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)

Videos

Mahvl's video on the screamer, which started the search.

A 2008 reaction video containing half a minute of the screamer in low-resolution camera footage.

Mahvl's follow-up video.

Images

Original "Have You Seen Me?" flyer.
Updated flyer.
Spanish version of the original flyer (translation courtesy of NyaonixOdyssey).
Spanish version of the updated flyer (translation courtesy of NyaonixOdyssey).

Result of search

On the Hunt 2: "Hitogata" (existence unconfirmed Japanese commercial from roughly 1996-2003)

Videos

Tara A. Devlin's video on the commercial, which sparked the English branch of the search.

Images

"Have You Seen Me?" flyer.
Japanese version of the flyer (professionally translated).

Result of search

N/A; search ongoing

On the Hunt 2.5: Carb Solutions "demon" commercials (2001)

Videos

blameitonjorge video wherein the set of commercials are discussed (final segment).

Images

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).

Result of search

Both of the commercials were found (593 days passed between the opening of the 2.5 Discord channel and the recovery of both variants)!

Carb Solutions "Baby Shower" commercial.

Carb Solutions "Airplane" commercial.

"Baby Shower" source video (courtesy of Barber747).

"Airplane" source video (courtesy of Junkie’s Tape Bin).

On the Hunt 3: The Big Comfy Couch (lost prototype build of cancelled Xbox game based on Canadian children's TV series; 2004)

Videos

LSuperSonicQ's first video on the topic.

LSSQ's follow-up video.

Images

"Have You Seen Me?" flyer.
Original Unseen64 screenshot (1 of 3).
Original Unseen64 screenshot (2 of 3).
Original Unseen64 screenshot (2 of 3).

Result of search

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).

Additional images provided: