I watched a video recently about tool assisted Speedruns which actually educated me on why this worked. An issue with the sound card and the way user input was handled allowed certain button combinations to cause Random Code Execution. It’s actually possible to beat one of the Mario games (can’t remember the name right this second) on the first frame using this method, but it requires a ridiculous amount of inputs
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statler_waldorf@sopuli.xyz 6 days ago
I was in my mid 30s when I found out that you could hold some button when continuing after game over in Super Mario Bros to continue in the world you died.
We just got gud and abused the turtle shell stair 1up.
JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 6 days ago
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 6 days ago
lud@lemm.ee 6 days ago
What’s the CVE?
scaramobo@lemmynsfw.com 6 days ago
Whelp… that was wild!
Landless2029@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Whelp I was today years old when I found out about this…
f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
After completing the game, when you’re sent back to the title screen, you can also press B to select which world to start on. The World 1-1 in the HUD changes, then you have to do the continue trick - hold A and press Start.
I can finish the game on one life without warps, but I’ve never once been able to get the 1ups from a Koopa shell.
selokichtli@lemmy.ml 6 days ago
Which button? Tell me!
conartistpanda@lemmy.world 5 days ago
“Dont worry guys I found the solution” aah comment
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 6 days ago
You could do what now?
jballs@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
I am legitimately angry to only be learning this now
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
It was in the manual
jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
What am I missing?
archive.org/details/…/1up
IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Look at it this way. Didn’t you have more fun losing over and over, never completing the game and being stained permanently with that empty feeling of defeat?