Poots

Here it is guys, my 5:09 run. Not the fastest on the web (think the world record is 5:06 or 5:07), but it is my personal best. you'll see a few mistakes, but you'll also see some nice moves.

long live 8-bit nintendo.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8590658024798572543

hey guys
this is jason harmer, i was on the left screen playin with my roomie jeff ninnemann ("ninneman" is a common misspelling). anyway that was taken at the Black Student Union talent show at Luther College (Decorah, IA) back in the spring of 2003.

a little background info - it was supposed to be set up that we both played on two 17 or 19 inch tvs that were hooked up to projectors so everyone could see. however the night of the show, my tv didn't work, so i actually had to play off the projection. this is evidenced by my mistimed jump on world 1-1 when i missed the pipe. after that i did get used to it, but man was that tough.

also, we did talk before the race to try and keep it close...we couldn't have imagined for that close of a finish though. you see at times on the right screen where jeff stops running for a bit - although we did want to keep it close (and he did have a huge lead over me at the beginning), his controller was actually glitching out on him (probably due to the hundreds of times he smashed it against the floor, wall, etc. during college), and mario would occasionally stop running. nonetheless, it was a fantastic finish.

i do have a vid clip of me getting a 5:09, it'll be posted on google video by monday (march 6) sometime. once it's up i'll post a link.

anyway hope you all enjoy watching it. yes it was fun. yes it's nerdy. but atleast we had a good time doing it.