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Titus Kwok wrote:
First useful glitch I ever found in a game was Combat for the Atari 2600. If you were using the wireless controllers in tank mode, switching the controller off would either result in driving in a circle and firing repeatedly, or moving straight ahead at double the normal speed.
That's an interesting one. I'm not overly familiar with the Atari's control scheme, but do you know what was going on "behind the scenes" to cause it? Was it a case of all the buttons reading as pressed simultaneously, or something else?
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In EarthBound, I managed to prove that it was possible to access the debug menu with the "check area" glitch in the (U) version. Sadly, I had to use a patched ROM that made the debug menu easier to use and get to just so I could go to Threed early. I haven't checked to see if it's possible in an unpatched ROM. I also discovered weird glitches and tricks in LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy for the Game Boy Advance. Here's an Imgur gallery I made.
:shrug: I'm more active on Twitter nowadays: @HunterCoates5
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Wulf2k wrote:
Titus Kwok wrote:
First useful glitch I ever found in a game was Combat for the Atari 2600. If you were using the wireless controllers in tank mode, switching the controller off would either result in driving in a circle and firing repeatedly, or moving straight ahead at double the normal speed.
That's an interesting one. I'm not overly familiar with the Atari's control scheme, but do you know what was going on "behind the scenes" to cause it? Was it a case of all the buttons reading as pressed simultaneously, or something else?
Those behaviors do result from input in opposing directions. Take a gander at this page and the video embedded in it: http://www.ataricompendium.com/game_library/easter_eggs/vcs/26combat.html
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Yes, standard runs are needed and very appreciated here too
Dylon Stejakoski wrote:
Me and the boys starting over our games of choice for the infinityieth time in a row because of just-found optimizations
^ Why I don't have any submissions despite being on the forums for years now...
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Micro-Machine 1 & 2 - Twin Turbo : play on Micro-Machine 1 and you can finish a race in the last lap even if you go out of the circuit ( you'll win the race and after the game will replace you at your last position in the circuit ) Link to video
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in Code Name Viper game i found bug playing NES (not emulator) Link to video And later i "improved" this bug Link to video But it is not useful for TAS