CRASH: The Year Video Games Died

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[@theblue2228]

*"They never died. They just respawned"* I fucking love you for this.

[@generalautism7406]

Can't respawn if they didn't die anyway.

[@Calyx]

If you switch teams you respawn too ^^

[@FinnishGuy47]

Thou canst not kill that which doth not live!

[@valicevids9804]

Ikr

[@MrMortull]

...Nah mate, no death here. Only frags.

[@trenchcoatjoe1891]

You could talk about a piece of toast and make it sound epic.

[@AzN_Elevation]

Fr

[@JohnPeacekeeper]

+Sam Rader He's the internet version of Morgan Freeman

[@MrSecretMansion]

+John Peacekeeper Basically

[@darianthescorpion1132]

+Sam Rader I bet he could. lol

[@darianthescorpion1132]

+Darian Allnutt Morgan Freeman, yah, I'd agree. cool

[@zacgarcia9082]

Companies getting greedy Low quality products from a reputable company An over abundance in in the market Why does this sound eeriely familiar?

[@SeraphimRoad]

Fallout 76 *cough *cough

[@typicalacethewolf1124]

*Cough EA *cough

[@KarlaO711]

Nintendo Do you all need some medicine? :D

[@mikko8579]

*Coughts in EA*

[@jillhopkins4842]

It can't happen for the second time thanks to the companies to big to collapse and a vicious cycle.

[@EnderDude124]

"Video games never died....." " *_They just respawned._* " Wonderful writing. That was.... Awesome. 10/10.

[@unknownwill4th549]

I would say they had a continue

[@xisumavoid]

I like the sentiment at the end, video games dont die, they become a part of its history and influence its future.

[@Agustx0]

Xisumavoid :D

[@sizor3ds]

+xisumavoid i see you on all of the channels I sub to

[@PDXguitarfreak]

+xisumavoid ...I was born in 1971, and had the Atari 2600 when it came out. Activision truly had the best games like Pitfall... so many good memories this video is bringing back. As late teenagers, one of my brothers and I worked for Nintendo in Redmond, Washington on the assembly line cleaning NES controllers before packaging. I remember in the break room they had free video games (the classic stand-up type). The job didn't pay much, but we sure thought it was a cool job back then :) Now I play Xbox One games with my kids and it's funny how they react when they see what games used to look like. Anyway, I don't think video games will ever die, and I hope I never get too old to enjoy them. :)

[@sonyacattelan114]

See people this is why they should have an actual class in high school and college about video game history and about video games them selves

[@TheWuBzChannel]

I got more of a sense of how you must "ADAPT" when one trend falls to another.

[@beanfootage]

Great video, but the nods in the soundtrack were also great! Here's the songs for anyone who thought they sounded familiar: 0:02 - Donna Summer - I Feel Love 1:15 - Hot Butter - Popcorn 3:36 - New Order - Blue Monday 5:30 - Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence

[@tango_doggy]

good list!

[@joeogle7729]

Does he compose the music himself or can anyone find the remix of blue Monday? I agree this soundtrack is great.

[@Helperbot-2000]

@@joeogle7729 i am pretty sure he composes almost all the music himself

[@joeogle7729]

@@Helperbot-2000 yeah I did some digging and ended up finding that out. It's really good as well.

[@Helperbot-2000]

@@joeogle7729 yeah, one of the reasons this is my favorite youtube channel

[@Mr._Sherwood]

"The more they spent, the more they earned. The games themselves didn't matter." This scares me. It scares me because it seems so similar to what companies like EA are like today.

[@Helperbot-2000]

Thats true, luckily because of the ease of releasing indie games and availability of pc gaming id guess a crash would be exclusive mostly to consoles and aaa games

[@seandonntheg8433]

"What's going to happen to early access games?" They get released hopefully

[@mothcatcher893]

XD

[@khanzy.]

never

[@fombocombo]

KSP is an exception, only one i know.

[@FinnishGuy47]

Apart from DayZ...

[@one-fh1jp]

DayZ

[@WorldWendell]

"Those who pin there hopes on a single success might suffer" Wow thats a really good quote

[@lanceellis4222]

OvertimesHouse Let me just fix that for you "their" There you go.

[@DeadPixel1105]

You forgot the period after "their". There you go.

[@araknidude]

Calmest grammar nazism thread ever.

[@dvirarazi7351]

their*

[@ActuallyEskir]

Hold on, we can't have that, this is the internet after all. FUCKING GET YOUR SHIT STRAIGHT, IT'S "THEIR" YOU DUMB FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT

[@teethpaste8568]

"The quality of the game doesn't matter." *Bad games don't sell* "They want QUALITY GAMES?"

[@austinreed7343]

This still happens today, only now there exist some companies too big to fall.

[@DoktorStrangelove]

“Sales were... Stella.” *n i c e*

[@Soulsphere001]

The only way I remember the crash is when I asked my mom to buy me a video game for my Colecovision and she told me they didn't sell them anymore.

[@desotaku5202]

im not that old so i cant relate, but imagining my 10 year old self asking my mom for ps2 game and hear her say they dont sell them anymore, a world would have fallen apart for me

[@KoeSeer]

how old are you?

[@KoeSeer]

+Deso Taku Thanks to video games finally gain some footing in entertainment industry, there won't be apocalypse like it's 1982, but genre will have its trend and lifetime.

[@desotaku5202]

Im 22. yes i think its pretty stable right now, but it is still a horror concept to me. i remember vividly when all the sites and analysts talked about the "death of pc gaming" because of mobile games and handhelds. so stupid from a 2016 perspective

[@Soulsphere001]

Deso Taku Especially since all of those games were made on a PC and then transferred to a mobile device.

[@bsdude010]

"They just respawned." That gave me the chills! Ah! I love this channel!

[@ooSicknesSoo]

I laughed.... =)

[@PokeWaffles]

Same here

[@theravenousrabbit3671]

It shows the clear and concise love for video gaming that Ahoy has. Their video's are great.

[@inv41id]

When I at the beginning of the video checked comments and saw this one I felt that those words were not really that amazing. Now that I came back after watching the video I must admit that it gave me the chills too.

[@nikoligogle3153]

It gave me a single drop of tears. Tears of Joy!

[@Aurik-Kal-Durin]

Imagine going back to the 1980s and showing them a game like _Halo: Reach, Fallout: New Vegas, Skyrim,_ or _Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown._

[@hackergaming6372]

Show a doom player doom eternal

[@Jesse__H]

@@hackergaming6372 lol that would blow their fucking mind can you imagine?

[@theinternetpolice2078]

Imagine going to the 90s showing a classic half-life fan HL2, HL:A, Gmod, Team Fortress, or Titanfall 2

[@brewHamm]

Imagine showing them Minecraft RTX 😳

[@lautaroescarlon7501]

I dont think they would like it. Would probably feel too different. Remember everyone was skeptical of 3D at first... plus theyd have a hard time playing the game and it would be too complicated. people wouldnt prolly like those games.

[@corktail7900]

if video games never died why did they respawn

[@SpeedyMarioPony75]

asking the real questions

[@adonis7626]

Corktail One word : Nintendo

[@nootaboot7042]

Bad checkpoint

[@JuanReyes-kn7um]

they tried to input the infinite gold cheatcode, but that just made a hard reset...

[@gbhgvhgbh]

@@adonis7626 ignoring every other company that contributed. The Nintendo fan boy.

[@petak23]

other youtube users: "plz lik and suscribe 4 more lol" this dude: "Thanks of watching,-and until the next time - farewell"

[@SupaL33tKillar]

petak23 because people know to sub to good shit without being asked to. Also don't forget while most other KZbinrs post one video a day or every other day, this dude takes his time and is still leading compared to most. Solo. Mate's a bloody legend.

[@grizzlyowlbear3538]

This dude is a legend.

[@adenkyramud5005]

You can't just watch one video, you have to get more. Even if you already watched all of them already

[@stock2896]

Honestly he is a legend, I mean just a single guy who is perfect in every aspect of the video. I can't see any competition lol

[@iami3rian394]

@Fur Q agreed. Ya know what makes me crazy? "Down below," like I don't know where the fucking comment section is. People who ask questions, want answers. People who say "let me know in the comments down below," want engagement for the algorithm. Those engagement people never reply to comments either.

[@Grim_Pinata]

I love how rather than shove in five thousand goddamn references to pop culture or memes in your videos, they always have a sophisticated feeling to them instead.

[@mistahsusan2650]

this channel makes me care about things I never knew nor (previously) cared about. if only there were more channels that did high quality content, rather than shitting out short and crap videos ...

[@FernieCanto]

I must say, I keep coming back to this video because of the text and the production value, but I always stop paying attention to the narration and just listen to the music as soon as Blue Monday starts playing.

[@CoinOpTV]

ahhh the memories

[@aturchomicz821]

hmmm

[@exmaarmaca]

Lootboxes, early access games, live services and more shenanigans are driving the videogame industry into something that could create another crash.

[@a70274]

Artma what’s wrong with early access, though I agree on the other parts

[@jaxxbakliy8999]

How are early access game crashing the videogame industry

[@exmaarmaca]

@@jaxxbakliy8999 by early access games I mean like Fallout 76 or Anthem that were released as if they were still on early access even they were charging you from 50 to 60 USD.

[@jaxxbakliy8999]

@@exmaarmaca That's not Early access

[@iZetto1]

@@exmaarmaca that's not early access but rushed development.

[@sigmuz7685]

That blue monday remix though

[@personmcsomeone4253]

Ikr. I want to know what the remix is though

[@adamfarhat129]

Person McSomeone check out his SoundCloud he makes all his music

[@personmcsomeone4253]

Adam Farhat Thanks

[@theviniso]

Sigmuz How does it feel?

[@KillerCLbee]

can't find it tho :(

[@petardia]

Can you talk about stealth games sometimes? I'd love to see you cover that topic!

[@Turner00]

+Petard Hey cutie.

[@stateofdekay]

Holy shit it's you

[@NerfMaster000]

Holy shit it's our glorious leader.

[@AlpacasForAva]

+Petard Never would have guessed...

[@trygvij1604]

+Petard You're everywhere!

[@diligentone-six2688]

Microtransactions, Lack of Quality Assurance, Poor Treatment of Consumers and Workers, Bad Decisions, one of these issues can create another Crash.

[@ming1408]

The music references in this video are: Donna Summer - I Feel Love Gershon Kingsley - Popcorn New Order - Blue Monday Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence

[@danieladamczyk4024]

So PC master race save a day, like always.

[@JohnKExp]

I'm pretty sure Nintendo saved it lol.

[@YadonTheCat]

+Daniel Adamczyk The 8-bit microcomputers are a very different deal than the PC of today though. Not just in terms of power, either

[@mrpositronia]

+IntermediateGamer I'm pretty sure Commodore and Sinclair saved it lol.

[@FrancoRossel]

+IntermediateGamer In America, yeah, it was Nintendo.

[@Guns_Blazin]

Well I don't think Nintendo and Sega are PC...

[@TheATLASO]

Video games were AFK

[@Slat3]

Pls report.

[@Architector_4]

Good one xD

[@alexander1485]

+Atlas AFC* you mean.... away from controller

[@SeekerLancer]

+Atlas Actually considering computer games of the time didn't suffer in the same way that consoles did... they were more likely at keyboards.

[@RochRich.]

+alexander1485 "AFK" has become such a popular abbreviation that even console users use it.

[@vibri_]

E.T. was basically the first overhyped AAA title that flopped.

[@AdmiralBison]

“The upstart company originally driven by curiosity was torn apart by corporate greed” 1983 2019 it can be applied to many blossoming development studios being bought, churned and spat out by the likes of Activision, E.A., Ubisoft, Zenimax etc.. in order to further drive increasing monetization schemes as the cost of good games. The same Corporate and investment heads 30 years ago are back crashing industries.

[@austinreed7343]

EA killed their first studio around 2002.

[@AdmiralBison]

@@austinreed7343 so will EA have an anniversary for that in 2022?

[@muskit_]

"Where there's gold, there's a rush." The same could be said for KZbin.

[@Larry]

Man, for a moment, I thought this video would be about the ZX Spectrum Magazine, Crash (judging fromt the title) But Fun Fact: The Pac Man Atari sold was actually the wrong revision of the game, they accidently used an earlier version of the final game. Though the later version wasn't too much better. Also, E.T. was ported to other systems, which no one ever seems to mention strangely :S

[@chicken3100]

Source?

[@PopeCromwell]

thank you fact hunt man

[@theharshtruth8563]

As someone who was in the teens in 1983 In Canada, the video game craze didn't die in 1983. Most of us regular folk didn't even notice Atari's stock crash or Coleco's lawsuit fallout. Arcades lasted until they made laws banning arcades in certain cities as they clamed it was making kids miss school (sometimes the arcades were right across the street from the high schools which made it easier for them to ban them) Arcade death ended up being closer to 1989. Arcades stayed packed when Gauntlet hit the arcade. It may not have been as much of a "fever" as it was in 1980-82, but the crash was more about home video game systems and investors. The rest of us kept going to arcades well into the late 80's. (It also helped that the arcade graphics were way more superior than home game systems up until nintendo dropped)

[@THEsourman00]

♫how does it feel to make games like you do...♫

[@sloppycocky7205]

Noice

[@GhostSilk]

Jesus, the production value and quality of each of these videos is astounding. Keep it up.

[@darianthescorpion1132]

Video games did not die in 1983, they just respawned. awesome pun. because its a true thing

[@TheZombiemiltant]

+Darian Allnutt ...not a pun.

[@TheZombiemiltant]

Indeed!

[@thebatmon7536]

Remake games

[@michelle2754]

a good ending

[@Reloaded2111]

It was a pun in that in video games, the player respawns to have another chance at succeeding by doing things differently. And that's exactly what happened to video games. Video games didn't die that year - they just respawned and took a different path.

[@EndymionMkII]

1:54 This sounds too familiar to what's happening to AAA Gaming Industry huh... History repeats itself.

[@upwaveflash8429]

Sure

[@naoyanaraharjo4693]

Except currently its impossible, the market is FAR bigger than before

[@todesziege]

@@naoyanaraharjo4693 "The bigger they come, the harder they fall"

[@naoyanaraharjo4693]

@@todesziege yep, and people thinks s 2nd video game "crash" Will happen

[@thebrightestsun4685]

@@naoyanaraharjo4693 We'll see. Though we had companies leaving the console industry altogether too...Essentially video game crash is basically the Atari crash.

[@TrulySoviet2436]

The music for this video was just amazing… awesome remixes of classic songs that perfectly fit the theme… Stuart has yet again outdone himself with this one.

[@XeCuTioNR]

That cover of "Blue Monday" for abit there @3:40 was pretty dope. Same for the "Enjoy the Silence" cover!

[@davecrupel2817]

and now corporate greed is rising again

[@AnimatedDisc]

it has always been there m8

[@espalorp3286]

I mean, it's not necessarily bad, just so long as there's competition.

[@ryansample6016]

Greed is an intrinsic part of the human condition - it is a cancer that has existed ever since the dawn of mankind.

[@xebek]

It never went away, it's just re-spawning at an accelerating rate.

[@LuckyFlesh]

Ryan Sample if not for greed we'd still be sitting in caves satisfied with our lot in life.

[@FAIZAFEI]

"Video games never die, they just respawn" Polybius : I think I'm playing hardcore

[@patriksgailis8312]

"What happened to WWII shooters?" Well, they too respawned as Battlefield 1 and COD: WWII

[@SorchaSublime]

and did they come back in force? Nope. They were a throwback, not a revival. Same with a hat in time and mario odyssey. Did they inspire a new wave of 3D platformers? No.

[@highjumpstudios2384]

Bf1 May only really be different in appearance compared to V or battlefield 4, including 3 but it’s still fun.

[@11th_defender19]

@@SorchaSublime well...

[@NeilRoy]

I'll tell you what happened in 1982-1983, the Commodore 64 happened. Consoles popularity died out at the prospect of inexpensive computing machines where you could do more than just play games. I used to advise people who were considering consoles to buy the C64 computer instead, because they could do a lot more with it. And there were quite a few Computers that spawned around that time, I recall the C64, COCO2, Texas Instruments TI99, Atari 600 & 800 to name but a few. And only 3 years later in 1985 you had the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST as well as many other excellent computers are reasonable prices. So it wasn't that video games crashed, it was that they changed from consoles to inexpensive home computers you could hook up to your TV like your console, connect to BBSes, do your home finances on and program them to create games yourself. The one good thing about the years to come after that, I remember picking up an Atari 2600 around 1988 cheap (they were still selling then I remember) along with tons of carts that I remember Zellers sold in bargain bins. :)

[@GmanMilli]

Ya, you can even use the Atari 2600 joysticks on the C64! And download games, though usually not legally unfortunately (too bad a Steam like store didn't become popular back then.) C64 blew away the Atari 2600 specs, and could do so much more being full blown computer.

[@freeculture]

But Nintendo entered America in 1985, and it peaked around 1988, with a pc turned console released (ironically) in 1983 using a slightly modified 6502 cpu... Had the american console market not crashed, it wouldn't have been so easy for them to dominate. Mattel was planning a 16 bit console/pc using the motorola 68k cpu but got canceled, etc. Like Atari tried with the 400/800 or Coleco with the Adam, the "NES" original name was "Family Computer" for good reason, it had tape, floppy, keyboard, and printer but none of these peripherals made it to America. Now imagine Commodore doing that to the C64 with the GS, it failed miserably because it was a decade too late and 16 bit consoles were there.

[@ZenoDovahkiin]

I feel like I'm taking a history lesson. It's oddly interesting though.

[@Pinupopinion]

I found a video by one of the best gaming channels on youtube in the trending tab. Nice thing to find a diamond in the cancer.

[@TheFeljoy]

+SansterBlaster you can edit yt comments btw. hover with the mouse over your comment and click the icon on the top right of the comment

[@Pinupopinion]

TheFeljoy​ On mobile, and my pc is a couple of years old. But because you replied I can edit however I please. The only reason to use google plus.

[@parkerc9816]

If you find a diamond in cancer you might wanna go to the hospital

[@beast0339]

"Atari weren't concerned. They were in the lead...the more they spent, the more they earned. The games themselves, Didn't matter." eerily familiar to the attitudes of AAA publishers today...

[@adamXatomic]

Thanks for clearing up that ET was not enough alone to sink Atari and cause the crash. HSW get blamed enough for this. And considering the time restraints he had making the game, he did a fairly good job.

[@rhaeven]

The only thing that stops it being a passable game is the quick screen transitions coupled with hazards being right on the edges of screens. Not the worst game concept ever apart from that.

[@underwhelmingasmr5004]

I would die if he had an ASMR channel

[@chastermief839]

+RIFT Gromptastic this isn't an asmr channel?

[@holdenroth5929]

+Chaster Mief ASMR channels are really quiet

[@duckhouse21]

+RIFT Gromptastic plenty of those creepy channels out there, we dont need any more

[@nabeelbox7397]

Can anyone explain what is an "ASMR" channel ?

[@duckhouse21]

nabeel box dude just search for ASMR on youtube! How lazy are you?

[@ColonialPuppet]

is that new order i hear?

[@blackidna]

1983 was one hell of a Blue Monday for the VG industry.

[@stefanavic6630]

Moroder?

[@stefanavic6630]

Edit- I see what you mean now - just had to wait a bit :)

[@MapleMilk]

"What's going to happen to block building games? Open world action adventure? Early access survival sandboxes?" Welp, it's almost been 8 years and nothing really happened to those games. Minecraft is as popular as usual. Ubisoft stays afloat based on this genre alone and it seems the future of stuff like Zelda are Open World. Survival games aren't my thing but they're still pretty popular. It's kinda interesting how the trends mentioned seemed specific at the time like Skateboarding games and WW2 Shooters but they're still going strong. In retrospect, all of these things have evolved in one way or the other. Motion Controls didn't really die more as they transformed into VR currently. Technology is a wonder.

[@kazmark_gl8652]

let's all laugh at an industry that never learns anything, T-he-he

[@SirHRDking]

It's HA HA! Tee hee hee is a chinese name.

[@ElliotKeaton]

Nintendo introduced strict regulations in order to revive the industry and stop it from killing itself again. Gamers have been calling them draconian ever since.

[@1Manhunt7]

@Kazmark_gl Heard the jingle in ma head

[@somethingsomething9008]

Blame the people for buying bad games also

[@hongkyang7107]

@@ElliotKeaton Nintendo? You meant the company that fired lawsuit at fan games then release the same to inferior version?

[@bazookapenguinz3376]

Thank God for Nintendo.

[@FlameRiflex]

Well done

[@janmansde3dede]

+Bazooka Penguinz Thank god for Commodore and Sinclair

[@blade8800]

Nah. Nintendo is cancer for making cancer for 30 years straight Mario milked and milked and milked same goes for Pokemon etc.

[@janmansde3dede]

skylineGT Not only that, also for trying to kill the indie developer/computer in the 80's. Two year game exclusivity, exspensive Dev kits and threatening retail chains for selling anything that wasn't NES games. Gaming saints eh Bazooka Penguinz ?

[@bazookapenguinz3376]

janmansde3dede Yep

[@WwZa7]

I feel like we might be close to another crash. Gaming fever begun years ago, golden age was few years back, and right now big companies half-ass games and abuse customers and floor level developers. Controversy chases controversy. The downfall has just begun.

[@warmike]

I think it won't cause a crash because of review websites, forums and social media - gamers are now able to exchange their opinions on the quality of games, avoiding the bad and overhyped and giving a go to the good but underrated.

[@WwZa7]

@@warmike Well it deffinitely won't be a crash on the same scale, but I think that AAA gaming will fall or nearly completely loose it's popularity - mainly due to the fact that people are avoiding bad games. Look at this year, the big trio of AAA FPS games failed. Battlefield 2042 died on delivery, COD Vanguard - almost no one cares about it, Halo Infinite is the better of these three but still it's disappointing from what I heard. And than we have little known title like WW3 from small polish studio, with barely any budget, that gets all the love.

[@vito7428]

3:45 Is that Blue Monday by New Order?

[@medwaystudios]

Yes, and Enjoy the Silence at 5:40.

[@peter-w]

And i feel love by donna summer at 0:00

[@stevenwheat3621]

It's close, but different.. It's Blue Monday "Respawned"..

[@sloppycocky7205]

Yeah nigga

[@RS250Squid]

I'd just sit and listen to this rendition happilly. It's sorta chilled :).

[@cezane]

'Video games never died in 1983, they just respawned' That was great!

[@BooBooBlueBerry]

+Cezane Sept for the part were it spawned hundreds of Triple A bullshit and other horrible games.

[@cezane]

+CRAZYPARTY98 true that, those horrible games were the foundation of what we have now

[@BooBooBlueBerry]

Cezane I think you missed the point. I said that modern day games (lots of them anyways) are horrible unfinished, DLC filled bullshit. That's my opinion anyway. Lots of companies today fucking over the world for a quick buck. Edit: I think you are thinking I was talking about the horrible games that lead to the crash that then brought us to modern day not modern day games.

[@cezane]

+CRAZYPARTY98 oh now I see what you meant, and yup I did missed your point. Also I agree with you on this

[@BooBooBlueBerry]

Cezane Happens to the best of us. :\

[@raytracemusic]

I really like the vector style of your stuff

[@JoaoPedro-ki7ct]

+Ray Trace everyone.

[@VaMaHD74]

I really liked the stroke he said :" games never died , they just respawned"

[@scaredfolks5923]

Your videos are the best quality documentaries (of any genre on any platform) that I have found. They beat out all TV shows and Documentaries I have seen in my 30 years. Keep on doing what you do! Thank you.

[@tsardeans1124]

3:30/4:00 song is blue Monday by new order.

[@willypep]

A top-content channel with superb production value. Glad I stuck with you through those nostalgic Black Ops weapon guide videos!

[@Capta1nFaz]

I liked how comprehensive your doco on Polybius was (what brought me here), but i'd love to see some more frequent 10 - 15m videos like this. Fantastic voice for delivering info and in a manner which keeps my attention.

[@tiagobernardo6807]

this is just pure gold. already watch it 3 times. the visuals, the narration, the music, jesus crist is perfect.

[@ImperfectWeapons]

You sound like you should be doing the narration for a men's razor commercial.

[@thomasjones1978]

Video Game Crash 1983 Cause: Low Quality Games. Video Game Crash 2017 Cause: Dlc and Season Pass.

[@thomasjones1978]

I think it might happen

[@FranciscoFJM]

Thomas Jones Nope

[@ttv0]

Thomas Jones It won't

[@kylevondra]

It's highly unlikely. It might kill off some triple-A game companies, but the indie scene is too big, and there are still so many ethical companies out there that don't participate. Even Overwatch, a game with 25 million players, doesn't use DLC or Season Passes.

[@S-Punk-E]

kyle vondra but it has micro transactions...

[@rockah12]

I absolutely love the use of a cover of New Order's "Blue Monday" for the 1982 section. That was a great choice.

[@xaer0knight]

great videos as always. The first track you picked for the background reminds me so much of Rygar.

[@nat040496]

I've always wanted to learn more about the history of video games, and no one makes more comprehensive, high-quality, interesting videos better than Ahoy :D

[@Dictatorgamer]

Thanks for putting me in the Thumbnail :)

[@Lancea1ot]

Little did they know about the battle Royale genre in 2017-2018 The dark ages of modern gaming

[@ArcturusDeluxe]

Been rewatching these lately. You absolutely killed it on the background music for this one!

[@hamzoot2801]

the "what happened to ww2 shooters" is pushing

[@hamzoot2801]

it

[@andrewescocia2707]

ww2 will never die , it will pass into legend. ADs answer to BCs torjan war

[@EilatischeWitch]

BrutalOffence it's set in World War One.

[@espalorp3286]

*[SEVEN NATION ARMY GLITCH MOB REMIX INTENSIFIES]*

[@araknidude]

**hits bass boost button**

[@TotallyNotChris_]

Hey Ahoy could we have a behind the scenes esk video so we can learn more about you Stu. Also nearly 600k subs congrats

[@Danzo046]

He does Q&A style videos on his second channel :)

[@laurens2951]

+Christian Funk (TotallyNotChris) Besides his second channel, the best way to see behind the scenes is the DevAhoy devblog he keeps. Look in the link section, it's on Tumblr.

[@shaylanpatel1548]

+Christian Funk (TotallyNotChris) He has a full behind the scenes series on his second channel.

[@donkeyfacekilla1]

Loyal subscriber. I love this channel. Thank you for your comprehensive and quality work Ahoy!

[@devon0305]

"Video games never died in 1983, they just respawned" Damn, i felt that bro

[@shawnbay2211]

First video seen, and I'm in love. This really helped me with my school task actually, so thanks.

[@DrearierSpider1]

Sounds like the type of crash we could use today: a dead console market with PC gaming standing over the corpses.

[@StephySon]

Ok we get it, u love PC and it's got much over consoles, it don't mean u gotta shit on consoles, cause PC dosent have everything, it dosent have all the awesome first party exclusives that consoles have and those are some of the best games, I love PC games too and understand why the "master race" loves to brag but that dosent mean u can disregard consoles.

[@DrearierSpider1]

+StephySon Consoles are just products, so there's always a reason to be critical towards them. As for exclusives, they're only exclusive in order to make the platform holder more money, that exclusivity doesn't provide any tangible benefit to the end user. In fact, they provide a negative to customers because it restricts choice and forces the developer to compromise on the game due to the limitations consoles have by nature.

[@Rynosaur94]

+StephySon How did he shit on consoles? He just stated facts, m80.

[@StephySon]

DrearierSpider1 I'm not so much as standing with consoles as I am standing with the games themselves, some of my favorite games like Kingdom Hearts, Sly Cooper, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, etc are console games and I hate it when people bash consoles because they love PC so much cause it feels like there also dissing my favorite games.

[@StephySon]

Rynosaur94 What facts did he state? He only said that he wants the console market to crash and for PC to be on top? How is any of that a fact?

[@endofmysteries]

you make some quality video game history videos. your graphics are very aesthetically pleasing. the sound effects and dialog is very professional. the roman numerals you do at the end of each vid is very classy and I like the touch. keep up the awesome work

[@whitehouseblackroom]

nice vid, really like how stylised this one is compared to the others… very camp and high speed, clearly focusing more on the pleasures of the source material and your narration… interesting work you're doing. keep it up

[@stabarnak9841]

"video games never died, they just respawned" I want that on a poster in my games room!

[@gamma-qh5yv]

Blue Monday! The placement of that song couldn't be better 😮

[@Anonym-yr4qn]

It's crazy how accurate this video is, despite being almost a decade old.

[@llll-po2pf]

Facts

[@sgtxdime8114]

That's by far the best visual support to the narration i've ever seen

[@umbaupause]

The beginning with the coins flying into a slot and money piling up bears uncanny resemblance to today's triple A state. That's unnerving...

[@young7931]

"Early Access Sanbox" NO MANS LIE O M A N S L I E

[@Yawyna124]

I mean, that's a full release sandbox. Not a very good one, but not in early access/kickstarter.

[@sagiksp4979]

No mans sky? more like No Guy Buy HEHEEEE

[@parkerc9816]

U gotta nice 69 likes to go with that meme

[@whenthemewhen2755]

i don't know why people call no man's sky is sh*t. i mean yeah the atlas lied to us the whole time but the mechanic it the best for an space game because you can enter an planet without loading and you can even build an base. (there is an update that added the build menu) i'm never gona have no man's sky because of the pc requirements but it would be an good game. so stop calling this game sh*t because of the atlas, the game mechanic it on of the best.

[@valkree5081]

@@whenthemewhen2755 people call it shit because it was released without a lot of the content for 50 quid it did take quite a while for it to become what it it was supposed to be

[@alexpeoples95]

That was a beautifully done video. The research and time was certainly put in. Its nice to see a KZbinr who cares about their viewers to do such. +1 subscriber for you sir

[@Shramper_]

Videogames never died in 1983. They just respawned. Subscribed.

[@marklee1194]

Stuart, what songs did you use for this video? I know Donna Summer - I Feel Love and New Order - Blue Monday, but what about the others?

[@jules7784]

+Mark Lee One is from Lazerhawk, but i can't remember the name

[@EitanLevinzon]

+Mark Lee Some of the music on his videos he makes himslef

[@SergioMach7]

'enjoy the silence' is in there too

[@esanch29]

+Mark Lee . At 5:15 it sounds like a sped up version of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence".

[@marklee1194]

Thanks guys

[@Chromefall]

Stu is still not ded

[@henrychinaski846]

Great content, great voice, soundtrack is perfect! You got yourself another new subscriber!

[@loperation1]

Damn, this video gave me feels at the end man. New subscriber here, keep the good work!

[@brian.mp3924]

5:10 when you put a mercator on a *globe*

[@AspirationHD]

Another fantastic video Stuart!

[@josearmandogomezrocabado537]

Your videos are pure quality, love your channel

[@RealRedRabbit]

I try to watch these videos at night but your soothing voice lulls me go sleep so easily.

[@Zinja]

Great video Stu, though will you be doing more iconic arms in the future? Maybe a review of the new call of duty? What are your plans for future videos?

[@LeaveTheMark_YT]

2:27 Doesn't that sum up literally every single other 2600 game?

[@vigalence2]

I love your Videos! So well done. You took me back to good ole days!

[@zipzeolocke2]

I hope you come up with a new video idea soon, I really love your work linking these videos! This video was uploaded 4 years ago in 2016, since then we've experienced several changes in the video games market like the loot boxes fiasco, the shuffling of most popular MOBA experience, the last man standing battle Royale trend that switched from player unknowns battlegrounds to Apex legends and now of course Fortnite is probably the most popular of them all alongside call of duty war zone. Not to mention VR gaming really took off over the past 5 years and now we have real AAA VR titles like Half-Life Alyx! we also got the Nintendo switch making a powerful crossbreed console providing the TV experience as well as being portable which was great for gamers. I'm sure there's other things if I took the time to think but needless to say life has been pretty great for gamers over the past years! Now we are on the brink of the new generation of hardware with the PS5 and Xbox Series X that will have fancy SSD's for the first time in a console. And Nvidia and AMD announcing their new generation of graphics cards bringing us even more beautiful and high performance videogame graphics! Again I have to say it's a pretty great age to live in for gamers! We've come so far and continue to progress!

[@johnmongler8362]

Great video as always Ahoy!

[@alexmonamochamuch2652]

"The truth is, video games never died in 1983, they just respawned." -Ahoy 2k16

[@elyanlaquetepario3026]

"videogames never died in 1983, they just Respawned" *THE MOST WHOLESOME SHIT I HAVE SEEN*

[@triggrhaapi]

I have to say I think your videos have probably the best motion graphics design on youtube.

[@JAppJohnAndrewPatrickPeters]

all the game genre at the end are HUGE and still going 7 years later

[@LuckyBastard12345]

Its weird how most if these game platform look like hunks of wood

[@mrpositronia]

+Gregory Bowman That was the trend back then. Just like people will laugh at how the black boxes of today's consoles in another 35 years.

[@Chromefall]

+mrpositronia I can see it the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 look very similar to each other, difference is that PlayStation is slanted.

[@GentleHeretic]

+Channel9001 I was told it was a hold-over from war-era metal rationing, but I could be off. But yeah, even heaters had wood paneling, it was weird.

[@LuckyBastard12345]

+Channel9001 It sort of reminds me of KND

[@1973Washu]

+Gregory Bowman As far as I can gather that was so that they could colour coordinate with the most common colour scheme for lounge room furniture of the time, which is funnily enough the same reason that consoles of today are black boxes, because most of the appliances in the lounge rooms of today are black.