The speedruns of Super Mario are a world of their own. Especially the first part of the iconic series is known for the fierce competition, where every single input is crucial. A player has now broken the world record and is thus one step closer to the perfect run.
Which speedrunner has broken the world record? The YouTuber and speedrunner averge11 started a livestream on August 28, 2025 in which he attempted to break the world record in Super Mario Bros.
With a remarkable time of 4:54.51 minutes, he surpassed the long-time record holder Niftski by 0.05 seconds in the Any% category. This corresponds to a slim advantage of 3 frames. On YouTube, you can watch the entire session – the decisive run starts at 2:01:39 – via YouTube:
How fast is the perfect run? The perfect speedrun of Super Mario Bros. was achieved by TAS, arguably the best speedrunner of all time. However, TAS is not a person, but a bot, which stands for Tool-Assisted Speedrun.
TAS makes every input perfect and has thus set the “perfect run” of 4:54.26. The X-user SummoningSalt has compiled a post with the last 10 world records of Super Mario Bros. and shows that the speedrun by averge11 is now only 15 frames away from TAS. This corresponds to about 0.25 seconds.
In the video, you can see the trailer for the latest installment in the series, Super Mario Bros. Wonder:
Months of hard grinding lead to the record
What does averge11 say about his success? In the description of his YouTube video about the world record, averge11 shared more information about his achievement, writing:
This grind was absolutely exhausting. I tried repeatedly to get this world record for months, and had absolutely terrible fails like my 4:54.748. But it is just great to have finally achieved this world record and to end the 4-year drought without a new world record holder. At the moment, I’m not sure if I will continue in this category, but I look forward to seeing what Niftski, LeKukie, and others will achieve in this category in the future.
Niftski was the world record holder for 4 years: The speedrunner Niftski had already broken the world record of Super Mario Bros. in 2021. With a time of 4:54.88, he overshadowed the previous Super Mario master. Since then, only he has been able to break his own world record three more times, until finally averge11 managed the almost perfect run.
The seriousness with which the speedrun community pursues their hunt for the last milliseconds is repeatedly evident. Recently, the YouTuber BlueSR set the world record for the game Hollow Knight Silksong, even though the game had not yet been released at that time: A player achieves a speedrun in Hollow Knight: Silksong, although the game has not yet been released
