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'''''{{wp|Guinness World Records}}''''' (sometimes abbreviated as '''''GWR''''') is an annual reference book that lists world records for a variety of subjects, including the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. A spin-off of the book called '''''Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition''''' features video game-related world records exclusively.
'''''{{wp|Guinness World Records}}''''' (also abbreviated as '''''GWR''''') is an annual reference book that lists world records for a variety of subjects, including the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. A spin-off of the book called '''''Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition''''' features video game-related world records exclusively.
==List of ''Super Mario''-related world records by year==
 
==List of ''Mario''-related world records by year==
===Unknown date===
===Unknown date===
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|N/A
|N/A
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|Highest score on ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' (Emulator and Marathon)
|Highest score on ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' (Emulator and Marathon),
|George Riley
|George Riley
|6,167,400 points
|6,167,400 points
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|N/A
|N/A
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|Fastest Completion of Hard Mode of [[Wario's Woods (Nintendo Entertainment System)|''Wario's Woods'' (NES)]]
|Fastest Completion of Hard Mode of ''[[Wario's Woods]]'' ([[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]
|Daniel Dock
|Daniel Dock
|11 minutes, 30 seconds
|11 minutes, 30 seconds
|N/A
|N/A
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|Fastest Completion of Hard Mode of [[Wario's Woods (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|''Wario's Woods'' (SNES)]]
|Fastest Completion of Hard Mode of ''[[Wario's Woods]]'' ([[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]])
|Daniel Dock
|Daniel Dock
|9 minutes, 45 seconds
|9 minutes, 45 seconds
|N/A
|N/A
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|Fastest Completion of Hard Mode of [[Wario's Woods (Nintendo Entertainment System)|''Wario's Woods'' (Wii)]]
|Fastest Completion of Hard Mode of ''[[Wario's Woods]]'' ([[Wii]])
|Ryan Genno
|Ryan Genno
|17 minutes, 43 seconds
|17 minutes, 43 seconds
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===1980s===
===1980s===
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|First gamer to reach the kill screen on ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|First gamer to reach the kill screen on ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|{{wp|Billy Mitchell (gamer)|Billy Mitchell}}
|Billy Mitchell
|Set in United States
|Set in United States
|November 7, 1982
|November 7, 1982
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|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/384121-first-mario-videogame-for-apple-hardware]
|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/384121-first-mario-videogame-for-apple-hardware]
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|First ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' videogame released for a non-Nintendo system
|First ''[[Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' videogame released for a non-Nintendo system
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''
|Set in Japan
|Set in Japan
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===1990s===
===1990s===
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|First videogame protagonist to have a [[Starship Mario|Faceship]]
|First videogame protagonist to have a [[Starship Mario|Faceship]]
|[[Samus|Samus Aran]]
|[[Samus Aran]]
|N/A
|N/A
|November 1991
|November 1991
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|First videogame starring [[Luigi]] as the main character
|First videogame starring [[Luigi]] as the main character
|''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]''
|''[[Mario is Missing!]]''
|N/A
|N/A
|July 1993
|July 1993
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===2000s===
===2000s===
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|First gamer to score one million points on ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|First gamer to score one million points on ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|{{wp|Billy Mitchell (gamer)|Billy Mitchell}}
|Billy Mitchell
|Set in United States
|Set in United States
|June 4, 2005
|June 4, 2005
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|First crossover characters in a kart videogame
|First crossover characters in a kart videogame
| ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''
| ''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''
|[[Pac-Man]], [[Ms. Pac-Man]], and [[Blinky]] from the ''Pac-Man'' series appear as playable characters.
|N/A
|October 10, 2005
|October 10, 2005
|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/99229-first-crossover-characters-in-a-kart-videogame]
|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/99229-first-crossover-characters-in-a-kart-videogame]
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|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-score-on-the-legend-of-zelda-theme-on-donkey-konga-(nintendo-2003)]
|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/highest-score-on-the-legend-of-zelda-theme-on-donkey-konga-(nintendo-2003)]
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|Rarest ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' videogame
|Rarest ''[[Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' videogame
|''[[Nintendo Campus Challenge]]''
|''[[Nintendo Campus Challenge]]''
|20100 U.S. dollars
|20100 U.S. dollars
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|First use of computer-controlled "help" feature in a 2D platform game
|First use of computer-controlled "help" feature in a 2D platform game
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|Refers to the [[Super Guide]], where a computer-controlled Luigi will finish a level.
|N/A
|November 12, 2009
|November 12, 2009
|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/98933-first-use-of-computer-controlled-%e2%80%9chelp%e2%80%9d-feature-in-a-2d-platform-game]
|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/98933-first-use-of-computer-controlled-%e2%80%9chelp%e2%80%9d-feature-in-a-2d-platform-game]
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===2010===
===2010===
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|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-lap-on-ghost-valley-2-circuit-on-mario-kart-wii]
|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-lap-on-ghost-valley-2-circuit-on-mario-kart-wii]
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|Largest collection of ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' memorabilia
|Largest collection of ''[[Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' memorabilia
|Mitsugu Kikai
|Mitsugu Kikai
|5441 items; set in Japan (Tokyo)
|5441 items; set in Japan (Tokyo)
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===2011===
===2011===
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|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/98801-most-pirated-3d-platform-videogame]
|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/98801-most-pirated-3d-platform-videogame]
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|Longest videogame marathon playing the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' franchise
|Longest videogame marathon playing the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' series
|Dan Ryckert
|Dan Ryckert
|50 hours; set in United States (Minneapolis)
|50 hours; set in United States (Minneapolis)
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===2012===
===2012===
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|Most critically acclaimed platform videogame series
|Most critically acclaimed platform videogame series
|''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''
|''[[Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''
|92% average rating on Metacritic
|92% average rating on Metacritic
|October 9, 2012
|October 9, 2012
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===2013===
===2013===
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|Highest score on [[Sort or 'Splode]] in ''New Super Mario Bros.'' (Nintendo DS)
|Highest score on "[[Sort or 'Splode]]" in New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo DS)
|Tristen Geren
|Tristen Geren
|337 points; set in United States (Fredericksburg)
|337 points; set in United States (Fredericksburg)
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|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/105286-highest-score-on-sort-or-splode-in-new-super-mario-bros-nintendo-ds]
|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/105286-highest-score-on-sort-or-splode-in-new-super-mario-bros-nintendo-ds]
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|Longest hammer throw on [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'' (Wii)]]
|Longest hammer throw on ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)]]''
|Klayton Schaufler
|Klayton Schaufler
|97.10 meters; set in United States (Lake Stevens)
|97.10 meters; set in United States (Lake Stevens)
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|First official ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' expansion pack
|First official ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' expansion pack
|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
|Was released as an expansion for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', initially on June 19, 2013 in Japan.
|N/A
|June 19, 2013
|June 19, 2013
|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/109821-first-official-mario-expansion-pack]
|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/109821-first-official-mario-expansion-pack]
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===2014===
===2014===
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|Most playable characters in a ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' videogame
|Most playable characters in a ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' videogame
|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|36 characters. Was surpassed by ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in 2017 with 42 characters. The record is currently held by ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', with 265 playable characters.
|36 characters
|May 29, 2014
|May 29, 2014
|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/424572-most-playable-characters-in-a-mario-kart-videogame]
|[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/424572-most-playable-characters-in-a-mario-kart-videogame]
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===2015===
===2015===
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===2016===
===2016===
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===2017===
===2017===
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===2018===
===2018===
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|Fastest-selling [[Nintendo]] videogame
|Fastest-selling [[Nintendo]] videogame
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
|12.08 million units sold
|12.08 million units sold
|December 31, 2018
|December 31, 2018
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===2019===
===2019===
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===2020===
===2020===
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===2021-2022===
===2021-2022===
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