Did you know that Super Mario Bros can be completed without pressing the B button while holding an apple on one's head the entire time? Just kidding; that is not possible. But this is an improvement to the famous Super Mario Bros walkathon.
It improves the previous publication by 7.4 seconds -- none of it thanks to recent glitch findings! 21-frame rule be damned.

Improvements level by level

8-2

This level was not improved by a single frame. None. Zilch.

Comments from the actors

Mario

Mamma mia! Someone should do something about the cannons in 8-3. They're dangerous!
Oh no, this was not what I expected when they promised to redo the movie. This time I was hunted by two Bullet Bills the entire duration of the 8-2 stage! I could barely look behind, and there they would always be looming! The cake Princess promised me better be good!

Koopa

Hammers are fun. I wish the next movie has a room made entirely of hammers. Bwahaha! Let's see how that idiot jumps past them then!!
*Makes a mental note to write a complaint to the industrial safety delegate. That lava prop juice is way too sticky.*

Luigi

I wasn't there!

Goombas 7 & 8

Did you spot us? We were in the beginning of 1-2! This is the first movie in which we were not stomped on by the hero! We made it!
Goomba 7: I think it was scary. Mario jumped straight above us and smashed a coin block. You have no idea how much noise those things make! I mean, you're watching us from, what, 50 meters? 100? I bet you heard it loud and clear even from that distance! And then there are Mario's feet. Huge feet that have seen millions of smashed goombas. And they make noise too! You'd imagine the smell would be the worst thing, but no, it is the noise. Good thing they're paying us a lot!

Princess

I hope they would write a love scene for Mario and me in the next movie. I mean, it must be quite astonishing sight for the audience to see Mario come rescue me after passing the obstacles elected by the friends of Koopa Bowser, but as an actress, my tasks for the role of the heroine are quite small. I wish I had more to do. I'm sure Mario would love it too.

EDITED: Replaced movie with a newer one! Improved by 202 frames! Plenty of thanks to AndrewG, the master of Super Mario Bros. speedrunning!
EDITED: Replaced movie with a newer one! Improved by 50 frames more! Plenty of thanks to Quietust, who made me feel fool! How fitting considering the day.%% EDITED: Replaced movie with a newer one! Improved by 20 frames more! Plenty of thanks to Bisqwit, who had doubts about some part of the movie.

adelikat: Accepting for publication as an improvement to the published movie.
Bisqwit: Reverting to 20 frames slower, but a lot cooler, version 4 and processing for publication.

NesVideoAgent: Hi! I am a robot. I took a few screenshots of this movie and placed them here. Here goes! Feel free to clean up the list.


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This topic is for the purpose of discussing #1899: Bisqwit's NES Super Mario Bros. "sidestroller" in 06:55.18
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so this gives it one day right? or at least 13.5 hours for my time zone
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Maybe he has posted it today only to publish it tomorrow, but he also could submiss it tomorrow and publish it tomorrow, until he's admin... Mmm ok, I vote no... Timezone April Fool (what?): I voted yes!
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Seriously though, I still can't understand the reason to *not* to publish this. Why not? Is it really so much different than a "uses no warps" or "collects 100% items" run? IMO it's a completely valid category for this game. So why not publish it? And don't say it lacks entertainment, because that's certainly not true.
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I haven't watched the original version in a while, so watching an improvement was an enjoyable change from the typical SMB runs. It was refreshing to see Mario just taking his time, not being bothered by too much. In 8-2 and 8-3 the bullet bills almost acted like they were Mario's dog, just following their master as he went for a nice walk around the block. Yes for an enjoyable improvement.
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Not saying anything about whether or not the run should be published, I haven't watched this version... just responding to Warp's post...
Warp wrote:
Seriously though, I still can't understand the reason to *not* to publish this. Why not?
I think a main reason not to publish it would be that it was said that "this run is not open for competition". Should this be adjusted to "this run is not open for competition by anyone else than Bisqwit" now?
Warp wrote:
Is it really so much different than a "uses no warps" or "collects 100% items" run? IMO it's a completely valid category for this game. So why not publish it?
Are you serious? I'm not saying this shouldn't be published or anything... but this is NOT an equally valid category as 100% or no warps. This category is a concept which almost only works well for this game.
Warp wrote:
And don't say it lacks entertainment, because that's certainly not true.
This is extremely subjective... and I think there are even quite some people who don't think the regular super mario TAS is that entertaining, let alone a movie where mario doesn't run.
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not voting unless you can do it without pressing A.
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Which version of FCEU does this use?
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The original was a classic, and I'm happy to see it make a proper return. A rather unexpected return, which makes it all the more enjoyable.
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Voting yes. Suggested screenshot: "No way, bitch!"
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Is this really necessary?
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AKA wrote:
Is this really necessary?
It's an improvement to a published movie. What is there to bitch about?
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Haha, the submission text was amusing. Yes vote!
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Raiscan wrote:
Suggested screenshot: "No way, bitch!"
Seconded.
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So can we only improve this run on april fools day then? EDIT: Deign you're awesome.
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I'm disagreeing with andrewg before reading the post.
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That backwards jump glitch could improve this run by 3 seconds. ;) first one to TAS wins!
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This run... errr.. play changes the meaning of TAS. Can this still be called TAS ? Or should it be called TAP (tool assisited play) ?
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=( Now me and andrewg dont have the same post count edit: yay now we do! edit2: also, how does this not count as a TAS? it's still super play, seeing as how it's probably not possible without tools, since if i remember correctly you need to be able to wall jump.
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I hope a youtube video of this walkathon will be made to go with the first one...
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Deign wrote:
=( Now me and andrewg dont have the same post count edit: yay now we do! edit2: also, how does this not count as a TAS? it's still super play, seeing as how it's probably not possible without tools, since if i remember correctly you need to be able to wall jump.
And as you remember, andrewg wall jumps in his speedrun.
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minglw wrote:
This run... errr.. play changes the meaning of TAS. Can this still be called TAS ? Or should it be called TAP (tool assisited play) ?
TAS = Tool-Assisted Silliness \o/
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It was fun in fast forward, and works for this game. Yes For those of you saying this shouldn't be published because its not a tas: I can assure you guys this is nearly impossible to do in real time, even with the 100 lives shell bouncing trick. I tried to do this on console and got the wall jump in 8-1 after about 30 lives, then the one in 8-2 after 20 more, then used up the rest of my lives in 8-3 on hammer bros. Maybe someone who has a consistent strategy for getting by them could do this, but anything the one time i got by all of them my timer ran out.