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I'm not a gamer myself but I have come across several of these types on hacks... I am always impressed with the dedication of gamers to understand the execution

by hoopism 11y ago

I'm not a gamer myself but I have come across several of these types on hacks... I am always impressed with the dedication of gamers to understand the execution to this extent. Really is a cool aspect to video games. There's a cool story of a guy who beat Mario 64 without ever jumping... http://kotaku.com/the-man-who-does-the-impossible-in-super-mario-64-1656869221 http://kotaku.com/the-man-who-does-the-impossible-in-super-m...

barosl 11y ago
The explanation on the "water level overflow" is marvelous... > I had been wondering if raising/lowering the water level could help me collect this star in 0 A presses, and then it suddenly hit me: what if I raised the water level to the maximum possible value? I theorized that if I did this, then the water level would actually overflow onto the lowest possible water level. Using hacks, I tested this and found it to be true. Consequently, I then raised the water level using TAS until it reached a very special water level, which I'm naming the "overflow water level," at which the water level oscillates between the highest water level and the lowest water level. I make use of this to ascend and descend in the town, thereby allowing me to collect the star in 0 A presses. > To raise the water, I make use of a glitch, which works as follows. The water in the town raises and lowers periodically. Whatever water level you unload the town on becomes the median water level for the next time you load the town. So if you consistently unload the town while the water is at the top of its cycle, then the water will gradually rise, and that's what I do in the video.
DSMan195276 11y ago
The thing I've always loved about games like these is that they have a perfect balance of being complex enough to be fun and interesting to investigate, but not so complex that you have layer upon layer of stuff to get through to figure out what's going on.

by hoopism 11y ago

barosl 11y ago

The explanation on the "water level overflow" is marvelous... > I had been wondering if raising/lowering the water level could help me collect this star in 0 A presses, and then it suddenly hit me: what if I raised the water level to the maximum possible value? I theorized that if I did this, then the water level would actually overflow onto the lowest possible water level. Using hacks, I tested this and found it to be true. Consequently, I then raised the water level using TAS until it reached a very special water level, which I'm naming the "overflow water level," at which the water level oscillates between the highest water level and the lowest water level. I make use of this to ascend and descend in the town, thereby allowing me to collect the star in 0 A presses. > To raise the water, I make use of a glitch, which works as follows. The water in the town raises and lowers periodically. Whatever water level you unload the town on becomes the median water level for the next time you load the town. So if you consistently unload the town while the water is at the top of its cycle, then the water will gradually rise, and that's what I do in the video.

DSMan195276 11y ago

The thing I've always loved about games like these is that they have a perfect balance of being complex enough to be fun and interesting to investigate, but not so complex that you have layer upon layer of stuff to get through to figure out what's going on.