Super Mario 64 speedrunners are continuing to make massive new discoveries even now, nearly 30 years after the launch of one of the best N64 games ever made. As of this past weekend, one of the game's most notorious speedrunning tricks – a massive roadblock for new runners and a thorn in the side of even the most experienced players – has been rendered absolutely trivial to pull off.
Many speedrun categories of Super Mario 64 require what the community refers to as a backwards long jump, or BLJ. If you do a BLJ on a sloped surface, you can build up Mario's speed to near-infinite levels, which you can use to bypass certain doors with minimum star requirements. This makes it an essential tool for the uber-fast any% categories like 1-star.
