I decided to speedrun GROW Island and developed a utopia

[@misterminutes4504]

When my younger self was playing this for hours before, I didn't know that there was an ending or even a goal. I was just so mesmerised by the art and what they're gonna do

[@Kali-8]

Yeah same, children are so easy to keep busy lmao

[@Tigewew]

I remember i randomly getting a win after playing for hours and being confused and ecstatic

[@pradeeptopal5874]

That was the same with me

[@GoldBlackLotus]

I used to just guess what I was doing

[@RalvA101]

EAXACTLY

[@helterskelter9670]

On Nakayama, the creator of the GROW series, has been fighting a heart disease since 2018. While he got a transplant, he still hasn't fully recovered and is asking for donations, so it's great to rise awareness towards it!

[@eg-draw]

Oh no, sad news. I hope he recovered well since it was 1 year

[@runningonsugar1202]

@@eg-draw yes

[@frocco7125]

He's a super creative guy, I hope he gets help!

[@ethanmcneill1941]

@@eg-draw i believe he has recovered, actually

[@superbeta1716]

Good ending@@ethanmcneill1941

[@mony.mp4]

the way these games were my ENTIRE childhood even though i didn’t understand english or japanese and never could get a good ending because i didn’t know what i was doing LOL

[@drrigel63]

Same 😭

[@ZedDevStuff]

Same, despite the fact that i started English along my main language in school

[@DiabloOfGod]

Same, and i live on Brasil, the grow series don't have words, i think that helped a lot

[@catsondrugs2818]

I have never encountered this game in English and always blew up, I legitimately thought it was only available in Japanese's

[@Miko0219]

facts

[@picimp]

im so glad this series wasn't just a fever dream from my childhood

[@webrov0.125]

Sad fact, the creator of the grow games from what I've known has been having a lot of health issues so best of wishes to the creator of the grow game's creator.

[@giulioturina2772]

Yeah, I believe he has been diagnosed with brain cancer and from his last update, his condition isn't getting better. Let us pray for this man who made our childhoods great

[@HandleToBeDetermined]

​@@giulioturina2772 Heart failure, he had a heart transplant and had a long road to recovery. Coupled with family troubles and the phase-out of Flash, he's got quite a bit on his plate

[@giulioturina2772]

@@HandleToBeDetermined thank you for correcting me, it's truly a shame that it happened to such a great person. I really hope he gets better even if it's unlikely

[@josefdelaville4638]

He got better since while. Still not at the best of his health but he's recovering.

[@giulioturina2772]

@@josefdelaville4638 that makes me happy

[@FrostedMike]

I had a case study on Grow Island. My task was to analyze and write a High Level Document on it. Grow Island is a "commercial" of sorts to encourage people to learn science, engineering and those kind of fields. I don't remember for which institute. The game is "designed" in such a way that combines all fields to work together in order to develop civilization and progress and human beings. This is roughly the essence of the game. I had this case study about 6 years ago...

[@ryuushi920]

wait fr these games are the reason why I was interested in science and humanities Like science wouldn't make sense if you didn't do it in a humanized way And humanities vise versa wouldn't make sense if you don't apply some science and logic to it If I haven't encountered these games my life would have less of a reason rn

[@DrFunkPpT]

For the grow series, you should make a speedrun of the secret endings.

[@georgemichaels8422]

There's a secret ending?!

[@nishizumimaho434]

@@georgemichaels8422 yeah

[@bananatheo3796]

@@georgemichaels8422 yeah that's what i was thinking! i had no idea about that!

[@Phitend]

The first game have alien ending :D

[@plasant8408]

@@georgemichaels8422 i think all of them have an apocalyptic ending

[@davec8385]

I loved the grow series back in the day. It was always fun trying different orders out seeing what kind of weird combination would happen. Then using trial and error to try and find the how to get max level on everything

[@ragebrage]

I always see people saying "this game was my childhood" and whatnot, but today it's finally my turn. Thank you so much for unlocking this memory!

[@PrincessFelicie]

The GROW series is legitimately my favorite flash games ever. I loved them so much as a kid, they were mesmerizing and beautiful to look at, and the process of figuring out the correct order to place stuff in made me feel so smart. I dearly hope their creator will manage to cure their health issues!!

[@Kosmicd12]

This is my jam

[@generationxpvp]

I’m a peanut butter man myself, but for the NRG boys I’ll make an exception

[@seamusbyrne8721]

Like ur content Kosmic!

[@cdoggo3352]

*our* jam

[@thedotgiver2820]

•

[@Mytic-mg9tg]

It's the guy that made the best smb speedrun with 5 minutes and a ton of Coca-Cola on his house

[@GeometricalNeko]

Man. This REALLY takes me back to when i was young and played these games. Thank you for helping me remember a wonderful game from my childhood

[@min3bubblegum]

The dude from an island: *made crazy like hell robotic machine* Also the dude from an island: *digs the tunnel directly under an active volcano*

[@PersonOfRandomnesss]

Worked out in the end

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E‎

[@fazewonderofu6413]

You wouldn’t understand he’s a big brainn

[@Dickens69420]

Bruh I started tearing up seeing this. This is some of the best games ever.

[@Kuroes_]

I'm so glad you speed ran these games. I played these a long time ago and forgot what they were called. I remember going through all the different endings and getting stuck on getting the best endings

[@gemcraft296]

I used to adore grow island as a kid. Never knew it was a series. Neat.

[@jellanimatez]

i thought this game was just a feverdream of mine, i remember playing this specific game a lot back when i was younger. I also just remembered this existing up until a few weeks ago, thank you for making me remember.

[@magorzatamaniak3454]

Same!

[@cherry4607]

so did i, never thought it was really a game since i remember it from when i was really young

[@AAa-kl4kb]

I remember searching for a whole year for this game because I could never remember. I loved these type of games as a kid. Thank you for the nostalgia

[@SmoothBrainStuff]

Holy crap- FINALLY I KNOW THE NAME OF THIS GAME AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

[@catastrophicdemon949]

Same

[@vincentngo9186]

LITERALLY SAME, I WANTED TO PLAY THIS AGAIN, BUT I JUST NEVER REMEMBERED THE NAME

[@hotung5445]

took me 10 years :))

[@andrexeme_swag]

SAME

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

[@dnsoulx]

i never thought i’d see this game again. it’s always been in the back of my mind and i use to play it so much when i was like 7 and 8.

[@Protag_Shilex]

i remember playing the grow games back on kongregate. i could NEVER figure out which order im supposed to do things so i'd fail every single time

[@ExtremeMan10]

Kongregate is dead now, back then it rivaled Newgrounds and Armorgames

[@kids1809]

same

[@Penguinmanereikel]

I always relied on Walkthroughs

[@unnervingibet117]

@@ExtremeMan10 Used to be my safe haven

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

[@coolbarryo1852]

Ive been searching for this game for over a decade. I knew so little about it but i loved it as a kid. I actually just shed a tear finally having found it again.

[@RealUnknown.]

I always used to play old classic games, especially In my childhood, good times.

[@AsheTheFox]

This unlocked a memory I didn't know I had. It's been ages since I played this game and didn't remember it until now.

[@shmarfle47]

Nostalgia has been unlocked. Omg I remember playing these so long ago on eyezmaze

[@blackjacketesports]

hi

[@graded_s]

Wife: 'takes care of the kids and everthing in the house on her own' Eazy: "i do everything"

[@greenmystique502]

this game is the most nostalgic I ever played, and I have fun toying around with the options with the game.

[@wolflover5953]

God this hit me with a wave of nostalgia I didn't know I needed 😭 my dad and I used to spend hours (more like an hour but at the time it felt longer) playing these kindsa games together and I miss that 🥺

[@rancidrage8837]

Grow Maze was my favorite and I feel like there could be more of a speedrun of it

[@evangoulios9820]

Ah a person of culture

[@frocco7125]

I adored these cgames when I was young. They were all so creative! So glad they're getting some well deserved attention

[@miniscoil417]

The nostalgia is real with this one. I remember rage quitting alot on this game. My 9yo self couldn't figure out what I'm supposed to do and why I keep stopping progress.

[@peckypork]

I felt so disappointed after I couldn't do anything anymore 😭

[@Memecious]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH2Tf6yJhZmUo9E. . ..

[@SwaggyG_2102]

I remember coming across the first game as a kid and having absolutely no idea what I was doing because, once again, I was a kid. Still, this was a pretty amazing game.

[@mihneazarojanu5761]

Oh my God, dude, thank you so much! I loved this series SO MUCH when I was a kid, and I recently really wanted to play it again, but I completely forgot what it was called. This is amazing.

[@Mysticalzelda]

I used to play Grow Island with my mom, after school. We'd both sit down and try and figure everything out, it was great :)

[@toasticide816]

Holy crap I played this game so much as a kid!! A scary amount actually considering how small the game is

[@Lukas99g]

omg i loved the grow games so much my favorite is the one where you make a city with a massive underground area

[@theticklepickle8246]

These were literally my favorite flash games from back in the day so this is a huge nostalgia trip, thanks for playing them

[@laurennys224]

i used to be obsessed w this game omg

[@DeadNintendog]

oh man i remember skipping a middle school dance to stay at home and play grow cube & grow island… definitely the better choice & the theme songs are burned into my brain in the best way 🤩

[@Penguinmanereikel]

Especially when the dev reused them a lot 🤣

[@dreamylin5122]

I had extreme dejavu while watching the first one. I feel like I remembered something from ages ago but I still can't really recall anything specific. I remember building a road, making a river, having lava trails. Guess I played something similar but I am also sure I didn't play any of these games. Feels so weird to remember something that I've completely forgotten

[@nicharris7880]

I used to love playing these grow games!

[@helterskelter9670]

This games are such an important part of my chilhood. I still play them from time to time just to remember the good old days.

[@bhutwheyttherismor86]

These were the games I lived for as a kid. I always hope for more of them still.

[@purpledevilr7463]

I’d like to see a GrowRPG that is just Darksouls. Overpowered for the Demon.

[@PersonOfRandomnesss]

All the GROW series are usually always a delight to play and are always delightful. I hope you speedrun my personal favorite GROW Park

[@schnader]

I loved these games so much when I was younger. The concept was so simple yet it kept amazing me how it felt like the game had unlimited endings.

[@skywanderer]

Grow valley was definitely my fav' I liked the alternative ending.

[@funnymarcman]

THANK YOU FOR FINDING THIS MAN, I've been looking for this for a year or two now and you did God's work

[@howdyworld]

Omg I was searching for this game for years and now here you are, finally found it, it has so much memories from my childhood ❤️

[@elliesrubies]

you have absolutely no idea how MANY years i've been desperately searching to find this game only to have this video randomly pop up on my feed out of the blue. i thought it was a fever dream. from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU.

[@futureddude4250]

Oh god the nostalgia of this game servers, I miss these games? Albeit I didn’t even know rpg existed

[@animeluigiboy]

The Grow series has to be the most interesting and beautiful flash game I’ve seen.

[@dwen1816]

This brings so many happy memories. I remember playing Grow Island a lot back in the day. Thanks for the nostalgia ❤

[@TIGIWTIW]

grow island is one of those games that no matter how many times you play it you wont get tired of it

[@stiller9014]

i remember this too, there was this one grow game that featured a hovering train. i played these over a decade ago

[@sparky8689]

Grow... Big Nostalgia there. Would love to see the rest of the series speedruned!

[@Raivon]

You can't just brain me with years old nostalgia like that

[@robsterslobsters6014]

I remmebe replaying a lot of flash games when I was younger. Soke I have vivid memories of and some I remember. Decision medieval, grow island, zombotron and many many more. This one was special. Please donate to the creator that has made our childhoods so much fun. Its for us to to make sure his future years are fun.

[@Emerald29]

I forgot this game existed.. This is literally my childhood

[@callous99]

I LOVED those games as a child!!! I played all of them for hours until I managed to get it right, I tried it 100 times over and over again. I'm so nostalgic right now, thank you!!😍

[@stkproduction]

Oh my god, the grow games were my nostalgia. I remember playing them on Hooda Math ;u;

[@finderofbears]

Seeing this vid just brought back childhood memories of playing this game that I didn't know I had

[@Alpheamus]

God the GROW series is so amazing.

[@RJMendis7324]

Eyezmaze always created such beautiful games. Simple elegant design that could evolve into really complex interactions. Love that it's getting some good recognition !

[@martia9176]

Yooooo i used to try and play this when i was like 9 but never quite figured it out

[@LittleParade_]

I used to LOVE GROW GAMES DUDE they were so well made and the animation was so smooth, and they felt different from flash games I was playing at the time! Glad someone else knows they exist! Please play the egg growing one! If not for a Speedrun, just for a quick bit of fun!

[@SepiaSapien]

Grow Island: Watching the island grow Grow island speedrun: Watching *_faster_*

[@dolarq7115]

Grow Valley was sick

[@eruick047]

"Yeah this is definetively the weirdest one out of all of them" Grow Tower: _"allow us to introduce ourselves"_

[@futureddude4250]

Grow tower was the best, so wacky

[@vlzlosea6539]

thank you for years I no joke have been looking for this game. as a kid I always loved playing this game

[@Nonexistentbystanderhere]

"It's enough to make a grown man cry"

[@ShadowStray_]

a GROWn man

[@beessupremacy]

I PLAYED THIS WHEN I WAS A KID i literally played through this briefly and i couldn't find this game after going to bed and waking up the next day, i searched hard and couldn't find it, i'm so definitely gonna play this when i get the time for the nostalgia, it was one of those things which stay in your mind too

[@blackinese3849]

Oh my god, I used to play these GROW games. Trying to achieve different endings and If I'm going crazy, I just watch a KZbin walkthrough about it.

[@byrontheusurper6505]

AAAH I love these games I binged though like 8 letsplays of these a couple years ago

[@orange1304]

"But hey, if you want to see more of these GROW series speedruns, subscribe!" *"more of these GROW series"* More of _what?_

[@msgasmdc107]

I've been (passively) looking for this game again for months, i love you for this

[@24mohammaddiccoadrieandina63]

Dang I used to play these games when I was a kid

[@F_reak]

Hi

[@kaitlyn3295]

I remember my older cousin and I would play this game, and he taught me that you could look up the correct order to get the utopia. It blew my mind - good times!

[@Ubersupersloth]

…I’m not sure this counts as a speedrun. It’s pressing 10 buttons. I guess it technically is.

[@Ajaxlancer]

yeah there's no skips or time involved... just spam clicking until you can in the right order

[@agapsmiku]

nostalgic and satisfying because i get to see the correct solutions. good tempo and narration. overall good job!

[@waverider6302]

Hi

[@HyperDow]

hi

[@OgreManGaming]

Hello there

[@exodus_3958]

salutations

[@Green_Sand_HourGlass]

As it turns out, I dub you First

[@slothbelly5332]

oh man, the nostalgia are kicking in, it's really fun series of games. i remember there're more games which have similar idea (can't tell it's knockoff or same company, the memories are fuzzy, and don't understand English nor Japanese back then).

[@dinamosflams]

I love the grow series and It give so much good vibes and actually helped me learning to care about hard working, relationship, patience and to care about the enviroment. Plus It's VERY creative

[@KevetteofArethria]

Grow was one of those games I blanked out of my mind in my youth. So glad to see it wasn't a dream.

[@eeriecrate9106]

I played this game as a kid, and then I could never find it again. I did not remember the name and couldn't think of how to describe it. You have made my day.

[@chesternguyen6239]

I have been searching for this game since forever. This used to be my childhood and I was kicking myself for not remembering what it was

[@rocnado]

Loved these games growing up

[@Т1000-м1и]

1 week ago, old linux style games..... also you are in my recommended again!

[@TotallyNotShiny_Stone]

I love these Grow series. I play many times when I was a kid.

[@NoizZy_]

OH MY GOD THANK YOU IVE BEEN TRYING TO REMEMBER THIS GAME FOR AWHILE

[@aris0up]

i loved the grow games as a kid!! cube, island, tower, valley, rpg... i remember looking up walkthroughs for them on here even cuz i sucked at getting the correct order lol. i never figured out what you were supposed to do in grow rpg after maxing everything out though and i'm kicking myself now seeing that you were literally just supposed to move after all that haha

[@Bongobert]

I played this game ages ago but the little animation as the robot slices the edge off the island is still ingrained in my brain

[@madiskruusmann302]

I played grow island when I was younger. I thought about this game a few days ago but I didn't remember the name of it. Now I suddenly found a video on it. Very nostalgic!

[@malotourneur46]

I played this game when I was something like 10 and never found it again. Thank you. I have made nightmares about the research of this game.

[@Randish]

I remember playing the first game so much even though i had absolutely no idea what was going on

[@annu5123]

I found it on a sketchy Russian website having no idea what’s going on. But I was mesmerized by this art. Thank you for unlocking this childhood memory.

[@39Fanclub]

The grow series was my absolute favorite thing when I was a little kid on those flags game websites. I just loved putting the things down in different orders and seeing what would happen. I think the grow cube was my favorite, and I also remember something about a tower? That one was really fun too

[@Ryyi23]

I absolutely loved the entire GROW series when I was younger. I recently replayed them all when I discovered that they made a mobile version that's a collection of the games.

[@timewellspent8137]

Holy moly ive been looking fir this game for years!! I played it a ton back in the day, so cool to see it again

[@RaiFred]

I’ve been looking for this game for so long, thank god KZbin recommended this to me, time to relive some memories from my childhood.