The Unknown History of Cobalt: Mojang's Overlooked Gem

[@bloxyyt]

i knew about cobalt just because it was on the side in the old launcher xd

[@franciszeksulik2103]

I knew about Cobalt beacuse my friends showed me it on Xbox, after like two years I downloaded demo version and yesterday I bought full version, wich I REALLY enjoy.

[@bloxyyt]

@@franciszeksulik2103 pog

[@jogepedin3667]

i think i were downloading some demos in xbox 360 and then i discovered this masterpiece

[@broor]

Same

[@puffersfish4296]

@@franciszeksulik2103 protip chrono hull op af

[@micahjwlee]

I used to play a lot of cobalt! My cousin got it on his Xbox 360 after him and I looked into it. It was honestly so fun, as the levels were challenging and there were so many customisation options in the PVP modes. I think it's a very underrated game. I'm glad I was part of the small community that got to experience it :)

[@mcbyt]

Yeah, it is really fun but has quite a small playerbase :/ I hope it grows more!

[@saffron584]

I have it on my Xbox and it's amazing

[@gl0qq]

ive never seen a youtuber of your size put this amount of effort into their vids. keep it up, man :)

[@Sidharth_V_Jain]

ikr

[@amari9304]

Him and xinabox are goats

[@debrone.]

agreed. :)

[@TheClickbaiterA]

@@amari9304 I like more this channel tbh, much cleaner I guess

[@mcbyt]

I'll do my best G, it'll take a lot of time and a lot of work but eventually I'll get there

[@franciszeksulik2103]

Cobalt was and still is one of my favourite games and it's so sad that literally no one plays it. To play cobalt multiplayer i have to call my friends who play it, and what I mean by "friends who play it" I mean like one person. It's so sad for me beacuse I think that Cobalt is very well made.

[@mcbyt]

Yeah, it is a very fun game, especially in the Plug Slam mode. I'd love to see it get some more recognition :)

[@MRoach03]

I use to have a really big group of friends who played it, now they have children and are married a too busy to play :c

[@ventu7907]

Cobalt is just another victim of mojang lazyness, they don’t promote it, the game dies. It’s as simple as that

[@puffersfish4296]

yeah even cobalt wasd has a lot of detail but cobalt story mode was so fun i spent like 40 hours and still working on 100%

[@Toasted_2-9]

I never had any online friends but did play this with my sister and it was very fun too bad I could only play the demo back when it was on the xbox 360

[@BlueTJLP]

I remember being excited about and playing Cobalt in its very early days as a teenager. It's still one of my favorite games that I look back to with joy. The survival modes alone are absolutely amazing. I loved the unique combat mechanics. I haven't logged into Minecraft in years, so I don't remember if I got any cape when I was a lot younger.

[@renewdomain]

Much respect for this video, hella research went into it. Hyped for the Scrolls video in the future :D

[@mcbyt]

Thanks man, yeah, took quite a while to complete but finally got there :)

[@imperialleague576]

I've been playing Cobalt since I was 6 and it always made me feel good at games

[@aniinnrchoque1861]

Me and a friend submitted some maps. I made two extra so it would be at least 10 thus qualify for capes to be given out. Wasn't exactly too good at it at the time so I was happy with an honourable mention. It was only that last map that I finally figured out how layers work so I guess that was an issue before for the judges. Super surprised my friend 0x didn't get an honourable mention cuz his map was arguably better than mine but what do I know. Also remember how the Quidditch map was entirely off my radar because CEO first published the map in an unfinished and basically unplayable state and only later added features and fixed the map so that was a surprise tho his win was totally justified ngl. The absolute most insane and by far best map ever was "The great wall" - it really took Cobalt's features to the extreme and really inspired me - I'd go as far as to say Muriako is the best map maker out there and it'd be insanely cool if maybe he could join the Cobalt Dev team. Kinda sad that the game didn't get as much publicity as it deserved - I really enjoyed it being a sci fi jump run adventure game with combat that gave off Terraria vibes imo.

[@ProBotGamming]

I tried to find out how to play this game, but all I could find was just cobalt cape scams ;-;

[@foxsaw0]

You have to find it on steam :)

[@ProBotGamming]

Casual E it costs money, I guess it not going to be able to play it :l

[@hisdarkestfear]

@@ProBotGamming There's a demo version! Definitely check it out, it can be a little difficult to pick the game up, but the skill ceiling is unbelievably high! Been playing for 9+ years and it's still my favourite game. =)

[@JBMagination]

@@hisdarkestfear Do they still do Cobalt Leagues?

[@hisdarkestfear]

@@JBMagination No, not really. We mostly play through our Discord server, pinging roles when we want to host a match.

[@Cubick]

You did it, you got 5K, GG!

[@mcbyt]

tyty :D the support has been insane this month

[@minekid4624]

@@mcbyt nearly 3k ima week

[@netherbrine5902]

Now wouldn't it be cool if Mojang actually continued the the Caller's Bane and Cobalt series instead of just letting the die out? Or continue new non-Minecraft games? Although Minecraft is great and one of my faves, they can't milk content from it forever. They need something "fresh" Although I fear they never will as Microsoft will most likely disapprove...

[@robertgaskill8632]

Got my pc for Christmas and bought this immediately. The nostalgia was unreal. Still remember playing the demo with my brother on our 360

[@jobelplayedminecraft3700]

Cobalt is a masterpiece, I'd say, the best indie game I ever played.

[@proPimpinShrimpYT]

i used to play this with my brother, good times. this game has always been in the back of my head, remembering it every now and then.

[@robertgaskill8632]

Cobalt actually has a free to play CSGO style pvp game for pc called COBALT WASD

[@HHusso]

i swear im not even kidding i used to play it on the xbox 360 with my cousins every time and i would always win sometimes loose it was so amazing we also loved playing against cpus good ol days

[@perused8223]

Dude I am so glad ur channel is finally getting the attention it deserves I’ve been watching since the mc pe factions videos

[@bleisenberg]

A big KZbinr is covering this epic game. Absolute masterpiece, maybe one of my favorite games. Very epic that it's getting attention. Try Cobalt WASD on steam too.

[@Xeronsis]

Great quality video. Thank you for letting me be apart of the research and development of this informative video.

[@1haust]

apart means that you didnt take a part in something

[@mcbyt]

Been a pleasure working with you :) tysm for all the help

[@Sanseye]

I played this as a kid, really good game

[@theeverygamer2475]

Wow great job man! I just found you while browsing KZbin and your videos were so good I decided to subscribe :)

[@alexroberts2131]

A huge issue I have with this video is that you showed mostly Minecraft gameplay instead of Cobalt gameplay... otherwise it's nice to see someone talking about the game.

[@mcbyt]

I've been thinking of doing a redo to cover it more properly :)

[@franciszeksulik7128]

fair point, however he is a minecraft youtuber afterall. I think it'd be nice to see someone do the actual game proper justice, but this video is great too tbh

[@m.a3117]

@@mcbyt please do

[@d444nny_]

I remember cobalt, I was around 7 and there it was on the old minecraft launcher around 1.7 it was a side scrolling platformer with basic 2d gunplay and there was an assault rifle a pistol and an smg

[@dan-nq6jw]

whole 15 minute video and bro didnt even put a second of cobalt gameplay in

[@2005-toyota-corolla]

Congratulations with 5000 subscribers! :D

[@mcbyt]

Thank you so much

[@purpleplanet9370]

I love this game played it with my friends and I found while I was looking for more games on my xbox 360 which I miss it had alot of games I played a lot with my friends but I do still remember this game and played this for hours I hope it grows more soon.

[@foreveronyt]

Same

[@renkuroex3548]

I used to play this game with a friend on his xbox 360

[@pjow6636]

man you deserve 100k subs in 24 hours THE QUALITY OF YOUR CONTENT IS INSANE !!

[@ss̈̇̃]

congrats on 5k bro!! this is very epicinglinglys

[@mcbyt]

i agree, this is an epicingerlikelys gamer moment

[@jogepedin3667]

it would be cool if it has more games like this : cheap and complete with local arcade, online, story mode and even a ost and even more cool if more people know this games

[@allpacka]

I played cobalt with my Friend a few years back. We played it on his xbox 360. It was fun.

[@rakeshshaze5698]

i used to play the demo with my siblings on the xbox 360. good game i loved it might have to cop the full version

[@all2mimi]

i used to play this game all the time on my 360. I will forever love this game!

[@hexyt9689]

Good video bro you could tell that you researched a lot

[@mcbyt]

Thanks

[@OsthatoAlfakyn]

8:27 idk if anyone will see this but I actually happen to have the Compound map from Cobalt Workshop Challenge 1 stored on disk, if anyone is interested. I am not the creator to be clear. Just tested it with the level editor and it still works

[@lando3585]

Last night I saw someone with the cape that was in the video of minecraft talking about moving to Microsoft

[@nezza7471]

I still play cobalt and cobalt WASD to this day- fantastic games though I still prefer the original to this day

[@mcbyt]

Yeah, I prefer the original as well. WASD just isn't as fun imo

[@Username-hi8kx]

I still remember seeing cobalt way back on the old launcher

[@ofareh]

i miss that launcher

[@Toasted_2-9]

I still love this game

[@embedyt]

i literally just realized how small ur channel is wtf the entire video didnt look like a product from 5.5k keep going my dude, you'll get to 100k soon.

[@mcbyt]

Glad you enjoyed, these do take quite a while to make so I'm happy that it shows. I'll just keep grinding yeah, eventually I'll grow to that point. I'm already having probably the best month on KZbin I've ever had, which is insane

[@JayFaychAych]

I played the cobalt demo a LOOOONG time ago and just remembered it while playing terraria

[@scirp6039]

i love your videos dude, these are all so good. youre gonna be big.

[@mcbyt]

Appreciate it man, I hope so

[@Bl4z3MC]

Wow I didn't know about this guy that recently recieved a Cobalt cape!

[@deciding]

Really interesting video with a ton of effort put into it, amazing video man

[@mcbyt]

Appreciate it man, glad you enjoyed :)

[@LilPolvito]

i remember playing this game like 3 years ago

[@1haust]

and

[@Ðez]

I met fatal thornz on hypixel a couple days ago with his cobalt cape

[@Cuahra]

I met FatalThornz on mineplex a week ago, they didn’t seem to be to fond of the attention from the cobalt cape.

[@mcbyt]

Yeah, didn't seem that way on Blockmania either. They've received a lot of hate and a lot of bothering over the cape. Not fun, I imagine :(

[@kyleegan2830]

A marketing giant giving another ip no marketing at all… if I were oxeye studios I would be P.O all the way thru my next game. Such bullshit. Compare it to the development of minecraft. They had whole months to do SOMETHING! Anything, to help cobalt grow a little.

[@aha6n]

congratulations man

[@mcbyt]

tysm man, at this rate I'll get 10k in no time

[@no.1partyanthem]

I remember getting in touch with Fox via twitter in 2017/18 and he was willing to sell me a cobalt code cape that he had for $50, I didn't buy it. I regret it

[@FoxPlays_Games]

yo curiosity is killing me here what do you use for your minecraft stuff with the items and your other stuff ?

[@comrademax9254]

Im glad i got recommended this

[@pokepe12]

I thought i was the only one who still played this game lol, such a gem.

[@sam4gaming135]

Weirdly was just searching for colbat and found this

[@mcbyt]

Ah, hopefully you enjoyed :)

[@puffersfish4296]

I've seen xeronsis playing before and i didnt know he had cobalt cape lol

[@official.thebox]

yo dude ur vids are so good! keep it up

[@AirStuffTheGoat]

I played it on the 360 and it was so much fun to play with my cousin

[@Clanps]

I used to play cobalt back in the day, forogt it existed

[@sinisterpopulation]

I remeber it always on the side of the old launcher and I always wanted to get it but I never had money cuz i was a little kid lmao

[@BaccaDeww]

grats on 5k dude!! deserved

[@mcbyt]

Thanks man

[@yummywaffle1268]

According to xinabox, Cronathesnowball is in fact locked.

[@mcbyt]

Very likely, yeah

[@rile8755]

Glad you've revived the channel since invaded gg

[@mcbyt]

ggs

[@nikkiexdd]

Amazing story! hoping for scrolls story video soon ;p

[@mcbyt]

I finally got a good source for info, so keep an eye out :P

[@nikkiexdd]

@@mcbyt awesome! :D

[@DaEliteGamer117]

Wait does this mean that if we make beautiful maps now for 2 yrs we can still get the cobalt cape in 2024?

[@Finity_twenty_ten]

Guess so. But don't think it will be easy!

[@maxmostrom6666]

My uncle is Pontus, this video popped up on my recommended

[@mcbyt]

Haha, awesome!

[@vikramkaramsetty300]

Just saw someone named "ellevana" in my game. Had a cobalt..

[@S41L0R]

I remember downloading that demo

[@shiftyss1503]

I used to play cobalt all day on my 360

[@blackcatpirates8134]

Awesome video dude

[@shodxy_9867]

I remember cobalt from the xbox 360 menu

[@yeetos6514]

why is the background gameplay not cobalt lmao

[@mcbyt]

i am mincraf yotoberrrrr And I just didn't think cobalt gameplay would look as good, personally. I enjoy the game but I don't think 2D games make for good background footage in most cases.

[@GasteMicki]

That is Lund University , Sweden on the picture not Malmo

[@mcbyt]

yes, he studied at lund

[@MrBLARG85]

That’s a really cool cape

[@ZÏ̇̃]

Love these videos! Great quality and you actually upload! (compared to ignChucky or xinabox XD)

[@mcbyt]

I try yeah haha, they've both just been really busy with school though. I've been able to do school from home which is really helpful

[@hould]

blueface baby yeah ayy

[@SweepSwapInUrWalls]

texture pack? and does it give good fps?

[@pnkbnes]

I used to play the 360 demo for hours just 1v1 anyone that wanted to

[@m.a3117]

same

[@markeddeer9384]

I only played the demo and it still fun

[@silence2143]

I have this game on my pc, Last played it 2 months ago, did bot matches since the multiplayer community is basically dead now

[@1haust]

no it's not lmao

[@1haust]

hypixel has 100k+ players, the game is just growing

[@mcbyt]

adhd, he's talking about Cobalt, not Minecraft. And yeah, I wish there was some more multiplayer Cobalt games going on :/

[@silence2143]

@@mcbyt Would it be possible to play cobalt multiplayer with some friends?

[@judahmullings536]

Cobalt was the BEST

[@qeb]

what texture pack are you using?

[@mcbyt]

MCBPC v3, v3 is private but v2 is on my channel

[@FR4UDST4R]

3:04 so thats where blueface got his name

[@gemstown]

cobalt baby

[@mcbyt]

yeah ight

[@gemstown]

@@mcbyt just joined the discord havin ah blasty btw

[@redsus3857]

I still play to this day...

[@Findowry]

Hi, if i buy this game, can i get the cape?

[@NexurentMusic]

premiere gang

[@mcbyt]

premiere gangggg

[@diegorabr]

My man over here being the most underrated minecraft channel and Dream faking speedruns

[@nav8656]

when u get to 100k remember me

[@Cubick]

Can’t wait to see this video! Edit: Looks like I’m the only one waiting :(

[@hughsgarbagetrucks]

H

[@mcbyt]

Hope you enjoyed it :p

[@turner4885]

unique content 10/10

[@mcbyt]

tyty :)

[@zcookiesss3113]

What Texture pack do u have

[@y3sif]

wait this isnt fitmc's son?

[@goworge]

Hey could you possibly give us the pack?

[@mcbyt]

MCBPC, the current version is unreleased (and will stay that way until I finish it) but an older version is available on my channel.

[@threelui3062]

Thanks for the credit

[@mcbyt]

Of course man, thanks for the help

[@splinty8585]

only 9k get this man to 30k

[@noice8985]

2 decades ago?

[@natan6218]

Great video, and what is the outro music?

[@mcbyt]

Thanks man! The outro music is Full Of Gold by ARORA.

[@p_tr1ck]

Tully had RYZE08 by the way LOL it was in com

[@mcbyt]

Yeah, kinda glossed over it. If/when I end up doing a video about cobalt capes it'll go into more detail

[@dudesweat6788]

So even if I make a map in 2020 I will get the cape?

[@mcbyt]

Theoretically, but you probably will have to make a LOT of really good maps.

[@4ddivt]

Texturpack?

[@mcbyt]

MCBPC v3, v3 is private but v2 is on my channel

[@denami8993]

Why is the majority of the video is about minecraft capes and not the game itself though?

[@mcbyt]

It was meant to be more about the development of the game and the tournaments. My audience is very interested in special capes, so I mentioned those as well, but I kept it to just a few minutes.

[@denami8993]

@@mcbyt still the majority of the video is about them however isn't the video title is a bit missleading (its a nice video and I didn't knew about this until know[also thank you for the quick response])

[@empress6470]

why premiere

[@mcbyt]

I premiere every video, it gives a nice live chat so I can talk with viewers :)