Player Sets a World Record in Super Mario Maker 2

Sure, let’s dive in! Buckle up, this might get a bit wild.

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Okay, listen up. So, there’s this gamer, DSteves, who’s done something kinda insane. They just blew through a million levels in Super Mario Maker 2. Yeah, you heard me right. A million. It’s got folks in the Super Mario Maker 2 crowd all hyped, buzzing ’bout how much time and energy this must’ve taken. Honestly, I’d get tired after like, 100… or maybe 10. But I digress.

For the uninitiated, Super Mario Maker 2 is like, a playground for Mario fans. You can make your own levels or just go hog wild on playing an endless barrage of Mario-style madness crafted by others. So even if you don’t like building stuff, there’s always something new to tackle. I can’t even keep my plants alive, let alone build a virtual world, so kudos to the creators.

But back to DSteves. Imagine hitting the game’s sixth anniversary and blowing through a live stream, clearing 1,000 levels in a marathon 18-hour session. I mean, did this person even blink? They’ve claimed it took all six years of game’s existence for this feat — that averages out to, what, 456 levels a day? Math was never my thing, but that sounds bonkers impressive.

And let’s talk leaderboards for a second. DSteves is sitting pretty at number one, and the next contender isn’t even close — sitting at 834,437 levels. Like, come on!

Oh, and fans? They can’t stop talking about it — calling the achievement “legendary.” Even if DSteves ditches their controller tomorrow, they’re already etched in Mario Maker history. Still, the stream hero blitzed through another 50 levels just afterward, rounding their count to a mind-boggling 1,000,050. At this point, I’d say those fingers probably have a mind of their own.

But here’s the kicker. Way back when, fans were freaking out because the original Super Mario Maker’s servers were going offline. Holy internet meltdown, Batman! There was a batch of untouched levels just waiting out there. Cue Team 0, a crew on a mission to clear them all before they vanished. They ended up tackling around 40,000 courses in about six months. I mean, how does that even happen? Sounds like pure madness to me, but kinda inspiring too.

So yeah, the Mario world is a place full of wild tales and dedicated fans. Makes me wonder what I’m doing with my life — but hey, everyone’s got their thing, right?

Anyway — shoot, what was I gonna say? Oh well, now I kinda wanna fire up my old console and give it a whirl… or maybe a nap sounds good, too. Who knows.