Name: Stephen Colbert takes on video game speedrunning
Uploaded: 2016-07-05T16:36:09+00:00
Description: Can he heat and eat a Hot Pocket faster than the top 'Super Mario Bros. 3' speedrunner can finish the game?

Stephen Colbert takes on video game speedrunning

Can he heat and eat a Hot Pocket faster than the top 'Super Mario Bros. 3' speedrunner can finish the game?

Stephen Colbert came up with a funny way to educate his Late Show viewers on the Summer Games Done Quick charity drive and the speedrunning talents the event showcases.

For those not familiar with the practice, speedrunners master specific video games with the goal of completing them as quickly as possible. This often involves using glitches and other unintended exploits to shave away seconds (or even tenths of seconds).

Colbert decided to test his Hot Pocket-eating skills against renowned speedrunner Mitch Fowler, who holds the world record time in Super Mario Bros. 3, as well as Columbia University's men's relay team. The results are appropriately magical.

Topics Esports Gaming Stephen Colbert

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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.