How Different Was Stardew Valley's Alpha?

[@SeanieDew]

This video was recorded BEFORE my Harvest Moon video, hence why I’m confused by a lot of the mechanics that were obviously inspired by that game!

[@sunnypop2779]

That's so crazy

[@Genya.Impact]

ok

[@Swaxol]

yes

[@teasonm3617]

@@sunnypop2779 Crazy? I was crazy once. They locked me in a room. A rubber room. A rubber room with rats, and rats make me crazy. Crazy? I was crazy once.

[@BoboFerre]

@@teasonm3617 it's not tiktok

[@nananakeson]

This first version of stardew valley is really similar to how harvest moon looks/plays like I'm glad that he continued with the game polished and created new mechanics

[@greenlemonada]

I would like this but that would ruin the numbers

[@Petperson17]

Yeah the greenhouse looked almost identical to harvest moons

[@cricketandgraham8644]

I wouldn't play the game if it stayed that way

[@sofienielsen4608]

Or story of season as its known now

[@rmariem5299]

I'm not familiar with harvest moon, but ever since I started playing stardew valley I sensed a big similarity between it and a game called arcuz

[@ibee623_]

It’s really nice to see how he slowly went from being very heavily inspired by harvest moon, then he eventually began to evolve Stardew Valley into something completely new. :)

[@donaldw3231]

10:17 "Why is he hoeing in the mines?" Sir, that's how I found the last dwarf scroll I needed.

[@emo-gu9zn]

The blue one? I've been searching forever 😭😭

[@donaldw3231]

@@emo-gu9zn I think you can find any of them from hoe-able tiles in the mines

[@emo-gu9zn]

@@donaldw3231 Ah thank you so much

[@funkybugman]

@@emo-gu9zn i cant find the yellow one aghh

[@cinnamon_t6727]

@@emo-gu9zn I keep finding nothing but the blue ones 😭😭

[@RunnerEye]

Alternative title: Seanie dragging ConcernedApe for 22 minutes and 19 seconds

[@octolockg5059]

May as well have lit the guy on fire, lol.

[@SeanieDew]

PLEASE STILL GIVE ME CHOCOLATIER ALPHA ACCESS CA

[@serenegenerally]

@@SeanieDewafter this comment Seanie strangely disappeared…

[@marceline5461]

omg hi runnereye

[@valentinez5329]

omg my two favourite youtubers interacting??? crazzy

[@mintrosewood]

Someone should make a mod just making everything into the creepy sun and call it Seanie's Nightmare

[@that_tvhead]

marry the creepy sun hatch the creepy sun have the creepy sun construct the creepy sun grandpas secret creepy sun

[@Kikolek]

Harvest moon players can tell that the first trailer has everything from harvest moon lmao

[@MiuXiu]

Haha absolutely. It was so funny to me that he kept saying it seemed like haunted chocolatier. So many of these popular stardew players have never played harvest moon and it’s so interesting hearing their different pov because of it

[@Emily-sl7wn]

Yess, I was about to write that haha😂

[@misoo7350]

Harvest Moon the OG

[@Kasiarzynka]

Reminds me of how Witcher games were inspired by Gothic games. I guess CA just recreated mechanics from the game he knew and liked and then worked from there made changes to mechanics and sprites and all. I don't know about his previous coding experience but if you're not really experienced, it makes sense to try and recreate things you've seen before and that you know how they are supposed to behave before going on and deciding how you'd like your own thing to be.

[@maeikaa4427]

Concernape watching Seanie absolutely DRAGGING him 👁👄👁

[@frog_goblin]

i know seanie isn't a game dev and clearly hasn't really watched many dev log type videos, so it's very funny hearing the comments about "why is he placing so many coops. DUDE YOU HAVE ENOUGH COOPS" or about him not doing any intros. that's just how game dev logs are man. it's early build documentation to show the mechanics working properly and showcase some features of the game very simply. huge game studios have the budget to make it some big extravagant thing but this is what i know and love from indie devs working on their own thing! edit: i also saw a lot of people in the chat being very critical and harsh about the project demos, including one that said "bro is this an elementary school google slides presentation?" which i did wanna call out, cause it's really belittling to how much effort ConcernedApe must've put into these videos working as ONE MAN on this entire project

[@jaomang]

damn bro, you dumb as hell.

[@DexTag]

You're right, but this shouldn't be taken as critique, at least what Seanie said. As a content creator you point out things to talk about to talk about something, not really because it has actual value. View it a bit like watching sports and they describe what the players are doing, 99% of that is "unnecessary" and everyone can see it, but you got something to talk about and people not actively watching still know what's going on.

[@sarahhumphrey9984]

All this video tells me is that Seanie has never played Harvest Moon. The 9 tile seeds, digging for a ladder - gold standard 😂

[@MiuXiu]

Haha right! He kept saying it seemed like haunted chocolatier and I was like 🤔

[@Kikolek]

Also switching tools with animation above your head + holding items in hand if you wanted to go and sell max amount of them

[@sorrels4959]

The funny thing is he actually tried it out a while back. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHzIk2qLgM2FrLc

[@thetoasterunicorn]

Placing seeds at 2:06 is definitely from Harvest Moon. Edit: Also the mines at 10:00 are the same as in HM DS. You can really see CA really did use it as inspiration.

[@MiuXiu]

It’s so interesting to me how many of the popular stardew players have never played harvest moon at all!

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

@@MiuXiu I mean they haven't done a new one in ages and honestly I'd rather own multiple copies of SV than support a mega corp

[@82KA4]

@@NoThankUBeQuiet The most recent game is from February 2021. It came to PC recently as well. The same company also released Rune Factory 5, a similar series, that came out last month. Bokujou Monogatari (original Harvest Moon) decided to go with a different English translator and distributor. That's when they lost the right to use the name "Harvest Moon." It's now known as Story of Seasons and has been for a decade now. Any game you've seen since 2012 titled "Harvest Moon" is Natsume trying to profit off of their name. Do not give any money to Natsume!

[@MiuXiu]

@@82KA4 thank you for replying to them and letting them know lol, I didn’t have the energy

[@82KA4]

@@MiuXiu It makes me so sad to see that it seems like most people who played HM don't know about this. :( A lot of people bash the developers thinking their games are bad now thanks to Natsume. All my homies hate Natsume.

[@ki11ershark]

I only played the original release in 2017 for several months, got to year like 4 and maybe half a million/a million coins and then didn't play again until 1.5. So when I started playing that farm again I was like WHATS A SECRET NOTE, FISH POND, SIT IN CHAIRS, NEW HOUSE ROOMS, FISH TANKS, MOVIE THEATER, CO-OP lmao and also ginger island was crazy but it was so weird to just see all the kinda basic changes that I wish were in the original release. Now I'm on year 10 with many millions and it's even more fun than the original release. Definitely cool to see all CA's original original ideas. I kinda wish villagers could walk on your farm as long as they didn't destroy things. Even if you had a stand by the entrance of your farm and you could find villagers there buying stuff you put there that would be cool.

[@lame_heart_ink8207]

It's SO Harvest Moon! God I'm so glad Concerned Ape developed his own style and the game became what we know and love!

[@SessVlogs]

Came here straight from Z's latest video, and honestly I'm giving this a like just because it's nice and quiet.

[@amorfatikhb]

I wish I did the same. RIP to everyone’s ears after that video.

[@M00nie633]

Seems like ConcernedApe took all of those videos down in the meantime... 😔 That's kinda sad because the masterpiece we now got evolved from those small beginnings. There's no need to be ashamed of how it looked like before. It's even more amazing to see how everything developed and turned out so amazing in the end!

[@jamesplayz9024]

he didn't take it down bruh-

[@M00nie633]

@@jamesplayz9024 I couldn't find them anywhere, can you show me where they are please? :)

[@jamesplayz9024]

@@M00nie633 search "concerned ape" in yt then click his Channel then scroll down then you'll see it:)

[@jamesplayz9024]

@@M00nie633 did u find it?

[@M00nie633]

@@jamesplayz9024 unfortunately not, that's why I thought that he deleted them :(

[@lucyread]

"You begin crafting. . . and succeed!" Oh man if I failed a crafting, oof.

[@michaelc1114]

wild strawberries often root and sprout on the ground. The biologically engineered ones typically have bushes while wilds won't.

[@iziyobisi]

We grew real strawberries and they grew in a bush-like plant

[@KaeButKindaGae]

tbh old sebastian was fire, more of a nerd and less "ThE oCeAn iS bEsT eNjOyEd aLoNe" when im literally his fiance

[@snailsedis]

i appreciate him keeping those original videos on the channel

[@lou1012]

I'm pretty sure wild strawberries do NOT grow on a bush, least not around here hahaha. They are totally foraged from the ground. Also, the nine seeds at once was probably a nod to story of seasons friends of mineral town, or one of the other earlier games from that series.

[@JutlandAngel]

I guess it's cause the plant is called a strawberry bush in English. So guess the plant is similar to the fruit (strawberries = nuts, strawberry bush = herb). . . Man we butchered the naming of this plant.

[@ryn4775]

Started playing stardew valley because of your videos!

[@SeanieDew]

what an honor!

[@LunarAnimeAngel]

Welcome to the community!

[@randompips_]

Seanie is like confused, impressed, and surprised at the same time😭

[@Katelin2007]

21:12 "he's bring the concerned to the concerned ape" - someone in the live chat

[@ke00si12]

ape’s success just goes to show that anyone can be successful if they stick with it. 💜

[@katcorinne7632]

Wild strawberries by my house grow on the ground alongside the grass

[@twalton]

The Puffhead video is a reference to CA's favorite film Eraserhead by David Lynch

[@mikaiaaaaa]

i absolutely lost it when he started spamming pigs 😭😭

[@xxwitty_gachaxx8711]

4:13 SEBBY LOOKED SO CUTE!!!

[@Bepetoni]

2:55 "Strawberries grow on a bush" I think you've got your berries mixed up, sib

[@F_ERAL]

@ around 4:30 I realized I might pronounce Maru wrong. He says Mah-ROO, I pronounce it MAH-roo.

[@karnagekarnival5127]

This confirms my suspicion that Penny and Maru are dating

[@moit_]

THE CHAT AT 0:09 CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD I HAVENT EVEN STARTED WATCHING YET

[@julias.6658]

I love how the music’s on point from day 1 but everything else is struggling to keep up lol. Eternally glad ConcernedApe had the commitment he did!

[@lynndragon2536]

He definitely hasn’t played and of the original SOS/Harvest Moon games lol

[@thesnail2503]

Puff head is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen

[@emmalution]

petition to replace that sun logo with seanie's face

[@LonelyWolfJ]

my dude why are you so surprised about stuff xD you played harvest moon already! You know wassup

[@SeanieDew]

hahah I actually recorded this BEFORE the Harvest Moon stream - so I was a little confused lol

[@DOOPEE451]

So much of the first trailer is "Oh that's just Harvest Moon" lol

[@zhengwenyu1587]

The moment I saw the 9 seed planting mechanic, I could hear Harvest Moon's Friends of Mineral Town playing

[@NuriaGuadalupe1]

i just saw this for the first time and it's so cute that he used the "frog egg" that used to be bait for the new trinkets 😋

[@ArtAngelMouse]

Oh wow, alpha Stardew Valley looks a lot more like classic Harvest Moon (known as Story of Seasons now). The 9 seeds thing started way back in SNES Harvest Moon mechanic.

[@rosee8140]

3:18 you can still do this, actually.

[@AntiMeatRiding]

Your videos are always entertaining. Keep it up Seanie.

[@calvinyap2319]

Penny and Maru sometimes sit together at the bench in front of Gus bar... So I don't think it's strange seeing them together

[@xcenex479]

You’re right, it’s completely not straight /s

[@grey9422]

Hey, that feature where you could place 9 seeds at once reminds me of that Harvest Moon game for the GBA 🤔 I always thought that it was annoying not being able to place them individually when I was younger

[@basilunderworld]

"MAROO" lmao..

[@gleebadooob]

4:43 "LoOk aT LeWiS" LMAOO

[@minusSoahc]

you dont need to open the menu to put something in the shipping bin

[@AbLaV]

Bring back the planting 9 seeds at once ability

[@heyheyitsjae2475]

Oh my god, I've seen Duck before! I had no idea that was from CA

[@epicbro5558]

seanie: man it would be so annoying of things took time to craft me: thinks of animal crossing

[@kikiluna5395]

This was really fun to see! Thanks for the content Seanie!

[@Purpylon]

10:41 There are some crystals to the left you didn't mention. The final game has crystals too but not that big.

[@OlmsAreCool2009]

It is I dr Heinz doofinshmirts. With my concerned-ape-inator!

[@Sir_Duke_Turtle]

I really like your content and enjoy watching your videos :)

[@skylarholbrook6443]

omg early sebastian looks like anthony from smosh way back in like 2014

[@soarskai]

2:15 i’m so chronically online i saw this part of the video and thought “wait parsnips are real?” oh my god i thought they only existed in stardew valley

[@GhostGaming-tt9tu]

9:33 Animal Crossing new Horizons and Minecraft: "Just you wait lmao."

[@juliamenzynska8941]

Mayor lewis at the wedding: 🤨

[@dofri2896]

dang, the guy looks like Harvey in real life

[@ymyol98]

Wild strawberries on the ground are a thing!

[@Haexxchen]

I think a lot of the unpolished look just comes from less pixels. A lot of different stuff is 1 to 1 Harvest Moon, like planting 9 seeds, throwing stuff atr the bin, showing the tool over your head, ... Glad he decided to make it all more detailed and make it hisown.

[@erictibetano771]

Why is this video Seanie screaming at everything he sees like he doesn't understand anything 😂😂 I get its a different version of the game but at some point it was like: A video!? and he's showing the farm!? Why did he enter the house!? is this his house!!? Wait there's a bed !?! why he goes to sleep !"? is he tired !?!

[@corniun1115]

Hoeing in mines and putting 9 seeds at the time is so harvest moon/story of seasons 😂 at least the older parts, haven't played for a decade😂😂

[@JazzyWaffles]

20:03 "It's really incredible how much Stardew Valley has come." Ex-... excuse me? 🤨

[@WizardEli420]

im pretty sure the music at 7:13 is Sebastian's song, it plays in his heart cutscenes

[@hilly8000]

20:28 can this be the reason why joja is blue ?

[@rachelkaminski4786]

Seanie, this is not how you become friends with ConcernedApe in real life!

[@davideisenberg4735]

"she shippef something she didn't even open up the menu" You can do that in modern day stardew valley as well. Left click instead of right click and you'll put the entire stack of whatever you're holding in.

[@erin1912]

i am so incredibly early- you have the best timing seanie

[@DarkCor38744]

I find it really cool to see what the beginning was like. There are some farm games that are a lot like Stardew Valley too and they are in the alpha right now. This makes me exited to see what those games will look like later

[@mageyplss]

I don't think the character sprites look bad at all

[@oakenshadow6763]

I love seeing the progress of a game being made.

[@annalisachirls8055]

The secret note could have been a sprite for soggy newspaper.

[@P1res_]

18:05 and the frog egg really came out

[@sillyoz]

The pigs he spawned ITS ENOUGH SLICES! 🗣️

[@holymakerel]

i played first on the switch when it was released in like fall 2017 i think? its changed so much even just from then

[@lilywest9552]

This whole video has never let them know your next move vibes

[@CharlieTheMad256]

“You have to hoe to find the exit?!?” Someone did not play the older harvest moons I see 😂 /lh

[@mishlmao7315]

no bc i said "it's enough slices" as the exact same time as you i'm screaming

[@DeaditeCaz]

2:03 I remember being able to do that in harvest moon back to nature. I haven’t played that game in years

[@MazerTime]

If there anything you should take from this, is that no idea is formed perfect. Stardew valley didnt start like a great game, just a cool idea. Same with Hollow Knight being made after Hungry Knight.

[@diamondoge]

"Chicken goin up!"

[@Alastorelmasreal]

I was a stardew valley fan when i was 7 i Washington bo4n in 2024 so i dientes live for that

[@Camcorderr_]

Its possible that its Elliott because in the summer he will stand in that spot by leahs house.

[@TheLightDragon5486]

The chat behind him said that someone was waiting for a fanfic with seanie at the start

[@maldita97]

Early stardew looks so much like those facebook or Y8 games

[@highdefinition450]

8:48 can't be another player, the game was single player only for like a couple of years lol. we had to install mods to play with other people, that was insane lmao edit: i guess he planned co-op before lol i didn't know that

[@FourByte_Gaming]

Fun fact: Stardew Valley 1.0 was released on my 6th birthday.

[@diamondoge]

What is that little pumpkin fellow in the background?

[@kashashk]

- duck - by Eric B 2015 collection

[@diversitydiversity-r8n]

3:15 I think those are eggplant not red cabbage

[@lucyread]

I sometimes ship stuff without ever opening a menu.

[@offa643]

This is a true masterpiece

[@hrisistavreva]

STRAWBERRIES DON'T GROW FROM A BUSH LOL

[@Jackk225]

he should bring the sun back

[@VVen0m]

6:00 Isn't that the Rival character that got ultimately deleted on the right there? This cutscene would probably be once your time ran out and you either defeated them or got defeated by them

[@DylBro101]

Why are you so surprised about the mechanics that are the same as harvest moon’s? You played that game, wouldn’t you have remembered the 9 seeds at once and weird inventory stuff?

[@Fearlesss55]

Started playing Stardew Valley because of you ☺️ fell in love with the game

[@BigIndianBindi-jy1cz]

strawberries do grow on the ground.