Speedrunner ‘CZR’ set a new Super Mario 64 record, completing the classic title in under 20 minutes using only a drum kit.
Super Mario 64 has long played a pivotal role in the speedrunning community. But with nearly every record broken, set, and broken again, players have had to come up with new ways to engage with certain games.
For speedrunner CZR, a drum kit has constituted his way to up the ante with Super Mario 64. In 2021, CZR finished a 70-star run in approximately 90 minutes with the drum set as a controller.
The player didn’t set a new world record, given that someone else had previously wrapped a 70-star run in 47 minutes. However, CZR’s latest attempt at a record-breaking run has proven nothing short of a success.
Speedrunner beats Super Mario 64 in record time on a drum kit
CZR spent the last couple of years honing his unique craft, and it’s paid off in spades. The streamer recently managed to beat a 16-star Super Mario 64 run in less than 20 minutes. And, yes, the speedrunner accomplished such a feat with only a drum set for a controller.
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Content creator Jake Lucky shared footage of CZR’s proud moment in the following Twitter post:
After 2.5 years of prep and testing, streamer @czr_drums has done the incredible. Beating Super Mario 64 with 16 stars in under 20 minutes… on his drum setHis World Record remains uncontested pic.twitter.com/lw672JCdla
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) December 22, 2022
In a tweet responding to Jake Lucky, CZR called this particular Super Mario 64 victory his “proudest record to date.”
CZR has set other notable records in the past. During a 2020 stream, the speedrunner finished Ocarina of Time in under 30 minutes using an electronic drum set. He also beat Super Mario Bros. on NES with a 17KVX drum kit this past May, doing so in 5 minutes and 55 seconds for a new world record.
