noun Gaming Slang

parallel universe

· noun · gaming

SM64's phantom map copies born from overflowing coordinates.

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Ghostly duplicate regions of an SM64 level that exist because the game truncates Mario's position coordinates. Build enough speed and you land on collision in a 'PU', a copy of the map far outside the real one.

“He BLJs into a parallel universe and uses the phantom floor to clip onto the platform above.”
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The legendary PU. The reason pannenkoek's half-A-press video has to 'first talk about parallel universes' before it can explain anything.

“You need to QPU align here to travel cleanly between parallel universes.”
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parallel universe In A Sentence

He BLJs into a parallel universe and uses the phantom floor to clip onto the platform above.
You need to QPU align here to travel cleanly between parallel universes.

Origin & Usage

Super Mario 64. Coined and popularised by pannenkoek2012's A Button Challenge research; abbreviated PU.

Variants PUPUsparallel universes
Tags #sm64#speedrunning#abc#glitch

People Also Ask

What does parallel universe mean in Super Mario 64?

They're SM64's phantom copies of the map, created when Mario's coordinates overflow beyond the normal range.

How do you use parallel universe in a sentence?

"Speedrunners exploit parallel universes to reach spots that look impossible."

Where does the SM64 parallel universe idea come from?

It arises from how the game handles position values overflowing, spawning duplicate 'PU' versions of the level grid — famously explained in speedrunning glitch analyses.

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