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TasBlock at AGDQ 2017: TASBot

TASVideosChannel · demo · Watch on YouTube

Speedrunning, glitches & game hacking

What it is

A recording of the TASBot block at Awesome Games Done Quick 2017, where a robot plays games via tool-assisted speedruns, including Super Mario 64 and Portal on an SNES via arbitrary code execution, and ending with a Twitch Plays segment. It showcases console exploits and creative hardware hacking.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters rate it a great GDQ watch and point to its feats, such as streaming video and Skype through controller ports, as inspiring hacks.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “I recommend this[2] video of TASbot streaming Skype realtime”

    TASbot streaming Skype to consoles through controller ports

    pdkl95, 2019-11 · Strong recommendation · in “NaN Gates and Flip FLOPS”

  2. “TASBot which always makes a great GDQ watch”

    TASBot at GDQ, a great watch that inspired the commenter

    zer01, 2022-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Super Mario Bros. 3: “Game End Glitch” in 00:00.216”

  3. “injecting a video player into Zelda on SNES and streaming the video through the controller port”

    Video player injected into Zelda via controller inputs

    gmueckl, 2025-02 · Recommendation · in “Diablo hackers uncovered a speedrun scandal”

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

Topics: tasbot, gdq, arbitrary code execution, snes, console hacking

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