Did anyone else do this for other games? I used to pull this move all the time in those mario party style games where you had to be the first to press a button, or had to tap the most in a certain period of time.
He was a minor celebrity, (or a major celebrity for kids back then) and was a staple on network TV shows and commercials.
It definitely is useful in Mario Party (and occasionally Street Fighter) and pretty much destroys anybody in my family when it comes to the button mash minigames.
I was a bit surprised to see that was a semi-secret technique!
Man I miss gaming.
Looking at the sibling comments, it's kind of cool how a lot of people arrived at the same pattern intuitively.
(Hey scythe, brocerious here!)
At least, that's the way I figured it out-- by locking my hand and lower arm muscles tight, then using the strongest muscle in my arms (the biceps) to do the actual work.