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On October 13, 2020, YouTube user Joey Perleoni uploaded a video titled "Mario Party DS Anti Piracy Screen", showcasing what appears to be piracy detection features in ''[[Mario Party DS]]''. In the video, the minigame [[Cherry-Go-Round]] is played normally until an error message appears stating that a pirated copy of the game is being played. The game then cuts to the eponymous anti-piracy screen. On the bottom screen, an image taken from [[:File:Characters caged MPDS opening.png|a story cutscene]] where Bowser shrinks Mario and friends and traps them in a cage is used, meant to evoke a prison cell in the video. The phrase "Piracy Is No Party!" and a message about video game piracy are displayed on the top screen.<ref>Joey Perleoni (October 13, 2020). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3iMW7m4DZM Mario Party DS Anti Piracy Screen]". ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 22, 2020. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210208030811if_/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3iMW7m4DZM Archived] February 8, 2021, 03:08:11 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> During this portion of the video, ominous music plays in the background; an extended version of this track was uploaded by the same user on December 17, 2020.<ref>Joey Perleoni (December 17, 2020). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joRZn6qiDg0 Piracy is no Party! | Mario Party DS Anti Piracy Screen Extended]". ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 22, 2020. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210206014857if_/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joRZn6qiDg0 Archived] February 6, 2021, 01:48:57 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> While both videos became very popular, with both accruing at least 500,000 views on YouTube, there are no prior anecdotal recounts of the scene, particularly during the large time span of over a decade between ''Mario Party DS''{{'}}s original release (2007) and the upload of the video (2020), despite the popularity of emulation and piracy and ease of uploading gameplay footage to YouTube. Furthermore, there is no internal evidence whatsoever of any anti-piracy method existing in this or any other ''Mario Party'' game, or in any game that [[Hudson Soft]] produced for Nintendo or a Nintendo system.
On October 13, 2020, YouTube user Joey Perleoni uploaded a video titled "Mario Party DS Anti Piracy Screen", showcasing what appears to be piracy detection features in ''[[Mario Party DS]]''. In the video, the minigame [[Cherry-Go-Round]] is played normally until an error message appears stating that a pirated copy of the game is being played. The game then cuts to the eponymous anti-piracy screen. On the bottom screen, an image taken from [[:File:Characters caged MPDS opening.png|a story cutscene]] where Bowser shrinks Mario and friends and traps them in a cage is used, meant to evoke a prison cell in the video. The phrase "Piracy Is No Party!" and a message about video game piracy are displayed on the top screen.<ref>Joey Perleoni (October 13, 2020). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3iMW7m4DZM Mario Party DS Anti Piracy Screen]". ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 22, 2020. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210208030811if_/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3iMW7m4DZM Archived] February 8, 2021, 03:08:11 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> During this portion of the video, ominous music plays in the background; an extended version of this track was uploaded by the same user on December 17, 2020.<ref>Joey Perleoni (December 17, 2020). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joRZn6qiDg0 Piracy is no Party! | Mario Party DS Anti Piracy Screen Extended]". ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 22, 2020. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210206014857if_/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joRZn6qiDg0 Archived] February 6, 2021, 01:48:57 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> While both videos became very popular, with both accruing at least 500,000 views on YouTube, there are no prior anecdotal recounts of the scene, particularly during the large time span of over a decade between ''Mario Party DS''{{'}}s original release (2007) and the upload of the video (2020), despite the popularity of emulation and piracy and ease of uploading gameplay footage to YouTube. Furthermore, there is no internal evidence whatsoever of any anti-piracy method existing in this or any other ''Mario Party'' game, or in any game that [[Hudson Soft]] produced for Nintendo or a Nintendo system.


After the success of the first video, Joey Perleoni would continue to post several other videos showing additional supposed anti-piracy measures in ''Mario Party DS''. On December 20, 2020, a second video titled "Mario Party DS Anti Piracy | Item Shop Dialogue/Secret Boss HD" was uploaded, in which Luigi enters the [[Item Shop (Mario Party series)|Item Shop]], only for the [[Monty Mole]] to state "I don't serve criminals". The player is then taken to a boss minigame version of [[Mole Thrill]] with the name "RUN"; the rules state "There is nothing you can do", and the controls are "None". When the minigame starts, the Monty Mole burrows through the ground until it comes into contact with Luigi and, as in the previous video, an error message appears, followed by the game cutting to the anti-piracy message screen.<ref>Joey Perleoni (December 20, 2020). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md-Uu1nBcqg Mario Party DS Anti Piracy | Item Shop Dialogue/Secret Boss HD]". ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 20, 2020. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210208030843if_/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md-Uu1nBcqg Archived] February 8, 2021, 03:08:43 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> Other videos include one showing a version of the [[Last Five Turns Event#Mario Party DS|Final 5 Frenzy]] event where the player is unceremoniously squashed by a Thwomp, ending the game prematurely;<ref>Joey Perleoni (December 22, 2020). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L69kmceWfb8 Mario Party DS Anti Piracy | Final 5 Frenzy Death Event]". ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 29, 2021.</ref> a self-reporting protocol that appears should the player wait on the anti-piracy screen for too long without turning the console off;<ref>Joey Perleoni (January 8, 2021). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsj9QrGedds Mario Party DS Anti Piracy | Power Off Refusal]". ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 29, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210204221432if_/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsj9QrGedds Archived] February 4, 2021, 22:14:32 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> and a boss minigame called "Host Hoedown" which involves apologizing to a host named "DJ Hallyboo", inspired by [[MC Ballyhoo]] from ''[[Mario Party 8]]''.<ref>Joey Perleoni (January 23, 2021). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzeBHFv0VkY Mario Party DS Anti Piracy | Host Hoedown]". ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 29, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210322031349/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzeBHFv0VkY Archived] March 22, 2021, 03:13:49 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> Eventually, a "finale" to the video series was uploaded, dropping any pretense of legitimacy in favor of a live-action black comedy short in which Hallyboo escapes into the real world and hunts Perleoni himself down for pirating the game.<ref>Joey Perleoni (April 22, 2021). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM6Ox7gERH0 Mario Party DS Anti Piracy | Finale]". ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 29, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210526163504if_/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM6Ox7gERH0 Archived] May 26, 2021, 16:35:04 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>
After the success of the first video, Joey Perleoni would continue to post several other videos showing additional supposed anti-piracy measures in ''Mario Party DS''. On December 20, 2020, a second video titled "Mario Party DS Anti Piracy | Item Shop Dialogue/Secret Boss HD" was uploaded, in which Luigi enters the [[Item Shop (Mario Party series)|Item Shop]], only for the [[Monty Mole]] to state "I don't serve criminals". The player is then taken to a boss minigame version of [[Mole Thrill]] with the name "RUN"; the rules state "There is nothing you can do", and the controls are "None". When the minigame starts, the Monty Mole burrows through the ground until it comes into contact with Luigi and, as in the previous video, an error message appears, followed by the game cutting to the anti-piracy message screen.<ref>Joey Perleoni (December 20, 2020). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md-Uu1nBcqg Mario Party DS Anti Piracy | Item Shop Dialogue/Secret Boss HD]". ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 20, 2020. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210208030843if_/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md-Uu1nBcqg Archived] February 8, 2021, 03:08:43 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> Other videos include one showing a version of the [[Last Five Turns Event#Mario Party DS|Final 5 Frenzy]] event where the player is unceremoniously squashed by a Thwomp, ending the game prematurely,<ref>Joey Perleoni (December 22, 2020). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L69kmceWfb8 Mario Party DS Anti Piracy | Final 5 Frenzy Death Event]". ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 29, 2021.</ref> a self-reporting protocol that appears should the player wait on the anti-piracy screen for too long without turning the console off,<ref>Joey Perleoni (January 8, 2021). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsj9QrGedds Mario Party DS Anti Piracy | Power Off Refusal]". ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 29, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210204221432if_/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsj9QrGedds Archived] February 4, 2021, 22:14:32 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> [[Sweet Sleuth]] is played but [[Shy Guy]] requests for the player insetead of candy, An ending to Rocket Rascals where the space station crashes down, [[Princess Peach]], [[Waluigi]], and [[Toad]] not wanting to party in [[Wiggler's Garden]], [[Toad]] and [[Luigi]] eating food from a [[Happy Meal]] except that their toy was replaced with a demo of the game, then someone takes the mask off [[Luigi]], revealing that he was actually Perleoni.  and a boss minigame called "Host Hoedown" which involves apologizing to a host named "DJ Hallyboo", inspired by [[MC Ballyhoo]] from ''[[Mario Party 8]]''.<ref>Joey Perleoni (January 23, 2021). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzeBHFv0VkY Mario Party DS Anti Piracy | Host Hoedown]". ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 29, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210322031349/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzeBHFv0VkY Archived] March 22, 2021, 03:13:49 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> Eventually, a "finale" to the video series was uploaded, dropping any pretense of legitimacy in favor of a live-action black comedy short in which Hallyboo escapes into the real world and hunts Perleoni himself down for pirating the game.<ref>Joey Perleoni (April 22, 2021). "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM6Ox7gERH0 Mario Party DS Anti Piracy | Finale]". ''YouTube''. Retrieved April 29, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210526163504if_/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM6Ox7gERH0 Archived] May 26, 2021, 16:35:04 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>


In December 2020, the unused content wiki {{wp|The Cutting Room Floor (website)|The Cutting Room Floor}}'s ''Mario Party DS'' page was briefly protected due to vandalism related to the hoax.<ref>"[https://tcrf.net/index.php?title=Mario_Party_DS&oldid=864614 Mario Party DS]". ''The Cutting Room Floor''. December 21, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2021. "''Protected "Mario Party DS": Excessive vandalism: A YouTube hoax making the rounds about a fake anti-piracy screen.''" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210610051656/http://tcrf.net/index.php?title=Mario_Party_DS&oldid=864614 Archived] June 10, 2021, 05:15:56 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> Several other YouTube creators have since uploaded similar videos showing fabricated anti-piracy measures in many other games, both from Nintendo and from third parties.
In December 2020, the unused content wiki {{wp|The Cutting Room Floor (website)|The Cutting Room Floor}}'s ''Mario Party DS'' page was briefly protected due to vandalism related to the hoax.<ref>"[https://tcrf.net/index.php?title=Mario_Party_DS&oldid=864614 Mario Party DS]". ''The Cutting Room Floor''. December 21, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2021. "''Protected "Mario Party DS": Excessive vandalism: A YouTube hoax making the rounds about a fake anti-piracy screen.''" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210610051656/http://tcrf.net/index.php?title=Mario_Party_DS&oldid=864614 Archived] June 10, 2021, 05:15:56 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> Several other YouTube creators have since uploaded similar videos showing fabricated anti-piracy measures in many other games, both from Nintendo and from third parties.
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