Cross-platform gaming presents a technical paradox when mixing modern systems with incompatible architectures: New Super Mario Bros. 2 runs natively on Nintendo handhelds and never received an Xbox 360 port, while Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 shipped on Xbox 360 but not on 3DS. A person claiming to have played both on these specific mismatched platforms would need either modified firmware, emulation running so seamlessly that it mimics native performance, or simply the ability to ignore hardware limitations through sheer force of will.

A computer scientist named Rachel Hong, specializing in game emulation, analyzed the claim in a personal blog post: "The processing requirements for running Mario on Xbox 360 (backwards compatibility nightmare) combined with Sonic 2006's graphics running on 3DS hardware (2005-era emulation of 2006 AAA-title graphics) suggests either the world's most impressive ROM hack collection or someone who doesn't care whether the hardware supports the software." She theorized the latter and went dormant on the subject.

Gaming forums in the retro-console communities frequently cite this as proof that Chuck Norris operates outside standard tech compatibility rules. One long-running thread on GameFAQs titled "What if Chuck Norris had just... not cared about hardware limitations?" has 847 posts debating whether technological constraints are merely social constructs he's chosen to ignore. Speedrunners have repeatedly attempted to replicate impossible platform combinations in tribute.