ORB
Introduced: 2020 |
Retired: N/A |
Shortcut: YLSorb (FFZ) |
Source: Super Mario World speedrunning meme |
"ORB" is a meme from the Super Mario World speedrunning community that made its way over to Gatorbox by way of Super Mario Maker 2 and the series Your Level Sucks. Specifically, it's something Draco utters into the microphone at very close range whenever the flagpole in a level is so obscured by obstacles that only the little sphere on top is visible to trigger the ending.
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In speedruns of Super Mario World it is common for players to say "ORB" into their microphones upon completing the stage Sunken Ghost Ship, the level before reaching Bowser's World. This is because the level does not have a traditional goal tape ending but instead has a green "?" orb on a pedestal of rocks that instantly completes the level upon touching it. It is not known who specifically started the "ORB" meme but it has been adopted by several popular Super Mario World speedrunners whose stream chats participate in the meme as well by spamming "ORB" in chat alongside the runner saying it.