There’s a new world record for beating Super Mario Bros. quickly—and it may be the fastest possible time that a human can achieve. That’s why Darbian, the man behind the new record, is now hanging up his hat.
Earlier this month we actually profiled Darbian and his quest to get a “perfect” run of Super Mario Bros. As you might recall, speedrunners for this game have optimized their routes so well that getting faster times for Super Mario Bros. was a difficult prospect. It took years to shave off half a second from the world record. For months, the thought was that it might take a while for anybody to get a better time. But last night, Darbian managed to whittle off some more milliseconds from the record time anyway.
