ARG Puzzle with 3.5 BTC Private Key Prize, Game Over - page 93.

S4VV4S

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Quote from: shorena on June 30, 2014, 03:19:35 AM

Quote from: S4VV4S on June 30, 2014, 02:53:43 AM

Contra was also called: Probotector

Edit: I also found the word Red Falcon - edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6vKn3_CFaw

EDIT 2: Shorena you can play the original here: http://nintendo8.com/game/60/contra/

Yeah thats the game I remember.

Lol I even have (and love) that album http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/11/vampire-weekend-new-album-videogame

Yet I have no clue -_- Ill go study.

That makes 2 of us Undecided

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Quote from: S4VV4S on June 30, 2014, 02:53:43 AM

Contra was also called: Probotector

Edit: I also found the word Red Falcon - edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6vKn3_CFaw

EDIT 2: Shorena you can play the original here: http://nintendo8.com/game/60/contra/

Yeah thats the game I remember.

Lol I even have (and love) that album http://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/11/vampire-weekend-new-album-videogame

Yet I have no clue -_- Ill go study.

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Relative: http://contra.wikia.com/wiki/Contra_%28original%29

Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_%28video_game%29

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Contra was also called: Probotector

Edit: I also found the word Red Falcon - edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6vKn3_CFaw

EDIT 2: Shorena you can play the original here: http://nintendo8.com/game/60/contra/

shorena

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Nothing on the major Zelda wikis, found this, not sure what to make of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk7xBtrb8JA

"Contra, a.k.a. Gryzor in Europe"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-nSsnZacY4

here is a speedrun http://youtu.be/Vk81FLx_Zog?t=4m59s
speed run of conta force https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vh7Lc11ygA
and of contra III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3GpF_OjpmA

I actually had contra III. Well no triangles and the games are classic side scrolling shoot em ups. Not sure if thats actually a clue.

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Quote from: Taras on June 30, 2014, 02:23:09 AM

But what if there isn't a way to get a private key from the puzzle and this is all an inexpensive publicity stunt? Grin

3.5BTC to became worldwide famous is peanuts Wink

That being said, I never heard of Coin Artist before this game and now I am a fan Grin

EDIT: A woman, who is a great artist, a gamer, got good computer skills and she is smoking hot!!!!!

What more can a guy ask for?

Coin Artist, do you like beer too? Grin

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Please do not PM me loan requests!

But what if there isn't a way to get a private key from the puzzle and this is all an inexpensive publicity stunt? Grin

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Quote from: shorena on June 30, 2014, 02:02:02 AM

Quote from: ytcoinartist on June 22, 2014, 05:25:48 PM

-snip-
Update 6/29

- Message decoder has been discovered.

Moving forward: old blockchain hints are no longer relevant.

Current hint: ask a classic, avid gamer

quoted for relevance.

Thanks! I will:

Coin Artist, what do you make of it? Tongue

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Quote from: ytcoinartist on June 22, 2014, 05:25:48 PM

-snip-
Update 6/29

- Message decoder has been discovered.

Moving forward: old blockchain hints are no longer relevant.

Current hint: ask a classic, avid gamer

quoted for relevance.

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There's a ton of anagrams that can result from the letters we have. I've even pulled African Creation Myth with only four letters left over. No dice, and doesn't match the clue given, really.

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http://nintendo8.com/game/60/contra/

Also I can see the words:

The
Craft
Mind
Fat
Crab
YT - the artist
Mint
Minecraft
Heat
Hear
Hat
Cat
Care

and probably a shit load more if I keep staring at it.....

Is there anything contra related in Minecraft?
Sorry I don't play the game, which is a bummer right now Embarrassed

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removing 'contra' from the available letters we are left with:

IMLibTYBFDntheCraAt

from these letters I can get this anagram

bit.ly IMDB ethan craft

When i search IMDB for ethan craft there is a result. Probably not relevant but I thought I'd point it out.

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Quote from: xavier46930 on June 30, 2014, 12:50:01 AM

Obviously she is referring to "contra code." Have you ever played a classic video game and used a cheat? Start with the obvious, expand from there.

For example following contra code: there is a bit . ly address, which uses the blue "dot" as an internet "dot." Just sayin: Obvious code is obvious.

if you're suggesting https://bitly.com/uuddlrlrba, append a '+' to the url to see the bit.ly stats and you'll see it was created in 2009.

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Quote from: shorena on June 30, 2014, 12:39:27 AM

Quote from: timewave0 on June 30, 2014, 12:19:07 AM

How about Zelda? The Dark Wallet logo with the additional triangle section suggests an inverted Triforce. In Link to the Past, you can get a magic cape and turn invisible, rendering enemies unable to attack.

that was my thought as well, so we need another triangle to make a triforce maybe. Still on.mobile but maybe she has a user on one of the zelda wikis as well.

WHAT?

Obviously she is referring to "contra code." Have you ever played a classic video game and used a cheat? Start with the obvious, expand from there.

For example following contra code: there is a bit . ly address, which uses the blue "dot" as an internet "dot." Just sayin: Obvious code is obvious.

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Quote from: timewave0 on June 30, 2014, 12:19:07 AM

How about Zelda? The Dark Wallet logo with the additional triangle section suggests an inverted Triforce. In Link to the Past, you can get a magic cape and turn invisible, rendering enemies unable to attack.

that was my thought as well, so we need another triangle to make a triforce maybe. Still on.mobile but maybe she has a user on one of the zelda wikis as well.

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How about Zelda? The Dark Wallet logo with the additional triangle section suggests an inverted Triforce. In Link to the Past, you can get a magic cape and turn invisible, rendering enemies unable to attack.

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Quote from: moinen on June 29, 2014, 09:50:15 PM

The word "CoNtra" pops up to me.

Quote from: ytcoinartist on June 22, 2014, 05:25:48 PM

Current hint: ask a classic, avid gamer

"Contra" - my guess is contra code: http://www.ign.com/cheats/games/c-nes-5653

http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/0/4231/261961-a_konami.png

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When i cover all the data that has already been used (included the most recent data from the overlay image) it leaves you with exactly 60 characters...

from top left to bottom right:

s7vY8ckz3miu2h5OP4icxby231nmHdErLbw5uf3SvjwoAU9FzRe7e62YT6Di

reversed:

iD6TY26e7eRzF9UAowjvS3fu5wbLrEdHmn132ybxci4PO5h2uim3zkc8Yv7s

I wojuld keep checking the other combinations but i'm away to bed.

http://i.imgur.com/blmC1Qs.jpg

btw... the removed data is colour coded

yellow boxes - morse code
red boxes - bitcoin public address
white boxes - all data from the image overlay

EDIT: I posted this before I saw the latest clue about classic games!!! iTS all rubbish basically!

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contra-
prefix
prefix: contra-

1.
against; opposite; contrasting.
"contradict"
2.
Music
(of instruments or organ stops) pitched an octave below.
"contralto"

Origin
from Latin contra ‘against.’
Con·tra
ˈkäntrə/
noun
noun: Contra; plural noun: Contras

a member of a guerrilla force in Nicaragua that opposed the left-wing Sandinista government 1979–90, and was supported by the US for much of that time. It was officially disbanded in 1990, after the Sandinistas' electoral defeat.

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I don't see how contra could be applied to this. I tried to see if pacman could reveal some sort of path but it doesnt seem to fit well enough
http://i.imgur.com/MAsfPh1.png

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