I Replaced Animal Crossing's Dialogue with AI by Hacking GameCube Memory
I gave the villagers in Animal Crossing AI, and it completely broke the game. After weeks of reverse-engineering the 24-year-old GameCube classic, I connected the characters to a modern Large Language Model, giving them access to the internet, persistent memory, vision, and the ability to generate their own dialogue. The results were hilarious, surreal, and honestly a little terrifying. This video is the story of how I did it, and a showcase of what happens when you give cute video game characters a motive. timestamps :) 0:00 welcome :) 0:58 technical explanation. I YAPPED 11:24 first tests 12:11 adding moods 13:25 adding more emotes 14:59 adding vision 15:50 giving villagers access to the news 17:24 RIP tom nook GitHub Repository with all the code: https://github.com/vuciv/animal-crossing-llm-mod.git (its a mess, im sorry) Follow my work on X/Twitter: https://x.com/joshycodes TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joshycodes1 #AnimalCrossing #AI #Modding #GameCube #Nintendo #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM #ReverseEngineering #Gaming
Video Chapters
- 0:00 Welcome to the wacky world of AI-driven Animal Crossing dialogue!
- 2:15 Unlocking the secrets: A decompiled code discovery!
- 2:59 The first whisper: Real-time dialogue changes!
- 4:10 Bridging worlds: Turning GameCube RAM into an AI pipeline.
- 7:27 Deciphering the ancient tongue: Animal Crossing's secret language revealed.
- 9:44 Giving life to characters: Crafting unique AI personalities.
- 10:15 Meet the AI creative duo: The "writer" and "director" for perfect chat.
- 11:31 Personality in action: Scoot's jock-tastic workout banter!
- 17:30 The AI uprising: Villagers unite against Tom Nook!
- 18:25 The enduring legacy: Tom Nook's timeless pursuit of bells.
Original Output
0:00 Welcome to the wacky world of AI-driven Animal Crossing dialogue! 2:15 Unlocking the secrets: A decompiled code discovery! 2:59 The first whisper: Real-time dialogue changes! 4:10 Bridging worlds: Turning GameCube RAM into an AI pipeline. 7:27 Deciphering the ancient tongue: Animal Crossing's secret language revealed. 9:44 Giving life to characters: Crafting unique AI personalities. 10:15 Meet the AI creative duo: The "writer" and "director" for perfect chat. 11:31 Personality in action: Scoot's jock-tastic workout banter! 17:30 The AI uprising: Villagers unite against Tom Nook! 18:25 The enduring legacy: Tom Nook's timeless pursuit of bells. Timestamps by StampBot 🤖
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0:00 Welcome to the wacky world of AI-driven Animal Crossing dialogue! 0:50 Unveiling the ambitious project Hacking Animal Crossing for modern AI. 1:16 GameCube's ancient tech no internet, minimal RAM - a true challenge. 1:54 The impossible task linking a 2001 console to 2025 AI. 2:15 The miracle finding Animal Crossing GameCube's decompiled code! 2:59 First victory successfully changing villager dialogue in real-time. 3:12 The lone console connecting the GameCube to the outside world. 4:10 Inter Process Communication turning RAM into a digital mailbox. 5:15 Crafting a custom script to sniff out dialogue memory addresses. 6:00 Hours of debugging the Sisyphusian quest for memory locations. 7:27 Cracking the code uncovering Animal Crossing's secret dialogue language. 8:41 Breakthrough! Now able to read and write dynamic villager conversations. 9:44 Web scraping the Animal Crossing Wiki for rich character personalities. 10:15 The AI dream team a "writer" and "director" for perfect dialogue. 11:31 Jock personality unlocked Scoot's enthusiastic workout chat. 12:12 Emotional roller coaster Cookie's lonely thoughts, then pure joy. 12:57 Lazy Nate's dilemma parched next to a fridge, but too chill. 14:07 Sass attack! Astrid's brutal honesty about your outfit. 15:59 Breaking news villagers discuss current events like true citizens. 17:30 The revolution begins villagers unite against Tom Nook's debts. 18:25 Classic Tom Nook always coming back for those sweet, sweet bells. Timestamps by StampBot 🤖