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Walls, Floors, & Ceilings
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Pannenkoek explains how Super Mario 64 handles wall, floor and ceiling collisions, including triangles, normal vectors, quarter steps and out of bounds. It is a detailed 37-minute technical walkthrough of the game's physics.
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Praised as an engrossing, in-depth look at SM64 mechanics that is surprisingly compelling to watch.
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That's nothing! He has two videos on walls, floors and ceilings, each longer than half an hour (and both of them extremely interesting) Part 1: [VIDEO] Part 2: [LINK]
Read original comment ↗See also his four part series (course, really) on wall, ceiling, and floor interactions: [VIDEO] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] It's amazing how engrossing they are.
Read original comment ↗Pannenkoek just released a glorious 37 minute video on sm64 mechanics: [VIDEO] And if you have never watched speed runs, Summoning Salt has a fascinating series on world record progressions in popular games: [LINK]
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