The 1998 Mario Kart Zero Second Timer Glitch | a Fireside Story (for relaxation & comfy moods) @GamerFolklore
The 1998 Mario Kart Zero Second Timer Glitch | a Fireside Story (for relaxation & comfy moods)  @GamerFolklore
Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The year is 1998. A fledgling Mario Kart 64 master is playing Royal Raceway, 3lap, shortcut, trying to set a new world record. He gets one particular run, where something very strange happens... an anomaly so bizarre, inexplicable, and curious, that it remains unexplained and unreplicated to this very day. This is the strange story of Greg I's zero second Mario Kart timer glitch.

In this video, we also examine the implications that zero-second records might have on speedrunning as a whole, analyze the speedruns of other games that have approached zero seconds, and discuss the theoretical "end point" of speedrunning, when speedrunners have achieved records of zero seconds in all games. Speedrun analysis, discussion and comments are always welcome!

Picture of the glitch: imgur.com/a/UCHqNED
Royal Raceway Shortcut 3lap WRs: mkwrs.com/mk64/display.php?track=Royal%20Raceway&m=1
Royal Raceway Shortcut 3lap WR 1'59"49 by Abney: youtube.com/watch?v=8CYWK-MXnWc
Royal Raceway Shortcut flap WRs: mkwrs.com/mk64/display.php?track=Royal%20Raceway&f=1&m=1
Royal Raceway Shortcut flap WR 37"18 by VAJ: youtube.com/watch?v=rw0zG3z6cy8
Myles 0 second glitch demonstration (crooked cartridge): youtube.com/watch?v=NXTIugagCtY

00:00 intro
00:45 the story
13:24 known glitch clarifier
15:17 the repercussions of 0 second speedruns
26:09 extro

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