mario Bros. In the playthrough, Niftski uses warp zones to skip ahead to later worlds, and has Mario land at the bottom of the flag at the end of each stage to ensure the world famous Italian plumber doesn't waste time sliding down the pole.

Niftski broke his own previous world record of 4 minutes 54.881 seconds by a mere 83 milliseconds, using a keyboard to play an emulated version of the classic NES side-scroller. was achieved by American speedrunner "Niftski" in 4 minutes 54.798 seconds on 7 August 2022. The fastest completion of Super Mario Bros.
