Super Mario Land's Brief Speedrun History

Super Mario Land for the Nintendo Gameboy. Released in 1989, it was the first portable Mario platformer that introduced us to Princess Daisy. With Mario Land being one of the shortest Mario platformers with just 12 levels in total, this became a prime target for optimized speedruns. Let’s talk about Super Mario Land: Any%.
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Current World Record by AdamFerrari64:
Super Mario Land Any% - 12:24.467 - / 811778787
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Speedrunner's footage used:
AdamFerrari64, callumbal, darbian, EiP25, Martin Hauer, mugg1991, neskamikaze, Oh_DeeR, TheTycon, Zzz_pc
Music Used:
Gofawful5:
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Super Mario Land - Birabuto Kingdom (Remix)
RJ ZaskerF:
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After Takeoff Out of the Ozone Layer
TerrorCon:
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Deathwave
WarpSektor:
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/ lordnikon7
Chasing Eons
From the Depths
Cyber Hell
Null Point Fragment
Open The Steins Gate
Super Mario Land's Brief Speedrun History
#SuperMarioLand #Speedrun #WorldRecord

[@Storster]

Hope everyone enjoyed! Please check out both AdamFerrari64 and Larvistar who helped out majorly. Their links are below. I also want to give a shoutout to the multiple artists who allowed me to use their music. All their links are below too! Little reminder that I do other stuff outside of this! I do speedruns on twitch too at www.twitch.tv/storster/ Currently going for under 5 minutes in Super Mario Bros. I also have a community discord too! discord.com/invite/ysJ7KdN

[@K-C-D-A]

*Superball Flower... You accidentally said "Fire Flower" every time. www.mariowiki.com/Superball_Flower (Just feels weird to do this much research, but get that fact wrong every single time...)

[@leadingauctions8440]

Is it possible to stream Original Atari Games?

[@Storster]

@@K-C-D-A I will fully admit i did do that. A few runners in the past have interchangeably used fireflower so it must have stuck for me.

[@Storster]

@@leadingauctions8440 if you have the right setup you can stream atari consoles. I don't have actual atari consoles besides some of those weird plug and plays. I dont know if I'll ever touch atari much in the future.

[@chairboi2936]

This is the first game I’ve ever played in my entire life, introduced to me by my mother over twenty years ago. She passed away this August. Today is her birthday. Thank you mom for introducing me to video games. They have been one of the most important things to me all because of you. I’m not good at them but they help me so much with dealing with life by providing me with an escape from it. Thank you so much. I love you.

[@AM_-wg1hj]

I saw some speedruns before from this game and what I really like about the game is the music :) I just love the music.

[@blakfloyd]

Me too! 1990 was the best year of my life. I know this came out in '89 but we got our Gameboy for Christmas that year and I don't think we got SML for a few more weeks.

[@TibbyII]

Same. The main theme is really catchy.

[@honjon666]

No question

[@antonikurek1787]

Music is good

[@RaycrowX]

Played it as a kid and can confirm the music is top-tier!

[@CZPC]

"Japanese runner Zzz_pc" Thought I changed nationalities and became a mario runner for a second lol.

[@PROPLAYEN]

Yes

[@leviwarren6222]

He called you a "they" too. Did other things change?

[@deegeeare1150]

On June 18th, of 20 t w e l v e

[@matthewg7228]

SML is such a weird game, but it is so full of charm

[@alanavery5412]

8:31 I love how he calls a Super Ball Flower a 'Fire Flower'

[@Chris-mc2dt]

18:01 Can’t believe he even beat the game with that *vile* palette, let alone wr

[@AdamFerrari64]

That was my only ever attempt on that palette. Ever. It was ONE ATTEMPT for a friend haha !

[@AdamFerrari64]

Excited for this video! Good to see love given to this speedrun. It’s a grind for sure! - AdamFerrari64

[@thebeastmonster2213]

Yoo Adam, Finally Made it In a WR History Vid! Lessgoo

[@AdamFerrari64]

@@thebeastmonster2213 really good vid tho aint it !

[@tech6hutch]

I like your username lol

[@keenanlarsen1639]

I had this game as a kid and I was always frustrated by the fact that getting a game over meant you had to restart the entire game. I eventually beat it, but it took quite a while. Edit: I was interested to learn about the bonus game RNG and how it affects the run

[@QuestionYourWorld]

I remember this game. Haven't seen gameplay since I was 4. I miss my old gameboy. I remember watching my older brother beat it first, which taught me how to beat it. That game took us all afternoon.

[@jacobcain9008]

Im glad to see more and more people covering speedrun histories of games. I cant wait to see your channel grow!

[@ToyokaX]

Your channel is criminally underrated. Loving the content! Another one to add on to the list of speedrun history channels :)

[@thealarm7057]

1 minute in and giving off that real SummoningSalt vibe, well done sir, well done.

[@michaelhackman3195]

Was waiting for that summoning salt tune to kick in :P this was awesome! Nice work

[@somespeedrunner]

Amazing job! I have been hoping Summoning Salt to pick up SML over the next few years for one of his videos but eventually you already made my day.

[@user-fp2uu4nb2t]

Mom can I have a Summoning Salt? No, we have Summoning Salt at home

[@gravyona_21]

Just as good

[@RikoJAmado]

@@gravyona_21 "The Other Leading Brand" Honestly, if it wasn't for the comment sections I might not have even noticed the name of this channel.

[@Seegtease]

I didn't even notice haha

[@anandsuralkar2947]

Hi

[@pokekiller787x]

I love speedrunning, I don't know if I want to be a runner myself, but these videos are such a joy to watch. Can't wait for your next one.😁👍

[@callumbal]

I enjoyed this a lot, thanks for all the amazing content lately!

[@Storster]

Thank you for your speedrun contributions. Your document helped a lot with this video!

[@raiccoon13]

Congrats for the sick runs in this game :)

[@tenaciousg5824]

Great video, I'm not even that into Super Mario Land but you kept me all through!

[@CelticShae]

Well done! Well done! Really enjoyed this.

[@JackKlompus13]

I've never played this. In fact, I legit forgot this game existed.

[@jamesaitchison9478]

Interesting speedrun video. Just stumbled across your channel and i love it. I enjoy watching speedrun videos, having watched a good few on Karl Jobst and Summoning Salt's channels. Glad i found your channel too 👍

[@nogoat]

I may not be able to catch it live, but I'll make sure to watch it later. Love the content, Pat.

[@BAIGAMING]

20:33 I like that ending, instead of "don't hold your breath" it's "you can hold your breath, it's gonna happen that quickly"

[@KonaSuba]

Watching your videos again because they are great

[@fuschia-draws]

adding this to my sick playlist of super mario speedrunning videos, i didn’t think anyone would have done one on super mario land! looking forward to watching this one later

[@sagacious03]

Great video! Thanks for uploading!

[@notvalk5475]

This is a cool video and your channel been growing because of Mario topics

[@cirkusbizarre]

Nice one! Keep up the good work!

[@ArtrixCullingblade]

this is awesome. good job!

[@SmokeYourGuitar]

Great video mate. Happy to be one of your subs.

[@wezzard]

I use to play this game a lot when it came out, Thanks for making this video !

[@9nrstar]

Great content again man

[@PixelizedLaser]

Great job and video pat :3

[@crescendo5594]

Callum is an extraordinary speedrunner.

[@MeesterTweester]

Great video! Super Mario Land was the first Super Mario game I had and I finally beat it in December.

[@thecjwolfpack]

I learned a lot from this video. I barely knew this game existed. It's cool to see avid communities for things I've only recently discovered.

[@StepBaum]

awesome video :]

[@xPandamon]

This is the one Mario game that could benefit heavily from a remake. It's so unique nothing comes close :)

[@KonaSuba]

This channel is great

[@guillaumechau6082]

this video NEEDS more views!

[@AlexanderGWescott]

yooo let’s go can’t wait to watch this tn

[@ZachGatesHere]

Man I'm glad I found this channel

[@bunnybreaker]

Awesome to see this. This was one of the first games I ever owned that wasn't those awful Tiger electronics ones.

[@redyoshi793]

i'm glad i recently discovered this channel

[@youtubeneedstochange4414]

Honestly, I'm just vibing to the groovy music you picked out.

[@danielschick7875]

interesting video, thanks!

[@ning3669]

god i haven’t played this game in like 20 years. loved wasting my time as a kid playing this. cool & good video!!!!

[@raiccoon13]

Looking forward to a Super Mario Land 2 Video as well since I played this game myself for a long time :)

[@electricmaster23]

Please do more like this!

[@sharpkidthugga7980]

How did you manage to keep my interest for 21 minutes about a game I’ve never played? magic. I guess.

[@Storster]

I have the secret spells!

[@HighPriestFuneral]

You could have probably beat the game in the time it took to watch the video. It's a relic of its time, but it's still a good time.

[@duffman18]

Yeah you really should play it. It's pretty damn fun.

[@Spacecadet2]

Great video on one of the first games I ever played, btw, there are no fire flowers in this weird game

[@TehJellyLord]

Visually, Mario Land speed runs look very similar to the Super Mario Bros runs, just on a surface level. On a side note, I enjoy the Super Mario Bros 1/Super Mario Land 1 kind of 2D Mario game above all other 2D Mario’s, I guess I’m just a simple kinda guy. Being able to see all the level design has to offer without things hiding off screen makes these games more enjoyable for me. That plus the level design being made to run through nonstop makes them a lot more fun to me than the other games in their respective series. You can’t really do that in other games, playing casually, cuz Mario takes up a lot more of the screen and you don’t get a good view on the level around you.

[@archived1573]

Hey, just wanted to say I’ve been subbed since you were under 700. I really love the direction your channel is going. Also, we know each other via aterraformer right?

[@notvalk5475]

About Adamferrari64 I watch him on twitch and me watching this video made me start watching him!

[@eip2524]

nice movie XD

[@israelgutierrez9304]

Thanks!

[@JannisSicker]

good job pat

[@fryingmachine571]

Can’t wait

[@LonesomeDevil]

Great video! I know a lot people in the comments are comparing you to Summoning Salt, but let's be realistic here... a single man/channel can't possibly cover every single speedrun history by himself. I just see it as someone else willing to put in the hard work to give us good content!

[@meziu2103]

Thanks, this video was what we needed, and we gladly got it. Epic speedrun history is one of the most interesting topics in gaming communities

[@kerbe3]

Man, I loved Super Mario Land. Played it a ton back in the day. I even beat it a few times lol.

[@shakennotstirred3564]

This is one of my favorite games on the game boy, I’m so happy SOMEBODY is making a video on it. Thank you!

[@phishphan49]

hey dude - these speedrun docs are super well done - very much appreciate the obvious effort & your knowledge of the games you cover, you'll be at 100k in no time with content like this - the algo brought me here via recommended & wild you're under 5k subs still - good luck man & thanks for the interesting vids

[@constantinethe2hpencil409]

Bootlicker.

[@short600]

I got this game in 1996 I think. I thought it was so hard at the time. Took me ages to beat it for the first time

[@minirop]

Just found that video. So I went to speedruncom to check. 12:21. I love how consistent are speedrunners to fail their guess at the limit. (except for games like Dragster and maybe SMB1)

[@PapaBadDadcumsuckgod]

Man i loved this game

[@lilTwigLP]

I love that Game, brings back memories. I’d love to play it in Color - also the goombas look adorable

[@caiolopezcomz]

Great video! Really like your style of making these docs. Faster, straight to the point. Much as i love summoning salt, I'm growing tired of the montages and the aways the same music. Now, l'd only suggest you to get a professional-level voice recording. Not that the current capture sucks, by any means, but you can do better.

[@manawyrm6282]

Huge history

[@jgowdey]

This game rules. I still have a soft spot for it after all these years, one of the first I ever owned. Really nice work man, this was awesome to watch and those music picks were hype! Got a sub from me \0/

[@AlexanderGWescott]

this video is great, editing and video creation are top tier, only criticism i can really think of is maybe space out your sentences and make transitions a little longer, that’s it good video pat

[@JustJamesNotJerry]

I’ve done a few speedruns of this game for fun as a kid, I think my all time best time was somewhere around 13-14 minutes, which I’m proud of since I’m not a professional speedrunner.

[@user-gl7je2os7c]

wow i never knew the Super GB ran games faster til they 'fixed' it =o

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

I used to speedrun this game LONG before I knew what speedrunning was. I have NO idea what my times were, but I'm sure they were not impressive. I had an original gameboy and this was one of my few games.

[@Dorriedude]

eoic video you really need a 1mill subs

[@HonorinTreason]

Just finished this game recently. Really fun, but would tough to speed run.

[@muffin_the_metalhead3488]

i saw that there was a Mario Superstar Baseball speedrun category. what

[@astolbro7183]

If its a mario game some moron will run it I bet theres some idiot trying to speedrun the mario kart app

[@martinthegamer9040]

I have a Gameboy with Super Mario Land laying 2 meters behind me, love the game :D

[@BUYXRAYS]

I dont have a gameboy but I have a wii and ds and early 2000s games

[@ArjunTheRageGuy]

I want also a speedrun history of Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land

[@Tosmasta00]

Here before this will hit 10k and then 1mil views.

[@thendar823]

This was my second Mario game after Mario Bros 2. Why did I get all the wierd Mario games mum? Why??

[@scragglewaggle4109]

Damn this video need more views.

[@DaVince21]

Ah yes, a brief 20 minutes of speedrun history. :P

[@owouwu3475]

i have this game somewhere! cartridge is pretty borked and takes a while to get working, but i have it! might have to give the pins a clean at some point

[@goblin7404]

Nice

[@srich040]

Great video. Brought back a lot of memory's from the old Gameboy days. Thanks again for supporting my music, really cool to see it being used in something like this!

[@Storster]

Of course! Thank you for the great work! Happy to work together more in the future!

[@kingmushroomboy824]

Underrated game.

[@borbzone9351]

Mario Land Speedrun Explanation Speedrun WR Sub 21:08!

[@Laika_in_Space]

8:30 It's not a Fire Flower, it's a Superball Flower.

[@nunocspinto]

One of my childhood games. Very sad that my cartridge no longer works... 😔

[@user-dx5wm1uz9d]

youtube glitched out for me and it showed the video lenght as 0:27 and that was really funny

[@jacksonjacob1965]

Pretty underrated speedgame

[@michaelhawkinson4180]

Do you run yourself?

[@juegariel5717]

17:17 Shoutouts to my man Arkanias :)

[@kaspi644]

epic.

[@alexanderkosten7611]

3:47 Hey, you can't fool me! I can hear that post-production edit! What, did you say "2016" instead of "2012"?

[@Storster]

I said 2013 instead haha. I caught that very late into the process and didn't want to record audio again.

[@SYratherripped]

Why are glitched runs added along with non-glitched runs in Any%?

[@leaffinite3828]

learned how to play the first song on the piano, its the only song i know

[@ericrhodes5174]

scorcher!