New Super Mario Bros. World Record Raises HUGE Questions
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Channel: Karl Jobst
Views: 2,782,811
Rating: 4.8997021 out of 5
Keywords: super mario, super mario bros, nintendo, NES, nintendo enterta, super mario speedrun, badabun, karl jobst, speedrun cheaters, cheater caught, fake speedrun, fake speedrun exposed, nintendo speedrun, speedrun, speedrun news, retro gaming, classic gaming, gaming documentary, kosmic, super mario bros world record, speedrun world record
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Length: 18min 5sec (1085 seconds)
Published: Wed Dec 16 2020
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The controller being in view of the console doesn't add much tbh to his credibility of a legit run.
Much like "cheater who should not be named in case he sues" it could be a hacked console/cartridge, heck, even a Pi or a full on PC in the machine.
Cheaters go too long lengths to cheat. He's probably happy this is even getting attention in a negative way tbh.
A lot of speed running is getting the muscle memory down, and no matter how talented you are, that will take years to grow to the length of a WR for this run. There is no way he got that good in such a short period of time. I wouldn't even give the cheater a second of belief of this being legit.
Oh gosh I thought this was going to be about Kosmic at the start of the video
I'm fine with making runs using an emulator, but the requirements should be stricter than original consoles. I'm only a casual speedrun viewer so I don't know what measures are currently in place, but I've thought of a couple of things that might be useful?
For example, I think it should be mandatory for the livestream to clearly show the emulator settings at the start of every stream, with no discontinuity between setup and play.
Showing live keyboard footage and/or on-screen key activation widget should be recommended for normal runs, and probably required for WR attempts. Thus preventing the usage of macros and input-related tomfoolery.
I'm sure there are other measures which can be implemented, but then the burden on the runner starts becoming quite annoying.
Cheated in one game
Super suspect in another, refuses trivially showing hardware while showing off setup
Super suspect in a third game
Yeah, fuck off. Trust can be recovered but it's no longer owed.
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This video is about Super Mario Bros., not New Super Mario Bros. /s
Convincing stuff, if you've never seen a kid trying to fool adults, or been one.
I remember when that record was posted here. It did feel off when I watched it, but after seeing him prove inputs after the run and the fact that he's showing the game and his hands clearly throughout the run, I was convinced enough that it was probably real. Now, after learning of his previous cheating history and short time playing the game, I can see why this is a really tough call to make.
Damn, tough call IMO. My initial thought is, if he really met all of the additional standards for evidence that was asked specifically of him, then he should be treated as innocent until proven guilty. I mean, what more could he do to appease the mods in that situation? If he didn't meet all those particular standards, then treat him as guilty until proven innocent.