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What is Coyote Time, a secret programming trick developers use to make stressful platformer video games feel fair?

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What is Coyote Time, a secret programming trick developers use to make stressful platformer video games feel fair?

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What is Coyote Time, a secret programming trick developers use to make stressful platformer video games feel fair?
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