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Re:Flappy Bird Clone Code Injected into Super Mario World fo... by raverbashing on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @11:30AM (#11770462)
I've spent a lot of time in the early days of computing typing hex code corresponding to assembly instructions to load programs. Yes, a lot of A3 F7 <enter> C0 <enter> etc

Yes, he's doing it in a harder way, by using positions and jumps, but that's also his choice as there are automated tools to do this

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Re:Flappy Bird Clone Code Injected into Super Mario World fo... by mynameisvlad on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @12:59PM (#11771239)
Typing assembly into a medium that is built for that is worlds apart from precisely inputting it using a standard controller into a game that was not meant to do it. If you think it's not an accomplishment, you are free to try it out yourself to see how incredibly difficult it is to do without assistance from a tool. Getting it exactly right is a skill, and not an easy one to master either.
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