Super Mario Bros. Any% Speedrun in

FIRST RUN TO EVER BE TIED WITH THE TAS GOING INTO 8-4! I truly cannot put into words how much achieving this time means to me, and it still feels unreal that I actually pulled this off. Lightning 4-2 was the final framerule left to be saved in SMB1 Any%, but thanks to the efforts of @KingOfJonnyBoy, this framerule that was once thought to be impossible has now been implemented in runs, and this is the first WR to ever feature this final framerule save! This run marks the start of a new era, there are no more framerules left to be saved, so this is now a battle of the remaining 8-4 frames! Only 22 frames, or 0.366 seconds, separate this run from absolute perfection. As much as I've stressed how amazing this run is to me, this is not my end goal, and I will not be stopping here! 4:54.5xx/.4xx will most likely be my next goal for whenever I return to this category, and even after that, I plan to take this category as low as possible. Also, I apologize in advance for my crazy popoff after the run was finished, this was simply pure happiness and euphoria coming out all at once!
As a side note, for those concerned about my heartrate being high, my normal resting heartrate is ~70 BPM average. When I am doing runs and constantly getting some of them far, drinking caffeine, and streaming, it can occasionally linger over 100 BPM. Compared to my normal resting heartrate, this is a whole different thing, and doing speedruns isn't a resting heartrate when nerves can skyrocket at any given time due to the pace. Hopefully this clears up any confusion, I am completely healthy and do not have any heart condition!
Another frequently asked question is about keyboard / emulator. Emulation for this game is 100% accurate, which means that anything that can be done on an NES is possible on emulator. Keyboard offers no advantage, and it is actually debatably worse for speedrunning this game. I use keyboard over controller for personal preference reasons, I have been playing games on keyboard since a little kid, and I have a very good feel for it compared to controller. For speedrun.com, emulator has been allowed since the beginning of time, and no rules were ever changed just to allow emulator. Another misconception is that some people think I am able to input L+R using a keyboard. It is possible to do so, but since it isn't possible with a standard NES controller without it being broken or modified, inputting this is banned. I have to have an option in my emulator settings that makes L+R input nothing, so no invalid input was done during this run. Hopefully this clears up any confusion, emulator / keyboard is a completely valid and legitimate way of speedrunning this game, and this is a verified run at www.speedrun.com/smb1.
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#Speedrun #WorldRecord #Mario

[@Kosmicd12]

Biggest milestone in Mario speedrunning history

[@ruolbu]

I guess not many milestones left until the end of the road

[@vreschen939]

Until the next one, that is.

[@SaiSunday]

​@@ruolbuif I understand correctly, the only milestones left would be individual frames in 8-4, the run is literally perfect until then, and there's not even too much to save in 8-4

[@konstantinospalapanidis6414]

Bismuth mentions that at the begining of the last room of 4-2 a fast acceleration is needed but I failed to observe one here, yet this run is said to tie the tas. What is the explanation? (Irrelevant to original comment but I thought kosmic could provide a nice explanation)

[@codetaku]

@@ruolbu Up to this point, mario 1 speedrun milestones were counted in framerules Now, we are finally in the era where mario 1 speedrun milestones will be counted in **frames** Every single frame saved in 8-4 after a perfect run through 8-3 will be a brand new milestone in mario 1 speedrunning history.

[@kkim5000]

3:40 "okay, don't freak out" *heart rate rockets to 170*

[@TheWizardsOfOz]

Classic speedrunner WR pace moment

[@Dorriedude]

this is actually accurate lmfao, getting a good run while telling yourself not to freak out is one thing

[@gbkEmilgbk]

5:33 190

[@rile7648]

It hit 190 at the end, scary, max heart rate for a 20yo is 200 and he isn’t exercising. Idk if it’s actually a big whoop, but freaky

[@Dorriedude]

@@rile7648 one time i actually got 200 bpm when speedrunning smash 64, then choked the ending so bad because it's so rare reaching at that pace ;/

[@XavierIsBigBoy]

Imagine that Bowser kidnaps peach, and Mario shows up not even 5 minutes later.

[@ASpeedruner777]

Bowser: 😮

[@lostconciousness4255]

I can see why Bowser is legit scared of Mario

[@arek10ful]

The fact that speedrun record for an almost 40 year old game is still being beaten is insane.

[@Dudukmakarna]

​@@GregoireLamarcheExactly, you have to press to jump button at the exact pixel consistently

[@blackpepper2610]

Not anymore, this is the limit

[@Slurpy2k8]

Not really insane, you have psychopaths like this guy with nothing better to do, and always will.

[@sp4de971]

@@Slurpy2k8 why are you hating bro😂

[@Clover298]

@@blackpepper2610thats what they said about the previous record. Hell, this run even surpasses the previously theorized human limit. Dedication, practice, and skill could still take this lower, bur this might be the last notable time cut, the next record might be far away and only marginally better.

[@trentthen642]

Imagine a bus.. but he caught the first possible bus every single time! Truly insane.

[@sc6undrel]

explaining speedrunning to your parents

[@trystandoyen4194]

Haha love this analogy. Yeah this run is insane wth, history was made, speed-running now reached the final level, absolute perfect time

[@Jukeboksi]

I'm imagining the bus

[@Deaganus]

Ever actually catch a bus as it pulls up to the stop? Even better when you get off it and catch the next one at the perfect timing

[@trystandoyen4194]

@@Deaganus yeah this is like, but on purpose

[@MewseTM]

I don't think it's quite possible for us to realize HOW insane this is Literally 22 frames away from THE best possible time

[@rsnnramlall9642]

i read this at 2.2. gd has corrupted me.

[@prozaccc]

@@rsnnramlall9642 OCTOBER

[@DehydratedMoron]

@@rsnnramlall9642 the brainrot is spreading

[@Mordecrox]

So, it is time to imagine a multi wheeled method of public transit one last time for the final frame rule?

[@TheAtomicDimebag]

What is the conversion of frames to time?

[@dsblocks]

Fun Fact: a frame-rule in SMB is every 0.35 seconds. Niftski's peak heart rate (190 bpm) corresponds to a heart beat every 0.316 seconds

[@JJDALEX]

you have exposed the secret of his success, aligning the HR to the game frames

[@fireyfan25]

⁠@@JJDALEX I like how his heartbeat almost matches the game’s framerules.

[@Wissle]

Can you please explain what that means? What's a frame rule and what does it mean that it's every 0.35 seconds? Does this have to do with the games fps?

[@NeiroYT]

@@Wissle game checks if level is complete every 21 frames, because checking every frame would be laggy. So you have to be pretty fast to end level right before this check or you can miss 21 frames (0.35 secs) just because of game's frame-rule

[@Wissle]

@@NeiroYTI see, ty!

[@go-away-5555]

Even knowing this was a WR video I was terrified of a choke at the end. This is insane

[@200_cuentos]

dude, right. what!?

[@Adino1]

That is how I always feel watching these

[@takigan]

Iconic run. We've now entered the final era of this game. An era that won't end until a frame perfect run is achieved....which could take years, decades or even longer.

[@JoniiiTheSleepyDreamer255]

Or tomorrow. Who knows.

[@isuck6049]

Everybody gangsta till a 4:53 could be done

[@freakymoejoe2]

i thought TAS was frame perfect

[@Bee3D1]

@@freakymoejoe2It is, he is talking about a frame perfect run achieved by a human

[@blobs2635]

@@freakymoejoe2 I think they're talking about the unlikely (but not zero) possibility that a new framerule save will be discovered.

[@MastrChief]

Nobody’s mentioning that 190bpm heart rate. Insane run!!!

[@jasonharrington8079]

No it's not its adrenaline

[@Joshy-]

@@reekee2182 no not at all man, adrenaline does some crazy shit when you accomplish something huge

[@bazinga2]

@@reekee2182it makes sense when you get that excited though. If he was just resting and it was that high, that would be worrisome

[@unfinishedsenten]

hahaha I had to google what a normal heartrate is, and what heartrate under stress is.. Apparently around 70ish BPM is normal for an adult male, while under stress, like workout, it can reach 220BPM.. He was literally around 160 and over most of the run. That's like him running I guess.. Not sprinting, but running.. "omg I'm gonna pass out", yea, you probably nearly did. Absolutely insane.

[@Nako3]

You did

[@irtur52]

He had 190 bpm heartrate. That is just insane, I cannot imagine this amount of stress and excitement he experienced and finished flawlessly still. Gratz 👏

[@Spacebuddy-dm6ps]

I’ve had a heart rate of 200 one time

[@TJS-Real-]

Surprised he didn’t pass out

[@ElViperr408]

@@TJS-Real-you don’t really pass out from that heart rate unless he’s hyperventilating

[@knpstrr]

video games is cardio workout

[@TrapMusicNow]

As someone who watches speedruns I have zero idea how this is possible but god damn congrats on this insanity brother!

[@disturbin2701]

Stg he died at least 6 times in that run 😭

[@epicshinji9258]

I mean, this guy has been practicing this one game for like 6 years

[@disturbin2701]

@@epicshinji9258 what does that really have to do with hammers going through him

[@MathNerdGamer]

@@disturbin2701 Search for "Super Mario Bros Hitboxes Exposed" here on KZbin -- At around 3:50 in that video, you'll see where a hammer goes through Mario without killing him. This is because the game was designed to favor the player by having the hitboxes smaller than the sprites. There are also examples in that video where Mario seems to go through Piranha Plants without getting hurt, again because of the smaller hitboxes compared to the sprites. EDIT: There's an even better video by Bismuth titled "How is this speedrun possible? Super Mario Bros. World Record Explained" -- It goes over a bunch of the specific details about why certain enemies don't do damage the way you'd expect, again due to hitboxes. It's a video about an older world record, but the information about hitboxes is still relevant here. If you want a more up-to-date video, check out another video by Bismuth, "Why 4:54 is the perfect speedrun - Super Mario Bros. World Record Speedrun Explained" -- This one covers the (relatively) newer strategies employed in a previous record by Niftski.

[@Periwinkleaccount]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@disturbin2701 The hitbox is really tiny compared to the sprite, and quite off-center too.

[@atti_odyssey]

Insane, huge GG! Literally tied with the tas until 8-4

[@hiromichael_ctranddevgames1097]

THE most insane speedrun ever - you save more times, that is so perfect ,again made history ,unreal, trlly spedrruners,final fight soon!!

[@boblarry867]

what does he do wrong in 8-4?

[@atti_odyssey]

@@JohnDoe-qt6wg 4:54.265

[@atti_odyssey]

@@boblarry867 nothing, just this was the first time anyone had ever tied the tas up until 8-4, so he didn’t need to go for an insanely good 8-4, or else he might choke. If you want to learn more about smb1, I recommend watching Bismuth’s video on it.

[@tahaahmad6912]

I have a feeling that the last 2 8-4 frames are going to demotivate speedrunners to get TAS tie.

[@NathanielBandy]

This is almost the most optimized speedrun of all time, great job dude

[@MewseTM]

nathaniel bandy jumpscare

[@austingoode551]

I was 2nd

[@CosmicX]

Very true I think if the no left+right get reached that'd be insane

[@diegopinon5275]

The first is Dragster by Todd Rogers Nobody can beat the human element.

[@emochoo]

It's nathanirl

[@richardgallimore5976]

I'm not even a speedrunner or watch much of it on twitch, but from watching lots of Summoning Salt & the progression of different games I've come to appreciate how amazing this run is. To tie the TAS to 8-4 is... otherworldly. Wow, just wow, congrats!

[@plasmaastronaut]

he failed. It was done on a PC keyboard and emulator so it doesn't count.

[@simanolastname2399]

​@@plasmaastronaut 1. Emulator is identical to the original game and is allowed by the leaderboards as long as No L+R is on 2. Keyboards are allowed by leaderboards and in fact keyboards are likely worse for speedrunning Mario. Niftski has done some amazing runs on controller despite not typically playing on controller, such as a 4:54.931, which would land him at 4th on the leaderboards (including his current world record).

[@JustARandomPersonLol69420]

@@plasmaastronautThen why were his previous WRs on keyboards (4:54.9xx, 4:54.8xx, 4:54.789) counted if they were all on keyboards? It still counts. Plus, at the Mario speed running event he achieved a 4:56, a 4:55 and a 4:54.931 on a controller. He’s still amazing at this game and this does count.

[@catinthehat5140]

Same here, his documentaries are done so well, it keeps you interested

[@Brassydoots]

One day everyone will truly understand how insane of a milestone this actually is. You are a legend, man!

[@HappyLeeHL]

Awesome achievement! Being tied with my TAS going into 8-4 is insanely difficult, and you got the new WR the first time! Such consistency.

[@cannibal667]

my tas💀💀

[@wrestlerx8494]

​@@cannibal667there was a new way to save an extra framerule that was recently discovered, and I was wondering if anyone was going to make a new TAS with that new framerule applied. If you already have a TAS or source code that is perfect right now, then all you really have to do is edit it to apply that new framerule. This would give the absolute fastest time possible as of today. I don't know if anyone has done it yet though. I'll try to find a link to the video that shows the recent new framerule save.

[@alexr3912]

@@wrestlerx8494yeah which level is that in? definitely send a video if you can find it, haven’t heard of that

[@x-tremefactory2542]

@@wrestlerx8494fake

[@x-tremefactory2542]

@@alexr3912not true

[@Gunbudder]

This is easily the most earned pop off of all time. He played literally perfectly. This is redemption for the old TAS run that people outside speedrunning thought were real.

[@danielclark612]

My question though is why does every speed runner jump at 2:21? They'd save one second if they fell straight down

[@legionary2736]

​@@danielclark612momentum probably

[@namiralily1279]

@@danielclark612It doesn’t save any time.

[@zorrothomas8641]

To make sure bower has his hammers thrown in that correct order you have to make sure the time is precise when exiting the level

[@Chizypuff]

​@@danielclark612downwards acceleration, you land sooner than if you just ran off

[@davidedeon3805]

I was holding 180 bpm heart-rate during 1-2 minutes sprints and it feels insane, the adrenaline of this run was crazy! Imagine how it must feel to be aware that you are hitting an historic milestone and you need to be frame perfect for 2 more minutes in order to achieve it! The closer he got to achieving it the higher the heart-rate was, it became real survival behavior in a life or death situation : D

[@lebronjames7791]

this is the only reaction to a WR that i feel like is completely warranted. LITERAL perfection is something to be proud of

[@simanolastname2399]

kinda disrespectful. Most WRs are something to be proud of and take ridiculous amounts of time to pull off.

[@mrsmiley4842]

@@simanolastname2399 if you feel thats direspectful thats on you alone buddy

[@adityas9377]

@@mrsmiley4842 Saying that all other WRs don’t deserve crazy reactions is 100% disrespectful

[@SyRose901]

The original commenter meant to say "you could only react like this to a WR this mindblowing", which means that this WR *will* amaze you. It has nothing to do with any other WR. React like it's the end of the world to the former WRs all you want, the guy didn't gatekeep that. At least didn't mean to.

[@bambiboi3244]

Sm64 64 16 star wr doesn't apparently

[@jzzpnk]

We will never again have to imagine a bus, how cool is that?! Congrats Niftski! This was insane. Again.

[@ecs.98]

With how much the bus idea is prominent in this community, i think your comment is the single best way to understand just how huge this was lol There are no framerules left... this dude just got every single bus

[@jzzpnk]

Niftski is the bus driver

[@a_little_flame589]

well warpless might bring the discussion back

[@sfsaviation]

⁠​⁠@@a_little_flame589Thats the funniest thing about all this, people became attracted to warpless because any% had gotten so ridiculously optimized that there was no chance of anyone but the best pulling a record. Eventually it too approached perfection and started to suffer the same fate. Now any% is literally less than half a second from perfection and people gotta go back to warpless for any chance at a record lol.

[@vitormelomedeiros]

​@@jzzpnk that's it, that's the way to describe it accurately lmaoo

[@iBall1]

Dude it’s crazy that the world record is literally perfect until the final level of the game. I never thought I’d see the day when I first got into speedrunning 5 years ago. Now, if only there was a visual representation of this absolute perfection somewhere on KZbin…

[@dozergaming69420]

Nah, you would need assistance from tools or something, not happening

[@KorZen10]

@@dozergaming69420 dawg who knows what's impossible anymore

[@crazyluigi6664]

@@dozergaming69420 🤔

[@Potatoboii2]

@@dozergaming69420 Not sure why you phrased it like that, but with how far this game has come over the past decade, and all the "theoretical limits" runners have already pushed themself to beat, I think it's inevitable someone will tie with/ beat the current wr tas at some point/

[@swagcat51]

@@dozergaming69420he’s using a keyboard so it’s def possible puts the game on a easier difficulty 😂

[@Anon24052]

As much as it’s satisfying to hit the milestone of matching the TAS up to the final level, I don’t know how it must feel in your shoes when you’re just frames away from complete perfection as we know it. Congratulations on the run, this is incredible.

[@autobots81]

It's just a matter of hours for Karl Jobst to do a video about the ABSOLUTE LEGEND you've become. Insane run, dude! Congrats!! 🇨🇱

[@ickaruus4909]

Kosmic already did an amazing video on it

[@ascentfevers]

wena po

[@autobots81]

@@ascentfevers weeeeena 🤣

[@JazzRadioFfm]

i prefer summoning salt. nothing beats an hour of summy, summing up the history of the battle of the milliseconds.

[@yeolemillinial8295]

@@JazzRadioFfm 10 years from now when a new trick drops summoning salt will do a video called "The Quest to Beat Niftski"

[@Scrimsion]

This is literally the start of a new era. 22 frames to go 👀

[@RJA]

22 frames will never happen

[@a_little_flame589]

@@RJA the already have in ils why not in a full run yeah it will take a while and it is an incredibly hard build up but why will it never happen also like at least one or 2 frames will be shaved off

[@byroncard]

How many frames lower is the fastest human time in 8-4? @@a_little_flame589

[@zozoe_]

@@RJAa few years ago everyone thought 4:54 would never happen, and look where we are now..

[@RJA]

@@zozoe_ only a few people have ever gotten a perfect 8-4 not RTA either. No one's getting a frame perfect 8-4 RTA.

[@giulianogrisafi4367]

It’s so fucking insane that after so long there isn’t any framerule to be saved left Just shows how much effort and dedication got put into this run, massive congrats for this monstrous achievement, probably one of the craziest the whole speedrun community has ever seen

[@wrestlerx8494]

You are actually wrong about that... there was a new way to save an extra framerule that was recently discovered, and I was even wondering if anyone was going to make a new TAS with that new framerule applied. If someone already have a TAS or source code that is perfect right now, then all they really have to do is edit it to apply that new framerule. This would give the absolute fastest time possible as of today. I don't know if anyone has done it yet though. I'll try to find a link to the video that shows the recent new framerule save.

[@randomgamer-te8op]

​@@wrestlerx8494 okey excuse me what is that framerule lol, what level or smth im sorry to sound sceptic but i have a hard time believing that lol

[@want-diversecontent3887]

​@@wrestlerx8494 Is it 8-3?

[@x-tremefactory2542]

@@wrestlerx8494not true

[@randomjunkohyeah1]

@@randomgamer-te8op This kid probably got confused by the Kosmic video that talks about the multiple near-misses in being able to save extra frame rules, that are just barely impossible.

[@Kya10]

It's actually nice to see someone react appropriately to such an achievement, well done 🔥

[@chrislebleu6821]

Bowser must be goin' like... ''WTF, Mario's already here!?!?''

[@FuNnY_cHaNnEl_dave_guy]

"It has been almost *5 MINUTES MARIO!* "

[@Ddog2]

Love how his HR continiously increases from 90 to 190 bpm... just crazy ❤

[@Hyperbola]

This is probably the most wild gaming achievement I've seen in recent times. Definitely the biggest thing since the 1st 4:54 and perfect 8-4, and this somehow tops both. Saying this is impressive is probably a massive understatement. Here's to pushing the game further!

[@Spacebug111]

Certified Silent Clubstep Classic

[@Kubson21_]

Sup hyper

[@JXChannel]

geometry dash jumpscare

[@LerRhann]

Dude's soul left his body for a minute. Great run dude.

[@zaphod77]

Funny how the system of framerules makes the game truly awesome, and lets humans actually approach TAS times. To actually hit every single one of them playing RTA is incredibly awesome. only 8-4 is free of frame rules, and is the final frontier.

[@psymar]

honestly I'm not sure what impresses me more, the speedrun, or the fact you survived those heart rates

[@Moolers]

You'd have to be really old or unhealthy for those heart rates to kill you.

[@115zombies935]

@@Moolers🤓

[@navoneel]

​@@115zombies935 He's smarter than you lil bro 😭

[@115zombies935]

@@navoneel Sorry lil bro, we all know you’re projecting. Not understanding jokes doesn’t make someone smart silly 😘

[@andermium]

The fact the wr is almost 0.4 below 4:55 is insane. Amazing run, I can't believe a strat was found consistent and human enough for someone to try!!

[@person8168]

I remember getting into speed running specifically because of kosmic and his 4:55 and how him summoning salt and bismuth would talk about 4:54 being nearly impossible for a human but just being disconnected from smb1 for a few years and boom 4:54 done and like man I feel old now

[@erikn.9180]

@@person8168 i also saw a documentary vid on kosmics 4:55 run and sum smaller vids bout 4:54 and youtube does rember so it recommended this vid

[@Q0fu]

"Human enough" only someone from the smb speedrunning community says lol

[@Spicii9896]

​@@person8168I remember when 4:55 was literally like the holy grail and people thought 4:54 _had_ to be unachievable

[@cachocabraa]

Every time I see a new WR from Niftski I say the same: He is the best SMB player in human history. Congrats and greetings from Uruguay!

[@LooksFrosty]

Dude that celebration is everything I can’t even fathom the feeling of that internal build up and then finally letting that energy go in celebration

[@HiImArcski]

Only frames left to save are 8-4 frames. This run is actually insane. GGs niftski

[@guti9939]

This is HISTORY right here. The perfect run until the last level. The only frames that could upgrade this even more are all in the last level, and it would easily take years in the making for the best possible run. Absolute legend being the first to make the enormous achievement of being on par with a perfected machine for most of the time.

[@no-one-1]

I watched all your new records about a year ago, thinking you’ve reached your limit. But now I’m here again, with you destroying the record in pretty much every category, and most importantly doing THIS. You outdid yourself once again, Niftski! GG!!!!!!

[@biggi8379]

I’m smiling, crying (of joy) and having goosebumps all at the same time 😅 this run is insane ❤❤

[@jeffitus]

Imagine telling Niftski just under 3 years ago when he got lightning for the first time that the record would reach this point. Absolute insanity, gg

[@Drayruns]

Too late to explore the world, too early to explore the galaxy, just in time to witness THIS RUN!

[@nechelik]

ayo dray

[@dread.champloo1368]

Badabun would be jealous for that speedrun and that heart rate monitor. One of the best runs on KZbin

[@Shiba1212]

完璧な走りを見せてくれてありがとう！！ so cool！！

[@Haywood-Jablomi]

I’m not even super big into speedrunning but every once in a while I’ll search to see if there is a new SMB world record. It’s like some form of accomplishment for humanity to match the precision and speed of a computer. Glad to see this in my feed. Legendary.

[@hafcat]

This is basically me. I don’t follow any speed runners or anything, but I’ll casually watch speed runs sometimes, and every few months I search SMB WR haha.

[@MathieuLaflamme]

@@hafcat you have to check Karl Jobst channel for your monthly speedrun news.

[@jacosap1183]

yep i fall into the same category as well! very good run, great job 👍🏻

[@richardgallimore5976]

@hafcat: Have you checked out the youtube channel Summoning Salt? I'll watch world record progression videos of games I've never played before just because he does them so well.

[@exxor9108]

Holy shit, man!! I never thought I'd see the day where an RTA run could tie to TAS to 8-4. And that was tears of joy man. You sir, are a living myth! Congratulations man, you earned this!

[@TrimutiusToo]

I mean about year ago i was sure already that Niftski could do it... and he delivered

[@mattyjoes]

That was one of the best things I have ever seen on the internet. Congratulations on this superhuman, miraculous run. GG!

[@teaconnoisseur3]

I do not know how you have the will power to get through this. The amount of pure mental strength to get through 15.5k attempts is superhuman. Incredible run

[@Pankaw]

The TAS tie saga has finally TRULY begun!! 6. runs. past. Lightning. in. one. session. All that needs to be said about the 🐐. Unstoppable. G fricking G!

[@emmahird2795]

Exactly what I was going to say. It wasn't even that long ago that no human had ever matched lightning 4-2 even in an individual level run. Now he's getting it twice in a row.

[@LoopieRaps]

Holy crap, you’re not giving anybody ANY breathing room for improving this record anymore. It’s all about improving 8-4 now. Congrats to you Niftski, hopefully you’re ready for what’s next in your speedrunning journey.

[@jaimdiojtar6515]

still coming back to this honestly the reaction at the end made this 10 times even better

[@123455thatguy]

Congrats dude this is nuts. Mere frames from total perfection. Amazing job.

[@dj___aj]

Niftski has once again impregnated SMB1

[@krzysiek001isplitsecond]

Lol. Liked it.

[@vitormelomedeiros]

Today is one of the most important days in all of speedrunning history! All the greats who broke second barriers in the past (from Andrewg to Niftski's own 4:54.948 back in 2021) have carved their names in gaming history, but this, tying the TAS up to 8-4, is on another level. Getting this close to human perfection in a videogame is one of the most beautiful things this community has achieved over the last few decades, and congratulations to Niftski for being the one to actually do it!!

[@shantilkhadatkar1195]

He also broke the sound barrier 🚧

[@ozzy_animations17]

dude you have received another sub, i can’t imagine how hard this was and how stressed you must have been. you deserve more subscribers!

[@CHRB-nn6qp]

That's honestly the best reaction to wr I've ever seen 😂 Congrats man ❤

[@oddysee3030]

"Don't freak out, dude" heart rate immediately skyrockets lmao

[@geneparmesan8108]

Super Mario Bros. Any% is probably the most prestigious category of Speedrunning. Congrats brother. Your talent is unfathomable.

[@dominikisaweeb2990]

This. Is. Insane. Congrats bro this is such a milestone!

[@IvanderL1998]

Watched this numerous amounts of time and loved every bit of it. Congratulation on this record!

[@Pankaw]

May I mention too that, with this run, perfection is achieved in just 2 SEGMENTS? We have waited such a long time for this moment, and it is finally here!

[@chair547]

And they're 2 segments by the SAME GUY

[@Pikachuness]

While I'm not actively following the mario speedrunning scene, the absolute dedication and skill to be able to tie a (human) TAS for framerules is absolutely incredible, amazing work!

[@nucularsr]

This also ties the L+R TAS for framerules

[@fireyfan25]

@@nucularsr …maybe

[@TheSaltySeaman]

That was absolutely amazing. Picture perfect TAS run until 8-4...damn, it's one of those things I can't tell my friends about cause they'll never understand how important a new WR in SMB is, or what Niftski accomplished here. I've followed Mario speedruns for four years, and along with Mitch's 100 percent run on SMB3 last year, one of the most amazing runs in 8 bit Mario I've ever seen. You are a VG God, Nift.

[@kevinmshields]

Stumbled on your vid looking for a speedrun to fall asleep to, found myself more awake than ever. Congratulations bro you did it! Well played.

[@NebulaComposer]

You have truly made speedrunning history today dude, let it sink in, you clutched out a run with the final framerule! You're absolutely incredible and you deserve all the praise you're gonna get. The fight for the final frames has begun!!

[@saidahrorspeedruns1065]

That was 3 years ago??

[@randomgamer-te8op]

@@saidahrorspeedruns1065 it wasnt lol, this is the first run ever that manages to save every single framerule possible up to 8-4

[@saidahrorspeedruns1065]

@@randomgamer-te8op i mean the first lightning

[@randomgamer-te8op]

@@saidahrorspeedruns1065 oh yea it was some time ago, but this was the first run to get all the best framerules in 1 shot up to 8-4 including lightning

[@Pankaw]

@@saidahrorspeedruns1065 Almost, 2 years and 7 months (first ever by Niftski on Jan 31, 2021)

[@MintiesPoopin]

Alternate title: how to do intensive cardio without moving Edit: I found out he burnt just over 2000 calories in that one livestream

[@talkalexis]

true

[@braeden55]

One of the greatest speed runs of all time, you and greensuigi are nuts at the games y’all play.

[@bmetghost6816]

I always felt that they just popped up outta nowhere and absolutely swept their respective games

[@JayJay-ki4mi]

5:33 he's literally shaking with joy and excitement

[@browniex5120]

The nerves of this run is unlike anything I have ever seen. This man made SMB1 history once again. I sadly missed it, but watching it back on KZbin is so raw... Thank you for creating history... and I hope you continue to do so as long as you can!

[@vitormelomedeiros]

making SMB1 history is pretty much Niftski's job description at this point lmao

[@peterskrobola8753]

A few years back when Niftski got 4:54 only one player had ever gotten Lightning 4-2 on an individual level run. That player was Niftski. Now he is the first to get it in a full WR run. Literally the greatest trio of achievements in Super Mario Bros history.

[@darioiii9773]

I keep coming back to this, its incredible.

[@joeyjax]

Pixel perfect inputs the whole way through, serious amazing! Congratulations!

[@Craftiest]

This is actually insane, this is the next step forward to tie’ing the tas!

[@gameguysd]

Totally unreal, dude. There aren’t enough superlatives to fully convey just how massive of an accomplishment this is. Thank you for all your effort and passion. I think you’re gonna do pretty well with this little hobby we call speedrunning.

[@Vomitspit_]

You really are the greatest of all time, this almost made me cry just because of the amount of emotions

[@sandradiego5652]

I’m not into speedruns but I know you from this video about Mario Speedrun History and from that moment I check how are you…and you are absolute fenomenal, huge congrats from Poland🎉❤

[@kamikazechivalry1264]

This is the holy grail of speedruns and you smashed it. Congrats. This is so awesome.

[@AeonAir]

This is unreal.

[@JTAG123Slamma]

Geometry dash reference

[@RichConnerGMN]

hi you're aeon and this is a video

[@Secret4444_]

Like the 71% fluke.

[@Veloci_Traptor]

You are an absolute LEGEND Niftski! I can't believe this is real even though I just watched it. Incredible stuff man, looking to see you crush more Mario records in the future.

[@THEboyLucasAnimation]

It may not be very soon, but absolute perfection is closer then ever. You are insane

[@jtknott0528]

GG dude. You’re absolutely insane. Just 8-4 now. Now with all that out the way…… HOP ON GOOSE

[@user-hp6pj4sy3k]

Congratulations Niftski! Crazy how optimized this game has gotten. I remember when it was believed that 4:55 was the human limit.

[@microstrategy603]

I've now seen a summoning salt video and have a much better understanding of the achievement here! Congratulations! This was insane I had no idea the super mario runs were so technical. This is awesome my dude, you must be the number 1 runner overall

[@Soulstrung87]

I am absolutely blown away. This is LEGENDARY. It's hard to overstate how incredible this run was

[@DiegoAlejanP]

No se si entiendas español pero en serio, felicidades hombre, es el logro mas loco que he visto, no me imagino las horas de practica y trabajo duro, felicidades

[@MineKat]

Honestly incredible, nothing but respect for this man's dedication

[@supersean0837]

I Tried seeing SMB World records randomly, the previous one, i recently watched, and i see this, a new WR releasing 2 hours ago, Well done.

[@dozergaming69420]

Let me get this straight. I wake up at 6:41 on a Thursday, about to hate my day at school, and Niftski got a new WR? My day just got a lot better

[@odetoclear]

been a month but your reaction still gives me the biggest smile, don't think that'll ever change lmao. congrats man :)

[@syntheticreality549]

Hearing him achieve his goal and absolutely lose it made me tear up. The human race is WILD!

[@stoshhatch8988]

I've been a runner my entire life and idk if my heart rate has ever been as high as this man's. Wowza

[@jordan19862000]

Some of the sprints we did in the military had me at 200 bpm

[@frozenfeet4534]

the last time my heart rate was that high it was thanks to meth withdrawal

[@stephenthelengting8253]

@@frozenfeet4534 lmao

[@orang9134]

Have you ever ran in your life

[@stoshhatch8988]

@@orang9134 hahah it was an exaggeration just to highlight how high his heart rate was 😂 of course mine's been that high. I'm 26 and I ran my first 5k when I was 5

[@honeybee9455]

To put in perspective the effort to achieve something like this is almost impossible. The execution required to peform a feat like this is inhuman. This truly is the greatest milestone in mario bros speed running if not speed running as a whole. The effect super mario speedrunning has had on speedrunning as a whole is immeasurable, and to reach this perfection is to certify yourself as perhaps the greatest speed runners in all of history. Think about the love the world has for people that didnt even achive these records like billy Michelle who "did" the impossible. To actually perform a feat of perfection in a game so influential is something never experienced by anyone to this calliaber. You have gone the distance Nifski, your are, at least to me, the greatest speedrunner in history.

[@jayure1346]

That’s describing it but I wouldn’t say putting it into perspective

[@honeybee9455]

@@jayure1346 I didn't intend to put it in perspective, I said it is almost impossible to put it in perspective.

[@jayure1346]

Ah good point my fault although I find it easy to misunderstand:)

[@honeybee9455]

@@jayure1346 all good bro no sweat

[@a9iscool]

the effort put into this must be way too crazy, ggs man!

[@remcovandenengel6496]

Wow congratulations with this huge milestone. This may be unbeatable by now. Good job!!!

[@MiniIand]

he the 🐐

[@alabastro1]

Such an amazing accomplishment. The work you have put in, both on stream and behind the scenes, is what made it possible, and you deserve everything you have gotten out of it. Super proud of you and can't wait to see where you take it from here.

[@calebjohnson9740]

Absolutely CRUSHED the WR! Insane run

[@d_00]

G G Insane run, I knew from the bottom of my heart you would be the one to break that ever-lasting record. Great job.

[@TF2Starlight]

holy shit i have no words for this... This is not only a testament of your skill, but your ability to clutch out a run with such high pressure! keep it up, this shits crazy

[@MeteorSmash]

This is absolutely remarkable! Amazing job Niftski.