They manage to finish Super Mario 64 without pressing the A button

The world of speedruns has made Super Mario 64 remains more alive than ever, since players always find a way to break the game and thus improve the times to finish the title, either at the minimum percentage or by obtaining 120 stars. However, this week something unprecedented has come, since a user achieved something that was thought impossible, especially because the title is a platformer and you always have to keep jumping from one place to another.

For years there has been talk of “A Button Challenge”, which implies that users can complete the game without using said button, which may seem impossible, given that Mario He needs to reach many places thanks to his powerful jump that reaches different heights. And with all this in mind, it has been achieved by a streamer in Twitch who calls himself marblerand that achieved the milestone a few days ago.

Here is a video where they explain it better:

Something worth noting is the time it took the streamer to finish the game, and he did it in a time of 86 hours, and a large part of that amount has gone into a glitch that is taken advantage of, which makes a platform rise while Mario is positioned on it. This means that in the second confrontation against bowser The plumber can reach his objective just by doing the lunge that is possible by pressing the B button.

Here is a description of the game:

Super Mario 64 is a 3D platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 console. Released in 1996, it is one of the most influential and acclaimed titles in the history of video games.

The player takes control of Mario, who has been invited to Princess Peach’s castle. Upon arriving, Mario discovers that Bowser has kidnapped Peach and stolen the Power Stars from the castle. Mario must explore the castle, enter the worlds within the boxes and collect the stars to confront Bowser and rescue the princess.

Super Mario 64 is a pioneering title that not only redefined the platform genre, but also left an indelible mark on the video game industry, influencing generations of developers and gamers.

Remember that you can try this game on nintendo switch through the online system.

Via: Gonintendo

Author’s note: It definitely would have been interesting to see this speedrun complete, although those dead hours waiting for the floating platform could have been better spent.