The Super Mario Bros. Wonder speedrunning community has kicked into high gear thanks to an unexpected glitch that lets players skip essential sections of the game. According to GamesRadar+, Jhay, a Twitch streamer and speedrunner, dropped a clip on Twitter showcasing a glitch that lets players bypass the Pipe-Rock Plateau Palace at the end of the first world. This nifty trick catapults them into the second world at lightning speed.
Here’s the lowdown: Involving some two-player mode antics, the glitch demands a bit of controller juggling. With a second controller in hand, the player needs to walk their primary character off-screen, switch the characters on the options menu, and voila! The player-two controlled character can casually stroll off the side of the map – something that’s not part of the standard game plan.
Once that’s sorted, switch back to solo mode, opt to play as the character initially set to player two, and boom! You’re off the beaten track, cruising into the second world. It might sound a tad convoluted, but Jhay has mastered the art, using this glitch strategically throughout the map. The result? An impressive Any% run, clocking in at one hour, 30 minutes, and 55 seconds. That’s right – they breezed through Super Mario Bros. Wonder using every trick in the book.
