Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Third hand is the new 99% hand.
Half-joke aside, first PB in this category. On December 29th, 2022 — my 15th birthday — I got a run to Bowser's Castle that was on 10:47 or 10:48 pace after 909 attempts. On September 14th, 2023, I got a run to 8-Tank2 that was on 10:45 or 10:46 pace. On December 29th, 2025 — my 18th birthday — I did attempts to try and redeem myself from the fail on my 15th birthday, and I didn't succeed. And today, I got it.
Played on Nestopia 1.53.2
Third hand is the new 99% hand.
Half-joke aside, first PB in this category. On December 29th, 2022 — my 15th birthday — I got a run to Bowser's Castle that was on 10:47 or 10:48 pace after 909 attempts. On September 14th, 2023, I got a run to 8-Tank2 that was on 10:45 or 10:46 pace. On December 29th, 2025 — my 18th birthday — I did attempts to try and redeem myself from the fail on my 15th birthday, and I didn't succeed. And today, I got it.
Played on Nestopia 1.53.2
![[TAS] NES Super Mario Bros. 3 maximum score by TheNoSwearGuy in 16:21.850](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nDpbS0ruqH0/mqdefault.jpg "[TAS] NES Super Mario Bros. 3 maximum score by TheNoSwearGuy in 16:21.850
This is a tool-assisted speedrun. TAS originally published on 2023-03-15.
This TAS is inspired from 100th Coins Twitch highlight, specifically this one: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/535673827. Hope you enjoy!
I had to make two placeholder TASes, one for 7-1 and one for World 8, so I could plan ahead and know what score I need to finish all the levels with.
I didnt bother optimizing World 8 a ton, as the lag would be so annoying to deal with.
Download the TAS: https://www.mediafire.com/file/pr6lvr06jpznoea/thenoswearguy-smb3-maximum_score.fm2/file
RTA Timing: 16:20.702
Notes:
At 13:35, you can see I avoided the coin. This is because I accidentally went over my plan. My original plan was to get a 292 in 8-2 and finish with a score of _|721580, but since I got a 293, I was 50 points ahead. To compensate, I had to avoid one coin in 8-F, and the easiest one to do so while still following my plan is the one at 13:35.
If you hear any audio stutters, Im sorry. I cant control them.")
