On the list of NES games I played absolutely the hell out of once I was a child, the run-and-shoot classic Contra is pretty high up there. And if you’re like me, this could make you are feeling all warm and fuzzy.

Some guy (redditor Equinn0xX) recently hacked Contra and used it to propose to his girlfriend. “I hacked Contra because she’s worth it,” he says. Aww.

“This is how I did it. Briefly, i purchased Contra, dumped the ROM, hex edited the file, flashed it to a brand new ROM chip and soldered all of it back together. Took some work but worth it. I changed player names to ours and in addition changed the ending text to invite her once she beat the sport. She said yes! And to the purists who cringe after they see a hacked up cart…relax, it was for an excellent cause!” he says.

The game played normally – aside from the change in player names. The sole difference was the ending screen that displayed once his girlfriend beat the sport:

Hats off, man.

[Images via EquinnoxX, Imgur]