[TAS] Pokémon Yellow - Arbitrary Code Execution

Name: [TAS] Pokémon Yellow - Arbitrary Code Execution
Description: A tool-assisted speedrun of Pokemon Yellow by MrWint that uses arbitrary code execution to push Game Boy hardware to its limits. Through crafted inputs it injects code and ends up running other programs, such as Tetris, inside the game.

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A tool-assisted speedrun of Pokemon Yellow by MrWint that uses arbitrary code execution to push Game Boy hardware to its limits. Through crafted inputs it injects code and ends up running other programs, such as Tetris, inside the game.

HN points to it as the standard demonstration of arbitrary code execution on a Game Boy, and of glitches and bugs being turned into a working computer.

6 Hacker News mentions · 2020–2025

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Speedrunning, glitches & game hacking
Game history & retro gaming

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