— Tech, Games, Hack — 1 min read
If you are like me, then Pokémon was probably one of the most important games for you and your friends growing up. I spent countless hours training my Charizard and preparing to defeat the Elite Four.
Recently, I found a series of interesting videos showing some unique bugs in the Pokémon games. Being a Software Engineer, I found these to be incredibly amusing. While I never encountered any of these while playing the games as a kid (and I'm not sure how a normal player would ever find themselves in this situation), they do provide good reminders on programming best practices and show how far we have come with software development.
My favorite video, with a great explanation of the underlying issue, was this one:
But I also found these to be quite entertaining:
Mew Glitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7rxeLqhWIU
Game complete in 0:00 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyhEKG_g53o Not technically interesting, but still amusing:
Avoid some Soft-Locking situations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKSWywJO2w8&t=1s
Beat the game with just a Ditto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeWxEbl2kWQ