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#Speedrunners are #vulnerability researchers, they just don't know it yet
zetier.com/speedrunners-are-vu

“Super Mario World runners will place items in extremely precise locations so that the X,Y coordinates form #shellcode they can jump to with a dangling reference. Legend of #Zelda: Ocarina of Time players will do heap grooming and write a #function pointer […] so the game “wrong warps” directly to the #end #credit sequence… with nothing more than a #game #controller and a steady #hand

Zetier · Speedrunners = vulnerability researchersVideo game enthusiasts are developing experience in the cybersecurity industry by accident. Discover how gaming skills can translate into intriguing careers.

Finished Super Mario Bros Wonder the other day. It's definitely an evolution of New Super Mario Bros which draws extensively on Super Mario Bros 3, with a good helping of Super Mario Bros 2. Easy to beat, but super-hard to clear. Wonder Flowers are a cool idea that makes everything even more druggy, but the real star of the show is the Elephant Fruit, which turns you into an elephant.

If you don't know what my OC is (don't tell Nintembo please) she is a Tap-Tap

I love them they are chill, sorta-invincible-to-actually-invincible, they just smile all the time and don't really pay the world or Yoshi any mind. Just silly smug smiley pals.
mariowiki.com/Tap-Tap

Super Mario Wiki · Tap-TapTap-Taps are small, metallic, spike-covered enemies in platform games starring Yoshi. They walk back and forth, making a distinctive clicking noise as they do. They have large noses and grins and small eyes.