The most important Nintendo 3DS Game Ever Made... 

You know it’s a good video when mistakes were made

It's crazy how just 1 day after this video was made, Cubic Ninja went back to being one of the only ways to mod an Old 3DS due to the most recent 3DS system update killing a lot of the entry points.

I remember the chaos of people trying to buy it as soon as this exploit was published, went up 20-30x in price

Cubic Ninja was the start of a big waterfall of exploits, It was an amazing time to be part of the scene honestly.

You don't understand how happy the words "MISTAKES WERE MADE" make me feel when they appear in a thumbnail

I remember using this game to hack my 3DS back then. Thankfully someone in my area was kind enough to donate a copy to the local library, so I didn't have to pay an arm and a leg to use it. Whoever did that, you're an absolute legend.

there was a point where the youtube app was temporarily exploited (till it was patched) where the price of cubic ninja fell again, and then after it was patched, it soon skyrocketed back to its previous high afterwards.

I will never forget right before the modding scene blew up I found a copy of Cubic Ninja at my local GameStop and you bet I used it for ninjhax damn those were the days take me back

The whole 3DS hacking scene and its development had to be one of the most exciting for any console ever. We had drama, controversy, sick discoveries and huge improvements constantly.

God I remember the Lumines/Pandora Battery exploit for PSP and the r4 ds cart spoofing for OG DS, handhelds just have the wackiest exploits

Been waiting on this one. :D That tweet from Smealum in front of the Nintendo office is such a giga Chad move. lol

The news came out in the late evening here in Japan & I remember thinking, “It’ll get pulled from the JP eShop when folks get to work tomorrow….”. I dropped everything & walked about 25 minutes to the nearest late night game shop to buy some eShop credit. Sure enough, it was gone the next day…. but I still have it on my console! 😊

I remember getting to GameStop the moment this exploit was announced publicly. I had searched my stores online before hand for a copy and burned one of my 5$ off coupons to get it "free" 😂Guess you can say I got the jump on GameStop before they got the jump on everyone else. Sad part is there was only 1 copy used in my area so I got super lucky.

Cubic Ninja: Oh boy, it sure is nice being a niche Ubisoft 3DS game on July 14, 2014 Homebrew: Hi Squidward

Imagine a video game being somewhat underrated just because of an exploit. I’m really glad this game exists in general, as it was the gateway to Homebrew on the 3DS, allowing us to preserve the entire 3DS game library, and to allows us to make to 3DS do things that it can’t usually do!

People don't understand how important it is to get ONCE into the system. Once you are in, you can search the house for other more easy vulnerabilities. If you aren't inside, its hard to find those. I think these first hacks are the most important step in all devices to permanently build an access point. On a personal note, I think companies should open up their hardware once end of life is archived. For example the WiiU is no longer profited from by Nintendo, there is literally no point in them not pushing a final firmware, that just opens the system with a "dev mode" that allows external software to be installed. The dream would be this would be mandatory, but its just a pipedream. Until then we need the hacking community to continue their important work.

I got real lucky with this one, a friend of mine who had some insider knowledge of what was going on, had bought a couple copies of Cubic Ninja prior to the public release of Ninjhax. Upon the massive price increase, he was willing to sell me a copy for only $10, so I managed to avoid paying the absurd prices.

Stack buffer overflow, what an everlasting classic

I remember getting my copy of cubic ninja for less then 10 bucks and this was at the height of the scalping on eBay. I forget which shop I bought it from but I do remember going online and letting everyone know where they can get a cheap copy.

Always enjoy the tech dives. Thanks for the video MVG

Never change that music in the series, it's an absolute blast.

Im always so impressed by the people who figure out these hacks, especially the hardware-based ones. I mean I'm a total tech nerd, but my knowledge never really goes past simply knowing how to perform the hack.

I remember all this. I have a softmodded New 3DSXL myself (with a PSP, Vita, DSiXL, Wii, and PS2), but nowadays, I stick to PC / Steam Deck. These videos showing what started the hacking scene for a system personally is what this channel is known for to me, and you always deliver. Great job.

It was nothing short of a miracle that my daughter had gotten this game at some point. I successfully soft modded her DS and loaded up some NES games on it, since that’s my favorite to emulate. Worked like a charm. I should revisit this mid to see what other emulators are available since I did this several years ago.

Pretty much the same thing that happened with lumines for psp, only lumines was a good puzzle game and never fetched insane prices like that.

Always cool content! Love all videos about the history of the homebrew scene in every console.

Something you might want to cover as its own short episode is the fact that some Hannah Montana videogame for the Wii had a massive rumor spread that it was some great thing to use to hack the console or allow ACE. The problem with this is that it was a baseless rumor that had the game shoot up in price to over a hundred dollars online.

Brooooo, I've waited so long for this video from you!!!!!! Just waiting for the Vita one now and it will all be as it should!

Very interesting video, thank you. Never heard of Cubic Ninja before, but now I understand the important role it played in getting where we are today with cfw on the 3DS.

I've been waiting forever for this video. It did not disappoint.

Your music is always great to listen to :)

Always look forward to your Monday releases. You are in my top 5 favorite channels. I especially like your ‘(x) console is still awesome in (x) year” format videos.

fun fact about the gateway3ds device and team executer: one of the main members of that group is gary bowser... and the gateway device is one of the two main reasons for that pretty harsh punishment he received recently.

Great video! You always make it easy to understand!

The 3DS had lots of shovelware in its first year, but they were good for hacking and exploits! Especially now Nintendo has stopped supporting the 3DS and they shut down their online store! Nintendo’s stubbornness is the reason why piracy and hardware exploits exist!

Great video, content packed, personal connection, good twist and all! 👍 Nice watch

Wow, this video's timing was horrible... Nintendo just released a new firmware version killing one of the most popular exploits making hacking a 3ds (at the moment) very hard

I don't agree with QR level sharing being bad at all, if the game can fit a level within the QR data then it's the best way to do it. Crashmo is a great example of why QR level sharing is better, if it was server based or physical wireless based then we wouldn't have all those Crashmo levels we have today. Back then people would be posting levels on websites, forums and such and all you needed to do was scan it.

These videos are absolutely fascinating to me. It is so interesting to see how different devices end up being exploited.

Another great video MVG.

Mistakes were made is back!!! I love those episodes man keep it up

Thanks for another great vid MVG

I really love the intro music!

I remember following his Twitter closely when he announced the name of the exploit game would be released shortly. One day after the Tweet I found a copy of the game for 29 euro, on a local website whose main business wasn't even games.

Mistakes were made is the best series on YT!!!

Beautiful video as always!

Always look forward to your videos

Everybody gangsta until MVG comes up to tell you “mistakes were made” 😂

Your video helped sell my copy of Cubic Ninja that I had on ebay for nearly 5 years after the price dropped. It sold the day after you made this video. Thanks!

And only a day after the video was made, Nintendo released a 3DS system update to patch common homebrew techniques

Great video as always. When I modded my 3ds there was "soundhax" good thing cause no way was I paying that much for a game at that time lol

Wow.. this makes me want to get a 3ds just to play around with the mods. Very educational video MVG 👍

I remember the day this was announced, as if it were yesterday. People went from having 0 hope, and thinking this console is a dead end, to absolutely blowing up the scene with new discoveries

Funny that this released on the day that update 11.17 released

Ah, I remember when Tech Rules talked about 3DS Piracy that involved this game.

To think, one little crappy puzzle game could cause such a big fuss which snowballed into the current 3DS hacking scene we've got today. Of course, Cubic Ninja wasn't the only game on the system to have an exploit, but it was one of the much easier to use and more noticable ones. Although at the time I didn't have any form of Wi-fi and so I wasn't aware of anything related to homebrew or hacking in general. But even then I didn't own Cubic Ninja when it came out, I'm not even sure if I ever heard about it. The game I got when I first got a 3DS was Sonic Generations because that was the only game that looked interesting when I first got my console. Of course nowadays I have a hacked 3DS of my own mainly because of all the cool homebrew apps, tools and games to play. And also being able to get now discontinued games is a nice plus, mostly because there are games that got discontinued way before the eShop shutdown that I really wanted as a kid.

haha what a great video, i remember asking neimod if i could get more dumping devices xD ending up getting one shipped from a friend back then, great times, gateway came up, eshop games it was fun and a great handheld! loved to play the layton games !

Love these videos!

Fascinating as always!

This video release came by coincidence the exact day Nintendo released the 11.17 Update for 3DS. which broke the normal 3ds hacking method.

I missed out on the ninjhax days of the 3DS...however i was there for the Soundhax one, that was fun. I hope to see a video on that someday.

Back when Cubic Ninja released, I remember it getting some attention because it was going to be one of the first (or the first?) 3DS games to not have a 3D mode. There was some outcry about releasing a game that didn't use the 3DS's main "feature" (or gimmick), but after they put 3D in with the Circle Pad mode, it seemed like the discourse around Cubic Ninja was over, and the game was going to fade into obscurity... _That_ didnt last long!

good video mate, keep it up :)

The early Pokemon ORAS days with the QR code web browser hack was pretty amazing as well

cool and interesting video MVG!

Life is goOOd when you're a ninja block. Here's a TV that looks like an apple.

Finally you made one for the 3ds! I remeber buying this to mod my 3dsXL in 2015/16

Imagine having the Nintendo mafia (or Yakuza?) show up at your real front door and politely "ask" you to sign a contract in exchange for your safety. Yeesh. Feels like living in a third world country or something, and yet it's not. These companies are freaking crazy, trying to make it look like they didn't just threaten you for making them lose some money.

Better watch this video before Nintendo gives it a copyright strike

I heard about the game when it came out. It's cool to think a minor feature in a game could get past all the security.

what curious timing, you uploaded this just as nintendo released a new update that blocks most ways to install cfw on 3ds

A short, and sweet video. Thx 🤓👾

Great video!

I hope to see a full 3ds hacking history video! Thanks for the vid, MVG!

What a funny coincidence. I was just looking for something in my storage room today and then I found the game and remembered how I modded my Nintendo 3DS XL with it back then. I bought it at Gamestop for 9,99€ while it was already sold on eBay for a lot of money. The only Gamestop store with this game was 400km away from me and a friend bought it and sent it to me, it's always a funny story when we see each other.

The Nintendo powerpoint presentation was so damn hilarious because his pfp looks like something out of UK Dennis the Menace.

That intro music is awesome.

Considering that Nintendo just patched several exploits with the latest firmware update that came out of nowhere (except maybe spite), I expect Cubic Ninja to climb in price again. Good thing that I still have a copy laying around!

The thought of companies having groups like those Nintendo ninjas is quite scary - I assure you that there’s almost always two companies doing it (whatever that “it” is)

This was a wild time. I remember seeing this game at the 3DS launch and the only bargain game I bothered with was that weird Chaos Theory port.

One of the few 3DS games I have, yet I never played it so it was actually kinda fascinating to see the gameplay in this video lol

7:10 It reminds be that back in the peak of 3ds hacking, there was a hacking conference in Germany if I recall, where Smealum and other people were invited to reveal new hacks about the console. At that time, there were a joke saying that Nintendo would send their Ninja to spy on them. A few years later, and it is related to this powerpoint, there were leaks revealing that Nintendo actually sent people in BELGIUM to spy on one of the hacking scene member (Neimod) in his own house. They even named it "Project Waffle".

Love this content!

As soon as I saw the cubic ninja box , I knew what this was gonna be about. Great video, man. By far one of the more interesting methods of hacking a console.

You know that the exploit was the ONLY reason this game got a dedicated Wikipedia page instead of being pushed under the publisher's or developer's page

I picked up Cubic Ninja after the price plummeted because there were other options. Great video on how it all started.

I remember using that game, sadly I lost the game card in the train, at some point. At that time the price of new copies was still high, and I caved and got a gateway.

QR codes being a feature in games was a thing for a brief time. Fez springs to mind..

You should do a video about how YOU would do hardware/software security for a console, if you were hired to. I love these videos talking about how things were broken, but it would be cool to see what would or could be done to either make it impossible, or at least last long enough for the lifecycle of a console.

I remember when cubic ninja got really expensive and I found a used copy at GameStop for like 15 dollars

I can still remember me jiggling while exiting the game stop with a copy of this 😁

I already knew this video was going to be good when I saw Cubic Ninja and "mistakes were made" in the thumbnail.

Man, I bought this back in the day because I legit liked the game and found out years later what had happened.

A bit related is the Vita 3.60 firmware version thing back in 2017 or when was it right before H-Encore showed up. Any Vita on firmware up to 3.60 was easily 3~6 times the price of a newer firmware version. I happened to get interested in the Vita again right around that time, and managed to find a cheap 3.67 firmware version one extra cheap, right before people figured out those were also hackable now.

found mine in a deal bin at a Best Buy during Black Friday that year the hack was released , what a time that was.

The GOOSEBUMPS when i hear that synth at the start

I've never heard of the game, I knew once you said it hit bargain bins where this video was going 😂

I remember those days like it was yesterday. When the game name was announced, I was VERY skeptical; I had this feeling like it was going to tempt me to buy the game at an inflated cost only to find out it didn’t work or was already patched. By the time I was convinced, it was too late haha! Price was crazy. I ended up waiting for another hack and don’t regret it, but I would have been nice to be on the front lines :)

Great video really in depth entertainment

i saw a copy of this game at a local gamestore that was closing its doors recently and picked it up for around 4 euros, neat little part of 3ds history.