SM64TAS History
Super Mario 64 is one of the few games that seems to draw people to this site by the thousands. The ability to beat the game with only 16 stars was jaw dropping. We are now down to 0 stars. This was the first published Super Mario 64 run. In its day it was an astonishing demonistration of breaking the game: Mips the Rabbit and poor collision detection were used to get the second key early, and a "Backwards Long Jump" trick was used to get up the supposedly-infinite staircase and access the last level early. This "Backwards Long Jump," or BLJ, became one of the most important moves in any% Super Mario 64 speedruns, while MIPS is now, sadly, entirely missing from them. |  N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "16 stars" in 16:26.77 by spezzafer. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2005-11-21) AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 48.56 MB, length: 21:37) Mirror www.archive.org Watch on (www.youtube.com) Submission #883 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Rating: 8.8 (71 votes) View Publication | - Takes damage to save time - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform | |
This movie has been obsoleted!Click here to see the new movie.Ever wonder if Mario was actually a ninja wearing blue overalls? Now you know. This run completes the game after collecting a mere 16 stars. It was originally intended that the player collect a minimum of 70 to finish, but a few bugs allow Mario to pass through doors and barriers that require a minimum number of stars to open. Mario has a very wide range of skills for mobility and some of the physics of this game are easily abused by an experienced player. | ||
 |  N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "16 stars" in 15:40.32 by AKA. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2006-11-23) AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 47.63 MB, length: 20:48) Mirror www.archive.org Watch on (www.dailymotion.com) Watch on (www.youtube.com) Submission #1355 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Obsoletes movie #436 (16:26.77) Rating: 8.9 (35 votes) View Publication | - Takes damage to save time - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform | |
This movie has been obsoleted!Click here to see the new movie.Ever wonder if Mario was actually a ninja wearing blue overalls? Now you know. This run completes the game after collecting a mere 16 stars. It was originally intended that the player collect a minimum of 70 to finish, but a few bugs allow Mario to pass through doors and barriers that require a minimum number of stars to open. Mario has a very wide range of skills for mobility and some of the physics of this game are easily abused by an experienced player. | ||
| N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "16 stars" in 15:33.77 by Rikku. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2006-12-24) AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 49.08 MB, length: 20:41) Mirror www.archive.org Watch on (www.dailymotion.com) Watch on (www.youtube.com) Submission #1373 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Obsoletes movie #718 (15:40.32) Rating: 8.6 (21 votes) View Publication | - Takes damage to save time - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform | |
This movie has been obsoleted!Click here to see the new movie.Ever wonder if Mario was actually a ninja wearing blue overalls? Now you know. This run completes the game after collecting a mere 16 stars. It was originally intended that the player collect a minimum of 70 to finish, but a few bugs allow Mario to pass through doors and barriers that require a minimum number of stars to open. This is also used when unlocking a door would take longer than setting up and executing the bug. Mario has a very wide range of skills for mobility and some of the physics of this game are easily abused by an experienced player. | ||
 | N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "16 stars" in 15:24.08 by Rikku. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2007-02-11) MKV file via BitTorrent (size: 117.67 MB, length: 21:28) Mirror www.archive.org Mirror www.flurret.net Watch on (www.youtube.com) Submission #1444 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Obsoletes movie #748 (15:33.77) Rating: 8.7 (28 votes) View Publication | - Takes damage to save time - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform | |
This movie has been obsoleted!Click here to see the new movie.Ever wonder if Mario was actually a ninja wearing blue overalls? Now you know. This run completes the game after collecting a mere 16 stars. It was originally intended that the player collect a minimum of 70 to finish, but a few bugs allow Mario to pass through doors and barriers that require a minimum number of stars to open. This is also used when unlocking a door would take longer than setting up and executing the bug. Mario has a very wide range of skills for mobility and some of the physics of this game are easily abused by an experienced player. This 10-second improvement is half made of no saving and a different overworld route, and half of just framewise optimizations. It was arrived into by AKA (now known as Mitjitsu) and Rikku together. | ||
 | N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "16 stars" in 15:08.0 by Swordless Link & AKA. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2007-05-10) AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 50.53 MB, length: 20:14) Mirror www.archive.org Watch on (www.youtube.com) Submission #1541 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Obsoletes movie #794 (15:24.08) Rating: 8.6 (32 votes) View Publication | - Takes damage to save time - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform | |
This movie has been obsoleted!Click here to see the new movie.Ever wonder if Mario was actually a ninja wearing blue overalls? Now you know. This run completes the game after collecting a mere 16 stars. It was originally intended that the player collect a minimum of 70 to finish, but a few bugs allow Mario to pass through doors and barriers that require a minimum number of stars to open. This is also used when unlocking a door would take longer than setting up and executing the bug. Mario has a very wide range of skills for mobility and some of the physics of this game are easily abused by an experienced player. This version of Super Mario 64 changes the route of the previous runs. | ||
 | N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "1 star" in 06:47.27 by Swordless Link & AKA. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2007-08-10) AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 29.27 MB, length: 12:00) Mirror www.archive.org Watch on (www.youtube.com) Submission #1657 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Obsoletes movie #849 (15:08.0) Rating: 8.5 (48 votes) View Publication | - Takes damage to save time - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform | |
This movie has been obsoleted!Click here to see the new movie.Ever wonder if Mario was actually a ninja wearing blue overalls? Now you know. This run completes the game after collecting 1 star. It was originally intended that the player collect a minimum of 70 to finish, but a few bugs allow Mario to pass through doors and barriers that require a minimum number of stars to open. Creating the fastest Super Mario 64 run was previously believed to require 16 stars, but this run manages to glitch through the Dire Dire Docks door without using MIPS the rabbit. Mario has a very wide range of skills for mobility and some of the physics of this game are easily abused by an experienced player. Like many other runs on this site, the goal of pure speed has resulted in the complete breaking of some games. Very little of the game's normal play remains. If you'd like to see more of what Super Mario 64 offers, see the 120 stars run. Super Mario 64 has a history of publications on this site. If you wish to see how it unfolded since the beginning, see the page SM64TASHistory. Also, if you have a hankering to see MIPs the rabbit, the 16 stars route has been improved. | ||
 | N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "1 star" in 06:44.95 by Rikku. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2007-10-03) AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 30.14 MB, length: 12:01) Mirror www.archive.org Watch on (www.youtube.com) Submission #1679 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Obsoletes movie #938 (06:47.27) Rating: 8.2 (23 votes) View Publication | - Takes damage to save time - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform | |
This movie has been obsoleted!Click here to see the new movie.Ever wonder if Mario was actually a ninja wearing blue overalls? Now you know. This run completes the game after collecting 1 star. It was originally intended that the player collect a minimum of 70 to finish, but a few bugs allow Mario to pass through doors and barriers that require a minimum number of stars to open. Creating the fastest Super Mario 64 run was previously believed to require 16 stars, but this run manages to glitch through the Dire Dire Docks door without using MIPS the rabbit. Mario has a very wide range of skills for mobility and some of the physics of this game are easily abused by an experienced player. Like many other runs on this site, the goal of pure speed has resulted in the complete breaking of some games. Very little of the game's normal play remains. If you'd like to see more of what Super Mario 64 offers, see the 120 stars run. Super Mario 64 has a history of publications on this site. If you wish to see how it unfolded since the beginning, see the page SM64TASHistory. Also, if you have a hankering to see MIPs the rabbit, the 16 stars route has been improved. | ||
 | N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "1 star" in 06:42.65 by mr_roberts_z & Rikku. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2007-11-05) AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 30.94 MB, length: 11:55) Mirror www.archive.org Watch on (www.youtube.com) Submission #1725 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Obsoletes movie #974 (06:44.95) Rating: 8.2 (22 votes) View Publication | - Takes damage to save time - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform | |
This movie has been obsoleted!Click here to see the new movie.Ever wonder if Mario was actually a ninja wearing blue overalls? Now you know. This run completes the game after collecting 1 star. It was originally intended that the player collect a minimum of 70 to finish, but a few bugs allow Mario to pass through doors and barriers that require a minimum number of stars to open. Creating the fastest Super Mario 64 run was previously believed to require 16 stars, but this run manages to glitch through the Dire Dire Docks door without using MIPS the rabbit. Mario has a very wide range of skills for mobility and some of the physics of this game are easily abused by an experienced player. Like many other runs on this site, the goal of pure speed has resulted in the complete breaking of some games. Very little of the game's normal play remains. If you'd like to see more of what Super Mario 64 offers, see the 120 stars run. Super Mario 64 has a history of publications on this site. If you wish to see how it unfolded since the beginning, see the page SM64TASHistory. Also, if you have a hankering to see MIPs the rabbit, the 16 stars route has been improved. | ||
 | N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "0 star" in 05:47.37 by Swordless Link & AKA. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2007-12-07) AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 27.80 MB, length: 11:01) Mirror www.archive.org Watch on (www.youtube.com) Submission #1780 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Obsoletes movie #987 (06:42.65) Rating: 8.8 (56 votes) View Publication | - Low% completion - Takes damage to save time - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform   | |
This movie has been obsoleted!Click here to see the new movie.At first there were 70 stars because Bowser demanded it. Then there were 16 stars because MIPS the rabbit demanded it. Then there was 1 star because Bowser's Sub demanded it. Now there are none because the viewers are impatient and demanded the game be quicker. As with many other runs on this site, the goal of pure speed has resulted in the complete breaking of the game. Very little of the game's normal play remains. If you'd like to see more of what Super Mario 64 offers, see the 120 stars run. Super Mario 64 has a history of publications on this site. If you wish to see how it unfolded since the beginning, see the page SM64TASHistory. Also, if you have a hankering to see MIPs the rabbit, the 16 stars route has been improved. | ||
 | N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "0 star" in 05:39.37 by Swordless Link. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2008-04-05) AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 34.00 MB, length: 10:53) Mirror www.archive.org Watch on (www.youtube.com) Submission #1897 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Obsoletes movie #1017 (05:47.37) Rating: 9.0 (32 votes) View Publication | - Takes damage to save time - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform | |
This movie has been obsoleted!Click here to see the new movie.At first there were 70 stars because Bowser demanded it. Then there were 16 stars because MIPS the rabbit demanded it. Then there was 1 star because Bowser's Sub demanded it. Now there are none because the viewers are impatient and demanded the game be quicker. As with many other runs on this site, the goal of pure speed has resulted in the complete breaking of the game. Very little of the game's normal play remains. If you'd like to see more of what Super Mario 64 offers, see the 120 stars run. This movie is an 8 second improvement to the previous movie due to a "series of improvements" discovered by the author, detailed in the submission message. Super Mario 64 has a history of publications on this site. If you wish to see how it unfolded since the beginning, see the page SM64TASHistory. Also, if you have a hankering to see MIPs the rabbit, the 16 stars route has been improved. | ||
 | N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "0 star" in 05:33.85 by SilentSlayers & Johannes. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2008-08-13) AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 32.23 MB, length: 10:50) Mirror www.archive.org Watch on (www.youtube.com) Submission #2029 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Obsoletes movie #1089 (05:39.37) Rating: 9.0 (33 votes) View Publication | - Low% completion - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform | |
This movie has been obsoleted!Click here to see the new movie.At first there were 70 stars because Bowser demanded it. Then there were 16 stars because MIPS the rabbit demanded it. Then there was 1 star because Bowser's Sub demanded it. Now there are none because the viewers are impatient and demanded the game be quicker. As with many other runs on this site, the goal of pure speed has resulted in the complete breaking of the game. Very little of the game's normal play remains. If you'd like to see more of what Super Mario 64 offers, see the 120 stars run. This movie is approximately a 6 second improvement to the previous movie due to a series of improvements discovered by the authors, detailed in the submission message. Super Mario 64 has a history of publications on this site. If you wish to see how it unfolded since the beginning, see the page SM64TASHistory. Also, if you have a hankering to see MIPs the rabbit, the 16 stars route has been improved. | ||
 | N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "0 star" in 05:28.97 by SilentSlayers & Johannes. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2008-10-11) AVI file via BitTorrent (size: 32.20 MB, length: 10:44) Mirror www.archive.org Watch on (www.viddler.com) Watch on (www.dailymotion.com) Watch on (www.youtube.com) Watch on (screwattack.com) Submission #2102 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Obsoletes movie #1176 (05:33.85) Rating: 8.9 (115.5 votes) View Publication | - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform | |
This movie has been obsoleted!Click here to see the new movie.At first there were 70 stars because Bowser demanded it. Then there were 16 stars because MIPS the rabbit demanded it. Then there was 1 star because Bowser's Sub demanded it. Now there are none because the viewers are impatient and demanded the game be quicker. As with many other runs on this site, the goal of pure speed has resulted in the complete breaking of the game. Very little of the game's normal play remains. If you'd like to see more of what Super Mario 64 offers, see the 120 stars run. This movie is approximately a 5 second improvement to the previous movie due to a series of improvements discovered by the authors, detailed in the submission message. Super Mario 64 has a history of publications on this site. If you wish to see how it unfolded since the beginning, see the page SM64TASHistory. Also, if you have a hankering to see MIPs the rabbit, the 16 stars route has been improved. | ||
 | N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "0 star" in 05:04.57 by SilentSlayers & sonicpacker & Moltov & Kyman & Mickey/VIS & Johannes. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2010-12-07) MP4 file via BitTorrent (size: 56.02 MB, length: 10:25) Mirror www.archive.org Watch on (aktan.site90.com) Watch on (www.youtube.com) Watch on (www.dailymotion.com) Submission #2873 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Obsoletes movie #1197 (05:28.97) Rating: 9.5 (47.5 votes) View Publication | - Takes damage to save time - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform   | |
This movie has been obsoleted!Click here to see the new movie.At first there were 70 stars because Bowser demanded it. Then there were 16 stars because MIPS the rabbit demanded it. Then there was 1 star because Bowser's Sub demanded it. Now there are none because the viewers are impatient and demanded the game be quicker. As with many other runs on this site, the goal of pure speed has resulted in the complete breaking of the game. Very little of the game's normal play remains. If you'd like to see more of what Super Mario 64 offers, see the 120 stars run. This movie is approximately 24 seconds faster than the previous movie due to a series of improvements discovered by the authors, detailed in the submission message. Super Mario 64 has a history of publications on this site. If you wish to see how it unfolded since the beginning, see the page SM64TASHistory. Also, if you have a hankering to see MIPs the rabbit, the 16 stars route has been improved. | ||
 | N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "0 star" in 05:04.47 by Mickey/VIS & snark & ToT. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2011-04-23) MP4 file via BitTorrent (size: 57.98 MB, length: 10:15) Mirror www.archive.org Watch on (www.youtube.com) Submission #3113 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Obsoletes movie #1689 (05:04.57) Rating: 8.5 (33 votes) View Publication | - Takes damage to save time - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform | |
This movie has been obsoleted!Click here to see the new movie.At first there were 70 stars because Bowser demanded it. Then there were 16 stars because MIPS the rabbit demanded it. Then there was 1 star because Bowser's Sub demanded it. Now there are none because the viewers are impatient and demanded the game be quicker. As with many other runs on this site, the goal of pure speed has resulted in the complete breaking of the game. Very little of the game's normal play remains. If you'd like to see more of what Super Mario 64 offers, see the 120 stars run. This movie is 3 frames faster than the previous movie due to extreme optimization, explained in the submission message. Super Mario 64 has a history of publications on this site. If you wish to see how it unfolded since the beginning, see the page SM64TASHistory. Also, if you have a hankering to see MIPs the rabbit, the 16 stars route has been improved. | ||
 |  N64 Super Mario 64 (USA) "0 star" in 05:03.8 by Kyman, sonicpacker, Nahoc, Moltov & SilentSlayers. | |
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| Mupen64 movie (.m64) (date: 2011-10-07) MP4 file via BitTorrent (size: 51.30 MB, length: 10:25) Mirror www.archive.org Watch on (aktan.site90.com) Watch on (www.youtube.com) Submission #3265 — Author's comments Discuss this movie Obsoletes movie #1784 (05:04.47) Rating: 9.3 (23.5 votes) View Publication | - Heavy glitch abuse - Genre: Platform | |
| At first there were 70 stars because Bowser demanded it. Then there were 16 stars because MIPS the rabbit demanded it. Then there was 1 star because Bowser's Sub demanded it. Now there are none because the viewers are impatient and demanded the game be quicker. As with many other runs on this site, the goal of pure speed has resulted in the complete breaking of the game. Very little of the game's normal play remains. If you'd like to see more of what Super Mario 64 offers, see the 120 stars run. This movie is 20 frames faster than the previous movie due to a new route and extreme optimization, explained in the submission message. Super Mario 64 has a history of publications on this site. If you wish to see how it unfolded since the beginning, see the page SM64TASHistory. Also, if you have a hankering to see MIPs the rabbit, the 16 stars route has been improved. Note: Higher resolution encodes are available in the thread. See this movie played back on a real console. If you're looking for a TAS on the Nintendo DS remake, you can watch it here. | ||
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