Game Dude: The Most Disturbed "Game Reviewer"

[@JoonTheKing]

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[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

You're amazing 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

[@twitchsopamanxx]

Really, do DipShitPig document?

[@lordbaldi5238]

One could see how uncomfortable you were telling the required "personal experience" by INCOGNI, maybe stop doin' that when u feel like a liar? All in good faith, i like your content mostly

[@twitchsopamanxx]

no dsp boo

[@JT_WARCRIME]

Dude, just unsubscribed. Making exposes on disabled people has been your go to and I hope you can tell from your like/dislike ratio that you're losing your audience because of it.

[@heyhonpuds]

He is the Game Dude, He is so rude. He flees the country when his court date is due.

[@jesses9540]

Bars.

[@smashblaster1-up190]

Yeah, Jail Bars

[@Mankey619]

This the best opening ever made.

[@NeoGames2]

God fuckin damn it I got sniped again

[@NickyBlue99]

​@@jesses9540 Jail bars.

[@galleryofrogues]

“SHE STALKED ME FROM TWO CITIES AWAY BUT I CANT STALK HER LOCALLY?!” literally sounds like a Charlie line from Its Aways Sunny 😂

[@radandpaisley]

I can actually hear any of them saying it lol

[@liamburke66]

i can hear it so well in his voice i’m surprised it wasn’t in the show

[@umairashraf5167]

​@@victor.elkinsI honestly don't blame her, when you have a boyfriend like alex

[@ricniks4619]

I read this in his voice and god does it sound so accurate

[@pachucodreams]

Did I miss this? lol This is amazing.

[@eschcal1619]

The man literally touched grass and re-enacted his version of what happened with his GF - with toy dinosaurs. For hours. Like a child would in front of a psychologist.

[@aPunHun]

Literally

[@MXOY99]

Honestly I was thinking of Homer Simpson the whole time with that part.

[@eschcal1619]

Like, totally.@@aPunHun

[@Kolbiathan]

I've never seen a better example of how "touching grass" does not immediately fix anyone who is chronically online.

[@dahliacheung6020]

While also trying (and failing) to frame himself as the true victim in every possible aspect in a manner so lacking in awareness that it makes him look even MORE childish. 🤦

[@mostverticalproductions4808]

The insanity of GameDude just walking around, muttering to himself, angry about Subway or Rayman not having knees is probably the craziest thing ever. Like genuinely unsettling, dude was absolutely not well.

[@mcfarvo]

A true Canadian misanthrope, an autistic/neurodivergent quixotic stalker with antisocial and psychopathic derangement

[@melanisticmandalorian]

Chris Chan level of insanity, yelling about Sonic having blue arms now.

[@dahliacheung6020]

Seriously. He was clearly very mentally unwell and I feel terrible for almost anyone who had to come in contact with him. His rage and entitlement is terrifying to me as I'm a woman who has had bad encounters with being in the wrong place at the wrong time and catching the attention of a dude like this who ended up hurting me for no reason. This guy, Alexander has severe main character syndrome and very much treats other human beings like NPCs. ☹️

[@wolfetteplays8894]

Nothing is wrong with talking in public? The fuck is wrong with you?

[@mycoinsyourpurse2244]

The use of past tense made me think that he died until I finished the video.

[@stproducciones9140]

You can tell Alex was incredibly insecure, like, to a pathological degree. from his constant corrections, his insistence that he's NOT a bad AVGN clone, his whole foreskin saga, and of course the drama with his ex gf, he seems like a guy who genuinely couldn't let go of minute details and insecurities. His mind only existed to circle around negativity, no matter how pointless. No wonder he was so drawn to AVGN's nitpicky review style.

[@AceWolf456]

“Once I finish school I will be famous. Watch.” And with that statement, a finger on the monkey’s paw curled. His wish was granted, but not how he expected. Infamy is still a kind of fame.

[@seangiglio]

He’s definitely the most well known of all of the avgn clones, except maybe the Angry Pissed off Gamer (Edit, oh yeah also Irate gamer, obviously)

[@ChadwickThompson-i8s]

What about the Gaming Rapist

[@frog_king8383]

​@@ChadwickThompson-i8sjew wario?

[@froderickalabaster]

@@frog_king8383jew wario is the gaming cadaver

[@ChadwickThompson-i8s]

@@froderickalabaster an actual Gaming Rapist too lol

[@rafaelaguilar2950]

totally didnt expect this video to go from avgn clone to foreskin restoration

[@quinnzykir]

Same. Like. The fuck

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

Watching this in work so coming and going but yes that part made me drop everything 😂

[@thedude5616]

​@@mosquitopyjamas9048i was caulking a window sill and fucked up my bead just to turn to my phone like ice cubes "wtf?" face

[@lorehammer40k4]

Why not? Foreskins and video games have gone together like peanut butter and jelly, ever since the anti-circumcision masterpiece called Silent Hill was released (if you know, you know ;) )

[@markusnavergard2387]

@@lorehammer40k4 thank you for reminding me of that insanity

[@gligarguy4010]

One thing's for sure, he truly was the Gamer with a Bad Attitude.

[@anonmouse15]

He's totally in my face!

[@durnel2001]

He's also quite rude

[@NickyBlue99]

I hear he is quite rude as well 😮

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

He am being quiet ruuuude boy boy boy come on give it up

[@AlmyTheAlien]

He DID play the games that put mankind to shame, and to be fair, they DID insult the brain because they were so lame.

[@Duskets]

HE IS THE GAME DUDE NO NEXT OF KIN HE HATES HIS PARENTS CAUSE THEY TOOK HIS FORESKIN

[@LikaLaruku]

The irony is that parents don't request the removal of the foreskin. Doctors are just trained to do it as part of a standard delivery, & you actually have to request them NOT to remove it ahead of time.

[@ImTheBatchMan]

​@@LikaLaruku That hasn't been true for a very long time. Consent is required before every procedure.

[@AdminAbuse]

@@ImTheBatchMan exactly this

[@anomalousanimates]

why you admin abuse@@AdminAbuse

[@Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll]

Genital mutilation is fucked up regardless.

[@Larry]

One thing about Game Dude I remember, was that he was paranoid about getting his videos "perfect" and would reupload the same video over and over with barely noticeable tweaks. He'd always base his opinion on how many stars people would give it on KZbin (before the thumbs up/down days) Anything less than 5 stars, he's re-edit it. So when trolls discovered this, they'd endlessly mess with him giving his work 1 star every time, so Alex became neurotic that people hated the quality of his work!

[@evenhartwick4422]

whats funny to is that views have always been more important on youtube than how highly liked or rated a video is. you can still be a heavily disliked video and still go viral like Rebecca Blacks song Friday. and Game Dude was constantly whipping his views away just to get a high rating on video. a 5 star video doesn't really mean much if its got 5 views

[@GazzaTF]

It's like he thought there was like a way to make a video reach a "perfect" state that every single person would enjoy.

[@Bassi3D]

Hello you

[@Larry]

@@evenhartwick4422 Yup, people who don't vote at all do more damage than someone disliking it. YT counts it as interested activity.

[@LikaLaruku]

So on top of everything else, he also had OCD. It's been 4 months Larry, you must be working on something BIG.

[@redwaytoo]

1:20:54 GameDude singing his theme song in public assuming everyone knows it, is like Chris Chan talking to strangers assuming they know what Sonichu is levels of awkward

[@vanillakilla64]

There’s a lot of similarities between these two and a lot is just showing how the internet amplified their intense lack of grasp in reality

[@Stonehenge-Man]

Reminded me of ninja doing the fortnite dance for a crowd at time square

[@cloudshines812]

@@Stonehenge-ManWhat’s even funnier was that that was LIVE BROADCASTED

[@evenhartwick4422]

it might have been excusable if he just sang like a quick little version of like the chorus or something but its that he sung like the whole 2 minute 30 second version like people were going to jump in and start singing along that made it cringe

[@Godzilla1982]

Much like Chris Chan, Autism is a hell of a drug.

[@TrueDarkAce]

my anxiety usually tells me that I'm not normal or I'm a freak but after watching this, I'm more normal than I think

[@harvest44492]

Keep not being a schizo jackass you're doing great 👍

[@Caliban743]

Then you realize that Game Dude doesn't even ask himself that question

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

Keeps me going. “mosquito, you’re an anxious freak….oh wait Game Dude exists, you’re fine!”

[@Gambsmoore]

@@FionavanDahl lmao for real

[@killergrooves2438]

That’s self-awareness. It’s a gift and a curse. But not having self-awareness is just a curse.

[@Bakecrusto]

Him following up getting a _visit by the police because of his phone harrassment_ with "joke's on you, I live a 10 minute walk away from her, you can't stop me" actually gave me chills, this is horrifying. Sounded like the girl had no recourse to actually escape this maniac without moving to a different town, and he was absolutely going to abuse that.

[@bigdaddydons6241]

Was a restraining order not something she could of iled for? Maybe i missed something but it seems like that shpuld of happening very early on in the story

[@allyourbasearebelongtous2191]

How did you change the font of your comment? Lol ... I know it's a dumb question ... probably. Neat.

[@Myjordandsavior]

​@allyourbasearebelongtous2191 you mean the italics? You can do *bold* -strikethrough- and _italics_ through formatting. Just start and end the sentence with * for bold - for strikethrough and _ for italics

[@Lavthefox]

Having dealt with having to file restraining orders for a business: it doesn't stop harassment, it only gives the person filing a step-up in reporting and gives the recipient an understanding that there will be consequences for further actions. Those who are light offenders are generally done right there, but those who are more committed will find ways around it. Also, depending on your local law enforcement, a restraining order can widely vary in effectivenes. ​@@bigdaddydons6241

[@DeadEndGoose]

​@@Myjordandsavior_thanks_

[@saraschmidt5612]

I wish I lived in the alternate dimension where Game Dude became a wholesome crow owner channel instead.

[@KonEl-BlackZero]

With a complete foreskin

[@brovid-19]

I wished I lived in an alternate dimension where all my closest friends and family didn't abandon me or die and never fell into financial ruin from medical issues.

[@pancakes8670]

I wish I lived in the timeline where my country didn't hate me for my sexuality

[@xibalbalon8668]

He'd be like Mike Tyson

[@zKoTTe]

And CrowPro from Kitboga is a real thing.

[@BlisaBLisa]

i think dude never got support for his autism, esp from the way Alanna described it as "I think he was diagnosed with autism as a kid but i dont know if he still has it" gives me the impression his autism was kind of ignored. his obsessive fixations and inability to see from other perspectives than his own and the lack of awareness of how he comes off all all seem like they come from that

[@XallySucks]

I completely agree, and a lot of his odd behaviors and statements people are making fun of him for (such as using toy dinosaurs to reenact scenes from his life) are simply examples of said autism. He was different in ways people couldn't understand or know how to deal with, including himself. I'm not saying this to excuse the objectively bad things he's shown to have done or said, but I think he isn't as bad of a person as people seem to think he is. He clearly cares a lot about everything around him to the point of obsession, but with help to properly manage such obsessions he could definitely make a good life for himself. Hopefully that's the road he's on now.

[@Seattletyy93]

He had his foreskin removed but I think he grew out of it

[@demonicspire1345]

Internet fame seems to have messed with him. The video didn't really touch on it, but the guys who were giving a lot of the evidence were screwing with him, pretending to be his friends in order to get more content to post about him, not to mention the random guy setting off the starbucks thing. He certainly had mental problems but the cruelty of the enablers and goaders in these situation is rarely called out in the way it needs to be. Don't have a ton of respect for the creator of this video for not doing that either.

[@BlisaBLisa]

@@demonicspire1345 yea that was fucked. i think the video creator is just trying to be impartial but it would have been nice to make some mention of it.

[@thecianinator]

@@BlisaBLisa Nah he's trying to LOOK impartial. That's why his affect is so flat, he's stopping himself from sounding vitriolic.

[@purplehaze2358]

With a name like "Game Dude", I went into this just assuming he'd be kind of cringe. Not even 8 minutes in, and I'm already thinking to myself: "I was wrong about him. He's not cringe. He's batshit insane."

[@CNYKnifeNut]

Instantly gave me Luka Magnotta vibes.

[@sush1-ofc1]

​@@CNYKnifeNutluke correira

[@Chonkems]

@@sush1-ofc1 don't do luke correira like that, man.

[@Chonkems]

I was wrong about you, Senator, you're not cringe... YOU'RE BATSHIT INSANE!

[@rocketbilly]

His name always just made me think of what my dad always called my Gameboy? He could never remember that somehow, so it was always "Whatcha playin on yer lil Gamedude there?"

[@caitl98]

him telling the bird to shut up and it just going "😐" was actually hilarious

[@noctotainlowry9246]

Even birds have no interest in talking to a loser like him

[@DickiMoltisanti]

With a bird on his shirt

[@Margen67]

when was that?

[@Seattletyy93]

​@@Margen671:26:15

[@thecianinator]

​@@Seattletyy93😂😂😂

[@accidentallyamy1063]

Do I know the majority of the people you cover on your channel? No. Do I watch every video from start to finish like I’m personally involved in the cases? ABSOLUTELY.

[@kyliethelittlespider-mangirl94]

Same here dude

[@Saintnick90]

"No fucking privacy." Maybe you shouldn't have filmed this on a public beach then.

[@andreaspe5762]

As someone with autism (which he 100% has), I was mostly sad throughout this video. Whenever I'm in a dark place, I always feel like I'm one bad day away from slipping like this and it scares me a bit at times

[@mariecarie1]

As someone who has ADHD and OCD, this video made me sad too. It’s hard to not let our neuro differences get to us, especially when we see others who have similar issues and suffer for it. Be sure to keep people you trust in your circle and listen to them-that’s the most important thing you can do. Be really careful who you trust, though. I know you know these things, but just know you aren’t alone in how you feel.

[@okfinebethatway]

This video turned out incredible. Glad I could be a part of it and I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did!

[@AdamOwenBrowning]

Thank-you man, for being a part of this and providing details that make this a longer and more comprehensive video!

[@DumDoDoor]

I've watched your videos on The Game Dude a while back. Awesome to see you took part of this. :)

[@Copebroo]

I got excited when you popped up in this video! You're how I originally heard about game dude

[@PointsofData]

Hey, quick question my dude, if you happen to know. There's a clip of Alex acknowledging boomstick545 in here and that threw me for a loop because I hadn't thought about him in a long time. Did boomstick make a lot of videos on Alex? I can't recall and boom deleted all his videos so I can't check. Was there some kind of back and forth with them?

[@okfinebethatway]

@@PointsofData i only know of the one commentary he made on Alex and Alex's response back. I have no clue if they had any further interaction. kzbin.info/www/bejne/naDakoGCbal1baMsi=munFQVeggF5pOgKU

[@magicmush1998]

LOOK AT ME I'M DONKEY KONG

[@SwaggyG_2102]

Hey man! Gave you a shout-out in one of the top comments! 😁👌

[@Sofia-re4ix]

*Funky Kong

[@NickyBlue99]

​@@Sofia-re4ix Swanky Kong*

[@JK-gm6kk]

Danky kang

[@thegreygoblin5165]

Donkey Kong's gotta flee the country kids

[@jn8027]

The plastic dinosaurs bit is a unique level of disturbing

[@warlordofbritannia]

It’s got…found footage from a serial killer vibes. Or the type of thing uploaded right before a mass incident.

[@NickyBlue99]

​@@warlordofbritannia A mass debating incident.

[@JK-gm6kk]

That noise he makes continuously makes me wanna lose my damn mind.

[@SwaggyG_2102]

​@@warlordofbritannia Game Dude's creation IS a mass incident.

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@SwaggyG_2102 My god…he’s the weapon to finally surpass Metal Gear!

[@jennyholiday88]

shout out to his mom for believing Allana and holding him accountable. so many parents allow their sons to do horrible stuff and never talk to them.

[@crusaderpenguin5326]

*allow their children. There are messed up people of both genders that parents believe wholeheartedly. Just the nature of being a parent I think. I’d have a hard time believing my kid was a bad actor.

[@fxausmwk5671]

Yeah, sure. But she also took his foreskin so...

[@imtoxiq_]

His mom is a pos, and so is her son, and guess what so is Allana if she wasn’t such a pos nothing would’ve happend

[@slugMaD-k6j]

*their kids (girls can be insane too :))

[@catscanhavelittleasalami]

For sure.

[@bricksandkeebs]

I suddenly wanted that star rating system to be back. Not all videos are outright “dislike-able”; there are some that you just like a bit less than others, maybe because of presentation or cinematic value, etc. but then you like how the topic was researched or discussed and so on. I think it would give viewers a better feel of videos instead of as of just liking and disliking. I know ratings are still subjective but I just appreciate a tiered liking system.

[@billymarino4452]

I agree the star rating was the best. And now that they disabled the thumbs down, what's the point of the system anyway? Someone suggested at least implementing a "neutral" thumb which means you thought the video was okay, or your indifferent to it because you don't care for the topic, presenter, etc. Thumbs up or down is too vague to be of any use in my opinion.

[@evenhartwick4422]

anything better than our current system of a like button and a disabled dislike button

[@josephmatthews7698]

They want a binary system to feed the algorithm a more accurate look. My four stars is different from your four stars but everyone can usually agree with whether or not a video has merit. Nuance isnt dead either. You're welcome to enter the Comment section to offer legitimate critique. I actually think it's better because you can't define what a 2 star video even looks like but most viewers won't want to dislike a creator without good reason.

[@nothobbesmufc949]

star system too easily influenced by trolls.

[@ginidontthinkso4282]

From what I get from the crows, Considering crows mourn their dead, they saw Game Dude snatch one of their own and never saw them again. they can't mourn the lost family and assume he snatched and killed one. They fucking hate him for it

[@ricniks4619]

Damn that's got to be pathetic even the species that is "better than humanity" don't like him what a loser.

[@RipRLeeErmey]

Not to mention that crows have been extensively documented as having communication with other crows and using it to point out good places to find food, or alternatively, to warn of dangerous animals or areas. There's a good chance every crow within a hundred mile radius of Game Dude hates him just because they've heard about him.

[@ginidontthinkso4282]

@@RipRLeeErmey I love corvids, even animals gossiping that you're weird. Gamedude acts like a hero and shames every other human for not helping. In reality the crows think hes a dick.

[@blackheartzerotheundergrou3225]

Dude's not gonna die of old age. He's just gonna be left alone one day and the crows are gonna swarm him and completely devour him where he stands like the villain in We're Back: a Dinosaur's Story.

[@bigdoggo5827]

He was trying to help the crow tho

[@bulb9970]

2:35:27 This part is the most chilling one to me. Even after getting police charges, becoming homeless and ruining his own life, he's STILL imitating the Nerd character. His obsession turned into his personality and destroyed his humanity. I wonder how things would turn out if he never found out about AVGN.

[@billymarino4452]

I remember reading a comment from reddit or youtube from someone claiming to know Alex back in HS, and apparently he was a weird one back then too. I know it's the internet and anyone can claim anything, it doesn't necessarily make it true. But then again it's not unfeasible that people who knew Alex or grew up with him in the real world watched his videos and thought to themselves "hey I remember this guy." He'd probably still turn out to be a basket case, just wouldn't have the internet watching his every move. Same with Christine Chan. All the online antics and trolling didn't help, but she grew up with a family that didn't give her the proper help or seek others that could help her from day 1. She'd still be an autistic mess with or without the camera.

[@thedarkmasterthedarkmaster]

@@billymarino4452 To be fair he's not as bad as chris chan he's not had sex with his mother or made strange webcomics

[@sgas]

He would likely have found another obsession

[@sgas]

​​@@thedarkmasterthedarkmasterChris has done far worse than strange webcomics and Alexander has made a lot of strange stuff too

[@billymarino4452]

@@thedarkmasterthedarkmaster Oh I wasn't trying to say that Alex is as bad or worse than Chandler. I was comparing the two in that while the internet infamy and trolling was harmful, it's clear that they were train wrecks prior to starting their online personas. It's just the internet amplified the decline. I admit it's a bolder claim to make in the case for Alex because we really don't know much about his childhood and upbringing, but Chandler was a lost cause from the beginning.

[@Akursedtime]

Basically he was unhinged at the beginning and declined into insanity. It is a relief he stopped. Alanna can live her life, safely.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Cops never do jack until it’s too late. We’re lucky Alex didn’t “permanently delete” her.

[@NickyBlue99]

Gamer dude married her tho... she just doesn't know it yet.

[@ectothermic]

@@warlordofbritannia When it comes to stalking cases they really are just completely worthless.

[@babysinclairfan]

It's sad because no matter what happens, she'll always be looking over her shoulder. Being stalked is such a breach of the safeties that we take for granted. The fact is that if the Internet hasn't forgotten Alex, then he probably hasn't forgotten Alana. Would he be dumb enough to show his face in her presence? Probably not, but there's no way to know for sure.

[@SleepySloth2705]

​@@babysinclairfan If his autism-diagnosis Alanna brought up is true, then he probably had untreated anxiety and needed a psychologist to teach him boundaries and social cues.

[@The1rust]

The reason why so many Canadians are known for being friendly is because, when the moon aligns with the sacred icebergs, we perform a ceremony where we channel our insanity in to a empty vessel then breathe life in to it to ensure it's contained. As is tradition.

[@amberhernandez]

That vessel typically manifests as Canada geese, according to the legends.

[@zawarudo1041]

The last time you did it was Justin Trudeau it Larry fink?

[@GrimmiesN]

2:21:22 He was diagnosed with autism as a child, I'm not sure if he still has it or not." Lmao girl that's not how autism works.

[@markusnavergard2387]

" had autism once, got over it"

[@lukew6725]

"She's a witch, she gave me autism!" "Autism?" ".....I got better."

[@catscanhavelittleasalami]

she's regarded

[@SwaggyG_2102]

Gotta thank MagicMush for opening my mind to the world of AVGN ripoffs and introducing me to this _interesting_ individual.

[@animegamingnerd]

That video was a wild ride with how insane some of those guys became like Gamedude and the big twist of Randy Stair being at one point an AVGN copy.

[@SwaggyG_2102]

​​@@animegamingnerd Randy Stair being an AVGN rip-off still makes my jaw drop to this day. I knew that he was a KZbinr, but I only knew him through his EGS animations.

[@Brainstorm_2002]

Dude same

[@ZontarDow]

It's like a trainwreck that somehow manages to get moving only to crash again. Twice.

[@porchforty8639]

Agreed

[@Tony6Shot]

I've only been sort of aware of this guy through the grapevine, but never bothered to look too much deeper, as I assumed it was "AVGN clone commits a felony and flees the country." Hearing him from the beginning of his time as the Game Dude, it is immediately clear something is very not right with him, something a little beyond simply being on the spectrum. What a horribly fascinating fall from the bottom of the barrel he had.

[@chrislondo2683]

I first heard about him vaguely from Hardcore Kid’s smegged up video gamers list.

[@it.dont.matter.and.i.dontcare]

I watched a reupload his Donkey Kong video and shut it off halfway through. I found out about the stalking and fleeing the country thing through the Mr Metokur video

[@chrislondo2683]

@@it.dont.matter.and.i.dontcare , I didn’t know about the incident until I saw MagicMush’s video.

[@PointsofData]

I'm so glad this video got made, it's surprisingly difficult to find any succinct videos on him that aren't just laughing at the wacky parts without laying out the lore.

[@MisterSpocktopus]

I genuinely hope that wherever Alexander is right now, he either got help or is getting help. Through all of the aggression and manic posting, he's very clearly mentally unwell. I also hope Alanna is safe and healing from this entire situation.

[@lunova6165]

Yeah Imo the dudes that were basically trying to push his buttons, are the same type of bullies who would bully the socially awkward kid, or mentally handicapped kid in school. They act like its so funny and are so proud that they helped pushed him further into a worse mental state. They are all pretty cringe. I also don't really see why Joon had to go into great detail about his personal experience with a sexual toy and him being upset about something his parents did to him like it was a joke. If that were a woman it would just be seen as lame and unfunny and a from of sexual exploitation. They had a group of over like 5 people digging for all the information they possibly could on the guy, and a private group where they shared what they dug up on him. Even pretending to be other people to get into his personal real life social media accounts. That is 100% a form of stalking, and cyberbullying. Nothing Gamer dude did was justified, but I've seen very similar kids I grew up be socially awkward like that, and all people did was push their buttons until they lashed out, or hurt someone, then pretend they had nothing to do with it.

[@doctorrobert1339]

@@lunova6165 Yeah I got huge bully vibes from the other guys in the call with Joon, it's all oh so funny until the guy goes and then hurts somebody for real.

[@TimedRevolver]

@@lunova6165 I didn't see it as Joon using it as a joke. As fucked as it all was, it's part of the greater story considering how often Alexander mentioned circumcision himself. He handled it as well as he could given the events surrounding everything.

[@Homodemon]

​@@lunova6165 Hi Alex!

[@noctotainlowry9246]

The internet loves to excuse awful behaviour with mental illness. Who the fuck Cares. He is not Special. I have mental illness So do alot of people i have meet irl and online. Boohoo it does not excuse behaviors. Even someone dignosed with Sociopathy can lead and live a normal life despite the lack of Emotional input others may feel. If you do shitty things. And act like a shitty person people are Going to call you out on it if you have mental issues or Not. It is up to everyone to take responsibility for their actions the Only time mental illness should factor in is when the Illness is to such a degree the person is legitmately incapable of taking care of themselves or knowing their own actions the kind that Require hospitilaztion for their own safety and He did not have such a case and acting otherwise and this culture of "Oh they deal with mental illness so we shouldent judge them or call them out when they are bad people" just shits in the face of everyone with mental illness who Does work hard to deal with their own issues and keep it from Harming other people

[@komodoah]

The whole 2nd half of the video was uncomfortable to watch for me. Felt like a really bad reflection of what could have been. Similar set up first love broke up with me at the start of our adult lives. Still kept in contact and for the better part of a year she was an obsession, every day. Not going to say I handled it perfectly but I'm glad i found much healthier outlets and never lost myself like this guy.

[@vendetta2525_]

Crazy how you can actually see Alex pick up the AVGN's mannerisms in some of the videos he made about Allana or the footage of him walking around the streets. Imagine being so hyperfixated on the nerd that you act like him even when stalking your ex girlfriend. The game dude character and Alex as a person are one and the same methinks

[@ElectrifyXD]

Someone has said this before and im paraphrasing but its honestly the best way to describe Game Dude: "Game dude is if like the AVGN wasnt actually acted and behaves like an angry reviewer irl"

[@Posirep]

Although many people have said Mike Matei is the real AVGN and James' portrayal was basically just Mike

[@Lilzachman]

I've never heard of this guy but I have a a retro game store near me called "Game Dude" so sufficed to say seeing this upload gave me whiplash

[@BucketOfFuk]

Damn, bro. Hopefully your business is going strong

[@SKMCTV]

You live in the Valley?

[@dopesickdog]

​@@SKMCTVyooo i bought my GBA worm light there, they are God's gift to video game preservation

[@SleepySloth2705]

The fact that he doesn't understand the hypocrisy of him being pissed at Alanna for going out with another dude when he was out with a another girl says a lot about his narcissism

[@Animebryan2]

The real hypocrisy was him calling the cops following him "Stalkers" when he did the same thing to Alanna.

[@LostSox]

@@Animebryan2the _real_ hypocrisy is he’s a rude Canadian. Wtf is even that?!?

[@sylv48]

As a Canadian myself, you'd be surprised, we can be assholes :( ​@@LostSox

[@lrblueslowbro5302]

Bc he was never with an other girl he just says he was

[@SleepySloth2705]

@@lrblueslowbro5302 Damn that's sad

[@VideoGameAutopsy]

I just think it’s kinda sad (and mostly pathetic) just how badly he needed, and wanted James to embrace him. I honestly don’t believe for one second that he was actually pen pals with James. James is notorious for never wanting any kind of communication with his fans. I’m also curious as to why Alexander pursued filmmaking. Was it something he was passionate, or was he really trying that hard to emulate James?

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

I think he wanted to become a film star, and he saw James as an icon of that goal.

[@cloudshines812]

If Alex did want to emulate James… I feel the best way would’ve been to make healthy relationships with friends, have a wife and children to raise, create a stable income off his own passion and skills, and treat his fame/ego to a minimum without letting it get to his head

[@PowerInOne22]

James replies to a lot of his fan mail actually. It may take a little bit but he will respond to you. Try it :)

[@GreatNegus]

I can't get over that guy that just takes his drink while looking him in the eye and walks away. What the fuck was that about?

[@gircakes2]

He probably thought it was litter, and Alex was too chicken shit to pipe up and tell him it was his.

[@lamaurbenjamin399]

@@gircakes2 The full can of a drink next to a person? Alex definitely should've said something, but also that old man needed common sense if he assumed that. Also Alex was autistic+socially anxious, "chickenshit" is a harsh way to describe it. I would be so flabbergasted, and honestly that got a rise out of me more than anything else in the video lol (95% joking)

[@MatecaCorp]

His burger king commercial was actually pretty good. I got a decent nose exhale out of it, and that’s more than most real ads.

[@the_inquisitive_inquisitor]

Sure, BUT... somebody already owned that fur-suit...

[@TenshiCat]

@@the_inquisitive_inquisitor The fursuit being in it was really funny, given how mortified he seemed to be by being accused of being a furry before

[@the_inquisitive_inquisitor]

@@TenshiCat he's afraid of the truth getting out .. lmao

[@misterkefir]

Agreed, I thought the same.

[@Bendanna93]

​@@XELNAGATYLERyou must be too

[@zombietrash416]

Him complaining that bigger youtubers arent ever on skype or are harder to get a hold of because "ooh theyre too good to talk to us." Does he think that people like AVGN and the guy who played Fred were just sitting around their bedrooms with nothing to do like him? These people were massively big creators. The Fred guy was the #1 subscribed to channel at the time and AVGN was putting out a minimum of 2 videos a month which were high quality and with only 1 person helping him and that was mostly script writing and gameplay. How did he not realize that? Especially seeing the difference between those peoples videos and his how did he not understand that these people arent just sitting around twiddling their thumbs with nothing to do? How self absorbed was he?

[@Animebryan2]

You forgot that he's on the spectrum.

[@apocalypseforever8434]

@@Animebryan2yeah not to excuse any behavior but the way he talks reminds me so much of other people in the autism support groups that I’ve gone to. Genuinely no self awareness of how they come across to others. At least the situation was managed in a way that kept him from hurting Alanna. Maybe he’ll get the guidance he needs in the future. But at his age, who knows

[@thebadshave503]

It's kind of fascinating how most 'lolcow' type content creators were impossible to convince of the flaws in their work. Chris-chan thought Sonichu was an international hit comic series. Cyrax considered himself a music prodigy. But Game Dude was the exact opposite: he believed every single possible flaw opined near him was genuine, even if he hated the person making it.

[@stayskyehigh]

Imagining some grown ass man playing with dinosaur figurines in his yard talking to himself is so crazy, but it only gets crazier knowing he’s playing out his take on him stalking a woman and being kicked out of a club

[@billymarino4452]

I'm pretty sure he did it at a public park which makes it worse. At least in the backyard he'd have some measure of privacy.

[@変質者-o8j]

Yeah real men play with Transformer figures.

[@stayskyehigh]

@@billymarino4452 this makes it waaay worse thank you for the new info lmao

[@bezoekers]

​@@変質者-o8jReal men play with their ass.

[@jsmith3946]

hey Seth green made a living out of playing with toys and talking to himself

[@TheFunwichHorror]

I only know this dude through the recurring jokes on SuperMega, and then later realizing that this is the same person Arin was making fun of in the Game Grumps' Mickey Mousecapade video. So glad to finally learn the full lore

[@circleinforthecube5170]

kinda fucked up how supermega turned out

[@boyishmistakes]

@@circleinforthecube5170well yea they could have their own video atp 🥴

[@NeonValleys]

​@@circleinforthecube5170 you are aware almost all of that situation was entirely made up right? Or are you like the one friend she still has left simping for her

[@dychostarr]

​@NeonValleys "they were accused and canceled THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT!" Sometimes the internet short attention span is proof why guys like this video are as terrible as they are. That whole scenario with SM was awful and here's hoping those that called it out keep doing so. Comments like the one your responding to is the exact reason we need to be careful

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

Nickisnotgreen is a little creep. And the SM boys didn’t deserve all that crap

[@hankry9581]

It’s honestly insane as to how most avgn rip-offs aren’t even playing a character at all when compared to James. Those praises from James really got to the game dude’s head. Man was this guy unhinged

[@billymarino4452]

It's rather scary how many of the internet avgn copycats were mentally unstable. Spoony went off the rails and there are reports he was like that even before his youtube run started. Armake shot his success in the foot multiple times with his anger and emotional problems (though in the end before he died he did seem to chill out a bit and accepted responsibility for his online bad behavior). Mike Matei is a huge manchild (and if you read James Rolfe's autobiography, it's clear he's not playing with a full deck of cards either). Another guy named Undercoverfilmer was charged with stalking a woman in real life (who was married in real life and didn't even know who UCF was, he apparently met her at a baseball game and became obsessed over her). He still has a channel called no1run and it's obvious he's still a basket case. I said this before but I think the problem is that people like that probably never had many friends or success over the course of their lives, but get a taste of it when they launch their youtube channels. They're not emotionally stable or mature enough to stay grounded through the thick and thin, so they crash and burn emotionally when things go south. You gotta be thick skinned and level headed when you make yourself public like this, and most people can't seem to handle it.

[@killergrooves2438]

Literally DarkSydePhil. The guy is a real life AVGN ranting and raving about video games when the reality is that he’s just bad at them. Narcissism, a lack of self-awareness, and being manbabies is a volatile mixture, yet they flock to the internet with dreams of fame, only to come away with infamy instead.

[@Nightman221k]

His obsessive personality traits are troubling. I couldn’t imagine being Alanna since he thought she was just as resettable as the KZbin star system. He’s nuts.

[@johnsmith-ow3xs]

Ignoring everything else, becoming friends with your biggest trolls is actually a pretty chad move.

[@josephikrakowski1137]

Glad to see more normal people will be exposed to game dude lore

[@undeadreader23]

I feel like this story would have gotten alot worse if Alanna wasn't so adament about the police being involved, or that if Alex's parents weren't rich enough to literally move him to another country, that Alex would have taken it a too far - Like actually breaking into her house or waiting outside her work.

[@evenhartwick4422]

hope he started treating his parents with more respect after all this. Literally gave him a second chance after he destroyed his entire life over a girl. they are like the only reason he's not homeless or in jail right now

[@Blad3sofWaR]

@@evenhartwick4422thank god his parents loved him and got him help also helping him move on and leave his prior life behind. Coulda wound up in Murder, Jail or whatever mischievous things

[@laundroismat]

His anger is so intense. It’s frightening

[@Atlas018]

Yeah cheating on someone typically does that.

[@21awesome]

as someone who also deals with autism and has a lot of similar issues as him this whole story honestly breaks my heart. ive been through a very similar situation as him regarding love life but i had friends and family to properly support me but he clearly had neither of those and only had losers encouraging his worst behaviours and instigating incidents for their own amusement which is honestly so disgusting.

[@svlanifructis7114]

"He recorded a response by filming the screen with his camera." Peak early KZbin. Absolute kino. I miss old KZbin so much.

[@warlordofbritannia]

It sounds like Alanna was trying to get out of the relationship but was too afraid of him and the cops never do anything to help until it’s too late. We’re lucky Alex didn’t pull a permanent deletion on her, this had all the red flags of a future true crime doc.

[@fawn2911]

Exactly

[@warlordofbritannia]

@@fawn2911 I hope she’s living her best life…and has learned autism isn’t exactly something you grow out of 😂

[@_holy__ghost]

​@@RequistheBeastyikes bro

[@DrewTNaylor]

@@warlordofbritanniaAssuming you're referring to him since I'm just reading the comments and haven't watched the video yet, autism doesn't excuse his behavior.

[@hansjuker8296]

She probably hurt the situation by stringing him along. She gave him a BJ for God's sake!

[@aurthurpendragon1015]

fun fact: James Rolfe once said that he got the idea to clone himself in the Nightmare on Elm Street video because he heard of all of these "angry video game nerd clones," and thought it kind of cracked him up. I don't remember exactlyl the video it was in, maybe the making of ideo where he showed how he makes an entire AVGN video from start to finish? I don't remember for sure.

[@KetsubanSolo]

That was a good move, that was one of the most memorable AVGN gags IMO

[@reggiel7313]

The banjo cat was cute like, the best thing his videos had was that one thing that was his own personal touch and he was embarrassed at it how sad.

[@LostStarzOfTheSky]

He just feels so deeply ashamed of himself and trying to be anyone else.

[@変質者-o8j]

Man should of made an animated series of the banjo cat, his videos might of kicked off better.

[@IsmailofeRegime]

Yeah if he had kept using it and improved the quality of his uploads, I'm sure it would have been accepted as a goofy, self-aware part of Game Dude's brand. If James Rolfe could confidently foist "Shit Pickle" onto the world, banjo cat would have been fine.

[@stringskumler6357]

A lot of people in the comments saying that there had to be something more than just being autistic in this case, but keep in mind that this IS what autism can look like, particularly when the autistic individual is, one, not being properly supported or receiving adequate treatment, and, two, when they're being treated like The Game Dude was, whether online or not. Do ya'll think the people Joon talked to had the best intentions for him? Do you think the lolcow shit doesn't have an impact? It genuinely could easily *just* be autism with that in mind. None of what he did was justifiable, mind you, but it's ridiculous how many people are acting like there had to be another condition here. There could've been, but there doesn't have to be. Everyone's failing to recognize what happens when you take someone with a condition like autism and just fuck them up.

[@curryrice3705]

Yeah this dude was bullied. Doesn't justify his own actions but I did not like the guys he interviewed for this video.

[@Fauwkes]

@@curryrice3705how do you get bullied as an adult man?

[@curryrice3705]

@@Fauwkes You think being an adult magically means you can't get bullied anymore?

[@Fauwkes]

@@curryrice3705 yeah its easy, just turn the computer off.

[@vampiresquid_1]

Autistic guy here! No, his autism has nothing to do with him being a stalker.

[@ActualDavis]

01/24/24 Title: Game Dude: A Tragic Descent into a Homeless Stalker 01/25/24 Title: Game Dude: The Most Disturbed "Game Reviewer"

[@Jacket430]

This dude is like the intrusive thoughts of a 6th grader going through their first breakup but a whole-ass man

[@Kwality62]

The 3d diagram he created showing him blatantly stalking his ex girlfriend and jumping her from the bushes is unironically the funniest thing i've seen in my entire life. If you didn't know anything about game dude you'd assume he's playing a character its so many levels of delusional.

[@generalgk]

He was the best angry reviewer. It wasn’t just jokes, the games were so bad they literally drove him insane.

[@mostverticalproductions4808]

They really insult the brain, because they are so lame.

[@WobblesandBean]

This guy creeps the hell out of me. I remember seeing that dinosaur "in the club" video and not being able to make it through to the end. I genuinely hope this guy never inflicts himself upon another woman again.

[@dandy269]

Even if he wasn’t creepy, watching a grown man playing outside on the ground with dinosaurs for two hours would be hard to watch

[@thexbigxgreen]

1:28:18 I don't know how someone could continue to rail on about how much they hate and resent humanity after being blessed by the adorable innocence and enthusiasm of childhood like he just was. That was such a sweet moment, if only he had the ability to see outside of his own self-indulgent misery for a half second...

[@kaemincha]

100% not justification for what he did later, but when will people online stop bullying people who clearly have mental health issues. it only exacerbates things.

[@DudeCrazy198]

All these lolcow videos show just how unhinged the detractors were too

[@kaemincha]

@@DudeCrazy198 totally agree

[@GigaChadh976]

He didnt get bullied

[@youtube-kit9450]

While it's the case with many people, he wasn't even bullied. People argued with him and got annoyed.

[@wedgearyxsaber]

To be fair, this was a bit before bullying was starting to be punished and scrutinized, and much before digitally, outside of school hierarchal bullying

[@MrTerrorFace]

Gamedude is like Matthew Patel from Scott Pilgrim if he didn't get the memo and learn to move on from Ramona Flowers.

[@stephaniewilliams6756]

Nah say it hes Gideon

[@Priyo16Java]

glad he didn't have fireballs then

[@meme_aids]

So the original Matthew Patel

[@mercenarygundam1487]

@@meme_aids And somehow OG Matthew Patel still is more likable and sane than Game Dude.

[@meme_aids]

@@mercenarygundam1487 I'm pretty sure the steamer I just dropped is more likable than Game dude.

[@jessicaburdell7779]

This is actually kinda scary hearing about his behavior and mannerisms related to Alanna. Very disturbingly that's exactly how things like the Christina Grimmie incident and many other tragedies, featured all over crime channels like ID and all have happened over the course of time with unhinged creeps like him. Glad she's finally safe and can hopefully now live peacefully.

[@howdareyouexist]

he is going to get her

[@fawnieee]

​@@howdareyouexist what a sad existence you have

[@imtoxiq_]

Shes literally not a good person herself?

[@SaigesArstgo1031]

@@imtoxiq_Cheaters dont deserve to be stalked. She cheated on him. He assaulted her and stalked her for months.

[@aphox3]

"like an idiot, i grabbed the fucking saxaphone" sent me into a series of hysterics

[@alien_starburst]

i had an ex who behaved exactly like Alexander did with Alanna post-breakup... and our situation was less complicated (not an open relationship) :/ it's a terrifying situation to be in and i hope Alanna has healed and found joy, peace, safety, and happiness away from such a toxic former partner. i also wish Alexander healing too.

[@marishiten5944]

Did you cheat on him and and string him along too?

[@zeroomicron4821]

dude was messed up in the head. But Alanna didn't help her own situation......I mean she kept a $1200 diamond ring, from a dude that was stalking her, what does that say about her?

[@alien_starburst]

@@marishiten5944 no. hence my statement that "our situation was less complicated." he actually cheated on me which i found hard evidence of after he spent weeks accusing me of cheating and verbally abusing me when i wouldn't respond to his text messages/calls in less than 5 minutes LOL...when i was in fact just studying

[@alien_starburst]

@@zeroomicron4821 oh ofc im not saying she's perfect at all lol!

[@alien_starburst]

no. hence my statement that "our situation was less complicated." he actually cheated on me which i found hard evidence of after he spent weeks accusing me of cheating and saying/doing horrific things to me when i wouldn't respond to his text messages/calls in less than 5 minutes LOL...when i was in fact just studying. then i ended it and the social media spamming, threats to show up unannounced, and emails after being blocked on everything else began. after police involvement and multiple years, he **still** pops up on burner accounts every now and then.@@marishiten5944​

[@irenic_raccoon]

I kinda feel for the guy, as someone with autism. I have similar issues. I think he definitely needed help, like therapy. Not excusing his actions though. Stalking isnt excusable ofc, but I just hope he gets the help he needs. He seemed really passionate about his work, to an obsessive extent even. I thought the "mind fuck" video was kinda neat even! He could've done well if he learnt that he has to improve overtime in order to become good at sometning. That's apart of art and life in general. Okay enough yapping. Good video, Joon! Definitely gonna draw with this in the background 👍

[@Margen67]

Raccoons need HUGS

[@LethalBubbles]

very sad story. you could see him slowly improving with what he learned in film school. if only he had put his energy into that instead of harassing that girl.

[@hansjuker8296]

Noooo....he went crazy by spending too much time on the internet.

[@Yohoat]

Lmao no, he wasn't improving. His entire reason for even going to film school was likely just more obsession over the origins of AVGN. He still had an unhealthy obsession with mimicry.

[@sgas]

​@@hansjuker8296I think it's also kinda inherent

[@LethalBubbles]

​@@Yohoat He had some potential but plagiarizes instead because won't accept his own creative output and is willing to completely replace his own voice and message if he feels criticized or envious. For example, He has an eye for furry/cartoon animal stuff, but can't handle being being made fun of about it, so he throws out his popular theme song immediately because of the banjo cat. Video called it when saying he can't take criticism but the trolls point out where the charm is. Same goes for his reuploads. He kept reiterating into an incomprehensible mess because he must negate every criticism. It oversaturated and messed with the delivery on his more successful lines, while removing the parts he was embarrassed about along with the context. I guess his plagiarism and parasocial behavior are similar as distractions from his self loathing.

[@Yohoat]

@@LethalBubbles The trolls find "charm" in the stuff he made that was hilariously bad. He didn't have a lick of talent in anything he was doing, or any self awareness needed to improve. If he didn't obsessively iterate on every video, he's just be making hundreds of equally horrible ones.

[@deadsausage9619]

After watching a lot of his content, I can pretty much say that the main problem with him is that he isn't a naturally funny, or interesting person. He has to rely on cheap and easy jokes because his brain physically cannot come up with something funny, and he knows this, giving him an insecurity of his humor, and thus an inability to take criticism. I've noticed this trend with a lot of lolcows like Chris Chan, Cyrax, Daniel Larson, and KingCobra.

[@souperman72]

That admin on the forums was power tripping hard for nothing.

[@MrDmoney156]

they all were! it was just how it was back then with nothing to do in their pitiful lives after work or whatever... glad i dipped out early back then from those shitty forums, full of nasty individuals mind you.

[@Robert_D_Mercer]

@@MrDmoney156 only good forums back in the day where those modding hacking ones. I used to mod brawl and everyone was friendly, diverse and fun. Places like what ur saying were cesspools. Like I even remember donating 200 dollars when I was making 11 dollars an hour becuz I liked everyone that much on there :/

[@NickTheEnlightened]

Not necessarily. People don't like someone spamming their forums incessantly and especially to do nothing more aside from self promote. It may look like rather tame behavior, especially in comparison to some of the things people do on the internet these days, but it's still generally frowned upon and that was no different in 2008/2009.

[@t3knosoulz]

25:46 wow you... weren't kidding. that really is easier to show than describe. I wouldn't even know where to start lmao

[@TenshiCat]

The transition to the paper was pretty cool though--I feel like making surreal videos with editing tricks like that was a path Alex should maybe have continued down instead

[@JomasterTheSecond]

"He is the Game Dude and he is so rude, He fled the country to avoid getting sued"

[@Ssshrugs]

You’re actually gonna copy one of the most upvoted comments on this video? Come on man…

[@Andres0082]

This alongside Metokur's video serve as a definite chronicle of a descent into madness of a dude with a bad attitude. Great video.

[@NickTheEnlightened]

Add okfinebethatway (Ian)'s video into the mix and it's a perfect three way pair for documentation of this batshit insane man's legacy!

[@KirboYT]

Can't say I expected a story of an AVGN clone to turn into the insane ramblings of a madman who stalked his ex instead of getting over her

[@OhsoLosoo]

That transition at 26:22 really shows that if he kept down this path of just absurd strange content he coulda had something good. Honestly, I bet ppl woulda watched an entire channel of that ending sequence. The difficult part would’ve been coming up w/ better ideas. But that’s how creativity works. It’s expanding your horizons to basically 1 up your old creative ventures.

[@CruelestChris]

This is as much a sad reminder of all the features Google gutted from KZbin as it is about Gamedude.

[@c-puff]

at least we can actually read the comments now. Remember when it was nothing but slurs and giant ascii images of p*do bear? ...I wanna say "good times" but it really wasn't.

[@CruelestChris]

@c-puff Well, to be fair that's when the insane bot hasn't hidden them because they look a bit like a post someone reported once.

[@aeonstar293]

This whole thing is depressingly sad for both people. I'm convinced "open relationship" is just code for slow train wreck.

[@kwarra-an]

It often is. You've got to have a strong relationship and great communication skills with a ton of trust in the first place to have a successful open relationship/polyamorous relationship - and everyone has to be fully on board. If you're doing it to save a failing relationship, it'll only make it worse (like having a kid).

[@elLooto]

If your partner suggests an open relationship, youre already in one.

[@GigaChadh976]

It is. Civilization is built upon monogoamous relationships for a reason.

[@RustieFawn]

@4nn4h “You have to have a strong relationship to cheat” Peak reddit brain

[@falconstudios146]

​@@RustieFawn It's not cheating if you're following the rules.

[@roccer2112]

What I think is so wild is his attachment to being the "Game Dude". Like even his weird stalker blog has game dude on the header, /after/ he'd deleted his entire channel

[@adambarker9493]

This is the Canadian version of Falling Down. He even ranted about the sandwich not looking like the photo.

[@BlueAizu_]

The forum posts really brought me back... people used to be so _ruthless_ on the internet. The admins and mods of those old forums would power trip so hard where everyone could see, and regular users just reveled in kicking others while they were down. It was heartbreaking when you were young and on the receiving end of a dogpile when you were just trying to fit in, or shared something you made and thought was cool but was torn apart. In that respect, I feel bad for what GameDude went through. Some people did try to help him move away from copying AVGN, but they were completely drowned out by nameless bullies who reveled in making him mad, and he let them get to his psyche to the point of obsession. Tragic. Absolutely tragic. It doesn't excuse his _deplorable_ actions later in life, but it makes me wonder how different it could have turned out if he got the help and support he desperately needed. The Game Grumps Mickey Mousecapade episode is legitimately hilarious, though.

[@megamillion5852]

I like the empathy in this comment. Thank you for being a considerate person - we could always use more of that.

[@imlonelypleasehelp5443]

You’re one of maybe 10 comments showing any amount of empathy on this video. Stop watching Joon. He’s the kind of pos who platforms those same bullies without pointing out their role in the matter…

[@guymann9936]

​@@imlonelypleasehelp5443yeah I'm getting that vibe he refuses to push on these guys about why they were doing it They essentially said at one point they were bullying the poor guy for a reaction to laugh at and he said nothing

[@Garrette63]

@@guymann9936 He also just takes their word as fact with no evidence at all.

[@MegaMat_Show]

You've seen the Angry Video Game Nerd. You've seen the iRate Gamer. You've seen the Nostalgia Critic.

[@thecianinator]

Now get ready for a homeless man stalking his ex while muttering about gamespot

[@reginarainer9740]

This man didn’t need youtube, he needed therapy.

[@youtube-kit9450]

That's basically every lolcow in a nutshell. 1. Quit the internet forever, you're not made for it. 2. Jesus fuck get therapy you obviously have some kind of ND and probably half a dozen traumas

[@zombietrash416]

50:57 thank you for articulating his obsession with revising his videos and his compulsion to reply to every criticism with the grace you did. Ive watched alot of videos on Alex but had no idea how maticulous he was with his youtube channel. I have diagnosed OCD and watching this and seeing how repetitive the way he responded was and how hung up he would get on the smallest flaw gave me kind of a sick feeling in my stomach. I dont have the same type of responses or obsessions as he does but i very clearly can recognize the compulsive need to repeat certain actions even if theyre not serving you in a positive way. I kinda started to feel sorry for him because he seems oblivious to how hes putting himself in a worse position. I really hope that he gets help someday and that he gets the opportunity to talk to a professional on a regular basis to work out his issues and any trauma he hasnt faced. He very obviously has some serious problems he needs to deal with and i hope that he can eventually get rehabbed into living a normal life again.

[@zany_zombie7276]

imagine a musician revising a song every time someone disliked it

[@ShadowEl]

Rivers Cuomo did this in 2001-02 and it resulted in the utterly mid Weezer album Maladroit. Didn't Kanye do it too with Life Of Pablo?

[@ShinyFelyne]

I used to talk to the Game Dude *very* regularly on Skype back in late 2009/early 2010. I was a fan of the guy back then and even donated a game or two (he never reviewed it). I specifically remember him showing me a handwritten note he claimed was from James Rolfe thanking him for donating the Famicom game console he used in the Transformers review. Of course now I know it was obviously forged but at the time, I had no idea. Nowadays I just find it weird how often a then-23-year-old man regularly video chat with a 13-year-old. 🤔 EDIT: Holy shit, that's me at 1:03:26!! Kabuto335 was my original username on this account!

[@ginidontthinkso4282]

He sounds like he was going to cry at the criticism. His pleading that hes playing a character ( which i find bullshit) to devoling into gibberish is basically him put his fingers in his ears and unable to take it. Fucking nuts

[@thevoicesaregettinglouder16]

Gamedudes theme song had no right to be that catchy

[@TheRetroRenegade]

I feel like a lot of your videos on infamous KZbinrs, including this one, can be used as invaluable guides for aspiring creators of what NOT to do if you want to achieve any modicum of success online without ruining your life. Everything from creative and business decisions to patterns of behavior, these videos do an exceptional job warning potential newcomers what obsession (particularly in this case), narcissism, and lack of self-awareness can do to cause a personality to self destruct. Edit: Admittedly I posted the comment before finishing the video, but after seeing the rest, there's A LOT more going on in Alexander's case than what I may have alluded to... Like, holy shit... I still meant what I said about your videos, and keep up the excellent work, but this goes way beyond simply career sabotage. This is a scary and saddening downward spiral...

[@southparkfirefly]

"No privacy" He really went to public place that looks well known for dog walking and expects privacy?!

[@babysinclairfan]

Back in high school, we threw around the rerm "stalker" way too loosely, using it to refer to someone who came on a little too strong. Seeing an actual stalker really puts things into perspective. Alex was so obsessed that Alana literally couldn't carry out her day-to-day activities.

[@Brascofarian]

That's why clear boundaries in a relationship are important kids.

[@PointsofData]

Alanna outright said that he wouldn't take no from her and thought that hate still meant she loved him. I guarantee you she tried to set boundaries before/during the open relationship phase and he didn't respect them, just like he didn't respect them after they broke up.

[@Brascofarian]

@@PointsofData so what are you saying here? I don’t understand. He wouldn’t take no? Are you saying that he gets to unilaterally decide boundaries through sheer stubbornness?

[@AstroTom]

​@@BrascofarianThe point they were making is Alexander was so obsessed that he didn't care how she felt. She wanted to be left alone and Alexander misinterpreted it as her playing hard to get.

[@Brascofarian]

​@@AstroTom When you've been inconsistent with your boundaries, it's much more difficult to get other people to respect them further down the line. This is not a statement that only applies to one side in this situation. It was clear in the story they had both been inconsistent. That really didn't help the situation, trust me.

[@AstroTom]

@@Brascofarian I'm pretty sure Alanna was inconsistent because she was afraid of him. She should have properly dumped him earlier instead of deciding on the open relationship. But she was afraid of him and his behaviour and didn't know what to do. It's a difficult situation and it's not really out place to say.

[@warriorstar2517]

Seems like Alex is a bit of an attention seeker. That behavior and the fact that he expected every single video to have five stars makes me wonder if he needs to see a mental health specialist or something similar.

[@JK-gm6kk]

Did you finish the video? You made the understatement of the year so far.

[@ChrisBear1989]

Autism does tend to have co morbidities along with it. He clearly needed help but we have no idea his parents were like.

[@warriorstar2517]

@DMTDoingMyTime Indeed. I am also autistic, so I know the feeling. My special interest is trains (real freaking original, I know) and I must’ve spent over a thousand hours perfecting my craft in a bunch of different train simulators.

[@warriorstar2517]

@heckssoda588 Screenings are fairly simple. The US CDC website says that a specialist will either give you a questionair or (if you’re a minor) ask a few questions for your parents to answer. By such a process, your strengths are highlighted and a diagnosis is reached.

[@user-is7xs1mr9y]

@heckssoda588 Me too, this made too much sense to me.

[@Blad3sofWaR]

Holy Hell…this is What Joon was talking about. It’s a damn near 3 hour video. My man, thank you for the hard work. Insane video coverage

[@misterphonograph1893]

He was playing classical music during the A Salieri response because the channel was named after classical composer Antonio Salieri.

[@ProbsNotABot]

I never heard of him before, I'm about an hour into the video so far, and i just feel so bad for him. He just seems so textbook autistic with AVGN being his hyper fixation. I've had autistic friends, and they act incredibly similar with their fixations. They've gotten better with more appropriately expressing their fixations after gotten explained how it made those around them feel. It just seems like Game Dude didn't have anyone around him to help, or he wasn't willing to work on it. It really makes me feel bad with how everyone treated him and his apparent jerk behavior didn't help- but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was affected by his take on the AVGN. I've known an autistic person who would make themselves act like their, shallow, interpretation of a character because they thought they were cool, causing them to act incredibly irritating and edgey.

[@unknownkingdom]

I found him to be likable. I don't understand why people go so far out of their way to troll or torment people.

[@erikwirfs-brock2432]

@@unknownkingdom it still happens now, but circa 2010 trolling 'freaks' was just much more common on the internet and socially acceptable, I think today people who just realize he's autistic and block him for being annoying. The youtube 'reply' feature also encouraged that kind of interaction

[@bluetiger2468]

It's definitely a huge red flag if a grown man films himself using dinosaur toys to reenact relationship problems.

[@chestnut4860]

This is the part I will defend, purely because I could see myself grabbing whatever "props" were nearby just to tell a story.

[@chestnut4860]

This is the part I will defend, purely because I could see myself grabbing whatever "props" were nearby just to tell a story.

[@frannielmartinez]

​@@chestnut4860It's psycological

[@TJSchongar]

This doesn't excuse a single thing this guy did, but wow, his ex 'friends' were genuine jerks to him...