Alex Tan, better known under the screen name PangaeaPanga or formerly Penangbenny, is an American ROM hacker and speedrunner.[1] He is best known as being the creator of the most difficult Super Mario ROM hacks in existence, as well as for being one of the original Kaizo creators in Super Mario Maker.
In addition, he is also known for having the former world record for playing Super Mario World blindfolded.[2]
History[]
Speedrunning career[]
Panga started playing through Super Mario World while blindfolded on June 16, 2015, and completed a full run of the game eight days later with a time of 23:14.[3] In order to beat the game blindfolded, Panga memorized a route that was "easy and consistent," using musical cues from the game to know when to carry out certain actions.[4] After having his world record beaten on July 20, 2016, in a time of 17:46, he reclaimed the title a few days later on August 8, 2016 with a time of 15:59, before once again having his world record beaten on May 24, 2017 with a time of 13:31.
World Records[]
| Rank | Game | Time | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Super Dram World (any%) | 22m 10s | ✔ | |
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3 | Super Dram World 2 (any%) | 30m 52s | ✔ |
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2 | Super Dram World 2 (100%) | 44m 07 | ✔ |
| 11 | Super Mario World (0 exit) | 1m 38s | ✔ | |
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2 | Super Mario World (any%) - Blindfolded | 15m 59s | ✔ |
ROM Hacking and Super Mario Maker[]
To be added
Levels[]
- Main article: PangaeaPanga/Levels
Super Mario Maker[]
Panga's most notable levels in Super Mario Maker are his "Pit of Panga" series. Originally named "Panga's Revenge," this series gained notoriety for being some of earliest examples of Kaizo levels in Super Mario Maker. Two of the levels, P-Break and U-Break, were both later awarded the world record for the "Most difficult level created in Super Mario Maker" by Guinness World Records.[5][6] Starting in early 2016, Panga created a new series titled "Passive Panga", which featured levels designed to be more accessible for players and often have checkpoints.
Panga has designed two levels for Games Done Quick events, marking the first (and only) time one of his levels has been rated as Expert difficulty in-game rather than Super Expert. Panga also has a mini-series of levels dedicated to April Fool's Day that feature heavy trolling and are nearly impossible to figure out without opening the level in the editor.
In total, Panga uploaded 51 levels.
Super Mario Maker 2[]
With the release of Super Mario Maker 2, Panga (now known in-game as "PePanga" due to his name being taken) continued both his now-named "Pit of PePanga" and "Passive PePanga" series.
ROM Hacks[]
- Pit Hacks
- Kaizo Hacks
- Panga's Kaizo Kindergarten (External Link)
- Springboard and Shells Hack (External Link)
- Super Dram World
- Super Dram World 2
- Super Foss World (External Link)
- Demo Hacks
- World of Pain (External Link)
- Send Nudes (External Link)
- Complete Tourcher (External Link)
- Fireflower Power (External Link)
- Roy's Butthole (External Link)
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ PangaeaPanga: "Decently long stream to end off the birthday"
- ↑ Fastest blindfolded completion of Super Mario World
- ↑ Blindfolded Gamer Beats Super Mario World in 23 Minutes
- ↑ New England YouTuber explains how he beat Nintendo's Super Mario World video game while blindfolded
- ↑ "Most difficult level created in Super Mario Maker"
- ↑ 10 Video Game Guinness World Records That Will Blow You Away
See Also[]
| v • ePeople | |
|---|---|
| Speedrunners |
CarlSagan42 • DoDeChehedron • Dram55 • Grand POOBear • Juzcook • PangaeaPanga • Ryukahr |
| Creators |
Barbarian • PangaeaPanga • RubberRoss • Sokobansolver • T. Takemoto |