Error143 is a visual novel and hacking game directed by Jenny Vi Pham, about the romantically charged exploits between yourself and your cute hacker adversary, Micah Yujin. Set within the chats and video calls with Micah the story is a short, sweet, and funny experience.
The game contains multiple endings to its main story, one coming right near the start of your conversation with Micah, and each leads to a different outcome in the romantic thread. For all you completionists out there, here’s how to get them all.
Unrequited Love Endings
You get these endings by giving a negative response to questions where Micah asks whether you have mutual feelings. This comes up twice in the game and both times is after you respond with a negative to the first and second in a sequence of questions.
Day One
On the first day, during the video call and after Micah has a present delivered to you, you can playfully say “Whatever stalker. ;p”
He doesn’t deny this, but plays into your teasing by stating that he would only “stalk” you if you were comfortable with it.
After this, you can state “I feel uncomfortable.” if you don’t want to go down this teasing road. If so this communication with Micah will be cut, and he will lament over the way he thought he was picking up a vibe, but wasn’t.
Day Three
On day three, Micah will say at some point that “The only thing that would make me happier is if you admit your feelings,” to which if you respond “In your dreams,” he will ask sincerely, “Did you want me to stop?”
If instead of the two more teasing options you select “-Yes, I want you to stop-“, this will also lead to a disconnection of communications and Micah’s self-pitying.
Since the game is directed toward romance, these are both framed as the ‘bad’ ending. This, and the game in general, seem to be a particular spin on tackling topics like assumed romance and stalking in romantic fiction, a conversation that became prominent in discussions about visual novels after some player reactions to content in Boyfriend Dungeon on its release.
First Date Ending
If you progress through the game by teasing, flirting, and becoming infatuated with your rival, you will have to endure some time without Micah, as you send chat messages into the ether, only to then be greeted on the final day of your game by a surprise visit at your window.
Who is it? It’s the boy himself, here for the first date.
Secret Marriage Ending
In the first chat with Micah he will propose an impromptu test of your hacking skills, one that you only get the one chance to pick letters for. While the expectation is failure, the answer MARRY ME leads to a surprise ending.
Based on his plans, that same week Micah and you meet up and are married at the wedding venue he purchased online on a whim. Congratulations on your big day!