User:SnowyCinema/backwards long jump

English

Alternative forms

• Backwards Long Jump

Noun

backwards long jump (plural backwards long jumps)

1. (video games) A glitch in the 1996 Nintendo 64 video game Super Mario 64, which is done by repeatedly pressing the A button while long jumping backwards in certain spots, allowing the player to gain hyperspeed capabilities for a short amount of time. The glitch is often used to perform instances of sequence breaking by going through walls, doors, etc.
   • 2017, David Snyder, Speedrunning: Interviews with the Quickest Gamers, McFarland (→ISBN)

     A backwards long jump (BLJ) is a glitched jump which gives Mario enough speed to rocket through otherwise locked doors. LBLJ is a backwards long jump performed in the castle lobby which allows Mario to pass through a locked door to the ...

Synonyms

• BLJ (abbreviation)