Death of the Let’s Play

[@ZackScottGames]

Thanks for making this video. The landscape on KZbin has definitely changed, and it's tough keeping up, but I'm trying to make it work! After the peak of the pandemic, I think viewer habits changed a lot, and it's harder for let's play videos to do as well.

[@chazington1073]

Thank you Zack it’s actually an honor for you to see this, I grew up watching your stuff bro, Godspeed

[@logiwand2313]

Holy crap, it’s zachscottgames!

[@ZackScottGames]

@@chazington1073 Thank you, I watched this whole video!

[@cubinel]

holy crap a youtuber from my childhood and a youtuber from my teenhood both at once

[@manOnAboat]

Holy shit. Christ has returned to the comments

[@MrZebraGamer]

Sorry I'm a little late haha, but thank you for watching my videos! Regardless of how many are watching now or back then, I'm happy to have been able to enjoy some games with people.

[@chazington1073]

Your LBP PSP let’s play was like the only way I experienced that game and I would try to remake some of the levels in the Hollywood place in LBP 3 just based on that, I salute the zebra herd 🫡

[@ToonedOut2]

YOOOOOO I used to watch you a ton when i was younger!

[@Sonicsquarepants]

Yo no way

[@JimMilton-ej6zi]

Your profile pic is nice

[@Chiptendo]

It's the man! I love your videos!

[@SwaggyG_2102]

I still remember hearing Zack Scott's theme and getting totally hyped for his videos whenever I watched any of his old videos

[@Moofshire]

Every time I hear that intro, I always think of PvZ. Good times

[@hurri.]

common claus W

[@IDontReallyWantAYoutubeHandle]

Zach Scott's Minecraft lets play was honestly based as hell, I used to watch that final episode like daily. He also introduced me to Pokemon weirdly enough, it felt like such a godsend to finally realise that the things in Pixelmon were the same in the game he was playing

[@aidiot5186]

@@Moofshire ikr

[@dabestboi7509]

I loved Zackscottgames

[@ShockAbe]

This feels like a conversation between a friend who's reminiscing about the past with me and that's why I like this video.

[@HaveanOreshnik]

same here...just made me tear up a bit

[@nillthagoat]

Oneyplays is honestly the only let’s play channel that still keeps that oldschool style, while also bringing in a lot of views due to their content being pretty enjoyable to anyone, even people who don’t play games, as well as having some already well known internet figures like Zach Hadel, the guy who made smiling friends.

[@bilbebop3693]

They haven't been the same for me ever since the allegations about tomar and the orphanage came to light.

[@nillthagoat]

@@bilbebop3693 yes, so tragic

[@Golems_victory]

@@nillthagoat lol oney plays is an anti lgbtq and science and progressive channel lol. He’s a nazi objectively who hates progression in society watch his saints row video where he basically scoffs at any progressive ideas lol. He’s not a good person nor deserves any of those subscribers and views lol. I do because at least I’m progressive and don’t lie And actually care about people.

[@ghostedtoast8318]

@@bilbebop3693 You really think you know a guy smh

[@benkersten1705]

@@bilbebop3693 unsubscribed after Tomar helped that mob crucify Jaxy

[@LanaLuxGames]

As an indie dev, this video makes me sad. Let's Plays used to be a great way for people to discover smaller games. Small games get buried on Twitch.

[@enriquealvarez6145]

Thanks to Markiplier and jacksepticeye I've played some indie games I would of have never found on my own.

[@genericname2747]

​@@enriquealvarez6145 They introduced me to Papers Please, which somehow makes border control fun

[@louie9652]

i got introduced to NITW thanks to jacksepticeye

[@MrERJ1992]

@@enriquealvarez6145 For me, it was 666TheHeartless666 and JELlegendz, even though those two don't even get nearly as much attention as Mark and Jack, which sucks, really.

[@enriquealvarez6145]

@@MrERJ1992 Well it's not surprising considering the heart guy just stopped uploading. And legendz barely uploads any videos.

[@MasacoMike]

If people now are still looking for channels with the Let's Play format from "back in the days", Chuggaaconroy is doing pretty well and has consistently made quality edited videos to this day. -EDIT (Jan 2024): God fucking dammit man.- EDIT (Apr 2024): Reverting the edit cuz. While I still don't know how I should feel about this (or what the future holds), the videos were genuinely good and the memories of me watching his content are still mine to keep. So I'll keep it there.

[@mr.selyumor5402]

That man’s a miracle

[@ZoanBlade90]

NicoB ain't bad, either.

[@Snoebal]

Same with wolfy playz

[@iamcuttlefish]

Supermega!

[@LockMatch]

Woolie vs is a goat

[@SpringBRK]

Believe it or not, Zackscottgames taught me english, im a native spanish speaker, and my dad bought me a Nintendo wii when i was around 6 which got me into games, and i was searching for games on youtube and THANK GOD i was blessed of getting ZackScottGames recommended the first, i watched his multiple videos daily and eventually i picked up english, its been 9 years since i speak english and 10 since i know zack. This was back in the Scottland Minecraft days (So good, please Zack if you see this make a reboot of a Minecraft playthrough). I've watched the Dark Moon Series around...13 times full. ACTUALLY just Yesterday i re watched it and got this video recommend today. (Probably the best series he's ever done) It's also the reason for why i think dark moon is the best of the 3 games. He also DID THE SAME THING twice, he started Skyward sword and left it midway without finishing it, my life is uncomplete and it needs closure. THE ESSENTIAL ZackscottGames series: Luigi's mansion Dark Moon *Goat* Mario + Luigi Dream Team *Goat* (Sadly unfinished) PVZ Garden Warfare 2 Series (Longer) Paper Mario-Color Splash The Lego movie Video Game The hyrule Warriors Wii u Series *Goat* The breath of the wild series ANGRY BIRDS EPIC SERIES *GOAT ON GOAT* Captain Toad treasure tracker series A link Between Worlds Series ScribbleNauts Unlimited The 2 versus mode Episodes Scottland Minecraft series in my head, theres no better lets player than Zackscottgames and i always thought it was a shame that at the time he only had like 4 Million subs until he started doin games like fortnite and what not, and right now he's at 5 million, which i still think is a shame because i love his humor and commentary on top of having probably the greatest relationship with companies ive seen, especially with PopCat And Nintendo. PLUS ALL THE QUICKPLAY EPISODES ARE GOATED.

[@NormalBoy.]

That is honestly amazing 👏

[@tmtmtg]

AND STICKER STAR AND PORTAL 2 also I gotta agree Quick Play is a lot of fun, but dude his old ZackScott channel is actually so fun. His old vlogs and stuff are amazing

[@trabajodeinformatica2460]

lmao im also a native spanish speaker that learnt english trhu youtube

[@SpringBRK]

@@trabajodeinformatica2460 Myyy Mannn 🤝

[@TheJayWay101]

​@@SpringBRKDUDE ARE YOU ME? HOW THE HELL DID I EXPERIENCE EVERYTHING YOU DID. IM NOT EXAGERATING

[@cocoawaffles7580]

Blitzwinger, man that man was my introduction to KZbin and the internet as a whole, this guy was literally a third parents to me and I always watched his videos, I had hoped that he would grow with his audience but i genuinely feel sad (which is rare for me) when I look at what his channel is now. I’ve never seen anyone else mention him really so this hurt hearing about his channel

[@aryanduggal8514]

Same here man.

[@cowmeatius7151]

Damn that brings me back. Blitzwinger was my introduction to minecraft. I'd heard of the game before, but his series sold me on it. And his creative world was where I got most of my inspiration for my own builds, I miss that.

[@cocoawaffles7580]

@@aryanduggal8514 I miss the olden days

[@cocoawaffles7580]

@@cowmeatius7151 it sucks that his content is almost a 180 from what he used to do

[@hiddenalien]

Same, I loved all his content as a kid but now I check in once in a while and the new content just doesn’t feel enjoyable.

[@funnynamedottxt]

As someone who grew up on Zebra Gamer, I feel weirdly proud of him doing the exact same stuff for 15 years. That takes dedication.

[@adamvermot913]

Me to bro,me too :)

[@purplehaze2358]

"Despite being my favorite British person" There are few rages in this world greater than that experienced by Irish people when you call them British.

[@Jdjdjdujakzgsha]

Are they too drunk to realise that their country is located in the British isles?

[@Isuream6331]

@Josh But the term “British” was created when Britain ruled all of the British Isles, and there wasn’t a difference. Isles that they ruled through forceful invasion and subjugation of Ireland. Now there is a difference between the British Isles and Britain, and the Irish people like it that way(Except maybe people in Northern Ireland, but that’s it’s own can of worms)

[@vanilluhs]

hello guy who commented under feinberg's 2:33 aa wr vid

[@genericname2747]

​@@Jdjdjdujakzgsha That's like saying everyone in North America is American

[@username-yc3bd]

@@Jdjdjdujakzgsha are you too drunk to realize how stupid of a comment that was

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

im honestly glad lets players are still around even if they’re alot smaller than they used to be. they’re like the only thing keeping old youtube alive somewhat

[@higueraft571]

Nah, that's channels like "cowgirlchloe" The OLD KZbin sorta content, what came before Let's Plays...

[@kabronex9877]

Tf are you on about? Let's Plays were the beginning of current yt.

[@higueraft571]

@@kabronex9877 > Let's Plays were the beginning Except they werent. They only became a Big Thing roughly around 2009~ onward KZbin has been around since 2005. Now CURRENT youtube, maybe? But definitely not the Beginning of KZbin content-wise.

[@alexcrazyart6522]

I'd say a LOT of gaming youtubers still do let's plays to this day, only difference is they no longer put "let's play" in the title. Gaming is still massive on KZbin

[@enriquealvarez6145]

​@@alexcrazyart6522 Pretty much just called playthroughs now

[@TheKillerMoth]

Popular MMO's was my childhood. Dude that was like a whole trilogy of movies. There was an entire ark with Pat.

[@ryanhernandez8324]

arc

[@likability6288]

@@ryanhernandez8324 ok boy we jump in you after class

[@Johnnyupside]

Him and his girlfriend doing minecraft modded survival was the best

[@TheKillerMoth]

@@ryanhernandez8324right, But I am to lazy to correct it.

[@ryanhernandez8324]

@@TheKillerMoth That's fair. Everyone knows what you meant, anyhow.

[@scoutwithamedigun4976]

I got so genuinely emotional during this video from remembering so many videos and fond memories, I had never thought about zebra gamer or blitzwinger in years and there were plenty more that this video reminded me of. The worst part is a can't remember a majority of them. Those memories seem so recent and yet I can't remember a single thing about them. I remember games and profile pictures, and maybe the channel concept every once in a while, but.... that's it. I don't know how to feel about the memories this video provoked, but they definitely reminded me of something. This might be the stupidest video that has given me such strong emotions. Thank you? I don't really know what else to say

[@reynielurquiola7115]

The editing and pacing of this video feels like im watching a fever dream mixed in with some of my old memories of watching old YT let's plays and it's amazing

[@T3rr0r626]

Man I was NOT expecting to see my thumbnail appear in the ZackScottGames section. Completely threw me for a loop since I was at your size a year ago. Super fun overview overall too, it's crazy how high the bar for quality ended up going over the years.

[@funnijesterguy]

dang you made me realize you only had 250k subs lol. i thought it was 1m+, and you SHOULD have at least 1 million subs

[@phybrix1459]

remember ur discord server

[@realjpegmafia]

Glad I wasn’t the only person who spent an unhealthy amount of time watching a man playing with lego games

[@realjpegmafia]

Oh shit those plants vs zombies videos !!

[@ungusbungus2486]

I remember seeing some guy play a run of Lego City Undercover which made me want a Wii U

[@pinpointed4]

@@realjpegmafiabro I use to watch all of zacks PvZ 😭

[@realjpegmafia]

@@ungusbungus2486 yeah like that was one of the reasons I got a Wii U 😭😭but like those games still rock

[@vp8358]

based fallen angels enjoyer

[@teebot5501]

Calling Jack a “British” person is one of the biggest insults😂 Wow! I was not expecting this comment to get so much attention lol

[@tsu08761e]

same thing, both were colonizers

[@teebot5501]

@@tsu08761e Nah, I meant that the Irish gained independence from the British decades ago

[@Andy_with_a_Y]

It depends on if you're talking about Northern Ireland or the rest of Ireland

[@viscountrainbows2857]

Irish and Scottish people being mixed up for one another: Eh, it happens. 🍻 Irish and Scottish people when you call them British: 🗡 🤬 *angry Gaelic noises*

[@frankierong2335]

@@viscountrainbows2857 I'm Irish and I don't see how we're more friendly with the scots than england or Wales🤣

[@Nikkstein]

I loved blitzwinger's old minecraft videos so much. He actually introduced me to the game back in 2012-2013.

[@lazr24]

bro same! he actually showed me so much shit. from the arkham games, to minecraft, to the payday franchise. I still hold him dear to me

[@aug9th1998]

this is like a compilation of random thoughts skipping back and forth

[@DrKendoCommentaries]

Good news is, I just made another channel and did huge in 2020-22. Then 22-23 I got to shoutcast for The Pokemon Company, international. And, well, this channel still has those 100k hits within the last year. All in all, can’t complain… EXCEPT “didn’t look that good” ?! Anyway, thanks for the mention ;) I’m doin good!

[@chazington1073]

Didn’t expect you to see this but thank you for your service, I will always remember the scribblenauts skit show, and your creations got beautiful as you improved.

[@DrKendoCommentaries]

I appreciate you mentioning me in the company of certain channels that were much more massive than mine was… but hey, was still nice to hit almost 70 million views, 200k subs - this was never a career for me, didn’t make much money, it was about helping people. Got the new channels now, got a 5-year old son now, life is still crazy and stressful but I’m grateful so many people got to have fun with the videos I made back then. It’s nice to be under the radar because while some people haven’t heard my name in years, with the PoGO and UNITE channels there’s a whole new audience that got to have a different kind of impact completely separate from Scribbles or DrKendoCommentaries :) Thanks again!

[@shr1mpys]

top 10 chazington wholesome moments

[@alexanderscout]

@@chazington1073funnily enough. Lets players are coming back

[@goofy3517]

Holy moly forgot all about your channel

[@xXBoykisserXx]

Hearing thinknoodles's voice after so long is such a wild feeling

[@3dsmaster537]

His old intro will NEVER fail to make me nostalgic kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5PFoKaBar-njLs

[@3dsmaster537]

@@Home2Suites yeah he mostly focuses on Roblox now, but I can't blame him. Even DanTDM has moved on from purely minecraft stuff. A new wage of minecraft tubers who arent as burnt out have risen, but they will always be the originals

[@SkullSkill912]

his club penguin content was peak

[@Rouleaux]

@@SkullSkill912 and the poptropica walkthroughs

[@enriquealvarez6145]

I mostly watched him for his easy to follow Poptropica guides.

[@chazington1073]

ORIGINAL INTRO kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3XRoGumoNt_fsU I really like it and I made sure the song would get past copyright by uploading private versions of it as a test but for some reason the video was claimed anyway just as I made it public, it sucked to do this but I like money, but seriously sorry for the inconvenience I’m kinda sad because a lot of people already saw and commented on the original.

[@jamstarr]

This channel has like the stupidest humor ever but like the most beautiful music choices ever

[@scottpeltier3977]

My first lets players were WiiLikeToPlay and Chuggaconroy. WRTP were gods among men to me but then 2 of the 4 men left…then they returned but the other 2 left when they came back. They ain’t performing like they did but they gave me some amazing memories. Chuggas views kinda flux but in the end he’s still doing good and watching him now feels no different than how it felt watching him 12 years ago and that’s a good thing. I suggest watching him, he needs the love.

[@chain12bb]

this has honestly become my favorite channel. every video is about a topic im either interested in now or feel extremely nostalgic for. keep it up man

[@TorosAndMakis53]

I was and still a fan of a little group known as The Super Best Friend Plays and its sad there friendship broke up yet I still watch them to this day

[@frds_skce]

It was fun back in the days when 3 of them were still together. But even back then, you could've seen something like this coming. Lately, i'm still watching both Matt and Woolie (Castle Super Beast) but it just lack something, you know?

[@theironquack]

super best friends fans represent

[@FlameOfUdun96]

@@frds_skce you mean Pat

[@j-skullz]

Man I don't think I'll ever be over them, I watched them since 2012

[@theironquack]

@Flame of Udûn pat was the best imo

[@Riley-ye3gf]

All I needed was Chuggaconroy NGL. Very well thought out let’s plays that were insanely educational, you can tell he just had a genuine passion for the games. And he still does, he makes great videos still. I think he’s the only prominent let’s player left because he was the best one.

[@zilgil9539]

Fr

[@chuckbatmangaming]

What sets Chuggaconroy apart is the level of attention planning and RESEARCH that he puts into every Let's Play he does. Like the vast majority of Let's Plays are just a funny guy playing through a game and making jokes throughout, with Chugga you learn everything there is to learn about a game. To be honest I don't even think he is that funny and for that reason I never got SUPER into his content but I have always admired his dedication to the craft and his unique approach to the LP format. His series are almost like long-form video essays, and that gives him an appeal that can't be replicated by newer funny guys streaming games on Twitch, which I think is most of what has replaced the traditional Let's Play

[@lukeskywalker9507]

There are dozens of prominent let’s players left. What are you saying?

[@Riley-ye3gf]

@@lukeskywalker9507yo mama

[@joemogley]

@@Riley-ye3gf yo mama

[@younggamer7218]

Zackscott An icon of my childhood. Thank you for all the good times zack .

[@PhantomOfficial07]

I didn't regularly watch him but I remember looking at his Luigi's Mansion playthrough whenever I got stuck in the game

[@Bloxed]

Let's Plays are literally the reason I joined KZbin, because I wanted to comment on a Let's Play video. The days of watching a Let's Play and Classic NG / KZbin Animation back in 2012 and 13 were so great that honestly, I wish I could go back, even If I have to sacrifice stuff in my life now like my education. Chuggaaconroy was and still is amazing. It's a shame that many KZbinrs I loved quit the Let's Play formula. Firewizard23 was a small KZbinr who was actually the person who made me want to write that comment. I remember getting older and seeing the FNAF wave hit in around 2015, which was insane. My channel literally turns 10-years-old in a few days, and it's all thanks to this formula.

[@gamesconversationchannel]

That was such a chaotic video. But I watched thru to the end. I started a Let's Play channel relatively recently, and ZackScottGames was a big inspiration. I love the simplicity that he approaches games with. Just a pure, "I'm here to play the game and enjoy" type of vibe. No fat, no side-content, no posturing. And I love Nintendo games. Zack and Chuggaaconroy are big inspirations, especially because they are still going. And like you said, they've largely not changed. Thanks for the video!

[@ImPyroChad]

I find it kinda funny how out of all the Let's Play Channels from back in the day Chuggaaconroy is the only one that hasn't pivoted his content entirely or dropped off in views and has instead continued to improve and consistently pump out quality content

[@tjlnintendo]

Chuggaconroy is such a classic. Runaway guys is doing good too.

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

Uh, his videos very much don't get as many views as they used to.

[@rumblebird9888]

I wouldn’t say he gets a lot of views

[@RevenantCollision]

*gulp*

[@eds10blue79]

This didn’t age well XD

[@aquaticchaos1717]

To be fair, there's still a good amount of Let's-Players that are doing a good job keeping it alive. Namely Chuggaaconroy- in fact he's currently LPing the original Paper Mario and is relatively close to the end. Heck, all of TheRunawayGuys (Chuggaa being one of the three founding members) are doing good keeping the genre alive.

[@johncooli4769]

yes bro the runaway boys new super mario bros let's play was my favorite i rewatched it so many times

[@KazShiro]

Let's no forget JohneAwesome dude is still growing and he's been doing this for like 10 or 12 years

[@KazShiro]

Let's no forget JohneAwesome dude is still growing and he's been doing this for like 10 or 12 years

[@Greatvalueshoes]

Im glad you mentioned chugga he is def a pillar of nintendo lets plays

[@derivinity]

TRG supremacy

[@athy8763]

a day with a new chazington video is a good day indeed. your editing and comedy style gives me life.

[@kikithepuertorican]

was so happy to see someone bring up the two lbp youtubers that I grew up with as well, i haven't even heard of zebra gamer in almost a decade. any mention of lbp in this day and age especially during the golden age of the community brings a huge smile to my face. great vid ❤

[@nicholasrosella2952]

16:35 its so weird seeing someone else online hit point after point on things they watched throughout life and interests they had and just how closely they reflect yours. Im starting to remeber stuff I used to be into and watch. Like remember fidget spinners??? that stuff was all the talk at school, and the content on youtube at that time was so kid friendly and clickbaity, while at the same time having stuff like content cop and other edgy videos on there. i was going to write something here about some youtubers and lets players i used to watch but i literally cant do so without being overwhelemed with emotions and i dont want to do that right now. awesome video man

[@error_404.69]

I too got into Zack Scott when I was younger and even now I keep up with him from time to time. A lot of LP KZbinrs I used to follow either left or transitioned to just streaming which makes me appreciate that Zack still makes LP style videos

[@That1GoldenBoi]

Man, I remember watching popularmmos, wiiliketoplay, dantdm, zackscott, cobanermani456, koopakungfu, and thegamingbeaver. Good times those were

[@EMTMILITIA]

I remember I was really young and I was watching zackscott on my sister’s computer while she was in the same room (she was also pretty young). I remember they were playing Minecraft and like they were building a rocket and then I think zackscott said “shut the hell up” and my sister said something like “hey that’s a bad word you can’t be watching that” and then I never watched zackscott ever again

[@VaporwaveyVibes]

I am so glad you actually acknowledged blitzwinger's existence. He's such a goat

[@darwaniangovernment]

I love how your favourite Britidh Person Is Irish. At first I thought it was ignorance but now I feel like it was intentional

[@FinallyAlone]

Piss off the entire country of Ireland speedrun any %.

[@matchacookie2453]

This video felt like when i pretend to narrate a video in my brain with all the random tangents and interjections (in a good way)

[@lautaroescarlon7501]

This video has gotten a lot of hate over the years but I think its a certified chazington classic

[@enriquealvarez6145]

This video is 2 weeks old? Or am I missing something?

[@alexandredasilvavilasboasrosas]

​@@enriquealvarez6145 go take your pills old man

[@tazinboor3913]

@@enriquealvarez6145This video is over 8 months old now, or am *I* missing something?

[@Erucus]

@@tazinboor391310 months and still not even a year or am I missing something

[@tazinboor3913]

@@Erucus Idk bro.

[@ARDIZsq]

HUGE shoutout to Chuggaaconroy. He's managed to stand the tests of time and is still making high quality LPs. Some of his best work is done with the Pokemon games, where he covers EVERY Pokemon with their own bios, going over their stats, moves, and strategies you can pull off with them. The exact same thing goes for his Splatoon LPs, and to a SLIGHTLY lesser extent, his Xenoblade 2 LP. His Xenoblade 2 LP is actually my favorite one, and it got me to not only give the game a chance after all this time, but go online and buy both it and the DLC, and now I'd say it's one of my top favorite games ever. Emile puts in SO much effort and passion into his videos, and it really shows. Truly deserving of his success.

[@solvapydoom8077]

It’s true and I love him, but perhaps unfairly I forever hold his best LO to be Super Mario Sunshine.

[@LeonnessYT]

ZackScott is my damn idol and helped me get through my Luigi Mansion Dark Moon gameplay when the game first came out on the 3DS when I was young.

[@SwaggyG_2102]

Saw the original intro that was unlisted. It's sad to see it not get used because it was a total banger.

[@ryanhernandez8324]

Share link?

[@jeshwemmy1634]

“They did something called divorce” 💀

[@cellophanezebra4663]

As a kid i always wanted to be a lets player, seeing a era almost forgotten fills with sadnes. My lets play group were Markiplier, Yummymash, Dlive, GameGrumps, Pewds, Stampy, SkydoesMinecraft, and Jerma

[@BlueTyphoon2017]

Idk, I don’t think it’s completely forgotten. However, who are some current let’s players that are doing well? All I know zack Scott and markiplier.

[@ducklord4126]

@@BlueTyphoon2017 of that list? I know Markiplier is doing relatively dandy. Pewdiepie stopped gaming (unless something really interested him) and now only really uploads if he feels like it, since he's settling down, wants to be himself without being tied to expectations and is pretty much rich. Jerma plays videogames, collabs and organizes game shows, sports games, and other fun variety content out on twitch. Last I knew of Skydoesminecraft is that he fell off the face of the earth after how abusive he was came to light. And I believe Stampy is doing the exact same content as he always has... with his channel slowly dying as a result (so I heard a year or so ago, no idea now)

[@bumbabees]

@@ducklord4126 jacksepticeye is doing good as well

[@chuckbatmangaming]

It's funny seeing Jerma on this list considering how big he has become in the streaming space nowadays. Def bigger than he ever was as a LPer, although idk if he actually had that many traditional Let's Plays? I wouldn't call his TF2 stuff Let's Plays and that was most of his early content.

[@gameforfun7997]

7:02 I refuse to believe that is a real person😂

[@blues4509]

Let's players like Chuggaconroy were a big part of my life too. People like him and others influenced me to one day do my own thing on KZbin. Despite the declining popularity of the format so to speak. Like you referenced at the end of the video I think all that matters is having a good time with your videos and expressing your passion for games. That's what it'll be for me. Though I guess I can afford to take that lax approach when it isn't my day job.

[@moonmelon5828]

Bro you’re like the first person I’ve seen mention Thinknoodles, Zebra Gamer, and DrKendo in ages. Not enough people talk about them anymore sadly.

[@mirzapramudya1580]

Idk who Zebra Gamer is, but I do know Thinknoodles used to be huge since he's friends with DanTDM He also used to make a lot of videos on a Roblox game called Pokemon Brick Bronze, but sadly, Nintendo slammed the © hammer on it and now it's no more

[@Jcoleot]

@@mirzapramudya1580 he still makes content on Roblox nowadays and makes them with a catmoji head but besides I don’t know what he’s up to now either

[@JColeGlazer754]

dude I used to watch Zebra Gamer's Mario maker vids

[@Blizzard199X]

WiiLikeToPlay was my childhood and Game Grumps defined my high school days.

[@Glatier]

Holy shit I almost forgot about WLTP Weren't there 4 people running the channel but 2 of them left?

[@Blizzard199X]

@@Glatier Yeah, they all left to do their own things.

[@3dsmaster537]

@@Glatier yeah Chris and Tyler left but Tyson and Spencer are doing they're best even though the view count is under 5 digits now

[@phantomxg1]

I remember WLTP when they were still called WiiRikeToPray. I miss their playthrough.

[@Random.Girl.]

​@user-jx7uz1hx6u 3 months ago they posted an update video saying they're all coming back sometime in the future

[@geralddestroyerofworlds3321]

Zach's Minecraft videos are really underrated like there's some nostalgic bangers in there he made a lot of them so this quite a bit to shift through until you get to the actual good stuff not to mention I'm pretty sure some of his Minecraft videos have been deleted but there's still some diamonds in this pile of coal

[@CallumsArmy]

this might sound unhinged but i clearly remember a minecraft video where he dies of alcohol poisoning and i cannot find it anywhere

[@zachperkins688]

It was like a much earlier, much funnier, and more adult-oriented version of the Dream SMP. I still go back and rewatch those videos randomly and it always puts me in a good mood. There were so many funny people in those Minecraft videos and it's crazy how many of them ended up getting pretty big on youtube themselves

[@geralddestroyerofworlds3321]

@CallumsArmy you aren't remember wrong it was some roleplay thing they were doing where they were drinking a bunch of poison potions named alcohol Editor's note it wasn't poison it was instant damage potions and it wasn't called alcohol it was called Kool-Aid

[@geralddestroyerofworlds3321]

@zachperkins688 yeah like the episode where they spawn 5 Ender Dragons and 2 Withers in Scottland because Scott didn't make some special episode for a guy

[@L00FIE]

I distinctly remember this one mc video of his that freaked me tf out as a kid, like idk if I'm remembering this completely right (it's been like 8-9 years after all lmao) but the main part of it was the guy in the black & yellow shirt had this super disorted voice like it was all deep n shit and this food place they were in like caught on fire or sum I think the end was Zach like burning in lava(???) Zach acted like the bee looking guy was like evil n shit i tried to find it awhile ago when I remembered it but I couldn't for the life of me 😭

[@itsbohrk]

2014 i kept coming home to a new Zack video playing some Garden Warfare. he helped me through a lot of tough times. i love the man and i could never repay that back❤

[@Deathsasmr]

10:23 you unlocked something in me, Blitz was the FIRST KZbinr I ever watched

[@konrad6688]

I nearly shit my pants when I heard Blitzwinger he was the best part of my childhood

[@Stewzyy]

I haven’t found a video this entertaining in months you truly are a bright light in a dark mist I feel obligated to watch all your videos now thank you for the content

[@theman6422]

Im shaking rn. That name, that profile picture, that voice…I was there, learning Blitzwinger’s upload schedule so I’d be ready for his next video. I was obsessed with his videos, especially his skylander ones. Its sad to see after all these years, he’s become just another reaction youtuber.

[@HighAltitudeWeatherEnthusiat]

Bro turned into a content farm. Very sad, his Lego game playthroughs used to be my favorite things on the site

[@notescamilla]

4:32 I FUCKING SCREAMED, I PHYSICALLY REACTED, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT THINKNOODLES WAS TO MY CHILDHOOD OH MY GOD THANK YOU

[@locosword3985]

I just searched up Zackscott and found a video from less than 30 minutes ago, I’m mainly rewatching every Mortal Kombat video since i loved those, and thanks for reminding me, about how nostalgic watching him is, I already wanna rewatch his TWD videos and just TWD videos in general.

[@neonthunder3261]

ClementJ64 is the unsung GOAT of let's plays. He got me into Mega Man when I was like 7, and recently dropped a huge vid on Tekken lore

[@error_404.69]

It makes me sad he quit making LPs especially knowing Steam Bot is partially the reason why. I honestly would have loved to see him play Sonic Frontiers

[@sugoiafro1245]

Even SSohpkc stop doing LPs. Its time to face the fact LPS are just a product of their time when we were kids 😭 Clement stop doing LPS was the probably the best thing to ever happen to his channel though. That tekken lore video boost his channel big! That video got over 2 million views.

[@neonthunder3261]

@@sugoiafro1245 That vid was fire I saw the whole thing. I remember his X4 and ZX playthroughs fondly, though in retrospective the level of swearing in that was way too high for me at like, seven.

[@sugoiafro1245]

@@neonthunder3261 sonic is what got me into his channel back when I used to watch SGB let's plays & brain scratch coms. 😆. I always get kinda melancholy to see all the old channels I used to watch just up & die because they never adapted to modern times :( but at least Clement founded his stride again with other vids

[@autotile6400]

why did we have the exact same childhood

[@LuwiigiMaster]

I come from an even older school of let's plays, back when it was people playing emulated games and commentating over them. They became most notable for being featured in Retsupurae, and were chiefly mocked for their inane commentary - ironic that this inane commentary is what came to define the genre down the line.

[@iconic410]

I was expecting a video essay and instead I got what your boy would be saying to you at 2am on a discord call

[@lookmar10]

I kid you not, Zebra Gamer straight up changed my life. So basically I watched something on KZbin that I wasn’t supposed to. (it was Nathaniel Bandy video don’t question it) so basically, I was kicked out from KZbin and possibly kicked out from one of my big enjoyment of my life… *UNTIL* I kid you not while my parents were on Amazon prime, they found a let’s play of Mario Odyssey from some guy named “Zebra Gamer”. And ever since then, he’s literally been my comfort KZbinr. it’s just the way he makes content it’s just enjoyable and happy. Even at my age, where I feel like I would grow out as of his content, that’s impossible for me because I love it so flipping much. He’s also done so much stuff for my life it’s nuts. He’s the reason I’m back on KZbin due to his Mario Maker 2 playthrough, as I wanted to see the episodes as they came up. (I even got one of my levels featured in a video) He’s the reason why PvZ is one of my favorite franchises of all time due to his GW2 let’s play. there’s also some other stuff I’m forgetting on the top of my head, so yeah. Basically what I’m saying is this guy saved my life. I literally wouldn’t have the friends I do without him. I know this sounds like some stupid story, but literally all this happened. He’s goaded with the sauce.

[@chuckthecluckisoutofluck2197]

Growing old is great, but man, I hate being reminded of it when I see old channels. I miss yah GhostRobo

[@tmtmtg]

This was a really good video but since it seems I finally found someone who likes ZackScott as much as me I'm gonna talk about why ZackScott is awesome, I used to watch him play Paper Mario Sticker Star back in the day and he is the ONLY reason why I like that game now. His old ZackScott channel is actually a underrated gem of the past, and I like how you mentioned he has been changing his style of videos lately, because I've noticed it too and I hope it works because he is definitely the best let's player out there. Anyway this was a good video man I'm definitely gonna subscribeifyouhavenot

[@TeagueisTrash]

Zackscott was one of my first letsplayers, it certainly helped that I live near him, also WHY WERE THERE SPIDERS THAT BIG J HAVE MEVER SEEN A SPIDER THAT BIG IN OKLAHOMA

[@TeagueisTrash]

Also I watched blitzwinger

[@samsonm6455]

Dang. This was a huge blast from the past. My siblings and I watched nearly every let's player you mentioned on here (with the exception of GlitchMaster7), and they're home to some of our fondest childhood memories. Thank you for making this video so that I could relive them.

[@HeyDanisaurus]

In middle school I'd watch the let's players Slimkirby, darkmindedsith and a few others than high school I really got into the whole group of chuggaaconroy, nintendocaprisun, lucahjin, protonjon, JoshJepson, and such. Especially AttackingTucans tho!!! His versus with JoshJepson was my life back in high school. I used to mod for Tyler back in 2017/2018 and have actually became kinda friends with Tyler now so my dreams come true I guess.

[@henrytheanglerfish6290]

Wow, I’m really glad to see another Slimkirby viewer

[@somedew9317]

i remember waking up at 5 in the morning when i was like 7 to watch zackscott play pvz garden warfare i do not regret it one bit

[@cinder_craft]

Its sad how letsplays have died in recent years, they were my childhood. Also, You just reminded me of Zackscott, I remember enjoying his plants vs zombies series, along with the Pokémon let’s plays.

[@wormwoodmain8385]

i miss old zack. i remember being 5 and watching his Minecraft lets play and his pikmin3 playthrough. if it was not for zack, i would now even know pikmin exists and its my favorite game franchise. thank you zack, for everything (ps, thanks to dan for minecraft and spore aswell, loved there series)

[@ghjghj392]

I've always been a Chuggaaconroy guy personally when it comes to let's plays. I will never forget how he made an entire interactive tour of Peach's castle JUST for his let's play of SM64DS using annotations. I know he isn't as popular as some of the guys you mentioned in this video, so I'd recommend checking him out at least once. His let's plays are always highly informational pertaining the games he plays, even to the point of feeling slightly... "scripted" in sense? But like, in a natural way. Oh yeah, and Retsuprae was cool too. They may be a little bit before some of your guys' time so it's fine if you've never heard of them.

[@DESTROYABLE__]

The cat in the hat underwater brought back so many memories

[@badfrad1754]

Zack Scott’s animal crossing vids were the goat. Same with popular mmos lucky blocks. I remember watching swimming bird play Minecraft vids and do snapshots…

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

the eugune arc was INSANE you had to be there

[@g00dw1n___9]

The Runawayguys playing Mario wii was the first ever let's play I watched. I was like 6 and watching it today just hits different man 😞

[@superguy9834]

They still make videos. Emile still makes let's plays daily. Tim and Jon stream now, but Tim uploads on youtube to this day.

[@angrygarbanzo5436]

Game Grumps, TFS Plays, Super Best Friends, and occasionally Brainscratch Coms were what I watched. Good times.

[@lazr24]

Bro seeing blitz on this actually made me happy asf

[@discountdemon]

sometimes quietly fading into obscurity is the best you can hope for instead of dragging on forever or getting into some controversy. i remember checking in on my favorite childhood lets play channel venturiantale fully expecting them to have just faded away only to find out there was a controversy that killed the already dying channel. now I don’t even know if I could make myself watch their old videos for nostalgia

[@marcusjc0bl0l]

i just fucking love how he just talks about something and then mentions something else out of nowhere 14:19

[@ZaF4ran]

3:50 I WENT TO WATCH THAT SHOW. IT WAS ACTUALLY AMAZING Sorry you unlocked a memory there

[@beauhendershot7911]

Chuggaaconroy is still truckin along doing his thing. That’s the first guy I think of when I hear “Let’s play”

[@axelsgf]

funny to see Zackscott i used to enjoy his splatoon 1 videos bc i didn't have a WiiU and a few months ago i got to go against him in splatoon 3 and even made it to his video, it made me so happy to see that he still enjoys making Lets Play videos he was the sole reason why I love splatoon in the first place. I still enjoy many Lets Play KZbinrs and I hope that many will continue making the content they like especially for others like me who are too broke to have all types of games and gets to experience the game along with their favorite content creators. :)

[@enriquemendieta6671]

I ADOREDDDD BLITZWINGER, I really miss the times where I just binge watched his Disney infinity 1.0-3.0 I just man I loved him and his videos so much

[@shambler2074]

Dr Kendo still has a small but active community! He will still stream stuff for Pokémon and splatoon. He also started a Strikers club that ended up being a top club ;)

[@Gearzmp4]

I loved the old days of Vanoss and friends, they introduced me into pc games and lead me down the road to choosing computer science as a career

[@Radio-Friendly-Unit]

One of the youtubers I loved in my childhood was "95Shade". He made really good YTPs. Never was there a swear word in them. I checked his channel a few months ago, I realized he probably didn't have swearing since he was a christian. He was subbed to a few christian channels, at least that's what I remember.

[@flordelizhawk358]

Thank you for the cattail fan art, it helped me a lot for a week.

[@lunondisposable5382]

When all the big ones are going off doing wildly different things (or are over-edited content farms), I find simple pleasure in watching a smaller Lets Play channel. They typically try harder to actually be quality and are more likely to respond to feedback or suggestions.

[@StuffsFluff]

i really dig group lets play channels liked Stumped and Oneyplays

[@Whisker_Fish]

This video is all over the place dawg

[@chazington1073]

I get around

[@martykiely127]

​@@chazington1073and Jacksepticeye isn't British

[@MegaMug]

Loved watching Zachscott. Early Roosterteeths Let’s Play when it was just a group of them in a room playing games. First let’s player I watched religiously was CodyDaviesTV with his Mario Bros series then his Legend of Dragoon series.

[@anifsky1065]

"The main thing he's famous for atleast to me is making a series longer than One Piece" 😭😭THAT'S SO TRUEEE OMGGGGG Zack's Video's has taken only around 8 years to get to around 1000 PVZ2 episodes, while It's taken 21 YEARS FOR ONE PIECE TO GET TO 1000 EPISODES 😔

[@PhoenixDening-cz5wd]

Chazimgton will never read this so he will never know Shima has been in my basement since her dissapearrance

[@nardinyouryard]

That bit at 8:18 is so frickin funny dude good job

[@THEVILLAIN___]

its actually kinda sad seeing all of these youtubers that we loved and the videos we used to love are all forgotten about like the internet was all a bunch of children and teend who are now probably in their adult years. like I remember watching fnaf animations and other stupid shit like that.

[@LuigisworId]

5:02 had a feeling he was one of the best hitmen west of the Mississippi..

[@Bloodshot_Eyes2]

This Video brings an Extreme Pefect Nostalgia with EXACTLY what I grew up with. EXACTLY. I'm subbing.

[@korbinslookingglass5467]

There was this KZbinr I used to watch, Danthevideogameninja, i watched him every day. He made these videos called 'Left 4 Dead Shenanigans' and they were the funniest shit ever. He deleted his channel, all of his videos are gone, and i think I'm the only one who remembers him. Also, I watched the zombie Minecraft playthrough Pat and Jen did, and i was like actually invested. I was invested in a zombie Minecraft roleplay series. I was the dumbest 11 year old on God's green earth.

[@darkonautgaming23]

I started watching Zackscott in 2013 and he’s still my favourite KZbinr to this day, it’s so sad that he’s not as popular and also what’s going on with Egon right now