Super Mario Bros. Speedrunner Claims He’s Being Sabotaged

Kotaku | 02.04.2026 03:30
Speedrunner Niftski, who’s best known for being the second-fastest person to ever complete Super Mario Bros., has spent most of 2026 working toward a monumental achievement: being the first person to tie with a theoretically perfect playthrough of the game. However, after a particularly sudden rule change that voided his preferred method of input, he’s now accusing the game’s Speedrun.com moderation team of conspiring against him and his progress.