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How We Solved the Worst Minigame in Zelda's History

Linkus7 · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Speedrunning, glitches & game hackingGame history & retro gaming

What it is

Linkus7 explains how a community reverse-engineered The Wind Waker to predict its random number generator and beat the Sploosh Kaboom battleship minigame consistently. It includes d3 animations by Peter Schmidt-Nielsen.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a rigorous, fun example of reverse engineering a game to predict and conquer its RNG.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “recent work on removing randomness from Wind Waker runs”

    Removing randomness from Wind Waker runs.

    leshokunin, 2020-09 · Recommendation · in “Super Mario Bros. 3 in 3 Minutes – World Record Speedrun Explained [video]”

  2. “a video on how a group of speed runners were able to conquer RNG for a puzzle in Wind waker”

    Rigorous analysis of conquering RNG in Wind Waker puzzle.

    mbStavola, 2023-07 · Recommendation · in “Super Mario 64 – Watch for Rolling Rocks – 0.5x a Presses [video]”

  3. “is a fun video about reverse-engineering Zelda to predict the randomness in a minigame”

    Reverse-engineering Zelda to predict randomness in a minigame.

    nick238, 2024-07 · Recommendation · in “Making Python Less Random”

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Topics: wind waker, speedrunning, rng prediction, reverse engineering, zelda

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