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Avideo from Wii Play runner cyndifusicbroke down the problem in detail back in February.

Together, they discovered that the code that places the balls on the table very subtly randomizes their positions.

Wii Play billiards

this screenshot is a landmark in time.

not even just twice in a row, twice at all ever.

Another community member, ElectrifiedStrawberry, built a tool to try and test those possibilities as efficiently as possible.

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And on June 1, just a few months after this effort began in earnest, it finally happened.

The fabled 9-breakbecame real.

This, of course, is all in the realm of tool-assisted speedruns.

Donkey Kong

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The Super Mario Bros NES box

Super Mario 64

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Super Mario 64

Hollow Knight

A screenshot from Super Mario Odyssey showing Mario throwing Cappy in New Donk City.

Stardew Valley

A Hobbit man cooking in a cozy kitchen in Tales of the Shire

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Hand holding mClassic upscaler and Nintendo Switch in one hand with Super Mario Odyssey title on screen and purple lights in backdrop.

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Jurassic World: Rebirth trailer still showing the D-Rex

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Solo Leveling anime

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No Rest for the Wicked

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2