Three or four may be a lot, yet high-level speedrunners will easily clear that many playthroughs in a night. Then there would be another game I could spend 10, hours in and not get bored," he said. When he started, he streamed up to 14 hours per day. His closest rival, year-old Devin Blair from Kentucky - aka puncayshun - said he's played about the same amount. I spend hours trying to get a run going and I just can't and I get frustrated," he said.Īlvarez has clocked more than 5, hours of playtime in a single game - probably tens of thousands of semifinished runs. Since its release two decades ago, Mario 64 has been played and replayed to the point where eking out a new, faster time seems nearly impossible. He tried it himself inaround the time of his senior high school exams. Now 22 years old, Alvarez first found speedrunning videos while grazing YouTube in Trinidad, where he grew up. Alvarez has done it in 1 hour, 39 minutes and 28 seconds, including cutscenes. It takes the average gamer about 24 hours to do this, according to HowLongToBeat. Alvarez holds the world record for beating it: stars, which essentially means conquering every goal in the game.
His primary game, the classic platformer Super Mario 64is the most popular for speedrunners. Alvarez is a full-time speedrunner he competes with others around the world to beat a game in the fastest time possible. Afternoons consist of errands - lately, finding a new apartment and office space with reliable internet for streaming - and training with his volleyball team.Īfter dinner, he does a few rounds of arm and finger stretches, makes sure he's hydrated, then turns on the Nintendo 64 to practice. Allan Alvarez can complete the game Super Mario 64 faster than anyone in the world, which means that most days he gets out of bed around 4 PM.