TF2 Kids: 9 Year Retrospective & Bonus

Join me for a look back at this animated short to get to the bottom of why there are only 3 classes shown, why the sound sucks, and why the credits are half the video... Plus, be sure to stick around at the end for the original storyboard and some other TF2 stuff that didn't make the cut!
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Hi-def TF2 Kids: • TF2 Kids: HD Re-Render
Original TF2 Kids on youtube (low-def): • TF2 Kids
Original Flash video: tristikov.deviantart.com/art/A...
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[@whoadie8228]

9 years and I still play TF2

[@andreyazevedo683]

you're a true warrior

[@dafuqmatt]

@@andreyazevedo683 He is Five years old kid xd

[@xxprogamerxx7214]

9 years, and you still play TF2? I wouldn’t believe that

[@preston_gaming6203]

“i can’t believe someone would just go on the internet and lie like that!”

[@RealSeijaKijin]

They're not lying. They played TF2 since conception.

[@ninjaskeletronix3135]

Can't believe you pretty much predicted Pyro & Engi's friendship.

[@benjaminbyers3671]

I was nice and the ending was good

[@SIDHAKTHEGUYY]

I still play TF2, timeless classic

[@randala9345]

Epic!!!

[@herkabie9480]

Tf2 will never die

[@t-posetimmy6834]

cant wait for the better one hyped

[@tristikov]

Great! Fortunately for you, it's already out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6OanpSses6ZbLc Just note that this is solely a re-render of the original, so the only real change is the resolution is now much higher.

[@OfficiallyMarkuz]

​@tristikov Out?

[@JaytheLay1]

Wow, it's been 6 years since then. I was 13-14 at that time, lord. Cool seeing a video from ya after all this time. Thank ya for it! Are ya still animating anything?

[@tristikov]

Time really goes by, eh? Glad you enjoyed the video, and thanks for sticking around! I do animation professionally now, albeit a bit more corporate in nature... But I've done a few small animated things of my own on the side too.

[@JaytheLay1]

It sure does, it's true, how the saying goes "I remember it like it was yesterday" Really does feel that way. What have ya worked on/working on now, if ya don't mind me asking?

[@tristikov]

I'd like to share some of my professional work at some point, but it'll probably have to wait until I need to cut another demo reel. It's actually more Flash cartoon stuff like TF2 Kids, just conveying info about a product. I've also done a bunch of 3d character animation for my Unreal Tournament 3 models, and though they're also a few years old now, I at least have some of them on youtube. I think I will make another video of all that stuff though since there is more I never made videos of.

[@epicstik333]

​@@JaytheLay1aye how old r u now?

[@OfficiallyMarkuz]

1 Year

[@infinite1517]

And know we know "and knowing is half the battle"JIJOOOOO

[@properprops698]

What happened do you still like tf2

[@tristikov]

I still like what I liked about the game back in 2008 when I played it a lot, but it's been many years since I've paid any attention to the game or community... When hats really took off it pretty much killed any interest I had in coming back to it lol.

[@SpencerBrewerOG]

@@tristikov tf2 is full of free to plays, full teams of scouts, snipers, or retarded mic spammers, hackers rare updates, late updates, and unusuals, there are a lot of crazy ones, also as a player having only played it for almost 2 years, i find it incredibly difficult to become more skilled. Casual just sucks

[@templayzandmore1828]

@@SpencerBrewerOG yeah, and on top off that (sorry for being ultra late) there are some people that have the audacity to call you trash when you're literally rank 5 and you're in casual...like dude, we're not in ranked chill

[@SpencerBrewerOG]

@@templayzandmore1828 My opinion has changed over time as this comment is a year old. I've decided that really the game is just old and so there was bound to be multiple issues.

[@templayzandmore1828]

@@SpencerBrewerOG oh, and to add to that, it's literally called *team* fortress two, you're supposed to plan and cooperate with your teammates, not shame others thats why voice lines and voice chat and the normal chat exists, im sorry for my huge rant, i just can't believe the rampant stupidity of those kinds of people

[@dire9008]

Wow. You actually made animations in animation? The class is a complete joke at my school.

[@8knights841]

If you knew a trusted animator, you could probably give them permission to the Tf2 Kids.

[@radioheadiscoolbutsoislinkin]

maybe a recreation of it?

[@abrensss2]

imagine a remake

[@j-play4325]

i wish tf2 fan art was every where now its just overwatch and fortnite.

[@jacksonjochens5997]

I was born 10 days after tf2's realese

[@SirSkelebone]

what software do you use, i know its something to do with flash xD

[@tristikov]

Everything was done in Flash CS3 way back in the day, but I put together the .swf clips in After Effects CS5 to make this retrospective.

[@SirSkelebone]

ok, thanks

[@Oo_Cat_oO]

Wew

[@kop7125]

how you draw them? that's my question.

[@kop7125]

ima get animation scholar also. :)

[@kop7125]

XD ikr

[@tristikov]

The whole thing was drawn and animated in Flash, using a wacom tablet.

[@thedeadlygamer5833]

spys a bully

[@kop7125]

the animation kinda not realistic if you stick with the lore which the spy is from france and engineer, pyro and soldier might be from usa and the rest of the classes are from different regions and scout is 28 years old then rewind after 40 years old - 30=10 which scout will not exist. dreams this days.

[@xxfolfblackxx9285]

spy lol

[@policebirdgrowtopia5738]

Oi