Let’s look at how Super Mario Bros. 3 uses random numbers to influence how the roulette bonus game works, and how poorly it shuffles cards in the card matching bonus game....
there are just bout four preset layouts of the cards.
It’s 8 different layouts, but yes, they are only a few of them. The funny thing is that they are not hardcoded, but the result of a buggy implementation of an algorithm that could have generated millions of different layouts. The specific assembly code is explained line by line on the video.
The article explains how Hammer Bros’ move in the world map of Super Mario Bros. 3 with a couple of examples of how to get them stuck in infinite loops....
"Viaje al centro de la tierra" (Journey to the Center of the Earth) cover by Azpiri 1989 (amstrad.es)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/9642677...
Nightmare Scenario (xkcd.com)
SMB3 Roulette & Card Matching Games Explained - RGME [Not OC] (cohost.org)
Let’s look at how Super Mario Bros. 3 uses random numbers to influence how the roulette bonus game works, and how poorly it shuffles cards in the card matching bonus game....
Anticipation - Nintendo's first video board game (64.media.tumblr.com)
Source: MARK VOMIT...
Sony Playstation // Takara Roulette Controller (Japan, 2002) (64.media.tumblr.com)
Source: Buttons & Knobs — Sony Playstation // Takara Roulette Controller (Japan, 2002)...
Super Mario Bros. 3: White Mushroom Houses spawn explained - RGME [Not OC] (cohost.org)
TL;DR:...
Hammer Bros' world map movement in Super Mario Bros. 3 - RGME (Retro Game Mechanics Explained) (cohost.org)
The article explains how Hammer Bros’ move in the world map of Super Mario Bros. 3 with a couple of examples of how to get them stuck in infinite loops....
The cartridge art was always so kickass. You just had to use your imagination quite a bit... (startrek.website)
BULL FIGHT - Sega 1984 (i.imgur.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/5158835...
NES Tetris - World Record Progression (EricICX YouTube) [1h 22m] (www.youtube.com)
From the video description....
Restoring the Explosive Fun of a TOMY Hit And Missile Game! (Randi Rain) [24min] (www.youtube.com)
Randi Rain disassembles and restores an almost-“new”-but-not-working “Hit and Missile” electro-mechanical handheld game (from 1979 - 198x?)....