The promotional website for Matrix Resurrections launched on Tuesday, and one user has already reverse-engineered the page to uncover teasers for every possible combination.
While the majority of us have been visiting the WhatIsTheMatrix.com website and selecting the red or the blue pill at different times of day in an effort to catch a new teaser generated from our choices, Twitter user @linuxct delved into the page contents to better understand how the time detection on the site worked.
After a bit of digging, the talented techie explained on Twitter how they then proceeded to reverse engineer the page to "see how they were generating the URLs for the videos of every possible combination." The results of that process were then compiled into CodePen, where users can generate links for any specific video they want to see.
I ended up reverse engineering the page (just a bit 😳) to see how they were generating the URLs for the videos of every possible combination.
I also created a Codepen that will generate a link to any video you want to see in specific. Check it out! https://t.co/btAiWnmsn7
— linuxct (@linuxct) September 8, 2021
The "Matrix 4 Promo Video Finder" allows you to personally select the different variables that influence the outcome on the site, including the time of day that you visit, the pill color selected, and the number of days until the trailer release date. After submitting the information, you are then presented with a link to the corresponding teaser.
WhatIsTheMatrix.com was the website that launched with the original Matrix movie and included multiple hidden pages accessed by codes, as well as games and comics based on the film. It was an early experiment into viral web marketing for a film – however, the new take on the old site has launched into a very different internet landscape.
If you don't have time to click through and watch the thousands of unique teaser videos on the site or you simply can't get enough of the footage on display, then you may want to keep your eyes peeled for the Matrix Resurrections trailer, which is coming up on September 9 ahead of the film's official release on December 22.
Adele Ankers is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.