Hunter R.
Testing Custom SMB/TLOZ Animal Crossing e-Reader Dot Codes on Console
updated
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
— Corrections —
13:11 - It turns out I am not the first one to test a Famicom game on an actual N64 console! This process was originally replicated by Jhynjhiruu on the Chinese iQue version of the game, where Balloon Fight was successfully loaded on hardware. Zoinkity, whom you might know from their translation patch efforts, also looked into this a couple years ago and tested the feature on console:
youtu.be/0XfTdp3s2AQ?si=fTycDxrqmLymAwcn
Music credits:
Prologue (Phase 7) - New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=u2FbIii7txA
Never Slow Me Down - Everet Almond:
youtube.com/watch?v=unbciUPLNQ4
Nook’s Cranny - New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=bwoXR1Gn_R0
Visitor - Happy Home Paradise:
youtube.com/watch?v=-EFqutvg54g
Facility Preview - Happy Home Paradise:
youtube.com/watch?v=W-9QNlCV5m4
2 P.M. - New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=gD4Hh115gOk
Title Screen - Doubutsu no Mori e+:
youtube.com/watch?v=BT0tvtl0nbI
Icicle Mountain - Super Smash Bros. Melee:
youtube.com/watch?v=3cyv7ynXV5c
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:25 Prerequisite Questions
0:02:42 The Controller Pak Filesystem
0:06:21 Formatting the ROM
0:09:25 Initial Testing
0:10:55 Writing to a Physical Pak
0:12:15 Testing on Console
0:13:15 Other Games?
0:14:18 Conclusions
#animalcrossing #hunterr #technical
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
cakehoarder's channel:
@cakehoarder
Mayor Mori's channel:
@MayorMori
Footage credits:
‣ youtube.com/watch?v=_NAchO9sUrc
‣ youtube.com/watch?v=C6fJlUYygcg
‣ youtube.com/watch?v=Su1Yr6rzmxE
Music credits:
Bunny Day - New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=Lf3AlalVrXY
Main Theme - Animal Crossing (Remaster):
youtube.com/watch?v=QoReDXhenHs
Kyoto Koto Zen:
youtube.com/watch?v=QLxuHHArGhg
5 P.M. Remix - New Leaf:
youtube.com/watch?v=0wDXN5oL5Ks
7 A.M. - Animal Crossing:
youtube.com/watch?v=tzcv_qb5uVU
Title (Wild World) - Super Smash Bros. Brawl:
youtube.com/watch?v=IK6ixuwmHdM
K.K. Bossa (Orchestral) - Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori:
youtube.com/watch?v=GPhCOI2S-2w
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:24 The Pioneer Program
0:04:28 The Missing Ice Climber Pak
0:08:07 Wild World / Movie Promotion
0:09:31 Conclusions
#animalcrossing #hunterr #rare
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
Additional content obtained via the Wild World speedrunning community:
‣ stoic_rose:
speedrun.com/users/stoic_rose
‣ Letter Header Glitch explanation (JP):
docs.google.com/document/d/1kqv1G3eqem1HsRIPWlU_uLF5FSyqfejXQHxMqcqMzwI/edit
🎵 Music credits, in order of appearance:
---
• Title Theme - Nintendo Sound Selection Vol. 1:
youtube.com/watch?v=FYKDbX7iwGo
• Main Theme - Animal Crossing Movie:
youtube.com/watch?v=mlPAGv8hqWg
• 11 P.M. - Wild World / City Folk:
youtube.com/watch?v=REeMSgX2HIg
• Title Theme (Remix) - Wild World / City Folk:
youtube.com/watch?v=4kSO1xsDT3M
• 8 P.M. (Arranged) - Wild World:
youtube.com/watch?v=c2u8qhssPrs
• Toy Day (Arranged) - Animal Crossing:
youtube.com/watch?v=ZxOjlz7OGTk
• Celebration - Happy Home Paradise:
youtube.com/watch?v=OHa3UsZpUBE
• The Roost - Animal Crossing Movie:
youtube.com/watch?v=dlsSUQwhYNg
---
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:41 The “Seeding” Plague
0:06:35 Glitched Tulips
0:07:58 Impossible Monkeys?
0:09:49 Letter Header Glitch
0:11:56 Conclusions
#animalcrossing #hunterr #wildworld
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
Special shoutout to Cuyler, who made this entire video possible:
youtube.com/@Cuyler
Further thank you to the Brackenhawk and the texture pack community for providing re-drawn assets and allowing this video to be recorded with higher quality textures:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-19-august-9th-2024
Other assets and information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c
🎵 Music credits, in order of appearance:
---
• Intro Video - Happy Home Paradise:
youtube.com/watch?v=QKKBoRHZ5J0
• Easter - amiibo Festival:
youtube.com/watch?v=68gbTX7Pefk
• Resident Services (Tent) - New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=-grTzCOsG9U
• Tournament (Progress) - New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=vnQSvTF_lR0
• Countdown (11:50PM) - New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=onvTx0q9qAY
• Paradise Planning - Happy Home Paradise:
youtube.com/watch?v=obNox8vKuBY
• Title Theme - Nintendo Sound Selection Vol. 1:
youtube.com/watch?v=FYKDbX7iwGo
• K.K. Disco (Qumu Remix):
youtube.com/watch?v=5rB1_dsZ4ZU
• Go K.K. Rider! (Qumu Remix):
youtube.com/watch?v=7sf69i5PwUM
• Animal Crossing (Autumn) - Mario Kart 8:
youtube.com/watch?v=DcpZsyjDDI4
• Festivale - New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=UVCP1GTrvmM
• Finding a Roommate - Happy Home Paradise:
youtube.com/watch?v=sS3ag-8ORcE
• K.K. Crusin’ (True Remix):
youtube.com/watch?v=xybLsPwa-HU
• Shop Closing - New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=bE37cQJqNLk
---
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:30 Remote Tree Wilting
0:03:44 Missing Sakura Weather
0:04:46 Flying Snails
0:05:57 Incorrect Town Rating
0:07:45 Missing Coconuts
0:08:26 Incorrect Item IDs
0:09:06 Tortimer's Random Diaries
0:10:26 Impossible Oranges
0:12:33 Incorrect Harvest Moon Dates
0:15:42 Buggy Beta Textures
0:16:32 Paper Airplane Softlock
0:19:26 Conclusions
#animalcrossing #hunterr #technical
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:51 Animal Island GBA
0:02:38 YouTube Premium (Sponsor)
0:03:43 e-Reader GBA Games
0:09:20 Doubutsu no Mori e+ GBA
0:11:20 Other GBA Uses
0:12:02 Conclusions
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
Note that I am aware of the existence of third party servers and external modification to restore some "lost" features. After all, I went through the trouble myself to create a few tools to restore some e-Reader functionality. This video only covers official, vanilla versions of the game just to give a setup on things that are “gone” from these games.
Music credits (in order of appearance):
• 9 P.M. - Animal Crossing
• Title Theme - Animal Crossing (Sound Selection Vol. 2)
• Nookington's - Animal Crossing
• Main Theme - Happy Home Paradise
• Paradise Planning (Day) - Happy Home Paradise
• Title Theme (Wild World) - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Title Screen - Happy Home Designer
• Taking Photos - Happy Home Paradise
• Animal Crossing (Winter) - Mario Kart 8
• Celebration - Happy Home Paradise
• Cast Roll - Happy Home Paradise
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:41 Animal Crossing (GCN)
0:03:19 Factor (Sponsor)
0:04:29 Island Tour Creator
0:05:25 Wild World & City Folk
0:09:21 New Leaf
0:12:28 Conclusions
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
First video on Animal Crossing obscurities:
youtube.com/watch?v=ipJVEeUHscE
~ FURTHER READING ~
Nintendo’s Phonetic Synthesizing Patent:
j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1801/PU/JP-4651168/15/ja
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c
This video was recorded with an HD community texture pack for the game ran through Dolphin emulator:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-17-october-13th-2022
Music credits:
• 5 P.M. (Faithful Cover) - Animal Crossing:
youtube.com/watch?v=xr4CLUUS1Bg
• Animal Crossing (Winter) - Mario Kart 8:
youtu.be/2hZqFfFNtYo?si=_9r_tw9CAoLTRrTK
• K.K. Disco (Qumu Remix):
youtu.be/5rB1_dsZ4ZU?si=c6NwhWyQykjYWjED
• 5 P.M. - Animal Crossing New Leaf:
youtu.be/jlXopoG-ZrA?si=PhQSTLeQICIs3R_2
• Go K.K. Rider (Qumu Remix):
youtu.be/7sf69i5PwUM?si=PnF0ZCz1d0XTK1s2
• Timed Minigame - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtu.be/giw_iUcgMb8?si=JN4k_fhe4ZkY_itE
• Title Theme - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:
youtu.be/6eJ14axIyi4?si=5CR0hH7ZRS74lYh1
• DJ K.K. (Eurobeat Remix):
youtu.be/bmxeoX-irP8?si=AZcJfGSZ6D3--ZEF
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:20 Unused Blather's Dialogue
0:03:15 Debugging Mural
0:04:31 Hidden Player Reactions
0:07:04 Exploring Animalese
0:09:37 Shaki the Squirrel
0:11:27 Beta Textures
0:12:50 Suspicious Cat
0:15:47 Conclusions
#animalcrossing #trivia #technical
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
Special thanks to RGeeK, Aeon, and Cuyler for supporting information in this video.
Archived dream towns will be available when the compiled data host is complete.
Assets and other information were pulled from Nookipedia:
nookipedia.com/wiki/Main_Page
This video was recorded with an HD community texture pack by Volya:
youtube.com/watch?v=yAZTyjhLf7A
Music credits:
• Main Theme - Animal Crossing New Leaf:
youtube.com/watch?v=FQCJ_M1uwTA
• Re-Tail (Qumu Remix):
youtube.com/watch?v=if8NUwqs3n0
• 5 P.M. - Animal Crossing New Leaf:
youtube.com/watch?v=jlXopoG-ZrA
• 12 P.M. - Animal Crossing New Leaf:
youtube.com/watch?v=_A3mgKCO-bg
• Animal Crossing - Mario Kart 8:
youtube.com/watch?v=z_Hi3WjSkLI
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:05 Saving Your Dreams?
0:04:09 Hacked Towns
0:06:08 Patched?
0:07:03 Restoring Dreams
0:07:58 Conclusions
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
- Corrections -
‣ At 09:23, I mention you can go to any address with QDS/BBR tags, but realistically you are limited by the size of the structured ROM without the PAT tag.
‣ At 18:52, I mention Link's rock "despawning" with a camera exploit, but this is an oversimplification. The real way to get empty hands and abuse SRM has to do with setting up culling and loading triggers to unload the rock while it's in your hands, rather than "despawning" it.
‣ In general, multiple objects can be used to overwrite pointers in Ocarina of Time, but for the specific human-viable setup with the file select, LightNode SRM is used. This was glossed over in the video; more information can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1Xf0mTcGwxbuBBFX1TYhKuRdfdH34wW9492RN-1YmIUM/edit#heading=h.5wktn1f1wa5i
‣ It's mentioned at 19:49 that the Japanese version of the game is required, but it is theoretically possible to use SRM to switch languages to the included Japanese within the US versions. This would allow for Japanese inputs on a US disc.
~ FURTHER READING ~
James Chambers’ NES injection discovery:
jamchamb.net/2018/07/11/animal-crossing-nes-emulator-hacks.html
Cuyler’s NES patch loader:
cuyler36.github.io/2018/07/14/creating-a-nes-patch-loader.html
Ocarina of Time’s true ACE setup by MrCheeze:
youtube.com/watch?v=qe7JSRwF86E
Technical credits:
Cuyler / James Chambers / MrCheeze / Savestate / Glitches0and0stuff / FIX94
Animation credits:
Wyvarie
twitter.com/wyvarie
youtube.com/c/Wyvarie
Footage credits:
GamesDoneQuick / Savestate / MrCheeze / Sethbling
Music credits:
Starmonized / Qumu / Mesmonium / The Noble Demon / irikachana
• Rainbow Road (Remix) - Mario Kart Wii:
youtu.be/fHfWqWYVe0c?si=XFMIDDrBgExCkHpE
• Happy New Year! - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=mQcTCl5Ee_w
• 5 P.M. (Faithful Cover) - Animal Crossing:
youtube.com/watch?v=xr4CLUUS1Bg
• 9 A.M. - Animal Crossing:
youtu.be/wD9c0KaWbWg?si=XD10JePDahv0jRF9
• Go K.K. Rider! (Qumu Remix):
youtu.be/7sf69i5PwUM?si=TG6XZ1BaFz2CGdc-
• Prologue (Phase 7) - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtu.be/q5ClYjhVpxg?si=T4cHptsdUE59QNxM
• K.K. Cruisin’ (True Remix):
youtu.be/xybLsPwa-HU?si=ZmjlAmVBbmw5lTMl
• 10 P.M. - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtu.be/zANebE1wNjw?si=kIMyPh8zeqihHBZA
• Hyrule Field (Qumu Remix) - Ocarina of Time:
youtu.be/OHsiwYU_pcI?si=X8TfJsL17Ej4HoEx
• Dark World (Orchestral Remix) - Link to the Past:
youtu.be/tsYfI3y1vd8?si=0UUo_uw3xzOoqAwM
• Animal Crossing Title Theme - Nintendo Sound Selection Vol. 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=FYKDbX7iwGo
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c
This video was recorded with an HD community texture pack for the game ran through Dolphin emulator:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-17-october-13th-2022
0:00:00 Introduction
0:02:02 Explaining ACE
0:06:50 ACE in Animal Crossing
0:12:45 ACE Achievements
0:14:00 True ACE?
0:16:15 Exploiting Ocarina of Time
0:21:29 Conclusions
0:22:16 Credits
0:23:48 Hmm...
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
Special thanks to the Animal Crossing speedrunning community!
speedrun.com/ac
BrianMp16's 100% world record:
youtube.com/watch?v=K_fJmZrkF1w
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c/edit#gid=663613111
This video was recorded with an HD community texture pack for the game ran through Dolphin emulator:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-17-october-13th-2022
🎵 Music credits:
• K.K. Slider Intro (Faithful Cover) - Animal Crossing:
youtube.com/watch?v=L2LToAU7W80
• 5 P.M. (Faithful Cover) - Animal Crossing:
youtube.com/watch?v=xr4CLUUS1Bg
• Animal Crossing Title Theme - Nintendo Sound Selection Vol. 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=FYKDbX7iwGo
• Nookington’s - Animal Crossing:
youtube.com/watch?v=fEB8-_5mycU
• Go K.K. Rider! (Qumu Remix):
youtube.com/watch?v=7sf69i5PwUM
• Prologue Phase 7 - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=q5ClYjhVpxg
• 10 P.M. - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=zANebE1wNjw
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:36 Defining a Speedrun
0:02:05 Map Generation
0:05:04 Item Duplication
0:08:30 Stalk Market Strats
0:09:37 Nook Code Abuse
0:12:01 Speedrunning Generalities
0:13:07 Closing Remarks
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
Special thanks to Cuyler for datamined info and discoveries:
youtube.com/@Cuyler
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c/edit#gid=663613111
🎵 Music credits:
• Working at the Roost - Animal Crossing New Leaf
• 12 P.M. Jazz Remix - Animal Crossing New Horizons
• Go K.K. Rider! (Qumu Remix)
• 8 P.M. - Animal Crossing
• 6 A.M. - Animal Crossing
• Toy Day - Animal Crossing New Horizons
• 11 A.M. - Animal Crossing Wild World
• Animal Crossing (Autumn) - Mario Kart 8
• Nookington's - Animal Crossing
• Animal Crossing Title Theme - Super Smash Bros. Ultimat
• 10 A.M - Animal Crossing New Leaf
• Animal Crossing Title Theme - Nintendo Sound Selection Vol. 2
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:42 Doubutsu no Mori
0:04:48 Dòngwù Sēnlín
0:08:00 Doubutsu no Mori+
0:09:33 Animal Crossing (NA)
0:11:16 Doubutsu no Mori e+
0:15:32 Animal Crossing (EU)
0:15:57 Conclusions
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
Translated Debug Gyroid Document:
docs.google.com/document/d/17RuH1gi6YOtA1R7UhnDGQMAFAe-8Dl8eKDZUaec8hcE/edit?usp=sharing
Code referenced in this video is credited to the Animal Crossing decompilation project:
github.com/Prakxo/ac-decomp
This video was recorded with an HD community texture pack for the game ran through Dolphin emulator:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-17-october-13th-2022
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c/edit#gid=663613111
🎵 Music credits:
• Ceremony - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtu.be/BjH1yjqOUAI?si=zDeZU6ZogE1NXXHj
• Fireworks Festival - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtu.be/6R8qzp0hkFs?si=5b0tKfz0D8QKNsuY
• Title Theme - Animal Crossing (Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.1):
youtube.com/watch?v=FYKDbX7iwGo
• Re-Tail (Qumu Remix) - Animal Crossing New Leaf:
youtube.com/watch?v=if8NUwqs3n0
• Bunny Day - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtu.be/Lf3AlalVrXY?si=loFPc0Pzc8rhkvDN
• 5 P.M. - Doubutsu no Mori (Faithful):
youtu.be/xr4CLUUS1Bg?si=jIycvwpRRt7Jr1vh
• Timed Minigame - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtu.be/kb45CbEw4ko?si=-jXTcGsgSaW8WJy1
• Kapp'n's Song - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:
youtu.be/-cGfcS-Zy5Q?si=o8t-n0ft-oWmCSku
• 5 P.M. - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtu.be/vc1zlXMyZow?si=AC55Tfq2ll_tNSGp
• K.K. Cruisin' (Qumu Remix):
youtu.be/eyf0B6Y9sLY?si=tCMb3tE0U2SeiNa7
• Shop Closing - Animal Crossing New Horizons
youtu.be/GzXkPe6TMww?si=ZKXlG2bkHVlhIvAT
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:47 Disc Ejection
0:02:02 Title Theme Extension
0:03:07 Gyroid Face
0:04:18 Unlucky Weather
0:05:36 Public Paintings
0:07:06 Mr. Resetti Mashing
0:08:12 Detailing the Whale
0:10:41 The Debug Gyroid
0:12:37 The NES Emulator
0:15:23 Warp Zoning
0:17:10 Acknowledgements & Conclusions
#animalcrossing #technical #trivia #facts
e-Reader Character Card Creator Program:
github.com/Hunter-Raff/e-ReaderCardCreator/releases
— Corrections —
• Common UPC barcodes technically do not actually contain pricing data embedded in the print, but rather contain data that points software to a lookup price value stored elsewhere. Some barcodes can store pricing data directly on them, though its not as common. The comparison is just to simplify the concept.
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
This video was recorded with an HD community texture pack for the game ran through Dolphin emulator. You can find info about this highly detailed, custom-drawn pack here:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-17-october-13th-2022
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c/edit#gid=663613111
🎵 Music credits:
• 10 A.M. - Animal Crossing New Leaf:
youtu.be/QBHceASYr0s?si=gbXpSVkTtQpGfntJ
• Title Theme - Animal Crossing (Nintendo Sound Selection Vol.1):
youtube.com/watch?v=FYKDbX7iwGo
• Animal Crossing (Autumn) - Mario Kart 8:
youtu.be/DcpZsyjDDI4?si=-_qwdqa6ICeDpw6c
• Timed Minigame - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtu.be/kb45CbEw4ko?si=-jXTcGsgSaW8WJy1
• 12 P.M. (Jazz Remix) - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtu.be/X2Rvw7X5dSk?si=o1qHtGknJxawakdo
• K.K. Cruisin’ (Jazz Remix):
youtu.be/zZxgg4JKBkw?si=NYfJx6CcmI4NzkU3
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:33 e-Reader Explanation
0:03:43 e-Reader CCC
0:05:25 Exploiting e-Reader Cards
0:07:11 Unused Items
0:10:11 Conclusions
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
Thank you to Cuyler, Prakxo, and the Animal Crossing decompilation project for bringing some of these facts to light: github.com/Prakxo/ac-decomp
This video was recorded with an HD community texture pack for the game ran through Dolphin emulator. You can find info about this highly detailed, custom-drawn pack here:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-17-october-13th-2022
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c/edit#gid=663613111
🎵 Music credits:
• Mr. Resetti’s Theme - Animal Crossing:
youtube.com/watch?v=Ze79ph-duV0
• Re-Tail (Qumu Remix) - Animal Crossing New Leaf:
youtube.com/watch?v=if8NUwqs3n0
• New Year’s Day - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=AssVxPWJFcM
• 2 P.M. - Animal Crossing City Folk:
youtube.com/watch?v=8DoGuOiTpJs
• 5 P.M. - Animal Crossing:
youtube.com/watch?v=fpQtd9gCE6k
• K.K. Disco (Qumu Remix):
youtu.be/5rB1_dsZ4ZU?si=7nD-BNiZFtEUOBBN
• Title Theme - Animal Crossing:
youtu.be/rJ6eGtsgbfM?si=Gxsu5E3tnrXMrpZ-
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:39 Diary Softlock
0:02:26 Out-of-Bounds Shenanigans
0:05:08 Wrong Warp Crashes
0:06:35 Nook Code Crash
0:07:22 Unused Item Crashing
0:10:45 Conclusions
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
This video was recorded with an HD community texture pack for the game ran through Dolphin emulator. You can find info about this highly detailed, custom-drawn pack here:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-17-october-13th-2022
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c/edit#gid=663613111
Link to the Animal Crossing decompilation project:
github.com/Prakxo/ac-decomp
🎵 Music credits:
• 8 P.M. - Animal Crossing:
youtu.be/2cRF2R3Ni3o?si=ABcTzuCuipapThw5
• 5 P.M. - Animal Crossing:
youtu.be/fpQtd9gCE6k?si=meffo2cCfl02JKLK
• 6 A.M. - Animal Crossing:
youtu.be/JsrDLRSynhA?si=xJhfgh5zKhcII99i
• Nookington’s - Animal Crossing:
youtu.be/fEB8-_5mycU?si=wxfuCx0DD8oDWq4s
• Animal Island - Animal Crossing:
youtu.be/uFgPLUYx-iM?si=AxROVEMLkrwp-oaa
• 5 A.M - Animal Crossing:
youtu.be/HKzxkj2m1MQ?si=I6HUVjYEH9z0q1VZ
• Title Theme - Animal Crossing:
youtu.be/rJ6eGtsgbfM?si=Gxsu5E3tnrXMrpZ-
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:28 Fossils and the Museum
0:02:16 Missing Coconuts
0:03:55 Tortimer's Missing Diary
0:05:03 Anicotti's e-Reader Card
0:06:40 Animal Island & O'Hare
0:07:48 Nook Control Code Execution
0:10:53 Conclusions
— Corrections —
• Around 03:12, I mention Island houses not spawning, but this is likely due to a leftover “noclip” Action Replay code I may have had toggled on by mistake while I was testing things. This should not happen in normal play, and the AR code likely messed up the acre loading properly.
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
This video was recorded with an HD community texture pack for the game ran through Dolphin emulator. You can find info about this highly detailed, custom-drawn pack here:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-17-october-13th-2022
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c/edit#gid=663613111
🎵 Music credits:
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Steve Wingfield:
youtube.com/watch?v=fWUrifyE2Fk
• Animal Crossing (Winter) - Mario Kart 8:
youtube.com/watch?v=2hZqFfFNtYo
• Here Comes Santa Claus - Steve Wingfield:
youtube.com/watch?v=YNGCIGdCttY
• Toy Day - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=DLatkQmj29U
• Jingle Bell Rock - Steve Wingfield :
youtube.com/watch?v=LHBG7gTkMWA
Ad revenue in this video is shared with the appropriate music rights holders.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:35 Snowball Out-of-Bounds Glitch
0:03:57 Unused Dummy Item
0:05:55 Lighthouse Event
0:06:39 Toy Day
0:08:23 New Years / End of Time
0:10:10 Conclusions
Special thanks to Phil, Cuyler, Chubby Bub, and the Nookipedia staff team for their work in documenting a lot of the information in this video:
nookipedia.com/wiki/Luck
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
This video was recorded with an HD community texture pack for the game ran through Dolphin emulator. You can find info about this highly detailed, custom-drawn pack here:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-17-october-13th-2022
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c/edit#gid=663613111
🎵 Music credits:
• The Roost - Animal Crossing New Leaf:
youtube.com/watch?v=z2j6x-oxkAc
• New Year's Day - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=AssVxPWJFcM
• 2 P.M. - Animal Crossing City Folk:
youtube.com/watch?v=8DoGuOiTpJs
• 5 P.M. - Animal Crossing New Leaf:
youtube.com/watch?v=Dy583WBVB3g
• Go K.K. Rider! (Qumu Remix):
youtube.com/watch?v=7sf69i5PwUM
• Working at the Roost - Animal Crossing New Leaf:
youtube.com/watch?v=dH8wKMG_4jg
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:58 Fortune Luck
0:04:14 Fêng Shui Luck
0:06:56 External Luck & RNG
0:9:46 Conclusions
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
BrianMp16's HRA WR History Video:
youtube.com/watch?v=TCyw51GFteU
🎵 Music credits:
• 5 P.M. - Animal Crossing:
youtube.com/watch?v=fpQtd9gCE6k
• 11 A.M. - Animal Crossing Wild Word (Orchestral Remix): youtube.com/watch?v=z5__6Q1CHXk
• K.K. Disco (Qumu Remix): youtube.com/watch?v=Qsn5lpUk_x8
• Timed Minigame - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=kb45CbEw4ko
• New Years Eve 11:30 P.M. - Animal Crossing New Horizons: youtube.com/watch?v=8SU7bqyn638
This video was recorded with an HD community texture pack for the game ran through Dolphin emulator. You can find info about this highly detailed, custom-drawn pack here:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-17-october-13th-2022
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c/edit#gid=663613111
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:23 Brief History
0:02:21 HRA Scoring
0:07:40 Glitching for Points
0:11:00 The Highest Score
0:11:32 Conclusions
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
— Corrections —
• During my bit shifting explanation, my graphic showcasing “left shifts” incorrectly loops the leading ‘0’ to the back. This is supposed to be a newly introduced ‘0,’ but the graphic implies that it is the same bit as started with, which is wrong.
Stryder7x’s video:
youtube.com/watch?v=MClCaFkhRt0
Thank you to Cuyler for sharing some information in this video:
youtube.com/c/Cuyler
Eddie Woo's video on RSA encryption:
youtube.com/watch?v=4zahvcJ9glg
🎵 Music credits:
• Title Screen - Animal Crossing (Henriko Remix):
youtube.com/watch?v=4CEu6z7xPFM
• Animal Crossing (Autumn) - Mario Kart 8:
youtube.com/watch?v=DcpZsyjDDI4
• 5 P.M. - Animal Crossing:
youtube.com/watch?v=fpQtd9gCE6k
• 3 A.M. (Restored) - Animal Crossing Wild World:
youtube.com/watch?v=behpEgn4JBA
• K.K. Disco (Qumu Remix):
youtube.com/watch?v=5rB1_dsZ4ZU
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c/edit#gid=663613111
#animalcrossing #hunterr #technical
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:38 Defining "Impossible"
0:02:24 Nook Codes Revisited
0:07:43 Abusing Nook Codes
0:10:02 Paper Airplanes Revisited
0:11:40 Solution Challenge
0:12:27 Conclusions
— Corrections —
• There are 64 possible characters the game pulls from to make the password, but I’m ommitting ‘#’ and ‘%’ in the shown graphic at 02:23. You would think this makes 66 characters, but it turns out ‘0’ and ‘1’ are translated to ‘O’ and ‘l’ by the game internally. This means only ‘l’ and ‘I’ are responsible for incorrect character confusion.
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
Thank you to Cuyler for sharing some information in this video:
youtube.com/c/Cuyler
Animal Crossing's decompilation project:
github.com/Prakxo/ac-decomp
Cuyler/Nookipedia's secret code generator:
nookipedia.com/wiki/Secret_code/Generator
This video was recorded with an HD community texture pack for the game ran through Dolphin emulator. You can find info about this highly detailed, custom-drawn pack here:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-17-october-13th-2022
🎵 Music credits:
• Animal Crossing (Winter) - Mario Kart 8:
youtube.com/watch?v=2hZqFfFNtYo
• Timed Minigame - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
youtube.com/watch?v=kb45CbEw4ko
• K.K. Cruisin' Jazz Remix:
youtube.com/watch?v=zZxgg4JKBkw
• 12 P.M. - Animal Crossing New Horizons (Smooth Jazz Remix):
youtube.com/watch?v=X2Rvw7X5dSk
• Working at the Roost - Animal Crossing New Leaf:
youtube.com/watch?v=dH8wKMG_4jg
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c/edit#gid=663613111
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:48 History of Secret Codes
0:04:01 The Game's Code Encryption
0:08:54 Conclusion
0:09:20 Channel Announcements
#animalcrossing #hunterr #technical
The Cutting Room Floor's Animal Crossing information:
tcrf.net/Animal_Crossing
James Chambers' Debug Menu Blog:
jamchamb.net/2018/06/09/animal-crossing-developer-mode.html
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
My recordings are done with an HD community texture pack for the game ran through Dolphin emulator. This pack is very high quality and requires artists to hand-draw the textures to upscale even to 8K. You can find information on this pack here:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-17-october-13th-2022
🎵 Music credits:
• Title Theme - Animal Crossing Wild World (Smash Bros. Remix): youtube.com/watch?v=vvVD2huLvw4
• Prologue - Animal Crossing New Horizons (GlitchxCity Remix): youtube.com/watch?v=WeIIWFxRINY
• 5 P.M. - Animal Crossing New Horizons (Remix): youtube.com/watch?v=wo5V5VQ76nM
• Animal Crossing Summer - Mario Kart 8: youtube.com/watch?v=rIYOBSP84ak
• 5 P.M. - Animal Crossing (GCN): youtube.com/watch?v=fpQtd9gCE6k
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c/edit#gid=663613111
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:21 Explaining Debug Menus
0:01:43 Animal Crossing's Debug Menu
0:04:13 The Unexpected Sequel
0:05:51 Extra Unused Menus
0:07:36 Closing
Special thanks to BrianMp16 for allowing me to share his findings:
youtube.com/@BrianMp16
Further thanks to Cuyler for his contributions to this discovery:
youtube.com/@Cuyler
Brian's original "Bellionaire" video:
youtube.com/watch?v=jwtZP98Y-Zo
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
❓FAQ:
Q: How does your game quality look so good?
A: My recordings are done with an HD community texture pack for the game ran through Dolphin emulator. This pack is very high quality and requires artists to hand-draw the textures to upscale even to 8K. You can find information on this pack here:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-17-october-13th-2022
🎵 Music credits:
• 11 A.M. - Animal Crossing New Leaf: youtube.com/watch?v=8MHC3Q7LQ20
• Go K.K. Rider! (Qumu Remix): youtube.com/watch?v=7sf69i5PwUM
• 12 P.M. - Animal Crossing New Leaf: youtube.com/watch?v=_A3mgKCO-bg
• 8 A.M. - Animal Crossing New Leaf:
• K.K. Disco (Qumu Remix): youtube.com/watch?v=Qsn5lpUk_x8
• 11 A.M. - Animal Crossing Wild Word (Orchestral Remix): youtube.com/watch?v=z5__6Q1CHXk
• K.K. Cruisin' (True Remix): youtube.com/watch?v=xybLsPwa-HU
• New Years Eve 11:30 P.M. - Animal Crossing New Horizons: youtube.com/watch?v=8SU7bqyn638
• New Years Day 12:00 A.M. - Animal Crossing New Horizons: youtube.com/watch?v=Cdt2O_VLT5I
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13sRAcj9YbP9_i-u0Kg6S7ycHbaOQx1jFG4lYLm2DJ4c/edit#gid=663613111
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:33 Turnip Mechanics
0:02:40 Profiting and Trends
0:05:41 Cracking the Stalk Market
0:09:11 Abusing the Stalk Market
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
Music credits:
• Mr. Resetti's Theme (Qumu Remix): youtube.com/watch?v=fSOCGrsY2Us
• 5 PM - Animal Crossing New Horizons: youtube.com/watch?v=vc1zlXMyZow
• K.K. Disco (Qumu Remix): youtube.com/watch?v=5rB1_dsZ4ZU
• Go K.K. Rider! (Qumu Remix): youtube.com/watch?v=7sf69i5PwUM
If you'd like to stay up to date with this channel, I post video updates and teasers on my YouTube community page found on my channel.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:15 History of Resetti
0:01:41 Technical Explanation
0:02:54 Exploring Unique Resets
0:06:17 Conclusion
Special thanks to Bosby for discovering this glitch:
youtube.com/watch?v=oRVF3rykRbc
Further thanks to Cuyler for his ACSE program, which provided some useful map graphics and time saving:
youtube.com/c/Cuyler
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
This recording was done with an HD community texture pack for the game ran through Dolphin, solely to make the video more visually appealing than a 480p output. This pack is very high quality and requires artists to hand-draw the textures to upscale even to 8K. You can find information on this pack here:
forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-animal-crossing-hd-texture-pack-version-17-october-13th-2022
Music credits:
• 5 P.M. Animal Crossing New Leaf: youtube.com/watch?v=tfnAyqla0Tc
• 3 A.M. Animal Crossing Wild World: youtube.com/watch?v=behpEgn4JBA
• K.K. Crusin' True Remix: youtube.com/watch?v=xybLsPwa-HU
• The Roost (Qumu Remix): youtube.com/watch?v=tdgEnZ5KxUQ
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:59 Initial Discovery
0:03:58 Discovering Cutscene Storage
0:05:27 Warping to Beta Map
0:07:26 Exploring the Beta Map
0:08:59 Conclusion
— Corrections —
• “Capacitors” as mentioned in this video should really be both “capacitors and transistors” to be more accurate. Notably some flash memory systems utilize different cell structures to hold data, but the general concept is similar.
• I use graphics of Paper Mario and Pokémon Sapphire as an example of battery based save cartridges. Both of these games actually use flash memory to save, and real examples of games using battery-based saves would be the first two generation Pokémon games on the Game Boy and Ocarina of Time on the N64.
• I talk about flash memory holding data for years, but I often incorrectly use graphics of volatile RAM memory, which was just an editing mistake.
Thanks to Cuyler, we now have a reason why this paper airplane duplicates. The paper airplane has a name ID of 8 (from the first digit of 0x8000) and items in this name group are usually actors that clear the tile they’re loaded on. In normal cases when you go out of range of the actor and come back, it’s supposed to appear on the tile where you left it. But in case that tile is occupied, the game searches around that tile in a 3x3 space to spawn instead. In the case of the airplane, it was left unfinished so this field code ends up running twice spawning one in its original tile and one in a 3x3 space around it (preferring the top tile and so on in a specific order). This means the airplane is not specifically programmed to duplicate, but it’s an error in the code with the actor group and any item in this range would be impacted in a similar manner.
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
0:00:00 Introduction
0:00:22 Technical Context
0:03:03 Bit Flips in Animal Crossing
0:04:45 Paper Airplane Corruption
0:06:08 Explanation
Special shoutouts to Cuyler and James Chambers for making this possible.
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
If you'd like to read more about this process you can do so here:
hunter-r.com/posts/ac-fds-emulation
Cuyler's ACNESCreator program:
github.com/Cuyler36/ACNESCreator
James Chambers' blog post:
jamchamb.net/2018/07/11/animal-crossing-nes-emulator-hacks.html
0:00:00 History
0:03:56 Technical Details
0:06:05 Investigating Famicom Disk System Support
0:09:19 Testing FDS Games
0:10:52 Conclusion & Acknowledgements
‣ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/ACHunterR
‣ Support on Patreon: patreon.com/hunter_r
‣ Become a channel member: youtube.com/@Hunter-R./join
Downloads for the e-Reader Cards (scroll down):
hunter-r.com/posts/ac-ereader-zelda-mario/#downloads
Documentation:
hunter-r.com/posts/ac-ereader-zelda-mario
Tutorial:
hunter-r.com/posts/ac-ereader-tutorial
Printing Dot Codes Tutorial:
youtu.be/mBoPNIIaL5c
Full Console Testing:
youtu.be/mITTSDc2geI
Video Chapters
0:00:00 Introduction & History
0:03:24 Initial Explanation
0:05:26 Technical Details
0:13:09 Printing Physical Dot Codes
0:13:50 Testing on Console
0:16:09 Conclusion & Acknowledgements
If you have any questions or are curious about more details, please see the documentation link as it should cover most bases.