Super Mario Bros. Any% World Record Narrows to 0.1 Seconds Off Theoretical Limit
The human-driven Any% record for Super Mario Bros. has crept within a tenth of a second of the tool-assisted ceiling, with three different runners trading the top spot in the past year and a half.
Reporting from 1 sources: Game Spark.
Speedrunner LeKukie set a new Any% world record of 4 minutes 54.365 seconds in the original Super Mario Bros. on June 3, 2026. The time is just six frames, or 0.1 seconds, behind the TAS-assisted theoretical limit. LeKukie is the first Brazilian to hold the record in this category.
LeKukie's run of 4:54.365 on June 3 cuts 0.05 seconds from the previous record set by averge11 in December 2025. The TAS record of 4:54.265 by Maru remains the theoretical limit, meaning a human runner is now six frames away from a perfect run. LeKukie becomes the first Brazilian to hold the Any% world record in the original Super Mario Bros. Former record holder Niftski, whose January 2025 time of 4:54.565 earned a Guinness World Record feature, congratulated LeKukie, saying he is "incredibly proud" of him. LeKukie noted that further improvements will require time-saving in level 8-4.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Game Spark 理論値と0.1秒差！『スーパーマリオブラザーズ』RTA、Any％最速タイムが更新