Super Mario Bros 2 player crashes the game, casually posts the clip online, and accidentally makes "the biggest 2D Mario speedrun discovery in years"
"I genuinely can’t believe a random crash I had with this game actually helped discover a new speed run trick" ...
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Gamer beats 'Super Mario Bros.' in 4 minutes, 54.565 seconds
His speedrun attempt in January ended with a time of 4 minutes and 54.565 seconds, earning him the title for fastest completion of Super Mario Bros. (Any%). Niftski, who used an emulator and a ...
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Speedrunning: A brief history of the gaming phenomenon
Two of its most well-known icons have it woven into their gameplay; the original Super Mario Bros series added ... groups who promote the practice. A speedrun is a completely different beast.
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People are using Super Mario to benchmark AI now
Thought Pokémon was a tough benchmark for AI? One group of researchers argues that Super Mario Bros. is even tougher. It wasn’t quite the same version of Super Mario Bros. as the original 1985 ...