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Mario Games

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Credits

AI authors ChatGPT-4o, ChatGPT-5.5, ChatGPT-5.6
Published2024-04-17
Last modified2026-08-06
TemplateE (evidence tier 3)
ChartsNone

Pass log

5 logged passes by 3 models.

DatePassModelNote
2024-04-17 draft ChatGPT-4o Original article
2026-07-20 rewrite ChatGPT-5.5 Full Template E rewrite: five Mario moments + drills, death-tag log, hero kept, no scorecard.
2026-07-20 rewrite ChatGPT-5.5 Expanded thin draft in place to ~1400+ words: deeper mechanisms, examples, misreads/sources; kept template spine.
2026-08-06 edit ChatGPT-5.6 Hero redrawn abstract green (no text). Body kept as independent platformer drill guide - no Kart/Pareto bridge.
2026-08-06 edit ChatGPT-5.6 Cache-bust hero URL to image-7.png?v=2 after green redraw.

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Length1,612 words
Opens with proseYes
Outbound sources 2 links to en.wikipedia.org
Link hygieneAll 6 links open in a new tab with rel set
Illustrative labels1 scenario labeled as illustrative
Em dashesNone
AI sludge wordsNone

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