And, now, debatedly the most contested NES game of all time, Super Mario Bros., may have been brought to a "near-perfect" finish, as Scott Kessler, of North Carolina brought the record down to 5 minutes and 17 seconds. "Yes, this could be considered a near-perfect performance," explains Twin Galaxies Referee Robert Mruczek, who watched the entire game on videotape before declaring the feat a new world record. "It may be possible to shave 1-3 more seconds off the time," adds Mruczek, "but, that may not happen for a long time."
Recently, fierce rivalries on Legend of Zelda and Metroid for the NES have seen new "fastest time to finish" world records submitted for publication in the forthcoming edition of Twin Galaxies' Official Video Game & Pinball Book of World Records.
"Its a time of heavy competition, spanning multiple generations," says Walter Day, the editor of the Record Book. "A new generation is stripping the older players of their cherished world records. Classic game titles are no longer a thing of the past; they are uniting the different generations with the world records as the unifying link."
To read a full report on the new Super Mario Bros world record, check the Twin Galaxies website