# Holy crap! A guy finishes Super Mario Brothers 3 in under 11 minutes! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 28, 2003, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704 "2003-11-28T08:26:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![autobulb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@autobulb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/autobulb)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2003, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/61 "2003-11-30T07:40:16Z")
All the links go to one place, bobbynet, and it’s broken :[ ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2003, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/62 "2003-11-30T08:33:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by autobulb \* > **There are 2 levels where he double jumps… I don’t remember there being any spots with invisible blocks.** What exact time in the video are you seeing this at? I’ve watched this many times and am quite certain it is legit. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2003, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/63 "2003-11-30T08:41:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tengu \* > \*\*The sound sounds alright, so I don’t think it was sped up. > > The colour’s off, though, so I’m not sure if it might be a hacked ROM - or else the TV’s colour’s going. \*\* The color is off? I didn’t notice that. If it really is, and my eyes are just going bad, I’d put my money on the video capture card as the likely source of the problem. I’ve owned several different capture cards, and the color always seemed close, but not quite right on all of them. Washed-out colors are very common, leading some people to turn up the saturation in their capture program while recording in an attempt to compensate. A highly saturated video will look more pleasing to the eye, but the colors won’t be as accurate as the washed-out video. Perhaps that, or some other capture setting adjustment was made while recording the game. ---
**Author:** ![autobulb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@autobulb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/autobulb)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2003, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/64 "2003-11-30T08:44:03Z")
World 6: 7:46/10:56 is one of them. The other is at a water level in another world. It might just be that we are viewing different ones. The filenames of the video are like this: Super\_Mario\_Brothers\_3.World\_6.SUPER\_PLAY.ShareReactor.avi ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2003, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/65 "2003-11-30T11:45:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by autobulb \* > \*\*World 6: 7:46/10:56 is one of them. > > The other is at a water level in another world. It might just be that we are viewing different ones.\*\* Yeah, I was referring to the “11 minutes” video linked in the OP. However, the jump performed at 7:46 of the world 6 video of the “super play” series is legitimately done. It’s not an invisible block, and it’s something you can only do as small mario. ---
**Author:** ![autobulb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@autobulb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/autobulb)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/66 "2003-11-30T12:04:20Z")
Nice, thanks for clearing that up. ---
**Author:** ![cletus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@cletus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cletus)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/67 "2003-11-30T20:29:26Z")
Does it seem odd to anyone else that this video is encoded in wmv? I didn’t think Microsoft had a big presence over there. Wouldn’t it be easier to encode it as a avi? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/68 "2003-12-01T00:57:42Z")
At 7:57 in the 11 minute video, how is it that he’s not hit by the twirling ball thingy? And at 9:33, it looks like he gets hit by one of the cannonballs right at the top of the screen. Also, he seems to be getting credit for two kills whenever he stomps one of those wrench-throwing guys in the manholes… I don’t remember that in the game. But even if this thing is tweaked or hacked, it’s still damned impressive. I just counted… He only touches the ground (or anything else “solid”) ten times in the entire first tank level, counting hitting the ground and jumping to dodge a boomerang against the mini-boss. ---
**Author:** ![audiobottle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/69 "2003-12-01T05:07:10Z")
**Chronos** , at 7:57 in my copy, he doesn’t get hit because he’s invincible. I’d assume that he went through several times and just realized that the easiest way to get through that part was to use a star. As of 9:23, I think he just manages to get on top of the cannonball so he doesn’t get hit. I don’t know anything about the double crediting though. Incredible. Absolutely incredible. I’m looking up the crazygodtechnique even as we speak. ---
**Author:** ![autobulb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@autobulb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/autobulb)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/70 "2003-12-01T05:11:15Z")
If you find a working link, please post? ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/71 "2003-12-01T06:58:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chronos \* > Also, he seems to be getting credit for two kills whenever he stomps one of those wrench-throwing guys in the manholes… I don’t remember that in the game. I **think** that he’s jumping on the mole and firing a fireball to hit one of the wrenches at the same time. I can’t actually see it, but that’s what I have to guess is happening. ---
**Author:** ![autobulb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@autobulb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/autobulb)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/72 "2003-12-01T07:01:52Z")
Yeah, either the wrench of the dead mole. ---
**Author:** ![autobulb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@autobulb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/autobulb)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/73 "2003-12-01T07:04:12Z")
Woops, either the wrench OR the dead mole. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/74 "2003-12-01T07:21:54Z")
OK, so he used a star… Where did he _get_ the star in the first place? Is that the reward for matching three star cards (it’s been a long time since I’ve played; I can’t remember)? I can’t think of any other way he might have gotten one. And **Achernar** , you may be right, since that doesn’t start happening until after he has the fire flower. But I’m not sure if you can hit projectiles with fireballs, and I’m also not sure that fireball kills count towards the point progression (100-200-400-etc). ---
**Author:** ![autobulb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@autobulb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/autobulb)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/75 "2003-12-01T07:25:12Z")
It seems as if it only works on the red moles. What he does is shoot a fireball right before he hits the mole and gets 100 points for the fireball hit and 100 for the jump hit. ---
**Author:** ![Duderdude2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/76 "2003-12-01T07:28:38Z")
I also couldn’t figure out where he got the star. **Chronos** - No, the reward for matching the star cards is 5 lives. ---
**Author:** ![Donut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19adc/32.png) [@Donut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donut)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/77 "2003-12-01T07:31:09Z")
You get the star for beating the first tank level in World 8. Notice that it doesn’t have a “real” boss, just a hammer bro. Check at 3:50 to about 4:00. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/78 "2003-12-01T07:34:40Z")
I remember seeing him get the star, though I can’t remember where. Oh yea, in one of the 8 levels, after he beats the guy at the end, a chest appears and a star is inside it. I THINK it was the first tank level. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/79 "2003-12-24T12:59:54Z")
By the by at the end of the video are some links to his websites written in Japanese of course. There he explains how he did it. On an emulator at slow speed and with a bunch of attempts edited together. [link](http://soramimi.egoism.jp) Clicking on the Japanese above the super mario.zip I’ll just quote the first part. Reading the rest in Japanglesish is too hard. > [@](#): > > _Translated by Babelfish_ > ƒYƒ‹ it has done? > -\> ƒYƒ‹ it has done. Dropping to 1/30 seconds with emulator, it is moving. > During movie recording saving and loading are recorded over again. > When foreward the dangerous place it saved and failed, it is the feeling such as the load. > Looking at this movie, "the game already it sows, if it becomes, to here it reaches the point where it is possible it is! " > In order with to smash the dream of the pure person who is thought, you think that there is no excuse very. > You write in advance, it should, was. To give credit where credit was due I was steered there by Fark. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704/80 "2003-12-24T15:59:50Z")
[Crazy God Technique AVI download](http://www.downloadable-shit-for-your-brain.net/downloads/video/Crazygodtechnique.avi) I’m not sure how long it will stay up. The SMB3 one was still damn impressive. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-a-guy-finishes-super-mario-brothers-3-in-under-11-minutes/215704.md?page=5)