YouTube pre-roll ad trailer.

[Spaghetti]

Multiple reports of a brand new Youtube pre-roll ad for Shenmue have been cropping up over on ResetEra and Reddit.

As far as we know, the ad contains:
Ryo confronting Lan-Di, challenging him to a fight
An old lady inspecting the Phoenix Mirror

This thread is to be used for hunting the ad down. Post Shenmue and general gaming related videos that have confirmed prerolls and try refreshing them a few times to find the ad.

If we all try to watch as many pre-rolls as possible, we have a better chance of finding that ad!

If you find the ad, pause it and set up a recording ASAP as you cannot skip back in a YouTube ad.

 

[mjqjazzbar]

It would've been nice if one of them had at least said what they were watching. Sheesh!

Just kidding, Tricky. We're waiting patiently for you. Wake up, please.

 

[ShenSun]

We need @danielmann861 and @Cebman on the case

 

[Reprise]

I wasn't kidding when I said I have been clicking through hundreds of videos trying to find it. Are there any tips? How do developers target ads on Youtube? Is it not random?

 

[Cebman]

I've been summoned....now I'm scared of what I may find.

 

[mjqjazzbar]

Who is he? I see him occasionally. Has tons of followers.

***this post was moved here for some reason, in case anyone questions the relevance. must've been a mistake***

 

[mjqjazzbar]

Got an answer on Reddit:

I'm in UK, and I was watching the latest RedLetterMedia video!

 

[mjqjazzbar]

For what it's worth, this is the latest video:

 

[You Arcade]

It's annoying because ads just literally stop playing when you refresh or re-click the video.

I can't believe I'm actually annoyed at no ads for once.

 

[SeoulIsMagic]

You can open a private navigation window, click on video, then after getting an ad, just close the browser and reopen it. For me it resets the ads.
The thing is I'm only getting ads in french so I'm afraid I won't get it... Might be specific to some locations.

 

[mjqjazzbar]

I tried to view through US and UK IP addresses but I basically get the same four ads.

Seems like seeing the new Shenmue ad is a bit like winning the lotto.

 

[Van Joel Sandwich]

Dudes... The video of the ad must be already uploaded on youtube right?!
Is there a way to see unlisted private videos?!

 

[Cebman]

I've been trying to find info on how to find a specific ad on YouTube. Nothing has worked so far.

 

[SeoulIsMagic]

By the way, it seems you can pause an ad and then right click on the video player, then click on the advanced stats menu, then you can get the video ID of an ad.

Just tried it and I was able to replay an ad.

 

[Reprise]

I've watched that video four times and each time the advert is 'Brittney Runs a Marathon" whatever the fuck that shite is.

 

[Reprise]

Oooh just got WWE 2K20 for a fourth time FFS.

 

[Van Joel Sandwich]

By the way, it seems you can pause an ad and then right click on the video player, then click on the advanced stats menu, then you can get the video ID of an ad.

Just tried it and I was able to replay an ad.

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Would that work if the ad was unlisted or private? that's the question.

 

[mjqjazzbar]

If it's private, no. Unlisted, yes. But all someone needs to do is capture their screen. It's not a huge process.

 

[Spaghetti]

By the way, it seems you can pause an ad and then right click on the video player, then click on the advanced stats menu, then you can get the video ID of an ad.

Just tried it and I was able to replay an ad.

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You can also use this to find the source video.

See the Video ID thing in the stats? The combination of letters and numbers on the left is apparently the way to find the URL to the source.

 

[SeoulIsMagic]

You can also use this to find the source video.

See the Video ID thing in the stats? The combination of letters and numbers on the left is apparently the way to find the URL to the source.

Yes that's what I was implying, sorry for my english. You can take the id and replace in the url what's after watch?v=VIDEO-ID