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To leverage the ladder glitch successfully, players needed specific input techniques: from holding to alternating directions with perfect timing. Understanding the game's code proved vital. With persistence, Cosmic tested the methods in simulation, eventually discovering a way to keep ascending the ladder without the usual constraints.
When Cosmic finally reached the height previously viewed as impossible, realization struck: players were entering new gameplay territory, a level never traversed in the 44-year history of Donkey Kong.