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In September 2019, Morino completed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild while only making use of shields.{{Cite web |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |date=2019-09-22 |title=Breath Of The Wild Player Beats Game Using Only Shields, No Weapons |url=https://kotaku.com/breath-of-the-wild-player-beats-game-using-only-shields-1838339844 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611013701/https://kotaku.com/breath-of-the-wild-player-beats-game-using-only-shields-1838339844 |archive-date=2022-06-11 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Kotaku |publisher=G/O Media |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Craddock |first=Ryan |date=2019-09-23 |title=Video: Beating Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Using Only Shields |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/09/video_beating_zelda_breath_of_the_wild_using_only_shields |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622065832/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/09/video_beating_zelda_breath_of_the_wild_using_only_shields |archive-date=2020-06-22 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Nintendo Life |publisher=Hookshot Media |language=en-GB}} In February 2020, he organized a tournament in which 20 live streamers raced to complete a Breath of the Wild speedrun in which the player must feed all 16 dogs in the game as fast as possible, with the winner being awarded US$1,000.{{Cite web |last=Craddock |first=Ryan |date=2020-03-17 |title=Video: 20 Streamers Compete In Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 'Feed All The Dogs' $1,000 Speedrun |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/video_20_streamers_compete_in_zelda_breath_of_the_wild_feed_all_the_dogs_usd1000_speedrun |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123171157/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/video_20_streamers_compete_in_zelda_breath_of_the_wild_feed_all_the_dogs_usd1000_speedrun |archive-date=2020-11-23 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Nintendo Life |publisher=Hookshot Media |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=2020-03-16 |title=Breath of the Wild fans held $1K 'feed all the dogs' race |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/16/21181596/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-pet-the-dogs-speedrun-twitch-pointcrow |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317224812/https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2020/3/16/21181596/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-pet-the-dogs-speedrun-twitch-pointcrow |archive-date=2020-03-17 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |language=en-US}} On March 6, 2020, he completed Breath of the Wild while prohibiting Link, the game's player character, from being able to walk.{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=2020-03-06 |title=Man beats Breath of the Wild without walking |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/6/21167936/breath-of-the-wild-no-walking-challenge-pointcrow-nintendo-switch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205172813/https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/6/21167936/breath-of-the-wild-no-walking-challenge-pointcrow-nintendo-switch |archive-date=2022-12-05 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=McFerran |first=Damien |date=2020-03-06 |title=Random: Zelda Fan Beats Breath Of The Wild Without Link Taking A Single Step |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/random_zelda_fan_beats_breath_of_the_wild_without_link_taking_a_single_step |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226144926/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/random_zelda_fan_beats_breath_of_the_wild_without_link_taking_a_single_step |archive-date=2021-02-26 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Nintendo Life |publisher=Hookshot Media |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Jalen |date=2020-03-06 |title=Player beats The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild without walking or running |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/player-beats-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-without-walking-or-running |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925044832/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/player-beats-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-without-walking-or-running |archive-date=2021-09-25 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Dot Esports |publisher=Gamurs |language=en-US}} A week later, he held a livestream in which roughly 600 concurrent viewers completed Breath of the Wild in a format evocative of Twitch Plays Pokémon, though Morino occasionally offered assistance to his viewers.{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=2020-03-13 |title=Twitch beats Breath of the Wild, against all odds |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/13/21178447/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-twitch-plays-pointcrow-nintendo-switch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905233716/https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/13/21178447/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-twitch-plays-pointcrow-nintendo-switch |archive-date=2022-09-05 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Doolan |first=Liam |date=2020-03-14 |title=Random: Twitch Chat Just Beat The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/random_twitch_chat_just_beat_the_legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823163420/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/random_twitch_chat_just_beat_the_legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild |archive-date=2022-08-23 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Nintendo Life |publisher=Hookshot Media |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Alford |first=Aaron |date=2020-03-14 |title=Twitch chat beats Breath of the Wild |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/twitch-chat-beats-breath-of-the-wild |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925040931/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/twitch-chat-beats-breath-of-the-wild |archive-date=2021-09-25 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Dot Esports |publisher=Gamurs |language=en-US}} After struggling with burnout, Morino decided to expand his focus beyond just Breath of the Wild into both a variety of games and real life content in early 2020, though he continued to make content based around Breath of the Wild.{{Cite web |last=Michael |first=Cale |date=2022-09-26 |title=Burnout, creating a niche, and crossed fingers: PointCrow lays out the depths of content creation |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/burnout-creating-a-niche-and-crossed-fingers-pointcrow-lays-out-the-depths-of-content-creation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927040836/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/burnout-creating-a-niche-and-crossed-fingers-pointcrow-lays-out-the-depths-of-content-creation |archive-date=2022-09-27 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Dot Esports |publisher=Gamurs |language=en-US}}

Eric Morino has also created content based around video game mods—in July 2020, he played through a compilation of 30 different Breath of the Wild mods,{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=2020-07-07 |title=Breath of the Wild with 30 mods is pure chaos |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/7/21316325/breath-of-the-wild-legend-zelda-mods-nintendo-switch-car-sans-undertale-charizard-goose |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627022337/https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/7/21316325/breath-of-the-wild-legend-zelda-mods-nintendo-switch-car-sans-undertale-charizard-goose |archive-date=2022-06-27 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |language=en-US}} and in that October, he created a version of Breath of the Wild in which every enemy was replaced with the one considered the most difficult by fans.{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Patricia |date=2020-10-26 |title=Breath of the Wild, modded so every single enemy is a Golden Lynel |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/26/21535037/breath-of-the-wild-botw-golden-lynel-master-mode-mod-pointcrow-youtube-nintendo-switch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128042122/https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/26/21535037/breath-of-the-wild-botw-golden-lynel-master-mode-mod-pointcrow-youtube-nintendo-switch |archive-date=2022-11-28 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |language=en-US}} In November 2020, he announced that he would be offering a US$10,000 bounty to anyone able to create a mod that allowed Breath of the Wild to be played in online multiplayer, with several limitations, including that it must be completed before the release of the game's sequel, and that he must be given exclusive access for a short period of time before the public release.{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Jared |date=2021-11-26 |title=YouTuber Offers a $10,000 Reward to Anyone Who Creates a Multiplayer Mod for Zelda: Breath of the Wild |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/youtuber-10000-reward-multiplayer-mod-zelda-breath-of-the-wild |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728013048/https://www.ign.com/articles/youtuber-10000-reward-multiplayer-mod-zelda-breath-of-the-wild |archive-date=2022-07-28 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Chavalier |date=2021-11-26 |title=Ha értesz a modkészítéshez, 10 ezer dollárt kereshetsz |trans-title=If you know how to make mods, you can earn $10,000 |url=https://www.gamestar.hu/jatekvilag/ha-ertesz-a-modkesziteshez-10-ezer-dollart-kereshetsz-302741.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118003124/https://www.gamestar.hu/jatekvilag/ha-ertesz-a-modkesziteshez-10-ezer-dollart-kereshetsz-302741.html |archive-date=2022-01-18 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=GameStar |publisher=Webedia |language=hu}}{{Cite web |last=Doolan |first=Liam |date=2021-11-26 |title=Random: YouTuber Offering 10K To Anyone Who Can Create A Multiplayer Mod For Zelda: Breath Of The Wild |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/11/random-youtuber-offering-10k-to-anyone-who-can-create-a-multiplayer-mod-for-zelda-breath-of-the-wild |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001055123/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/11/random-youtuber-offering-10k-to-anyone-who-can-create-a-multiplayer-mod-for-zelda-breath-of-the-wild |archive-date=2022-10-01 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Nintendo Life |publisher=Hookshot Media |language=en-GB}}

On April 4, 2023, eight months after Morino released the first video demonstrating the multiplayer mod, it was released for free to the public.{{Cite web |last=Zollner |first=Amelia |date=2023-04-07 |title=Breath of the Wild Multiplayer Mod Lets You Explore Hyrule With Friends |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/breath-of-the-wild-multiplayer-mod-lets-you-explore-hyrule-with-friends |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |language=en |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410155117/https://www.ign.com/articles/breath-of-the-wild-multiplayer-mod-lets-you-explore-hyrule-with-friends |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Colbert |first=Isaiah |date=2023-04-06 |title=Rad Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Multiplayer Mod Released |url=https://kotaku.com/legend-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-mod-multiplayer-youtube-1850308448 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Kotaku |publisher=G/O Media |language=en |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414013007/https://kotaku.com/legend-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-mod-multiplayer-youtube-1850308448 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Gutierrez |first=Luis Joshua |date=2023-04-07 |title=Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Adds Online Co-Op With New Mod |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-adds-online-co-op-with-new-mod/1100-6513088/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |language=en-US |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410082900/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-adds-online-co-op-with-new-mod/1100-6513088/ |url-status=live }} The development of the mod was financed by Morino in addition to the bounty payout, and Morino served as a creative director of the project, according to one of its developers.{{Cite news |last=Fenlon |first=Wes |date=2023-04-10 |title=In 2021 a YouTuber offered $10K to whoever could make a Breath of the Wild multiplayer mod, and now you can play it |language=en |work=PC Gamer |publisher=Future plc |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/in-2021-a-youtuber-offered-dollar10k-to-whoever-could-make-a-breath-of-the-wild-multiplayer-mod-and-now-you-can-play-it/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414011329/https://www.pcgamer.com/in-2021-a-youtuber-offered-dollar10k-to-whoever-could-make-a-breath-of-the-wild-multiplayer-mod-and-now-you-can-play-it/ |url-status=live }} Shortly after the public release of the mod, Breath of the Wild owner Nintendo issued YouTube copyright strikes and copyright claims to Morino's videos based around the multiplayer mod,{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Dustin |date=2023-04-07 |title=This Zelda: Breath of the Wild multiplayer mod is so good that Nintendo's taking down videos of it |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/this-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-multiplayer-mod-is-so-good-that-nintendos-taking-down-videos-of-it/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=GamesRadar+ |publisher=Future plc |language=en |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414003220/https://www.gamesradar.com/this-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-multiplayer-mod-is-so-good-that-nintendos-taking-down-videos-of-it/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Gach |first=Ethan |date=2023-04-07 |title=Big Breath Of The Wild YouTuber Hit By Nintendo After Multiplayer Mod |url=https://kotaku.com/zelda-breath-of-wild-multiplayer-mod-youtube-nintendo-1850312528 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=Kotaku |publisher=G/O Media |language=en |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410192641/https://kotaku.com/zelda-breath-of-wild-multiplayer-mod-youtube-nintendo-1850312528 |url-status=live }} as well as those utilizing other mods.{{Cite web |last=Michael |first=Cale |date=2023-04-15 |title=PointCrow, Zelda creators struggle with Nintendo YouTube takedowns ahead of Tears of the Kingdom launch |url=https://dotesports.com/zelda/news/pointcrow-zelda-creators-struggle-with-nintendo-youtube-takedowns-ahead-of-tears-of-the-kingdom-launch |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Dot Esports |publisher=Gamurs |language=en-US}}{{Efn|According to Morino, one video issued a copyright claim did not involve any mods}} In response, Morino delisted the multiplayer mod from public download.{{Cite news |last=Fenlon |first=Wes |date=2023-04-14 |title=Aggressive Nintendo copyright claims on YouTube push Breath of the Wild multiplayer modders into taking down mod |language=en |work=PC Gamer |publisher=Future plc |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/aggressive-nintendo-copyright-claims-on-youtube-push-breath-of-the-wild-multiplayer-modders-into-taking-down-mod/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414204600/https://www.pcgamer.com/aggressive-nintendo-copyright-claims-on-youtube-push-breath-of-the-wild-multiplayer-modders-into-taking-down-mod/ |url-status=live }} In a statement, Morino claimed that the removed videos did not breach Nintendo's guidelines on creating content based on their games, nor did it violate the principle of fair use.

Morino's videos are frequently based around concepts popularized by others with his own ideas, such as edited videos of fan games to differentiate himself from other Let's Play videos. He has further implemented random elements to pre-established challenges, including a Nuzlocke Challenge of a Pokémon video game, a subathon with a randomized timer, or a Breath of the Wild version of the "Minecraft Manhunt" series created by Dream and Wilbur Soot.

After the release of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet in November 2022, he uploaded a video of the games in which he showcased many of the games' exploits and glitches.{{Cite web |last=Snavely |first=Adam |date=2022-11-30 |title=PointCrow proves Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are even more broken than you thought |url=https://dotesports.com/pokemon/news/pointcrow-proves-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-are-even-more-broken-than-you-thought |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212025201/https://dotesports.com/pokemon/news/pointcrow-proves-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-are-even-more-broken-than-you-thought |archive-date=2022-12-12 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Dot Esports |publisher=Gamurs |language=en-US}}

During Ludwig Ahgren's chess boxing event on December 11, 2022, Morino fought fellow content creator Disguised Toast,{{Cite web |last=Michael |first=Cale |date=2022-09-24 |title=All content creators and matchups for Ludwig's Mogul Chessboxing Championship |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/all-content-creators-and-matchups-for-ludwigs-mogul-chessboxing-championship |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209045402/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/all-content-creators-and-matchups-for-ludwigs-mogul-chessboxing-championship |archive-date=2022-12-09 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Dot Esports |publisher=Gamurs |language=en-US}} in which Morino lost by checkmate.{{Cite web |last=Polhamus |first=Blaine |date=2022-12-11 |title=Ludwig Chessboxing event: Final results and standings |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/ludwig-chessboxing-event-start-time-fight-card-live-results |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212201120/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/ludwig-chessboxing-event-start-time-fight-card-live-results |archive-date=2022-12-12 |access-date=2022-12-12 |website=Dot Esports |publisher=Gamurs |language=en-US}}

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