Can you fit a whole game into a QR code?

[@naufal4752]

I scanned the QR code on the thumbnail and it says "Nope, this isn't the game, You'll have to watch the video for that ;)"

[@markusTegelane]

Nice easter egg

[@yuddpudd]

@Weirneir Low key disappointed

[@dappermanphoto]

Also worth mentioning at 19:08 it says "Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise? I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life... He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. He became so powerful... the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. It's ironic he could save others from death, but not himself." Tons of little easter eggs

[@draysenanimation]

I did that too ;-;

[@10meisterballe]

All QR codes have an Easter egg

[@DavidSanguineti]

Hot compression tip: rename snake.exe to snek.exe for that extra byte

[@MorriganQueen451]

s.exe

[@unfa00]

SNES.exe?

[@MorriganQueen451]

@@wilfreddv x

[@Diamonddrake]

File names are not part of the file. They exist in the file formatting on the storage media not the actual file contents. You can test this by changing file names and checking file sizes to see that it doesn’t change.

[@Diamonddrake]

Z1PLOKK the file doesn’t contain its own name. It’s not part of the QR code. The file system contains the name, which you have to supply at time of scan. On FAT file system for example file names are pre allocated to 11 characters. Changing the name doesn’t affect the size of the FAT meta data at all. Names are labels in the file system not part of the file itself. Yes the data exists somewhere, but not as part of the file.

[@benzjeastherfabroa9454]

He's a genius! His thumbnail, with a QR Code, that I scanned literally says "Nope, this isn't the game. You'll have to watch the video for that ;)" Give him big thumbs up for his trick.

[@VoidAshen]

@ENRG Twix didnt get why are u mad

[@skmvlogs260]

And when you scan qr code at 0:15 it says "subscribe to MattKC"

[@beeb4439]

@@skmvlogs260 the one at 0:42 says Genesis does what Nintendon't

[@Lunarcreeper]

Omg it does!!!

[@rubeushagrid8990]

3:48 this one sais DEEZ NUTS! HA! GOTEEEM

[@Trailminer]

You’re officially “a programmer” per Veritasium, you’ve officially made it

[@falk7718]

Tbf "a programmer" is 2 syllables less than "KZbinr MattKC"

[@oreowithurea5018]

"Can you fit a whole game into a QR code?" - *YES!* * Video ends *

[@chrissquid]

He is the first youtuber ive seen who doesn’t drag out the answer to the question until the end of a 20 minute video; he answers he right away then begins explaining how it is possible

[@mohammadzaidsaraf5325]

This had 999 liked. I made it 1k 😁

[@oreowithurea5018]

@@mohammadzaidsaraf5325 consider this as your lifetime achievement. While I'll consider 1.1 k likes with only 4 comments as my achievement

[@henrystickmin3460]

*DIRECTED BY* Robert B

[@gamtheobbiest7945]

@@oreowithurea5018 one time i got 5k likes on a meme comment, and then i couldnt find the comment any more

[@batmanrapman578]

Recommendtions: "Can you fit a whole game in a QR code?" "Yes". Me: "Understandable, have a great day."

[@MuhammadIlhamuodd254512]

Gg KZbin The recommendations is getting worse

[@lesedidlamini7699]

Ok, have a good time

[@timbo9644]

A standard QR code could have held enough data to answer the question

[@mike_wasusake3492]

Ahh yes straight to the point lol

[@kekti9436]

1000th like! :D

[@thatguybrody4819]

short answer: yes long answer: it's hard and complicated and the amount of material you have to work with is tiny but yes.

[@has5ul707]

tysm

[@adzin0093]

Thx for saving me watching a 20 minute video

[@JonISNH]

@@adzin0093 I mean MattKC literally puts it in the beginning.

[@ydorb4752]

One sentence is the long version?

[@thatguybrody4819]

@@ydorb4752 actual long answer: due to restrictions with limited space on the code, that combined with the amount of effort you would need to put in and the types of games you would even be able to create with such limited capacity for action and input for commands and goals to the point where creating a simple game like snake (might not even be able to do pong) that has relatively really simple and very light code is difficult, it might not really be worth the effort but yes you can.

[@moni_dt]

I really appreciate that every single qr code in this video, including the version 40 one, is a working qr code.

[@theoouy]

"Yes." I thought the vid was gonna end right then and there.

[@SalC1]

This was the most interesting video I've watched in a good while You need more subscribers.

[@oskarzyg]

Agreed! I hope you are having fun with the pack.png project!

[@thousandsofclowns]

Interesting to find Sal here.

[@WeGoToMars]

Hello man, good that you are here!

[@xt2607]

Oh hey SalC!

[@ianhornblower7358]

Hi say ps. You should shout him out

[@NamelessKnightt]

I love how you immediately answer the question as soon as the video starts, it's a nice change for once.

[@astridkjellberg]

ikr

[@NStripleseven]

Yes

[@thenitrocat]

Rick roll?

[@iair-conditiontheoutsideai3076]

I scanned that QR code and it takes me to PH

[@giovanniporter1416]

@@iair-conditiontheoutsideai3076 no lol 😂

[@GreatNewo]

*1: Turn off WiFi, 2: Scan QR, 3: Epic Dino Game!* 🤯

[@heart755]

LMAO

[@33.HEAVEN.SENT.333]

this is impossible, every time i turn it off and come back to see the next step i have to turn it on again, help

[@tatertotboi]

​@@heart755it's not that funny 💀

[@heart755]

@@tatertotboi i dont mean to laugh but he means code a whole game not on the cloud its not that easy

[@lightcursor1522]

Only on google though 😂

[@chasedig3156]

Time to start smuggling QR code games into school...

[@uzziel7273]

LMAO

[@butterflyexists]

though if anyone does actually do this, you need a qr code scanner - which you have to download. at that point, you could just download some game off the internet or get a pen-drive.

[@dietjeffrey]

Next up is Mario 64 on 20 pieces of paper

[@OpRaven-62]

@@butterflyexists iOS devices have a QR code scanner preinstalled with the camera.

[@coolguyx14]

same

[@Albert1tein]

Fun Fact: The QR-code in the thumbnail says: "Nope, this isn't the game. You'll have to watch the Video for that ;)"

[@Tomyyy]

yea haha

[@lunaticnomad0]

I tried it when you said that. It works!

[@supremexoverlord1675]

yeah lol i tried it before i looked at the comments

[@JorgeDiaz-ok5qu]

And the one at the end is the Darth Plagueis The Wise copypasta

[@loffelbennii624]

Lol TF

[@EeveeFromAlmia]

"I'm going for a game that anybody who had one of these remembers fondly," snake snake snake snake snake snake "snake!" yEAH

[@RafaelMunizYT]

I love these high effort videos of guys doing random seemingly impossible stuff no one asked for but everyone is curious to see. I catch myself watching a lot of these videos lately

[@floatyjam]

Finally, a video that answers a question right when I click it

[@zacg2953]

this video and also daily dose of internet

[@Aizekku]

This should be the standard practice. And then I stay BECAUSE I already know the answer... I want to know why and how. 😂

[@taufikilhamID]

Yes

[@metalwellington]

I know

[@sebastiangriffiths480]

yess because most youtubers think you cant read the title of the video and take 5 minuites to explain what they are doing

[@lizerdlips2]

I really like how you opened it, you assumed I would read the thumb nail/title and you were right.

[@reimarpb]

yes, no more shitty filler intros that add nothing to the video

[@callaco3176]

i thought the same thing, what a great video!

[@whythosenames]

yeah I really liked it too, I searched for that comment :)

[@RubyPiec]

I love videos that tell the answer instantly, only saw 2 in my life.

[@ha-my.]

First word in the video: *Y E S*

[@blackpanther300.]

*clicks on video* "YES" "nice alright thank you"

[@julianlockhart1959]

best video ever.... direct clear and not a scam at least

[@PlittHD]

„Yes“ Understandable, have a nice day

[@komfyrion]

*video comes on through auto play in the background* "YES" ????

[@JoeDavisMusic]

@@komfyrion SAME.

[@Miguel-bs6kh]

@@thethinker2372 background noise is cool, don't judge us

[@epremier20050]

Glad to see that the Snake on QR project got referenced by the new Veritasium video on QR Codes (heck the description of that video referenced the webpage of the instructions)

[@ripudude]

Appreciate the answer being given immediately.

[@KermitTheGangsta58]

engineer gaming

[@lucky.267]

@@KermitTheGangsta58 @engineer gaming

[@TheOnlyBlancy]

@@KermitTheGangsta58 @engineer gaming @engineer gaming

[@ChesterTheGod]

@@KermitTheGangsta58 @engineer gaming @engineer gaming @engineer gaming

[@fooladoo1076]

Appreciate the answer not being spoiled in the top comment!

[@cripplebum4792]

For the 0 people who asked, the QR code in the thumbnail has text saying *"Nope, this isn't the game. You'll have to watch the video for that ;)"*

[@jmemusic]

Spoiler, lol! You got a like though :-)

[@RaggedDan]

The one at the end also happens to be the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise

[@link_team3855]

lul

[@Iv_5489part]

Lul = đíćķ​@@link_team3855

[@Phil8sheo]

2007: Can it run Crysis? 2020: Snake in a QR code 2107: Crysis in a QR code.

[@somnorila9913]

The way i see it you can do it right now. Like in the same way you had to install big software using many diskettes, you basically can do the same thing with many codes. But i doubt that you could magically increase the data storing capacity of QR codes. It's not like in 2107 you'll carry all your TB of porn on a small sticker in your wallet in case the internet is down.

[@pandasensei3016]

@@somnorila9913 *doubt*

[@gopherguts2183]

Somnorila Im pretty sure that in some form NAND flash memory could be converted into a very thin form, so yeah you probably could carry around terabytes of data on a sticker 1 day

[@MelroyvandenBerg]

2000: Can it run Snake?..

[@cedricsturm2489]

@@somnorila9913 Well, with different gray shades, for example, you could theoretically store more data on the same surface.

[@theotherdashmelted]

Fun fact: The 2.88KB QR Code mentioned at the beginning, you'd need just under 11 of those to fit Super Mario Bros, one of the simplest colored games of all time (for reference, the size of the actual ROM file is 31KB and the the precise amount is 10.77 2.88KB QR codes)

[@RafaelMunizYT]

just split the code into 11 QR codes then run all executables

[@VJK102]

One of the simplest!? We have the whole Atari and clones library before that

[@sklungofunk]

in fact game cartidges could be thought as microscopical qr codes, since qrs are much larger they can store way less space up until 2.88kb

[@Mickyfitz96]

Not fun, not a fact

[@MacInTheBox]

Can't believe you called them """colored""" games... It's 2023 bruh, get woke.

[@tempzsttwo9858]

If anyone’s wondering, the QR code in the thumbnail says this: *“Nope, this isn't the game. You'll have to watch the video for that ;).”*

[@jobiwobiwaffles]

And the thumbnail that’s turned sideways almost like a diamond at the beginning of the video says “sub to MattKC”. And then the one with coolmathgames, sends you to coolmathgames.com

[@isthisanemergencyfood3919]

Yea I tried

[@americantimelord8720]

The one at 0:42 says "Genesis does what nintendon't." The version 40 one at 1:49 is beyond the capabilities of Google Lens.

[@Mxtthew24]

Everything about this video is genius for keeping people interested.

[@tempzsttwo9858]

Matthew 2400000 yup

[@gutzbin]

Short answer: Yes Long Answer: *Goes off like a madman for 20 minutes straight*

[@TheHeroicManYT]

comment copy pog

[@gutzbin]

TheHeroicMan Poggers indeed

[@damwizzthegreat]

Get this man to 666 likes👍

[@gutzbin]

Ihmisen Kuva Didn’t need to swear, my dude. And, i’m not a kid, but go off.

[@alexisjohnson6079]

@@timosipila544 insert unneccesary swearing I guess. 🙄

[@Flynn1411]

Saw the title, thought to myself: "Meh, probably he will write it for web browser". Then he said Assembly x86 and that's when it got real.

[@jetkazama9206]

LMAO I LAUGHED AT THIS WAY MORE THAN I SHOULD HAVE

[@Guztav1337]

@@jetkazama9206 yes, you did.

[@user2C47]

Then @? said Assembly 6502 and that's when it got serious.

[@armin.herold]

I really love that you answered the question in the first frames! This really satisfied me lmfao. You got a sub and just for that I'll watch the entire video.

[@hhhsp951]

Next up: "Can you store an operating system on a bar code"

[@Abrifq]

Technically you can launch the first iterations of linux with them, it will require a new bootloader to read it too. I mean, they already made a vinyl bootloader.

[@dr.mikizzletherapist8294]

Time to start smuggling QR code games into school...

[@circleubuntu]

Yes. Look at KolibriOS

[@reggiedovener4598]

Hell yeah

[@reggiedovener4598]

@@dr.mikizzletherapist8294 true

[@jaugretler9140]

Massive respect for: - your relentless will to make it work - your creativity in trying new methods - the fact that you wrote that entire game in assembly at some point. I'm studying engineering at a good technical uni and we barely learn how to write hello world in assembly. Keep on with the good work:)

[@michael2350]

And for giving the answer of the title in the first second

[@NAUT758]

And also the qr codes easter eggs

[@lennygirlthetruesavvysavag2410]

@@michael2350 Where did you put the double a batteries? I don't see them on the counter. I checked the living room and the bathroom to and I still couldn't find them.

[@dimitrijegasic7976]

Felt this. Just had a test and I'm gonna fail basic console input and output.

[@Joe__Tech]

Nobody teaches us this back in 1987 at my University of Berlin. I only taught myself, sitting hours and nights in front of my 80286 10MHz PC with no Internet, just the Kernighan & Ritchie book and a book about Assembler Code for x86. I deeply dived into this and also learned how to manipulated directly the graphics memory and writing into it for better performance. Also I taught myself how to program a cross assembler for a 72 Bit bit slice Computer, back in 1992. Today I am developing entire car‘s functions on super computers….🥴🥴🥴 Are you dreaming? I am developing nearly whole cars with an Excel spreadsheet and telling second tiers what to do and how to minimize their faults. 😳🤫👋

[@Megabites46]

Me: sees title and clicks video MattKC: "Yes..." Me: *LIKE*

[@RiadRiad]

@Tyler Whittemore _yes_

[@vondalironfist5753]

Tyler Whittemore *Y E S*

[@samskins]

Instantly subscribed.

[@RiadRiad]

@@samskins qr code to instantly sub on ur channel :o

[@rextransformation7418]

😂😂😂👍

[@jurgennicht4626]

Matt is "some programmer" (not specified) who fit snake into a qr code in a nice Veritasium video about the history and inner workings of qr codes. Here is your shout out!

[@emirbarut6060]

He literally said "Yes" in the begining. Respect

[@onioncutterninja1535]

To be serious, this guy deserves A LOT more than he gets, instead of forcing us into a whole video, he really just told us at the beggining, We kept on the video for interest.

[@thatpilotfrey3752]

Let’s just take a moment to appreciate that this dude went pretty straightforward without any word games

[@tophat9142]

Agreed

[@laciherself]

Agreed

[@Sirmatorz]

Agreed

[@michaeldoyle3793]

Agreed

[@RostiRondjeTube]

Agreed

[@sharrc]

Talk about getting to the point, no intro, no ads, nothing, straight to "YES"

[@WolfyRed]

56 likes nice

[@andrewhamop6665]

Holy shit you're a legend

[@WolfyRed]

@@andrewhamop6665 Holy shit he's a legend

[@cinderare]

YES Ok thx close video

[@Hana.hates.everyone]

Bruh I legit got an ad

[@Unclaimed_Username]

Thank you for not dragging the video out and dropping the answer right away, THEN expanding on your ideas. I appreciate that.

[@sakucelty]

“When will we ever even use the math we learn in high-school?”

[@zuzuzaza98]

Well, it depends on your jobs for living

[@andreivarbanov3528]

If you don't want to become a game developer, scientist in neuron networks or something like that, you don't need that much high level math, when talking about programming

[@narrspiel5795]

when we finally meet that one boy buying 200 eggs with 50 cent, 20 cent and 10 cent coins

[@iseeyou4622]

What if we replace algebra with coding... Maybe I will enjoy school more and it will actually be helpful

[@yrok244]

Math is for those with high ambitions. You have to choose to use higher level math, it’s not required. Most people don’t have high ambition, they just accept whatever occupation they have and become complacent. Working their 9-5 until they die.

[@Karmacide]

Dont worry guys, doom will soon be available in QR CODE

[@Landshark3704]

Karmacide finally, we can rip and tear on the go

[@filippopiantanida8792]

Just like the old floppy disks. 10000 QR codes to install

[@strider04]

Good, doom must spread its code.

[@lol70721]

Hooray

[@edituniverse4679]

What about gta v on qr code?

[@RedoAll]

For the one that cannot scanned the thumbnail QR code it says "Nope, this isn't the game. You'll have to watch the video for that ;)"

[@kreeperfrm559]

Cool lol thnx

[@gobrass702]

Lmao I was about to cs it but I went in the comments first

[@TherealFreckleGinger]

It should have been a Rick roll

[@lol70721]

Lol

[@jakerussell135]

Frick I just lost the game

[@TypeCipher]

One of my favourite KZbin-videos of all times!

[@ifsmez]

You fixed an open source bug, this whole project was worth it in my book.

[@altermetax]

But did he submit a push request?

[@WolfyRed]

387 like nicde

[@WeirdDuck781]

Line ending issues has been my biggest troll this year and I'm even counting Covid..

[@tittenficker1235]

Normal KZbinrs: Hello guys and welcome back to... MattKC: *YES*

[@albinoblacksheep7826]

Very refreshing

[@Napert]

At least in theory

[@pinaz993]

The video couldn't have started in a better way.

[@jacknation1141]

XDDDD

[@sasdagreat8052]

Never have I subbed faster

[@Serena_724]

he gets to the point under 2 seconds I like this guy

[@t-man1805]

Exactly!

[@stefan3597]

I was so suprised reading the title in my head and then the YES. And i was just looking around like huh? Who?

[@tristxn999]

But still makes an over 20 Minutes Video, about it

[@moonhorizon9245]

@@tristxn999 and? he answers the question as soon as the video starts without wasting time with unrelated bullshit like most other youtubers. whether you're curious enough to keep watching is up to you.

[@thirteenly13y]

@I’m Blue La ba dee la ba die

[@saadmanomar7754]

I watched this video before, now checking back after veritasium referred to it.

[@Scrmbled.]

same

[@eeveegaming4798]

This is like Scientist inventing nuclear technology and just hoping it doesn’t cause hell

[@chloebowden7984]

I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. -Robert Oppenheimer

[@Ecliptid]

TheCrafterOfGD I play GD too i made video’s

[@EricTheGrooveTrain]

Title: "Can you fit a whole game into a QR code?" First second of video: "Yes." Perfect. This was extremely interesting.

[@scrampledegg-nj1bj]

I love that it answers the question right away, immediately keeping my interest

[@lukiluk8104]

Soon : "Can you fit a virus in a QR code ?"

[@taelim6599]

Turns out, yes! You just need an eyedropper, a printed copy of the QR code, and the ability to not get caught stealing from the hospital.

[@jeremycbarnhart2305]

Just wait until we have visual implants.... Covering your eyes so you dont peek at a QR and get sick.

[@inktouhou]

when there's a robot apocalypse we can just put the QR code on our shirt, when the robot sees us, it automatically scans the code, and fucking destroy itself ez

[@JeremyRenthlei]

Easy print it and spit on it. Corona QR.

[@CapitanJorge24]

Kwahahahhahahahahhahaha KWAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

[@hiimshana]

Ok, I’ll be honest. This video has been on my feed for quite some time, and finally I clicked it thinking “too long, I’ll just skip around to find the answer and see the final product”. As soon as I click, I’m met with an instant reply to the question, and that not only sets up the video in a great way, but also makes me instantly 100x times more interested in the topic. I ended up watching every second of it, despite knowing literal basic C from highschool, great project.

[@MRKeksi]

cool

[@kristijanoros7208]

lmao this was the most anti-clickbait video ever, you literally said the first word in the first second of the video and it was the answer to the whole video

[@levtokol8649]

Adam Neely has even been known to answer the title in the thumbnail.

[@MegaAgamon]

It's the journey that matters, not the destination ;)

[@Dudeitsmeee]

"Yes, but please please watch the video to find out how" lol I want to make a TL;DR video where the title is click bait that's answered in a two second video. "Does Dudeitsmeee cut off his finger with a sharp knife?" "nope that would be stupid. Also there's no boobs in this video" /end

[@geometrikselfelsefesi]

@@Dudeitsmeee new comment lol

[@akirasakuchi]

A certain Slav youtuber once said while battling alien in a spaceship: "This is a 96 kilobyte game. No, not gigabyte, kilobyte. You could fit this into floppy disk if you want. Not sure why you would have one, but.. But you could fit it 15 times, or less if you are living in the past, or just once if you do not know how kilobytes work. ...But I'm getting of track"

[@qwotqwot3106]

Life of Boris

[@akirasakuchi]

@@qwotqwot3106 Correct. Have a gopnik award (Slaps sticker on hood)

[@qwotqwot3106]

@@akirasakuchi thanks, mate

[@darkveneno6155]

Life of Boris

[@LeelaSlayys]

Y'all will be awarded!

[@liamroberts422]

This man is a legend. At 0:14 that QR code says "subscribe to Mattkc". I was expecting a rickroll, but no no no this man told me to subscribe through QR code. That earns my subscription.

[@abdurrahman.maricar]

Also the thumbnail says "Nope, this isn't the game. You'll have to watch the video for that ;)"

[@BertoBaby]

@@abdurrahman.maricar and the binary he wrote translates to "well this annoy" i might've missed a 1 or 0 but I'm not sure

[@SlavicFox]

Ahhh i was wondering what it said, i was going to look into myself, but you did it for me lol. Thats awesome

[@linuxd]

I knew it had to be something like that 👍🏼 This guy is awesome 👌🏼 I subscribed as well

[@endergirl9806]

Another one said “Genesis does what Nintendon’t” 🤣

[@csharpcoffee]

As a developer myself, I would have accepted the JS/HTML version as a valid non-clickbait solution. So you know, mad props for going the extra mile!

[@PenguinInPajama]

in 20 years: can you fit a whole game on an 1TB HDD

[@PinkeySuavo]

Yeah. I wonder how hard could nowadays game be optimized. I believe most of 3D games could be played on much weaker computers, but they know that kids will get 10k $ computers so they don't care about optimization.

[@piotrrywczak]

conclusion: "Sooo you can fit a whole game on only 1 TB HDD, but because of the slow write/read speed you will want to immediately start loading the whole game into RAM..."

[@mz_emmet]

More like 5 years from now

[@MelroyvandenBerg]

yeah too bad ;(

[@Nhatanh0475]

@@PinkeySuavo Hope "you" could make a game and optimized it.

[@FilippRoos]

19:20 Oh but there is! A 3DS game called Cubic Ninja has a feature where one can share levels via QR codes. This was vulnerable to an exploit called ninjhax which allows homebrew to run.

[@Fopenplop]

I think the code there just caused a stack overflow to download the payload from smea's site, but it was still kind of magical when I first saw it

[@laurinneff4304]

@TheThunderGuyS Not exactly. I think a different exploit was found in DS mode, but that only allowed DS homebrew

[@Yamabanana]

@@laurinneff4304 It wasnt a Exploit but the Fact that Nintendos Way of Verifying DS Cartridges is Broken since the Release of NoPass DS Exploit in 2006. TL;DR Fixing NoPass would break DS Compatibility, so Nintendo resorted to just blocking Flashcards manually.

[@snbeast9545]

​@@Fopenplop The payload's not downloaded live from smea's site, it's run from the SD.

[@Fopenplop]

@@snbeast9545 clearly i was misremembering but that makes a lot more sense

[@p1neappleXD]

MattKC: "Simple code can be surprisingly economical." YandereDev: *THIS IS BEYOND SCIENCE.*

[@ali99_82]

Else if?

[@intensellylit4100]

Explain

[@jackiejehle7702]

😂

[@zeusrulez]

TommyTheHealer I never take breaks...

[@Liberaaiytb]

@@intensellylit4100 Else if Else if

[@derFruchtgehalt]

The qr code on the tumbnail says "Nope, this isn't the game. You'll have to watch the video for that ;)" cool easter egg😂❤

[@apiian]

The first QR code wasn't a rick roll... That's a missed opportunity.

[@crimsonkarma13]

That's overused

[@michaelepica3564]

TheDiamondOre it’s not funny anymore and I actually like never gonna give you up so it’s kinda useless now

[@aimeeharding8097]

It was CoolMathsGames though so its still cool

[@somemonkeystirnerite]

MichaelEpicA that’s your opinion tho others still find it funny

[@lizzyleea]

Overused memes smh

[@GMTK]

This is such a brilliant video Matt - a vid so nice I’ve watched it twice!

[@redstrider6814]

Oh hi Mark. Only twice?

[@aerglass9816]

@@redstrider6814 i watched it more than 10 times

[@breadcrumm7749]

Why is this the third reply on a verified creators comment?

[@Sverhnovichi]

Не разу

[@CharliesArchival]

@@breadcrumm7749 2'nd*

[@connerwwise2315]

The fact that you put the time into fixing open source software just to make your game run on it correctly is crazy impressive. Sub.

[@justmoritz]

Hope he made a PR ☺️

[@thisisntmymainaccount7923]

@@justmoritz he did check the description

[@MarcinKralka]

I have been watching many videos/streams where people do weird stuff with software, and it's very common that the same people fix these weird bugs no one have encountered before.

[@-aexc-]

that's really standard practice when you use open source code

[@ME0WMERE]

it also demonstrates why FOSS is, in his words, 'wonderful'

[@phoenixprince1806]

thank you so much for making this video, this is invaluable to me as someone who has been trying to figure out the best way to code a (benign) showpiece virus/game. this seems like a good way to make it as small and simple as possible, especially if i don't need to actually cram it into 3kb of space

[@adriancadatal4125]

Next will be Skyrim. Skyrim is in anything and everything

[@evandrochaves9596]

Doom first, then skyrim

[@SATOTEHDOOD]

that would be f*cking impossible for a qr code to fit all the textures, the code, everything.

[@tan_nerd07]

@@SATOTEHDOOD Not with that attitude!

[@HenTieGuy.]

@@SATOTEHDOOD there's always a way

[@theviniso]

No, Skyrim is in every console. Doom is in everything.

[@saqibmudabbar]

Plot twist: His game was too large cause of all the malware he encoded and didn't tell us.

[@blablabla798]

WHAT

[@rugerdie4054]

Could you use a QR code to upload a Virus perhaps? 🤖🦠

[@Echozkii]

People after seeing this: Can you fit a whole virus in a QR code?

[@kedirabdu6913]

Yup i was like someone could abuse the hell out of this by making a virus

[@prodpurx]

Yeah in theory it should be really easy, all you gotta do is make a tiny program that simply downloads and executes another program or additional code on launch. As for fitting an entire virus in a QR code I doubt it’s possible but maybe I’m wrong

[@liaupikhan]

As long as QR scanner don't execute the data it just scanned, you got time to examine it before you decide to run it or not.

[@prodpurx]

Patrick Chen No yeah that’s true but a standard android QR code could probably link to some virus download and use some exploit in the android os to automatically run it (or at least hope the user opens it)

[@nyther]

* Runs around the city plaza holding a sign with a QR code *

[@Dreamer.WasTaken]

Me scanning the thumbnail and got -> Nope, this isn't the game. You'll have to watch the video for that ;) Dude that is smart!

[@WeskerUmbrella4]

Q: "Can you fit a whole game in a QR code?" A: 0:00

[@buraydkhan6685]

That was shocking

[@SumRndmDud]

Best part about this video: The question raised was instantly answered

[@KernelPanic0]

Really putting the "code" in "QR code".

[@realcartoongirl]

first

[@KernelPanic0]

@@realcartoongirl Second.

[@happysmash27]

@@KernelPanic0 Third.

[@creestly8903]

Fourth

[@RubyPiec]

X/IIth

[@DarkenMoon97]

Congrats on the Veritasium shoutout!

[@YceyNarrates]

I see him outright say “Yes” in the preview and that’s enough for me to watch the video. Way to get to the point!

[@3DPrintingNerd]

This was crazy cool to watch and I cannot believe it worked! WOW. Thank you for this.

[@4TH4RV]

Dam your videos are interesting

[@ToniLeys]

Wait for him to learn PICO-8 game carts are saved as PNG images

[@RemyJustice97]

My first thought upon seeing the title was "Probably, so long as you do it in assembly code." I'm actually shocked I was right, considering how little I know about programming. Neat vid, thanks for making it! The channel Dave's Garage has a really neat video where he tries to write the smallest functioning program he can in assembly code, highly recommend to anyone who likes stuff like this

[@tux1468]

0:12 The QR code that he's both holding and is on the table says "Subscribe to MattKC" 0:30 The binary translates to "Well this annoy" 0:36 The hex bytes say "Why the fuck did I choose to do this oh god" 0:41 The QR code reads "Genesis does what Nintendon't" 0:46 The binary says "Genesis doesn't what Nintendoes" 1:48 All of the big QR codes say "Version 40 QR Code can contain up to 1852 chars. A QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response code) is a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) that is designed to be read by smartphones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded may be text, a URL, or other data. Created by Toyota subsidiary Denso Wave in 1994, the QR code is one of the most popular types of two-dimensional barcodes. The QR code was designed to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. The technology has seen frequent use in Japan and South Korea; the United Kingdom is the seventh-largest national consumer of QR codes. Although initially used for tracking parts in vehicle manufacturing, QR codes now are used in a much broader context, including both commercial tracking applications and convenience-oriented applications aimed at mobile phone users (termed mobile tagging). QR codes may be used to display text to the user, to add a vCard contact to the user's device, to open a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), or to compose an e-mail or text message. Users can generate and print their own QR codes for others to scan and use by visiting one of several paid and free QR code generating sites or apps." 3:47 This QR code says "DEEZ NUTS! HA! GOTEEEM" 19:09 And this one reads "Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis The Wise? I thought not. It’s not a story the Jedi would tell you. It’s a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life… He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. He became so powerful… the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. Ironic. He could save others from death, but not himself."

[@ibilesfighter3.16]

That is sick as hell

[@cococolonel]

Love it! I was going to do this on a bigger screen when I got home. Heh, Deez.

[@ragingenby]

QR code in thumbnail says: “Nope, this isn't the game. You'll have to watch the video for that ;)”

[@24framedavinci13]

I've instantly subscribed because of the Easter 🥚

[@Provitia]

tux1 moment

[@Steets]

MatKC: "A human can always write more efficient Assembly code than a compiler." C Compiler: "I'm gonna do what's called a 'pro gamer move'"

[@columbus8myhw]

"Just not _this_ human."

[@grenzviel4480]

The only thing I learned from this is: don't mindlessly scan QR codes with your phone

[@WeiFinder]

Ikr.. that was an "oh" moment for me. A waitress told me to scan a code for the menu the other day, that sticker would be super easy to replace...

[@recursiv]

This isn't really a reason not to. A QR scanner would never automatically execute the result as a binary, unless it was specifically made for that purpose.

[@WeiFinder]

@@recursiv So thee QR code scanners in most phones wouldn't run malware for example?

[@theseangle]

@@WeiFinder no, but you know, there are a lot of broken even ASCII characters, so who knows, it can potentially just brick ur phone if you are "really lucky"

[@tracklizard4018]

I've never scanned a QR Code but one of the biggest reasons is third party vulnerability. For instance, your bank might be stupid enough to allow qr code purchase which would mean you scan a qr code and your bank reads that as transaction complete. This example is really stupid but you get the point.

[@bhargavjitbhuyan9394]

4:50, Lets have 17.847632688006 seconds of silence for internet explorer. Miss you Internet explorer. So longgggg.

[@TomaszDurlej]

I remember times when “C” was called “high level language” not “low level” as it called today.

[@dannyj7716]

It is a high level language.

[@strongleongch]

@@dannyj7716 mid level

[@emilianoruizcarletti9381]

I remember seeing a paper about different levels of abstraction... Machine code and assembly being lvl 0 C, Pascal and Haskell being lvl 1 C++, Objective C at level 2 Java, C# and other JIT lvl 3 SQL lvl 4 Python, javascript, R at lvl 5

[@hackerulroman]

@@dannyj7716 the languages released nowadays are getting higher and higher, and the level is relative so it is now a low level language, and soon c++ will become one too.

[@hackerulroman]

@@JustMortHandle WHAT!!!?!?1 is that low level programming you got there??!1!? Just type make a Facebook Clone into GPT-4.... junior devs nowadays..... writing machine code instead of just learning basic english syntax LOL! -r/ProgrammerHumor's best joke in 2030

[@Mr.pawahh]

I love how he's starts the video with the answer and just said "yes"

[@MaxTerm000]

This is the video that i want straight to the point

[@martinvaros1461]

The opposite of clickbait

[@thanachaikititharagul1526]

I pressed like immediately.

[@starman8853]

As soon as I saw this, first thing that came to mind was “But boot sectors? They’re 512b” lol Also, you should do more technical videos like this, I absolutely love them and honestly find there’s not enough people doing them

[@EnderCrypt]

i believe there was a guy that made a snake game that runs from the boot sector, and can fit inside a tweet edit: found it twitter.com/alokmenghrajani/status/1007514337592987648

[@starman8853]

EnderCrypt Oh wow, that’s insane

[@GRBtutorials]

Boot sectors don’t need to call any API, though.

[@starman8853]

GRBTutorials yeah

[@ShaunakDe]

^^ what @starman said. We need more actual technical videos on YT

[@soundwavetb8636]

This is amazing, well done done! Fun experiment

[@mleleuterio]

this is not clickbait, once we clicked he already gave the answer cool guy

[@MarcTelang]

It's called anticlickbait if you give the short answer it can have similar affects to clickbait on some video's

[@belix8801]

@@MarcTelang explain

[@MrPopo-hp3uf]

@@belix8801 by telling what gonna happen some might wanna know what happen watching the entire video to know that yes it happen yes its real

[@cyberjoy404]

How do you ask for clickbait?

[@jibriel_dz]

Tbh I don't really know what is this guy talking, but it's interesting

[@jaythepizza7600]

Perks of Suggested Videos

[@BeLikeNexus]

Nice name

[@ZethDee]

That hurt me reading that

[@user-tm3fz7qx3s]

666th like!

[@suzum0978]

That's actually making me mad idk why mr jibril

[@guillermo7168]

Title: Can you fit a whole game into a QR code? Second frame: *YES* Me: Adiós

[@fatal_duck1145]

Tittle

[@GG-bn9ij]

The tittle sure is nice

[@Nulono]

It's actually the 5th frame.

[@se_ndy]

Tittles or adss?

[@coltonbates629]

Love me some tittles

[@Space_Doge.]

You got onto veritasium

[@Phianhcr123]

Me: welp it’s gonna take a while for him to explain it “0:00” Me: ok that was pretty quick

[@beaclaster]

Lol

[@ptsg]

That is legit the entire reason why I kept watching.

[@CynicSnacks]

Congratulations on creating a brilliant video, this was informative, interesting and entertaining. You nailed it.

[@Frypt]

Dude im actually a big fan :0

[@fl3m1n9o4]

@@Frypt same here haha

[@wrongfriend_exe8240]

QR code on thumbnail says: "Nope, this isn't the game. You'll have to watch the video for that ;)"

[@wendypickford2478]

I scanned it

[@wrongfriend_exe8240]

@@wendypickford2478 i already writed what it says but ok xd

[@EA_47_]

No it's a Link to a game website

[@ditheraith]

its a program to steal all your secret porn

[@DerSchnensch]

The one at 19:07 tells the story of Darth Plagueis

[@Mustafa25TR]

This is first time wathcing this guy and i just subbed in 5 secs of the video cuz he just answered the question instantly. I love this type of content creators.

[@Ani]

I did not understand a single word of this video, and was still somehow enraptured for the full duration of this genuis. big kudos!

[@Riffcat]

You don't know English then!

[@bakdimakk4062]

@@Riffcat i think hes taking about the programing

[@Riffcat]

@@bakdimakk4062 yeah i know, I was just making a joke.

[@bakdimakk4062]

@@Riffcat oh ok HAHAHAHAHA

[@TheAppleFreak]

Fun fact: in the Nintendo 3DS homebrew scene, malformed QR codes have been used with the Mii app as entry points for longer exploit chains. It's fascinating stuff.

[@MaximNightFury]

That and malformed level designs on a shitty AQ game

[@lennygirlthetruesavvysavag2410]

@@MaximNightFury Any reason why the door was left open this morning? What are you 2? Remember to close the gosh darn door!

[@archiethegeezer7976]

@@lennygirlthetruesavvysavag2410 homie you all good?

[@zarnox3071]

I remember using them in Pokémon X/Y to just create new pokémon, including a perfect IV and EV Arceus… Which I forgot to give any moves…

[@tylerhartley5031]

Your mom

[@cmills6273]

How long until someone runs Doom on a QR code

[@feyg0]

20 years

[@ZonaALG]

20 months

[@dereka3485]

2 weeks

[@ShamrockFreddyGamer]

2 Hours

[@sunvieightmaster88]

2 minute

[@apkhackwithpc2]

"Nope, this isn't the game. You'll have to watch the video for that ;)"

[@rzovlogs]

“You can technically, store malware in QR” SHHHH DONT GIVE THEM IDEAS THIS COULD BE HORRIFIC😂

[@Codefan321]

*2020 would like to know your location*

[@Almamu]

We already did that to hack the 3DS, the first exploit discovered was in a game that read QR codes for something specific

[@pilotx3mm420]

@@Almamu "We"

[@vexvesper]

@@Almamu didn't know that

[@rahishnamikaze1516]

Late it's already out

[@mrEngineer282]

What my dad sees when I'm teelling him how to add a new contact

[@aimantech1612]

Lmao

[@Adamlol642]

Lol

[@salmonsoup15]

You cheeky man, i scanned the thumbnail

[@DeviousMalcontent2]

I absolutely love this video because its elaborate and over the top and the kinda shit that I love doing. - I've done a lot of over the top things like this when I was younger; write a C\C++ program to convert text to Morse code send it down a cup and string to another computers microphone input, then write an over the top voice recognition script to convert it back. - that was one thing I did, just nuts... I'm actually writing a game to fit on floppy so I should check out Crinkler but I also want to make it windows 95 compatible, so I'm using MASM32 assembler for it. This is still pretty neat! Is nice to see other AU people doing this! :D

[@ceesmag0]

I hope you don't mind me asking, but what is ''AU'' means ?

[@zmii-3715]

@@ceesmag0 Australia

[@DeviousMalcontent2]

@@ceesmag0 Just slang for Australian ;-)

[@ceesmag0]

Oh haha sorry i thought it something about coding stuff. Thanks for answering.

[@sdjhgfkshfswdfhskljh3360]

Such idea led me to learning about square root raised cosine pulse shaping and spectrum equalization. That's a rabbit hole.

[@theknight7576]

Can we appreciate the fact that he got straight to the point

[@jackthejackass782]

@enrique amaya bro wtf are you saying?

[@yigawaffle]

@enriqueamaya3883 a̴̧̟̰̺͎̫̼̫̩͇̾͂n̵̰̳͒͋͗̒͛͝n̷̛̤̫̮̹̫̱̦̔̂̊͋̎͝o̴͚̠͈͈͕̟̬͉̺̰͒ṫ̸̬͕͇ȃ̴͙̙̲̪̎̿̈́͠t̵̛̫͕̘̭̓́͛͒́̐̔͋͝i̷̝͖͓̗̎̒́̚o̸̭̳̫̞̻̹̥͖͐̿͝n̸̳͕͈̝̉̀̉͒̽͋̃̕͜

[@gabrielv.4358]

no?!

[@Utetheisa-Coloptera-Ulgari]

Can we appreciate the fact you're a bot

[@nxsus]

yeah like, he just started the video saying "Yes.", couldn't be more straighest-to-the-point

[@dumbbass8867]

This would be a neat way to make a game console.

[@keokawasaki7833]

i mean yeah.. if it was 90's or something... would be cool to see QR pasted everywhere to be scanned... and yeah it would totally be turned into a promotion strategy, like giving out QR to the demo/preview versions of the upcoming game?

[@lycorisdev]

@@keokawasaki7833 It's very cheap too. You could totally hand out the whole game with each level being a QR code

[@keokawasaki7833]

@@lycorisdev Aye that would be so cool!! you can give additional/bonus levels around!! Or those games where you could design a level yourself... you can print a QR for custom level maps and pass them around the school!! that would be too neat. And we can still kinda do it. Plus level map data won't be as heavy as the game itself... that means you can throw around much more data!!

[@lycorisdev]

I would love to see a renewal of this kind... Back in the day, companies developped all sorts of ways to play games. Most haven't stuck around, but it was exciting to think that anything could be invented. Right now the indie scene is strong and new game genres and styles keep appearing, but we have yet to use this opportunity to develop "hardwares" again. Sure stuff like "QR code modular" games aren't necessary, but they're fun. I love doing supposedly useless stuff and see what consequences it has on the world. Maybe people will love it?

[@deaultusername]

Could be a newer version of the barcode battler game.

[@tomnelson710]

Wow you’ve done so much work! And so much research. Very cool and smart. Fun video!

[@thedesk954]

Friend: Strange game where did you get that? You: I downloaded it from a paper Friend:???

[@stylis666]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@crumpuppet]

back in the 80s people did this with BASIC. you'd get the game code printed out in a magazine and manually type it out into a commodore computer and play it.

[@madmaxrerisen]

QR is everywhere now tracking our movements, like we are in a game. kzbin.info/www/bejne/baG3XmCaaNiIqpI

[@stylis666]

@@madmaxrerisen A code that you can choose to scan is tracking our movements... Right. And the eyes of the painting are following you. Any other stupid suggestions?

[@madmaxrerisen]

@@stylis666 QR codes are on all businesses in New Zealand. Law passed a few days ago. Fact is we are living it. What do you not understand lol It is used to track us for covid. Ffs lol