SNES Code Injection -- Flappy Bird in SMW

Why HN readers recommended it

Constantly cited as the canonical example of arbitrary code execution through gameplay and of deep system knowledge among speedrunners.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

SethBling

Topic

arbitrary code execution in games

Format

demo

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

9

HN mentions in dataset

20

Recommendation years in dataset

2016–2025

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• This reminds me of the incredible Flappy Birds SNES Code Injection into Super Mario World. A must-see video. [VIDEO]

• Youtube is full of hidden gems, all a matter of taste. Meta-programming: [LINK] Math'n'music edutainment: [LINK] Science edutainment: [LINK] Feats of incredible gaming skill: [LINK] Tidbits of hacking ingenuity: [VIDEO] Looking for heart in pop culture: [LINK] You can get lost in the maze of …

• super impressive stuff. I'm generally unfamiliar with speedrunning, but I am familiar with the billy mitchell controversies, so I'm surprised that people accept the legitimacy of streamed runs. wouldn't it be trivial-enough to fake? tangental: my personal favorite mario-related feat is sethbling injecting flappy bird …