Seconds after calling his run “sloppy,” Super Mario 64 speedrunner sets new world record in one of the game’s most notorious levels

Super Mario 64 speedrunner Dwhatever has set a new world record in the notorious Tick Tock Clock stage despite what he called a “sloppy” effort – and proved that there was room for improvement by breaking that record just three days later.

In Super Mario 64 runs, speedrunners typically pair the Tick Tock Clock star ‘Stomp on the Thwomp’ with the star for collecting 100 coins in the stage. Grabbing both of them together is an efficient path, but it’s also an extremely challenging one. Not only is the level filled with extremely precise movement, there are also multiple spots where the game’s randomness can get in the way.