A contractually obligated playthrough of Sid Meier's Starships

#starships

[@thespiffingbrit]

*What a poggers video potato! So glad you organically and naturally made this*

[@Coldheart322]

Thank you sir. Your evilness surely knows no bounds.

[@MrAudymurphy]

I bet you loved every second of his suffering, lol I loved it!

[@Boomer2332]

Very poggers. Much natural.

[@hieracium3317]

When are you going to do an exploit video on Sid Meier's Starships?

[@Siege181]

Spiff, you legend!

[@chadenright]

"Contractually obligated to act chipper and happy," is probably the most misery-inducing, insanity-inducing clause of any contract ever.

[@MagusSartori]

retail workers have entered the chat

[@MrDUneven]

"Contracts are perfectly balanced, oh yes"

[@pauljones796]

Hes being paid to play video games why would he be mad tho honestly

[@manwithabasicprofilepic]

It’s like if you were paid to play a My Little Pony game and you had to act like you enjoyed it and you couldn’t play anything else until you satisfied the person paying you.

[@pauljones796]

@@manwithabasicprofilepic and if someone wants to pay me to play my little pony then am playing my little pony all day

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

1 Like = 1 Prayer for my soul after playing this god forsaken game

[@eduardomolinadequevedo1678]

best game i have seen in my life? i have never seen you so energetic when playing a game

[@Kirkmaximus]

Potato, blink twice if Spiff is standing behind you holding a gun.

[@maximebernreiter5571]

You know, I don’t think spiff made a video on beyond earth. I’m sure that game is perfectly balanced with no exploits…

[@tomwarren5580]

Hey, don't be mean to Starships. It's easily within the top 40 of games made by Sid Meier

[@jwarren1996]

​@@Kirkmaximus it's a potato gun

[@PaddyOFurniture]

I think there should be a regular series of "Spiff makes Tater play games he doesn't like". This is hilarious. Call it "Frying the Potato".

[@1st2nd2]

Only if Tater gets at least a chance to reciprocate.

[@beningram1811]

@@1st2nd2 the replies could be called spoofing Brit

[@bjmatthews3825]

Next one should be Either Sid Meirs Ace Patrol or Railroads so I feel even worse about legitimatly liking those games.

[@cpt_bill366]

Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew

[@dracish123456789]

Congrats on episode one of this 10 episode series

[@jeffstaples347]

Hahahahahaha

[@james79ableify]

You mean 20 right? I forgive your typo

[@justinromain6786]

@@james79ableify I think you dropped a 0, you mean 200 episodes

[@matthewhaddock6458]

@@justinromain6786 I'm thinking this is his channel now. No more CIV 6, just this.

[@pgorman3874]

THANK YOU SPIFF FOR MAKING THIS A REALITY ❤️❤️❤️

[@thespiffingbrit]

Happy to help

[@morganacole]

Notice the pain to potato has almost as many likes as him praying for his soul. Lol

[@pelvismen5510]

@@thespiffingbrit You are using the wrong method of making tea.

[@therexbellator]

what was the origin of this "contractually obligated" episode? Did Potato lose a bet to Spiff?

[@subtoadp2]

​@@therexbellator no he won lol

[@kholdanstaalstorm6881]

You can say a lot about The Spiffing Brit, he's exceptionally good at putting his friends in the compromising situations he sets up. Poor PotatoMcWhiskey were jebaited into doing this, but he held up his contractual obligations like someone held over a barrel and something about a sharp object... It's almost like the "contest" was set up and guided into it's conclusion...

[@jackielinde7568]

There was a contest. It may have been rigged. It's like that game of "Who can hit the softest" you used to play with your big brother. You keep winning and it feels like you're just a sore winner.

[@kholdanstaalstorm6881]

@@jackielinde7568 The contest was between a pro player, one that knew something about the game, one that played it for the first time and The Spiffing Brit that said he wasn't really playing. It was kinda inevitable what the outcome would be, Spiff just needed to poke at one or both of the others to steer it in a desired direction. The war against PotatoMcWhiskey was mostly to give intrigue and suspense to the game. It was a friendly game amongst friends, but PotatoMcWhiskey had to be royally screwed by the game itself for not prevailing. Haven't heard about "who can hit the softest", closest thing I can think about is "who can get the closest to the others without touching" because there usually was a don't hit rule wherever I visited. You lost when you literally lost it and got irritated on the others. Those who didn't care about their personal space were quickly out because they didn't react. There was some epic meltdowns when someone were almost poked for a long time.

[@jackielinde7568]

@@kholdanstaalstorm6881 You missed the humor in my joke. But then again, I don't think you had an older sibling who ever played the "Hit the softest game" with you. Also, I didn't lose anything. I don't know where you got the emotion you clearly (and incorrectly) seemed to feel I had. I was mostly snickering about the whole situation because it was funny. Then again, I'm an older brother who has played the "Hit the Softest" game with their younger siblings. It's great fun right up to the point they figure out the game (and hit puberty at the same time). Finally, "sore winner" in reference to the "Hit the Softest" game is a play on words and a double entendre.

[@tomarmadiyer2698]

I'm seeing a particular Spiffing meme right now. You know which one it is.

[@axletman3394]

@@jackielinde7568 homie the part where they say you lose was referring to the game they were talking about, "who can get the closest to the others without touching", not telling you that you lost it lol

[@TheK01234]

I've never seen someone regret a golden age more than right now

[@venisontron]

Note to self: If I ever have to play Sid Meier's Starships, make sure to upgrade shields

[@E2O10]

I started reading and thought you were going for the "if i ever have to play sid meier's starships, remind me to not", but fair enough, shields, yes.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@E2O10 Dex is best in every game.

[@Logan0503]

Y’know, this game actually looks like it had potential to be good from the very limited bits of it we saw in this video. A space combat game from Firaxis sounds like a great game. It does seem a bit half baked from what was shown in this video though, and I’d imagine it could get tedious.

[@kholdanstaalstorm6881]

Pity that Civ 4's space 4x mode knocks the socks of this game, add in the modded version and you'll go: Starships? No, I'm having fun here. That was just an added feature to Civ 4 and so much better, even though it came out well before Starships.

[@mekal177]

fun fact this wasnt actually designed to be a full game it was even stated by the devs at the time it was a short spinoff to beyond earth

[@kholdanstaalstorm6881]

@@The_Funguseater Civ 4 still is, dated but good. I do nostalgia trips into Civ 3, SMAC and MOO 1 & 2 when the itch needs scratching. I even try to get Civ:BE to behave, using tons of mods and fixes. But it still have a lot of gremlins and it never breaks the same way consistently. Looking beyond the hype and the uproar, there's a good fundation for a 4x sci-fi game there, it just wasn't completed. All Civ games from the start of digital distribution needed a bunch of DLC's to reach their full potential, Civ:BE never reached anywhere near that level of care.

[@mikhailkalashnikov7886]

I mean, we already had Galactic Civilizations 2

[@mekal177]

@@The_Funguseater beyond earth with rising tide dlc was actually good imo it just got a bad rap because people expected it to be alpha centauri 2

[@onebadidea9825]

What a humble winner. Living up to his word

[@steichert4773]

Upvote if you want Potato to do a campaign of Sid Meier's Starships on the hardest difficulty

[@axxey]

A lot of his best videos are of him struggling or failing as well. I loved terra invictus, would be great if an ancient game also defeated him.

[@agus_beckly6843]

I want one of beyond earth rising tide with codex or some mix of mods (base beyond earth is pretty bored)

[@Starforge1]

Dear God no. This game is moronic. The only reason to play it is because of the contractual obligation.

[@PrimeAesthetic]

@@axxey My fav's are when the AI in Civ just screw up his plans so bad, he just says screw it, Rages, pivots goes full miltary and nukes them all lol.

[@saag024]

@@PrimeAesthetic can you link a video of him going mental? I just found Potato and this sounds fun

[@sergeymelkumov9232]

I loved your civ game with spiff, should do such collabs more often!

[@zayan7083]

I agree

[@AkatsukiNorway]

Was really fun, but guess who's going to ensure they don't win anymore?

[@ThePowerofCutleries]

@@AkatsukiNorway The audience?

[@phantomfire5013]

He's on some of the civ games on the yogscast civilisation channel. Some of them have spiff too.

[@Rashagar]

Anyone mind linking me to the video/series where this came about? Not sure which channel to look on.

[@Cynndora]

Truly one of the games of all time.

[@daveberg751]

Perfectly balanced obligation

[@ihcfn]

Watched the spiff video last night and could tell how pleased you were for winning this prize! It was a trap all along! 🤣

[@fredriktornelius]

I really feel how passionate Potato is about this game

[@TheGlssr60]

OMG! It's like listening to Rick Moranis as Dark Helmet in "Spaceballs" playing with his dolls! Also, loved your comment that your appreciation of the game "just might be the video game equivalent of Stockholm Syndrome".

[@chris999999999999]

I'm eagerly anticipating an upcoming space game that uses Potato's spaceship noises for the in game sounds.

[@sethb3090]

The result of a perfectly balanced friendship with no exploits

[@egilzroshi9737]

Thanks to potato's commentary, i only realized there is no sound in game at minute 10. Amazing, cant wait for next episode.

[@theteatable4118]

What a great new series. I can't wait for the next episode!

[@the4xgamer1]

As someone who actually has played Sid Meier's starships I'm happy to see someone play it

[@DollarStoreSocrates]

I’ve played thousands of hours of Sid Meiers games and I have never heard of this one.

[@Sky_Guy]

"It's super poggers man, it's so epic! Boom!" _- PotatoMcWhiskey, 2023_

[@jackgulliver7934]

This is the best KZbin drama this year

[@benlunaris]

Potato: SPEED!!! Enemies: Firepower. Spiff: Evil cackling

[@GretchenDawntreader]

I do not doubt that Sid Meier's Starships...is a perfectly balanced game.

[@michaelsinnreich6626]

"We have stellaris at home!"

[@suzaku42]

Ah yes, the consecuences of befriended Mr SpiffingBrit, what could possibly happen when you enter a perfectly balanced contract

[@birdjericho]

Hey, if Ewan McGregor can make lightsaber sounds while filming Star Wars, Potato can totally make his own sound effects while playing Starships. Though I was anticipating him channeling AmbiguousAmphibian at some point something like: "Fighter pilot! Pew! Pew! AND HERE COMES A GIANT FIST!!" Thank you for your contractually-obligated sacrifice, Mr. McWhiskey. :D

[@ernest__]

I played this game when it came out, and being severely depressed at the time, actually quite enjoyed its low stakes, slow gameplay. It was uncomplicated and I saw numbers go up, what more could you ask for? Also the tie-in with Beyond Earth were a fun touch. P.S I don't remember how, but you could turn your ships invisible and just cheese the game thoroughly with that.

[@rincemind8369]

In space nobody can hear you scream.

[@kl1thedominion]

There are a lot of things to be said about Sid Meier's Starships, most of which can be summed up by saying that it certainly exists.

[@spergasaurus]

Will English subjugation of the Irish never cease?

[@NekokunPlays]

What a lovely and organic video this is, I'm sure your inspiration for this must have come from only the best

[@kevinkibbe2679]

Love these collabs between two of my favorite KZbinrs

[@ProbablyAEuropean]

You know a civ game is bad when even Potato struggles to make it fun... Power to you Potato, I pray that you never have to go through this again

[@gabrielf86]

Star Wars is stuck with a paradox where the stories are traditionally about dualistic battles between good and evil, but Jedi philosophy (and the nature of the Force) is pretty clearly inspired by Buddhism and Taoism, which are fundamentally non-dualistic. If Jedi were portrayed consistently with their real-world inspirations "Light" and "Dark" would be better understood as "Harmonious" and "Unharmonious" or "Healthy" and "Harmful". Anakin hit the nail on the head in episode 2 when he said Jedi are encouraged to love (and is a teaching straight out of Buddhism), but ignored the lesson when he made his love conditional. The concept of grey Jedi usually feels like a misunderstanding of this, an effort to critique a dualistic morality based on an assumption that the force itself is binary, which is not helped by the language used. By a lot of definitions I see of grey Jedi, Obi-wan would qualify: he has close friendships; he displays happiness, anger, and fear; he even has someone he loves romantically, and yet also is considered a paragon among Jedi. I think a great portrayal of "grey" without undermining the basic principles of the Force is Jolee Bindo, who was capable of recognizing the difference between Jedi teachings and the Jedi order and abandoned the latter when it was clear it wasn't living up to the former. Light/harmony/health was still desirable, but a different way was needed to find it. Yes I have thought about this all way too much, so thanks for giving me an excuse to talk about it!

[@flynnmckee8442]

Absolute trip to see you play this. I know that I have it, but my memories of it are just vague. Might have to revisit lol

[@jonduke4472]

Hate to be negative but save the bandwidth

[@tmarritt]

Definitely needs a series

[@imblackmagic1209]

i watched a man have his soul tortured for 35 minutes, what a day!

[@kurowasanabe]

Here I am being outside of an inside joke.

[@johnwilson5329]

I’m waiting for your Sid Meier’s Starships over-explained series!

[@todangtall]

My condolences, Potato.

[@niightwollf2865]

Now you need to find a way to force spiff to play this wonderful game lol

[@cruelabduhl]

Wow, what an exhilarating playthrough. I should by myself a copy of this game... no, I should buy many copies and gift them to my friends too. Then we can play this game forever together. The only game we need.

[@Kerosiin]

Potato ask for a cup of Yorkshire tea if spiff is holding you hostage

[@jimbeam7636]

Such a lovely play through of a game that absolutely everyone has played. Everyone who has watched this would've guess that this is your absolute FAVORITE game.

[@andreasabels589]

It might surprise you, but I have heard of this game. Is it good, I get conflicting info from the comments.

[@kubamiro]

I cannot wait for more! Thank you Spiff for making this a reality. This is a great game :P

[@seskwein]

Hahahaha! Hahahahahahaha! That was such a good spiffing vid , loved to see you guys playing together.

[@tyrelmaxwell2480]

That was the most epic sarcastic video I've ever seen laughed my whole way through loved it 😂

[@epicthief]

Soooo glad you won! Hope you keep winning so you keeping getting these epic prizes🎉

[@brianhoward1629]

Greatest video in your entire catalog

[@icecrystal7965]

Wow, what a game We need more of this

[@soupwizard]

Thanks to Potato for bringing attention to this forgotten gem of a game, one of Sid Meier's best.

[@chrisramsteck5866]

This is hilarious, end to end. Thanks spiff!

[@Schweinenackensteak]

Man of Honor, you earned a new follower

[@PeacelordApropos]

Epic and wonderful and torturous and cold. Space is a place that will steal your soul! Love it

[@vineveer4358]

Potato needing to sound chipper is full on fast-food worker smile vibes.

[@anobuthix5977]

Great video, can’t wait for you to have a lot of fun with a Civ: Beyond Earth playthrough!

[@ThatGuy-he6lc]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@samae1829]

Well damn, I didn't have to ask often for this video to happen. Good on you for getting it over with!👍

[@nitrousdave]

Need more of this game. So great!

[@MrCoop1989]

This is the best game I have ever seen. Such incredible game play!

[@drtygan4870]

haven’t played this game since 2017 but this has given me some serious nostalgia

[@Firestar9]

I've been waiting for this :)

[@DammitDani]

😂😂😂 thank you!! This is awesome!

[@anthonydavis8893]

Been waiting for this

[@ajrobbins368]

I was waiting for this!

[@DaRealKakarroto]

I'm only at minute 5 but I already can see that I'm totally in love with this, I hope Potato will make a long series out of it ❤

[@DannyV1988]

Great engaging content, I'd love to see you play more of this game.

[@xMcCabe32x]

So CIV BE was the game that got me into the CIV franchise and Your Channel is the one that enabled me to really push my game into diety. This game is a simple gem that for its price hit all the buttons for me

[@jferares]

Lol. Potato is creating major Dark Helmet playing with his dolls in Spaceballs vibes

[@Kudjaks]

Game has some great sound effects, i love them!

[@temporarilydead3232]

Liked and subscribed, seeing as you a man of your word. Great video!

[@olmynuwen]

You had so much fun I'll send this video's link to my aunt.

[@Dealanach]

While I am not hoping for more similar videos, per se, this video was amazingly entertaining.

[@IngolfWanderer]

you sound like you are in such beautifully excruciating pain this entire video! i love ya buddy, thank god for SPIFF!!!

[@jakelasater9666]

Starships has a special place in my heart because it was one of the few games that could run on my school issued MacBook!

[@Spamsgood]

Can’t wait to see the theory crafting videos on this epic game :)

[@vaclaurus3545]

"mom can we get Stellaris?" "No, we have Stellaris at home" Stellaris at home:

[@BinChicken]

I never knew how much I needed sarcastically cheerful Potato

[@gokberkoguz7167]

It's even fun to see you are not having fun. What a great channel

[@hunterpdx7061]

the sound effects are great! 🤣

[@michaelveritas1930]

Yoi deserve all the engagement for this herculean effort

[@izaya_orihara_3904]

Patato, great good as always ether way a video of the ages

[@tylerspeiv2575]

Congrats on your win!

[@theeutecticpoint]

Well done, and bravo for being such a good sport!

[@CowCommando]

I actually really like this game as a fun little time waster. I recommend not bothering with adding planets to your empire. Just explore around the map doing missions and upgrading your fleet. You're looking for the op unique upgrades. Get enough of them and you can go conquer the rest of the AI players and win.

[@nagygergely9618]

The amount of sarcasm in this video could topple empires

[@gerritvalkering1068]

It looked like you had a lot of fun! When is episode 2 on this game? (Good job, Spif)

[@davidmc543]

This video is one of the videos this year.

[@funent9611]

😂😂 the intro. "Hi guys, I don't wanna be here. But here I am."😂

[@Hollywood041]

I'm glad you switched over to Sid Meier's Starships. More people need to make videos about this game. I would love to see other types of victories, and tutorials of how to best achieve that.

[@CertifiedHuntingHornNoob]

Thank you for the video mr potato!

[@khaliddubey8652]

Im excited for this never seen this game before!

[@davemeech]

Good on Spiffing Brit for cracking the whip and making this video chipper and positive. Also well-done Potato as well.

[@willbender9035]

The weapon sound effects are the best.

[@Ahuka]

I look forward to your in-depth series and analysis.

[@ducklingswarm5457]

HAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHA, dude... I was trying to understand why this video is happening. SpiffingBrit and you are a great duo, thx for the content