Bully Did Something No Other Game Has Ever Done

So, assuming all goes well, this video is going to be coming out on my birthday. And you know, as I get older, I find myself reminiscing about the good old days as it were. I've heard the phrase youth is wasted on the young, which is a pretty humorous phrase generally, but it's also somewhat true. You don't really know what you have till it's gone in that respect. It seems like one day you're out partying all night and showing up to work still drunk and on 2 hours of sleep, and the next you're a 30 something with a wife, kids and bad knees. And when it comes to the spirit of youth, I don't think any game captures the good and the bad quite as well as the 2006 Rockstar classic, Bully.

[@DIGITALDYST0PIA]

i remember first beating this game as a child and thinking, "man, i can't WAIT for the sequel" and here we are 18 years later. 😔

[@wallybonejengles5595]

Truly. It is an Endless Summer ☀️

[@nickrustyson8124]

Yeah fun fact because of Hot Coffee the game undersold, given the game is aimed for a Teen audience (And let's be real, rated for Teen means 10-14, 15 tops) and since teens don't have a lot of money they relie on their parents and guess who tend to watch the news and guess who's in the news

[@Rew711]

I’d rather not… Unless you get a passionate group that isn’t stuck with inputting DEI into the game, you’d rather let this one go. It’s better to have something good with fun memories rather than have something bad tarnish all of those good memories. Think of Disney with Star Wars. Star Wars back in the day only had one or two bad things before Disney bought it. They Christmas special, and people’s like or dislike of Jar Jar. Now there is hardly anything positive. Not blaming DEI on this one, Rockstar still had some of their original staff when they went to make Red Dead Redemption 2, which is why it feels familiar story-wise. By the time The Last of Us 2 was made, we had someone who wanted to do something different and thus without some of the same people, they made a game that would try to do something different. Only the story sucked. I (with others) watched with an open mind, but the game felt hollow and was just depressing to watch. With others games following suit after this one, we just saw game after game become less and less interesting.

[@b1bbscraz3y]

how about we Pokemon Go-to-the-polls :D

[@taylor-newsandvideos4748]

@@Rew711 "pUtTinG dEi iN tHE GaMeS" racist loser lmao

[@nick_4972]

I'd rather get Bully 2 than Red Dead 3 or GTA 7 next. Too bad it seems like Rockstar doesn't want anything to do with Bully. It's such a classic.

[@thewanderingrambler7420]

Somewhere Out there in the Multiverse WE are waiting for Bully 6

[@iap7597]

No way, Red Dead and GTA have so much freedom that isn’t possible in a high school simulator.

[@williamhardee8863]

I’m pretty confident we’ll get it at some point. It may take awhile with Rockstars current release schedule, but it’ll happen.

[@williamhardee8863]

@@iap7597Limitations breed creativity. That’s why Bully is so good in the first place despite technically being a tamed down version of GTA. They did so much more with it than just making it a tamer version of GTA.

[@SNOWDUDE13]

Bully wouldn't survive in today's society. At all.

[@forsaille4655]

My favorite character from Bully is Parker Ogilvie because if you listen to his dialogue he is actually a very kind person who reluctantly commits mischief in order to feel included among his friends. He gave money to a homeless person and still thinks about this random act of kindness, he will humbly accept defeat if you beat him at dodgeball, he is worrying about a younger sibling he sometimes has to care for, he tried to stop Gord from launching an attack after falling into a trap set by the greasers and finally my favorite quote from this game « I’m gonna feel bad about this tomorrow » when he turns hostile. My compliments to the writer and the voice actor

[@GTAVictor9128]

My favourite character is Beatrice. She's the only girl not immediately hostile to Jimmy from the game's beginning (though it's partly due to her having a crush on Jimmy) and despite her own obsessive career ambitions, she's kind enough to run a homework help club for everyone except Mandy. She also has one of the most savage retorts towards bullies: "If you wanna scare me, learn to multiply double digits." 😂

[@matthewsteele99]

I love how each character has something that sets them apart Trent Northwick, who's a Bully, is also a theater kid who wants to be a movie star

[@klsecond5755]

Justin is the nicer prep

[@chexfan2000]

I firmly believe that San Andreas, Bully and Red Dead Redemption were the peak of Rockstar’s powers and they never returned to that. The balance between sincerity and irreverence was so perfect, everything they’ve done since has either been overwrought or crassly cynical. Bully especially had absurd and over the top plot lines but acted out by surprisingly nuanced and deep characters. It was big and absurd but also had genuine heart and never felt flippant about these kids. There was a strong theme of anti-authoritarianism that was bolstered by the way that every kid was a full person who was being deeply wronged by the way the system refused to acknowledge their depth and humanity. But even within that, the teachers themselves were complex and had backstories to tease out, because what are teachers if not kids that grew up to reflect the ways their teachers failed them? It was such a shame it got so misrepresented, mostly through dishonest implication by insisting it was GTA with school kids and implying it was similarly violent and a school shooting sim

[@Treyfc]

@@matthewsteele99Trent is also… well we know by now

[@DanielKay06]

By now Bully came out so long ago that we could reasonably play as Jimmies offspring in Bully 2.

[@goldjaw]

I feel like it would be cool if Jimmy was the principal or some sort of teacher. He’s not a bad guy, and he wouldn’t let his kid turn out to be like him.

[@StayKindUnwind]

Did you know that fictional characters don't age? Especially computer generated ones you sad potato 😂 we could reasonably ship you to space for the betterment of mankind

[@Insanityltself]

Does anyone else here also still hear the Bully ''Walk Theme'' in their head sometimes when they're walking down the street?

[@DeepDives69420]

dude that theme goes so hard i do find myself humming it sometimes

[@crazyinsane500]

No, and I blame you if I start hearing it now.

[@Mid_Individual]

Yeah.

[@S.O.M-l5i]

I didn't fully get into it at the time but it followed me for years after not listening to it and coming back to it. Everything sounded the same.

[@Trovyn]

For sure

[@dominiqueodom3099]

The Bully franchise will always be the biggest piece of Missed potential in gaming history. This game was so much more endearing than you would expect and Its insane to me that after decades of The Sims being a proven success and Rockstars own critical and commercial success with the RDR franchise,that no one sees the potential in a School/College simulator game. My biggest dream sequel would be an 80s inspired series set in a huge College campus. Its almost insulting when games like manhunt get a sequel but Bully cant get a true next gen sequel idea. You can see the influence this game had on future titles with the Glass Breaking technology for Max payne 3 being originally created for Bully 2 and the Antagonize/Greet mechanic in RDR2 is literally from the original Bully.

[@m_-.430]

Manhunt has an interesting story but as far as gameplay wise it’s repetitive and the controls are horrible it’s almost impossible to play

[@Snormite]

@@m_-.430 The gameplay is repetitive but it is engaging, I never had trouble with the controls, at least on PC.

[@m_-.430]

@@Snormite i played it on ps4 most of the time the controls don’t input correctly, I remember having a really hard time with the controls i ragequit and uninstalled the game

[@randomposts2828]

The streets need Bully 2 more than GTA 6. It sucks that GTA Online caused Bully 2 to get cancelled.

[@Stinkydew1996]

For real? The reasons I hate GTA online seem to grow as time goes on. Still not much to enjoy

[@mauricejohnston7352]

@@Stinkydew1996not the gta online you’re thinking of, gta San Andreas online.

[@Stinkydew1996]

@@mauricejohnston7352 oh damn didn't even know that existed and I played San Andreas a lot

[@HoLDoN4Sec]

@@mauricejohnston7352 um, no. it IS GTA5's Online. Bully 2 was still in planning even after GTA 4's release. and it wasn't cancelled, it was simply put on hold indefinitely. just like how Midnight Club New York, L.A. Noire 2 and Max Payne 4, and even the GTA5 Single Player DLC have been put on hold indefinitely. GTA Online (GTA5's Online) has pretty much killed anything Rockstar had in plans completely, somehow only Red Dead Redemption 2 managed to get saved (partially thanks to it being developed almost entirely by a Rockstar San Diego which were dedicated solely to it rather than being co-developed by the rest of the studios combined) imagine how insane would a modern Midnight Club game would be in the current poor state of open world online racing games?

[@RyanTheDark]

​@@Stinkydew1996Recently, it was the first time in years that I played GTA online. While I do enjoy it for nostalgia stakes because I was a kid in 2014 (I know I know) when it came out on PS4 and played it for three years and stopped for several it wasn't long before I quickly got bored of it. I still hop on it on my PS5 when friends come online but I realized that I didn't miss online as much as my friends I had at the time. I'm just happy I have my account back after forgetting the password.

[@TwoGunToast]

I only spent two weeks at a shitty local boarding school and even just that was surprisingly similar to Bully. Teachers would tell you shit like "if you're really bad you'll get sent up to the house." which was like some punishment, and there were stories from kids about others who'd been sent there and never came back. The principle himself came into detention and said "if you're gonna bring drugs, don't get caught." Detention was from the ending of your last school period all the way to 11pm, Lights Out. then you had to walk to your room in the dark. I saw a guy almost get jumped by a group of girls over a pack of cigarettes, had my room broken into, a ton of stuff. it was ridiculous.

[@thesilentassassin1167]

WTF, that sounds legit insane

[@austins.2495]

And they didn’t even teach you how to use the proper forms of by/buy 😔

[@TwoGunToast]

@austins.2495 it was autocorrect, I just didn't catch it but thanks for the condescending reply.

[@godfrey4461]

@@austins.2495 Fatherless tier comment

[@De_behr]

Sounds like some Oklahoma hunger games shit .

[@jeremyblade7561]

I cheated English class just by writing the letters down and pausing the game until I had all the words figured out. 100% every time.

[@XyNoST]

same here !

[@enoughsaid482]

"People say youth is wasted on the young. I disagree. I believe wisdom is wasted on the old. All you can do is part with it, but very few will take it, least of all the people closest to you. They want no part of it." ~Raymond Redington Ps. Happy birthday, or belated birthday.

[@JackAdogoff]

Sharing something isn't parting with it

[@Victor-xv7jh]

That implies that people never really grow up doesn't it? The best you can do is like the people who genuinely like you and avoid people who use you. Responsibly abuse the ones that want to be abused. And learn from it quickly. Alot of times you can notice patterns that very few people will notice. Learn law and medicine the most. Pick up MMA and dancing/music as a hobby if anything. Sports are great but in the end they become distractions. You do have to learn how to fight and when not to as well as dancing is good for the soul. I wished I'd dance more with girls. Not to be confused with clubbing. Although a little clubbing ain't bad. Good luck. You'll feel it in your bones at exactly 30. If it gets easier past 40 I haven't figured it out. We get old from knowing too much. And it's never enough. You will break down if you live long enough. Stay away from p0rn. Save it for the imagination. lol

[@NostalgiaNet8]

Fun fact: The devs who worked on glass physics and the AI for Max Payne 3, GTA V, and RDR2 were originally Rockstar New England, and were developing an official Bully sequel. The glass physics were originally made for that Bully project, until Rockstar North shutdown the project, and the devs weren't allowed to bring anything out of the studio.

[@eastcoasteric]

...who worked on 'glass physics' and 'AI' in a game... Is this a joke? Because no games have AI, and 'glass physics' is specifically not a thing in gaming. Whoever told you this 'information' lied to you.

[@Rihcterwilker]

​@@eastcoasteric AI exists in mostly every game. Artificial inteligency, you know, how npcs react, how events will develop according to the player actions, to generate emergent gameplay. The term "AI" has an stigma nowadays, i'm aware of that, but it was just known as game logic back then.

[@alguem5996]

@@eastcoasteric did you have a stroke or something?

[@dominiqueodom3099]

@@eastcoasteric yea that would totally be correct....unless you watch the office Shootout sequence in Max Payne 3 and see the result of that technology. And things like being able to greet/antagonize npcs in Rdr2 originally were from Bully.

[@Ronuk1996]

Yeah and the way NPCs Remember you in RDR2 was also a Bully 2 feature.

[@fntthesmth423]

I'm a little surprised you didn't mention the unique thing that put Bully in my awareness in the first place--having a cannonically queer protagonist. Commander Shepard and the Sims were the only games at the time to tackle something similar and neither of them were about a specific person who wasn't meant to nessessarily be a direct avatar for the player. To be precise, the kissing mechanic lets you kiss some of the boys in the game (five--one per clique) in addition to the girls, which is pretty neat and it is also lowkey hilarious that for some reason that was never an element of the controversey that surrounded Bully! People are funny like that I guess There's also a quirk to the way the kissing mechanic works that doesn't show up if you only kiss girls through the whole game, but I find it amusing so bear with me: in order to be able to kiss a character, you need to have a good enough relationship with their faction to initiate a flirty interaction. But if you've kissed a character, they will always have a positive relationship with you regardless of your relationship to their faction. It's not noticable with the girls because the game never uses them for combat (plus it would instantly max out your trouble meter anyway). But since I went out of my way to kiss the boys during my playthrough, it made the twist at the end of the game where Gary turned all the cliques on me a lot funnier. I'd be surrounded by a swarm of hostile Jocks, only to have Kirby casually walk up and be like "hey... wanna make out", which would instantly grant me 200% health functionally for free. After which Kirby of course would threaten to beat me up if I tell his team he's gay. In front of all of them, while in a climatic showdown for the school's soul. Good job staying in the closet Kirb. Kissing really is kinda OP for health boosts--I never even felt the need to pay the piddling amount of money for a soda, I'd just constantly top up my health boost each day

[@CassetteGlitch]

> Joins fellow Jocks while they're being bullies > Makes out sloppy style with the guy everyone hates > Reminds him to keep the relationship secret while he proceeds to beat up the other Jocks > Leaves > Refuses to elaborate

[@MatteoPicone-q5q]

What do you mean with " peoples are funny like that i suppose " ? If it's because they are annoying about it with other games but not this one, then yeah i agree.

[@captaintoonlinkctl795]

Cringe

[@Caragoner]

​@@MatteoPicone-q5q I more think because at the time of release the whole homosexual group was a much more quiet and unpopular thing. Rockstar took a massive leap doing this for no reason and despite that, for all the shit this game got on release, that was not one of them.

[@XxWhite_Fang45xX]

I was expecting some cool insight, seeing how long the comment is but I was dead wrong..

[@kagekun1198]

My personal experience that stands out was the comic store collection chase. I know he knocks you down and you have to chase him, but in my case, he happened to do it in front of a police officer. That cop tackled him immediately and all I had to do is walk over, pick up the stuff and laugh.

[@tuumef1799]

Bully came out when I was sixteen. It captured that feeling of youth and adventure perfectly. All the dialogue and interactions were so real. I played this game for so many hours, loved replaying it. It was awesome and I loved the social commentary in it. I would have loved to get a sequel, but this game ended in such a satisfying way. Thanks for covering it.

[@DeadPollo]

The Mean factor of Bully was not diluted compared to the GTA series, it was compressed: playing Bully i felt all the caustic sarcasm of a GTA but on a different state, without blood and shootouts but with all the fake and corrupt explored in Bullworth

[@coolpizzacook]

The lack of violence I think really helped make the writing flourish. Since they can't use blood, bullets, and lethality to sell points. They had to express it in other ways.

[@ajdove1823]

In my personal vision for Jimmy (which leads into an idea I had for Bully 2), is that after graduating Bullworth he actually joins the Army and after serving his time and reaching E5, he retires from the Army and goes to college, after graduating with a license in teaching, he joins Bullworth Academy as the new JROTC teacher, and he effectively acts as a bit of a mentor figure to the new protagonist. He's estranged himself from his mother, which is just fine for him and her.

[@NarlyLyfe]

dude this would be great for Bully 2

[@futurecat]

I admire your vision, but it might be interesting if he stays E4.

[@patrickbateman312]

​@@futurecator maybe he comes out as an E8 😂😏🤷🏻‍♂️

[@autumntaylor2533]

Lol I could totally see him as an ROTC guy

[@dropout818]

As for the date the game takes place it was the current day (at release). A banner in the gym shows the school having the 2005 basketball championship, a producer mentioned they wanted the art style and design of all the cliques to appeal to anyone playing that it could look like their own teenage years.

[@thetruefeatherqueen]

And here I genuinely perceived it as the 80s in isolation as a kid of that era lol

[@HondaMoto14]

16:24 The fastest means of travel is actually the go-kart you unlock from the carnival.

[@MIDNIGHT_W0LF125]

its fun outrunning a police motorcycle with it lol

[@fluidthought42]

Technically it's actually intentionally getting caught by the cops to be taken to class. Much quicker than even taking the bus.

[@MIDNIGHT_W0LF125]

@@fluidthought42 not when you accidentally squash someone while joyriding

[@bustinarant]

​@@fluidthought42You're gonna mess up your life *peels off*

[@SecretMagician]

23:33, if I'm not wrong, the person who was responsible for animating the melee combat was also responsible for the melee combat in Sleeping Dogs. There's even unused combat for Bully that's more Sleeping Dogs like.

[@liteniteTheOne]

@SecretMagician I was thinking it looked familiar. I love Sleeping Dogs. It's sooo good; especially the combat

[@Trovyn]

Yes, but i perfer dennis opel's brawling system.

[@liteniteTheOne]

@Trovyn haven't played yet, but will def look into it

[@Trovyn]

There are mods that try to recreate it but Deacon is putting in most of the work to have a close to authentic one for pc se and pcsx2 versions.

[@Ronuk1996]

Yeah not sure if they worked on the Warriors but both Sleeping Dogs and The Warriors have some things in common.

[@CFood0]

It sounds like you want a Yakuza game. I won't say that it hits everything, certainly not the time cycle, but especially the way you praised how small and fleshed out the area is, that part is especially true about Yakuza. Sequels have even done the thing you wanted where it adds more to the base area you can explore, such as rooftops and underground parking garages, or other cities. But it keeps centering around Kamurocho If you haven't, I'd recommend trying it out, it might scratch some of that itch for you.

[@zealousbeing0178]

I second this, if you absolutely adore games very similar retrospect to Bully. Sleeping Dogs is another really good one

[@roverloid]

@@zealousbeing0178god, there's not enough people talking about Sleeping Dogs. genuinely my favorite game ever made for the PS3.

[@wilddog9]

@@roverloid Just started a new playthrough on my PS5 last night - it's a bit buggy on PS5 (a few crashes already), sadly, but I'm gonna try anyway

[@coolpizzacook]

Genuinely, ever since I hit up Yakuza, I've been wanting some hybrid of that Rockstar exploration and Yakuza combat mixed into one perfect storm that would be exactly what a modern day Bully should be. You can easily turn the bullying actions into exaggerated heat actions and I would love to see a Bullworth you can interact with more than ever before.

[@Weaverlord]

am i the only one that thought of yandere simulator? if it wasn't made by a psycho?

[@khristian625]

I disagree that Gary is the only truly bad kid. Ernest distributes revenge porn and his egomania is only really kept in check by cowardice.

[@bustinarant]

Yeah he's my least favorite faction leader

[@jamforbreakfast]

earnest also had his symbol for his school president campaign look like a swastika🙂literally what was up with that

[@JoaoVictor-hn8ht]

I recently watched my wife play through Hogwarts Legacy and a thought came up my mind: man, this could've had elements pulled from Bully like a real time class schedule, a "deadly" curfew (if you will), and general more character interations. But this potential is barely touched in the game.

[@roonkolos]

Funny you mention the curfew since the PS1 games actually had something similar

[@genetret]

Yes, that's what I wanted too. To skip classes and head straight to the Three Broomsticks and drink Butterbeer all day long. But in the end... «I knew you have no honor! No respect! No beer!»

[@vinewood1554]

I remember few years ago saying there should be a bully like game set in Hogwarts, it seems like many thought the same

[@Ronuk1996]

I played Hogwarts after playing Bully and Witcher 2 I was disappointed with it. Having choices like Witcher 2 and The interaction with NPCs like Bully along with classes would have been amazing.

[@Hydraina]

That's exactly how I felt playing Hogwarts Legacy as well. I really wish it was more of a school simulator like bully.

[@treetheoak8313]

This was the Warriors game that the same team said "I think we can make it open world. But it will need to be smaller" then found a solution to make no cars make sense while still being marketable to mainstream gamers. This and GTASA are my favorite 6th gen open world games and some of my favorite Rockstar games.

[@Gazpacho834]

37:28 Dan or Sam houser have actually commented about Jimmy’s future where they said that Jimmy isn’t gonna be a grand theft auto like criminal but rather he’s going to have a happy life since he’s at the worst moment of his life in school. As for what his future could be like, I personally think Jimmy is going to be a successful musician as he does tell Ms. Phillips that he’s been more into music than art and if we ever get bully 2 it could be a great way to have Jimmy have an appearance as his voice actor is also a musician.

[@Dalton_Boardman2000]

The idea of Jimmy being a bad enough criminal to reach GTA protagonist status is such nonsense. The game makes it clear that Jimmy is ultimately a good person who can throw hands if he has to but isn't a wackjob cop killing drug dealer.

[@Gazpacho834]

@ agreed and I especially hate that theory where Jimmy is James cash in manhunt.

[@aff77141]

Jimmy would make a killer drummer. There is an EMS worker called WhatsGoodMedia though who's mannerisms remind me of him, which to me is a sweet thought

[@CassetteGlitch]

@@Dalton_Boardman2000 The game also doesn't shy away from it's very clear message: Jimmy is the way he is because of the environment he grew up in. It makes a very strong case of nature VS nurture. Jimmy isn't a bully because it's who he is deep down, he's a bully because the world around him has been unkind enough that he had to become who he is to survive. But like you said, he's a pretty nice guy deep down, who is pretty respectful of others' differences and seems mostly chill. If he manages to leave that dog eat dog environment I'm 100% sure he'll be able to make a good life for himself.

[@coolpizzacook]

Jimmy seems like the guy you'd find out has a history of being arrested after bar brawls but not much else.

[@Mr.Dinosalt]

Happy birthday man, cheers from Brazil. Thank you for explaining the snow in the face thing for us.

[@TBP]

Yeah, it's funny, I think I was in the middle of recording that line when I realized I should probably specify what I'm talking about because some people have never even seen snow, let alone seen it enough to take certain phrases for granted.

[@CapriciousCobra]

It would be so cool to see what cliques a 2010s or 2000's era Bullworth would have. I think Bully is supposed to be reminiscent of the 80s (no cell phones or home consoles, The Outsiders rivalry between preps and greasers, Revenge of the Nerds feel to ch. 4, the vehicles).

[@RickDaSquirrel]

This game just has that charm we will never get again and that’s a good thing but also sad.

[@Melancholic-stoic]

I swear bully had such a unique style especially with the music that just keeps you invested in this lil place called bullworth

[@MarcusMajorTheDriftKing]

You know you mentioning Jimmy becoming a pro wrestler brought back a fun memory, I once made Jimmy in WWE 2K19 for my fictional MCW promotion, he was supposed to debut and fued with Seth Rollins but it sadly never came to be

[@Jillyowls]

I just adore bully, it has such a great atmosphere, story and characters. That's why i keep coming back to it after 18 years. The boys dorm was going to have a second floor but they deleted it for some reason. The game has so much cool beta content

[@DBArtsCreators]

Sequel to Bully: Heel. Story of a young adult Jimmy getting & progressing in odd jobs as he tries to pay for college. Underlying plots of him determining if he maintains a connection to his mother, the possibilities of marriage (and/or just living with someone), maintaining a house, all while trying to deal with corrupt law enforcement (and people in general), as well as the return of a more unhinged Gary (vengeful & a lot more malicious than before).

[@redjohndeble9862]

Gary has the sharp tongue and megalomania to be the head of a sort of mafia or other criminal organization

[@patrickbateman312]

Sounds like alphabet fan fiction. If a sequel were to have any chance of success, they'd have to ditch Jimmy or at most have him come back as a side character. New plot, new cast, maybe some returning people. Setting could be new or remain the same.

[@DBArtsCreators]

@@patrickbateman312 That could work too

[@ricksanchez3695]

12:46 I think the point of this mission was illustrating the delusional mind of a horned up teenager who wants to get with a teacher and thinking that the date was with him rather than the reality that it would be gross and weird for that to happen

[@coolpizzacook]

Absolutely. Jimmy's obsession with her is showcased literally in Art Class. Each class is increasingly provocative drawings of her.

[@ariannebrodeur]

i think its safe to say its a very evident double standard… yes, it doesnt happen for a reason, but its still downplayed exactly the way it is in real life. too many grown men today still talk about getting with older women as a good thing-bc its seen as masculine and impressive to bag an adult woman instead of horribly sad that they were taken advantage of and abused. the game takes sa against girls pretty seriously whereas men and boys its the butt of a joke-seems about right especially for the time it came out. we can like a game and still point out its flaws.

[@michaelschwartz8730]

I still can't believe this amazing game doesn't get more love. Even without the politics of the day, I think it sold fewer copies than expected because it was WAY ahead of its time

[@givemedadough]

I love that people are still making videos about Bully

[@kylespevak6781]

Great point about not having guns forcing ingenuity. Kid's Next Door in a nutshell

[@elendless]

By far the best game ive played in my late teens. The fact that every character in the game is important and the map isnt that big makes you pay attention to any interaction and routine. The music was made by Shawn Lee with a great emphasis on the bass and its a joy that its dynamic and changes depending on what you do or who you fight ( my fave is carnival date, which i use as ringtone). As a final note, Gary Rosenthal (Jimny Hopkins, the protagonists voice) has some vids on his channel playing bully and even jammin to the tune with his band. Great video, you made me remember so many great moments.

[@bungle0h521]

4:34 Bully was released in 2006 in 2005, prince harry dressed in this same uniform for some party or other. i always assumed it was a parody of that, knowing Rockstars sense of humour

[@dylanorr6597]

My first time doing acid, I layed in my bed and listened to the bully soundtrack all the way through twice while watching the ceiling move like the ocean. One of my favorite games of all time and my absolute favorite video game soundtrack.

[@liteniteTheOne]

The hobo war vet teaching you how to fight sounds like a Drill bit Taylor reference.

[@matman000000]

Is anything it'S the other way around, since Bully came out 2 years earlier

[@liteniteTheOne]

@matman000000 ah didn't realize. That woulda been hilarious if the other way. Oh well 🤷‍♂️

[@roonkolos]

​@matman000000 now i like the idea that Drill Bit Taylor is a movie loosely based on Bully lol

[@A-1-Sawce]

I was about my mid twenties when this came out. I had extra cash at the time so I had well over 100 PS2 games, this one, along with The Warriors, were played constantly with my little brother. Such good times, the PS2 era is still among my absolute favorite ever.

[@NarlyLyfe]

yes 7th Generation was the "Golden Age" in my opinion. Graphics were good enough and gameplay mechanics were great. Now all people worry about is graphics and we get games that just hold your hand. This year I found myself spending more money on 7th Gen consoles and games and have stuck to those as I wait for the industry to make a come back.

[@urgoslav5107]

Happy Birthday, Twisted Metal old man :)

[@tetsusiega2]

When I was 17, my best friends mom painted our faces as Dia De Los Muertos skulls for Halloween, because that morning we saw one of our idols do it online and thought it was simple enough. We found out the next morning that he wrapped his motorcycle around a light pole and died that night. That was the last Halloween I had ever celebrated by dressing up. Rest In Peace Mitch Lucker.

[@delanybell5613]

My dad got Bully on the Wii for my sister and I when I was in 5th grade and I was OBSESSED with it. Mainly I remember skating around in the skeleton costume and kissing boys. Oh the good ol days.

[@patrickbateman312]

Wtf is wrong with you.

[@silentassason]

Huh, that "what letter" bit never confused me any of the times i played it. Well, you know what they say. "There's two kinds of people. 1) those who can extrapolate answers with limited information."

[@serialcrow]

The worst mission is the Nerd's hangout mission. It's a mission that lets you unlock the nerd's hangout area as a save spot, but they make you play an arcade game that can go on for about 10 minutes and it gets boring really fast.

[@zubbworks]

That sound's sucky, not sure I found it when I was a kid. I did love the attack the nerd's castle mission. Me, and my friends built crap in the woods, and castles, and stuff.

[@jjwrk]

I'm doing that mission right now and it sucks

[@DGS2605]

Bro earned a like for showing the Todd Bertuzzi punch on Steve Moore. Elite hockey knowledge.

[@Hi_Just_Fred]

29:00 so the funny thing is, doing all tiers of punishments is required for 100% and unlocks an extra outfit. Unfortunately, Winter has unique punishments in the form of shoveling snow, and since the game never goes back to winter after you beat the story you can't do those punishments after that part of the story is over. AND those punishments count as a separate thing from the normal punishments for completion. TL;DR I did EVERYTHING in the game **except** those winter punishments and got locked out of 100%. And if I wanted to have a 100% save/the 100% achievement I'd have to do EVERYTHING over again including that. Truly the **worst** case of being locked out of completion I've ever faced in a game.

[@andreaaurigemma2782]

That's cap. You don't need to complete winter detention tasks for 100%. You missed something elsewhere.

[@MusicLover97ization]

As a fellow Bacon (my legal last name) Happy Birthday Mr. Bacon. You do us proud!

[@sonicGames06]

My favorite part of his channel was definitely the Twisted Metal content!

[@justgary4342]

Kevin? Is that you....?

[@sonicGames06]

@@justgary4342 Oh, you mean the guy on Tactical Bacon Productions?

[@SecretMagician]

​@sonicGames06 No, he meant Kevin Bacon.

[@sonicGames06]

@@SecretMagician Oh, you mean that Kevin Bacon from the Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special on Disney +?

[@ThisMan555]

I also didn't notice it at first, but the digital camera upgrade gives you photos in color rather than grayscale.

[@kazmiller7195]

I always hated the bug when Jimmy sits down for class he does a random 360

[@markl5998]

That shits funny as hell

[@shinanimedubs1269]

scholarship edition only bug, that version of the game suck so bad lol

[@shinanimedubs1269]

but it is funny af, like nobody on the dev team went to english class?

[@klsecond5755]

the firecracker knockout glitch when everyone has a seizure is jokes

[@TheNostalgiaFiend]

If we had the same knowledge and known experience when young, life wouldn't be so fun. Youth not wasted. Usually brings us back to the "simpler and happier times". I loved this game btw. Great vid!

[@jaysanj152]

You should play the Yakuza/Judgement games. They are as close to a Bully game as they gets.

[@kylespevak6781]

You're not wrong

[@keifujitora6587]

The Kurohyou games are the closest to Bully, since the protagonist is 17 years old and a misfit delinquent rather than yakuza

[@legendaryscrub]

I remember looking for games like Bully months ago, and unsurprisingly, nothing came close. If you haven't played this game, it really is a unique, fun experience. Play it.

[@NotFamousReal]

Can't believe we never got a sequel, I loved Bully.

[@LabMatt]

I wish at least some of the jocks got a little bit more fleshed out. To this day I'm still not sure who the leader of their faction is.

[@emcmend9960]

took me awhile to get to this vid. Bully is by far one of my favorite games of all time only being beaten out by San Andreas and RDR2. I've played the game so much I could possibly do an an entire playthrough blindfolded. I think you made a very solid vid giving this game justice. I still hold out hope for another Bully to be made one day. also, if ya finished the go-kart races at the carnival you unlock 3 Street go-kart races and if ya finish them you can unlock the go-kart by the Bulworth parking lot. it's WAY faster than the moped

[@fntthesmth423]

By a series of bizarre happenstances I have become obsessed with this game and have remained so for roughly five years now. It still shocks me to ever see anything about bully in the wild, so a full on video essay felt like a fish to the face And one with Gary in the thumbnail no less! (I am placing my bet now, a minute into the video, that Peter Kowalski will get a passing mention or less) edit: 8:05 PETER KOWALSKI MENTIONED WOOOO **consecutive airhorns**

[@KeyboardTarantula]

so obsessed with 60 fps that you broke the game's physics for it. my gamer, it was MADE to play at 30fps.

[@AlyCatVR]

Omg, thank you. Idk what it is with people demanding old games to be upscaled to 4k at 60 FPS. 😭

[@AndrewAce.]

I never played this game, but I grew up on PS2, GTA SA, Tony Hawk's Underground and whatnot, so there's a strange nostalgia I get watching these game clips and cutscenes. If only Rockstar could be trusted to reboot the game...

[@Sweeezs]

You can still buy bully in the ps4 game store, unfortunately there’s no scholarship edition but it’s the original one.

[@vincer7824]

Great game, amazing soundtrack. Students and prefects reacting to your appearance adds a nice touch, yet again helping the world feel alive.

[@Swan-0ff]

You don't even need a budget like GTA; Just a couple 100,000 to fund the team and just keep it contained like bully. I never get bored exploring Bullworth and it's surrounding areas because they made each area unique and interesting. There's so much bloat in modern day open worlds and Bully just did it right. Plus it felt cool to have the map unveil itself as the school year went on. It made it feel alive and I wish more games took a note out of Bully's book for how to achieve a fun open world. Instead of allowing the player to just go from one end to the other end of the map at the very beginning, drip feed areas to them so they can enjoy what's Infront of them instead of being overwhelmed with the entire map at once. You totally break GTA V's story by being able to go up to sandy shores as Michael and just start messing around his front yard, "Hello anybody home?" Why even have it. Then they made RDR2 where you can only access the entire other half of the map in the epilogue which is just too long to wait on showing content. there's a balance and I feel Bully achieved it wonderfully.

[@KaitenRyu5]

Sorry to break to y'all but with Dan Houser and the other OG creatives gone, there's not a chance in hell any of the new Rockstar games will even have anything close to heart and soul of the games pre RDR2. Current Rockstar doesn't have the balls to make a new Bully game or anything close to it.

[@TimothyBraun]

A great game, still worth a playthrough. I used to speedrun this, and to speedrun a game the vibe has to be really good. I appreciate your opening. I used to tell people when starting the run "don't think of Jimmy as a bully, think of him as an antihero". Calling him a true bully is akin to reading the title to an article and then citing content in it. Whether or not Jimmy is a by-the-book bully is based on how you control him.

[@Elbow1878]

I believe there’s a date in the racing game located in the lighthouse, after Jimmy unlocks it after beating the preps. IIRC the arcade game is dated to 1985, so at a minimum, the game is set in 1985 or after.

[@Bakerpgh]

When I first played this when it came out I was in awe of the draw line of the graphics. It was a beautiful game for the time. Then the gameplay and world was amazing to me personally

[@dominikblack8943]

My favorite thing is how alive the world feels for such an old game. I've been playing it since release, even though I was only 12 back then and I always come back to it. Playing it again this week and it's the same feeling. I'm having fun doing a bit of roleplay and it's crazy how many options there are, even if they're small. Be a good student, go eat breakfast and lunch and go to class and then run around the field with the football team. Skip class and break into the girls dorm and pick on them. Sneak out after curfew to go hangout at the graveyard. Meet a girl and go on a date at the carnival. Throw firecrackers in the toilet, bouncy balls in the library and stink bombs in the comic book shop. It's all there and more as long as you have the imagination. It really is a great sandbox to just get lost in and forget you have responsibilities

[@TheRastafarianStuff]

less than 10 sec in and I already decided that tonight im replaying bully

[@radagast7200]

GTA Jr. Also, Hillary's second most embarrassing moment? I can think of several dozen that go above that one...

[@frankrino]

Great video, glad there's still people giving Bully the credit it deserves ; only thing it's missing is... The Go Kart! You forgot about the Go Kart!!!

[@doughboywhine]

I'm surprised you didn't mention that the boxing minigame makes your attacks stronger. We need to spread awareness because I didn't realize that until just after beating the greasers

[@thehumbleebumblee]

Man,I miss games that are made to just be fully immersed in. There's just something about these kind of games like this and the first two saints row games. It's almost magical lol.

[@ChatookaMusic]

I was definitely not expecting a percy jackson reference here

[@redjohndeble9862]

The best game ost ever, Shawn Lee is a freaking genius

[@fntthesmth423]

7:10 did not think this video would brutally murder fictional child Jimmy Hopkins right in front of me

[@Matt-md5yt]

Thank you bacon for covering this game. Alao happy Birthday

[@qdawg8087]

I'm almost 30 now, and I'll never give up hope on a Bully sequel. I'm sure I'll die a disappointed man, but still.

[@samuelskinner8132]

4:40 you can't just say and not elaborate, TELL US!, TELL US!, TELL US!

[@kamekakarot]

I can't believe you completely ignored the go kart. That's the actual fastest vehicle in the game, not the moped. Either way, awesome video, dude.

[@PhishWithASprayCan]

Spud launcher, go kart, and the Halloween mission .. chefs kiss

[@ooofthedegenerate]

I think a bully sequel would benefit from relying more on the social sim aspect. I’m not asking for persona with social link but adding extra benefits for going to classes, odd job etc and having a calendar limiting your time to actually complete stuff I would find to be very beneficial.

[@Topazert]

It's a grand game, lightning in the bottle that hasn't been recaptured since. My favorite mission is helping Melvin out to get the Grottos and Gremlins character sheets back from the bullies and along the way getting help from the other nerds. Turns out why it's done so well is that it's actually based on real event where Houser bros in their youth had to get their D&D sheets back from a local bully. As for Jimmy its been stated by the creators that over time he'd of mellowed out and grown up, maybe becoming car salesman or something similar.

[@ZootmanX]

What a timely video, I was just talking about bully with a friend just yesterday.

[@Tribleman247]

Oooooh, now this is a fun little video to see in my feed! Happy Birthday man!

[@TalysAlankil]

mostly i respect bully for including the option to kiss boys all the way back in 2006.

[@BobDDstryr]

It’s a bummer you couldn’t get the newer version working. It added 4(?) new classes, and I liked the variety they added. Also, I think you’re not supposed to reset classes you fail, because there’s no down side. It just…. Takes you a bit longer to finish. So - like actual learning - you learn and get better in each class until you’re able to finish it. Man, I need to play this game again..

[@The_Nametag]

If you haven't, you should give the Yakuza series a try. They may not have the school setting, but they certainly have the more intimate open world environments, packed with life. The fact that some of the stories are masterpieces (Yakuza 0 is among my all-time favorite games, and I could watch the cut scenes as a movie) helps. Shenmue also had the smaller, more living environments, as well as more attention to the clock than most games. Bully honestly feels closer to those games than any of the other Rockstar games. At least to me.

[@syraphian]

One of my earliest memories that I would think about every once in a while is the kid getting shot by the bully’s brother in that episode of Picket Fences. Never knew what the show was until I watched this video, and now one of my life’s most insignificant mysteries has been solved, thank you

[@Debatra.]

Happy birthday. Also, you seem to have forgotten/missed the go-kart. Once you win all the races, you can drive it around in free-roam. It is ludicrously fast.

[@GrackleCrackle444]

Im so glad bully is still being talked about

[@TordaiJenci-x7g]

Bully is unique we need bully 2

[@hampter6207]

Not sure if anyone knew this, but if you get first place in every go kart race, you earn a go kart to drive around the city. I only learned this when I di my 100% percent run through

[@fabtheman4693]

I might be wrong but in the PC/360/Wii version you can unlock a mini kart which is the fastest vehicle in the game, plus there are exclusive Christmas missions with a drunken Santa in the winter chapter. The PS2 is sadly the "incomplete" version but it doesn't affect the main storyline.

[@shinanimedubs1269]

PS2 version superior imo, all the scholarship edition stuff is added fluff that was either added or removed from the original release for a reason. you can unlock the go kart for freeroam as well on ps2!

[@Kid_illithid]

My buddies and I played the hell out of this game. We didn’t know how good we had it

[@cuttingcards88]

Was not expecting a Nico D’Angelo reference out of TBP but based

[@AreMonty]

If you get in trouble during winter you have to shovel snow.

[@TheBlockerNator]

1:16 - One misconception about why Hot Coffee is so controversial isn't ust that it's sex, the real reason is because it's still in the game and not shown to the ESRB, which can have bad consequences

[@NightmareRex6]

i wish we could have an AO game that is an ATUAL game and not just a smut simulator.

[@kylespevak6781]

I played it on the Wii and was like "Wow, they should make a sequel!". It's easily another series that they could make alongside Red Dead and GTA, just make them more compact experiences. I don't expect Bully 2 to have a huge open world; instead the size should be inward. Make a larger school where you can enter most rooms and such

[@TordaiJenci-x7g]

Jimmy doesnt know about the letter since Crabblesnitch doesnt tell him

[@bar04z]

I picked this up back when it came out largely because it reminded me so much of one of my own childhood favourite game Skool Daze. The open world structure and the lesson clock are both very very reminiscent.

[@durandus676]

0:30 I’m so glad I was almost so aware of what was going on when I was a kid my mother thought I was a sociopath, punishments didn’t phase me, I understood from a young age certain mischief would be forgiven and not impact me long term, I did everything within the realms of no long term psychological damage. I had a blast as a kid.

[@hideyourwenches]

Bart simpson?????