Quick Fix Archaeology - 3 famous hacks that changed the world

damian2k writes: From a core function of the Windows O/S, to the games that defined a generation, the software industry is built on a pile of good enough Friday afternoon hacks that accidentally changed the world.

• The Windows Format Dialog, written in the 1990's in one day, and still there in Windows 11.
• The "difficulty curve" in Space Invaders was created accidentally due to the code not taking into account the CPU performance.
• The "combo system" of Capcom's Street Fighter II was a bug that allowed you to cancel the current move and immediately start another one.

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