"Niftski alleged that the current Any% world record holder, averge11, 'conspired with certain leaderboard moderators and others to rig the vote to ban input swapping for the purpose of sabotaging my Any% TAS tie progress.'"
"To do this, he's been input swapping, a technique that speedrunners have used to their advantage in several other games. In Niftski's case, this means swapping between a keyboard and a controller to make certain segments of the game easier."
"Last October, the game's Speedrun.com moderation team had voted eight to one to permit input swapping under specific conditions."
Niftski, known for being the second-fastest to complete Super Mario Bros., aims to achieve a perfect tie with a tool-assisted speedrun. After a rule change banning input swapping, he claims the current world record holder, averge11, conspired with moderators to sabotage his progress. Input swapping, a technique allowing the use of both keyboard and controller, was previously permitted under certain conditions. Niftski's goal is to complete the game in the fastest time possible, matching a TAS speedrun's record.
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