Super Mario Bros. TAS vs. RTA World Record (

Comparison video of the two current world records of SMB, featuring Niftski's new WR.
TAS (Tool-Assisted Speedrun, human playing with emulator assistance, not in real time) WR:    • NES Super Mario Bros. TAS in 04:57.31...  
RTA (Real Time Attack, human playing in real-time) WR:    • Super Mario Bros. Any% Speedrun in 4:...  

TAS is overall only 0.6 seconds (36 frames) faster than RTA. Over the years, talented speedrunners have reduced time difference between TAS and RTA many times. Niftski is the first RTA player who tied with the TAS going into 8-4.

Although TAS seems to be faster in many places, no actual time difference happens before 8-4 due to 21-frame rule of this game.

TAS is NOT programming, NOT AI related. It's a special speedrun category in which human creating exciting movies using emulators.

Neither of the run uses "cheats" of any kind. Check out Bismuth's tutorial for more information:    • How is this speedrun possible? Super ...