mccJun 27, 2023

Speedrunning is kinda cursed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEQWT9rSkfM

Did you know this? Apparently if you bought a copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 in the US, depending on when you bought it the "bros" in the logo is either aligned left on the label or right.

*If the logo on your cart is aligned right, you can't get a world record under current strategies.*

And until *last year*, nobody realized this was a problem. It was believed the versions were functionally identical.

(image source reddit user stang189)

Mario 3 Version Difference Is Faster VS Slower!?

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Show threadJosh CollinsworthJun 28, 2023
@mcc Maybe the most fascinating part of this story to me is that if it weren't for some turbo-pedant designer at Nintendo of America who *insisted* that the label be "fixed" for the next edition, there might not be any way to tell the carts apart without testing them.
Show threadJennifer Kayla | Theogrin 🦊

@collinsworth @mcc

Well, the revision number is there on the right cart -- revision 1 -- but not a lot of people would notice!

Jun 28, 2023 at 1:21amWeb