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Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.53,0:00:02.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"...move on to Japan, because what happens
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.22,0:00:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you put the world's\Nbest-selling handheld game machine
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.46,0:00:08.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the world's biggest burger chain?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.67,0:00:15.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"...DSis donning the McDonald's 'M'
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.41,0:00:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,came with unique DS cartridges
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.57,0:00:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,containing training software."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.72,0:00:22.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"...and Mike, how exactly are they teaching
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.11,0:00:24.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the McD's members with the...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.85,0:00:27.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is it, the 'NSDS' or something like that?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.41,0:00:28.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The... the DS."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.75,0:00:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Perhaps someone out\Nthere watching this video
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.52,0:00:32.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knows more than we do.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.09,0:00:33.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But for now...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.39,0:00:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the McDonald's\Ntraining game is...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.68,0:00:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...a mystery."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.01,0:00:49.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the year 2010,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.94,0:00:52.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,McDonald's Japan announced\Nsomething shocking.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.64,0:00:54.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In March of that year,\Nthe company revealed
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.54,0:00:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a brand new program to train\Npart-time McDonald's employees:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.98,0:01:01.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a partnership to create an\Nexclusive piece of software
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.01,0:01:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the Nintendo DS.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.00,0:01:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This unassuming little\Ncartridge would then go on
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.24,0:01:08.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to become one of the rarest\NNintendo DS games of all time.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.83,0:01:11.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I'll be telling you the\Nstory of this legendary game -
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.56,0:01:13.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how, in June of 2020,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.91,0:01:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of the last known copies disappeared
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.04,0:01:19.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the hands of an\Nanonymous collector forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.16,0:01:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this program was a big\Ndeal for McDonald's Japan:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.20,0:01:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the company claimed this\Ncartridge would allow them
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.96,0:01:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to train new employees in half the time
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.08,0:01:31.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would usually take.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.24,0:01:32.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a huge investment\Nfor the company, too:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.95,0:01:33.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this whole endeavor
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.78,0:01:35.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of manufacturing and\Ndistributing these carts
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.74,0:01:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was costing them roughly 200\Nmillion yen -
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.46,0:01:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or 2 million dollars -
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.96,0:01:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's not even counting the cost of developing\Nthe software itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.14,0:01:45.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while the title of the game\Nisn't particularly exciting -
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.71,0:01:48.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the official name is\N"eCrew Development Program" -
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.87,0:01:51.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the contents of this\Ncartridge are fascinating.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.87,0:01:54.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From what little we know, the\Ngame was surprisingly robust,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.85,0:01:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with just a ton of personality,\Nlots of custom sprite work,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.09,0:01:59.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even some rudimentary 3D
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.94,0:02:03.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the little boxes\Nthe hamburgers come in.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.17,0:02:08.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"This game shows trainees how to assemble
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.04,0:02:09.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a quarter pounder with cheese.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.63,0:02:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can also learn how to cook fries
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.42,0:02:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and clean your workstation."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.01,0:02:19.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- And I say 'what little we know' because,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.35,0:02:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the past decade,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.80,0:02:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this game has been\Ncompletely lost to time.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.04,0:02:25.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For about 10 years now,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.19,0:02:27.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this unassuming little blue cartridge
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.22,0:02:30.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been the Holy Grail for\Nmany Nintendo collectors.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.58,0:02:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While, nobody knows precisely
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.84,0:02:33.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how many copies were manufactured -
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.42,0:02:36.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,estimates range from a few\Nhundred to a few thousand -
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.61,0:02:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one thing is for sure:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.64,0:02:40.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this game, if you can even call it a game,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.30,0:02:42.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is highly sought after.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.74,0:02:44.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this tactic of taking something
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.47,0:02:46.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that appeals to the young people of Japan
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.40,0:02:48.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and deploying it as a recruitment tactic
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.90,0:02:52.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is something McDonald's Japan\Nhas done many times before.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.05,0:02:55.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Among the most memorable examples\Nwould be this anime-style
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.23,0:02:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Join the McDonald's Crew"\Ncampaign from a few years back
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.26,0:03:02.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,featuring members of\Npopular idol group AKB48.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.21,0:03:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This game is so rare, in fact,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.45,0:03:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it even spawned conspiracy theories
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.52,0:03:08.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it never existed in the first place.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.06,0:03:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've come across YouTube comments before
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.36,0:03:10.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,claiming that this game is a total hoax,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.83,0:03:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that it's just people mixing up
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.52,0:03:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some Hilton PSP game\Nfor training employees
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.96,0:03:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and transposing a memory onto McDonald's.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.48,0:03:20.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, of course, the existence of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.01,0:03:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Bloomberg news report I showed you at the beginning
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.36,0:03:25.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of contradicts the whole\N'this game is a hoax' theory.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.41,0:03:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, strangely, that Bloomberg news report
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.28,0:03:30.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has remained the closest look\Nwe've ever gotten at gameplay
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.95,0:03:32.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for 10 years now.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.03,0:03:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"And Bloomberg's Mike Fern
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.73,0:03:37.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,went to McDonald's training\Ncenter in the heart of Tokyo."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.05,0:03:40.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That game is a little bit\Ntrickier than it looks, actually.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.45,0:03:42.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don't get everything exactly right,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.31,0:03:44.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it won't let you shake your fries.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.02,0:03:46.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Japan, the only country where McDonald's
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.33,0:03:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uses the DS to train staff..."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.02,0:03:50.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Somehow, in the time since\Nthat Bloomberg reporter
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.75,0:03:53.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,paid a visit to McDonald's Japan HQ,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.13,0:03:55.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have never really gotten\Na close look at the game
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.67,0:03:58.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and nobody has really gotten\Ntheir hands on the cartridge - or, at least,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.44,0:04:00.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everybody who has gotten their hands on the cartridge
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.75,0:04:03.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has kept it completely to themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.58,0:04:09.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...or, at least, that WAS the\Ncase until December 2018,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.74,0:04:14.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when a user on assembler-games.com named code1038
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.32,0:04:15.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made the following post
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.63,0:04:18.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,announcing he'd gotten\Nhis hands on the game.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.16,0:04:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hello, guys.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.50,0:04:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found this very rarest\Ncartridge year ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.16,0:04:23.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm still at same point.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.78,0:04:27.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't reach hidden menu to\Nsee 3D burger and play games.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.72,0:04:30.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've tried with famous Japanese\Nspeaker to enter in it,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.69,0:04:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but unfortunatly, I need a code.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.32,0:04:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've made this little video what I can do.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.44,0:04:37.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Help needed!"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.06,0:04:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, maybe you're\Nconfused, so I'll explain:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.50,0:04:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,code1038 on this forum,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.16,0:04:43.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also known as Coddy Trentuit on YouTube,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.57,0:04:45.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had actually gotten his hands
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.11,0:04:46.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a copy of this coveted game.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.93,0:04:50.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However - and here's the\Nincredibly intriguing part -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.02,0:04:52.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he had been stuck for\Nyears on the title screen
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.57,0:04:54.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the title screen...
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.20,0:04:55.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,required a password.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.99,0:04:59.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coddy had even included a video
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.41,0:05:01.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,captured directly from\Nhis copy of the game
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.33,0:05:04.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,showing the issue, and sure\Nenough: this gameplay video -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.51,0:05:06.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the only gameplay video we have
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.38,0:05:07.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the McDonald's training game -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.88,0:05:09.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is only two minutes long,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.11,0:05:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because he couldn't get\Npast the title screen.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.14,0:05:12.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while it's only two minutes long,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.78,0:05:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's in those two minutes\Nis unbelievably intriguing.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.41,0:05:19.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First off, there's this\Namazing opening cutscene:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.99,0:05:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, there's my\Npersonal favorite part:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.88,0:05:40.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the incredible main menu music -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.22,0:05:42.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which, if you listen closely,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.31,0:05:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll note is a re-orchestrated\Nchiptune interpretation
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.76,0:05:49.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the classic McDonald's\N"ba-da-ba-ba-ba!" jingle.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.49,0:05:50.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just listen:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.75,0:06:12.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But tragically, this\Nwas all Coddy could see.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.85,0:06:14.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though he owned the cartridge,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.53,0:06:16.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he could only watch that title screen
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.16,0:06:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get to that main menu over and over -
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.82,0:06:20.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and had been stuck there,\Naccording to him, for a year.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.43,0:06:22.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this in and of\Nitself is extremely weird:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.97,0:06:24.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the idea of a Nintendo game cartridge
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.91,0:06:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a unique password to\Nlock out unintended players
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.64,0:06:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is already very unusual.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.52,0:06:31.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the fact that this\Nfunctionality was built
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.49,0:06:34.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into what is also\Narguably the single rarest
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.09,0:06:35.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nintendo DS game ever manufactured
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.79,0:06:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made the whole thing even more intriguing.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.25,0:06:40.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, making things even trickier
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.87,0:06:42.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the fact that Coddy refused
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.73,0:06:44.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to share the contents of the cartridge.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.65,0:06:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the comments of his video\Nand all over the internet,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.02,0:06:49.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people have begged him to dump the game.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.63,0:06:51.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The comments on the video are now locked,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.11,0:06:53.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in this video by the\NYouTuber blameitonjorge,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.63,0:06:57.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can see somebody asking\NCoddy to please dump the rom
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.01,0:07:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and him saying "that's illegal ;)".
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.16,0:07:03.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even going back to his\Ninitial forum thread,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.03,0:07:05.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coddy said "ps: I can't share rom."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.89,0:07:07.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when another user insisted
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.28,0:07:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Cody dump the cartridge,\Nhe stood firm:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.54,0:07:13.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Law is law, and I've\Nalready stuff for dumping.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.51,0:07:15.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sharing is still illegal by law
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.07,0:07:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm very strict for this point.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.22,0:07:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've bad personal experience\Nabout illegal download.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.22,0:07:22.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm working with people\Nwho are very strict
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.29,0:07:24.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about information sharing."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.03,0:07:26.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, Coddy would\Nnot be dumping the cartridge
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.49,0:07:27.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and distributing it online,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.92,0:07:30.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so picking the game\Napart inside the software
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.09,0:07:32.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and looking for the password\Nwas not gonna be an option.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.26,0:07:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, while researching\Nall this, I reached out
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.73,0:07:35.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a video game\Nconservationist and translator
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.63,0:07:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,named Samuel Messner to ask\Nhim about this phenomenon:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.80,0:07:40.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why do collectors keep\Nthese one-of-a-kind games
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.97,0:07:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hoarded for themselves?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.64,0:07:46.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Yeah, so this is an issue\Nthat is a bit hard to dodge,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.81,0:07:49.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because whenever you've got\Nsomething that's valuable,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.58,0:07:52.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the only thing that's gonna drive you
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.18,0:07:57.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do anything that decreases\Nthat value is altruism,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.05,0:08:00.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you know, idealism, right?"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.71,0:08:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Right.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.88,0:08:04.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"And you know, personally,\NI'm very much an idealist,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.46,0:08:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that's what I would do,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.60,0:08:09.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but some people are not very into the idea
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.16,0:08:11.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that things they have in their collection
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.02,0:08:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would suddenly be worth so much less."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.60,0:08:15.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Now, despite Coddy's\Ninsistence on not sharing,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.97,0:08:18.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the members of the now\Ndefunct ASSEMbler Games forum
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.89,0:08:20.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did their very best to help him out:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.26,0:08:22.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they translated the menus for him,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.36,0:08:25.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,picked apart his extracted\Ngame saves that he uploaded,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.33,0:08:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,attempted to contact Japanese\Ngame collectors for help,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.08,0:08:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.58,0:08:29.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.55,0:08:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They came up completely empty-handed.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.84,0:08:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually, the forum shut down,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.16,0:08:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the quest hit what looked\Nlike a permanent dead-end.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.49,0:08:46.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, fover a year, this was\Nwhere the story ended -
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.27,0:08:49.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was no real movement on Coddy's hunt
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.13,0:08:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get access to this game.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.98,0:08:53.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then, in June of 2020 -\Njust a few months ago -
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.90,0:08:56.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was an enormous development.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.32,0:08:57.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over on Yahoo! Auctions Japan,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.83,0:09:02.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a seller by the name of\Nnanvata_0122 was selling a copy -
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.70,0:09:05.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an actual copy - of the\NMcDonald's training game.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.82,0:09:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that would have been\Nexciting enough on its own,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.48,0:09:09.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the thing that made\Nthis auction really special
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.86,0:09:11.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that from the photos, you could tell
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.25,0:09:12.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that whoever this mysterious person is
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.85,0:09:14.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was selling the game...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.54,0:09:16.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually had the password.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.42,0:09:17.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In all the photos of the game,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.75,0:09:18.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you could see it being played -
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.95,0:09:20.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was actual gameplay on the screen.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.72,0:09:24.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This person had the\Npassword that Coddy needed -
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.67,0:09:26.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the password for this specific cartridge -
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.99,0:09:28.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was completely unprecedented.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.87,0:09:31.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now the thing is... nanvata_0122
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.91,0:09:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,clearly knew what this was worth.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.36,0:09:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because they listed this auction\Nat a whopping 345,000 yen -
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.78,0:09:43.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the equivalent of about\N$3,500 US dollars.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.67,0:09:47.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still, the item description was clear"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.80,0:09:50.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You weren't just paying\Nfor this very rare game,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.49,0:09:52.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the equally-rare
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.42,0:09:55.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,matte black McDonald's logo branded DSi;
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.44,0:09:57.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Included in this auction was the code
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.56,0:10:00.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,required to boot the game up.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.15,0:10:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the very first time in 10 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.64,0:10:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was finally a path forward,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.58,0:10:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a way for the world to\Nfinally see what secrets
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.08,0:10:09.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Japanese McDonald's training game had -
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.47,0:10:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there was an enormous,\N350,000-yen roadblock in the way.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.85,0:10:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coddy reappeared, now on a new\Nforum called Obscure Gamers,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.81,0:10:21.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and posted: "I found a guy\Non Yahoo! Auctions Japan
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.69,0:10:23.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who has full access to menu.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.65,0:10:26.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I need someone to contact\Nhim and get access."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.25,0:10:28.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, of course, that never happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.49,0:10:31.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No one was able to reach\Nout to nanvata_0122 -
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.24,0:10:33.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, besides, there's no way this person
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.15,0:10:35.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would be giving up this password.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.47,0:10:37.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then... the auction\Njust sat there for weeks,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.96,0:10:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with seemingly no one\Nwilling to fork up the cash
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.75,0:10:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for this very, very, very rare game -
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.77,0:10:48.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was, until July 9th,\Nat 9:00 PM Japan time,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.32,0:10:50.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when an anonymous person\Nplaced a sniper bid
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.87,0:10:54.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the last second, won the\Ngame... and then vanished.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.23,0:10:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was four months ago now.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.88,0:11:01.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And ever since that auction ended,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.90,0:11:04.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nobody has stepped forward\Nas the owner of this game.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.76,0:11:09.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"In 2020, one was put up for\Nsale on Yahoo! Japan Auctions
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.03,0:11:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with one of the training cartridges
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.92,0:11:15.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sold for the equivalent\Nof around $3,200."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.03,0:11:16.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Most people have just\Nassumed that it went
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.59,0:11:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the hands of a private collector,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.00,0:11:20.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,someone who's as fascinated as you and I
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.43,0:11:23.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about Nintendo history, who\Nhas no intention of ever
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.72,0:11:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sharing this precious gem\Nwith the outside world.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.92,0:11:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seemingly, this person\Nwas perfectly content
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.76,0:11:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to just enjoy this game themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.36,0:11:32.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and never let us see what\Nthe gameplay looked like.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.02,0:11:33.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just as quickly as it had appeared,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.41,0:11:36.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the game had once again vanished -
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.03,0:11:38.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so too had the\Nworld's only opportunity
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.52,0:11:40.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to actually experience the gameplay
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.85,0:11:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the McDonald's training game.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.86,0:11:45.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And until now, this has\Nbeen where this story ends:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.49,0:11:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an unsatisfying and predictable outcome
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.79,0:11:49.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that honestly paints a pretty grim picture
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.98,0:11:52.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the state of video game preservation.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.65,0:11:55.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I'm here tell you that\Nthere's more to this story.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.87,0:11:56.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot more.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.80,0:11:59.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because, viewer...
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.86,0:12:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been keeping a secret from you.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.20,0:12:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, the person who placed that bid...
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.01,0:12:08.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The person who won that $3,500 auction
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.99,0:12:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the McDonald's DS game,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.08,0:12:13.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the person who now owns the only copy
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.21,0:12:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the password included...
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.76,0:12:16.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that person...
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.46,0:12:20.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...is me.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.16,0:12:33.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right, let's back up.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.62,0:12:36.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Four months ago, I received\Na comment on one of my videos
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.23,0:12:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying "You have to make a video
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.90,0:12:39.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the lost Japanese DS game
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.80,0:12:41.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,made for McDonald's employees."
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.87,0:12:44.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while I don't normally\Nsolicit video ideas
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.12,0:12:47.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from my YouTube comments, this\Nidea immediately hooked me.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.71,0:12:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had no idea that this cartridge existed,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.08,0:12:51.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the more I looked into it,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.03,0:12:53.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more fascinated I\Nbecame by this whole thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.60,0:12:55.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wasn't long before I found\Nmyself on a forum thread
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.73,0:12:56.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where one user said:
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.75,0:13:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I found an auction, but it's too darn expensive. It ends on Thursday.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.72,0:13:04.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The thing is... when I\Ncame across this thread,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.07,0:13:06.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was already Thursday.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.09,0:13:07.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Frantically, I clicked the auction link -
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.89,0:13:11.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there I was, staring\Ndown a copy of the game
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.07,0:13:13.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had just spent an\Nentire night researching...
Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.29,0:13:15.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and there were just 30 minutes left.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.34,0:13:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For that entire half-hour,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.92,0:13:19.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was just pacing in front of my desk,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.35,0:13:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to decide whether\Nor not this purchase
Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.76,0:13:21.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could be worth it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.80,0:13:23.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I kept talking myself into it,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.22,0:13:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then talking myself\Nout of it, over and over -
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.14,0:13:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then, finally... I caved.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.70,0:13:29.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With two minutes left on the auction,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.63,0:13:31.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I clicked the Place Bid button,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.30,0:13:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and saw... this:
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.12,0:13:40.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Turns out, the website I was using
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.25,0:13:42.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had a 300,000 yen limit on my account,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.58,0:13:45.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the auction was\Nseconds away from ending.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.61,0:13:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as I watched it slip\Naway, I was pretty bummed out -
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.40,0:13:49.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also kind of relieved
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.52,0:13:51.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this temporary insanity\Nthat had taken over me
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.91,0:13:54.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hadn't driven me to spend a\Npreposterous amount of money
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.42,0:13:55.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on a piece of McDonald's
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.51,0:13:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,employee training software from Japan.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.35,0:14:00.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the auction over,\NI refreshed the page,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.14,0:14:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,curious to see if some\Nother last minute bidder
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.86,0:14:03.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had swooped in and stolen it...
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.67,0:14:05.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lo and behold, that's when I realized
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.53,0:14:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the auction had been\Nset to automatically re-list.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.39,0:14:11.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This meant that I now had six whole days
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.41,0:14:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to formulate a plan to get\Nmy hands on this thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.40,0:14:15.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, maybe you've noticed
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.23,0:14:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that when it comes to\Nplacing the actual bids,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.32,0:14:19.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not doing it through\NYahoo! Auctions Japan directly;
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.77,0:14:22.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm doing it through another\Nwebsite called Buyee.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.31,0:14:24.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's because most sellers\Non Yahoo! Auctions Japan
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.38,0:14:26.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do not offer international shipping.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.43,0:14:27.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's where Buyee steps in:
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.71,0:14:29.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in essence, they allow\Ninternational customers
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.54,0:14:31.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like you and me to\Nshop directly for items
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.89,0:14:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Yahoo! Auctions Japan,\NMercari, Rakuten,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.40,0:14:36.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a ton of other\NJapanese online retailers.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.69,0:14:38.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way Buyee works is\Nthat these items you buy
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.47,0:14:40.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are then shipped to Buyee's warehouse,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.48,0:14:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,packed together in one package,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.97,0:14:44.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then shipped to you\Nall as one big thing
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.82,0:14:47.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to save you time, hassle,\Nand a lot of money.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.93,0:14:50.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I've partnered with\NBuyee before on videos -
Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.11,0:14:52.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like for this unboxing of\Na ton of Japan exclusive
Dialogue: 0,0:14:52.74,0:14:54.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Super Monkey Ball and Mario items -
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.86,0:14:56.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this was different.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:56.80,0:14:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This time, I was gonna be asking\Nthem a way bigger question:
Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.73,0:15:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to know if there was any chance
Dialogue: 0,0:15:01.88,0:15:03.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Buyee would be willing to help me out
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.71,0:15:07.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and assist me in securing\Nthis historic video game.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:07.13,0:15:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amazingly... they said yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.69,0:15:16.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I can't tell you how happy I was
Dialogue: 0,0:15:16.45,0:15:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when Buyee said yes to this proposition,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.46,0:15:22.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with their help, I placed the bid,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.23,0:15:24.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,waited, and then won the auction.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.47,0:15:29.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, there was still one\Nenormous hurdle left to clear.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.93,0:15:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, it's still 2020, and over the summer,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.00,0:15:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a temporary precaution\Ndue to [CURRENT WORLD EVENT]
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.54,0:15:40.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Japan actually halted shipping\Nin or out of the country.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.57,0:15:44.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, Japan's primary mail\Nprovider is Japan Post,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.28,0:15:47.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Japan Post had an\Nenormous list of countries
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.05,0:15:48.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who they were forbidding
Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.50,0:15:51.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all mail to be sent or received from -
Dialogue: 0,0:15:51.11,0:15:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and included on that\Nlist was my home country:
Dialogue: 0,0:15:54.48,0:15:55.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the United States of America.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:06.97,0:16:09.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This posed an enormous problem:
Dialogue: 0,0:16:09.65,0:16:11.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I needed to devise a way to somehow
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.27,0:16:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get this game out of Japan
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.17,0:16:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at a time when mailing\Nthings in and out of Japan
Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.84,0:16:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was strictly forbidden.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.90,0:16:20.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Out of options and desperate\Nfor some sort of resolution,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.29,0:16:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew what I had to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.09,0:16:23.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and it's not what you think.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.90,0:16:25.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, normally in a situation like this,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.67,0:16:27.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my solution - as you\Nprobably could have guessed
Dialogue: 0,0:16:27.30,0:16:29.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you've seen my other\Nvideos - would be to go to Japan
Dialogue: 0,0:16:29.94,0:16:31.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and secure the package myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.70,0:16:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But not only had Japan
Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.70,0:16:34.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,halted all mail in or out of the country,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.93,0:16:37.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they've also halted all {\i1}tourism{\i0}\Nin and out of the country,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:37.59,0:16:40.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so there was no way I'd be getting in.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.14,0:16:41.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm sure you can understand\Nmy predicament here:
Dialogue: 0,0:16:41.87,0:16:44.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I effectively had to figure out a way
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.04,0:16:46.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to book a flight to Tokyo\Nin search of answers
Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.56,0:16:48.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at a time when booking a flight to Tokyo
Dialogue: 0,0:16:48.33,0:16:50.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in search of answers is\Nliterally against the law.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:53.27,0:16:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luckily, I had an ace up my sleeve.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:59.49,0:17:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, around this time last year,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:00.84,0:17:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my younger brother Mark\Nactually moved to Tokyo
Dialogue: 0,0:17:03.81,0:17:05.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to go to university -
Dialogue: 0,0:17:05.13,0:17:07.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and while all foreign residents of Japan,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:07.37,0:17:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including people with student visas,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:09.36,0:17:10.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been forbidden from leaving
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.73,0:17:12.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and re-entering the country\Nduring the pandemic,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.73,0:17:15.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my brother had just been\Ngranted special permission
Dialogue: 0,0:17:15.19,0:17:17.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to head back to the United\NStates for a few weeks
Dialogue: 0,0:17:17.14,0:17:19.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a mandatory medical checkup.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:20.08,0:17:21.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And by the way, just to reassure you,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:21.85,0:17:23.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he got his checkup and everything's fine.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:24.96,0:17:26.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So here's my idea:
Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.47,0:17:30.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I could somehow get\Nthis game into Mark's hands
Dialogue: 0,0:17:30.46,0:17:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before his flight back to America,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:32.68,0:17:35.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he could theoretically\Nsmuggle the McDonald's DS
Dialogue: 0,0:17:35.13,0:17:36.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of Japan in his luggage,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.95,0:17:38.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the package would be secure.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:39.58,0:17:40.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For whatever reason,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:40.46,0:17:44.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt a real sense of\Nurgency with this mission:
Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.89,0:17:47.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blameitonjorge's video that\Nmentioned this McDonald's game
Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.21,0:17:48.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had shined an enormous spotlight on it,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:48.99,0:17:50.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I couldn't shake the feeling
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.16,0:17:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that someone else might beat\Nme to the punch on this.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:53.04,0:17:54.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, a couple of weeks\Nafter winning the auction,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:54.58,0:17:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the item finally arrived\Nat Buyee's warehouse -
Dialogue: 0,0:17:57.07,0:17:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I was really, really\Nrunning out of time.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:59.52,0:18:01.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By this point, it was July 28th,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:01.29,0:18:04.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my brother's flight to\NAmerica was just 3 days away -
Dialogue: 0,0:18:04.52,0:18:07.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an incredibly narrow window\Nto get this thing delivered.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:07.23,0:18:08.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if this item didn't arrive quickly,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:08.70,0:18:10.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this plan was doomed.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:10.53,0:18:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For two very stressful days,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:12.28,0:18:13.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this possibility hung over my head
Dialogue: 0,0:18:13.84,0:18:16.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that after all this work -\Nafter all the money we'd spent
Dialogue: 0,0:18:16.97,0:18:19.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and after everything else\Nhad lined up so perfectly -
Dialogue: 0,0:18:19.69,0:18:23.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a simple scheduling issue\Ncould unravel this entire plan.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:23.41,0:18:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, on July 30th,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.16,0:18:27.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got this Discord\Nmessage from my brother:
Dialogue: 0,0:18:36.64,0:18:38.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The package had been secured.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:43.87,0:18:45.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"So while I was packing up my stuff
Dialogue: 0,0:18:45.27,0:18:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get ready to return to\NAmerica here in a few days,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:49.40,0:18:52.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am pretty sure that I\Nheard a certain package
Dialogue: 0,0:18:52.74,0:18:54.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,arrive at my doorstep,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:54.15,0:18:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we're gonna go check that out.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:00.85,0:19:01.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh-ho-ho!
Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.46,0:19:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only is the inside\Nof this cardboard box
Dialogue: 0,0:19:13.07,0:19:18.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an incredibly rare, one-of-a-kind make and model of DS -
Dialogue: 0,0:19:19.57,0:19:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it also could potentially hold
Dialogue: 0,0:19:21.52,0:19:25.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trade secrets of the\NMcDonald's corporation.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:25.17,0:19:28.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm gonna be very careful opening this.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:28.60,0:19:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who knows what kind of...
Dialogue: 0,0:19:30.50,0:19:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This could be bugged.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:32.21,0:19:34.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could have the McDonald's corporate team
Dialogue: 0,0:19:35.24,0:19:39.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,busting down my door with\Nriot shields any second now.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.40,0:19:42.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, my goodness."
Dialogue: 0,0:19:43.66,0:19:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- With barely a day\Nleft before his flight,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.60,0:19:47.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mark safely packed the McDonald's DS
Dialogue: 0,0:19:47.93,0:19:49.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into his enormous blue suitcase,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:49.76,0:19:52.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and soon he was on his way\Nto Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:11.84,0:20:13.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to be honest with you, the particulars
Dialogue: 0,0:20:13.85,0:20:16.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of whether or not Mark\Nwould even be able to leave
Dialogue: 0,0:20:16.28,0:20:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were kind of a big question mark.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:18.86,0:20:19.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jumping through the hoops
Dialogue: 0,0:20:19.85,0:20:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get all the paperwork filled out
Dialogue: 0,0:20:21.16,0:20:23.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that Mark could return\Nhome was an enormous hassle,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:23.75,0:20:24.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there was no real guarantee
Dialogue: 0,0:20:24.93,0:20:26.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he would even be able to leave,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:26.92,0:20:29.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much less get back into the country.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:29.47,0:20:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mark entered the airport, and\Nwith virtually all flights
Dialogue: 0,0:20:32.34,0:20:34.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in and out of Japan canceled\Ndue to the pandemic,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:34.78,0:20:38.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Haneda's international\Nterminal was a ghost town.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:38.07,0:20:39.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everywhere he looked,\Nseats were blocked off
Dialogue: 0,0:20:39.79,0:20:41.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,forbidding people from\Nsitting next to each other -
Dialogue: 0,0:20:41.73,0:20:43.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a measure that ultimately\Nproved redundant,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:43.71,0:20:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since almost every seat in\Nthe airport was unoccupied.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:46.78,0:20:48.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soon, it was time for Mark's flight,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:48.25,0:20:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a few minutes later,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:49.40,0:20:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mark found himself onboard\Na virtually empty airplane
Dialogue: 0,0:20:52.66,0:20:55.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Tokyo to the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:55.86,0:20:58.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, halfway across the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:58.51,0:21:00.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,me and my family were on\Nour way to the airport
Dialogue: 0,0:21:00.31,0:21:02.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to go meet Mark and see\Nhim for the first time
Dialogue: 0,0:21:02.73,0:21:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since the pandemic.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:07.18,0:21:09.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was extremely excited:
Dialogue: 0,0:21:09.01,0:21:10.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,excited, of course, to see my brother
Dialogue: 0,0:21:10.81,0:21:12.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the first time since 2019 -
Dialogue: 0,0:21:12.85,0:21:14.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something that seemed almost\Nimpossible to pull off
Dialogue: 0,0:21:14.93,0:21:17.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the midst of COVID - but also excited
Dialogue: 0,0:21:17.04,0:21:19.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the world would\Nfinally get a close look
Dialogue: 0,0:21:19.09,0:21:21.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at this legendary and mysterious game
Dialogue: 0,0:21:21.45,0:21:22.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the first time ever.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:30.81,0:21:32.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We arrived at the airport masked up,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:32.65,0:21:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and after patiently waiting\Nfor what felt like forever,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:35.96,0:21:38.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,watching handfuls of masked passengers
Dialogue: 0,0:21:38.22,0:21:40.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,slowly trickle out of the gates,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:40.57,0:21:42.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,finally... we saw him.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:49.09,0:21:50.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had arrived.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:51.98,0:21:52.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's hard to overstate
Dialogue: 0,0:21:52.81,0:21:55.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how great a feeling it\Nwas to see Mark again.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:55.01,0:21:57.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The whole situation with travel in Japan
Dialogue: 0,0:21:57.08,0:21:59.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had really led me to\Nbelieve that he may not
Dialogue: 0,0:21:59.72,0:22:01.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get to see us this summer at all,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:01.40,0:22:04.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that we may not see\Nhim until next year.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:04.53,0:22:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in all the excitement of seeing Mark,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:07.06,0:22:08.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something slipped through the cracks -
Dialogue: 0,0:22:08.67,0:22:11.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something I didn't realize right away.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:11.07,0:22:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I'd been looking closely,\NI would have noticed
Dialogue: 0,0:22:13.32,0:22:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the enormous blue suitcase
Dialogue: 0,0:22:14.92,0:22:17.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Mark had packed the McDonald's DS in...
Dialogue: 0,0:22:17.61,0:22:18.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He didn't have it.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:20.69,0:22:23.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Do you know... your... bag didn't come?"
Dialogue: 0,0:22:23.58,0:22:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"So the bag is delayed..."
Dialogue: 0,0:22:34.01,0:22:34.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Mark explained to me
Dialogue: 0,0:22:34.84,0:22:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that due to a baggage\Nsnafu with the airline,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:37.74,0:22:40.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his luggage had not wound up\Non his flight home with him.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:45.22,0:22:47.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So... I'd be lying if I said
Dialogue: 0,0:22:47.80,0:22:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this situation was not terrifying.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:50.07,0:22:52.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, here we had this\Nincredibly rare game -
Dialogue: 0,0:22:52.93,0:22:55.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an item that virtually never\Nshowed up on auction sites,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:55.73,0:22:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a game that as far as I know,\Ndoesn't exist anywhere else
Dialogue: 0,0:22:59.24,0:23:00.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the United States,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:00.23,0:23:04.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a game that seemingly nobody\Nhad the password to access except for me -
Dialogue: 0,0:23:04.01,0:23:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we'd have to rely on an airline
Dialogue: 0,0:23:05.88,0:23:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who'd already misplaced it\Nonce to ever get it back.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:12.86,0:23:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was a truly helpless feeling.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:14.80,0:23:16.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was really nothing we could do here
Dialogue: 0,0:23:16.94,0:23:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,except just exercise\Nsome patience and wait.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:20.67,0:23:22.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well... almost nothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:22.49,0:23:25.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The one thing I could\Ndo... was start preparing.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:26.30,0:23:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, even if everything went perfectly
Dialogue: 0,0:23:28.44,0:23:31.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the airline found this\Nbag and returned it to us,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:31.23,0:23:32.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was only half the battle.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:33.58,0:23:34.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't just want to own
Dialogue: 0,0:23:34.69,0:23:36.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this McDonald's training cartridge -
Dialogue: 0,0:23:36.55,0:23:38.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to document it.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:38.41,0:23:41.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to finally give the\Nworld its first up-close look
Dialogue: 0,0:23:41.74,0:23:45.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at what the McGameplay\Nactually consisted of.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:45.10,0:23:46.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, if I was gonna do this -
Dialogue: 0,0:23:46.11,0:23:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I was gonna put in\Nall this time, effort,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:48.14,0:23:50.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,energy, and money - I wanted\Nto do it the right way:
Dialogue: 0,0:23:50.70,0:23:53.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to capture the game\Nas it was actually played
Dialogue: 0,0:23:53.38,0:23:55.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by McDonald's employees back in 2010
Dialogue: 0,0:23:55.24,0:23:57.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,running on actual Nintendo hardware.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:58.51,0:23:59.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I started looking into solutions,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:59.77,0:24:02.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pretty quickly I\Nrealized what I wanted
Dialogue: 0,0:24:02.22,0:24:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was a 3DS modified for video capture.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:05.73,0:24:06.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But here's the thing:
Dialogue: 0,0:24:06.96,0:24:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2020, getting your hands\Non a 3DS capture device
Dialogue: 0,0:24:10.41,0:24:12.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is much easier said than done.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:12.82,0:24:16.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, check out this\NMLIG video from last April:
Dialogue: 0,0:24:16.23,0:24:18.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I wish we could say\Nwe were able to show you
Dialogue: 0,0:24:18.01,0:24:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,great ideas that you can go\Nand try for yourself right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:21.60,0:24:24.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the reality is that at this moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:24.23,0:24:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the 3DS is in kind of a bad place."
Dialogue: 0,0:24:27.28,0:24:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- And what they say in that\Nvideo is completely true:
Dialogue: 0,0:24:29.56,0:24:33.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the availability of hardware-modified 3DSs in 2020
Dialogue: 0,0:24:33.57,0:24:35.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has dried up almost entirely.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:35.77,0:24:37.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And from doing a ton of research,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:37.07,0:24:39.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized that there was\Nreally only one person
Dialogue: 0,0:24:39.81,0:24:41.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,left on Earth who could\Nhelp me with this problem,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:41.77,0:24:44.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that was a console\Nmodder based out of Germany
Dialogue: 0,0:24:44.07,0:24:45.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,named Stefan Merki.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:45.57,0:24:47.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Wir bieten seit mehr als zwei Jahren
Dialogue: 0,0:24:47.89,0:24:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Installationen von 3DS Capture Cards."
Dialogue: 0,0:24:50.05,0:24:53.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For years now, Stefan has\Nrun a shop called merki.net
Dialogue: 0,0:24:53.07,0:24:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where he sells capture\Ncards and hardware mods
Dialogue: 0,0:24:54.98,0:24:57.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the Nintendo 3DS.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:57.23,0:24:59.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This site came up over\Nand over in my research:
Dialogue: 0,0:24:59.27,0:25:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by all accounts, Stefan\Nwas one of the best
Dialogue: 0,0:25:01.48,0:25:03.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and most reliable\Nhardware modders out there,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:03.30,0:25:05.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,able to install a full\Nsuite of capture devices
Dialogue: 0,0:25:05.85,0:25:07.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other useful hardware modifications,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:07.94,0:25:10.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he seemed like a perfect\Nfit for this project.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:10.85,0:25:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, excitedly, I went to Stefan's website
Dialogue: 0,0:25:12.91,0:25:15.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and... he had stopped selling them.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:16.48,0:25:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We chatted a bit via email with Merki,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:18.81,0:25:22.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a European distributor for\Nboth Katsukity and Loopy kits,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:22.47,0:25:24.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he tells us that he is\Nalso getting out of the game
Dialogue: 0,0:25:24.90,0:25:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once his existing stock is depleted.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:27.04,0:25:28.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He seems to believe that his business
Dialogue: 0,0:25:28.57,0:25:31.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can no longer count on\Nreceiving a return on investment
Dialogue: 0,0:25:31.61,0:25:33.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for additional 3DS hardware."
Dialogue: 0,0:25:33.49,0:25:35.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Stefan had just posted an\Nopen letter on his website
Dialogue: 0,0:25:35.83,0:25:39.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,announcing that he was, sure\Nenough, out of the modding game:
Dialogue: 0,0:25:39.13,0:25:40.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,retiring after seven long years
Dialogue: 0,0:25:40.95,0:25:43.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of modding Nintendo hardware for a living.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:43.73,0:25:46.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still, I knew I had to try.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:46.30,0:25:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I reached out to Stefan personally.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:49.69,0:25:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I pleaded with this man -
Dialogue: 0,0:25:50.94,0:25:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Hattori Hanzo of 3DS\Nhardware modification -
Dialogue: 0,0:25:54.26,0:25:57.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying my hardest to persuade\Nthis master of his craft
Dialogue: 0,0:25:57.21,0:26:00.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into coming out of\Nretirement for one last job.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:00.89,0:26:02.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I explained the situation to Stefan:
Dialogue: 0,0:26:02.73,0:26:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I was painfully\Nclose to getting my hands
Dialogue: 0,0:26:04.68,0:26:06.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on this ultra-rare DS game,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:06.29,0:26:08.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that I needed one of his devices
Dialogue: 0,0:26:08.07,0:26:09.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to share it with the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:13.19,0:26:15.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it took some\Nconvincing, but eventually...
Dialogue: 0,0:26:16.43,0:26:17.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he agreed.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:17.95,0:26:19.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there was a caveat:
Dialogue: 0,0:26:21.07,0:26:22.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stefan said he would need me to send him
Dialogue: 0,0:26:22.81,0:26:24.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some American 3DS hardware to modify,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:24.97,0:26:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I went out and purchased\Na brand new New 2DS XL
Dialogue: 0,0:26:28.98,0:26:30.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and mailed it off to Germany.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:32.30,0:26:33.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You're left-handed, too."
Dialogue: 0,0:26:33.13,0:26:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Yep."
Dialogue: 0,0:26:34.02,0:26:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We're the smart ones."
Dialogue: 0,0:26:34.98,0:26:36.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "That's what I hear."
Dialogue: 0,0:26:38.19,0:26:39.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More on that later.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:40.06,0:26:41.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the meantime, I also continued
Dialogue: 0,0:26:41.64,0:26:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to closely monitor this\Npiece of lost luggage.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:44.72,0:26:46.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Balancing all these things:
Dialogue: 0,0:26:46.07,0:26:48.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the auction, the missing baggage,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:48.38,0:26:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to persuade a retired German modder
Dialogue: 0,0:26:50.60,0:26:53.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make me a custom 3DS for capture -
Dialogue: 0,0:26:53.09,0:26:54.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was overwhelming trying to keep
Dialogue: 0,0:26:54.35,0:26:56.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all these plates spinning\Nat once, especially knowing
Dialogue: 0,0:26:56.38,0:26:58.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if even one of these\Nthings fell through,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:58.18,0:27:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the whole project would likely fall apart.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:00.44,0:27:02.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually, after hours of checking
Dialogue: 0,0:27:02.33,0:27:05.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the luggage delivery link\Nover and over and over,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:05.75,0:27:07.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an update came in the next day.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:08.43,0:27:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Yeah? Wait, what's it say?"
Dialogue: 0,0:27:09.78,0:27:12.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Airlines Baggage Information delivery info."
Dialogue: 0,0:27:12.29,0:27:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Oh, okay."
Dialogue: 0,0:27:13.12,0:27:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"This is from an email address called
Dialogue: 0,0:27:14.62,0:27:17.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to WheresMySuitcase.com."
Dialogue: 0,0:27:17.44,0:27:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- (laughs) "Where IS your suitcase?"
Dialogue: 0,0:27:18.81,0:27:19.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Recently, your baggage was delayed
Dialogue: 0,0:27:19.96,0:27:21.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while flying into Raleigh-Durham\NInternational Airport.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:21.80,0:27:22.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're seeing this email
Dialogue: 0,0:27:22.63,0:27:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we will be handling your delivery
Dialogue: 0,0:27:23.84,0:27:24.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on behalf of American Airlines."
Dialogue: 0,0:27:24.67,0:27:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "So far, so good."
Dialogue: 0,0:27:26.12,0:27:27.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We have entered your\Nbaggage claim into our system
Dialogue: 0,0:27:27.91,0:27:28.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and are working with the airline
Dialogue: 0,0:27:28.86,0:27:42.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get your baggage as\Nfast to you as possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:30.67,0:27:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If all goes according to plan,
Dialogue: 0,0:27:31.78,0:27:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we'll get this bag by tonight at 10:00 PM."
Dialogue: 0,0:27:34.02,0:27:36.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "I mean, this is the\Nclosest I've ever been
Dialogue: 0,0:27:36.67,0:27:38.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to this McDonald's DS.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:38.94,0:27:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The trajectory is correct.\NIt's on the right path."
Dialogue: 0,0:27:41.42,0:27:45.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It's in spitting distance."
Dialogue: 0,0:27:44.51,0:27:45.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "It's passed so many hands, you know?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:45.01,0:27:46.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who can really trust...
Dialogue: 0,0:27:46.92,0:27:48.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what if a little Greedy Gus at the airport
Dialogue: 0,0:27:48.79,0:27:49.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,snuck his hand in there
Dialogue: 0,0:27:49.82,0:27:51.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and decided he wanted\Na McDonald's Game Boy?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:51.93,0:27:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who can say?"
Dialogue: 0,0:27:52.76,0:27:53.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"So there's your info."
Dialogue: 0,0:27:53.89,0:27:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Thank you."
Dialogue: 0,0:27:56.55,0:27:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Oh, what?! What the...
Dialogue: 0,0:27:57.97,0:27:58.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you ser-...?"
Dialogue: 0,0:28:00.21,0:28:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The baggage had apparently\Narrived at our airport
Dialogue: 0,0:28:03.20,0:28:06.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and was set to be delivered\Nto our house that night.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:06.63,0:28:09.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, on August 4th at 10:00 PM,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:09.73,0:28:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was a knock on the door:
Dialogue: 0,0:28:11.00,0:28:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hi!"\N- "Hi.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:12.40,0:28:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is for Mark?"
Dialogue: 0,0:28:14.56,0:28:15.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Yep. That's it."
Dialogue: 0,0:28:15.99,0:28:17.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Awesome. Thank you so much."
Dialogue: 0,0:28:17.10,0:28:17.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Absolutely. Have a good night."
Dialogue: 0,0:28:17.93,0:28:18.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "You too.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:18.77,0:28:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, my gosh..."
Dialogue: 0,0:28:20.71,0:28:22.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It had arrived.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:22.02,0:28:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-"Here it is... this is it, right, Mark?"
Dialogue: 0,0:28:24.16,0:28:24.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Yup!
Dialogue: 0,0:28:24.99,0:28:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Very precious cargo."
Dialogue: 0,0:28:26.24,0:28:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Indeed."
Dialogue: 0,0:28:31.72,0:28:32.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "We got the goods..."
Dialogue: 0,0:28:35.24,0:28:36.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"This is smuggled...
Dialogue: 0,0:28:38.15,0:28:40.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,across country borders."
Dialogue: 0,0:28:40.97,0:28:42.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Multiple states.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:42.74,0:28:44.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's changed hands
Dialogue: 0,0:28:44.75,0:28:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more times than I can\Ncount, between postmen...
Dialogue: 0,0:28:48.13,0:28:49.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, my gosh."
Dialogue: 0,0:28:49.27,0:28:50.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Everything is all jumbled up in here.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:50.80,0:28:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is NOT how I had everything."
Dialogue: 0,0:28:52.70,0:28:55.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Well, I suspect it\Nwas packed pretty safely
Dialogue: 0,0:28:55.43,0:28:57.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by our friend in Japan, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:28:59.23,0:29:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh my God. Is this..?"
Dialogue: 0,0:29:00.06,0:29:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"There's part one.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:05.12,0:29:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...where is part two...?
Dialogue: 0,0:29:07.88,0:29:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wait a minute...
Dialogue: 0,0:29:09.28,0:29:13.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "There's no way somebody... would snatch it..?"
Dialogue: 0,0:29:13.19,0:29:13.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Here it is."
Dialogue: 0,0:29:13.85,0:29:14.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(huge sigh of relief, laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:29:15.31,0:29:15.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "You never know with TSA, dude."
Dialogue: 0,0:29:15.90,0:29:19.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I thought maybe like, yeah, there's \Na lithium ion battery in it...
Dialogue: 0,0:29:19.16,0:29:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they wouldn't let me check it through.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:21.42,0:29:23.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was the thought in my head just now
Dialogue: 0,0:29:23.02,0:29:24.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why they could have taken it."
Dialogue: 0,0:29:24.73,0:29:28.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Getting lithium batteries\Nthrough customs can be tricky."
Dialogue: 0,0:29:28.61,0:29:30.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "I believe what you\Nhave here is the charger."
Dialogue: 0,0:29:30.75,0:29:31.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Okay."
Dialogue: 0,0:29:31.25,0:29:33.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I think this is the actual device."
Dialogue: 0,0:29:33.08,0:29:33.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Okay."
Dialogue: 0,0:29:33.91,0:29:35.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That's based on how much it weighs."
Dialogue: 0,0:29:35.22,0:29:36.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "All right."
Dialogue: 0,0:29:36.05,0:29:37.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "So you haven't opened\Nthis part yet, right?"
Dialogue: 0,0:29:37.53,0:29:38.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I haven't opened anything."
Dialogue: 0,0:29:39.83,0:29:41.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "This is a huge moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:50.09,0:29:51.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, my gosh.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:57.28,0:30:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is so thoroughly wrapped,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:00.04,0:30:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm grateful.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:00.92,0:30:03.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It needed every bit of wrapping here.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:06.14,0:30:07.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, hang on a second.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:07.69,0:30:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's something pretty\Ninteresting going on here.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:22.50,0:30:23.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You ready?
Dialogue: 0,0:30:26.11,0:30:29.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(wheezing) That is beautiful.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:29.23,0:30:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at the matte black McDonald's logo.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:33.88,0:30:36.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MKBHD would get a kick out\Nof this, I think.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:37.71,0:30:39.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's in such good condition, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:39.21,0:30:42.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shouts out to the McDonald's\Nemployee who took -"
Dialogue: 0,0:30:42.27,0:30:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"So it has a cartridge?\NIt's not just pre-installed?"
Dialogue: 0,0:30:44.35,0:30:45.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Oh, buddy.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:46.07,0:30:48.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's an unassuming cartridge
Dialogue: 0,0:30:49.47,0:30:54.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with incredibly high\Nvalue... and precious data.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:56.74,0:30:58.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then what is going on over here?
Dialogue: 0,0:31:03.96,0:31:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is this second thing?
Dialogue: 0,0:31:08.61,0:31:11.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this number, from the\NYouTube videos I've seen
Dialogue: 0,0:31:11.34,0:31:13.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the people who can't\Nget past the title screen,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:13.61,0:31:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm pretty sure there's a\Nsix digit code that's needed.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:18.40,0:31:20.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wait, there's ANOTHERone?
Dialogue: 0,0:31:20.78,0:31:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's TWO? What?!
Dialogue: 0,0:31:26.78,0:31:29.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two McDonald DSis here.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:30.50,0:31:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow, they're both like in\Nincredible condition too.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:35.23,0:31:36.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That matte texture is so nice.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:36.86,0:31:40.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The DSi is a very beautiful\Nand underrated device.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:40.45,0:31:41.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, let's see
Dialogue: 0,0:31:41.84,0:31:44.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's the last piece of the puzzle here...
Dialogue: 0,0:31:47.04,0:31:49.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mark, I think your suspicion is correct.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:53.46,0:31:58.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think this is just a pretty\Nstandard DSi charger here.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:59.01,0:31:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, my god.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:59.84,0:32:01.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow. Beautiful.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:01.62,0:32:03.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.\NThank you so much, Mark."
Dialogue: 0,0:32:03.23,0:32:04.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Yeah, yeah!"
Dialogue: 0,0:32:04.06,0:32:05.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "and thank you, Robert, for filming."
Dialogue: 0,0:32:06.84,0:32:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At long last, this ultra rare game -
Dialogue: 0,0:32:09.18,0:32:13.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, allegedly, the password\Nfor it - was in our hands:
Dialogue: 0,0:32:13.52,0:32:16.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This incredibly rare,\NMcDonald's-branded DSi;
Dialogue: 0,0:32:16.23,0:32:20.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this even rarer McDonald's\NJapan employee training game;
Dialogue: 0,0:32:20.15,0:32:22.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, arguably the most\Nprecious part of all,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:22.60,0:32:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the long lost, unique six-digit password
Dialogue: 0,0:32:25.07,0:32:26.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would let us access the game
Dialogue: 0,0:32:26.36,0:32:28.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the first time in 10 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:35.00,0:32:37.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, at long last, the\Ngame was safely in our hands,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:37.67,0:32:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that meant that there was only
Dialogue: 0,0:32:38.72,0:32:40.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one piece of the puzzle left.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:41.43,0:32:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And sure enough, a few days later,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:42.91,0:32:45.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another package arrived,\Nthis time from Germany,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:45.62,0:32:48.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,containing the modded New 2DS XL.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:49.40,0:32:50.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was the final piece -
Dialogue: 0,0:32:50.83,0:32:52.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this was the last ingredient necessary
Dialogue: 0,0:32:52.62,0:32:54.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to share this game with the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:54.71,0:32:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only obstacle left to\Nsurmount was the language barrier.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:57.96,0:33:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't read Japanese, but\NI know somebody who can.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:02.16,0:33:03.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I reached out to Samuel Messner again
Dialogue: 0,0:33:03.69,0:33:05.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and asked him if he'd be down to join me
Dialogue: 0,0:33:05.40,0:33:06.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for this first-ever playthrough
Dialogue: 0,0:33:06.86,0:33:10.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the McDonald's DS training game.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:10.93,0:33:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He agreed.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:18.30,0:33:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- I'm excited to see the icon for it.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:20.92,0:33:22.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Yes. Good point.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:22.49,0:33:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a big moment for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:23.52,0:33:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have not actually\Nturned this game on yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:25.36,0:33:27.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've played zero seconds of this,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:27.74,0:33:30.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as has everyone in the United States,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:30.22,0:33:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as far as I can tell.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:31.87,0:33:34.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Oh, my God, it's fancy.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:34.06,0:33:34.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Dang, I kind of wish that
Dialogue: 0,0:33:34.89,0:33:36.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was what the cartridge looked like,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:36.66,0:33:40.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's got kind of a "Feel\Nthe Magic: XY/XX" vibe to it.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:43.24,0:33:44.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dude.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:44.94,0:33:46.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Both] I'm loving it!
Dialogue: 0,0:33:46.19,0:33:47.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- I'm loving it!
Dialogue: 0,0:33:47.30,0:33:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I AM loving it.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:52.86,0:33:53.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,FMV!!
Dialogue: 0,0:34:07.53,0:34:08.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh my god.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:11.02,0:34:11.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dude.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:13.44,0:34:15.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Happy McDonald's customers\Nall over the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:15.53,0:34:18.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this opening video was on YouTube,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:18.44,0:34:19.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I avoided watching it
Dialogue: 0,0:34:19.87,0:34:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'cause I didn't want to\Ntake away from that moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:22.05,0:34:23.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I made the right call.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:25.13,0:34:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wowie.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:26.04,0:34:27.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right, so we got\Nthree menu options here -
Dialogue: 0,0:34:27.51,0:34:28.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you help me out with these?
Dialogue: 0,0:34:28.81,0:34:31.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Yeah. So the first\None is password input.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:31.19,0:34:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second is password,\Nlike change your password.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:35.08,0:34:37.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the third one is serial code input,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:37.67,0:34:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is probably what\Nwe're gonna wanna do here.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:39.76,0:34:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Oh, interesting.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:42.00,0:34:43.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feel like I'm defusing a bomb here.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:45.83,0:34:48.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dude. I don't know if you caught that:
Dialogue: 0,0:34:48.89,0:34:50.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's got the ba-da-ba-ba-ba jingle.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:53.39,0:34:54.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's incredible.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:54.70,0:34:56.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's so spiritual.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:56.33,0:34:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, this has to be it,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:57.43,0:35:00.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's a six digit\Ncode that only takes numbers.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:00.51,0:35:02.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right, let's punch this in.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:02.44,0:35:03.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Four.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:03.67,0:35:04.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eight.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:05.46,0:35:06.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Five.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:06.59,0:35:07.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oops.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:07.65,0:35:09.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is this backspace in the lower right?
Dialogue: 0,0:35:09.66,0:35:10.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Yeah, it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:10.49,0:35:12.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Four, eight, two.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:13.22,0:35:15.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such a distractingly beautiful song.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:15.08,0:35:16.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right, here we go.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:17.22,0:35:18.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does it say at the bottom?
Dialogue: 0,0:35:18.09,0:35:19.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Complete input.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:21.37,0:35:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right, let's see here.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:22.40,0:35:23.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, no!
Dialogue: 0,0:35:25.29,0:35:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'What you have entered is incorrect.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:27.04,0:35:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please enter the correct information.'
Dialogue: 0,0:35:34.88,0:35:38.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- This moment, in all honesty,\Nscared the crap out of me.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:38.50,0:35:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mind flooded with\Nterrifying possibilities:
Dialogue: 0,0:35:40.91,0:35:44.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Had this DS cartridge save\Ngame been wiped somehow?
Dialogue: 0,0:35:44.39,0:35:46.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Had the seller sent me the wrong copy?
Dialogue: 0,0:35:46.93,0:35:50.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, worst of all: were these photos... fake?
Dialogue: 0,0:35:50.16,0:35:52.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Had we been straight-up scammed here?
Dialogue: 0,0:35:57.96,0:35:59.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- What if it's the password?
Dialogue: 0,0:35:59.36,0:36:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if they set the password to be...
Dialogue: 0,0:36:01.20,0:36:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Cause it is a six digit password.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:03.45,0:36:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Try it. Yeah, why not?
Dialogue: 0,0:36:06.10,0:36:08.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- I hope so, 'cause I don't\Nknow what I'm gonna do
Dialogue: 0,0:36:08.61,0:36:09.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if this doesn't work.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:11.32,0:36:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- And here it says, please\Nenter the six digit password
Dialogue: 0,0:36:14.03,0:36:15.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you yourself have decided.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:15.97,0:36:19.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is where I'm unsure\Nwhether this will actually work.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:20.88,0:36:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- All right. 482500.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:25.26,0:36:26.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm hoping this works.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:28.69,0:36:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes!
Dialogue: 0,0:36:30.74,0:36:32.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Yeah!
Dialogue: 0,0:36:32.29,0:36:33.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- All right.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:33.77,0:36:34.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're in.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:34.60,0:36:36.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- We're in uncharted territory, man.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:36.72,0:36:37.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Dude.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:37.55,0:36:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The password... had worked.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:40.04,0:36:41.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow, we got the buns.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:41.78,0:36:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two pickles.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:43.14,0:36:45.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's an iconic bit of McDonald's lore.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:45.27,0:36:46.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two patties.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:46.56,0:36:47.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think I'm done.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:47.45,0:36:48.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, it's 3D!
Dialogue: 0,0:36:49.96,0:36:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now our full playthrough of\Nthis game took over an hour,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:52.92,0:36:54.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'm gonna spare you\Nfrom watching all of that
Dialogue: 0,0:36:54.87,0:36:56.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just show you the highlights:
Dialogue: 0,0:37:01.40,0:37:02.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Is this my name..?
Dialogue: 0,0:37:03.75,0:37:04.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh my god.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:06.42,0:37:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right, let's go with this guy, then.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:08.58,0:37:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, let's get the egg.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:11.31,0:37:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Oh yeah.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:12.14,0:37:13.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Oh, this sound design is so good.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:13.55,0:37:14.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you hearing that?
Dialogue: 0,0:37:14.38,0:37:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dude, the fact that it's\Nlike a sprite of a cow
Dialogue: 0,0:37:17.36,0:37:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a McDonald's M on it!!
Dialogue: 0,0:37:22.46,0:37:25.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- 'Hey, my name is Donald McDonald.'
Dialogue: 0,0:37:25.63,0:37:28.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Okay, how many pickles\Non a double cheeseburger?
Dialogue: 0,0:37:28.96,0:37:29.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Easy.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:30.68,0:37:33.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're now getting an isometric\Nview of the whole store.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:33.64,0:37:34.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Whoa.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:34.63,0:37:35.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Oh, my god.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:40.98,0:37:41.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Okay...
Dialogue: 0,0:37:43.81,0:37:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...it says that you can send\Nan encouraging message
Dialogue: 0,0:37:48.40,0:37:50.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to someone else in the McDonald's crew.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:50.42,0:37:51.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Dude.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:51.89,0:37:54.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dude, that is incredible.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:54.31,0:37:55.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Now, as we played through this game,
Dialogue: 0,0:37:55.62,0:37:59.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we just kept making discovery\Nafter fascinating discovery:
Dialogue: 0,0:37:59.45,0:38:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Is that Ronald McDonald's hand?
Dialogue: 0,0:38:01.39,0:38:03.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Way too much to put in this video.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:03.25,0:38:05.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, side note, if you're one\Nof the people crazy enough
Dialogue: 0,0:38:05.29,0:38:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to wanna watch all 73\Nminutes of this playthrough,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:07.72,0:38:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can just click the Join\Nbutton underneath this video,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:10.08,0:38:12.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you'll get access to the entire thing
Dialogue: 0,0:38:12.33,0:38:13.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as one of my channel members.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:13.50,0:38:14.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyways:
Dialogue: 0,0:38:15.47,0:38:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It goes without saying that this was
Dialogue: 0,0:38:17.02,0:38:18.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an immensely satisfying moment:
Dialogue: 0,0:38:18.73,0:38:21.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,playing through this\Ngame for the first time,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:21.15,0:38:23.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and having a translator\Nby my side to help out.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:23.26,0:38:24.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It felt like a victory.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:24.69,0:38:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- It's a great piece of history\Nthat we've uncovered here,
Dialogue: 0,0:38:28.00,0:38:31.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm looking forward to\Nsharing it with the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:31.01,0:38:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Yeah, and thank you for doing your part
Dialogue: 0,0:38:33.38,0:38:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for video game preservation, man.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:35.72,0:38:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This'll be the first video\Nmaterial in the world
Dialogue: 0,0:38:38.82,0:38:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that actually goes into\Nproperly what the game is like.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:42.84,0:38:44.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has existed exclusively
Dialogue: 0,0:38:44.84,0:38:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within the memories for like decades.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:49.12,0:38:49.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's be honest, though.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:49.95,0:38:50.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No one was gonna document
Dialogue: 0,0:38:50.81,0:38:54.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the McDonald's DS game before you.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:54.63,0:38:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- However....
Dialogue: 0,0:39:01.07,0:39:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(dry chuckle)
Dialogue: 0,0:39:03.41,0:39:05.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About one week after I recorded\Nmy playthrough with Samuel,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:05.83,0:39:07.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was catching up with\Na friend over FaceTime
Dialogue: 0,0:39:07.89,0:39:09.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she asked me what\NI'd been up to lately.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:09.49,0:39:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I walked her through this whole story -
Dialogue: 0,0:39:11.53,0:39:14.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the long lost game, the\NBloomberg video, the auction;
Dialogue: 0,0:39:14.51,0:39:16.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the French guy, Coddy Trentuit,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:16.03,0:39:17.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had a copy but couldn't get in
Dialogue: 0,0:39:17.42,0:39:19.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because he didn't have the\Npassword, et cetera, et cetera -
Dialogue: 0,0:39:19.86,0:39:22.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how I had just managed\Nto get to it myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:22.93,0:39:25.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she says to me,\N"So, wait: that password,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:25.84,0:39:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was it an employee ID number or what?"
Dialogue: 0,0:39:29.14,0:39:31.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I go to Coddy's video to show her
Dialogue: 0,0:39:31.53,0:39:34.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the exact password screen\Nthe guy was stuck on,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:34.41,0:39:37.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I noticed something new.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:37.55,0:39:39.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While showing her Coddy's video,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:39.09,0:39:40.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spotted something in the description
Dialogue: 0,0:39:40.74,0:39:42.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I hadn't seen before:
Dialogue: 0,0:39:42.67,0:39:44.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a new message that had been edited in
Dialogue: 0,0:39:44.46,0:39:45.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since the last time I watched it.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:45.91,0:39:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In French, in all capital\Nletters: 'IDENTIFIANTS TROUVEE' -
Dialogue: 0,0:39:50.64,0:39:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and beneath that,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:53.43,0:39:56.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'LOGINS FOUNDS !!' with a YouTube link.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:58.87,0:39:59.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I clicked the link.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:02.52,0:40:05.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it took me to a livestream archive,
Dialogue: 0,0:40:05.57,0:40:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,broadcast on YouTube, with\N131 views - 58 minutes long -
Dialogue: 0,0:40:31.76,0:40:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and it actually works.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:34.27,0:40:37.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He gets in, plays through the entire game,
Dialogue: 0,0:40:37.08,0:40:38.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just like me and Samuel did.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:39.42,0:40:42.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And - here's the really devastating part:
Dialogue: 0,0:40:42.28,0:40:45.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coddy's playthrough had been\Nstreamed live to YouTube
Dialogue: 0,0:40:45.69,0:40:48.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on August 30th, 2020.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:49.07,0:40:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My playthrough with Samuel?
Dialogue: 0,0:40:54.79,0:40:58.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was on September 18th -\Nbarely two weeks later.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:58.78,0:40:59.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'd been beaten.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:08.82,0:41:10.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I gotta be honest with you here,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:10.37,0:41:12.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this was a little bit heartbreaking.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:12.71,0:41:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To have come this far and\Nput in all this effort...
Dialogue: 0,0:41:15.76,0:41:16.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was kicking myself:
Dialogue: 0,0:41:16.98,0:41:18.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I just moved a little faster,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:18.73,0:41:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,procrastinated a little less,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:20.16,0:41:22.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could have been the actual first one
Dialogue: 0,0:41:22.60,0:41:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to document this game.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:24.76,0:41:25.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the same time, though,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:25.61,0:41:29.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was happy for Coddy - and\Nalso mystified by the fact
Dialogue: 0,0:41:29.01,0:41:31.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he'd somehow gotten the\Npassword for his cartridge.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:31.96,0:41:35.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, we all know how I got\Nthe password for my version;
Dialogue: 0,0:41:35.53,0:41:37.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but how the hell did Coddy get his?
Dialogue: 0,0:41:39.17,0:41:41.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, strap in, because Coddy's journey
Dialogue: 0,0:41:41.43,0:41:44.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get his cartridge's password\Nis even crazier than my own.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:52.66,0:41:54.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over on that Obscure Gamers forum thread
Dialogue: 0,0:41:54.50,0:41:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the beginning of this video,
Dialogue: 0,0:41:55.97,0:41:57.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coddy tells the full story.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:57.93,0:42:01.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In short, he was able through\Na friend to meet in person
Dialogue: 0,0:42:01.65,0:42:04.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the IT director of\NMcDonald's in his country -
Dialogue: 0,0:42:04.31,0:42:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,presumably McDonald's France.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:06.31,0:42:08.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Upon seeing the McDonald's DS,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:08.29,0:42:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this IT guy freaked out, said "don't move,"
Dialogue: 0,0:42:11.36,0:42:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then brought it to\Nthe desk of none other
Dialogue: 0,0:42:13.54,0:42:17.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than the CEO - truly the 'Scott,\Npresident of Domino's Pizza'
Dialogue: 0,0:42:17.54,0:42:19.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this particular story.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:19.43,0:42:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It turns out, the CEO's wife is Japanese,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:21.42,0:42:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she herself had actually worked
Dialogue: 0,0:42:23.18,0:42:25.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at McDonald's Japan corporate -
Dialogue: 0,0:42:25.52,0:42:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meaning she knew exactly who to contact
Dialogue: 0,0:42:27.84,0:42:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about Coddy's problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:31.40,0:42:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Weeks later, Coddy found\Nhimself on an email chain
Dialogue: 0,0:42:33.76,0:42:36.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with employees from McDonald's\NEurope, McDonald's UK,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:36.90,0:42:40.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,McDonald's Australia, and\Nof course... McDonald's Japan.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:41.73,0:42:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This email chain, according to Coddy,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:43.48,0:42:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was loaded with information,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:44.98,0:42:48.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including scans of PDFs\Nof the game's manual...
Dialogue: 0,0:42:48.46,0:42:51.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but unfortunately, they weren't\Nable to give him a password,
Dialogue: 0,0:42:51.17,0:42:52.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the individual passwords
Dialogue: 0,0:42:52.75,0:42:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were set by individual\NMcDonald's store management.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:55.96,0:42:59.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, a lot of people would've\Ngiven up there... but not Coddy.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:59.46,0:43:01.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He kept going.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:01.09,0:43:03.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the actual explanation\Nof what Cody did next
Dialogue: 0,0:43:03.55,0:43:06.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is pretty technical and\Nhonestly way above my head,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:06.73,0:43:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but at this point, Coddy actually\Ndove into the code itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:10.96,0:43:12.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He took apart the game's ROM,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:12.57,0:43:15.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comparing the McDonald's\Ntraining cartridges save data
Dialogue: 0,0:43:15.44,0:43:19.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with other DS games and\Nbegan to find similarities.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:20.04,0:43:23.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, incredibly, Coddy\Nmade a huge discovery:
Dialogue: 0,0:43:23.72,0:43:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he stumbled across a\Nstring of code in the game
Dialogue: 0,0:43:25.98,0:43:27.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that contained translations
Dialogue: 0,0:43:27.50,0:43:29.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the two-character hex code
Dialogue: 0,0:43:29.35,0:43:32.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for every single letter and\Nnumber in the password screen.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:33.31,0:43:36.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From there, he kept hunting,\Nand then found the entry
Dialogue: 0,0:43:36.01,0:43:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the code for crew members...
Dialogue: 0,0:43:37.85,0:43:40.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at that point, he had\Neverything he needed.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:41.65,0:43:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The username? "LE1038".
Dialogue: 0,0:43:45.72,0:43:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the password he needed?
Dialogue: 0,0:43:47.10,0:43:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zero...
Dialogue: 0,0:43:48.00,0:43:49.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,zero zero...
Dialogue: 0,0:43:49.52,0:43:50.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,zero...
Dialogue: 0,0:43:50.72,0:43:51.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...zero...
Dialogue: 0,0:43:51.46,0:43:53.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...zero.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:53.21,0:43:54.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was in.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:55.68,0:43:58.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could not stop smiling when\NI first read Coddy's story.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:58.65,0:43:59.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This guy had jumped through
Dialogue: 0,0:43:59.66,0:44:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about a billion hoops and roadblocks
Dialogue: 0,0:44:01.84,0:44:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to solve a very inconsequential mystery -
Dialogue: 0,0:44:04.40,0:44:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to me, that made me feel like he and I
Dialogue: 0,0:44:06.31,0:44:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are kindred spirits in a way.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:08.24,0:44:09.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But also... I'd be lying if I said
Dialogue: 0,0:44:09.95,0:44:11.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wasn't a little heartbroken
Dialogue: 0,0:44:11.07,0:44:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Coddy had ultimately\Nbeaten me to the punch.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:13.12,0:44:15.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the irony wasn't lost on me either:
Dialogue: 0,0:44:15.17,0:44:17.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This entire time, without\Neither one of us knowing it,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:17.91,0:44:20.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coddy and I had been racing\Nin parallel, neck and neck,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:20.61,0:44:22.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the same finish line.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:22.23,0:44:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, unfortunately for\Nme, Coddy had beaten me,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:24.87,0:44:27.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fair and square, by just a couple of days.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:30.56,0:44:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still, I was determined to\Nmake this adventure worth it.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:36.43,0:44:38.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had come too far to\Njust throw all this away
Dialogue: 0,0:44:38.59,0:44:41.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because someone else beat me\Nto putting this on YouTube.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:41.70,0:44:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And after thinking about it for awhile,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:43.72,0:44:46.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think I figured out what I can do.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:46.33,0:44:48.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See, as of today, the only two people
Dialogue: 0,0:44:48.15,0:44:50.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we know for sure have access to this game
Dialogue: 0,0:44:50.35,0:44:52.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are Coddy and myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:52.40,0:44:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as cool as that scarcity is,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:54.48,0:44:55.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think I want this game to be something
Dialogue: 0,0:44:55.72,0:44:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that everybody can enjoy -
Dialogue: 0,0:44:57.60,0:44:59.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Cody's made it abundantly clear
Dialogue: 0,0:44:59.21,0:45:01.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he plans to never, ever dump his copy.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:01.96,0:45:03.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After spending months on this project
Dialogue: 0,0:45:03.22,0:45:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and reading tons and tons\Nof forum threads about it,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:05.64,0:45:07.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one thing I feel pretty confident about
Dialogue: 0,0:45:07.24,0:45:09.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that people really want\Nto see this game preserved -
Dialogue: 0,0:45:09.95,0:45:11.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both just to check the\Ngame out for themselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:11.83,0:45:13.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also out of principle.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:13.65,0:45:16.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, one last time, I reached\Nout to Samuel about my idea,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:16.82,0:45:18.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Samuel put me in touch
Dialogue: 0,0:45:18.04,0:45:20.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a game preservationist named sCZther.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:41.53,0:45:42.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sCZther walked me through the process
Dialogue: 0,0:45:42.52,0:45:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of using some software\Ncalled GodMode9 on my 3DS
Dialogue: 0,0:45:45.88,0:45:48.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to dump the game cartridge\Nitself in its entirety.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:53.75,0:45:57.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The game cartridge itself and, crucially, my save file -
Dialogue: 0,0:45:57.86,0:45:59.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since the game requires a password.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:00.62,0:46:02.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, after jumping through a few hoops...
Dialogue: 0,0:46:06.40,0:46:07.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...we were successful.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:17.16,0:46:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I am happy to announce
Dialogue: 0,0:46:18.76,0:46:21.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if you or anyone\Nelse watching this video
Dialogue: 0,0:46:21.33,0:46:23.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wants to play this long-lost
Dialogue: 0,0:46:23.14,0:46:25.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Japanese McDonald's\Ntraining game for yourself:
Dialogue: 0,0:46:25.53,0:46:27.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've created a page on archive.org
Dialogue: 0,0:46:27.24,0:46:29.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I've uploaded the\NROM and my save file
Dialogue: 0,0:46:29.55,0:46:30.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some basic instructions,
Dialogue: 0,0:46:30.73,0:46:33.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can download it and\Nstart playing with it today.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:33.50,0:46:34.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:39.19,0:46:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's only recently, now that\Nthis whole thing is over,
Dialogue: 0,0:46:41.10,0:46:43.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I've been able to\Nreflect on just how bizarre
Dialogue: 0,0:46:43.65,0:46:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and uniquely international\Nthis journey was.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:46.71,0:46:47.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The quest to get my hands on this game
Dialogue: 0,0:46:47.99,0:46:51.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,involved a German 3DS hacker,\Na pseudonymous French rival,
Dialogue: 0,0:46:51.57,0:46:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a game archivist from the Czech Republic,
Dialogue: 0,0:46:53.81,0:46:55.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,international smuggling -
Dialogue: 0,0:46:55.29,0:46:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, for the second time in my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:46:57.36,0:47:00.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Japanese arm of an\NAmerican fast food company.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:01.02,0:47:03.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I still don't really understand\Nwhy this keeps happening -
Dialogue: 0,0:47:03.61,0:47:06.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why I seem fated to pursue\Nthese trivial stories
Dialogue: 0,0:47:06.87,0:47:09.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about companies like Domino's\NJapan or McDonald's Japan.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:09.73,0:47:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And though I don't know how\Nthings turned out this way,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:13.17,0:47:14.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's one thing I know for sure:
Dialogue: 0,0:47:18.26,0:47:19.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm lovin' it.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:19.37,0:47:20.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:47:22.12,0:47:23.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...stupid ending.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:28.44,0:47:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before we wrap up, I have\Nthree really quick notes:
Dialogue: 0,0:47:30.84,0:47:31.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first and foremost,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:31.71,0:47:33.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to extend a huge\Nthank you, once again,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:33.70,0:47:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Buyee for sponsoring this video
Dialogue: 0,0:47:35.68,0:47:37.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for helping preserve this weird
Dialogue: 0,0:47:37.03,0:47:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,little piece of internet history.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:38.88,0:47:39.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a link in the description
Dialogue: 0,0:47:39.79,0:47:42.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this video that gives\Nyou a free 2,000 yen coupon
Dialogue: 0,0:47:42.80,0:47:45.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to any new Buyee users who sign up -
Dialogue: 0,0:47:45.38,0:47:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a great service, I've\Nused it a ton of times,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:47.31,0:47:49.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so if you wanna thank Buyee\Nfor making this video possible,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:49.88,0:47:51.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,please consider clicking this link
Dialogue: 0,0:47:51.17,0:47:52.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and checking the site out.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:52.53,0:47:54.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, in the time since the story began,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:54.54,0:47:57.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Buyee has opened up\Ninternational shipping via DHL,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:57.05,0:47:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so getting stuff in and out\Nof Japan is now a breeze.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:59.98,0:48:01.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, a huge shout out to Jennifer Walton,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:01.99,0:48:04.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who composed that phenomenal\Nreorchestrated version
Dialogue: 0,0:48:04.46,0:48:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the McDonald's training game menu theme
Dialogue: 0,0:48:06.68,0:48:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you heard at the\Nvery end of this video.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:08.58,0:48:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Couldn't have done it without her.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:10.10,0:48:12.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I still laugh every time\NI listen to that song.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:12.17,0:48:13.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's so perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:13.41,0:48:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's a link to that\Nif you want to hear it.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:15.36,0:48:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Secondly, the link to download
Dialogue: 0,0:48:16.93,0:48:18.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the McDonald's DS game rom that I dumped
Dialogue: 0,0:48:18.62,0:48:19.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is linked in the description below,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:19.97,0:48:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so please check that out.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:21.62,0:48:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And lastly: you might have noticed
Dialogue: 0,0:48:22.96,0:48:24.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that right next to the Subscribe button,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:24.48,0:48:27.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I now have a Join button under my videos.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:27.20,0:48:28.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically, if you'd like to support me
Dialogue: 0,0:48:28.47,0:48:30.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making more videos like\Nthis one, you can do so
Dialogue: 0,0:48:30.32,0:48:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for just 5 bucks a month, and get access
Dialogue: 0,0:48:32.37,0:48:33.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to all sorts of free extras
Dialogue: 0,0:48:33.97,0:48:35.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like me and Samuel's full,\Nhour-long playthrough
Dialogue: 0,0:48:35.70,0:48:37.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the McDonald's DS game,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:37.70,0:48:41.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,commentary tracks for my older\Nvideos, and so much more.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:41.30,0:48:43.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks for watching and\NI'll see you next time.