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Eevee
Kilroy

Joined: 04 Jul 2016
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 Haunted Cartridge Reboot
Arc 3 (?)

Hi, I'm new to this forum, and tried to search for some info about the reboot, but couldn't find any.

I belong to a Skype group that solves ARG's, and on a whim (as a joke) we tried the old url. To our shock, the old site is back up, and there is a count down timer on the /contact/ben/ page.

The site seems to be a complete reboot from the arc 2 days, and seems legit. Does anyone have any ideas? Our group would love to have some brainstorming collabs with other people. But we're not sure where to find others who are interested.

The old site:
http://youshouldnthavedonethat.net/

Thank you Smile

PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 6:37 pm
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GuestUser17
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I've not heard of the previous ARC. Could you possibly fill us in on what it was about? I'm interested to see where it goes tomorrow night.

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kira1000
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watch this video to get the gist of what's going on:

[youtube]www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJlqY1O4B00[/youtube]

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catherwood
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GuestUser17 wrote:
I've not heard of the previous ARC.

(does ARC stand for something different than ARG? I'm seeing these numbered as ARC 2 and ARC 3, but I'm an outsider.)

I searched and found "BEN DROWNED (AKA haunted Majora's Mask Cartridge)" back in 2010.
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30355

Looks like the 2nd round was Haunted Majora's Mask in 2012

Someone already tried to start a thread for the reboot, btw.
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=41895

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kira1000
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We can use this thread. Mine never took off and was buried.

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BigTotalHero
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Oh, definitely following this one. Knew the third phase was starting back up, so I'm definitely excited. Loved the user interaction in this.

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TheArmadaBledd
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Just a heads up, hearing plenty of reports that this is a gamejack from people who played it years ago. The style has shifted and whoever's running it has made the tacky decision to call out a bunch of the groups that worked together to play the real thing by name, including the two I played with, while making a pretty blatant reference to the third. This is not the first time the game would have had a major gamejack. One started a fair bit of trouble a few years back.

Hate to say it, but don't get too excited. I'm sure they'll have fun with it... but I don't think it's Jad or Jad approved.

And, just as an aside to the gamejacker... I can't speak for everyone but I've heard a couple people who express distaste in having been called out by name by y'all. You shouldn't have done that.

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Eevee
Kilroy

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TheArmadaBledd wrote:
And, just as an aside to the gamejacker... I can't speak for everyone but I've heard a couple people who express distaste in having been called out by name by y'all. You shouldn't have done that.


Yeah, I saw the post from Jad. But TBh this gamejack is better than his game ever was. We got a bunch of the old bombergang kids in the group now, and it grew to 60 over night.

Thanks anyway. I hope at least some people might be interested in sharing this new game with us, gamejack or not. It's really fun.

[edit]
Not sure if this is against the rule (sorry if it is), but here is a link to our Skype group if anyone wants to play this game with us Smile

https://join.skype.com/Cv6tK4IvsfWk

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TheArmadaBledd
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I ran with the bombers once or twice back in the day. Hope you guys are great.

I just think, as big of a jerk as Jad was, it's still kind of wrong for me to participate in a gamejack.

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SilentEmmy
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This story was one of the earliest creepy things I experienced online and my first real ARG, going to keep track of this, in the meantime, it looks like it's time to trawl through the site page by page!

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Ataxis
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And the game, via 3rd party, begins again. This ought to be interesting, if not official.

Here's a neat summary for those who have yet to catch up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJlqY1O4B00
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