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SecurityTom's Hardwareabout 3 hours ago
Greasy Xbox discs enabled SpongeBob speedrun trickSpeedrunner SHiFT revealed that smudged Xbox optical discs enabled a 'lag clip' trick in SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom. Rapidly pausing and unpausing the game caused the laser to skip, opening a level-skipping glitch. The community confirmed the greasy disc strategy as a winning tactic without breaking guidelines.
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