The Hardest Mario Speedrun: The Lost Levels

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While Nintendo employees may have deemed the game too difficult to attempt in the 80s, players over the following decades would think the opposite. With such a challenging yet underrated Mario title, Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels would slowly build up a cult following. Today, let’s talk about how speedrunners brought the Lost Levels to life and gave it an entirely new meaning. From the humble beginnings of Andrew Gardikis to the rapid rise of Niftski -- This -- is the World Record History of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/Storster Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Storsterr Discord: https://discord.gg/ysJ7KdN Thank you so much to the following people for helping out: iBall: https://www.twitch.tv/iball1_/ https://www.youtube.com/user/iBall1/ Kosmic: https://www.youtube.com/user/Kosmicd12/ https://www.twitch.tv/Kosmic/ Niftski: https://www.twitch.tv/Niftski/ https://www.youtube.com/c/Niftski/ Scalpel: https://www.twitch.tv/scalpel001 https://www.youtube.com/c/stanleychapel/ Tecate: https://www.twitch.tv/Tecate/ https://www.youtube.com/user/giffenbone Other Thanks to: HitzCritz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1lt96MxIUkEaexGDYeXsGA/ Kriller37: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMhR53C0QcuzDQ3ak8UKSLw/ Recommended watches: The Quest for 4:54 (Super Mario Bros.) - https://youtu.be/RCwijR-96F4 The Quest for Sub One Minute (Super Mario World) - https://youtu.be/sOPtf6yMLcQ 0:00 - Intro 1:54 - The BeginninG with AndrewG (2008) 6:02 - Agwawaf & Andrew (2009-2010) 10:36 - i_o_l era (2014-2015) 13:27 - darbian's Legendary Sub 8 Journey (2015-2017) 21:40 - Kosmic Strikes! (2017) 23:36 - Goofychocobo's 758 Push (2019) 27:06 - Somewes & Tecate's 757 Club (2019) 30:35 - Tecate's 756 Push (2020) 33:38 - Tecate & Kosmic's Friendly Rivalry! (2020) 37:37 - The Rise of Niftski (2020) 42:38 - Scalpel & iBall's Tiny Improvements (2021) 47:30 - The Second Coming of Niftski (2021) 51:00 - Conclusion Music Used: WarpSektor: https://soundcloud.com/warpsektor Citadel Take Me Home Tonight (CyberJank Cover) Luna Moth: https://soundcloud.com/lunamothmusic Lava Tango Arranged PCE Cover - Ninja Gaiden - Unbreakable Determination PCE Original - Nebular Battle Fight Against an Armed Boss - Super Mario RPG Sewer Surfin' - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time Ultimate Team - Robo Manus (Stage 5) - Battletoads & Double Dragon Race Theme 1 - Biker Mice From Mars Title - College Slam Basketball (SNES) Fujioka Qualify - Cyber Spin Funky's Fugue - Donkey Kong Country Front line Base - U.N. Squadron To the South - Goof Troop Knock You Down! - Live A Live Technotris - Super Tetris 3 Boss Battle - Strike Gunner Staff Roll - The Flintstones (SNES) Title Theme - Uniracers Fortuna - Star Fox Battle on the Moon - SD Gundam X Tokimeki Memorial - Pro Wrestling Pyramid of Fear - Zombies Ate My Neighbors The Lost World Record History of Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Speedrun World Records #LostLevels #Speedrun #WorldRecord #Storster