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Dad Hacks "Donkey Kong" - Now Pauline Rescues Mario

Posted by Unknown on from the then-nintendo-imprisons-you-for-life dept.

H_Fisher writes "What do you do when your daughter wants the girl to be the hero of your old video game? If you're Mike Mika, you hack the game ROM to reverse the roles. He even changed the 'M' at the top of the screen to a 'P.'"

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  1. Re:Why is this necessary? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nobody looks like that in real life.

    No? I do ... look a lot like Lara Croft. Sure, it's an odd look for a man, but I think I pull it off nicely.

  2. Actually I suspect it was more a case of... by Viol8 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... dad had a convenient excuse to spend some quality time hacking.

    Wife: Hey, why the fsck are you still sitting in front of that computer, its 1am! You love that thing more than me. I'm sick of it! Come to bed and treat me like a woman!

    Dad: I'm giving matriachal empowerment to the characterisation of this game for the sake of our daughters self esteem.

    Wife: Oh , well, ok then! Night!

    Dad: Heh , sucker. Now, lets see what this ISR does...