On the Hunt archives
"On the Hunt" is the name of our new series of focused searches for admin-designated topics (user voting is sometimes involved, but it's ultimately the decision of the admin leading that particular search). Each On the Hunt search will last for a few months, or sooner if the media in question is found (or if all leads have been exhausted and search progress has definitively come to a standstill).
If you'd like to join in, please check out the #on-the-hunt channels on our Discord server!
On the Hunt 1: Super Mario 64 Big Star Secret (YouTube screamer prank from 2007)[edit | edit source]
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On the Hunt 2: "Hitogata" (existence unconfirmed Japanese commercial from roughly 1996-2003)[edit | edit source]
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N/A; search ongoing
On the Hunt 2.5: Carb Solutions "demon" commercials (2001)[edit | edit source]
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This search was from a time before we'd fully solidified the idea of how the "X.5" hunts would work and as such there was no flyer produced (they were originally meant to be a little more low-key than the main hunts).
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Both of the commercials were found (593 days passed between the opening of the 2.5 Discord channel and the recovery of both variants)!
On the Hunt 3: The Big Comfy Couch (lost prototype build of cancelled Xbox game based on Canadian children's TV series; 2004)[edit | edit source]
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The game's developer, Chris Tang, was identified and contacted, soon thereafter joining the LMW Discord and providing proof in the form of additional images (screenshots/mockups/assets, as seen below). This hunt is more or less complete on our end, though Chris said he would try to find the dev hardware he was making the game on (when he gets the chance to look for it/dig it out of storage, ie. after things go back to normal and it's safe to travel again).
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On the Hunt 4: The lost "biblical" Subway commercial (local South Central Pennsylvania commercial; 1995-1996)[edit | edit source]
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On the Hunt 5: Super Smash Bros. Slamfest ’99[edit | edit source]
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N/A; search ongoing
On the Hunt 5.5: Walt's Warning (promotional Breaking Bad "game"; 2009)[edit | edit source]
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On the Hunt 6: Encarnacion Bechaves (Filipino flower shop commercial; 1990s)[edit | edit source]
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N/A; search ongoing