Doesn’t matter how much of a hotshot Super Mario Bros. player you think you are… we’re willing to bet you’ve got nothing on Blubber, who has just become the newest speedrunner champion for the game with a staggering time of 4:57.69, surpassing the previous record set at 4:58.09.
We have nothing but accolades for this talented player, and the video below shows his run as absolute perfection. He eases through every jump and dash with practiced precision and grace, and he has more than one trick up his sleeve to keep the seconds from being a-wasted.
Thirty years running, and the game and its players keep surprising us. If that’s not a worthy achievement, we don’t know what is.
