10 Amazing Glitches That Made Video Games More Fun

To conclude this list, we have another glitch that changed the way in which its game is played forever.

Similarly to supersliding in Ocarina of Time, rocket jumping is a speedrunning technique which allows the player to leap across entire sections of the map in just a couple of seconds. What makes rocket jumping so special, however, is that it is a glitch whose discovery actually led to the creation of one of the earliest and most dedicated speedrunning communities in the video game world.

The rise in popularity of speedrunning can be largely attributed to the Quake Done Quick community, established in 1997. The rocket jumping exploit essentially opened Quake players' eyes to a brand new way in which games can be enjoyed.

Additionally, Quake's creators recognized how big of an impact rocket jumping had on the original game, and all the later installments of Quake started utilizing it as an actual mechanic.

In short, rocket jumping is a glitch that didn't just add more fun to its game, it changed the course of it entirely. It just goes to show you that mistakes can really be made into miracles.