can this be done on real hardware with a modified controller?
They use a modified ROM to set the memory state, but that could be done with SMB3 manually, apparently.
This is a video of it running on a console, though I'm uncertain how the inputs were provided
> TASBot is best described as a special R.O.B. robot outfitted with Legos to hold a custom circuit board that can exactly mimic the behavior of a video game controller. TASBot can play games on real video game consoles with superhuman abilities, usually leading to game breaking glitches in front of live audiences.