Dan's never played Baldi's Basics. Let's change that.

[@amajorsimp84]

Arin: it's educational Game immediately: he's fuckin lying to you

[@mediocreandworse59]

Every horror game is now legally required to address itself as such beforehand because Dan's mother mailed a strongly worded letter when he refused to come out from under his bed for an entire month after being subjected to Doki Doki Literature Club

[@jbwarner8626]

The requirement of content warnings on re-releases of surprise horror games is one of my least favorite trends. The console release of Doki Doki Literature Club did it too, and... like, okay, I get it, that game deals with some really intense shit, but man, the twist hitting you out of nowhere was a crucial part of that experience. Now newcomers are just gonna be like "Okay, I know it's gonna pull the rug out from under me, it's just a matter of when" 😕

[@BenersantheBread]

@@jbwarner8626 I'm pretty sure DDLC always had a warning and Arin just skipped past it before they started. I could be wrong though

[@jbwarner8626]

​@@BenersantheBread The original PC version had a warning that said "this game is not intended for children" or whatever, but it was vague enough that it didn't give anything away. That's why Dan was all excited, he was thinking it was going to turn into a porn game at some point. The console versions outright say "this is a horror game that contains graphic depictions of violence". So anyone going into it blind already knows it's not what it seems.

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

@@jbwarner8626 I wonder if it would be possible to implement some kind of content warning filter directly on people's gaming machines, that the user could then set to their liking. All games would be legally required to include comprehensive content warnings that show by default on startup, but upon startup, if the user sets some content warnings to "don't show", those warnings are omitted specifically for that user. So for instance, if a horror enjoyer goes to their content warning settings and sets the "blood" "gore" "jumpscares" and "psychological horror" to "don't show", any game that normally contains these content warnings will not display these warnings, meaning the user will still be surprised by surprise horror games.

[@jellymean]

the game ratting out arin immediately kills me

[@animalxing8697]

So funny, I love it when Arin lies to Dan

[@lindzeesouperocd7558]

Please don't say "ratting" I have friends who identify as rats...

[@aldar8240]

@@lindzeesouperocd7558 do you have a way to ratify that claim?

[@everyonelicksthesamerocks]

​@@lindzeesouperocd7558 what???

[@imacommenter1255]

@@lindzeesouperocd7558please tell me this is a reference to mutant mayhem cuz that will make me happy

[@Platinumyo]

"Introduce Dan to a 4 year old horror game he knows nothing about" is my absolute FAVORITE kind of Grumps episode.

[@JaySay]

Oh, okay, it's only 4 years old. I've never heard of it, and the way Arin was talking about it he made it seem like it was a cult classic on par with fnaf or something. Did they really sell toys for this?

[@ninelo74]

@@JaySay they're still selling plushies on the official website lol

[@wangledteb5671]

same lmao

[@JokerKAnimations]

@@JaySayIf FNAF was a level 5 horror game in terms of popularity, I’d say Baldi’s Basics is a solid 3/weak 4 at it’s peak. Overall it’s around that Hello Neighbor level.

[@JaySay]

@@ninelo74 Holy shit... I wonder what I was doing when this game came out. I never heard anyone talk about it, lordy.

[@dragonman011]

I love how Arin tries the usual "Fool Dan into thinking this game is anything but a horror game" razzle-dazzle on Dan only for the game to immediately go "Yeah, no this is a horror game" on the first screen.

[@SugaredViolette]

The only thing missing was the sitcom theme song and last track

[@TheAdorelis]

I can see Arin big troll grin just by hearing his voice tone.

[@Krushak8888]

Yeah but even baldis says hey this is a horror game and not an education game for kids

[@SomeGuy_Somewhere]

Baldies basics is only horror if your 9, it's literally parody of bad horror games.

[@raptordan166]

Maybe if it were the gamejam version, this one is the most updated one.

[@dump___]

I can't believe Dan can't hear the tone Arin has when he's in full Gaslight mode after all these years.

[@gracesong4499]

Isn't that how gaslighting works- I mean there's no gaslighting, who told you that, Krampus, I never liked them, they're not a good influence on you

[@laughsingay]

you think he'd learn after DDLC

[@Whazzupie]

Arin just sounds so direct (even when he's not trying to be) that it might be hard to differentiate it sometimes. Makes it all the more hilarious when his attempts to be vague blow up in his face like the beginning, can hear the smugness in his voice when he does it prior lol Quote from Adventure Time, Magic Man is a magical jerk all his life and tries to plead with a Tiny Manticore that he's now down to earth and trying to make up for his past misdeeds, the Manticore asks then why does he sound so non-genuine when he says that (because he sounds so flamboyant and happy), Magic Man answers simply with: ":( ...this is just my voice."

[@willadkins1354]

Maybe he just doesn’t perceive it somehow. This is the same guy who had a crisis about that lying game show or whatever they talked about.

[@cats1970]

@@Whazzupie Yo this isn't that important in the grand scheme of things but I really appreciate the specific explanation. I've never seen AT so just mentioning the character names wouldn't have explained why it's so relevant here! :)

[@jar768jake]

The disappointment in Arin's voice when the game straight up admits that it's a horror game right off the bat.

[@sweetpea2604]

You can tell he really wanted to trick Dan but the game refused to play along 😅

[@hammerhead04]

Arin: this is an old educational game The game: this is a horror game and is NOT educational

[@gamerboy7962]

Basically Doki Doki Literature Club, but with MATH! Those were the days

[@mrbusinesss1]

Also it VERY clearly saying 2022 at the bottom of the main menu

[@Zyzarda]

He never said its an old educational game, he said its an old game, which it is.

[@_Mikeebeed_]

@@Zyzarda1:51? Was that dan who said this then?

[@ManaAdvent]

@@gamerboy7962 Actually, I think I remember that there is a DDLC version of Baldi's Basic that Markiplier played.

[@ColorHeartCarlie42]

One thing I love about Baldi's basics is how quickly yet seamlessly it transitions from a edutainment game, to a horror game, to a rage game.

[@JadenOP]

and then back to a horror game

[@Handles_be_dumb]

Where the horror at?

[@thatdumbass9856]

​@@Handles_be_dumbjump scares

[@JaySay]

@@Handles_be_dumb idk, but it looks horror-bly bad... Alright, you got me, that was a terrible joke.

[@fuzzyotterpaws4395]

Aw man, why is there a warning?! That ruins it!

[@PrincelyPiplup]

There's nothing funnier to me then Dan, a man in his mid-forties, saying "I hate detention" with all the hate and vitriol of a highschool boy who was just picked up by his mother from his after school stay

[@Gumpleworp]

@doc168310:11 boop

[@damienstired]

@doc168310:10

[@bobbymcjoey9432]

​@doc168310:12

[@personofpowera.b.c990]

@doc1683 10:11

[@judderbud]

Nothing like a classic scare-Dan-with-an-unsuspecting-horror-video-game on a Thursday morning!

[@D3ADM0N5T3RC4T]

Feelin good on a Thursday!

[@SuperSilver7591]

​@@D3ADM0N5T3RC4Tsparkling thoughts :D

[@slurpieking4337]

A good ol' S.D.W.A.U.H.V.G

[@cease7777]

Truly.

[@allisonhill8744]

Dan's suffering in horror games truly help me understand Ross

[@Tismosis]

Arin never quite grasps that "No running in the halls" means don't run when you're near the principal.

[@mugmangaming1012]

I love it that they’re trying to figure out who’s saying “gotta sweep” when it’s actually the broom saying it.

[@IAmDaldondo]

Me: I cant wait for Dan to slowly realize this is a horror game! 😊 Game in the first 10 seconds: This is a Horror Game.

[@gamerboy7962]

Ah yes, remember the DDLC days? I sure do😌 ...MORTAL KOMBAT!!!

[@Gawarhen]

Arin saying “let me cook” has the same feel as your dad trying to be relatable to you and I love it

[@memenatsuki2577]

Arin always trendy and fashionably late

[@Loanboi598]

​@@memenatsuki2577just like a dad

[@chaoticstarfish3401]

Where does that expression even come from anyway? I've heard it quite a bit recently.

[@nonamepasserbya6658]

@@chaoticstarfish3401 Kingdom Hearts meme

[@Peanuggie]

Yeah it hits me like a bag of bricks when I realise these guys are married and basically middle aged.

[@Sunshine-san]

Arin: "it's an educational game." The game: *_"That's a fucking lie."_*

[@schewepepepes]

a truly good and nice thing about Dan is how willing he is to understand why people might like things

[@ElFreakinCid]

If only Arin were more like that too.

[@Crackedcripple]

@@ElFreakinCidcough Sonic

[@hardrockinhere]

1:59 I love Arin trying to play dumb, only for the game to immediately call him out

[@Mattari_2600]

You just know that Arin was pissed about the horror spoiler at the beginning 😆

[@ChillGamerBlue]

626 likes. Stitch!

[@WiperManiac]

@@ChillGamerBluestooch

[@jaysonified]

The "sweep sweep sweep" guy sounds like he was legit voiced by Arin

[@Scrofar]

Someday Arin's going to actually find a completely normal edutainment/FPS/dating game and Dan will have cried wolf himself into thinking something's going to happen the entire time, even when nothing does

[@leviticus2001]

I'm waiting for the day that video actually drops because that's totally going to happen.

[@gardenofsn5955]

@@leviticus2001 It happened! I don't remember the exact game, but I remember Dan repeatedly being like "is this gonna be like ddlc" and it never was

[@EliasMorals]

Fun fact, the game saying "I CAN HEAR BAD MATH" is not a joke. When you collect the note book and do the glitch problem, he picks up on where it was

[@Wyref]

Bad math is when every question in the notebook is answered incorrectly. Just one doesn’t trigger bad math.

[@memenatsuki2577]

Spooky

[@nonamepasserbya6658]

@@Wyref All wrong answer does, each wrong one increases his speed. Though you need to answer all of them wrong to get a secret ending

[@TheSillyMan9337]

@@Wyref the one your thinking of is "I HEAR MATH THAT BAD"

[@exterminator9676]

As a Baldi expert (sad, I know...) you're both right and you're both wrong. Baldi hears the DOOR that you open to the Notebook, but he doesn't hear the Notebook unless all questions are answered incorrectly. So in theory he knows where you are both times. If you use WD-NoSquee to silence the door, he won't know where you are though. This trick does not work on BAD MATH since he hears the Notebook directly.

[@windraizou]

Dan whimpering the Principal's Whistle is adorable, that damn whistle is so catchy you can't help but repeat it endlessly

[@areyoukiddingme5217]

Yess

[@Luka_Ivory]

WHIMPER?????? 😭😭

[@areyoukiddingme5217]

@@Luka_Ivory lol

[@baileybullock6859]

I was seriously trying to find if anyone else picked up on that lol

[@lucasrandel8589]

Arin making Dan sit trough these games is his very specific brand of sadism

[@willadkins1354]

He’s channeling his inner Ross

[@mistermisfortune13]

As someone who's worked at Target during the peak of this game's popularity, I can confirm they sold Bladi toys during that time

[@unknownunknown5822]

This was all an elaborate plan for Arin to prove he knows basic math.

[@tomokolovecraft3792]

Everybody that watched the Amount Us playthrough knows that that's a lie.

[@PaulFJarnes]

I like that the game didn't let Arin even start the bit of "oh no this is just an old game"

[@TheSkullivan12]

I love how the game opens with an explicit text warning about how it is a horror game and not actually nostalgic educational software, which Dan read, out loud, *to Arin,* and Arin still kept up his gimmick of trying to gaslight Dan into thinking it wouldn’t be a horror game.

[@V.F.D.DaleSalvador]

I love the sound design in this game. So unnerving.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

This really takes me back to the good old days of Game Grumps. Dan Avidan vs. A nightmare horror game creature. And this time, it's the most brutal teacher on the planet. Poor guy, he had no idea what he was up against.

[@watershipup7101]

Agreed

[@genjis5155]

Those were the days.

[@gamerboy7962]

I remember those Doki Doki Literature Club days. Dan was freaking out. Then, DDLC Plus came out and it became MORTAL KOMBAT!!!

[@The_Ninja_Tree]

If only baldi said that he lied to him

[@vullardqueen4271]

Thinking about how my boss' daughter absolutely LOVED Baldi's Basics, and her dad reached out to the guy who voiced Baldi and actually got a personal message from the guy for her birthday. I thought it was really sweet!

[@SKULLIVAN_THE_DAWG]

Well…it’s not a Game Grumps episode without Dan getting jumpscared every two minutes :DDDDD (I don’t like horror games, but seeing the boys play them makes the experience 1,000,000 times better.)

[@ma.2089]

I think it also helps that this game has a sense of humor as well.

[@Just_Nobody.]

Any type of game they play no matter what genre they can make it funny

[@gizmoleidiot5579]

Idk if they will read this for next time but I'll put it here anyways. The quarters can be used on vending machines (right click while having it selected) Blue Sodas can be used to block/push baldi if he gets too close Scissors are used on the jump rope girl, as soon as she catches you and forces you to play, that's the opportunity to use it and snap her rope. Chocolate bar instantly refills your energy bar For the characters: Principal doesn't catch you if you aren't running, using soda, eating chocolate and entering the faculty room on his line of sight The one on wheels (forgot his name) is friendly, you can use him to push you around at surprising speed through the halls. (If he pushes you to a window in a room, you'll instantly bust through, but at a cost of Baldi hearing that) The bully will only serve as blocking your path and will never move unless a long period of time has passed, the principal is nearby to catch him, or you sacrifice an item (this is randomized for whatever he takes) Sweep guy is not a threat, he simply drags everyone around if they are caught (Unless you're very unlucky for him to bring baldi extremely close to you or if he takes you straight to him.) I may have forgotten a few stuff but yeah it's pretty much it so far at least

[@CrashFu]

Gotta love how Arin's first instinct is to run INTO arm's reach of Baldi whenever he enters the room. 😅

[@danniisgay4884]

Haven't seen anything yet so here's the jumpscares for all my fellow wimps! 5:18 Baldis angy 6:17 OH HI PRINCY- 6:54 PRINCY STOP 7:12 Baldi gottem again 10:06-10:09 Hello again, bald man 12:26 BROSKI 15:50 BROSKI² 18:44 HUGS

[@crypt7cmsp]

this was my first exposure to this game somehow despite being well alive and aware during the baldi-era and this was much needed

[@danniisgay4884]

@@crypt7cmsp yeah, I usually hate jumpscares but I didn't see any timestamps in the comments, so I felt I had to take it up on myself 😅 have fun!

[@zeldadonkey1]

Arin trying to gaslight Dan into thinking it's an educational game only for the game itself to be like "btw I'm a horror game" is hilarious

[@cameronprice4922]

I honestly want them to continue playing this so they can see the true horror part.

[@litningman06]

Which part is the true horror part?

[@nosferat-ew]

I also have no idea what’s the true horror part??

[@cameronprice4922]

@@nosferat-ew when the school goes red and baldi gets really fast.

[@nosferat-ew]

@@cameronprice4922 OH thank you holy cow I forgot about that lol

[@AyyyyJayyyy]

this seems like a one off to me😢

[@Iffondrel]

Wait, REALLY?! I thought for SURE they'd played this. It feels so perfectly grumps-catered. I'm glad we have it now!

[@CuteCuteJames]

Seriously! It took me looking in the comments and seeing "2 hours ago" to realize, "Oh, they didn't play this a year and a half ago?"

[@fatalerror8943]

You might be thinking of DDLC which was also all the rage at that time

[@Crackedcripple]

@@fatalerror8943one of if not the best horror game(s)

[@MangaGirl232]

Well this is a throwback, I'm here for it!

[@gamerboy7962]

Loved Baldi's Basics Would play again if my old computer didn't crash

[@ingledont]

arin and dan completely overlooking the room with all the character descriptions and lore on the walls is SO typical game grumps it hurts 22:55 "oh this is helpful!" JESUS CHRIST

[@michaelauberry1564]

Dan playing cult classic indie horror games is my favorite genre of grumps upload.

[@SilentOnion]

>"Cult classic" >baldis basics

[@Crackedcripple]

@@SilentOnionyes.

[@sirkonivaric]

Arin: How do I use items? What are they for? Also Arin: *ignores the "How to Play" button multiple times* Same old Arin.

[@samanthachartrand4885]

He checked there and its just the story

[@Jynxxx5]

The moment Arin said “so this is an old game” I immediately knew what was going on

[@marcannoli117]

Dan asked if it actually was an old game and I could hear Ari rationalizing the couple years since it was released as “yeah it is an old game actually”

[@unnamedvisitor1649]

Arin: "Everything is fine, don't worry." The game: "Don't listen to him, he's doing the thing again."

[@MrTenshiSenpai]

14:53 Arin once again proves to have impeccable timing for saying shit lol

[@GalacticAlpaca]

I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS AT ALL 🎉🎉🎉 I would LOVE more of these types of videos where Dan is introduced to an internet-iconic game that he’s never heard of/played, especially if they’re horror games. You guys never played the original Slender together, right? 👁️👁️

[@dishesabadchannel7049]

we need more of this, I mean Arin and Dans reaction to what the sock puppet actually does alone is why we need more

[@dynoloafer77]

I bet seeing arin playing jumprope with the safety scissors selected was painful for others too. classsiiiccc~

[@SirrCartier]

5:10 Dan matched baldi face in the corner too perfectly

[@thatluckypanda_]

No way! The memories are pouring in. Can’t wait to see how traumatized this will make Dan 😅

[@sweetpea2604]

I specifically remember DanTDM raging at this game. So funny to see another KZbinr named Dan experience this game 😂

[@GippyHappy]

Dan's immediate mood change when it says it's a horror game

[@miranolastname2366]

Oh Dan... 😂 I feel sorry when he have this unexpexted horror but it's always so fun to see his reactions.

[@wadedrums9338]

Another gaslight Dan episode! NICE!

[@sweetpea2604]

Except this time the game is not an active player, it is immediately like “Don’t listen to his BS!”

[@YuchiGucci]

As someone who's epileptic himself (not photosensitive though) I really appreciate you taking the extra notice to reduce the flashing images for those watching. Although I may be "lucky" in terms of my epileptic triggers, many others aren't. So thanks.

[@redheadrogue]

The evolution of Dan from "I'm not having a good time' to "I love it" is a JOURNEY

[@FuzzyStripetail]

If Arin didn't exchange that quarter for those safety scissors, he might have mathematically had a 25% chance of winning this game in a clean sweep, sweep, sweep.

[@raimarulightning]

I'm routinely surprised by the quality of games GG ends up producing. Homebody looks sick

[@Kierbear101]

I came into this having no idea what it was, heard the way Arin was talking about it with Dan on the first screen, and knew IMMEDIATELY that it would be a horror game

[@wilmeofficial]

haven't heard about ol' baldi in a while. feels good to be back

[@FriendlyArin]

If you guys end up trying this again, I have one main tip for you, please stop running in front of the Principal of the Thing like guys why do they think you are being sent to detention? Something else is that Baldi gets faster with each question you get wrong, meaning ever notebook after the first makes him more angry, and he does in fact hear when you open doors I also suggest you turn on captions, it makes it so you can more easily tell where Baldi and the others are since the point to where the sound is coming from

[@oak7741]

love how arin keeps opening the detention door for no reason other than to let baldi know where he is

[@kegmonkey5648]

I love that Dan's reaction to an impossible task in games is always like, incredulous disbelief. Like, he just can't fathom that some games deliberately put in tasks you're not supposed to win.

[@leoronus9466]

Nothing to do with this episode, just mentioning that I'm not the only one who wants another round of Billion Road. It was such a fun series, and deserves another play

[@nattyice23]

This might be my favorite parody horror game, reminds me of the typing computer games I used to play as a kid lmao

[@Manigeitora]

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing?

[@SilentOnion]

Weird that it reminds you of old educational games

[@nattyice23]

@@SilentOnion they did a good job of what they were going for, what can I say lmao

[@theburningkitten4019]

@@SilentOnionit’s almost identical in design to “Sonic’s schoolhouse” on purpose.

[@chiquitin_o]

love how not even 10 minutes into the game and dan is already being haunted by the whistling in his head

[@adenbaden315]

Dan being completely dumbfounded after the first jumpscare is gold

[@xgalarion8659]

i love how amongst all the game they play, chicken in the darkness is the one that sticks. Also tungulus. But that game is legend.

[@mayvalley]

Maybe the real treasure was the tungulus we found along the way

[@TRMeowth]

Never heard of this game, so initially I thought they were doing a goofy cold open. Didn't realize that was a trailer for Homebody, that looks extremely fun!

[@dooplets._.5776]

I cannot describe the joy I felt when Dan mentioned that deepfake of Arnold, I love that video so damn much lol

[@Thundergoom]

I love how Arin giggles every time he hears “SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP”

[@MiotaLee]

i mean, me too. Idk why it does it for me but it do

[@Bro-cx2jc]

Baldi: *moving at slowest speed possible* Dan and Arin: *Running frantically in circles in front of Baldi without actually getting any farther away from him* DEAR GOD HE'S SO FAST!!! You guys never fail to entertain XD

[@chiachimariachi4682]

I like to think that the spirit of Dan “THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN DOKI DOKI LITERATURE CLUB??” Game Grumps came to Dan at the perfect moment so that he wouldn’t go blind into another horror game

[@daveyjones6136]

Dan after 2 notebooks: "He's so fast!" Oh Dan if only you knew...

[@matthewjones6786]

I swear the sweeper is doing an Arin Hanson impression.

[@hankis2043]

I’m pretty sure baldi’s basics was a game made for a meta game competition which had games which broke the fourth wall and made fun of game industries, it was submitted to make fun of horror games yet became a famous horror game itself

[@hostilepacifist275]

Oh yeah baby I'm ready for this , a classic game with the boys

[@Nocron]

I hope this isn't a one off, I forgot about how much of a silly and honestly kinda charming game this is. I haven't watched this channel in ages but this was reccomend to me and holy moly what a fantastic time I had.

[@vonKasa]

this is gonna be one hell of a ride for dan

[@jules666.]

This game always gives me strong vibes of 2009 second grade Windows XP educational games, except much more unsettling. It's so nostalgic yet horrifying. A Tux Paint nightmare if you will

[@seangalloway5734]

Arin: No, his ruler is far away Also Arin: _Immediately finds Baldi a second after he said that_ 14:55

[@Wandergirl108]

Watching them jump rope while they have the scissors selected is just painful.

[@isitleeyourelookingfor6352]

I haven't watched Game Grumps in a year and now I'm high watching it and the opening scene to this video made me question my sanity. I was like. This is NOT Baldi's Basics!

[@ccyamato]

Dan: is this an old game? Well I mean, it came out like, 5ish years ago so that's ancient in indie game time.

[@yosuzumetheyokai]

omg yes!! GameGrumps playing random popular games that had their moment years ago on the internet! my favorite

[@CloudyBeast-t5u]

Why is this Arin gaslighting Dan when this is probably Game Grumps gaslighting the audience lmao

[@nyacchiatos]

5:38 HE SAID THE THING

[@lakegroce685]

Arin’s constant and rapid movement of the mouse curser has encapsulated my cat’s attention.

[@AnotherGenericUsername]

The game trailer in the beginning looks amazing 🎉

[@katethevampire]

The fandom for this game was wild one second you're seeing a video of someone telling you about the hidden characters next second you're seeing baldi x principal fanart

[@derpyjane2524]

Arin asking the universe how to use items and *IMMEDIATELY* skipping the How to Play option KILLS ME! 😭 Edit: Upon further inspection, he did in fact look! *The game simply doesn’t say anything about items until after he gets the quarter* 😭

[@IvoriHonor]

I need Dan to be introduced to more old horror games that he hasn’t played before

[@yuck-mansilver3927]

Hearing Arin and dan saying let me cook is a god send

[@HECKproductions]

i remember elementary school math... 1st grade was 2+2 2nd grade was 2*2 3rd grade was CTHULHU FHTAGN / ASH NAZG DURBATULÛK

[@squeet0]

You guys should make a playlist seeing how many unsuspecting horror games you can get Dan to play

[@spark_bears]

Loved when AH played this a while ago (Michael as Baldi: "What.") Very happy to see Dan and Arin experience it!

[@joshuajune3024]

Arin really needs to work on his "fake Dan out" voice.

[@thatantagkinnie26]

Dan: it’s potentially educational! The game immediately: This is a horror game and is not educational

[@williambell3304]

Never played this game, but I love That there appear to be hints everywhere they just refuse to notice lol.

[@animalzamzam]

Nothing will replace the shock and awe I felt to see a baldis basics play through that was out out 15 hours ago

[@yb0oot]

I've never watched a GameGrumps video. Let's change that.

[@dingdong-bz3zp]

Watch out for Dad, he will talk shit about you behind your back.