7 April Fools' Jokes that Came True

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@kingsleycy3450
@kingsleycy3450 3 жыл бұрын
April's Fool rule: If it seems plausible enough to be true, the developer is testing for audience reaction.
@akatoshslayer7599
@akatoshslayer7599 3 жыл бұрын
I mean why not? On April Fool's Day you can release your most outlandish designs without the expected backlash. It is a good marketing strategy when done on purpose.
@JondarKorric
@JondarKorric 3 жыл бұрын
Minecraft does that pretty frequently. case and point the Infinity Snapshot that was released last year turned out to be a precursor to custom dimension support without needing mods
@midnitesky71
@midnitesky71 3 жыл бұрын
If only that was true for the legend of Zelda movie lol
@nunyobidniz
@nunyobidniz 3 жыл бұрын
Or even if it doesn't seem even remotely plausible, apparently.
@brain-drain
@brain-drain 3 жыл бұрын
Preach. Happy April Fools. We just posted the complete history of April Fools Day and Best Pranks Ever. Give a look when you can!
@kernelpickle
@kernelpickle 3 жыл бұрын
I kinda feel like April Fools Day is a way that people can just throw potentially risky or controversial ideas against the wall to see if it sticks, without the risk of any real repercussions. Some of these were obvious soft sells, where they put years into making these things and kept it under wraps, but were worried it wouldn’t be as cool as they thought it was, so they put out the announcement on April 1st, so they could walk it back it tweak some things if it didn’t go over well. Or there were developers working on mods or DLCs for their games that had a more serious tone that didn’t lend itself to adding something so ridiculous, that they wanted to test the waters to see if fans would be willing to accept the silliness, and then when their big “April Fools Prank” goes over well, someone from marketing said-“hey, can you guys actually make that for real?” At which point they go, “funny you should ask, because here’s a fully working version of that DLC that we just happen to have almost ready to go.” Then they waited a reasonable length of time to actually do it. The Pandaren were absolutely the result of the creative folks at Blizzard trying to add another race into the cannon and using the April Fools Day gag to help promote an idea that was probably seen as a bit too much of a stretch for upper management to get on board with, and it took the massive fan response that generated to make it a reality.
@sjonnieplayfull5859
@sjonnieplayfull5859 3 жыл бұрын
Feels like half the examples were indeed upper management protesting and the creative team begging for a chance
@drwilyecoyote5357
@drwilyecoyote5357 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure they were canon as of frozen throne. You could hire a Pandaren brewmaster as a mercenary hero.
@mesiagamer5217
@mesiagamer5217 2 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure Kung fu panda helped in that regard.
@Reiyichi
@Reiyichi 2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately Activision/Blizzard has since become their own sad joke and not an April fools one at that. Which is sad really when you think on it as both studios used to be so good at making games. WoW used to be the MMO to beat for the longest time. Now that title is held by FFXIV and not because it was so great it just toppled the WoW giant when it came on the scene, I mean it is great, but it took a whole redo of the game to become great.Even after that it didn't topple the WoW giant until Blizzard quite literally shot themselves in the foot with all that happened with them. Yoshi P. himself, for those that don't know Yoshi P. is the creative lead on FFXIV ever since ARR, still holds WoW and Blizzard in high regard to this day. Here is to hoping Microsoft can set them back on the right path, as their fans deserve better.
@ChrisOsberg
@ChrisOsberg 3 жыл бұрын
There was a World of Warcraft April Fool's joke where you could play as a new two-headed ogre race that was controlled by two players simultaneously. This was actually implemented in Heroes of the Storm as a hero that was, in fact, controlled by two players simultaneously.
@metaloverlord99
@metaloverlord99 3 жыл бұрын
Kinda sounds like it'd be a pain in the ass to use if the two players couldn't co-exist.
@ChrisOsberg
@ChrisOsberg 3 жыл бұрын
@@metaloverlord99 If you are talking about the HotS implementation, one player controls the hero's movement and one set of abilities, and the other player controls a separate set of abilities, but only a small nudge for movement. The worst it gets is if the one in charge of movement has poor positioning or screws up the other's skill shots. So yeah, it can be a pain in the butt with a bad driver.
@Barrillel
@Barrillel 3 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisOsberg It's great fun though if you've got an experienced set of pilots (especially one used to playing Abathur)
@emina15
@emina15 3 жыл бұрын
Sadly since no one else in my friend circle plays HotS anymore, I can't play Cho'Gal any more.
@corvo2696
@corvo2696 3 жыл бұрын
Except it was a an April's Fool joke by dota first for Ogre Magi. Where initially he was revealed that 2 people had to use him together. Man the circlejerk of dota and blizzard 'inspiration' is honestly an endless loop
@shaihulud3140
@shaihulud3140 3 жыл бұрын
"Unless you're the person being assaulted by crawfish." I feel like this phrase could go at the end of any sentence and it would always work.
@georgiykireev9678
@georgiykireev9678 3 жыл бұрын
"I am become death, destroyer of worlds. Unless you're the person being assaulted by crawfish"
@somerandomjohn1329
@somerandomjohn1329 3 жыл бұрын
“I am going to become the next president due to the votes. Unless you’re the person being assaulted by crawfish”
@Mr.Monacle
@Mr.Monacle 3 жыл бұрын
“I cannot come up with a joke that is neither edgy nor bad. Unless you’re the person being assaulted by the crawfish.”
@NareshSinghOctagon
@NareshSinghOctagon 3 жыл бұрын
"Honey,have seen my tie?,unless you're the person being assaulted by the crawfish."
@gchap3538
@gchap3538 3 жыл бұрын
"It's time for you to come home, Jimmy! Unless you're the person being assaulted by the crawfish."
@qpSubZeroqp
@qpSubZeroqp 3 жыл бұрын
I think April fool's had become a way for companies to test content. If it doesn't work it's April fool's, if it does work then it's actually a real game
@Gilhelmi
@Gilhelmi 3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. An idea marketing thinks is "too ridiculous". Tease it on the 1st of April and gauge the reaction. Brilliant.
@NicoleTheDodo
@NicoleTheDodo 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah but even then it can be a lot of man hours down the drain depending on how far along they are
@ceviroho8682
@ceviroho8682 3 жыл бұрын
I think its more like "some game didn't get much attention on other date but april fool give developer more attention and creative thought"
@em_ar8124
@em_ar8124 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah like Warthunder
@littleshopofeldritchhorror6224
@littleshopofeldritchhorror6224 3 жыл бұрын
Or it goes into the “these are safe ideas” jar for later use lol
@trinity3631
@trinity3631 3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget that Pokemon Go itself is an April Fool's prank that so many people liked, Niantic actually decided to keep it.
@n124ajdx
@n124ajdx 3 жыл бұрын
That's gotta be the most financially successful Joke ever
@nondescripthandle212
@nondescripthandle212 3 жыл бұрын
Look at the name of the channel and re assess your comment
@beep4085
@beep4085 3 жыл бұрын
Beat me to it 😂 Seeing Pokemon on Google Maps was almost as awesome as seeing Mario Kart on MAR10 Day when starting a trip!
@masterofbullsht7678
@masterofbullsht7678 3 жыл бұрын
But I guess it was the homosapiens fault for being dense as Frick, not the game's fault.
@camelkingclarith
@camelkingclarith 3 жыл бұрын
@@nondescripthandle212 I take it you haven't watched many of their videos
@niagargoyle
@niagargoyle 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know if this counts, but I thought “Goat Simulator” was a joke. It released on April Fools Day, and I clicked on “buy” and “confirm” buttons expecting a “ha ha, we got you” joke. Instead, I got charged ten bucks.
@joeywheeler3838
@joeywheeler3838 3 жыл бұрын
Das pretty funny
@enterthedoctor1436
@enterthedoctor1436 3 жыл бұрын
Goat Simulator was released on April 1st because a year or two earlier those devs had done an April Fools fake post about how they had to cancel their current game "Sanctum" for legal reasons and instead were going to switch directions, which they didn't. Then like all the others in this vid it became a real game and outsold everything they have ever made.
@Mr.Monacle
@Mr.Monacle 3 жыл бұрын
I dunno man, sounds like a pretty good joke to me
@johncameron1935
@johncameron1935 3 жыл бұрын
Best $10 in gaming you've ever spent though.
@sabbathjackal
@sabbathjackal 3 жыл бұрын
Worth it though
@konungarike307
@konungarike307 3 жыл бұрын
Hatoful Boyfriend, the visual novel where you're a human girl dating pigeons, started as a demo released on April Fools. The positive response was so immense that the developer Hato Moa decided to turn it into a full game!
@katiearbuckle9017
@katiearbuckle9017 3 жыл бұрын
I actually love that Game lol.
@konungarike307
@konungarike307 3 жыл бұрын
@@katiearbuckle9017 Me too, it's such an... experience.
@DGneoseeker1
@DGneoseeker1 2 жыл бұрын
Well, that explains a lot.
@Reiyichi
@Reiyichi 2 жыл бұрын
'Coo Coo' 'You want to take me to the movies? Sure, I'm game, I guess. Dating a literal pigeon can't possibly be as absurd as talking to said pigeon. Why do I understand pigeons again?'
@Tyrim
@Tyrim Жыл бұрын
Okay, i have multiple questions, but i don't think i want any of them answered 😅
@GeoffreyBronson
@GeoffreyBronson 3 жыл бұрын
Dev team: "Hey here's something ridiculous that the fans will get a kick out of!" Fans: "I WANT IT, WHEN CAN I BUY IT?!"
@xfel5913
@xfel5913 3 жыл бұрын
The Pandaren existed way before being added to WoW, there was a recruitable hero unit in Frozen Throne of that race, and that came out way earlier.
@jonathandixon7760
@jonathandixon7760 3 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for them to say this. It came to WoW because it was already a playable race. Still was probably a joke though.
@danshakuimo
@danshakuimo 2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes the famous Pandarean Brewmaster. I would remember how all the pro e-sports players would recruit him all the time from the Tavern. But I was wondering whether it started as a joke before or after they added the Brewmaster.
@eliteheadhunter830
@eliteheadhunter830 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it was introduced in Warcraft 3 and was an April fools joke/ Easter egg called the pandarian brewmaster. They actually said this in the video
@Ladywizard
@Ladywizard 2 жыл бұрын
@@eliteheadhunter830 And he was based on one of the dev's nickname that made pandas everywhere as his signature
@ThamiorSilberdrache
@ThamiorSilberdrache 2 жыл бұрын
@@eliteheadhunter830 No, they do not mentoin the playable brewmaster hero in WC3:FT with any word. All they say and show is a blog entry on Blizzards Warcraft blog.
@joshuarose1381
@joshuarose1381 3 жыл бұрын
Andy deserves a raise for that first line alone...
@Wowwhut
@Wowwhut 3 жыл бұрын
APRIL'S FOOL!!
@thebaconator4499
@thebaconator4499 3 жыл бұрын
@@Wowwhut who is April’s fool? He sounds like a nice guy!
@mrnanoodle4175
@mrnanoodle4175 3 жыл бұрын
@@thebaconator4499 I met him he is
@Wowwhut
@Wowwhut 3 жыл бұрын
@@thebaconator4499 jokes on you Scotty, he's a she!
@thebaconator4499
@thebaconator4499 3 жыл бұрын
@@Wowwhut JOKES ON YOU IM INTO THAT S?$&
@cyanimation1605
@cyanimation1605 3 жыл бұрын
"Tell her I died for my country" "tell her that yourself" is probably the funniest thing I've heard this week
@Hdx64
@Hdx64 3 жыл бұрын
Honey... I died ahhaha
@xeno2752
@xeno2752 2 жыл бұрын
That's actually a line from a lot of 80s movies, basically meaning "tell her yourself, because you're going to survive" (granted, most of the time it was in response to something like "tell her I love her", not "I died for my country").
@darkmatter7266
@darkmatter7266 9 ай бұрын
I happened to come across this and wolf smut in the same random jog tonight. I’m guessing my subconscious is taking a moderate beating lol
@Legion.6397
@Legion.6397 3 жыл бұрын
While its not in-game, the fact that bioware actually made a Garrus body pillow after using it as an April Fool's joke still lives on in my head.
@gothmissstress
@gothmissstress 3 жыл бұрын
What? I need that
@PlebNC
@PlebNC 3 жыл бұрын
Does it need to calibrated before use?
@Aurantix
@Aurantix 3 жыл бұрын
Where can you get it? Asking for a friend
@ShoichiRyuu
@ShoichiRyuu 3 жыл бұрын
@@Aurantix Bioware shop
@Aurantix
@Aurantix 3 жыл бұрын
@@ShoichiRyuu thank you very much ♥️
@plutokitty3386
@plutokitty3386 3 жыл бұрын
I just knew Yakuza 7 was going to be on this list. The fact that they changed the gameplay to something new because the audience liked it was absolutely legendary.
@faeb.9618
@faeb.9618 Жыл бұрын
imagine the developers seeing that positive reaction and immediately scrambling like OH SHIT WE HAVE TO MAKE IT NOW
@gruggerduggerhoose
@gruggerduggerhoose 3 жыл бұрын
“It was like a website printed on dead trees.” Man the past was wild 😂
@EmeralBookwise
@EmeralBookwise 3 жыл бұрын
No joke, my niece recently discovered the Rugrats cartoon and the other day asked if we could watch it on my phone. I had to regretfully inform her I didn't have the proper streaming app installed, to which she countered by insinuating if I didn't have Rugrats on my phone how could I have watched it when I was a kid. I proceeded to both inform her I haven't had my current phone that long and that moreover back when I was a kid phones weren't even used to watch anything. That revelation was so mind blowing it left her speechless and slack-jawed.
@HistorianOfVaelris
@HistorianOfVaelris 3 жыл бұрын
@@EmeralBookwise What makes me feel old is the fact that Skyrim turns 10 years old in seven months and five days
@pika3207
@pika3207 3 жыл бұрын
E
@LegiamasC-OnTwitta
@LegiamasC-OnTwitta 3 жыл бұрын
@@HistorianOfVaelris I’m not even that old and that makes me feel old
@kodypavic6075
@kodypavic6075 3 жыл бұрын
i didnt have a computer as a kid so i used to have monthly subscriptions to like 5 of those websites printed on dead trees xD I kinda miss it tbh
@MoonlightStrider
@MoonlightStrider 3 жыл бұрын
Skullgirls made an April Fools joke when they announced the arrival of their newest character Fukua who was basically Fillia with a different color scheme but this joke was also a subtle take that towards Capcom as they presented the trailer in the same way Capcom announced their latest character, Decapre, who for all intents and purposes was basically Cammy in a mask.
@KestrelDC
@KestrelDC 3 жыл бұрын
Love how for several of these, the actual April fool’s joke was that what everyone thought was the April fool’s joke wasn’t. So basically the joke was that they weren’t joking!
@MCastleberry1980
@MCastleberry1980 3 жыл бұрын
The April fool's joke that broke my heart was back in 2007, I believe it was EGM, announced "Mushroom Kingdom Hearts" for the Wii, which sounded like it'd be AWESOME . Mixing in Nintendo franchise characters into the KH universe would honestly have been a lot of fun, and I'm still mad this wasn't real
@spookyshran5274
@spookyshran5274 3 жыл бұрын
"short on details, heavy on *vibes*" me at every job interview I've ever gone through
@ClemensAlive
@ClemensAlive 3 жыл бұрын
6:37 - "SIXTEEN times the detail..." oh that wasn't april fools :(
@n124ajdx
@n124ajdx 3 жыл бұрын
If you make that joke again Bethesda will sue you and they'll ask you to pay 4 TIMES the price
@jiib7770
@jiib7770 3 жыл бұрын
@@n124ajdx your missing 12 more
@Pehmokettu
@Pehmokettu 3 жыл бұрын
Pokémon GO started as a Google Maps April Fool's joke.
@okf2000
@okf2000 3 жыл бұрын
My thous too, where was pokemon go
@BJGvideos
@BJGvideos 3 жыл бұрын
I was expecting that to be number one.
@brain-drain
@brain-drain 3 жыл бұрын
Yes it did! Happy April Fools. We just posted the complete history of April Fools Day and Best Pranks Ever. Give a look when you can!
@alticiaekelley4721
@alticiaekelley4721 3 жыл бұрын
That was their April fool's joke. Not including it.
@CrazyCoen
@CrazyCoen 3 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for Pokémon GO to show up the entire video.
@FrenziedRoach
@FrenziedRoach 3 жыл бұрын
Blood Dragon was gloriously absurd. I loved every minute of it!
@TheRealCodeBlack
@TheRealCodeBlack 3 жыл бұрын
The Sheng Long entry cut out the best part: not only did Gouken eventually get created, but the original response to the hoax (including the elaborate tools to find him) also inspired the creation of series mainstay Gouki / Akuma as well.
@deathbykonami5487
@deathbykonami5487 3 жыл бұрын
Is that really the best part considering how many controllers got destroyed when Akuma one shot the player with Raging Demon? Or the PTSS episodes whenever Akuma bellows "DIE ONE THOUSAND DEATHS!!!"
@kanedaku
@kanedaku 3 жыл бұрын
@@deathbykonami5487 Ha! You should have honed up on the arcades before using the home ports, you would have learnt how to jump kick the Raging Demon coming for you.
@Aiva
@Aiva 3 жыл бұрын
Guild Wars 2 - Super Adventure Box became Super Adventure Festival, a now yearly event. Several items given out on various years also became proper in-game items that could be used all the time, such as the Aviator Goggles (turns the screen sepia toned, forces your character to T-pose while actively making "plane" noises with their mouths) and the Bobblehead Potion.
@ShieTar_
@ShieTar_ 3 жыл бұрын
Lesson learned: Always announce your next DLC on April 1st, and just watch out if anybody takes you serious in a positive way.
@d_xavier_j118
@d_xavier_j118 3 жыл бұрын
Landfall games in a nutshell.
@mahiru20ten
@mahiru20ten 3 жыл бұрын
Someone should make a crossover between Detective Conan, Conan the Barbarian and Conan O'Brien.
@sabershenanigans
@sabershenanigans Жыл бұрын
Conan O'Brien playing Conan the Barbarian in a murder mystery?
@samricketts8415
@samricketts8415 3 жыл бұрын
*cries in Darkest Dungeon's Butcher's Circus DLC*
@alejandronieto4212
@alejandronieto4212 3 жыл бұрын
I don't get it. What was the joke?
@lechking941
@lechking941 3 жыл бұрын
@@alejandronieto4212 im gonna say it was once. but its now a free dlc AS i ahve it
@Moalei-Lolerfry-
@Moalei-Lolerfry- 3 жыл бұрын
*cries in wes update*
@batcat2338
@batcat2338 3 жыл бұрын
6aa6ya
@shinysnivy6604
@shinysnivy6604 3 жыл бұрын
@@Moalei-Lolerfry- Wes is pest but as slave wes is best
@angelshade00
@angelshade00 3 жыл бұрын
Worth mentioning that the first Pandaren in a Warcraft game was in fact in Warcraft 3: Frozen Throne. First seen just as a Pandaren chilling by a pond, and then as a hero actually used during a level in the Blood Elf campaign.
@666Vampirefromhell
@666Vampirefromhell 3 жыл бұрын
I'm so fucking glad Blood Dragon was real. That game was fucking incredible.
@sgtraytango
@sgtraytango 3 жыл бұрын
I got it because obviously, but never got to play it before my 360 went the way of the dragon.
@666Vampirefromhell
@666Vampirefromhell 3 жыл бұрын
@@sgtraytango Harsh, friend. You ever get to play it since? It's backwards compatible with the xbox one.
@1972LittleC
@1972LittleC 3 жыл бұрын
@@sgtraytango play it. Play it. Play It. PLAY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@GamingDad
@GamingDad 3 жыл бұрын
Best tutorial ever.
@GamingDad
@GamingDad 3 жыл бұрын
Also the physical pc copy had a poster and a physical soundtrack
@ReaperRedeemer2112
@ReaperRedeemer2112 3 жыл бұрын
The best thing about the EGM Sheng Long April Fool's joke is that on the very same page EGM announced their April Fools contest asking readers to figure out which article in that issue was fake.
@nitej_
@nitej_ 3 жыл бұрын
Completely lost it when the black bar expanded at 6:00
@Mina_Angel
@Mina_Angel 3 жыл бұрын
Your profile picture adds to the fun of your comment.
@thequacken3226
@thequacken3226 3 жыл бұрын
It has not released yet, but the entirety of Crab Champions started as a April Fool's joke and has become a project the creator is still working on.
@ERHershman1
@ERHershman1 3 жыл бұрын
I am honestly astonished that BioWare’s “Garrus body pillow” didn’t make this list.
@Der_Dekanter
@Der_Dekanter 3 жыл бұрын
But where is the Tali body pillow
@jjmblue7
@jjmblue7 3 жыл бұрын
Sonic isn't nude. He's wearing shoes. We demand Shoeless Sonic!
@kiskillilla223
@kiskillilla223 3 жыл бұрын
The internet: Sonic! Show feet!
@emptycradle1304
@emptycradle1304 3 жыл бұрын
I hope they do it, then put censor bars on his feet lol
@michazabowka306
@michazabowka306 3 жыл бұрын
As a Polish person I feel obliged to mention Witcher 3 April Fools video from CDP concerning Roach in which they mention Roach speaking and got one of biggest polish radio celebrities (Wojciech Mann for those interested) to voice it. Later when Blood and Wine released there is a sidequest during which Roach speaks.
@sarasmedberg8203
@sarasmedberg8203 3 жыл бұрын
do you know which sidequest that is?? ive tried to google for it but no one seems to have an answer :( would love to find it in game!
@michazabowka306
@michazabowka306 3 жыл бұрын
@@sarasmedberg8203 As far as I know the quest is called Equine Phantoms and can be found on middle-left of top-right part of Toussaint.
@sarasmedberg8203
@sarasmedberg8203 3 жыл бұрын
@@michazabowka306 thank you! ill roam around the area and see what i can find :)
@noraallies598
@noraallies598 3 жыл бұрын
It honestly sounds like April 1st is the best time to pitch a game idea to the public and just see how they react without getting any backlash.
@insecdroid
@insecdroid 3 жыл бұрын
To quote a classic line: “Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.”
@insaincaldo
@insaincaldo 3 жыл бұрын
Where other men blindly follow the truth, Remember, nothing is true. Where other men are limited by morality or law, Remember, everything is permitted.
@arnox4554
@arnox4554 3 жыл бұрын
This is a dumb line.
@stevenbobbybills
@stevenbobbybills 3 жыл бұрын
@@arnox4554 To say that nothing is true, is to realise that the foundations of society are fragile, and that we must be the shepards of our own civilization. To say that everything is permitted, is to understand that we are the architects of our actions, and that we must live with their consequences, whether glorious or tragic.
@arnox4554
@arnox4554 3 жыл бұрын
@@stevenbobbybills That's a lot to pull from those two very vague and broad sentences though.
@stevenbobbybills
@stevenbobbybills 3 жыл бұрын
@@arnox4554 I'm just quoting Asassin's Creed Revelations.
@mrspiffy8587
@mrspiffy8587 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite april fool's joke has to be "Lovers of Aether," a dating sim using the characters from Rivals of Aether: a platform fighter. Dan Fornace then legally sponsored Alpharad to play it be sending him one dollar on PayPal.
@Icam_here
@Icam_here 3 жыл бұрын
remembers the time Outside Xtra was an elaborate April fool's joke but they forget to let Luke and Ellen know so they kept the channel instead
@xdsmile5359
@xdsmile5359 3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@bezerkoid
@bezerkoid 3 жыл бұрын
"Steak dinner! Steak dinner! Steak dinner!"
@tretretre1111
@tretretre1111 3 жыл бұрын
Shhh.
@Vinemaple
@Vinemaple 3 жыл бұрын
Ouch
@thatoneotheridiot3361
@thatoneotheridiot3361 3 жыл бұрын
Cytus II. It's a rhythm game, they teased a literal giraffe named "G. Raff" as a character a couple years ago on April Fools' day, and recently added him as the character where they dump their collab songs.
@toadsage
@toadsage 3 жыл бұрын
0:12 Funniest thing about Google Tulip was that dude's haircut lmao
@Volumixen
@Volumixen 2 жыл бұрын
Pandarens are from The WC3 expansion, The Frozen Throne. You could get one in a special way in the Blood Elf campaign, and in the bonus campaign with Rexxar, Chen Stormstout was a character you got to use. They were popular, for sure.
@SirMethos
@SirMethos 3 жыл бұрын
The Pandarens were already introduced in the Frozen Throne DLC to Warcraft 3, in the form of the "Pandaren Brewmaster" Hero, most notably Chen Stormstout in the side-campaign The Founding of Durotar.
@nikolai1326
@nikolai1326 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Pandaren got canonized long before Mists, the only reason people were upset was because Kung Fu Panda was popular and recent, therefore Pandaren are for kids. Naturally if you're gonna aim an entire race at a young fanbase, it's important to make alcohol an extremely important part of said races culture :P
@SirMethos
@SirMethos 3 жыл бұрын
To be fair, the full extended lore for the race wasn't actually expanded on until the WoW expansion.
@alexclark4792
@alexclark4792 3 жыл бұрын
@@nikolai1326 That's how you get the adults interested too. Bam! Double sales.
@TheFiddleFaddle
@TheFiddleFaddle 2 жыл бұрын
April Fool's Day has become a day of mourning for me, ever since the death of ThinkGeek at the hands of GameStop.
@connor7831
@connor7831 3 жыл бұрын
Nude code for sonic makes sense... What do those shoes hide. What are his feet made of? Are they human feet or hedgehog feet? So many questions!
@petermanfox2535
@petermanfox2535 3 жыл бұрын
The Sonic movie actually answers that question, his feet appear to be somewhat humanoid, judging from a few scans in one of the scenes at Robotnik's lab.
@zimmygirl777
@zimmygirl777 3 жыл бұрын
Are those gloves that he’s wearing or just weird hands? Does he have hands under there?😺👻
@sjonnieplayfull5859
@sjonnieplayfull5859 3 жыл бұрын
@@zimmygirl777 And did I see a cape when he was running?
@zimmygirl777
@zimmygirl777 3 жыл бұрын
@@sjonnieplayfull5859 Is he wearing gloves that he never takes off or is those his hands?😺👻
@docrofreborn7497
@docrofreborn7497 3 жыл бұрын
Everything in Totally Accurate Battle Simulator. First, the early access. Then, the Bug DLC, and finally, and most recent, the game is now fully released.
@frodobaggins7710
@frodobaggins7710 3 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for those HL3 April Fools Day jokes to come true
@insaincaldo
@insaincaldo 3 жыл бұрын
If only they could actually count to 3
@oftenspanx
@oftenspanx 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't want to see this. My heart can't bare being reminded that we haven't avenged the deaths of some good people in that last Halflife 2 episode ☹
@batcat2338
@batcat2338 3 жыл бұрын
O
@Enderlinkpawnu
@Enderlinkpawnu 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite one was by Re-Logic in 2014. Cenx posted on the fourms at the time about some batshit crazy ocean themed update with a ocean invasion and moon event summoned by some conch lead by a viscious enemy. Said enemy: Duke Fishron. The post detailed that Fishron had the ability to summon sharknadoes and had a bunch of other crazy and outlandish attacks. As well it scaled in difficulty to how many players were on the server. Needless to say, Duke Fishron, sharknadoes and all, were eventually added to the game in 1.2.4 (a little over a month later) alongside the fishing update, and it is a much beloved boss. On top of that, the multiplayer difficulty balancing was added a year later in 1.3 in the form of Expert Mode.
@generalguy64x
@generalguy64x 3 жыл бұрын
Lovers of Aether. They made a real dating sim as an april fool's joke.
@StrawberryShmello
@StrawberryShmello 3 жыл бұрын
*cough* *cough* *kfc* *cough*
@Nbgamerguy
@Nbgamerguy 3 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know about the fighting game beforehand and just assumed a furry made a dating sim.
@zelamorre1126
@zelamorre1126 3 жыл бұрын
It wasn't a game, but the Witcher 3 Geralt in a Hot Tub figurine was originally an April Fool's joke. But it was so popular that they decided to make it a real thing you could purchase.
@Alobo075
@Alobo075 3 жыл бұрын
I love that the IS-8's are shown being delivered to the moon by "Space:1999" Eagles. I grew up watching that show and loved how straightforward the design of the Eagle was on the show.
@abdulmasaiev9024
@abdulmasaiev9024 3 жыл бұрын
Pandarians were a thing well, well, WELL before Mists of Pandaria in 2012 though. The expansion pack for Warcraft 3 already featured a pandarian hero in the orc campaign, and that was in 2003.
@TeamSoraPresents
@TeamSoraPresents 3 жыл бұрын
Speaking of EGM, remember when they said Sonic and Tails were in Smash Bros Melee? And then years later, Sonic was announced to be coming to Brawl?
@metaloverlord99
@metaloverlord99 3 жыл бұрын
They also said Toad was a secret unlockable character.
@annana6098
@annana6098 3 жыл бұрын
Smash Brothers has turned into the party everyone wants an invitation for, so even the competition is flattered to be invited.
@lary6420
@lary6420 3 жыл бұрын
Your 1st one is incorrect, they actually made their debut in Warcraft 3 in an expansion where Rexar helps out the construction of the Horde
@regs137
@regs137 2 жыл бұрын
That is actually incorrect. The first Pandaren was part of side quest in the Barrens during Classic.
@MonsieurMcRib
@MonsieurMcRib 3 жыл бұрын
Electronic Gaming Monthly had another infamous April Fools joke about Sonic being unlockable in Smash Bros Melee which also eventually came true
@Macaulyn_97
@Macaulyn_97 3 жыл бұрын
What about Fukua from Skullgirls? She was a palette-swap of Filia with some different moves that was released in the game as a temporary secret character for April Fools, but the playerbase liked her so much, that she got some updates and was brought back as a permanent member of the roster.
@themarkandrus
@themarkandrus 3 жыл бұрын
For April Fool's Day 2010 Blizzard put out a picture for Blackthorne 2: Thorne Harder which showed the protagonist of Blackthorne shooting a giant shark while surfing. To this day there is no game I want more.
@darrenlenz6401
@darrenlenz6401 2 жыл бұрын
2022 calling Games Workshop just trolled its fanbase with a Squats revival video on April 1st, of this year. One day later, they reveal it was not an April Fool's Day joke at all. I know it's not a video game, but still fits the theme!
@DEFxRECON
@DEFxRECON 3 жыл бұрын
Yakuza 7 is hands down the best April fools “joke”
@maxs-lz4pn
@maxs-lz4pn 3 жыл бұрын
I genuinely can't believe my favorite expansion started out as an April fool's joke
@SanyouRuki
@SanyouRuki 3 жыл бұрын
The "Super Adventure Box" in Guild Wars 2. What once was an Aprils Fool joke is now a weirdly popular Festival, returning every year
@kallasantysanty6092
@kallasantysanty6092 3 жыл бұрын
Sadly to never be finished as they stoped developing it (and we have only half of the story playable now, world 1 and 2 out of 4). I would even pay for a mini expantion to get it finished if money was a problem ...
@melskunk
@melskunk 3 жыл бұрын
Guild Wars was big on these, the first game had some jokes end up becoming in game items.
@kallasantysanty6092
@kallasantysanty6092 3 жыл бұрын
@@melskunk And some jokes that still makes me smile (like the stick figure people one and the Gwen mini dolls one, i think they were more creative with their sens of humor back then, now they are to serious of a company ...).
@Barrillel
@Barrillel 3 жыл бұрын
@Lellis I miss playing SAB. Did you know the raft level was a static platform, and the world around it is what moved? Same for the tower jumping puzzle at Halloween
@melskunk
@melskunk 3 жыл бұрын
@@kallasantysanty6092 yesss the gwen mini dolls was my thought, also there was a very specific beta to main game joke where the area in the city where the CM who'd talk to players about things in the beta would stand ended up having a frog on that spot in the release, which wouldn't seem like much except announcements for a while CAME from that frog
@waffleoutlaw9951
@waffleoutlaw9951 Жыл бұрын
Pokemon Go! It was originally an April fools joke that google ran where you could find different mons on Google Maps. Couple years later a guy from Google implemented it with a game called Ingress, and then later Pokemon Go
@ethanrobyn2399
@ethanrobyn2399 3 жыл бұрын
They really fooled us into thinking these would be fake,but it was not.
@TTH247
@TTH247 3 жыл бұрын
Well they were intended to be fake
@valiantorion5815
@valiantorion5815 3 жыл бұрын
EGM had a April Fool's joke about Sonic being in Super Smash Bros. Melee in the time when Smash Bros was only Nintendo characters before the flood gates were opened.
@JoshFoden
@JoshFoden 3 жыл бұрын
I still maintain that "Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon" is not only the greatest April Fool's joke ever made, but also the greatest Far Cry game ever made.
@wallofnyc
@wallofnyc 3 жыл бұрын
While Far Cry in the main is not my jam (just not my sort of game) I absolutely ADORE Blood Dragon
@brodriguez11000
@brodriguez11000 3 жыл бұрын
Primal.
@Mina_Angel
@Mina_Angel 3 жыл бұрын
@@brodriguez11000 dude Primal was awesome!
@civicrider5556
@civicrider5556 3 жыл бұрын
yet with a bad sequel though
@n124ajdx
@n124ajdx 3 жыл бұрын
Far Cry 2 is the best Far Cry
@magicbeefy85
@magicbeefy85 3 жыл бұрын
The Pandaren race was created LONG before their appearance in WoW, back in Warcraft 3 the Frozen Throne we had Chen Stormstoat, a Pandaren brew master, who joined forces with the Orc/Ogre half-breed Rexxar as he assisted Thrall in building Orgrimmar after the ending of the campaign mode in FT, as well as the neutral hero that you could hire at a Tavern in the multiplayer maps They were also considered for the new Horde race in WoW back in Burning Crusade though ultimately passed over for the Blood Elves
@ryanqube9132
@ryanqube9132 3 жыл бұрын
Kiryu: never killed a single person Also Kiryu: 03:42
@deathbykonami5487
@deathbykonami5487 3 жыл бұрын
When he kicked that guy out a window? He survived though
@gothmissstress
@gothmissstress 3 жыл бұрын
Every single person in Yakuza game series have at least 9 spare lives
@deathbykonami5487
@deathbykonami5487 3 жыл бұрын
@@gothmissstress unless it's a cutscene, then they die faster than a fruit fly with copd
@TheManOfManyNames373
@TheManOfManyNames373 3 жыл бұрын
LOOPHOLE!!!
@demitriuscovington370
@demitriuscovington370 3 жыл бұрын
Kiryu: “I didn’t kill him, gravity and the fall killed him, I just kicked him.”
@jacket6560
@jacket6560 3 жыл бұрын
How can we forget the fact that Payday 2's devs literally added a comically large spoon melee into the game on April 1st, just cause they could and fans wanted it. Not to mention the community challenge, that was to kill 5 million people with only the spoon to get the COMICALLY LARGE SPOON OF GOLD, which is more powerful and has a chance to set people on fire. Not to mention that it is made of gold
@Vexkun
@Vexkun 3 жыл бұрын
Pandaren were a thing in WC3, Chen show up in the bonus missions at the end of the The Frozen Throne expansion. Plus the real reason they were made was really sweet. One of the WC3 devs was having their 1st girl and one of the artists made art of a panda man and a cub. They like it so much the used it for WC3 April Fool joke and added Chen in the WC3 expansion.
@Charistoph
@Charistoph 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the AFJ was so well received (was announced in place of the Undead Scourge, actually), that they put Chen Stormstout/Brewmaster in the Frozen Throne expansion as an Allied Hero. He could also be unlocked in campaign. When they looked to open up the China market, it seemed like a good way to get their attention to include this race in to the game.
@SpokeInNoise
@SpokeInNoise 3 жыл бұрын
Gay
@thinkEdem
@thinkEdem 3 жыл бұрын
Umm actually, the Warcraft 3 expansion Frozen Throne already introduced the Pandaren Brewmaster as a playable hero and key to the orc campaign...
@boltstrike2787
@boltstrike2787 3 жыл бұрын
No mention of Pokemon on Google Maps? That turned into the worldwide phenomenon Pokemon Go.
@xsanguine8
@xsanguine8 3 жыл бұрын
Probably because it wasn't the same company making the game and the joke.
@patrickchaney
@patrickchaney 3 жыл бұрын
So, back in 2017, Arika (known at the time for aiding Capcom on Street Fighter’s 3-dimensional EX series) had posted a trailer for a new game using their characters and music... on April Fools Day... When a positive public reaction was generated, the game was revealed as Arika’s brand new “Fighting EX Layer,” and released on PS4 and PC in 2018.
@adamshaska
@adamshaska 3 жыл бұрын
Sonic isnt already nude, he's wearing shoes.
@thatman666
@thatman666 3 жыл бұрын
And Gloves.
@chrismanuel9768
@chrismanuel9768 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, now I'm thinking about Sonic's too human feet
@jakwolfe3025
@jakwolfe3025 3 жыл бұрын
Hey hey... he's got socks too
@Dragonorder18
@Dragonorder18 3 жыл бұрын
Careful, or Barefoot sonic might become a thing.
@khobielonsdale1614
@khobielonsdale1614 3 жыл бұрын
People reacting to Pandaren people for the first time: "He's a panda, your a panda. What are you gonna do big guy? Sit on me?"
@zimmygirl777
@zimmygirl777 3 жыл бұрын
Cuteness overload. I mean dude, really. Panda people. It’s adorable.🐼🥰
@PsychCaptain
@PsychCaptain 3 жыл бұрын
The Pandarians also came back before then as a Hero in Warcraft 3.
@TheDwagonHD
@TheDwagonHD 3 жыл бұрын
I think one of the names the hero coyld have was Chen Stormstout, a character in the later Mist of Pandaria Expansion
@vilejustice2184
@vilejustice2184 3 жыл бұрын
Thank god someone mentioned it on here 😰
@HypercatZ
@HypercatZ 3 жыл бұрын
I'm still hoping for the Dog Ace Attorney April fool to become reality.
@ReAliTyWan
@ReAliTyWan 3 жыл бұрын
I think the Blizzard one should be the "out of season April fool's joke", Immortal came true right after the joke. Legendary!
@seand7042
@seand7042 3 жыл бұрын
They probably don't have phones.....
@nathaeladalyah9681
@nathaeladalyah9681 2 жыл бұрын
Another example of an April Fool's joke was URF mode in League of Legends, a mode where cooldown are reduced by 80% and mana costs removed. Game designers originally were only going to have the mode for a moment, while telling customers that it was replacing the original game mode. It never replaced the original game mode, but it did become such a popular game mode among fans that it is available for a month every year.
@RamzeyXD
@RamzeyXD 3 жыл бұрын
Remember that Goat Simulator was an april fools joke in 2014 but was backed so heavily the developer had to make it a game?
@insaincaldo
@insaincaldo 3 жыл бұрын
More of a physics fuck around, but damn did it grow and see multi platform release.
@Chris_Sizemore
@Chris_Sizemore 3 жыл бұрын
... the last time I played Goat Simulator was April 5th 2014.
@n124ajdx
@n124ajdx 3 жыл бұрын
@@Chris_Sizemore now there is a sequel called Deer Simulator
@SolidSonicTH
@SolidSonicTH 2 жыл бұрын
Fukua in Skullgirls. Originally made to spoof Decapre in Ultra Street Fighter IV but was made playable in-game on April 1, 2014 which eventually led her to becoming a full character the following month.
@Sophie_the_Sapphic
@Sophie_the_Sapphic 3 жыл бұрын
Saints row 4 definitely deserves a spot on this list. It started as a joke DLC for saints row the third and somehow grew into it's fully fledged sequel.
@richardtheactor
@richardtheactor 3 жыл бұрын
Okay but Dempsey Kart, the CoD Characters on ATVs just racing and picking up weapons to use on each other around Verdansk would literally be an incredible game mode
@Michael_Lindell
@Michael_Lindell 3 жыл бұрын
1. I think we can literally blame Blizzard for Pandaren to the fans.
@IamaPERSON
@IamaPERSON 3 жыл бұрын
That pun!
@Badbirdie
@Badbirdie 3 жыл бұрын
No
@acesamm
@acesamm 3 жыл бұрын
@@Badbirdie I think they were talking about how AWFUL they are now with their community.
@oriolgonzalez9328
@oriolgonzalez9328 3 жыл бұрын
I want to boo this so badly, but GODDAMN I respect that level of wordplay.
@gruggerduggerhoose
@gruggerduggerhoose 3 жыл бұрын
@@oriolgonzalez9328 would that not be a bam-boo? 🤔
@Terumimi
@Terumimi 3 жыл бұрын
So to slightly correct the Sheng Long one, yes Gouken was indeed inspired by Sheng Long. But there was a step you missed. There was a reference before Gouken, that being Akuma's first appearance in Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo. Why, you may ask? Simple, the complex way of unlocking the fight with him is somewhat similar.
@listerofsmeg884
@listerofsmeg884 3 жыл бұрын
For the SF one, they really should have put in 'you must defeat Ryu to stand a chance' as one of Goukens win quotes.
@alpieogd2125
@alpieogd2125 3 жыл бұрын
Paradox?
@ManImTheVoid
@ManImTheVoid 3 жыл бұрын
I remember when they added kung fu panda into World of war craft
@alex5623
@alex5623 3 жыл бұрын
I just want to note that BioWare teased a Garrus bodypillow for April Fools back in 2014, only to make it real in 2019 for April Fools and they're bringing it back today for April Fools as well.
@nickdejager8873
@nickdejager8873 3 жыл бұрын
Meh. Now if there was a Tali body pillow....
@arthas640
@arthas640 3 жыл бұрын
f i didnt have a roommate who'd ask too many questions, I'd buy one of those
@alexanderzweber8453
@alexanderzweber8453 3 жыл бұрын
"pandaren were only a joke until world of warcraft introduced them, and created lore for them" Warcraft 3: "am I a joke to you?"
@arthas640
@arthas640 3 жыл бұрын
Since only like 5% of WoW fans have ever played Warcraft (and not all Warcraft fans even played that bonus expansion) I'm guessing they didnt realize that. I've seen a few people also say that the Pandaren were just copied from Kung Fu Panda even though Frozen Throne predates it by about 5 years. The Brewmaster was such a unique character in the franchise, especially since he was more of an eastern asthetic and had such unique moves/acting/story line that it was only a matter of time before either the Pandaren as a whole or at least the "Brewmaster" class made it into Wow just like the Draenai and Blood Elves did
@TheRealCodeBlack
@TheRealCodeBlack 3 жыл бұрын
Surprised there was no mention of Fighting EX Layer, probably the biggest April Fools related fighting game buzz in the last decade. Testing the waters for a long thought impossible revival of a cult classic series on April Fool's Day? Why not?
@PissedGrunty
@PissedGrunty 3 жыл бұрын
That one wasn't actually intended as a joke though... They were making the game and released the announcement trailer on the day without thinking... Japan doesn't really do April Fool's day, for one.
@alexdivision4320
@alexdivision4320 3 жыл бұрын
War Thunder has had some really great april fools events as well, Pirate ships, comically OP pony planes with friendship lasers, a gaint snailzilla, inflatable tanks with HP bars to make fun of World of Tanks, kv2 mech walkers, etc etc
@BottleWaterson
@BottleWaterson 3 жыл бұрын
the lack of Fighting EX Layer is... disturbing
@c7po457
@c7po457 3 жыл бұрын
I enjoy y'all's channel so much. The commentary is superb. I hope y'all are doing well.
@travisjordan3853
@travisjordan3853 3 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention that the Sheng Long hoax was also responsible for the addition of Akuma in Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
@KurisuBlaze
@KurisuBlaze 3 жыл бұрын
And Gouken in 4.
@GeneralBulldog54
@GeneralBulldog54 2 жыл бұрын
The one that still got me was Saints Row: The Third's DLC Enter the Dominatrix. An April Fools gag that not only morphed into sequel Saints Row 4, but ended up becoming a DLC for that game.
@caloninsgames6481
@caloninsgames6481 3 жыл бұрын
And they missed that you could actually play as a pandaran brew master in warcraft 3 expansion after you beat the main campain.
@tomix7866
@tomix7866 3 жыл бұрын
Team Fortress 2's Jarate, it was announced on April 1st and people thought it was a joke, then they actually added it in.
@Ceece20
@Ceece20 3 жыл бұрын
Anything written on the internet is true. That’s why we have the internet.
@flibbernodgets7018
@flibbernodgets7018 3 жыл бұрын
Here's another one from WoW: they joked about making two-headed ogres a playable race of characters that required two people on two separate accounts to play. Each head would have a different class, but they would share a health pool. Eventually, this concept made it into Blizzard's MOBA, Heroes of the Storm as Cho'Gall, a character requiring two players to play. One pilots the character as normal and the other uses the body like a turret to fire abilities from. HotS has some of the most unique character concepts I've seen out of any MOBA and I love it!
@MAW-sf6ru
@MAW-sf6ru 3 жыл бұрын
Wasn't mists of Panderia just like "I just saw Kung Fu Panda, let's put dat in the game!"
@jeromenancyfr
@jeromenancyfr 3 жыл бұрын
Well, Pandaren existed years before Kung Fu Panda, so it's more "I just played Warcraft 3, let's put that in an animated movie!"
@DrBrangar
@DrBrangar 3 жыл бұрын
According to Jane, 2002: pandaren april fools joke. 2012, pandarens actually properly exist. Kung Fu Panda came out in 2008, and was publicly announced as in development in 2004. However, one of the main producers had produced for video games, sooo, maybe the reverse
@jeromenancyfr
@jeromenancyfr 3 жыл бұрын
@@DrBrangar You missed : 2003 the Pandaren hero is released in Warcraft 3... And I can't find the website anymore, but one of the artist working on Warcraft had dozens of images of Pandaren long before Kung Fu Panda.
@whitenekos
@whitenekos 3 жыл бұрын
Didn't warcraft Orcs vs humans have an easter egg that was a pandaren
@DrBrangar
@DrBrangar 3 жыл бұрын
@@jeromenancyfr i just quoted jane, I don't know any Blizzard games
@TheChrisLotus
@TheChrisLotus 3 жыл бұрын
Skullgirls released a character named Fukua (who was a palette swap of fellow Skullgirls character Filia, with a different moveset) in the beta of the game. They made Fukua an official member of the Skullgirls roster due to the positive reception from the fans.
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