The World of Unofficial Gaming Books - Diamondbolt

[@Delta21OnYT]

"Yes... I'm writing with my feet" Good to know Dan Schneider became an author for kids books

[@partymix1997]

Lol

[@BroomPusher2024]

"GOD, DAMN IT, DAN!"

[@randomprotag9329]

regardless of the rest of the of the book. i do kinda like the fact the the author thought of that when given the quality target it could hav been completely ignored

[@theneighborskid3179]

well he's not going to be writing for adults, that's too far out of his dating range

[@rurihime4965]

Dan the man with a plan Schneider

[@pablofett565]

Owning the Minecraft guide books is the most OP collection ever.

[@Satellaview1889]

Honestly they have somewhat garbage advice, but have such wonderful theming and production that there just fun to own.

[@thicboi9936]

My school stole them

[@Mothbean]

False. That's owning every Bionicle novel

[@cristykropa3928]

How in the name of the lord did you comment before this video was uploaded

[@pablofett565]

@@cristykropa3928 I’m magic

[@crimson7427]

The series that "Invasion of the Overworld" is from is actually surprisingly very good. It starts out as a TRON knockoff mixed with an anti-bullying psa, but evolves over the many books in to something actually really cool. Give it a chance if you haven't already.

[@DiamondBolt]

I read some of them when I was younger and I was obsessed with the series, can definitely vouch for it being great!

[@Inkyink]

@Ethan Brean All 3... yeah.... *casually sweeps the other 9 books I've read under the rug* Just 3 haha yep definitely not reading those haha...

[@gracekim1998]

Um so even if it’s parody….you say knock off?😅

[@gracekim1998]

@@Inkyink I’m gonna ignore that last part as I’d rather figure it out myself if I ever read it

[@neouniverse4834]

Lol

[@xavi5876]

I remember buying a “Hacks for Games for Gamer” book in the 3rd grade for 20 dollars at a book fair at school because I thought it had some sick secrets when in reality 90% of the games were ones I’ve never played and the other were things I already knew. I hid the book in my closet because I felt ashamed for wasting money on it.

[@jacobmills1064]

Wait! I had that book!

[@Nelson_rod_riguez]

I remember back in the 2010’s everybody had Minecraft books in school.

[@IcyDiamond]

I legit got a Dairy Of A Minecraft Zombie book because my friend had one

[@gamingnubs7628]

I have like damn near every book pre 2016. I own the 4 guides, that blockopedia thing, the magazine and some weird survival strategy guide with latin words on the cover.

[@phantombit_zemeti3031]

There was one of those GameKnight99 books in my former school library back then. Idk how but I tend to borrow and read those books

[@noaht2005]

I remember

[@alexrogers9374]

How are you so wise in the ways of people in 2010

[@mrspiffy8587]

Real talk, the *official* Minecraft novels are really good. The Island is honestly one of my favorite books ever, and it's crazy to think the same guy that wrote World War Z, wrote Minecraft: The Island

[@rickrossstretchmarks]

Honestly, the island is a certified hood classic

[@CoraCreates]

From what I’ve heard, Jablinski Games voices the audiobook. I think.

[@rickrossstretchmarks]

@@CoraCreates Jack Black????

[@daltontharp4002]

Yes two completely different types of books

[@mrspiffy8587]

@@rickrossstretchmarks yep. The one and only

[@3slicessenpai]

As an aspiring author, this video has given me more confidence on my own work's quality vs the internet's baseline for quality.

[@IcyDiamond]

Do you think what you’ll write will be better than Dairy Of A Minecraft Zombie?

[@kaijuking1222]

@@IcyDiamond Diary of a Minecraft Zombie is copyright infringement. Though it is something, I think this person's book will be better than something a two year old could write.

[@IcyDiamond]

@@kaijuking1222 Yeah it most likely will be lol

[@notJCS]

Fellow aspiring author here, I'm just glad to see the bar is this low for modern publishing.

[@DrAwe-fi6we]

To this day I'm proud of owning the Club Penguin Official Guide: Epic Edition. Even if it's completely useless now...

[@IeatcheeseLBB]

@E. its isnt even though it is similar

[@IeatcheeseLBB]

@E. well ur right but it isn’t really the same tbh

[@Qween_Junkfood]

I own the secret agent handbook to this day lol

[@altaccountandstuff]

@E. well shit

[@KeejTV]

I just hover over the video and see the certified hood classic "Diary of a farting creeper" Diamondbolt is a true nexus for culture, both bold and brap.

[@FectoElfilin]

Post the copypasta. *You know the one.*

[@lockout5731]

since books are my life i just read the Clifford books as a scholastic fan

[@bigtreeguy7336]

It’s a simple life.

[@mrtuber8207]

A true scholar

[@ben10incorparated15]

pfp checks out

[@_grievous_the_epok_gamur_7140]

I agree with this man..

[@pcb1175]

Anyone looking forward to the Clifford movie?

[@HemmTBM]

This guy actually spent his money on these. Huge respect to him for that

[@DarrenSmith-j8m]

What if he just borrowed them

[@yamum1480]

the 7 dislikes are the kids that are missing one book out of the minecraft guide book collection

[@Moon-nk3co]

These things are the best, because you can tell which ones were written by people who have no idea what the game is. I once found an unofficial guide to Pokémon that suggested all sorts of things, including having more of the same type moves on a Pokémon.

[@IcyDiamond]

They looked on the wiki page of the games and then started writing

[@theantagonist801]

@@IcyDiamond they looked at the Fanon* page

[@IcyDiamond]

@@theantagonist801 Ah I see

[@sparky6946]

my life has been on a downword spiral ever since i could walk but thanks to diary of a farting creeper my life finally has meaning in this bleak wasteland i call home, so thank you the Mr. Diamondbolt for this gift i shall cherish this forever

[@Inkyink]

You can immediately tell that most of these books are written by tired parents of their hyper gamer children... and I kinda almost respect that.... *almost*

[@spidergalva]

Me: “Yeah I’m religious” My religion: - Lots of love from me and Wario

[@bleepblock2177]

Warianity

[@scurie2179]

certified Waluigi *WArranted*

[@thischannelisnowdead.dontr2631]

Sorry that your invite got stolen by a corporate puppet.

[@danyaalhussain9860]

Waluigi

[@thejonkler224]

@@thischannelisnowdead.dontr2631 byleth and sora solo waluigi tbh

[@sethboyle90]

Something about reading a unofficial books feels curse and awesome at the same time. Telling you a lot of information about the game or the story behind the game etc

[@partymix1997]

'fake story' like fortnite has a official crossover with Batman that tells the true story

[@ZimVerse]

I Love How These Books Pretend That These Things Happened In Real Life.

[@IcyDiamond]

Wait so Minecraft isn’t real?

[@_grievous_the_epok_gamur_7140]

HOW DID YOU POST THIS BEFORE IT WAS EVEN MADE!?..

[@ZimVerse]

@@_grievous_the_epok_gamur_7140 As You Can See, I Have Certain Mystical Powers

[@ronaldlennier86]

I love how it puts "unofficial" on the front cover as if it is someone to be proud of

[@yamum1480]

I remember that bringing the minecraft guide books to school immediately made you a super popular genius, too bad I never owned them all

[@thesquattingbot6531]

I remember when I was a kid, I absolutely loved the Gameknight999 series, and I also wondered what the unofficial on the front meant.

[@spooder1568]

The gameknight series is y e s i have 24 of them

[@jackeroni216]

Gameknight slapped, I played on his Minecraft server and actually met the man himself!

[@spooder1568]

@@jackeroni216 yo! Whats the ip?

[@jackeroni216]

​@@spooder1568 I met him in like 2016, I looked it up and apparently the server was hacked and shut down permanently.

[@thegravityguy4654]

@@jackeroni216 that’s pretty neat

[@geothom]

Theres an actually good Minecraft diary series called "Diary of a 8-Bit Warrior." It follows a villager who wishes to become a warrior. Theres actually alot of lore in it. You should give it a read if you have not.

[@kirbth4769]

Yeah it's definitely the best unofficial minecraft book series

[@ConeHeadMan1]

Yessir

[@Faolan-qe9vl]

aw, heck yea!

[@characookie241]

Diary of an 8 bit warrior low key slaps. There's a fricking let it go parody in the 6th book, it's incredible.

[@monso0n805]

Owning the 4 minecraft tip books makes you more powerful than Thanos, change my mind...

[@uwuwhatsdisnoticesyourbulg1538]

Diamond bolts shirt is what I aspire to be everyday.

[@lamolevi9357]

Yes

[@coltforceplayer]

Fortnitesexgamer69 be like:

[@raphaeldagamer]

I love the use of the old "Herobrine in Minecraft Pocket Edition" video.

[@kal0pr]

That shirt is just…. so amazingly artistic like, Mona Lisa eat your heart out

[@Desto995]

Thank you for reading these bedtime stories to us Diamondbolt, now I can sleep

[@dumbdenki3164]

Him flipping the pokeball on the cover gives me serious, "no copyright law in the universe is gonna stop me," vibes.

[@BostonMBrand]

I need more unoffical book reviews

[@emeraldwolf3494]

Me: “Wow, this is a pretty funny video” Diamondbolt: *puts links to all the books he talked about in the description* Me: “Also add simply astounding to that”

[@alex99703]

I actually got the book at 6:25 for my brother as a joke gift. It was outdated in a week when a new season started.

[@coltforceplayer]

Having the original 4 Minecraft Handbooks gives you true power like you’ve never seen before, because I’m actually good at the game now

[@mr.shneeblie5330]

I should mention that all these years later I still have an entire shelf in my room dedicated to Minecraft books. I was obsessed with them, I just counted 44 of them. My favorite series is Elementia Chronicles, it’s actually insanely good. I think all the ones I have are good, a lot of them are by Mark Cheverton.

[@venerex1771]

Bro the Elementia Chronicles was goated

[@sworddemonboggle1491]

Not gonna lie though, the official Minecraft books seem to be well written for kids books, I browse through them at work sometimes. I think it'd be fun to go through official video game books as well, like there's an interesting one for Ico I read a while back and God of War but you may be able to find a bunch more

[@joeburr775]

I remember my parents getting my younger brother 2 unofficial Minecraft books for his birthday, “Herobrines Revenge” and “The Sword of Herobrine”, and I remember reading both of those books and strangely loving the series. They weren’t the best books I’ve read, but they’re still worth a read. Especially since it’s not related to Fortnite.

[@partymix1997]

What about Batman fortnite zero point/ foundation

[@_-Lx-_]

Oh god, not this again. You're seriously doing the "Minecraft good Fortnite bad" thing? I mean I despise Epic and most of their modern stuff sucks but this circle jerk is so dumb.

[@Purtle]

@@_-Lx-_ imo both games are good. i honestly like minecraft more though

[@JD-zp4vn]

When’s the “How to find Aqua for real unofficial guide, DiamondBolt edition?”

[@FerretNoir]

Highly reccomend the Stinky Steve series of books. I own two of them, and they make for a very funny night on discord

[@MREEELEEE]

I remember buying the ‘Diary of a Minecraft Zombie Pixelmon’ book when I was younger and MUCH dumber. I look back on it thinking, “What the hell was I doing!?!?”. At least I learned from my mistakes… God knows I’ve learned from that mistake. I’ll just stick to Diary of a Wimpy kid for all of eternity, because Jeff will never stop making them.

[@vustvaleo8068]

meanwhile in Japan land they have a freaking official Minecraft manga, just look it up.

[@IcyDiamond]

Imagine if they make a Minecraft anime

[@blazy667]

I’m pretty sure the fans created that

[@gracekim1998]

Whoa

[@Talessaga2]

@@blazy667 i think there was an officiañ Minecraft manga published on CoroCoro

[@blazy667]

@@Talessaga2 searched it up and holy heck it exist (and it’s called Minecraft: Journey to the World’s End)

[@roi-77]

Hearing an audiobook say sus is the funniest thing I’ve heard this whole week

[@prix6294]

It’s funny how some unofficial game books just use fan drawings or animation

[@ronaldlennier86]

3:02 I mean it might be impossible for him to survive this considering he's DEAD!

[@IcyDiamond]

But if was born a zombie, does that really make him dead?

[@Gingy_2006]

Bolt, I have one question Where do I get that fabulous shirt?

[@coltforceplayer]

Bruh he didn’t reply

[@grogu9215]

Diary of a minecraft zombie was the most poggers series ever. Edit: just googled it, apparently there's 32 or these things. Might have to buy all of these just to fulfill my childhood fantasy.

[@Its_justa_Leonard]

I remember having two unofficial Minecraft books, “escape from the overworld” and it’s sequel. They were fine, and they felt like actual attempts at storytelling

[@thegravityguy4654]

That series was pretty cool if I remember correctly

[@Terrencetheterrible]

The minecraft bible sounds lovely. Im also excited for the next installmant of E-boy.

[@kank5670]

I remember very vividly a Minecraft book I once read, and it was the closest feeling to death I ever had.

[@metalopod343]

as someone who worked at a library and would see these books all the time, i'm glad someone was brave enough to actually look through them for our amusement. you're a true hero

[@thegravityguy4654]

Our library has a a bunch of Fortnite unofficial guides (like maybe twelve) all by the same guy (also the covers look like stock images of military people)

[@masteredpancake]

Nothin’ like lying down and getting a Diamondbolt notification.

[@DracoPlaysYT]

You forgot the "Unofficial Novel for Minecrafters" books. There are 6: • Quest for the Golden Apple • Return of the Zombie Monks • The Ender Eye Prophecy • Chasing Herobrine • Battle for the Dragons Temple • Saving Xenos

[@compositefrog1811]

Those diary zombie ones were my childhood. I used to read those all the time,over and over again,I donated them around 2 years ago, and last year I bought a couple of the books

[@robertcooper4th259]

0:35 I dare someone to do this with a book series that’s popular and still being written.

[@gamer_moment6982]

I was going through my local library and found those Minecraft Zombie books, and there are OVER 30 OF THEM. I also saw E-Boy, it was quite a heated gamer moment.

[@thatgoldenguy3272]

I used to unironically read the minecraft zombie diary books

[@artic_ct8669]

There is actually 32 diary’s of a minecraft zombies books according to the internet. 33 if you count the special thing

[@nynxile9736]

WHY DID I Laugh at the Minecraft joke

[@TomJake500]

Proof once again that having fun isn't hard, when you got a library card

[@saltypickles7219]

Diary of an 8-bit warrior is a good book series as an unofficial minecraft story

[@redactedredacted1860]

Great vid! I’d love to see more videos covering these.

[@geetoasty]

As a fan of Diary of a Minecraft zombie when I was MUCH younger (DOAMCZ), and the original books were honestly unironically decent. They were really just Wimpy Kid but with a few different characters, a protagonist who isn't a psychopath, and was relatively grounded, with the only magical thing being minecraft mechanics. I don't remember the cluster fuck of a book you read lol

[@ryaquaza3offical]

When you think about it unofficial books are basically just bootlegs but lazier and somehow still legal. Some are actually pretty great though

[@pivotgaming3843]

My school library literally has an outdated fortnite guide. Every time my class goes to the library we head to that corner and marvel at it.

[@henrywilkerson5681]

Zack zombie was my jam when I was younger even though I only read 1 book from the franchise

[@Thatoneliloandstitchloverrr]

Owning all dairy of a zombie kid means ur a king Old days I miss them

[@nightmareriddenlibrarian2924]

I'm waiting for "kirby , a gamers guide to the pink puffball"

[@jaimehernandez3546]

I swear those jokes from the joke book is those jokes I would say for third grade

[@Trenton-om9qs]

Ahh i remember the days when i seen Diary Of A Minecraft Zombie books on the shelf at all times

[@joaqun7734]

A yes, receive fine literature education by diamondbolt

[@eleanorread3881]

Apparently I’m not the only one who laughs whenever I see the “e-boy” series advertised at my local dymocks

[@cannedsas]

One time in 5th grade, one of my classmates decided to grab my throat and pin me to the wall in front of his crush to seem tough. His crush started screaming so he stopped, and he gave me a “minecraft hacks” book so I didn’t tell. Great stuff.

[@davidbronstein2040]

I work in a school and have had to read more of these with the kids than I will ever admit.

[@Jellyman4]

"Play the way *you're* most comfortable with." *starts hacking*

[@sashithesushi9437]

Seeing those Minecraft novels is just giving me flashbacks to the time i found and bought a SkyDoesMinecraft fanfic on Amazon. Good times.

[@ghostface2725]

One of my favorite minecraft unofficial books is diary of a 8-bit warrior

[@ConeHeadMan1]

Best unofficial in my opinion

[@lynnefloyd4096]

Little 13 year old "quirky tomboy" me is screaming. I remember I had my kindle just packed with unofficial guides and books.

[@prtyproductive]

I remember the Diary of a Minecraft Steve books were free on kindle when i was 10. they went from basic Minecraft stuff to doing a Game of Thrones parody within like 10 books.

[@feralhawg867]

That shirt is the best thing I’ve seen all day

[@kj25]

Parents : Gaming ruins you. Stop that and read BOOKS! Books :

[@mondobot5302]

My favorite line from these books are "uh huh. Uh huh We did it!"

[@IcyDiamond]

While doing Gangnam Style

[@mondobot5302]

@@IcyDiamond they should've put best seller the cover

[@IcyDiamond]

@@mondobot5302 They really should’ve

[@DE23]

The Book Fair flyer at my school advertises "The Imposter's Guide to Among Us"

[@thetotaldramaking5427]

Love it when Adam uploads, also I love that shirt 🤣

[@BridgianFoundation]

The surfer villager one is actually quite good as well as this other series The legend of Dave the villager

[@MyNamesFredrick]

The trapped in Fortnite books are basically (from my understanding because I haven’t watched it) SAO. It’s said they need to get a certain amount of wins to get out of the game.

[@timothyvansyckle5162]

This video really needs a part 2, top tier content

[@firefli9975]

"That seems awfully sus." -Amogus Crewmate, 2021

[@cup-o-joe4679]

I need to watch more of a video before I comment on it I had like a 50 page essay originally here not talking about anything negative but I just gone in depth into offical minecraft books

[@MrMiNtElThe1st]

How it feels to play with the kid that has all the Minecraft tips and survival guides Him: do not misunderstand this is not power of your creation! Me wondering how he’s so good: is this the power of a god?!

[@justalex2.0]

When you see a guide book about your favourite game you know you have deleved too deep. Also nice shirt diamondbolt 👌

[@IsaCore2091]

diary of a Minecraft zombie was an absolute hit in my school. you could hardly find ANY in the library. The only one i remember getting my hands on was book #18 "in too deep". An absolute masterpiece. Although i would say the ending was a bit bad. I really wasn't expecting that plot-twist when the drowned was revealed to be prince/king all along (look, i don't remember everything), no matter how many times i read it. ... petition for D.O.A.M.Z to get an animated tv series

[@rosykindbunny1313]

I would watch the hell out of that

[@zanetmh]

"You need to know how to aim to be good at an fps" .... my mind is blown next thing you'll tell me that in order to be good at platformers I need to learn how to jump

[@IcyDiamond]

To be good at video games, you need to know how to push buttons

[@nellieebenezer2805]

11:00 this reads like an angst fan fiction opening

[@soundwavesuperior7522]

When Bolt and I both snickered at I.P Freely I came to the realization that we're all just a bunch of twelve year olds pretending to be older, lol

[@SincerelyValen]

I remember reading a series of books called Diary of an 8-bit Warrior. And let me tell you, those books were the SHIT.

[@mr.preston1632]

Finally, I found another person talking about those books, yes that is true, these are like the Harry Potter books but for gaming

[@achilles726]

Someone else remembers them. There still going strong, with some good twists, some lore, and really nice art.

[@mr.preston1632]

@@achilles726 Correct, lets hope #7 isn’t cancelled

[@characookie241]

There's also a series called tale of an 8 bit kitten which is like a sequel of the 8 bit warrior books but it takes place at the same time.

[@kirbth4769]

@@characookie241 that would be a spinoff

[@xolotelx]

I don't care what anyone says, the best unofficial Minecraft books are the Diary of an 8-bit Warrior series. Those books were my childhood. I will fight you.

[@daddylonglegsyestod7023]

Fac

[@Hero-co9yo]

0:39 no joke I had to rewatch this for the text, just cuz I recognize that font and gradient from a site that lets you make PNGs of text, with difrent fonts and colors, tbh tho, don't blame diamond for using it, its great, and only noticeable by people who put too much effort into their vids

[@Pendleton115]

I appreciate all the Half-Life Icons on your desktop.

[@Oddity2994]

1:16 theres also a villager one. I am so disappointed in myself for begging for those books when I was younger.

[@bl4de780]

I think the best minecraft diary book is the one that is written from the pov of a villager who is learning to fight and adapt to the mc mobs I think it's called diary of a 8 bit warrior and it's actually quite fun to read

[@ConeHeadMan1]

Yessir

[@jokerisinthememe5852]

1:47 That upside-down Pokéball is making me irrationally angry.

[@hoogachakahoogahooga]

BRO YOU PUT IN THE MY FRIEND PEDRO OST THAT SHIT ROCKS HOW ARE YOU THIS CULTURED