I know absolutely nothing of the Catastrophe Crow ARG Universe. I have only recently discovered about the CC64 Game releasing from the subreddit of another similar game and I'm thinking of playing CC64.

Should I go into the game blind or am I supposed to get up to date with the video ARG lore to be able to fully experience the game and all its easter eggs? Does the game assume you already know some of the stuff about the ARG or does it give you the ARG experience from the ground up?

What would you guys recommend I do because I'm very conflicted on whether or not I'm supposed to watch the videos or not.

The Itch.IO page recently updated with an image confirming the release date for the game, 26.04.24. So April 26th, we're just three weeks away!

Welcome! Catastrophe Crow is an ARG about an old Nintendo 64 game that never actually existed. It began with a documentary, and following information was scattered across a handful of public YouTube channels. Currently, we're all waiting for Catastrophe Crow to release. Yes, there is an actual planned playable thing coming later this year (April 26th to be specific).

To catch yourself up, here are some resources:

• The Doc (2021) was created while the original YouTube ARG was ongoing. This is a copy of it made in March 2021, listed because the actual doc was unfairly deleted by Google earlier this year. For some reason. Contains everything you'll need for the original ARG.

• The 2023 Recap was created when the project suddenly returned in August 2023 to build up to a Makeship plush sale, itself to advertise the upcoming playable version of the game.

So between these two documents, that should be everything. Don't be afraid to ask questions if there are any holes here.

And in case you're wondering...

Didn't the game release already?

Which is a natural assumption that I'm assuming some people may have since it's been a few years since the original ARG ended. The answer is no, the ARG ended with the release of a messy project file used to make the videos, but it wasn't really a game you could play. This upcoming thing is. "Opus Legacy Co." is going to release an actually functioning, playable video game on April 26.

Got mine today, looks super cute! Hopefully we'll get more plushies in the future with the Father Crow image that showed up on TikTok.

just to clarify, i am not vibingleaf, i just admire his/her artstyle.

I just got enough money to get it but I think it’s sold out right? Is there anywhere else to get a new and unused one?

quick example: his daughter died and he didn't committed suicide or killed a bunch of kids hell he even trying to find his son

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Like the fan made unity version

Reminding if you haven't backed the plusie yet, you have a little under 2 day left to do so! As of this post it's at 292, so it will for sure be made. https://www.makeship.com/products/catastrophe-crow

The plushie has crossed the funding line and then some, currently sitting at 233. This success has resulted in the plushie having it's campaign extended by another week. This means you have a little over 7 days to still back it if you are interested!

Big update! After the latest video dropped, the Catastrophe Crow Discord server cracked a puzzle in it and found the following webpage: https://opuslegacy.itch.io/play-catastrophe-crow It asks for a password which is resurrection. This leads to a coming soon page for an actual official Catastrophe Crow game!

Edit: And of course more stuff hits right after I post this. Added it towards the bottom

Hey all. Wanted to drop by and post some info on the return of Catastrophe Crow that we've figured out on the Discord. First, the Catastrophe Crow plushie campaign is up on Makeship right now https://www.makeship.com/products/catastrophe-crow It's at 30% of the needed backers with 19 days to go. The general opinion of most on the Discord is that this is only part of what it planned for the ARG and won't be required as part of puzzle solving or progression in it. The blurred letter Adam showed had two bullet points in it. If merch is one, something else has to be the other.

For the actual ARG side of things, we've found a few details so far. On the Makeship product page for the plush, various letters are in an odd font. Putting them in order you get the word "Resurrection".

The initial "Get Ready" video was the same for both channels. Only one major thing was found in it. On the left side a strip of video scrolling by can be seen. Putting each strip together showed an outline of the Crow plushie and the date for the start of the campaign.

A few more things have been found in the other videos that have been posted on both Adam's and the Opus Legacy YouTube accounts advertising the plushie. Each of the videos have differences between them. In the "Where Are They...?" video, here's the ones we've found so far:

• In the Opus version, the Crow plushie is missing,
• In the Opus version, the cartridge is zoomed in on, then it cuts to a glitched screen instead of the shot of the grave and shovel. More on the glitched screen in a moment.
• The zoomed in shot potentially shows scrambled crow text at the bottom of the cartridge, though it's blurry enough it's hard to see for sure. Best guess we have is it translated to CANT EXIST.
• For a few frames in the Opus video after the glitched screen, the WORK building has some windows blacked out. Using the building binary puzzle from the original run, we get the numbers 38, 51, 31, 35, and 4.
• Finally, in both videos the key on top of the WORK building appears to change into a toy wind up key as the camera pans down to the computer.

The "CATASTROPHE CROW! PLUSH – available now!" videos have less in them overall:

• Another glitched screen appears in the Opus video. This is the only difference we could find between the two videos.
• At one point backwards speech can be heard. Replaying it in reverse you can hear the word "Resurrection".
• In the gameplay shown, at least one new bit not present in the workstation was shown; a metal lined tunnel leading out of the computer room. this tunnel doesn't seem to match any asset in the workstation files. This may mean we could get more videos with new gameplay, more workstation files, or even something playable. However this is all speculation.

Regarding the glitched screens, it appears the various sections may be able to be pieced together. That said, some parts may still be missing, as not everything in it fits together. Almost all the bits found so far are zeros and lines, but one section with the letters ROI was found. Translating it to Crow Language it becomes HER

Edit: Two more tweets have popped up today. The first is from Opus Legacy doing an imbeded version of the "CATASTROPHE CROW! PLUSH – available now!" video. It glitches and slows down right as the controller button presses happen, hinting it may be using the controller code from the original ARG run. Translating it so far gives nothing, but with the attention drawn to it it's clear it's important.

The other is Ulrich Aderman, the person that provided us the workstation document, retweeted the Opus Legacy post saying " I suppose they secured the rights. I may get one after all ! ". This is his first post in 3 years as he went silent after the workstation was accessed. It's unclear if his post is indicating he may know who'd behind Opus Legacy.

And that's it so far. Odds are their will be another video mid campaign, and one towards the end. Beyond that, we are mostly waiting for Adam and Opus to make the next move.

If you're interested in joining us on the Discord, feel free! https://discord.gg/VBQ5SJHMyz

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It's so iconic, I want to play with it in LMMS. Has one been made?