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Transcript: The Mystery of Games
A clip shows a big house on a sunny day in a quiet neighbourhood. Next, the team appears in a room, full of old things.
Kyla reads the label on a drawer. She is in her teens. She has long dark straight hair and wears a patterned dress over a green T-shirt.
She says "EVERYTHING OLD."
E.B. is a teenager. He has short curly black hair and is clean-shaven. He wears a striped red shirt.
Kyla places the content of the drawer on the table.
E.B says ALRIGHT, LET'S SEE
WHAT CLUES HERMIONE LEFT.
WHAT'S THIS WEIRD BALL THINGY?
OH, LOOK AT THAT! THE LABEL
SAYS "STUDIO DU CHÂTEAU."
Kyla says OH, DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE GOING
TO GO VISIT A FRENCH CASTLE?
E.B says SADLY, NO... BECAUSE
IT'S A LOCAL NUMBER.
The number reads "555-0415."
Tilly is in her mid-forties. She has dark brown hair over her shoulders and wears a bright purple blouse.
Tilly says PUZZLING AND MYSTERIOUS.
THAT'S GREAT AUNT HERMIONE!
A portrait of aunt Hermione hangs on the wall. She is woman in her sixties with white hair and a hat.
E.B says MM-HM.
Kyla says WHAT'S THIS? IT SORT
OF LOOKS LIKE A CHESS PIECE.
Kyla holds a small horse piece.
Tilly says YEAH.
E.B says AND THIS? OH,
IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE DICE.
E.B. shows tiny pyramids on his hand.
Tilly says DEAR HERMIONE, WHAT
WERE YOU TRYING TO WRITE US
WITH THIS MYSTERY?
Tilly says READY TO INVESTIGATE?
E.B says OH, YEAH!
Kyla says LET'S DO THIS!
(Theme music plays)
A dark red background with letter prints shows the shapes of a girl and a boy in the middle. It lights up and reveals EB and Kyla smiling.
Next, the kids are in a room looking at a portrait. The image zooms in a reveals the image of a woman in her sixties with white hair and a hat.
The song plays and the lyrics go
HISTORY IS FULL OF MYSTERIES
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
COULD BE HEARD TO SAY
The woman in her sixties unfreezes and picks up a blue shining object from the floor.
The song continues
YOU HAVE TO KNOW
WHAT CAME BEFORE
TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD TODAY
Fast clips show images of a river, a bridge at night and a fire explosion.
The song continues
SHE WAS GOING TO WRITE A BOOK
CALLED "MYSTERY FILES."
Next, pictures of dogs are followed by the woman in her sixties writing down notes on a journal.
The song continues
TO TELL WHAT SHE UNCOVERED
BUT TIME RAN OUT
NEW ADVENTURES CAME FIRST
SO SHE LEFT HER SECRETS
UNDISCOVERED
The woman in her sixties drives a car and next flies a small aircraft.
The song continues
AUNT TILLY INHERITED
HER BIG OLD HOUSE
FILLED WITH FILES AND CLUES
OF MUMMIES
SPIES AND VOYAGEURS
SCARY CREATURES TOO
Tilly stands in front of the house. She looks shocked. Next, EB checks a metal box full of objects. A mommy, a skull, and an eel appear among other objects.
The song continues
E.B. AND KYLA
WILL COME THROUGH
THEY'LL SOLVE
Kyla shows her phone screen. Tilly holds a lamp and a laptop shows the progress of file saving in a box.
The song continues
THE MYSTERY FILES
UNRAVEL ALL THE MYSTERIES
UPLOAD HIDDEN HISTORIES
THEY'LL SOLVE
EB, Kyla and Tilly pose together in a picture. The title of the show appears below in blue letters: "The Mystery Files."
The song ends
THE MYSTERY FILES.
E.B. uses his cell phone to film himself. He walks along a corridor.
E.B says I'M HERE AT A PLACE
CALLED STUDIO DU CHÂTEAU TO FIND
OUT ABOUT THIS WEIRD BALL.
THIS PLACE SURE ISN'T
A FRENCH CASTLE. I WONDER
WHAT THEY DO HERE.
WHOA!
E.B walks into a large studio set.
E.B says HEY, I'M E.B. NICE TO MEET YOU!
Ben is in his early thirties. He has brown hair and is clean-shaven. He’s wearing a blue T-shirt and shorts.
Ben says HI E.B., I'M BEN.
NICE TO MEET YOU. WELCOME
TO STUDIO DU CHÂTEAU.
E.B says THANK YOU! THIS PLACE
IS, UH... PRETTY GREEN!
Ben says YEAH, WELL WE DO A LOT
OF DIFFERENT CAPTURES HERE FOR
MOVIES, TV SHOWS, VIDEO GAMES...
THAT SORT OF THING.
E.B says COOL! WELL,
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
Ben says I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THIS
IS. THIS IS A MOTION CAPTURE
MARKER. DO YOU KNOW
WHAT MOTION CAPTURE IS?
E.B says ISN'T THAT WHEN YOU
CAPTURE THE MOVEMENTS OF
A REAL PERSON SO THAT
VIDEOGAME'S MOVEMENTS ARE
MORE REALISTIC AND HUMAN-LIKE?
Ben says THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S EXACTLY
IT. AND WE'RE JUST SETTING UP
TO DO A MOTION CAPTURE SHOOT
RIGHT NOW. YOU WANT TO SEE?
E.B says NO WAY? YEAH!
Ben says YEAH? WANT TO DO IT YOURSELF?
E.B says CAN I ACTUALLY?
Ben says YEAH, YOU ACTUALLY CAN.
WE'VE GOT TO GET YOU SUITED UP
WITH A MOTION CAPTURE SUIT,
PUT A BUNCH OF MARKERS ON YOU,
BRING YOU BACK HERE AND
WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW IT WORKS.
E.B says OKAY.
Ben says OK. COOL. IT'S JUST THIS WAY.
E.B. puts on a black suit and cap.
E.B says I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT
AUNT HERMIONE WAS DOING WITH ONE
OF THESE MOTION CAPTURE MARKERS,
OR WHAT IT HAS TO DO WITH
"EVERYTHING OLD." BUT MAYBE
GETTING INTO THE ACTION
WILL HELP ME FIND OUT.
I'M READY! OH!
E.B. stands on a green room. He jumps and an animated version of himself does the same movement on a computer.
E.B. says HEY, LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S A PRETTY COOL SKELE... TON.
IT SEEMS A LITTLE FISHY
THAT THAT'S ME MOVING.
Ben says THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
E.B says OH, THAT'S SO COOL!
Ben says THAT MARKER THAT YOU FOUND,
ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER MARKERS
THAT THEY PUT ON THAT OUTFIT
THERE, IS WHAT ALLOWS US TO TAKE
THE MOTION THAT YOU'RE DOING AND
CAPTURE IT WITH THIS SOFTWARE.
E.B says NO WAY! THAT'S SO COOL.
ALRIGHT, SO MOTION CAPTURE
TO CAPTURE MY MOTION.
MAKES SENSE. SO,
WHERE'S THE CAMERA?
Ben says SO, ACTUALLY, THERE ARE
8 OF THEM. YOU SEE THOSE RED
CAMERAS UP ON THE TOP, THERE?
E.B says OH YEAH, I SEE THEM.
Ben says SO, EACH ONE OF THEM IS
SENDING MULTIPLE INFRARED BEAMS
THAT ARE BOUNCING OFF OF ALL
THOSE LITTLE MARKERS ON YOUR
BODY, AND THEN THE CAMERAS
ARE CAPTURING THE BOUNCE BACK
OF THAT INFRARED BEAM.
E.B. says AND THEN THAT'S TRANSFERRING
INTO THE COMPUTER, AND THEN
THAT'S DOING ALL THE WORK AND
THEN... BAM! I'M ON SCREEN.
Ben says YOU'VE GOT IT. CHANCES
ARE, IF YOU'VE SEEN A MOVIE OR
WATCHED A TV SHOW LATELY, THEY
USE EXACTLY THIS TECHNOLOGY TO
CAPTURE THE MOTION AND PUT IT
INTO THAT WORK. MOTION CAPTURE
IS USED EVERYWHERE.
E.B says THAT'S AWESOME.
YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE A DANCE!
E.B. moves his arms and hums.
Ben says DO IT.
(E.B. KEEPS HUMMING.)
THERE YOU GO!
E.B. does the moonwalk.
E.B says SPIN! OUH! DISCO!
THIS IS REALLY TIRING. OH YEAH.
DANCE. FLAILING THE ARMS.
(E.B. SIGHS.)
(APPLAUSE)
Now, E.B. records himself.
He says HERMIONE'S MYSTERY FILE
WAS LABELED "EVERYTHING OLD,"
SO MAYBE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH SUPER OLD VIDEO GAMES.
Next, Ben and E.B. sit talking.
E.B. says WHAT'S THE VERY FIRST GAME
TO EVER USE MOTION CAPTURE?
Ben says I'M PRETTY SURE THAT WAS
IN 1994,
RISE OF THE ROBOTS.
BEFORE THAT, IT WAS ALL DONE BY
HAND. BUT IN '94 THEY STARTED
THIS KIND OF TECHNOLOGY.
E.B says WHAT WERE GAMES LIKE
EVEN BEFORE MOTION CAPTURE?
Ben says WELL, ACTUALLY, I'VE GOT
ONE ON MY PHONE, HERE.
E.B says OH!
Ben says HAVE YOU HEARD OF PONG?
E.B says NO.
Ben says IT'S A VERY EARLY VIDEO GAME.
E.B says WHEN WAS IT MADE?
Ben says THIS GAME WAS MADE IN 1972.
E.B says REALLY?
Ben says NOW, PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE CELL
PHONES AND TABLETS BACK THEN.
THAT'S BEFORE I WAS BORN.
E.B. plays the game on Ben’s phone.
Ben says THAT'S BEFORE I WAS BORN, TOO.
E.B says WELL, IF THEY DIDN'T
HAVE CELL PHONES OR TABLETS,
HOW DID THEY PLAY IT, THEN?
Ben says SO WHEN PONG WAS FIRST
MADE, YOU'D PLAY IT IN ON AN
ARCADE MACHINE, WHICH WAS LIKE
A STAND-UP MACHINE. YOU'D GO TO
A LAUNDRY MAT OR A VIDEO GAME
ARCADE. YOU'D PUT A QUARTER IN,
YOU'D PLAY THE GAME. THEN,
SOME YEARS LATER, IT WAS
PORTED TO HOME CONSOLES WHERE
YOU COULD ACTUALLY ATTACH IT
TO YOUR TELEVISION SET,
AND PLAY IT DIRECTLY AT HOME.
NOW, MANY YEARS LATER, HERE
WE HAVE IT ON OUR CELL PHONES.
E.B says AND NOW WE HAVE IT.
Ben says BACK THEN, THEY DIDN'T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CHARACTERS,
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
FANCY 3D GRAPHICS AND MOTION
CAPTURE. IT'S LITERALLY JUST
A BALL BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH
ON THE SCREEN WITH 2 PADDLES...
ONE WHICH YOU CONTROL AND ONE
WHICH THE COMPUTER CONTROLS.
E.B. says YEAH. SO, PONG IS KIND OF
LIKE PING-PONG. SO, TECHNICALLY,
THE CREATORS OF THIS GAME TOOK
A GAME THAT ALREADY EXISTED
AND THEN MADE IT SOMETHING NEW.
A NEW DIGITAL VERSION.
A clip shows people playing ping-pong.
Ben says YEAH, SURE. I MEAN, VIDEO
GAME DEVELOPERS TAKE INSPIRATION
FROM THE REAL WORLD ALL THE
TIME. YOU'VE GOT SPORTS GAMES,
YOU'VE GOT CARD AND BOARD GAMES,
YOU'VE GOT ROLE-PLAYING LIVE
ACTION GAMES. THERE'S LOTS
OF DIFFERENT GAMES THAT EXIST
IN THE REAL WORLD AND ARE
TRANSLATED INTO VIDEO GAMES.
AND THOSE ARE THE GAMES
THAT WE PLAY EVERY DAY.
E.B says TRUE.
Aunt Tilly's computer beeps. The team has a conference call.
E.B. says HEY, YOU KNOW, I'M GETTING
PRETTY GOOD AT PONG.
Tilly says PUT YOUR PONG
ON PAUSE, PLAYER.
Kyla says I WANT TO GO
HEAD-TO-HEAD LATER, E.B.!
E.B says OH, YOU ARE ON!
Tilly says I GOT DEEPER INTO
THOSE OLD VIDEO GAMES BEN WAS
TALKING ABOUT. CHECK OUT SOME
OF THE ONES THAT WERE AROUND
EVEN BEFORE PONG.
ONE OF THE FIRST VIDEO GAMES
EVER WAS CALLED TENNIS FOR TWO,
CREATED IN 1958. IT RAN ON THIS
HUGE COMPUTER. THE BALL WAS JUST
A DOT. EACH PLAYER USED A KNOB
TO VOLLEY IT OVER THE NET.
E.B. says IT SOUNDS A LOT LIKE PONG.
Tilly says IT IS. BUT EVEN BEFORE
THAT, THERE WAS A COMPUTER
VERSION OF TIC-TAC-TOE CALLED
OXO. IT RAN ON AN EVEN BIGGER
COMPUTER CALLED EDSAC. AND
I MADE MY OWN VERSION, TIC-TAC-
TILLY. THAT WAY, EVEN WHEN I
LOSE, I WIN.
Tilly shows them the game she created on her computer screen.
Tilly continues ALSO, CHESS WAS THE
FIRST BOARD GAME TURNED INTO A
COMPUTER GAME, AROUND 1950. AND
YOU GUYS KNOW NINTENDO, RIGHT?
E.B. says YEAH. TOTALLY. OF COURSE.
NINTENDO, NINTENDO WII...
Kyla says SUPER MARIO BROS., ZELDA...
E.B says ALL THAT STUFF.
Tilly says WELL, I FOUND OUT THAT
THE COMPANY IS ACTUALLY MORE
THAN 120 YEARS OLD! NINTENDO
MADE PLAYING CARDS BACK THEN,
NOT VIDEO GAMES. HERE'S MY
FAVOURITE. I ALWAYS WANTED
MY FACE ON A PLAYING CARD.
Tilly clicks and shows a playing card that has her face. E.B. covers his eyes and shakes his head.
Kyla says SO WE KNOW THERE ARE
SOME REALLY OLD GAMES.
E.B. says YEAH. VIDEO GAMES WERE
MADE WAY BEFORE WE HAD XBOX,
PLAYSTATION, WII, HOME COMPUTERS
AND EVEN ARCADES.
Tilly says AND FROM WHAT WE'VE
DISCOVERED SO FAR, THOSE EARLY
VIDEO GAMES WERE ALL BASED
ON GAMES THAT ALREADY EXISTED!
Kyla says TRUE. LIKE CHESS!
MAYBE THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE OLD
CHESS PIECE CLUE! I'M ON MY WAY
TO MEET THE CHESS CHAMP NOW.
E.B says ALRIGHT. CHECKMATE YOU
LATER. GET IT, 'CAUSE IT'S
LIKE CHESS, AND YOU NEED TO
CHECKMATE... NO? OKAY, BYE.
The call ends.
Kyla says I'M MEETING QIYU. SHE'S
THE REIGNING WORLD YOUTH CHESS
CHAMPION FOR GIRLS UNDER 14.
QIYU STARTED PLAYING WHEN
SHE WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD.
SHE TRAVELS TO TOURNAMENTS ALL
AROUND THE WORLD, AND SOMETIMES
SHE HAS TO PLAY FOR 5 HOURS
STRAIGHT AGAINST PLAYERS
WHO ARE MUCH OLDER THAN SHE IS.
AND SHE VERY OFTEN WINS.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HER ABILITY
TO CONCENTRATE ON STRATEGY.
A clip shows Qiyu playing chess against a middle-aged man.
Qiyu leans out a door and says COME ON IN, IT'S RAINING!
Kyla walks into Qiyu’s house.
Kyla says WHOA, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
MY NAME'S KYLA,
NICE TO MEET YOU.
Qiyu has black hair in a ponytail and wears a black and white dotted dress.
Qiyu says NO PROBLEM. HI!
I'M QIYU. NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.
Kyla says THIS IS REALLY COOL!
A huge chess game sits on the floor.
Qiyu says OH, THANK YOU. IT'S NOT
USUALLY IN MY LIVING ROOM.
IT'S USUALLY OUT ON OUR LAWN,
BUT IT'S POURING.
Kyla says I WAS HOPING YOU COULD
HELP ME SOLVE THIS MYSTERY.
I HAVE THIS OLD CHESS PIECE,
AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE
CONNECTED TO VIDEO GAMES.
Qiyu says YEAH,
IT'S DEFINITELY A CHESS PIECE.
IT'S DEFINITELY A KNIGHT, TOO.
Kyla says DO YOU KNOW WHERE
IT COMES FROM, BECAUSE
IT SEEMS SUPER OLD.
Qiyu says WELL, I'M NOT SURE WHERE
THIS SPECIFIC PIECE COMES FROM,
BUT I DO KNOW THAT CHESS IS A
VERY OLD GAME. CHESS EVOLVED
FROM AN OLDER GAME CALLED
CHATURANGA. IT WAS PLAYED IN
INDIA ABOUT 1,500 YEARS AGO.
Kyla says 1,500 YEARS OLD!
NOW THAT'S OLD. I THINK CHESS
FITS RIGHT INTO HERMIONE'S
"EVERYTHING OLD" CATEGORY.
A series of pictures show old paintings of chess players.
Kyla says WHAT DO YOU THINK CHESS HAS TO
DO WITH OTHER KINDS OF GAMES,
LIKE VIDEO GAMES?
Qiyu says WELL, CHESS AND VIDEO
GAMES ARE BOTH STRATEGIC,
SO YOU KIND OF PLAY AGAINST
OTHER PEOPLE AND YOU HAVE TO
ANTICIPATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING
NEXT, AND WHAT THE OPPONENT
IS DOING NEXT.
SO THEY'RE BOTH STRATEGIC.
SO, DO YOU PLAY CHESS?
Kyla says YEAH, A BIT. I WAS IN
THE CHESS CLUB A FEW YEARS BACK.
Qiyu says OH, THAT'S REALLY GOOD!
Kyla says YEAH. NO BIG DEAL.
KYLA LAUGHS.
Qiyu says YOU WANT TO PLAY A GAME?
Kyla says WORLD CHAMP?
SURE, WHY NOT?
They play the floor chess. They start moving pawns.
Kyla says DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE PIECE?
Qiyu says I MEAN, I KIND OF LIKE
ALL THE PIECES. AND THEN THERE'S
THE KNIGHT. HE'S KIND OF, LIKE,
REALLY TRICKY. HE CAN JUMP OVER
OTHER PIECES. SO, KIND OF
UNEXPECTED. BUT I THINK MY
FAVOURITE WOULD BE THE QUEEN,
FOR SURE, BECAUSE SHE'S REALLY
MAJESTIC AND SHE'S POWERFUL,
AND SHE MOVES LIKE A BISHOP AND
ROOK COMBINED. SO SHE'S THE MOST
POWERFUL PIECE ON THE BOARD.
Kyla says IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE
CHESS PIECES ARE AN ARMY, AND
THE BOARD IS THEIR BATTLEFIELD.
Qiyu says YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
Kyla says CHESS AND THIS VIDEOGAME
I PLAY CALLED CIVILIZATION SEEM
REALLY SIMILAR. IN THE VIDEO
GAME YOU HAVE YOUR ARMY.
EVERYBODY HAS THEIR STRENGTHS
AND WEAKNESSES, AND YOU HAVE
TO PLAN YOUR MOVES TO DEFEAT
THE ENEMY. SAME KIND OF
STRATEGY GAME, RIGHT?
Qiyu says YEAH, VERY SIMILAR TO CHESS.
Kyla says I TRIED AND TRIED TO GET
QIYU'S KING IN CHECKMATE. BUT
SHE EVADED ME EASILY AND PUT MY
OWN KING IN JEOPARDY OF BEING
CAPTURED NUMEROUS TIMES.
A fast motion clip shows them playing chess.
Kyla continues BUT, JUST BECAUSE QIYU IS THE
WORLD CHESS CHAMPION DIDN'T
STOP ME FROM MAKING EXCUSES
ABOUT LOSING.
Qiyu says AND THAT'S CHECKMATE.
Kyla says SERIOUSLY?
Qiyu says YEAH.
Kyla says THE ISSUE IS DEFINITELY
THE BOARD. IT JUST THREW OFF
MY GAME. IT'S WAY TOO BIG.
Qiyu says OH, DEFINITELY! I'M SURE
ABOUT THAT. IF WE PLAYED ON
A REGULAR SIZED CHESSBOARD,
THINGS WOULD BE DIFFERENT?
Kyla says OH, YEAH.
Qiyu says YEAH?
Kyla says JUST A BIT.
Qiyu grabs her cell phone.
Kyla says OH, SORRY. DO YOU HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING?
Qiyu says OH NO, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT. I WAS JUST PLAYING
CHESS ONLINE. IT WAS
MY TURN TO MAKE A MOVE.
Kyla says WAIT A SECOND,
I THINK I'M ON TO SOMETHING.
Kyla phones Tilly.
Tilly says HEY, KYLA!
E.B says HEY.
E.B. connects to the call.
Kyla says HEY, YOU GUYS. I JUST
REALIZED SOMETHING. CHESS IS AN
OLD GAME BASED ON AN EVEN OLDER
GAME. AND NOW WE HAVE ONLINE
CHESS AND VIDEO GAMES LIKE
CIVILIZATION THAT ARE LIKE
A DIFFERENT FORM OF CHESS.
E.B says THAT'S COOL, BUT
WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO
WITH "EVERYTHING OLD"?
Tilly says OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS DIDN'T CLICK WITH ME
BEFORE! OH TILLY, REALLY! YOU
SHOULD LEARN TO FOCUS AND USE
YOUR ENERGY FOR GOOD INSTEAD OF
GETTING ALL DISTRACTED AND...
E.B says COME ON, TELL US!
Kyla says SPILL IT!
Tilly says IT'S A SAYING,
"EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN."
Kyla says BUT... OLD AND NEW?
IS THAT WHAT HERMIONE MEANT?
E.B says IT'S STARTING TO MAKE
SENSE WITH OUR MYSTERY. ALL
GAMES GOT MODERNIZED WITH
MOTION CAPTURE, AND CHESS
GOT MODERNIZED WITH COMPUTER
VERSIONS. I BET I CAN MAKE AN
EVEN COOLER VERSION OF CHESS.
I'LL POST WHEN I'M DONE.
Tilly says HANG ON! WELL, HE'S
OFF. I'LL GET BACK TO YOU
ON THAT LAST CLUE, KYLA.
Kyla says STANDING BY.
The call ends.
E.B says YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE
TO HAVE A CHESS BOARD. DO YOU
GUYS HAVE A CHESS BOARD?
Ben says YEAH, I THINK WE COULD
PULL UP A CHESS ASSET HERE.
They look at a computer screen.
E.B says OH, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!
Ben says WHAT DO YOU WANT TO PUT
ON IT, THOUGH? THAT'S THE THING.
E.B says OH...
Ben says SO WE'VE GOT, LIKE,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
Ben shows a picture of a robot on a tablet.
E.B says OH, PERFECT.
Ben says YEAH?
E.B. says WE NEED TO NAME IT, THOUGH.
Ben says WALLY.
E.B says SURE, WHY NOT?
A young woman places blue tape on the green floor of the studio to create a chessboard.
Ben says START OVER ON THE LEFT,
THERE. WE'LL DO SOME MOVES.
E.B says I WANT THE ROBOT TO DO
A LITTLE HOP AND WHEN HE JUMPS,
A NICE FLAP IN THE AIR.
Ben says ALRIGHT. BUT THE FIRST
TIME, JUST ONE SQUARE. OKAY?
E.B says ALRIGHT. READY?
Ben says YEAH.
E.B. jumps and the animated robot does the same.
Birds chirping.
E.B says HOW WAS THAT?
GOOD. NOW DO IT DIAGONALLY.
E.B says COOL. OKAY.
Ben says YEAH. COOL.
DO SOME CRAZY ATTACKS.
E.B says I'M READY.
HOW ABOUT A FLYING
DOUBLE ARM CHOP?
Ben says ALRIGHT.
E.B says FLYING DOUBLE ARM CHOP!
Ben says COOL. MAYBE WE COULD DO
THE JUMP SPIN IN ONE DIRECTION
AND THE DOUBLE ARM CHOP
IN THE OTHER.
E.B says OH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. JUMP
SPIN! DOUBLE ARM FLYING CHOP!
Ben says THAT'LL DO.
E.B says EVEN IN A VIDEO GAME
VERSION, IF YOU KEEP THE SAME
RULES AS CHESS, YOU CAN GIVE
THE PIECES MORE PERSONALITY
AND COOL POWERS.
Tilly receives a call on her computer.
Tilly says HEY, E.B.!
E.B says HEY! WHAT DID YOU THINK
OF MY CHESS PAWN AVATAR?
Kyla says I HAVE TO GIVE IT
TO YOU. IT WAS PRETTY COOL.
Tilly says AND YOU'RE RIGHT, E.B.
I WAS PLAYING... I MEAN,
RESEARCHING MORE GAMES. AND
LOTS CAN BE CUSTOMIZED, FROM
PERSONALIZING YOUR OWN AVATAR TO
BUILDING AND DECORATING A HOUSE.
E.B says LIKE THE SIMS.
Kyla says OH YEAH! I LOVE THAT GAME.
Tilly says I'M PERSONALLY STILL
HOOKED ON TIC-TAC-TILLY, WHICH
I CUSTOMIZED MYSELF. BUT CHECK
IT OUT, I HAVE A LEAD ON THE
LAST CLUE. THERE'S A GAME
CALLED THE ROYAL GAME OF UR
THAT USES DICE LIKE THE ONES
FROM HERMIONE'S FILE.
IT WAS DISCOVERED IN A TOMB
THAT'S ALMOST 5,000 YEARS OLD.
Kyla says WELL, THAT TAKES CARE
OF THE "OLD" PART OF THE LABEL.
E.B. says I WONDER IF IT'S A STRATEGY
GAME, LIKE CHESS? AND WHAT'S THE
"NEW AGAIN" PART OF THE CLUE?
Kyla says I BET SOMEONE AT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD GAME CAFÉ KNOWS.
I'M HEADING OVER.
Tilly says GOOD IDEA!
The call ends.
Kyla and Qiyu shake hands.
Kyla says THANK YOU SO MUCH, QIYU.
IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN.
Qiyu says NO PROBLEM, KYLA.
IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
Now, Kyla walks down the street. She records herself.
Kyla says I'M MEETING STEVE.
HE'S A GAME GURU, WHICH MEANS
HE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT ALL
KINDS OF GAMES. HE WORKS
AT THIS GAME CAFÉ.
Videogames sit on several shelves in a café.
Kyla says HI, IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
MY NAME'S KYLA.
Steve is in his late forties, with a goatee and long grayish hair. He’s wearing a patterned gray shirt over a T-shirt.
Steve says HI KYLA. I'M STEVE.
Kyla says THERE ARE SO MANY GAMES HERE!
Steve says THERE ARE A LOT OF
GAMES. WE, OURSELVES, HAVE ABOUT
2,000-3,000 GAMES HERE
AT SNAKES and LATTES.
Kyla says WOW!
Steve says DID YOU KNOW THAT SINCE
MANKIND STARTED PLAYING GAMES,
WE THINK THERE ARE ABOUT
75,000 DIFFERENT GAMES
THAT HAVE BEEN INVENTED?
Kyla says WOW! I WISH I HAD TIME
TO STAY AND PLAY THEM ALL,
BUT I HAVE A MYSTERY TO SOLVE.
Steve says A MYSTERY?
Kyla says WE FOUND OUT THESE COME
FROM A SUPER OLD GAME CALLED UR.
DO YOU HAVE IT HERE?
Steve says YEAH, WE DO. THAT IS
A REPLICA OF A DIE FROM UR.
DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK
AT A WHOLE SET?
Kyla says SURE!
Steve says COME WITH ME.
Kyla says THIS DOES NOT LOOK
5,000 YEARS OLD.
Steve says HA! HA! NO! THIS IS
A REPLICA. ANY GAME THAT IS
ACTUALLY 5,000 YEARS OLD WOULD
BE IN A MUSEUM. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
MAKING COPIES FOR A LONG TIME.
Kyla says SO HOW DID THEY KNOW
WHAT RULES TO USE?
Steve says WELL, THEY DON'T, REALLY.
WHEN THIS GOT FOUND IN AN
ANCIENT CEMETERY, THERE WASN'T
A COPY OF THE RULES SO PEOPLE
JUST SORT OF TOOK A GUESS.
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW I PLAY.
Kyla says OKAY.
Steve says IT'S A RACE. YOU'RE
TRYING TO GET YOUR PIECES TO
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BOARD, AND
IF YOU LAND ON AN ENEMY PIECE,
YOU REMOVE IT FROM THE GAME.
SO IT'S SORT OF SORRY!
MEETS CHESS, A LITTLE BIT.
Kyla says BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS
TAKES LUCK, TOO, RIGHT?
Steve says ANY GAME WITH DICE
TAKES LUCK. IF YOU ROLL WHITE
TIPS, YOU GET TO MOVE PIECES.
YOU WANT TO BE WHITE OR BROWN?
Kyla says I'LL BE WHITE.
Steve says OKAY, THERE YOU GO.
Kyla rolls the pyramid dice.
Kyla says I GOT 1...
Steve says 1 MOVE.
Kyla says SO...
Steve says THERE YOU GO.
ALSO GOT 1.
LET'S DO THAT.
Kyla says SO YOU WOULD SAY THAT
THIS IS, LIKE, A STRATEGY GAME?
Steve says OH, DEFINITELY.
Kyla says OH, 1. SORRY!
Steve says DOES THIS GAME
REMIND YOU OF ANYTHING?
Kyla says NO, NOT REALLY.
Steve says HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS GAME?
Kyla says I THINK I HAVE BEFORE.
Steve says THIS IS BACKGAMMON.
Kyla says OH, OKAY.
Steve says BACKGAMMON IS ABOUT
3,000 YEARS OLD AND IT COMES
FROM THE ANCIENT LAND OF PERSIA,
WHICH IS IN THE MIDDLE EAST...
ALSO WHERE UR WAS FOUND.
A clip shows a map. A red line highlights Persia.
Steve says UR DATES BACK 5,000 YEARS. AND
SINCE THEY COME FROM THE SAME
PART OF THE WORLD, IT'S
A GOOD BET THAT BACKGAMMON
IS AN EVOLVED VERSION OF UR.
IT USES DICE TO CONTROL THE
MOVEMENT, JUST LIKE UR DOES.
Kyla says SO IT HAS LUCK IN IT, TOO?
Steve says OH, YEAH. THERE'S
DEFINITELY SOME LUCK. BUT THIS
IS VERY MUCH A GAME OF SKILL.
THE BROWN PLAYER IS TRYING TO
BRING ALL THEIR PIECES AROUND
TO HERE, AND GET THEM OFF
THE BOARD. THE WHITE PLAYER IS
TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING,
BUT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
Kyla says OKAY, SO THIS IS REALLY
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WERE DOING
IN THIS GAME.
Steve says VERY MUCH. ROLLING
DICE, MOVING PIECES. 1, 2, 3...
Kyla says OUR MYSTERY FILE LABEL
SAYS "EVERYTHING OLD," AND WE
THINK IT MEANS THE EXPRESSION
"EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN."
ARE THERE ANY OTHER OLD GAMES
THAT ARE MADE INTO NEW ONES?
Steve says ABSOLUTELY. THERE ARE TONS.
Kyla says LIKE WHAT?
Steve says WELL, LET ME SHOW YOU.
I'M SURE YOU'VE PLAYED
SNAKES and LADDERS BEFORE.
Kyla says YEAH. MANY TIMES.
Steve says SO, THIS IS ACTUALLY
BASED ON AN ANCIENT GAME FROM
INDIA. WHEN ENGLAND COLONIZED
INDIA, THEY BROUGHT THE GAME
BACK AND IT GRADUALLY MADE ITS
WAY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
THE IDEA BEHIND IT WAS IT WAS
MEANT TO TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT
MORALITY. YOU DO GOOD THINGS,
YOU GO UP TOWARD HEAVEN. YOU DO
BAD THINGS, AND YOU GO DOWN.
As he speaks, a blue arrow highlights on the game board, followed by a yellow snake.
Steve says AND THAT'S WHERE THE LADDERS
AND THE SNAKES COME FROM.
Kyla says SO WHAT PART OF
THE OLD GAME DID THEY KEEP
WHEN THEY MADE THE NEW ONE?
Steve says THE MECHANICS
ARE BASICALLY THE SAME.
YOU ROLL THE DIE, YOU MOVE...
Kyla says OKAY. SO, THAT'S WHAT'S
OLD. AND THEY MODERNIZED THE
BOARD AND THE PLAYING PIECES
TO MAKE IT NEW. I'M GETTING THE
PICTURE. MIND IF I LOOK AROUND?
Steve says YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.
Kyla says THANKS.
Now, Kyla stands by a shelf.
She records herself and says I'M SEEING A LOT OF GAMES THAT
I RECOGNIZE FROM VIDEO GAMES.
OH, LIKE WORLD OF WARCRAFT.
OR EVEN PAC-MAN.
Steve says THOSE ARE GAMES THAT
STARTED OUT AS VIDEO GAMES,
AND INSPIRED PEOPLE TO MAKE
BOARD GAMES OF THEM.
BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF GAMES
THAT GO THE OTHER WAY.
Kyla says KIND OF LIKE TICKET
TO RIDE OR EVEN CLUE. BECAUSE
THESE ARE VIDEO GAMES, TOO.
Steve says YEAH. MANY VIDEO GAMES EVOLVED
FROM BOARD GAMES AND CARD GAMES.
Kyla says I THINK I HAVE
THIS MYSTERY SOLVED!
Later, the team looks at a video of. E.B. jumping in the green studio set.
E.B says JUMP SPIN...
DOUBLE ARM FLYING CHOP! HEY!
Tilly stops the video.
E.B says YOU KNOW, THAT WAS
A FUN MYSTERY. WE WERE,
LIKE, GAME DETECTIVES.
Tilly says GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
REALLY LEFT US HANGING WITH
THE "." AT THE END OF
HER "EVERYTHING OLD" LABEL.
E.B says MM-HM.
Kyla says BUT, WE SOLVED IT.
NOTHING GETS PAST US.
Tilly says SHE WAS SAYING
"EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN."
E.B says YEAH. EVEN THE NEWEST,
COOLEST GAMES STILL HAVE
ELEMENTS FROM GAMES THAT
ARE THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD.
Kyla says AND, IF ONE OF THE
OLDEST GAMES EVER DISCOVERED IS
ABOUT 5,000 YEARS OLD, I THINK
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PLAYING GAMES
SINCE HUMANS EXISTED.
E.B says WOW. YOU KNOW, I BET
PEOPLE WERE PLAYING GAMES WITH
STICKS AND STONES IN THE SAND
EVEN BEFORE CITIES EXISTED.
Kyla says HEY, WHAT KIND OF GAMES
DO YOU THINK WE'LL BE PLAYING
IN THE FUTURE?
E.B says OH...
HOW ABOUT VIRTUAL REALITY?
Kyla says YEAH!
E.B says NO CONSOLES. NO BOARDS.
Tilly says THAT REMINDS ME.
I MADE ANOTHER GAME.
CHECK IT OUT.
E.B says OH! THAT'S AWESOME!
Tilly plays a game called "Chicken Charge" on her computer. It shows her driving a space ship to escape from a chicken.
Kyla says LET ME TRY, LET ME TRY.
Tilly says HEY! HEY!
WAIT A MINUTE! 2 AGAINST 1!
E.B says OH! I WIN!
I AM THE WINNER!
Tilly says NOT FAIR.
Kyla says I CALL FOR A REMATCH.
E.B. says OKAY, LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
Kyla says LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
COME ON...
Tilly says YOU GUYS ARE SO FAST.
All say MYSTERY SOLVED. POSTING
TO
THE MYSTERY FILES
WEBSITE.
A new video shows the pictures and files recorded and gathered during the episode saved in a box, on a website.
The end credits roll.
An Apartment 11 Production. In association with TVO Kids.
Executive Producer, Jonathan Finkerstein.
TVO Kids and Apartment 11 Productions Logos appear.
Kyla reads the label on a drawer. She is in her teens. She has long dark straight hair and wears a patterned dress over a green T-shirt.
She says "EVERYTHING OLD."
E.B. is a teenager. He has short curly black hair and is clean-shaven. He wears a striped red shirt.
Kyla places the content of the drawer on the table.
E.B says ALRIGHT, LET'S SEE
WHAT CLUES HERMIONE LEFT.
WHAT'S THIS WEIRD BALL THINGY?
OH, LOOK AT THAT! THE LABEL
SAYS "STUDIO DU CHÂTEAU."
Kyla says OH, DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE GOING
TO GO VISIT A FRENCH CASTLE?
E.B says SADLY, NO... BECAUSE
IT'S A LOCAL NUMBER.
The number reads "555-0415."
Tilly is in her mid-forties. She has dark brown hair over her shoulders and wears a bright purple blouse.
Tilly says PUZZLING AND MYSTERIOUS.
THAT'S GREAT AUNT HERMIONE!
A portrait of aunt Hermione hangs on the wall. She is woman in her sixties with white hair and a hat.
E.B says MM-HM.
Kyla says WHAT'S THIS? IT SORT
OF LOOKS LIKE A CHESS PIECE.
Kyla holds a small horse piece.
Tilly says YEAH.
E.B says AND THIS? OH,
IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE DICE.
E.B. shows tiny pyramids on his hand.
Tilly says DEAR HERMIONE, WHAT
WERE YOU TRYING TO WRITE US
WITH THIS MYSTERY?
Tilly says READY TO INVESTIGATE?
E.B says OH, YEAH!
Kyla says LET'S DO THIS!
(Theme music plays)
A dark red background with letter prints shows the shapes of a girl and a boy in the middle. It lights up and reveals EB and Kyla smiling.
Next, the kids are in a room looking at a portrait. The image zooms in a reveals the image of a woman in her sixties with white hair and a hat.
The song plays and the lyrics go
HISTORY IS FULL OF MYSTERIES
GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
COULD BE HEARD TO SAY
The woman in her sixties unfreezes and picks up a blue shining object from the floor.
The song continues
YOU HAVE TO KNOW
WHAT CAME BEFORE
TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD TODAY
Fast clips show images of a river, a bridge at night and a fire explosion.
The song continues
SHE WAS GOING TO WRITE A BOOK
CALLED "MYSTERY FILES."
Next, pictures of dogs are followed by the woman in her sixties writing down notes on a journal.
The song continues
TO TELL WHAT SHE UNCOVERED
BUT TIME RAN OUT
NEW ADVENTURES CAME FIRST
SO SHE LEFT HER SECRETS
UNDISCOVERED
The woman in her sixties drives a car and next flies a small aircraft.
The song continues
AUNT TILLY INHERITED
HER BIG OLD HOUSE
FILLED WITH FILES AND CLUES
OF MUMMIES
SPIES AND VOYAGEURS
SCARY CREATURES TOO
Tilly stands in front of the house. She looks shocked. Next, EB checks a metal box full of objects. A mommy, a skull, and an eel appear among other objects.
The song continues
E.B. AND KYLA
WILL COME THROUGH
THEY'LL SOLVE
Kyla shows her phone screen. Tilly holds a lamp and a laptop shows the progress of file saving in a box.
The song continues
THE MYSTERY FILES
UNRAVEL ALL THE MYSTERIES
UPLOAD HIDDEN HISTORIES
THEY'LL SOLVE
EB, Kyla and Tilly pose together in a picture. The title of the show appears below in blue letters: "The Mystery Files."
The song ends
THE MYSTERY FILES.
E.B. uses his cell phone to film himself. He walks along a corridor.
E.B says I'M HERE AT A PLACE
CALLED STUDIO DU CHÂTEAU TO FIND
OUT ABOUT THIS WEIRD BALL.
THIS PLACE SURE ISN'T
A FRENCH CASTLE. I WONDER
WHAT THEY DO HERE.
WHOA!
E.B walks into a large studio set.
E.B says HEY, I'M E.B. NICE TO MEET YOU!
Ben is in his early thirties. He has brown hair and is clean-shaven. He’s wearing a blue T-shirt and shorts.
Ben says HI E.B., I'M BEN.
NICE TO MEET YOU. WELCOME
TO STUDIO DU CHÂTEAU.
E.B says THANK YOU! THIS PLACE
IS, UH... PRETTY GREEN!
Ben says YEAH, WELL WE DO A LOT
OF DIFFERENT CAPTURES HERE FOR
MOVIES, TV SHOWS, VIDEO GAMES...
THAT SORT OF THING.
E.B says COOL! WELL,
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
Ben says I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THIS
IS. THIS IS A MOTION CAPTURE
MARKER. DO YOU KNOW
WHAT MOTION CAPTURE IS?
E.B says ISN'T THAT WHEN YOU
CAPTURE THE MOVEMENTS OF
A REAL PERSON SO THAT
VIDEOGAME'S MOVEMENTS ARE
MORE REALISTIC AND HUMAN-LIKE?
Ben says THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S EXACTLY
IT. AND WE'RE JUST SETTING UP
TO DO A MOTION CAPTURE SHOOT
RIGHT NOW. YOU WANT TO SEE?
E.B says NO WAY? YEAH!
Ben says YEAH? WANT TO DO IT YOURSELF?
E.B says CAN I ACTUALLY?
Ben says YEAH, YOU ACTUALLY CAN.
WE'VE GOT TO GET YOU SUITED UP
WITH A MOTION CAPTURE SUIT,
PUT A BUNCH OF MARKERS ON YOU,
BRING YOU BACK HERE AND
WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW IT WORKS.
E.B says OKAY.
Ben says OK. COOL. IT'S JUST THIS WAY.
E.B. puts on a black suit and cap.
E.B says I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT
AUNT HERMIONE WAS DOING WITH ONE
OF THESE MOTION CAPTURE MARKERS,
OR WHAT IT HAS TO DO WITH
"EVERYTHING OLD." BUT MAYBE
GETTING INTO THE ACTION
WILL HELP ME FIND OUT.
I'M READY! OH!
E.B. stands on a green room. He jumps and an animated version of himself does the same movement on a computer.
E.B. says HEY, LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S A PRETTY COOL SKELE... TON.
IT SEEMS A LITTLE FISHY
THAT THAT'S ME MOVING.
Ben says THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
E.B says OH, THAT'S SO COOL!
Ben says THAT MARKER THAT YOU FOUND,
ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER MARKERS
THAT THEY PUT ON THAT OUTFIT
THERE, IS WHAT ALLOWS US TO TAKE
THE MOTION THAT YOU'RE DOING AND
CAPTURE IT WITH THIS SOFTWARE.
E.B says NO WAY! THAT'S SO COOL.
ALRIGHT, SO MOTION CAPTURE
TO CAPTURE MY MOTION.
MAKES SENSE. SO,
WHERE'S THE CAMERA?
Ben says SO, ACTUALLY, THERE ARE
8 OF THEM. YOU SEE THOSE RED
CAMERAS UP ON THE TOP, THERE?
E.B says OH YEAH, I SEE THEM.
Ben says SO, EACH ONE OF THEM IS
SENDING MULTIPLE INFRARED BEAMS
THAT ARE BOUNCING OFF OF ALL
THOSE LITTLE MARKERS ON YOUR
BODY, AND THEN THE CAMERAS
ARE CAPTURING THE BOUNCE BACK
OF THAT INFRARED BEAM.
E.B. says AND THEN THAT'S TRANSFERRING
INTO THE COMPUTER, AND THEN
THAT'S DOING ALL THE WORK AND
THEN... BAM! I'M ON SCREEN.
Ben says YOU'VE GOT IT. CHANCES
ARE, IF YOU'VE SEEN A MOVIE OR
WATCHED A TV SHOW LATELY, THEY
USE EXACTLY THIS TECHNOLOGY TO
CAPTURE THE MOTION AND PUT IT
INTO THAT WORK. MOTION CAPTURE
IS USED EVERYWHERE.
E.B says THAT'S AWESOME.
YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE A DANCE!
E.B. moves his arms and hums.
Ben says DO IT.
(E.B. KEEPS HUMMING.)
THERE YOU GO!
E.B. does the moonwalk.
E.B says SPIN! OUH! DISCO!
THIS IS REALLY TIRING. OH YEAH.
DANCE. FLAILING THE ARMS.
(E.B. SIGHS.)
(APPLAUSE)
Now, E.B. records himself.
He says HERMIONE'S MYSTERY FILE
WAS LABELED "EVERYTHING OLD,"
SO MAYBE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH SUPER OLD VIDEO GAMES.
Next, Ben and E.B. sit talking.
E.B. says WHAT'S THE VERY FIRST GAME
TO EVER USE MOTION CAPTURE?
Ben says I'M PRETTY SURE THAT WAS
IN 1994,
RISE OF THE ROBOTS.
BEFORE THAT, IT WAS ALL DONE BY
HAND. BUT IN '94 THEY STARTED
THIS KIND OF TECHNOLOGY.
E.B says WHAT WERE GAMES LIKE
EVEN BEFORE MOTION CAPTURE?
Ben says WELL, ACTUALLY, I'VE GOT
ONE ON MY PHONE, HERE.
E.B says OH!
Ben says HAVE YOU HEARD OF PONG?
E.B says NO.
Ben says IT'S A VERY EARLY VIDEO GAME.
E.B says WHEN WAS IT MADE?
Ben says THIS GAME WAS MADE IN 1972.
E.B says REALLY?
Ben says NOW, PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE CELL
PHONES AND TABLETS BACK THEN.
THAT'S BEFORE I WAS BORN.
E.B. plays the game on Ben’s phone.
Ben says THAT'S BEFORE I WAS BORN, TOO.
E.B says WELL, IF THEY DIDN'T
HAVE CELL PHONES OR TABLETS,
HOW DID THEY PLAY IT, THEN?
Ben says SO WHEN PONG WAS FIRST
MADE, YOU'D PLAY IT IN ON AN
ARCADE MACHINE, WHICH WAS LIKE
A STAND-UP MACHINE. YOU'D GO TO
A LAUNDRY MAT OR A VIDEO GAME
ARCADE. YOU'D PUT A QUARTER IN,
YOU'D PLAY THE GAME. THEN,
SOME YEARS LATER, IT WAS
PORTED TO HOME CONSOLES WHERE
YOU COULD ACTUALLY ATTACH IT
TO YOUR TELEVISION SET,
AND PLAY IT DIRECTLY AT HOME.
NOW, MANY YEARS LATER, HERE
WE HAVE IT ON OUR CELL PHONES.
E.B says AND NOW WE HAVE IT.
Ben says BACK THEN, THEY DIDN'T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CHARACTERS,
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
FANCY 3D GRAPHICS AND MOTION
CAPTURE. IT'S LITERALLY JUST
A BALL BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH
ON THE SCREEN WITH 2 PADDLES...
ONE WHICH YOU CONTROL AND ONE
WHICH THE COMPUTER CONTROLS.
E.B. says YEAH. SO, PONG IS KIND OF
LIKE PING-PONG. SO, TECHNICALLY,
THE CREATORS OF THIS GAME TOOK
A GAME THAT ALREADY EXISTED
AND THEN MADE IT SOMETHING NEW.
A NEW DIGITAL VERSION.
A clip shows people playing ping-pong.
Ben says YEAH, SURE. I MEAN, VIDEO
GAME DEVELOPERS TAKE INSPIRATION
FROM THE REAL WORLD ALL THE
TIME. YOU'VE GOT SPORTS GAMES,
YOU'VE GOT CARD AND BOARD GAMES,
YOU'VE GOT ROLE-PLAYING LIVE
ACTION GAMES. THERE'S LOTS
OF DIFFERENT GAMES THAT EXIST
IN THE REAL WORLD AND ARE
TRANSLATED INTO VIDEO GAMES.
AND THOSE ARE THE GAMES
THAT WE PLAY EVERY DAY.
E.B says TRUE.
Aunt Tilly's computer beeps. The team has a conference call.
E.B. says HEY, YOU KNOW, I'M GETTING
PRETTY GOOD AT PONG.
Tilly says PUT YOUR PONG
ON PAUSE, PLAYER.
Kyla says I WANT TO GO
HEAD-TO-HEAD LATER, E.B.!
E.B says OH, YOU ARE ON!
Tilly says I GOT DEEPER INTO
THOSE OLD VIDEO GAMES BEN WAS
TALKING ABOUT. CHECK OUT SOME
OF THE ONES THAT WERE AROUND
EVEN BEFORE PONG.
ONE OF THE FIRST VIDEO GAMES
EVER WAS CALLED TENNIS FOR TWO,
CREATED IN 1958. IT RAN ON THIS
HUGE COMPUTER. THE BALL WAS JUST
A DOT. EACH PLAYER USED A KNOB
TO VOLLEY IT OVER THE NET.
E.B. says IT SOUNDS A LOT LIKE PONG.
Tilly says IT IS. BUT EVEN BEFORE
THAT, THERE WAS A COMPUTER
VERSION OF TIC-TAC-TOE CALLED
OXO. IT RAN ON AN EVEN BIGGER
COMPUTER CALLED EDSAC. AND
I MADE MY OWN VERSION, TIC-TAC-
TILLY. THAT WAY, EVEN WHEN I
LOSE, I WIN.
Tilly shows them the game she created on her computer screen.
Tilly continues ALSO, CHESS WAS THE
FIRST BOARD GAME TURNED INTO A
COMPUTER GAME, AROUND 1950. AND
YOU GUYS KNOW NINTENDO, RIGHT?
E.B. says YEAH. TOTALLY. OF COURSE.
NINTENDO, NINTENDO WII...
Kyla says SUPER MARIO BROS., ZELDA...
E.B says ALL THAT STUFF.
Tilly says WELL, I FOUND OUT THAT
THE COMPANY IS ACTUALLY MORE
THAN 120 YEARS OLD! NINTENDO
MADE PLAYING CARDS BACK THEN,
NOT VIDEO GAMES. HERE'S MY
FAVOURITE. I ALWAYS WANTED
MY FACE ON A PLAYING CARD.
Tilly clicks and shows a playing card that has her face. E.B. covers his eyes and shakes his head.
Kyla says SO WE KNOW THERE ARE
SOME REALLY OLD GAMES.
E.B. says YEAH. VIDEO GAMES WERE
MADE WAY BEFORE WE HAD XBOX,
PLAYSTATION, WII, HOME COMPUTERS
AND EVEN ARCADES.
Tilly says AND FROM WHAT WE'VE
DISCOVERED SO FAR, THOSE EARLY
VIDEO GAMES WERE ALL BASED
ON GAMES THAT ALREADY EXISTED!
Kyla says TRUE. LIKE CHESS!
MAYBE THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE OLD
CHESS PIECE CLUE! I'M ON MY WAY
TO MEET THE CHESS CHAMP NOW.
E.B says ALRIGHT. CHECKMATE YOU
LATER. GET IT, 'CAUSE IT'S
LIKE CHESS, AND YOU NEED TO
CHECKMATE... NO? OKAY, BYE.
The call ends.
Kyla says I'M MEETING QIYU. SHE'S
THE REIGNING WORLD YOUTH CHESS
CHAMPION FOR GIRLS UNDER 14.
QIYU STARTED PLAYING WHEN
SHE WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD.
SHE TRAVELS TO TOURNAMENTS ALL
AROUND THE WORLD, AND SOMETIMES
SHE HAS TO PLAY FOR 5 HOURS
STRAIGHT AGAINST PLAYERS
WHO ARE MUCH OLDER THAN SHE IS.
AND SHE VERY OFTEN WINS.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HER ABILITY
TO CONCENTRATE ON STRATEGY.
A clip shows Qiyu playing chess against a middle-aged man.
Qiyu leans out a door and says COME ON IN, IT'S RAINING!
Kyla walks into Qiyu’s house.
Kyla says WHOA, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
MY NAME'S KYLA,
NICE TO MEET YOU.
Qiyu has black hair in a ponytail and wears a black and white dotted dress.
Qiyu says NO PROBLEM. HI!
I'M QIYU. NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.
Kyla says THIS IS REALLY COOL!
A huge chess game sits on the floor.
Qiyu says OH, THANK YOU. IT'S NOT
USUALLY IN MY LIVING ROOM.
IT'S USUALLY OUT ON OUR LAWN,
BUT IT'S POURING.
Kyla says I WAS HOPING YOU COULD
HELP ME SOLVE THIS MYSTERY.
I HAVE THIS OLD CHESS PIECE,
AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE
CONNECTED TO VIDEO GAMES.
Qiyu says YEAH,
IT'S DEFINITELY A CHESS PIECE.
IT'S DEFINITELY A KNIGHT, TOO.
Kyla says DO YOU KNOW WHERE
IT COMES FROM, BECAUSE
IT SEEMS SUPER OLD.
Qiyu says WELL, I'M NOT SURE WHERE
THIS SPECIFIC PIECE COMES FROM,
BUT I DO KNOW THAT CHESS IS A
VERY OLD GAME. CHESS EVOLVED
FROM AN OLDER GAME CALLED
CHATURANGA. IT WAS PLAYED IN
INDIA ABOUT 1,500 YEARS AGO.
Kyla says 1,500 YEARS OLD!
NOW THAT'S OLD. I THINK CHESS
FITS RIGHT INTO HERMIONE'S
"EVERYTHING OLD" CATEGORY.
A series of pictures show old paintings of chess players.
Kyla says WHAT DO YOU THINK CHESS HAS TO
DO WITH OTHER KINDS OF GAMES,
LIKE VIDEO GAMES?
Qiyu says WELL, CHESS AND VIDEO
GAMES ARE BOTH STRATEGIC,
SO YOU KIND OF PLAY AGAINST
OTHER PEOPLE AND YOU HAVE TO
ANTICIPATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING
NEXT, AND WHAT THE OPPONENT
IS DOING NEXT.
SO THEY'RE BOTH STRATEGIC.
SO, DO YOU PLAY CHESS?
Kyla says YEAH, A BIT. I WAS IN
THE CHESS CLUB A FEW YEARS BACK.
Qiyu says OH, THAT'S REALLY GOOD!
Kyla says YEAH. NO BIG DEAL.
KYLA LAUGHS.
Qiyu says YOU WANT TO PLAY A GAME?
Kyla says WORLD CHAMP?
SURE, WHY NOT?
They play the floor chess. They start moving pawns.
Kyla says DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE PIECE?
Qiyu says I MEAN, I KIND OF LIKE
ALL THE PIECES. AND THEN THERE'S
THE KNIGHT. HE'S KIND OF, LIKE,
REALLY TRICKY. HE CAN JUMP OVER
OTHER PIECES. SO, KIND OF
UNEXPECTED. BUT I THINK MY
FAVOURITE WOULD BE THE QUEEN,
FOR SURE, BECAUSE SHE'S REALLY
MAJESTIC AND SHE'S POWERFUL,
AND SHE MOVES LIKE A BISHOP AND
ROOK COMBINED. SO SHE'S THE MOST
POWERFUL PIECE ON THE BOARD.
Kyla says IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE
CHESS PIECES ARE AN ARMY, AND
THE BOARD IS THEIR BATTLEFIELD.
Qiyu says YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
Kyla says CHESS AND THIS VIDEOGAME
I PLAY CALLED CIVILIZATION SEEM
REALLY SIMILAR. IN THE VIDEO
GAME YOU HAVE YOUR ARMY.
EVERYBODY HAS THEIR STRENGTHS
AND WEAKNESSES, AND YOU HAVE
TO PLAN YOUR MOVES TO DEFEAT
THE ENEMY. SAME KIND OF
STRATEGY GAME, RIGHT?
Qiyu says YEAH, VERY SIMILAR TO CHESS.
Kyla says I TRIED AND TRIED TO GET
QIYU'S KING IN CHECKMATE. BUT
SHE EVADED ME EASILY AND PUT MY
OWN KING IN JEOPARDY OF BEING
CAPTURED NUMEROUS TIMES.
A fast motion clip shows them playing chess.
Kyla continues BUT, JUST BECAUSE QIYU IS THE
WORLD CHESS CHAMPION DIDN'T
STOP ME FROM MAKING EXCUSES
ABOUT LOSING.
Qiyu says AND THAT'S CHECKMATE.
Kyla says SERIOUSLY?
Qiyu says YEAH.
Kyla says THE ISSUE IS DEFINITELY
THE BOARD. IT JUST THREW OFF
MY GAME. IT'S WAY TOO BIG.
Qiyu says OH, DEFINITELY! I'M SURE
ABOUT THAT. IF WE PLAYED ON
A REGULAR SIZED CHESSBOARD,
THINGS WOULD BE DIFFERENT?
Kyla says OH, YEAH.
Qiyu says YEAH?
Kyla says JUST A BIT.
Qiyu grabs her cell phone.
Kyla says OH, SORRY. DO YOU HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING?
Qiyu says OH NO, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT. I WAS JUST PLAYING
CHESS ONLINE. IT WAS
MY TURN TO MAKE A MOVE.
Kyla says WAIT A SECOND,
I THINK I'M ON TO SOMETHING.
Kyla phones Tilly.
Tilly says HEY, KYLA!
E.B says HEY.
E.B. connects to the call.
Kyla says HEY, YOU GUYS. I JUST
REALIZED SOMETHING. CHESS IS AN
OLD GAME BASED ON AN EVEN OLDER
GAME. AND NOW WE HAVE ONLINE
CHESS AND VIDEO GAMES LIKE
CIVILIZATION THAT ARE LIKE
A DIFFERENT FORM OF CHESS.
E.B says THAT'S COOL, BUT
WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO
WITH "EVERYTHING OLD"?
Tilly says OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS DIDN'T CLICK WITH ME
BEFORE! OH TILLY, REALLY! YOU
SHOULD LEARN TO FOCUS AND USE
YOUR ENERGY FOR GOOD INSTEAD OF
GETTING ALL DISTRACTED AND...
E.B says COME ON, TELL US!
Kyla says SPILL IT!
Tilly says IT'S A SAYING,
"EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN."
Kyla says BUT... OLD AND NEW?
IS THAT WHAT HERMIONE MEANT?
E.B says IT'S STARTING TO MAKE
SENSE WITH OUR MYSTERY. ALL
GAMES GOT MODERNIZED WITH
MOTION CAPTURE, AND CHESS
GOT MODERNIZED WITH COMPUTER
VERSIONS. I BET I CAN MAKE AN
EVEN COOLER VERSION OF CHESS.
I'LL POST WHEN I'M DONE.
Tilly says HANG ON! WELL, HE'S
OFF. I'LL GET BACK TO YOU
ON THAT LAST CLUE, KYLA.
Kyla says STANDING BY.
The call ends.
E.B says YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE
TO HAVE A CHESS BOARD. DO YOU
GUYS HAVE A CHESS BOARD?
Ben says YEAH, I THINK WE COULD
PULL UP A CHESS ASSET HERE.
They look at a computer screen.
E.B says OH, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!
Ben says WHAT DO YOU WANT TO PUT
ON IT, THOUGH? THAT'S THE THING.
E.B says OH...
Ben says SO WE'VE GOT, LIKE,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
Ben shows a picture of a robot on a tablet.
E.B says OH, PERFECT.
Ben says YEAH?
E.B. says WE NEED TO NAME IT, THOUGH.
Ben says WALLY.
E.B says SURE, WHY NOT?
A young woman places blue tape on the green floor of the studio to create a chessboard.
Ben says START OVER ON THE LEFT,
THERE. WE'LL DO SOME MOVES.
E.B says I WANT THE ROBOT TO DO
A LITTLE HOP AND WHEN HE JUMPS,
A NICE FLAP IN THE AIR.
Ben says ALRIGHT. BUT THE FIRST
TIME, JUST ONE SQUARE. OKAY?
E.B says ALRIGHT. READY?
Ben says YEAH.
E.B. jumps and the animated robot does the same.
Birds chirping.
E.B says HOW WAS THAT?
GOOD. NOW DO IT DIAGONALLY.
E.B says COOL. OKAY.
Ben says YEAH. COOL.
DO SOME CRAZY ATTACKS.
E.B says I'M READY.
HOW ABOUT A FLYING
DOUBLE ARM CHOP?
Ben says ALRIGHT.
E.B says FLYING DOUBLE ARM CHOP!
Ben says COOL. MAYBE WE COULD DO
THE JUMP SPIN IN ONE DIRECTION
AND THE DOUBLE ARM CHOP
IN THE OTHER.
E.B says OH, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. JUMP
SPIN! DOUBLE ARM FLYING CHOP!
Ben says THAT'LL DO.
E.B says EVEN IN A VIDEO GAME
VERSION, IF YOU KEEP THE SAME
RULES AS CHESS, YOU CAN GIVE
THE PIECES MORE PERSONALITY
AND COOL POWERS.
Tilly receives a call on her computer.
Tilly says HEY, E.B.!
E.B says HEY! WHAT DID YOU THINK
OF MY CHESS PAWN AVATAR?
Kyla says I HAVE TO GIVE IT
TO YOU. IT WAS PRETTY COOL.
Tilly says AND YOU'RE RIGHT, E.B.
I WAS PLAYING... I MEAN,
RESEARCHING MORE GAMES. AND
LOTS CAN BE CUSTOMIZED, FROM
PERSONALIZING YOUR OWN AVATAR TO
BUILDING AND DECORATING A HOUSE.
E.B says LIKE THE SIMS.
Kyla says OH YEAH! I LOVE THAT GAME.
Tilly says I'M PERSONALLY STILL
HOOKED ON TIC-TAC-TILLY, WHICH
I CUSTOMIZED MYSELF. BUT CHECK
IT OUT, I HAVE A LEAD ON THE
LAST CLUE. THERE'S A GAME
CALLED THE ROYAL GAME OF UR
THAT USES DICE LIKE THE ONES
FROM HERMIONE'S FILE.
IT WAS DISCOVERED IN A TOMB
THAT'S ALMOST 5,000 YEARS OLD.
Kyla says WELL, THAT TAKES CARE
OF THE "OLD" PART OF THE LABEL.
E.B. says I WONDER IF IT'S A STRATEGY
GAME, LIKE CHESS? AND WHAT'S THE
"NEW AGAIN" PART OF THE CLUE?
Kyla says I BET SOMEONE AT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD GAME CAFÉ KNOWS.
I'M HEADING OVER.
Tilly says GOOD IDEA!
The call ends.
Kyla and Qiyu shake hands.
Kyla says THANK YOU SO MUCH, QIYU.
IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN.
Qiyu says NO PROBLEM, KYLA.
IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
Now, Kyla walks down the street. She records herself.
Kyla says I'M MEETING STEVE.
HE'S A GAME GURU, WHICH MEANS
HE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT ALL
KINDS OF GAMES. HE WORKS
AT THIS GAME CAFÉ.
Videogames sit on several shelves in a café.
Kyla says HI, IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
MY NAME'S KYLA.
Steve is in his late forties, with a goatee and long grayish hair. He’s wearing a patterned gray shirt over a T-shirt.
Steve says HI KYLA. I'M STEVE.
Kyla says THERE ARE SO MANY GAMES HERE!
Steve says THERE ARE A LOT OF
GAMES. WE, OURSELVES, HAVE ABOUT
2,000-3,000 GAMES HERE
AT SNAKES and LATTES.
Kyla says WOW!
Steve says DID YOU KNOW THAT SINCE
MANKIND STARTED PLAYING GAMES,
WE THINK THERE ARE ABOUT
75,000 DIFFERENT GAMES
THAT HAVE BEEN INVENTED?
Kyla says WOW! I WISH I HAD TIME
TO STAY AND PLAY THEM ALL,
BUT I HAVE A MYSTERY TO SOLVE.
Steve says A MYSTERY?
Kyla says WE FOUND OUT THESE COME
FROM A SUPER OLD GAME CALLED UR.
DO YOU HAVE IT HERE?
Steve says YEAH, WE DO. THAT IS
A REPLICA OF A DIE FROM UR.
DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK
AT A WHOLE SET?
Kyla says SURE!
Steve says COME WITH ME.
Kyla says THIS DOES NOT LOOK
5,000 YEARS OLD.
Steve says HA! HA! NO! THIS IS
A REPLICA. ANY GAME THAT IS
ACTUALLY 5,000 YEARS OLD WOULD
BE IN A MUSEUM. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
MAKING COPIES FOR A LONG TIME.
Kyla says SO HOW DID THEY KNOW
WHAT RULES TO USE?
Steve says WELL, THEY DON'T, REALLY.
WHEN THIS GOT FOUND IN AN
ANCIENT CEMETERY, THERE WASN'T
A COPY OF THE RULES SO PEOPLE
JUST SORT OF TOOK A GUESS.
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW I PLAY.
Kyla says OKAY.
Steve says IT'S A RACE. YOU'RE
TRYING TO GET YOUR PIECES TO
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BOARD, AND
IF YOU LAND ON AN ENEMY PIECE,
YOU REMOVE IT FROM THE GAME.
SO IT'S SORT OF SORRY!
MEETS CHESS, A LITTLE BIT.
Kyla says BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS
TAKES LUCK, TOO, RIGHT?
Steve says ANY GAME WITH DICE
TAKES LUCK. IF YOU ROLL WHITE
TIPS, YOU GET TO MOVE PIECES.
YOU WANT TO BE WHITE OR BROWN?
Kyla says I'LL BE WHITE.
Steve says OKAY, THERE YOU GO.
Kyla rolls the pyramid dice.
Kyla says I GOT 1...
Steve says 1 MOVE.
Kyla says SO...
Steve says THERE YOU GO.
ALSO GOT 1.
LET'S DO THAT.
Kyla says SO YOU WOULD SAY THAT
THIS IS, LIKE, A STRATEGY GAME?
Steve says OH, DEFINITELY.
Kyla says OH, 1. SORRY!
Steve says DOES THIS GAME
REMIND YOU OF ANYTHING?
Kyla says NO, NOT REALLY.
Steve says HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS GAME?
Kyla says I THINK I HAVE BEFORE.
Steve says THIS IS BACKGAMMON.
Kyla says OH, OKAY.
Steve says BACKGAMMON IS ABOUT
3,000 YEARS OLD AND IT COMES
FROM THE ANCIENT LAND OF PERSIA,
WHICH IS IN THE MIDDLE EAST...
ALSO WHERE UR WAS FOUND.
A clip shows a map. A red line highlights Persia.
Steve says UR DATES BACK 5,000 YEARS. AND
SINCE THEY COME FROM THE SAME
PART OF THE WORLD, IT'S
A GOOD BET THAT BACKGAMMON
IS AN EVOLVED VERSION OF UR.
IT USES DICE TO CONTROL THE
MOVEMENT, JUST LIKE UR DOES.
Kyla says SO IT HAS LUCK IN IT, TOO?
Steve says OH, YEAH. THERE'S
DEFINITELY SOME LUCK. BUT THIS
IS VERY MUCH A GAME OF SKILL.
THE BROWN PLAYER IS TRYING TO
BRING ALL THEIR PIECES AROUND
TO HERE, AND GET THEM OFF
THE BOARD. THE WHITE PLAYER IS
TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING,
BUT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
Kyla says OKAY, SO THIS IS REALLY
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WERE DOING
IN THIS GAME.
Steve says VERY MUCH. ROLLING
DICE, MOVING PIECES. 1, 2, 3...
Kyla says OUR MYSTERY FILE LABEL
SAYS "EVERYTHING OLD," AND WE
THINK IT MEANS THE EXPRESSION
"EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN."
ARE THERE ANY OTHER OLD GAMES
THAT ARE MADE INTO NEW ONES?
Steve says ABSOLUTELY. THERE ARE TONS.
Kyla says LIKE WHAT?
Steve says WELL, LET ME SHOW YOU.
I'M SURE YOU'VE PLAYED
SNAKES and LADDERS BEFORE.
Kyla says YEAH. MANY TIMES.
Steve says SO, THIS IS ACTUALLY
BASED ON AN ANCIENT GAME FROM
INDIA. WHEN ENGLAND COLONIZED
INDIA, THEY BROUGHT THE GAME
BACK AND IT GRADUALLY MADE ITS
WAY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
THE IDEA BEHIND IT WAS IT WAS
MEANT TO TEACH CHILDREN ABOUT
MORALITY. YOU DO GOOD THINGS,
YOU GO UP TOWARD HEAVEN. YOU DO
BAD THINGS, AND YOU GO DOWN.
As he speaks, a blue arrow highlights on the game board, followed by a yellow snake.
Steve says AND THAT'S WHERE THE LADDERS
AND THE SNAKES COME FROM.
Kyla says SO WHAT PART OF
THE OLD GAME DID THEY KEEP
WHEN THEY MADE THE NEW ONE?
Steve says THE MECHANICS
ARE BASICALLY THE SAME.
YOU ROLL THE DIE, YOU MOVE...
Kyla says OKAY. SO, THAT'S WHAT'S
OLD. AND THEY MODERNIZED THE
BOARD AND THE PLAYING PIECES
TO MAKE IT NEW. I'M GETTING THE
PICTURE. MIND IF I LOOK AROUND?
Steve says YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.
Kyla says THANKS.
Now, Kyla stands by a shelf.
She records herself and says I'M SEEING A LOT OF GAMES THAT
I RECOGNIZE FROM VIDEO GAMES.
OH, LIKE WORLD OF WARCRAFT.
OR EVEN PAC-MAN.
Steve says THOSE ARE GAMES THAT
STARTED OUT AS VIDEO GAMES,
AND INSPIRED PEOPLE TO MAKE
BOARD GAMES OF THEM.
BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF GAMES
THAT GO THE OTHER WAY.
Kyla says KIND OF LIKE TICKET
TO RIDE OR EVEN CLUE. BECAUSE
THESE ARE VIDEO GAMES, TOO.
Steve says YEAH. MANY VIDEO GAMES EVOLVED
FROM BOARD GAMES AND CARD GAMES.
Kyla says I THINK I HAVE
THIS MYSTERY SOLVED!
Later, the team looks at a video of. E.B. jumping in the green studio set.
E.B says JUMP SPIN...
DOUBLE ARM FLYING CHOP! HEY!
Tilly stops the video.
E.B says YOU KNOW, THAT WAS
A FUN MYSTERY. WE WERE,
LIKE, GAME DETECTIVES.
Tilly says GREAT AUNT HERMIONE
REALLY LEFT US HANGING WITH
THE "." AT THE END OF
HER "EVERYTHING OLD" LABEL.
E.B says MM-HM.
Kyla says BUT, WE SOLVED IT.
NOTHING GETS PAST US.
Tilly says SHE WAS SAYING
"EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN."
E.B says YEAH. EVEN THE NEWEST,
COOLEST GAMES STILL HAVE
ELEMENTS FROM GAMES THAT
ARE THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD.
Kyla says AND, IF ONE OF THE
OLDEST GAMES EVER DISCOVERED IS
ABOUT 5,000 YEARS OLD, I THINK
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PLAYING GAMES
SINCE HUMANS EXISTED.
E.B says WOW. YOU KNOW, I BET
PEOPLE WERE PLAYING GAMES WITH
STICKS AND STONES IN THE SAND
EVEN BEFORE CITIES EXISTED.
Kyla says HEY, WHAT KIND OF GAMES
DO YOU THINK WE'LL BE PLAYING
IN THE FUTURE?
E.B says OH...
HOW ABOUT VIRTUAL REALITY?
Kyla says YEAH!
E.B says NO CONSOLES. NO BOARDS.
Tilly says THAT REMINDS ME.
I MADE ANOTHER GAME.
CHECK IT OUT.
E.B says OH! THAT'S AWESOME!
Tilly plays a game called "Chicken Charge" on her computer. It shows her driving a space ship to escape from a chicken.
Kyla says LET ME TRY, LET ME TRY.
Tilly says HEY! HEY!
WAIT A MINUTE! 2 AGAINST 1!
E.B says OH! I WIN!
I AM THE WINNER!
Tilly says NOT FAIR.
Kyla says I CALL FOR A REMATCH.
E.B. says OKAY, LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
Kyla says LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
COME ON...
Tilly says YOU GUYS ARE SO FAST.
All say MYSTERY SOLVED. POSTING
TO
THE MYSTERY FILES
WEBSITE.
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