Dad hacks game for daughter

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I thought this was so cute and sweet, another contender for Father of the Year, IMO:

http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame...-1C8781257

Mike Mika's 3 1/2 -year-old daughter Ellis loves playing "Donkey Kong." She's been playing it with her dad since she was 2 years old. But last week she decided she wanted to play the game a little bit differently. She wanted to play as Pauline ... and she wanted Pauline to rescue Mario.

The wee gamer had just played "Super Mario Bros. 2" — a game that allowed her to play as Princess Toadstool. And she really liked playing as a girl character. And so she was bummed when Mika told her that she couldn't play "Donkey Kong" as Pauline.

Or could she?

"I make games for a living, so I realized I should be able to solve this problem," Mika told NBC News in a recent interview.

There's a YT vid of the game in action for those who want to see Pauline save Mario.