MINECON: A Retrospective

[@cthuluroo]

“This isn’t a Minecraft channel” - binguschondo

[@IanDies]

Honestly Minecon seems SO much better than what we have now, I wish I was knew it existed back then and was old enough to enjoy it

[@akirapink]

so cool that hatsune miku attended the event about her game :) you'd think a celebrity like her wouldn't have the time!

[@Tv-Nauta]

Thanks for incluying an arrested development reference we are now Best Friends forever

[@cradex_]

The length of the video was a suprise coming form you, but for the amount of things you cover up, you managed to make it pretty condensed and maintain the video quality overall. It was definitly worth the wait and exited to see what you're doing next ^^

[@scientested1963]

I'm so excited to sit down and listen to this

[@SnrubSource]

Honestly, capes have completely lost their appeal now that they're something that's regularly given out for free by simply voting. Their whole appeal was that they were this exclusive almost mythical thing you could only get by physically going to Minecon or contributing to the game in some way

[@zombieranger3410]

Its a gradual acuminating issue, as more kids got into Minecraft, they watched more youtubers, and those youtubers and newer ones appealed to their audiences more and more. KZbin really does shape and form cultures, and because youtubers were mostly making kids content, the culture was changed as well. There is nothing inherently wrong being a kid and enjoying Minecraft, of course I was one of them, but its the youtuber's faults for re-shaping the culture of Minecraft to milk as much money as possible from kids. You saw this mostly from 2016-2018 but there is still a lot of it today, most Minecraft youtube content is still targeting kids. Its frustrating, as the game itself is great but as soon as you look at any surrounding media it ruins the experience. Want some information on a mod? You're gonna have to subject yourself to clickbait, high-octane voices, pandering, and other things that can only be best described - and I am not using this term lightly or in a jokey 2016 style - as cringe. Things have gotten better, youtube as a platform has changed and morphed over the past few years, and the style of content, as least what I get recommended, has vastly improved. Most people that just want to make money quickly and target kids have moved to other platforms, the algorithm is recommending smaller youtubers that do more specialized, long-form content, such as this channel. Minecraft's culture has improved, although going from kids and contrarians to redditors isn't that big of an improvement. KZbin's Minecraft content has improved, there are now some creators that act more professional, more options to choose from and less 2016-ness.

[@atanaZion]

No way there are more kids now than then, I assure you that

[@ryko1478]

​@@atanaZionyou really don't know just how many kids there were back then

[@SrsBismuth]

I was an attendee of Minecon 2016! It was honestly a great time. For me at least, it was pretty much what you thought about as a youngster - a huge gathering of people who were all super into the same game you were super into. Even some of the parents taking their kid knew their stuff, while waiting in line for merch I had this lovely conversation with this mom who was waiting there in her child's place all about the world that she and her family played on, as well as my worlds. It felt pretty special to be there in person to see the new update revealed, and I did get to meet a bunch of KZbinrs and Mojang devs. I still have my photos with SethBling, CaptainSparklez, and Antvenom, as well as my iron sword signed by Jeb. I also happened to sit down for lunch outside the convention center right next to the Pocket Edition dev team - I didn't realize it was them at the time but they got my attention and asked if I was enjoying the con. I told them I was and had a really nice chat with them. Sure, there was definitely some moments that fit in a cringe compilation, but none of it was stuff I attended or was involved in, and it's a really pleasant memory of mine.

[@nerdo12gd88]

i miss minecon so much, i went to the very last in-person minecon in 2016 and it was so much fun but i feel like id have a better time if i was older, and at the time i had a broken leg too :(

[@binguschondo]

hopefully one day we’ll all get another chance to go! with fully healed legs too 👍

[@stormhought]

He's back! And with a 90 minute video!

[@MustachedMedia]

He’s alive

[@maplecatstars]

pay attention to class? nah son, 90 minutes of bingus

[@nplsm]

well i didnt expect that much from a minecon retrospective, im excited what you got for us to watch today, gotta say that i love your content even though you stated this isn't a minecraft channel LOL. youre gonna get big on youtube dude

[@lloydlejack-official]

12:04 not gonna lie, i was expecting you to say it

[@SheagleArk]

Excellent video Mr. Not-a-minecraft-channel.

[@binguschondo]

😉

[@metalgeardull8279]

Hey man, great video as usual. As someone who was way too young and broke to go to MineCon, and having completely forgotten it existed, thanks for making this retrospective. It was interesting to see how MineCon evolved.

[@rufinomedado3184]

Man, I just stumbled across this channel and I watched the "Golden Age of Minecraft" video and now this, I must say the videos are so well made. Information is brought out very clearly, the audio mixing is seamless, the editing is very consistent and notasking for attention yet warrants it, your facecam and your background is very pleasing to return to after all the well-edited footage and good montage editing, bravo. Keep it up, man. You've got me hooked. You definitely deserve a lot more than what you've got on KZbin simply because of quality, I'm excited to how well you do in the future, brother. Have a good one

[@binguschondo]

thank you so much!! :)

[@sc0_0py]

Wow man the work that went into this is awesome, it’s really cool to see this level of work from a (soon not to be) small channel

[@captainblooberry]

Found your channel recently, and I've watched your videos more times than I can count! You have a great way of presenting information, and I love your style of editing! Keep up the good work, I'll watch whatever you put out for whatever topic!

[@cornwallybumberquilt]

Cornwally Bumberquilt

[@binguschondo]

cornwally bumberquilt

[@kremsnita446]

The fact that u respond to every comment is amazing. I really enjoy the style of videos u make, they are very well done! Keep up the good work.

[@LevitatingCastles]

Great vid, a lot of time was put into this one it looks like. I can tell your channel will get big one day if you keep up the quality.

[@clay8256]

1:15:07 "unfortunately, we do have to move on to our next L." 💀. Jokes aside, this is probably the best video on Minecon I have ever seen. I love your content!

[@EmperMiner1990]

Hey, I think it must hurt seeing such a long and well-made video get only a fraction of the views of your previous videos. As a wise girl from an anime once said: "It won't connect with everyone, but those that do, it will hit hard". I hope to brighten up your day by saying, I did enjoy it very much. Thank you

[@paperhat_boi]

This is the goat right here, not some manhunt or smp bullshit just "hey, minecon, look at this"

[@l4bells851]

Truley one of the videos

[@BaseNAND]

A video indeed!

[@robertgibbs6698]

I can still remember desperately begging my parents to take me to Minecon Paris because at the time I didn’t live in the USA. I was heartbroken as a 12 year old. I was however healed when I migrated my old Minecraft account to a new Microsoft account and got the custom cape. Truly healing my inner child.

[@Nobodythatyouknowloll]

ooooo this channel looks interesting! Great video even though I’m not really that invested in Minecraft. I can not deny the impact of it and also Minecon and this retrospective shows how interesting it was and I really like it :). P.S. nice hair

[@RikoJ2000]

Its so good to see you again!

[@maxinehowland8246]

This video was so good! I'm really glad you mentioned Hot Rod in Will Arnett's list of movies.

[@binguschondo]

how could i forgot the performance of his lifetime??

[@Y2F0]

goddamn i love ur videos

[@binguschondo]

thank you so much :’)

[@Y2F0]

@@binguschondo

[@tandem2003]

the fact that i couldve gone to minecon 2013 cuz i was only 40 minutes away but my mom didnt wanna take me 😔😔😔

[@greffen]

I am a #MianiteLover4Life and hearing you mention that Declan was a part of this is wild. Thanks for making this incredibly deep and well made video! :D

[@binguschondo]

thanks for watching it!! and yeah, i was surprised to stumble upon that connection myself!

[@Possibly_Hawkins]

Another banger video man, I love watching your content.

[@binguschondo]

thank you so much :)

[@VeryHappyCat]

One hour video :O

[@lloydlejack-official]

I just finished binge watching all your videos and i can't wait to see more of you. I was really caught up on what you were saying and the footage shown.

[@ceejayred]

I am an attendee of Minecon 2016. Please. Ask me anything. I never quit playing. I know the game better than the back of my hand. I tried out the survival game competition. I got the purple sheep plush. I got a print out of my skin. I attended many panels. I asked some questions during a panel on technical Minecraft. I participated in the costume contest. I voted for the llama during the actual first mob vote. (llama vs alpaca) I played Super Dungeon Bros. I got a goodie bag. I went to the coding booth. I got the cape. I met and got a signature from Mumbo.

[@Axelbarrera15]

dude, i really need this wallpaper

[@binguschondo]

you reminded me to get these set up for release! i meant to do it with this video but it slipped my mind. give me a few hours :)

[@binguschondo]

its out on the steam workshop! check out my recent community post

[@stannisinquisition8940]

Great video, I hope it gets more views!

[@jerryt.meatball4794]

New vid!

[@binguschondo]

new vid!!!

[@brusnitska]

holly shit!

[@grandmasteryoda6717]

I'm surprised this video is so underrated.

[@Letseatsomepizza]

Outstanding video as always, I've found a lot on this video and channel I haven't seen before! But, I had a question about 1:01:42, does the creepy enderman actually appear in Minecon 2016? I could not find it in the Minecon 2016 videos or following Jen's announcement of 1.11 in the Day 1 video. All I know is that it was a fanmade recreation of the early enderman concepts when Beta 1.8 was in it's prerelease stages, by someone named SSLithuania.

[@binguschondo]

thank you! and yeah! if you go to the day one livestream for minecon 2016, the ten hour stream, the enderman appears at 2:39:36 in a little reel of things about minecraft. i had no idea it was a fan recreation - i’ll have to check that out!

[@swag_man]

how much dedicated ram do you use to make these videos?!?

[@binguschondo]

so much dude

[@Cook_A_Burra]

nice hair

[@walkingmarshmallow6895]

Bro gave Minecon 4 separate L's

[@Slothloaf]

Awesome video and channel i have just subscribe to your channel. ❤

[@noname18305]

Dude nice

[@steamingpileofspaghetti9755]

oh my god matt pat looks so AI generated

[@3twibles4sweetrevenge]

an obscure video essay?

[@HumFan]

DEDOTATED WAM

[@binguschondo]

mitch strong arm … we meet again …

[@HumFan]

@@binguschondoI have a very strong arm :3

[@binguschondo]

dag nabbit.

[@milescooper3126]

Fren

[@binguschondo]

fren

[@shadesoftime]

fren

[@carinaslima]

Fren

[@MassiveMaleMonkey]

Are you sure you're not a minecraft channel

[@jsauce803]

bro thinks he can take a break💀

[@brusnitska]

not. a. minecraft. channal.

[@binguschondo]

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