Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Leaderboard Winner Used a Glitch

Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Leaderboard Winner Used a Glitch

Highlights

  • One NWC: NES Edition player used a glitch to top the weekly leaderboard for the “Barrel Roll” Donkey Kong challenge.
  • The glitch allowed them to climb invisible ladders straight to the top of the level.
  • Since NWC: NES Edition doesn’t officially allow glitches, this run might have ended up being ranked by accident.

As a seasoned gamer with decades of experience under my belt, I must say this recent incident involving the NWC: NES Edition player using a glitch to top the Donkey Kong leaderboard has left me both amused and dismayed. On one hand, it’s impressive to see such skillful exploitation of a game’s programming, but on the other, it undermines the spirit of fair competition that gaming communities strive for.


It seems that a participant in the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition has allegedly used unauthorized methods to achieve high scores, as suggested by freshly released video evidence showcasing their performance on Donkey Kong within the newly launched Switch game.

Nintendo World Championships NES Version

NWC: Nes Edition Player Uses Glitch To Top Donkey Kong Leaderboard

Hey there fellow gamers! I’ve got some exciting news to share. Last week, someone found a clever way to exploit a glitch in the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, specifically during the Barrel Roll challenge in Donkey Kong. By discovering an invisible ladder glitch, they managed to scale up the level while hugging the right side of the screen. This let them complete the entire challenge with just one jump, clocking in a mind-blowing time of 15.68 seconds! The first person to spot this amazing feat was Twitter user MetroidMike64. It’s always fascinating to see what creative strategies players come up with to outdo each other. Keep an eye out for more glitch discoveries and impressive gameplay!

Later on, the run was spotted on Nintendo Japan’s official site for the NWC: NES Edition. This sparked a bit of controversy within the fanbase, as some vocal players expressed disappointment that they might have been competing against individuals exploiting glitches. However, it’s important to note that the weekly ranking videos could be automated, suggesting that Nintendo’s website displaying the run doesn’t necessarily imply that they are now condoning the use of glitches for conquering NWC: NES Edition challenges.

Instead, trying to exploit glitches during gameplay of the NWC: NES Edition often leads the game to halt your progress and warn you that the action you’ve attempted is forbidden, displaying an error message. This includes using the Donkey Kong glitch, which lets players circumnavigate the screen by descending instead of ascending at a precise location on the bottom ladder. Similarly, any attempts to escape the boundaries in the NWC: NES Edition version of Super Mario Bros will also result in such warnings and halts.

It’s plausible that the inclusion of the “Donkey Kong” invisible long ladder glitch was simply overlooked by Nintendo. However, the company has remained silent on the matter. Some enthusiasts have speculated about the absence of live leaderboards in “NWC: NES Edition,” claiming they believed Nintendo was delaying rankings to exclude glitchy runs. Yet, a recently unveiled leaderboard indicates this may not be true.

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2024-08-03 14:53