{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6421167795f8eda94a076cac","clusterId":"c_ff34387a91a157cb81fcaeef","slug":"niftski-takes-super-mario-bros-any-record-to-two-frames-off-the-theoretical-best","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Niftski Takes Super Mario Bros. Any% Record To Two Frames Off The Theoretical Best","summary":"Speedrunner Niftski set a new Super Mario Bros. Any% world record of 4:54.299 on November 1, during a live stream in which he ran the game in a Mario costume. The time sits 0.034 seconds, or two frames, off the 4:54.265 TAS benchmark held by Maru. Niftski had taken the record from LeKukie in August with 4:54.332 before lowering it again.","whyItMatters":"The gap between the fastest human run and the tool-assisted benchmark is now two frames, so the remaining margin in Super Mario Bros. Any% is small enough that a human tie with the TAS is a live question rather than a hypothetical one.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMaru\u0026#39;s 4:54.265 was produced with tool-assisted optimization, which lets a program pick inputs frame by frame. Niftski\u0026#39;s 4:54.299 came from a live stream on November 1, run start to finish in a Mario costume for Halloween. The two runs are separated by 0.034 seconds on a console that redraws the screen sixty times a second.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeKukie held the record at 4:54.365 in June, six frames off the benchmark. Niftski took it on August 14 at 4:54.332, four frames off, and then cut his own time again.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Niftski's new Super Mario Bros. Any% world record is 4:54.299, two frames off Maru's 4:54.265 TAS benchmark. He set it on a November 1 stream in a Mario costume, after taking the record in August at four frames off.","twitterPost":"Super Mario Bros. Any% world record is now 4:54.299, set by Niftski on a November 1 stream. That is 0.034 seconds, two frames, off Maru's 4:54.265 TAS benchmark. Niftski took the record in August at four frames off.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Niftski lowered the Super Mario Bros. Any% world record to 4:54.299 during a November 1 live stream, putting him two frames from the 4:54.265 tool-assisted benchmark held by Maru. He had taken the record from LeKukie in August with a four-frame gap. Only 0.034 seconds separate the fastest human run from the optimized time.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/02/174375.html\",\"title\":\"『スーパーマリオブラザーズ』RTA、Any％世界記録が更新！理論値との差はわずか0.034秒（2フレ）の世界に到達。人間の限界へ\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6562,"outputTokens":820,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793588669,"createdAt":"2026-11-02T03:00:45.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-02T03:03:01.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-02T03:03:01.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ff34387a91a157cb81fcaeef","canonicalTitle":"『スーパーマリオブラザーズ』RTA、Any％世界記録が更新！理論値との差はわずか0.034秒（2フレ）の世界に到達。人間の限界へ","representativeArticleId":"a_deb6b2bcd896c35f8964fdb2","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Super Mario Bros.\"],\"studios\":[\"Nintendo\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-02T01:41:05.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-02T04:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-02T04:38:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/11/02/190236.html","title":"『スーパーマリオブラザーズ』RTA、Any％世界記録が更新！理論値との差はわずか0.034秒（2フレ）の世界に到達。人間の限界へ"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/11/02/174375.html","title":"『スーパーマリオブラザーズ』RTA、Any％世界記録が更新！理論値との差はわずか0.034秒（2フレ）の世界に到達。人間の限界へ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Super Mario Bros."],"studios":["Nintendo"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null,"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["super-mario-bros","nintendo"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"super-mario-bros","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":3,"overall":"unverified","story_count":4,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"nintendo","supported":16,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":43,"overall":"green","story_count":78,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}