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Item drop explanations plus code walks for random number generation and random drops. Featured Game Genie Code: (Take note that I have not tested this with a real cartridge) Force item drops: AEVLLAPP 0:00 Intro 0:40 Four RAM Locations 2:43 10th Enemy Has the Bomb 3:09 Some Caveats 4:22 Strategies 7:04 Drop Oddities 12:08 RNG Code Walk 18:51 A Random Drop Example 22:39 Outro #ZELDA #CODE #PROGRAMMING

Join Displaced Gamers, My Life in Gaming and Artemio for an UPLINK Panel about preserving sound in consoles and computers on February 20th @ 5 p.m. Eastern! https://www.uplinkconvention.com/

What secrets are hidden inside the Japanese and European ROMs for Dragon's Lair (NES)? Let's take a look inside!

We need programmers! My Life in Gaming and Artemio join me to talk about sound preservation. Get involved with the MDFourier Project! http://junkerhq.net/MDFourier/​ Artemio - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEh5UPBv0alseI62OJhnKow My Life in Gaming - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpvtp7mH0Cdq8FQUxcjDq0Q

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. 0:00​ The Intro 1:55​ The Design 12:15​ The Cheating 22:23​ The New Punishment 23:12​ Outro Featured Game Genie Codes: (Take note that I have not tested all of these with a real cartridge) Pit Screen-wrap: AEEVSLEA Pit Spit: ENEVSLEE + OEEVNUUE Death on final bosses takes Ryu to 6-3: ZOSVALAP Low Gravity: ZOOTKLYU High Jump (Up, Right, and Left): XYETKSKN + XNXVESKN + XYKVKVKN Invincibility: ATNTYOOZ No horizontal knockback: AEXTLPPA Unlimited Time: SXNYPYSA Start with 1 Health: PAUVYIAP Respawn with 1 Health: PENTILAP Super throwback from Enemies: ZEXTLPPE Backward jump same as forward: PENTSTAA Backward jump bonus: ZENTSTAA Death on final bosses takes Ryu to 1-1: PESVALAP + AESVZLPA

The jumping of Ninja Gaiden 1 vs 2. How do the clone ninjas work? How does the wind work? 0:00​ Intro 1:34​ Jumping - Ninja Gaiden 1 vs 2 9:32​ Pit Deaths Be Gone 12:09​ How do the Clones Work? 15:46​ How is Wind Applied to Ryu? 24:26​ Keep the Lightning Lights On 25:04​ Game Genie Codes + Outro #NINJAGAIDEN​ #NES​ #PROGRAMMING Featured Game Genie Codes: (Take note that I have not tested all of these with a real cartridge) Pit Screen-wrap: AESSGYEA Pit Trampoline: AESSGYEA + EVSSPYEA + NNSIYNNY Ninja Gaiden 1 Jump: GANUOIZA + LANUUIZA + LANUSIZA + LANUNIZA + LEELOIZA + YEELKIAP + NNELUIZE + LYNZNLVO + AASKZPTT Front Clone Close to Ryu: ZLOPEIAX No Wind: AAKITEYA No Wind at 2-3 Boss: AAKIZEPE All Stages have Wind: GAKIAEAA + AAKIGAGA Disable Left Wind: AEUKGPAG + AEKGPONY Lights on in Stage 3-1: OXNPPGSX

Ninja Gaiden II jumping in Ninja Gaiden III. Collision detection. Sword hitboxes. Enemies do less damage. Featured Game Genie Codes: (Take note that I have not tested all of these with a real cartridge) Ninja Gaiden II Jump: ZENLYIGA, ZENUPIGA, ZENULIGA, ZENUIIGA, ZENUYIGA, ZAELPTGA, ZAELLTGA, ZAELITGA, YLNPVZAZ, SOSXUPEK, UNSXSOKN Respawn in Same Room: VXOKXLSA Enemies do one damage: OXKAEVPX, PEKAOTLA Crazy Sword (large hitbox): YYXKEGAO, YYXKKGYE Super Sword by Default: PAXGKGAA, APXKEGAO, APXKKGYA #NINJAGAIDEN​ #NES​ #GAMEGENIE

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! Featured Game Genie Codes: (Take note that I have not tested all of these with a real cartridge) Half Speed Charged Shot: GVEEGAZZ, ESEEIAAZ, LEEETEVL Half Speed Broken sound: ZUOALAGT, POEEAAZU Half speed, sound fixed, mid-level shot: ZUOALAGT, POEEAAZU, ZXOAYEGS Start Buster at 1/2 Charge: ZUVEVGAA Super Charged Shot (Extra Damage): OXNETZSX Default to (Fully) Charged Shot: AXKESKAP, IUSAOGPX Charged-Up Sound Fun (Use to replace charged up looping sound) - Boss Door: GXOELAYX Explosion: IXOELAYZ "You Got" Music: GOOELAYZ #MEGAMAN #HACKING #BEHINDTHECODE

Technical dive into the reasons why scaling Atari 2600 video output can be troublesome

Pondering what Game Genie codes could make the Turbo Tunnel easier to beat. "Easier" might be subjective... Featured Game Genie Codes: (Take note that I have not tested all of these with a real cartridge) That Crazy Bypass Idea - Relocate Second Speed Limit: ALEYAUSS Ramp Launch Boost: LXEUNAZA Speed Limit Changes (Last Segment of Tunnel) - 6: TAVNIUGA 7: YAVNIUGA 8: AAVNIUGE 9: PAVNIUGE 10: ZAVNIUGE 11: LAVNIUGE 15: YAVNIUGE Score Boost - 1100 Points: PAUUEIAA Rollover to 0: AAXLXSPA Misc Fun - Increase Jump Velocity: GEEZKPZA Reduce Gravity: OYNAXVEV Early Speed Limit to 1: PAVNGUAA Early Speed Limit to 7: YAVNGUAA Screen Wrap (Broken. A lazy change) - Uh Oh: IYEAUNSO Don’t Do it: GGEAVYAO #BATTLETOADS #TURBOTUNNEL #CHEAT

Fast code walk of the logic used for the computer player to determine how to respond to a human player-proposed trade.

The Miracle that is Action 52 for the NES. Text to graphics? Aspect Ratio? Controller handling? It is all here!

Examination of known bugs in older games and some pondering of whether or not they should be officially fixed. Featured Game Genie Code- The Pendent Bug Fix: EYNEOAEI Password generator- http://tasvideos.org/PasswordGenerators.html

Why do two enemies thrown back-to-back fly straight up into the air in Super Mario Bros. 2? Let's find out!

Examination of the questionable weapons design and the second release of Fester's Quest Featured Game Genie Codes: (Take note that I have not tested all of these with a real cartridge) Change the Size of the Shots to 8x8 - Shot 1: AAKOSIYE Shot 2: AAKOVIYE Shot 3: AAKONIYE Shot 4: AASPEIYE Shot 5: AASPOIYE Shot 6: AASPXIYE Change the Size of the Shots to 9x9 - Shot 1: PAKOSIYE Shot 2: PAKOVIYE Shot 3: PAKONIYE Shot 4: PASPEIYE Shot 5: PASPOIYE Shot 6: PASPXIYE Shot 7: PASPUSAE Shot 8: PASPKSAE Change USA to EU gun levels - Shot 1: GAVPUIPA Shot 2: GAVPKIPA Shot 3: IAVPSIZA Shot 4: IAVPVIZA Shot 5: TAVPNILA Shot 6: YAVOEILA Shot 7: AAVOOIGE Shot 8: AAVOXIGE Fester cant move: UAELOGLA Fester cant shoot: LGELOGLA Fester cant move or shoot: UGELOGLA Wall Relief: AEETNAAG

Some bosses take damage even with the game paused. The tank can rotate around platforms. How does all of this work? Featured Game Genie Codes: (Take note that I have not tested all of these with a real cartridge) While inside the tank: Remove automatic use of Wall 1 when moving from normal orientation to vertical: LKOOGLLA ZKUOGLZA PKXOGLPA While out of the tank: Move while Paused LLUEOKEO KAUEXKSE Fix Pause Glitch for player and enemy EZVPSLKP Fix Pause Glitch for player and enemy and keep items visible. But can hurt each other before the start of battle. IOVOXUSY AEVOULLA

Unscripted look into the history of Famicom/NES cart capacity, Mappers, Sunsoft, and a deep dive into Zero Page and the Stack using Sunsoft's Blaster Master 0:00 Opening 1:03 Topics 3:05 NES ROM and Mapper History 6:54 Sunsoft 8:17 Zero Page 13:25 The Stack 23:45 Outro