Best of Shadow Of Israphel! (ULTIMATE EDITION)

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[@Wolf-sd8fr]

As a kid this was like my favorite TV show that I tuned in for every week, I didn’t even realize that all of it was scripted!

[@cyclopsmouse2247]

same, I didn't realize there was a texture pack or mods that allowed them to create this either.

[@Cyruseh]

never knew it was scripted till i got older i always thought it was real

[@allypearlman5569]

to be fair, it was sort of not, from what I understood, it was like a d&d style thing, where Simon and Lewis never knew what was about to happen next. Obviously the rest of the yogscast did, and led them through it

[@ryanhutchison476]

I remember being so young when i watched this that I genuinely thought that the story was PART of Minecraft, like it was something id experience if i bought it

[@EnderCrypt]

it took me alot longer than it should have too before i realised it was scripted

[@ForeverTraitor]

So many adult jokes that flew over my head when I was younger.

[@shooterrick1]

I know right. The series was hilarious back when I was a kid, but it seems even funnier now that I get all of their jokes.

[@Splozy]

its weird to me you guys grew up on this shit

[@Bloops1324]

@@Splozy I know, are the rest of us really that old? I watched these vids during college...

[@hawksandwich4742]

i watched it as a kid too, back when i first got minecraft as well so everything was still mysterious about it

[@arvi1404]

ｍ０

[@konger6069]

Watching this again knowing Granny Bacon was Sips makes the "wanna lick my icing?" line especially funny

[@HPWNorge]

Omg ahahaha

[@Cerulium]

Haha I realized Fumblemore was Duncan but I didn't know Granny Bacon was Sips, that's great

[@multifandommaster9303]

You wanna know whats sad? The closest thing that we get into an actual ending is in "Sunshine of Israpony"

[@jugganaut33]

I’m still waiting for the ending

[@Sheltur_0311]

jugganaut33 it isn’t happening

[@jugganaut33]

Brandon everyone gets that nostalgic desire to finish something... there’s still time and faith...

[@filthycasual2247]

I completely forgot that was a thing

[@momo_lotus4458]

Lewis in a Stream has kind of addressed how it was supposed to end, talking about the giant robot hand and Knight_Peculier

[@arinhardie8340]

The part when Um_Bongo falls to his death immediately after saying “I am good jump” always kills me

[@frostabzml2403]

Arinhardie 😂😂😭😂

[@xTheMinecraftBunchx]

time stamp PLS

[@JimmyScOpen]

It killed Um_Bongo too unfortunately

[@Rockeyhoper]

@@xTheMinecraftBunchx 1:11:45

[@greysonmiller9407]

No fly. Jump good.

[@BETAsatchel]

It really doesn't hit you how old this series is until you notice that for most of the series Lewis doesn't have a hunger bar.

[@swearimnotarobot3746]

they used to eat to heal and food didn't stack. Crazy

[@limemakerstudios6659]

Remember coming back after Primary school and skittering up the stairs to the only laptop in the house to watch this stuff, thank you for blessing me, don't have any time now to watch it in its entirety again.

[@stonesword1844]

i had a pc but remember having internet buffering so i'd switch from 480p to 320p or 240p cause otherwise it wouldn't play

[@suzannekratosmaker7484]

And here I am at 32 discovering it for the first time and probably being just as amused by it as a primary school kid.

[@limemakerstudios6659]

Ahaha I was not in primary school at the time of that comment, I was 17 lol. Completely forgot about this comment, this came up in my recommended again@@suzannekratosmaker7484

[@superdrummergaming]

God this series was way more effort than I ever realized. Write the story, build the maps, play the map, make the animations, and edit the video. This was probably all before world editing too.

[@farrahmissy9927]

and then the entire save went missing ://

[@naits95]

Yea back then you could use world edit to remove marked chunks or replace them with blocks

[@CapemanProducti0ns]

I wish more people did elaborate gameplay series while disguising them as a normal playthrough. I've only seen this done with minecraft so far, and everything out there is an old series. It was truly, a golden era.

[@tomo4977]

Honestly, what's happening with the Dream SMP reminds me of Israphel, and I'm really glad the newer generation has something like this to grow up with now, these were some of the best online experiences imo.

[@fernandoc5536]

Old comment I'm responding to but Zisteau Plays Minecraft I view as the spiritual successor to this kind of mixture of playthrough and plot, albeit condensed to only a single character. SeedlingsShow was also quite like SoI, only from the perspective of the NPCs rather than the Players. Quite cool idea too, sad it was also just abandoned after the end of season 2.

[@Vordt_]

half life vr ai is a vr playthrough of half life with improv comedians playing npc characters in garry's mod torturing the main character as he "plays through the game" and eventually evolves into a story that thrives in breaking the 4th wall and battling an eldritch horror (as you do in half life) I think if it wasn't directly influenced by SoI then it was influenced by something that SoI influenced, and they just don't know it. Idk what that would be though. Also Freeman's Mind. But everyone knows about Freeman's mind. If you don't know about Freeman's mind you should go binge it all right now.

[@sw3aty_forte]

There are a few KZbinrs who did stuff like this, like Criken and BedBananas and their group years ago. Criken no longer does anything worth watching, but BedBananas still does a lot of really unique stuff.

[@simonsonlyfan8600]

Ahh the early episodes, when Lewis was the sensible one. How the times have changed

[@horseluver4ever623]

And when Simon knew more about Minecraft. What a time.

[@owlbear3937]

Now Lewis is insane

[@furydeath]

now it' s JUST Lewis

[@Zupakitteh]

you baited me so hard I thought this was a new episode from the thumbnail lmao edited: man I forgot how golden the old days of yogscast were, literally my childhood

[@yaboigavin13]

Same

[@tomasduron9744]

God, so much nostalgia. This was my goddamn childhood

[@CorwinTheOneAndOnly]

I was so saddened when they stopped doing it, but at the same time, those final episodes were being more and more "high-budget" which I wasn't really enjoying due to the show's grass roots origins.

[@lukeyboybeckett]

Shadow of israphel was game of thrones. Sand is coming.

[@ThiefKingofLegend]

So true!

[@RedTigerDragoon]

They might have got it from reading the books. They actually scored an interview on the Yogscast with Hodor's voice actor before Season 1 aired.

[@ThiefKingofLegend]

@@RedTigerDragoon I listened to that episode years ago. I had a hunch.

[@quinn5920]

And just like the books, will probably remain unfinished for forever

[@imatiredSara]

"They're in a homosexual relationship Lewis" gets me every time xD

[@thehummingvixen9026]

Their ability to deal with creepers has never improved since the day they started

[@bastthepast5465]

I remember when I was a kid believing you guys actually just stumbled across this great journey

[@RavenWitch94]

Same here I honestly thought it was all part of the game which is why I wanted it so badly lol

[@1x4]

I was an adult when I came across this series (got me into Minecraft), and I was confused about whether or not that stuff pre-existed. It made me want to play it even more and forced me to learn how to load games onto my pc.

[@stygianskies4776]

Those first couple seconds are nostalgic as hell, they were the first experience I had with Minecraft in any way, shape, or form. They particularly stick out in my memories and will likely never be forgotten

[@UltraZombie115]

Same

[@Minecraftandcompany]

Same

[@pinkcupcake4717]

This series is so cozy. Very old Minecraft sounds, muffled mics, and a simple game evolving into an epic adventure.

[@Peldms63]

This is such a memory trip. From the early days when it seemed like just a minecraft LP and there just seemed to be someone messing with them on the server, to seeing it develop into a full on narrative adventure.

[@DRKNT640]

RIP knight peculiar. Top ten saddest deaths in anime.

[@metamaster646]

I know this is a bit late, but he apperntly survived. Theres a clip from one of their charity streams showing what should have happened.

[@spirit5877]

23:07 i remember thinking this city was sooooo amazing, LOL

[@MinecraftWillZoBoB]

spirit to be fair they did create a lot of good buildings

[@Talden.]

The nostalgia this video has.. i think i have a tear in my eye..

[@y_matter3368]

Is this your farewell gift? I’m touched... I wish you the best of luck, whatever you end up doing in the future!

[@YOGSCASTBestBitsWeekly]

It's one of several good bye gifts

[@herusolares5320]

It's quite ironic that the series pretty-much ended when Peculiar got dipped into the lava. It's like WE'RE GOING TO SAVE THE WORLD! WE'RE GOING-*tss*

[@soulstealerking3336]

I wish they never quit this series

[@Inucroft]

the server got corrupted and at the time they didn't have backups....

[@soulstealerking3336]

03germas I mean they should have just made a new series like make another portal of the last part they were gonna show and there you go fixed new series

[@Inucroft]

I mean, they'd effectiy have to rebuild the entire world... there are people who have intelectual copyright to SoI that are no longer part of YogS @@soulstealerking3336

[@soulstealerking3336]

03germas no I meant like the last clip they showed on the last episode the green tunnel thing at the end they could make a portal

[@yaboigavin13]

We all do

[@ztac_dex]

looks like Miniminuteman misclicked this one (or his roomate's cat), probably hidden 7th episode of Awful Archaeology

[@finnparton5442]

i originally watched this back when a barely new what Minecraft was and i was watching it to find out what it was all about and i thought this was the game for a long time with all the npcs ...i was later disappointed

[@CoolioMaister]

Good thing Hytale is gonna come out~

[@MungleCrungston]

@@thefiresworddragon927 That was awfully aggressive for someone leaving a comment about a nice childhood experience. Stop trying to seem smart and deep on the internet, you're just an asshole.

[@model2k204]

Ah didnt we all do this lmao

[@amogamingbigtrain]

@@thefiresworddragon927 ok eugene

[@godsstrongestschizo]

The Firesword Dragon You seem so pretentious and so far up your ass I wonder if you can even see anything? The worst kinds of people on this earth are the ones who are really, really, really dumb but thinks they’re really, really, really smart. If you need help figuring it out, I’m talking about you.

[@killsatan2929]

Listening to these videos make me wanna cry man.... The grainy mics they used.... The old Minecraft version.... Playing black ops on the Xbox or my own Minecraft world while this was on in the backround....being in the bus to school on a snowy day and watching this... So many good memories came with this amazing series dude

[@ZixaHitori]

... It's like watching an old cartoon after several decades later... Brings back a lot of nostalgia...

[@toribug1899]

Everybody’s talking about watching the series as kids, makin me feel old as hell, I watched this in college

[@66LordLoss66]

The way this series began as another playthrough series of Minecraft, which were so popular at the time, and subtly grew into a large adventure with a cast of characters and a story does really show why the Yogscast became so popular for Minecraft.

[@dwild2565]

The best christmas present ever, thank you best bits weekly you are a treasure

[@yaboigavin13]

I agreed

[@vapelord_vixen7828]

I think this really shows why Minecraft is such a good game. At this time Minecraft was very bare bones; no main objective, no real combat or survival mechanics, limited building blocks etc. Despite this however they took the framework of this game and created a huge adventure with a big overarching story and several locations. Just using such a simple game as a medium to express so much creativity. You can really take Minecraft and get whatever you want from it and THATS why this game is truly a masterpiece.

[@rileyanderson4791]

I love my favorite episode of awfularcheology

[@MLeroyJ]

As a child I never realised how scripted this was and now I come back to it, it’s still as funny as it was back then.

[@trusodapop]

What they did was so original and inventive. Back then it really felt like a real adventure. Unplanned, or at least for Simon and Lewis

[@kyleturner7309]

Best line in the series. “I don’t want us to be friends... I wanna trick him, and kill him.”

[@thatonefriend2969]

woah, Milo from Miniminuteman likes Yogscast! this is awesome!! @Miniminuteman you added this video to your awful archaeology playlist!

[@icarusthorn9739]

Ah the feels and memories of when they first found that pyramid in the ocean and saw that person looking over them in that cave thing... So good.

[@thekingofcardboard]

I like how "classic" this series is. The airship is so tiny, and is just plain wood. The tunnel to their old cave is so plain, just a 2 by 2 tunnel. Mistral city has no supports on the walkways... So classic Minecraft.

[@Solhurst]

Is this the seventh episode of Awful Archeology

[@helios566]

Someone said this was like DnD minecraft and omg if murdering a citizen and covering it up while your friend distracts a guard is so perfect.

[@Doyoumushroom]

My favourite thing was coming home after work to see a new ep had been dropped. Loved this series so much.

[@vermont6260]

Doyoumushroom 43 must have been tough

[@Furiouspenguin27]

This is one of the first things if not THE first thing I remember watching on KZbin so many years ago

[@wtfaflyingnyancat]

I just realized why I enjoyed this so much. It's just minecraft D&D!

[@helios566]

Oh FUCK. Was my destiny shaped from when I was a child do I have free will or was I destined to be a DnD nerd from the start. That being said now that you've pointed this out I am actually going to convert this to a campaign for my friends and not tell them that's its SoI.

[@standardcake18]

This was actually my first Minecraft experience ever. As well as yogscast video too. Many memories

[@urfriendlyhood]

The fact that i remember everything in this video 10 years after it came out....

[@Renamon222]

Diggy Hole origin 31:45

[@horseluver4ever623]

Best of Shadow of Israphel. Did you mean: All of it ?

[@Oliver-tp2sd]

honestly cant think of another series that blends a lets play and a "scripted" show this well

[@code8825]

I’m going to be honest, the Granny Bacon thing was really sad and semi traumatized me as a kid. I was emotionally attached to that character

[@ElementAndrew99]

TRAUMATIZED???????

[@majorbruh9742]

Man that nostalgia hit me hard. I really miss the early days of survival island and even later things like Volts...

[@rezii_tv]

The best series on KZbin, remember watching this as a kid and believing all of it was unscripted

[@Amanitaland]

Same

[@cooldude626]

I have a stronger emotional connection to this series than I do with my actual parents

[@meegel3689]

25:00 "would you like to lick my icing?" brings back memories hahahha

[@bakerodge5445]

Loads of old Yogscast vids are getting recommended all of a sudden? Not complaining tho this was my childhood haha

[@YellowMonkeyMrBank1]

37:46 caught me by surprise and I experienced a strong blast of air through my nose. thanks for the videos friend, good luck

[@alexthekill6715]

I watched this during some of the hardest times as a kid, i cant begin to explain the comfort this series gave me. Theres no words. Their interplay of jokes, and also me not knowing this was scripted, just added to this overall wonder and mystery and excitement i dont know how to explain. It was real, their rough and they laugh at their mistakes, with them everything is ok. It was a safe zone for me after the troubles of my childhood. They’re having so much fun too. I miss being that influenceable, they inspired creativity and playfulness and charisma and mystery and a bunch of stuff i cant begin to explain. I find it hard to believe looking back. Im 22 now, years fly by, I’m stressed out and the only thing my mind turnt to is this rn. The familiarity and the comfort, its always here. Its got my back. I don’t do this often, but I rewatch the series once a year or two cause i get to rediscover it and re experience this feeling they gave me all again. It makes me want to create still to this day. To provide something to the world like how the world gave me. Thanks to these guys to making my childhood a lil brighter. They have my best wishes. You guys do too. Stuff like this will remain with me till i die. It’s absolutely Amazing isnt it?

[@Ckcdillpickle]

Oh thr nostalgic microphone quality

[@djvdtweel]

That's the best part

[@proudguardofwhiterun5770]

Man, this is so nostalgic. I remember thinking this was real, until they announced otherwise lol

[@YellowSub0]

I am really stoned but this is just the right amount of nostalgia that I needed.

[@joshyyoshi1691]

Lmao in Minutemans awful archaeology playlist

[@KimonoSuki]

God this is so nostalgic. This series got me into my love of minecraft and shaped my formative years

[@MrHobo175]

When I first watched this I was 10 now I am 20, god damn.

[@loafofbread9400]

Same watched when i was 8 now im 56

[@ayeofreach]

It's not even 10 years old so..

[@MinecraftWillZoBoB]

Aye of Reach mc part 1 is 9 yrs old so he prob was 10

[@MinecraftWillZoBoB]

I watched it when I was 6 haha I remember being so sad when they never released the 43rd episode

[@kdmedia1534]

@@ayeofreach It is now!

[@Aya-xu1xk]

Christ, i'm getting so many flashbacks. I watched and rewatched these episodes so, so many times.

[@KibuFox]

It was like, 22 episodes in before simon realized it was scripted.

[@issintf925]

Alternate Title: Lewis and Simon being iconic for an hour and a half

[@wall-e468]

tysm for making a compilation of all the best bits of this series, this was honestly the best thing about my childhood, ty for letting me re-live it

[@bloodstoneore4630]

it will forever pain me that we never got a conclusion to this. not even a half assed one

[@SpeedsMcRonalds]

I remember watching this, I came in I think after the first 2 or 3 episodes were out. But I was along for the Yogscast ride since the beginning, been subbed for well over a decade. What a ride. I was one of the people in the comments pointing out the airship on the survival island too.

[@thegeniusand7256]

This is just Lewis laughing at Simon for an hour and a half😂😂

[@1tonofclay]

Best minecraft series of all time. You could put it all on Netflix and I would binge watch it 10 times through in a week.

[@skullduggery7917]

Watching this brought tears of joy as the nostalgia set in

[@Loofy]

I remember watching this when I was like 8. Best moments of my childhood. It was so enjoyable to me as a kid. No clue it was scripted or modded or anything. To me it was just an interesting Minecraft series that got me into playing Minecraft after a while.

[@iDoug360]

my childhood in one video but the humor now that i’m older is gold omg

[@oldmanhenderson1112]

The greatest Crhistmas gift that we could have asked for. Farewell, and thanks for all the fish.

[@zacharyfreeman8579]

I kind of miss the old creeper explosion sound. Old school Minecraft was so buggy and had so little to do but it was so nostalgic and fun.

[@TroutSet]

You just served me up a hot and steamy bowl of nostalgia soup.

[@vegascvpiaaron6807]

10 years..thanks for the memories guys

[@brycevo]

This is a totally awesome Christmas gift! Thank you so much

[@brycevo]

Thank you for the ♥️. Take care

[@brycevo]

Merry Christmas. And good luck with whatever you do next

[@HinataElyonToph]

I still find myself saying “Swampy Awaaaaaaayyyy!” Some times. And just randomly thinking “this is Old Peculiar’s burnt down house :D”

[@iDeclanHD]

THIS WAS MY CHILDHOOD!!!! THE MEMORIES MAN

[@MinecraftWillZoBoB]

i never realised younger that they were laughing at how scripted it was and i had no idea

[@momo_lotus4458]

I remember being in 3rd grade and searched up minecraft on youtube on an IPod. Their survival series was only a few episodes in and I clearly remember being so scared of the thumbnail I refused to watch it for awhile. So happy I got over it Lmao

[@Jumbo58067]

Damn, I was still a wee lad in primary school getting excited to watch each episode when this came out, Simpiler times. Thanks for making this, I am feeling alot of nostalgia from this and things this makes me think off.

[@holyravioli5795]

Holy shit this brings back memories.

[@overit8445]

Ikr

[@Fojabass]

I remember watching this stuff right around the time that Episode 2 dropped... Oof. The nostalgia.

[@CasualQuasar]

Watching through while I trip is absolutely hilarious, amazing memories!

[@LickMyRainbow77]

A wonderful Christmas present down memory lane.

[@williameckman1164]

These guys were one of the first youtubers I have everwtched, like this was before I was interested in youtube or minecraft at all. Because of these guys I love Minecraft and KZbin

[@mdjd.8893]

See you later Shiplords!

[@MichaelT604]

Omg this hurts my soul. I miss the good old days so much

[@Demento56]

Good god, ten years on. Can you believe it?

[@happykoalabear3544]

This gave me some really good nostalgia

[@Baddogbling321]

HOW COULD YOUU, i cried when this series finished like 5 years ago, it brings back too many memories

[@alexhiggins6700]

Holy shit it’s been 7 years, what the fuck

[@Zack_Zander]

0:34 Simon: Those are very very bad, they follow you and explode- (Lewis walk closer to the explosive creeper) Simon: -don’t go towards it! That remind me about Lewis running straight toward a Super Discombobulator and maybe some explosive barrels in their recent TTT video.

[@cypherdras]

the start of this video shows you how much the yogs improved their recording technique, it's so dark at the start.

[@tombraider51198]

This is awesome! Thank you!

[@matthewtarleton6305]

I spent so much time watching every one of these videos

[@anthonymcrooster3703]

"YES! This is the story. Well...part of it. THIS IS BARELY A QUATER! WHERE IS THE REST?!"