4. 18 Years Later, Someone Grabbed Mario 64’s “Impossible Coin” [Kotaku]

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Sure, it was done with the assistance of some tools but the ability to time that jump just right to collect what has been deemed the “Impossible Coin” is nonetheless impressive. The person behind the video figures that an unassisted run is possible but it’ll take a ton of practice to get right:

“pannenkoek2012 reckons that collecting the coin might be possible without TAS, but ‘doing it right in real time would be very difficult and require lots of practice.'”