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So, fuzzing tests [1] seem to be in order for Nintendo games... :-)
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_fuzzy_lop_(fuzzer)
It says a lot about a game like SM64 that it manages to still fascinate and captivate decades after its release while a dwindling number of mainstream games made today share that level of player enthusiasm.
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There is this channel that provides equally in depth analysis of Paper Mario 64: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYDnJiF0_RqSjkjvjRbG1tA Specifically their series of crashing Paper Mario in innumerable unusual ways, which has become a meme. Unfortunately it has been inactive since 2020. EDIT: Fixed link
Unless I'm missing something, this channel doesn't seem to have any videos? Actually it seems like your link just forwards incorrectly to a different channel. https://www.youtube.com/@Stryder7x is the correct one, yours for me goes to https://www.youtube.com/user/Stryder7x
I edited with the correct link to the channel.
If you're interested in Super Mario 64 speedruns, the video[0] "The Story of the Greatest Super Mario 64 Speedrunners" is great.
The sheer depth of knowledge and analytical ability pannenkoek has is honestly quite amazing. I've become quite spoiled watching their SM64 videos, it's been incredibly hard to find something of similar rigor and production value for other games. The closest I've found so far has been a video on how a group of speed runners were able to conquer RNG for a puzzle in Wind waker[0]. [0]: https://youtu.be/1hs451PfFzQ
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnKWKICUqWU
https://youtu.be/_hjRvZYkAgA is my current favorite.
Can anyone recommend other rabbit hole videos like the parents? It can be in any topic. I love these types of videos that show just how deep things are. https://youtu.be/_hjRvZYkAgA is my current favorite.
On one hand, hacking/speed-running/homebrew and other gaming niches should make it so older games like Mario N64 remains popular longer... On the other, I doubt niches make much of a difference for Nintendo's bottom line, and considering their track record, I assume they would kill all sorts of hacks around their platforms, if they could. So, fuzzing tests [1] seem to be in order for Nintendo games... :-) 1: https://…
They've been doing exactly this with Tears of the Kingdom: patching pretty much every glitch that gets found, no matter how likely it is to affect casual players or whether it arguably makes the game more fun. I wouldn't be shocked if they had people lurking in the glitch hunting/speed running Discords just so they can learn about glitches and fix them ASAP.