[TAS] NES Super Mario Bros. 3 "all levels" by Lord Tom & Tompa in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/2835M
TAS originally published on 2015-05-04
Technically an improvement of one of the oldest runs on the site (tasvideos.org/15M), this TAS aims to complete all levels and overworld enemy battles as fast as possible.
The run features tricks and strategies not seen in the current warpless run (tasvideos.org/3028M), and is worth checking out even if you're already familiar with that run.
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The KZbin and downloadable encodes include the author's commentary as soft subtitles. These can also been seen in the fm2 file, and in this encode on Tompa's personal KZbin channel. ( • Super Mario Bros. 3 'A... )
And if watching this TAS on an emulator isn't satisfying enough, why not see it played back on a real console! ( • TASBot plays SMB3 100%... )

[@Tyrnn]

Never realized just how... small the levels really were as a kid.

[@123TauruZ321]

Because playing like this when you're young is impossible.

[@123TauruZ321]

@Manuel Salokangas Yeah ... hmm, i don't know what i thought when i wrote that comment ^^

[@knox1392]

@@123TauruZ321 ever heard of a tas..?

[@Jakkomies]

It probably has nothing to do with how meticulous Miyamoto was in each stage's design. When casually played you can't just blast through the obstacles, which made the stages take a whole lot longer to complete.

[@nathanericschwabenland88888]

You just have to watch your timing mate

[@SephirothRyu]

The true measure of quality for a TAS run is just how much showboating they do during autoscrolling stages.

[@ninjanoafa8636]

So true. It's what makes a tas the best, not the perfectness, just the messing around when waiting for things to happen.

[@aplsed]

the commentary in World 5 makes it all the better

[@ezequielayala-lq6eg]

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[@ezequielayala-lq6eg]

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[@ezequielayala-lq6eg]

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[@chipmorris7797]

Those autoscroller shenanigans are awesome

[@rebooteed_3434]

yeah

[@the-engneer]

It's actually the main reason I watched this lol

[@_pdro]

@@the-engneer ya, level 4 was unreal. 1:48 to 2min, kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4jNYaieg9SVoLs @_@

[@Fenyx_Birb]

And pure anxiety!

[@nuknuk420]

Damn 1-4 was pure insanity! Awesome job!

[@williamcompitello2302]

Item Abuse quality!

[@joessorg]

I can't help but wonder if there was ever a count of "Oh, I didn't know we could make Mario do that... We are making Mario do that now." discoveries in this TAS. It thoroughly looks like you guys had a blast making this.

[@OriasX]

Today I’ve attempted my first speedrun ever with this game and got 3:07:54 This was my first speedrun ever in any game

[@Avolcher21]

Its a good first try ngl

[@ninjanoafa8636]

Without or with warp flutes

[@lancerdeltarune]

​@@ninjanoafa8636 WHISTLES.

[@gustabocavalheiro]

@𝒶𝒾𝒻𝑒𝓉𝒾𝒶𝓃𝑒 1up extended version

[@SPRSuperplayer]

I met one of the two dude that made this TAS. My life is half complete !!! But this TAS is Freaking amazing. 5minutes faster than actual TAS (with some strats nearly impossible to get consistant in a RTA run) Amazing job as usual, TAS are incredible, and both Tom²"pa" are incredible as well. Thanks for explaining everything. As a runner of the game, i'm so impressed of how we can control mario... GG !!

[@TompaA]

Thanks :)

[@Hello_kiddz]

25:01 That's one bad case of herpes

[@skippypenutbudder4725]

😂😂😂

[@renmine7159]

My god

[@shuffick_syafiq]

Lmao

[@yoshinic]

😂

[@Chanceux2]

This gives me memories. I used to watch TAS but out of all of them I watched this one, amazing

[@DocteurZeuhl]

Keeping the P-speed in level 3-5 must have been a nightmare. Every bit of this TAS is impressive, well done.

[@ParisFletcher]

Thanks for the captions, it's actually pretty useful.

[@MultiTelan]

Until end of world 5 where they’re only ludicrous.

[@Linuxdirk]

42:00 That sound, tho.

[@HuskyShields]

Linuxdirk it was gonna be the original 1UP sound (Edit: nevermind. I am too naive )

[@charlieharrison]

@@HuskyShields It's actually a glitched sound from interpreting the tail whip as part of the 1-Up sound

[@exxor9108]

Retro Game Mechanics Explained can explain why that happens.

[@CKorax1977]

This video captures the very essence of TAS. Keep up the good work!

[@PsychokoreUndergroundRap]

OMG.. i laughed so hard at the 3rd stage.. that shell uping was insane

[@jayplayzlol8701]

just to let you know it was stage 4...you can play the game in different order😁

[@123TauruZ321]

PUCKET PUCKET PUCKET PUCKET

[@magsterartabia3889]

Legit flying with style and 1ups

[@rebooteed_3434]

yeah, it was so funny

[@kradht28]

1:22 the beginning of my anxiety problems

[@edwarddfragozom2022]

1:55 The hardest 1-Up trick I have ever seen

[@ezequielayala-lq6eg]

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[@ezequielayala-lq6eg]

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[@bright_minary6537]

Autoscroll maps are are where TAS shines. Really. That was fun to watch.

[@StealthFoxx_]

49:29 HAHAHA WHAT, this part absolutely sent me lmaoo

[@robobot11]

Every TAS is a form of art.

[@goldwolf0606]

😂 that 1-4 was mighty impressive 😂

[@ksmoove12able]

1:56 Omg I never laughed so hard

[@adrianhdz138]

25:10 Música 25:39 más música 30:01 Claro que sí jaja 41:59 1UP + movimiento de cola = ese sonido raro 49:28 Ja se murió 53:18 Sonido de power-up chido 53:42 Teletransportación 53:52 Flotando 57:33 Múltiple salto

[@brooheel]

Just level 1-4 is so worth it

[@90sGasPrices]

25:11 comedy genius.

[@bean7352]

Hey Reddit, the clip you are looking for is at 1:21 :)

[@leet9873]

What tas says to real runners "You even wall clip, shell jump, wall jump bro?"

[@SvetlyootSofia]

Fabulous game! Interesting comments.

[@MarianGameplayOficial]

2024! viendo esta tremenda partida de TAS! 👍

[@joelrojas8395]

Amazing bro!

[@retrocarll4398]

“When you die it’s your brothers turn”

[@TompaA]

Well, we kinda died at 49:30 :D

[@tling321]

18:26 assassination attempt

[@taids]

The pipe glitch death in world 7 was hilarious X-D

[@Grimeaper]

Ah... exactly how I remember playing it if not better back in my day...

[@hidmdhd2156]

Good video 😊

[@ibrs121]

41:59 The 1-UP song 12" version :P

[@snatchpro3674]

Seriously amazing work. You should do a rerun with nothing but the hammer bros suit. That'd be hella sick!

[@skillphobia]

since they dont get hit a game genie code to start as hammer mario works

[@singlereedenjoyer]

@@skillphobia Do you mean that since they don't get hit they must be hacking, so a game genie code works? 1. Game Genie codes strictly forbidden 2. This run is not hacking, provide the inputs to an actual console and it will work fine.

[@andrewzhang8512]

@@singlereedenjoyer no what they're saying is that since the tas doesn't get hit throughout the entirety of the run a gg code to start as hammer Mario would accomplish the task

[@singlereedenjoyer]

@@andrewzhang8512 oh that would funny, tas hammer suit shenanigans

[@charlieharrison]

@@andrewzhang8512 7:20 😛

[@sandeeptiwari5189]

25:01 rip peach

[@robbdark5099]

lol

[@TheJFerg24]

Underrated

[@goldwolf0606]

That world 1 castle, getting all those 1ups was mighty impressive 😂

[@OldBenKenobi2318]

Tas: “So I heard you can do a shell jump. Well I bet you can’t do this”

[@patriciaorebaugh1228]

Those fireball placements where crazy

[@Vexxter]

When mom only let's you play for an hour:

[@mangosterr]

Omg so true

[@xanderrock98]

3:20 Fits so perfectly

[@alvaroj9509]

Also 1:04:31

[@andersonmuniz6950]

Very good!! 👏👏👏

[@TompaA]

It's obvious that you don't know what you have been watching and how we did what we did =P. Though I wouldn't mind providing some information if you are too lazy to check the description and learn a thing or two.

[@DialektLp]

So that means that the linkt leads to a TAS, which was the best time for like 14 Years?

[@mohdowais1072]

Good bro... 🤩🤩🤗 My fevrit game..

[@goldwolf0606]

World 4 castle Shooting fireballs to the beat of the music was a nice touch 😂

[@Gamesmarts194]

Video: SMB3 TAS of all levels Thumbnail: *i c e*

[@fliadiazsosa140]

Me encantan tus videos de súper Mario Bros

[@jimmywhite6863]

People should inform themselves before they comment

[@Chanceux2]

Mario: **Glitched P-Run in Level2** Me: Look at me in the eye and say that isn't old Mario: **Randomly hits something in **34:15**** Me: ...

[@baltakatei]

41:58 Extended 1-UP sound.

[@pietaritikkanen1142]

That "show of playing" is so cool and funny!

[@kimmolaine8069]

The notes are great.

[@ichabaudcraine2923]

Just getting round to finally playing this through properly (the all-stars version, though am I alone in finding it slightly "laggy" compared to the NES?), nice to see a proper piss-take TAS run like this :)

[@123TauruZ321]

Piss-take tas run lol ^^

[@ender7278]

1:22 is legendary

[@VITAN-]

Man you are insane how can you do this fr 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@TompaA]

Frame by frame gameplay and save states for a period of about two years. That's how we did this =).

[@LeReubzRic]

​@@TompaAit took 2 years?!!!!?!!? Wow that's incredible

[@TompaA]

@@LeReubzRic Making an optimised TAS takes a long time, yes. Though of course, we didn't really work on it daily, but still!

[@inujosha]

Were the boards always that short? As a kid, they seemed to go on forever. I remember super Mario 3 well. I was living as a young kid in Oklahoma at the time and it was the first and only time my mother allowed me to rent a video game on a school day instead of waiting until the weekend.

[@ErichoTTA]

The creators confirmed this is just a play.

[@Howureadis]

1:57 1-up trick for all of y'all watching at home

[@abandonedaccount5]

Geez

[@HuskyShields]

the most easiest ever done

[@shainahullihen1159]

Oh wow, did not know there was a sky block in World 3-7. I'm going to have to go find it now.

[@jamesplatt3148]

what was that trick in the first dungeon in world 3?

[@davidsarton976]

I know that, for the sake of a TAS (or any SMB3 speedrun), the Kuribo's Shoe takes up too much time for an optimal playthrough, but can you really say you played 5-3 if you don't pick it up?

[@warsb06]

the best part of watching tasses is knowing about all of the little things a normal person wouldnt see, but what I do, and know how difficult and minor it is, is fascinating

[@inujosha]

Gotta love 8 bit, where if too many sounds are playomg at once, some of the music disappears.

[@user-qe2gs9gm9x]

perfect!!!

[@disposzal5792]

How do you do the running thing he does in the beginning of level 4 world 1 so he can sprint

[@levidixon8911]

The good old days

[@flooodo]

yup

[@SaltyBoiJohns]

It's like watching a seal with a jet-pack...

[@keffypoo]

Was this run made just because of the new way to catch the wand? :P

[@kaioldaccountemailfordetai6730]

14:09 Assassin's Creed Mario :D

[@TompaA]

Gotta save 'em frames :).

[@NumeroXII]

excellent

[@goldwolf0606]

World 3 castle 1ups mighty impressive too

[@jtrevor99]

Impressive but, quick question. From other runs it looks like a Hammer Suit in the last several levels would be faster (faster boss kills etc.). Am I mistaken?

[@TompaA]

For a TAS, getting the Hammer Suit is actually slightly slower. I don't have any notes left on it from our research though, and I don't remember exact numbers. But it was tested a lot.

[@jtrevor99]

@@TompaA Ahh! Interesting. Thank you for answering that. I should've known you guys had done your research!

[@spelwerdzrite]

Hey TASVideosChannel, the second and third links in the videos descriptions are broken. Could you fix them please, so I don't have to manually edit the links?

[@RekkaKien3]

Moonwalking through 1-2 was epic lol.

[@goldwolf0606]

World 2 1 ups was mighty impressive too 😂

[@Pokemonmasterandtrade]

awesome

[@Gabriel-xt9vv]

This is insanely impressive.

[@Terriermon1234]

not realy he is cheating

[@Terriermon1234]

using glitches is cheating. if you use bugs in an online game you will get banned becatse bugusing is not cool

[@CamChomp]

this isn't an online game... plus this isn't cheating, this is TAS.

[@bosshossredsox]

Darkblitz He is essentially speedrunning 96 Exit, which allows all but a few game breaking glitches. Please do some research before you try to invalidate somebody's hard work.

[@Terriermon1234]

i dont have to do researches to know the defiition of 100%

[@angam8502]

Great tas!

[@johneygd]

Now let’s see if mitchell is able to break this record.

[@singlereedenjoyer]

Or Todd Togers

[@LukeManiac]

Does skidding while running in world 1 castle increase speed or it's just parkour strats?

[@TompaA]

It's a way for us to increase the P-Meter with less distance. Every 8th frame, the game will check if you are on the ground with enough speed (40 or more), it will then add one arrow to your P-Meter and the timer will reset back to 0. During the frames inbetween, it is possible to lose speed and regain it again. This means we will drop slightly in distances for every arrow we build up and therefore won't need as much distance. A much more detailed explanation can be given if curious =).

[@LuckyBacon]

Hehehe, nice one!

[@funnywomanwomanfunny2674]

1:22 brings me endless rage

[@taiteakopyte1504]

This is some speed.

[@TheSchmuck2]

oh my god that 1-4 was SIIIIICK

[@t1hhm6272]

the autoscroller level antics are probably like half of the production time

[@user-fj9pz4yu7p]

how do you go through the wall? please tell me

[@HuskyShields]

You can clip through walls if you have P-Speed. It is difficult to clip as it has to be pixel-perfect but if you’re doing a TAS, a few input adjustments and you may be going through a wall.

[@marianrodriguez5591]

MALDITO LORD TOM COMO ERES TAN PRO

[@reloadpsi]

23:14 Mummy cloud, daddy cloud, baby cloud.

[@NyaCGhosty]

All levels finish in 293 - 300

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

42:00 wtf was that?

[@TompaA]

+DrewPicklesTheDark If you flip your tail after grabbing a 1up, you can get that extended sound.

[@123TauruZ321]

It must be frame perfect, I think on the 8th frame.

[@Kettupaini]

I thought the same. Never heard that sound in the game

[@Ninetails2000]

Specifically, the bit before is part of the power-up sound being played out of tempo and with the wrong instruments because its data is accidentally bleeding into the 1-up sound.

[@SuarezBross]

@@Kettupaini I hear this sound 1 time playing the game

[@ErikNilsen1337]

Why is the timer slow sometimes? Is Mario warping space time itself when he runs that fast?

[@TompaA]

The in game clock runs slower the more the camera is moving. I guess the reason could be to save processing power somehow, but I'm uncertain.

[@hopeandfates]

Erik Nilsen yes

[@123TauruZ321]

Lol damn, never noticed that ^^ godt øye ;)

[@MisterAutist]

Top P-Speed affects the timer of the clock, slowing it down. Don't know the technical explanation but it's basically what happens

[@dansmith1661]

It is the usual case of gameplay slowdown in effect, but the timer is more affected by it.

[@mistertroll1781]

25:11 loved this part lmao 25:39 and this one too 31:29 lmaooo 1:04:31 bro doesn't need background music HE is the background music

[@chenzo6165]

Couldnt u use ACE to speed up the autoscroll levels while technically still not skipping anything

[@TompaA]

Well, I'm from Sweden and Lord Tom is from USA. No Asians here.

[@denn9433]

Me philippines

[@arfansthename]

That was supposed to be a joke about how Asians are usually fast.

[@TompaA]

@@arfansthename I am well aware.

[@The_Cosmic_Will]

Nice

[@maxiethefox8546]

Cool

[@cheesypotat0es]

This guy is God level it's just ridiculous

[@nthgth]

You do realize it's a TAS so no one's doing these moves in real time

[@animadoarts5123]

Age 11 summer vacations Orange Nectar Calm Afternoons Nes mario 3 Those were my day.....no sum can buy me that.