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SM64 - Watch for Rolling Rocks - 0.5x A Presses (Commentated) [OUTDATED]
pannenkoek2012 · Jan 12, 2016 · 24m 39s
What this video covers
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 The video is marked outdated in favor of a newer version.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
Held up as a legendary deep dive into game internals, explained lucidly and with humor, and a gateway to the channel.
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“the amount of thought process went into it is just amazing.”
“If you're at all interested in speedruns, this is a great video that takes it to the extreme for Super Mario 64”
“Pannenkoek2012 is both genius and crazy awesome at the same time.”