Hi! I'm andrewg!
Hey everyone
I'm new to this forum, so please forgive me if I'm an idiot...
One of my favorite games to play is any of the NES Super Mario Bros., and I noticed that nobody's ever done a speedrun of Super Mario Bros. 2 (at least that I could ever find). So I decided to try and do one myself. I'm kind of new to this speedrunning stuff; I never realized there was a such a huge community for this until a couple months ago. I'm getting pretty good at SMB2, so I thought I'd see if you guys have anything to add. Or, more importantly, if one (or all) of you think you can do better, I thought I'd try and see if I can inspire some of you more experienced speedrunners to pick up where I've left off. I know how you guys hate the "Somebody please do this game" threads, so I tried not to post until I had something significant to say.
That being said, and me already into the second paragraph, here are some of my times for a few of the levels. We're talking pure speed, not 100%, which, as far as I know, is done by taking the warp in 1-3, then the warp in 4-2, then finishing worlds 6 and 7.
1-1 1:06 (Mario)
1-2 0:47 (Mario)
1-3 0:21 (Toad)
4-1 0:48 (Princess)
4-2 0:44 (Princess)
6-1 0:47 (Toad)
6-2 1:06 (Mario)
6-3 1:22 (Toad)
7-1 X:XX (Mario)
7-2 X:XX (Mario)
Those times were done about a week ago, so I'm probably a little faster on most of them. I'm still working on world 7, but that was to be expected, since I've never actually beat the game until a couple weeks ago! The reason I use Mario instead of Toad so much is that I think the time that I save by not having to powerjump in a few spots makes up for the time I lose by not picking up eggs, enemies, etc. as fast.
I discovered a few tricks, if anyone is still actually reading this. In 1-2, instead of getting the key, or using Luigi to powerjump up onto the big hill, I found that if you jump just a little bit ahead of the "magic carpet" thing, it will follow you in little jumps. Kind of hard to explain, but basically, it allows me to not ever have to go to the lower level and deal with getting the key. That way I can finish the level using Mario (or Toad, but I prefer Mario).
Actually, that's the only trick I know. Any other tricks are welcome.
Is there a fastest route through 7-2? Currently, I have to get the mushroom, because I always manage to get hit by something on the way up. Maybe that won't be necessary when I get a little better. So my route is to go down the first chain/vine thing that I come to, get the mushroom, then travel all the way up, fight the weird dinosaur things that spit eggs, get the key, blah blah blah, beat the game.
I guess my goal is under 10 min. I know the tool assisted people did it in under 8, so I don't know how I add up to that.
I appreciate anybody who's read this entire post. Thanks in advance for any help. And if you think I suck, please do this run for yourself! I just want to see it get done!
Thanks
I'm new to this forum, so please forgive me if I'm an idiot...
One of my favorite games to play is any of the NES Super Mario Bros., and I noticed that nobody's ever done a speedrun of Super Mario Bros. 2 (at least that I could ever find). So I decided to try and do one myself. I'm kind of new to this speedrunning stuff; I never realized there was a such a huge community for this until a couple months ago. I'm getting pretty good at SMB2, so I thought I'd see if you guys have anything to add. Or, more importantly, if one (or all) of you think you can do better, I thought I'd try and see if I can inspire some of you more experienced speedrunners to pick up where I've left off. I know how you guys hate the "Somebody please do this game" threads, so I tried not to post until I had something significant to say.
That being said, and me already into the second paragraph, here are some of my times for a few of the levels. We're talking pure speed, not 100%, which, as far as I know, is done by taking the warp in 1-3, then the warp in 4-2, then finishing worlds 6 and 7.
1-1 1:06 (Mario)
1-2 0:47 (Mario)
1-3 0:21 (Toad)
4-1 0:48 (Princess)
4-2 0:44 (Princess)
6-1 0:47 (Toad)
6-2 1:06 (Mario)
6-3 1:22 (Toad)
7-1 X:XX (Mario)
7-2 X:XX (Mario)
Those times were done about a week ago, so I'm probably a little faster on most of them. I'm still working on world 7, but that was to be expected, since I've never actually beat the game until a couple weeks ago! The reason I use Mario instead of Toad so much is that I think the time that I save by not having to powerjump in a few spots makes up for the time I lose by not picking up eggs, enemies, etc. as fast.
I discovered a few tricks, if anyone is still actually reading this. In 1-2, instead of getting the key, or using Luigi to powerjump up onto the big hill, I found that if you jump just a little bit ahead of the "magic carpet" thing, it will follow you in little jumps. Kind of hard to explain, but basically, it allows me to not ever have to go to the lower level and deal with getting the key. That way I can finish the level using Mario (or Toad, but I prefer Mario).
Actually, that's the only trick I know. Any other tricks are welcome.
Is there a fastest route through 7-2? Currently, I have to get the mushroom, because I always manage to get hit by something on the way up. Maybe that won't be necessary when I get a little better. So my route is to go down the first chain/vine thing that I come to, get the mushroom, then travel all the way up, fight the weird dinosaur things that spit eggs, get the key, blah blah blah, beat the game.
I guess my goal is under 10 min. I know the tool assisted people did it in under 8, so I don't know how I add up to that.
I appreciate anybody who's read this entire post. Thanks in advance for any help. And if you think I suck, please do this run for yourself! I just want to see it get done!
Thanks
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