List of Super Mario speedrunning records


The Super Mario video game franchise is a series of platforming video games developed and published by Nintendo. Having gone on to be the best selling video game franchise, the Mario franchise has gained immense popularity in pop culture as a symbol of video games and gaming in general. The speedrunning community has attempted completion of Super Mario games as quickly as possible, and have set world records for the completion time of these games.

Speedrun records

''Super Mario Bros.''

Super Mario Bros. was released in 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and it has become one of the most popular speedrunning games mainly due to its short length and incredible precision. The fastest times are under 5 minutes long, with the 'warpless' times being under 20 minutes.
After achieving a new record time of 4:57.627 in 2015, speedrunner darbian noted that this "still wasn't perfect", although he went on to say: "There is no other time save that a human has ever done prior to 8-4." He went on to beat his record first by 0.2 seconds and then by another 0.167 seconds in 2016. After that, he announced that he would not try to improve his time further, as he claimed he had reached his potential in the category. However, the discovery of a new method of performing a "flagpole glitch" resulted in Kosmic and darbian both breaking the record within a week, ending with a time of 4:56.878. Darbian further improved the record in 2017 before the record swapped hands several more times in 2018, with speedrunner somewes eventually getting a time of 4:55.796 in October 2018. In August 2019, runner tavenwebb2002 became the world record holder with a time of 4:55.746, a 3-frame improvement of the former world record. On 17 January 2020, Kosmic reclaimed the Any% record with a time of 4:55.646.
GTAce99 holds the world record for beating Super Mario Bros. without using warps. His record stands at 18:59.390, set on 7 July 2020.

''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''

was the Japanese-exclusive sequel to the then-popular Super Mario Bros. Known for its difficulty, the game avoided an American release due to its challenging levels. The American market would receive Super Mario Bros. 2, a redesign of another Japanese game.
The record for The Lost Levels is 7:55.317 by Tecate. The record without using warps is 21:38.280 by Kosmic.

''Super Mario Bros. 2''

Super Mario Bros. 2 was released in 1988 in the United States and in 1992 in Japan as Super Mario USA. It is the third best selling Nintendo Entertainment System title.
The current speedrun record of Super Mario Bros. 2 is held by COOLKID, who beat the game in 8:17 on 3 November 2019. The "All Levels" category record is currently held by IluvMario at 20:59.

''Super Mario Bros. 3''

Super Mario Bros. 3 is the final main Super Mario title on the NES. Released in 1990, the game is considered to be one of the best video games of all time.
The current record of Super Mario Bros. 3 without using any shortcuts is held by Mitchflowerpower, who beat the game in 50:36,.
On 30 April 2014, Lord Tom and Tompa completed Super Mario Bros. 3 in a tool-assisted speedrun in under three minutes by using a memory corruption glitch, named the "credits warp." The current world record using this glitch is 3:03.566 by Zikubi.

Game Boy titles

On 6 June 2016, callumbal beat Super Mario Land, the first Mario game on the Game Boy, in 12:28. The current world record is 12:25, also held by callumbal.
Super Mario Lands sequel, , has the record as 2:42.950 by runner Oh_DeeR with glitches. The larger category is Any% Glitchless, where no glitches are allowed. The world record is held by AdamFerrari64 with a time of 26:20.200.

''Super Mario World''

In 1991, Super Mario World was released as a pack-in game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The current 11 Exit record of Super Mario World is held by speedrunner LostC0re, who completed the game in 9:43.750 in September 2019, with the runners-up being GreenDeathFlavor and Area51, who hold a time of 09:44.367 and 09:45.283, respectively. On 10 February 2018, speedrunner katun24 beat Super Mario World in 12:25 while blindfolded.
The current 96 Exit speedrun record of Super Mario World is held by speedrunner Lui, who completed the game in 1:21:51.195 in July 2020.
For Any%, also known as 0 Exit, it is possible to make the credits of Super Mario World roll by injecting arbitrary code into the game's memory in the first level of the game. The speedruns use Super Multitap devices. Jeffw356 was first to execute the glitch on an emulator, and SethBling was first to execute it on console, legitimizing Jeffw356's speedrun by proving the glitch is possible outside an emulator. The current world record for this category was set by FURiOUS in June 2020 with a time of 0:41.02.

''Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island''

The 1995 sequel to Super Mario World, , is a popular game at the speedrunning charity marathon Games Done Quick. Its current 100% completion speedrunning record is held by runner saku_ghd with a run time of 2:21:28. For speedruns using a credits warp, the world record is 2:19.217 by Poahr. The world record in the Warps category is held by saku_ghd with a time of 1:35:43. The Warpless category is only a few minutes longer, with saku_ghd also achieving a world record time of 1:40:57.

''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''

The most popular category in Super Mario RPG is Any%, and the current record was obtained on 7 June 2020 by Justin-credible at 2:46:24.

''Super Mario 64''

Super Mario 64 was released in 1996 as a launch title for the Nintendo 64 to critical and commercial acclaim. Progress in this game requires the collection of "power stars" through visiting levels. Glitches, however, allow for the completion of the game with various star requirements, including no stars at all.
The current real-time world record for beating Super Mario 64 with no constraints is 6:36. To accomplish this time, glitches are used to skip large portions of the game, and no stars are required. The 0-star record, as it is more commonly known, is currently held by KANNO and was set on 8 February 2020.
The world record for collecting all 120 stars in Super Mario 64 was lowered to 1:42:15 by speedrunner Nero during a race. The record was later improved again to 1:40:51 by Cheese05, followed by Puncayshun, who lowered it down to 1:40:44.
Besides the 0-Star category and 120-Star category, three other major categories of Super Mario 64 speedrunning exist: 1-Star, 16-Star, and 70-Star. In those categories, the player must collect as many stars as the category specifies. The 70-Star record is treated as a "glitchless" Any%, as it is the minimum number of stars needed to complete the game as the game designers intended. 1-Star and 16-Star are legacy categories that still see plenty of competition due to their storied history and difference in required strategy and skill set.
The current world record for 1-Star completion was achieved by Dowsky, who completed the game in 7 minutes and 14 seconds. On 10 May 2020, akki set the 16-star record with a time of 14 minutes 59 seconds and 330 milliseconds. On 12 June 2020, German speedrunner Dwhatever achieved the world record for 70-Star, with a time of 46 minutes and 59 seconds.
CategoryTimeRunnerDateSources
120-Star1:38:28Simply29 May 2020
70-Star46:59Dwhatever12 June 2020
16-Star14:59.330akki10 May 2020
1-Star7:14.230Dowsky2 October 2019
0-Star6:36.430KANNO8 February 2020

''Super Mario Sunshine''

On 28 June 2020, nindiddeh acquired the world record for Super Mario Sunshine with a time of 1:13:44. On 18 May 2020, runner Paperario got the world record for the 120 Shines category with a time of 2:56:54. For the 96 Shines category, every Shine that does not require Blue Coins must be collected. The world record for that category is 2:31:38 by Guy2308. For the 79 Shines category, every Shine Sprite from every world must be collected. For that category, the world record is 2:20:11 by Guy2308.
CategoryTimeRunnerDateSources
Any%1:13:44nindiddeh28 June 2020
All Episodes1:39:04EquivocalGenius21 May 2020
All Blue Coins1:54:21ShadowMario277 June 2020
79 Shines2:20:11Guy23083 January 2020
96 Shines2:31:38Guy230815 January 2020
120 Shines2:56:54Paperario18 May 2020

''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario Galaxy 2''

Super Mario Galaxy was released in 2007 on the Wii. There are five main categories in the speedrunning community: Any% with Mario, Any% with Luigi, 120 Stars with Mario, 120 Stars with Luigi, and 242 Stars. Playing with Luigi is faster than playing with Mario because he has a faster run speed and higher jumps, in addition to being allowed to skip the introduction cutscenes when starting with Luigi.
Speedrunner Mr.CloudKirby holds the record for Any% with Mario, while HardcoreGaming07 holds the record for Luigi. HardcoreGaming07 also holds the record for 120 Stars with Luigi, while Mr.CloudKirby holds the record for 120 Stars with Mario. CreepyGar holds the record for 242 Stars.
CategoryTimeRunnerDateSources
Any% - Mario2:29:07Mr.CloudKirby12 June 2020
Any% - Luigi2:20:35HardcoreGaming0722 May 2020
120 Stars - Mario5:41:53Mr.CloudKirby30 June 2020
120 Stars - Luigi5:31:30HardcoreGaming0718 June 2020
242 Stars11:53:17CreepyGar2 June 2020

There are three main categories in Super Mario Galaxy 2 speedrunning: Any%, 120 Stars, and 242 Stars. The Any% world record is held by nemi with a time of 2:58:39. MutantsAbyss holds the records for Green Stars, 120 Stars, and 242 Stars with times of 3:05:33, 5:44:49, and 9:07:26 respectively.
CategoryTimeRunnerDateSources
Any%2:58:39nemi14 December 2019
120 Stars5:44:49MutantsAbyss3 July 2020
242 Stars9:07:26MutantsAbyss12 July 2020
Green Stars3:05:33MutantsAbyss12 July 2020

''New Super Mario Bros.'' series

For the original New Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo DS, the current Any% world record is 22:39.850 by SpicyNoodles. The Cannonless category, which does not use cannon shortcuts in the game, has the record of 44:57 by SpicyNoodles. In 100%, the world record is 2:27:40 by bofa_shuckle.
For the second installment in the New Super Mario Bros. series, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the current world record for Any% is in 22:17.600 by runner PidgeySR. For 100%, it was done by PidgeySR with a time of 3:06:22. The Cannonless category is much shorter, with a time of 1:33:24 by PidgeyProwler.
For Super Mario 3D Land, the current world record on Any% is 54:51 by ZeldaCubed. For Any% Warpless, the record is longer with a time of 1:01:49 also by ZeldaCubed. For the Special Ending category has the time of 2:41:48 by Revelyte23. In 100%, the world record is 4:59:34 by Revelyte23.
In New Super Mario Bros. U, the current Any% world record is by runner Astix with a time of 37:12. For New Super Luigi U, a 2013 DLC add-on for New Super Mario Bros. U, Lachurs has the Any% record of 26:07.
For New Super Mario Bros. 2, the current world record for Any% is the time of 26:05.217 by J_duude on 24 March 2020. For Warpless, the world record is 46:17 by JuiceACD.

''Super Mario 3D World''

Super Mario 3D World, released in November 2013, has three main categories for speedrunning. The first is Any%, with the world record totaling in at 1:38:25 by Yandema211. The second is 380 Stars, where one must collect every green star in the game with the world record being held by peteyboo, who beat it in 3:56:48 on 9 December 2017.
The third and longest category is 100%, where one must collect every star, every stamp, and complete all levels with gold flagpoles and also be beaten by each of the 5 characters in the game. The current world record for 100% is 7:24:29 by Vallu, which has been uncontested since 2015.

''Super Mario Odyssey''

Super Mario Odyssey is the most recent main series Super Mario game. Several categories exist for the game, including Any% with a time of 57:54 by Mitch. This run was done on version 1.3.0, which was chosen due to it having the quickest load times. The Any% category is the most competitive, and had fierce competition into achieving the landmark Sub-Hour time, which was first achieved by runner NicroVeda on 23 March 2019. Following NicroVeda's Sub-Hour, runners competed for the first time to be sub-59 minutes, which was finally achieved by Tyron18 on 12 October, 2019. The next minute barrier, a sub-58 minute time was heavily competed for by Mitch and Tyron and was finally achieved by Mitch on 27 July, 2020. "Dark Side" is a category which involves collecting 250 "Moons" to access the "Dark Side" kingdom, and then collecting the "Multi Moon" at the end of it. The world record is 1:43:45 by Mitch_smo. "Darker Side" is a category which involves collecting 500 Moons to access the "Darker Side" kingdom, and then collecting the Multi Moon at the end of it. The world record is 3:06:45 by Vallu. All Moons is a category which involves collecting all 880 Moons and then finishing the special Bowser fight that unlocks after doing so. The world record is held by Fir_ with a time of 7:28:35.
The longest category is 100%, which involves the player collecting 880 Moons and every music track, purchasing every item available, and capturing all 52 enemies. The world record for this category is 8:56:32 also by Fir_ on Version 1.3.0. The final major category is World Peace, where one must bring peace to every kingdom in the game and collect every Multi Moon available before beating the game. The world record for that is 1:12:36 by Stravos96.
CategoryTimeRunnerDateSources
Any%57:54Mitch24 May 2020
World Peace1:12:36Stravos9615 May 2020
Dark Side1:43:45Mitch30 March 2020
Darker Side3:06:45Vallu19 July 2020
All Moons7:28:35Fir_15 March 2020
100%8:56:32Fir_4 April 2020