According to Games that Suck – Treasure Master, a probably NSFW (because of verbal profanity) video review of a 1991 Nintendo game, Treasure Master may well be one of the worst video games ever made. Five days ago, though, the official reddit Weblog is asking people to play it again in Help reddit hack the world’s worst Nintendo game.

The reason for this is that the game came with a contest that, as far as reddit Weblog contributors are aware, has never been completed. Even better, Nintendo claimed that MIT and the CIA couldn’t crack it. As the blog.reddit puts it:

As advertised on the box (and in Nintendo Power), players had several months after the 1991 release to practice playing it. Then, in a live and much-anticipated MTV event, a secret password was revealed. Entering this password opened up a bonus level at the end of the game, and at the end of the level was another secret code that was worth thousands of dollars in cash and prizes: You had twelve hours to race through the game, reach and beat the never-before-seen final level, and call into a special 1-900 number. If you were the first to do it, they’d send your family to the Superbowl. If you were one of the next 250 people, you’d get the brand-new, just-released Super Nintendo. But you only had until midnight to claim it!

If you want to prove your chops as an extraordinary nerd, you can help trying to crack the game. Even if you don’t have that kind of mad leet ninja skillz, though, you can still help:

Right now, what we desperately need is a savegame from each of the five levels. So if you like video games (or if you hate them but are willing to make a sacrifice for the sake of reddit), get a copy and send in your savefiles.

If you get involved, let us know how it works out. Unfortunately, the twelve hour deadline has passed, so you’ll never get the free SNES or Super Bowl tickets, but you can still win the acclaim of the reddit community.