Intentionally Crashing Animal Crossing

Mr. Resetti isn’t too fond of resets… but what if the game gives us no choice? Today we intentionally find a bunch of crashes and softlocks that force you to reset in the original Animal Crossing.
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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...
Assets and other information were pulled from the Animal Crossing GameCube community megasheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
🎵 Music credits:
• Mr. Resetti’s Theme - Animal Crossing:
• Animal Crossing Soundt...
• Re-Tail (Qumu Remix) - Animal Crossing New Leaf:
• Animal Crossing: New L...
• New Year’s Day - Animal Crossing New Horizons:
• New Year's Day - Anima...
• 2 P.M. - Animal Crossing City Folk:
• Animal Crossing City f...
• 5 P.M. - Animal Crossing:
• Video
• K.K. Disco (Qumu Remix):
• Animal Crossing - K.K....
• Title Theme - Animal Crossing:
• Animal Crossing Gamecu...
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

[@tattersthebat6253]

Hate it when I walk into my local store and the manager hits me with the ol "mU U 9 3," instantly terminating reality

[@wibs0n68]

*mÜ U. 9 3

[@rebeccaholt1466]

The only way to win against the Karens

[@charmingotter976rr]

it’s actually mÜ U 9 3

[@thiccyosh]

And that's how you know it's going to be one of *these* days again. Ugh, I hate it when people make shirts out of the fabric of reality. Right, NOOK?

[@Epic_Animations1]

yeah bro that mÜ U 9 3 hits hard

[@TacticianAmelia]

"...Now, this IS regrettable!" *chants the eldritch phrases that fucking obliterate reality as you know it* classic tom nook

[@Bulblorb]

classic nook

[@GriffinForte]

I hate when that happens!

[@blueblur98]

Saying an invalid code to Tom Nook pisses him off so much that he recites a forbidden reality deletion spell to punish you for your hubris

[@yablock7346]

Xd

[@neputendo]

Resetti mentioned that yelling at you is bad for his health. At this rate you're gonna give him a tombstone.

[@DaVince21]

He will regretti

[@WastelanderLucky]

i can't believe hunter r killed resetti and that's why he's not in the new game much :(

[@elo-trash-can]

if you make resseti mad , you will regretti

[@polocatfan]

he's actually the rescue guy. he seems happier.@@WastelanderLucky

[@WastelanderLucky]

@@polocatfan key word in my comment was 'much' ! you can also meet him at the roost. except you can't, because hunter killed him :(

[@LendriMujina]

With these in mind, it feels very fitting that Resetti's new job in NH is as someone you can call to rescue you when you get stuck.

[@Margen67]

Badgers need HUGS

[@johnnyknadler1157]

That’s true… I never thought about that

[@marthmallow7420]

He yells at you at The Roost 😭

[@samdabugg]

7:04 I like how tom nook being able to execute code by speaking it aloud implies that he's omnipotent, and has the power to control the game and you and all the other villagers are just puppets in his own little world

[@vmrosetta]

Just Tom Nook.

[@GribbleGob]

or he's a government agent speaking code into a headseat for a supply drop.

[@FunkyFurret]

Must be why you always see him.

[@Satellaview1889]

Maybe it's closer to him uttering words that cannot be spoken by mere mortals. It would be like us trying to speak the language of God, and because that is impossible, the world simply collapses as it has no way to compensate for this eventuality.

[@evanawesome123]

This is technically the first Nintendo game that is susceptible to a SQL Injection

[@falloutbruh]

Resetti's song is my ringtone and I had this video in my queue, when it came on I ran to my phone thinking this video was an actual phone call. You successfully accidentally bamboozled me

[@CyborusYT]

6:36 He speaks the unspeakably name of the forgotten gods and is immediately punished with a halting of reality

[@Hunter-R.]

There are some facts here that have been mentioned on this channel before, but I wanted to compile all the "forced-resets" into one video. Hopefully there's still some new information for you all in this video! Rest assured there are still plenty of new discoveries and obscure information to cover in the future, and I am putting substantial effort into covering those topics with longer, in-depth videos with increased production quality. A few major topics I've teased in the past are finally coming to fruition in the editing stage! Hope you look forward to it! 🤫

[@MrDSkinny]

Would you ever consider looking into AC Wild World brick seeds and other bizarre stuff in that game. Not really much youtube documentation on it surprisingly.

[@dojando6003]

​@@MrDSkinnyYesss please! I grew up with WW. And while it is really interesting to see what glitches and code hickups the predecessor had, I Woul feel much more involved in WW videos :D

[@Cliffordlonghead]

Hi😊

[@Cliffordlonghead]

Can u do other games like wild world city folk and new leaf?

[@MudakTheMultiplier]

Repeat info is fine if it's directly applicable to the subject matter, not totally rehashing another video, and not most of the video.

[@SquishEESpark]

7:02 - Casually hitting Tom Nook with a universe-ending cognitohazard

[@yablock7346]

How to win a argument mU U 9 3

[@kingbrettpro]

They could've used that blank Legend of Zelda NES furniture item as a way to add in The Lost Levels, as it was gonna be in the Japanese version but it didn't make the cut. Since the FDS BIOS is present on the disc, The Lost Levels can run in the game, so they missed that opportunity to fix that.

[@TheIrishDino]

The diary one is so funny. Imagine if a real life diary had such a secure system, where trying to open the diary would stop time and space forever

[@Namadu7]

Those yellow cubes are... somehow kind of eerie.

[@clementpruvost8670]

*Resetti wants to access your localisation*

[@AryzenI]

No! Resetti will never learn what language I speak!!

[@WackoMcGoose]

@@AryzenI RESETTI PERKELE KURWA!

[@ArtzyZero]

I'm glad Mr.Resetti found a new job. In Wild World I'd have to purposely reset until he gave me an apology task that I could do. The DS microphone never worked for me and copying his text exactly wasn't always easy. I liked the times where he was just so fed up he'd let me off with no punishment. XD

[@renakunisaki]

This is why, whenever you program a game to wait for something, you should have it eventually give up and just force it. Player taking way too long to walk somewhere? Just warp them and get on with it!

[@Hunter-R.]

I appreciate Stardew Valley’s system, where if there’s an object blocking your cutscene pathing for too long then you just phase right through it!

[@jweaver9089]

I LOVE STARDEW VALLEY@@Hunter-R.

[@neevko267]

And there's always Toby Fox's solution of magical glass that appears under the characters feet when they're trying to path through pits

[@WackoMcGoose]

@@Hunter-R. Or just teleport directly to the next pathfinding mesh node, as many a HL2 speedrunner loves to invoke by giving Alyx concussions.

[@ponivi]

They should’ve made resetti register when you crash the game

[@maniczzz]

If you reset a couple times, he actually says he doesn’t care wether it was an intentional reset or not

[@Slash0mega]

I dont think you would want to be writing to the save file after a catastrophic error happens...

[@KopperNeoman]

​@@Slash0megaA single bit in the save file could be used, and if the game spots it, it could play a separate Resetti conversation where HQ informs him that the reset was the game's fault rather than the player's. Would have been nice.

[@chachaboy2]

​@@KopperNeomanDoesnt matter. That can easily cause save corruption, and you'd want to avoid that.

[@ponivi]

Who in the world implied saving? Maybe the game just has crash logs or indicators and writes the date. If the crash date is newer than the save then it crashed. Y‘all thinking too hard about this

[@NutyRiver]

I remember as a kid my game froze and I started crying because I didn’t want to confront Resetti

[@mostlyghostey]

The moving golden cubes frighten me.

[@vinniestuff]

plz dont show the crash sound, im right next to a dark room

[@nathankellogg2640]

So glad to see you're still uploading. My Animal Crossing drought has yet to be quenched and your content always delivers.

[@Xeraser2]

Would love a video about each game's (from AC to NL-NH) exclusive features that never returned in the sequels.

[@ToaderTheToad]

jvgsjeff has some videos on that

[@dirtymoneyyyy]

I wanna know more about animal forest e+, its like the definitive gamecube animal crossing experience and not much footage of it exists out there

[@ginomctony6773]

The story about the extra NES item was definitely interesting, saw someone say that they believed it was cause they were hoping to allow you to put your own rom into that slot but couldn’t do it

[@TDRR_Gamez]

That's in the game actually, and it isn't an unused item. You can get it in Nook's shop but yes there's no official way to get any ROMs for it.

[@WastelanderLucky]

You're one of the channels I get most excited to see in my feed lately!! I love these so much!

[@greencatarts]

7:13 feels like something that would continue to a creepypasta

[@ValuableBlueberry]

Tom Nook acdentaly summons an Elderish Being and every vilager dies and a while later Nook dies too and the being goes after you or smth idk how people make creepypastas

[@nj8833]

I would shit myself if I was wandering around and found 4 gyrating cube abysses in my town

[@Lunascaped]

It's really interesting there's an extra nes cart in Animal Crossing that just doesn't work lmao

[@m2pt5]

Huh, I never knew about the second Legend of Zelda system, just the one without a game that could load a ROM off the memory card.

[@Thoriii]

really love the videos man, great to watch whenever or just for background (i end up rewatching to see), 10/10 i can't get enough of them

[@Azure21077]

Your content is amazing. Always genuinely excited when you upload. Keep it up!

[@Chubbuluss]

I JUST binged all your content while working on textures and I get BLESSED with a new upload!!

[@Jesus_PK]

I don't even play Animal Crossing (well, only City Folk in the past) but I'm totally hooked to these videos. Super entertaining and informative, keep up the good work and great quality!

[@justicetubes]

Geez being Jesus and talking to kapin and saying yes and slowly killing resetii and him yelling at him and entering your friends code and Tom nook having a stoke and getting yelled at by resetii for Tom nook having a stroke wasn’t what I was expecting

[@MiirioKing]

I am interested in hearing more about the common codes that can be executed by nook codes and what kinds of things you can do with them. Since for both videos that brought it up, it was quite vague and brief

[@meredith382]

I found your channel about two weeks ago and have spent a good portion of my free time watching all your uploads. This is one of my favorite game series of all time, and seeing someone be so passionate and informative on the subject has been really interesting and wonderful. Everything is presented in a really easy-to-understand way, and the production quality is great. I can't wait to see more! Also, just curious, do you plan on doing similar videos on other entries in the series in the future? That would be awesome to see.

[@DaVince21]

I binged on a bunch of your videos yesterday so I'm very happy to find a new one upon waking up. Thanks for making these, they're mighty interesting.

[@Mario583a]

No One: Hunter R: Resetti, my beloved.

[@robotortoise]

I'm binging your content while I go through a bit of a rough patch, and I'm amazed by how concise, easy to understand, and fun your presentation style is while still being informative. It's harder than it looks!

[@Hunter-R.]

That’s very kind of you to say, thank you! I’m also sorry to hear that you’re going through some rough times, but I hope you’re taking care of yourself and doing okay. 🙂

[@robotortoise]

Thank you! I am doing all right. Thank you for doing what you're doing, Hunter R! It's appreciated, and makes me want to play Animal Crossing GC again!

[@alys_town2]

I'm glad someone is doing these kinds of videos with animal crossing.

[@iveurne]

resetti is really tired from all those resets definitely 😭

[@pikmin_79]

I just found this channel and I really love it. Its nice to watch about oddities and glitches in older games. Maybe you could make a video on the other Animal Crossing games if they behave as glitchy as the original.

[@Jackmjedi]

i have no idea where this animal crossing aficionado came from, but man am i glad he's in my feed keep up the good work

[@yeehaw-city3086]

These are some *great* videos! I’ve played every game except this one but it’s still very informative and entertaining. Looking forward to more!

[@greenknight9000]

AHHH YES! I'VE BEEN WANTING THIS VIDEO FOR SO LONG! Thank you so much!!

[@CometMedal]

Hah! I just discovered you, and despite not really liking Animal Crossing, I ended up sucked into your videos due to their quality and entertainment value. I've been following your videos through the sidebar, but decided to head onto your channel to find more and just found this new video! Lucky me! Awesome work on these, I've definitely enjoyed them and will be leaving a sub (:

[@sam_the_yeen]

The reset at the end of the intro was so smart! Loved the explanation of the softlocks :D

[@Nightmar3ElmSt]

its so hard to find animal crossing GameCube content, so glad you post these ! :D

[@ayoraster2970]

I love the pace you put out these videos! Reminds me of other channels I'm subscribed to that focus on one specific game like asumsaus or theZAZZglitch.

[@MetroAndroid]

Love your videos, Hunter. Can't wait til the next one!

[@GribnikSToporom]

2:01 he has entered the toilet

[@GribbleGob]

Tom Nook having a stroke wasn't what I was expecting.

[@yablock7346]

A stroke that world cant handle

[@kateaplus]

i cant stress enough how amazing these types of videos are to me, keep it up :3

[@tocabophia]

Love your channel! As someone who loves the old animal crossing games, it's refreshing to see new content touching on these games.

[@wob3786]

This guy's contributions to the animal crossing community are unbelievably underappreciated. The stuff you've accomplished in such a short time seems to be recognized so little.

[@nocturnalisty]

I love crashing and softlocking games, thank you for uploading this video

[@Chubby_Bub]

Worth noting that while they both were functional, neither Legend of Zelda item was legitimately obtainable in Doubutsu no Mori+. However, it is still possible to receive them from third-party password generators (the NA version excludes the "Forbidden Four" from passwords). Kind of the equivalent of making a custom e-Reader card for them.

[@SinisterNot77]

These videos are great! I would be interested in you making videos about wild world and city folk as well!!

[@SlyCooperReloadCoded]

I actually read about that first one on an old website in text form but I never saw any video of it. Seems it's a really old bug. As for the second one, you didn't show it, but the row above A (actually hacking yourself onto the cliff on the top) actually does work in the map and registers as row Q with proper numbers. I've not seen this online anywhere and I remember finding this ages ago.

[@crystalb9764]

The way you speak really tickles my brain! I think it’s the cadence and tempo; it’s just easy to listen to. Binge watched all of your videos. Thank you so much! 😊

[@teflonda5655]

Oh my god yes, he is so well articulated it is a brain pleaser

[@RareSun]

1:30 Why does he want to look in the diary so bad. . .

[@jabarbors]

Awesome video, and especially awesome music!

[@aliciakiedrowski8234]

Love your videos, looking forward to what’s next 😸

[@Kyle-nl7bt]

Your videos are incredibly well done, I don't even play Animal Crossing. I played some of New Horizons which was my first try at the franchise, and wasn't the biggest fan. However, your videos are still super informative and a great watch!

[@ThePaperKhan]

There is only so much that can be said for a small twenty year old game, but i am very glad this channel exists.

[@velvetbutterfly]

You would think but I've been watching a guy talk about RollerCoaster Tycoon and there is always something new to learn even about that small indie game. A AAA game that's so big it uses its own memory card probably has even more to discuss

[@JunoKyawAung]

Great work as always

[@TheMystogrigen]

waitwaitwait, the diary wasn't cosmetic?

[@MizunoKetsuban]

I always wondered about that split second of a white line fading out and drifting across the screen when a reset occurs. Is that actually a part of the game? I never owmed this version but I always noticed this in videos

[@Hunter-R.]

It is part of the game. I believe it’s an added effect to simulate a CRT television turning off just to give you some visual confirmation that the game is resetting. Mr. Resetti actually fakes you out and causes the game to display that white line reset graphic on one of his angry rants!

[@Persvicx]

yes a new video! love your channel

[@jamesjacoby]

Never played Animal Crossing but your videos are so interesting I just keep watching.

[@AGZhark]

These videos are so therapeutic to me.

[@aarronewart3079]

New favourite AC channel, will we see any videos on Wild world/city folk/new leaf?

[@palmtopturtle]

Has the legendary whale been covered on this channel yet?

[@TheOfficialDorianelevator]

0:30 is that the sound from the tv thing in c'est pas sorcier ( a french show)

[@fuzzedmarz]

These videos are like the most interesting things i’ve ever seen ever

[@fuzzedmarz]

This channel has shown be a bunch of niche AC topics i never thought i’d be interested in but i am

[@wryguyplaysgames]

Love your content, keep it up.

[@neomoonnim]

love your videos so much, how do you know all this stuff about the game?

[@coral3397]

this channel is so underrated omg

[@jayp.7197]

The very first one with the diary would actually be a hardlock rather than a softlock! For it to be a softlock, you have to be able to input commands of some kind while still being unable to progress. A complete lack of ability to do anything is a hardlock.

[@Jexshyy]

HUNTER R UPLOAD LETS GOOOO 🗣️🔥‼️

[@ThatCrazyCoconut]

i want to see more of this but different versions

[@Half-Homo-Homosapien]

It is crazy to see how much quality this channel has had since the beginning, truely crazy keep up the good work

[@JannesDragon]

Your videos are always so nice! c:

[@KonaKonaKaabisteru]

This sure was a certified Resetti Torture Episode.

[@iEcilpse]

can’t escape the Cubes….

[@fayelinae]

i've never seen game cube footage in such a good resolution, damn

[@RitzIsEpic]

Babe wake up new hunter r upload

[@middy5284]

would love to see a city folk or wild world video some day.

[@Tuna-Fish]

hunter r. video on my birthday, lets goo

[@Hunter-R.]

Happy birthday! 🥳

[@ohok45624]

Resetti scared me as a little kid, especially because I was little enough to not really understand why he was so angry with me lol

[@robertoXCX]

3:41 Garbled with a J sound... I like it!

[@LethalBubbles]

oh wow I feel jelly Japanese version gets 2 versions of Zelda. I didn't know it had FDS emulation. I love it when official software acknowledges differences in prior versions. Another example is Sonic Mega Collection lets you play ver 1.0 or 1.1 of the Sonic 1 ROM with a code.

[@ethanator611]

Awwwe yeah!!! Only 5 months of videos and theres a level of quality here that's just so easy and comfy to watch that I haven’t felt since I first discovered asum saus's melee videos, just with animal crossing this time

[@ethanator611]

Instant sub with notifications set to ALL

[@Bronky-Tronky]

On the calender softlock the date u were pressing was my birthday

[@alger_real]

nicee resetti is back

[@QuinnWithin]

I audibly said "oh boy!" whenever I saw the new video notification 😭

[@eduardodavidsuarezluna4337]

whenever bro runs off a cliff he has to look down before plummeting to the ground 😭😭😭

[@QuinnWithin]

@@eduardodavidsuarezluna4337 can confirm

[@SomeGuy712x]

I think I read somewhere that Animal Crossing has a custom crash handler that keeps Resetti from appearing if the game crashes. (Although it won't help if you lose power.)

[@Vid_Master]

Great video!! those squares are funny. How do you think they were used to test collisions?

[@Hunter-R.]

They’re one of the only items that move around and push the player, and they’re also present on a few beta test maps.

[@Vid_Master]

@@Hunter-R. Ooohhh so they would spawn one, and then stand against a wall or other objects they want to test and let it hit them and push them, to make sure its working as intended

[@MegaQwertification]

4:10 does the same thing happen if you try to board the train by talking to porter?

[@TheCutePyro]

I had no idea there was a standard Famicom cartridge version of the Legend of Zelda. I assumed that the Legend of Zelda only released for the Famicom disk system in Japan.