Creating e-Reader Villagers in Animal Crossing

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  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2024

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  • @Hunter-R.
    @Hunter-R.  День тому +59

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    • @mhfsilver_
      @mhfsilver_ День тому +5

      W

    • @Cliffordlonghead
      @Cliffordlonghead День тому +2

      hiii

    • @theredlumas2
      @theredlumas2 День тому +2

      standing desk! standing desk.

    • @yoisakikanade_
      @yoisakikanade_ 14 годин тому +1

      congrats on the sponsor man

    • @johnklay1
      @johnklay1 9 годин тому

      No hate if this is an intentional decision -- didn't you say in a previous video that you would not take sponsorships? Regardless I don't mind at all and I'm really happy you're profiting off this channel!! Glad it gives you motivation to keep making videos. I want it to last forever :')

  • @Ben79k
    @Ben79k День тому +314

    the fact that piplup wasnt even theorized when this game came out, and yet is "in the game" on original hardware with no "modifications" is kind of spectacular.

  • @momoapples
    @momoapples День тому +504

    Piplup in AC is actually such a cute idea

    • @Hunter-R.
      @Hunter-R.  День тому +125

      I was debating which character to go with, but I figured a Pokémon would be the most recognizable and easiest. The Sanrio villagers from New Leaf were another option I considered... but I'll leave that to better texture artists than me.

    • @Pearlthesquid
      @Pearlthesquid День тому +7

      I agree! Maybe in the next game they’ll do a crossover like in new leaf

    • @velvetbutterfly
      @velvetbutterfly День тому +7

      @@Hunter-R. if you want to do a part 2 or something for fun you could try something like Koromaru or Teddie from the Persona series or probably find some kind of famous animal companion from some anime people love
      Yoshi is iconic too, Okami would probably draw in fans...
      Actually a series of shorts showing off various popular characters would probably be good at growing your audience.

    • @Loki-
      @Loki- День тому +4

      Makes me think of doing Prinny from Disgaea

    • @abeltrame0000
      @abeltrame0000 18 годин тому

      This!!!!
      There's a criminally underrated artist who's been making animations with custom models and textures of pokemon in animal crossing!
      youtube.com/@spicybeefu
      They look absolutely adorable, and they deserve so much more recognition, hype them up!

  • @CannedWolfMeat
    @CannedWolfMeat День тому +336

    It's wild how the e-reader was basically just a Nintendo-approved code injection tool. I guess they just never anticipated people would ever learn how to reverse engineer the dotcode system and use it to write their own game code to make their own patch updates.

    • @InnocentGuillotine
      @InnocentGuillotine День тому +76

      Tbh at the time even if you did reverse-engineer it, it would have been extremely expensive and very difficult to make and print new cards at a quality that functioned. It's a bit like how the unusual size of the GCN discs were the primary deterrent of piracy in the system.

    • @ducky_vt3982
      @ducky_vt3982 День тому +34

      ​@@InnocentGuillotineIt's kind of crazy to think that, at the time, e-reader cards would have been more expensive and complex to reproduce for the average consumer than amiibo nfcs are now.

    • @JamesTDG
      @JamesTDG День тому +9

      Now if only we could abuse it to do ACE, then we could provide a native way to patch the game via save data to do the same bit of magic in NTSC/PAL versions

  • @SweetestToast
    @SweetestToast День тому +79

    Hunter: I’m not too great at pixel art…
    Also Hunter with the Piplup model: 👨‍🍳👌🔥🔥🍳🥘

  • @GoJibson
    @GoJibson 21 годину тому +33

    Mans can make pixel art, code in multiple languages, do graphic design, create technical documentation, and edit videos. He can't be stopped!

  • @willoux_
    @willoux_ День тому +106

    i like how this channel went from "heres some funny and interesting glitches in animal crossing gc!!" to now "what horrors can we implant into the game"

  • @HKlink
    @HKlink День тому +30

    I love that you correctly use the extremely rare but adorable computer science term nybble.

  • @Totavier
    @Totavier День тому +114

    1:03
    Alright, that Pikachu is fuel nightmare...

    • @Hunter-R.
      @Hunter-R.  День тому +67

      The textures are unfortunately super low resolution and tend to wrap strangely around all the models... I was debating which model to use for a Pikachu-like villager, but it's kinda hard to actually create decent looking villagers without unintentionally making them super scary!

    • @Totavier
      @Totavier День тому +29

      No I get you!, I remember when I tried so many times to do a cute face to Blanca the cat and everytime ends in nightmare fuel too. 😂
      Actually design pixel art is not that easy how it sounds because it depends mostly in how much space you are allowed to draw.
      Piplup in other hand is easier to do since it not require too much pixels to draw, that one end up quite good in the design!.

    • @fuseegelee
      @fuseegelee День тому +6

      Nightmare fuel*

  • @smellyghost
    @smellyghost День тому +40

    As someone with a comp sci degree and working as a developer (and a huge animal crossing fan), I love the super in depth deep dives into technical details.

  • @CPU3pt14159
    @CPU3pt14159 День тому +66

    This is INSANE. The work you and the folks you worked with did to figure out all of those check sums sounds monumental. Thank you for the tools and analysis, this is such an incredible expression of fandom.

  • @choccymilk8491
    @choccymilk8491 День тому +308

    Mr. The Hunter R, I just wanted to let you know my friend and I now have a tradition where I instantly text him “New Hunter R video just dropped” the millisecond I get a notification for a new video. Genuinely we both just enjoy your content so much!!! UA-camr of all time

    • @drgabi18
      @drgabi18 День тому +18

      Hunter should delete the video and reupload so your friend can win too

    • @thewowo
      @thewowo День тому +6

      Same here!
      I usually text my partner something along the lines of "babe wake up new hunter R video just dropped"
      Interesting to know im not the only one

  • @SniperOnSunday
    @SniperOnSunday 21 годину тому +11

    It never ceases to amaze me that Animal Crossing essentially has official modding software.

  • @anightatrosies
    @anightatrosies 16 годин тому +5

    love that the desk flexispot sent you has an E and a Plus, very fitting for the topic of the video

  • @jackmartin6502
    @jackmartin6502 День тому +38

    That's so awesome! Also - I'm a fan of the sponsorship. Feels non obtrusive and like something you'd actually use. Glad to see you're finally getting sponsors!

    • @Hunter-R.
      @Hunter-R.  День тому +22

      Appreciate you saying that! I've made it a priority of mine to only really accept sponsorships that I would feel comfortable promoting, so I'm glad it feels natural.

  • @pikmin_79
    @pikmin_79 День тому +45

    Imagine this was added back today. Think of all the nice villagers could be made

  • @ohhadivist
    @ohhadivist День тому +39

    The feeds are so full of stressful nonsense today I breathed an actual sigh of relief when I saw this aha. Very cool work here

  • @MayorMori
    @MayorMori День тому +17

    Amazing, and super interesting as always! I love the e-reader cards so am excited to try and create my own! Thanks for working so hard on your videos. Keep it up.

    • @NataliasClips
      @NataliasClips 21 годину тому +2

      Hi mori! Never though i would see you here.

  • @mionomori
    @mionomori 11 годин тому +2

    It is so so SO COOL you're making this project available to public! I really don't understand much about coding but I enjoy the way you explain everything :D

  • @BEAR-3-
    @BEAR-3- День тому +71

    The piplup is soso cute!! I'm excited to see what type of custom villagers people will make now that this process is becoming more readily available!

  • @LilyBloomVee
    @LilyBloomVee День тому +5

    It's so mind blowing how easy it is to import custom villagers without really modifying the games data. Really makes me want to get my hands on the game and eReader itself to try this out.

  • @Cloud67TR
    @Cloud67TR 15 годин тому +4

    thank you for linux support
    (old verison wasn't working on wine)

  • @JamesMoney
    @JamesMoney День тому +21

    I love the creativity here. Being able to add new data to a game, almost in a similar fashion to a mod, on unmodified hardware is really cool. The documentation and explaination is much appreciated, and I'm sure people will be able to build off of this and share creations when your tool launches!

  • @creative_leafeonpony_fan1545
    @creative_leafeonpony_fan1545 16 годин тому +3

    12:29 "We can find Piplup waiting for us as a new resident!" *attempts to push Piplup off the cliff*

  • @robbiekincaid5448
    @robbiekincaid5448 18 годин тому +3

    As an aspiring software engineer that loves classic Nintendo titles (including AC), your content is incredible. Please continue the great work!

  • @thewowo
    @thewowo День тому +5

    These videos scratch a very specific itch for me.
    I really enjoy seeing the binary layouts of these obscure video game formats.
    There's something about giving meaning to a stream of data and making a program that's able to parse it that i find quite satisfying.
    Data types, bitwise manipulation, endianness, bit masks, enumerations, indexed bitmaps, and so many other things that come to mind.
    I've tried to make tools for parsing video game formats myself (only 1 is somewhat usable) and it's a pretty good learning experience, however there's a lot of pain involved, specially if the format isn't well documented.

  • @Scorbunnyear
    @Scorbunnyear День тому +7

    Nice. I have a custom Scorbunny villager in my town in Doubutsu no Mori e+. I've been wanting to make an actual card for him for a while. I'll be patiently awaiting the day I can get Scorbunny as an actual e-reader card

  • @konodanshi
    @konodanshi 20 годин тому +1

    So happy to see you getting sponsor deals! Watching your channel grow has been a delight, it's so cool getting to learn all these details in depth. It really scratches a specific itch for me lol.

  • @EeveeEuphoria
    @EeveeEuphoria День тому +11

    i hope that one translation patch for this version of the game comes out some time in my lifetime, i remember it being worked on for a good while til development just suddenly stopped, i think cuz a decomp is needed to progress further

    • @jojosbizarretransgenderism
      @jojosbizarretransgenderism День тому +3

      There’s actually translation patches that are roughly 80% done, enough to play just fine while not speaking Japanese.

  • @l3layze
    @l3layze День тому +8

    This is REALLY freaking cool! people are about to come up with some CRAZY villagers to add into Animal Crossing... too bad it only works on the japanese version

  • @thatcloveplant
    @thatcloveplant День тому +7

    crazy just how easy it is to create a custom villager, this is so cool!!

  • @kgpz100
    @kgpz100 День тому +4

    My man, you are doing the lord's work. Not only are your videos extremely educational, but your dedication to AC and ease of approachability for noobs is practically unparalleled.

  • @realdonutking123
    @realdonutking123 День тому +2

    YOU WERE ON MY TOP FIVE CREATORS I WATCHED ON UA-cam THIS YEAR

  • @ShupperDupper
    @ShupperDupper 17 годин тому +1

    ever since they did that crossover with zelda and monster hunter ive been wanting them to add custom villagers as a feature. this is so cool!

  • @flupahboy
    @flupahboy День тому +3

    Animal Crossing e+ is really one of the best in the series. Hopefully with the Switch 2 we can get gamecube games in there and MAYBE a translated version of e+.

  • @TFD_Animations
    @TFD_Animations 6 годин тому +2

    Man, now i wish we can edit their dialogue and then we effectively got a more sandboxy animal crossing. Creating our own villagers and stuff with their own personality and stuff to make them unique, endless possibilities for actually making a more story-moded animal crossing.

  • @PurpleLPikmin
    @PurpleLPikmin День тому +3

    The more I learn about the E-Reader and the its cards the more impressed I am by the amount of work that went into them and how efficiently the tiny amount of data each card can hold was used. It's just too bad all that went into an pretty bad accessory that had 0 chance of ever being successful.

    • @asra-5180
      @asra-5180 День тому

      They're just proto amiibos. Which needed an accessory too until new 3ds.

  • @Bolt505
    @Bolt505 День тому +3

    Huge respect for contributing the in depth documentation for everything.

  • @Hoggogo
    @Hoggogo 14 годин тому +2

    If only we could do something like this in new games to get Ganon and the squid sisters back

  • @echowoods7977
    @echowoods7977 День тому +7

    aww, your piplup is really cute!

  • @catholiccontriversy
    @catholiccontriversy День тому +19

    I'm glad that this is for an unsupported offline game. This would be exploited in all the worst ways if this was available in an online game.

  • @okurej99
    @okurej99 День тому +2

    I did recently create Mac (the dog villager, who I reset 300 times for in NH) in e+ using Cuyler's program.
    I barely touch my town though so he's just kinda hanging out on my hard drive right now

  • @myreque999
    @myreque999 День тому +3

    Mr. R. I think you should know that your videos have made me want to buy my own copy of the original animal crossing!

  • @HarmonyOmega
    @HarmonyOmega 21 годину тому +3

    This is cool, too bad e+ wasn't done in the US

  • @S0ULESSB0NES
    @S0ULESSB0NES День тому +3

    Hey there! I tagged you a while back on Twitter with a custom villager I made based off of your older video bringing it up! ^_^ Can't wait to see even more people try this out now and make their own villagers!!

  • @JamesTDG
    @JamesTDG День тому +20

    13:14 Seriously, please do make sure to get that texture editor to provide a live preview, since IDK what I am doing in the current tool available.

    • @stishstash166
      @stishstash166 2 години тому

      you can go to Textures Resource and download textures of existing villagers to work off of, you should be able to load them into the program to draw over

  • @EricBarkman
    @EricBarkman День тому +4

    This is fascinating, and I'm surprised that the cards include so much info, especially the character textures, as they were (as far as I know) just used for already existing villagers, so I'd have thought they would just call that information from the game itself.

  • @iamsushi1056
    @iamsushi1056 21 годину тому

    I know next to nothing about Animal Crossing, but I love seeing people do the data science for old games. Glad YT recommended your channel, because I’ve learned a lot of fascinating stuff

  • @Lunascaped
    @Lunascaped День тому +2

    I love the piplup so much, the stuff you've been doing with the dotcode system is nothing short of incredible. Great video as always!

  • @amandasays
    @amandasays День тому +9

    I LOVE BEING EARLY i LOVE learning obscure animal crossing lore life is good and nothing hurts

  • @Knosek
    @Knosek День тому +1

    Man, you're my comfort youtuber, I just love your videos, I've started watching them when I had a really bad stomach ache and watching you helped take my mind a little from the pain.

  • @__yu495__
    @__yu495__ День тому +2

    12:49
    「ワオ!あなたがこの文章を読んで翻訳するのに本当に時間を割いてくれたことに驚いている。ご褒美に、ちょっとだけ秘密を教えてあげよう:来年から『どうぶつの森』以外のゲームも取り上げることになったんだ!」

    • @ikeneats
      @ikeneats 21 годину тому

      The Auto-Translate is a little inaccurate 😉

    • @__yu495__
      @__yu495__ 20 годин тому

      @ Yeah, maybe that’s because the Japanese text is also translated

    • @vexilanimous
      @vexilanimous 17 годин тому

      shame that the little secret is the only part that the auto-translate seems to make unclear... but it's still super cool that it's a fully custom description, i kinda figured he'd copy/paste one of piplup's jpn pokedex entries

  • @errorkh
    @errorkh День тому +4

    really cool to learn about, was hoping for something like this last time you mentioned this fact in a previous video, so its nice to have a dedicated video!

  • @timfitz96
    @timfitz96 День тому +3

    This is literally magic!!! I cheered when I saw piplup in game. So amazing. You never cease to amaze me

  • @MrBuiznessMan
    @MrBuiznessMan 6 годин тому +2

    Imagine having this technology in the game's hayday.
    You could release real life Creepypasta Cards into the unsuspecting masses.

  • @officalcassiopeia
    @officalcassiopeia День тому +11

    The most broken animal crossing game, covered by the best animal crossing youtuber in my opinion.

  • @gferrol118
    @gferrol118 День тому +3

    I can definitely see someone making custom villagers for people on etsy or something

  • @thedonrak
    @thedonrak 15 годин тому +3

    Hey, I just found you videos this week and find them amazing. I'm not sure if you've already covered this in a video, but I was wondering if you could give some insights on how villagers react to letters? Especially, if writing something specific improves your chance to get a foreign fruit in their response letter back?

  • @TheRarenth
    @TheRarenth День тому +1

    It's been really cool watching this project grow in scope and come to fruition like this

  • @Temac000
    @Temac000 День тому +2

    It is amazing how you can make me watch 10-20 minutes long video about a game series I actually dislike. Been watching you since paper airplane video and never skipped an upload

  • @AmeHart
    @AmeHart День тому +2

    Oh wow, the villager creator stuff has really taken off since I last used it ages ago when it was still in testing. Thanks for this awesome video !

  • @NikiPaprika
    @NikiPaprika День тому +1

    this is utterly insane! the work you and cuyler have done to make this even possible is so crazy, yous have done amazing work here! so happy it all came together!

  • @WatermelonJiki
    @WatermelonJiki День тому +6

    Hey Hunter! Awesome OG animal crossing upload as always!
    If anyone is ever unwilling to help watch your videos, offer them a plate of delicious char siu pork and roast duck.
    I have used this method twice in the past.
    Go to a good Chinese place and pick up a plate of half roast pork and half roast duck, with fried rice.
    Give it to someone you trust in trade for watching your videos and subscribing to your channel.
    Goodluck!
    -WatermelonJiki 🍉

  • @aetheralmeowstic2392
    @aetheralmeowstic2392 День тому +2

    I want someone to add a custom Neytiri villager this way. She'd be a Snooty cat villager, with her catchphrase being _skxawng._

  • @quitsie
    @quitsie День тому +21

    babe wake up, hunter r just uploaded

  • @pancake2700
    @pancake2700 15 годин тому +1

    I like your funny words magic man
    No but seriously despite the technicalities of this going over my head, this is so cool. I’ve been obsessed with AC since the very first game, and WAY back around the time of CF I remember seeing some things online about people hacking their games to make custom villagers (I don’t remember if it was in CF or one of the earlier renditions) and just being baffled by it cuz I was like 12 and that was the coolest thing I’d ever heard of, but even then it was never in depth explanations, rather just pictures of like “here’s Snoopy in my game”. Really cool seeing this, and now I think I’m gonna have to go watch all your other videos cuz it looks like you’ve dived into some really neat stuff that my AC geek brain would love to know more about

  • @Dreaming-Void
    @Dreaming-Void День тому +3

    I CAN FINALLY LIVE IN A VILLAGE WITH HATSUNE MIKU

  • @cakehoarder
    @cakehoarder 20 годин тому +1

    this guy is a genius

  • @JomasterTheSecond
    @JomasterTheSecond День тому +4

    Finally, Sonichu in Animal Crossing.

    • @darthgamer9861
      @darthgamer9861 17 годин тому

      finally, we can inject culture into this game

  • @Rdb1289
    @Rdb1289 День тому +2

    I don't always get everything u say on your videos, but i gotta say it truly amazes me all the love you have for these games to put so much effort into covering them and creating all this custom mods that actually work on Vanilla consols! You're such an underrated channel, I hope you keep growing!!

  • @ShadyHero
    @ShadyHero День тому +3

    its always a great day when you upload!

  • @RealClassixX
    @RealClassixX День тому +2

    It worked on the first try? Oh, that's gotta feel good.

  • @safebox36
    @safebox36 День тому +2

    Finally, I can add a Korok, Obama, and Hunter-R to the game!

  • @MetroAndroid
    @MetroAndroid 3 години тому +1

    You've done so much good work for Animal Crossing fans! Thanks!

  • @kysorensen3201
    @kysorensen3201 День тому +4

    This is actually amazing

  • @OvermasterP
    @OvermasterP 14 годин тому +2

    What does the custom villager's house look like? An existing layout, but how does it decide?

    • @Scorbunnyear
      @Scorbunnyear 10 годин тому +1

      It uses pre made layouts found on the disc. The only things you can change are the carpet, wallpaper, and song.

  • @Schwarzorn
    @Schwarzorn 16 годин тому +2

    Your next sponsor'd better be one that makes pencil holders, cuz DAMN; what happened?

  • @nomakewan
    @nomakewan 6 годин тому +1

    6:34 Hah, nice Kamen Rider reference on that villager.

  • @duffnstuff4552
    @duffnstuff4552 18 годин тому

    Being able to read Japanese is such fun for these videos. Nice custom description on the Piplup card ;)

  • @EeveeGamer64
    @EeveeGamer64 День тому +3

    Hunter-r u are the best UA-camr istg

  • @velvetbutterfly
    @velvetbutterfly День тому +2

    If I had a nickel for every time Flexispot sponsored a youtuber I started watching in 2024 that is entirely about a single game released on the gamecube within the month of November I'd have 2 nickels.

  • @Hobo_Ivan
    @Hobo_Ivan День тому +1

    You always have great videos on a game lots of people don’t really talk about much. Thank you

  • @Bupboy
    @Bupboy День тому +1

    8:13 tcnick3 hasnt been the same after that mario party jamboree marathon...

  • @Hercules_Flexing
    @Hercules_Flexing 8 годин тому

    Amazing. Simply amazing. My 9 year old self would have his mind blown right now.

  • @alexstuf3
    @alexstuf3 21 годину тому +2

    now we need to figure out how to do this on the international animal crossing /j

  • @fresas_king.
    @fresas_king. 19 годин тому +1

    I'm flipping colors. Nice work as always

  • @moonr1lo
    @moonr1lo День тому +2

    when i watch your videos i try so hard to understand what the hell you're saying in the coding/decoding sections and i usually just give up but still i love it and it's so entertaining seeing you talk about it

    • @Hunter-R.
      @Hunter-R.  День тому +4

      I try to strike a decent balance of technical videos like this and more relaxed trivia/obscurity videos. I have playlists separating my content into both sections, but I'm glad that my explanations are entertaining even if they're a bit hard to follow!

    • @moonr1lo
      @moonr1lo День тому +1

      @ honestly it's a topic i really don't have much knowledge about and seeing it brought up alongside a topic i do love (animal crossing) it just makes me want to learn more and more lol thank u for the interesting and original content! it's a rare sight these days

  • @theclasscalico
    @theclasscalico День тому +2

    This reminds me of hexing in the PF.Magic Petz games.

  • @xyz.anonymous
    @xyz.anonymous День тому +4

    Bootleg Japanese Animal Crossing eReader cards in 2024 lmao

  • @Hanz_M
    @Hanz_M 5 годин тому +1

    I'd make the Kamineko.
    (Maybe even Maya or Chiyo's father.)

  • @keldmore
    @keldmore 7 годин тому +1

    This is genuinely insane

  • @bat_zupper
    @bat_zupper День тому +1

    So in theory, since you can make custom villagers it's theoretically modding with a vanilla game and console

  • @pawelk1337
    @pawelk1337 День тому +2

    I always look forward to your new videos! hope you never stop posting

  • @cecillewolters1995
    @cecillewolters1995 8 хвилин тому

    I can’t wait for fans to make characters from creepypastas xD
    This is wild

  • @faimynth6030
    @faimynth6030 День тому +5

    To date it still bewilders me that Nintendo has never done an ac collab with pokemon yet has done an ac collab with LOZ & Splatoon....like don't get me wrong I love those collabs but pokemon JUST makes soooo much more sense??

    • @Hunter-R.
      @Hunter-R.  День тому +2

      I think the closest we ever got to a collaboration with Pokémon was with Let's Go Eevee in Pocket Camp, which gave some Eevee-related items in-game. But, that was a one-time event in 2018 and I don't think we've seen anything like it since.

    • @faimynth6030
      @faimynth6030 День тому +1

      @Hunter-R. Man what I would DO for official pokemon villagers 😭

    • @iveurne
      @iveurne День тому

      ​​​@@Hunter-R.and guess what's going eos soon....!

    • @lpfan4491
      @lpfan4491 Годину тому

      @@iveurne I don't even have New Horizons and still quickly started playing Pocket Camp to get the hidden DLC before it's gone forever.

  • @lucaswestmoreland1610
    @lucaswestmoreland1610 11 годин тому

    That's so cool!! I used to make custom villagers for animal crossing city folk, you should do a video on that next!

  • @technodaisy18
    @technodaisy18 23 години тому +1

    This was literally so entertaining and interesting. You have a new subscriber! I can't wait to watch your other videos.

  • @Str4ky
    @Str4ky День тому +1

    I love of the original Animal Crossing lets you add custom villager

  • @Clouditivity
    @Clouditivity 22 години тому +1

    marshadow would be a cute villager

  • @Musdeko
    @Musdeko День тому +1

    I've discovered your channel a couple of days ago and I really enjoy your content! Your Videos are always high-quality ❤️
    Now I'm in the mood to play Animal Crossing