Whoops, didn't notice this comment before I posted :)

It works; but it messes with the wall ejection routine to the point that you'll easily get stuck in normal gameplay. see my technical comment for further info on how it works.

For those interested, the provided patch works by loading a fixed value of 1 into register A during the wall ejection routine instead of loading the value in address 0x45. 0x45 keeps track of the way Mario is facing.

So basically, the wall ejection routine kicks in, thinks Mario is facing right (1), and ejects him left (back out of this wall).

(Information collaborated with Ilari of TASvideos and the SMB RAM Map on Data Crystal.)

I wouldn't go as far as saying that DHT&PEX is "just as effective" as using a tracker. I've found that with DHT enabled, a typical home router can get swamped extremely quickly and cause it to either crash or stop accepting new connections. With DHT disabled, I don't seem to have this problem.

This isn't just specific to me and my router; my friends have also experienced similar problems that were solved by disabling DHT.

Relax, obviously the GP has spent too much time in Amsterdam "admiring windmills" to get the joke :)

what about NvidVIA? It's actually kinda catchy.