Thread by @cabel

Speaking of Firewatch's 5th anniversary!

Here's a secret that almost nobody knows about.

• In the Nintendo Switch — only! — version of Firewatch, when in Free Roam mode, you may come across this post-it note. Look at it…

[captures via Super Nintendad on YouTube]

• And you will notice a new location on your map…

• Which has a special cache box that contains something truly important…

• And if that something important is Put Back at the foot of a even more important altar…

• Then, surprise!!!!! You get, well, this. I mean, just look at it.

• And if you collect 'em all? You then get this.

• And finally, well… maybe you can try the third mode for yourself.

Well-designed, 100% ridiculous, pushing the limits of an already limit-pushing Switch port, and created just for fun, "Forrest 64" is imho the spirit of the Firewatch rolled into one Easter egg.

Bonus trivia: I wrote the music for Forrest 64.

The pitch: what if I ruined @chrisremo's Firewatch music but in a hopefully-funny way? Two opening chords here, a little Ol' Shoshone there… the rest is Nintendo 64-style history.

And now, you can enjoy the music too!

It's Forrest 64 (Original Game Soundtrack).

Including two absolutely incredible cover songs by @xocnosaj, and artwork by @shoomlah, I hope you enjoy this little bit of musical weirdness!!

Spotify — open.spotify.com/album/6UWkRvjt…

Apple Music — music.apple.com/us/album/forre…