Super Mario is a cultural icon. The original Super Mario Bros. was first released in 1985 and 38 years later, it's still as popular as ever with a new game for 2023, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and another movie adaptation this year, The Super Mario Bros. Movie (apparently, there were previous film adaptations of the video game franchise, but this year probably has the best graphics of them all).
With all the different versions, sequels, and remakes of Super Mario, Polygon looked into the five most popular games in the franchise, and curated the fastest speedrun for each game. I have only played the original and sadly, I haven't even been able to finish that one yet. But, guess how long it took the fastest speedrunner to finish the original? It was 4m 54s 631ms., which was accomplished on September 5th, 2023.
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