Nintendo World Championships conclude with hellish Super Mario gauntlet

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It all came down to Mario in the final moments of Sunday night's Nintendo's 2015 World Championships, held in Los Angeles. The two final competitors, going by John "John Numbers" Goldberg and Cosmo Wright competed in a frantic run through Super Mario levels - only ruled by a ticking timer and a sadistic streak. The never-before-seen stages, spanning different eras of Mario games, were custom-made in Super Mario Maker. Oh, and they were so, so evil.

Meanwhile, John Numbers was ultimately crowned Nintendo's World Champion, which gets you a lovely trophy and a Nintendo 3DS signed by Shigeru Miyamoto. The revered designer came out to congratulate the victor as well, but a cheeky smile suggested he came to enjoy what he had wrought: The Era of Dark Mario.

Ludwig Kietzmann
Ludwig Kietzmann

Ludwig Kietzmann is a veteran video game journalist and former U.S. Editor-in-Chief for GamesRadar+. Before he held that position, Ludwig worked for sites like Engadget and Joystiq, helping to craft news and feature coverage. Ludwig left journalism behind in 2016 and is now an editorial director at Assembly Media, helping to oversee editorial strategy and media relations for Xbox.