Guinness World Records
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| Founded | August 27, 1955[1] |
Guinness World Records (sometimes abbreviated asGWR) is an annual reference book that lists world records for a variety of subjects, including theSuper Mario franchise. A spin-off of the book calledGuinness World Records: Gamer's Edition features video game-related world records exclusively.
List ofSuper Mario–related world records by year[edit]
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| Record | Held by | Details | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest score onSuper Mario World | Jason Baum | 1 hour, 31 minutes, 44 seconds | [1] |
| Fastest 100% completion ofDonkey Kong Country | Derek Kisman | 50 minutes | [2] |
| Fastest completion ofWorld 1-1 inSuper Mario Bros. | Adrian Keung and Tristen Geren | 31 seconds | N/A |
| Highest score inVS. Super Mario Bros. | Isaiah "TriForce" Johnson | 3,404,400 points | N/A |
| Highest score inMario Bros. (NES) | Tom Votava | 10,777,770 points | N/A |
| Highest score inMario Bros. (NES and 2-player co-op) | Ryan Johnson and Jonathan Adams | 2,443,650 points | N/A |
| Highest score inMario Bros. (Wii) | Chad Brevik | 14,900,990 points | N/A |
| Highest score inSuper Mario Land | Rudy Ferretti | 999,999 points | N/A |
| Highest score inSuper Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | John Pompa | 1,034,170 points | N/A |
| Lowest score in Stroke PlayCongo Canopy inMario Golf: Toadstool Tour | Jonathan Adams | 41 strokes | N/A |
| Most Block Star Points inMario Party 6 | Jake Patzer | 71 points | N/A |
| Longest Surface Time inMonty's Revenge inMario Party 7 | Jake Patzer | 16.16 seconds | N/A |
| Shortest Distance inStudy Fall inMario Party DS | Ryan Reed | 0.0 m | N/A |
| Biggest Blowout in Domination Mode inMario Strikers | Jeremy Zsupnik | 7 | N/A |
| Most Kills in Endless Brawl ofSuper Smash Bros. Brawl | Andrew Furrer | 525 kills | N/A |
| Fastest time trial record onSuper Mario Kart'sVanilla Lake 2 (female) | Leyla Hasso | 51.87 seconds | N/A |
| Highest score onDonkey Kong (Emulator) | Dean Saglio | 1,167,400 points | N/A |
| Highest score onDonkey Kong 3 (Marathon) | George Riley | 4,252,400 points | N/A |
| Highest score onDonkey Kong 3 (Emulator and Marathon) | George Riley | 6,167,400 points | N/A |
| Highest score onDonkey Kong Junior (Emulator) | George Riley | 1,308,000 points | N/A |
| Highest score onDonkey Kong (Game Boy) | John Pompa | 317,600 points | N/A |
| Fastest completion ofDonkey Kong (Game Boy) | Tom Vatava | 5 hours, 44 minutes, 19 seconds | N/A |
| Fastest 200% completion ofDonkey Kong Country Returns | John Lundrigan | 5 hours, 47 minutes, 50 seconds | N/A |
| Fastest completion of time attack inWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! | Nicholas Reymann | 1 minute, 15.36 seconds | N/A |
| Fastest Completion of Hard Mode ofWario's Woods (NES) | Daniel Dock | 11 minutes, 30 seconds | N/A |
| Fastest Completion of Hard Mode ofWario's Woods (SNES) | Daniel Dock | 9 minutes, 45 seconds | N/A |
| Fastest Completion of Hard Mode ofWario's Woods (Wii) | Ryan Genno | 17 minutes, 43 seconds | N/A |
| Most prolific party videogame series | Mario Party | 14 games released | N/A |
1980s[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First platform videogame | Donkey Kong | N/A | July 9, 1981 | [3] |
| First use of cutscenes to tell a story in a videogame | Donkey Kong | N/A | July 9, 1981 | [4] |
| First use of visual storytelling in a videogame | Donkey Kong | Set in Japan | July 9, 1981 | [5] |
| First use of a D-pad in a gaming system | Donkey Kong (Game & Watch) | N/A | June 3, 1982 | [6] |
| First two-screen hand-held gaming device | Donkey Kong (Game & Watch) | N/A | June 3, 1982 | [7] |
| First gamer to reach the kill screen onDonkey Kong | Billy Mitchell | Set in United States | November 7, 1982 | [8] |
| FirstSuper Mario videogame for Apple hardware | Mario Bros. | N/A | December 31, 1984 | [9] |
| FirstSuper Mario videogame released for a non-Nintendo system | Super Mario Bros. Special | Set in Japan | March 1, 1986 | [10] |
| First movie based on a videogame | Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! (directly translated asSuper Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!) | Set in Japan | July 20, 1986 | [11] |
| Shortest videogame release | The Great Giana Sisters | 1 week | May 6, 1987 | [12] |
1990s[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First videogame protagonist to have aFaceship | Samus Aran | N/A | November 1991 | [13] |
| First kart-racing videogame to include combat | Super Mario Kart | N/A | August 27, 1992 | [14] |
| First live-action movie based on a videogame | Super Mario Bros. | N/A | May 28, 1993 | [15] |
| First videogame starringLuigi as the main character | Mario isMissing! | N/A | June 1993 | [16] |
| First winner of "Favorite Video Game" in Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards | Donkey Kong Country | Set in United States | May 20, 1995 | [17] |
| First 3D sports videogame | Mario's Tennis | N/A | July 21, 1995 | [18] |
| First virtual reality (VR) platforming videogame | Virtual Boy Wario Land | Set in United States | November 27, 1995 | [19] |
| First RPG videogame to featureMario | Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | N/A | March 9, 1996 | [20] |
| First user-controlled camera in a videogame | Super Mario 64 | N/A | June 23, 1996 | [21] |
| FirstSuper Mario videogame in 3D | Super Mario 64 | N/A | June 23, 1996 | [22] |
| Most collectable items in a platform videogame | Donkey Kong 64 | 3,821 items | November 22, 1999 | [23] |
| First splitscreen four-player mode in a 3D platform videogame | Donkey Kong 64 | N/A | November 22, 1999 | [24] |
2000s[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest score onMario Tennis (N64, ring or points mode) | Jason Whalls | Set in United Kingdom | August 13, 2002 | [25] |
| Most mini games in a single videogame | WarioWare: Twisted! | 223microgames; surpassed byWarioWare Gold as of July 27, 2018, with 316 microgames | October 14, 2004 | [26] |
| First gamer to score one million points onDonkey Kong | Billy Mitchell | Set in United States | June 4, 2005 | [27] |
| First Nintendo game to feature competitive online play | Mario Kart DS | N/A | September 14, 2005 | [28] |
| First crossover characters in a kart videogame | Mario Kart Arcade GP | PAC-MAN,Ms. PAC-MAN, andBlinky from thePac-Man series appear as playable characters. | October 10, 2005 | [29] |
| Best-selling platform videogame | Super Mario Bros. | 40.24 million units sold | 2006 | [30] |
| Highest score onDonkey Kong (without usinghammers) | Shawn Cram | Set in United States | May 5, 2006 | [31] [32] |
| Fastest completion ofMario Power Tennis:Artist on the Court | Guillaume "cpull" Bertrand | 14.1 seconds | July 6, 2006 | [33] |
| Fastest completion ofDonkey Kong 64 | Tom Votava | 4 hours, 26 minutes | December 20, 2006 | [34] |
| Most successful documentary film about a videogame | The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters | N/A | 2007 | [35] |
| Highest score onMario Bros. (Apple II) | Terence O'Neill | 408,050 points | April 28, 2007 | [36] |
| Fastest completion ofDonkey Kong Country (WiiVirtual Console) | Timothy Peters | 32 minutes | June 23, 2007 | [37] [38] |
| Most awards won by a videogame documentary | The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters | 11 awards | 2008 | [39] |
| Most deployable items in aMario Kart videogame | Mario Kart 8,Mario Kart 7,Mario Kart Wii | tied at 20 items | April 10, 2008 | [40] |
| Most heats in a kart videogame competition | Mario Kart Grand Wii | 30 heats; set in United Kingdom | April 12, 2008 | [41] |
| Fastest-selling kart videogame (first week) | Mario Kart Wii | 2,372,441 units sold | April 17, 2008 | [42] |
| Highest winning margin inSuper Mario Strikers | Lance Eustache | N/A | July 20, 2008 | [43] |
| First user-generated mini game compilation | WarioWare: Do It Yourself | N/A | April 29, 2009 | [44] |
| First pixel art made inMinecraft | "jwaap",Mario | N/A | May 17, 2009 | [45] |
| Highest score on theLegend of Zelda theme onDonkey Konga (Nintendo, 2003) | Kevin M Lalonde | Set in United States (Texas) | June 6, 2009 | [46] |
| RarestSuper Mario videogame | Nintendo Campus Challenge | 20100 U.S. dollars | October 2009 | [47] |
| First use of computer-controlled "help" feature in a 2D platform game | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Refers to theSuper Guide, where a computer-controlled Luigi will finish a level. | November 12, 2009 | [48] |
2010[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fastest-selling single-platform videogame | New Super Mario Bros. | N/A | January 10, 2010 | [49] |
| Fastest single-segment completion ofSuper Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Andrew Gardikis | 8 minutes, 13 seconds | May 26, 2010 | [50] |
| Highest winning margin inMario Smash Football | James Bouchier | Set in Afghanistan | June 22, 2010 | [51] |
| Fastest completion ofMario Medley inMario Party 4 | James Bouchier | Set in United Kingdom | June 23, 2010 | [52] |
| Fastest lap ofGhost Valley 2 inMario Kart Wii | James Bouchier | 19.447 seconds | June 29, 2010 | [53] |
| Largest collection ofSuper Mario memorabilia | Mitsugu Kikai | 5441 items; set in Japan (Tokyo) | July 15, 2010 | [54] |
| Youngest competitor at theSuper Mario Kart World Championship | Lucas Duarte-Leite | 9 years, 149 days; set in France | August 16, 2010 | [55] |
| Largest gathering of people dressed asMario | Jun Tang | 230 people; set in China (Chifeng) | August 18, 2010 | [56] |
2011[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fastest completion ofSuper Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | Craig "cyghfer" Gordon | 2 hours, 57 minutes, 28 seconds | January 20, 2011 | [57] |
| Highest score onDr. Mario | Will P. Nichols | Set in United States | February 18, 2011 | [58] |
| LargestDonkey Kong high-score competition | The Kong Off | N/A | March 20, 2011 | [59] |
| Most videogames completed simultaneously with a single controller | "agwagaf" | 4 games | April 4, 2011 | [60] |
| MostDonkey Kong 3 records | George Riley | Set in United States | June 2011 | [61] |
| Most expensiveDonkey Kong cartridge | Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge | 1,000 U.S. dollars | June 2011 | [62] |
| SmallestDonkey Kong cabinet | Sean "Bender" Beavers | 21 centimeters tall; set in United States | June 2011 | [63] |
| Most pirated 3D platform videogame | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | N/A | June 2011 | [64] |
| Longest videogame marathon playing theSuper Mario franchise | Dan Ryckert | 50 hours; set in United States (Minneapolis) | August 8, 2011 | [65] |
| Fastest completion ofSuper Mario 64 | "Funilasm64" | 6 minutes, 41 seconds | November 14, 2011 | [66] |
| First flying kart videogame | Mario Kart 7 | N/A | December 1, 2011 | [67] |
| First underwater kart videogame | Mario Kart 7 | N/A | December 1, 2011 | [68] |
2012[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest score onSuper Mario Bros. by a team of two | James McCann, Gareth Beavis | Set in United Kingdom (London) | January 20, 2012 | [69] |
| Fastest completion ofPeach's Secret Slide Race onSuper Mario 64 | Karl Parris | 12.40 seconds; set in United Kingdom (Lymington, Hampshire) | February 10, 2012 | [70] |
| Fastest 70-star completion ofSuper Mario 64 | Mike "Siglemic" Sigler | 49 minutes, 34 seconds | June 13, 2012 | [71] |
| FirstNintendo platform game with a simultaneous digital and retail launch | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | N/A | August 17, 2012 | [72] |
| MostSuper Mario Kart world records (female) | Leyla Hasso | 30 records | September 19, 2012 | [73] |
| Largest collection of video game memorabilia | Brett Martin | 8,030 items Record is currently held by Lisa Courtney as of August 10, 2016, with 17,127 items of Pokémon memorabilia[2]; however, Brett's collection is purported to have reached over 20,000 items as of April 9, 2021[3] | September 19, 2012 | N/A |
| Most critically acclaimed platform videogame series | Super Mario | 92% average rating on Metacritic | October 9, 2012 | [74] |
| Highestcoin target in a platform videogame | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | 1 million coins | October 9, 2012 | [75] |
| Fastest single-segment completion ofMario Kart Wii | Jose Karica | 1 hours, 7 minutes, 9 seconds | October 9, 2012 | [76] |
| Most ubiquitous sports videogame character | Mario | 30 appearances | October 9, 2012 | [77] |
| First perfect completion ofSuper Mario Galaxy | "Snowymountain" | Set in Sweden | November 5, 2012 | [78] |
2013[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest score onSort or 'Splode inNew Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo DS) | Tristen Geren | 337 points; set in United States (Fredericksburg) | January 17, 2013 | [79] |
| Longest hammer throw onMario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) | Klayton Schaufler | 97.10 meters; set in United States (Lake Stevens) | January 28, 2013 | [80] |
| Fastest single-segment completion ofSuper Mario Bros. 2 | Chris Knight | 8 minutes, 32 seconds; set in United States | June 12, 2013 | [81] |
| Most critically acclaimed platform videogame | Super Mario Galaxy | 97.64% rating on GameRankings | June 19, 2013 | [82] |
| First officialSuper Mario expansion pack | New Super Luigi U | Was released as an expansion forNew Super Mario Bros. U, initially on June 19, 2013 in Japan. | June 19, 2013 | [83] |
| FirstSuper Mario platformer not to featureMario | New Super Luigi U | N/A | June 19, 2013 | [84] |
| Worst-rated kart racing videogame | Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast | 43.94% rating on GameRankings | June 26, 2013 | [85] |
| Best-selling winter sports videogame | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | 7.72 million units sold | July 10, 2013 | [86] |
| Fastest completion ofMaka Wuhu inMario Kart 7 | Jacob Queen | 1 minute, 6.51 seconds; set in United States | August 3, 2013 | [87] |
| Fastest lap ofKalimari Desert inMario Kart 64 | Dan Russell | 36.73 seconds; set in Canada | August 21, 2013 | [88] |
| First use of a platform videogame in brain study | Super Mario 64 | Set in Japan | October 30, 2013 | [89] |
| Most goals in a single match ofSuper Mario Strikers | Fred Popke | 37 goals; set in United States | November 20, 2013 | [90] |
| Fastest completion ofMario Circuit 1 inSuper Mario Kart (PAL version) | Sami Cetin | Set in United Kingdom | December 25, 2013 | [91] |
| Best-selling videogame of thethird-generation consoles | Super Mario Bros. | 40.24 million units sold | August 2013 | [92] |
| Most sports videogames based on a platform series | Super Mario | 19 games | November 2013 | [93] |
2014[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RarestNES racing videogame | Nintendo World Championships | 26 known copies; set in United States | February 5, 2014 | [94] |
| FastestSuper Mario Kart time trial (female) | Leyla Hasso | Set in United Kingdom | February 22, 2014 | [95] |
| First high-definitionMario Kart videogame | Mario Kart 8 | Set in Japan | May 29, 2014 | [96] |
| First karting videogame with a two-player vertical split screen | Mario Kart 8 | N/A | May 29, 2014 | [97] |
| Most playable characters in aMario Kart videogame | Mario Kart 8 | 36 characters. Was surpassed byMario Kart 8 Deluxe in 2017 with 42 characters. The record is currently held byMario Kart Tour, with 265 playable characters. | May 29, 2014 | [98] |
| FirstMario Kart game with full anti-gravitational racing | Mario Kart 8 | N/A | May 29, 2014 | N/A |
| Most items in aMario Kart videogame (all items) | Mario Kart 8 | 22 items | May 29, 2014 | [99] |
| Fastest-selling kart videogame (opening weekend) | Mario Kart 8 | 1.2 million units sold | May 30, 2014 | [100] |
| Fastest-selling racing videogame | Mario Kart 8 | 2.82 million units sold | June 1, 2014 | [101] |
| Most difficult coin to collect in aSuper Mario game | "Pannenkoek2012" | 18 years | June 12, 2014 | [102] |
| Best-selling racing videogame (3DS) | Mario Kart 7 | 9.59 million units sold | June 30, 2014 | [103] |
| Best-selling racing videogame (Nintendo) | Mario Kart Wii | 34.52 million units sold | June 30, 2014 | [104] |
| Best-selling racing videogame (SNES) | Super Mario Kart | 8.76 million units sold | June 30, 2014 | [105] |
| Best-selling racing videogame (GameCube) | Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | 6.95 million units sold | June 30, 2014 | [106] |
| Best-selling Winter Olympics videogame | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | 7.87 million units sold | July 11, 2014 | [107] |
| Highest-ranked player onMario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | "Becky-Jay" | 1,679 points | July 16, 2014 | [108] |
| Fastest lap ofAirship Fortress inMario Kart DS | Thomas Bolton | 34.01 seconds | July 26, 2014 | [109] |
| Most critically acclaimedWii videogame | Super Mario Galaxy | 97.64 percentage | July 28, 2014 | [110] |
| Worst-ratedSuper Mario videogame | Mario Party Advance | N/A | July 28, 2014 | [111] |
| Most viewed fan film based on a platform videogame | Mario: Game Over | 55,628,646 views | July 29, 2014 | [112] |
| Best-selling videogame of thefourth-generation consoles | Super Mario World | 20.61 million units sold | July 29, 2014 | [113] |
| Most critically acclaimed 3D platform videogame | Super Mario 3D World | N/A | July 29, 2014 | [114] |
| Best-selling videogame character cross-over | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | 12.99 million units sold | July 31, 2014 | [115] |
| Fastest lap ofMario Kart DSKoopa Beach 2 | David Roldan | N/A | October 4, 2014 | [116] |
| Fastest lap of Rainbow Road inSuper Mario Kart | Guillaume Levach | 16.53 seconds | November 9, 2014 | [117] |
| Fastest completion ofMario Circuit 1 inSuper Mario Kart (NTSC version) | Sami Cetin | N/A | November 23, 2014 | [118] |
| Fastest completion ofSuper Paper Mario | "Gamerob" | 4 hours, 24 minutes, 40 seconds; set in Canada | December 14, 2014 | [119] |
| Fastest lap time for "Dolphin Shoals" (Mario Kart 8) | "Sinunous" | 1 minute, 58.49 seconds | December 19, 2014 | [120] |
2015[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MostSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island levels completed while blindfolded | "DavisKongCountry" | 3 levels; set in United States | January 8, 2015 | [121] |
| Highest score onSuper Mario Bros. | Andrew Gardikis | 1,435,100 points; set in United States | January 8, 2015 | [122] |
| Highest score onMario Bros. (Arcade) | Steve Kleisath | 5,424,920 points; set in United States | January 10, 2015 | [123] |
| Fastest completion ofSuper Mario World (11 Exit) | "GreenDeathFlavor" | 9 minutes, 47 seconds | January 23, 2015 | [124] |
| Fastest lap time for "Mario Kart Stadium" (Mario Kart 8) | "Diogo" | 1 minute, 34.89 seconds | February 4, 2015 | [125] |
| Fastest single-segment completion ofSuper Mario Bros. 3 | Mitch "Mitchflowerpower" Fowler | 3 minutes, 8 seconds; set in Canada | February 9, 2015 | [126] |
| Fastest lap time forBowser's Castle (Mario Kart 8) | "Kyser" | 1 minute, 58.89 seconds | February 26, 2015 | [127] |
| Fastest completion ofSuper Mario 3D World | "Vallu" | 1 hour, 41 minutes, 18 seconds | March 10, 2015 | [128] |
| Fastest completion ofMario Party 9 | "Tealgamemaster" | 2 hours, 50 minutes, 38 seconds; set in United Kingdom | March 15, 2015 | [129] |
| Fastest lap time for "Twisted Mansion" (Mario Kart 8) | "Tyler" | 1 minute, 54.75 seconds | March 21, 2015 | [130] |
| Highest-rated racing videogame onNintendo DS | Mario Kart DS | 91.43% rating on GameRankings | March 30, 2015 | [131] |
| Fastest lap time for "Cloudtop Cruise" (Mario Kart 8) | "Ray" | 1 minute, 54.48 seconds | March 30, 2015 | [132] |
| Best-selling racing videogame (hand-held) | Mario Kart DS | 23.11 million units sold | March 31, 2015 | [133] |
| Fastest lap time of "Shy Guy Falls" (Mario Kart 8) | "Danny" | 1 minute, 54.21 seconds | April 11, 2015 | [134] |
| Fastest lap time for "Sweet Sweet Canyon" (Mario Kart 8) | "Victor" | 1 minute, 48.38 seconds | April 12, 2015 | [135] |
| Best-selling Sonic videogame | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | 13.06 million units sold | April 13, 2015 | [136] |
| Fastest lap time for "Mario Circuit" (Mario Kart 8) | "Chonko3" | 1 minute, 43.89 seconds | April 15, 2015 | [137] |
| Best-selling non-bundledSuper Mario videogame | New Super Mario Bros. | 29.66 million units sold | April 15, 2015 | [138] |
| Fastest lap time for "Water Park" (Mario Kart 8) | "Domenico" | 1 minute, 40.36 seconds | April 22, 2015 | [139] |
| Fastest mode for aMario Kart videogame | Mario Kart 8 | 200cc | April 23, 2015 | [140] |
| Most viewed online videogame walkthrough | "New Super Mario Bros Walkthrough Part 22" | 30,221,835 people | May 3, 2015 | [141] |
| Most critically acclaimedSuper Mario videogame | Super Mario Galaxy | 97.64% rating on GameRankings | May 18, 2015 | [142] |
| First person to completeSuper Mario World blindfolded | "PangaeaPanga" | Set in United Kingdom | June 23, 2015 | [143] |
| First game ofSuper Mario Kart played by a neural network | "SethBling" | Set in United States | June 27, 2015 | [144] |
| Fastest completion ofThe Galaxy's Greatest Wave inSuper Mario Galaxy | Taylor Green | Set in United States (Fredericksburg) | June 29, 2015 | [145] |
| LargestSuper Mario Maker hackathon | 100+ people; set in United States (Menlo Park) | July 29, 2015 | [146] | |
| Largest reward offered for a videogame glitch | "Pannenkoek2012" | 1,000 U.S. dollars | August 4, 2015 | [147] |
| Highest score onNintendo PowerFest '94 | Paul J. Tesi | 25,163,950 points; set in United States | December 23, 2015 | [148] |
| Best-selling kart-racing videogame series | Mario Kart | 108.8 million units sold | December 31, 2015 | [149] |
| Best-selling racing videogame | Mario Kart Wii | 35.76 million units sold | December 31, 2015 | [150] |
2016[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fastest blindfolded completion ofSuper Mario Bros. | "きらめきでどーだい" (“KIRAMEKIDEDODAI”) | 14 minutes, 46 seconds; set in Japan | January 27, 2016 | [151] |
| Best-selling videogame series | Super Mario | 555.35 million units sold | January 29, 2016 | [152] |
| Fastest completion ofSuper Mario Galaxy 2 | "Vallu" | 3 hours, 1 minute, 57 seconds; set in Finland | February 26, 2016 | [153] |
| Most recentSuper Mario Kart world record | "KVD", aka Karel van Duijvenboden | 17.08 seconds; set in Netherlands | March 4, 2016 | [154] |
| Most starredSuper Mario Maker UGC creator | “ちゃがま” (“CHAGAMA”) | Set in Japan | March 21, 2016 | [155] |
| Most successfulSuper Mario Kart gamer | Guillaume Levach | 30 world records; set in France | March 24, 2016 | [156] |
| Most live-action parodies of a racing videogame | Mario Kart | 17 YouTube videos | April 12, 2016 | [157] |
| Fastest completion ofSuper Mario Bros. 3 (no wrong warp) | Mitch "Mitchflowerpower" Fowler | 10 minutes, 47 seconds; set in Canada | April 12, 2016 | [158] |
| Fastest lap ofGCN Waluigi Stadium - Time Trial inMario Kart Wii | Ethan Evans | 43.427 seconds; set in United Kingdom | April 21, 2016 | [159] |
| Fastest race ofGCN Dino Dino Jungle onMario Kart 7 | Andrew Carrick | 2 minutes, 11.158 seconds; set in United Kingdom | April 21, 2016 | [160] |
| Best-sellingWii U videogame | Mario Kart 8 | 6.79 million units sold | April 28, 2016 | [161] |
| Longest-standingMario Kart lap record | Karel "KYD" van Duijvenboden | 3,408 days | April 28, 2016 | [162] |
| Most viewed fan film based on a racing videogame | "Mario Kart (Remi Gaillard)" | 67,827,239 views; set in France | April 29, 2016 | [163] |
| LargestSuper Smash Bros. tournament | 2016 Evo Championship Series | 2,662 people; set in United States | July 17, 2016 | [164] |
| Longest-running racing videogame tournament | Super Mario Kart World Championship | 14 years; set in France | August 2016 | [165] |
| Fastest blindfolded "102%" completion ofDonkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | "Katun24" | 16 hours, 3 minutes, 16 seconds; set in Netherlands | October 30, 2016 | [166] |
| Fastest 48-track 200cc completion ofMario Kart 8 | "aje4naton" | 1 hour, 33 minutes, 47 seconds; set in Spain | November 8, 2016 | [167] |
| Fastest race time for "Animal Crossing" inMario Kart 8 | "SuperFX" | 1 minute, 35.63 seconds | November 21, 2016 | [168] |
| First remake of an entireSuper Mario game inSuper Mario Maker | Dave Pickett,Super Mario 64 2D | N/A | November 23, 2016 | [169] |
| Most critically acclaimed videogame (GameRankings) | Super Mario Galaxy | 97.64 percentage | December 14, 2016 | [170] |
| FirstSuper Mario mobile videogame | Super Mario Run | N/A | December 15, 2016 | [171] |
2017[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most prolific developer of kart videogames | Shigeru Miyamoto | 8 games | January 9, 2017 | [172] |
| Most shared UGC course onSuper Mario Maker | "ΛV☆YEAH!" | Shared 400 times viaMiiverse | January 13, 2017 | [173] |
| Most “100 Mario Challenge” clears inSuper Mario Maker’s Super Expert Mode | "Vellhart" | 1,252 levels | January 13, 2017 | [174] |
| Most international iOS charts topped simultaneously for an iOS game in its first month (downloads) | Super Mario Run | 147 charts | January 14, 2017 | [175] |
| Most downloads for an iOS mobile videogame in one month | Super Mario Run | 90,000,000 downloads | January 15, 2017 | [176] |
| Fastest 32-track 200cc completion ofMario Kart 8 | MBisonFuté | 1 hour, 2 minutes, 53 seconds | January 22, 2017 | [177] |
| Most sharedSuper Mario Maker level | "ΛV☆YEAH!" | Shared 400 times viaMiiverse; set in United States | March 27, 2017 | [178] |
| Most watchedSuper Mario Maker video | "Lets PlaySuper Mario Maker! Derpy Mushrooms + Real Life Undo Button? w/ AMIIBO Unboxing" by "FGTEEV" | 14,583,838 views; set in United States | March 27, 2017 | [179] |
| Most viewed fan film based onSuper Mario Maker | "Mario Maker real life" by "THE rohail" | 20,449,016 views | March 27, 2017 | [180] |
| Most critically acclaimedMario Kart videogame | Mario Kart: Super Circuit | 91.54% rating on GameRankings | April 3, 2017 | [181] |
| Highest score inWarioWare: Smooth Moves | Taylor Geren | 178 points; set in United States | April 8, 2017 | [182] |
| Fastest final lap of Rainbow Road inMario Kart 64 | Matthias Rustemeyer | 1 minute, 37.33 seconds | April 15, 2017 | [183] |
| Most playable characters in a kart racing videogame | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 42 characters | April 28, 2017 | [184] |
| Fastest completion ofSuper Mario Run | "Really_Tall" | 18 minutes, 37 seconds | April 28, 2017 | [185] |
| Best-selling videogame forNintendo DS | New Super Mario Bros. | 29.81 million units sold | April 28, 2017 | [186] |
| Fastest blindfolded completion ofSuper Mario World | "Katun24" | 13 minutes, 31 seconds | May 24, 2017 | [187] |
| Fastest lap ofMario Circuit inMario Kart 8 Deluxe (200cc) | Jimmy Strawa | 1 minute, 13.908 seconds | July 6, 2017 | [188] |
| First virtual reality (VR) kart racing videogame | Mario Kart Arcade GP VR | Set in Japan (Tokyo) | July 14, 2017 | [189] |
| Most critically acclaimed racing videogame for an eighth-generation platform | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 92.39 percentage | September 14, 2017 | [190] |
| Fastest race inMario Kart 8 | Matt Piper | 1 minute, 2.403 seconds | September 27, 2017 | [191] |
| First perfect score on Arcade ArchivesMario Bros. | Isaiah "Triforce" Johnson | N/A | October 16, 2017 | [192] |
| Fastest shortcut time for Choco Mountain in Mario Kart 64 | Beck Abney | 16.38 seconds; set in United States | October 29, 2017 | [193] |
| Fastest lap ofRainbow Road inMario Kart 8 Deluxe (200cc) | Jeremy Kyle | 1 minute, 33.751 seconds | November 2, 2017 | [194] |
| Highest score onNintendo Campus Challenge 1991 | Paul J. Tesi | 18,748,000 points | November 8, 2017 | [195] |
| Fastest completion ofMario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle | "StKildaFan" | 5 hours, 25 minutes, 36 seconds | November 16, 2017 | [196] |
| Most critically acclaimedSwitch videogame | Super Mario Odyssey | 97.38 percentage | November 21, 2017 | [197] |
| Mostcoins collected in a single round ofCoin Runners team of 4 inMario Kart 8 Deluxe | Sean Thorne, Sam Homewood, Ross Thompson, Callum Knight | 53 coins; set in United Kingdom (London) | November 28, 2017 | [198] |
| Best-selling SNES videogame by a second-party developer | Donkey Kong Country | 9.3 million units sold | December 6, 2017 | [199] |
| First player to completeSuper Mario Odyssey without jumping | "Gamechamp3000" | N/A | December 10, 2017 | [200] |
2018[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most expensivecostume inSuper Mario Odyssey | Skeleton Suit | 9,999coins | January 17, 2018 | [201] |
| Most downloaded character mod inModNation Racers | Mario II | 284,664 downloads | January 18, 2018 | [202] |
| Fastest completion ofSuper Mario Sunshine (120Shines) | "AverageTrey" | 2 hours, 59 minutes, 58 seconds; set in United States | January 26, 2018 | [203] |
| Most critically acclaimed strategy videogame forNintendo Switch | Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle | 84.81 percentage | February 5, 2018 | [204] |
| Fastest all-cups completion ofMario Kart 64 | "abney317" | 38 minutes, 37.41 seconds | February 16, 2018 | [205] |
| Most difficult level created inSuper Mario Maker | Alex Tan | 0.007636% clear rate; set in United States | February 22, 2018 | [206] |
| Most "world records" inSuper Mario Maker | "SlipStream" | 27,511 total number; set in United States | February 22, 2018 | [207] |
| Fastest 100% completion ofSuper Mario Odyssey (no assists) | "Hazeruin" | 11 hours, 50 minutes, 40 seconds | February 23, 2018 | [208] |
| Highest score for the first level ofDonkey Kong | Jeremy Young | 12,600 points | February 24, 2018 | [209] |
| Most fan-made videogames based on a videogame universe | Super Mario | 632 total number | February 27, 2018 | [210] |
| Fastest completion ofSuper Mario Kart 150ccMushroom Cup | "DangerMoll" | 7 minutes, 43 seconds | March 3, 2018 | [211] |
| Fastest completion of Automatic Mario Kart onSuper Mario Maker | "Rain" | 23.733 seconds | March 7, 2018 | [212] |
| MostSuper Mario Kart World Championship trophies | Frolent Lecoanet | 12 total number; set in France | March 29, 2018 | [213] |
| Best-selling racing videogame forNintendo Switch | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 6.95 million units sold | March 29, 2018 | [214] |
| Most critically acclaimed kart-racing videogame | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 92.39 percentage | March 29, 2018 | [215] |
| Fastest time to makeMario topless inSuper Mario Odyssey | "Timpani" | 9 minutes, 55 seconds; set in United Kingdom | May 29, 2018 | [216] |
| Fastest 0-star completion ofSuper Mario 64 | "Drozdowsky" | 6 minutes, 41 seconds; set in United States | July 9, 2018 | [217] |
| MostMario Kart 64 non-shortcut course records | Matthias Rustemeyer | 29 records; set in Germany | August 22, 2018 | [218] |
| Fastest completion ofMario Kart 8 Deluxe's Nitro tracks with items (200cc) | "Brionac" | 31 minutes, 15 seconds; set in Italy | September 30, 2018 | [219] |
| Fastest 32-Track completion ofMario Kart 8 Deluxe with items (200cc) | "Brionac" | 1 hour, 1 minute, 21 seconds; set in Italy | September 30, 2018 | [220] |
| Fastest half marathon dressed as a videogame character (female) | Jean Oh, dressed asYoshi | 1 hour, 35 minutes, 56.2 seconds; set in Canada (Toronto) | October 21, 2018 | [221] |
| Longest videogame marathon playing games in theMario Kart series | Hunter Nierman, Ben Fick, Anthony Lehnertz | 40 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds; set in United States (Iowa City) | November 3, 2018 | [222] |
| Fastest-sellingNintendo videogame | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 12.08 million units sold | December 31, 2018 | [223] |
2019[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best-sellingSuper Mario videogame | Super Mario Bros. | 40.24 million units sold | January 11, 2019 | [224] |
| Most ubiquitous videogame villain | Bowser | 132 appearances | January 11, 2019 | [225] |
| Fastest completion ofNew Super Luigi U (Any%,Luigi) | "Mchan338" | 26 minutes, 23 seconds | February 4, 2019 | [226] |
| Fastest Any% completion ofNew Super Mario Bros. 2 | "J_duude" | 26 minutes, 8 seconds | March 4, 2019 | [227] |
| Fastest Any% completion ofNew Super Mario Bros. (official release version) | "MoistenedWah" | 22 minutes, 58.3 seconds | March 12, 2019 | [228] |
| Most videogame voiceover performances as the same character | Charles Martinet | 104 voiceovers | August 14, 2019 | [229] |
| Fastest Warpless completion ofSuper Mario Bros. | David "Kosmic" Livingston | 18 minutes, 59.856 seconds; set in United States | August 14, 2019 | [230] |
| Mostcoins collected with a matching total in a one-minute game ofCoin Runners onMario Kart 8 Deluxe (team of two) | Muhamma Abdullah Khan, Huzefa Sutterwala | 30 coins; set in United Arab Emirates (Dubai) | October 18, 2019 | [231] |
| Mostcoins collected with a matching total in a one-minute game ofCoin Runners onMario Kart 8 Deluxe (Luigi's Mansion, team of two) | Omar Mohamed, Immaneual Sampath | 40 coins; set in United Arab Emirates (Dubai) | November 2, 2019 | [232] |
| Mostcoins collected with a matching total in a one-minute game ofCoin Runners onMario Kart 8 Deluxe (Sweet Sweet Kingdom, team of two) | Omar Mohamed, Immaneual Sampath | 44 coins; set in United Arab Emirates (Dubai) | November 23, 2019 | [233] |
2020[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most appearances of a character on the top 50 most shipped videogames | Mario | 14 appearances | January 30, 2020 | [234] |
| Least clearedSuper Mario Maker course | Lucky Draw, "Phenotype" | 0.0002% clear rate | February 28, 2020 | [235] |
| Most liked/starred course onSuper Mario Maker | Mission: Impossible | 413,323 likes | March 2, 2020 | [236] |
| Fastest completion ofSuper Mario Galaxy | "Mr. CloudKirby" | 2 hours, 31 minutes, 21 seconds | March 11, 2020 | [237] |
| Fastest completion ofMario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nitro Tracks; 150cc) | "HitsujiOmochi" | 40 minutes, 27 seconds | March 11, 2020 | [238] |
| Fastest Story Mode completion ofSuper Mario Maker 2 | "IamUncleSlam" | 1 hour, 41 minutes, 6 seconds | March 11, 2020 | [239] |
| Fastest 120-star completion ofSuper Mario 64 | "Cheese" | 1 hour, 38 minutes, 54 seconds | March 19, 2020 | [240] |
| Fastest completion of Mario Kart'sAll Cup Tour | "Goomba" | 32 minutes, 38 seconds | March 19, 2020 | [241] |
| Most speed-run game ever | Super Mario 64 | 14,009 runners | March 19, 2020 | [242] |
| Fastest completion ofMario Kart 8 Deluxe's Nitro Tracks with items (150cc) | "HitsujiOmochi" | 40 minutes, 27 seconds | March 19, 2020 | [243] |
| Fastest completion of all 32 tracks without skips or items ofMario Kart Wii | "batcake" | 1 hour, 13 minutes, 42 seconds | March 19, 2020 | [244] |
| Fastest 100% completion ofSuper Mario Bros. 3 | Mitch "Mitchflowerpower" Fowler | 1 hour, 10 minutes, 3 seconds | March 19, 2020 | [245] |
| Fastest Any% completion ofSuper Mario Sunshine (Normal) | "Weegee" | 1 hour, 14 minutes, 13 seconds | March 19, 2020 | [246] |
| Fastest 96-Exit completion ofSuper Mario World | "Lui" | 21 minutes, 57.4 seconds | March 19, 2020 | [247] |
| Fastest Any% completion ofNew Super Mario Bros. Wii | "FadeVanity" | 22 minutes, 21.8 seconds | March 19, 2020 | [248] |
| Largest onlineSuper Smash Bros. tournament | The Box | 8,158 entrants; set in United States (Santa Monica) | May 8, 2020 | [249] |
| Fastest completion ofSuper Mario World (0 Exit) | "FURiOUS" | 41.022 seconds | June 11, 2020 | [250] |
| Highest score onDonkey Kong | Robbie Lakeman | 1,260,700 points; set in United States | June 15, 2020 | [251] |
| Fastest Any% completion ofSuper Mario Odyssey (no assists) | "Mitch" | 57 minutes, 54 seconds | July 27, 2020 | [252] |
| Fastest All Stars completion ofSuper Mario 3D All-Stars | "Odme" | 10 hours, 55 minutes, 35 seconds | September 26, 2020 | [253] |
| Best-selling videogame character | Mario | 657.46 million units sold; set in United Kingdom | September 30, 2020 | [254] |
| Best-selling videogame forNintendo Switch | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 28.99 million units sold | September 30, 2020 | [255] |
| Longest-running kart videogame series | Mario Kart | 28 years, 51 days | October 16, 2020 | [256] |
| Most ubiquitous videogame character | Mario | 237 appearances | November 13, 2020 | [257] |
2021–2022[edit]
| Record | Held by | Details | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best-sellingLuigi videogame | Luigi's Mansion 3 | 9.59 million units sold | March 31, 2021 | [258] |
| Most expensive videogame sold at an online auction | Super Mario 64 | 1.56 million U.S. dollars; set in United States | July 11, 2021 | [259] |
| Fastest half marathon dressed as a videogame character (male) | Mike Lucas, dressed asMario | 1 hour, 26 minutes, 33 seconds; set in United Kingdom (London) | October 10, 2021 | [260] |
| Largest videogame cartridge mosaic (image) | Yorihito Ishida | 32.436 square meters; set in Japan (Moriyama) | October 31, 2021 | [261] |
| FirstSuper Mario 64 120 star blindfolded completion | "Bubzia" | Set in Germany | May 8, 2022 | [262] |
| Fastest completion ofSuper Mario Bros. (Any%) | "Niftski" | 4 minutes, 54.798 seconds; set in United States | August 7, 2022 | [263] |
Gallery[edit]
The cover of 2008's Gamer Edition
Alternate cover
"Platform Games" section
"Super Mario" section
The cover of 2010's Gamer Edition
"Platformers" section
"Mario" section
The cover of 2013's Gamer Edition
The cover of 2015's Gamer Edition
The cover of 2017's Gamer Edition
The cover of 2018's Gamer Edition
The cover of 2019's Gamer Edition
The cover of 2020's Gamer Edition
Brett Martin, former holder of the Guinness World Record for most videogame memorabilia, pictured with his collection of Mario merchandise
References[edit]
- ^Timeline |Guinness World Records. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^Largest collection of Pokémon memorabilia.Guinness World Records. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ^Truly.I Have The World's Largest Video Game Memorabilia Collection - TOTALLY GAME.YouTube. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
External links[edit]
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