Behind The Code

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  • Premiered: Jul 2020
  • Episodes: 43
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Season 2021
2021x1
Zelda Drops and RNG
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Air date
Jan 21, 2021
Item drop explanations plus code walks for random number generation and random drops.
2021x1
Dragon's Lair
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 10, 2021
What secrets are hidden inside the Japanese and European ROMs for Dragon's Lair (NES)? Let's take a look inside!
2021x2
Ninja Gaiden
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Mar 20, 2021
A look at the gravity and velocity design of Ninja Gaiden and the new Game Genie cheat codes we can create from what we've learned.
2021x3
Ninja Gaiden II
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Apr 09, 2021
The jumping of Ninja Gaiden 1 vs 2. How do the clone ninjas work? How does the wind work?
2021x4
Let's put the Jump from Ninja Gaiden II into Ninja Gaiden III
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Air date
Apr 28, 2021
Ninja Gaiden II jumping in Ninja Gaiden III. Collision detection. Sword hitboxes. Enemies do less damage.
2021x5
Reprogramming Mega Man 4's Charged Shot
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May 17, 2021
Cut the charge time in half? How about a damage boost? Focus on the process of reverse engineering code in this episode. Lots of code-hopping!
2021x6
Cheating the Turbo Tunnel of Battletoads
Episode overview
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Jul 09, 2021
Pondering what Game Genie codes could make the Turbo Tunnel easier to beat. "Easier" might be subjective...
2021x8
Action 52 - A Bit of History & A Bit of ROM Archaeology
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Aug 07, 2021
The Miracle that is Action 52 for the NES. Text to graphics? Aspect Ratio? Controller handling? It is all here!
2021x7
The Trade A.I. of NES Monopoly
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Aug 10, 2021
Fast code walk of the logic used for the computer player to determine how to respond to a human player-proposed trade.
2021x9
Should Old Games Be Fixed? The Faxanadu Pendant Bug
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Sep 07, 2021
Examination of known bugs in older games and some pondering of whether or not they should be officially fixed.
2021x10
The Airmailing Enemies Bug of Super Mario Bros. 2
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 28, 2021
Why do two enemies thrown back-to-back fly straight up into the air in Super Mario Bros. 2? Let's find out!
2021x11
The Frustrating Weapons and TWO Versions of Fester's Quest
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Oct 21, 2021
Examination of the questionable weapons design and the second release of Fester's Quest
2021x12 Season finale
Blaster Master Pause Glitch and Rotating Tanks Explained
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Air date
Dec 26, 2021
Some bosses take damage even with the game paused. The tank can rotate around platforms. How does all of this work?

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