This Guy is Literally TOO GOOD at Speedrunning

Niftski is good at Speedrunning Super Mario Bros. A little TOO good.

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[kripos]

The fact that the TAS actually manages to be tied with Niftski is mind-blowing, technology has come so far

[TooIAssistedSpeedrun]

This is the first time that I’ve actually been worried about someone taking my record.

[Bismuth]

Great video! Niftski is a really incredible player, but I think one thing that him and Suigi have in common is their absolutely spotless practice etiquette. They are relentless at grinding down a trick until it becomes second nature, no matter how hard it is.

[thebrapman]

There's only one explanation. Niftski got his speedrunning ability via a wish granted from a monkeys paw. He wished to be an incredible speedrunner, and his wish came true but the cost? He would be so good, so effortlessly, that it would rob him of his joy.

[cookiecan]

At some point in the (probably distant?) future, SummoningSalt will have to make a video on "The Quest To Beat Niftski".

[AverageTreyVG]

"He hopes that this grind actually takes him awhile this time"

this quote put a big dumb smile on my face lol

[Mousyy]

Niftski's skills are what Billy Mitchell and Todd Rodgers claimed themselves to be, he's genuinely like some sort of speedrunning savant.

[Engage_lol]

This guy is literally tied with the TAS

[mjc]

Holy crap that ending.
"You may only have one day left... Just kidding, it's already too late"
Niftski really is just too good. 😂😂

[austinfletchermusic]

It feels like the true grind that would make Niftski happy at its depth and length is matching the TAS. If anyone can finally reach perfection it's him

[foxman]

This guy is literally the One Punch Man of speedrunning, getting so good that it actually bothers him 😂

[willieb]

People in 2019: 4:54 is basically impossible
Niftski now: hold my pizza

[bretterry]

Mad respect for Kosmic and the whole SMB speed run community for supporting other runners you're ostensibly competing with. Makes the community that much better when they stick up for each other like this.

[james-michaelrobson]

It's super interesting to see an expert in the field talk about someone at the pinnacle. You have the background to do it, and you articulate the details that we laymen probably wouldn't have caught because we aren't steeped in the intricacies of the process.
Thanks!

[hisham_hm]

It's so bittersweet to be living through the final days of SMB1 speedrunning. He will tie the TAS all the way and then everyone will have to move on to other things. This feels a bit like the end of the DAS era of Tetris, as it was ultimately obsoleted by hypertapping. We will always remember the likes of AndrewG, Kosmic and Niftski in SMB1 like we remember the likes of Jonas, Greentea and Joseph, but at one point it's really the closing of an era, a story with a beginning and an end.

[Hero_of_Friday]

While Niftski makes history, Kosmic will record it. This is some top-notch material, well done!

[MigoKazan]

Yooo, that combined capture thing from that flibidi guy is so cool, this is a gamechanger

Also, Niftski is pretty much the oldschool 2D Mario equivalent of Suigi.. the new generation of speedrunners really is taking over, dem younguns are summat else

[Andrei_]

7:52 Niftski is so fast that from the minute this was published this has become outdated
9:56 he also played Cookie Clicker for 3 seconds on a Livestream because he failed 1-2
11:32 Yhea 100% a while
18:41 THAT WAS ACUALLY TRUE!

[yamikuronue]

I have seen cheaters who don't have the audacity to pretend to be as good as Niftski really is.

[christiaanjellesma]

6 players on 1 screen is just awesome to watch. its like grandturismo trying to make a better time vs your shadow from earlier fastest rounds :D