Why I Became A Sweaty Adult Beyblade X Player

[@HighBeanz]

"You don't stop playing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop playing" - Emgo316

[@fishchips5121]

emgoat mentioned!

[@cwaxytea]

you dont stop living because you grow old, you grow old because you stop living.

[@HighBeanz]

@@cwaxytea be dead, be proud, PAAAAAALM IN YOUUUUR FAAAAAAÀAACE

[@dickdastardIy]

- might guy, naruto

[@LuciferArc1]

The power of youth ​@@dickdastardIy

[@jonlocke7112]

So I’m a submariner and on a recent underway, one of my buddies and I decided to pick up a few boxes of beyblades and a couple arenas to make a tournament for some moral boosting. When I tell you I was lambasted by the upper chain of command for doing something so “childish” I almost cancelled it. But I held on and still brought it with me. To say it was a MASSIVE hit was an understatement. The very same people who were shitting on the idea ended up participating and we all had so much fun with it.

[@DanganRanger]

Sometimes folks just have to try it for themselves to truly understand. Well done for sticking to your guns and I'm glad it all worked out!

[@kyledevries7085]

That’s a dope story, if people could just put down there pride for a moment and try new things that seem childish or only for kids people would have a lot more fun in life

[@whenisdinner2137]

Don't knock it until you give it a try holds true to this day

[@noot6230]

You just gave me an idea for my next deployment, I’m a surface sailor on a DDG so should be fun

[@generic3592]

I am bringing my arena for radio to have an underground beyblade tourney. Hopefully it's as successful as yours lol.

[@heromedley]

beyblade x is pretty much the perfect gen for adults who completely missed the second generation

[@Xel_games]

Yeah, honestly. Because takara tomy is marketing them TO Adults. They're ads have adults using them... like i don't know why people think there is so such thing as "childrens's toys" there are only toys. This is a hobby though. Like it's literally a hobbie game. Like magic the gathering or D&D... it should be treated as such rather than trying "validate" liking them as adults...

[@davida4559]

Bro came 8 years too late😭

[@goldenninja9053]

As someone who's now 20 and used to play with Beyblades during the Metal Fury/Fusion series, I found out this new X series, and it looks really cool! Reminds me of that old era I started with. I might actually start getting invested into this new era lol.

[@Starpotion]

I really dig the packaging for Beyblade X, definitely had me interested since it looks a lot less like a toy now

[@cantaimright]

I think their for adults, I could buy plastic gen from two weeks allowance, I am NOW being honest saving THREE months of my salary to buy Hell scythe

[@7th_phoenix546]

“This is an adult only Beyblade video, fuck them kids” Absolute gold 😂

[@vargansartorious3956]

My thoughts exactly lol😂😂😂😂

[@SRGIProductions]

Powerfully Pointless: F*** them kids! Hasbro: Respect. 😎(in regards to the green bucket stadium)

[@henrysullivan6341]

No diddy

[@strictlybananas]

I remember walking home from my buddy’s house with my arena and a big plastic ziploc bag of beyblades and some other kids were hiding in a bush laughing at me. I went home sad and my Aunt said “you’ve got Beyblades, all they’ve got is a fucking bush” and then she played with me, it was awesome

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Your aunt freaking rocks

[@ValTek_Armory]

Considering the initial trailer for beyblade x has primarily adults in it, i feel we are fine as beyblade x players

[@ValTek_Armory]

We are the demographic they are trying to get back since they want to make beyblade into a proper sport, and I'm HERE for it!

[@dovesr0478]

Bro the "this is the coolest thing ever" to "that's gay" pipeline moved at mach speed, shit was so tiring.

[@DanganRanger]

For real

[@tanithsfinest]

I remember being a kid with the first gen beyblades. I made a terrifying discovery, the orange top with the spring on the bottom had a weird middle segment, and I managed to put 3 weight disks on it. After locking the spring in the "retracted" position I had a top with over twice the weight of the competition, and dominated middle school recess.

[@DanganRanger]

Brutal

[@kood995]

Absolute mad scientist right here.

[@Udontlikeice]

Oh damn I thought I was the only one I modified mines exactly this way bc we where (for lack of better words) betting for psp games and playing cards (Pokémon at the time)

[@diskdem0n]

you sicko

[@MsSoulBlader]

Bro, you're never too old to enjoy any hobby. The only ones that push their kids to stop being kids are the ones that have forgotten to enjoy life - keep blading! 🎉

[@DanganRanger]

Amen!

[@moejuggler6033]

Tell that to my friend who loves Precure.

[@-Insert_name_here-]

I read balding lmao I’ll do both just to be sure😂

[@sherbertkid]

Thiss video is for liberals

[@gabrielsalahi3656]

You can definitely be too old to (begin) certain hobbies If you’re 80 years old who’s entire life never workout or been trained…I’m just gonna come out and say that you should NOT try and take up boxing lol

[@Slushiebop]

Beyblade X is what i would deacribe as "addictive gameplay" and it just gets wilder as time goes on. TT is currently testing a special rule set where if you use highly uncompetitve parts, you get an extra point per win depending on how many uncompetitive parts you use

[@Unclaimed_Username]

@@Slushiebop finally, a meme bey bonus.

[@Slushiebop]

@@Unclaimed_Username no joke using a meme bey you can get 3 or 4 points in one battle

[@Kaidhicksii]

@@Slushiebop Okay unless said battles are going up to 7 points, that is way too much of an advantage.

[@Slushiebop]

@@Kaidhicksii I ain't the one who made them lol

[@TestName286]

I want them to test the idea of using the dual top launchers but actually for one player. And make it a special mini top where you're allowed to use two identical tiny tops. Call it like twin sets or something. I think that would make it crazy

[@translations_tv]

Honestly, you're completely valid in your feelings here. I suffered from the same yard sale mentality in my family and ended up losing all of my Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon cards, Bionicles, and Beyblades.

[@DanganRanger]

It's rough, man.

[@HopDances]

Rip 🙏

[@Bluezexmas]

At least yours may have gone to a good home, my mom straight up donated my stuff to salvation army

[@andrewcovell9692]

​@@Bluezexmas mine threw them away without my concent it was also painful when I found out my nephew chose to cut his pokemon collection with scissors kid ain't gettin nothing valuable from me like that again at least not for a long while once he realizes just how much money that was thrown down the drain always sell off if you don't want it anymore there's no reason to trash what can turn a prophet

[@copingflower1909]

Thankfully for me a lot of my old toys as a kid were preserved by my dad and put up, and along with that a majority of all my MF beys were kept safe

[@mrtoyreviewman]

I regret clicking on this video. Was into Beyblade as a kid, grew out of it, got really into it again with Metal Fusion and managed to stop when Burst came out. And then this video comes out, and has me adding new beyblades to my cart at the toy store. Thank you for this.

[@Unclaimed_Username]

One of us! One of us!

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Gooble gobble gooble gobble!

[@trubb225]

as someone who has tested the plastic bucket; If you're gonna use it for beyblades. don't use it for X. use it for MFB. It's somehow better for it.

[@DanganRanger]

Good to know! I guess everything can find a use if you look at it from different angles.

[@trubb225]

@@DanganRanger it's mostly the amount of pockets plus the rail having some usage as an anti-tornado-stall thing. it's genuinely somewhat decent. ..although if you want a stadium for that price, the ali-10 is usually better .3.

[@multivewer]

The good ol' BB10

[@MegaMetal96]

When I was a kid the extent of my strategy was “get a Superheavy Chinese weight disk from the dollar store and be heavier than everyone else”

[@Quixotic-IX]

Ha! Is this the disk that sparks.

[@MegaMetal96]

@@Quixotic-IX yep, although I wore mine out pretty quickly launching it on its side in the basement

[@bebronspeedruns9817]

AS HEARING THIS, I AM NOW ON MY WAY TO GET A SOAR PHEONIX! THANKS FOR INSPRATION DUDE! HOPE i can become at it because ive never played beyblade before!

[@DanganRanger]

Best of luck on your journey! The US community has had the best luck finding Phoenix specifically at Target, so that's my recommendation. Since the product rollout just started recently, some stores are a bit behind on putting product on shelves so don't give up if the first store you try doesn't have it!

[@flamer38544]

​@@DanganRangersame with Dranzer?

[@copingflower1909]

My first X bey was actually Dran Sword, but funnily I only got it cause I didn't realize that my pro account at Gamestop was still active till next year, because I'm long done with Pokemon cards I noticed they had some X beys, so with the points I had and my 5 dollar off for the month I got it completely for free, and that for me was the beginning of the end for my wallet since thats when I realized these beys are metal like MF

[@YashKhullar-c4l]

Hope you have a lot of fun!

[@UnsafestPony81]

I think, if Takara Tomy and Hasbro play their cards right for the future of X, this could be the best Beyblade generations of all time! Already it has the best of each Generation along with how more "adult" it is with how its becoming a "sport" in Japan. It's gonna be a good one, let's hope it lasts!

[@jonathon422]

As a South Texan, I can confirm, it was hard to take part in certain hobbies. Its amazing how far we've come in the last 15 years.

[@IdentityChrist]

Yeah, you guys lost women's bodily autonomy 😭😭

[@donkey7921]

The part about we've come far is sarcasm right? I don't believe anyone irl would approve of an adult getting "toys"

[@jessewhite1679]

Beyblade is a fun competitive physics experiment for ppl of all ages for sure.

[@jaysonkang]

Feels like i'm finally with my people, cannot overstate how much I love this video as an older bakugan and beyblade player who loved the original games and shows associated. The Bakugan Gen 3 to Beyblade X pipeline seems to real at this point, and it makes me think that Spinmaster inadvertently created a lot of Beyblade X fans by pushing out toys that probably needed more time to cook. Great discussion on the new products!

[@Unclaimed_Username]

In 3.5, there was a psionic class that fought using a large psycrystal. Bet you can guess how RP'd that. I had gotten into Burst just as it ended. The burst mechanic, and the clicks that leads to them, intrigued me because "they added a hp system to beyblade" sold me. I bought some, quickly learned that COUNTERFEIT beyblades weren't just a thing but a common occurrence, and ended up researching where to buy legit ones (also the difference between the western and eastern versions). Afterwards X started rolling out and...I didn't want to spend even more money on imports. Thirty dollars a beyblade wasn't a lot, but it kinda was (ignoring that the one I really wanted, Roar Bahamut, was RIDICULOUSLY expensive). When I learned that X was coming to the states And that they were supposedly not going to gimp the designs like they did with burst, I was excited. I now own seven of the little dudes and am looking back at the jp market to get ones that aren't out here yet. I'm hooked!

[@Unclaimed_Username]

Also I see you're a fellow shark bro! I'm aiming for Keel Shark 2-60 Accel. Gonna minnax those two blades

[@DanganRanger]

@@Unclaimed_Username I might have to test that build, color me intrigued. 🤔 Shark gang for life 🦈

[@samudec5134]

idk how it is for the US, but for us in France (we got the physical releases a month ago as exclusives to 1 store and will officially get wave 1 on the 15th), import is not much more expensive than in store if you take several at once on amazon jp. For reference, the regular prices are cheaper (starters are 13e and boosters are 10e, vs ~10e for starters and 7.3e for boosters on amazon jp) and alone there's like 17e of shipping, but the shipping doesn't go up much as long as you take small things (it's like 21e for 3 beys, or 7e/bey, which still makes it 30 to 40% more expensive, but far from ending up at 30e/bey)

[@soggy_auggy7191]

When i was a kid metal fight was all the rage. I used to watch other kids play and always asked my classmates to let me try their beys. My family was poor so i never got to buy any of my own beys. Years lster, i fiund a stadium and a bag full of beys for 10 bucks at a thrift store, but by then the craze had died. I was just looking into Beyblade X to join a local group hut i felt kind of iverwhelmed ahout what i was getting into. Thanking for making such a great video that really broke down the components of X!

[@DanganRanger]

Welcome to the fold! I recommend checking out the channel Beyblade Journey, as they've made great videos going in-depth on the ways the systems work.

[@soggy_auggy7191]

@@DanganRanger will do! Thank you for the info!!!

[@NEKOplaysgamez]

16:15 just FYI, actually the string launcher has a bit less power/resistance than the big ripcord bcuz it has a lower gear ratio. This lower resistance can help to keep your launcher holding hand more stable for better control. And if you need more power from a string launcher you should focus more on whipping out the string with higher speed rather than just pulling with more power like you can on the ripcord launcher.

[@DanganRanger]

Thanks for the advice!

[@furai26]

@@blueblonko he literally said that already

[@JA_Industries.]

One thing to note is, that while there is a power difference, the difference can be overmatched by practicing how to launch harder with string. Generally with string launchers, you essentially have to work on maximizing as much energy as you can into the draw length of the string. One thing I’d recommend doing is, no beyblade practice launching reps, and also doing reps with a beyblade too. Because there is a lot of muscle memory involved into maximizing the potential of the string launcher. Also one thing to note, there is a good chance that there is less of a gap in power between the Hasbro string launcher and the TT/pro ripcord/winder launcher. As a lot of the Hasbro string launchers seem to have a longer string.

[@JA_Industries.]

@@DanganRangerI’d also put some emphasis into practicing positioning, angles, and movement.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

The use of Kazuya Kiryu in the thumbnail is oddly specific and personal. At a convention a few weeks ago, I played Beyblade with some other attendees. One of them was a Kiryu cosplayer, specifically. His other costume for that weekend was Kamen Rider Faiz, which looked almost as good as the show.

[@stinkydrink1830]

Dawg they should've payed you for this advertising i've gone from thinking that beyblade x was neat to wanting to beat mfers up in a heartbeat thank you stranger

[@ariel_warfare]

I was about 13 years old when I first started Beyblade during the Metal Fusion days and it was the coolest shit I'd ever had. Now, playing X at 27, I'm just as excited, if not more, to witness the beginning of a new generation of Beyblade.

[@Narque]

Great video, I'm 32 and played with beyblade gen 1 just like you, and then it faded away, My mother bought me the Hasbro Stadium for christmas as a gag nostalgia gift but im hooked again and been buying beyblades none stop. I just wish it was much more popular over here in the UK

[@zaktilton1680]

They call the flower pattern you described the "Sliding shoot" or "Rush launch" they coined it in burst. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find anything for X yet

[@DanganRanger]

Good to know the proper terminology, thanks!

[@BBXCouncil]

im glad this video is popping off, beyblade x deserves all the attention its getting.

[@DanganRanger]

Yeah it's honestly already gone way further than I was expecting. Beyblade really came through for me on this one.

[@BigYabai]

I grew up with the OG plastic beyblades and it feels great to get back into it you can even see how they're aiming this new generation at all ages, including adults with the marketing it's nowhere near as deep and complex as those original ones got but I hope these new ones get more complex too

[@wakeup9712]

They even brought back some of the originals that we grew up seeing in that first gen.

[@greenknight9000]

*_AYO BASED FELLOW BUMP KING FAN_* You've earned yourself a sub PURELY for that alone

[@Not_Mathie]

nah brother, ain't doing my home work.

[@DanganRanger]

Fine but don't tell your parents you were watching naughty videos

[@xo2ulips]

do what you want, as long as you're having fun, and not hurting anyone or yourself, fuck it. be you

[@KHtrickers]

I completely agree. This gen is the perfect recipe for us that played with the first gen of beyblade to pick beyblade back up

[@jamescollingsboxing]

One minute I was watching how to cook smash burgers and now I'm here. How KZbin, how?

[@DanganRanger]

Fate has guided you here. Embrace your destiny and let it rip.

[@jamescollingsboxing]

@@DanganRanger it's definitely not for me but I love seeing people enjoy a hobby. Good for you for finding something you love! Always be proud of that... Even if it makes you a sweaty beyblade player 😂

[@DanganRanger]

Fair play, man. Much love, and may the algorithm continue leading you in interesting new directions.

[@GelyelFish]

The "wishing you'd just filled the bag with plushies instead" bit hits particularly close to home for me, because the de-cluttering victims I mourn the most were my McDonald's Neopets plushies 😂 Anyway, great video! I am a chronic competitive videogamer, but I got a taste for analogue games after trying a wargame and realizing I don't have space for painting/storing minis. Beyblade is completely different, of course, but I figure I can stash three tops and an arena somewhere.

[@RedstonePyroMan]

I was crazy for beyblade in 04-05. There was a lot of noise online about the 25th anniversary of the original series too. It was emotional seeing the original vocalist of the Beyblade US theme perform again in an anniversary concert. I'm glad other people feel the same way!

[@Moszczynski69]

I remember watching original Beyblade back when I was a kid and you have no idea how on fire we all were. Quick note I'm from Poland so we had Beyblade dubbed in Polish and it was the hypest shit. I went to Warsaw with my mom to meet a more distant part of my family and my aunt got me a Hasbro Driger V2. After that I was nigh unbeatable but for one person, my long childhood friend with the same name as me, he had pretty much all hasbro Beyblades from the first generation. I absolutely remember playing for parts, betting on matches with Pokemon cards and other wild shit. Thanks for this video mate, imma check Beyblade X now for sure.

[@Alluxuss]

As someone who is gen z and watched a lot of beyblade burst when it came out I think it might be fun to try it out again

[@FLchapin]

No joke, got back into beyblade because of this video, thank you

[@WaitForYouu]

i feel like the player base is literally just 31 year olds and 11 year olds

[@JustSirf-Sirfluffyton]

This video encapsulates every reason why I've been a fan of beyblade recently. X has had a largely older audience and I'm all for it. I've loved all of the attention beyblades been getting lately. You have a new sub!

[@thebanishedking7467]

Over the past 2 years I've been recollecting beyblade metal fight. I really did not care for burst but Beyblade X has continued to grab my attention. Thanks for sharing this excellent video with us! You have gained a subscriber good sir! I'll definitely have to check out beyblade X.

[@Lucas-Zouaven]

I vaguely remember this from my childhood. In general I really enjoy people talking about their hobby. You sound incredibly enthusiastic. Good luck in life 😀

[@DanganRanger]

Much love

[@JayTheGamer11111]

I have a little information regarding the X over project for you. If you didn’t already know, there was a vote. Done over a year ago to figure out which beys to bring over in to x sadly bumpkin wasn’t one of them

[@DanganRanger]

Yeah I did know, but I'm holding out hope that they'll do more votes down the line. I'm also deluded.

[@StarWagi]

As someone who plays competitive yugioh this is my favorite kind of thing. Games are for everyone and if you enjoy something niche or "for kids" you should feel no shame.

[@angusyoung119]

Im in my late 20s, so I heard about Burst a couple years ago, not knowing Beyblade kept going after G revolution. I nabbed some burst beys and quickly found out I was buying “old” beyblades (i.e. 1st gen burst beys) And I was like “Whoa, they really kept going”. And this Beyblade X took me by surprise, didn’t know its been around for a year now, and I just got a few with the new stadium. Glad to know its still in its “early stages” and its gonna keep going. I might even enter tournament if one comes to my area, granted anyone I know personally will not know lmao

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Yeah, it pretty much never stopped! Except for a short hiatus in 2008, Beyblade has basically just kept rolling all the way from 2000 up to today.

[@wulph24]

The return of beyblade with beyblade X makes me so happy. Grew up loving beyblades, and it just got ruined by burst and beywheels imo. My friend decided to pick up a few x beys for 3 of us to play with last night. We tried them out, using various arenas, and shit. It was so fun we had to go back out and pick up an actual arena, and it's safe to say me and the bois are officially back into beyblades.

[@thetrueeg0ist]

Dawg but burst was awesome tho, especially the anime, it had better animation than alot of anime coming out tdy

[@thetrueeg0ist]

Even the physical beys themselves were good, unless you were getting shitty hasbros, then you are absolutely valid

[@FlytoZenith]

I never thought I would want to get into beyblade again 20 years later. But here we are.

[@femoman]

I grew up with the OG Beyblades, maining with a classic Dronzer, which could somehow never beat my beat friends' Spark Knight despite the massive size difference, and the kid who brought the battle arena to school was officially the coolest kid in the playground. Now Im in my 30s and have a child of my own, and I am happy to say that we both saw these Beyblade X sets in a store in our town, and now we have a new hobby to share!

[@ryuudrako86]

I got back into beyblade during burst, when i saw the japanese ones remade Dragoon v2 (my favorite as a kid), and after having it, i fell down the rabbit hole and have continued that until now. Now I own an old Golden Ultimate Valkyrie (as of writing worth around $200), and Cobalt Drake (around the same price) as well as a fairly large assortment more. It's honestly a blast, and as a shelf item they take up relatively little space as a whole, so I don't need a million binders like I used to for Yugioh/Pokemon TCGs. Great video, I hope more people make the leap to Beyblade and see just how fun and strategic it actually is.

[@RealBXTman]

I started being interested in Beyblades from the beginning of the Burst generation when I was 6... Here I am still very young and enjoying the new X generation. I wonder what it will be like when I'm an adult.

[@DanganRanger]

As long as you don't let that part of yourself who knows what they love die, you're in for a great life.

[@raionbomber75]

I've learned more about competitive beyblade in this one video, im so sold on this

[@brynessaszassegames]

I am a weird beyblade adult who hosts tournaments and I support this message 😂

[@DanganRanger]

When the notification popped up on my phone just saying "I am a weird Beyblade adult" I was sure I was about to get roasted for the millionth time ngl

[@brynessaszassegames]

@@DanganRanger not from this angle, come play with us in Houston anytime!

[@mechrowave6342]

I like when Beyblades escape the pockets it makes the battles more unpredictable and fun

[@wills242]

For real! At my locals on Saturday I saw a beyblade escape the side pocket only to KO the other beyblade into the center pocket. BBX is gasssssa

[@TheSmokey_media]

Beyblade X is so good that I started content creating for it haha

[@mynameis-deez]

I watched one of ur vids!

[@ariel_warfare]

Nice! I've been thinking about doing the same thing. It's never too late, I suppose.

[@TheSmokey_media]

⁠@@ariel_warfareyou should! It’s fun haha

[@genericsidecharacter8915]

Me personally, I like Beyblade Burst more than Beyblade X. Ik you consider their designs “busy,” but I enjoy their complex and intricate designs and gimmicks. Some beyblades like the Longinus line are just genuinely beautiful to stare at.

[@DanganRanger]

The Burst line definitely has some clear winners, I think for me it just comes down to consistency. That said, Prime Apocalypse is one of the most gorgeous Beys I've ever seen.

[@genericsidecharacter8915]

@@DanganRanger for sure. Some designs in Burst are definitely stinkers lol

[@firetastic1182]

You have to keep in mind this is only the generation of beyblade x beys, can't wait to see what future gimmicks they add in the future evolutions.

[@PolishBigfootCircle11]

Bro, that intro was REAL! I loved Beyblade, and had friends who played during the plastic and metal shows. One day, my friend got bored, and gave up all of his blades to a friend, and we never played again. I still have all of mine, and I yearn to battle with friends again one day.

[@camdencantwell846]

my wife and have been hosting WBO x tournaments for a few months now and we're doing our first one in the hasbro x stadium this week!

[@DanganRanger]

Awesome, love to hear it! I'm curious to hear what the top decks will look like!

[@wills242]

Good luck! Hasbro stadium (as you probably know) is a whole different meta! Hammer can be incredible in there

[@camdencantwell846]

1st Place - SoulBurner Leon Claw 9-60 Flat Pheonix Wing 5-60 Taper Cobalt Drake 4-60 Rush 2nd Place - Serphus Tyrano Beat 5-60 Unite Unicorn Sting 9-80 Gear Needle Wizard Rod 9-60 Ball 3rd Place - Clfjmpr Weiss Tiger 9-60 Low Flat Tyrano Beat 3-60 Taper Wizard Rod 5-60 Hexa

[@DanganRanger]

@@camdencantwell846 Leon Claw taking first, you love to see it

[@wills242]

@@camdencantwell846 phoenix on taper combos are coming up apparently

[@gamershideout89-ke2vn]

TT should make this a real adult sports by providing high RMP launcher, full metal beys and a bigger and safer stadium...

[@williamsanborn9195]

I’ve been obsessed with spinning tips for the longest time. Don’t know why. Anyway, I’m glad that Beyblade X is more of a “universal” demographic than what previous generations were. I was too young to experience the plastic generation, but I was HEAVILY invested in Metal Fight. Burst was fun for the first couple of seasons from Hasbro, but when they drastically changed the formula for the 3rd season, I just stopped caring as much, and stopped buying Burst beys altogether after the 4th season. I’m thinking about investing in X, but I don’t have anyone to play with. Keep being the big fan of Beyblades you are, and I promise I will be as well! 😊

[@rishyrish]

Nah nah nah lol I crying the thumbnail said and you should too 😂. The feeling of calling a these by there names as if they are Pokémon is a feeling I miss as a kid

[@jettesides420]

Being an old man, I find this topic dumb. But, also being a parent to a kid around this period, and I was once a young teen myself. I find this topic very nostalgic and informative. Great video, subbed. We have a ton of Beys and even Bakugan decks. I was more of a Magic the Gathering kid personally. His generation is different from ours. Its all about having fun in the end. Great retrospective buddy!

[@jessevandez]

Thank you for inspiring me to buy a giant box of beyblade at the last garage sale near me. I randomly toss in a top every time I walk by the arena. I'm super excited for when I finally find people to play with, haha. Rewatching this also taught me that my tops aren't breaking haha.

[@i3ighead96]

Hey I already commented but wanted to give you an update since you inspired all of this: I am now the proud owner of some Beys and an arena and unpacked it today with my father (56). We both didn't ever do this before but had the best hour together since probably 15+ years. It IS as much fun as I hoped and it was truly amazing that my dad was the first to start switching around parts and now he wants to have Beys himself and build a launcher with a cordless screwdriver or a flex tool or something crazy xD

[@DanganRanger]

Bro my heart is melting

[@DrDIYhax]

I'm 28 years old and I just got back into beyblade, I tried out beyblade burst and I wasn't much for the designs so i stopped collecting , bayblade x on the other hand is so awesome I spent hundreds of dollars on them already haha , I battle them with my gf its like being a kid again i love it , I like how small they are now they feel more dangerous and I like the Weight and designs too makes me feel like I'm 10 again. It's nice to see other people my age enjoying it too. Never stop doing what you enjoy man keep up the great work ❤

[@Perseus392]

Welcome back, king. I grew up on MFB, skipped Burst, and returned. We always return.

[@rzdakira]

Who knew that putting more strategy depths into a game and iterating on it while sticking to what is great is good for brand growth, recognizability and longevity. I have this feeling that this generation is made by people who loved the game while they were kids and grew up wanting to share the experience to the newer generation. It also feels like they want to bring back all those who grew up with the game but was unable carry their hobby forward with them for whatever reason and let them know that they are seen and appreciated.

[@2t0nrhianwilliams21]

I also came up with the Phoenix 5-60P combo. I started telling everyone. It’s now regarded as one of the best if not the best Phoenix combo out, and shark edge with 9-60 and low flat. It’s awesome.

[@gangtar77]

Dude the same thing happened to me 1:30 I invited my friend over to show him beyblades in 6th grade and he said they were fun but gay xD

[@The4Tifier]

My two younger cousins brought over their starter set today, and I was blown away. I only played with the original plastic generation Beyblades from the OG to the Engine Gear and MS era. But I have to say, this generation of Beyblades is by far the best. The battles are far more intense and unpredictable, the Beyblades have an OG style back with some proper combinations from Metal Fight and Burst, and the concept of X gets rid of one of the biggest problems I've found with previous eras (that is, the heaviest Beyblades that can stay in the center almost always won). Now with the X-elarator rail and the new point system format, that big problem is long gone! Honestly, I'm tempted to get back into it, but I'd likely be the only one in my area that would do that... So... I'll still think about it, I guess...

[@xdress1746]

Got together with a couple friends a while back. The host happens to be the "collector" of the group and had a new fixation, Beyblade. I played with them as a kid, and recall really liking Draciel (unfortunately). Anyway, they whipped out both X arena's, and a sizeable collection of beys, including a few UX's. We then proceeded to get drunk and play with battling tops for the next 5 hours. I picked up a Wizard Arrow that same night, and have since amassed a small collection. If someone told me that I would be way into battling tops as a grown adult...well, I'd actually believe you. Shit's fun.

[@dangangalaxy9759]

As a 23 year old who fell HEAVY into the Beyblade hobby in middle school and fell out of it when Burst started, I’m sold. I’m actually really excited to get back into it you really did sell me on the complexity. Burn Fireblaze/Phoenix was my main in the Metal Saga days so it looks like I already know what my first X Bey will be (shame about the paint chipping tho)

[@MaskedReaper20]

as an adult who grew up with gen 2 Beyblade x looks like it could bring Beyblade back into mainstream popularity because in my opinion kids weren't as exited or into Beyblade burst as we were into metal fight

[@NeverBetter23]

Ah, Beyblade. The thing that ultimately drew me to the internet, looking for ways to rewatch the show after initial airing and some way, any way, to find people to talk to about it. I didn't have anyone IRL who played, and was a generally lonely kid cause none of my hobbies really seemed to interest others in my classes and school, so I looked online and found the old WBO forum and made quite the mess for myself as an adult when inevitably old memories popped up and were revisited. Honestly I do get nostalgic for it frequently. Damn you youtube

[@PatchworkPossum99]

Oh man this has me super excited! I love to see them bringing back proper beyblades.

[@TaelAlchemist]

I always wanted to have real beyblades as a kid/teen, but only got the bootleg ones which were really crappy and broke if they crashed into another beyblade, because the original one were a bit too expensive for us. Still had great memories of watching others playing with their originals in the schoolyard. I love that beyblade still exists with a decently sized community. Keep enjoying your hobby!

[@Proto1Dude]

Actual launch an build strategy, organized tournaments, holy shit the anime is real...

[@P-tricky13]

"God I am so old" I felt that

[@lfwalrus]

I’m really sorry the people in your life haven’t said yes and gone through with fun ideas with you, I really hope that changes ❤

[@DanganRanger]

@@lfwalrus things have definitely gotten a lot more fun since college lmao

[@Arbiter_360]

I picked these up cuz my kid is able to hold a launcher, but I've now spent way more money on these tops and downloaded the Japanese app to earn points. This is what i always wanted as a kid!

[@jacksmith9810]

Could not have said it better man. You perfectly represented a voice for our people. A child at heart. Keep up the content

[@Blueskirtt]

Haha damn, Beyblade is still going nowadays? Wild. >18 minutes later ok you know what. fair. that looks dope as hell.

[@lilycoffee112]

I haven't even interacted with Beyblade since metal fusion, but hearing Storm Pegasus was getting a rework is all I need to jump back in. god, the nostalgia has gotten me hook line and sinker lol

[@DanganRanger]

None of us are truly immune to nostalgia. Having missed out on Gen 2 I never realized how popular it was until most of the Gen Z folks at our meetup would reminisce about how much they loved Pegasus and L-Drago.

[@ijustsawthat]

In Brazil kids were taking the kitchen sink metal "filter" that looks a lot like a beyblade base (that piece that stops food pieces) , attaching the soap bottle tips (that look like a beyblade tip) and for some reason fits exactly on the kitchen sink filter. That were our beyblades back in the day. We would dig a small circular hole in the dirt and just let it rip.

[@DanganRanger]

That's actually brilliant ngl

[@agroturtle1119]

Me and my older siblings were metal fusion kids. I was sitting in my room the other week and my older brother comes charging in showing me his new Beyblade, talking about it's comeback. I got my metal fusion down from the loft and we played with them a bit. When I got my a level results my brother gave me a dran sword starter pack and I have since bought a steel samurai. It's been great fun and I cant wait to get more.

[@justanotherfoolish]

i’m so happy that Beyblade X is very successful. I grew up with the 2nd generation and while i tried to keep my collection. I relate to what happened to yours. i stopped with burst but picked burst up near the very beginning of speed storm. then i fell back inlove with it. and decided to go full force. i own all the main beys of DB and BX. and rn excluding the rare get bey. I own every X bey so far. Every recolor. i’m happy.

[@NikoQerry]

Man... This video is such a nostalgia trip. I remember forcing my family members to play beyblade with me all the time. Also, the Metal Fusion anime was literally my childhood.

[@magicalgirl1296]

I can't say I'm interested in Beyblade myself, but Kiryu is such a pitch perfect choice for a thumbnail feature lol

[@DanganRanger]

I was actually racking my brain the day before I uploaded the video trying to come up with an idea for the thumbnail when I remembered out of nowhere the Pocket Circuit questline and I knew it had to be done. Kiryu is the merciless king of beating children at their own games and we love him for that.

[@maxrodriguez889]

11:34 you can count on that happening, especially in America. Just gotta give it enough time for everyone and organizers to get their hands on some hasbro products and the Hasbro X format tournaments will start rolling out

[@Stopaskingwhyandjustreadit]

Oh you don't even know... 👀 Stay tuned.

[@maxrodriguez889]

@@Stopaskingwhyandjustreadit can’t wait

[@nuc]

Great video!!

[@DanganRanger]

Glad to have your approval 🙏

[@nosleepsender]

I grew up with the metal saga generation, and boy did i miss metal in beyblades! I tried collecting the 3rd gen but it didnt feel the same with metal fight. That is until the 4th gen arrived and man it felt like that scene in ratatouille where the critic had the flashbacks Theyre so fun and even as a 20 yo we still had fun w/ my friends

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Beyblade has always had metal, it was just a different part. Rather than putting it in the attack ring, it was used as a weight layer in the center.

[@new_fig_whoodisss]

Great video! Its so cool to see how much people are enjoying Beyblade X, definitely the best gen so far

[@wills242]

BBX is absolute gas. I roll out of bed every Sunday morning and hit my locals here in LA lately. I’m almost 30 from plastic gen and gotta say Beyblade is better than ever. LOVE my collection. I’ve even been 3d printing custom display racks for the boys. TT and Hasbro syncing up is the best thing that’s happened in 2024

[@MrAsan0]

Oh man this video came up randomly on my home page and im so glad it did so much nostalgia. I remember my front yard was the designated "Beyblade Club" and in order to gain entry you had to present your "membership card" (we just used the plasic loyalty cards for the local store, back when they use to store them in leaflets at the entrance...fuck we must of cleaned them out.) My bey of choice was Seaborg.

[@AdityaAdiprabowo]

I started at around 7 or 8 when I first played Beyblade with my buddies at school (1st gen), now I'm a 31-year-old playing Beyblade X with my son. Totally missed out on the 2nd and 3rd gen but the Dranzer & Driger reprints were enough to pull me back to playing again, now I'm passing it on to the next generation.

[@angusyoung119]

One more (last) comment: I love how launch technique has stayed in the minds of Takara Tomy. I’ve played around with 5 different X beys now, customized them differently, and launched the differently. Every battle feels different, while my Wizard Arrow is my best setup, I can’t wait to get my hands on newer ones with more “gimmicks” to their spin. Also, a line of all the original plastic beys remade for X would easily take my wallet.

[@ValTek_Armory]

The plastic gen remakes tend to be the lightest, so best to play within a weight class if you want to use those

[@angusyoung119]

@@ValTek_Armory it would be for nostalgia, not competitiveness. And an easy way to bring back the older fans imho

[@TheOfficialRandomGuy]

Great video. The Dranzer homage is cool, but it’s still not enough for me to get back into it. They would have to release a legit full scale all metal gen 1 style Beyblade that works in order for me to get back into it as an adult. I still have all my OGs stored in a case though.

[@SRGIProductions]

Then you might wanna check out Bench Blade. They do all metal remakes and some reproductions of plastic gen beys.

[@NitroHavok]

Honestly I related to your story immediately. I grew up in a village in Scotland where football is basically everything, so me growing up with an interest in things like yugioh, and beyblade pretty much doomed me into solitude. My mum and dad would play with me at home, so i was very thankful for that, but i never really had a group of friends to Beyblade with

[@DanganRanger]

It can be tough being the nerdy kid, much love to you for having to go through it as well.

[@seanfitzpatrick8833]

I recently got into Beyblade because my 7 year old nephew got one from burst. I'm 42 years old and had picked up a couple burst beys back when my older nephews were into it, but nothing ever came from them. After getting my butt kicked by a 7 year old, we switched to X and it has been an absolute blast. He has the hasbro stadium and sometime soon I'm going to get my hands on one of the TT stadiums, probably the double extreme stadium because I like the center motorized area that drops and raises with its own accelerator rail. Let it rip and watch the carnage.

[@FennecFoxFurry]

Im only 16, but Metal Fusion was always my favourite when I was younger, the other kids wouldn't let me. They all played Burst and they feared my Meteo L Drago to the point where they shunned me. Beyblade X is so good as it feels like a revival of my favourite generation. I'm having the most fun I have had beyblading in such a long time.