Super Mario World Speedrun World Record Explained

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ADDITIONAL NOTES: pastebin.com/Ay7Qqnj8
Speedrun: • (前世界記録) Super Mario Wo...
TAS: • Super Mario World 11 E...
Retro Game Mechanics Explained's video: • Using Lakitu's Cloud t...
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:34 - Category and route
02:40 - Cloud glitch
10:12 - Yoshi's Island 3 & 4
12:50 - Iggy's Castle
15:20 - Donut Plains 1 & Secret 1
18:53 - Donut Secret House
21:40 - Star World
25:38 - Bowser's Castle
30:09 - Possible improvements
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[@Bismuth9]

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[@Obama_]

24 likes 0 comments? Let me change that.

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[@Bobber_The_Wise]

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[@albertsowers9164]

The trimmer puns were a cut above the rest. The zelda shop theme was a great touch!

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

cool

[@nathanisbored]

Just wanna say, bismuth put a lot of extra time into this because a lot of timings and comparisons he had to make himself! He even learned to TAS some of the game just to figure out how much time could be saved, and analyzed video footage to figure out where time was saved or lost in the run compared to a theoretical one. He really wanted to be thorough with this video for you guys and a lot of unseen work went into this😃

[@kaikaizo-iz7sy]

Nathan

[@Regnum0nline]

​@@kaikaizo-iz7sy meet up of smw TASers here😂

[@Kaitri]

​@@Regnum0nline i think nathan teased me this video in his stream ngl lol.

[@Dsmky117]

worth it, those comparisons were awesome

How would you save time compared to the theoretical run?

[@KoopaKaper]

"I was annoyed there was no TAS so I made one myself" made me burst out laughing with just how casual it was

[@pageclayton6850]

Similar energy to when gamechamp3000 did the yoshi island minimal murder run, where she found out there's no wrong warps in one level so she just. Discovered one, in order to murder no fish.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

ok

[@ProjectRedfoot]

Just made a new TAS. NBD. FTW.

[@cdnpacker]

Yeah that was crazy. So much work, and he didn't even mention it much.

[@circleo1992]

You know he is dedicated when he makes a full TAS of 11 exit because there isn't one yet.

[@IngwiePhoenix]

Chad moment.

[@xxEzraBxxx]

There is an 8 minute 11 exit TAS by Masterjun but it uses ACE and humanely impossible tricks

[@Mewseeker]

"Fine, I'll do it myself!" :P

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

ok

[@AleMusa]

​@@xxEzraBxxx yeah but that's one that uses ace to it's fullest while keeping the 11 exit requirement which is just a longer any% run, this one that bismuth made is an actual run that follows the 11 exit category rules. Pretty impressive making just for the video LOL

[@meimmakoto3224]

HE MADE HIS OWN TAS THE MAN IS A LEGEND

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

for real

[@ChanceTheCheetah]

I love the visual comparisons using Luigi! It really hits different compared to just saying "oh, this saves a quarter of a second" alone

[@markc471]

Let's take a second to appreciate timing the spins with the music at 23:04

[@reillocb]

Godlike with the showmanship

[@thenightjackal8876]

the SMW 11 exit run is actually an advanced rhythm game where you are awarded time save for every spin jump made to the beat of the background music.

[@helloofthebeach]

I was hoping Bismuth would take a moment to explain that the spins make Mario move in time with the music without losing speed as a bit of deadpan humor, but I'm pretty sure a lot of people wouldn't realize it was a joke and get confused. Oh well.

[@sinteleon]

@@reillocb People usually do either this or show off weird tech and glitches when in a situation where there is no further optimization to be made (such as in autoscroll sections)

[@scottwilliams895]

Artistry

[@mattshnoop]

Bismuth once again proving he is the GOAT of speedrunning content on this platform. The animations are second-to-none in their comprehensiveness and the explanations are excellent. The extra effort to translate the runner's words from Japanese is also quite notable, and very appreciated. He arranges all his own covers of the Mario tracks for the music, and he even made a TAS just for this video. I get teary eyed just thinking about how amazing this channel is. Excellent work once again, Bismuth!

[@Bismuth9]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad you appreciate the effort that goes into it.

[@StarlitWitchy]

It really is staggering how high quality these videos are huh?

[@KurosakiYukigo]

CPU trying to run a Charging Chuck power up: "That instruction won't stop me because I can't read!"

[@segadoeswhatnintendont]

*Can't read yet

[@Tsuake_]

I really appreciate your work! I'm glad SMW Speedrun is getting attention.

[@kasugaryuichi9767]

I really appreciate your speedruns!

[@JohnTibbitt]

I cannot even grasp the sheer devotion to expressing such a technical beauty with such a focus on details. Every single second of this video oozes dedication. Much appreciated. Love you Bismuth.

[@Tadda_]

6:06 I've never seen a video put a visual indicator of where to skip to in the video progress bar. Honestly full respect

[@xx_420_blz_it_xx5]

23:06 the way this man played the song while swimming…. In a world record run is nothing short of legendary. Bravo.

[@LilacMonarch]

This is actually not that uncommon, in many speedruns there ends up being unavoidable "down-time" with little or no input required from the player so runners often screw around a bit because why not

[@trueilarim]

It can also be a routine that helps him to get consistent results on that level. If you know that by pressing the button in sync with the music brings you to the correct place then you can use that to your advantage

[@flamerunner_anix]

I do this in all my world record runs, seriously

[@jeremiahabraham4801]

Bismuth when he sees there's no TAS to compare the run against: *Fine, I'll do it myself*

[@Flexy59]

i was your 69th like

[@Calcifrizzle]

Nice video! Having Luigi and Mario running alongside each other to visually represent potential time saves was a really cool touch. :)

[@andrewgrasham4604]

The player spinning his character in time with the music on the waterworld is just adorable for some reason

[@ColinHuth]

Absolutely *love* all the extra work put into visual illustrations like comparing move speed. Makes it so much easier to follow along!

[@vimproved9860]

Really loved the more low-level explanation of the cloud glitch. Would love to see more of that type of stuff in the future since I'm a sucker for extremely intricate explanations of low-level CPU workings!

[@MoonstarAriadne]

Congrats to Bismuth for setting his PB in the Sponsored category!

[@therj4160]

i love the way you play your own music! and also how you manage to break down complex mechanics and make them easier to understand! good work with the video!

[@apolloandwarrior_3229]

It's also smart cause then the music can't get copyright claimed!

[@wilh3lmmusic]

There’s a new a press save: JRB chests from 1x to 0.5x

[@circleo1992]

I think he should do a shorter video just explaining that.

[@noank9175]

​@circleo1992 I'd imagine he's gotta be really tired of explaining those A press saves. Plus, there are probably other projects that he's interested in pursuing before going back to SM64 A press saves. Still, it's amazing to see how the game is being squeezed for everything it's got, and I personally am totally down for seeing more breakdowns of it in the future.

[@BottleWaterson]

you couldnt convince bismuth to return without a full 120 Star 0xA run, so go on, save the rest of the A presses.

[@alexfernando6203]

He updated it On-The-Go comments session of the Complete Video of the ABC

[@minerharry]

Yeah, he was there 😉

[@skylerm4070]

I love that you include such extensive extra notes. It really shows how much you care about detail and accuracy, since surely most people watching would never know the difference. Between your explanation quality, music arrangements, and the fact I can always count on you to include captions (!!!), your channel is genuinely some of the best and most sincere content on youtube. ♡♡♡

[@bwen18]

23:05 swaggiest swimming ever... swim strokes timed with the music

[@mifffalden9225]

I love the collabaration between you and RGME by releasing videos showcasing the speedrun in practice and a deep dive into the theory around the same time.

[@socksygen]

Loved the part about memory addresses, would love to see more content decompiling old games and analyzing the assembly code

[@arpitez]

There's so much going on and you were able to explain all of that so clearly, I'm impressed by your dedication, these side to side comparisons were so cool. Tysm for your amazing work!

[@GlowstickLamps]

Your piano covers are gorgeous!! All of your work is incredible, and all of what you've done for this vid is no exception!!

[@primumNocere]

This video is by far the best speedrun explained video I've ever seen. Love the concept of watching the run first then a through explanation with comparisons. Also great background music, editing and voiceover. I really appreciate the work and dedication you've put in this.

[@cerjmedia]

I was really confused when I opened up my feed and saw that 56 minutes ago both Bismuth and Retro Game Mechanics explained just so happen to upload a video about Super Mario World, that was really trippy for a bit ha

[@TheAdvertisement]

Absolutely always love learning how the insane glitches used to execute speedruns work, and just found out your channel is full of them! This is gonna be a great catalogue to dive through.

[@pluspiping]

"I made a video explaining this world record, and here's a whole document with footnotes, an additional video with more explanations, and a reference to another video explaining even more" Bismuth you are a SAINT

[@ahoustonpsych]

Wonderful as always my man. The immense work you put in typically shines through very quickly, but it hits different when you're intimately familiar with the game's mechanics and codebase like I am with this one. I have literally nothing to add - you fucking nailed it dude. Thank you for taking the time to put this one out, and especially big thank you to nathanisbored for lending some of his immense insight into this game.

[@willowdrakon]

32:33 "I was annoyed at the lack of a Tas so I made one myself" Damn

[@daKaosjr]

Anyone else notice the 9:10 baked into the video so that it's directly below the video scrub bar? What attention to detail! I've never seen that done before, genuinely.

[@sarahspeedrun6419]

Beautiful as always. I’m so happy that you got sponsored for this one. Ty for your work ❤

[@alefalf197]

In addition to making a TAS for this masterpiece, you did the music? Incredible work!

[@Kaitri]

ive been playing super mario world LITERALLY since 1993. ive been in the super mario world central (romhacking) community for over 10 years now. i love this game, but i sadly never really got into much speedrunning/speedrunners. cant wait to watch this video fully when i go to bed tonight

[@Choralone422]

Like I also said on RGME's video. I am constantly amazed at the lengths that speed runners go in breaking games! Excellent video!

[@ludibroloplays]

Been waiting for this ever since I found Bismuth's channel. One of my all time favorite speedgames

[@Max-tq5fs]

Love your detailed explanations, thank you for making this.

[@hotfistVODS]

I had no idea super mario world co-op existed, using it for this is an amazing visual aid and now I desperately want to get it set up on my SNES :D

[@Bismuth9]

It doesn't, I made this by overlaying videos and moving the screens based on the difference in camera positions

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

There's some romhack on SMWCentral which had added co-op. But I was never able to get the patch to work correctly.

[@sagacious03]

Exemplary analysis video! Pleasing to the eye & ear, thorough, & beautifully edited! Thanks so much for uploading! I hope to see more content of such quality in the future!

[@TheNicore2630]

Finds out there's no updated TAS of this category Bismuth: Fine, I'll do it myself

[@richardpike8748]

I will never be tired of your amazing piano renditions of mario themes! Beautiful to my ears

[@iscremintothevoid]

I tend to be later to these videos, but I always love them. This video was stunning and I enjoyed every second of it! You really went above and beyond on this one!

[@BAIGAMING]

You know, both you and Retro Game Mechanics Explained released such similar videos at the same time. Really great explanations, I always laughed so hard how speedrunners could warp to the credits so easily in this game.

[@snapkickUUUU]

It will never cease to piss me off that some people refuse to run or TAS certain categories just because their preferred website doesn't accept it as "legit" even if the information gleaned from such a TAS/run could be useful to everyone involved or it could just be fun. It's such a self destructive mentality that speedrunners have created, and I'm more than pleasantly surprised to see you take that challenge up and somehow only commit a few sentences to it. You're a legend through and through.

[@rarebeeph1783]

The same thing happens with RTA runs, although it can be more flexible. Especially considering how long TASes take to make.

[@snapkickUUUU]

@@rarebeeph1783 I agree, but that's an entire rant in and of itself. RTA runners limiting themselves to categories they don't agree with/enjoy rather than doing their own thing is unfortunate, they get caught up with wanting to be number 1 over doing a run they enjoy. Can't say I'm not guilty of this myself to some degree.

[@Panetierre_]

​@@snapkickUUUU Mmm. There's a lot of value in a community running a category together, but you're absolutely right that a runner should go with whatever rules suit them. That's how we get cool categories in the first place. :)

[@leothorp1]

Incredible technical explanation, super interesting. Thank you!

[@AdriftInVR]

This and the SM64 vids are probably my favorite explanations yet because both have a lot of effort put into them in different ways, I also really liked the visual comparison between strats!

[@ryanthescion]

Absolutely flawless video, thank you for doing a detailed explanation of the cloud glitch! Video game mechanics and bugs are always so interesting

[@PowerfulMint]

Good god Bismuth, is really gonna keep going above and beyond for the sake of illustrating speedrunning concepts. An absolute god.

[@jandastroy]

This is really well explained. Great work!

[@NicolasPL_]

Love these videos

[@l9m241]

I love this get's uploaded and at the same time Retro Game Mechanics Explained uploads about the cloud glitch itself. Gotta love the timing!

[@Pentazer]

I just saw the 1 hour video from Retro Game Mechanics Explained that discusses this in extreme technical detail. Fascinating stuff.

[@evanjacoby7805]

this is an excellent video

[@iamtheone9242]

Love your videos Man,really neatly made as always keep up

[@c3_pulsar]

thank you for all the work you put into your videos. it does not go unnoticed how much attention to detail your videos have and how well you are able to explain abstract concepts or tech to people not in the respective communities

[@forgiveman]

This is one video that I appreciate to watch with subtitles, the hidden commentaries are the best. I have only seen that kind of dedication from TerminalMontage and Technology Connections.

[@alexmunroe8230]

I absolutely loved the presentation of this! Thanks for your time :)

[@AniGaAG]

Your work is impressive, and it is both entertaining _and_ pays due respect to the people setting these records, all while being highly informative. Thank you for your hard work, it's fantastic.

[@TheJayman213]

I get that TASing can be an end in itself but I still find it odd not to have a TAS equivalent for what looks to be an at least somewhat lively RTA category. Props for making the TAS on top of your usual achievements in writing, directing and editing!

[@radish64]

I remember watching SethBling's SMW speedruns when this strat was found. It was really exciting at the time and this was a great video explaining the run in detail. I would love to see a series on how the 0 exit run evolved over time, as seeing the route go from ~5 minutes to ~40 seconds was entertaining and the techincal details of ACE are interesting. That would be a pretty big undertaking though.

[@Eric-yt7fp]

This was the best explanation of that chargin chuck glitch I've ever seen. Amazing.

[@mcintoshpc]

as a history major, nothing makes me happier than some good footnotes, so I really appreciate your inclusion of the notes document. Too few people go that extra mile on this platform.

[@IngwiePhoenix]

Always love me some Bismuth in my sub box! Thanks for this awesome video and explanation. I had actually seen the RetroGameMechanicsExplained video before which had me even more intrigued for your take on this. Definitively a great channel to check out - if you fancy yourself some low level assembly =) I love it!

[@PFMediaServices]

Even if you don't fancy it. I can't follow any coding more complex than HTML to save my life, but love hearing the explanation from these folks who are passionate about it. And it's somehow comforting to know that the explanations exist, even if I'm not able to understand. ✌️🍍

[@noahblevins9569]

Excellent video. Has the right balance of explaining tricks to appreciate the difficulty without making it feel too wordy to lose interest. I think that is hard to do well. Good job.

[@SegmentW]

Another video for the Speedrun History Wall of Fame. Unbelievable quality content Bismuth, keep collaborating and raising the bar. Thank you for your dedication

[@ElTaitronAnim]

Excellent video, and excellent visuals explaining all the mechanics and comparisons!

[@aguythatscool]

This is hands down one of the most well made KZbin videos I’ve seen in a while, keep up the good work

[@wingdairu]

Anothe r absolutely outstanding video. The quality of your visual aids is absolutely top-tier, they're so PERFECTLY demonstrative.

[@arjent47]

I greatly enjoy these videos explaining the strats used in speed runs even though I have no intention of speed running ever. Hopefully you will continue making them :)

[@renav.3239]

22:45 we've been using this trick since shortly after the game came out (I know, I was there for it) and it is SO COOL to see the specifics of why it works!

[@jiggalojonski]

I really appreciate the information you provide in all these breakdown videos great job 👏 thank you

[@Nefi424]

Showing the comparison between strat speeds with Mario and Luigi on the same screen couldn't have been easy, but it's an excellent way to understand the small differences of "a few frames". Excellent video!

[@FT029]

wow! it's clear an incredible amount of work went into this. super accurate and impressive! there were so many things I never knew about super mario world, despite having hacked it for years.

[@Bl1nkTM]

Every bismuth upload no matter how long in between is a great and anticipated masterpiece

[@charlesgriffiths4901]

Great explanation for someone like me. I'm not really up to speed on the intimate details of glitches and this to me, is excellent. Well done!

[@i.8530]

cool video, i especially love the detail of adding subtitles to the runners commentary

[@makey6737]

Those comparison clips are beautiful

[@ViIvaNunner]

its been a while since ive seen or thought about smw speedruns that werent the credit warp; so i forgot about the cloud until it showed up and it came flooding back i think its really cool how some really weird glitch you perform in the first level is able to be such an insane time save on the final boss; its so perfect it feels like it could have almost been intended it definitely wasnt but its just such a weird interaction that lines up so perfectly in the run

[@catthem]

Man was I excited to see both a Bismuth video and a Retro Game Mechanics Explained on the same day

[@kurtaustria8868]

this is an insane level of quality for an educational speedrun video felt like a kid enjoying learning again

[@TheAdvertisement]

6:00 I just realized, when Bismuth says to skip ahead to 9:10 if you're confused, a little line labeled 9:10 appears at the bottom of the video. If you drag the scroll bar to that point, you get taken to 9:10. Smart!

[@varietychan]

I always enjoy speed run explanations from Bismuth, they all have just this calm feel to it

[@RurouniZel]

I love the piano arrangement of Beedle's theme for the Manscaped promo.

[@flamerunner_anix]

“I was annoyed at the lack of a TAS for this run, so I made one myself” It’s bismuth’s world, we’re just living in it

[@piercebros]

This video, its breakdown and the speedrun itself is so goddamn good that it’s put me in such a good mood. Legends at play here

[@ryantownsend2730]

Hey man, just wanna say keep up the good work. Your videos are super informative and amazing. I dont even speed run, but love every aspect of it.

[@xX_dash_Xx]

4:50 this explanation is beautiful, I have seen so many ppl butcher talking about it

[@modernkiwi6447]

This editing is amazing!

[@robloxbuddy1026]

Dang you went in depth with this! Good job I approve

[@user-ik8vy1rg8f]

Nice motion graphic design! I liked your ghost Luigi examples!

[@FlynnFromTaiga]

This is very informative and intersting. Thank you for your work!

[@ikmor]

Incredible. Thank you!

[@Brendan_Myers]

Great video as always Bismuth, thanks!

[@wilms2328]

Congrats on the sponsorship! Loved the video as always, keep up the good work

[@CSDragon]

6:08 Nice hidden pannenkoek reference Once we get technical it starts playing the mario 64 file select music

[@IyoMiyo]

I just wanna say i love watching these on loop to sleep. Thanks for the dedicated documentaries and quality content that leaves me watching before bed, and early in the morning. Never gets old.

[@Bismuth9]

Update: WR is now 9:42.783! Unfortunately Tsuake got hit again during the Bowser fight, but he's going for a 9:41. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYnJc2aXqbSNp6M Update to the update: WR is now 9:42.700 by oil_in_water! kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZvJkH-JmsqHjKs

[@jaeger293]

Update: oil_in_water just set a new WR! He managed to beat his previous time by more than a second! The new time is 9:41.616! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYPKoZtpp9Wmbac