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I suppose it's better to find this out 35 years later than never at all. (media.piefed.world)
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[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

If you want to learn more about why this is possible in excruciating technical detail (including stepping through assembly code and discussing memory layout), check out the channel Retro Game Mechanics Explained.

I think this particular bug is covered in either this video about level end glitches or its sequel.