Super Mario 64 is the protagonist of another extraordinary feat: in this case it is a player who managed to complete the Nintendo game without using the A button, which represents an event of considerable importance given that it is the command used for jumping, therefore in fact it is the first time in history where Super Mario 64 comes completed without skipping.
Being a platformer, this alone represents something truly special. For years the community has tried to complete this challenge, without ever managing to find a way to achieve the goal, until today.
It was he who finally achieved his goal Marbler streamerswho had already come close to the finish line with a previous attempt in which he had used the A button only twice, realizing that he could perhaps break the record.
A 28 year long challenge
The feat of completing Super Mario 64 without using the jump was achieved only in the last few hours, when Marbler completed his run from 86 hours without touching the A key of the controller, something that no one had ever achieved in the game’s 28-year history.
The Super Mario 64 A Button Challenge (also called “ABC”) has a remarkable history behind it: it began in the early 2000s, just a few years after the release of the game (dated 1996), and immediately revealed itself as a almost impossible challenge.
It’s a very underground story, little known to the public, but a handful of players continued to attempt the impossible for 28 years. The Mario 64 wiki also has a section dedicated to the issue, with all the obstacles highlighted to reaching the finish line.
Marbler’s feat therefore has a historical flavor and will probably be celebrated for a long time in the community of great enthusiasts. Furthermore, this is a particularly prosperous period of goals achieved in Super Mario 64: a few days ago we saw how the inaccessible door at the top of the mountain was opened.
