The Complete History of the A Button Challenge (2022)

"an a press is an a press. You can't say its only a half"

The complete history of the Super Mario 64 A Button Challenge, a challenge in which the number of times the A button is pressed is minimized, to accomplish various goals, most notably beating the game. As the A button is responsible for the "jump" mechanic in Super Mario 64, the idea of the challenge is to see how far the game's various mechanics and systems can be manipulated, whether this is done through glitches or other techniques. For over 2 decades, the A Button Challenge has been a challenge that has inspired creativity and collaboration throughout the Super Mario 64 community, and this video acts as a compendium of this monumental effort.