WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.130 --> 00:00:02.080 Before this Xbox video, 2 00:00:02.080 --> 00:00:04.560 I was very nervous that I would lose 3 00:00:04.560 --> 00:00:06.043 my fans that followed the Amiga stuff 4 00:00:06.043 --> 00:00:08.583 cause they didn't care about the Xbox. 5 00:00:09.785 --> 00:00:12.785 [electronic music] 6 00:00:15.090 --> 00:00:16.260 Hi. I'm MVG. 7 00:00:16.260 --> 00:00:19.850 And today I'm responding to my top 1,000 YouTube comments. 8 00:00:19.850 --> 00:00:21.220 The following comments came from 9 00:00:21.220 --> 00:00:23.750 the most popular video on your YouTube channel. 10 00:00:23.750 --> 00:00:24.930 What video is it? 11 00:00:24.930 --> 00:00:28.400 I think it's the Nintendo Wii was hacked 12 00:00:28.400 --> 00:00:30.390 with a pair of tweezers video. 13 00:00:30.390 --> 00:00:33.010 It is, yes, it is the most popular video 14 00:00:33.010 --> 00:00:35.990 published in October of 2019. 15 00:00:35.990 --> 00:00:37.481 And it has over 3 million views. 16 00:00:37.481 --> 00:00:41.160 line:15% Honestly, I had no idea that it would even get anywhere near 17 00:00:41.160 --> 00:00:41.993 line:15% the amount of views. 18 00:00:41.993 --> 00:00:44.920 line:15% I thought it was more of a throwaway video that I did. 19 00:00:44.920 --> 00:00:48.940 Obviously the tweezers, beauty product, if you will, 20 00:00:48.940 --> 00:00:51.970 is something that a lot of people really enjoyed, I guess. 21 00:00:51.970 --> 00:00:53.850 So that was a, it was a fun video to make. 22 00:00:53.850 --> 00:00:58.250 So, the actual video itself goes into some detail 23 00:00:58.250 --> 00:01:02.800 line:15% about the group that was known as Team Tweezers. 24 00:01:02.800 --> 00:01:04.470 line:15% So I wanted to learn more about why 25 00:01:04.470 --> 00:01:06.690 line:15% they were called Team Tweezers in the first place. 26 00:01:06.690 --> 00:01:10.110 line:15% And what actually happened was they were able 27 00:01:10.110 --> 00:01:14.380 line:15% to use a pair of tweezers and bridge certain points 28 00:01:14.380 --> 00:01:18.660 line:15% on the motherboard to open up the Wii's memory 29 00:01:18.660 --> 00:01:23.590 line:15% and then basically get the entire dump of the BIOS. 30 00:01:23.590 --> 00:01:26.350 And from there, that's where they were able to hack the Wii. 31 00:01:26.350 --> 00:01:28.450 So it's a pretty funny story. 32 00:01:28.450 --> 00:01:33.000 I remember trying to find a pair of tweezers in my bathroom 33 00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:36.110 and I actually had to ask my wife if we had a pair. 34 00:01:36.110 --> 00:01:39.650 So, the thumbnail actually has a Wii 35 00:01:39.650 --> 00:01:40.930 line:15% with a pair of tweezers on top, 36 00:01:40.930 --> 00:01:43.130 line:15% and I thought it was gonna be a really cool thumbnail 37 00:01:43.130 --> 00:01:45.180 line:15% that would get a lot of people interested 38 00:01:45.180 --> 00:01:46.210 in clicking on the video. 39 00:01:46.210 --> 00:01:47.150 And it did. 40 00:01:47.150 --> 00:01:51.090 Here's one of the first comments on that most viewed video. 41 00:01:51.090 --> 00:01:53.380 Curt Sawyer said, "Excited about this one. 42 00:01:53.380 --> 00:01:56.110 I remember my Wii being my first console 43 00:01:56.110 --> 00:01:58.030 I made an attempt to soft mod. 44 00:01:58.030 --> 00:02:00.180 I could never get it to work for some reason, though, 45 00:02:00.180 --> 00:02:02.070 considering how easy it is." 46 00:02:02.070 --> 00:02:04.030 Well, actually Curt, it's pretty simple 47 00:02:04.030 --> 00:02:05.790 to mod your Wii these days. 48 00:02:05.790 --> 00:02:08.860 I would recommend looking at a quick guide to do it 49 00:02:08.860 --> 00:02:11.150 because there's not too much difficulty involved 50 00:02:11.150 --> 00:02:11.983 in doing that. 51 00:02:11.983 --> 00:02:13.710 The tools these days are a lot easier. 52 00:02:13.710 --> 00:02:16.220 Here's one of the most liked comments on that video. 53 00:02:16.220 --> 00:02:18.360 Can't wait to see how the new mistakes were made video 54 00:02:18.360 --> 00:02:20.400 about how a paperclip defeated security 55 00:02:20.400 --> 00:02:21.640 on the Nintendo Switch. 56 00:02:21.640 --> 00:02:23.840 I will definitely cover the Nintendo Switch 57 00:02:23.840 --> 00:02:26.720 but I'm kinda waiting for about five years or so to pass 58 00:02:26.720 --> 00:02:29.350 when the next Nintendo system is released 59 00:02:30.186 --> 00:02:32.250 because the Switch obviously is still pretty much 60 00:02:32.250 --> 00:02:33.930 a very popular machine right now. 61 00:02:33.930 --> 00:02:37.210 Gordon Freeman says, "I love seeing companies spend millions 62 00:02:37.210 --> 00:02:40.200 on security just to be defeated by a couple of guys. 63 00:02:40.200 --> 00:02:42.130 Keep it up. Your content is amazing." 64 00:02:42.130 --> 00:02:42.963 I agree Gordon. 65 00:02:42.963 --> 00:02:45.570 It seems like a lot of investment and time 66 00:02:45.570 --> 00:02:47.430 is put into security. 67 00:02:47.430 --> 00:02:50.088 The more complex things but not necessarily thinking about 68 00:02:50.088 --> 00:02:51.850 the easiest solutions. 69 00:02:51.850 --> 00:02:54.180 And sometimes the easiest solutions, 70 00:02:54.180 --> 00:02:57.310 just a household utensil, is what defeats security 71 00:02:57.310 --> 00:02:58.310 which is hilarious. 72 00:02:58.310 --> 00:03:01.100 It didn't seem like anyone else had really covered it 73 00:03:01.100 --> 00:03:02.370 on YouTube before. 74 00:03:02.370 --> 00:03:04.700 Pretty much every single console that has been released 75 00:03:04.700 --> 00:03:08.290 since the first ever system has been defeated security wise 76 00:03:08.290 --> 00:03:10.570 in lots of different ways, of course. 77 00:03:10.570 --> 00:03:12.950 And I think there's definitely some stories to tell there. 78 00:03:12.950 --> 00:03:15.350 The best one is these soft modding 79 00:03:15.350 --> 00:03:18.373 where it's really easy just for the average common person 80 00:03:18.373 --> 00:03:20.070 to do it. 81 00:03:20.070 --> 00:03:22.530 The easiest ones is where you just put a USB drive 82 00:03:22.530 --> 00:03:24.870 in to the system and it's jailbroken. 83 00:03:24.870 --> 00:03:26.560 They're always the best ones. 84 00:03:26.560 --> 00:03:28.960 Why do you think people enjoy them so much? 85 00:03:28.960 --> 00:03:31.340 What are some of the practical things people do 86 00:03:31.340 --> 00:03:32.500 thanks to your insights? 87 00:03:32.500 --> 00:03:35.930 Modding a system or defeating security has a lot to do with 88 00:03:35.930 --> 00:03:37.480 freedom as a consumer. 89 00:03:37.480 --> 00:03:39.530 A lot of the times when you purchase a system 90 00:03:39.530 --> 00:03:42.723 you're kinda locked into a very tight ecosystem 91 00:03:42.723 --> 00:03:46.840 where you really can't do anything beyond play the games. 92 00:03:46.840 --> 00:03:48.790 If you want to turn it into a media center 93 00:03:48.790 --> 00:03:50.880 or if you want to do other things, 94 00:03:50.880 --> 00:03:53.250 because you purchased that system, 95 00:03:53.250 --> 00:03:56.750 then you should be able to, and I think opening up security 96 00:03:56.750 --> 00:04:00.150 on these systems really gives people that ability to do so. 97 00:04:00.150 --> 00:04:03.560 The following comments came from the second most popular 98 00:04:03.560 --> 00:04:04.930 video on your YouTube channel. 99 00:04:04.930 --> 00:04:05.970 What video is it? 100 00:04:05.970 --> 00:04:07.392 Ooh, this is a tough question. 101 00:04:07.392 --> 00:04:10.040 I'm gonna guess how security 102 00:04:10.040 --> 00:04:11.900 on the PlayStation 3 was defeated, 103 00:04:11.900 --> 00:04:13.670 but I'm not a hundred percent on that one. 104 00:04:13.670 --> 00:04:16.700 Second most popular video is why you need a modded 105 00:04:16.700 --> 00:04:20.213 Xbox 360 in 2018, the history, custom dashboards, 106 00:04:20.213 --> 00:04:25.160 emulators and more, published in April of 2018 107 00:04:25.160 --> 00:04:27.640 with 2.7 million views. 108 00:04:27.640 --> 00:04:28.473 Wow. 109 00:04:28.473 --> 00:04:29.850 line:15% I remember making this video 110 00:04:29.850 --> 00:04:33.280 line:15% and it really blew up probably after the first six months. 111 00:04:33.280 --> 00:04:35.520 line:15% I knew I had a good video on my hands 112 00:04:35.520 --> 00:04:37.990 line:15% but this one's just continued to be evergreen 113 00:04:37.990 --> 00:04:39.570 line:15% and it just keeps racking up views. 114 00:04:39.570 --> 00:04:41.733 line:15% And I'm very surprised that it's actually my second 115 00:04:41.733 --> 00:04:43.000 line:15% most popular videos. 116 00:04:43.000 --> 00:04:44.640 line:15% There are other videos that are kind of jostling 117 00:04:44.640 --> 00:04:46.733 line:15% for position right now, but that's pretty awesome 118 00:04:46.733 --> 00:04:48.200 line:15% to see that one. 119 00:04:48.200 --> 00:04:51.590 The story behind this video was the Xbox 360, 120 00:04:51.590 --> 00:04:54.260 there was always history about the system 121 00:04:54.260 --> 00:04:56.770 and the red ring of death and all that stuff. 122 00:04:56.770 --> 00:04:58.590 And some of the great games for the system. 123 00:04:58.590 --> 00:05:01.520 line:15% But, there wasn't really anyone that had made a good video 124 00:05:01.520 --> 00:05:03.900 line:15% about the underground scene. 125 00:05:03.900 --> 00:05:06.690 line:15% The Homebrew and the modding scene that was behind it. 126 00:05:06.690 --> 00:05:08.820 I felt like it was a good time to talk about it. 127 00:05:08.820 --> 00:05:11.180 And I think it really resonated with a lot of people. 128 00:05:11.180 --> 00:05:12.678 line:15% The homebrew scene is essentially 129 00:05:12.678 --> 00:05:15.638 line:15% when you defeat security on a system, 130 00:05:15.638 --> 00:05:19.700 line:15% it opens up the door to run things like emulators 131 00:05:19.700 --> 00:05:23.470 line:15% and all sorts of things that were not meant for the system. 132 00:05:23.470 --> 00:05:26.300 line:15% But because you've got this powerful console underneath 133 00:05:26.300 --> 00:05:28.887 it's very appealing to a lot of folks out there. 134 00:05:28.887 --> 00:05:29.810 "Who would win? 135 00:05:29.810 --> 00:05:31.410 A specialized security system 136 00:05:31.410 --> 00:05:34.070 with programmatically blown fuses built for nothing 137 00:05:34.070 --> 00:05:38.750 to ever get past it or One Hacky boi", Sawyer S. asks. 138 00:05:38.750 --> 00:05:39.850 That's a tough one. 139 00:05:39.850 --> 00:05:43.410 I think the Hacky boi would probably take that one. 140 00:05:43.410 --> 00:05:46.290 For me, I would probably not put any security systems 141 00:05:46.290 --> 00:05:48.218 into a game system because I think ultimately 142 00:05:48.218 --> 00:05:51.070 one way or the other, they will be bypassed. 143 00:05:51.070 --> 00:05:51.903 They will be breached. 144 00:05:51.903 --> 00:05:55.660 I'm a big believer in no security is the best security. 145 00:05:55.660 --> 00:05:58.860 If I was put in charge of security systems, 146 00:05:58.860 --> 00:06:02.280 I would probably do different types of crypto 147 00:06:02.280 --> 00:06:05.280 as well as putting in modern techniques. 148 00:06:05.280 --> 00:06:07.980 The common thing with, say, the PlayStation 4, 149 00:06:07.980 --> 00:06:11.950 the PlayStation 5, is the new crypto that's around it. 150 00:06:11.950 --> 00:06:14.640 I think that's very, very difficult to breach. 151 00:06:14.640 --> 00:06:17.660 I would say crypto is probably one thing 152 00:06:17.660 --> 00:06:19.260 that I would do very quickly. 153 00:06:19.260 --> 00:06:21.460 This is one of your first videos. 154 00:06:21.460 --> 00:06:22.293 Oh my God. 155 00:06:22.293 --> 00:06:24.900 The video was published on December of 2008 156 00:06:24.900 --> 00:06:26.460 and it has 7,000 views. 157 00:06:26.460 --> 00:06:27.980 line:15% The story about the video was just, 158 00:06:27.980 --> 00:06:30.150 line:15% I wanted to upload some gameplay onto YouTube. 159 00:06:30.150 --> 00:06:31.297 line:15% People were doing it at the time. 160 00:06:31.297 --> 00:06:33.580 line:15% "Call Of Duty 4" had just come out, 161 00:06:33.580 --> 00:06:36.920 line:15% and I just wanted to get my feet wet with YouTube. 162 00:06:36.920 --> 00:06:38.370 There were no plans for the channel. 163 00:06:38.370 --> 00:06:41.900 It was just something that I did on one particular day. 164 00:06:41.900 --> 00:06:45.090 Couldn't have imagined at the time, back in 2008, 165 00:06:45.090 --> 00:06:46.800 what would've become of my channel, 166 00:06:46.800 --> 00:06:48.040 you know, 12 years later. 167 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:49.420 It's pretty amazing. 168 00:06:49.420 --> 00:06:51.610 It's easy just to kind of scrub, you know, 169 00:06:51.610 --> 00:06:53.210 your first like 50 videos, 170 00:06:53.210 --> 00:06:54.520 where people didn't know who you were, 171 00:06:54.520 --> 00:06:57.430 but I always like to share my journey. 172 00:06:57.430 --> 00:06:58.930 This was the start of it, I guess. 173 00:06:58.930 --> 00:07:02.030 And it's just a pointless video, but it's there, 174 00:07:02.030 --> 00:07:05.270 it's history, and, you know, 7,000 people watched it. 175 00:07:05.270 --> 00:07:06.520 I feel for them. 176 00:07:06.520 --> 00:07:09.710 This is one of the most liked comments on this video. 177 00:07:09.710 --> 00:07:13.280 Tommy said, "This was the start of an amazing career." 178 00:07:13.280 --> 00:07:14.510 Yeah, I guess so. 179 00:07:14.510 --> 00:07:17.400 You know, it wasn't really something that I had planned, 180 00:07:17.400 --> 00:07:21.450 line:15% but going back and looking at at this video, absolutely. 181 00:07:21.450 --> 00:07:25.490 line:15% I think for me, the true beginning was probably in 2016 182 00:07:25.490 --> 00:07:30.050 where I got monetized and I started to really wonder, 183 00:07:30.050 --> 00:07:33.110 is there a way to make something that I can do 184 00:07:33.110 --> 00:07:34.130 week in week out. 185 00:07:34.130 --> 00:07:36.600 When I started to really come up with an idea 186 00:07:36.600 --> 00:07:39.450 and a strategy about how to be successful on YouTube. 187 00:07:39.450 --> 00:07:42.760 That's when I would think that my career really started. 188 00:07:42.760 --> 00:07:44.970 This next video is your earliest video 189 00:07:44.970 --> 00:07:47.040 with over 20,000 views. 190 00:07:47.040 --> 00:07:49.640 And you would subsequently make many more 191 00:07:49.640 --> 00:07:52.870 successful vids involving the same subject matter. 192 00:07:52.870 --> 00:07:54.440 Do you know what this is? 193 00:07:54.440 --> 00:07:58.798 I'd probably say it's something to do with the Xbox. 194 00:07:58.798 --> 00:08:00.680 I'm not a hundred percent sure on that. 195 00:08:00.680 --> 00:08:04.160 Amiga 500 on the internet with null modem cable 196 00:08:04.160 --> 00:08:08.070 and Raspberry Pi, published February 19, 2014 197 00:08:09.560 --> 00:08:11.790 with almost 23,000 views. 198 00:08:11.790 --> 00:08:12.623 line:15% Wow. 199 00:08:12.623 --> 00:08:16.010 line:15% So the Omega 500 was a home computer that came out 200 00:08:16.010 --> 00:08:19.170 line:15% in the '80s by the company Commodore. 201 00:08:19.170 --> 00:08:21.500 line:15% And it was a very popular home computer, 202 00:08:21.500 --> 00:08:24.230 line:15% especially in Europe and Australia. 203 00:08:24.230 --> 00:08:27.000 line:15% It did have a presence in the United States, as well. 204 00:08:27.000 --> 00:08:29.200 Because it was well and truly 205 00:08:29.200 --> 00:08:31.907 before the days of the internet, all it had was 206 00:08:31.907 --> 00:08:35.900 line:15% a serial port, which allows you to hook up a modem. 207 00:08:35.900 --> 00:08:39.252 line:15% This particular video goes into detail explaining how 208 00:08:39.252 --> 00:08:42.310 line:15% with the null modem cable, 209 00:08:42.310 --> 00:08:45.390 line:15% which is just the cable that connects to the serial port, 210 00:08:45.390 --> 00:08:48.060 line:15% you can then connect it up to a Raspberry Pi 211 00:08:48.060 --> 00:08:51.460 line:15% which obviously has internet capabilities. 212 00:08:51.460 --> 00:08:53.890 line:15% And basically just piggyback off the Raspberry Pi 213 00:08:53.890 --> 00:08:56.570 line:15% to get that Amiga machine online. 214 00:08:56.570 --> 00:08:57.880 line:15% So you can surf the web with it 215 00:08:57.880 --> 00:08:59.570 line:15% and you can do all sorts of neat things with it. 216 00:08:59.570 --> 00:09:01.882 And I think it was a cool video that people really 217 00:09:01.882 --> 00:09:04.330 kind of got behind and really liked. 218 00:09:04.330 --> 00:09:05.840 I remember that video well. 219 00:09:05.840 --> 00:09:07.340 I was not feeling well that day. 220 00:09:07.340 --> 00:09:09.490 And if you go back and listen to that video 221 00:09:09.490 --> 00:09:10.770 I've got a bit of a cold. 222 00:09:10.770 --> 00:09:13.720 I don't know the reason why I had to make a video that day. 223 00:09:13.720 --> 00:09:15.441 And it was still very much for fun, 224 00:09:15.441 --> 00:09:17.430 but I thought it was kind of cool to show 225 00:09:17.430 --> 00:09:21.140 some interesting technology with an old computer 226 00:09:21.140 --> 00:09:24.310 from the '80s hooking it up and getting it online 227 00:09:24.310 --> 00:09:25.640 with a Raspberry Pi. 228 00:09:25.640 --> 00:09:26.800 I thought that was kind of neat. 229 00:09:26.800 --> 00:09:30.120 Yeah, it was one of my earliest successful videos. 230 00:09:30.120 --> 00:09:33.240 The Amiga for me was the computer that I grew up with 231 00:09:33.240 --> 00:09:34.200 in the household. 232 00:09:34.200 --> 00:09:36.617 Playing games was obviously something that was 233 00:09:36.617 --> 00:09:38.880 one of the biggest things I enjoyed about it. 234 00:09:38.880 --> 00:09:41.370 line:15% But, it had so much versatility to it. 235 00:09:41.370 --> 00:09:45.587 line:15% It was a true multimedia machine before the days of 236 00:09:45.587 --> 00:09:48.670 line:15% you know, the 486 PC and the Pentium PCs. 237 00:09:48.670 --> 00:09:52.210 line:15% You could do music creation, art packages, programming. 238 00:09:52.210 --> 00:09:54.037 line:15% You could write games with it. 239 00:09:54.037 --> 00:09:55.730 You could hook up a sampler 240 00:09:55.730 --> 00:09:58.040 and then make some really cool beats on the Amiga. 241 00:09:58.040 --> 00:10:00.260 There was just so much versatility. 242 00:10:00.260 --> 00:10:02.620 So much personality with this one machine. 243 00:10:02.620 --> 00:10:04.700 And I really, really loved that system. 244 00:10:04.700 --> 00:10:06.751 This next video is one of your earliest hits 245 00:10:06.751 --> 00:10:09.230 with over 1 million views. 246 00:10:09.230 --> 00:10:10.500 Do you know what this is? 247 00:10:10.500 --> 00:10:12.990 This one has to be the original Xbox video 248 00:10:12.990 --> 00:10:16.480 that I did probably in 2017 or 2018. 249 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:18.280 The original Xbox is still awesome. 250 00:10:18.280 --> 00:10:22.890 Softmod, bios flash, compact flash HD, games, emulators. 251 00:10:22.890 --> 00:10:27.890 Yes, November 27, 2017, with 1.3 million views. 252 00:10:27.903 --> 00:10:30.470 Jay Merritt said, "I totally agree with you 253 00:10:30.470 --> 00:10:33.620 that the original Xbox is the perfect emulation machine, 254 00:10:33.620 --> 00:10:36.250 and I still tell people that when they insist 255 00:10:36.250 --> 00:10:38.840 on buying something like an NES classic. 256 00:10:38.840 --> 00:10:41.100 So once again, thank you for everything you did 257 00:10:41.100 --> 00:10:42.800 with the original Xbox scene." 258 00:10:42.800 --> 00:10:44.380 Jay, I totally agree with you. 259 00:10:44.380 --> 00:10:46.180 I love the original Xbox. 260 00:10:46.180 --> 00:10:49.050 It's the best emulation device that you can use out. 261 00:10:49.050 --> 00:10:50.490 It has been for a long time. 262 00:10:50.490 --> 00:10:52.060 Only recently, I guess, has it been surpassed, 263 00:10:52.060 --> 00:10:55.630 but I have a lot of love for the original Xbox 264 00:10:55.630 --> 00:10:58.480 and that's why I made that video in the first place. 265 00:10:58.480 --> 00:10:59.470 If you really think about it, 266 00:10:59.470 --> 00:11:03.390 the NES classic is just a cheap system that runs emulators 267 00:11:03.390 --> 00:11:04.223 in the first place. 268 00:11:04.223 --> 00:11:05.160 There's room for both. 269 00:11:05.160 --> 00:11:06.940 I really do like the NES classic. 270 00:11:06.940 --> 00:11:09.845 I think bringing those old school NES games 271 00:11:09.845 --> 00:11:11.819 to a new generation, 272 00:11:11.819 --> 00:11:14.440 I think it's a very smart thing to do. 273 00:11:14.440 --> 00:11:16.870 And hopefully, you know we'll see more of those come out. 274 00:11:16.870 --> 00:11:20.820 I'm waiting for the N64, Nintendo 64 classic. 275 00:11:20.820 --> 00:11:22.620 Or the Dreamcast classic. 276 00:11:22.620 --> 00:11:23.909 Hopefully we'll see those one day. 277 00:11:23.909 --> 00:11:27.110 I don't know if it's still the perfect emulation machine, 278 00:11:27.110 --> 00:11:29.160 but it's definitely still up there. 279 00:11:29.160 --> 00:11:32.880 I probably would put something like the Nvidia Shield TV 280 00:11:32.880 --> 00:11:36.480 as my pick of the best emulation machine out there. 281 00:11:36.480 --> 00:11:41.090 Just has the right amount of power for the money you spend. 282 00:11:41.090 --> 00:11:43.170 Because you don't want to spend thousands of dollars 283 00:11:43.170 --> 00:11:45.440 on something just to play emulators on. 284 00:11:45.440 --> 00:11:48.214 You want a device that you're probably gonna spend 285 00:11:48.214 --> 00:11:51.090 anything less than 200 bucks on. 286 00:11:51.090 --> 00:11:52.985 And I think for me, the Shield TV is my pick 287 00:11:52.985 --> 00:11:55.300 of the best emulation machine. 288 00:11:55.300 --> 00:11:58.470 But I will say that the OG Xbox still makes 289 00:11:58.470 --> 00:12:01.409 a very fine emulation machine out there in 2020. 290 00:12:01.409 --> 00:12:05.190 Michael Manoni says, "I don't know if you'll ever see this 291 00:12:05.190 --> 00:12:07.770 MVG but thank you so much for this video. 292 00:12:07.770 --> 00:12:09.924 I watched it in early December and since then 293 00:12:09.924 --> 00:12:13.160 I purchased a used Xbox and hard-modded it 294 00:12:13.160 --> 00:12:16.300 and installed a 480 gigabyte SATA SSD. 295 00:12:16.300 --> 00:12:18.800 Also did a bunch of custom lighting and paint. 296 00:12:18.800 --> 00:12:20.120 People have done this before 297 00:12:20.120 --> 00:12:21.610 and I just wanted to thank you 298 00:12:21.610 --> 00:12:24.410 for making a video that showed how possible this is 299 00:12:24.410 --> 00:12:26.910 and removing the mystery behind the modded Xbox 300 00:12:26.910 --> 00:12:28.280 that bewildered me as a kid. 301 00:12:28.280 --> 00:12:29.260 You rock." 302 00:12:29.260 --> 00:12:30.410 Thank you so much, Michael. 303 00:12:30.410 --> 00:12:32.440 I really appreciate the kind words. 304 00:12:32.440 --> 00:12:34.260 Mission accomplished on the video there. 305 00:12:34.260 --> 00:12:36.667 It was really about showing people, 306 00:12:36.667 --> 00:12:38.440 look, it's not hard to do this 307 00:12:38.440 --> 00:12:41.170 and if you go down this path 308 00:12:41.170 --> 00:12:42.843 and kind of take these steps, 309 00:12:42.843 --> 00:12:47.380 then it opens up a bigger world for you to jump into. 310 00:12:47.380 --> 00:12:49.850 And I think Michael really got behind that one. 311 00:12:49.850 --> 00:12:53.660 It goes back to people want to do more with their systems. 312 00:12:53.660 --> 00:12:56.010 Especially the ones that don't necessarily 313 00:12:56.010 --> 00:12:57.760 have any use anymore. 314 00:12:57.760 --> 00:12:59.510 They don't want to sell them in a garage sale. 315 00:12:59.510 --> 00:13:01.690 Maybe there's some nostalgia that's attached to them. 316 00:13:01.690 --> 00:13:04.136 So what can you do with an old system? 317 00:13:04.136 --> 00:13:06.420 Well, I mean, there's always the soft modding 318 00:13:06.420 --> 00:13:08.985 or the teardown videos, where you can get a better 319 00:13:08.985 --> 00:13:11.100 understanding of how things work. 320 00:13:11.100 --> 00:13:13.760 And you can run some pretty cool emulators 321 00:13:13.760 --> 00:13:15.400 on many, many different systems. 322 00:13:15.400 --> 00:13:17.750 And just take more advantage of these systems. 323 00:13:17.750 --> 00:13:20.150 You know, this is one of the reasons why those videos 324 00:13:20.150 --> 00:13:20.983 do so well. 325 00:13:20.983 --> 00:13:22.750 How did the way you produced your videos 326 00:13:22.750 --> 00:13:24.250 change around this time? 327 00:13:24.250 --> 00:13:25.510 This is a great question. 328 00:13:25.510 --> 00:13:26.720 I remember this video well. 329 00:13:26.720 --> 00:13:29.052 I didn't necessarily do anything different, 330 00:13:29.052 --> 00:13:31.810 but I was kind of going through this phase 331 00:13:31.810 --> 00:13:32.980 where I was buying up. 332 00:13:32.980 --> 00:13:35.188 So I had invested in a better camera. 333 00:13:35.188 --> 00:13:38.269 I bought some lights because before that video 334 00:13:38.269 --> 00:13:43.250 I was using a phone on a tripod for most of my content. 335 00:13:43.250 --> 00:13:46.470 I wanted to make my productions look a little better. 336 00:13:46.470 --> 00:13:48.060 But I do remember this video very well 337 00:13:48.060 --> 00:13:50.460 because it was one that I set on 338 00:13:50.460 --> 00:13:51.710 probably for about a week. 339 00:13:51.710 --> 00:13:56.090 Before this Xbox video, I was making a lot of Amiga videos 340 00:13:56.090 --> 00:13:59.050 earlier on, and I wasn't sure how well it would be received. 341 00:13:59.050 --> 00:14:02.397 I was very nervous that I would lose my fans 342 00:14:02.397 --> 00:14:04.770 that followed the Amiga stuff 'cause they didn't care 343 00:14:04.770 --> 00:14:05.790 about the Xbox. 344 00:14:05.790 --> 00:14:09.570 But I was almost overwhelmed when I realized that 345 00:14:09.570 --> 00:14:12.650 when the video had come out, so many people around the world 346 00:14:12.650 --> 00:14:16.400 really just understood what I was trying to do 347 00:14:16.400 --> 00:14:17.830 and embraced that video. 348 00:14:17.830 --> 00:14:19.450 And it's been awesome. 349 00:14:19.450 --> 00:14:23.360 CrAzYgirL says, "I don't think a console is dead so long 350 00:14:23.360 --> 00:14:24.770 as people are still playing it, 351 00:14:24.770 --> 00:14:27.660 which is theoretically forever, largely through emulation." 352 00:14:27.660 --> 00:14:29.918 I don't disagree with you, but for me, 353 00:14:29.918 --> 00:14:33.570 it's really about the online networking service. 354 00:14:33.570 --> 00:14:37.450 I think the day that Microsoft, Nintendo or Sony 355 00:14:37.450 --> 00:14:39.930 shuts down their online infrastructure 356 00:14:39.930 --> 00:14:41.318 for a particular system. 357 00:14:41.318 --> 00:14:43.464 That's when you can really kind of say, 358 00:14:43.464 --> 00:14:47.730 I think the system is now no longer around anymore. 359 00:14:47.730 --> 00:14:48.563 I think it's dead. 360 00:14:48.563 --> 00:14:50.938 I do really appreciate what you're saying about 361 00:14:50.938 --> 00:14:53.240 as long as people are playing games. 362 00:14:53.240 --> 00:14:55.290 What is the best dead console? 363 00:14:55.290 --> 00:14:57.450 Which would most people be surprised to hear 364 00:14:57.450 --> 00:14:58.950 that many people are still playing? 365 00:14:58.950 --> 00:14:59.810 And why? 366 00:14:59.810 --> 00:15:03.240 Best dead console has to be the Sega Dreamcast. 367 00:15:03.240 --> 00:15:06.292 A lot of people are still playing that system to this day. 368 00:15:06.292 --> 00:15:09.560 There is a very active online community. 369 00:15:09.560 --> 00:15:13.040 And I think for me that would be the most surprising one. 370 00:15:13.040 --> 00:15:16.140 I think the Dreamcast has appealed because 371 00:15:16.140 --> 00:15:19.140 it already has a built in modem 372 00:15:19.140 --> 00:15:21.640 and you can get that system online very, very easily. 373 00:15:21.640 --> 00:15:23.630 It doesn't cost very much money on eBay. 374 00:15:23.630 --> 00:15:24.800 You can pick them up pretty cheap. 375 00:15:24.800 --> 00:15:25.850 They're very accessible. 376 00:15:25.850 --> 00:15:28.820 There's not really much setup that's involved. 377 00:15:28.820 --> 00:15:31.770 They connect up to lots of different modern displays 378 00:15:31.770 --> 00:15:33.560 and the games are still pretty cheap. 379 00:15:33.560 --> 00:15:37.080 I hate to say it, but, you can also play burnt disks 380 00:15:37.080 --> 00:15:39.090 on that without any type of mod device. 381 00:15:39.090 --> 00:15:41.143 And then, of course, you've got some great games. 382 00:15:41.143 --> 00:15:44.220 Some of the best games that Sega had ever made. 383 00:15:44.220 --> 00:15:45.830 So I think, you know, it makes sense 384 00:15:45.830 --> 00:15:48.050 that the Dreamcast is one of those systems. 385 00:15:48.050 --> 00:15:50.670 TJ West says, "There is something so calming 386 00:15:50.670 --> 00:15:51.590 about your videos." 387 00:15:51.590 --> 00:15:52.423 Thank you, TJ. 388 00:15:52.423 --> 00:15:54.050 I appreciate the kind words. 389 00:15:54.050 --> 00:15:57.837 I do tend to bring a calming presence to my content. 390 00:15:57.837 --> 00:16:00.270 And I really appreciate you picking that up. 391 00:16:00.270 --> 00:16:03.940 I just want to tell a story for everyone and, yeah, 392 00:16:03.940 --> 00:16:05.830 it seems like a lot of people enjoy that. 393 00:16:05.830 --> 00:16:07.880 I like to, you know, write a script 394 00:16:07.880 --> 00:16:09.910 and then really just kind of tell a story. 395 00:16:09.910 --> 00:16:13.570 And, and I think people really get behind that 396 00:16:13.570 --> 00:16:15.510 and they can understand what I'm trying to do there. 397 00:16:15.510 --> 00:16:18.360 So I do think a lot of people find my videos calming, 398 00:16:18.360 --> 00:16:19.530 you know, for that reason. 399 00:16:19.530 --> 00:16:20.363 Speed Round. 400 00:16:20.363 --> 00:16:22.700 Answer the following comments as quickly as possible 401 00:16:22.700 --> 00:16:24.900 because otherwise we'll be here all day. 402 00:16:24.900 --> 00:16:27.410 Byron says, "If you want to buy a 360 403 00:16:27.410 --> 00:16:29.257 and use it as an emulation device, why not buy a cheap 404 00:16:29.257 --> 00:16:33.220 older PC and use that as an emulation device? 405 00:16:33.220 --> 00:16:34.490 A lot less complicated." 406 00:16:34.490 --> 00:16:38.400 A lot of people don't why you would want to run an emulator 407 00:16:38.400 --> 00:16:42.160 on a 360 or any console when you can just use a Raspberry Pi 408 00:16:42.160 --> 00:16:42.993 or a PC. 409 00:16:42.993 --> 00:16:45.300 But, my answer to that is because you can, 410 00:16:45.300 --> 00:16:46.350 so why not? 411 00:16:46.350 --> 00:16:49.800 Ulrich says, "1996: Do you guys not have PCs? 412 00:16:49.800 --> 00:16:51.930 2019: Do you guys not have phones?" 413 00:16:51.930 --> 00:16:55.520 I think this was in response to my Diablo video 414 00:16:55.520 --> 00:16:58.103 that I brought out for the Nintendo Switch. 415 00:16:58.103 --> 00:17:01.600 I think it's funny that, you know, 416 00:17:01.600 --> 00:17:05.550 it's one of those memes that is forever going to be 417 00:17:05.550 --> 00:17:07.500 in the history of video games now. 418 00:17:07.500 --> 00:17:08.621 I love that quote. 419 00:17:08.621 --> 00:17:12.530 Lobothemainman says, "Can you talk about the HD loader? 420 00:17:12.530 --> 00:17:17.160 It was the first way to playback ups off a PS2 hard drive 421 00:17:17.160 --> 00:17:20.960 that I'm aware of, and it came out on a regular PS2 disc. 422 00:17:20.960 --> 00:17:23.110 I feel like this was important part of history." 423 00:17:23.110 --> 00:17:23.943 Yes. 424 00:17:23.943 --> 00:17:25.570 I will definitely be covering more things 425 00:17:25.570 --> 00:17:27.014 about the PlayStation 2. 426 00:17:27.014 --> 00:17:30.040 Where there's an interesting tale to tell 427 00:17:30.040 --> 00:17:32.710 about something unique, like the HD loader, 428 00:17:32.710 --> 00:17:34.020 I'll definitely be covering it. 429 00:17:34.020 --> 00:17:37.840 YamsDev says, "What I've always wondered is how on Earth 430 00:17:37.840 --> 00:17:40.104 did Datel keep breaking into consoles' security 431 00:17:40.104 --> 00:17:44.140 and how were their secrets nearly always kept so well? 432 00:17:44.140 --> 00:17:46.150 YamsDev, that is a great question. 433 00:17:46.150 --> 00:17:50.192 And I'm going to be looking more into the history of Datel 434 00:17:50.192 --> 00:17:53.548 and some of the things they did in a future episode. 435 00:17:53.548 --> 00:17:56.620 Flavio Neri says, "Thank you for the amazing content. 436 00:17:56.620 --> 00:17:58.928 Could you please create a video with the platforms 437 00:17:58.928 --> 00:18:02.570 that really are well emulated on the original Xbox?" 438 00:18:02.570 --> 00:18:05.950 Flavio, the last original Xbox video that I've done, 439 00:18:05.950 --> 00:18:07.626 it's been a couple of years since the last one, 440 00:18:07.626 --> 00:18:10.190 so I do think it's time for a refresher 441 00:18:10.190 --> 00:18:13.940 and maybe talking about some of the really cool homebrew 442 00:18:13.940 --> 00:18:15.724 and emulators that you can run on the OG Xbox 443 00:18:15.724 --> 00:18:17.080 that I would recommend. 444 00:18:17.080 --> 00:18:19.702 Forgetful functor says, "Why does every thumbnail 445 00:18:19.702 --> 00:18:22.120 you say, 'Mistakes were made?'" 446 00:18:22.120 --> 00:18:23.400 Well, I mean, mistakes were made 447 00:18:23.400 --> 00:18:27.050 is kind of a bit of a meme on my channel. 448 00:18:27.050 --> 00:18:30.310 When I'm telling a story about security being defeated 449 00:18:30.310 --> 00:18:34.610 on a certain system, I usually thumbnail with the words 450 00:18:34.610 --> 00:18:37.450 mistakes were made because people can understand 451 00:18:37.450 --> 00:18:40.050 what the video will be before they even click on it 452 00:18:40.050 --> 00:18:41.260 most of the time. 453 00:18:41.260 --> 00:18:43.030 What are you excited about these days? 454 00:18:43.030 --> 00:18:44.370 And what's on the horizon? 455 00:18:44.370 --> 00:18:46.270 I'm excited about the PlayStation 5 456 00:18:46.270 --> 00:18:48.460 and the Xbox Series X systems. 457 00:18:48.460 --> 00:18:50.502 I think a new generation of home consoles 458 00:18:50.502 --> 00:18:53.646 is something I always get excited about. 459 00:18:53.646 --> 00:18:55.680 What's on the horizon for me? 460 00:18:55.680 --> 00:18:58.150 I think the channel is going to be more of the same. 461 00:18:58.150 --> 00:19:00.666 I always want to come up with interesting stories to tell 462 00:19:00.666 --> 00:19:03.332 whether it's about security, whether it's about modding, 463 00:19:03.332 --> 00:19:05.956 emulation, to topics as well. 464 00:19:05.956 --> 00:19:08.840 whatever is something that I find interesting. 465 00:19:08.840 --> 00:19:10.670 It's usually what I'll just scribble down 466 00:19:10.670 --> 00:19:12.770 on a piece of paper and then, you know, 467 00:19:12.770 --> 00:19:14.410 come up with a script and bring it out. 468 00:19:14.410 --> 00:19:16.110 Which video or series of videos 469 00:19:16.110 --> 00:19:17.920 has been your favorite and why? 470 00:19:17.920 --> 00:19:20.974 The mistakes were made series is probably my favorite. 471 00:19:20.974 --> 00:19:24.130 I talk about the way security was defeated 472 00:19:24.130 --> 00:19:25.800 on lots of different systems. 473 00:19:25.800 --> 00:19:28.130 There's a lot more that I want to cover on that series. 474 00:19:28.130 --> 00:19:29.560 And a lot of people enjoy it. 475 00:19:29.560 --> 00:19:32.440 I really like reading these stories about 476 00:19:32.440 --> 00:19:35.804 how things were done because security wasn't always defeated 477 00:19:35.804 --> 00:19:38.536 because a very smart security researcher had 478 00:19:38.536 --> 00:19:41.330 discovered some kernel level exploit. 479 00:19:41.330 --> 00:19:43.770 Sometimes it's a very, very obvious way. 480 00:19:43.770 --> 00:19:45.900 So I think those types of stories 481 00:19:45.900 --> 00:19:48.800 and that particular series will definitely be up there 482 00:19:48.800 --> 00:19:50.070 with my favorites. 483 00:19:50.070 --> 00:19:52.100 How does it feel looking back on your career 484 00:19:52.100 --> 00:19:53.900 and do you have any final messages 485 00:19:53.900 --> 00:19:55.734 to your fans who have supported you? 486 00:19:55.734 --> 00:19:57.470 It feels a little surreal 487 00:19:57.470 --> 00:19:58.892 looking back at my career. 488 00:19:58.892 --> 00:20:01.683 I felt like the videos that I was bringing out 489 00:20:01.683 --> 00:20:06.280 was really more for a very niche type of group of people. 490 00:20:06.280 --> 00:20:07.790 It's gone a lot more beyond that. 491 00:20:07.790 --> 00:20:10.800 And I think I really appreciate the support that I've gotten 492 00:20:10.800 --> 00:20:12.310 from the fans over the years. 493 00:20:12.310 --> 00:20:14.380 It's very, very overwhelming and very, 494 00:20:14.380 --> 00:20:16.600 very humbling some times to really think about 495 00:20:16.600 --> 00:20:21.540 where the channel has grown from 2016 to today. 496 00:20:21.540 --> 00:20:23.040 And I just want to say thank you 497 00:20:23.040 --> 00:20:25.310 to everyone that has clicked on a video. 498 00:20:25.310 --> 00:20:28.196 If I've given you some enjoyment for those 10 minutes 499 00:20:28.196 --> 00:20:30.810 or those 15 minutes on a Monday morning 500 00:20:30.810 --> 00:20:32.570 when I released a new video, 501 00:20:32.570 --> 00:20:33.900 then my work is done and you know, 502 00:20:33.900 --> 00:20:35.383 my hats off to you for that.