Super Mario Speedrunner plays the piano while kicking

Summary

A streamer played New Super Mario Bros. Wii with head and feet at Awesome Games Done Quick.
Additionally, they used their hands to play along with the game's soundtrack on a keyboard.
Just to make it more difficult again, they then demonstrated that they could do all of this blindfolded.

Awesome Games Done Quick returns in 2025 to remind you that no matter how good you think you are at your favorite games, there's always someone better at them than you. In some cases, there are people who are so good that they have to invent new ways to play them just to feel challenged, like this guy playing New Super Mario Bros. Wii with head and legs so hands are free play the game soundtrack.

The speedrunner is called Wes, short for FunkopotamusWes, which is what he goes by on Twitch. Wes has been performing what he called piano racing (thanks, Vice) since the summer of 2023. The racing requires the streamer to use other parts of the body to play the games, as they need their hands free to play their background music. Mario Kart seems to be his favorite, but on Wednesday he showed off his skills using New Super Mario Bros. on the Wii during this year's AGDQ.

9-Don't miss these amazing speed races at AGDQ this year

Don't miss these amazing speed races at this year's AGDQ

Live bands, trick controllers and a classic Metroid Prime race – it's going to be a great AGDQ.

Wes shows exactly how his setup works to get things started. The head-mounted Joy-Con moves Mario left and right when Wes tilts his head left or right, while tilting his head forward makes Mario jump, leaning him back makes him to move away. The foot-bound Joy-Con can make Mario run by pressing the trigger with his toe, and can also make Mario jump by pressing down on the ball of his foot. Handy if he needs to run and jump as he would use the main controller to move.

Super Mario Bros. Wii Hands Free

While playing the OST on a keyboard as you go

As if all of that wasn't impressive enough, there's a moment during Wes' performance at AGDQ when he adds a blindfold to the mix. So from that point on, he controls Mario with his head and foot, playing the soundtracks for each level on a keyboard as he goes, and he can't see anything while doing it. It's not just total chaos on the screen, however it's in place. He plays the game and plays it well.

The inventive ways people come up with to add renewed difficulty to their favorite games never ceases to amaze me. Wes running after Mario while playing his theme song and eyeballing it might be the most inventive and impressive example we've seen since streamer MissMikkaa defeated two copies of the Elden Ring at the same time, one with a controller and the other with a dance mat. .