The Legend of Twitch Plays Pokémon - Full Documentary

In 2014 a Twitch stream had over a million people try to complete Pokémon Red version through commands written in the chat; this is their story.
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[@TheGamerFromMars]

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[@FemboyCommie]

Ok

[@_bit_]

Hor

[@Marshall_Lee_Morningstar]

Digimon is better.

[@dwaynetherickscanchez3160]

Tuxedo Pig I just reported you to the fbi for impersonating law enforcement

[@PeterGriffin11]

@@glato7 ???

[@SendFoodz]

one of the coolest facts about twitch plays Pokemon, was that twitch woke up and thought they were under a huge ddos attack, because they had never seen such numbers before (twitch was very young back then), they ended up giving twitch plays Pokemon its own dedicated server just to handle all of bandwidth.

[@glimmerkepu]

Its crazy how an original idea such as this would have catapulted the career of the creator but he's a social hermit lol.

[@IntensePeppers]

@Hydrec do we know if the creator made money off the stream? He deserved it I hope he did. Were subs even a thing back then?

[@binb6581]

@@IntensePeppers He did. As even in this video he mentioned having money saved from the streams thanking TPPs support for his financial struggles.

[@uzitay815]

Now they ban people for saying simp

[@FlyingMonet]

@@binb6581 I wonder how much money he made??

[@themurc6391]

I love how Destiny seems shocked that after making thousands of people mad... that thousands of people were mad.

[@NinjaBlue64]

imagine thinking people trying to dox you and make you lose your kid is a reasonable response to fucking with a game of pokemon lol

[@themurc6391]

@@NinjaBlue64 I justify nobody’s actions on that. Just commenting that it’s pretty foolish in the internet age to pull something like that on a community that size and be shocked that people were pissed off.

[@boshamburger123]

Huh? For messing with a video game why would he think people would dox him and try to call protective services on him? I think he definitely expected people to be “mad” as you say. But literally people trying destroy aspects of his life over it? Why the fuck would he expect that?? What you are saying to me is the equivalent of telling someone to fuck off and them pulling out a gun and trying to murder you over that..... While you’re in the background going “well man ya told him to fuck off how did you not expect him to try and murder you?!?!?”

[@Cheezmonka]

@@boshamburger123 It's absolutely super overkill that they did that to him. That being said, things like that *do* happen for even pettier reasons, so yes, he should have known better than to be an antagonist to a mob on the internet. If you antagonize a huge group of fans of one sports team at an event or at a bar, you just might get your shit kicked in. Still petty, but still happens.

[@CharlesUrban]

Seriously. He tried to ruin the fun (and work) of thousands of people "for the lulz." The backlash that he received was equally ridiculous given the context, but did he expect people to just sit back and take it?

[@supleted]

It just shows the old adage: "if you put a million monkeys with a million typewriters in a room with enough time, they will construct works rivaling that of Shakespeare."

[@KennyMatthewsMonster]

Pretty sure its infinite, not million. Give a million monkeys a million typewriters and you’ll get a million indecipherable messes.

[@quintinbassett9467]

@@KennyMatthewsMonster how about one immortal monkey with infinite time?

[@leonardorestrepo5196]

In this case, it was a million monkeys on a single typewriter

[@marcus187]

@@quintinbassett9467 You've just described the plot of Journey to the West lol

[@emporioalnino4670]

It's one monkey, one typewriter, and infinite time

[@sinistersharkfish]

Destiny: "it seems like these guys have nothing better to do than take me down" after having nothing better to do than trying to ruin twitch plays pokemon

[@SuperCatacata]

A guy who was molded by being a toxic internet troll. Somehow not understanding how toxic the internet can be if you purposefully waste their time for fun.

[@txenog]

I love how he was trying to play the victim. "Oh people send me all this hate just because I tried to ruin something they loved", lmao this Destiny guy is human trash.

[@Crilan]

The dude who cant cook a piece of chicken... telling other how to act... Is just a manchild that cant feed himself

[@newvelaric]

Yeah, this Destiny guy is big piece of crap. It makes me wonder how he can still have people follow him...

[@marzzbar]

Lol you guys really think trolling a game deserves getting death threats, doxxing, SWAT teams?

[@CreamyClaws]

This is one story where "and then 4chan caught wind of it..." didn't have catastrophic consequences.

[@oxybrightdark8765]

Someone got swatted.

[@tangytim6699]

@@oxybrightdark8765 oh dear

[@tonyrios9668]

@@oxybrightdark8765 By the creator though, not by chat.

[@kaejuka6249]

@@oxybrightdark8765 lol this is also the only time that both swatting and 4chan were involved that 4chan didn't cause

[@WorstSpieler]

@@oxybrightdark8765 who got swatted, you cant just say someone got swatted and have no like evidence. (Just curious as to who got swatted)

[@Patrick_Bateman92]

If I remember correctly, they tried to to do a twitch plays gold/silver or yellow immediately after and most weren't interested because they were burned out from the first twitch plays. If they had waited a few months and built up some hype for it they could have made it into a big event for each pokemon game.

[@oskarsodergren7033]

while maybe true, after the first run the TPP community downsized to a tight knit group mainly over on the subreddit. it wasn't a big thing anymore, but we all still enjoyed creating lore and fan art for the 20+ runs held after Red. Sidenote but I always feel the need to brag about how, after Pokemon X had been defeated, the streamer opened up wifi communications and allowed players to trade/battle with the stream. I got to battle the stream once and also trade for a level 12 oddish! I still have him to this day

[@oskarsodergren7033]

@@granndkane I assumed it was more than that, but I stopped following the community after like anniversary crystal and didn't wanna speak on what I didnt participate in!

[@Applesgosh]

@@oskarsodergren7033 that's dope, keep that oddish safe

[@callumfoxvlogs]

Yeah it would have been more popular if the stream went from after they beat the game. And then heard nothing for 6 months. Before making a bug return.

[@vtipoman]

Not only tried, but as far as I know, they actually played through and completed all mainline Pokémon games at the time

[@ComicPi]

"we don't know much about the streamer but we knew he was Australian" * re-enacts a maniac eating vegemite by the spoon full *

[@roachdoggjr.4993]

Mmmm veggimoite

[@CoraCreates]

@@roachdoggjr.4993 veggimoite

[@bobobsen]

Only a spoonful

[@P3ndejosG4ng]

@@bobobsen *pulls out a comically small spoon*

[@DominatorK5]

Finding out after all these years that Destiny caused Bloody Sunday is one of the biggest twists of my lifetime.

[@lolaandjoe123]

SAME LMFAO

[@jaybee27D]

Did not expect to see a hippy dippy round table in this Gamerfrommars Pokémon video

[@austinswartout4401]

Yeah it still hurts man

[@KE-yq2eg]

Not surprised considering he's evil.

[@maxnovakovics2568]

He's always been snakey I'm not surprised at all

[@Creepy___]

the first TPP was awesome, but honestly the very best moment in TPP history was in the gen 2 version when Red had the gen 1 TPP team. Chat went crazy went Zapdos appeared

[@Kuriboh1008]

YES

[@dridore1585]

Thanks for pointing it out.

[@liamdell6319]

Nah, best moment was in Fire-Red when Lance had a Poison type team.

[@Lil_Ducky43]

Still can’t believe the streamer edited his team wish they kept the levels tho and the nicknames

[@Justin.Umbreon]

I was there when Lazergator took out Red's last Pokemon, it was insane, crazy how it's now an 8 year old project

[@CharlesUrban]

That poor Raticate...once an unwitting villain, but elevated to a place of prominence before meeting his end in the defense of his avian colleague. Rest easy, Digrat.

[@bimgus5808]

Truly the biggest dig

[@JeffHacksReal]

Digrat was literally severus snape

[@CABRALFAN27]

My favorite part about TPP is how you have the surface lore, with the Helix Religion and everything, but then you have, like, this meta narrative, where Twitch Chat is an actual entity, "the Voices", coming in and taking over the body of this poor kid embarking on his Pokemon journey. I've seen all sorts of different narratives come out of the community, and I just find that so incredible. TPP really is something special.

[@vez3834]

Humans can be great at storytelling. How would you think of "anarchy vs democracy" from a meta narrative lens?

[@idosomethingiguess3680]

@@vez3834 I've got a decent explanation for the whole Anarchy Vs Democracy thing. It's basically what side the Voices are following, the way of the Dome or the way of the Helix.

[@darkfang932]

Imagine how confused Red and the NPCs must've been throughout this entire thing.

[@douglasnewdell]

Year late but a lot of fan art I've seen depicts Red as possessed during this makes it a bit darker which I love.

[@calamorta]

It's realistic how it took days to do the whole thing.

[@bubblegumcupcake3216]

“Why have I been jumping off this ledge for 4 hours what are my brain cells doing” The brain cells: *V V V V A A B C V V ^ V*

[@ArcaneAnouki]

Mute schizo destroys mafia and wins Olympics

[@JustinY.]

If Twitch Chat and 4chan combined their powers, no problem would be able to be unsolved.

[@Johnnyhobo96]

Here before 100 people say “I seE yOu EveRywhERe bRo”

[@OldQueer]

If you and Dani combined your powers, no KZbin comment section would be left empty.

[@vanillabeanos7911]

albert coronity I see you everywhere bro

[@nickyblue4866]

Hi larry bundy jr

[@nickyblue4866]

Errr Helllllloooo you *

[@doctorphrog]

You didn’t even mention how many hundreds of different times the helix fossil was almost thrown out. It was a true freaking miracle that it survived long enough to become Lord Helix.

[@Fakechilada]

Isn't the Helix Fossil a key item? Therefore being immune to any methods of disposal? I believe that was the sole reason for it to rise to the top of the inventory, as all the other items got thrown out.

[@ZxChrono]

Dude you can’t throw out key items lol. The dumbest thing that happened was that they didn’t choose the Dome Fossil.

[@normalhuman78-53]

@@ZxChrono heretic!

[@ZxChrono]

@@normalhuman78-53 says the heretic!

[@thexenosaiyan]

@@ZxChrono heretic and follower of the false prophet. Lord Helix>>>

[@davidharing6475]

Love the names. All Terrain Venamoth, Bird Jesus, Lord Helix, Air Jordan, and The Fonz, like every bit of pop and internet culture in one nice balanced mix.

[@CABRALFAN27]

As the song goes, "A God, and an Angel! A Messiah, an All-Terrain Vehicle! A King, and a Prince! The Chosen Six, led by the Helix!"

[@PlayerOnePenguin]

My favorite thing about this was while this was happening it was huge at my college and when people would talk about it they would describe Red as "We" like as in "Where are We?" and it had this aura of community.

[@HoneyMike]

Destiny sounds so stupid here, he can't believe that kicking a hornet's nest was a bad idea

[@PsionicMonk]

Some people just not capable of realizing "Maybe it was stupid and I was wrong."

[@MaxEllSibSwe]

it's like kicking over the building blocks of a temperamental child and getting shocked when they throw the blocks at you and beat you up. like, chat seems to have gone a little far, but honestly I have zero sympathy for that dick. like, Jesus, who would do that?

[@xeilot5358]

@@MaxEllSibSwe Cant believe people are saying he's in the wrong lol. Anyone would do that. It's fun to see them get riled up. and them going after HIM is fine, they're invested in the story. but his son is different mb meant to respond to psionic

[@MaxEllSibSwe]

@@xeilot5358 no a sadistic assole would. It's morally repulsive.

[@raney150]

@@xeilot5358 Destiny IS in the wrong. If you are ruining people's fun you are a dick. That said, the Twitch chat obviously did go WAY too far. Doesn't make Destiny any less of a dick though.

[@leonarddillon256]

GamerfromMars... *gasp* is talking about a video game?! After years of no gaming content, we finally got gaming content!

[@koodadigital8923]

Kenny is a dummy hoodie man xqcL

[@rolltideroll8458]

Lmao

[@nubladooso]

Right especially with a name like GAMER from Mars

[@TheTrueAltoClef]

@Kenny is a dummy hoodie man it's an interesting mix of gaming and investigating-commentary content

[@draggyscalie6494]

Gamers rise up

[@drewsimon532]

"People spent way too much time trying to ruin my life!", says internet troll who spent way too much time trying to ruin Twitch Streams Pokemon.

[@ExeErdna]

He's like "people trying to ruin my life after I tried to ruin theirs, that's weird???" Destiny sounds like somebody that never got punched for what they think is a "good idea"

[@kloakheesten]

@@ExeErdna If your life consists of twitch plays pokemon, then you are pathetic mate.

[@ExeErdna]

@@kloakheesten You don't see the irony in your comment?

[@pluna3382]

@@kloakheesten Very eventful life for you to spend time comments and videos you could ignore. You are pathetic, mate.

[@kloakheesten]

@@ExeErdna No I don't see how commenting something that took what 15 seconds to write is comparable to having your life destroyed because someone trolled tpp. Maybe I'm the crazy one but those don't seem alike.

[@Matt-kv9em]

"Then came Agatha, the strongest ghost type trainer in the entire game, which became apparent whe she destroyed them" this line gave me a good laugh

[@libbyandtai]

You completely missed what a miracle it was that ATV beat their Dragonite and how many levels he got Also how Bird Jesus literally died so ATV could get the win Bird Jesus died for our sins/wins

[@ShinerCCC]

The AI in gen1 has a flaw, Dragonite kept using Barrier because it's a Psychic-type move against the Poison-type Venomoth

[@TriforceChad]

I started watching this for the express reason of witnessing the glory of ATV once again. Are you saying he doesn’t cover it?!?!?!?

[@williammurtagh3046]

@@TriforceChad he does, dunno what the original comment is talking about

[@dbgrfdg]

@@williammurtagh3046 he briefly mentions it, but he didn't really make it clear what a big deal it was and how it happened. It was one of TPPs peak moments and could have deserved a few more seconds in this documentary

[@Akakiryuushin]

@@TriforceChad atv dragon slayer is the only thing I got to witness live

[@ShankMods]

Great video dude! I remember watching this all and following all the OC, memes, politics, and lore on the subreddit. TPP season 1 was something unique and magical on a scale that has yet to be matched.

[@defence-yt7jg]

You should build a gamecube that acutally isint a gamecube and is a million dollar mansion for me

[@patapon646]

I got clickbaited to think this was an in depth look. Just another summary I suppose.

[@FreeKnilly]

r/place

[@bleauh]

100%. I remember it being like 3am where I am and watching us try and defeat the champion - I was falling asleep. I woke up abruptly a couple of hours later and checked, just in time to see the fight end . It was honestly freaky as hell.

[@turntsnaco824]

@@patapon646 It's 51 minutes long, and pretty thorough compared to other videos about it....how in depth do you want it to be?

[@dan240393]

I love Destiny's surprise at people reacting in an extremely negative way when he decided to randomly attack something they were emotionally invested in, for no gain or reason beyond fucking with them for his own amusement. Its blindingly obvious how people are going to react to that.

[@solo6254]

TerminalVerbosity dox people and send death threats to children over Pokémon in child game!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lvlHive]

Its funny how even 6 years later everyone basically says "Wow this teenager DARE steal from our mom and pop shop? lets track him down and take away his loved ones! he should have known this would happen humans get hurt on earth all the time"

[@sponish0]

@@solo6254 obviously some took it too far however if you deliberately fuck up a stream with millions of people involved that are invested of course statistically some are going to take it too the extreme to get revenge

[@roachdoggjr.4993]

@@lvlHive he's not going to fugg you

[@tonyrios9668]

@@lvlHive Nice strawman argument, could you give us another?

[@fluffcake]

Destiny: *Purposefully tries to ruin everyone of their fun and good streak* Also Destiny: Why are you doing this to me I didn't do anything wrong

[@BlackReaperGames]

i dont think trolling a twitch chat experiment is a kin to trying to come after somebodies livelihood or child.

[@gayanudugampola8973]

@@BlackReaperGames destiny gets hated for trying to ruin everyone's fun. But he definitely did not deserve to have his life be ruined. Deserved to be hated? Sure. Deserve to have his life ruined? No.

[@DruidEnjoyer]

People like Destiny were also part of the social experiment. It wasn't like TPP was this event of just bunch of people in unison trying to beat the game until Destiny came to ruin it. It was a war of attrition between the trolls and the people trying to actually beat the game, since day 1, and seeing who would win and how long it would take was big part of the experiment. Fact that it could be trolled was what made it interesting.

[@harrymillar4193]

@@BlackReaperGames He definitely didn’t deserve to have his family attacked and life ruined, but Destiny literally set out with the exact purpose to ruin the efforts of over a million people. The threats were probably meant to deter other people from trying that. Then add to the fact that he tried to play the victim after he specifically went out of his way to attack others and even announced this proudly on his stream.

[@bobobsen]

@@harrymillar4193 that's a nice conclusion to the social experiment then. So humans can only work together by threatening those who don't fall in line.

[@ABOhiccups]

Lord Helix Bird Jesus Battery Jesus The Fonz Air Jordan All-Terrain Venomoth

[@warlordofbritannia]

The Chosen Six

[@TriNity-GER]

Praise Lord Helix! Man It was so awesome yet hilarious to watch this stream back in the day...

[@clownymoosebean]

@@warlordofbritannia kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJ-4dWWKqJt2Y7M

[@INRamos13]

I still have my desktop wallpaper of them :')

[@zakz5319]

I stay noided

[@jodymarie9757]

I actually gasped, out loud, when Abby was released. At 4 in the morning, waking my boyfriend up, who now knows for a fact, I'm a crazy person. I can't get over how involved i am, in this story.

[@motherfreedom5979]

Oh I know! I watched it this morning before anyone got up and I was so into it I was talking out loud to myself lol. This was a good video lol. I never knew about this when it first happened. In 2011 I was 21 so more than likely I was either at a bar or sleeping the bar off lol. I wasn't big into the internet until like 2015

[@jodymarie9757]

@@motherfreedom5979 it was a great video, and same! In 2011 i was 23 and didn't really get into online nonsense until i was like 27/28. But i always find shit like this so interesting. I love like internet historian, i get a kick out of it. At 32 i almost feel like an old maid online sometimes and my boyfriend def doesn't get how i spend so much time on KZbin and reddit, specially when his 11 year old daughter watches as much youtube as i do. But this video had me laughing out loud, gasping, just the whole 9. Which was great bc as such an old lady i woke up bc my back was killing me and it totally distracted me lmao

[@motherfreedom5979]

@@jodymarie9757 girl, you and are the same! Lol I am the same way! My husband doesn't understand how I watch so much KZbin either ha ha. We have 3 kids, all under 5 and I have lupus so KZbin is like my "safe" place. I am not going to say safe space 😂

[@motherfreedom5979]

@@jodymarie9757 i always feel like I'm the old lady in the comments too ha ha. Half the time I am either the oldest person or right up there lol. We'd be great friends 😂

[@japposaurusrex]

30's isnt that old...

[@WayJose1]

An interesting part of the Lance battle, and one of the reasons All Terrain Venomoth was so amazing was its poison typing. Tell me if I'm wrong but due to its typing this made Lance's Dragonite spam non damaging psychic moves like agility and barrier because the games code thought it wanted use a psychic move against a poison type, essentially letting ATV get moves off without taking any damage and was the only reason a level 30ish Venomoth could beat a level 62 Dragonite. Just thought it was an important part of the story. Great video! Loved reminiscing on this.

[@HyperDragon01]

It is known as "good ai" where the ai will utilize type advantage. The problem is that the good ai doesn't know the difference between a damaging move and a stat boost move so it'll spam that. I believe the E4 members have good ai and rival too. Some trainers (definitely not all) and some gym leaders have it too iirc.

[@kholdstare90]

As well as enemy trainers having infinite PP, so Venomoth taking a lot of turns to deal enough damage was irrelevant. Gen 3 was when enemy trainers had actual PP to worry about.

[@victorpresti]

I remember being in Uni and telling my friends all the newest developments. Good times. Truly an once in a lifetime event.

[@Scresho202]

"Are you the streamer?" "Yes" Yes, this is what I would call very good research

[@greasygranpapy7529]

Are you the streamer?

[@hotbewbs6319]

yes

[@starwolfcyberlight4546]

Yes, this is what I would call very good research

[@fijardim7]

@@starwolfcyberlight4546 are you the streamer?

[@monnamonsta]

@@fijardim7 yes

[@scionixx9568]

Community: YES! We’ve made so much progress! Dig Rat: Not on my watch.

[@m4r_art]

This event is like a historical event for the internet. For me it rekindled my love for anime and gaming after a break of 4 years from them.

[@expendableround6186]

Destiny failed to learn the lesson taught by the act that must not be named: *_Do NOT invoke the wrath of the internet._*

[@richardtherichard26]

Whats “the act that must not be named”? Is it fucking with cats? A wise internet beardy man once told me “don’t fuck with cats”.

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

This is Destiny we are talking about. He has been fighting with the "wrath of the internet" longer than the average Twitch Viewer has been on the internet.

[@Praephyr]

@@richardtherichard26 No, the TPP Bloody Sunday

[@GR33TINGSEARTHL1NGS]

Lol what are you talking about? He made a career out of that shit

[@Neon-Lines]

@@GR33TINGSEARTHL1NGS he is a legend among trolls

[@derpythebroom]

Legends speaketh the tale of the 6......a lord, a messiah, an angel, a king, a prince, and an all terrain vehicle.........and the many perils that lay in their path

[@Mormo332]

Their challenges great. Their journey painfully long, their victory sweeter than rare candy.

[@liam1253]

@TheGamerFromMars you missed a very important detail about the Lance fight. All Terrain Venomoth only won due to the games poor enemy AI. Lance has "good" AI, meaning that he will always pick a super effective move if possible. It just so happens that that Dragonite knows Barrier, a psychic type move that would be 4x super effective if not for the fact that it deals no damage. In tandem with a bug that makes enemy Pokemon ignore PP, it was impossible for Lance's Dragonite to KO ATV

[@motherfreedom5979]

You know a lot about Pokémon lol

[@kprojectskurt]

It´s true, but explaining it ruins the magic

[@syloui]

@@kprojectskurt there's still magic in the coincidence

[@Campaign2024]

@@syloui Dang... I had no idea Bug was weak to Psychic in Gen 1

[@caspercain6866]

@@Campaign2024 venomoth is bug/poison

[@vincentprice713]

Destiny: I got my army of goons to try and destroy a community project where thousands spent days play with other in a team effort to accomplish a great goal never done before. Also Destiny: I can't believe all the people hate me for this simple prank I pulled and they are trying to ruin my life. I don't see why they would do this.

[@jamisdue3545]

at the end of the day it really was just pokemon

[@chanchaiken5522]

@@jamisdue3545 Just take pokemon out of the equation and see. 1000s of people are collectively trying to achieve something for numerous number of hours It's not about the pokemon but the effort they are putting to do something while fighting back against those who trying to make it a fail. Ofcourse people will rage and attack him.

[@Top_Hat_Walrus]

He also tried to, and partly succeded, in ruining Jontrons youtube career, from all i know about this guy he seems like an asshole

[@cowboycurtis4944]

@@hunsinger Jon is based and funny. Destiny is cringe and annoying. Simple as

[@egaddd]

You're insane if you think trying to ruin someone's life is an apt response to them ruining your community pokemon playthrough.

[@ShadowMech]

I remember this! I only got to partake in this for a weekend, and had to stop as I was in University at the time, and it was starting to consume me.

[@nohrianscum9791]

Destiny probably yearns for the days a Pokemon game was the only thing people were angry at him about

[@user-oy7sh9uy2b]

wait what?

[@justanotherhobbit7215]

@@user-oy7sh9uy2b Ah so basically one of the main things Destiny does is debate people. I know the main things he has gotten in trouble for are racism (the whole burning cross images things), Anti-gay speech (twitch got mad at that one I think) and his rather admant position in being Pro-life/anti-abortion. Basically his main thing these days is arguing politics, and while he is honestly one of the better debaters (I mean in regards to the process, even though I don't agree with him on the majority of topics, He still listens, researches, explains his side and admits when he doesn't know/isn't familiar with a topic, which honestly is something most people don't do. but back to the main point), He tends to be very vocal and fixed in his position, which means he is gonna p*ss of a hell of a lot of people who don't have the same view point. Add that together with his "no holding back" attitude and he royally p*sses off a lot of people. I'm about 99% sure thats why he's lost his twitch partnership. TLDR : He is vocal and argues alot. He can be racist or homophobic at times. He has a habit of really p*ssing off alot of people at once.

[@CuulX]

@@justanotherhobbit7215 destiny is putting forth arguments against racism and homophobia. Have you actually watched Destiny or do you just watch out of context clips given an erroneous context by his enemies?

[@FizzyCape]

@@CuulX he’s been streaming for like a decade. He may be like that now, but he has a reputation from back in the day for a reason.

[@CuulX]

​@@FizzyCape I'm responding to "He can be racist or homophobic at times." and your say that "he has a reputation from back in the day". So are you saying that "at times" means "in the past"? Because in english that actually means "then and now, occasionally". Not sure what the "homophobic" thing Hobbit refered to but I'm fairly sure it's something not actually homophobic just like the other things he mentioned, which make sense in context.

[@yosh9192]

It’s also important to remember this took place during a time when Twitch’s chat-stream delay was much longer, meaning all these feats were all the more impressive.

[@sultanofswing44]

That guy that released all the pokemon was like. "I made a, concerted effort to ruin the progress of one of the largest communities ever and people were furious at me. I never saw it coming." Lol what an idiot.

[@Crossark1]

40:56 Yeah, dude, I’m not surprised. When you have expend an inordinate amount of effort and time of your own trying to destroy a community’s hard-fought progress, they’re not gonna be pleased about it and will likely retaliate in kind. Not gonna say Destiny deserved false reports and accusations of parental neglect, but to see him act all holier-than-thou, pearl-clutching about how crazy it is that people would dedicate their time to destroying something meaningful for reasons that were ultimately unimportant - after literally just seeing how he did that exact same thing - is quite rich.

[@Dara-up1pt]

I agree, and it seems people's main arguments are "bRo ItS a GaMe! He shouldn't have his kid(s) taken!!!" So....you're telling me this man has a whole family and instead of spending time with his family hes over here making a gang of shitheads to ruin a community's efforts for no reason other than upsetting people, and then being SURPRISED that theyre upset? Yea dude, you being a known troll or w.e doesn't make you immune to the fury of the internet when u fuck with it

[@cowboycurtis4944]

Destiny is a prick and deserves nothing but contempt.

[@aspider3254]

I mean he never tried to dox and shit them so yea hes a bit holier

[@davidnymann5423]

He got doxed swatted and constant death threats, I would have felt bad for them if they didn't immediately turn around and prove they're even worse people.

[@emperortgp2424]

chill tf out, it's a video game stream

[@Tchado1000]

As someone who was there since the dark times (I was around for the selection of charmander) and followed it daily until it was completed, that moment when ATV beat dragonite is something i will tell my grandchildren

[@leonardorestrepo5196]

I was in my college dining hall. I screamed.

[@dridore1585]

there was a story on reddit once how someone as a child couldn't beat brock so gave it to the mother. After a while she did beat him with a metapod. It appeared that the ai kept not attacking like that dragonite and the metapod armored up (which was its only move) until it couldn't only attack with the "out of pp attack". Pretty neat to see that AI reacted like that :p

[@jjg27]

In 2015 I did some digging trying to piece together as much about the first 35 hours of the stream as possible, since this was not recorded (the footage in this video has been recreated). My attention was recently brought back to this whole thing, so I have to ask: do you have any media from the start of the stream, such as screenshots or even clips? Or any interesting things to happen in the game from then? Fingers crossed replying to a two year old post :D

[@Tchado1000]

@@jjg27 Hi bro , no I dont sadly , for some reason I found that stream when charmander was selected , the idea was interesting and I kept on following , it was funny and I didnt expect it to blow up the way it did.

[@jjg27]

​@@Tchado1000 Woah, didn't expect a reply almost instantly! No worries, and thanks for replying :)

[@vustvaleo8068]

imagine an entire country being run on this logic, lol.

[@DallySkyeAnims]

Now that's a nightmare I don't want to live in lol.

[@kevindube7096]

Every day full of Start9 filibustering

[@rileywilsonepicarcher9995]

Not to get political but it kinda seems like that rn. Democrats and republicans: we want a relief fund for covid Donald Trump: *Start9*

[@itsme924]

I mean they eventually got shit done though lol

[@justanotherhobbit7215]

Results : - Dolphins now have human rights. - Our country shall be now called "Contry" and our mascot is the stonks guy. - We are at war with the moon - Lethal punishment/capital punishment is now legal but only applicable to those who put pineapple on pizza. - Snoop Dogg is the minister of finance - Our new national anthem is never gonna give you up - We now own 69% of japan

[@SkulShurtugalTCG]

I didn't know who Destiny was before watching this--but now I hate him.

[@BroBro_33]

Same

[@henhicktaimon]

why? he unquestionably made this whole thing more entertaining.

[@A.Froster]

@@henhicktaimon Not for the people playing. RIP

[@thats4thebirds]

Man if you didn’t hate him before, just spend a day on Twitter lmao

[@chaps_2543]

god i wish that were me.

[@Razorslicer1]

Imagine finding a project that involves tens of thousands of emotionally invested people tirelessly working for days on end to complete it, and decides to ruin it for each and every single one of them. ... And then be surprised they weren't very happy with that. Jesus fucking christ. The lengths some narcissistic ego-centric sociopaths are willing to go for some extra attention/views/subs. Anyway, great video! I heard about the TPP and checked it out once, but I never really got into it because of the trolls. It's nice to see the whole story of it in a fair amount of time though. So thanks for making it!

[@ummbr]

What would he the point of twitch plays pokémon if it was just thousands of people trying to work together? The people who tried to tear it all down contributed to create a really awesome narrative and personally I wouldn’t have it any other way. Also he definitely didn’t deserve to have people trying to hack him for doing something as silly as releasing pokémon.

[@1337Divine]

yo just wondering, if you just wanted to watch a lets play how come you didnt watch any of the thousands on youtube? the point of twitch plays pokemon was the chaos of it, it doesn't make you a "narcissistic ego-centric sociopath" for wanting to stoke some of those flames. if anything, i feel stories like this added to the lore of it all and made it so much more compelling and an interesting story worth telling. honestly, i feel like it speaks more about your sociopathy if you think it's a reasonable reaction to send death threats, doxx, threaten his kid etc for doing what he did because, personally, i absolutely would expect anyone to be surprised people care that much about... chaos in twitch plays pokemon? these comments are the most insane shit i've read in a long time, and it's extremely concerning knowing most of you people aren't kids considering it happened 6 years ago.

[@SudlaSteel]

Destiny isn’t shocked people were upset. He is shocked people tried doxing him and getting his kid taken

[@Yakoaxxi]

Get help kid

[@tangytim6699]

It's a game. Trying to ruin a videogame isn't worth ruining somebody's life for it.

[@ipineknuckle9521]

Me: I should probably sleep early tonight... TheGamerfromMars: How about NO

[@savage1267]

😂

[@_ExtraMedium]

me too man

[@iMac9991]

seriously, I was bouta go to sleep and he posted this like GODDAMNIT

[@SoniKast]

dude the video literally started at 3 am for me

[@CronoTenchi]

Sleep? What's that?

[@froufroudeluxe]

Abby (2014-2014) Jay Leno (2014-2014) Gone but not forgotten

[@cattail975]

I miss Jay Leno but I hate charmander with all my being

[@alanarcher]

The animations between the chapters are gorgeous. Thank you for this work

[@lololo292691]

Actively tries to mess up game Destiny: I dOnT kNoW why ThEy HaTe Me

[@raw-b6658]

Bird Jesus truly was a savior, led his comrades to the final stretch, only to let ATV take the glory because Bird Jesus knew that ATV was the only one who could defeat Lance. Truly amazing

[@RobertSeeJen]

Little correction on the Lt. Surge gym bit. The first trash can is random but the second one is placed somewhere next to the first can.

[@NoMoreGoreForMe]

Also I think TPP figured it out on their first try, I was there Or I remember it incorrectly

[@Keeperr574]

@@NoMoreGoreForMe No, they got it first try :D

[@rojopantalones9791]

Except when it's not. It's *supposed* to be adjacent to the first, but the puzzle is bugged somewhat and the second switch can always be, if I remember correctly, the top right trash can.

[@loganfoco1184]

Every time I realize it’s been 8 years since high school I get shocked. Remembering that twitch plays Pokémon happened in 2014, my senior year, has shocked me yet again

[@MessatsuGoshoryu02]

Destiny looks like the kind of guy that would kick a baby in the face four time and say his experiment produced interesting results when the baby cries for help

[@skeletonwar4445]

Lmao thats accurate

[@XANApwns]

Why didn’t you mention Zapdos’ nickname, Battery Jesus?

[@Kuriboh1008]

Aa-j

[@loathecraft7662]

wow I had no idea Destiny was involved in this. great documentary

[@whatisthisIcanteven]

"up and coming" lol

[@loathecraft7662]

@@whatisthisIcanteven yea wtf

[@charlie7827]

@@whatisthisIcanteven maybe he'll be partnered one day lol

[@patapon646]

Destiny got doxxed because he was trolling the players/4chan people. He straight up told his followers to release the pokemon for the lulz. I cant believe he didnt see the doxxing coming

[@crazyalex03]

@@patapon646 he's been doxxed many times, he doesn't really care

[@TheSnoopKat]

I remember taking part in this back in highschool! I was playing on my laptop before class started. Crazy to think it only lasted 16 days. RIP BIG DIG.

[@BillyJamesVA]

“By the skin of their teeth” Where have I heard that before... *Pokemon Stadium flashbacks* “It hung on by the skin if it’s teeth!”

[@nintenx1235]

Is the internet a force of good or evil? The answer: yes

[@ElFlores1984]

Gevil

[@nintenx1235]

You fools, clearly it’s “Evod”!

[@pepperwaffles4228]

no its eood

[@tgags123HD]

"Rendering him incapable of landing a single attack!" he says as Rhydon hits Bird Jesus with Stomp

[@nickmudd]

The lore is what made this whole thing SO much better

[@ibm30rpg]

The interesting thing about this project is that it showed how you can corrupt both anarchy and democracy through the Silph Co and Destiny raids respectively. At the same time, it also showed how both can also be used for good and were able to revert back to either forms of play if the chat decided to do so. The democracy was also technically anarchy since you can revert back if it had enough shift in the meter.

[@Cottontailart]

I couldn't play a game with strangers like this because the trolls would drive me blooming bonkers

[@darthshuster551]

First I've ever heard of this but I feel like that Democracy/Anarchy system was genius.

[@CabinBoyJumpedShip]

Went into this with no expectations of watching nearly an hour of it and my god what a story, thanks for taking the time to make this bro. I was fully hooked and never knew how deep the rabbit hole really went! Haha

[@ihuxo]

You're SO good at creating engaging and dynamic content. Each video of yours that I have watched I've walked away feeling like i have a good grasp on at least the basics of the topics you discuss and i'm 100% invested throughout. Thanks for the work you put into this! It's really great to watch!

[@katelyn980]

I remember participating in this. The team rocket spin room was hell. All hail Lord Helix

[@sometimeslol5578]

At leats it was kinda funny unlike destiny's fuckery

[@nicholasmartin-bourne9828]

sometimes lol stay mad

[@sometimeslol5578]

@@nicholasmartin-bourne9828 probably won't

[@hellcat2449]

@@sometimeslol5578 Well seeing from your comment you have been mad for 6 years soooo.....

[@sometimeslol5578]

@@hellcat2449 I used to type long paragraphs but then I realised idc and time is better used. so nah, also don't think I've had his account for 6 yrs pretty sure this one was made in 2020

[@toastymansabe]

This was proof that humanity can work together for the greater good, too bad there will always be people like destiny but at the end of the day he couldn't do anything, what a pitiful man though

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

He got multiple Pokemon released though including a few fan favourites. And he did it just because he thought it was funny. He accomplished what he set out to do and has become a permanent mark in this historic story of live streamings history.

[@catscanhavelittleasalami]

​@@haruhirogrimgar6047 Damn, what a hero. Bet his kid and wife are super proud of him.

[@Jipbob]

Man Ive been wanting a video like this for so long and its better than anything Id hoped for. Super high quality I dont want to think about how much time it took you. Much appreciated, thanks man!

[@henryogaoa]

And just like that, so many years later, pokemon company in its official Twitter gave us a Twitch plays pokemon reference. God, how amazing it was, I remember like yesterday how amazing it was.

[@Indeside]

Did you just find the first day of twitch play's pokemon?! Isn't that lost media?

[@TheKinoCorner]

The Indeside I made some movie magic happen

[@treycarlisle7189]

Probably just a recreation of it.

[@TheKinoCorner]

@@treycarlisle7189 I'll be talking about that on stream tonight with GFM

[@LilyKazami]

Well, I certainly wasn't involved in fossil selection, that's for sure. Only showed up around the time of the next gym victory. Yet there I am at 8:20 :D

[@isthatajojoreference]

I honestly think Thegamerfrommars is the only KZbinr who has never changed his format of videos, yet evolved it into better, much more higher quality, versions of videos he used to make. It makes me happy.

[@gawdat3859]

Very much agree. So glad he didn't go the Bobby Burns route. Holy shit, Bobby used to just make videos kind of like GFM, just with a more smug tone...

[@iso_lierung]

First of all I have to admit this is the best documentation i've ever seen. You can fell all the energy in it. I also want to say thanks to everyone that was part of that stream.

[@kengo192]

This is GREAT! Ive watched stuff about TPP and thought I knew what went down however, I learned so much that I realized that I barely knew anything about the deeper trolls and mods.

[@gandeef]

Great doc. My one criticism is that I wish you let the big moments in the series breathe a little more. Moments like making it past the ledge of death, catching Zapdos, and finally beating Blue felt to me like times where there should've been less commentary and more of the gameplay speaking for itself. You didn't even show the Master Ball being thrown, and for the very last fight, you only showed a single move. These were such incredibly hype moments and I didn't really feel that weight here. Still, super informative doc. I learned a lot and enjoyed watching!

[@justanotherhobbit7215]

Hmm, While I kind of agree, you have to remember that he is making this video in the hopes that it will be enjoyable by all people, not just those who are familiar with the game or were part of the TPP stream. What might carry a sense of overwhelming relief or impact for people familiar with the game or the stream, is simply "oh that used a different colour ball... neat" or "wow.... They moved a square to the right instead of down.... um.... cool?". We understand the meaning behind it so it seems much more important to us, but to people not familiar having less commentary in those moments explaining why it was so important or such an accomplishment would likely leave some people a tad lost or confused to the point. Basically he has to balance : - What was big/important to the people involved. - What is clear enough to show and easy enough to explain/understand to people who aren't familiar. The result is trading off some "big moments" for a clearer, more easily understood story for all.

[@tgags123HD]

@@justanotherhobbit7215 The most successful documentaries engage viewers with the story as if they were involved in it at the time. They use pacing and build up to re-create the same emotion as experiencing it live. Not saying that TheGamerFromMars did a poor job, I enjoyed the video, but I think Gandeef is definitely right in that he didn't allow viewers to experience the hype that the original 2014 viewers experience.

[@kardoxfabricanus7590]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!! Cover Season 2 of this because it was truly magnificent, the fact that you had the team from this playthrough going up against the players of Gold/Silver/Crystal felt like such a great story taking place, i really hope you cover that one in a part 2 either as next video OR at a later date since it has a lot of truly funny,entertaining and sad moments. There was also a waiting period for which some knock off versions of Pokemon were played whilst everyone waited for the next official game to start. Please there is SO MUCH LORE to cover and it would be a shame if all of it gets lost to time since some of it is at least worthy of footnote.

[@Snivy-uy6oo]

Hecc Snek will join in on this, even if it is two years late

[@TheUltimateStooges]

Funny enough, TPP was the reason I created an account on twitch. I was there for the first playthrough and it was awesome. Thanks for taking me down memory lane with this one!

[@JohnSmith-bn5mi]

I remember being up and getting ready for bed. And on a whim, chose to open up the stream, and watched in amazement as we found out that dragons were considered terrain. It was a weirdly comical and magical moment. And I'm glad I got to see it. So much of this stream was in the community and how we talked and mythologized all of these random tidbits and events. It was truly a unique experience. And as for Streamer, I understand why he prefers to stay anonymous. I hope they're doing well, especially in these days.

[@sommor001]

A really good video about TPP and the success of Twitch. There probably will never be another situation that can replicated the originial TPP Red. Praise Helix

[@Ephraim225]

"I am big name streamer, I have thousands of viewers, I can make them do whatever I want... ...let's have them ruin everyone's fun!" Why am I not surprised.

[@rolltideroll8458]

It’s destiny. What do you expect?

[@jodymarie9757]

I can't get over the fact, he actually seems confused people were upset with him. Like wtf?

[@mrjones5636]

I mean, it was pretty funny

[@monkeyapo8516]

@@jodymarie9757 Do you think that people trying to dox him, swat him, found out where his kid lives, sending death threats towards him and his family is at all appropiate because he attempted to release bird jesus? Plus bloody sunday was the best memes to come out of the whole debacle but that's just me.

[@helko1]

@@monkeyapo8516 Of course, it was just harmless fun lol, just like what Destiny and his crew did. Don't get mad over a little bit of trolling

[@iaxacs3801]

I remember being there for that final fight. It was beautiful and it was just as great when they did Crystal. Seeing them go up against a modified Red that had the OG team was the best

[@anna-puu]

Great video! I remember this, because this stream was why I made my Twitch account just to participate. I remember the frustration, but also the feeling of success.

[@jamesa.646]

This is honestly one of your best works, you were able to make a video that was really easy to follow for non pokemon fans while giving veteran fans some cool new details that they may have not know before Also I find it funny that in all your videos you have to mention 4chan atleast once lolol. Keep up the good work!

[@derkjammin6605]

Lol i like how destiny was like "it was crazy to me house many people had free time to send hate to me" like you and your chat didn't do the exact same thing lol

[@BlackReaperGames]

they literally didnt do that, they meme'd a fucking twitch chat

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

He makes/made his living off of live streaming and during one of those live streams he tried to insert some drama into the playthrough. His surprise was for how long after people were obsessively attacking him over it and the amount of time it involves. Trying to dox or hack someone's account takes a lot more out of a person's day than Destiny telling his chat to go try to release some Pokemon.

[@gayanudugampola8973]

@@BlackReaperGames more like spent too much time kicking a hornet's nest and in return got stung by hornet's with too much time.

[@Yurg99]

Genuinely love this type of content from you, nobody else does it like you bro

[@Armadill0h]

10 years ago, goddamn it time flies.

[@lb2180]

I feel honored that I was able to participate in this, it was one of those once in a generation kinds of events that has been copied to be recreated but will never happen.

[@boxman4932]

Man..The ending got me..Hit me right in the feels..RIP Abby and Big Dig

[@Axi0m33]

I can not describe how much faith in a community this event inspired I me. We really came together and got that shit done

[@popsietnetn]

Amazing content. I like how you talk about The Streamer, The Chief and Destiny all equally without judging them. A pro documentary indeed

[@VinceVintage]

Amazing documentary, I had no idea this even existed! It felt like I was playing the game again by just hearing you narrate

[@froufroudeluxe]

These animations are gorgeous

[@christinakim8925]

Watching this tressed me out so much amazing job on this documentary!!

[@VanRyderLP]

Happy ten year anniversary to TPP defeating the game... I was there on-and-off, but didn't really grasp all of it. Finding this video helps put a lot of it into perspective. You did a great job, thanks!

[@NameName-do9hj]

Ahhhhhh Australians do not eat Vegemite out of the Jar we eat it on toast or in a sandwich mostly Never out of a JAR !!!!!

[@Blacksochs]

I was wondering this, the thought of it gave me the boak haha

[@singletona082]

That would be like eating peanut butter out of the jar. Uuugh no. Wtf?

[@tamacat920]

pussies

[@joncolumbino744]

@@singletona082 ppl do that

[@NameName-do9hj]

That's why people who try it think it tastes like shit because they try it out of the Jar But on toast with lots of butter Mmmmmmmm it's the best thing ever :)

[@Zinjo]

This is amazing dude, love this kind of documentary-style content!

[@sackfu7952]

Back when i first heard of this event, i swear i remember the very concept of a pokemon named "All terrain venomoth" especially given the circumstances of where it came from to be some of the funniest shot to me for no reason.

[@richarddrawsstuff2728]

Good job on the video guys! Loved the animation and commentary especially. Great stuff!

[@niceguy4441]

I've tried to explain this amazing experience to folks before, and it just cannot be put in words.

[@MaxArceus]

I remember when we finally made it out of Rock Tunnel, the feeling of relief and happiness. I remember thinking "Maybe this is what it feels like to be into sports, and have the team you're rooting for win". I don't care at all about sports, so I never understand why people turn into maniacs when their team wins, but maybe something like this is what they feel. The personal involvement, the excitement, the pride in having won. Big difference of course is that TPP is ACTUALLY a team effort, you really did participate in the whole thing, by just sitting at home watching, unlike football etc, where your contribution is 0.

[@hadriewyn]

I remember this very very fondly. I have also very good memories of the Gen 2 run with Lazor Gator just being ON A MISSION to avenge shit.

[@Tabziex]

Seriously I love how you style your videos. theyre so entertaining! Thank you for what you do