SM64 - Watch for Rolling Rocks - 0.5x A Presses (Commentated) [OUTDATED]

Why HN readers recommended it

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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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

pannenkoek2012

Topic

super mario 64 internals

Format

explainer

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

13

HN mentions in dataset

20

Recommendation years in dataset

2016–2024

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From the original HN conversations

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• This[1] was mentioned in its other thread. Not related to programming but the amount of thought process went into it is just amazing. [1] "SM64 - Watch for Rolling Rocks - 0.5x A Presses (Commentated)" : [VIDEO]

• If you're at all interested in speedruns, this is a great video that takes it to the extreme for Super Mario 64: [VIDEO]

• Pannenkoek2012 is both genius and crazy awesome at the same time. Its video "0.5x A Key Presses" provoked a riot in video game circles some times ago: [VIDEO]