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Kobazco (Alaina)

@kobazco.bsky.social

It even supports direct recording within the app for the gamepad screen....... Wii U Gamepad capture card is real......

This footage is not a Wii U emulator! It is not a mod that puts the gamepad on the TV! It's the actual gamepad!

November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM

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MrCheeze

@mrcheeze.github.io

In terms of what's actually happening here, there's no writeup in English, but it seems closely related to this TAS: tasvideos.org/7170S

Basically, FF2 RNG is seeded from uninitialized ram, and it *seems* Dr Mario is used just because the value it leaves there manips a rare battle and drop.

Exerpt of the description of a TAS that does a very similar route, but without any cartridge swap. ("Final Fantasy II improved TAS" by naruko)

"Encounter manipulation
The enemy group is determined by the player's position and address $00f7, and the value is incremented by a structured number of steps. The default value of address $00f7 in FCEUX is 0xff, and it is power-cycled to be the closest 2 to 0xff so that the Ogre Mage will appear."

(Not explicitly stated, but the fact that he refers to the default value in a specific emulator means that the game does not initialize this RAM.)

Exerpt of a RTA speedrun by Hisakaki_Mimi where they are obtaining a book of Blink from an enemy's drops, shortly after having done a cartridge swap to Dr. Mario and back. Their description says:

"By replacing the cartridge with Dr. Mario, the memory inside the main unit is operated. The book of Blink is obtained from the enemy's loot, and the ending is performed according to the prescribed procedure."

October 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM

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Games Done Quick

@gamesdonequick.com

A HOLE IN ONE FOR @glubbers.bsky.social!!

*warning: flashing lights*

#PAXWest

August 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM

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Aloakirby

@aloakirby.bsky.social

J'AI FINI WIND WAKER à L'AVEUGLE bfdhsbcjsdbfs

1ère mondiale ! Ca avait jamais été fait ! J'suis trop heureux et on parle pas de la mort sur Ganon shhhhh 🤫