What Happened to Roblox's Book Hat Series? (Item Deep Dives)

If you're a very old Roblox player, you may remember Roblox's book hat series as an extensive lineup of book-shaped hats loved by the rich and poor alike. Nowadays, however, for most purposes except nostalgia-related ones, these hats are rarely worn. How did these hats rise to such importance in the first place, and what is the state of the series today? Let's find out.
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[@liamrjf]

Fun fact, I am xXC0NTESTXx :) The darkseed book sales were rolled back shortly after the 1 tix bug, I remember cause I was super salty when people could get the hat I “worked so hard for” for only 1 tix… to be fair I tried so hard so many times on those contests to get the top prize, so finally winning one of the last ones made me super happy! 🎉 Still makes me laugh to this day to think I got a crazy rare item from free models 😂😂

[@Nitrolord]

Super interesting! Nice to meet you and thanks for sharing

[@JokersD0ll]

Ah yes a man of culture.

[@nicktoons13]

W person

[@elfboy-productionzz6815]

@@Nitrolord Yo

[@scitzo_wasnotaccepted]

LOL

[@signpost_fanatic]

The reason most of the summer contest submissions were made of "free models" is because some roblox contests had templates you had to use to enter the contest

[@mrcole678]

makes ses

[@RickTests]

7:13 the brew effect wasnt disabled it was actually broken due to being really old and due to roblox updates

[@Nitrolord]

damn I didn't even think about that! Rip the brew 😔

[@ViridianAnims]

@@Nitrolord nah its not dead the witches just forgot their recipe

[@P0tat0ssh0uldb3blu3]

I wish Roblox would still do small stuff like this for the community:(

[@jayden-m5z3z]

I completely agree with you but also they were still kind of small back then

[@coradrod]

I still wear these hats today and I actually have all the books except the recess book and also, great vid

[@Nitrolord]

Thanks! That's quite the collection

[@_Athen]

Thank you so much for acknowledging books. As a wearer, I thought nobody besides me and my 2 friends would wear one, so thank you very much.

[@Nitrolord]

No problem!

[@SleepyLuigi]

The books are my favorite hats. You’re a person of culture.

[@Antplayzytlmao]

I might purchase some book hats that happen to be onsale

[@ViolentOrchard]

This video is so well made its ridiculous you dont have more attention.

[@WilliamMarinPortillo]

I 100% agree with this comment🥴🎉

[@coradrod]

I know right

[@Nicolastkyo]

Good video. One small minor little detail I thought I’d point out is that when an item has a “-“ for its value on Rolimons, it doesn’t mean it doesn’t have any value, it just means Rolimons hasn’t assigned it a value. In those cases, it’s value would be its RAP.

[@princesscolinalivestreams6674]

Was waiting for the Cheezburger hat, I have owned it three separate times and it's gotta be my favorite. Awesome video!

[@MikalRoblox]

This is a really high quality video. You deserve more recognition for these videos. Just keep on grinding and you'll eventually hit the algorithm.

[@Nitrolord]

Don't forget not taking 2 weeks for one video ;)

[@MikalRoblox]

@@Nitrolord true lol

[@pawble]

and he did

[@MikalRoblox]

@@pawble i predicted it

[@lalokey.]

I am very sad seeing roblox not treating its community the same way anymore now it feels like any generic company (imp).

[@AJiguess_]

I like the books it gives me nostalgia from all the bookshelf’s I saw while playing bloxburg obbys tycoons hide and seek extreme ect

[@diet_water5455]

I want someone to make irl books of these, I am willing to pay for them

[@warlockers]

You should try doing them from cardboard! It's easy!

[@Spadeycoolman]

in the game “flex your weather” there are buyable, readable versions of 33 books

[@space3096]

Books are on my favorite series, such a shame that my favorite ones are offsale

[@BloxWatch-uo2cx]

This should go viral, im really interested with this video, only 4k Subs and 12k Views?? Keep up the work!!

[@tsuno17]

For those who were wondering, on 9:16 or 9:17, it's The Lord's Prayer, but modified to LULCAT language (or smth idk) I think.

[@Lulzykek]

I've been playing since 07 and the book hats are my absolute favorite! I have made soo many retextures of the book mesh

[@efstudiosTM]

Thanks for doing this vid.i just remember the old days

[@ShadyRK9]

Oh God! I remember contest! You just Full on brought on nostalgia! I remember doing some of them and those beach free models brought back alot of memories! I even (shamefully), used them! But unfortunately couldn't get the Darkseeed book! But did get the Math, and N00bs book! 📚

[@CombatCats]

This is a really good video it made me want to watch more it really has that catch on veiwers that u need so thank you

[@r3ckon]

my favorite ugc is the "Stolen Grey Baseball Cap" it looks cool and a little sticker on it "Property of Telamon" got more codes but they're kinda boring also got the valkyrie sword, but they need to fix it

[@Reptilionboy]

phenomenal video, seriously.

[@bena9000]

I still don't understand how you're so underrated. Keep up the good content!

[@Neptoon_dev]

I wish they made cool hats like this still

[@Wertercat]

As someone who was non-BC back in 2010: Entering building contests was the only way to get another place slot for free

[@TheRealVibro]

One year and only 5.4k views for this amazing quality of a video you need some more subs hope you go viral someday

[@Iskaera]

The cheezeburger book was such a throw back. I remember the exact cat meme it referenced lol damn I'm old

[@peterz619]

A game named Ressurections (a cod zombies based game) Made a map called roots of corruption And it was the old haunted mansion map just revamped and HD and the way you get pack a punch is by finding 13 lore books With a pumkins face on it, I guess this is what it was refering to

[@alepalexalt]

1:48 "oMg is teh moderaton for dummies real rael11!" i recognise(ish) some of the book, props for me playing first around 2014-2017

[@DugTheDark]

12:29 calling the heat box "Helios One" is genius. Hats off to that kid lmao

[@neon8875]

another nice video by Nitrolord! Good job and keep up the hard work!

[@munkovsky]

hey, could you please make deep dive on wizard robes? im just really interested about their story, who made the, when. Gonna be really happy if you make this video.

[@simsamswifty9450]

Brooooo, I was 14 days old when this all started wtff thats sick

[@Amitseruta]

As an og, I miss the books. I used to be one too :(

[@freshntoasted]

17:40 scared me more than it should've

[@COWMASTER_]

the "i can has cheeseburger" is a literal book and my dad has it.

[@Nitrolord]

wow

[@weaponizedestrogen]

Thanks for your videos on old roblox. I joined roblox in 2010 at the ripe age of 6 and I was basically unable to understand anything that was going on on the site other than lolcatz and what i saw of 2007 videos on youtube. Thanks for giving insight on what it was really like because otherwise i wouldn't have any idea

[@ThatOneDog1-w]

I got the history book as my first toy code and thought it was plastic skull 💀

[@AphoticGoblin]

i remember when my dream item was the necrobloxicon. i actually got it once and i was so happy. good times

[@AwesomeYena]

12:26 I did this in elementary school too but we made s'mores instead of toast

[@sturmpa]

bruh did he call shedletsky the founder of roblox???

[@WorldWideHyper]

Tbh he's done more good for the roblox community than David could dream of doing nowadays.

[@sturmpa]

@@WorldWideHyper ngl true u have a point

[@spec5081]

He basically was caring roblox back then so kind of? I mean the blame John meme was a whole thing

[@SleepyLuigi]

The book hats might actually be my favorites. For some reason so many people HATE the hats, but I think they could be the BEST classic series.

[@𰽮]

For some reason when i went to find the lorebooks book 7 was actually inside of the fridge and book 5 was inside of the fireplace, odd

[@fedoramaude26]

New sub from me, lov the video :)

[@CuteandAmazingYuki]

Praise Ceiling Cat, yu be watchin us, yu can has cheezburger. Wut yu want, yu gets, srsly. In ceiling and on teh flor. Giv us dis day our dalee cheezburger. And furgiv us for makin yu a cookie, but eateding it. And we furgiv wen cats steel our cookiez. An do not let us leed into tah showa, but deliver us from teh wawter. Ceiling cat pwns all. He pwns teh ceiling and teh floor and walls too. Forevur and evuhr. Amen.

[@ihavenoideaforayoutubename4046]

wow book hats are very cool hat accessories, i wish roblox made more that you could get today

[@pokeland5338]

Keep up the good work

[@buildintoships1220]

underrrated channel bro

[@cawsomeaolin]

those people did indeed have legs they were just in the sand

[@jandjp9]

I've been binging these vids

[@deathatnoon12]

my favorite founder, John Shedletsky

[@Amitseruta]

I’m surprised they said c++ rather c Lua is very close to c so would have thought to be c than c++

[@polarstariz]

i think 15:51 is reference from A Shot In The dark by Barbara Loe Fisher and Harris L Coulter

[@Birdwithaglock19]

you missed the ready player two book hat

[@sweely]

BRO WHEN YOU SAID "I may have to reset" MY PC CRASHED I CANT BELIEVE IT (25:10)

[@packosand3287]

i didnt know schools do stuff like that my highschool have comouters just to satisfy a criteria for schools (nobody is allowed to use them) through out my elementary days we never did anything near those activities

[@creepergal]

the 15th of september 2007 is literally the exact day i was born

[@RobloxReportNews]

i miss events so much..

[@Being-annoying]

You can haz cheezburger reminded me of a video where is said here kitty you can has cheezburger

[@justinchang9088]

You missed the Book of Coded Lore, which was on sale during the Covid-19 relief event for 75 robux.

[@randomhuman69420]

As a Bee Swarm player, I am sad that How to program BASIC didn't make it into the video. :(

[@Dukrz]

Epic video! Also what is the background game called if you don't mind?

[@marsoc9]

0:51 "Shedletsky, the founder of Roblox"??

[@MizTereAlous]

Choose your side Visors = 1 Book hats = 2 Mr Tentacles = 3 Dominus = 4 Egg hunt hats = 5

[@sturnling924]

great video but you forgot the ready player 1 book

[@AJRojas-kh3qq]

We can only buy the history of Roblox book but only the original one

[@StrimsAGame]

18:50 Lol the golden parrot

[@MrMax5000gaming]

im pretty sure they made a sequel to the roblox joke book and i own it its still for sale but i dont think it uses BookMesh2

[@oh_noes69]

Like NitroLord Said About Limited's, "More Power to you" NitroLord.

[@rastathebanana]

10:53 idk maybe its because roblox studio like JUST CAME OUT around that time period

[@gamering149]

you sound like Remainings when you say things loud (take this as a compliment or insult, your choice)

[@Der_Key]

3:06 oh nahhh who gave nitrolord story recaps?

[@ERROR-1226]

good vid ur a really good youtuber

[@anduinsablaon9204]

youre only the i see talking about the tale of duck

[@McSymilian]

0:49 Shedletsky isn't the founder of Roblox, that would be David Baszucki

[@Gupp2527]

Yeah I have the ready player two book

[@semewl]

you forgot one important (not really) book made my roblox. it was and still is callled "new improved joke book" by roblox

[@UsernameNotFound512]

R.I.P 4muskateers

[@kylefv]

Amazing🎉

[@Nitrolord]

Thanks so much!

[@Cola_Muffin]

UTAH MENTIONED LETS GO

[@r3ckon]

I got the Roblox History book

Yes!!!! My idea came true?

[@Sigh-Clops]

Ah yes John Shedletsky founded roblox

[@AmeraFaour-u9p]

Bro frgot the ready player 2 book hat

[@doc_doggo]

Daniel give me coffee

[@flamingcookies]

29:46 no way, i own that hat lol

[@Sandensity]

25:26 Wait.. it’s all free models? Always has been.

[@BVVZ_X]

buddie did NOT do the brew

[@baileyyyyyyyyyyyy]

so upset that the geography hat is 23k robux it has papyrus font i want it

[@nayaramatias.7516]

My favorite book hat is Wiches brew book

[@Nitrolord]

I also like that one!

[@Grayball-ln1sy]

0:50 wait.. shedletsky founded roblox?

[@davepackard3919]

Well.. What happened to BookMesh1?

[@mickiel3628]

Ah yes. Shedletsky, The Owner of Roblox.

[@Shorogyt15]

whats the name of the book game you played in the background??

[@FPS_NO]

So where the hat you wanted to reupload huh?

[@theRealclassicchannel8066]

can you list all the games in the background

[@IAmYourAverageIndian]

My favourite book: History of Roblox

[@Bubbaford22]

What's The Epic Summer Vacation Game Link?

[@analizacosme3195]

how many books are in there?

[@automatonhulk555]

you forgot about ready player two book