Classic Nintendo games are (computationally) hard

Classic Nintendo games are (computationally) hard

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We prove NP-hardness results for five of Nintendo's largest video game franchises: Mario, Donkey Kong, Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and Pokémon. Our results apply to generalized versions of Super Mario Bros.1-3, The Lost Levels, and Super Mario World; Donkey Kong Country 1-3; all Legend of Zelda g...

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Main Authors:	Aloupis, Greg, Demaine, Erik D, Guo, Alan Xinyu, Viglietta, Giovanni
Other Authors:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier BV 2019
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121347

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