Super Mario 64 speedrunning was called dead when Suigi took every major world record: 120 Star, 70 Star, 16 Star, 1 Star, and 0 Star. Then the records moved again, a huge bounty put real money on the chase, and the scene became more interesting than ever. This OmegaVG deep dive covers the five-record sweep, the category ladder, the bounty, the 2026 records, BLJs, MIPS, zero star, and the long hunt for route breakthroughs like Carpetless. Sources and footage: - Speedrun.com Super Mario 64 leaderboards: https://www.speedrun.com/sm64 - Speedrun.com news, 120 Star minute barrier: https://www.speedrun.com/news/jd5yr9v2-new-minute-barrier-broken-in-sm64-120-star - Speedrun.com news, Carpetless: https://www.speedrun.com/news/wlvmxz81-the-holy-grail-of-sm64-carpetless - GamesRadar reporting on the bounty and dead-game narrative: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/super-mario/usd8-000-is-on-the-line-for-the-super-mario-64-speedrunner-who-can-bring-the-dead-game-back-to-life-but-so-far-the-only-world-records-come-from-the-guy-who-killed-it-in-the-first-place-if-only-i-was-eligible-to-claim-my-own-bounty/ - GamesRadar reporting on the $10,000 bounty update: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/super-mario/nobody-can-touch-the-usd10-000-super-mario-64-speedrunning-bounty-except-for-the-guy-who-started-it-in-the-first-place/ - Suigi 120 Star WR footage: https://youtu.be/Y1a_q2AZ9pk - Suigi 70 Star WR footage: https://youtu.be/Dw-hTNJhwRo - Suigi 16 Star WR footage: https://youtu.be/1_vkwkniHuI - Suigi 1 Star WR footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPwRlYBymLM - Suigi 0 Star WR footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oowWfsv5B1s Like and subscribe for more speedrun history, retro game documentaries, and deep dives into the games that refuse to die.
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