Game Theory: Is This Game Hiding A Cult? (Kanye Quest 3030)

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Back in 2013, a RPG Maker game was released called Kanye Quest 3030. AS far as we know, this was not an official game from Kanye West and his team, but it did include his digital likeness. Why am I bringing up this game? Theorists, I think there is a dark secret hiding within it. An ARG with some... less than pure intentions. It is time to unravel the mystery that was Kanye Quest 3030.
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Credits:
Writer: Matthew Patrick and Ryan Sheehan
Editors: Pedro Freitas, Tyler Mascola, and Dan "Cybert" Seibert
Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy
Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

[@C_Cooke]

Let’s see, Indie game, Joke premise, Secret lore, Okay, where’s the dead kid?

[@Destr0kull]

LFMAO THIS IS TOO FUNNY

[@irbiswirbis]

LMAO THAT REALLY IS THE FORMULA

[@avamarie127]

THE LITERAL BLUEPRINT

[@warp9996]

WE'LL LEARN ABOUT IT IN THE NEXT THEORY TOO SOON FOR DEAD KID

[@krown_king1607]

y o u .

[@shannonhogan1841]

Alternate Title: Someone who is not Kanye West does their Kanye Best to hide a Kanye Cult inside of Kanye Quest.

[@ItsMemeHere]

my man is spitting rn

[@azanghanni4027]

Why does that rhyme so well

[@pvzheroesproplayer3449]

Maybe it's a kanye test

[@theleopardsociety4845]

Spitting hot fire! I wouldn't expect Kanye Less.

[@HelloFellowFriends]

NICE

[@katanaquits5255]

Kanye west needs his Kanye rest after a long hard Kanye quest.

[@hermioneaza1413]

Good pun

[@SentinalhMC]

So he can do his Kanye best

[@christalburgess3013]

🔥 B A R S 🔥

[@NotRialdo]

Because he passed the Kanye test

[@aazhie]

@Puppet Siddiqi I died and was brought back to LIFE xdd

[@joanebaptiste-cummins3207]

The game:Hey don't tell anyone about this that would be bad. MatPat:I'm going to end this man's whole career.

[@Rachel98246]

That meme doesn’t work here

[@invincibleunderthesun8545]

I read that in his excited voice. Ive never done that before.

[@Fos-]

@@Rachel98246 works, because game is about rappers

[@drea94]

This game has been popular for a while now

[@purp4168]

I agree to not reveal the information.

[@someaceashes1637]

I can only imagine someone just joking around typing "ascend", being confused, and assuming everyone else got the same route no matter what they answered

[@sgtmajorkiwi]

@@FantasticFlavour cease. stop. halt. can it. what have you just made me click on? what is this? what does it mean? this was a mere 17 minutes ago... but what is it? _what_ actually was it that took place 17 minutes ago? why is your name "for you"? an I cursed now? will the hotel that I'm in be nuked? will the bathroom door trap me inside again, but my mom will have been killed, so I will starve in there? can I have some answers please? am I now cursed to die a slow, horrible death, just because I clicked on that link?

[@nothingtoseeherejustatotal4556]

@@sgtmajorkiwi Ok now I want to click on it. Please, do tell me, brave soul who clicked on the link, what _is_ the link?

[@nothingtoseeherejustatotal4556]

@@sgtmajorkiwi I would myself but your reply makes me not want to.

[@nothingtoseeherejustatotal4556]

nevermind it’s just one of those spam bots that spam that same Arabic video

[@aiaikawa4012]

No way. If you randomly typed "ascend" you couldnt possibly assume its just random no matter what you answered. The dialogue keeps talking about ascending over and over, so at some point youd get suspicious

[@boppintoad2462]

Theory: the cult gave up after like a year of no one finding this, if we had figured this out earlier they would’ve actually came and interacted with our stuff

[@TheTyisawesome]

Bro probably facts bet they like "Damn no one figured it out, oh well...🤷🏽‍♂️"

[@Purrfect_Werecat]

Or the people who did figure it out agreed and were taken in and didn't spread it on the internet, only those smart people who also didnt want to ascend finally found it a couple years later.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

if there is a kanye west is there a kanye east

[@megasecptile3996]

I mean...Nexpo/Night Mind did cover the topic too. And they said basically the same thing more or less.

[@cosmo7932]

@@Purrfect_Werecat Yeah, what if it’s like a Glitchtrap thing and members of the cult start taking over the person’s mind and gin full control of their body after the two weeks? The cult members probably wouldn’t say “Oh somethings happening to my stuff because of this game, avoid doing this”

[@lisrahoce]

Hey mat, just wanted to to point out that petscop just released a whole video for all their themes and music. There’s a litttttttle secret at the end that you might want to check out…..

[@slxxplxss_]

There is still hope for us

[@Cake-Goku]

pyrocynical time

[@lisrahoce]

@@slxxplxss_ yes brother

[@tohm9070]

Wasn’t that a year ago ?

[@lisrahoce]

Vid

[@plushdragonteddy]

during episodes like these, i'm actually thankful for the ads - nothing disrupts the mounting tension like out-of-touch executives trying to get me to think they're fun and cool

[@kayquesada47]

I felt this with a toilet paper ad :)

[@razorbladestorm7605]

I think they’re trying to interact with me by interrupting with a jack in the box ad 😮

[@user-lv6hl7ml2r]

Ahh yes the Kanye stones West,North,East and South *for the Kanye gauntlet*

[@carolinemcgovern4488]

The ads give you breathing space and for that I am grateful.

[@whoasked6696]

There is a bacon ad playing for me

[@drewajv]

“Could a game be used as a recruitment tool?” *America’s Army starts sweating*

[@jellydia4382]

HA yes

[@rumblemycrumble9302]

*cough* call of duty *cough* totally not subliminal messaging making you think the army is your *call of duty*. And then making it seem fun, and cool to be in a war. Just saying.

[@RaptorJesus]

@@rumblemycrumble9302 Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, dude.

[@rumblemycrumble9302]

@@RaptorJesus And sometimes that cigar has spice rolled up in it. Only way to find out is to smoke it.

[@armyfreak9389]

@@rumblemycrumble9302 You can smell it, cut it open, squish it. There are many things you can do to find out...

[@mihnea-ox9bm]

Something important Mat did not mention. You can give absolutely any personal info to the game but the game doesn't even connect to the internet. No one gets that information.

[@aiaikawa4012]

How do you know?

[@mihnea-ox9bm]

@@aiaikawa4012 you can check with the resource manager. Plus it would be highly unlikely that a cult would keep spending money on servers for a game that the secret wasn't discovered only 2 years later.

[@TomyDayos]

To me this all smell like a prank.

[@plzletmebefrank]

@@mihnea-ox9bm it could just use POP3 or something. Wouldn't need servers, you know. Just insanely simple networking built in. The main problem would be how your firewall might treat it. But yes, you could see if it was using internet through many different ways, task manager and resource manager being some of the most readily available. But... Have people checked that? A quick POP3 packet out would be pretty small and unnoticeable. Some amount of kilobytes. I mean, regardless, the address it would send to (if it even did send something out) would almost certainly not exist anymore.

[@plzletmebefrank]

@@mihnea-ox9bm But seriously? F*ing servers... Like what the heck? Why would you think it would need servers to send the most basic text out as some sort of email? Like a good chunk of multiplayer games don't even use servers. Tons of games with just peer-to-peer networking in 'em. Heck, pretty much all multiplayer games from before 2010 were peer-to-peer/non-dedicated host set-ups. So weird to think you need servers to send a Plain Text message. Especially for a game made in 2013...

[@justfun_-ib7gt]

The amount of bravery that theorist member has is off the chart dude I mean who in their right mind would put their house number in a shady game ill tell you who, not me

[@scottduff3005]

“Ladies and gentlemen we aren’t in Kansas anymore” laughs in Kansan

[@lauraMartinez-hl3zf]

same

[@internetperson3436]

"Is this game hiding a cult?" Kanye fans are a very well known cult matt.

[@shoelace4316]

Yeezy season approachin, heed the warning

[@kurincc]

Yeezy Yeezy Yeezy

[@danieljenkinson1107]

yeezy season approching

[@justacoconut1231]

A cult of people that listen to bad music. But a cult nonetheless.

[@KanyeRaeJepsen]

@@justacoconut1231 Imagine having such a bad opinion lol.

[@Supdarg2]

I can’t lie I never would’ve expected to see Matpat actually cover this theory, I love that he’s covering some of these less known stories though.

[@OkKo-ii3ei]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU .....

[@ElectricMan3444]

I remember seeing this all way back in a video about scariest gaming Easter eggs I never forget about it but it’s scary why would he do this it’s very very scary

[@kagi7117]

Same

[@CanteLizzie]

I was real excited when I saw the title! I've watched stuff on it before and it's super interesting. I think it's dope that MatPat is covering it and other more indie games too

[@shimakaze798]

Its better than just matpat doing math theory

[@dumbassontheinternet1431]

this game aged well

[@airyix42]

Real well

[@fredhans5142]

@@airyix42 wdym

[@airyix42]

@@fredhans5142 Kanye has been hating on stuff that a certain Austrian painter who did stuff in 1939 to 1945 also hated

[@RichardHammo]

@@airyix42hmmmm I wonder….

[@sorvoe5513]

@@airyix42 Also, the school he founded that’s basically a cult

[@jello8178]

Fun fact my grandpa was subscribed to a cult and we didn’t realize until we were cleaning out his house after he passed. It made me really angry reading what they wrote to him knowing exactly what manipulation tactics they were using. Needless to say we burned those papers. Very bad vibe on them.

[@Outmanoii2]

🧢🎓🎩👒

[@etcho0]

I read the title as, “Game Theory: Is Game Theory hiding a cult?”

[@hardieharrharr]

Close enough. Feel like he might be opening Pandora’s Box here..

[@andreaandem2001]

Same

[@anemodude9544]

Noooo.......

[@jaredthegamer369]

Definitely

[@saturnzsky]

omg me too ☠️

[@LogogoFromKeron]

Role Playing Game: *exists* Matpat: It's like Pokemon

[@dengeki3414]

Pokemon is an rpg so hes not wrong

[@davidstaffen6783]

A jrpg at that.

[@davidstaffen6783]

@@dengeki3414 well ya but it makes it sound likes he talking to children who only know pokemon as a jrpg.

[@hyperbolicparaboloid154]

I mean... the gameplay itself *does* feels like Pokemon.

[@vinaayagamkarunagaran3439]

am i the only one that thought the part where you recruit people in the game to go against the ruler is more like recruiting cult members?

[@ashsomething]

God with all the Kanye stuff happening right now, him leading a cult with a video game doesn’t seem that far off

[@beauxanges]

Yeahh

[@samarnold5531]

Yea this did age well for him

[@lerorz8517]

@@samarnold5531 kanye has nohing to do with the game

[@skvaderarts7009]

"To this day, no one has reported interaction with the cult." Well, of course not. How would they if they were taken by a cult, Matpat? I mean, we can't keep track of everyone who has ever played it. How do we know they are all accounted for?

[@Tyler-ou4dl]

Shut up

[@ballam456]

If the Cult can answer life’s hardest questions like “Who’s in Paris?” then sign me up!

[@riskyy2657]

*omg why did game theorist leave me a mean comment in my video, im being serious :(*

[@LancelotTheRaccoon]

i know who was in paris

[@willsmith3988]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWS1mJ2eg8qmpZo....

[@mrflippers72]

May the world ever know

[@dankdio2887]

wait, do they know what the dog doing? if so, *where the registry sheet*

[@Gab535]

The weird thing is, when you put your information on the last ""computer"" you don't need to be connected to the internet, so there is no way the creators could know your information

[@zipf]

it could just use POP3 or something. Wouldn't need servers, you know. Just insanely simple networking built in. The main problem would be how your firewall might treat it.

[@thomassimons8148]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/opqwYX6VZs2geNU Cool game tho

[@TelainKat]

Yea, I'm disappointed to not hear if anyone sniffed for network traffic to see if it sent something.

[@demiurge2763]

Potential Game Theory: How strong does Revali's Gale(from Breath of the Wild) would have to be to life a person straight off of the ground and into the air?

[@lettucememe3390]

Now I’m intrigued

[@LunaticTrumpet]

That’s a great idea

[@nintendomii5994]

Probably less force than an indoor skydiving machine because revali has feathers and link has a glider

[@Punky_TallKnightStan]

That's a great idea! Austin is probably gonna do this lol Hopefully after Breath of the Wild 2 comes out.

[@rainethemercat8565]

Why is the ascensionism logo like a reverse Bill Cipher.

[@purplezombie4940]

Don't tell Alastor

[@SEQ708]

Or illuminate

[@deborahmcdermott6361]

Two things: I am now deeply scared and checking every nook and cranny of every room That guy who actually put in his information even he that was just made up, he deserves a raise

[@lfkkkfk862]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU ......

[@badabingus8304]

Same dude, terrified for absolutely no reason

[@erboch7124]

Matpats editing makes it 1000x scarier

[@CheeseMan-ih4ui]

Same I cant even go to the bathroom and i am constipated now. help

[@rawafsarhan5121]

You see I have a phobia called Autophobia fear of being watched when alone I am watching alone rn and it has raised up bu fear again. Trust me the feeling doesn't get better after years of experiencing it I am still terrified so if you feel this get some comfort and talk yo someone it helps

[@placefantasy1821]

If anyone is interested in a really in depth follow up to this, I can’t recommend mamamax’s video on Kanye quest enough. It’s really cool to see matpat doing a theory on this topic since I’ve been fascinated about this game for years now. Great video as always!

[@taralamlam1825]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWS1mJ2eg8qmpZo....

[@OkKo-ii3ei]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU .....

[@liseegeskov8769]

@BILLIE SAYS DUH ah yes my favorite youtuber *GAME*

[@littlegayboy45_]

ANOTHER MAMAMAX VIEWER! Yessss :D

[@matej-9049]

I loads a KZbin video

[@echoinginfinity2074]

This whole “Ascension” thing is giving me Daniels kool aid vibes

[@tytales7895]

Camp camp 👀

[@ticcitobycreepypasta6969]

Yooo i was summoned by camp camp?

[@boo-la-la_666]

Why, Hello there campers!

[@steampunk-llama]

I mean considering his whole deal has been based on quite a few cult cases but most notably the Jonestown Massacre that wouldn't surprise me if it also had ties

[@BesmaBenJemia]

"Happy ascension!"

[@kenkerois4335]

Anonymous: you must not reveal this to the public. Mattpat: oops my bad 🤭 Lmao 😂😂

[@rigelknight6296]

The thought of matpat listening to a Kanye song is unsettling

[@axep3785]

play african men in paris

[@schwuischwui]

@@axep3785 who in paris?

[@arcey_cv]

@@schwuischwui what the dog doin

[@Wolf-Pack7]

How so?

[@2ratz135]

Yes.

[@ItsMemeHere]

"is this game hiding a cult?" mamamax fans: _yes_

[@funbro99]

Mamamax will always love you.

[@rvaem]

mamamax my beloved

[@spac3y910]

I was checking to see who else was like "mamamax talked about this too"

[@arson-melon]

Same

[@dena81]

Mama will protect you

[@benjaminlatimer6676]

This has aged very well.

[@thefryedrooster9153]

Imagine stumbling across this and telling your parents that you accidentally joined a cult that will try and for the next 2 weeks the will "mess" with our stuff.

[@Eepop_stuffs]

Honestly if this game came out recently I would have written "ascend" as a joke and then died inside once i get to the secret level

[@rajpod]

🤣 id watch

[@waterfelon]

Task failed successfully

[@doodlycandy]

I visually imagined this and I’m crying rn XD

[@paulcurran302]

Can I just say that MatPat’s robot voice is just spectacular? Like seriously, it is just _chef’s kiss_ on point.

[@ggjk8419]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU .....

[@samuraiboi2735]

At this point i guess it was such a waste since all this bots came here to spam links

[@francesco4299]

He kinda reminded me of GLaDOS lol

[@Lumiblanc]

it gave me so much chills omfg

[@susannehermansson6503]

He kinda reminds me of machine heads voice from invincible

[@cole78600]

It all makes sense now

[@sugawarakoushi2766]

Deamn Matt you really saw into the future.

[@djungelskogs_bf]

After a long day, Kanye West goes to his Kanye Nest to take a Kanye rest. He wakes up feeling his Kanye best, then he’ll get Kanye Dressed in his Kanye vest to go on a Kanye Quest. He goes to church to become Kanye Blessed, then he goes to his hotel room to be a Kanye Guest. He forgot to brush his teeth, did he forget his Kanye Crest? Man, his neighbor stole it, what a Kanye Pest

[@aluminium9678]

i thank you for your service

[@m.a.i5678]

Perfect, this is all i needed to see

[@rowaaanthemaaan2508]

Creativity +1 000 000

[@gluqoz3106]

@@rowaaanthemaaan2508 -100000

[@oliveroates]

Comment’s a bit short, where’s the Kanye Rest

[@jmanfym]

"Now I ain't sayin' he a cult leader, But he be actin' like a mad preacher" - MatPat, 2021

[@lfkkkfk862]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU .....

[@pixie610]

kanye has a Sunday service and has a Christian Gospel project named Jesus is king

[@aris1869]

@@pixie610 he did have a bit of a god complex before he was christian

[@tylarjackson7928]

Literally cringed and rewinded several times to cringe more. It's okay though, still love ya MatPat.

[@pixie610]

@@aris1869 I think that was just part of his alter ego and album "Yeezus" since the album is about a ego maniac man finding love and that's where the "I am a god" song finds its place

[@cainreval7885]

Watching this as an RPG Maker creator, I'm impressed honestly. Didn't think it could be used to make ARGs, but loving it, either way. Thanks for the theories Matt

[@sndawihc6713]

hey, something weird as hell happened when me and my friends watched this video, we watched it all on different days but at about half way through we all got major lag spikes, a black screen, and then a notification saying the network is not secure. Probably just apple acting up again but still... weird..

[@stratford1]

“There are no accidents.” - Master Oogway

[@dontcare3293]

Wait. Where do you live?

[@tonaki3217]

@@dontcare3293 i know you dont want to but this sounded very weird

[@sndawihc6713]

@@stratford1 oh no

[@sndawihc6713]

@@dontcare3293 150 Greenwich street, US

[@potatolord6844]

All the dislikes are from the cultists that didn’t want to be revealed

[@ggjk8419]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU .....

[@popnawe5677]

Damn stop spamming Links

[@SevenHunnid]

I’m the MOST LIT mexican stoner on KZbin right now 😈👌 Do You agree!?😂😂

[@seed2213]

@@SevenHunnid no

[@Bucket_Zombie]

@@SevenHunnid no

[@MudManSon]

"No one has ever covered this" Literally Nexpo and MamaMax made videos on it and both of them went insanely viral

[@Outdated04]

Im surprised matpat is so late to the party, Ive watched nexpos video and someone else even before him.

[@hexxiing]

yeah. i was waiting for him to mention mamamax somewhere, but it seems they slipped through his radar; or, in another scenario, they aren’t family friendly enough for him to support on this channel as it’s mainly for all audiences. unsure about nexpo, but i know mamamax’s videos have dark and violent undertones so that could be why.

[@JamesLawner]

I remember OddHeader talked about this too.

[@itzz_iz_i]

Even a Brazilian KZbinr did this thing

[@Darkdaej]

Yeah people have been aware of this for years. I had hoped MatPat actually had something new but nope, same information I learned years ago...

[@narxinba4916]

A couple of Australian Comedians have been doing a mini series trying to find the creator of this game. (The mini series is being produced by Aunty Donna’s media company) As of the most recent episode, it looks like they may have found them. 🤔 kzbin.info/aero/PLqS09O_7fr088ryTj4XjHJOVQfqaqSfji

[@aiden3648]

New episode out 20m ago. They did indeed find the creator. She seems like such a sweet person :3

[@supervegito8340]

This aged as well as the bill burr bit

[@fredhans5142]

wdym

[@supervegito8340]

@@fredhans5142 Kanye being an antisemite. Bill burr had a bit about 5 years ago that was exactly that. Antisemitism is like a cult.

[@samarnold5531]

@@fredhans5142 Kanye west is a known anti semite now

[@smm5974]

​@@samarnold5531what does that mean?

[@washingmachine569]

The words “Kayne Quest” are hilarious to me for some reason. Every time those words are said, I lose it. Ive been trying so hard not to laugh, but it’s getting difficult lol

[@OkKo-ii3ei]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU .......

[@ieajackson5518]

@keep rollin how many bot accounts do you have?

[@ieajackson5518]

@Keagan Wallis I know, I’m just wondering how many there are.

[@LuciferMorningstar-oc9tb]

Hey Matpat, I think you should do a theory on a new game called Turnip Boy Does Tax Evasion. There is something a tad strange about the game- especially since halfway though it, when the Turnip Boy walks back into a room he's already been, they see a ghost walk to the other side of the door. The moment that Turnip Boy follows though, the ghost is gone.

[@itbeleslie]

He played this a while ago on GTLive

[@user-hanging-at-the-hanged-man]

He probably will since he played it on GTLive

[@apeiceofcoal7735]

Not to forget the thing is based around a nucular bomb.

[@Dani-xd8fc]

Omigosh I love that game soooo much!!! I watched ElainaExe's entire steam of the game and then played it myself and loved it!

[@coalminer2614]

Sounds like a classic case of a Pokemon ghost girl.

[@abovethemist1412]

computer thing: "we will interact with you and your possessions" also computer thing when he accesses my images: "you have cringe memes"

[@t3mpest.zircon8]

This makes alot of sense now

[@Stephakaii]

Theory: Ascensionism is a fake cult created by Phenix to make the player truly think he was joining a cult. He brainstormed it and tried to "start" it back in 2006, and only truly got it off the ground when it comes to its tenets in 2011-2012, around the same time he started developing Kanye Quest.

[@kippakat]

It also seems very similar to the Illuminati. Especially the symbol and idea of “ascension”. The eye with the pyramid inside (I believe) is supposed to be like the Illuminati symbol, a pyramid with an eye inside. And both of their ideals include ascension. Phenix very well could have been inspired by the Illuminati to conjure up Ascensionism on his own. Kanye West also has theories surrounding him that he is part of the Illuminati. It makes it very believable that this game is inspired by that.

[@nicolaseguez4259]

A video done by mamamax about Kanye quest kinda came to this conclusion while investigating the actual accession cult websites and socials i suggest you watch it.

[@Kaxology]

Probably, considering that the information in the end doesn't actually get sent anywhere. I'm willing to believe that it would've a cool ARG if it was discovered before all the websites were defunct, It would've garnered a lot a considerable amount of attention to help his game.

[@TheRealKindcod]

this madlad

[@vanessaong4558]

And it was a joke

[@titusbarsczewski7653]

That one member who added their actual information is braver then anyone I know

[@a_random_W]

Meanwhile that guy life in north korea

[@SaultMik]

I salute anyone who added their info, they are braver than any soilder alive.

[@cersan445]

the game (thankfully) doesnt transmit inputted data online so its impossible for anyone to get the actual personal info.

[@theredknight3736]

@@SaultMik same

[@kourtneytesfaye3959]

@@cersan445 It very well could have had telemetry added in before we got the version we have now it was taken down from its original filesharing spot wayyyyyy back in 2014 all the versions now are scrubbed clean versions just like sonic gather battle has

[@alexmyska7244]

Hey MatPat! After replaying one of my favorite games on the Wii, DKCR, I realized how crazily strong DK is in the ending. He gets knocked above the moon, but punches the entire thing back to earth with a single punch. My point is, I think you should do this is an episode about who is the strongest Nintendo character, and now seeing this clip for the first time in years, I think DK is a worthy candidate.

[@alexzachmeier5059]

This aged well

[@Hollowdude15]

"Game Theory: Is This Game Hiding A Cult?". In my opinion, The game is definitely a Cult.

[@willsmith3988]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWS1mJ2eg8qmpZo......

[@lfkkkfk862]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU ....

[@theonebman7581]

Ok what's up with these bots infecting the comments section anyways? I thought we were safe from viruses online in the comfort of our homes and our plushies and our reheated pizza while one takes over the real world-

[@aris1869]

These bots seem to show up whenever someone says they actually think it’s a cult…

[@breadsimpkeke2786]

@@aris1869 Oh, oh no, your right.

[@metalhead351_of]

That one kid who unintentionally put "Ascend" on the input: 🗿

[@taralamlam1825]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWS1mJ2eg8qmpZo

[@vegitafortnite]

uh what is going on in here

[@plumsparkles945]

@@vegitafortnite Don't click it. It could be bad.

[@qfrombsd]

@@plumsparkles945 I will

[@plumsparkles945]

@@qfrombsd Your funeral. I warned you.

[@alcorthewise3512]

It's freakishly bizarre that I've never come across this game, much less incredibly huge enigma, over the last 8 years

[@warrior_lainey]

Ascensionism reminds me of shifting in a way, "More than just a world, a feeling, or a concept. Ascension is a state of existence. It's the space between Reality and Fantasy, the only place that allows all the things that the mind can create to completely coexist with all that reality has to offer, and all that it withholds." It's creepy how shifting became suddenly so popular on TikTok in the past 6 months, and how a bunch of people everywhere are trying to move their concious through time and space to go to another reality. It all doesnt sit well with me.

[@grn1]

This kind of thing has existed forever. One example I can think of is called Second Life which is very similar to the 'new' metaverse things being talked about now. I'm sure if you looked for it you could find examples dating back to long before the computer era though the terminology might be different.

[@jehu3539]

The theorist who put in their private info is a real one.

[@anti-degenerateshitposter4839]

There must be a reason they don’t report anything...

[@sunnysideggo2821]

There is a KZbinr called mamamax that actually did it

[@Nietszcheanrapist]

mamamax actually put his real information that guys a chad unlike matpat

[@Moon-ms4cy]

mama max did this years ago

[@sunnysideggo2821]

@@dartidrt mama max has a daughter

[@caffeinatedcoma]

I love watching theories on games like Crow 64 and Petscope, yes they are games that aren't even games but they are given the attention they deserve by creators like you giving a crack at them. The theories are always interesting and I honestly prefer watching theories about them over theories on bigger mainstream games

[@ltphantomknight8942]

I like the darker theories too,

[@darkviking7135]

You should check out channels like Inside a Mind, Night Mind and Nexpo. They cover a lot of ARG’s and unfiction stories.

[@TheWonder_Of_You]

this game aged like a fine rotting cheese

[@rajulrowdy4578]

I was looking for this comment 🤣

[@donnyshields4450]

Anyone else watching after the stuff he said?

[@Melanochrysums]

I'm clueless, what did he say?

[@sarcasticdude2320]

@@Melanochrysums "i lawve jewz, but I also laewve nazzis"

[@mobgoblin7016]

The whole no more fnaf thing is really hitting him hard send your prayers

[@CykeGames]

It isn’t “no more fnaf,” it’s just no more Scott.

[@alexmills1329]

@@CykeGames what's that about?

[@SheetsAndStuff]

Scott retired so he’s picking a new man who he trusts to run his spot

[@susiewhitehead9145]

@@SheetsAndStuff steel wool are also making the games as well so it definitely isn’t no more fnaf

[@Thoughtless427]

Imagine being the first person to randomly type ‘ascend’ into that npc, that would be trippy as hell.

[@maro3184]

I would destroy my pc 🤣

[@isaakyhsialf4369]

ppl believe no one found it at all, it was just revealed from the author using a de anonymous account to get the game secret goin

[@theletterl8948]

More like imagine your ARG failing and needing to leak it to get the ball rolling

[@NinjaDimes]

Hey Finding Yeezus actually solved this question and found the actual creator this week.

[@embeboso8329]

"To this day, no-one has reported anything" they were too subtle with interacting with them

[@pakalupapito5578]

3030 - Kanye west 4030 - Kanye South 5030 - kanye east 6030 - Kanye north

[@tylerblankenchip8089]

This is important Mr. Pat, if you truly want to ascend,nSew

[@pakalupapito5578]

@Dion Jones 8030 - Kanye southwest

[@jenbug601]

@@pakalupapito5578 Kanye northeast

[@pakalupapito5578]

@@jenbug601 not that yet, Kanye east-south

[@lithomles4218]

"Is this game hiding a cult?" Bruh i thought you were talking about a Kanye cult lol

[@OkKo-ii3ei]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU .

[@lithomles4218]

Bro these links are to random videos that are not relevant to what I said like bruuuuh. They're not even englishshshshshshhs

[@quagsirefan8946]

That isn't out of character for Kanye LMAO

[@lithomles4218]

@@quagsirefan8946 lol

[@vannacossii2836]

I love that! 😂 0:24 “Where today I got the air plane passes ,the aviator glasses, and the Kanye quotes are gonna be flying out to the masses.”😎

[@badforthesoul]

To all wondering the mystery has been solved, doco series is called finding Yeezus

[@egomosquito6677]

"Kanye Quest" That sounds like a marketing gig from someone with a hot pocket for a brain.

[@ggjk8419]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU ....

[@willsmith3988]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWS1mJ2eg8qmpZo....

[@riskyy2657]

*omg why did game theorist leave me a mean comment in my video, im being serious :(*

[@FeatherSlowfall]

@@riskyy2657 ok

[@doomguy3539]

@@riskyy2657 which one?

[@thomasfrederikfabricius]

“I aint saying he cult leader, but he aint messing with no broke…”

[@forbiddenpickle1883]

@be happy I'm to scared to press the link

[@highl1ghter969]

@@forbiddenpickle1883 it’s just a dumb KZbin vid that a lot of people are replying to comments with

[@OkKo-ii3ei]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU ......

[@samuraiboi2735]

Thats the reason why his a rapper with his many worshippers uhh uh i meant followers

[@forbiddenpickle1883]

@@highl1ghter969 thx man I thought it was like a red room

[@deannal.newton9772]

Wow, and I thought that the Lamb from Cult of the Lamb had a lot of cult stuff. At least you know you're playing a game where you're leading a cult and the game tells you this, not trick you into being part of a cult or just a member of a cult.

[@BarrieFaire]

MamaMax does a great video on this as well also showing the game wasn't connected to the internet or sending the inputed information anywhere.

[@luizkws]

Kanye West goes to his Kanye Nest to take a Kanye Rest. When he wakes up feeling his Kanye Best, he gets Kanye Dressed in his Kanye Vest to go on a Kanye Quest. He goes to church to become Kanye Blessed, then goes to his hotel room to become a Kanye Guest. He then goes to school to take a Kanye Test. Then he forgot to brush his teeth. Did he run out of Kanye Crest? His neighbor stole it, what a Kanye Pest. He finally completed the Kanye Quest, and opened his Kanye Chest. He Kanye Confessed to his parents that he is going to a Kanye Furfest in Kanye Budapest. His flight got cancelled, so now he will Kanye Protest. When the flight arrived, his Kanye Armrest was broken! Edit: Thanks for all the likes, I am Kanye Impressed

[@Lolzyeets]

This deserves a Kanye yes

[@pikachuinjar6247]

e

[@Larryeb37]

Janye

[@ducman007]

Lol

[@dika_hilman]

Kanye yes

[@lotuszen3609]

The "cult" was the friends we made along the way.

[@PhilBo-fp9mz]

Wholesome ending

[@Sokunthea.]

Did he say friends we made along the way!?!??! RB Battles reference from Roblox.

[@lightlysal]

@@Sokunthea. what?

[@speakersage04]

On god

[@julianfitter832]

@@Sokunthea. thats not an RB Battles reference, its a joke outside of roblox

[@thetruebatman665]

Isn’t it weird that the triangle in the eye is the same logo for Secure serve in GTAV online? And the logo linked with the aliens and mount chillad door

[@EYM-xh2ur]

Not at all. They knew what they were putting in.

[@ToastLord42]

lol midway through the cult section of the video right after the first mention of the ability to mess with posetions i was called downstairs because 'there was a call for me', boy did that freak me out XD

[@CoriSparx]

> Sees Kanye in the thumnail. > "Is this game hiding a cult?" Of course it is, it's Kanye 😂

[@OkKo-ii3ei]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU ......

[@b05-decastromariuskievh.48]

Kult of kanye

[@Dihush]

"No one's ever really covered this" He says ignoring Nexpo's video from Nov 2019 with almost 2.5 million views lol

[@gavin7841]

Same with mamamax who has a vid with 2 million views

[@fizz436]

I've been asking for years since Nextpo's video.

[@projectemerdon]

Yeah

[@erika002]

Matpat was too late

[@frozenyogurth]

I thought I remember seeing this being covered somewhere!! Nexpo makes a lot of sense

[@Capybara_jenga]

I can’t wait till style theory gets an arg

[@xceptionalartist6266]

Watching this after all the Ye drama kinda hits you a little differently

[@pvpnoobs5918]

Maybe the Ascension cult have disbanded or "ascended" sometime between when this game was released and when The Game Theorists did there research and that's why the linked sites are down.

[@OkKo-ii3ei]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU ......

[@InnovativeSparks]

@@OkKo-ii3ei shut up

[@sleepychickadee4087]

I was wondering when Game Theory would finally tackle this.

[@hunterkiller20000]

Sqme

[@riskyy2657]

*omg why did game theorist leave me a mean comment in my video, im being serious :(*

[@ggjk8419]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU ....

[@SuperMandibleclaw]

@@riskyy2657 shut up

[@eggycooks6124]

‘ⁱᵐ ˢᵘᵇⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵒⁿᵉ ʷʰᵒ ˡⁱᵏᵉˢ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ ˢᵘᵇˢ ᵗᵒ ᵐᵉ’

[@andrewdiedfromasolarflare]

i first heard about this from odd header and i'm so glad we're finally getting a theory on it

[@cirkusanette]

Me: finally I'll nap a bit... Matpat: THE KANYE WEST CULT YEAH

[@riskyy2657]

*omg why did game theorist leave me a mean comment in my video, im being serious :(*

[@OkKo-ii3ei]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU ..

[@notsario]

ascend today!

[@nikhilrajput6191]

South East asia

[@eggycooks6124]

‘ⁱᵐ ˢᵘᵇⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸᵒⁿᵉ ʷʰᵒ ˡⁱᵏᵉˢ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ ˢᵘᵇˢ ᵗᵒ ᵐᵉ

[@Sephiroth144]

Wait, hold on- you're telling me that "Jimmy Neutron was here" is literally in one of the Grubhub ads, and you neglected to mention that in your theory...? WTF, Matpat?

[@ggjk8419]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU .....

[@sunflower8227]

TRUE! WHY DIDNT HE MENTION THAT?

[@rainbowzebra9900]

I don’t think it was actually there

[@Simon-eo4df]

No he is saying that all the puzzle pieces suggest jimmy neutron

[@syurno2220]

no, he said practically to show how grubhub is trying to confirm it

[@arrozceno2544]

This has actually been known for awhile and was covered by a youtuber called Nexpo

[@chadbroderick160]

MamaMax did a vid on it too

[@adeptus_artorious_armado]

@@chadbroderick160 Yee, i rather the dark tone from Max's video's honestly

[@dillpepperoni2065]

Being a big Kanye fan since April and I haven't even made it past 2 minutes and this is already hilarious. I sometimes feel like MatPat is doing things like this just for the heck of it and I love it, like seriously a meme game that he turns into an elaborate theory is funny as hell.

[@coltonstewart8698]

Matpat's FBI agent, "Ah cults again."

[@klown670]

@Naruto runR His channel says no subscribers

[@daisyjoy242]

@@klown670 really

[@klown670]

@@daisyjoy242 what

[@the_expidition427]

@@klown670 Two now

[@klown670]

@@the_expidition427 it still says none for me

[@name-uh5ee]

Imagine accidentally joining a cult through a meme game

[@ElectricMan3444]

Sadly I think this was his plan!!! He probably knew that since it was a meme game many people would play it so they could be exposed to the cult.. I’m scared and sad that he would do this he KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS DOING AND HOW HE WAS GOING TO DO IT DO PEOPLE NOT RELIZE THAT ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES MY HEART IS BROKEN LIKE GLASS WHY WOULD HE DO THIS WHY WHY

[@OkKo-ii3ei]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO8dKmEf8uUgNU .

[@FenexTheFox]

@@ElectricMan3444 Dude, breathe lol

[@ElectricMan3444]

@Fenex the Fox Yes sorry about that I was being very dramatic!!!

[@name-uh5ee]

@@ElectricMan3444 bro chill it was a joke

[@nataliadams4361]

That brave member that put there info in is great lol like it's just kinda spooky that a game would ask, you know

[@hahahhahahahufool2114]

He made graduation.

[@zeno4911]

MatPat: a mode that stayed hidden to the public for nearly two years MamaMax: Am I a joke to you

[@tntemmet7433]

Also weird coincidence that he mentions the Aum shinrikyu anime XD

[@Nietszcheanrapist]

facts bro these kids really don''t know the best video on this topic

[@bubblymermaid8718]

Yes yes you are

[@karcola]

LMAO literally

[@yourfriend5883]

FINALLY! Someone else who knows that guy, lmao

[@nvrsubhan]

i feel like nothing ever came out of this because the general public was eventually made aware about the secrets, despite being told not to tell anyone, as the said "cult" was searching for recruits and since merely everyone that played the game decided to take to this mysterious hidden part of the game, the recruitment had no validity or purpose anymore.

[@plzletmebefrank]

Or the game never had the permissions to access the internet, or the email/ip address the info is sent to is now completely invalid, or it's being blocked by firewalls, or the person that made the game didn't know how to deal with networking, or......

[@nvrsubhan]

@@plzletmebefrank theres a billion different possibilities for any situation bruh. im just pointing out the most likely one.

[@plzletmebefrank]

@@nvrsubhan ... Well, not the MOST likely, certainly. Much more likely it was a joke, or they wanted to mess with people, get them to overanalyze things so they'd begin to be superstitious about everyday occurrences... Or that the cult died around that time anyways... I'm not saying it's a massively unlikely possibility. But it is surely not the very most likely.

[@nvrsubhan]

@@plzletmebefrank you know what, ok.

[@plzletmebefrank]

@@nvrsubhan ... Are you liking your own comments? Cause within minutes your comments have one single like on them.

[@tikitaka_bb3506]

When mat started to explain how cults recruit people it reminded me a lot about youtubers showing us videos and telling us to like and subscribe then we can follow them even more by becoming a channel member😅

[@grn1]

Whether you're trying to get someone involved in a cult or just trying to sell them something you're going to exploit human psychology, generally by making people feel good about themselves and feel like they're part of a larger community or at least by connecting to them on some common grounds (current memes). That's also why so many brands have twitter accounts, they're trying to make people feel like they are their friends.

[@jeremy-loves-cherries]

This actually terrified me. Very interesting theory!

[@snipuhh__enthusiast2736]

"But HEY... *_IT'S NO LONGER JUST A THEORY"_*

[@TF2Scout..]

It's a fact theory!

[@Rauler_]

Everyone: Such a cool & original theory! Me: *Mamamax*

[@kaidamn]

I was waiting for someone to mention that 💀💀💀

[@thelucyanfrog]

Ikr, he's so underrated

[@aserbasher]

I was scrolling for it!!

[@projectemerdon]

Ikr

[@emmanuelavila8644]

Exactly

[@flamable2596]

Big Props to the team member that actually put in their info

[@bravebacon4175]

The files of Kanye Quest actually don't contain anything that would report back to a server so when you put in your personal information it doesn't go anywhere

[@rishanchakraborty3383]

Dear Game Theory, I greatly enjoy the variety of games you theorize about. This video is just as intriguing as your other ones. However, I feel a particular game hides a large amount of lore. One not many people would think twice to check: Geometry Dash. If you ever read this and do a video on Geometry Dash, I will be extremely grateful. Thank you. P.S. Thanks to everyone who liked/read/replied to this comment, your support is appreciated =)

[@myachi_art]

...what lore? What do you know?

[@rishanchakraborty3383]

@@myachi_art Well, for a few examples: 1. Who is the prisoner in the basement? Why are they there? 2. The Keymaster, Chamber of Time, and Spooky all know something more about "Rubrub" than the players do, but what? 3. Who is "Rubrub"? 4. Why is Scratch so secretive about his shop? 5. What is the purpose of the treasure room? And many more questions we don't have the answers to.

[@myachi_art]

@@rishanchakraborty3383 Wow, I didn't know a simple geometric rhythm game with squares could be so different from the last time I played it...

[@rishanchakraborty3383]

@@myachi_art I know, there's a lot more to it than you'd think :o

[@masteroffiyah]

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