using candles instead of a sensor bar to play wii sports

using candles instead of a sensor bar to play wii sports
Twitter: / poofesure

[@Poofesure]

my urge to slam my desk was reduced due to the risk of fire

[@MrMandofortnite]

Hey master

[@danielhayes4545]

Ayo?

[@6pel]

me fr

[@Weed69420]

Weed

[@Garfielf]

understandable

[@Snowy-zp2lm]

When he blames characters, you can’t even tell him it’s a skill issue because he’s surprisingly consistent with the characters’ skills

[@therealjaystone2344]

He is trash at video games

[@AA-sw5pb]

@@therealjaystone2344 I like poof but yeah he definitely has......a certain set of skills when it comes to games

[@jammy3662]

skill issue

[@therealjaystone2344]

@@AA-sw5pb Mario kart wii is proof

[@clarklawless3858]

Consistently shit

[@dogsly529]

"Honey, aren't you coming to bed?" *Poof with only candles and a monitor lighting the room* "I'M GOING TO BURN THIS HOUSE TO THE GROUND IF I LOSE THIS GAME!!"

[@Left_Joy-Con]

Best comment 😆

[@dylanfinn76]

The thing is he probably would aswell 😂😂😂

[@lukedufour]

I love the progression of his aggression. "I'm gonna play all the sports" *5mins pass "Nevermind, im not playing golf. I want my 88 points back in Bowlin because that is ticking me off" Quality entertainment.

[@jamineamina5429]

you misspelled autism

[@lukedufour]

@@jamineamina5429 huh?

[@5UPREP1CG4MER]

ZOMG!!1! 1 MILLIONZ LIKE! SO RELATED!1! anywayz xd

[@ellis898]

@@5UPREP1CG4MER Things like this are why your family neglects you.

[@sometechydude2324]

There’s an alternate universe where Nintendo actually used 2 candles instead of a sensor bar

[@sonicsolar0012]

And they are using sensor bars as candles in that universe

[@Booma12]

Nah y'all are about to make me go crazy 😂😭

[@Booma12]

@@sonicsolar0012 stopppppppppppp

[@vestal.]

"So they say you can actually use a sensor bar instead of two candles? How weird, let's try it!

[@drizzy8202]

@@Booma12 zesty sounding ahh 💀

[@carcosa_swamp]

With how calm and cool Poofesure is known to be I can't imagine anything more safe than exposed flame balanced on top of cardboard in his immediate vicinity.

[@professorowblock7812]

I am impressed at the ingenuity behind how simple yet functional the Wii Sensor Bar is. I mean, two infrared lights on a stick of plastic? The Wii really is amazing.

[@SaraRankins.]

Wiilly amazing

[@CurtissB]

Yeah it's just a reference for the sensors on the Wii remote to track

[@JackOLanternBob]

It's just to tell the controller where and how far away the screen is

[@professorowblock7812]

@@CurtissB Yeah, I understand that, I'm just impressed at the fact that someone thought of this. I, personally, if I had to design something like the Wii, would have probably went with a convoluted design where you attach a lot of infrared sensors throughout your screen in order to detect an isosceles triangle of shaded lighting emanating from the front of the Wii Remote. Far, far more complicated, expensive, and likely to fail than the actual design.

[@augustday9483]

Sometimes the simplest solutions are the most brilliant. I totally agree with you, it's very impressive how much the Wii was able to achieve with its tech.

[@EpiKLGD]

I remember seeing people say you could do this but I’ve always wanted to see it actually being used

[@chrisdescoteaux6851]

Same

[@Numbabu]

It looks super fantastical. Not like amazing, but actually like something in a fantasy story. I love it. Mystical candles for communicating with your technology.

[@chocolatecowgaming3926]

Please do swordplay with the candles! It would be SUCH a great video!

[@David_Quinn_Photography]

after seeing that it was super easy to connect a remote to my steam deck over Bluetooth I would believe this is possible.

[@keepyourshoesathedoor]

@@Numbabu you made this 100% better.

[@Not_Kaitlyn]

Poof testing his speed, balance and stamina by going up the stairs is hilarious.

[@Wii1235]

Fun fact: The candles only control the pointer. The buttons and the biif motion plus is controlled by bluetooth. Try opening the game and disconnecting the sensor bar and you’ll see that it still works

[@mallusaih]

that's because Wii sports doesn't use the pointer at all, only in menus for choosing stuff

[@Lillylafrog]

@@mallusaih yeah you can navigate the menus with the dpad too, that's how I played Wii sports in class without a Wii sensor bar

[@dekusi1857]

@@Lillylafrogi assume you mean your whole class was playing the wii, but i like to imagine you had an entire living room set up under your desk and no one noticed

[@Lillylafrog]

@@dekusi1857 I had an emulator and played on my laptop

[@F0nkyNinja]

CENSOR BAR LOL

[@UahUahUah]

The Wii sensor bar is essentially a long housing with two infrared diodes at either end. These lights are detected by the infrared sensor behind the lens on the top of your remote and then transmitted back to the console for it to determine where you're trying to aim. The candles emit the same infrared light and so they can act in place of actual diodes of light.

[@jatoxo]

The sensor bar is pretty useless too apart from acting as a point of reference. The gyro is much more precise they might as well have made you press a button when you're pointing the wiimote at the screen

[@zmonay333]

Thank you for this explanation. My tiny brain needed to understand 😂

[@Sanity016]

What I find truly fascinating is that the sensor bar is really just an infrared light source. it doesn't do any communicating with the wii at all. I always thought it did because it was plugged into the back of the console but it is just for powering the two infrared LEDs.

[@_typhoid_mary_]

😮

[@-lord1754]

@@Sanity016 Oh my god it all makes sense now

[@butth3ad]

i came in wanting to learn the science behind this but i'm also satisfied with you explaining it as the sensor bar (and subsequently the candles in this case) has 2 points of light that have sex with the remote

[@wulftea]

you came in

[@FleaOnMyWiener]

The sensor bar is just two infrared lights. The actual sensor is in the remote, and this game doesn't even use the sensor bar.

[@butth3ad]

@@FleaOnMyWiener i prefer to believe the wii remote is having sex with candles

[@cl4ssifiedg4mer]

Couldn't have said it better

[@charleszwingli8506]

can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that this man travelled back in time 2 days to get us an upload on a Friday

[@alastairmcgetrick2145]

Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that

[@JudeTheDood]

Same I’m glad someone else saw that 😂

[@shadowyt69420]

Damn just realized lol

[@Apollozona]

Wdym

[@BirdWord03]

@@Apollozona The date on the screen from the Wii says 12/4, it’s the 2nd for some people Edit: Me when I forget other time zones exist outside America 🤡

[@klarisacoulter1630]

The fact that this is possible is hilarious

[@coolduder1001]

The closer you are to the sensor bar, the closer the lights need to be to each other. So you may have them closer together than normal it's making it more accurate.

[@animeloveer97]

Looks a little wider than it needs to be lmao

[@daviclemons6910]

Instructions unclear, swallowed a lego

[@13Lion]

Gotta like how the game he picks to test the candles is a game which does not really require the sensor bar that much

[@diabeto1216]

Should've played Crossbow Training

[@13Lion]

@@diabeto1216 or finish off warioware smooth with the candles 😆

[@plainmainaccount5554]

“The only reason I’m not doing well is because the stupid candles aren’t burning right.” -poof…eventually

[@Skibiditoiletfan8]

I remember looking up how to do this a few years ago when I lost my sensor bar. I did this for a few years😂

[@BruhBoy777]

True man of culture I see I wish you the best in life I had a crazy night good luck with all your plans in your life 💯

[@dogeiscool1332]

Same

[@firemonkey1015]

Why not just buy a new one?

[@yourlocalofficechair7953]

@@firemonkey1015 bc candles are cheaper obv

[@firemonkey1015]

@@yourlocalofficechair7953 You can find a sensor for like 5 bucks on eBay lmao, that’s like 1/4th of an hour on minimum wage. That’s pretty much as cheap as you can get with electronics.

[@JojoeulisswowRBLX]

You know It's not a lie when you hear his laugh of frustration. 2:21

[@paper2979]

And again at 15:51

[@GentlemanGaming1122]

Go back to Roadblocks.

[@EkiToji]

Please tell me the cardboard box is just the box Amazon used to ship you the candles. Truly a top-tier setup.

[@cameronbonesteel7400]

It works because the sensor bar is powered and gives off two infrared lights that the remote tracks to find it’s location. Since fire gives off infrared light, it works!

[@Chevsilverado]

I always assumed it was reversed and the wii remote gave off an infrared light and the sensor bar picked it up and the wii processed it. That’s really cool how it really works and I guess the Wii remotes are a lot more than glorified tv remotes.

[@thegreenbean6777]

But how does that transmit back onto the screen if nothing is plugged into the console?

[@Chevsilverado]

@@thegreenbean6777 The Wii remote has a wireless connection to the console. When you press the buttons to do the pairing thing it sets up some sort of connection like Bluetooth. Idk why they did it like that instead of using the sensor bar as a sensor and having the IR come out of the remote, it certainly would’ve made the remote simpler and smaller, but that’s how it works. However the Wii remote does use accelerometer data to do gestures too so maybe processing all of that stuff together on the Wii remote was better than trying to send a stream of accelerometer data and IR data to the Wii console then processing it there. They could process and combine the data in the controller then send it all at once as a single stream. I guess it was a matter of latency and bandwidth.

[@AcousticJammTheGamer]

@@Chevsilverado Okay, but while the remotes are wireless, the sensor bar is connected to the Wii. How does it work when it's NOT connected?

[@Chevsilverado]

@@AcousticJammTheGamer the sensor bar isn’t what’s connected to the Wii remote and the cable coming out the back of the sensor bar is actually just only to power LEDs and no data is transferred to the Wii from the bar. The connection between the Wii remote and the Wii is through wireless chips not IR so the sensor bar serves only as a LED light source without any sort of sensing. So if you replace the bar with candles, the Wii remote senses the candles, processes it, then sends it to the Wii via a different wireless system. No data is transferred from the red thing at the end of the Wii remote to the sensor bar.

[@IFarded69]

1:08 "that somehow has sex with the wii remote" the most beautiful words ever spoken.

[@Kyleplaysgames567]

A sensor bar is just two infrared LEDs and your remote uses that as a point of reference when you are pointing at the screen. Candles give off infrared light too so it should work.

[@lupinsredjacket3191]

I know some of the older Furbies have an infrared sensor. I wonder how Furbies would react to candlelight?

[@kingbrettpro]

Hmmm... This is rather interesting. Even though I was honestly hoping for Poof to finally attempt to go Pro on Archery on Wii Sports Resort, oh well, he'll get to it eventually. Patience is a virtue after all.

[@tylern6420]

pro in arson tho

[@jermified_]

@@tylern6420 LMAO

[@jameswright4539]

The sensor bar is basically a fancy box with two tiny LEDs. All the calculations for cursor position is done on the remote end.

[@MrMandofortnite]

This is “lit”

[@ITSshowtimeMike]

Get out bruh 🤦🏾‍♂️😂

[@TheJinxCast]

-__-

[@LimpCock]

Dawg💀

[@noyes5849]

🗿

[@Toadette-]

Bro this got me ✋💀

[@pinickel5571]

You’re bringing me back to five years ago. My brother became hyper-focused with the wii-mote and every morning I would wake up to an eclectic assortment of light bearing objects in line to test that day. He’d use candles as a party trick when other people were around for the sake of simplicity but he found a million creative ways to get the controllers to work without a bar.

[@MrMandofortnite]

We need a 99-0 with the candles instead of sensor bar

[@tobyzilla]

No

[@keepyourshoesathedoor]

You’re going to kill him.

[@johnbutt9005]

Something about him describing his awful throw at 16:13 as “putrid” made me laugh

[@brucelau2023]

That is some big time fire safety tho , using candles instead of the sensor bar

[@jonmann4980]

🤓

[@pablosolermontanos641]

@@jonmann4980 👎

[@alexisdipoalo9443]

To be fair likely more a issue with him

[@SuperShado101]

is it though? theyre literally in your field of view the whole time

[@thesuperpunmaster6369]

coward

[@bobbert5421]

Love how it went from a test of the candles, to getting back 88xp from wii bowling.

[@fdjp7338]

Damn i cannot believe that actually works, now i wanna see him try 99-0 baseball with candles

[@drdca8263]

But, the gameplay for the baseball doesn’t really require pointing at the screen, right? Like, that’s just for navigating the menu parts? So, like, How is that different from wanting him to do that while he happens to have 2 candles lit nearby?

[@aoiyu_]

@@drdca8263 I was wondering if anyone would figure it out, most if not all titles in this game do not use the sensor bar. They all use Gyro and Accelerometer.

[@Alola_Hanna-Barbera_TMS_Fan]

12:47 The black tip that broke off is called the IR Panel.

[@Blaster-Rat]

I remember doing that candle trick so many years ago! When the wii first came out one of our dogs chewed the wire to the censor bar within a week and my mom thought I was a scientific genius when she saw me playing with a couple candles

[@ltamiChan]

That brings up memories. Back at university, we programmed a shoot'm up using the wiimote. We were sitting in the cafeteria using candles, because we ran the game on a laptop and not on a Wii. I think a lot of people passing by had questions. 😁

[@Opalotl]

5:33 i love his laugh before and after saying “MATT YOU SUCK!”

[@portalwalker_]

9:40 There is no difference because the Wii doesn't track movement with the sensor bar but with the motion sensors in the remotes. So the only thing that might change is the accuracy of the cursor but you don't need the cursor in any of the Wii sports games

[@the-boy-of-a-thousand-names]

3:13 - The ball didn't go into the crowd, but for everyone's sake, including Poof's, being that he has lit candles in his room, thank god it counted as a home run.

[@CosmicTailz]

The funny thing about this is the fact that you don't even need the sensor bar to play Wii Sports Everything is controlled via the remote's gyroscope, so as long as you have a fully functional d-pad to navigate the menus, the entire game will work regardless

[@roflBeck]

Yup, sensor bars are just a pair of infrared lights. You can actually see them if you point something like your phone camera at them. It's kinda neat.

[@nathankim7664]

From the thumbnail, I thought that Poof was trying to summon the Wii Demon in pursuit of hacks to beat every Wii game perfectly... also happiness.

[@hardcorenicotineaddict5517]

The Wiimon?

[@KyleEvra]

😆

[@Ninjanate898]

This takes playing a game on a budget to a whole new level

[@officialbrea]

so now he can’t blame the sensor bar 😑 let’s see what he blames it on now

[@puppercop9438]

The beef remote😂😂

[@kksswwss6900]

its still the mii's fault

[@Puppetmistress]

He did actually blame the candles once

[@boobiesexmachine]

its rigged

[@python2400]

12:28 master Yoda is that you?

[@darionecooper2443]

“I have two lit candles” (waves wand to no avail) 😂😂😂

[@shikidixi4626]

Solid video! I can't believe how well the candles work. I'd never heard of this before!

[@minties51]

the sensor bar isn’t used for the motion controls in the sports. it’s only used for anything involving the pointer, but motion controls don’t need the sensor bar

[@alexhollinghurst3945]

The amount of restraint in this video is incredible

[@theflyingpenguin2241]

Pretty sure for all Wii sports games that the Wii remote velocity is tracked and not the actual sensor, like it just checks if it was shaken or not

[@Off_Season-]

is anyone gonna tell him that your movments in the games dont need a sensor bar, only the pointer. you can play any of those games in another room not anywhere near a sensor bar. its only use is for the pointer or other games where you need to aim.

[@FieldEmperor]

Me and my sister did this years ago to play Mario Kart when we broke our sensor bar😂 its sketchy but when you're 11 sometimes its the best you can do.

[@jaclynruddock1259]

“testament to my product” was funny 2:45

[@numburger]

3:31 With that background music I was really expecting someone to say "Alright,..."

[@DevDoesGaming]

I can't be the only one who expected him to go down a rabbit hole and replay bowling when he selected play again after that skill level hit

[@Skilliard]

Based on this I would assume the sensor bar is just an infrared transmitter that the wii remote uses as reference to detect orientation/movement.

[@EphYxRS]

Its exacly that

[@holographictacosalad]

Nobody's gonna mention that Poof is playing Wii Sports two days into the future?

[@Platinum707]

Wait what

[@alexisdipoalo9443]

@@Platinum707 his wii says 12/4/2022 this was uploaded 2 days ago

[@sammyhester3624]

2:05 That boy is living in the future according to his date on the TV, he has played this on a Sunday 2 days from now

[@wille5080]

I remember doing this as a party trick way back in the day. They work pretty well as long as the flames don’t flicker too much.

[@ownavocado.9157]

I like how it devolved into a bowling rage video in order to get back the 88 experience

[@daskampffredchen9242]

From now on every BeefBoss Remote comes with a set of Burger scented candles

[@JDiPaolo98]

3:51 when she pulls out those knockers

[@brookshartsock4950]

Would be interesting to see how the spacing between candles impacts the sensitivity of the remote. Could actually improve accuracy for some games but you'd probably want to use actual infrared LEDs because the motion of the flame is super unideal.

[@the-boy-of-a-thousand-names]

14:04 - How much beer do you want?

[@voidlzplayz4793]

14:20 that has to be the least angry he has been in a reaction.

[@absoluteshots5828]

Is no one gonna talk about at the beginning it says 12/4. Poof is a literal time traveler

[@stickyproductions9909]

Poof I love your content. Keep up the good work amazing video.

[@Godzeller3143]

I guess this means that the sensor doesn’t send any information to the wii via the cord. The Wii is just a power source for the lights that the remote picks up on and then the remote sends that info to the console. That is wild to learn.

[@dudedageek6032]

1:00 bro played on sunday the 4th and uploaded on friday the second.

[@TheExtremelyTiredDude]

He probably just didn’t care enough to actually set the Wii date

[@jaydenwigfall6963]

Poof is a time traveler confirmed

[@nicks8946]

If he was worried about a fire hazard, yelling super loudly at his candles is not the smartest thing to do

[@Amar1e_16]

pause right at 2:36 and you can see the Wii remote pointer on the top left

[@xanderod5629]

You know its not fake when you hear him laugh of frustration

[@xanderod5629]

2:21

[@jamespickell3915]

wait till he finds out you dont need a sensor bar to play wii sports

[@weo4762]

Poof: “Have I ever told you guys I bowled 2 perfect games in a row? I’m going to do it again right now.” Literally 30 seconds later: “It’s f*cking impossible to get a strike!”

[@BalakayDaBomb]

I’m so glad you actually tried this out. I’ve been wanting you to do this for a while but I thought it was just too bad of an idea to be possible

[@FishyFace]

Alternate title - Poofesure getting sidetracked and raging at losing 88 experience in bowling

[@raicrush]

Other than the first issues being using candles on cardboard, the candles are too close together. Gotta give them some space for it to work properly

[@jatoxo]

The Wiimote needs to see both at the same time. The sensor bar has the IR LEDs pretty close together too

[@mattmojo105]

I've heard this before and it's very interesting to see too. And if there's ever a power outage Poof is prepared.

[@matthewperkins8682]

How are u supposed to power the Wii on if there's a power outage?

[@mattmojo105]

@@matthewperkins8682 I meant his house

[@ArxCyberwolfPC]

@@mattmojo105 The Wii needs power from said house... so again, how is he gonna play during a power outage?

[@mattmojo105]

@@ArxCyberwolfPC No I meant he could just use it for light

[@Cinnamorollbitch]

Imagine the box falls over and sets your whole house on fire.

[@epicswirl]

The bar is two points of infrared light. Heat gives off infrared wavelength. The remote has an infrared reader or receiver.

[@patrickt4]

I remember having to point my wii remote towards the window on a sunny day to navigate the menu for Brawl when my sensor bar broke. The thought of using candles never crossed my mind...

[@joelhilborn2401]

This is pretty cool, can't wait to play my wii next time the power goes out!

[@razor_csgo]

You're videos always funny, and of course I Love Wii Sports & Wii Sports Resort.

[@aAbstractduck]

I used to use a string of holiday lights around my tv, worked amazing!

[@dogeiscool1332]

One time my dad ran over the sensor bars cord with a vacuum cleaner so I had to use a lighter for like three years

[@lowkeytired1748]

this man is the only person i would watch playing the wee he’s just such a funny wee human being la

[@jackybones5887]

Sunday December 4th??? You’re in the future!!! Especially with that new sensor bar setup! Innovation at its finest

[@CB-lh4ph]

if you ever go for skill point related goals again, it could be good for you to know that the way the game awards skill points is based on how well you've done previously. So if you take a brand new mii and play horribly in it's first game in a given sport, you only have to do slightly better than that to gain a whole bunch of skill points. Whereas is you play really well right off the bat, you have to do at least that well or better to keep gaining skill points, making it a lot harder for yourself

[@aaronshefter4740]

Holy shit the creativity is always expanding

[@racer927]

How it works is that the Wii remote uses the two infrared lights in its field of vision to determine where the cursor is, the distance between the two to determine how close your remote is (and you were too close because you kept fucking up that vacuum microgame in WarioWare), and the rotation to rotate the cursor.

[@eliasrichardson130]

Chanting starts fire ignites continues to scream in rage.

[@lemonadeattic1639]

1:43 the date on the WII

[@seniorsoyasauce]

Fun fact, none of the sports in wii sports use the censor bar

[@bruhvr6012]

Love your videos man keep it up

[@BONKvr286]

2:06 idk why but the combination of the wii music, and the remote just spinning around makes me burst into laughter

[@luckydueces5873]

Gotta love his explanation of how the sensor bar works

[@the-boy-of-a-thousand-names]

1:52 - Super bad when you're playing with fire. In fact, you shouldn't even have been playing with fire in the first place.

[@20thCY]

The calmest Poofesure video

[@XtremeSk8ter]

The fact that you sound like Charles McGill and this being something Charles would do just to play some Wii makes it so much funnier.

[@lightingkid2010]

just in case if your wondering why the cursor is going crazy is because the candles flame is constantly moving.