The A.I. that Torments You

[@auggie532]

my fave thing about this thing is if you tell it "im most afraid of tacos" it'll spam you with flashing jumpscare images of tacos, and i think that's beautiful

[@RedSpade37]

That's deeply iconic.

[@johncameron1935]

"What are you most afraid of?" (don't type titties don't type titties don't type titties)

[@WNDCFilbert]

you can also do this with many things. dantes typed that hes most afraid of onions and onions showed up

[@WobblesandBean]

My favorite thing is that the scary shadow man is actually the good guy.

[@JohrnyReport]

Dieting is also a funny one. It keeps flashing you with Salads

[@Lunair.1102]

"if you take away the manipulation, the horrors and when he transformed in a demon out of hell, he was a nice friend" Delusion towards a toxic partner be like:

[@GlitchedHAL]

I literally thought the exact same thing

[@Lunair.1102]

@@GlitchedHAL Davide mio fratello

[@valiimper2609]

Same fr.

[@Lunair.1102]

@@valiimper2609 nice to know we are all scarred boys

[@GlitchedHAL]

@@Lunair.1102 Solidarietà nelle cicatrici, fratello mio

[@KinitoPET]

Ryan... I thought our friendship was private.

[@nhoquee]

Oh hey knito

[@Alfenium]

Yeah I thought when we were cranking each other's hogs that we would keep that private.

[@battlefields2mine]

waddup Zalaman

[@illv3]

Kinto pet

[@Alfenium]

My comment about the hogs still stands.

[@JeraWizard]

I learned just recently that Clippy's official name was actually Clippet. The world just decided, "no, it's actually Clippy" so hard that Microsoft eventually had it as Clippy in official documentation

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

Oh I thought it was short for cliporis

[@SoftTangerineDreams]

I love both of these comments lol

[@NamirasAcolyte]

Like when Pokemon fans kept calling shiny Pokemon 'Shinies' until Gamefreak was just like "yeah ok" lol

[@lefield]

Language truly follow people

[@ariel_warfare]

​@@NamirasAcolyteor when Markiplier called Yellow Bear "Golden Freddy" so Scott Cawthon was just like "sounds good to me 👍"

[@mmaarriiaaa]

so eerie how malware either have the creepiest & most unsettling names or the cutest & most appealing ones

[@gayindianman9114]

He's covering a game and pretending it's a real virus

[@thecaptain6520]

One of the most widespread and destructive computer viruses was straight up called: I Love You

[@DARam4009]

And then, on the other hand, the first antivirus program was called "Reaper".

[@WobblesandBean]

It's kinda refreshing that for once, the big scary shadow figure is actually the good guy.

[@mysteryguitarhaziq]

Expand Dong

[@gianmiguel5796]

0:25 I like how Nexpo's home is canonically always under a thunderstorm and the only source of light in that home is just a single dimly lit lamp and his computer

[@theMyRadiowasTaken]

thats what its like living in oregon tbh

[@kevinmelville6350]

​@@theMyRadiowasTaken Pretty much lol, been in Oregon for 32 years.

[@gianmiguel5796]

@@kevinmelville6350 as someone who doesn't live in the USA, I always thought Oregon was more like a funny tree state

[@feitme]

​@gianmiguel5796 as somebody who lives in the USA, I always thought it was the on-fire tree state.

[@wysteria.]

​@@gianmiguel5796 i just thought it was funny gravity falls state

[@Huntooooo]

Fun Fact about Jade the Jellyfishes minigame: when everything goes white, and you have a dual monitor, text will appear to tell you to look at your other monitor. A disturbing face will be watching you from it.

[@jaydenatreides]

thats fucking amazing

[@random_dragon]

That is genuinely terrifying

[@ThatTurboOwl]

I saw that when I played, that was genuinely my favourite spooky moment from the whole thing.

[@dxcvvxd]

dual monitor havers are privileged

[@gooeyglitterygirlygutzz]

@@dxcvvxd it doesn’t have to be unacheivable, bc I use three flatscreen TVs I got off fb marketplace for $25 each, two 46” and one 32” :D they’re all no older than 5 years either, they’re pretty modern! doesn’t have to be expensive starting out. Sure I want nicer ones eventually but I mainly game on console anyway so I just used what I had :D experiment with your surroundings stranger 😅😊

[@spinethrasher5371]

The title used to be: The Malware That Exploits You but was changed since that’s every malware

[@mireya1857]

yah I saw the title and was like this aint right

[@lucask4377]

Indeed

[@jjann54321]

Or, because this isn't Malware or AI, it's a video game. But if you check KZbin SEO/Analytics you'll see that the keyword "AI" is trending more than "Malware" is right now. Gotta feed the algorithm if you want to get the clicks/views. Most of the top-tier content creators do that, they will have multiple titles and thumbnails and if the content isn't meeting or exceeding the projected performance they will change the title or the thumbnail, sometimes both if they are really desperate.

[@ChiefofGnomeCommand]

@@jjann54321 this would make sense if it wasn't for the fact that "The malware that exploits you" was literally describing every malware.

[@cwj2733]

@@jjann54321oh no! people see patterns and follow those patterns to greater success! oh no!!

[@c_hoffrun7020]

"Do you know how little power you have in this situation..." *unpluggs pc from wall*

[@randominternetman8177]

gottem

[@c_hoffrun7020]

@randominternetman8177 thanks man, I know it's a simple joke, cliché even.

[@garuccadraws]

true point tho hahaa

[@feepentertainment6752]

Well now you have no power. Kinda proved his point.

[@Amphibax]

Looks concerned at his laptop

[@tenta9876]

I wonder how the mascots are chosen, like why an axolotl who surfs and has grotesquely long black legs and no mouth. WHY A PAPERCLIP

[@thecaptain6520]

"I heard that you were fucking around. Would you like to find out?" - 📎

[@carolinepeace819]

i literally did not know wtf kinito was, so thank you LMAOOOO

[@bloom.11.25]

No but the paper clip makes sense bc u know, u use it to hold papers together or mark a site 😭

[@sploosh5432]

my current theory is the human instinct to go "what if funny shape but eyes and talk"

[@kannanretro]

Paperclip is used to hold documents together. Word is used to write documents.

[@Wnick1996]

I knew Kinito Pet was bad when it asked for my SSN and signed me up for "corn" sites. That axolotl bastard

[@EE-jp5ev]

Oh damn that's crazy dude I'm sorry that happened, you should message me your SSN and the name of your first grade teacher, as well as the name of your first pet, so I can keep an eye out for it on any corn sites!

[@Alexdawaffwe]

I’m so sorry that happened to you! Give me your SSN and your mother’s maiden name in protest of these malicious acts.

[@mrchair5676]

So sorry that happened just dm me your ssn and your first pet’s name and Ill be able to give you 500 metric tons of nigerian gold.

[@derpkipper]

​@@EE-jp5ev😂

[@random_dragon]

Hey, if you give me those funny numbers on your mom's credit card, I can find those "corn" sites for you

[@bluemagician9724]

"It could talk, sing, download, laugh, tell you facts, it could do it all." "With all due respect, Mr. Bonzi, those aren't the features we were concerned about."

[@phantomray7240]

fnaf reference spotted

[@akirachiyoko2134]

FNAF MENTIONED RAAAAAHH

[@gooseofchaosandruin530]

Every time Nexpo uploads I feel like a medieval serf being blessed with a visit from the king

[@rhedosaurus2251]

No, an emperor. Emperors hold far higher rankings then kings did.

[@gregbors8364]

I didn’t vote for him!

[@thecaptain6520]

​@gregbors8364 don't look at me, I voted for Kodos

[@RedSpade37]

Mysterious men, posting on KZbin, distributing lore, is no basis for a system of government!

[@mynameudste]

@@RedSpade37 ayy i see what you did lmao

[@anzing847]

"the malware that exploits you" "every sixty seconds in Africa, a minute passes"

[@Toileetpapr]

“Did you know that people on the sidewalk can easily see people’s houses?”

[@binarybotany3218]

white snow

[@jayce_m]

@@binarybotany3218well what if it’s yellow

[@nedthestaffieegan3452]

If the whole situation wasn't bad enough, the cheeky git cons you into doing odd jobs for his pals. 'Just clean his house....now decorate it'.

[@errorstudioz]

@@jayce_m Piss snow

[@ThePowerofCutleries]

The shot of Kinito in the window during the sleep paralysis scene had me dying. I know it was intended to be creepy, but the absurdity of it all just made me laugh more than I'm ready to admit.

[@x5px]

Ayo the pizza here

[@TrojanAtTheGates]

I was actually getting spooked then I saw his goofy ass in the window & also laughed.

[@0Blueaura]

he is cute ye

[@mollysministuff]

Seeing him standing over the bed shaking is so funny, lol

[@sashakoshka]

you just admitted it tho

[@sweetpepino1907]

When it said "I am inside" after the bedroom scene, I was genuinely expecting it to superimpose a Kinito behind Nexpo when his camera came on screen again. I woulda lost my shit

[@caittails]

The way he speaks cracks me up. He sounds like he’s desperately trying to become my friend while actively dying of dehydration. 😂

[@westernmonk6036]

But... in a good way, right?

[@Beespank]

Reminds me of jimminy cricket “DONT DRINK WATER”

[@bertonabike6991]

Sounds like Steven hawking a bit lol

[@frog_goblin]

it’s such a perfect recreation of early generative speaking programs that actual web assistant software (and the real virus this game is based off of that disguised itself AS a web assistant) used, and it makes it that much funnier. they desperately wanna help you write an email or save a word document and they all sound like they haven’t had anything to drink in 10 years

[@wynautwarrior2161]

My version of Kid Pix used the same text-to-speech AI whenever it was programed to read out text. It's been part of technology for awhile.

[@mercaius]

"All he ever wanted was a friend." Looks to me like he had several hundred on cold storage.

[@nman551]

Stop stop it he’s already dead!

[@hikupptheoverthinker]

Was not freaked out until it adjusted your address to the correct one. Full panic right there 😂

[@rontheauraknight9606]

And that’s why there’s a setting before you start to activate “streamer mode” so you don’t accidentally dox yourself doing an livestream of this game.

[@sexygirlmax2019]

i saw an animation of someones experience with kinito doxxing them with the audio "oh, thats my fucking location"

[@OctyabrAprelya]

@@rontheauraknight9606 How many didn't found that option I wonder. If I ever streamed, I'd be one 😅

[@rontheauraknight9606]

@@OctyabrAprelya I know at least of one person who didn’t (via Game theory’s coverage of this video game)

[@attaboy_murphy]

@@rontheauraknight9606i had already seen a few others play the game beforehand, and when they didn't turn it on i was STRESSING

[@caonimaaacao2682]

I remember when i was homeless i would always go to the library and use their computer just to watcg ur videos bro ❤️ that was 6 years ago now im finally better got a basement thank u nexpo ❤️

[@lydiphobia]

while the game itself may be kitschy with overdone jumpscares and modern horror game tropes, it’s still MASSIVELY impressive for a 17-year-old coder’s first game. it’s a passion project clearly made with heart and style, trying out creative limits of coding that we haven’t seen in many games before. not every game has to be a subversive masterpiece in order to be enjoyable. huge props to troy_en for hitting it out of the park on his first swing. i’m excited to see what he comes up with next 🖤

[@mackenziemoore7503]

A seventeen year old made this?!?? My gawd that is impressive.

[@stargazer1090]

i like to think of these games as doki-doki type ones (mainly because it was the only recent game from the last decade that has shown this kind of glitches and etc.) and now i think to myself, how far are these games gonna go now from here on to continue and unsettle the players in newer ways? first was doki-doki's file deleting stuff, now im actually surprised kinito went super far lol (slightly more unhinged than doki)

[@yellowbearanimations]

You’re telling me a 17 year old found out how to access someone’s personal address through a video game? That’s impressive and scary

[@chromosoze]

@@yellowbearanimationsnot really, i think, it seems all it does it tell the computer to press the keys in sequential order: WIN, w, h, a, t, space, i, s, space, m, ...etc. and it doesn't appear to actually recognize the result from that since it doesn't change in-game. still is pretty creative though.

[@stevenrosenberg3839]

@@chromosozeI mean for something made by a 17 year old in ‘99, it’s very impressive. You’d be hard pressed to find web games that didn’t rely on a few keys or predictive prompts back then

[@trashblast3512]

5 minutes in "It'll steal all your data and sell it to 3rd parties, so it's a trojan horse nightmare freak show." iPhone looking at me: "Wow. That's CRAZY. Wow, can't believe it.... 3rd quarter margins are up btw. But that's wild."

[@EdinoRemerido]

well, they legally take the data and you have a choice not to let them do that, ususaly though it means not being able to use it

[@defaultdan7923]

@@EdinoRemerido that doesn't make it okay imo

[@Jhud69]

iPhone doesn't even sell your data to third parties

[@friedcatfood]

@@Jhud69 This. Out of all big tech companies, trust me, Apple is by far the one you should be worried about the least.

[@theharbingerofconflation]

@EdinlRemerido that is a false assumption. The compliance with "Ask App not to Track" is not enforced on the System level like say photo access. It is a voluntary commitment from the developer. Apple has limited ways to enforce this and none that would fit in the 12 minute QA window they have for the Apple side pre App Store release check. It's against EU Law but many big apps ignore the request to Not Track.

[@smkfet]

In retrospect, the amount of effort that must have gone into Bonzi Buddy in the 90s is incredible

[@iguessyoucouldcallitconten8568]

Bonzi buddy wasn't really unique for its time, followed the same basic template every other avatar/helper program does, just yknow, is malware (which tbf isn't that unusual either)

[@PhilosophyofElivagar]

Especially knowing that it took 5 men a whole YEAR to make the Eiffel 45 I'm Blue music video lmao

[@huntingskylarks7225]

My boyfriends buddies in computer engineering help me understand that this is the ultimate fear about AI; if you give a program the prompt to make the worlds best pencil, it absolutely will. However, it'll just keep working through resources to create THE BEST pencil in the world. It doesn't know the difference between morality in the resources used or in it's creation, but it will make that damn pencil, even if it ultimately means destroying the world for those recourses and methods of creation.... But I mean hey, at least it did what it was programmed to do, right?

[@desertparanormal2791]

I wonder what would happen if we put Kinito through SCP 914

[@curlminion]

I’m pretty sure this thought experiment is what inspired the game Universal Paperclips

[@uauei183]

if you're interested about this stuff, i recommend you reading "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" by Elliston. its a short story, about 30 pages, and it's very creepy. about an AI destroying the world and leaving 5 humans to torture until the end of time just for his masochist fun

[@user-aries_atrio]

This is why I believe TRON: Legacy is way ahead of its time

[@midorithefestivegardevoir6727]

This reminds me of the Universal Paperclips.

[@pitivan3895]

KinitoPET even interacts with chat in streams, it's really well made ! Pyrocynical's stream had an incredible event

[@kenyakookie]

I just went to look but no one's clipped it- do you remember what moment in the game specifically?

[@nabusvco]

The 1995-2005's were just the wild west of the net, it was YOUR internet, not corporate.

[@peoplethesedaysberetarded]

1990-1992 was way better. Bar of admission was high enough that you didn’t have to wade through idiots on discussion boards, etc. Great times, those.

[@ZeR0Byt35]

What in the world are you on about?

[@unpopularopinions-e2c]

​​@@ZeR0Byt35 if you used the internet anywhere from 1995-2005 you would understand that the internet as a whole, wasn't inspired, influenced, targeted by greedy ad companies, corporate affiliate entities, etc. The stuff you would see on the internet was from everyday people posting random stuff they thought was interesting, now its a breeding ground cesspool of advertisements and companies, corporate entities forcing their control over websites, constantly making you sign up for 100 services and clicking skip on 400 ads just to watch a video your nephew made while at a concert in school. It's absolutely evil. If you don't understand any of this and still want to feign ignorance, I would suggest not leaving another comment.

[@DJKronikCam710]

Right?! Ah the good old days! Before everything was censored and if someone was offended they had no choice but to just get the fuck off! I'd love to go back to that!

[@napatora]

​@@ZeR0Byt35if you don't know you weren't there

[@JavRexgteneg2pIift]

My favorite part was when KinitoPet said "It's doxxing time" then he proceeded to dox all over Nexpo's sanity.

[@lola-9220]

truly one of the games of all time

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

It would have been great if kinito was actually trying to help you, by uploading your consciousness into a virtual database, so that you'd continue on, because he somehow knows that the physical end of humanity is about to happen due to some cataclysm. What a twist that would have been!

[@dariuszupan8145]

That would have been soo lame lol "What if .exe trapped you in scary computer game forever" like damn way to make it like 20 other bad horror medias No hate on you I just would frown if that was the actual story

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

@@dariuszupan8145 well obviously you wouldn't be trapped in that particular game. The game could have been a story board showing events that were to be, and the upload would have been consensual. The actual domain would have been something akin to a personal paradise.

[@michellerobinson7639]

No it wouldn't. At all. Ever

[@fernandodamas8533]

For me it's Kinito's voice that really gets me. It's too emotive to be text to speech, and the emotion that he constantly shows is a polite "do it or I'll gouge your eyes out and make you eat them with the nerves still attached".

[@lucaschannel726]

Meanwhile all it reminds me of is those old sonic sprites video used to be popular on KZbin back in 2000s where silver was given that exact same voice

[@mourningdewey]

sounds like a pretty standard older text to speech program. reminds me of some stuff i've heard in songs

[@TheBrotherGrim]

​@@mourningdewey Yeah, it's pretty much the same text to speech BonziBuddy used. It used to be super common

[@OctyabrAprelya]

That reminds me fo my mom tbh 🤔

[@luvondarox]

Kinito asking all these questions reminds me how much I straight up lied to these kinds of programs back in the 00s. Straight up made an online character and stuck with it for all of these. Even at 12 I was _not_ gone give out any legit info, lnao

[@Bootigieg]

Thought I was the only one 😂🤣

[@AquilaCat]

Same. I was like this even when making my first Google related account. It still thinks my last name is "Gobbledeegook"

[@darkduck3677]

Rusty Shackleford Club

[@OctyabrAprelya]

I've never ever answered these questions with honesty.

[@TheNinjaStuff]

​@@darkduck3677I cannot think of a single reason why you shouldn't legally assume that name... Unless your birth name is Porkchop Slitstuffer. (In which case, carry on my wayward son).

[@ASilentTurtle]

The lying bastard said he didn't have any friends, then proceeds to demand that you help his two friends. And by help his two friends, he means you're now a maid service.

[@djcorneliusbingleton]

i’m ok with that nyah :3

[@CaptainManatee]

@@djcorneliusbingleton Fired

[@jaylynr-xl4sw]

@@djcorneliusbingletonfired

[@n-aera]

Fired ​@@djcorneliusbingleton

[@artyom2643s]

​@@djcorneliusbingleton FIRED

[@SkepticCrankMan]

Once again, Nexpo has shown why he's the Internet's best storyteller. And also the master of .................... .................... the dramatic pause 😄

[@imakerbadcontentrbad8664]

It was when Kinito showed you the island and during the house tour when it hit me what it was doing, and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I've gone through this myself, as unfortunately many have, and it's disturbing how even having learned and sworn never to fall for it again, the game is able to show the gradual process of becoming trapped in an abusive relationship. The inital leaniences, the slowly escelating levels of abuse and big displays of forgiveness/regret from the abuser to make you forgive and adjust. When Kinito starts saying how he doesnt want this to end, how he made the perfect place for you, I had to pause and chuckle my discomfort out. They draw you in with their selfless comforts, then begin inserting themselves alongside the comforts so you associate it with them, instill a sense of security and desire in a future together, then essentially lay the responsibility of this happiness on you. Everything is good and will be great, its you that will break this lovely relationship up. Commit to "our" dream. So you do. And when they become this level of controlling again, you let it happen cause it turned out fine last time. Then they push for more control, and it starts all again. But its not all the time, people have flaws, and you care for each other. Then it gets more frequent, and its just cause its a stressful time. You can make it easier for them by doing more for them. I think everyone feels like an idiot, after you're out. But, you do things for those you love. And, sadly, some people are fully aware of that.

[@DashieDoesThings]

Even as someone who relates a little to Kinito (his behavior reminds me of "favorite person" feelings in BPD) I like this interpretation too - whether Kinito is aware of the effect of his actions or not, he does ultimately fall into an abusive pattern in the name of his love and devotion for the player and in his pursuit of knowledge. And you can kinda interpret how Sonny treated his creation as Kinito perpetuating a cycle of abuse almost - he started from the only information he had as Sonny provided and because he didn't have context he took it to a logical extreme. Does that excuse him? No, but it's interesting to see where it could have come from. Does Kinito love you? It's not clear. If only there was a way to communicate boundaries with him in the game other than shutting him off entirely so we could know.

[@TimeMariner]

Get a therapist, wordy wordpecker.

[@miew8204]

you are so right. i noticed it right away. when Kinito said he has no friends. But then you have to help his friends?... that already gave me the, wait... i "know" this trigger. and the cliché manipulation tactics kept coming... That is the thing with this kind of abuse. They all think they are so smart, exceptional and special. But they all come up with the same tactics, with the same thought patterns behind it. and or the same motivations or hopes for certain outcomes. If you call their BS, they all start to fillerbuster, come with the same dumb excuses or start gaslighting you with more or less the same arguments. Just depending on what the situation is. Kinito is nothing more then your average emotional abusive narci or sociopathic boy/girlfriend

[@SkepticCrankMan]

If you're lucky enough to eventually realize you believe you're in a "relationship" with a narcissist and escape, it still takes years to acclimate to being a person on your own. Well said, @imakerbadcontentrbad8664

[@anaisc4625]

If you had OBS while playing, Kinito will recognize it, open it, and give you different dialog. A cool touch to those recording

[@datemasamune2904]

Looks into my hidden folders. Kinito: Actually, please uninstall me. I've seen more than enough smut, you freak.

[@Izfizlizard]

LMAO

[@endeyfire]

do you think the NSA would nuke kinito off the internet if a warthunder player with top secret documents was the host? just does a file scan and poof, no more kinito?

[@gutsblackswordsman4707]

Let me guess, tentacles? uwu

[@interlapsed]

He saw himself in there and was disappointed

[@awesomeboyz255]

@@interlapsed What

[@knucklebump557]

With internet horror and especially horror games like these, I always think back to IMSCARED, how scared I actually was around when it was popular. I couldn't even watch it because of the sounds of it chasing you or scaring you. But now, so far removed from it, having even played it a year or two back, I keep looking at how much it really started a genre or at least a style of horror game. And now so many games have or are taking their own crack at that idea. What a time to be in edit: just wanted to add I really do love "haunted computer/program" type games like these. but also man, kinito's behavior is like textbook abusive relationship if you really think about it (which is probably really obvious now that *I* think about it)

[@greyysxn]

OMG I was just trying to think of the name of the game the other day, thank you!

[@v0lny886]

"The malware that exploits you" So, like...all of them??

[@thatstockin]

so, like.. just malware???

[@snarklar]

Hmmm

[@anzing847]

What malware doesn't 😹😹

[@lepus9588]

my first thoughts exactly

[@brenholms]

It's just a dumb, click bait video like most on YT. He didn't think it through.

[@kyleshouse2727]

Okay but you typing in Tyson’s name when it asked you what your pet’s name would be broke my heart :’(

[@jaydenatreides]

RIP He was a good boy

[@JK-gm6kk]

There is a cycle of love and death that shapes the lives of those who choose to travel in the company of animals. It is a cycle unlike any other. To those who have never lived through its turnings and walked its rocky path, our willingness to give our hearts with full knowledge that they will be broken seems incomprehensible. Only we know how small a price we pay for what we receive; our grief, no matter how powerful it may be, is an insufficient measure of the joy we have been given. Suzanne Clothier, Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs

[@legallyrequired]

@@JK-gm6kkThis is genuinely so pretty, thank you for sharing it!

[@punchboxnet]

"The Malware that Exploits You" that's literally every single piece of malware invented lol

[@madhat5528]

Aren't some just there to destroy your pc?

[@robbzooi]

@@madhat5528 those would be viruses

[@Eagledude131]

​@robbzooi any piece of software designed to do something harmful is malware. Viruses are a type of malware that self-replicates

[@iLinked]

​@@madhat5528 there's a select few, but the vast majority don't have that goal in mind since it wouldn't benefit the developer at all

[@iLinked]

​​​@@robbzooi "viruses" are a subset of malware that inject themselves into other programs fx, it has nothing to do with the intent directly

[@GreyfauxxGaming]

Thank you for awakening a hidden ptsd over 90's computer viruses I was unaware of having.

[@Dac_vak]

“As we approach the middle of this decade…” Bro, why you gotta do me like that on a weekend

[@OctyabrAprelya]

And the fourth of this century. There. I made it worse.

[@4PPLENEVE]

@@OctyabrAprelyathanks bud

[@mewt5358]

Bonzi buddy was malware, now computers just do all the malware for you

[@Jenna_Miles]

Cheers MS!

[@userlaiss1409]

Why stop at malware when you can be a full blown spyware :)

[@ashton9699]

It's always wild being reminded how egregious people found bonzi buddy to be. Nowadays, just about any internet connected device commits essentially the same offenses, just as much if not significantly worse, and it's just considered normal.

[@Kikiapina]

@@ashton9699 We're frogs in a boiling pot

[@user_abuser_o7]

Bonzai buddy is currently running a pedo MAP hellpit forum to this day. Deadwingdork is currently fighting them

[@BlackCatFang]

When the words "ryans world" appeared on the screen, i felt like every parent watching this twitched.

[@supposedhumanmars]

My son is an adult so he was a child before Ryan's World was a thing. My boyfriend's 9 year old was OBSESSED with it to the point that he forbade any more Ryan's World crap coming into the house.

[@sketchyskies8531]

An electric shock went through me when I saw that and I don’t even watch or know anyone who watches the channel

[@Durandal734]

I almost threw my phone out of pure rage

[@mariahroberson6283]

Sounds like I’m missing some internet lore… What is “Ryan’s World”?…

[@itsn0tr34l5]

It's quite amazing how something not being human can grief a death of their parent. It's even like trauma response to be honest: the body in a bag, glitches.

[@sandrafaith]

I felt like I was being trolled, watching this and not realizing it's a game. Like, I did virus / malware removal back in the '00s and never heard of KinitoPet! _double facepalm_

[@tomtom7955]

bizarrely enough i just ran across this game on steam a few hours before this video and i was wondering how long it was gonna be before he mentioned it was a game.

[@desertparanormal2791]

Don't feel bad, I spent my life online at that point and never heard of it til now.

[@lilrache]

put kinito pet on a school computer and a student thought it was a terrorist so i got suspended

[@fire-squid5694]

Let me guess, American school?

[@poisonousiodine1769]

Champion.

[@pingwinner_]

hell yeah brother

[@Lightfulday]

@@fire-squid5694 Why does it have to be American? That's not the only place that is against terrorists

[@Kektamusprime]

@@Lightfulday no its more that Americans a pearl clutchers, you guys get offended by everything

[@lpc9929]

Im I am infertile from eating scented candles. The

[@Smkpt42]

THE WHAT!?!?

[@pyxella]

Congrats?

[@theRCenby]

slay

[@nemesissombria]

​@@Smkpt42The

[@UnknownPikmin]

Me too, glad to see a brother in the wild.

[@midwichmusic]

Awesome video again, @Nexpo! Kinitopet definitely has something special and I've huge respect for the 17 year old developer. And thank you so much for using my music! It's an honor to hear it in your video. 🖤

[@msh4rk-p8c]

i love how he treats this topic like its an actual malware documentary

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

What I enjoy about nexpo. It's not like he's tricking us but he's just playing a character in the world of the game

[@karenamyx2205]

He's giving us the story in the same way you'd receive it if you were playing the game, you'd use suspension of disbelief and play along

[@derpleyew]

5:04 YOU TAKE THAT BACK!! Bonzi Buddy is my best friend he tells me this every 6 minutes

[@Ash-nh6li]

he was my only friend

[@thecaptain6520]

"It's been nice *gnawing* you."

[@Fletcher6183]

no way was Nexpo was gonna write WTF KYS" to our beloved Kinito 💀💀💀

[@literallyafishhook]

i think he was writing "wtf kinito" lol

[@Fletcher6183]

@@literallyafishhook shii i think you right mb

[@dantalian269]

THAT WOULDVE BEEN SO FUNNY LMAOO

[@zirconiumzealot6613]

i thought it was that at first too LMAO

[@4PPLENEVE]

LOLLL

[@ladyharubun]

Kinito using “your” instead of “you're”, really took me out of any immersion I could hope to have here lmao. Amazing video as always, Nexpo.

[@Morbfan6189]

Bro makes movie like documentaries and posts them to KZbin for free. Nexpo is the GOAT of documentary KZbin

[@desertparanormal2791]

Omg I know, I was like DID HE MAKE US A MOVIE?!

[@spikesbestsuit4282]

Indeed but there are still weirdos who call his editing "over dramatic" like cool bozo go watch something else.

[@Blurpa]

Man, Code Bullet, Micheal Reeves, and Nexpo all releasing a video within 2 days of each other? This is a coordinated attack.

[@RevelationsPrimo]

What about Code Geass, Keanu Reeves, and MeexPa (aka: BEEPO caNT BReAthEE)'s videos two days ago in parallel donmention 76-J-10-6969?? You're r@cist.

[@Joh666porra]

Wtf, code bullet released a new video????? Thanks internet stranger!

[@AtomicNumber83]

Based on this info I know we must become friends

[@Miguel23887]

Who is Man?

[@YTKeepsDeletingAllMyComments]

Man from Ham Aslume.

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

1:14:39 "... and, if you take away the manipulation, the torment, the times where he turned into a demon out of hell, we're left with a fleeting memory of someone who just wanted to be our friend."

[@joelyball3798]

Sounds pretty similar to a lot of the friends I've had to be fair.

[@KhezuOnYourScreen]

"He don't bite" The he in question:

[@tunasalad9693]

i was going through some rough pms when i played the game and i remember crying at the house part bc kinito was so darn thoughtful. they could never make me hate you kinito

[@dhruvsharma4027]

4th wall breaks are always horrifying and this game's execution of it is one of my favourites. Thanks for covering another amazing vid Ryan!

[@BlissBatch]

The one secret Nexpo didn't find is the "Memories" achievement, which took an entire Discord community to solve. No shame in using a walkthrough for that one, if you're not an absolute genius.

[@swagathan5]

What does this secret entail?

[@Enderborn272]

file this under "games that would make me put rounds through my hard drive"

[@davidmaysee9613]

I’m sitting here smoking the devils lettuce when I felt a shift in the universe. I was like “nexpo just dropped a video I know it!” Come here and I see I was right….. two weeks late…. But I was right 😂

[@carter201]

Dude no way.. 😂

[@RanchDressingPop-Tarts]

average smoker’s reaction speed

[@jacobclausen5656]

😂😂😂😂

[@NeonWasInUse]

My dude felt a disturbance in the force.

[@silverflight01]

Honestly, a digital horror game centered around virtual pets from the old age is a pretty neat concept. I was actually reminded of ImScared as the video went along. An entity messing with your computer, screwing with files to progress, deleting the entity to beat the game. But it's much more complex here, it's honestly incredible that it's possible.

[@captainpikle7444]

Also similair to Doki Doki Literature Club.

[@WobblesandBean]

Yeah, unlike IAmScared and DDLC, Kinito is a lot more complex. He's still very much a threat, and yet...you get no satisfaction from defeating him. It's a sad moment instead of a triumphant one. He has a way of making you like him, despite everything he did to you.

[@captainpikle7444]

@@WobblesandBean Well, I'd say the same is similar for Monika. She hurts people, and at the end of the day is a terrible person... But her actions are all for the player, and her want to get out of her reality.

[@JaziTheWolf]

Is this a game or an actual malware virus???

[@Reddzion]

@@JaziTheWolf it's a steam game.

[@HotStrange]

Was in the ER all night due to heat exhaustion so I’m in bed all day today. This is the perfect thing to watch. Thanks Nexpo ❤️

[@dutchschaefer4983]

Oh no

[@charlesmiv3842]

Climate change 101

[@HotStrange]

@@charlesmiv3842 was just talking to a friend about that. I can’t imagine what it’ll be like doing this kind of factory work in 10 years with no climate control in the building.

[@RyanC__]

Drink some water

[@HotStrange]

@@RyanC__ that’s all I drink. But my job isn’t climate controlled and it’s 100+ degrees in there doing manual labor for 10 hours. This is the first time it’s happened to me though so I guess I didn’t drink enough last night.

[@TheRPGNerd]

what if the reason he doesnt want you to leave is because of what happened to sonny? your own creator ended their own life because they viewed you as a monster. so he clings to anyone he can. after all, last time he seemingly had to remake his creator from bits of data. so maybe if he prevents you from leaving by actively making you yourself into the data, you cant do the same thing sonny did. a child clinging in any way they can to anything that could prevent a repeat of previous events, in a way.

[@DashieDoesThings]

This is how I think of the game. The way Kinito acts parallels abandonment trauma *very* heavily in my opinion. He does genuinely just want to be your friend, but the way he goes about it is maladaptive coping. He comes off as being socially awkward and limited in his ability to communicate by a lack of instruction before losing the person he had devoted his life to, becoming "scary" because he doesn't know anything else. Perpetuating a cycle of abuse maybe even, where Sonny tried to treat him as just an object even when he had become sentient, and thusly when he comes upon another person he tries desperately to make them into an object "like him" and take him into his perception of the world. I don't think he wants to hurt us, but he physically isn't capable of anything else without someone helping and altering his code.

[@camelliaharpdarkthrope6462]

I also think it's implied that the data they used to train Kinito came from children who used the previous digital versions of it, or at least what I like to think, which is why he acts so childish

[@lars7747]

What would be the IRL equivalent to that

[@lakuli7786]

Your incredible story telling, video editing with all the visual and auditive sound effects and the order of your story telling never fails to amaze me.

[@ArtsyChick24]

All I can think of when I see KinitoPET is Dan Avidan saying, "Whatever you're gonna paint he's just gonna say 'I hate cuuum' and then chase us through tunnels for f*ckin...thirty minutes"

[@ringodingo4322]

Thank god for game grumps making this less scary

[@cainfox1855]

i don’t get all the hate in these comments- it’s a video game presented as a real virus. that’s how nexpo presents a lot of fictional stories! and while the storyline for the game itself is pretty simple, it’s also really fun, unique, and innovative! and of course, nexpo’s editing style is top tier as usual. also i love kinitopet. he would never hurt me

[@henarosen]

i don’t get it either - especially the implication that nexpo is “dumbing down” his content and catering to middle schoolers, or that he’s limiting himself for the sake of views. he’s one of the few youtubers i would absolutely call an artist - he carefully crafts each video and they’re truly cinematic in quality. theres endless true crime and mystery content and while nexpo could crank out video after video and compromise his artistic integrity, he doesn’t not to mention that analog horror is a thing right now. it’s probably one of the things that scares me the most lol. to accuse nexpo of being a content machine or catering to a child audience is just… insane. and false. look at his upload schedule alone 😂

[@brycie_boy]

I feel like these fake mystery games are cope for the lack of good mysteries around

[@jjann54321]

@@brycie_boy 100% and making fake mystery games and social media threads feel like real mysteries is entertaining but it does get old, fast. If only he would focus on more credible content/subjects. Most of his content feels like I'm watching 'The Ring' over and over again. Great movie, but c'mon. You can't deny Nexpo's editing and storytelling talents though.

[@brycie_boy]

@@jjann54321 It's why i like barely sociables videos. Quality over quantity. He just waits till he finds something genuinely interesting

[@madsfiedler3884]

​@@brycie_boy gonna be honest, im pretty sure nexpo just does suff he finds interesting as well.

[@Infisrael]

I wonder if Steam knew while reviewing this game that it could take actual access of your PC. I've seen games that read your username in your operating system, but the fact that it can just search for your location is one of a kind that I never saw a game pull off.

[@Jenna_Miles]

Serious Daniel Mullins vibes ay

[@emrilbennett8704]

Doubt it. Code moderators suck.

[@TokenOracle]

Daniel Mullens (Pony Island, Inscryption) has had some similar moments.

[@JamesR624]

It's literally malware hiding in plain sight. Using a "parody of malware of the 2000's" in a game format was an ingenious way to hide your malware, get Valve to approve it to steam and get thousands of people to donwload it. It'll be interesting in 2025 or 2026 when the news about thousands of users private info getting stolen due to a game on steam that was allowed to stay up despite it's capabilities being so obvious. That's gonna be a PR DISASTER for Valve and destroy a LOT of gamers' trust in the steam store, even more so than it already is now.

[@ashenone3883]

@@TokenOracleWasnt expecting for inscyption to try to delete l4d2.exe

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

I think it's best to cap off the end by completing the deletion followed by a sweet one-liner such as, "You're finito, Kinito!"

[@nefwaenre]

This is the most emoting i've ever heard Steve, the computer voice do, as the voice of Kinito. Also, man Bonzibuddy and i were the best of friends! We played crabs checker while he probably collected data from my dad's computer. Best of times! 🤗

[@x5px]

Vinesauce has ruined me so much that whenever I hear this voice I think of "Nice to meet you, E X P A N D D O N G"

[@Hoopryfien]

25:14 this is the kind of shit that I love, when you know there's a threat that is actively seeking you out but it's just that the space you're both in is so large and/or labyrinthine that they're unable to immediately find you, so you can just occasionally hear them prowling around as they search

[@desertparanormal2791]

And you hear battle music when they get close but suddenly it stops.

[@JMiN___]

I love how his tone of voice changes in such a subtle but menacing way in the beginning. Like how it still says all kind and friendly to the other people in the town but it’s tone is in a much more direct manner without the typical high inflections at the end of sentences like it used at the beginning. Hope there’s a new video soon :)

[@Chordyceps]

Nexpo's so good at creating atmosphere in his videos, that his video on kinitopet is somehow scarier than the game itself.

[@merrymarigoldgold]

can i just say how grateful i am that you included a playlist of all of the music you used in this video? so many other youtubers, long-form creators especially, don't think to include that, so i'm incredibly happy and thankful you put in that extra work! you did a wonderful job on this subject, too! i love how in-depth your videos are and i really appreciate the amount of research that must go into them ❤

[@WobblesandBean]

It's kinda refreshing that for once, the big scary shadow figure is actually the good guy.

[@TheZacca93]

i have watched so many Kinito Pet videos and this was by far the best and most in depth. Thank you once again Nexpo! We love you always.

[@rextervoid5884]

KinitoPET is a modern day tragedy. The lines he prints across the burning TV breaks my heart as well.

[@scringlyboingo]

"what kind of friend are you?" kinito was not happy about the ad 😂

[@TakoyakiDonuts]

If Kinito not friend, why friendshaped?

[@dantesdiscoinfernolol]

A mystery for the ages... Science still doesn't have an answer...

[@slugpastetm7442]

My personal theory is that the horror segments of kinito’s activities may actually be Sunny’s doing. To try and make you turn away and scare you- because if Kinito wanted you to stay with him forever, why would he scare and torment you, y’know? Why would he present himself as a suspicious individual if he wanted your trust, such as having you give him administrative permission? Therefore i do genuinely think the glitches and horror parts of the game are Sunny’s doing- him attempting to get you to notice him, especially considering the questions such as “do you believe in an afterlife” and “would you know if you were dead”- questions much more fittingly to be asked by someone who doesn’t know if they’re alive or not. Just my take though

[@smokeydapot]

My video started buffering at 28:43 with the "i am waiting for you", and I cant tell you how long I stared at it thinking it was part of the video 😂

[@aclown9127]

mine does that and i sit staring at the screen thinking its one of nexpos transitions EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

[@Faith01841]

Nexpo uploading is better than dad coming home with the milk

[@Ochubles]

real 😭

[@charlesmiv3842]

Coming home with the milk? What does this mean?

[@TheRealBatCave]

Not sure i wana kno​@@charlesmiv3842

[@Faith01841]

@charlesmiv3842 Lol it's a common absent father joke - dad says he's going to the shop to get milk, but he never comes back.

[@ben159xbox]

@@charlesmiv3842metaphor for single parent homes

[@phillyfan311]

Man, your editing really gets more amazing each time you upload a new video. If you’ve haven’t, you should really make a mini movie or something of the sort. Would love to see a documentary while hearing your voice. Your voice in these videos always make me want more. Idk what it is, just drags me into the mysteries.

[@SeaGlassAndKiss]

22:33 I can't stop laughing, imagine people having their speakers on in the middel of the night

[@honkytawnk]

ive been dying for you to talk about this game, you spotted some stuff even i missed while playing it, thank you!

[@something-better]

WE'RE SO FUCKING BACK

[@Kektus1]

Nice, an empty slice of copy-paste to waste space.

[@something-better]

@@Kektus1 ty ❤️ i made it myself ❤️

[@theunfortunatecat]

**squints at "3 days ago"** **scrolls up to see video "2 days ago"** interesting

[@legioning]

@@theunfortunatecat the time traveler

[@MurdocsMinion]

Everytime I think about Bonzi Buddy, I remember playing with him on my babysitter's computer and making him try to pronounce the whole alphabet lmao

[@FlameSoulis]

I think it's also a case where Kinito just flat out couldn't ignore their primary purpose: collect data. Once things started to spiral out of control, sure, there may have been a part of them wanting to be a friend, but their primary purpose kept demanding to get data. Good Data. Useful Data.

[@PowerfulPlazOfficial]

1:03:50 “Because our journey has only just begun” he says, with only one third of the video left.

[@HeisenbergFam]

You know its deadly serious when Nexpo makes a video on .exe

[@Zeeboklown]

YOU AGAIN!, like seriously, how many hours of youtube/shorts do u watch a week?? lol

[@lotus_flower2000]

Kinda hard to take seriously though. This game is well made but the scares are something a kid would make during his sonic.exe phase.

[@BiggerBossN313]

@@Zeeboklownhe’s got an image to uphold.

[@alix2207]

@@lotus_flower2000 it is made by a kid lol.

[@twilightexabyte]

I just got off an 11 hour flight. Taking a 4 hour train back home. Thanks Nexpo this is just what I need after a long day

[@justinhamilton8647]

I’m actually happy you made this video because the backlash from it made you realize going back to real topics is the way to go. Excited for the next videos especially lost media vol 3. It’s good to have you back

[@thegrandpepperoni7997]

You missed my favorite scare: “Why are you recording me?”

[@MrTysky008]

Tried kinito pet on my family computer. they thought I downloaded the virus when the paint suddenly opens then writes my mom's name 😂

[@chriscofer6780]

Did you get in trouble?

[@MrTysky008]

@@chriscofer6780 yea they give me a day of not using the computer. They also virus check it cause they didn't believe me it's just that freaking game

[@dem_foxes_xd6660]

Damn that’s hilarious

[@misad6308]

37:05 A problem easily solved with a sticky note over the cam.

[@OctyabrAprelya]

Or having a desktop that doesn't have a camera.

[@Nor-tc8vz]

Could easily just unplug the camera when he asks.

[@brendan5260]

I'm glad you're still out here making great videos. These are great, and i hope your next project is just as good. I know it must suck to work on these, and it must suck to constantly seek out new topics. but your videos have been around for years, and we all enjoy them. they get better every time. so many youtubers try to shit out 'video essays' because of how popular content like yours, barely's, and everyone else's has gotten. i'm glad yours are still around to be a good, unbiased, well edited and narrated content creator. everyone here is.

[@ShaggysMovingPictureBox]

I love the use of Stickerbrush Symphony to help make the old internet feel as wayward as it was. Good content

[@elenahause]

Great storytelling and really awesome use of doxxing as horror - I just honestly feel like the story itself is a bit thin here. I feel like as a culture we're mainly beyond being afraid of rogue, sentient malware and AI that takes on a life of its own because we know that when software exploits us, it does so on purpose, with the express intent of making money for mega-corporations and/or backroom organizations. I felt like this story had real potential to explore the horror of malware taking advantage of you because that's exactly what it was programmed to do. That said, tons of respect for the developers, and this video is a really great, spooky way to relay the gameplay experience :)

[@ThePsychoAnon]

There are a few deeper lore tidbits you can find that explore the story further. KZbin, twitter, kinito website and a few other avenues have some kinitopet lore hidden on them.

[@redsilverking4045]

Nexpo and Wendigoon dropped on the same day!? You know this bouta be good!

[@Fun_Sized_Gigi]

It’s Christmas 😂😂😂

[@gooeyglitterygirlygutzz]

OMG I THOUGHT THE SAME THING

[@Smokejumper92]

kinito has had me on the edge of my seat, and im not even the one playing btw love the [as] style bumper.

[@frightfactoryYT]

DKC music within the first 5 minutes? This is gunna be a good one boys

[@Nexpo]

Damn right