Incident QARC S-B

Incident QARC S-B is a log of an event in Nintendo found in a leaked archive of Super Mario 64 files known as the ARKHIVES. It appears to describe an event where a creator of the Personalization A.I. known as The Engineer, referred to as S, attempted to add a feature to the AI but was confronted by another Nintendo employee, referred to as B. This event resulted in the death of B.

Incident Log
Below is the log of Incident QARC S-B as seen in the ARKHIVES. It is believed that more sections exist, though only one section was found in the leak.

This log is not to be updated as Incident QARC S-B has been fully documented and the event has ended. Please consult management and the end of this document if you wish to add to the document.

Incident QARC S-B occurred on the █th of ████, 1995 when █████ ████, "S" attempted to integrate an experimental peripheral "The Face Reader" into Project QARC in order to see if any new events would occur due to the face being read. This caused high instability in Project QARC, and playtester ████ ██████ "B" approached S with concerns about the instability. Below is an audio log of the first conversation.

B: Hello [S], I've noticed that the thing you've been trying to add into the game has been... messing up when it was reading my face. Like, that weird thing in Whomp's Fortress appeared in Boiling Hot Basalt and general corruption. I have the recording of my playtesting right here. (B hands S a VHS tape.)

S: Yes, I am aware that it is unstable. That build I sent you was not refined, and simply had the Face Reader integration programmed in.

B: Do you remember the time where that thing GAVE ME A SEZURE?! That's a safety issue! You should have made sure it was stable before sending it to the playtesters.

S: ...I need to finish writing the document for this playtest, please leave. I'll watch your tape on the situation.

B: Fine... (B leaves.)

Note: No document was created by S about this specific playtest or conversation. To date, no specific documents have been created on playtesting sessions unless a noteworthy event occurred or test was conducted.

After this incident, B was reported to seem less comfortable during playtesting, especially while wearing the Face Reader. Below is a log of anomalies Project QARC manifested during B's playtesting sessions after the first conversation. After the rising number of anomalies was noted, B was temporarily removed from playtesting duties.


 * Whomp's Fortress Creature
 * Boiling Hot Basalt
 * The Missing Painting Phenomenon
 * Castle Crawlspace
 * King Chuckya
 * Big Boo's Creeps
 * Green Stars
 * Bubbly Beach
 * White-Eyed Chain Chomp
 * Dynamic Level Rearrangement

After this log, B confronted S again due to his playtesting duties being revoked. Below is a log of the second conversation between S and B.

S: You again- I mean, hello [B]. What is your reason for coming to me again- today?

B: They decided to remove my playtesting after I found a ton more weird stuff from... What was it called? Project ARK? Project QART? Project-

S: Project QARC. Okay, I will explain what happened to you. I assume you guess it has something to do with our previous conversation.

B: Yes, I-

S: Let me explain. So, I admit I was in the wrong when I gave you that build. However, I believe you have developed trust issues with the Face Reader after the previous incident, and the Face Reader was picking that up from your facial expressions. Project QARC was designed to pick up even the subtlest of inputs, and that applies to the Face Reader too. Anyways, it's realized you're expecting more weird and potentially harmful anomalies, so it's been giving you them. Until you're back to normal, we've had to stop you from playtesting, for your own safety.

B: So does that mean ███ [T, a previous playtester that had passed away] experienced a similar thing or-

S: WE DO NOT TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO [T]!

B: Woah, woah, woah! Are you okay?

S: Yes, I'm sorry about that outburst. Anyways, I have made an appeal that your playtesting privileges be returned, but with a catch: I will monitor all of your playtest sessions. This may cause the issues to continue, but I want to document what happens with this test.

B: Okay... Thanks..? (B leaves the room.)

After this, B was found dead in the playtesting room after several fatal wounds were inflicted due to misplacement of the Face Reader during the tightening process. S said that he suffered a seizure after encountering a harmful anomaly that caused the Face Reader to malfunction as he went to get a cup of coffee, though an alternate theory proposed by unrelated employee ███ ███████, E, suggests that foul play from S caused the death of B. An interview with S was conducted by ███ ██████, Q, before their employment was terminated. Below is a log of the interview.

Q: Okay [S], what happened?

S: I went to get coffee. I came back, and he was dead. He probably had a seizure from an anomaly that caused the Face Reader to move and re-tighten, or the Face Reader just malfunctioned. I have ordered that the Face Reader and Whomp's Fortress Creature be scrapped. [B]'s death will not be in vain.

Q: Some people, particularly [E], suspect you had something to do with their demise. Can you give any proof about your walk to get coffee?

S: If you can check the camera footage, I believe I can-

Q: The camera doesn't show you leaving. However, the playtesting footage is missing. We have your termination form ready.

S: No! You need me to work on Project QARC! I must have accidentally walked around the camera and the playtesting room footage was corrupted! I didn't do it! I- (Loud crash as S accidentally falls off of his chair and hits his head against the table, knocking him out and causing severe damage.)

Q: [S]! ARE YOU OK?! [S]!

After this, S was rushed to the hospital, and was later fired when they were released from the hospital. However, afterwards, a new anomaly dubbed QARC Manifestations began to be documented. Some theories state that either B or S have possessed Super Mario 64 after Incident QARC S-B. However, some early playtesting logs that appear to be documenting QARC Manifestations discredit this theory.

As of ██/██/199█, Incident QARC S-B is considered concluded. Should any evidence that the incident has become relevant again, management is to be consulted this document is to be updated accordingly in the "Following Events" section.