A message from Denotu
Welcome back to MarioRuns
Phew! It’s been a while, but I finally decided it was time to bring back MarioRuns.
For those who weren't around in 2013, MarioRuns was the original SM64 leaderboard website, filled with guides, resources, forums, streams and more.
SM64 has always been close to my heart. It's been fun watching new runners emerge, WRs get beaten and the game continue to be pushed further than any of us could ever have imagined.
I decided to bring MarioRuns back for those who want a compact, lightweight and lightning-fast alternative to SRC, without the bloat, ads or clutter.
I’ve also added a few quality-of-life features, including weekly rank movement markers, instant player search, more accurate time formatting for .000 runs, and the new N64 World Rankings.
How MarioRuns stays fast
- The leaderboards are refreshed from SRC once every hour and saved locally.
- Visitors read those local files immediately, without waiting for a live SRC request.
- If SRC is unavailable, MarioRuns continues serving the last successful leaderboard data.
- Brotli compression and caching averages ~12 KB transferred per click for fast loading.
For now, my plan is to keep MarioRuns focused on being a simple, faster leaderboard alternative. Because speedrunners appreciate...speed...right?
Cool. That's about it anyway. If anyone wants to reach out,
you can find me on Discord.
Cheers,