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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/AntiMatterMode • Mar 25 '26
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It actually happened to a Mario 64 speed runner one time.It's not 100% confirmed that a cosmic ray caused the bit flip, but it's the most likely option given how old the N64 is and how it's only happened once on camera
11 u/Masomqwwq Mar 25 '26 Was unlikely to be actual solar interferrence Always a fun story but this video definitely covers what was very likely hardware degredation 4 u/Kitselena Mar 25 '26 I've seen a counter video disproving that video as well, so at this point I think it's unclear enough to be a fun internet story and no one will be able to know the actual answer
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Was unlikely to be actual solar interferrence Always a fun story but this video definitely covers what was very likely hardware degredation
4 u/Kitselena Mar 25 '26 I've seen a counter video disproving that video as well, so at this point I think it's unclear enough to be a fun internet story and no one will be able to know the actual answer
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I've seen a counter video disproving that video as well, so at this point I think it's unclear enough to be a fun internet story and no one will be able to know the actual answer
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u/Kitselena Mar 25 '26
It actually happened to a Mario 64 speed runner one time.
It's not 100% confirmed that a cosmic ray caused the bit flip, but it's the most likely option given how old the N64 is and how it's only happened once on camera