Quick update to let runners know that timing for the four longest MBM categories (SMG, SMG2, SM3DW & SMO) now permits breaks (to match new ruling for the longer mainboard Multi-Mario categories).

In the future, please submit your time as the sum of all individual categories without breaks. It's suggested to take breaks between categories, as these easily can be removed from the final time. However, if you take a significant break (>1min) at some point in the middle of a category, mention it with a timestamp in the run description and it can be removed from the final time.

These rules are flexible as these categories are on the extensions board for a reason. Please be reasonable and act with integrity when submitting.

All existing runs in these categories have been retimed accordingly.

With this game we finally get a new Mainline Mario game after SMO (and a 6 year wait)! This will do the following things:

The current Console Series Any% run will turn into pre-SMBW, stay on the leaderboards until new runs with the new game sufficiently replaced that, then it will be moved to the archives just like the pre-SMO version.

The current Mainline Series 100% run will also gain the "pre-SMBW" title, also needs a new run to be officially locked down and moved to the archives.

Locking down the previous categories is not meant to lock down on competition, just fixing what would be a bit silly to focus on. Just like when SMO was added, if you already do that run adding that one more game is not hurting you and it makes much more sense this way. It's also better to help preserve what people have achieved until then without it getting lost through new achievements. Unlike categories like say 982 or 370 they don't really have that kind of historic reasoning to continue existing as we already need to alter their names for them to make sense.

If you don't agree with this, hop on our Discord server and discuss it there, we got 4 more months until these changes will happen so plenty of time to talk about it.

• Blood

For the introduction of IGT on our leaderboards we started retiming all solo Multi Mario runs, which is now finally completed! A bunch of RTA times have been adjusted based on video proof, if you have issues with an adjustment on your run, get in touch!

If you are not around on the Discord, then you have missed a bigger change for the leaderboards!

Out of a discussion that started as how much we can open up the categories without losing the challenge that comes with RTA, this idea of In-game time as additional info sprung up and became the most popular option!

We are also open to verify times that are only PBs for In-game time, but only to some extend. We may not verify times with very slow RTA times.

Right now all runs are being retimed on both Real and In-game time, so if your Real time changes, that is the reason. This is only for solo runs, relay runs stay pure RTA timing.

I can always recommend joining the discord: https://discord.gg/A7z9S4C

• Blood

Hey everyone, after the last big update there was a bit of a mess and I'm sorry for it, things just went wrong. To fix it, we held a vote on a few major things. These things include how Relay categories are managed in our leaderboards, finally a consistent naming system for Sandbox/1120, 982 and its Any% counterpart, what we do with NSMB Series and if having Misc. on the main boards is even a good idea. The results are in and the changes are complete, so what did change on this leaderboard?

#Merging relay categories The times of Solo and Relay categories being their own is over. Now runs that have had enough relay runs (3 different teams, just like any category that wants to make it out of the archives sheet), will get Solo/Relay variables that allow for both types of runs to be stored under one category with split leaderboards. For this board it means bye bye to Sandbox Mario Any% Relay, as that got merged with the already existing Sandbox Mario Any% leaderboard on the Main leaderboards.

#Introducing the 3D Mario 416! Votes are in and there was a big majority for creating this category, but it was a close race between CE or Main board with the CE board barely winning out, so 982 will stay CE and now has a friend in the 416. And yeah this is a mess of numbers, just think 3D Marios without SMO and in 100% or Any% if you are confused by any chance.

#NSMB Series moving (again) To my surprise there is a silent majority that thinks NSMB Series deserves to be on the Main leaderboard, so that is now back on that. I say to my surprise since when we held discussions, nobody really opposed this idea/thought. But I guess holding that vote helped to correct this mistake.

#Your input is important! This whole thing can't exist without you, so we need your input on how things should be. Sure me and the other mods may have our own ideas of what Multi Mario is supposed to be but we'd just commit even more mistakes than I just did this month if it wasn't for your input. So if you read this and have somehow not yet joined our Discord, please do so! We have a #suggestions channel in which we can discuss these things to continue improving everything to make it as pleasing and welcoming as possible while still staying true to the main idea/identity of Multi Mario. https://discord.gg/A7z9S4C

Hey, now that this is launched, let me explain what you can do here:

First of all you can submit to the existing categories as usual. Nothing new with that.

But with the "Pending" category you can submit to any category that is listed here and not locked: http://bombch.us/DRJ2 You can even submit new categories! The rule is simple, it has to be Mario games and follow the general game rules found on here, but can alter them if needed for the category.

Happy speedrunning! -Blood