The Nemesis Factor

The Nemesis Factor is an old electronic puzzle with 100 sub-puzzles!
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[@cloudnosh11]

Ya know, if FLEB were ever in a horror movie like SAW or anything else messed up like that he would be the first victim to escape!

[@daysofend]

Creepy guy: LeT's PLaY a GaMe… FLEB: Sequential or decoding?

[@jxu7775]

brilliant

[@ThreeLetters3]

cloudnosh11 no

[@CheshireCad]

He'd give FLEB a complicated detanglement puzzle made out of razor-wire that's been welded rigid, in order to get a key for the exit door. Shortly after, bleeding to death from his hands, FLEB realizes that the key doesn't fit, and that the door was unlocked the whole time.

[@Shikamaru747]

FLEB: "wow, that was fun! Let's do another!" Jigsaw: *sobs quietly*

[@mistermiyagi127]

It would be awesome to see a full length video solving all 100 sub puzzles, but I understand if you don't have the time to make it right now. How about in the future?

[@migrated4568]

I would love to see this too. I'm very curious to what the other mechanics are and how they're used together to solve puzzles.

[@FLEBpuzzles]

Would you be interested in seeing a livestream of the puzzle, solving from puzzle 1 to 100? That would be MUCH easier for me to do than an edited video of the full solution. If you're curious, an edited video is usually 1/10th the length of the original footage. So for this video, I took about 50 minutes of footage. As a result, I'm a little hesitant to make a 2-3 hour video!

[@kral5932]

FLEB yeah please do a live stream

[@XZ1680]

FLEB even an unedited video would be great, it would be neat even seeing the failed attempts as you go through the puzzle

[@Cavin856]

Yeah, That would be an AWESOME thing, watching you solve all 100 puzzles, live or not.

[@JFeingoldlink]

Your videos are extremely high quality and fascinating. Keep them up!

[@FLEBpuzzles]

Thanks!

[@green5270]

but seriously.... why the fuck did you think the mid vid intro would be a good idea

[@siratomfitz]

It's a spoiler break.

[@LifeOfJamesy]

+Gabriel Severa it's not a mid video intro, it's a spoiler break clip. He clearly states that in most videos.

[@hazmatmax197]

Extremely high quality? He doesn't edit out his stutters or slip-ups. For example @2:03 he says "clutter" instead of "clever" and leaves it in.

[@joslinnick]

All of the buttons look like little kayaks.

[@arieola]

why did this make me laugh

[@ababyc1599]

My thoughts exactly! Haha :)

[@himikonatsumi]

Nick Joslin ikr

[@j0w0seph18]

Nick Joslin damn hats all I can see now

[@gustavgnoettgen]

The show stairs from "Kajak of fortune"

[@matthewwarnick3288]

While I'm glad this puzzle is getting some attention, the video sadly does NOT do a good job demonstrating the complexity of Nemesis Factor. This puzzle includes audio clues, a motion sensor, and a light sensor. Many puzzles require identifying patterns in seemingly random words, numbers, or sounds; orienting the puzzle a certain way; or controlling whether the puzzle is in the light or dark. Later levels combine these elements for some pretty tricky puzzle solving... I bought this on clearance at KB Toys for $5 about 10 years ago without knowing what it even was. Still one of the best puzzles I've ever played! :)

[@realeques]

this doesnt look like a puzzle but rather trial and error to me

[@BigDBrian]

but most puzzles have more thought behind it than "trial and error puzzle... but 100 of them!"

[@bunnyxmahgii]

realeques I kind of agree with you, my first thought was it's just a combination puzzle lol

[@lightishredgummi9654]

He did mention that it does get a lot more complicated as it goes along, and there's more to it than just buttons. Those are just the first 5 levels out of a hundred.

[@fireflyserenity31]

The sound of a monotonous robot voice fills you with DETERMINATION.

[@aaa-bb3lp]

stop

[@fireflyserenity31]

Hammertime

[@Nyoomster]

fireflyserenity31 no

[@inferno7181]

fireflyserenity31 well, It's gotten to the point where It's ok to say it again I guess.

[@kylecostello1311]

It's Mettaton XD

[@AIRFORCEismyfuture]

hey fleb, you should give the game "The Witness" a try, its given me hours of puzzle-ing and i think you would love it. favorite review so far, love long puzzles.

[@FLEBpuzzles]

I love that game! I actually met Jonathan Blow once! I exhibited my game with the Indie Megabooth at PAX East and he was at one of the parties I went to. Super nice guy!

[@AIRFORCEismyfuture]

[@thechocolatefactory]

what's your game?

[@civildissension]

The witness turned me on to puzzles. Funny that you mentioned it, because that kind of sequential puzzle system makes this toy really interesting. A year ago, I wouldn't have bat an eye at this thing.

[@BigDBrian]

Alcazar on mobile is also good. There's a trial version accessible in a browser. Very simple mechanics, but gets quite difficult despite it. Would highly recommend! (as did Jonathan Blow)

[@guitarbrother1234]

This is extremely nostalgic for me. Haven't thought about this puzzle since I was 8.

[@foxbomber5]

I had been trying to remember this game for years, it was my favorite. Great video.

[@kearakrause2249]

Just found your channel from the trending page on KZbin, and I'm so incredibly happy. Subbed and binge watching all your videos now. :D

[@FLEBpuzzles]

Thank you very much! I'm trending on KZbin?

[@ghettorain22]

What I like about this puzzle is that it teaches you how to play. It starts off easy and introduces new ideas and concepts as you go (like pressing a button and getting no sound).

[@tyler3696]

I had this when I was a kid! Totally forgot about it. Too much nostalgia right now.

[@blazenupe]

That puzzle reminds me of some of the "Bart Bonte" games. Like "me and the key" or " what's inside the box."

[@НикитаЛубин]

"If your brain had a butt, this is what would be kicking it" - Hasbro 2001

[@Jesse__H]

cool video, FLEB! Thanks for showing us all these. I do wish you'd given maybe one example of what the puzzles look like farther into the 100... like, how hard is puzzle 50? etc

[@FLEBpuzzles]

I should have done that. I'm kicking myself that I didn't think to do so! Maybe I can livestream the puzzle?

[@jacobpollard6879]

Fleb is my favorite KZbinr and he should do a livesrteam

[@thelastxgamer]

It's amazing how much this channel has grown in the past few weeks! I came here with reddit showing off the x-box, and at the time there was around 5 or 6 thousand subscribers. It's amazing the channel has grown this fast!

[@IsaiahDanielJohnson]

Great video and a great puzzle!!! Keep up the good work Fleb

[@bretbeavers6160]

I remember this puzzle!! It was sooo fun

[@CabaccaEntertainment]

I really enjoy the puzzles, never thought I would be into them, but you channel has single-handedly made me interested. Can't wait for that video on recommended mass-produced ones.

[@springbreeze2992]

I know a lot of combinations, but that puzzle has tons of it, and that's pretty hard

[@KallahMari]

Take a shot every time this guy says "Puzzle"

[@baconstrips111xbox]

Might be my favourite channel atm

[@holycats8]

Great video Fleb. Keep the puzzles coming!

[@Armiteus]

I had this when I was a kid! I don't think I ever made it past 5 or 6 at the time haha. Thanks for the nostalgia factor

[@jaxxzero5734]

To be completely honest, I'd watch you do all 100 in one video

[@busterlee8438]

i had one of these... wish i still had it. it was superb. i wanted to pull my hair out when it incorporated the light sensor. I got frustrated and set it down started walking out of the room and turned off the light and it chirpped! This game was way ahead of its time. Tilt, light, color, number factors, sounds, I really do miss it.

[@slyder5597]

I would love to see more of the puzzles in the Nemesis in a future video

[@shawnbay2211]

It would be so interesting to see a full playlist showing all the puzzle solutions, each video having 5 puzzles each

[@slosh7072]

I'd love it if you could turn this puzzle into a series...

[@toobluntedman]

Never let the bullies bring you down. Love the videos and dont change a thing, very interesting and keep up the great work buddy!

[@rae2672]

Isaac Oszmian WHO IS BULLYING FLEB!? Fleb is a precious snowflake and we must protect him.

[@toobluntedman]

People tend to be a little bit on the rude side when they enter the interwebs.

[@skudzer1985]

Being rude doesn't mean bullying, fool.

[@RamiAnadaniMedical]

Well I don't know why,but I'm always excited when I see you have a new video! I love your puzzles and I'm so sad there are not available in my country

[@Moucheron1990]

I played this thing a lot when I was a young child. It was quite challenging.

[@almunoz849]

Finish the rest and I will leave a like for all of your vids

[@daemonCaptrix]

In order for this to qualify as a puzzle, there need to be clues about what you need to do. As it is, it's just a riddle without a question, forcing you to guess randomly until you somehow stumble upon the right answer.

[@_grug__]

I glanced at the thumbnail, thinking it was some sort of wierd modern art that involved multi colored and different sized canoes.

[@artyen]

I wish you would've shown some of the more complex puzzles later in the game, rather than the first 5, which were clearly just slight variations of each other. Like some that make use of more sensors. All you really showed us was a form of Simon. :P Still, love your videos FLEB! Keep up the interesting puzzle showcases.

[@jonahdiaz9786]

I'm I the only one that thought those were little baby kayaks in the thumbnail

[@therizinosaurus214]

this was is a great puzzle, it was subtle on teaching you as you progressed

[@iiTzMlke]

Beat it on camera !!!

[@popcornpretzel6720]

I would've preferred to see the best of the 100 puzzles, but the video was still great with the first five :)

[@3dpprofessor]

I thought there'd be something with the internal components you mentions, like a puzzle you needed to complete while holding the puzzle sideways or something.

[@padenmcdonald579]

3D Printing Professor the light sensor comes in at puzzle 45, and the position sensor is first used in puzzle 62. I have one, and 61 is the hardest. I beat it twice. I’m challenging, (or torturing) myself to see if I can get a perfect 1000 points. I reset it every time I get lower than 10 on a puzzle. It’s hard.

[@jamesloggins8397]

This take me back to when I was a kid

[@danaondrackova3431]

I want this so badly and trust me when I get stuck I would throw it out the window :D I love your videos!

[@kookeekwisp]

THIS HITS ME RIGHT IN THE FEELS!!!!!

[@ratsratsratsratsrats]

holy heck is that a well designed tutorial (referring to the early stages)

[@jarrodfrankum]

Oh man. I had one of these growing up

[@nipunkakarla]

Please make a video with some of the interesting and difficult levels of this.

[@InviDoll]

I would watch all 100.

[@kippersox16]

It would be cool to see you solve the last 5 too. Curious about what other tricks this has!

[@PandoraRahl]

Man, I still have my Nemesis Factor. (I can see it sitting on my shelf from here!) This was one of my favorite electronic toys growing up. I never did finish it, though I suppose I still could, but I certainly had a lot of fun with it.

[@ConnorXavier]

reminds me of this rubiks cube except it doesn't twist. it just has a bunch of puzzles

[@devildonkey3482]

maybe if you have the time, a whole video of you finishing all the puzzles

[@reluctantliar9146]

If you ever need a plus one at a puzzle convention gimme a call lol

[@mattkillam2033]

Reluctant Liar you're lying

[@NickKravitz]

The first 5 puzzles appeared to be of the same genre. It would be interesting to see a puzzle in the middle (50?)

[@FLEBpuzzles]

I'm kicking myself that I didn't put a video of the later puzzles anywhere in this one. I think I'm going to livestream the whole solution to the puzzle!

[@NB-oz7wk]

Fleb I don't know why but I love your vids. ASMR for the mind

[@12345TheLogan]

Great puzzle, Is there any way you could give a link to where we could find these puzzles, if still produced or something similar? It would be great if we could try to solve some of these puzzles on our own and give feed back on social media.

[@FLEBpuzzles]

I'm trying to link the puzzles when they are available, but most of the time you'd have to find one on Ebay or something like that to get a hold of one. I have finished filming a video of recommendations for mass produced puzzles, but I haven't finished editing it! Hopefully that will be out Monday.

[@maxkuozc]

"beat the unbeatable?" UA:"check."

[@BenjaminIMeszaros]

HOLY CRAP! I HAD THIS WHEN I WAS A KID! ITS AMAZING!

[@xshobux]

Benjamin I Meszaros me too! I loved this thing!

[@rororoyabote]

Never seen this puzzle before, out of interest how elaborate to they get towards the end and, other than having to tilt it, what other external condition do you have to put it in?

[@davec8385]

I enjoy your videos because I enjoy seeing the various ways that puzzles can be solved. I was somewhat disipointed that you didnt go over the other ways you could of interacted with the puzzle even just saying what some of the other sensors were would of been nice. anyway I hope you have a good day and look foroward to your next video.

[@busyonthefarm]

I had one of those! loved it

[@kevinepiscopo5622]

i love all your videos, keep it up!

[@Duneslug]

I just bought RYB, great job!

[@garry12gg]

If someone can find the commercial, upload it.

[@Pengie780132]

Does this puzzle only involve the steps? What I mean is, are there other sensors that require you to spin, flip, or do other not obvious things to the puzzle?

[@FLEBpuzzles]

I posted a livestream I did where I solved all the way through it, but it involves a motion/rotation sensor, a light sensor, pressing multiple buttons at once, but it uses all these sensors in very clever ways!

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

I can't figure out where you buy half of the puzzle you cover. This one is available everywhere but the weird wood and metal ones (not the hanayama ones) are impossible to find or impossible to find info on.

[@Lithon]

Great videos. Do you make your own physical puzzles? Would be good to see some if you do.

[@1337treats]

The Nemesis Factor! Nice!

[@lightishredgummi9654]

Dude I remember growing up with this thing sitting on my sisters desk and I've never had any idea what it was! I just remember grabbing it and messing with the buttons when it was off XD I showed this video to my sister and even she didn't quite remember what it was XD I guess she didn't even get passed the puzzle where you have to press the buttons multiple times. We were looking at hers and neither of us remembered the sticker on the bottom that says the clattering from inside doesn't mean it's broken.

[@FLEBpuzzles]

That's awesome!

[@funnyguy2019]

I have only one question, where can you buy this from, because this device seems pretty cool!

[@mrbrazilliant]

My childhoid right there ive been looking for this thing for years not remembering its name

[@sebe1015]

Judging by the thumbnail, I thought this video was going to be about how to choose the right size kayak... Thought those were kayaks.

[@terrybickerton1455]

Awesome as usual

[@sevret313]

I'd actually like to see a longer video of this, showing only the first 5 was a bit of a disapointment.

[@danz107]

I have one of these! it's a fun little puzzle game. might've been better to show one or two of the other sensors in action 😉 the puzzles get mighty challenging after about fifty or so

[@filippobaroli7206]

i WANT to see all The 100 puzzles😁!

[@smoothsteve]

I wonder if you could show us other puzzles from this game that use the different sensors, the first five seem pretty boring....

[@Ashby1793]

please post more of these!!

[@ashleywilson6434]

Am I the only one that loved this game?

[@samgalloway8196]

This one had me puzzled

[@PlentifulWorms]

you should do a Livestream of solving all the puzzles!

[@alfiegrout5095]

Nice vid! Love your content

[@lorenzobrown1003]

I love puzzles

[@ansonng9621]

Hello, I am your fan from Hong Kong🤣 May I ask where can I buy those puzzle you introduce?

[@philjen5272]

Hi I have a puzzle called nuts and bolts where there is a nut and bolt on a chain blocked by a washer. The chain is connected to a metal ring. The goal is to put the nut on the bolt. Nobody I've given the puzzle to can solve it. Google shows the puzzle for sale but I haven't seen a solution yet... maybe you can show us how to solve it.

[@FLEBpuzzles]

I don't have that puzzle, but it looks interesting. I'll have to check it out!

[@davesstuff1599]

It's like watching pixelated sound.

[@JRamone266]

I'm shocked there isn't an episode of Doctor Who called The Nemesis Factor

[@djspi]

I got so far on this puzzle before I could take it anymore... I think it's shoved in my closet somewhere

[@jaybugg3r225]

the nemesis factor the puzzles your nemesis

[@NoeDactyl]

"If ur brain had a butt" lol 😂😂😂😂😂

[@rustammustang.-4540]

Great Video xD

[@rustammustang.-4540]

Supah Rare Pepe Well played xD

[@MarieriedLee]

my brother had this when he was younger, as the younger sister i would always steal it from him, i was so enchanted with it

[@FLEBpuzzles]

Did you ever solve the whole thing?

[@MarieriedLee]

FLEB me? no i was only a little kid 😂 my brother? im not sure, i should ask him

[@Shlafoutre]

Great video, as always ! Isn't the patent link about "The Eureka"?

[@FLEBpuzzles]

Oops! I usually just copy and paste the description from the previous video and edit it. I accidentally left that part in!

[@mrrecluse7286]

hey man iv been watching your vids for awhile now and now i feel like i can ask you a question beacuse i know your active ;) but what do you think about the huge incline of view in your last few videos how have you done it again haha your had some decent videos but how do you make the most random ones go crazy on reddit or something haha gratz on your new subs too i cant wait to see you hit 100k subs man the way your going youll be there in 3 months keep it up bud! :)

[@FLEBpuzzles]

Thank you! I think it's great that so many people are interested in puzzles, but I have no idea why they're so popular! It's still very strange to me!

[@g1um10]

Awesome puzzle!

[@FLEBpuzzles]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@gold4963]

Hm... What a funky puzzle...

[@cubixthree3495]

Oh my gosh, I have one of these! It's super noisy though, and my parents complain about it, so I haven't gotten far into solving it.

[@FLEBpuzzles]

It is incredibly noisy! I wish they had put a volume control in!

[@lightishredgummi9654]

CubixTheDragonSlayerThree usually with noisy toys like this my family puts a piece of tape over the speaker, maybe that'll help at least a bit? XD muffled but quieter!

[@FrozenSpector]

Do you have a video on the "Lights Out Cube"?

[@xXDeadTuberXx]

I want to see a complicated puzzle!