Before Mario became Super he starred in Donkey Kong and the 1983 arcade title Mario Bros., which would later be ported to the NES console. Like so many of Nintendo's classic arcade releases, Mario Bros. continues to attract high-level players who aim to bag the world's best score.
The previous record was 4,678,440 set by Tom Votava and stood for five years -- but it has now been comprehensively beaten by Florida resident Steven Kleisath.
On January 5th, Kleisath achieved a score of 5,424,920 on an original coin-op version of the game. He live-streamed the event over the web.
Speaking after his record-breaking run, Kleisath said:
I feel amazing. I definitely know now it can be pushed up even further, but you gotta have the time and stamina and focus to pull it off. I was tired but determined and because at that point I had one extra man still, I viewed it as a safety net which alleviated pressure if I would have been on my last man.
Amazingly, this isn't the only record that Kleisath holds on the 1983 title. Along with former video game referee Stephen Boyer, he also holds the two-player team record on the game.
[source patrickscottpatterson.com]
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The first Mario game i owned, on the Atari 2600. I did play SMB before that time though on a mates NES. Very fond memories of playing it. Obviously the arcade version is highly superior to the 2600 one, but as a 6 / 7 year old, you don't notice that so much
If there's no kill screen, he could technically play forever, or until he falls out from fatigue...
I wonder how long it took...
He's also the drummer for Further Seems Forever
@Deltadon I was hoping someone would mention that! Fantastic drummer and band.
I didn't even know there were any record holders for the original Mario Bros... that's one of my fav ol' skool guilty pleasures that I'm sure I probably could conceive challenging the record. Guess I'll have to challenge myself to see
Wow, my high score was about 330,000.
Here is the youtube link of the world record game of Mario Bros...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azmS7b6zNo8
And now Twin Galaxies/Guinness has accepted this score as THE new record!...http://www.twingalaxies.com/content.php/3423-Steven-Kleisath-Officially-Sets-Twin-Galaxies-Mario-Bros-Arcade-World-Record!
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