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Pikmin Treasure Hunt is a lost Pikmin browser game where players would recover treasures from various websites. It was released on October 13th 2004 and seemingly run by Nintendo of America employee "NOA_MATT" from the official NSider forums. Players would receive hints from their own ship's computer, and even one hint from the president of Hocotate Freight himself. These clues and hints would let the player learn which treasures were on which web site. The first 100 players who won would get free Pikmin plushies, but the rest would receive a free wallpaper. The website was accessed from www.pikmin.com.
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[[File:Treasure Hunt Homepage Recreation.jpg|thumb|250px|The main page of the site.]]
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'''''Pikmin Treasure Hunt''''' is a lost ''Pikmin'' browser {{w|advergame}} created to promote {{p2}}. It was released on {{date|13|October|2004}} and seemingly run by Nintendo of America employee "NOA_MATT" from the official NSider forums. Gameplay primarily consisted of recovering [[treasure]]s by visiting various websites. Players would receive hints from their own ship's computer, and even one hint from the president of Hocotate Freight himself. These clues and hints would let the player learn which treasures were on which website.


When the game released there was a competition exclusive to American and Canadian players. The first 100 players who completed the game would get free Pikmin plushies, but the rest would receive a free wallpaper. The sprites used for ''Pikmin Treasure'' Hunt are the same as the ones used on the European ''Pikmin 2'' website, which hosted ''[[Pikmin 2 Virtual World]]'', another lost ''Pikmin'' game''. Treasure Hunt was accessed from www.pikmin.com.
==Gameplay==
The gameplay of Treasure Hunt is unknown, however it can be assumed that it played much like Pikmin SpaceForce. According to players at the time, players would be able to control a squad of Pikmin as well as the Onion itself. Currently, it is unknown how Pikmin would be controlled.


== Gameplay ==
== Clues ==
''Pikmin Treasure Hunt'' was never archived and so its gameplay cannot be documented in detail. However it played much like ''[[Pikmin.com SpaceForce]]'' in that it required visiting other websites owned by Nintendo in order to collect treasure. Players started off at the main Pikmin website with an interactive landing site made in {{w|Adobe Flash}} (known as Macromedia Flash at the time) with no Pikmin and just an [[Onion]]. Hints would be provided to determine which website needed to be visited for each collection mission. Browser cookies in conjunction with Flash were used to determine if the player was successful, in which returning to the Pikmin website would show an animation of Pikmin bringing the respective treasure to the landing site. As more treasures were collected, a squad of Pikmin would build up at the Onion. Currently, it is unknown how exactly Pikmin were controlled. However, users of the official NSider forums discussed how they would use Pikmin to snatch up treasures and that more Pikmin could be made using the Onion. The Pikmin were often buggy, as forum posts also discussed how Pikmin would get "stuck". Many players also struggled with certain browsers not properly registering when a correct website was visited, as well as slow internet connections at the time not being able to fully load the necessary Flash assets.
 
== Treasures ==
=== Confirmed ===
 
* [[Rubber Ugly]]
* [[Dream Architect]]
* [[Stone of Glory]]
* [[Petrified Heart]]
* [[Gyroid Bust]]
* [[Insect Condo]]
 
=== Possible ===
* [[Unspeakable Wonder]]
* [[Sweet Dreamer]]
* [[Seed of Greed]]
* [[Innocence Lost]]


== Clues ==
=== Gyroid Bust ===
=== Gyroid Bust ===
''"Captain, my data has discovered ancient text, a joke, that I shall read: "Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side." My CPU does not get it. Where would this chicken cross the road? The BEAST-TRAIL?"''
''"Captain, my data has discovered ancient text, a joke, that I shall read: "Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side." My CPU does not get it. Where would this chicken cross the road? The BEAST-TRAIL?"''
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=== Stone of Glory ===
=== Stone of Glory ===
====Ship====
''"In some civilizations, my research shows, bravery is rewarded with a ROCK OF HONOR. Sometimes it's mounted to a ribbon and placed around the brave one's neck."''
''"In some civilizations, my research shows, bravery is rewarded with a ROCK OF HONOR. Sometimes it's mounted to a ribbon and placed around the brave one's neck."''


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''"Captain, my sensors are recording... music. How odd. And yet...satisfying. Hmmm... the name of their next album is STONE OF GLORY. Ah! The treasure!"''
''"Captain, my sensors are recording... music. How odd. And yet...satisfying. Hmmm... the name of their next album is STONE OF GLORY. Ah! The treasure!"''
====President====
''"'''So the Hunt Begins'''''
''Work! Work! Work!''
''Some have you have completed the hunt, others not.''
''Hmmmmmm.... those blasted ship computers are a bit twitchy with their big words and their silly riddles. Pooha!''
''Stuck? Here's a hint. ''
''A Stone of Glory is neither stone nor is it glorious. It just is. What would happen if you compressed the stone? Hmmm... made it more form fitting? Squished the words together?"''
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Treasure Hunt Nintendo Power Issue 183 September 2004.jpg|Nintendo Power issue 183 (September 2004) mentioning Pikmin Treasure Hunt.
Treasure Hunt Nintendo Power Issue 184 October 2004.jpg|Nintendo Power issue 184 (October 2004) mentioning Pikmin Treasure Hunt.
Treasure Hunt Forum President.png|The president's blog post.
Treasure Hunt Forum Blog.png|NOA_Matt discussing the site.
Treasure Hunt Forum Pop-up.png|A player telling others to turn off adblocker for 2 of the treasures.
Treasure Hunt Forum Wallpaper.png|Matt telling players about the wallpapers earned after the contest is over.
Treasure Hunt Forum Hints.png|Matt telling players not to make guides on how to collect items.
Treasure Hunt Forum Issues.png|Matt explaining the president's blog and mentioning the game.
Treasure Hunt Forum Discussion 1.png|Forum posts.
Treasure Hunt Forum Discussion 2.png|Forum posts.
Treasure Hunt Forum Discussion 3.png|Forum posts.
Treasure Hunt Pikipedia Discussion.png|Pikipedia users discuss the game in 2007, apparently by this time it was defunct.
Treasure Hunt Pikmin 2 Advertisement.png|Pikmin in action, carrying a Dream Architect and opening a defunct page.
Treasure Hunt Threads 1.png|Threads created regarding the game; most are unarchived.
Treasure Hunt Threads 2.png|Ditto.
Treasure Hunt Other Forum Hints.png|NeoGAF users discuss the game, one posts clues related to two of the ten treasures.
</gallery>
==See also==
*''[[Pikmin.com SpaceForce]]''
*[[Musings of a Sidekick]]
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