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by bitwize 1242 days ago
That reminds me of how they added a trap on the hardware invalid memory access exception to Sonic 3D Blast on Genesis/Mega Drive to take you to a "secret stage select" screen to comply with Sega's requirement that the game never crash. If you jiggle the cartridge in the console, you will likely be taken to this screen.
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I never ended up there even though I played a lot of Sonic, but interesting. Reminds me a bit of how when something goes wrong on some of the tech websites it shows a cute animal. Okay at least they made sure I see a cute cat, somehow makes it nicer.