Minecraft's Lost Souls

[@The_Illustrated_Man]

I hope my timer hits 0 soon

[@VyanTan]

Somehow watching this video gets my timer to 0 very very soon... Eh... I'll play some when I get home later.

[@chiatomas4877]

My timer has been at 0 for a while, and I want to ask my friends to start a new server... But I can't log onto my Minecraft because I lost an account. All those memories. Lost.

[@Silly_man_doorbreaker]

Oof

[@BobRossCat]

@@chiatomas4877 Why not make new memories? You can’t reminisce later on in life when all of your memories are just thinking about the past :)

[@mirror_mania]

My favorite Minecraft world was a single player world in creative mode. The entire world was just me building various things related to the game Portal. Like a museum

[@RisenPh0enix]

Listen, I mean this with all sincerity. This is one of the best youtube videos i've ever watched. I'm currently in a minecraft phase again with all of my friends, making content abt it. And I really, truly hope this video blows up, it deserves it. This video touched me differently, in ways you might be able to relate to. I've always thought about how minecraft is just a memory bank and you put it into words. Thank you man, I really hope this video blows up and that you have a successful channel

[@fortcollinsproductions]

Thank you so much! Your kind words are so appreciated, this was a wonderful comment to read :)

[@atmkrncnr9728]

I discovered you yesterday with the Hawaii Part.ii video and I was ABSOLUTELY amazed by the editing quality, the script and everything. You are one of the rare channels that can get me hooked on a long video cause I have ADHD and most of the time I just open a different video on another tab and then forget about the video. But your videos get me hooked. Your unique way of narration and the way you edit your videos are just so interesting and great.

[@SgtSushi-YEHW]

I just threw this on while I was making myself breakfast, and lord my heart sank when I heard Sky’s voice. I know he’s become a huge PoS over the last few years but he was a huge part of my childhood. My favorite world would have to be the one I made after building my PC a few years ago, I got started in a tundra and had to struggle for a while dealing with the environments lack of trees.

[@gaycat599]

My favorite world was a modded multiplayer where I played with friends. It was the most fun and memorable one. We held birthday parties there and even exchanged gifts, built cool buildings, and everyone lived in a giant network of treehouses. Good times.

[@pinkblooky7797]

I still have a world where my old best friend and I would make tanks and wool houses, one where we spent countless hours on. I still go on from time to time to remember him ever since he died.

[@fortcollinsproductions]

Thank you for sharing. I’m so sorry for your loss and I wish you nothing but the best 💙

[@pinkblooky7797]

@@fortcollinsproductions thank you so much. It was back in 2021 when he took his own life so I’ve had time to heal- now the memories are purely nostalgic. Your video essay was one of the best i’ve seen in a very long time.

[@getlucky8270]

This is only your eighth video essay (reflection or tribute, however you want to call it) and you are already one of my favourites, up there with Jacob Geller, EmpLemon and the like. Allow me to ask you to open a Patreon or something, because I legitimately want to pay you to reward your talent and dedication, even if it is just a few dollars. Keep it up, thank you for making these videos and let it be known that I applaud you!

[@fortcollinsproductions]

Thank you so much! I’ve been thinking about it but I’ll have to do some research on how to actually set one up properly. I appreciate your support and kindness more than anything else ❤️

[@extralyfverse2528]

its crazy how perfectly this video was timed for me. i've been thinking about the impermance of minecraft and the memories its made. Recently, i started playing minecraft with someone whos never played. this video just nails everything that makes the game special. it really incapsulates all my thoughts. Keep it up man!

[@fortcollinsproductions]

Loved your word choice in this comment. Thanks for the support!

[@theprussian4616]

My soul hurts, and i'm only at 1:40 I remember that world. I made my own town, a few battleships, planes, boats, and fortresses. I spent hours there. Only to lose it when my original accout was deleted. Man, I miss this world.

[@jddes]

I just found your channel recently. Maybe just cause I'm about the same age and sentimental, but your vids really do be hitting different. Only seen three videos, but I really find you often voice exactly my thoughts or feelings, but are much more articulate. You're already one of my favorite artists of this short video essay style. From getting everyone on, staying up late alone, to marking my builds by the video, the replay timer, to always being the one to host the server - so much nostalgia. I think I will go grab my old hard drive tonight Amazing production

[@Sahdao]

Imagine what it'll feel like if we ever look back on our worlds once our hair turns white and our bones start to ache. (great video btw)

[@fortcollinsproductions]

I’m curious what it’ll be like looking at a 50 year old Minecraft world…

[@Sahdao]

@@fortcollinsproductions I'm curious what Minecraft 2.0 will be like

[@olly123451]

I think, for many people, you will have just set off that timer again. I know I'll be starting up Minecraft again soon, I can feel it in my bones. Can't wait to see what comes next. Fantastic video as always!

[@Mothlocks]

My favourite Mc maps I’ve made were story maps for my friend, when we were younger we used to make shitty fnaf ripoffs on Minecraft and now I’m building cities and shit to continue telling our little stories to each other. Real fun shit. Great video again man

[@jeffycat5414]

“Alone at the edge of the universe humming a tune”

[@Quartereli]

This video has given me chills, and I think this video has made my timer hit 0. This is such a impactful and meaningful video, amazing work.

[@watergrowsifwatered8048]

Agh this is such a touching video!! It made me nostalgic and sad at the same time, all so relatable.

[@Daragon45]

I'm talking to the Friend that made me discover Minecraft at the Time, it's been almost 10 years since i started playing, i'm gratefull for everything i've done in this game, one of m'y favorite World isn't no more, i couldn't find the save i just have screenshots so sometimes i watch them and it makes me happy and i remember everything that happened on this server. I love this game. Ty for this video it's beautifull

[@CallMeBell17]

how tf do you make videos so good man? dude 2.35k subs is a war crime

[@knightoftime8948]

man. this was definitely a video. i watched this right after your miracle musical video and this just destroyed me. i dont wanna leave love but at the same time i know i need to leave it at some point if its festered into hate or withered into nothing, sometimes itll just be gone in an instant also that "Tadpole: I'll always be here" is just man dont do this to me im so close to crying we really were just kids having fun, making memories in oblivion

[@fortcollinsproductions]

Sometimes the most beautiful things in life are the things we have to inevitably let go of. Thanks for watching, I wish you nothing but the best ❤️

[@ReaperFloofer]

This video made me think of an EX I had multiple worlds with, and even though I've since moved on.. I can't help but feel a little melancholy about all the memories that get lost when a world is completely deleted.

[@lolito195]

I don't wanna make this TOO long! But your video made me a bit emotional hehe, while alot of my friends and i never really had Minecraft, instead we just played a pirated or " Cracked " versions of it on our silly school laptops that are now returned to the schools we went to so i never really thought much of the worlds i made with my friends, watching this made me kind of sad that i wont ever see those saves i had, and it sort of feels the same with the youtubers i watched! While yeah.. I can just re-watch their old content or their new ones, it doesn't feel the same and it just feels bittersweet. LOL when you showed Stampy playing minecraft for the first time or DanTDM playing the pokemon mod made me cry alot!! It's so weird seeing them now if that makes sense? idk sorry i just think your video is really well made, i hope you make more stuff like this! it really did make me emotional

[@fortcollinsproductions]

Thank you so much! I loved reading your story and experience in this comment. I love that everyone has their own, personal experience with this game that is custom tailored to making such wonderful memories. I’m glad you enjoyed, thank you ❤️

[@meltedWax169]

This video singlehandedly encapsulates how i feel about this game on a daily basis. I always come back. I can't leave this game behind. And the listening to videos part- i have that irl.. there are certain parts of the world we live in that i can call back to listening to a video at. Its crazy, like as soon as i step foot there i can't help but remember that first video. Modded minecraft was my fucking childhood.

[@MinecraftPro-jp3qf]

:'( the good ole days. You don't realize your in them until your out.

[@stephhall4650]

beautifully made and achingly nostalgic

[@nwnecrowl]

Thank you Mr. Fort Collins, wasn't expecting a video to drop 30 minutes after i subscribed but its yet another banger it seems 😭

[@fortcollinsproductions]

Just for you ❤️

[@jojomwape-hi6nh]

its crazy how sad minecraft really is, it shows a front of pleasant joy and simple fun, until u think about lonely worlds. left behind, but not really forgotten, this is why Minecraft is the best game I've ever played. i wish I could experience the same joy I had when I first loaded my very first world in Minecraft, and I was still getting used to the controls, playing the tutorial for the first time feels sooo nostalgic. life was simpler back then, when everything still had that childish vibrance and innocence. now everything is dull and dirty. i miss those old days

[@chimpolad5064]

I can’t go back to my old worlds. Too many old friends who were taken before their time live there.

[@fortcollinsproductions]

I’m so sorry for your loss. It’s a shame how many people are taken so soon. I wish you the best ❤️

[@hudsonadams1795]

Man I’m excited to see where this channel goes! Lots of insightful stuff to say. Great video my friend!

[@user-ht2jh4rn8h]

When I was younger, I used to play Minecraft with my siblings all the time. We would make world after world, survival or creative. But eventually, we would go do our own things and the world would get deleted. Now, my siblings are in collage and don’t really play as much. But we still create an occasional server or world. Even right now, as I watch this video, I’m working on a creative world for one of my siblings. It’s kind of melancholy, to know that eventually, all this work will be deleted from the world forever. I guess what this is all saying is that I completed get that feeling.

[@fortcollinsproductions]

My little sister and I to this day still use Minecraft as a way to hang out with one another. I could see us still playing at the age of 40 just to keep in touch. Its beautiful how a simple game can have such a profound impact on us. Thanks for sharing your story, I hope you and your siblings can have a blocky reunion soon ❤️

[@TheyCallMeThompson]

I lost one of my brothers right before we beat the ender dragon on this 2 year old survival world he had been playing on. This video has made me want to go back to that world to relive some old memories

[@fortcollinsproductions]

I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope that revisiting the world can hopefully bring back some good memories ❤️

[@Jayden936]

I love this video, for some reason this was an emotional watch for me. Great work man

[@Frescko]

I lost a friend and the only thing I physically have left of them are the contents of a Minecraft server on a flash drive, the last gift they ever gave me. I made the world with them, It wasn’t big only the two of us with the occasional friend or family member joining in, but every time I boot up that world I feel a deep urge to cry as I walk the hallways of a unfinished mega build, of unfinished farms, of our memories placed in 1s and 0s. Today of posting this comment is 4th anniversary of their death and I miss you so much Ethan, if an afterlife does exist I hope it’s our Minecraft world. Thank you for this video.

[@fortcollinsproductions]

Thank you for sharing your story. I’m so sorry for your loss, I wish you nothing but the best ❤️

[@lapislake]

Listen, I've barely played Minecraft a day in my life, but what you've said in this video struck a bittersweet chord in me. There's something so melancholic about playing a game with your friends, whether that be physically or online, and drifting away from it because you and your peers have simply grown out of it. Sometimes special people come into our lives, stay for a bit, and then they have to go. But as long as your experience was a pleasant one, then that's what makes it all worth it. Childhood is such a beautiful thing, and I know Minecraft was a huge foundation of so many children's lives. It's gotten to that point where hearing a gameplay video of the music alone triggers familiar memories for so many people, and yet those memories are out of reach as their heart aches for a simpler time. And that's something everyone can relate to. Once again, your editing skills are top notch. Love the shots of those aesthetic backgrounds and builds; it makes me feel so warm and cozy! Super underrated stuff; so glad I subscribed to you.

[@fortcollinsproductions]

I loved your thoughts about this. Thanks for sharing them and thanks for your support!

[@lapislake]

Anytime! Also congrats to your Hawaii pt II essay being your most viewed vid at the moment! Happy to see it since you spent so much research and editing skills on it! Hope your other videos reach that popularity soon!

[@fortcollinsproductions]

@LazzieVee thank you!!

[@Space_Pencil]

Just found your channel today as a result of Clair de Lune. I've now watched a dew of your video now, and I've gotta say, these are some of the best video essays I've listened to in a long time. This one feels very special to me. I've been playing since around 2013, so I've had my fair share of 0's on the timer. Last year, me and my friends started a little project by the name of Old Jersey. Basically a city, that is best described as "Murphy's Law in a physical form." It's pretty chaotic, to say the least. It helped to boost my creativity on storywriting quite a bit. But sadly, around beginning of this year, I... lost passion for it, and haven't really added anything. That last line about the worlds waiting for us all to come back for us to relive memories, It hit hard. Similar to how you remember videos and conversations you had while making builds, so do I. Thank you for reminding me of these memories, you have for sure gained a new sub. I hope my timer reaches 0 once again soon.

[@bread0237]

I don't know what's stranger, this video being recommended or a small channel popping up in my recommended with the exact city I live in

[@fortcollinsproductions]

Foco gang rise up

[@yasquerda]

when I play games I sometimes listen to music, and later I'll remember the part of the game when listening to a song, or vize versa.

[@confusedbud]

Very nice video. Has me reminiscing on the, albeit short, fun times I've had in that game

[@ishouldbedoingmyhomeworkno535]

There was a world done with a group of friends who i just dirft apart due to life. It still on a thumb drive that was given to me by a friend since i requested it. It still all there. The buildings and the pets that we all leftt behind. I visit recently and its kind of sad to see the pet forever sitting down, waiting for their long absent owner to come. Nothing i can do to help stop their endless waiting unless you count death as an option. The player's names still linger in the kills board and their build remain empty till i log back in that day. A community chest with a sign saying do not steal will remain untouched. The world soul shall forever remain in stasis in that little red thumb drive There was another origin smp sever that i uses to play in. The people there are nice and i get to live out my dream of roleplaying as a witch living in a small cottage situated in a dark oak forest with a small floating island as the enchantment set up. God now to think about it, properly was my most favourite build to date. Just love the concept, unfortuntely at that time, I did not appreciate much. Think by now, it have been gone either from the sever restart or griefing. Cant even get into the sever since I deleted it as well the discord sever. Not sure what they up to now. Another was a realm playing with my secondary school friends, having this cute underground house with a camping theme as my bedroom and the outside is decorated with mushroom.. I build some fishing hut nearby since it was close to a river and even a giant glass bottle to serve as my potion shop that no one uses so really an over the top potion room. It have been long gone by then Another was a single player world, spawn near to a witch hut which i was terrified of and build up a full on iron gear with a sword and shield in a small cave and with my bravery, storm into the hut. Killing the witch as fast as possible which was not much really in hindsight. Took over her house and even her cat who i think named blackie.

[@janhatas91]

I'm not crying, you are!!

[@snowfish3723]

I find myself confused on stumbling on a amazing underrated channel named Fort Collins productions, the city I live in. World’s a small place.

[@notsonerdgaming3406]

Thank you, this touched me, because this is how i view it, too...

[@joelclark5273]

My friend, this shall become famous .

[@yasquerda]

your videos never cease to amaze me

[@flamingcow5916]

This is just a beautiful video. Thank you.

[@shotscat5087]

I really loved this video My timer is hitting zero and I’ve been thinking about the first world I ever made It’s lost to time now but what I wouldn’t give to explore it again

[@HykoRev]

Damn man, this video is fuckin amazing. Genuinely this video hit so so deep. I remember delving deep into the ways that nostalgia works for one of my videos, and damn this video blows mine outta the water lol. Keep up the videos man, no matter the views, no matter who's watching, keep going. You're gonna make it brother.

[@fortcollinsproductions]

Thank you homie I appreciate it! This was one of my favorite videos to make, I’m glad you enjoyed! Looking forward to your next project 🫡

[@ryandeno]

Making me cry 😭

[@Cra2ychicken]

This video should have so much more views

[@Nigimitama132]

Closest I’ve come to crying because of a video 💙

[@chelinchan24]

My timer just hit zero and have started a new server few days ago. I know it’s going to be same departure thing all over again, so I keep remind myself to enjoy every moment while I can.

[@ElliotMorin-wv7st]

You hit me hard with this video thanks man

[@necrotafeio]

found your channel from the green day vid and i have to say that you are one of the few people on youtube that truly deserve recognition, keep up the videos man you deserve more subs

[@fortcollinsproductions]

Thank you so much!

[@chloebuggy1484]

i started watching when you posted the hawaii part ll , i really enjoy the content you put out. i was playing minecraft while watching both

[@fortcollinsproductions]

I’m glad I’m not the only one that plays Minecraft while watching KZbin! Thanks for watching, if you have a Minecraft puppy please feed them lots of steak for me :)

[@RavenAndBlahaj]

This is really well made, you deserve more recognition

[@algunbujero2447]

I didn't expect it to get so emotional that I teared up a bit. Great video an I hope to see more like it and yor chanel to grow

[@fortcollinsproductions]

Thank you so much!

[@odinsartchannel8452]

The game that sparked my interest in video games was Minecraft. It was the first game I played and it's definitely my most played game. I went through hard times from 2019 to 2021 due to my mental disorders. I isolated myself and started playing video games to escape my fears. I created a new single player world and it turned out to be the greatest world I've ever created. I built flying villager city islands with connecting subways, huge farms and a nether highway and defeated the dragon for the first time. As my mental health improved over the years, this world became a symbol of hope and happiness for me. One day I found a cat disk and it inspired me to name the largest city "Cat City". very creative i know. This song became the epitome of comfort for me. But then something terrible happened. I rebooted my PC but didn't back up my world. My cats are gone :( I'm perfectly fine today but I miss them a lot. This world made me realize that I can achieve great things in my own way. Today I create my own worlds. I write stories. The project I'm working on is even based on Minecraft and its dimensions :)

[@fortcollinsproductions]

What a wonderful comment to read. Let me know when you finish the story, I’d love to read it!

[@y4ssin345]

This felt amazing! You editing skills are top notch man. Keep it up!

[@littletomori8173]

My favourite server was with my ex, we were too broke for actual minecraft so we found a random server that allowed 20 people to join and played on it for like a year on and off and me playing for an extra year after he stopped playing. It was my first time ever being able to play with someone else, he gave me a minecraft cat and i cried (i actually made a cardboard cat look alike that i still have), we made a whole bunch of memories on there. A year back the whole server crashed, they had to restart the world and I never played on it again cause it wasn't the same, I miss it. I'd love to visit it, still hoping that one day it might be possible but it probably won't. I currently just started a new world with my current partner, first time ever playing modded minecraft actually, we've made another one for our friends without minecraft too, both are starting to hold a special place in my heart and it's only been like 2 weeks since they started. I can't want for the memories were's gonna make and then look back on.

[@lydierayn]

It does hurt, doesn't it? Nostagia is painful. But we welcome it.

[@happy_alexro]

I remember wanting to make a server with minigames with my friend my cousin and we built lots of stuff on creative mode. We made more friends and together we even remade a counter-strike map in minecraft. We built instant reloading crossbows and we were switching to adventure mode to PVP eachother with crossbows like in CS. We even made a creeper city. But since then, I only knew of my friend I started the server with being active, but the others were left behind, and sadly, the map was lost due to Aternos server inactivity. We made another server with better minigames and we got another friend, we re-built everything a bit differently. I even started to make a skyscraper, but just left it as a tall house. Eventually, that server got abandoned as well, but I still have the map to this day. I even got the old map which was found in one of my really old disks. I'm still with my friend I started with and my cousin. I didn't know anything about the other friends we made along the way. I hope I could meet them again someday.

[@scp-1471gd]

Damn i stumble across this and ur right Omg i remember my old friend i think imma play again since 2015 i didnt play i hope it didnt changed so much

[@gamingsoups]

i always wonder how many video essasy would be one that would wonderful as a college essay and i feel like this one is one of those ones that would get you into an ivy

[@fortcollinsproductions]

Sending this to Harvard right now 🫡

[@baconfreak367]

Bro every video you make is fucking amazing

[@Dry_Bones_Stan_]

bros so underrated 🙏😭

[@mirror_mania]

This video almost made me cry

[@chickensandwich9977]

Minecraft reminds me of my cousin She was the closest thing i had to a sister I used to listen to her talk about her favorite KZbinrs Overtime we became more distant Now i just can't bring myself to play games like Minecraft or Little Big Planet

[@fortcollinsproductions]

I hope you and your cousin can one day reconnect. It’s a shame that we all end up distancing from close ones at some point. Thanks for sharing, I wish you nothing but the best.

[@chickensandwich9977]

@@fortcollinsproductions likewise dude Also, nice vid!!

[@sahilhossain8204]

Lore of Minecraft's Lost Souls momentum 100

[@passengerpigeon]

me and my friends create a new server every couple months to play on for the next 3 months pretty much, we always do a twist or some type of rule but this recent server we’ve gone back to just vanilla survival, no rules or twists just how the game is originally meant to be played and it’s probably one of the best servers we’ve played on so far

[@passengerpigeon]

this is also a beautiful video, the relationship part was something i always thought of but could never put into words and you just did

[@NAMA912]

oh come on man dont do that to me... oh the memories and servers the storys and adventures I had honestly some could of been better but every seccond was great. good video 👍

[@alecanselmo]

This video boutta pop off.

[@nobodygnomes]

beautiful ..

[@FrenzyRenas]

you made me cry

[@gamermatt5030]

Omg I love this

[@jakabshaw4127]

gave me goosebumps

[@BigManTove]

Sometimes, I do wonder what my last block would be and I hope it's a cool one

[@fortcollinsproductions]

Me too, me too.

[@call_me_va]

Holyyyy FUCK this was a religious experience

[@erinwilson102]

YAYAYAYAY ❤

[@erinwilson102]

i'm so proud of you :,) one of my favorite videos yet!!

[@BinaryKiller_Recoded]

My counter hit 0 a week ago... and, let me tell you.... I could not be more annoyed, I want my original world back, but I can't.... It is lost forever, due to the hard drive I had faultered and is not recoverable :( So.... That world, is currently only memories

[@WitherVideos]

Cool video

[@azbolicle1]

Ah yes, the depressing yet uplifting structure deemed as a „fort“ and named after one called „Collin“ has returned with another masterpiece in a haystack And I love it. I’ve played MC for… what… I think 13 years now? Not sure. It was so long ago. But either way, with over an estimated 10,000 hours in the game, well, I found a home in the many great and bad communities. It felt like I knew the people I would play with. When I found out the server died… I felt emotional. I’m just now left with… no one. And then I find a new server. And it all restarts.

[@fortcollinsproductions]

The first half of this comment had me laughing. The second half had me crying. I feel like Pedro Pascal

[@azbolicle1]

@@fortcollinsproductions next part is to be either: 1: masked and not a bad guy 2: a cartel member/leader

[@fortcollinsproductions]

This is the way.

[@JustAGuy2-q7h]

Me And My Friends Had A Server We All Played On But Now Im The Only Active Player Everybody Just Moved On And The Server Became Abandoned.

[@axelarroyo3326]

Do I cry now or later? 🙃

[@ilikewalls956]

my timer just hit 0 four days ago :D

[@Water-rg7gp]

my favorite world was alone, immediately incorrect.

[@Water-rg7gp]

it was a old xbox 360 world, i played alone in the corner of the world, where i lived south of snake mountain and next what i believe was the only jungle on the world, i refused to mine rare resources and used stone tools instead, and played on peaceful because i was a bit uninterested in combat.

[@Water-rg7gp]

i mean obviously i watched a youtuber play but outside of that my world was entirely isolated.

[@nagato8726]

2015 minecraft 2014 roblox 2016 pixel gun 3d 2015 minion rush fire boy water girl temple run subwa suffer

[@QB1T2]

what are lost souls?

[@QB1T2]

nvm i watched it a lil its super sad

[@GeographyNerd1]

ok

[@fortcollinsproductions]

ok

[@4milk4life33]

Omg I forgot about those fucking tutorial worlds 🥹