Building a cheat bot

Very cool. I love Kuru Kuru Kururin! (shame about the complex name and the awkward acronym :P)

Another strategy that I'm wondering if the author explored is to use basic colour detection to find the edge of the map, the orientation and speed of the stick. It might be that it changes too often or is non-unique (the game is very exciting and colourful...).

That way, the 'bot' would not ostensibly be cheating, it would not have access to information that a human doesn't - it would just have the benefit of perfect motor skills.

Hacking in and reading RAM is brilliant, though.

edit: Thinking about it a bit more, I suppose you're not really gaining anything by knowing the map ahead of time; you can map it over time by traversing; and if I recall correctly there is a way to detach the camera and look around.

This is more of a Tool Assisted Speedrun (TAS) than a cheat bot. I haven't read through the entire article, but it seems he's not using intended helpers, but rather exploits glitches. Not saying that this is any less of an achievement, though.

Obligatory Awesome Games Done Quick reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWa5GPb9fw8 ("AGDQ 2015 TASbot taking over Pokemon Red, and MORE", 9Min, SFW)