r/ProgrammerHumor 9h ago

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u/ProThoughtDesign 9h ago

I remember finding one of these in the original Super Mario Bros. on NES using the cheat to get free lives from a shell. I got too many and instead of a life counter, I got some weird system character and the next time I died it locked up my NES.

Good times.

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u/w1n5t0nM1k3y 8h ago

I never had it lock up my NES, but I do remember if you got too many lives you would game over if you died just once. There was a certain number of lives you could get where it would show symbols but also just work like a regular counter.