Exploring Free vs $50 Dead Games

[@RyeGamesOfficial]

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[@Locust5uc01]

ur chillin

[@KamaniiDubs]

I love you

[@KamaniiDubs]

Your videos genuinely make my days better. Keep it up brody, love watching you bring back memories for people who cant get them back. S Tier jit.

[@Bottleofdopamine]

I vote for you playing war of rights

[@ssdrbx6180]

You're looking for most p2w games? Well you know....

[@Milty_The_Great]

Communities like War of Rights giving that new player, who is also a kid, a chance like that will let the experience stick with the kid in a positive way. Shout out to them for being patient and just having fun.

[@Arsonist999]

We need all the players we can get and want the game to always grow :)

[@GirolamoZanchi_is_cool]

And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. - Acts 3:19 If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church (These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches) If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms Lutheran church. If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC (Different from the Church of Scotland) If you are English I recommend the Free Church of England (Different from the Church of England) Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations

[@GirolamoZanchi_is_cool]

@@Arsonist999🐪

[@GirolamoZanchi_is_cool]

And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. - Acts 3:19 If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church (These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches) If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms Lutheran church. If you’re Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC (Different from the Church of Scotland) If you’re English I recommend the Free Church of England (Different from the Church of England) Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations.

[@Wulfjager]

Shout-out to the kid too for not being an annoying screaming brat but just a kid that was interested in having fun on a video game

[@davidmacdonald1855]

Funny how the smaller the community, the less players playing, the more wholesome that community is. The sweaty tryhards, hackers, cheaters and trollers have all moved on and all that is left are the people that really care. Thank you for shining a spotlight on all these forgotten/dead games:)

[@GirolamoZanchi_is_cool]

And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. - Acts 3:19 If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church (These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches) If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms Lutheran church. If you are Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC (Different from the Church of Scotland) If you are English I recommend the Free Church of England (Different from the Church of England) Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations.

[@iamgroot4080]

It's a simple rule. If you have too much of something, it's losing it's value. For example... Human life. We've got a lot of people in the city and nobody cares about anybody. But in the small village people are the nicest

[@sazanja]

True. 99% of big communities and or fandoms around videogames/films/etc are ABSOLUTE burning stinking gassy, radioactive toxic garbage

[@theTF2sniper]

The insignia community(Original xbox live replacement) is a perfect example Just a bunch of people having fun playing older games online again, great times. It takes a little effort to get it set up, but those who go through the effort are greeted by a growing community thats very helpfull and just looking to have a good time

[@jenHry-ng3pw]

It is the same story with early accesses. When a successful release brings normies, it usually ruins the fun.

[@Rustyschakleferd]

That ship game seemed so wholesome, like you all saying goodbye made me sad lol

[@SCIFIguy64]

I’d likely pick it up if it dropped $10 or $15 dollars. $30 for a simulator that requires coop doesn’t workout all that well during development, especially if it’s essentially abandoned like he said.

[@jpeterson3140]

I loved it! It’s like 4 dudes geeking out over subs virtually living out their dreams

[@peterkumar2609]

fr it was like saying good bye to the boys after the year of school had finished

[@Wolfhound_81]

@@SCIFIguy64 it's not abandoned, there's communities that organize game evenings on a regular basis afaik. Wolfpack Discord and Duyfken pact for Europe

[@xtzyshuadog]

24:37 reminded me of the presentation of the Los Alamos drop scene in the movie Oppenheimer. It was a thing of labor, put together through much time, lots of effort, many people working otherwise alone in an empty ocean of possibilities. It was great destructive power, but it was fascinating to see what was possible in this game.

[@F2004FW]

War of rights is very much alive during prime time EST hours. A near full server everyday.

[@Viking3993]

I like Rye's content, but every time I see the WoR thumbnail I get upset lol

[@adas3497]

​ same lol, playing the game bi weekly with a reg and idk why he keeps including it in this series. it's very much still kicking.

[@NikephorosLogothetes]

Yeah only reason I watched this video was because he put WoR, an obviously active game, in the “dead” category.. which is weird considering in this video the servers he’s on are very much alive. It’s either clickbait or the fact that he’s a Brit means it looks dead during his prime time gaming hours.

[@ev6558]

Buddy one full server during peak hours in the highest pop region is not "very much alive."

[@NikephorosLogothetes]

@@ev6558 One full server of 200-300 players consistently with events every weekend running multiple 200+ servers is very much alive for a game with a very niche subcommunity.

[@charleswhitaker777]

Rye is quickly becoming one of my favorite youtubers. I basically sit in limbo, patiently waiting for his next "dead games" upload.

[@VincentLambert-yf6mh]

everyday i be checking lmao

[@notacat7127]

Rye bread is nasty

[@EhAchilles]

This and steam dumpster diving from iron pineapple

[@vocondus]

Right?

[@davidmacdonald1855]

enjoy his videos a lot but Im always half worried my game is going to end up in an episode:)

[@PaulChangs]

When you enter a dead game, you can just get a sort of feeling like they were all once at a time at their golden days. Kinda sad that most games will either be forgotten or dead at some points. Time is merciless but memories are always there to stay.

[@thecoolestofthe834s2]

@karlwithak. no and you mr manager will suck the life out of the game then fire the devs when they on your order stripped all the fun out of it i too am rich and actually do buy games like this but i have never bought the rights or partner ship them 50/50 you sound like you buy it and walking to think you own the place while i pull up in a kia soul a decent shirt and a millitary jacket and make the company as fun as i can to induce good creative flow for the desginers ever hear about a game named kenshi? yeah that was me every reggie vid or hazzor even my current play through was because i donated gave the author his full due diligence and treated him like a partner not a purchase to make your firends ooh and ahh like monkeys

[@TemmiePlays]

last days of PSU we went into field missions and started dropping items to make pretty images we basically redid this for the other games as they closed, or have a person auto running spamming meseta drops lol ( currency ) most players didn't even know the games were dying 🤷🏻‍♀️ Internet wasn't as robust as it is today, so only salty old vets could tell when things were drying up the only thing you keep in these games ARE the memories. So, hold onto them. probably most happen in your younger years, by the time you're adulting; you don't have time for these things. these dead games remind me of when online games just got started. everyone was friendly - we were all just excited to be experiencing this new thing. opposing sides goofing off to extend games, lobbies packed from butt to gut with ppl just sharing experiences good times now all y'all get is skibidi toilet

[@sagelebrun4900]

Recently stepped into gmod to see what was going on. Went into a few of the dead TTT maps and murder maps and felt a sense of nostalgia and loneliness being the only one in them, not even to mention the far more niche game modes that just disappeared from the once very alive and thriving server page. Makes me think of all the shenanigans that game had to offer and how little games nowadays remind me of that form of multiplayer.

[@simplyheck]

If you're interested in joining a private event in War of Rights that takes place during EU-friendly hours, try looking into the Grand Campaign event that happens every Saturday at 3PM EST

[@Viking3993]

HRE, General at War, for EU. GoA, WoB, BLN, Maryland Campaign, HDC, community events for NA

[@deutsch12]

Always good fun. Glory to the 1st Delaware, Honse Protects!

[@polymathplays3935]

No. Organized play, no matter how “laid back” you try to make it will always be inferior to the pure unhinged cancer that pub lobbies are. If people took this game less seriously, it would be more popular. It worked that way for Holdfast.

[@kingsimp1072]

I bet we’ve played with eachother I run with the 4th NJ

[@looney9105]

Holdfast sucks tho@@polymathplays3935

[@o7pacifica]

Meeting people in this type of games give the same feeling as making friends with other kids in the park as a child.

[@carloambrosio6726]

yeah. so odd. one single peek at others life and both feeling intruders in each other's minds...

[@UncAussie]

Spot on man

[@dreambuilder4536]

I still get that feeling when I go to Walmart, thank you for putting it into words

[@jakekunz5168]

That sub game is really cool. I feel like the potential there is very untapped. Too bad the developers aren’t working on it. Like I could imagine VR being sick in that.

[@TchSktch2]

first review I saw on the steam page: this game was like a garry's mod RP server that required a different kind of aspergers to get invested into. because instead of using your disease to meticulously craft a character with a backstory, a gimmick, and a greater understanding of the role you play in a bigger picture, you use it to remember how to maneuver your unwieldy body, how to screw over and manipulate others for a few dollars, and how to manage the complex relationships and rivalries surrounding a gaggle of socially maladjusted zeros. and unlike a garry's mod RP server that requires you to invest multitudes of hours just to continue having access to a special club of the special needs, sub rosa used to allow you to pop in at any time and find some other freaks to posse up with because they want other freaks dead. unfortunately, due to negligence on the developer's part and a key figure in the creation and maintenance of community servers being exposed as a kid diddler, this game is barren save for the few die hards who want to ride it out until their sacred grounds are ripped from beneath them. and i advise you to turn away and leave them to their business, not because you shouldn't want entry beyond the gilded gates, but because there is little for you once you are on the other side. this being said i am glad to have beared witness to the experiences i had within.

[@alpineodin]

subrosa in VR would pretty much remove the entire movement/physics system from the game, making it just an empty vr shooter.

[@selectionn]

Its a really entertaining game to watch for sure. The developer said he "Cant afford'' to work on subrosa though. Meanwhile, he has "released" 3 different unfinished games (some even have no sound in them!) and charged money for them. He is already working on his next unfinished scam, some crap looking soccer game re-using physics from subrosa.

[@unknowguy9642]

​@@alpineodin guys i think he talking about the submarine game, not subrosa

[@DustySquitoNM]

I believe that game is called IronWolf VR

[@canariawing]

sub rosa being on here breaks my heart. i've never played it but watching videos and streams of people playing it was tons of fun. criken's streams of the game where he plays with his friends and get into shenanigans were some of my favorite streams i've ever watched

[@CanOfSodah]

I played the original free alpha version of it a fuckton, and honestly the swap to the steam version also killed a lot of the interest- it went from being a round-based shooter where the teams had different jobs that were in potential competition with each other, to being a weird quasi-rpg thing.

[@xXblazmodzXx]

Reign of Kings has extensive history. My older brother and sister LOVED the game, and played together almost every day. I used to watch them play all the time until slowly the devs ended up making a lot of questionable changes, doing nothing against cheaters, and ultimately abandoning the game for another project (which they'd soon also abandon). The devs have a huge history of this strange behavior and there's a couple videos on them and what they've gotten up to.

[@Sharpzee]

yeah codehatch has a history of scams pretty much

[@Zlongster]

Codehatch also made starforge. They are famous for abandoning every game they work on.

[@lancebro121]

I loooveeed playing reign of kings it was actually good and had such potential ... i have quite a few memories like kidnapping the king and putting him in our jail and many others like being chased by a group of nakeds even though we were fully geared

[@Justin-oi7jt]

I grew up playing Day of Defeat, I had my own realism clan and server when I was 14-16, at the time there were a bunch of military servers that you could just join and start making rank. We had a ranking structure and everything, we would have drills, award ceremonies, training, and battles vs other units.

[@ZeroDOD]

Good old days.

[@markeyonethousand]

I was in a similar clan with ranks etc in Resistance & Liberation, another dead half life mod. Good times!

[@AWideGigaByte]

11:38 Legend has it, they are still dueling to this very moment.

[@StralianBtw]

man the old DoD loading screens took me back so much, i played that probably 6-8 hours a day at least when it came out as a kid. Wish it was as good as it used to be

[@oliveryt7168]

Isn't it?

[@TekedixXx]

The fact that Rye fell in love with WoR is so wholesome. I backed the game a few years before it showed up on steam and by that time I'd switched jobs and the friends at my previous job that I WAS going to play this with dipped, so I struggled to get into it.

[@ShamankingZuty]

If you want a great free dead game, check out Dirty Bomb. It had so much potential and I was sad to see it die. The game has no way to put real money into the game, so you have to grind to unlock new characters and load outs which is probably what killed it. But I still love hopping on for a few games every month or so.

[@mostactivechannel2951]

Can't you buy coins and stuff in dirty bomb? Either way I agree its a great game and a shame its pretty much completely dead now

[@isaachayman9231]

Yo I remember that game lol. Basically an overwatch before overwatch was a thing

[@michaeljorgensen1984]

Holy shit I remember that game

[@TheBeastlyFollower]

I spent around 400 hours in Sub Rosa from 2017 to 2022. Very fun game when its not dead, the day they came out with the a 64 player server was crazy. I have yet to play a game that has some of the gameplay mechanics and social aspects that Sub Rosa had. There was a longtime community of regulars, but they slowly one by one stopped playing the game. Additionally it had a healthy modding scene and the game allowed anyone to mod any weapon, sound effect, item prop, character, or car model to one of the models found on the Sub Rosa Modding discord. And you could still join a regular server with other players that weren't modded and things would only be changed for you. Made things a lot more unique after so much time spent. Its sad that a game that's so unique and enjoyable when populated died, and I hope more KZbinrs make videos about it to breathe a bit more life into it.

[@seanconk6808]

world mode killed the game.

[@pedrozoz6170]

@@seanconk6808 you mean round mode right and last character update?

[@henryb.7723]

15:11 the duality of man

[@tombombadil4176]

you miss 100% of the shots that you dont take at 500 yards

[@surfeit5910]

Day of Defeat was my Crack from the day it was released. I played the Merrill's Marauders servers for years. Taking a German 44, setting up camp overlooking half the map and just turning the other team into a pink mist was some of the most fun you could have in a game! Of course, you took a sniper to the face eventually, but, hey.... There's something about the simplicity of it that made it more fun that any of the modern games that followed.

[@funcake4444]

Caen was my favorite map. I would play it 24/7. Loved sneaking behind British lines and camping in the broken out buildings outside of spawn. I was a typical camping annoying 12 year old. Good time. I am sure we crossed paths.

[@Max_Payn3]

I have very fond memories of watching my cousin play it in the early 2000s and then eventually watching him play DOD Source when it came out, and playing a bit myself. It’s like a punch to the chest when I remember how care free and special those days were. I was so content just watching him play , I didn’t have multiplayer games at home (all I had was a PS2) . It was like this magical world and also really cool, I kind of saw it as “this is where the older cool kids hangout”

[@Noubers]

I feel so old watching this. Original DoD with a Kar 98 on a 24" CRT monitor as a kid with super high res. Put a pixel on a pixel and get a kill haha. Also played DoD Source like crazy. TONY DANZA!

[@adankpancake]

if sub rosa was even just 5 dollars it could have a massive resurgence

[@SuperFunkmachine]

i remember when it was free, always had a crowed on it then.

[@Calvin-r93]

The game transition music is part of my soul now. I love it! Thank You Rye.

[@terrachan8225]

What video game is it from? I recognize it.

[@limpingbeaver]

​@@terrachan8225undertale

[@AJBrinegar]

Let’s just appreciate Rye’s wholesome content.

[@GirolamoZanchi_is_cool]

And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. -Jeremiah 29:13 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. -John 3:16 Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out. - Acts 3:19 If are in North America, please go check out any of the churches available to you: PCA, OPC, Rpcna/Rpc, Urcna, or a canrc church (These are conservative and actual Presbyterian churches) If you can’t find one of the conservative presby churches then, maybe a Lcms Lutheran church. If you’re Scottish, I recommend the Free Church of Scotland and the APC (Different from the Church of Scotland) If you’re English I recommend the Free Church of England (Different from the Church of England) Also online you can look up church finders for each of the groups and it will show you locations.

[@Roadman1000]

War of Rights is by far the most fun experience I've had in a game. The leaders have these great individual personalities. It's funny when everyone engages in banter.

[@aidenslater5204]

Never change the transition music, EVER!!

[@jus__gra]

Honestly it tickles something in my monkey brain, I just want a 24 hour version

[@bandithyena4089]

@@jus__grait’s an undertale soundtrack I think

[@Grandmastergav86]

Reminds me of something from Sonic R lmao

[@izaicslinux6961]

What were those two songs between 18:35 - 18:45?

[@CC-xh1ok]

Its called "Another Medium" if anyone is looking for it

[@Hangry_Hungarian]

Wolfpack is very fun but sadly the dev team take a very long time to do any updates which makes it hard for people to stick to playing it.

[@anillusion97]

I just recently discovered your channel through this series and it's become one of my favorite series on youtube now

[@parryhotter6664]

tbh, this is why i love gaming. People all over the world coming together to play a game. You dont know their past, face, anything but you all go for one goal, fun.

[@RitzStarr]

Reign of Kings was a scam abandoned by the devs the second it got popular and they got an influx of cash. Don't give them a dime. They've done it like 4 times now.

[@martinarruaOK]

I discovered your channel yesterday, and I really like how you showcase the love for 'dead games.' You bring people together around games that no longer have a player base, providing hope to the developers. It's heartwarming to see you enter a game with just one lonely player and perhaps offer assistance in a moment of need in their beloved 'dead game.' At least, that's the impression I get from watching. Cheers to you, my friend! I raise my ale in your honor! Sorry for my poor writing; I'm from Argentina.

[@TheCrocodilhunter]

Reign of Kings.... man I remember that one. We where so sad when it was abandond by the devs.

[@aoki6332]

it was one of the only good Rust clone that had something going on

[@waltgrisly509]

​@@karlwithak. and they hate "management" for a very good reason.

[@rastaoneeye]

Used to play day of defeat with friends at cyber ground, in my 20s. Thanks for the nostalgia

[@ethanjones7418]

These videos calm my soul. Thanks Rye.

[@SuperLocrian]

Rye! I really love your videos. I especially love that you find and highlight the kind and welcoming people and communities you meet. Everything about the Wolfpack experience was just excellent! As you said - "Absolute Legends" Thanks!

[@Eight_Nine_G]

I played so.much day of defeat back in the early 00s then bf2 came out and i left. Crazy, some great memories. WSAT was a cool clan.

[@MARTINRIGGSS]

Matt is the mvp. Still waiting to see Command And Conquer Renegade

[@ZoddTheImmortalll]

I love this series, theres a nostalgic yearn; seeing games i didnt know about that have a place in peoples hearts. Such a unique niche you found deliving into these kind of hidden games - i love it. Keep up the good work

[@away8886]

Day of defeat has regulars that frequent a server and all converse with each other. It's like an old man lounge where they all hop on after work.

[@Ahmadabdal_]

I used to play contract wars. The main game mode was about defending the vip and and the vip had like 10 times the hp of normal players so the best move was an instakill knife to the back of the vip. It was super fun but the pay to win guns and perks were very frustrating to play against. Still I had good memories of the game

[@gameringdudeguy1126]

Come back! There is still a community and are keeping the servers alive. Everyone is on Hardcore for the increased xp per kill, free grenade etc.

[@christusreab1456]

I play day of defeat since 2000. And I often play on "full metal jacket". It's still a great game with a lot of memories of LAN Partys

[@Alamandorious]

I played Day of Defeat before Steam was thing. I had so much fun with it; there were actually servers that had mods that let you do some pretty creative things.

[@charonsferryold]

War of Rights is probably my favorite game these days because I actually live in the region of America the game depicts (western Maryland). It's so funny to be actively fighting people in an FPS and suddenly thinking "wait, I've been here irl this is a park now" before being pasted by a cannonball

[@AgentiMP]

Yo, glad to see myself in the video on your clip in War of Rights! Trust me, the game do worth it! - AgentImperiya

[@blancheedwas]

Love the use of maplestory music in your vids. That temple of time OST gave me nostalgia.

[@lordfizzz]

I played the original day of defeat since beta 2.0. i still remember the WON splash screen its imprinted in my mind forever. Some of the best times gaming of my life were playing dod. Anyone remember Battle for Europe?

[@MokoRadio]

I love watching these videos while I play games, eat, and workout.they are beyond relaxing and delightful please keep them coming

[@TimChuma]

I remember seeing a lot of games featured by gamer youtubers once and then never again. The ARMA community pretty much just plays their own scenarios these days. I used to watch multiple hours of video of the same mission from Shacktac players.

[@bormov]

Man i played Day of defeat when it first came out and even did unit battles (basically clan vs clan with our own inhouse rules) just hearing the gunfire bring back a ton fo memories

[@lordbronn9198]

Man.. I miss day of defeat. Was a huge part of my childhood. Great video buddy. Love your content

[@Max_Payn3]

Same . I watched my cousin play it a lot back in the early 2000s , as well as counter strike, battlefield 1942, unreal tournament 2003 and an assortment of Half Life mods . I cherish those memories and man, I’d do anything to go back for a day and relive them.

[@Jdkieddj]

Its still very much active in 6v6 scrims and league matches. There is a discord that a large amount of community members still play every single day. You could start playing pugs tomorrow if you wanted too.

[@lordbronn9198]

@@Jdkieddj appreciate it

[@JohnDoe-wb8et]

Man what memories. I remember playing contract wars religiously, but like most online browser games it died (or at least I stopped playing it) once Flash got discontinued on every browser. I think you could download a client to keep playing but it wasn't really the same anymore.

[@eynicsto]

I love this series. It's so wholesome. Please don't stop exploring Rye ❤

[@peanutbutterdijonnaise]

Man Day of Defeat brings back some memories. I used to suck at it but I played it on and off frequently in my high school years. Good times.

[@typhoon7561]

So weird to see Sub Rosa on this video, first time I played it was in 2012 and haven't heard about it ever since, I would never imagine that the game would look like that and let alone have been popular.

[@a-iz4pg]

It semi-blew up in 2014 when Idubbz played it, back when he used to have a lets play channel.

[@pedrozoz6170]

Subrosa made my days back in its previous updates. The game gives you reason to RP, it's basically the mechanic of the game, creating communities, rivals, enemies. It was so organic and vivid in the open world server that existed back then, with the little mechanics that made all the difference, the "realistic" physics, quickly dying, money accumulation, hard to master aiming, car crashes and drifting, the train. Man those were the days, so many stories lost.

[@willarledge4248]

War of rights in AMAZING and YOU HAVE to play more of it

[@orfibous]

Merill's Marauders later was a RS Red Orchestra 2, community and the teamkilling system carried on to that game. RS2 Vietnam came with it as a default. In RS Red Orchestra 2, if you get 5 TeamKill points you get kicked until the servers changes map. Every time someone forgives you a TeamKill point is removed. 1 TK = 1 TK point

[@lLooN3y]

Rye not knowing dod was a free half life mod that was launched before 2003 and thinking the tk system was part of the vanilla game and not custom server admin mods makes me feel ancient

[@selectionn]

If you played it when it was a Half life mod, you are indeed 100% ancient. pray, spare us some wisdom, oh ancient one? What were the dinosaurs like?

[@jesusbauer8861]

@@selectionn I used to play in a DOD clan when it was still a mod in 1999. Good times.

[@lLooN3y]

@@selectionn it was an age of war, beautiful chaos. No voice chat until steam everything was through typing, no filters. As if it was the silent written version of early COD age where no race, sexual orientation was left untouched. Those were the glory days, the golden era. Where IPs were unblocked, everything was exposed and people gather at such LAN establishments as PC rooms and PC Bangs. Where subsequently stabbings and shooting happened over an insult in a lan counter-strike server. All while your mother screams at you for using dial up internet and they didn’t receive any landline house calls for the entire day missing important or emergency calls from relatives or friends Those were worst of times, those were the best of times.

[@Howwerelivingfishing]

16:52 the kid trying to command a bunch of guys in battle was hilarious. War of rights looks like it would be a fun game.

[@dylancarson5641]

Sniping in DoD is my gold standard. The Avalanche map was my shit.

[@Gatorade69]

I was sometimes that jerk teammate who would stand in front of you trying to snipe or jump in front of you hoping you would TK me.

[@philippegauthier4525]

DOD was the shit before COD came out i freaking loved DOD i have like 900 hours on steam

[@dylancarson5641]

@@Gatorade69 most the time I would just let the other person in front of me because they usually didn't last that long.

[@jesusbauer8861]

Yeah, sniping in the top level building at the plaza was pretty nice til you got countersniped...

[@dylancarson5641]

@@jesusbauer8861 the broken wall or the window?

[@BrendonN]

I was an avid DoD classic player for years in the 2000s. Played Caen 24/7 for hours and loved that game. Thanks for the memories.

[@marauder_-]

I hope you do Rising Storm 2: Vietnam eventually. Peak times are way lower than they used to be back when I played a shit ton in 2017-2019.

[@RoboRoby321]

There are still several full servers but yeah, a lot of people have left these past few years, Steam charts puts it around 1100 at peak times I think

[@d1rachir]

I love this series so much. It shows thje "evelotion" of online Multiplayer games how the MP games were like 2 decades ago. This is just interesting and heart warming!

[@joshuariddle4420]

When day of defeat came out i was very young, and going through a lot mentally. The older guys of day of defeat lobby's were probably the only reason I didn't unalive myself. 13 year old me back in 03/04 getting absolutely treated like the little brother by cs/dod lobby's Excellent memories

[@newchangeunlisted_viewer5594]

This video was amazing thank you. Starting my "PC gaming career" in a little cubby hole on the old family computer, meant me playing lots of free or old games. This video captured that feeling of melancholy; Playing a dead game is like stepping into an old world. A place where hundreds of people used to roam and have fun, now empty and abandoned. Its sad. Thank you for this video, these games you selected for this project now live on through your video.

[@srtbryan]

Rye you deserve way more recognition, these video are top notch and always super wholesome

[@DereC519]

Seeing small patches of survivors still banding together and enjoying "dead" games is really oddly wholesome

[@The_Watcher_0127]

Back in the glory days of contract wars i used to be part of one the biggest clans in the game, we still play sometimes from time to time but the game's definitely not in the shape it used to be, nowadays infested with cheaters and given the extremely pay2win nature of the game, all the rich people who spent the price of a small house on the game, still despite all that, can never hate the game, so many good memories. As for hired ops, it's almost the same game, except not pay2win and with a lot of added qol improvements, like sprinting, leaning and all sorts of stuff, really glad you covered the game, love you Rye

[@aperron88]

I actually love that you put this content out. It gives some recognition to the games that people otherwise pass on because they have no idea about them. Fun stuff. Love watching you interact with the OGs of the forgotten games

[@pete-ph5xc]

Man, Half Life came out at the height of my gaming years, along with the OG Counterstrike and Dod. Of course, I played a lot of CS, even in a competitive clan for a while, but I'd say I probably played 10 times as much Dod as I did CS. The OG dod was simply brilliant. If your team was jammed up and the enemy had a lock down on an approach, if all else failed, you could charge around some cover, jumping and serpentining, while activating a grenade but not throwing it. When the defense cut you down, your body would land on the grenade, hiding it. In a few seconds, as they're taking up their positions again, BOOM. your kill mail rapidly extends, and now the rest of your team that's been hiding in cover like a bunch of wussies can now get past the bottleneck. Tons of fun in that game.

[@solarsolistical6358]

I use to play reign of kings religiously back in the day. Dam the memories

[@DeafCope]

9:10 temple of time music. you just triggered massive nostalgia and pain all at once

[@reelestcat5277]

Heh. I have about 2000 or so hours between day of defeat / day of defeat source. We had a clan called ZSU that used to run realism. About 70% of my Steam friends are from Dod. Every now and then, i still visit the game. I honestly haven't gotten REALLY into any other fps after that. I always find it super lovely to see people talk about this game bc it always brings players in. Thank you for doing that!

[@Kerr_Avon]

Great series! I don't watch a lot of gaming channels but I really enjoy these videos. It's not just the games themselves but I like the way you present them and the way you interact with the other players of these old games.

[@baronvonpickles]

That final charge you show in WoR was crazy to see. I've been a part of a regiment in that game for years, and I saw some older people's names pop up that we haven't seen in a while. I've lost all interest in the game itself, you can only repeat the same exact thing so many times, but the community is what keeps me coming back and it's nice to see some of the older names that have moved on.

[@0vas703]

seriously one of the only youtubers whom i have the notis on for and i actually watch immediately when i get a noti, unbelievably good editing, commentary, creativity, and even better person, videos are just overall a 10/10 and are always very well done, keep it up!!!

[@SgtImrak93]

Going to recommend City of Heroes again. It just had a recent resurgence and would be nice if you covered it.

[@gruffry]

Hearing the maplestory background music was a treat

Yeah wolfpack isnt really designed to be a high player count game, theres a small comunity, Dufyken with weekly missions, morse code, a lot of greate people to play with and it isnt impossible to fill up a lobby at any time of day.

[@selfaware7617]

Fascinating to think that a series like this is seemingly endless. Like i don't know a single game I've played online and watched die. Obviously I would say Overwatch but you can't play that at all anymore. Great series

[@richb9444]

There is no way the guy helping you with Wolfpack isn't part of Goldie Lookin Chain

[@RD-NTN]

Seeing the bunch of litteral deep sea gamers playing wolf-pack and having them explain such a passion to you, genuinely warmed my heart. When Matt said "See why this game is good." When you were just looking at some weirdly rendered blazing boats, i felt such a resemblance to myself when i'm trying to explain to my friends why i like tanks and millitary engineering. Big ups to them, you and giving me that Wholesome community feel. Keep up making vids like this man!

[@manassepfeiffer872]

I really, really love DoD Source. It is just perfect, the style, the gunplay and the community!

[@GoldSrc_]

Wolfpack reminded me of Guns of Icarus, where every player has a specific job they have to take care of in order to win.

[@aShadyTrap]

Day of defeat was my childhood, i had so much fun on that game

[@imillnotsick420]

I really liked the way Halo 3 handled friendly fire/team kills. After dying a couple times, i believe it was 3 or 4 a message would pop up asking if you wanted to kick them or forgive them. I mean it happens with like rockets or grenades, maybe even a sniper but it's pretty hard to team kill people in halo compared to other games.

[@jackt6453]

Seeing Wolfpack here saddens me Thank you for keeping the memory alive

[@distikanmarek2524]

I've played Contract wars as a child when it was playable in Facebook. I could barely understand English (I speak PT) so I had to learn everything for myself, not tutorials lol. The game was amazing and still is. I remember always sticking with the Bizon, one of the best weapons

[@Cesarini74]

Com certeza o melhor jogo que houve no facebook

[@Chachobear2947]

DUUUUUDE I WAS OBSEESED WITH CONTRACT WARSS!!!! THE NOSTALGIA IS CRAZY!!!

[@scar-c1788]

Everytime you release a video I’m astounded by how many games you showcase that I just have sitting in my steam library

[@sittingduhk]

3:46 Day of Defeat Sauce

[@Cull501]

Im a war of rights player and the game really only begins after you join a regiment and participate in community run events. I did 200 hours of public matches but then did another 400 hours in a regiment and exclusively play the game now for the weekly events.

[@itsjayn4538]

I love these small communities , always soooo wholesome ... but I hate to be a noob and having to learn a completely new game

[@probablystoned]

Sheesh Day of defeat takes me back, i can still remember spending hours on the map Avalanche because no team could get past the center of the map. it was a stalemate for Hours lol.

[@taz275]

I have so many great memories of playing day of defeat with my dad and his friends

[@mastercheif878]

War of Rights used to be a Mount and Blade Warband mod called north and south(might be wrong). Played a lot of it when I was a little kid and was even part of an official company that did weekly events, granted we were tiny and only had 20 concurrent members. We were called the 14th Tennessee and there were plans to eventually move to WoR, but things fell through and the group scattered. I still talk with the leader but my interests now are elsewhere. It’s cool to see this digital reenactment still survive this day, on a new engine and all that.

[@ieroglif7596]

In Russia we really loved contract wars, the game had incredible development for a browser project. There was a lot of donation in it, like in modern projects like the battlefield. Thank you for the video

[@bobweed1964]

Contract wars brought me back to being 16 in computer class and going head to head against my friends. Thank you rye

[@TheNexusChan]

I used to completely dominate in DoD back in the day. It came along with Counter-Strike. It was such a great time

[@beesechurger929]

War of Rights is a mostly dead game. It actually has a dedicated fan base that plays on the weekends. You can usually manage to hop in a full lobby and you see a lot of the same people. It's a fun, small community.

[@SephirothDA]

The best "dying out" free fps with wholesome community keeping it alive, is America's Army Proving Ground. It is a game developed by the U.S Army since 2002 and abandoned in 2022. Since then it remains only on private servers, run by the community.