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WJm0139 · Greenhorn Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Posts: 8

[GENERAL] Original Puzzletrail Thread

**Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:40 am

urthstripe

Since I suck at puzzles, I ran a quick whois on the site, and whoever registered the domain is quite slick, they did it through www.domainsbyproxy.com so as to hide any clues to identity. This better not be a new trend in ARGdom or the only useful thing I can do will be gone.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:28 am

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JohnLockeGuy · Decorated Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 181

The one year I'm not planning to go to CES...

**Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 8:34 am

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blaqueice

oh man, january is going to be busy. I'm excited.

maybe im just tired but i cant seem to find the post on http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/
or the .swf video on vanishingpoint.com

EDIT: when you try a password it tells you to search the net for "vanishingpoint" to see if anyone else has figured it out.

SPEC: I stumbled across this. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0067927/ . It appears that Vanishing Point is a cult movie from 1971 so maybe this is an arg based on that movie? ...if so that may help us find a password.

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JohnLockeGuy · Decorated Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 181

You know, me either, but I thought that was because I'm flash- and movie-challenged sometimes, but... Question

Why does this guy think it's by 42?

**Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 8:47 am

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konamouse · Jan 8th 6:30PM (CES will be there during that time)

Re: Vanishing Point! new ARG?

LatentMoths · Unfettered Joined: 01 May 2005 Posts: 523 Location: Texas

I don't think it's an actual post. It's in the news section on the right side of the page.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 11:58 am

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Re: Vanishing Point! new ARG?

**Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:04 pm

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rowan · Unfictologist Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 1966

I've attached a screenshot of the flash decompile about the Bellagio Fountains.

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Another countdown...?

**Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:31 pm

DreamOfTheRood

Same thing happened in January 2005 when about 15 new games all started about the same time.

It's by 42. I'll be watching it at least.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:40 pm

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apcfreak

Over at http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=523893 , they have an ongoing discussion about this... =)

**Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:45 pm

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rowan · Unfictologist Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 1966

It seems that they got a clue from someone named lokivanishes. It was another image (attaching below).

From that image, the following code was found (which I don't get how, so if someone could enlighten me):

**Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:37 pm

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JohnLockeGuy · Decorated Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 181

Is it just me, or can you not enter stuff anymore? and, I don't know about everyone else, but... it doesn't really seem like 4orty2wo's style to just give a cipher on a message board discussing the game... right?

Never played a 4orty2wo game, but...

**Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:51 pm

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konamouse

I entered the code as above and got the cipher page.

Found something about a console game called Vanishing Point that was orginally released in 2000 & 2001.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanishing_Point_(video_game)

Note: the link doesn't like the _(video_game) part, and takes you to the wiki page for the Vanishing Point movie instead.

**Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:37 pm

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