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Speedrunning, glitches & game hacking

SM64 - Watch for Rolling Rocks - 0.5x A Presses (Commentated) [OUTDATED]

pannenkoek2012 · Discussed on HN from 2016 to 2024

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  • 01super mario 64
  • 02speedrunning
  • 03tas

Pannenkoek2012's commentated tool-assisted Super Mario 64 run collecting the Watch for Rolling Rocks star with half an A press, using parallel universes and QPU movement. The video is marked outdated in favor of a newer version.

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Amazing thought process behind the half A press

“the amount of thought process went into it is just amazing.”
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meanduck · 2016-05 · 13 recommenders across 12 months

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