Speedrunner Breaks Super Mario Bros. World Record While Dressed as the Italian Plumber, Now Just 2 Frames From Theoretical Perfect Run
November 3, 2026
Niftski, the speedrunning world record holder for Super Mario Bros., beat his own record on a Halloween livestream while dressed as Mario. Speaking in character, he said: “Hopefully I don’t get this today because that would be very stupid.” Guess what?
This Halloween run, which you can watch on Niftski’s YouTube channel, shaved 0.33 seconds off the previous world record, also held by…