--- description: Darbian’s time shaved 66 milliseconds off the previous record title: Gamer Beats 'Super Mario Bros.' in Record Time image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Video Games](/tag/video-games/) ## Video Games Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Gamer Beats _Super Mario Bros._ in Record Time by [Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 21, 2015 5:09 AM CUT by [Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 21, 2015 5:09 AM CUT An expert gamer known as Darbian has set a[ new world record](http://www.speedrun.com/smb1 "undefined") for beating the original _Super Mario Bros_. in the shortest time possible, completing the 8-bit adventure in just 4 minutes, 57 seconds, 627 milliseconds. Darbian’s time shaved 66 milliseconds off the previous record, set by gamer i\_o\_l a year ago, underscoring the razor-thin margins that separate victory and defeat in the pursuit known as “speedrunning.” Darbian, who performed the feat on an actual NES console (rather than an emulator), chronicled the speedrun [on Twitch](http://www.twitch.tv/darbian/v/21376369 "undefined") and posted a debriefing [on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/speedrun/comments/3pawbn/wr%5Fsuper%5Fmario%5Fbros%5Fany%5Fin%5F45762%5Fby%5Fdarbian/ "undefined"). Though it’s hard to fathom after watching the video, Darbian says he made “notable mistakes,” so his record is technically vulnerable to being one-upped. [_This article originally appeared on ew.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/20/super-mario-bros-new-world-record "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4080857/super-mario-bros-record/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4080857/super-mario-bros-record/"},"headline":"Gamer Beats Super Mario Bros. in Record Time","datePublished":"2015-10-21T05:09:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:57:12.489Z","description":"Darbian’s time shaved 66 milliseconds off the previous record","url":"https://time.com/4080857/super-mario-bros-record/","keywords":["Video Games"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/video-games/","name":"Video Games"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4080857/super-mario-bros-record/","name":"Gamer Beats Super Mario Bros. in Record Time"}}]}] ```