Mario Speedruns: Mario Review: 02/17

⏱ World Records
Date	Game	Category (# of Runners)	Time	By
02-17	Multiple Mario Games	Super Mario Console Series Any% (2)	12:32:27	360Chrism
02-17	Mario Kart 64	Flower Cup - Skips (1)	00:05:14	abney317
02-19	Mario Kart 64	Flower Cup - No Skips (3)	00:08:20	abney317
02-19	Mario Kart 64	All Cups (No Skips) - N64 (62)	00:38:42	abney317
02-20	Mario Golf (GBC)	Story Mode (3)	00:51:07	brisulph
02-20	Mario Party	Mini-Game Island Any% (53)	00:36:45	RetroChris64
02-21	Super Mario Sunshine	20 Shines - Normal (120)	00:19:18	Syrup
02-21	Yoshi's Island DS	any% (4)	02:06:07	J_duude
02-21	Luigi's Mansion	100% (76)	01:11:14	MichaelT00
02-22	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars	any% (66)	02:49:48	lackattack24
02-22	Luigi's Mansion	Bogmire Key (20)	00:08:25	Residia12
02-22	Mario Golf	Any% (Courses) (3)	00:50:47	Iambutpixels
02-23	Mario Party 5	Minigame Circuit - Easy (2)	00:08:17	Cycopather
02-23	Luigi's Mansion	Any% (No OoB) (272)	00:57:23	HDlaxbm
02-23	New Super Mario Bros. 2	Low% (2)	00:31:18	tyan3
02-23	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door	TAS (-)	02:16:52	Malleoz
02-24	Mario Kart 7	Mushroom Cup (38)	00:08:58	Marc474R
02-24	WarioWare: Smooth Moves	Any% (11)	00:48:35	ellaapiie
02-24	Mario Party 5	Minigame Circuit - Normal (2)	00:08:04	Cycopather

⏲ Category Extension World Records
Date	Game	Category (# of Runners)	Time	By
02-19	Super Mario 64 Category Extensions	50 Star - LBLJ (2)	00:45:58	Chreymd
02-19	Super Mario Bros. Category Extensions	Walkathon (3)	00:08:23	JonsNerdRage
02-20	Super Mario Bros. Category Extensions	Both Quests (5)	00:08:19	NoResets
02-20	Super Mario Bros. Category Extensions	1 Warp (4)	00:10:55	Kosmicd12
02-23	Super Mario World Extra Categories	960 Exit (13)	14:48:34	GreenDeathFlavor
02-23	Super Mario 64 Category Extensions	All Red Coin Stars (11)	00:34:56	luke994
02-23	Super Mario 64 Category Extensions	100 Unique Lives (4)	00:40:41	SuperViperT302
02-23	Super Mario Bros. Category Extensions	All Warps Deathless (1)	00:43:25	Barnowl

🕮 Guides
Date	Game	Title	By	Link
02-20	Mario & Luigi: Dream Team	Dozing Sands Skip (ALTERNATE METHOD)	SaraMelody	Link
02-20	Mario & Luigi: Dream Team	Mushrise Park Skip	SaraMelody	Link

▶ Videos
Date	Game	Title	By	Link
02-22	Miscellaneous	Introduction to TAS: Tool-Assisted Speedrunning	sonicpacker
02-23	Super Mario 64	[SM64 120 Star WR's] cheese05's 1:40:10 vs. Siglemic's 1:43:53	Toad Toad

⏳ Upcoming Events
Date	End Date	Title	Schedule	Link
02-25	02-26	BSG11	Schedule
03-03	03-03	Nintendo Switch launches	N/A	Link
03-03	03-06	Speed Gaming for Sick Kids 4*	Schedule
03-04	03-05	First Anniversary Baguetton	Schedule

*Speed Gaming for Sick Kids 4 does not have any Mario games scheduled [1]

Overview

Several runs became WRs but have since been broken:
- Mario Golf (N64) - Any% (Courses) in 00:52:18 by Iambutpixels [1]
- WarioWare: Smooth Moves - Any% in 00:48:43 by ellaapiie [1]
- Luigi's Mansion - Any% (No OoB) in 00:57:37 by MichaelT00 [1]
- WarioWare: Smooth Moves - Any% in 00:48:36 by the2thomasklu8 [1]
Important registration dates and sign ups begin March 6 for SGDQ 2017 [1]
The Final Split had its final show [1] [2]
Nintendo of America co-founder Alan Stone passed away due to cancer at 71 [1] [2] [3] [4]