Gaming
a button challenge
What does a button challenge mean?
A self-imposed SM64 challenge to grab every star using the absolute minimum number of A (jump) presses, often zero. It spawned years of insane research into the game's physics and parallel universes.
"Getting that star in the A Button Challenge needed zero presses, just a precise BLJ setup."
Origin
Super Mario 64. Self-imposed challenge popularised by pannenkoek2012; abbreviated ABC.
Frequently asked questions
Who started the A Button Challenge?
It predates him, but pannenkoek2012's deep-dive videos made it famous and pushed the counts to their theoretical minimum.
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