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Super Mario World Credits Warp Explained

Frieze · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Speedrunning, glitches & game hackingGame history & retro gaming

What it is

A speedrunner-made explanation of the Super Mario World credits warp, an arbitrary code execution glitch that jumps the game straight to the ending. It simplifies the underlying assembly and memory behavior with animations so non-experts can follow.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people cite it as the clearest explanation of how the credits warp exploit works.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's a video explaining it, from a different speedrunner”

    Explains the SMW credits warp arbitrary code execution.

    JonnieCache, 2015-06 · Recommendation · in “MarI/O – Machine Learning for Video Games”

  2. “Detailed explanation of how the credits warp exploit works”

    Detailed explanation of how the credits warp exploit works.

    mlinsey, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “Mario Kart Wii: The History of the Ultra Shortcut [video]”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: super mario world, arbitrary code execution, speedrunning, snes, assembly

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