The Complete History of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Meta: Part 1 (2002-2005)

[@roobindale]

The description has been updated. Every song used in the video should be listed there

[@nisbahmumtaz909]

My man

[@justinrodriguez5796]

Please keep doing these man, I love them. Watched it multiple times and will many more. You're a great yugituber swag!

[@MenwithHill]

Great service, I wish all youtubers did this. Loved how much SA2 you managed to pack in there.

[@IVIilfslayer4461]

Thank you lord and savior swagkage

[@chanceneck8072]

Erm..... Is this a reupload? I could have sworn I've already seen a video about the Yu-Gi-Oh! Meta titled "part 1" from you MONTHS ago....

[@jutton11]

Guy spent 2 years creating the most exceptional documentary style video about Yu-Gi-Oh and then dipped. Absolute chad.

[@GoldenChild_jpeg]

😂😂😂👍

[@alexwalter2476]

Even better he called it part 1.

[@wilsongutierrez-estela9797]

Maybe he's working on part 2 as we speak. Greatness takes time to make.

[@soul_headshot]

it’s swagkage

[@The300Player]

@@soul_headshot The Kage of Swag

[@worstspytf2824]

3 years of in-depth history in two hours, its honestly just impressive how much is packed into this, no unfunny gags or random references to clog up time, just pure, unfiltered, history in a video that despite the lack of jokes and monotone voice-over is incredibly intriguing and entertaining.

[@TsaDude]

No fkn way am I watching what I could read in half the time. Like jesus, there's no way it takes 2 hours to go over this shit unless you're bringing up what people ate for breakfast before every tournament

[@duelme1234]

@@TsaDude do you.... understand how history works?

[@miceatah9359]

@@TsaDude then why are u here instead of reading?

[@worstspytf2824]

@@XCodes I'd frankly not really count them as wasting considerable time, there transitions that are mainly just 3-7 Seconds of zooming in with music -> Quote form guest or quick cropped bit of a scene from the anime -> 3-7 Seconds of zooming in with music again, sure some can take a total of 20-25 seconds and slow the overall video down a bit, but in my opinion I prefer them to just a stock transition as they keep the overall pacing feeling faster and smoother than a simple silent fade in would, again in my opinion.

[@bayar_]

the lack of jokes is a good thing cus they're usually annoying and garbage

[@thomaslichman5365]

It's kinda insane to me that I just had some of these rare, expensive, meta shaping cards causally floating around in my backpack, and closet as a kid

[@CloudWalker__]

That’s what gets me too lol

[@drewmenzies3673]

I’ve literally thrown away some of these early rare cards when I “grew out of it” not knowing the value.

[@Aeterna_Soul]

I'm still emotionally scarred from childhood thieves. 😂

[@donti9658]

Wild to me how much power creep has made these cards virtually worthless. At least we have cube and goat format so that we can actually play them

[@thomaslichman5365]

@@donti9658 Yeah from what I understand modern Yugioh is stupid complicated

[@ZeroNeedsCoffee]

bro made the best yugioh video and then just quit lol. i hope he comes back someday with part two

[@kudoRMCF]

this is swagkage

[@playmaker5394]

whaa

[@riccardobarbolini6799]

me too, i just keep coming here, hoping for a new post

[@aggrobernd]

He hasn't quit. In the Community Tab on his channel he states there was an issue when he moved cross-country and still hasn't gotten his stuff when he made the post.

[@SqualidsargeStudios]

Maybe in 70 years if at all

[@ADAMNATOR]

DUUUUDE. The way this was scripted, delivered, and most of all edited - this is the old-school YuGiOh content I had no idea I wanted. Incredible work here, can’t wait for the next installment!!

[@DopestDope24]

this expresses how i felt completely, so lucky to stumble upon this.

[@millanferende6723]

It's simply amazing! I'm so looking forward to next parts! Please oh please let it be up until the current era! Haha, I would love to see how the meta evolved... perhaps this video is what many young people need to get into Yu Gi Oh again! (if it is still relevant)

[@tromusic7815]

I love KZbin for things like this. Want a 2 hour long thesis on Yugioh meta? Here you go lol

[@joannedaley2865]

Please 2nd video

[@chanceneck8072]

Is the next one still in the works?

[@PinClockFuntime]

The Invasion of Chaos section was absolutely amazing, it really captured the raw unfiltered chaos and just how toxic the build up of the game's absurdly powerful cards all adding up to this!

[@roobindale]

i spent a really long time stressing over how to format and script that section so it's cathartic to see that it paid off. thank you so much because that's exactly what I was going for

[@rudeboyspodcast]

@@roobindale Dude, it's honestly the best part of the whole video. You CAPTURED that era like lightning in a bottle. The Invasion of Chaos section of this vid is the reason I'm recommending it to all my friends. Major props!

[@AstralPhnx]

As somebody who was too young to really experience this era of Yu-Gi-Oh, that second just perfectly conveyed how royally SCREWED the meta was at that time. People complain about the meta now but goddamn... IOC era was something else

[@deadlyunknown]

At least in today’s meta, everything runs in combo decks, infinite negates, multi-destruction, floodgates, everything. Whereas in IOC, everything revolves around chaos, it feels homogenous that it even has a variety that outclasses older and niche decks.

[@nameynamd9212]

@@AstralPhnx Only really have heard Zoodiac and Dragon Rulers doing anything close, so I wonder how those actually affected the meta(given Dragon Rulers was a card shown for the intro to the video, I figure it at least was very big)

[@ThePop102]

To anybody who has seen the original preview, this is the finished version for this part. To conitnue from before watch from 46:20 To the people who haven't seen the original, you should watch from the start :D

[@RoyalFusilier]

Comment should be way higher towards the top, many thanks.

[@MagXZaru]

Thank you I was pretty confused because the old video was missing

[@isaackeast9814]

Waited so so long for the next part of this video

[@DeepestDankest]

Thank you, I knew I didn't go insane

[@N495illithian]

Thank you I was actually so confused about the deja vu I was having!

[@ROYBGP]

I heard you lost your computer, and thus a ton of progress on part 2. I hope that you still make it happen. This was immensely entertaining.

[@setosorcerer]

Omg I was just thinking about what ever happened to that Yugioh meta history video and if there was ever a sequel. Lo and behold I searched and part 2 finally came out a few hours ago. I think I felt a disturbance in the force today subconsciously telling me to search this. Over 2 hours long, I know this is going to be a treat. Thank you for all your hard work in making this video :)!

[@Auk571]

same

[@davidbang9625]

Do you know what simulator he's using?

[@miceatah9359]

Wut? Wheres part 2 ?

[@syrelian]

@@davidbang9625 EDOPro

[@syrelian]

@@miceatah9359 This sorta IS Part 2, there was a "preview" video of the first year or so up for a long time prior to this release

[@arkantos9192]

There is no video on KZbin I have revisited more than this one.

[@EmilForsberg_GRYBO]

I think might actually be true for me as well

[@alexbelanger860]

Im at 20 times watched now its just something u can come back too everytime and just enjoying it as if it was the 1st time watching

[@wambowelt]

I remember back in school one girl in my class had the Graceful Charity card and she wanted to give it away cause she didn’t really care about Yugioh. Me and my classmate were both competing on who she should give it to so she decided to rip the card in half and give both of us one half. I saw the thumbnail and this memory of I don’t know 15 years ago popped back into my mind immediately. Good times

[@iamwhoiam7887]

Funny how we all have fond memories like this. I remember the teacher confiscating my cards and redistributing them to kids who didn't get into trouble. I had to watch other students duel until I found one girl who clearly had my cards. I know because I placed a small black dot on them. Stealing them back was a trip but I succeeded. And got some other good cards as well lmao.

[@Swup]

Lmao she ripped it in half?😭😭😭

[@alexisme147]

She was pulling a king Midas on you and you both failed :P

[@fenrir639]

A Solomonic solution indeed xD

[@lostcrusader8053]

So she did a Kaiba thing?

[@sasso3844]

god how I miss the old yugioh times where it felt like the whole world was about yugioh. packs, starter decks and all got sold literally everywhere, it felt like every kid played and collected yugioh cards.. now looking back to it and also at the older card designs to that the time and all, it was really an old school time, a cool one. it was a glorious childhood time to get born in.

[@AVB40000]

I truly hope part 2 is in production, this was amazing, absolutely incredible.

[@cadelwilton7089]

honestly might be the best video ive ever seen

[@solitude0004]

​@@kyledavis7117 😊

[@MrXeroKnight]

@@kyledavis7117 This is actually swagkage, this seems like it's a side channel for him I guess? Not sure, but I hope he makes a second part

[@gabevasquez8557]

He is getting interviews from players, during this era he did not post anything during this videos production until like a month before it came out.

[@virtualsoda4423]

@@kyledavis7117 maybe that’s a sign he’s working hard on it

[@Arkaeel]

we really need part 2 of this .. part 1 is so amazing and filled with useful information that saying this is the best yu gi oh meta-history video is an understatement

[@Wells13555]

Given part 1 was 2 hours and seemed to take roughly a year and a half to make we are gonna have to wait a bit longer. I'm gonna make a call and say july 2023

[@romer21]

@@Wells13555 One month later, not even a sneak peek so... maybe end of 2023? Not complaining, the effort put into this is massive

[@mihajloetinski647]

​I would rather predict for somewhere in half of 2024

[@xarmanhsh2981]

​@@Wells13555its still not out 😢

[@aliabdaal]

Waiting for part 2

[@Doge8537]

Me 2

[@Octaviusss808]

Damn, didn't expect you to be here Ali

[@Clonekiller66]

we all are

[@SuraimuWasTaken]

Still waiting

[@stevenpiechowski238]

Same

[@harambeisforever3037]

Finding swagkage on the yu gi oh side of KZbin is something I didn’t know I needed. Probably the best thing I’ve found since watching ever Naruto swagkage deep dive videos and explanations, much love. WE STILL WATING FOR PART 2!!!!!

[@ItsHappyHourArchived]

I KNEW IT WAS SWAG KAGE!!! Lmao. 2 minutes into listening to this, i was like WAIT!?

[@TeacherOfMath]

It's so hard to describe the level of nostalgia I experience from watching these videos. Thanks, man. These are awesome.

[@bulldawg986]

I swear i want to shake the dust off my zombie deck!

[@shozanhanma2709]

@@bulldawg986 hah! my jinzo and god-cards-wit-no-effects are ready! lol frfr ill only play the new phone game if they have a "classic meta" mor something

[@VarsVerum]

FINALLYYY. I almost gave up hope that this would ever be completed 😩

[@marciamakesmusic]

wait you were hoping it would never be completed? kinda fucked up..

[@VarsVerum]

@@marciamakesmusic Oh woops, I double negative'd XD

[@scaduf]

vars??? you here????? heyoooo

[@axw40]

didn't know that you liked yu gi oh hhaaahaaha

[@djtoxicdhg]

We all almost did lol

[@elisha7231]

Ive actually watched this 3 separate times. Its so insane how well this is put together

[@raddaradda8682]

I'm on watch 7. Such a good video to listen to at work

[@sendtacos1824]

2024 and still waiting for part 2

[@gohan7926]

Not gonna lie Swag, this has the potential to be the Smash Documentary series of Yugioh! Edit: Why does this have so many likes!?!

[@Sayhaa73]

Yeah that's the vibe I was getting off this video. Just like the smash doc.

[@Ancor_Vantian]

Wait, you called him "Swag" as in "Swagkage"? Because when I watched the previous version of this video (a much shorter one), one of the few things I thought was: "This dude sounds _a lot_ like the guy from the Swagkage channel" but I don't see a refence or anything in the video or the channel's description that would corroborate this idea.

[@gohan7926]

@@Ancor_Vantian This is Swagkages Yugioh channel. It’s stated in DistantCoders episode with Swagkage

[@Ancor_Vantian]

@@gohan7926 didn’t know that. Thanks for explain 👍🏽.

[@coreygolphenee9633]

If DN still existed maybe

[@uva2805]

Still waiting for part 2 but take your time, you did a fantastic job. This video feels like a History channel documentary, and I mean this in a good way.

[@whatsgoodtonyt]

SAAAME

[@chen-gongfu]

+1

[@stupididiot9336]

add me to the list of people patiently awaiting the next installment

[@samyott7523]

+1

[@jhsrt985]

I must be loosing it but didn't he put up part 2 and now it's gone?? I def don't see it but I could've swore it was here

[@Ritley]

I've watched this video like 5 times already even tho its just part 1. I can't stress enough how incredible this video and by extension this project is. As someone who has started playing YuGiOh! in 2017 it's amazing to look back at how the game has evolved and changed over time. I've heard of all the strategies and metas from this time but actually seeing them in the grand scheme of the game is fascinating. Also supreb editing, the synced up text with the music is incredibly well made and it must have taken hundreds of hours to create. I cannot wait for part 2 and the GX era!

[@HialeahFlorida]

How the hell did you start playing in 2017? I quit at exactly the point he stopped the video at. I seriously don't understand all the new cards out right now. To quote the video, it looks like a game of solitaire.

[@radicandojuarez7611]

@@HialeahFlorida you would be surprised, a lot of people started playing with modern yugioh, without even watching the anime, just because the game seemed interesting and is very much different from other card games

[@ApexAshan]

Please continue this series. The hard work and dedication you put into this along with the amazing editing brought me back to my childhood. It was a journey through time. You are phenomenal

[@Ruxin34]

INSANE effort! Killed this video man

[@NoneotherEntertainment]

Ruxin approves 😁😁

[@bulldawg986]

Can't wait for part 2

[@bayar_]

the chaos part with the pkmn gym leader themes of gen 1-5 gets me so hard. keep coming back to it.

[@sherpa6071]

Ruxin, one of the legends !

[@abdoukiller1st]

it docmantry about early melenieal culture

[@wilderperez1222]

I wish some history documentaries had this amount of insight and investment, truly a great work not only for Yu-Gi-Oh!, but for modern entertainment. Kudos mate.

[@MeemoTV]

Man I just want to vent on something, when I was a little kid my mom took me to a card shop at the mall, and I pulled a Bazoo the Soul eater. Some sweaty older dude pressured me into trading it away for his Jar of Greed, and I still get salty thinking about that to this day.

[@onemanturret1641]

2023 was a tough year, but we got to watch this video so it balances it self out

[@ladsworld]

As a Magic player who only had secondhand knowledge of Yu-Gi-Oh (and even then only the recent meta defined by extra decks and super strict archetypes) this was fascinating. Amazing editing work too! Looking forward to the next part!

[@MarioLuigi0404]

Soon as I get home ima binge this entire thing. Couldn’t have asked for a better birthday lmao.

[@OmegaTaishu]

Happy birthday!

[@Headhunter1-e4v]

Happy Bday fellow duelist. 😎

[@spits61494]

HB! Listen to it in the car bruv

[@dylanbell268]

Happy birthday!

[@CookiezzEatYou]

Same. Happy birthday!

[@olliezoop]

Seriously can't wait for the next chapter of this series, I absolutely ADORE these kinds of videos, regardless of the subject of them, but I especially love yugioh

[@jubel742]

dude please come back. I really really really want the next part

[@PoorRex]

Gotta be real and honest here man, this vid has been such a tidal wave of nostalgia. The editing, the quotes from players from back in the day, the music, clips from the show, all of it hits just perfectly. This has been a knockout banger of a vid. Amazing work. You should absolutely be proud of this vid. Keep on keeping on.

[@jerrytje]

The music was also pokemon battle music 🤣

[@mitchthewizard3694]

These videos are going to be a moment for Yu-Gi-Oh! players. This is easily one of the best YGO vids on YT. My day is made, and my excitement is unmeasurable.

[@hopeupapostol]

A year has passed, but yeah! We still want and need part two of this awesome documentary! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@unbrokenm6817]

He was dropping previews of this video a year earlier so it's still a possibility

[@ismaelisaiasramirez]

He's working on it.

[@SevereMalfunction7]

Another year since lol

[@Yodawho]

!

[@tori.af.]

PLEASE make a part 2!!! this was so engaging, incredibly well done. i fell into this video via suggested and was like "oh this is good but i'm not watching 2 hours of this" -- i watched the whole 2 hours and was upset when it was over. you did a really great job here friend ☺️ thanks for the trip down memory lane!!!

[@bigmeknurgle]

I've listened to this over 20 times, it's excellent background noise for a painting and modelling session. Mad props for taking the time to list all of the songs used, as the groovy musical direction for each segment really puts this in a league of it's own above other YGO history vids. Addictively immersive, and the thought you put into it really paid off.

[@NinjaLobsterStudios]

This is amazing, I was looking for a comprehensive analysis of power creep in yugioh and this series looks like its the best on KZbin for that. It's amazing how gradual but definitively the power level increased over time.

[@christopherbragg6643]

The sheer stench of 00's editing and music is a treat to the senses! Thank you so much for taking me back.

[@maxmercurythemm827]

Insane work went into this. No pacing issues that I felt, just pure history. Very informative. I'll probably rewatch this in the near future.

[@daltonlandrum7544]

This is one of the most well constructed "KZbin documentaries" or "recaps" I have ever come across. The work you put into crafting this video is so prevalent in every aspect of it; and as far as Yu-Gi-Oh! content goes, I don't think I've seen any video with this level of quality. It's genuinely an amazing video, and thank you for bringing it to us.

[@arkilliondeus]

As someone who played this back in 2001-2003 when I was young it's amazing to have the nostalgia of all the cards, metas & booster packs being revealed back again and to remember all of this is a great hit to my childhood. The amount of effort put into the video itself is staggering and I really like the input from other youtubers as well. Personally for me I quit Yu-Gi-Oh after the GX era so anything to do with synchro and fusions and 5DS is completely unknown to me which is why I don't want to play the game anymore but if these videos can fully explain the meta shifts then I'll happily see myself playing it again. Thanks for the video, looking forward to the next one.

[@kurtishendrix]

dude same, quit playing after pharaohs servant. major middle school nostalgia!

[@johchili4443]

Yeah, i quit playing, when this synchro shit came out

[@nicholasfleischhauer191]

Sorta the same for me. I quit after the cyberdark pack and came back briefly in 2013 during dueling book. Then came back full swing during covid. So yeah it was LOB to CDIP

[@henrycalde1991]

Me too. I stopped playing it after the GX series finished. I came back briefly in the summer of 2010 and boosted my vanilla beatdown deck with its support cards. The “skill drain” trap card really helped out big time back then. Nowadays I dont play it but I will occasionally buy a cool support card for the vanilla deck. Im more of a rebel and I grew up with vanilla beatdown cards, so I support cards that help out the beatsticks

[@alijaafar3873]

I stumbled upon this video today, and i felt how much time and effort has gone into it, it felt like a mainstream production with all the attention to details. Its a shame that he stopped doing youtube. I wish you all the best my guy wherever you are

[@Synthwave89]

Fantastic job Swagkage! What a trip down memory lane to see all these old cards, reminds me a lot of school days.

[@tyreecekennerson8009]

I had a feeling that was him I know his voice and got so happy I could watch this just chilling and when did he had this account I had never knew

[@banzaihennessey8838]

I saw that text at 2:04:27 and immediately knew that had to be Swagkage. I didn't know that a person who runs a powerscaler main channel would have a channel about competitive Yugioh.

[@itzkyoi]

@@tyreecekennerson8009omg same I thought I was bugging at first

[@sonrylor3740]

swear I thought I tweakin too

[@RobzdaBlade]

SUBBED; Holy crap dude. This deserves trending, everybody spread and share this. So much editing and cameos.

[@KingShado69]

You forgot to add “in America” to your statement.

[@l1qu1dhad3s5]

It’s crazy to think many people did not live through these eras, and even crazier to think i was in it every step of the way. I was 10 years old in 2002 when i started playing and was competing in regionals by the time i was thirteen. I miss these days soo much. Great job on the video man. I almost cried with nostalgia.

[@timarschmalz1229]

I feel the same man i was also 10 in 2002 now i am 30 but at least we had the privilege to be there at those great times :) some ppl cant say that

[@leathersosoft2798]

Same here! Got bounced out in my first game lmao. But I got to explore the whole convention while my big bro still competed. It was fun.

[@traincore1955]

I still use wall of Illusion XD

[@traincore1955]

And Waboku and Penguin Soldier

[@dankachilles9356]

12 in 2002 but same exact thoughts bro this video reallllllyyyyyy took me back 😭💯🙌🏼

[@LunaRoseManor]

Nothing like this has been created before or since. This isn't just a sports documentary, this is putting many of our childhoods in perspective. It'd be nice if you release more, but I understand if not.

[@quirby337]

This is so thoroughly enjoyable, not even just from a Yu-gi-oh player perspective, but as a wider card game enjoyer perspective as well. Very well put together, and simply a joy to watch, cant wait for the next instalment.

[@submachine524]

I've never played a game of yu-gi-oh in my life, still loved every minute of this

[@TheNeonLynx]

To think how long some of these cards stayed legal is baffling to me. I thought yata and the chaos dragon were banned almost as soon as they came out but I was wrong I guess. Incredible video after all the work put in. It is obvious its a passion project and I hope everyone seeing this appreciates that.

[@tenkenroo]

Ya I had yata when it came out and when that ban lost came out I saw it overnight drop from being worth like 400 to like 10

[@ssstierghoul]

brother, WE NEED PART 2. you can't make a video THAT good and not expect second part. i didn't even knew about yugioh before that video, it wasn't around in my country in it's years of hype. and that video SINGLEHANDEDLY made me occasionaly play yugioh

[@fleuryelite2170]

I just got back into it and didn't realized so much people still play and collect

[@Firefist22]

LMAO I recently got back on it since playing it for fun when I was a kid and have gotten a few of my friends into it. Now we all duel the old school way and collect and are trying to learn the new pendulum, and XYZ stuff 😂😂​@@fleuryelite2170

[@Priest-Seto]

Facts

[@austinwilburn1772]

Drop absolute banger of a video Title it part 1 Disappears Doesn’t elaborate

[@cut2000trees]

The 2002 preview of this is what single handedly got me back into yugioh. So glad to see the rest of this video completed! I'm so fucking happy lol

[@aeriel3408]

I love how this era of yugioh was almost just the tutorial for players, having to be introduced to different meta strategies, play styles, paywalls, and having the first ever big event. Really interesting to look back and compare this all to today. Back then all this was all new but today it’s the status quo.

[@JuicyJenitals]

Detach from this world and the distractions/pleasures in it.This world and the things in it are temporary, spend your time doing something that will matter in the long run. Do as much as you can to help other people while you are here so that you are ready to face Jesus on judgement day. The last 3000+ years of human history have been a testimony in favor of God's word. Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the son of God and can tell the future or make it happen B) The world leaders/governments/nations etc have been conspiring together to accomplish this roadmap set in place by the Israelites or C) History as we know it is fake despite the archaeological evidence. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20. The world is rapidly passing away and eventually you will have to stand before God on judgement day and explain to Him what you have done with your life. Make sure you are making every effort to help others while you can

[@Carpatouille]

It was also a better, simpler time, with playstyles, decks, cards and metagames easy enough to understand to get into the game. Nowadays the game is way too complex for its own good and to be fun for a casual player if we're talking modern yugioh, with half your deck drawed and used in the first turn with insane monsters or complex strategies and sets of events happening for a beginner to be fun to follow. And we're not even talking about the number of cards to remember, not to mention cards with a fucking book written as their descriptions.

[@tylerchambers6246]

@@Carpatouille Some of us love that complexity. Instead of throwing your hands up and rationalizing your instinctual feeling of inferiority by saying the game is just too complex, just admit you're lost and start learning from a truly open mind, it's never as difficult as you think. And if a casual wants to play casual, then get a Kaiba and Yugi starter deck together and play that way, nobody's stopping you. But it is a lot less fulfilling playing the game that way, it offers little space to grow mentally, and it is a lot less interesting for others to watch. A plane's flight controls are more complex than your car because a plane can DO more than your car and it's navigating three dimensionally instead of on a flat plane; similarly, the complexity of Yugioh isn't there just for the sake of being complex, it represents the great free space to explore mentally that Yugioh possesses, it represents all the possible choices available to the player to express himself within the rules of the game. I assure you that games like Chess and Go possess mindbending complexity at the highest levels too, as does Magic, as does any highly developed, heavily theorized game. Where Magic is a game characterized by longer-term strategy around the accumulation and utilization of resources (mana), Yugioh is characterized by extremely fast-paced gameplay and executing shorter-term strategy ie. effects chains. They are comparably complex.

[@Carpatouille]

@@tylerchambers6246 Learn to space your walls of words

[@tylerchambers6246]

@@Carpatouille I did, it's called a paragraph. I can see why you might want to go back to playing 2008 Yugioh over the modern stuff. Since when is a paragraph a wall of words? 7-8 sentences bro.

[@NitsuaBZ]

Master Duel Meta: No Changes Roobindale: Remember classic Yu-gi-oh?

[@zergolicious666]

i come back from time to time to see this goated passionate video. if tool can make an album after 13 years i can wait for a pt 2.

[@shuizaffre]

I know absolutely nothing about competitive YuGiOh play, but this video is so well edited and put together it really helped me learn about the scene! Definitely would recommend this video to anyone who’s interested in YuGiOh’s actual meta game.

[@ChadKakashi]

This plus TeamSam’s “Duel Night” must be the highest production value Yu-Gi-Oh! videos on KZbin. Man! The editing, the presentation! This feels like a sports documentary.

[@alexrosales26]

I’ve never played competitive yugioh once in my entire life. But I did play table top casually and I remember how fun it was back then. I now am an avid magic the gathering player and these videos are so interesting!

[@DiogoSilva-ld7we]

Same thing for me! My first deck was Starter Deck Kaiba and I've been wanting to get back into Yu-Gi-Oh but the current meta seems a bit harsh for a returning player like me (especially since I only played casually) At least this video helps me get up to speed on how it evolved and makes it seem less intimidating

[@Frostgiantbutsmall]

Haha, I feel ya. I played ancient gears with a grindy control shell. Super fun memories.

[@ThineNebulon]

This video has reignited me and my friend's interest in the game. We're playing old school Yu-Gi-Oh against because of you, but without thorough guides one what came next (and a time machine) it's hard to find a good source that breaks down the preceding years. I hope you come back for a sequel or maybe even release what ou have if you ever started a sequel. Also, the music was nostalgic too.

[@Corrupted]

I've been waiting for a video like this for years, this was the era I was playing as a kid and always wanted a recap of classic ygo meta evolution - so many videos are based on modern cards and it's quite boring when you've never seen any of the newer ones lmao

[@Carpatouille]

Feeling the exact same way, not to mention modern yugioh is too unecessarily and overly complex to be fun to either follow or play to me

[@hollowcloplover9539]

Oldschool ygo ist und bleibt das beste ygo ❤ Sag mr oktupus hi von mir :3

[@Kotakai]

Just now seeing this and cannot tell you how much I appreciate the amount of effort that has gone into this. Not only is it a nostalgia trip but this also helped me to remember some cards I've long since gotten rid of. And on one hand this has helped me better understand why I hated (Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End) so much but on the other hand why Yata-Garasu was my all time favorite card.

[@unfazedo]

"Everybody is Super Saiyan 1" "Now everybody can be Super Saiyan 2" Love to see what the next parts' interpretation of power levels will be 🤣

[@adulttswim6676]

Cyber Dragon, Cyber-stein, Samurai and Monarchs: AND THIS, IS TO GO, EVEN FURTHER BEYOND! AAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

@@adulttswim6676 Cyber Stein is absolutely disgusting

[@Yatoc1]

Hey, I just wanted to leave a message saying I absolutely loved this video and it has been my single favorite video covering this topic. Me and my friends have recently been going through a "progression series" travelling through the earliest stages of Yu Gi Oh through what is essentially a draft format starting at the beginning. Going through this made me deeply interested in how the whole thing began and progressed and this video was absolutely perfect for it, I really appreciate your work here. Even if this is the only video its great, but I would absolutely love to see another video in this style,

[@Thecurseofsanity]

1:00:00 I think it's worth keeping in mind that it isn't just literally "what if you get attacked by Yata with no cards in your hand". If you get attacked by Yata and have no way to prevent it next turn with the cards in your hand, you are also Yata locked. Insanely busted OP card, may it burn in hell.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Possibly the most broken card in any card game unintentionally.

[@mtgcatfish5993]

Of the remaining OG creatures on the ban list Yata should never come back w/o an errata, not that I'm a fan of the erratas for example sinister serpent is a joke now. You probably could make an Argument for Magical Scientist since "hand traps" are a thing. Plus since cyber and fiber jar are flip cards are a antiquated card effect so I doubt they would see much play if they when unbanned.

[@esthersmith3056]

or even "you could wall out yata, but you cant wall out their other monsters; and you have, e.g., raigeki, to deal with those, but you dont have answers to what they draw next". the fact that yata is a spirit is relevant here, you cant directly answer it with any of the spell speed one removal unless you book it first. super brutal card, the locks are the nightmare scenario, but even a "normal +1" yata can force the opponent to suboptimally burn major resources because they might not draw anything else otherwise.

[@mtgcatfish5993]

@@esthersmith3056 Lol I remember people running 3 BoM and 3 of the OG hand trap Kuriboh in their sideboards just to try to stop the lock.

[@Thecurseofsanity]

@@esthersmith3056 True, Yata being a spirit is actually one of its deadliest features

[@onetruewildcard]

This is the moment we have all been waiting for

[@hellomantotherescue2407]

You, my friend, have a fricking gift of putting together documentary style videos in the most professional and engaging way

[@letsplayanything9830]

I know a lot of us are still patiently waiting for part 2 and I can’t wait to watch every second of it.

[@greentcollecting255]

Dude…on behalf of all that is Yu-gi-oh! And wonderful I thank you for all the hard work and effort your put into this. I felt like a kid again, reliving the nostalgia. Those times are missed but this was really fantastic to watch. Earned a sub and a like from me! Can’t wait for the GX version! 😁.

[@SSJFutureGohan62093]

This was so awesome. Fun fact: I never learned about the Mirage of Nightmare/Emergency Provisions combo until I saw it used in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. I wasn’t old enough to be a meta player at the time that was around.

[@trevor4533]

Same. I had Mirage of nightmare, and was too dumb to figure out why it was so good as a kid lol.

[@RMGK79]

This video flooded back so many memories. I wasn’t much of a player since I lived in such a remote area at that time. However, I did make a small local tournament for kids at the time, and it went well. I was more of a card collector at the time, and I collected all the first edition sets that came out, including the starter decks and tins. I still have them sealed to this day. I would love to see the next installment, though it has been one year since this has been put out. Great video in remembering all of what happened then and bringing back a ton of memories.

[@thecheesemeister7863]

Me: “It’s my turn to pick the movie” Her: “Alright, you better pick something good.” Me:

[@FantasyJared]

Based comment. Also, love the PFP - Kirby fans rise up. ^^

[@thecheesemeister7863]

@@FantasyJared FRRR!!!

[@ZerinOrange]

And now we wait a few more years for another amazing movie quality documentary covering 2005-2007.

[@yoygemaloyge602]

Hopefully

[@locateseekdestroy785]

2005-2008

[@SirFfuzzy]

Hey Roobindale, have to say, your production quality is absolutely phenomenal. We are all eagerly awaiting the next part. Thanks for the history lesson on a game I love.

[@dotJPG.]

I’ll never forget being at my local card shop and playing in a Friday-night tournament. I had just pulled a BLS from a pack my mother had got me at Walmart that day, and top decked it in the elite 8 round and it bailed me out of a losing situation. Around 80 people participated in that tournament and I ended up winning. It was peek yugioh days, man. The bargain house was always packed with players! It was the only one I ever did win, several good finishes, but man… that was a good feeling. That was nearly 20 years ago now. Life sure does fly by. Awesome retrospective!

[@PedroW33b]

I'm so glad it finally came out, and it's as high quality as I expected. Can't wait for the GX era next.

[@JavierReyes-vi7vj]

I played until highschool, there was like 20 of us who would play before classes started At first it was only about 5 of us but other students saw us playing and would bring their old cards and then they would get so into it they bought newer cards and made new decks. I stopped playing when they introduced pendulum monsters, now I play MTG, but I still have my lightsworn deck for nostalgia

[@epicness877]

Lightsworn will forever be the goat

[@Oilyoxygen]

I played an actual game of yu-gi-oh like maybe twice, but I am heavily invested in seeing Part 2 of this. Reminds me of History Channel documentaries, back when they actually made those.

[@maximusvxii371]

This man dropped the best yu gi oh video on the entire platform and disappeared, such a mic drop,i hope you post again love your content

[@KyurekiHana]

I literally grew up with Yu-Gi-Oh. Was 9 when the first set was released, and while I didn't get the very first sets, I started playing not long after. I have very fond memories of it.

[@davestrides]

AMAZING documentary. i cant believe how much work this must've taken. but the execution was incredible. and the ending with the gx theme song really caps it off with this bittersweet note. thanks so much for publishing this!

[@tinktink360]

Finally after many months, he finished the video. Time to grab the snacks this gonna be a long one!

[@Headhunter1-e4v]

YES

[@PinkFrappe]

This has become a comfort video for me. I’m not sure how many times I’ve watched/listened to this, and I’m patiently and eagerly awaiting the follow-up. I know you’ve had issues with your computer being lost in a move and having to remake large portions of the video. I hope you were able to get some form of compensation from that moving company and the progress has been going well!

[@mrw0lf364]

I've never played Yugioh or watch the anime serires, but I've been hooked watching this video for 2 straight hours. I can't wait to watch the next parts.

[@exmanolive305]

Watching this video makes me wish that Konami would update master duel to where you can create lobby’s with rule sets from these eras.

[@ReachStudioPro]

Yeah I feel ya. I only recently decided to learn the game after not touching it for 16 years and I love the game but Master Duel is missing its potential. It's getting nowhere near as much content and event it should be getting. Before I decided to jump into Yu-Gi-Oh! I played Shadowverse. I really like that game and the game is constantly getting updated with fun content and events. Not just that, the game has more than just ranked and solo mode. C'mon Konami.

[@adam9279]

This is brilliant and definitely deserves a crap ton more views. As someone who entered ygo in the gx era, the idea of some of these cards' power level while unbanned scares me

[@NeroVingian40]

And why people who says “old school YGO is the best”, probably didn’t actually lived in the era.

[@stark8837]

Please make more of this. Im sure it takes a long time and a ridiculous amount of effort, but these videos are so good that they're worth paying for.

[@AJRujaib]

Still waiting for part 2. This was so good. Great job honestly and thank you so much!!

[@robotest8156]

Yep

[@AstrumVerith]

Bro the content, the aspect ratio for my phone, this is everything I dreamed this video would be. What a gift to Yu-Gi-Oh fans young and old world over. Thank you for your work.

[@ColaPowered]

I appreciate how this manages to be informative while not dragging too much. I was worried at 2hrs, it'd be too waffley, a mistake some video essays make but the narrative being presented is actually pretty concise and tightly written.

[@kidfazer]

The first half of this video brings back sooooo many memories. I remember pulling some of these cards from packs when I was like 12 and haven’t really thought about them much since. I remember pulling Jinzo and Mirror Force. The feeling a getting ultra and secret rares while ripping packs was something else

[@domingodelafuente5838]

Thank you for this man. This is very, very important work to document the history of the game in a centralized source; the equivalent of a Yu Gi Oh history book. I hope a lot of creators can help you get as much attention on this project as possible, it really deserves it.

[@Rydeman2]

Thanks for taking me through my childhood. It’s wild to me to think I lived through these formats and how the game has changed so massively.

[@justaperson8381]

This video is so incredibly well researched, edited and scripted. Massive props. I look forwards to pt 2!

[@myleg6720]

If there was a school or college for YuGiOh, this guy should be the historical professor! Great video, keep doing what you do best!

[@deadside4699]

What sucks is that I watched this video when it came out and a year later I’m still checking for part 2 😢

[@trueblueryu5713]

Definitely feels as though compiling this much data could take literal years, not just to get an accurate assessment of topping decks in upcoming formats (I’d imagine Reaper and Edison format being a nightmare to figure out with the increased attention they’ve gotten lately), but also driving into the history of cards that suddenly spike up in attention would require a lot of extra thought as well. Great job!

[@Andrej-rk9xb]

Man at some point I really thought this was gonna end like a Kickstarter with all them trailers over the year and no full video, finally the day has come

[@ShiroToshi]

I'd kill to see this dude come back and do more Yu-Gi-Oh Meta parts. The amount of research that wen into this has to have been insane

[@InvaderWeezle]

Holy crap, this could be a professional documentary it's done so well. I'm so excited to see future parts when they come out.

[@nathanielzuranski]

It really could be, it felt very professional and those two hours flew by.