Hey everyone! Searge himself attempted to post a comment on this video, but it was caught by the spam block. Here is what he was going to post: "It may look like itzlipofutzli dot com doesn't exist anymore, but that's because the site only speaks http and not https." What do you think this means? twitter.com/SeargeDP/status/1855395512372908083
Running a curl on phase5/ gives: !ACCESS DENIED! :wq is likely a reference to write and quit in a vi-based text editor, I don't know how that contributes to the story though...
Y'ALL, the "mysterious block" is just an early version of the structure block! And the white lines are the lines that appear when you select a structure with a structure block.
I love how each video has a unique style in the editing, most notable in transitions, with ‘The Decayed’ sprawling out in tiny digital roots, showing it’s artificial intelligence theme, that the people stuck in the digital world are alive, and the bars dissipating in this seems to look very much like the game glitching, perhaps a reference to the idea that an official Developer was creating something unseen in Minecraft?
I was a part of this and manage the r/MinecraftClues subreddit! This ARG such a blast to solve when we were working on the puzzles back in the day. I still have that copy of Indie Game: The Movie, and it was indeed a great watch 😄. Huge thanks to Searge for running it and coming up with such clever puzzles, I'm sure he must be really proud that it's gotten attention again! I left the unsolved mysteries post in the hopes someone might pick up the clues in the future, and at the time I believe Searge did want to continue it as you mentioned, and unfortunately activity fell off and never picked back up, and so did the motivation to make more puzzles. If anyone continues it I'd be stoked to see where this goes! I'm not sure how much Searge planned out from here on, but perhaps if everyone works on it, it could be motivation to continue it? 👀 I recall he mentioned there were several ideas he had still wanted to explore back when I met him at GDC some time after our puzzle solving foray first ended. Maybe it's time to revive the subreddit again... As for where we left off, if you visit the subreddit, I've pinned a post with some of our docs that document our findings from when we were solving it all. The last puzzle we left on with the red square should be it. In the comments, someone mentioned they found Searge hid the following sentences that say "it's still on, people just stopped looking" and "It never ended and this is what it evolved into."
I remember this ARG. I took part in it. I remember at that point we were starved of new content and updates in Minecraft. 1.8 had released 7 months prior, and there had been no snapshots since then, and it had been 7 months of total radio silence regarding the next update. I followed and tried to solve this ARG all day, just hoping there would be SOME hint of what 1.9 would be. I had major exams in 2 weeks, but the prospect of some Minecraft teasers was enough to make me play hooky for the day and take part in this ARG. When the promised prize turned out to be some random Steam code, and no 1.9 spoilers whatsoever, I was pretty fucking pissed.
I remember that, people were already pretty annoyed by that point because solutions didn't make a speck of sense and you always had to wait for new input from the creator. Add to that the measly final reward and you can see why this ARG was forgotten by most.
@@NA-nz9lv How disappointing the final reward was is the very reason why this has stuck in my mind. Ironically, if it HAD been some 1.9 teaser, I likely would've forgotten it by now.
This mysterious block is a structure block, the white outline also comes from it. You can see images from this video being attached to the structure block article on Minecraft wiki
I was able to find something really interesting the word Itzlipofutzli is not a word at all but someones name. A Aztec Goddess. Who I can barely find nothing on other than a few images (because the ARG ruined her name) she is referred to as either the Obsidian Butterfly or the Obsidian Goddess (“OBSIDIAN”) I just wanted to point this out because the name sounded and is spelt very Aztec to me and Im just a huge historian. I hope this helps.
Hey! I’m happy I’m not the only one currently looking into mexica (nahua / aztec) deities!! I’ve looked into the name as well, however all I got was Huitzilopochtli, a solar deity. (Also known as “hummingbird of the south”.) The hashtag caught me as well. Which is why I wanted to ask, do you by any chance remember what the photos that depicted Itzlipofutzli looked like?
@@MalthiaMaddoi if you couldn't find what this commenter was referring to, it's apparently under Itzpapalotl on wikipedia. idk anything else about the subject tho
@@MalthiaMaddoi sadly, I was not able to find a lot do that when I looked up her name I only got this ARG. But in images I was able to find a handful of images. They were your usual actual art of her and a few modern day Fantasy drawings of her Also Emperor Huitzilopochtli was not just the God of the Sun but is also the God of War as well
sarge was hinting at features for 1.9, which was the version they were developing at the time. as another comment said, the brown block is the early textured structure block, it's selector lines sometimes showing up. those white dots were most likely hiding end cities, the first image having some of their purple and yellow peek through the dots
@@GTvsForza Slicedlime is the absolute goat. I would totally recommend his channel to anyone who wants MC update news, as he has the most thorough videos I’ve seen within the MCYT community. He makes videos for every snapshot, pre-release, release candidate, and full release, going through every change and every bug fix! He’s also the creator of Half-Hearted Hardcore, which is so cool! :D
i giggle whenever theres a new minecraft arg mystery to watch and figure out. They are genuinely the most entertaining thing on this platform and the creators a actually insanley so smart.
19:35 OH MY DAYS I THINK I KNOW, IVE BEEN PLAYING WITH HITBOXES ON FOR A LOT OF TIME AND SUDDENLY I REALISED THESE MIGHT BE HITBOXES OF MOBS, THEY LOOK REALLY SIMILIAR WITH JUST LINES AND IN RECTANGULAR SHAPES, I THINK THESE ARE HITBOXES
Oh, thank god, I thought I was going crazy. I watched 2 videos in a row where people got their right and left mixed up, and I was about to frantically google it 😭
19:49 i don't think its acually a morse code if you look on the other side of the glass pane the same pattern can be seen. I just think its two glass panes next to eachother which made this pattern look slightly thicker and suspicous looking
Oh man I remember these teaser images but never really followed the entiremystery too deeply, though I remember slicedlime's upload! And remembered that these teaser images lead up to the reveal of the structure block. Still had that weird, colorful brown block in the back of my mind and seeing it here brought me back
The cyan, magenta, and yellow blocks may be a hint that you have to shift the picture hue by that cmyk value to get more information. Also, if you build that structure on a superflat world that only has bedrock and look at it on a map, the pact ice has a weird purple color. I think the bed rock might be a hint about the orientation of the structure because of the way the texture for bedrock is. idk its 3am and I'm done with my rabbit holes for tonight. Thanks for the fun vid!
I remember seeing that 2nd imaging and noticing the QR code in it. My friend tried to solve it, but the noise in the Sand prevented him from doing so. No idea he posted the non-QR code versions.
Okay I literally just started watching lost not even 2 weeks ago now I’m seeing this video and I instantly knew the numbers, not once have I searched up anything lost related since starting watching it, bro this is crazy
20:34 if you look closely on the 24 12 15, if we swap the 24 to 15 and 15 to 24 it will make 15 12 24, if he uploads something on that date. I think it's going to be another clue or another puzzle
This mystery block can be found in Debug Mode in 1.9, which actually is an early version of Structure Block. So white outline is selection zone of Structure Block.
I think the answer for what the white lines and dark block was can be found on the wiki page for the structure block, more specifically under the History section.
Half of it is left unsolved 😭 Bro this feels worse than OldRoot (or was it another one that the creator had to constantly give out clues and eventually gave up?) But the entire thing feels so chaotic and, as you said, really obscure. Hopefully there will be updates about it! Also god bless Lilypad reference ❤
YOUR SO GOOD AT THIS I WAS HERE SINCE 1K SUBS AND I'VE SEEN HOW MUCH YOU'VE GROWN AND YOUR EDITING BECOMING BETTER YOUR SOO GOOD AT THIS CONGRATS ON 530K SUBS
Sarge seems to have eventually revised some clues, im thinking that every hint he gives intentionally actually has a purpose, even if some seem fake or lead elsewhere, which makes the nod to red herrings sort of ironic
I dont know if this can be correct, but this is my observation: 05:12 if you see closely at the placed obsidian block, you can see a series of /, - and . This can be morse code
14:56 i think the sign at the back says something like "Arthur i ask" or "Arthur may i ask" some thing like that. its just my imagination tho but it do seems like the second line says "i ask"
Hey everyone! Searge himself attempted to post a comment on this video, but it was caught by the spam block. Here is what he was going to post:
"It may look like itzlipofutzli dot com doesn't exist anymore, but that's because the site only speaks http and not https."
What do you think this means?
twitter.com/SeargeDP/status/1855395512372908083
checked it out, it says "GO AWAY!" and in the source has a hidden message that says "or enther phase5". looks like it's continuing!
@@sonicSnap append the url with "phase5"
Running a curl on phase5/ gives:
!ACCESS DENIED!
:wq is likely a reference to write and quit in a vi-based text editor, I don't know how that contributes to the story though...
@@aderptcain in website / phase5, it says " it's still on, but most gave up on it :wq" in an html comment
doing phase4 instead of phase5 says "dormant since 2020" in a comment
the weird brown block was actuily the early design for the structure block, hence the white lines near it aswell
I thought it was a heat block from bedrock/Edu
yeah but just without the big "S"
Yeah I was thinking the white lines remind me of the things from the structure block.
What's structure block?
@ It's a block that you can only obtain in creative that lets you save and clone a section of your world.
Y'ALL, the "mysterious block" is just an early version of the structure block! And the white lines are the lines that appear when you select a structure with a structure block.
Anticlimactic
@@WASTOIDSUPREME Yep
Stolen from @prism182 or just same thought?
Or incomplete neth.er. brick
Yeah but that can't be all this ARG is about, right?
The way you’re able to cover something so obscure and give it such high exposure is amazing. Continue doing this great work you’re the best!
And he also makes his own music he uses as background in this video. A one man army
@@JuanAntonioGarciaHeredia Even more impressive, honestly these videos show how dedication makes a difference in quality.
The Lilypad jumpscare scared me a lot more than it should've and reminded me how much I miss Alphaver content 😭
laughed my ass off anyway
now i gotta rewatch his forgotten version vids to check if that was a reference to one of those
@@opposite_of_xposed yes
can anyone give some context? this went over my head lol
@@northsidechase lilypad is a reference to another ARG that RGN covered called AlphaVer.
I love how each video has a unique style in the editing, most notable in transitions, with ‘The Decayed’ sprawling out in tiny digital roots, showing it’s artificial intelligence theme, that the people stuck in the digital world are alive, and the bars dissipating in this seems to look very much like the game glitching, perhaps a reference to the idea that an official Developer was creating something unseen in Minecraft?
I was a part of this and manage the r/MinecraftClues subreddit! This ARG such a blast to solve when we were working on the puzzles back in the day. I still have that copy of Indie Game: The Movie, and it was indeed a great watch 😄. Huge thanks to Searge for running it and coming up with such clever puzzles, I'm sure he must be really proud that it's gotten attention again! I left the unsolved mysteries post in the hopes someone might pick up the clues in the future, and at the time I believe Searge did want to continue it as you mentioned, and unfortunately activity fell off and never picked back up, and so did the motivation to make more puzzles. If anyone continues it I'd be stoked to see where this goes! I'm not sure how much Searge planned out from here on, but perhaps if everyone works on it, it could be motivation to continue it? 👀 I recall he mentioned there were several ideas he had still wanted to explore back when I met him at GDC some time after our puzzle solving foray first ended. Maybe it's time to revive the subreddit again...
As for where we left off, if you visit the subreddit, I've pinned a post with some of our docs that document our findings from when we were solving it all. The last puzzle we left on with the red square should be it. In the comments, someone mentioned they found Searge hid the following sentences that say "it's still on, people just stopped looking" and "It never ended and this is what it evolved into."
I have a extreme ARG addiction now. Always had it, just never knew until now.
Me too
onggg theyre so good
Soooo real
“MUST FIND COOL SECRETS AND SOLVE COOK PUZZLES” - you probably
@@nekimi__ wtf are cook puzzles lmao
I remember this ARG. I took part in it. I remember at that point we were starved of new content and updates in Minecraft. 1.8 had released 7 months prior, and there had been no snapshots since then, and it had been 7 months of total radio silence regarding the next update. I followed and tried to solve this ARG all day, just hoping there would be SOME hint of what 1.9 would be. I had major exams in 2 weeks, but the prospect of some Minecraft teasers was enough to make me play hooky for the day and take part in this ARG.
When the promised prize turned out to be some random Steam code, and no 1.9 spoilers whatsoever, I was pretty fucking pissed.
he did say pretty early on it wasn't minecraft related to be fair
the prize couldn't be more disappointing lol, a steam key to a MOVIE? just go and pirate it
I remember that, people were already pretty annoyed by that point because solutions didn't make a speck of sense and you always had to wait for new input from the creator. Add to that the measly final reward and you can see why this ARG was forgotten by most.
@@NA-nz9lv How disappointing the final reward was is the very reason why this has stuck in my mind. Ironically, if it HAD been some 1.9 teaser, I likely would've forgotten it by now.
@@sonicSnap i feel like thats a red herring tho
This mysterious block is a structure block, the white outline also comes from it. You can see images from this video being attached to the structure block article on Minecraft wiki
I'm glad your spreading the truth
The "strange multicolored collum" at 0:46 looks like some glass panes on top of a netherrack block and this one pink two block tall flower behind them
The og pocket edition nether, in fact.
@@Arceusmemesidk-zk7tm u sure?
I was able to find something really interesting the word Itzlipofutzli is not a word at all but someones name. A Aztec Goddess. Who I can barely find nothing on other than a few images (because the ARG ruined her name) she is referred to as either the Obsidian Butterfly or the Obsidian Goddess
(“OBSIDIAN”)
I just wanted to point this out because the name sounded and is spelt very Aztec to me and Im just a huge historian. I hope this helps.
Hey! I’m happy I’m not the only one currently looking into mexica (nahua / aztec) deities!! I’ve looked into the name as well, however all I got was Huitzilopochtli, a solar deity. (Also known as “hummingbird of the south”.) The hashtag caught me as well. Which is why I wanted to ask, do you by any chance remember what the photos that depicted Itzlipofutzli looked like?
@@MalthiaMaddoi if you couldn't find what this commenter was referring to, it's apparently under Itzpapalotl on wikipedia. idk anything else about the subject tho
@@PrinceTalonSabre This is very helpful for me, thank you so much!!
@@MalthiaMaddoi sadly, I was not able to find a lot do that when I looked up her name I only got this ARG. But in images I was able to find a handful of images. They were your usual actual art of her and a few modern day Fantasy drawings of her
Also Emperor Huitzilopochtli was not just the God of the Sun but is also the God of War as well
The obsidian block on top of the stained glass?
18:48 YES PLEASE
Ikr please
sarge was hinting at features for 1.9, which was the version they were developing at the time. as another comment said, the brown block is the early textured structure block, it's selector lines sometimes showing up. those white dots were most likely hiding end cities, the first image having some of their purple and yellow peek through the dots
The first image also seems to have an enderman/endermite particle effect at the iron bars so that does make total sense
Id love to see that other mystery you mentioned at the end!! Love the vids bro 💛
Solves a clue by a developer, becomes a developer 😅
@@GTvsForza Slicedlime is the absolute goat. I would totally recommend his channel to anyone who wants MC update news, as he has the most thorough videos I’ve seen within the MCYT community. He makes videos for every snapshot, pre-release, release candidate, and full release, going through every change and every bug fix! He’s also the creator of Half-Hearted Hardcore, which is so cool! :D
15:07 he finally remebered alphaver
lilypad
15:06 jumpscared the hell out of me
👻
Samee
Lilypad jumpscare
Maybe it's the start of his own arg??
lilypad fans when they see 2 casually placed green pac mans:
its been a while since i last watched one of your videos and as usual this was really exciting to watch
I love these so much, there’s nobody else that does ARG’s like you!
Oh Yes, Pigpen Cipher is my favorite cipher. An underrated one too IMO.
nothing better than finding an arg vid that lasts 21:37
Babe wake up, a new RGN video is uploaded.
outside of the US, people tend to use a different order for the current date. Maybe by using the numbers you can find one of significance.
21 37, Papież wykryty XD. Uwielbiam filmy z ARG, oby więcej takich.
XDDD rel
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i giggle whenever theres a new minecraft arg mystery to watch and figure out. They are genuinely the most entertaining thing on this platform and the creators a actually insanley so smart.
19:35 OH MY DAYS I THINK I KNOW, IVE BEEN PLAYING WITH HITBOXES ON FOR A LOT OF TIME AND SUDDENLY I REALISED THESE MIGHT BE HITBOXES OF MOBS, THEY LOOK REALLY SIMILIAR WITH JUST LINES AND IN RECTANGULAR SHAPES, I THINK THESE ARE HITBOXES
Omg you’re right! Also glass does not look like that either soooo.
Fake
@@lucutes2936 what?
They're structure block bounding lines
0:28 You mean top left?
SHUT UP
Oh, thank god, I thought I was going crazy. I watched 2 videos in a row where people got their right and left mixed up, and I was about to frantically google it 😭
Damn you don't leave me hanging here! Need to see the end of it!!!
Hang?...like mar..
@jqrief DON'T BRING HER UP!!
"a user named slicedlime" is a wild thing to say in that context xDD
I love whenever the titles are worded like this because I've actually never heard of ANY Minecraft args ever
You know it's a good day when RetroGamingNow uploads
It’s cool that even Mojang devs are making Minecraft ARGs, the mysteries of Minecraft are very widespread
I love these kinds of videos! I wish I could contribute to the hunt, but I don’t think I’m quite smart enough. Best of luck!
I keep forgetting how much I love Minecraft mysteries, keep going
15:05 epic lilypad reference
Bro I got jumpscared by the loud sound that was playing lol
Wait, I don't get it. That video was long ago.
@@szupertntakos5000 same tbh i forgor 💀
@@szupertntakos5000 "Lilypad" is the name of a song made by RetroGamingNow
What is it from
0:27 the top "right" corner thing tickled me a little. not hate keep up the great work
You’re just like Nexpo but for Minecraft and I love it. Subscribed!
20:03 maybe count how many colored glass blocks there are and then put the colors in the rainbow order and it should give a number or many numbers
i love how dedicated people get with minecraft mystery's
You should cover the Colinslock continuity. It's on the channel Oneshef, and videos in the continuity mention their relevance in the description
bro this came in clutch as soon as i started chilling out, top quality content and storytelling fr.
19:49 i don't think its acually a morse code if you look on the other side of the glass pane the same pattern can be seen. I just think its two glass panes next to eachother which made this pattern look slightly thicker and suspicous looking
#itzlipofutzli could be referring to the Aztec deity called Itzlipotchli a warrior god associated with the sun, war, and sacrifice.
That's like saying "John" and "Jedediah" are the same name. They're not.
its crazy to realize that 2015 is a decade ago, it literally feels like it was a few years ago
yeah, i feel the same way
Dear author, Your arg videos are great! Pls, continue making them!
Dang, if I was some early mojang dev I would totally have done some arg type thing, I just think it’s fun
im addicted to these arg videos, please upload more!!
10:30 kind of sounds like lapis lazuli to me
Same, this is why I came down to the comments probably an announcement
Please make a continuation of this series. Thanks!
I just love how much Nexpo has influenced these kinds of videos. A formula very reminiscent of today.
3:39 Spider-Man jumpscare
I like how Searge always seems to give people hints so they don't give up
Oh man I remember these teaser images but never really followed the entiremystery too deeply, though I remember slicedlime's upload! And remembered that these teaser images lead up to the reveal of the structure block. Still had that weird, colorful brown block in the back of my mind and seeing it here brought me back
MY MOST FAV MC ARG UA-camR WHAT'S UP MAH DUDE!!
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, interesting...
I love arg analysis, props to those who take part in them.
you might have just saved my life right now, thank you.
It certainly would be exciting to hear about the snapshot pic mystery too
The cyan, magenta, and yellow blocks may be a hint that you have to shift the picture hue by that cmyk value to get more information. Also, if you build that structure on a superflat world that only has bedrock and look at it on a map, the pact ice has a weird purple color. I think the bed rock might be a hint about the orientation of the structure because of the way the texture for bedrock is. idk its 3am and I'm done with my rabbit holes for tonight. Thanks for the fun vid!
We are wanting it, you should make a video about that other snapshot mystery
The 'white lines' really look like hitboxes, though if they were turned on, you'd think the armour stands would have them too.
Always enjoy these videos they are always interesting to watch
It's so cool that SlicedLime ended up becoming a Mojang developer
6:36 we learned these in CLUB PENGUIN LETS HECCIN GOOOOO!!!!
Cool ARG! I'd be interested in the other one for sure!
Please upload more my heart gets bigger everytime
If you don't make second episode about it, I won't have anything to watch during my chemistry class
I don't know how this went over your head but the white lines on the edges is definitely those structure block things
I'm already subbed, still I'd LOVE to see a continuation of the "Mojang ARG".
I remember seeing that 2nd imaging and noticing the QR code in it. My friend tried to solve it, but the noise in the Sand prevented him from doing so. No idea he posted the non-QR code versions.
Make a video about the other mystery too! I'd love it!
Its always a good day when RGN uploads.
Okay I literally just started watching lost not even 2 weeks ago now I’m seeing this video and I instantly knew the numbers, not once have I searched up anything lost related since starting watching it, bro this is crazy
wake up babe new retrogamingnow video
your videos don’t usually take place after 2011 but 2015 is unique
20:34 if you look closely on the 24 12 15, if we swap the 24 to 15 and 15 to 24 it will make 15 12 24, if he uploads something on that date. I think it's going to be another clue or another puzzle
This mystery block can be found in Debug Mode in 1.9, which actually is an early version of Structure Block.
So white outline is selection zone of Structure Block.
allready subscribed (;^_^)
definitly make another part tho! really enjoyed it! :D
Funnily enough when you revealed the first part of the key, the first thing I thought was "that looks like the start of a Steam key" lol
I think the answer for what the white lines and dark block was can be found on the wiki page for the structure block, more specifically under the History section.
Days where RGN posts ARG videos are good days
0:28 Top *RIGHT* corner? Points to the left? Curious, RGN trying to gaslight the audience, can't believe this SMH SMH.
the fact that a god damn MOJANG DEV made this is amazing to me for some reason
12:10 i think the 23 is a pretty plain sight reference to the lost numbers (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42)
You never disappoint me, keep the good work
Half of it is left unsolved 😭
Bro this feels worse than OldRoot (or was it another one that the creator had to constantly give out clues and eventually gave up?)
But the entire thing feels so chaotic and, as you said, really obscure. Hopefully there will be updates about it!
Also god bless Lilypad reference ❤
YOUR SO GOOD AT THIS I WAS HERE SINCE 1K SUBS AND I'VE SEEN HOW MUCH YOU'VE GROWN AND YOUR EDITING BECOMING BETTER YOUR SOO GOOD AT THIS CONGRATS ON 530K SUBS
This is so cool I'm surprised i've never heard of this before
18:48 longtime subscriber, would be awesome to see coverage of this!
always a good way when you upload
Can't subscribe if I'm already subscribed but the mystery would still be interesting to see
can you imagine being the first person to put M2XKN in an imgur link and it just gives you an image of spiderman
I always watch every ARG you make lmao
retrogamingnow try to stick to one thumbnail for more than 24 hours challenge
Actually, the way it works is I submit three thumbnails and UA-cam automatically swaps them. Fun fact you might not have known!
@@RetroGamingNow Test and compare strikes again!
I really want to see more, I am enjoying the videos and series and hope to see more mystery videos soon.😎
Nice video, i have to marathon this minecraft Arg Vídeos
Sarge seems to have eventually revised some clues, im thinking that every hint he gives intentionally actually has a purpose, even if some seem fake or lead elsewhere, which makes the nod to red herrings sort of ironic
The white orb looks like Venus through my telescope with that annoying aberration effect on the sides
I dont know if this can be correct, but this is my observation: 05:12 if you see closely at the placed obsidian block, you can see a series of /, - and . This can be morse code
or it could just be an unintentional texture
14:56 i think the sign at the back says something like
"Arthur
i ask"
or
"Arthur
may i ask" some thing like that. its just my imagination tho but it do seems like the second line says "i ask"