WHAT HAPPENED TO CROW 64?

[@chugga]

What a wild ride... here I wondered how I missed such a deep story in N64 history and then it hit me partway through.

[@jerryalexis576]

Yeah...

[@rly_gud_prayr113]

Damn everyone’s here

[@CrimsonGrowlithe]

Still doing Daisy on Hard Chugga?

[@RyDawgE]

BRO CHUGGA IS HERE TOO this is a more ambitious crossover than smash bros

[@loopyoof]

it hit me.... wait a minute...

[@Nexpo]

🐦

[@kryzn3419]

Oh nexpo your here

[@Nexpo]

Nexpo is here?!

[@kryzn3419]

Does this mean crow 64 video soon 👀

[@Wavy667_]

@@Nexpo He's not here actually

[@gayultrakill]

absolutely no nexpo to be seen here nope nada

[@arcadejaguar409]

Video game horror stories have really evolved since the days of Sonic.EXE.

[@mothman7430]

and i’m glad they have, sonic.exe is pretty much the lowest point you can start from, and now they’re here. really neat this project doesn’t do gore. it helps with the more children’s game aesthetic.

[@reneholly7994]

I don't even remember what the story of sonic.exe even was.

[@mothman7430]

René Hollie *keep it that way*

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

Yeah, I think we're approaching a Renaissance in gaming ARGs and spooky spaghetties

[@harisakma5733]

@@KaiserMattTygore927 "Spooky spaghetties" I want that on a T-shirt

[@Yuunarii]

I totally believed it up until the point he started playing. Like the atmosphere was just a little too creepy to be from a legit game. Still, amazing work!!

[@user-tp1xd9nf7j]

Henlo verified persun :> Edit: yes.

[@waterproofsocks5]

@@user-tp1xd9nf7j verified*

[@user-tp1xd9nf7j]

@@waterproofsocks5 yes.

[@menantumakawak]

@@iamboredfor2months Its just an ARG bro, relax

[@iamboredfor2months]

@@menantumakawak yes

[@zedc6072]

'Oops! I Turned My Platformer Into A German Expressionist Film!'

[@SsnakeBite]

We've all been there.

[@deliveryman_dan]

Oops! I turned my Austrian Soon-to-be artist into a German dictator!

[@1leon000]

@@deliveryman_dan oh no

[@saturndotnet]

@@deliveryman_dan oh no

[@fernandad1086]

@@deliveryman_dan oh no...fair enough.

[@ToonersUWU]

This is like a rick roll combined with a creepy pasta

[@sneff212]

more or less a waste of my time.

[@wafflewoman4977]

Creepy Rick's Pasta Rolls!! :D

[@redymedy]

Rick roll?

[@SergeantShades760]

Waffle Woman sounds yummy!(not the creepy ricks part)

[@teeceedoc]

I thought when he started the game, i was gonna get rick rolled ☠️☠️

[@dataecto6135]

something wonderful about this vid is that it imitates the style of gaming history videos that are popular now adays, setting it apart from Petscop. It even mimes how many of them would do sudden jokes to keep the viewers attention. I'd love to see the materials like the magazine pages published somewhere to be read!

[@darkjapan]

Me too! You can find some of the issues of the actual magazine he mimicked on archive dot org, it's called N64 Magazine

[@LostEngineProductions]

@@darkjapan he published the magazines to archive.org? He must have put alot of work into this!

[@darkjapan]

@@LostEngineProductions Sorry, I mean you can find the issues of real magazine that he made fake pages to mimic online, not the pages he made.

[@Markiplier2]

It even has the, "...Or, at least, that _was_ the end of the story. However, since beginning work on this video..." part that a lot of those videos do, too.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

So much effort was put into this in all sorts of different mediums, its nuts.

[@DadFeels]

Dad beat that game

[@cryptidcomplex6717]

dad what are you doing here

[@Mateo-qw9px]

Dad this is embarrassing

[@aptstal]

how the hell are you verified as dad? Now i know why. Just watched film theorys video.

[@Bugwaterbugwaterbugwater1]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[@DadFeels]

@@cryptidcomplex6717 same thing you are

[@YamiZee]

What I like is how he says he'll talk about what he thinks of the game after he plays it, but he never comes back to talk about the game, hes silent until the video ends

[@chiragtupat2919]

He played the key elements of the game intentionally...this is not just a gameplay but a gameplay trailer for the game

[@Fer-no1te]

Because thats the end of it?? its a horror story not a real documentary

[@quintontucker5289]

@@Fer-no1te that’s not the end of it though. This thing is so elaborate. There are even older videos from different channels he made. This project is expansive and the mystery isn’t solved yet. Maybe he’s alluding to him being sucked in the game (like petscop) he did say it was a “revival machine” and the machine was created for the devs dying son

[@tubespax3568]

The story telling in the video is fantastic.

[@firestar4407]

Not only that, the camera also slowly gets closer to the TV while the room gets darker and darker.

[@jakobejonessburner]

creepiest part for me is the lack of that cheery N64 music

[@Sncyuki]

Ikr its so spooky

[@FormerlyALazer]

Hello

[@rikacloud1102]

the weirdest part for me is where the player enters the room where only a LIVING head is there. (I think it’s a living head)

[@zexdet8365]

@@rikacloud1102 it’s actually the opposite, it’s a headless crow on life support

[@rikacloud1102]

@@zexdet8365 ohh

[@veylusoliveira7015]

Catastrophe Crow really is just about a catastrophe that happened to those crows. Wow

[@S45RR]

Facts 😔🙏🏻

[@crazyolben_]

Catastrophe Thea

[@oscargonzales2383]

It’s a catastrophe of the creators life

[@krequiem6470]

@@crazyolben_ oh no how you know

[@krequiem6470]

@@crazyolben_ game theory?

[@Scootakip]

It's rather incredible how this video not only replicates the 90's style in all the promo made for Catastrophe Crow, from the magazine ads to the logos, but also how accurate the impersonation of the "gaming youtuber" is

[@MrNiceguy3210]

This video is insanely well made. Some of those clips and fake magazine articles at the start look so genuine.

[@diskdem0n]

So it's fake??

[@diskdem0n]

I guess it's fake

[@calliteki]

Wolfie Studio's! It’s an ARG, an internet puzzle that makes you needa use your brain, not some fake thing

[@diskdem0n]

@@calliteki so my best guess that its real

[@diskdem0n]

@@calliteki also that was mean to me...

[@jefftastic]

This invokes feelings I haven't felt since originally discovering Petscop. Thank you so much for this.

[@DVDRAR]

sorry its a fake game

[@flippant_foe]

@@DVDRAR u dont get it

[@DVDRAR]

@@flippant_foe whats not to get? crow 64 is a made up game

[@flippant_foe]

@@DVDRAR that’s the joke both petscop and this are fake games made into “creepypastas” and args

[@phoenixiskool]

I thought it was real until i saw the comments

[@altrogeruvah]

00:00 - "Can't wait to play a N64 platformer I've never heard before!" 07:24 - "oh"

[@Basilthefirefly]

You mean, 12:30

[@littlesamu5920]

It's one of THOSE games huh?

[@theonlysamman3889]

This man must have been planning this for actual years

[@Caffinity]

2 years to be exact

[@MG_Cappy]

I thought it was 5 years

[@popowerst4712]

It's a crime that content this high in quality doesn't gain more traction, honestly really good stuff here.

[@Permamiss]

bruh this came out 2 days ago, give it time lmao

[@popowerst4712]

@@Permamiss I know, but he only has 5k subscribers despite making great content for ages now.

[@mikemikel1629]

@ I think I will

[@facundomanzur5535]

@@Permamiss This is like 1 month and it still doesn't have the impact like Petscop

[@ThatMrSky]

Yes

[@Vailskibum]

dang this is incredibly well made

[@Ramalangadingdang]

Nice to see you here dude, surprised you didn't find this sooner!

[@tomat1658]

“It’s like another petscop”

[@tomat1658]

-Nintendo shower

[@gooolixx]

didnt expect you to be here dude

[@allstupidmamechannels4473]

What you doing here Vailskibum94 are you be doing some Spongebob Video had to do

[@dechangeman]

This is really dark.

[@skyejamss]

It really is

[@aukiio]

Yea Super Super dark

[@Wack910]

Like a crow!

[@daniariddle5929]

ikr im like dude we dont need to know your life story just make a normal game (like Mario)

[@unbojihmusic2017]

hi

[@tobee_gamer5816]

“Every copy of crow 64 is personalized”

[@windowguylol]

It's le MadPat fan boys

[@oldmanconsequences5872]

Ok, joke is old. Can we get a new joke?

[@JimothyRoss]

A LITTLE TOO PERSONALIZED, MY GOD

[@corneliusbinklefredickbear9936]

Way too personalized

[@rudoprocopio186]

I just realized something. When the developer said "the player is gone" he was referring to his son. It's like at heart he was making this game for his son, and when he died he lost all the motivation to finish it, and the grief combined with the pressure to release the game drove him insane. I honestly find this story more sad than anything. It's very well done though.

[@feelmyice]

I think you nailed it. Jesus. So creepy.

[@bagamnan9170]

Is this fake?

[@SRPC21]

@@bagamnan9170 Yeah it’s not real, it’s a Mario 64 “fake N64 game” mod (thank god, would be a very sad story otherwise!) Where I live, Halloween is over in 8 minutes so I feel is ok to let you know that now!

[@tree561]

maybe .... idk

[@elisnyder863]

@@Squadala9001 I think he actually had both, and both unfortunately met the same fate.

[@MrMario2011]

This is the best thing I've seen this week.

[@AJXTHEWALL]

same here

[@unbojihmusic2017]

hi

[@asianboi.mp4929]

yep me too

[@elbandzioro]

O shit it's the ps3 hen guy. Thx btw for your guides!

[@juicebox3495]

God, this is convincing.

[@Desephalopod]

I know.

[@rbstudios6502]

You know what they say “Snow” “PLEH EM S’EH EREH UOY TNAC POTS MIH” -CRW3O (DEAD W@IkIng)

[@Ice-Cream-9009]

I agree

[@Ice-Cream-9009]

@@FormerlyALazer how did you get here?

[@rbstudios6502]

@@FormerlyALazer Nils has been waiting for you my friend :)

[@justinchannel128]

Did you know that a group of crows is called a murder? I don’t know why, Just thought it was an interesting fact :)

[@explodingdustrags2952]

I forgot

[@thespeedyyoshi]

OH. That’s TRUE

[@fxtalfr8735]

Interesting

[@_Kori]

huh

[@rockfish7777]

Yup

[@stalwartneon8251]

I regret watching this at night before bed expecting a documentary

[@cc12yt]

Literally me

[@mizurielse]

literally me

[@anegidragon2275]

Literally me

[@buizelmeme6288]

Litterally me. Diskliking this video

[@pleb2290]

Literally me

[@lordhershel]

nobody: every videogame creepypasta guy: "So I was in my basement/attic when I found this"

[@viktoria_pikovsky]

funny thing is that this is not a creepypasta video. It's actually part of an ARG, and the seller might be a character in it. The pasta setting is still really funny tho, as nowadays it's so obvious that there aren't actual people who would go out and sell whatever random strange shit they found in their attics/basements.

[@SunGodAtomes]

@@viktoria_pikovsky What’s an ARG?

[@viktoria_pikovsky]

@@SunGodAtomes Alternative Reality Game. It's basically a big simulated storyline you need to follow by solving out puzzles that the game makers leave for you to find. It's like playing treasure hunt on the Internet, but on a much bigger scale and with a story attached to it, and the only "map" that you are given is pieces of riddles and the clues to solve them that are scattered all around the web, waiting for you to find them.

[@SunGodAtomes]

@@viktoria_pikovsky Oh, that’s kinda cool

[@wafflebuddy0319]

@@SunGodAtomes If you are interested in them the KZbin channel "Inside a Mind" goes through many that are fun to watch.

[@blueblur98]

Guess you could say the game's development was quite a... Catastrophe.

[@reginadeleon1911]

Lol

[@gusanims]

Crow.

[@SuperJavaMan7]

64.

[@liamthejester]

Also lol

[@gusanims]

yes

[@homeschoolhd596]

So this guy, lost his daughter, then took a game with him to go have a sleepover at Davie Jones locker, have a boys night out with the Grim Reaper, then move in with Satan

[@thegreatandmightyseff7214]

He a little confused, but he got the spirit

[@aptstal]

I love this comment. Do NOT give dis reply a thumbs up. Seriously. This is a shit comment

[@gregorymirabella1423]

@@aptstal you can't stop me.

[@aptstal]

@@gregorymirabella1423 yes i can

[@lline7531]

Wasn't he alive still ?

[@HoodoHoodlumsRevenge]

This video is a freaking masterpiece. Love it!

[@dante4196]

Pure art

[@MattIsTheCat]

Oh my god, I love your top 31 scariest creepy pastas video, and I am surprised that you like this stuff. Keep up what you do, obviously.

[@TheTheninjagummybear]

Howdy, Hoodo!

[@hoovy9385]

I know you your frickin great

[@amishapersaud8876]

You mean freaking trash

[@esmeraldamingoranceperez6420]

Silent Hill always checks under his bed to confirm that Catastrophe crow isn't there.

[@saamthepuffer4336]

@Scratchy bot

[@Cadensans]

Get it since copys of catastrophe crow is fuckin scary then silent hill

[@noahkleppolsen9465]

And also «Dad»

[@yoshifan33]

Do you mean Pyramid Head?

[@babylonian]

speechless. this is absolutely incredible lol

[@rev.8761]

Im not completely sure but I think nexpo led you here.

[@sebastiangudino9377]

@@rev.8761 And Nick's response to Nexpo's comment on Nick's video about a different forgoten obscure game is what let me here, so there is that

[@loopyoof]

crow 64

[@g-starthefirst]

It’s you! Please play this game!

[@mariopikaman1]

"The story of how I found Crow 64"

[@EpsilonR_]

I hope people come back to this ARG and give it another look...I don't think anybody found out all there was to figure out...nobody has talked about the game in at least 8 months and it saddens me like you wouldn't believe. Regardless, I hope more people come back and try to solve this amazing story and determine what all happened

[@paranormeow]

I agree !!!!!

[@leonardomapache]

Some critics even said things like "This is the next Pllybius!" or "Move over, Petscop..."

[@jojobizarreadventur]

that would be funny too

[@jonathanamwoza4336]

Petscop is a classic that will be hard to top, but this has potential.

[@Codecuts1]

I really hope that once the ARG is solved, he will release a full, **NOT CURSED** version of Catastrophe Crow. The game looks really fun!

[@ytawesomegaming3216]

there already is the full version, even a playable version as in the video

[@MoKuZai]

but knowing the game's story, it'll hunt us for a long time.

[@Damian-cilr2]

@@ytawesomegaming3216 keyword **NOT CURSED**

[@CAT12121]

@@Kryspycoop *TOTALLY CURSED*

[@maraileres9302]

The not-cursed version can have the weird alien pyramid too, somewhere. I don't mind the occasional out-of-place horror in my N64-era platformers. I just wanna play a cute, relatively simple platformer. Not enough of those nowadays.

[@buckprivate8177]

So we just aren't going to talk about how the camera gradually zooms in until you can't see the TV border anymore? Aight.

[@lagzilla163]

yeah i noticed that too

[@nickjennis1508]

When was that I have a sneaking suspicion that this channel is in on this shit

[@leebratina1089]

What are you talking about? The image is always canted slightly to the right and you can see the edge on the left and bottom at all times.

[@lagzilla163]

@@leebratina1089 are you blind

[@leebratina1089]

@@lagzilla163 nope, but you might be. Seriously, you can see it if you just look at the bottom left corner of the video at any point.

[@flouter]

Petscop really left a huge impact on people, huh.

[@ArchiveTheMyth]

I honestly believed this until like halfway through, completely forgot it was October lol. Happy Halloween

[@christinaknight1412]

What part finally made you realize that this video was fake?

[@trainerbob12]

@@christinaknight1412 near the end of the video

[@trainerbob12]

This is surprisingly well-made for a lost (fake) n64 game

[@Jimbo1221]

@@christinaknight1412 The note at 4:19 totally gave it away. Holy fuck I was so convinced lol

[@Imora]

@@trainerbob12 same

[@cooltrains9564]

This sounds like it wouldn't have been too bad of a game.

[@inspiteofbecauseof4745]

It’s not a real game Adam made it up

[@thatonesmallchannel125]

Now its a game go watch game theory he shows u who shared the code. Yeah they actually coded the game and released it on an account.

[@SoapCkat]

@@inspiteofbecauseof4745 its entertainment

[@DarkShadic9632]

Minus the dead child who fell down the stairs and the mysterious brother who seems to be very important to the next part of the puzzle, of course.

[@Omanou]

@@SoapCkat entertainment indeed

[@jamesgethins9775]

Just a heads up there’s waaaaay more gameplay videos out there if you search Catastrophe Crow. And if you go to the uploaded videos on those channels there’s even more hidden. I think this thing is just beginning and im so here for it.

[@PlayABetterGame]

That's insane! I heard so much about this game back in the day, and I was devastated when I heard it was cancelled. I can't believe you found a genuine copy!

[@luckylucas8722]

Do you have false memories?

[@thecapitalg]

​@@luckylucas8722 False memories?? Dude this was THE game everyone was talking about, kinda sad it never came out.

[@luckylucas8722]

@@PlayABetterGame oh this comment was posted 1 year ago

[@Illegal_Immigrant]

"Think of the player" "the player is gone" so his child is dead

[@oscarcarbajal5135]

An alternate universe, the kid play It AND didn't like it

[@sacreduser5089]

Not child,but daughter

[@moaPro]

@@sacreduser5089 who is a child?

[@kappapride6332]

That's a dead kid

[@Illegal_Immigrant]

@@kappapride6332 but of course. You too are a man of internet culture. I praise your ingenuity, and your knowledge of internet stories and videos. Very good

[@Bro3256Films]

I literally believed this 5 minutes in until I realized "oh"

[@NeedyBoBeedy]

dummy

[@TheFernandinho]

I believed until that cryptic crow coding and the sudden crash, very creepypasta-ish thing Without that it would be more convincing

[@pyroscar5816]

It was ruined for me because mobile shows the top comment at the bottom of the screen. :/

[@getoutimplayingrblx]

I realized it was fake when I saw the eyes - it’s the same as the Mario 64 eyes but recolored..

[@moss5356]

@@TheFernandinho ALL THE WAY UNTIL THEN, that must have been a revolution!

[@viviansventures]

I love the detail that one of the crow's wings is white, which allows for the player to easily see which direction they're facing, which was a real thing taken to consideration when designing characters in early 3d games like Crash Bandicoot(his gloves and light colored belly patch)

[@Epicccccccccccccccccccc]

Honestly one of the best args ever, I love how it starts like a normal game review channel but becomes something way bigger when you find all the pieces of the puzzle

[@vibe.64]

everyone gangster until the big crow says H WQ HT ROEE

[@goldrunethevillan976]

If I remember correctly it says “I am in hell”

[@cc12yt]

True

[@giovanniferreira581]

@@goldrunethevillan976 i think his actually say: "LETS KILL DA HOE!!!!"

[@gooolixx]

@@giovanniferreira581 ha

[@mimisaur5000]

@@giovanniferreira581 BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETCH!!!!!!

[@SnakeEyesEdit]

"Every crow is personalized."

[@Beloved1993]

the only copy of crow 64 is personolised

[@Blizzarien]

Personalized*

[@user-jl7cz2pe6d]

Personaliced*

[@Blizzarien]

@@user-jl7cz2pe6d Nah I think it’s a different word but what

[@tjlnintendo]

Personoli, I prefer the air.

[@Memper]

@@ktheone6000 you ruined it

[@Doodles1265]

I dont know what is real and what is fake anymore-

[@salome972]

Same-

[@aster2157]

Same qwq

[@helloworld2784]

Life is a simulation. We're not real. And so are you.

[@Doodles1265]

@@helloworld2784 *Uhm-*

[@felipecosta-kv2fx]

Don't worry, This ain't real, Just a story made for this vídeo

[@dbear7717]

I remember finding this and using it as background noise for work. I didn't think much of this at the time.

[@S33kvr01]

How’d it go when the spoopy shiz happend

[@PixelSV103]

So you're telling me... you listened to the ringing phone, the sobbing by the grave, the screams, and that duscusting noise in the last few seconds of the video AS "BACKGROUND NOISE FOR WORK"!?!?!? And you "didn't think much of this at the time"?!?

[@toastedprocastinator]

I can't believe you listened to the whole thing without feeling very scared!

[@BananaTV1978]

@@PixelSV103 LOL! Hey, some people love ambience man! 😃

[@Probably_Daniel]

MY BOI

[@Goose_BooseYT]

OOOOOHO

[@tapatioman8411]

stinky

[@sleepygyro]

OOOOOHO

[@hitormiss3293]

So scary ooooooo

[@phoenixv7463]

Caca

[@sneezer9084]

bruh

[@crishcrish8212]

every copy of catastrophe crow is personalized

[@KeyLayProductions]

Lmao

[@deadchannel7879]

DO NOT RESEARCH

[@liamthejester]

AHH-

[@ofeerz8144]

funni

[@WadesAdventures05]

That's probably not that far off

[@solarsofa2462]

The fact that this much effort was put into this ARG is absolutely amazing I'm so hype to find out more about this mystery

[@ivonnejin8154]

"The player is gone" This implies that his daughter died, since the messages mostly imply that the game was meant for his daughter, Thea. This is heartbreaking. Edit: Why did this get so many likes

[@OmerKing916]

To fix this: let's all say: we are the player

[@OmerKing916]

Yet, he meant everyone cuz they swiched to the game cube

[@SsnakeBite]

I don't know if she's quite dead as I feel like parts of the story seem to suggest that the developer somehow found a way to either keep her alive or bring her back, and it may have something to do with his "suicide". However, it may have been better for her to have stayed dead.

[@finkamain1621]

The whole game and creator is fake

[@daylawashere]

@@finkamain1621 They obviously know, this is just something they wanted to say

[@larkprof]

(Doesn't back up the dev cart first. Power on erases the rom) Well so much for that 11 euros!

[@rascaloons]

good thing it’s fake lol. i was hoping the rom would be available too

[@verycolourfulrose114]

I love how this arg/unfiction is presented like one of those “things you’ve forgotten” videos Great work

[@angrod991]

I come back to this video every now and then, even though the ARG has been "solved". I still think this is a masterclass example on how to do an ARG. Everything is SO neatly done, the setup, Adam's video, making other unknown lets play channels with Crow gameplay; everything feels natural and is set up so beautifully. Wish we can get more ARGs of this caliber and quality instead of generic trying too hard to be creepy ones.

[@Onavi1]

I really believed it until he starts "playing" it, he just walked straight to the point, ANY player would be exploring all the sorrounding areas or controls before continuing playing if it really were a n64 lost game that nobody played before, then going forward looked more like an animation than a game, great backstory tho, the beggining is totally believeable, great work!

[@ChrisHenares]

I think exactly the same. At the beginning seems to be legit, but then everything is too damn precise to be true. Obviously it was all animated and done with old assets to let us think it was legit

[@shansen51]

@@ChrisHenares dude it sjust an arg creppypasta like petshop and other stuff its obviosly not real, or the game is actully playble but the story is not real at all

[@choppers9909]

The game is playable, but wasn't made when he said it was, he made it

[@PeregrineAnatum]

@@shansen51 Have you heard of what 'Kayfabe' is? It's the term used in professional wrestling that refers to the continuance of the performance that wrestlers put on, even outside of the ring, in order to make the story more believable. Everyone knows it isn't real, but a good performance helps to sell it enough for you to be able to suspend your disbelief. It was constructive criticism for a better attempt at maintaining authenticity.

[@marioandco.6366]

I think they just released the source code tho

[@heyitsme7k]

It's great to see that the vision from all those old video game creepy pastas have finally started to materialize as of late with Petscop, the "Every copy is personalized" meme, and now this. Really tightly paced and convincing, I thought this was legit for the first couple minutes before a realized that you were the "Internet Story" guy.

[@DeathAngel-ft8oz]

Holy shit I just got one hell of an idea from "Every copy is personalized." Now I just gotta figure out how to do it.

[@heyitsme7k]

@@DeathAngel-ft8oz Well don't tell me. Actually do it.

[@notnotahuman183]

I love how creepy N64 games are becoming a trend again since I grew up with Super Mario 64.

[@JRAnimationStudios]

Inside a mind brought me here, and I'm not disappointed

[@sibongsu]

Me too me tooo

[@AdamRawlyk]

Same :)

[@gunbot2115]

Me too O \|/ /\

[@pumkindoomsday3]

Same here

[@nickplj12]

IT HAS MORE VIEWS THAN THIS

[@oliviab-p9405]

the amount of hard work and creativity in this video is incredible

[@ZevSong]

I am stunned with the amount of effort put into all of this, I just watched all of the other videos on youtube.

[@ariel78_]

I agree, god tier creepypasta

[@ix8750]

Holy crap! You watched ALL the other videos on KZbin?!!!! How long did that take you!!!!?

[@NeedyBoBeedy]

@@ix8750 maybe a good hour or two. it’s only 5 other videos

[@Josuh]

@@NeedyBoBeedy I think he means ALL, and i mean ALL the other videos on youtube! that's radical!

[@NeedyBoBeedy]

@@Josuh OH HOLY SHIT

[@luissweekendlyblog7522]

My entire nervous system when I hit my elbow on something 11:07

[@OmerKing916]

Bruh!

[@advrse949]

This is not supposed to be a joke

[@gianttacogod]

@@advrse949 it is a arg. Nothing is real. Wdym by this is not a joke?

[@gianttacogod]

Lol

[@sakuraxnz]

T r u e

[@sickeny]

Spoilers slightly, just uhh watch the whole vid first I could be looking into it way to much... But I noticed that the drawing the game is based off has the crow in bandages next to an ambulance and hospital. Kids usually draw things that are pretty apparent or common in their life, so maybe his kid was commonly hospital prone?

[@mothman7430]

in the story they did pass away so it’s pretty likely they had a condition that would. like you said. require regular visits to a hospital.

[@legorobot2369]

At 11:07 the child crow falls down the stairs. Perhaps that gave them the condition?

[@totaldramajosie]

The end where the crow [Sorry,I don't know a lot about this] Gets dragged away by that monster-type thing?- That terrified me. Maybe he saw something happen to his daughter? [I think a video I watched mentioned he had a daughter,too lazy to see if it was this video.] And/or maybe he hallucinated? Sorry,I don't know much about this- Edit: I found a channel that says that "Nils" is a founder [ Or something,I lost the video. ] And matpat said nils was his son? Matpat also mentioned that there was a code that said something along the lines of "This game is for you now [either his son's name or "son]." I think the name was Opus Imaginative? I searched up Manfred Lorenz,And found the channel. I don't think I'm going to do any more digging,I don't think a lot of people will find this comment anyways.

[@sammie1565]

I did

[@weiikitee]

Yeah I did too, the hands I think is a symbol that the crow died.

[@ivanspitfunk31]

the monster thing is the scarecrow

[@yxles]

Ok the last part where the "child" appeared got me ✨T R A U M A T I Z E D✨

[@churgneygurgney9895]

Yeah

[@guavapaws]

I audibly went "I dont like that ", then when I saw the "thing/child" on the bed I felt my stomach lurch like wtf is tHAT

[@churgneygurgney9895]

@@guavapaws I know what you mean

[@mattfromwiisports5328]

I watched this before bed :) help me

[@Basilthefirefly]

I. Hate. It.

[@Princy_K]

Fun fact: the crow eyes is using the mario 64 textures eyes and some of the textures in the game is from sm64

[@Huwitto]

Yeah, I noticed

[@memelordr]

me too

[@trunkit8749]

That was the first thing I noticed. Also the flower patches outside work.

[@mariopokemon955]

It's an ARG, it's not surprising that some textures are used from other n64 games

[@Princy_K]

@@mariopokemon955 I have more facts about it, but I don't want to say it because people is going to assume that I spammed it on "every" video but here anyways I only pasted it on 2 videos not every here the facts btw

[@epicdavid6180]

2:00 OH MY GOD HE'S POGGING

[@chypethechilean]

YEEEEH

[@BarrenAcc]

what i genuinely find amazing about this video is that, atleast for the beggining, it is shot and edited EXACTLY like a review for an actual game, like the way he edits the swears, the graphics he shows, and even the music he uses, it PERFECTLY recreates a genuine yt channel to an impressive degree, very big props to Adam

[@epicparadot]

Ok but can we actually get this as a full game tho? Seriously, I really like the style of this honestly. I don't think there should be anything creepy unless you slap it in as an Easter egg but a full game of this especially in the N64 style look to it would be neat!

[@milkyproduxions]

we're working on it - the catastrophe crow n64 ARG team

[@zzz-ot3ww]

@@milkyproduxions yay :)) we're all so excited to see what you all come out with next!

[@superlagbro192]

Pretty sure the code to open the game got leaked early, so you can play it now

[@plebulus]

@@superlagbro192 it's not real bro, this is an animation

[@floofywoofertime7035]

@@milkyproduxionsis the team led by Chris-Chan?

[@YuKo765]

A game not only in development hell, but in real hell too!

[@OmerKing916]

With a crow in hell yet too...

[@remontariv1130]

Hellception!

[@cream3281]

H WQ HT ROEE

[@jjjj4075]

@@cream3281 what does that mean? Must be a hidden message or something

[@cream3281]

@@jjjj4075 It means "I AM IN HELL"

[@pikool]

This is such a good video, i loved everything, how you imitate the Essay KZbinr style, i hope this gets millions of views Nice references to Bandersnatch, Ben Drowned, Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie

[@saturndotnet]

Hold on, *Bandersnatch* ?

[@SurmenianSoldier]

he didn't make the game and stuff. this video is actually part of an arg. look up crow 64

[@SniperOnSunday]

What's Bandersnatch?

[@123salivop]

​@@SniperOnSunday kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajRg5xpiMifo5o

[@theorange3842]

@@SniperOnSunday it's one of my favourite thing on Netflix, you should watch it if its still there

[@bobjimbobjim9006]

This is the first video in years that gave me that same feeling of when I was child watching creepy pastas on KZbin, this is so nostalgic

[@SeanKula]

9:14 I noticed that the graph which was rising before is now shown to be falling.

[@command_blockling_400mc9]

Stonks->Not Stonks

[@abrammakarem9351]

Imagine game theory making a video of this

[@glitchmaster2672]

Its actually a clue for decoding a message in one of the other videos.

[@randomd2146]

@@abrammakarem9351 I can imagine that

[@poproxycodone6409]

i love that the tired tradition of cursed video game stories has been maturing lately. its gone from a bunch of edgelord kids wanting sonic to be gorey to people realizing that fake 3d virtual spaces resonate with us in a really particular way that can make for good horror, and that the tortured artist trope can be applied to game developers too.

[@taiyosketches]

Always been a fan of creepypasta and all that stuff, no matter how repetitive it became I just had a liking for this type of stuff. Really glad to see the amount of effort people are putting in to making these, it’s literally phenomenal.

[@SuperWiiBros08]

Wait..this is fake

[@muggeddood]

It’s p believable tho, so ye

[@envy4131]

Nahhhhhh

[@tripthongUwU]

The font is the obvious part. It's called Billy, made in 2010. In the game, the font was recreated since it has a little different feel

[@mikelmiranda8299]

It is a fake game, but it's also part of an ARG, there's more videos and puzzles hidden in them.

[@unbojihmusic2017]

Hi

[@TheFreeman1843]

An absolute masterpiece. This should be talked about more

[@LaFaveBros]

Very petscop inspired but better in some ways. Well executed!

[@noth249]

in what ways?

[@angela.luntian]

@@noth249 maybe the world building outside the game itself

[@jonathanamwoza4336]

Petscop is a classic that will be hard to top, but this has a lot of potential.

[@noth249]

@@mimi4plus3 I was waiting for someone to say this.

[@shingolarge]

I’m atleast 67% sure this is real, considering they literally showed a mans house and a newspaper of the mans death

[@davidk4553]

I feel like the witnessing internet history here

[@kerrid5717]

Sakuri: Nintendo 64 is a family friendly gaming device with cute, colorful and upbeat titles Manfred: *Im about to do what’s called a pro gamer move*

[@xcarof]

Mario 64’s personalized copies and iceberg have something to say

[@FredBoyd87]

You mean miyamoto. Sakurai makes smash not mario

[@justinchannel128]

Conker’s bad fur day: *drunk squirrel noises*

[@ommbmm6329]

this is based on true things when crow fell down the stairs he broke his neck like manfreds douhter.

[@falendemo546]

Kerri D --- this is literally the same platform that has fucking Resident Evil 2 on it...

[@oldmanconsequences5872]

You know what seals the deal for me? The modernized video editing. For example, when he is about to curse, he censors it to avoid being demonitized. Another thing, is the music. The music used parodies game channels, such as: SpaceHamster, PeanutButterGamer, and more. But one gripe I have, is that the voice audio in the gameplay portion is just a bit too quiet. I didn't wanna turn it up in fear for a jumpscare, but I had to turn it up after I saw the video just to hear his voice in the beginning. Other than that, I am completely immersed.

[@labenvenci1584]

This had me convinced it was a actual game that was lost and like, this was an lost game where it turned from an cute platformer to an vent game cause the lead creator's daughter died and mended his emotions into the game like an psychological diary. Pretty neat creepypasta nonetheless.

[@justajpxfrd4601]

I think the fact that the camera slowly zooms in as he plays it adds so much more tension for me

[@alexanderchippel]

My BS detector when off the because there was no 3 minutes chiptune 8-bit intro sequence for this game reviewer.

[@aaronbasham6554]

Er, mine did when they used the reviews for 40 winks on it.

[@keaton5101]

i found out about this from someone else so i already knew, but i think my bs detector wouldve went off when he used a cute little 3d model of a n64 cartridge falling in water while describing the death of a real person

[@Pixiestix136]

mine was when he didn’t mindlessly walk around before going into the next rooms hahaha

[@keaton5101]

i showed this video to my friend and she said she was hooked until the guy playing just completely stopped talking while playing the game

[@WiKiStudios]

You sir are a fucking legend. Your videos are something I cannot wait to see every time you upload. Definitely the best horror ARG I’ve ever seen on the internet! Keep up the amazing work, Adam!

[@darkjapan]

The crow must be the son/daughter of the developer visiting the offices of their father and seeing it from a child's perspective. They see their father working but are told to go away in words they didn't understand. Later on they pass away from some unknown illness/accident (the broken wing?). Distraught the father turns away from the world and tries to construct a play ground for their child, as seen in the games recreation of their child's bedroom as a giant level. Eventually the father to commits suicide in aungish, throwing themselves to the bottom of the sea. .. This was insanely well done from the game itself, to the edits of Space World to the cartridge with the ripped label I have to give you credit for faking N64 magazine right down to the font, layout and even the writing style too. It's perfect. Like many people I remember every page of that magazine, including the games that were never released because I spent so much time staring at the screenshots. This is really fantastic work. I loved how well the game was paced out and its final punch was quite effective in its strangeness :)

[@CthulhuianBunny]

Just to add to your theory, I think the daughter (the one who did the original drawing of Catastrophe Crow) died from some sort of brain-related illness/condition. At 11:06 right as the player steps on the staircase, we see all of the textures replaced with a CT scan of a brain.

[@feIon]

@@CthulhuianBunny good eye

[@thedevilgoose2482]

The final scene was, in my opinion, the father seeing his son for the last time before his death, suffering and barely being able to move. Edit: Son? Daughter? I forget.

[@cthult7856]

I think they fell down stairs ;-;

[@NeedyBoBeedy]

The daughter died.

[@svens.4694]

Well done, but there's one thing I've noticed in the video that really bugs me. For a game that never released, the player knows too damn well where to go in the levels...

[@ScarletRubyx]

Thank you! The story is good and the actual game itself is cool too, and I know this isn't meant to be real, but it just feels so fake. The way he just happens to find one on eBay, the fact he knows where to go, and him literally having no reaction just makes this really boring and cliché.

[@svens.4694]

​@@ScarletRubyx so on point.

[@_Kori]

@@ScarletRubyx someone died

[@ScarletRubyx]

@@_Kori ok? I know

[@zachengel196]

IDK, to me it seemed like it made sense because the “game” clearly tells him where to go. I mean, you could argue for exploration’s sake he’d want to look around a bit but he’s doing a playthrough, and personally when I do game playthroughs I beat the game first then go back and find all the secrets.

[@BrandOffMusic2]

Redeem your inside a mind sent me here voucher here

[@runcnnr]

Ah Thank you here have a Pogchamp certificate

[@Silverwind87]

I love stuff like this. It's like the evolved form of gaming creepypasta.

[@superbad8008]

11:13 It’s alright guys, this is obviously just footage of Vinny playing corruptions.

[@trulyamateuranxiety]

Binyot plaese play Krow 6 4

[@ArtemusCain]

@@trulyamateuranxiety You think if we said that in chat, he'd look it up?

[@trulyamateuranxiety]

@@ArtemusCain oooooo maybe

[@ZeroXionXZ]

@@ArtemusCain pls do, make it happen

[@C0ffeeDragon]

People have been wondering what the whole lore of Catastrophe Crow is. I’ll give a short summary to who doesn’t know. Catastrophe Crow is a game that basically represents the death of the Lorrenz family. You play as a crow with a wounded wing. This playable character represents Thea. She went to visit her dad at his work place. As you enter the first computer level, you enter a toy level. In that level, there is a floating boat. The boat has no relevance until the second portion of the game. When you reach the end of the toy level, you can see Father Crow typing on a computer, with pons surrounding him. Talking to the crow will send you back to the hub. This part of the game tells us that the father of Thea told her to go back home. As you’re back in the hub, you return to the work place. This time when you go to the computer, a phone rings. You can’t interact with the phone however. Walking back to the computer shows father crow walking into work cabinets. You can clip through the wall where there’s a missing cabinet. There is a boat there with father crow on it. He jumps off the boat holding computer equipment and drowns. Following him will also make you drown, and bring you to the forest level. This part is REALLY important, and tells us how the father could’ve saved Thea’s life. This next level has a really bizarre backstory, but we’re not getting into that. Venturing through the forest, you can find a grave with father crow next to it. The gravestone looks a lot like the game cartridge. You can’t go in the grave, but you can interact with the crow. The crow’s text box is empty, however. Your camera then shifts to a top-view. A phone will ring when you get close to the sound. The sound lures you to a staircase. If you walk into it, your character falls off the stairs and has a spaz-attack. Two really large and horrid beings charge towards Thea. Not much I can say about this part, but this is possibly how Thea died. Before moving onto the dead crow in the end of the game, let’s talk about Thea’s death. She died by falling off the stairs. Stupid right? It really isn’t. Thea must’ve wanted to fly like a bird, but tripped and ended up having a broken arm, and damaged body parts. Like I said in the beginning, the crow we play as is Thea, Father crow is, well, the father. The dead crow in the end of the game gets dragged away by the same creatures we saw in the forest. Water filled up the room because it’s telling us the Father threw Thea’s body in the water, dragged away, never to be seen again. The game crashes after this.

[@C0ffeeDragon]

@Scratchy ._.XD

[@UmWhy1]

Well, that's really what i want because i don't know the moment that the game "end" but with the video and this comment, explain everything

[@squareebear]

Wait! something just reminded me something. You know Thea's death right (she fell down the stairs) It reminds me of the Super Mario 64 Stairs that probably represents how long the stairs is. (Sidenote: That's before theas death)

[@athina2130]

True! Loads of references to Lorenzz's life and death 9:50 10:47 11:38 (Lorenzz's house) 12:54

[@anakinskywalker4590]

whoa.

[@EeveeFromAlmia]

It took me almost half the video to relises that this wasn’t a real game; Jesus Christ you’re good

[@the_ceo_of_funny1014]

I'm happy that there is still someone that still like well made creepypastas

[@fatufatu]

Im glad that patmat brought attention to this series.

[@Alex-bq4vu]

Matpat?What are you some kind of dadbot or crow demon?

[@ytawesomegaming3216]

yeah but at the same time not, because now everyones trying to figure out the birthday and location, when that is not at all important right now

[@mishanplayz1522]

You mean matpat

[@oldmanconsequences5872]

@@mishanplayz1522 do I seriously need to do the thing? Oh alright... *R/woooosh*

[@iactuallywanttofuckingdier6601]

Bro I love Pathew Matrick

[@ariel78_]

I feel like this game had some cope mechanism attached to by the developer in the story, there are hints to the story in the "game", such as the workplace resembling the hard development of the "game", the water flood resembling the boat, even jumping off the boat, resembling the developer's desire to suicide etc. Lovely touch to the creepyasta

[@Cr4nched]

Not to mention the Crow's house is identical to the Dev's

[@Green_Stache_Productions]

I think the crow jumping off of the boat was symbolic of the developer killing himself in real life. Remember how when the story was being told it was said that the Developer’s boat was found in the water of the coast of a shore. I believe the Developer has taken his boat out, and had drowned himself, abandoning his family and work. The next level is in a forest and it shows another crow crying at a grave. This I believe is his wife finding out he died.

[@ariel78_]

@@Green_Stache_Productions or maybe this is how he planned things to happen, since it's quite predictable your wife would be sad about your suicide

[@Green_Stache_Productions]

@@ariel78_ maybe. It’s possible that maybe the Developer became self aware when working on the game and decided to put all of this into the game before finally ending it all and drowning himself. I also heard another theory that the Developer’s soul is trapped inside the game and the game is re-enacting him in his final moments and how his family reacted to his death. The Crow you play as in the game I believe is the Developer’s daughter because when you start the game, the game encourages you to try and talk to the developer (Most likely the mother after realizing her husband won’t come home.)

[@user-jl7cz2pe6d]

@@Green_Stache_Productions Maybe that's the developer finding grieving for his daughter? That's obviously a male voice crying.

[@nasinnarcotics]

My man, you didn't go the extra mile for this. You ran another half marathon.

[@bradbradthebrad]

@Scratchy why are you saying this

[@Teko259]

I'm not gonna lie but the headless crow makes me feel uneasy I don't know why XD

[@jackswan3420]

It's literally a headless crow, if you don't feel uneasy you're probably a psycho.

[@Teko259]

I honestly feel bad for the Crow

[@Teko259]

Like how is he still alive

[@tigerkat4419]

Its the sounds

[@Teko259]

@@tigerkat4419 yes

[@andrewv.9142]

this is seriously incredible. I have never seen any ARG with so many auxiliary, convincing details and scenes

[@arandomwildpumpkin7028]

God.. This is terrifying. And so high quality.

[@augustdartmouth7360]

Never thought I'd see a creepypasta in a video essay! This is actually so well executed, I really believed it at first. Beautifully done

[@stellahyper8072]

11:10 I remember watching this video a while ago and I completely forgot THIS part. I knew this game was weird and mysterious but I still literally flinched when this part came.