Hacking Discussion “A Dark Room” Developer bundles Ruby interpreter and code editor into Switch release

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https://ruby.social/@amirrajan/101985836120728909

Dear Ruby devs and game devs. I have a crazy announcement I want to share. Please boost.

Last week I released A Dark Room to the Nintendo Switch. Within the game, I also shipped a Ruby interpreter and a code editor as an Easter Egg.

*This Easter Egg effectively turns every consumer spec-ed Nintendo Switch into a Ruby Machine.*

1. Download A Dark Room from the US/EU.
2. Connect a USB keyboard and press the “~” key.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions.
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Can this be used as an entry point?
 
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It'd probably be a good idea to grab this before it gets pulled. It's just 7$.
Arbitrary Ruby exe isn't going to make the big N happy.
 
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This is gonna end SO fucking badly for this dev, they've got no idea what's in for them.

Companies take shit like this INCREDIBLY seriously.
 
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StarGazerTom said:
This is gonna end SO fucking badly for this dev, they've got no idea what's in for them.

Companies take shit like this INCREDIBLY seriously.
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its not gonna be that bad, at worst he just wont be allowed to release on the switch anymore.
and considering the type of game he threw out for that price, it's not like they'll lose a goldmine anyways
 
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Clydefrosch said:
its not gonna be that bad, at worst he just wont be allowed to release on the switch anymore.
and considering the type of game he threw out for that price, it's not like they'll lose a goldmine anyways
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Depends on the contract. It might be massive breach of contract. In this case I think they just throw him out.
 
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Unleanone999 said:
The nintendo ninjas will pay him a visit.
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Poor soul is probably floating upside-down in a creek somewhere :P

Anyway it seems like the guy was being pretty earnest about trying to inspire people to code, so I hope Nintendo goes easy on him (lol). Doubt we'll see any more work from him on the Switch though.
 
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He'd have been better off leaking the info anonymously and saying it was accidentally left in, still would have got taken down as soon as Nintendo heard about it but at least he might have escaped their shitlist.
 
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