Super Mario 64 speedrunning legend Suigi currently holds world records in all five of the game’s major categories. Earlier this year, he started a crowdfunded bounty worth over $10,000 as he practically begged for somebody to beat any of his times. So far, however, Suigi himself has proven to be the only one up to the task, as he’s just broken one of his own world records for the third time since the bounty got underway.
When Suigi claimed all five Super Mario 64 records, the game’s speedrun scene was soon declared “dead” – and unlike similar declarations for other games, that’s proven to pretty much be true. Nobody but Suigi has held a major Super Mario 64 record since November 17, 2024.
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Suigi’s new 120 Star record sits at 1:35:25. While that’s an improvement of just three seconds over his previous record, the scary thing is that it could be so, so much better. Suigi actually suffered a death in the middle of the run – during the notorious Tick Tock Clock level – and underperformed in the game’s final stages. Yet, even with those flaws, he still managed to set a new record.
And all that room for improvement means that a run within the 1:34:XX range is on the table. Not necessarily right now, though, as Suigi said after the run that he’s “almost happy” to have “the privilege” of getting to set his next personal best within the 1:35s rather than crossing the next minute barrier.
“You know what I’m saying?” Suigi mused. “Like, I don’t have to go straight to 1:34. We already did that with 1:35. Like, we don’t need to do it again.” Clearly, there’s no pressure for the undisputed king of Super Mario 64 speedrunning, but if anybody else hopes to claim the crown they’d better step up soon.
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