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	ⓘ This lostwave is classified as unsolved.
	Just A Game
Alternative name(s)	Choose The Way To Play, Rules To Play
Genre	Rock
Length	0:31 (snippet)
Year	1985 - 1996
Original poster	Gabor72
Search started	2018
	File:Just a Game.mp3

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Revision as of 12:48, 24 June 2024

Just A Game is an unidentified rock / AOR (album-oriented rock) song that was uploaded to WatZatSong by Gabor72 on December 22nd, 2018.

Background

On December 22nd, 2018, WatZatSong user Gabor72 shared a snippet of a mysterious song. The song received little to no traction, with no attention for approximately five years.^[1], until late 2023, when multiple YouTube reuploads of the song were published, increasing its popularity.^[2]^[3]^[4] The OP was determined to be from either Italy or Hungary based on the large number of Italian song uploads and the fact that Gabor is a common Hungarian name.^[5]

On May 7th, 2024, searchers reverse image searched Gabor72's profile picture on WatZatSong and found his Facebook account, where it was revealed that he had died on March 6th, 2024.^[6]

On May 9th, 2024, reddit user Rich-Truck-2820 contacted Gabor's daughter via email, where she revealed that he was from Hungary and had downloaded the song from Limewire.^[7] Three days later, she revealed to user DodoBird4444 that Gabor had a strong preference for Italian music, which if not downloaded online, was recorded from Hungarian radio between 1985 and 1996, and Gabor did not own any vinyl records.^[8]

Leads

Possible

Debunked

Shower Team - Just A Game:^[9]
GustI Lütjens & Nina Blazewski - Game of Love:^[10]^[11]
Millennya - Just A Game: Not the same song^[12]
Cats in Exile - All A Game: Not the same song^[13]
The Love Buttons: Now I Know:^[14] Not the same song^[15]
Limited Edition: Packet From Herbie: Not on the album^[16]
The Answer - Just A Game^[17]: Not the same song^[18]
Piero Cotto: Did not make the song^[19]
The Strategy/Yvonne Morrison: Did not make the song^[20]
The Flower Band - Rules^[21]^[22]: AI hoax^[23]
Soulseek "Full Version": AI hoax^[24]
"Rillo.exe" lead: Hoax, confirmed by OP^[25]^[26]

Lyrics

The lyrics most commonly agreed upon are:

And now I know, It's just a game
I don't need the rules to play
Maybe It's happy, maybe It's sad
But you can't choose the way to play
And now I know, It's just a game
I don't need the rules to play
Maybe It's happy, maybe It's sad
But you can't choose the way to play

References

[1] ttps://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/584899.html

[2] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNMoNr9otpA

[3] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FN99t4ef9k

[4] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfv07P161Fs

[5] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1cmhodc/we_need_more_help_to_find_just_a_game/

[6] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cmgxd1/gabor_is_dead_we_found_his_facebook_and_his_wife/

[7] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cnyfsf/message_from_gabors_daughter/

[8] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cqddin/new_info_from_gabors_daughter/

[9] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1apbc95/we_can_officially_rule_out_shower_teams_just_a/

[10] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1cedf5e/a_possible_lead_on_the_just_a_game_song_is_it/

[11] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cs62pt/guys_are_yall_just_ignoring_the_gusti_l%C3%BCtjens_lead/

[12] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/southarchive/comments/1d95cn1/milenya/

[13] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1dixsnv/comment/l9bswdh/

[14] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d0pb98/maybe_something_to_look_into/

[15] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d1og31/jo_bisseker_lead_vocalist_of_the_love_buttons/

[16] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1dg3u31/packet_from_herbie_limited_edition_debunked/

[17] ttps://imgur.com/IlAOQPK

[18] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d2ix10/the_answer_didnt_make_jag/

[19] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d3zqu0/piero_cotto_did_not_song_jag/

[20] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1dcn0m2/yvonne_morrison_confirms_it_is_not_her/

[21] ttps://lostmediawiki.com/Just_A_Game_(partially_found_full_version_of_unidentified_song;_date_unknown)

[22] ttps://vocaroo.com/1fEbTPuco1pl

[23] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1ddbc3f/regarding_hoaxes/

[24] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1da222a/full_song_confirmed_ai_hoax/

[25] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d8m55x/i_am_in_contact_with_the_potential_creator_of_jag/

[26] ttps://undelete.pullpush.io/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d9j2gw/update_with_the_email/

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@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 |Image = Lostwave-tierlist-images-053.png
 |Caption =
-|Alt_name = It's Just a Game and Now I Know It's Just a Game
+|Alt_name = Choose The Way To Play, Rules To Play
 |Genre = Rock
 |Length = 0:31 (snippet)
-|Year = Unknown
+|Year = 1985 - 1996
 |OP = Gabor72
 |Search_started = 2018
 |Media = Just a Game.mp3
 }}
-'''Just A Game''' is a currently unsolved lostwave, posted by WatZatSong user '''Gabor72''', on December 22, 2018.
+'''Just A Game''' is an unidentified rock / AOR (album-oriented rock) song that was uploaded to WatZatSong by Gabor72 on December 22nd, 2018.
 ==Background==
-On December 22, 2018, the WatZatSong user Gabor72 uploaded a snippet of a mysterious song. The song gained little to no traction, receiving no attention for about five years.
+On December 22nd, 2018, WatZatSong user Gabor72 shared a snippet of a mysterious song. The song received little to no traction, with no attention for approximately five years.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/584899.html</ref>, until late 2023, when multiple YouTube reuploads of the song were published, increasing its popularity.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNMoNr9otpA</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FN99t4ef9k</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfv07P161Fs</ref> The OP was determined to be from either Italy or Hungary based on the large number of Italian song uploads and the fact that Gabor is a common Hungarian name.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1cmhodc/we_need_more_help_to_find_just_a_game/</ref>
-Seemingly out of nowhere, an interest emerged in late 2023, as multiple YouTube videos of the song were published at the time, with the original WatZatSong post receiving hundreds of comments. Gabor72 showed no sign of activity since 2018, and it's possible he didn't even know of all this. Many theories have come out about the song since then.
+On May 7th, 2024, searchers reverse image searched Gabor72's profile picture on WatZatSong and found his Facebook account, where it was revealed that he had died on March 6th, 2024.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cmgxd1/gabor_is_dead_we_found_his_facebook_and_his_wife/</ref>
-On May 7, 2024, searchers discovered Gabor72's Facebook account. Unfortunately, they were faced with the fact that he had passed away on March 6, 2024.
+On May 9th, 2024, reddit user Rich-Truck-2820 contacted Gabor's daughter via email, where she revealed that he was from Hungary and had downloaded the song from Limewire.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cnyfsf/message_from_gabors_daughter/</ref> Three days later, she revealed to user DodoBird4444 that Gabor had a strong preference for Italian music, which if not downloaded online, was recorded from Hungarian radio between 1985 and 1996, and Gabor did not own any vinyl records.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cqddin/new_info_from_gabors_daughter/</ref>
+== Leads ==
+=== Possible ===
+=== Debunked ===
+* '''Shower Team - Just A Game''':<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1apbc95/we_can_officially_rule_out_shower_teams_just_a/</ref>
+* '''GustI Lütjens & Nina Blazewski - Game of Love''':<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1cedf5e/a_possible_lead_on_the_just_a_game_song_is_it/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1cs62pt/guys_are_yall_just_ignoring_the_gusti_l%C3%BCtjens_lead/</ref>
+* '''Millennya - Just A Game''': Not the same song<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/southarchive/comments/1d95cn1/milenya/</ref>
+* '''Cats in Exile - All A Game''': Not the same song<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1dixsnv/comment/l9bswdh/</ref>
+* '''The Love Buttons: Now I Know''':<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d0pb98/maybe_something_to_look_into/</ref> Not the same song<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d1og31/jo_bisseker_lead_vocalist_of_the_love_buttons/</ref>
+* '''Limited Edition: Packet From Herbie:''' Not on the album<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1dg3u31/packet_from_herbie_limited_edition_debunked/</ref>
+* '''The Answer - Just A Game'''<ref>https://imgur.com/IlAOQPK</ref>: Not the same song<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d2ix10/the_answer_didnt_make_jag/</ref>
+* '''Piero Cotto''': Did not make the song<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d3zqu0/piero_cotto_did_not_song_jag/</ref>
+* '''The Strategy/Yvonne Morrison''': Did not make the song<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1dcn0m2/yvonne_morrison_confirms_it_is_not_her/</ref>
+* '''The Flower Band - Rules'''<ref>https://lostmediawiki.com/Just_A_Game_(partially_found_full_version_of_unidentified_song;_date_unknown)</ref><ref>https://vocaroo.com/1fEbTPuco1pl</ref>: AI hoax<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1ddbc3f/regarding_hoaxes/</ref>
+* '''Soulseek "Full Version"''': AI hoax<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1da222a/full_song_confirmed_ai_hoax/</ref>
+* '''"Rillo.exe" lead''': Hoax, confirmed by OP<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d8m55x/i_am_in_contact_with_the_potential_creator_of_jag/</ref><ref>https://undelete.pullpush.io/r/NowIKnowItsJustAGame/comments/1d9j2gw/update_with_the_email/</ref>
 ==Lyrics==
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 ==References==
-*[https://www.watzatsong.com/en/profile/gabor72 Gabor72's WatZatSong account]
+*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D7YkxuhyVagwBgNlM77FcxETGFzDqH2qdnxWVdzTk1o/edit?gid=536269425#gid=536269425 Just A Game Lead Document]
 *[https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/584899.html The original WatZatSong snippet.]
 [[Category:Unidentified]]
 [[Category:Rock]]