Data Redundancy Errors Explained (Patreon)

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2020-10-06 14:07:22

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2021-10

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In this video we take a look at some software design patterns and see how they can cause glitches if they aren't implemented robustly. Specifically we'll look at item bag overflow in the generation I Pokémon games and cloning in Super Mario 64 as examples.

(The footnote at 10:40 is still a work in progress, so it won't be available until later today or tomorrow.)

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Data Redundancy Errors Explained

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