[WR] Super Mario Bros. Blindfolded in 5:10 Crescendo 2024-04-02 | This took 9 months and 875 attempts since my last PB/WR (5:19). I will eventually get 5:0x.This is the first run to get 4-2 370 pipe entry and the first run to get 8-4 312.This is also the first run to not use any “fireball echolocation” which was a staple of previous runs in the category. 8th PB and 8th WRPlayed on original hardwareSee me do runs live at:twitch.tv/crescendo_ny
[FWR] Super Mario Bros. Blindfolded in 5:19 Crescendo 2023-06-27 | First run to get the fast water section. 5:0x is closer than ever!7th completed run and 7th WRPlayed on original hardwareSee me do runs live at:twitch.tv/crescendo_ny
[FWR] Super Mario Bros. Blindfolded in 5:47 Crescendo 2023-06-19 | Finally got 8-2 339 in a run, which I've been focused on for the last few PBs. Happy to have also gotten 1-1 380 underground and 8-4 walljump in this run.That turnaround room in 8-4 gave me more nerves than anything ever :) 5:0x soon.6th completed run and 6th WRPlayed on original hardwareSee me do runs live at:twitch.tv/crescendo_ny
[FWR] Speed Mario Bros in 3:34 Crescendo 2022-11-25 | I have lowered this record. Current WR is here:youtu.be/QWg7DVQA43wThis is a world record speedrun of Speed Mario Bros, a version of Super Mario Bros. running at nearly 2x speed. It is part of Ultimate NES Remix for the 3DS.I eventually want to get sub 3:30 in this category. After that, I'm interested in running the game even faster (in an emulator) to try and beat the game in under 3 minutes. Leaderboard:speedrun.com/ultimate_nes_remix_3ds/full_game?h=Speed_Mario_Bros.&x=wdm489od
[FWR] Super Mario Bros. Blindfolded in 5:57 Crescendo 2022-09-08 | Fifth run and Fifth WR!This run continues my pattern of optimizing one level of World 8 with each new PB. This is my third completed run to get 8-1 200, second to attempt 8-2 339 (bbbb), and first to get 8-3 242. Eventually I want to complete all three of those in a run, with an optimized 8-4 for a low 5-minute time.I discovered an RTA viable way to get 8-3 242 a few months ago. Here it is on many frame rules: twitch.tv/videos/1488944704This is also the first run with World 4 powerup grabs. Big thanks to everyone who supported me through this grind! I'm going to take a little break from this category before doing more attempts. Sub 5:30 soon.
[FWR] Super Mario Bros. Blindfolded in 6:25 Crescendo 2022-04-21 | This run is a result of my attempts to get 8-2 339 in a run. Unfortunately I failed that in this run, but still was able to back it up and get a WR. I will still be grinding for 8-2 339, which will get me a time of around 6 minutes, possibly sub-6. This is my 4th time completing the game blindfolded and 4th WR. It is also my 1st run on an original NES, as I had to eliminate input lag to get the more precise jumps in 8-2.This run also includes the goal of my previous run, which was to get 8-1 200 in a run. One-by-one I am learning to play each level at full speed. After getting 8-2 339, I will work on my goal of getting 8-3 242 by way of manipulating the frame rules/Hammer Bros. See past (and future) attempts on my Twitch channel:twitch.tv/crescendo_nyTry this for yourself and join us on Discord!discord.gg/mYJEBrv
[FWR] Super Mario Bros. Blindfolded in 7:59 Crescendo 2021-11-09 | The SMB1 blindfolded community is just getting started :)This is my 3rd completed run of this game blindfolded, and the 7th time it was done by a human. This run comes after a long grind, mostly spent learning to play level 8-1 perfectly (200 in game time). I spent about 75 hours preparing this run after my last one, bringing my total time spent on SMB1 blindfolded to 135 hours in ~6 months. To put that into perspective, it took me longer to learn 8-1 200 than it did to learn the whole rest of the game and grind out 2 WRs. My next goal is to learn 8-2 bbbb in 339/340 IGT, which will probably take even longer. Worth it :)Thanks to everyone in the Blindfolded Brotherhood for helping route this run and being all-around awesome! Join us here: discord.gg/mYJEBrvShout outs to AryaIS for making the thumbnail!See more runs live at twitch.tv/crescendo_nyUnfortunately, the game video is a little delayed compared to the game audio/cameras. This is probably due to my graphics card being overloaded while streaming/recording.
[FWR] Super Mario Bros. Blindfolded in 10:04 Crescendo 2021-09-07 | This record has been lowered by AryaIS: youtube.com/watch?v=edBprFBn5lQAlmost a sub 10, but I will leave that to someone else for now :)Thanks to everyone who supported me through this grind! This run came after 9 attempt sessions on Twitch for a total of 18.5 hours. That brings my total time attempting this to about 58-60 hours. I will now work on completing the rest of the levels in this game and solving the mystery of blindfolded warpless!Join the Blindfolded Brotherhood on Discord:discord.gg/mYJEBrvFollow me on Twitch: twitch.tv/crescendo_nyCheck out the new Zoos single "Affection Machine" on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/01RDa1r8yQT4gCTAnCKU0e
Super Mario Bros. Blindfolded Tutorial Crescendo 2021-07-23 | See it live at twitch.tv/crescendo_nyJoin the Blindfolded Brotherhood on Discord:discord.gg/mYJEBrvHere is pretty much everything I know about this category. This is a work in progress, so feel free to ask me any questions you might have. Don't forget to comment with suggestions/new ideas!A couple things I forgot to mention:TAP YOUR FOOT - Every jump will happen in one of two places: exactly when your foot hits the ground, or when your ankle is all the way up. This is part of the reason we sometimes count at double or half BPM. BE PRECISE WHEN DUCKING - When you press down to duck, you have to be pressing perfectly down. If you press the D-pad even slightly to the right or the left, Mario will stand up. This can be particularly annoying in places like 8-2 and 8-3 where you are ducking to avoid bullet bills. I stopped using the NES online controller because of this, and had more success with the SNES online controller's larger D-pad.Download the document with my strats here:dropbox.com/s/rdyhm899o02a9rb/SMB1%20Blindfolded%20Strats.docx?dl=0
[FWR] Super Mario Bros. Blindfolded in 11:55 Crescendo 2021-07-15 | First attempt of the day world record!Follow me on Twitch: twitch.tv/crescendo_nyPerformed on July 14, 2021I started planning this run on May 29 and started doing full-game attempts on June 19. I played in one-hour sessions once or twice per day. All told it was about 40 hours of attempts. The fact that I'm a musician is sort of related :) Check out my band Zoos on Spotify and Instagram (@zoosmusica) and stay tuned for our new EP out this summer!
Super Mario Bros. Blindfolded to 8-1 OUT OF TIME! Crescendo 2021-06-20 | I compete most of Super Mario Bros. blindfolded before running out of time at the very end of 8-1! I have beaten all the levels blind and am going for the record.
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