Niftski

Niftski is an American speedrunner and online streamer. He is a prominent speedrunner of Super Mario Bros. and the fastest person in history to ever complete it at 4 minutes, 54 seconds, and 332 milliseconds. He holds other world records for Super Mario Bros., including the record for all levels without using warps, and was the first person to beat it in less than 4 minutes and 55 seconds.

Early and personal life Niftski is from the United States.

In January 2025, 490 days after his previous record, Niftski again lowered the Super Mario Bros. record, this time to 4:54.565, marking an improvement of 4 frames. This run is 18 frames off a perfect human run. On 22 October 2025, Niftski beat the World Record again with a time of 4:54.448, a record that was held until December 18, 2025, when it was surpassed by averge11 with a time of 4:54:415. However Niftski reclaimed the record with a time of 4:54:332 on 13 August 2026, leaving only four frames between his record and matching the perfect tool-assisted speedrun. Niftski has also held world records in Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986) and various other games, and speedruns ROM hacks. After further community feedback, the decision was reversed in July 2026.