Unpacking - Ticking All The Right Boxes

[@Nickseeq11]

I like how Jon's escapism from moving house is moving house in a game.

[@strikes_again]

House flipper. Where you tidy up a house, and ignore the mess in your own...

[@It_is_I_Rogal_Dorn]

@@strikes_again yes, and also said how he didn´t like "real-life simulators"

[@wyatthauhn34]

jon’s escapism is simply it not being hard to unpack

[@bitequation314]

Not realising the two striped purple items of clothing go together is such classic Jon.

[@CaptainAwsome]

or what are obvously not socks

[@zebn2253]

@@CaptainAwsome What are those?

[@CaptainAwsome]

@@zebn2253 panties

[@Tori-wt7dy]

@@zebn2253 omfg 😂

[@kdl79]

I loved that part. Agonizing on whether to hang the obvious sleep shirt and then getting the matching pants right after and being line “WTF are these things? Curtains??”. So funny.

[@Independent_Bluds]

The pajama top on the hangar killed me😂 ... and she is going to knock over a teacup trying to get a paper towel

[@baerauble]

I had a bit of a moment when he put the computer monitor on the desk in a position that it can't be in front of the chair.

[@theguyyouhate]

@@baerauble the keyboard as well. you'd almost belive he isn't used to sitting in front of a PC the way he set that up.

[@cartermariano]

I had to laugh at the game saying "NO Jon, you don't put the bottle of cooking oil near a heat source".

[@torgranael]

I didn't even notice the stovetop. I figured the game wanted space for dishes to drain after being washed.

[@robertlarson7224]

Jon's non-backlit handheld game system rant brought back a looooot of memories of long road trips spent waiting for each light on the road so I could see the screen

[@Turbo3032]

Telling your Pokemon to attack by just knowing where the moves were in the list and then waiting until the motorway lights to see the damage, pure nostalgia!

[@robertlarson7224]

@@Turbo3032 Absolutely! I even used to have the layout of the towns memorized so I could still (very roughly) get where I needed to go.

[@ICULooking]

And rummaging for batteries

[@TheMrJinzz]

Jon: no, that toy doesn't go into the bed as a student anymore Me, a 21 year old student cuddling with my toy dog: surprised Pikachu face

[@FiXato]

I could totally see the toy pig on the bed at the foot end too. :)

[@donovanfaust3227]

26 and I still have a stuffed animal in bed

[@d.e.564]

I’m 19 and still have a large stuffed seal, a small manatee, and a dog plush in my bed. Sure, I write grant proposals and do research, but I have no shame about my friends. The seal is a great pillow and I’ve had the manatee since I was 9 or 10.

[@MJFallout]

surprised Pikachu face is legit

[@gnaskar]

I was 28 when I moved my teddybear to beside the bed. But that was entirely out of concern for his continued survival.

[@michaelmarrinan9981]

Never knew how passionate i was about unpacking, frankly insane seeing jon putting his text books on a top shelf when hell presumeably be using them daily

[@evgeniysmirnov7931]

Socks, huh? With cute little ribbons on them? Something tells me those are not socks...

[@franz4229]

i also thought that we need claire to explain that these are not socks :D

[@Rush2201]

While I agree they most likely are not socks, a friend of mine is very happy with her socks that have ribbons and frilly lacy bits and so on. She really likes socks.

[@sweetpeabee4983]

Jon putting the pads super deep in the cabinet under the sink instead of right next to the toilet makes me wanna cry lmao.

[@matthewfarrell1763]

But... It's a sometimes thing, right? 😅

[@Tori-wt7dy]

@@matthewfarrell1763 ...

[@d.e.564]

Yeah, but if they’re next to the toilet, they’re out in the open and can be exposed to humidity. Sure, they’re wrapped and all, but it just feels weird to me!

[@Tori-wt7dy]

@@d.e.564 oc was referring to them being near the front of the cabinet under the sink: i.e., 'right next to the toilet'.

[@pvtTalo24]

@@matthewfarrell1763 They are frequent enough, you generally don't want the pads to be out of reach

[@wsconsn]

Claire: Jon can you help me unpack!? Jon: I’m on it!

[@ThehandleSigmawasstolenfromme]

I feel Claire would not let him, as he can't seem to distinguish underwear from socks

[@ssmith3573]

@@ThehandleSigmawasstolenfromme Exactly - keeping himself entertained IS the best way he can help?

[@dave787]

Top comment

[@theshybiguy2908]

Some of the decisions that Jon made in the kitchen were borderline psychopathic and I'm not sure I feel safe watching his videos anymore

[@mktj1]

Right? I wanna see Claire do a reaction video to this.

[@ElvisBlueMoon]

Let's just hope that Claire is the one to unpack and set up the kitchen in the new place...

[@eliwam400]

He put a crockpot on top of the upper cabinet. Those things are heavy

[@DemDoolies]

man put the freaking george forman grill in a more accessible spot than the cutting board

[@Silverhawk100]

Have you seen his cooking videos?

[@behelevator1279]

-"All they do is bleep at you when theyrr hungry or make a mess and then die and its sad. I dont get it" -owns a cat

[@jacksonheichel2318]

The sandwich press in the kitchen is definitely something a well-meaning relative gave to the unpacker that was accepted, will be put on a shelf in the kitchen, and never used.

[@littlenikke]

I would've shoved that sucker under the sink and forgotten about it until I moved out.

[@Tuskin38]

I don't think that was s sandwich press, I think it was just a small grill.

[@klisurovi4]

As a college stundent, a sandwich maker is by far my most used appliance tbh

[@SuperRedNovaDragon]

I actually would prefer a sandwich press to make my sandwiches toasty over a toaster. But realistically, since I own neither I use the stove with a skillet and butter to toast bread.

[@Whodunit871]

'Twas the gameboy advanced SP that was the first to have a backlight. What a revolutionary time to be alive that was.

[@ikxalenull7]

Jon... those weren't socks. also i have a bunch of plushies on my bed they're comfy oh boy jon you really aren't an early 20 year old girl

[@Tori-wt7dy]

He shoved the pads in the very back under the sink 😭

[@XJDenton]

A toasted sandwich maker was literally the only appliance any student brought with them when I was at uni!

[@TypicallyThomas]

Same. Literally no other appliance

[@MJFallout]

truth. I had one and other students who didn't were rather envious.

[@seanblackhurst7844]

Those who had the forman grill where the kings of campus :)

[@thebpphantom]

Bop-It? BOP-IT!?!? That's a SIMON Jon!! It was a genre defining toy in sci-fi! Sweet buttery jeebus.

[@donovanfaust3227]

To be fair Bop-It is just zany Simon Says

[@HarmGeerts]

As Jon is an egg carton he is not bothered by the PC case standing where a mere human would put his legs when sitting in front of the computer screen.

[@cartermariano]

Back then everyone though the PC should be near or in the ground, somehow no one though dust clogging the entire case was a thing.

[@madthundercat]

@@cartermariano back then pc cases had almost no airflow and no vent in the bottom anyway, plus theres no room on the desk and the floor is wooden, not a carpet

[@MW-pb2gf]

Jon putting the tower under the desk was one of the more normal decisions he made this entire video. That was very standard practice Back In The Day.

[@entropyzero5588]

Do you guys put your PCs _on_ your desks? But… why? That takes up so much valuable desk space and unless you waste hundeds of dollars on some LED-setup, it usually looks kinda ugly as well. The only time I've ever seen a PC on the desk instead of under it was one of these tiny toaster-sized ones. This includes every one of my own PCs, my friends' and family's PCs as well as every office PC I can think of right now.

[@farshnuke]

I was born in 92 but I felt such nostalgia. It's funny seeing all the women and people with similar experience freaking out at Jon over not knowing about panties and pads. I remember it wasn't until a few years ago that I stopped being physically repulsed by the colour pink. Society digs its claws in deep about enforcing ignorance

[@joej8458]

9:00 Fairly certain that game was called "Simon;" at least in North America. "Bop-It!" was the long, stick-like one with the purple button in the middle.

[@BioFake1]

It was also called "Simon" in France, so ... Jon must be mixing up the two games

[@joej8458]

@@BioFake1 kinda figured that was the case, but I know sometimes names differ like Walkers Crisps are Lay's Chips in Canada.

[@samreid6010]

It’s basically Simon Says, right?

[@AmandaDavis6130]

@@samreid6010 kind of. It would light one of the four colored buttons, and you would have to hit the same color. Then it would light up a second one, and you had to hit the first then second. And so on and so forth, the sequence getting longer until you messed up repeating it.

[@cochemoche]

10:40 Jon unpacking a child's bedroom: "There's my rubber, I feel like that can stay out, that's absolutely fine." At least where I live, a rubber means condom, not eraser

[@spooky_basil202]

I loved my Tamagotchi. It started out as a tadpole and it grew into a fish, starfish, octopus etc. depending on what you fed it 🥰

[@dragmire3D]

Man, I remember having a bed like the first one. Just hang your blanket draping over the side and you got a pretty cool fort. Don't forget your flashlight when you're building your most secret lego designs!

[@samreid6010]

It’s essentially a nicer version of the bed I have in my dorm. Desk under the bed is great for saving space.

[@suiri277]

"How olds this kid can't be too young because it needs to use a ladder...." My physcotic 2 year old who's been climbing since she was just over a year old would disagree my friend.

[@Allesef]

i think the real thing that proves the kid can't be too young is they're being trusted to unpack their own stuff.

[@EdsonR13]

Ive slept in bunks as far back as I can remember

[@sotnosen95]

Speaking as a 25-year-old woman with a multitude of plushies in her bed, one of which she's had since she was like 3-5 years old, you are *greatly* underestimating the bond a young woman has with her plushies.

[@NevG27]

I'm an 89 kid, and I never had a Tamagotchi (probably due to money). My first e-pet was a digivice (I think it was the orange one? Can't really remember) I think the Gameboy Advance SP was the first one with a backlit screen (it had a button for it and everything). I remember trying to play silver on my GBC in the car and playing by streetlight.

[@BRUXXUS]

83 kid here, with a 90 kid sister. I ended up adopting her Tamagotchi after she got bored of it.

[@cartermariano]

I'm a 77 kid and I also had a generic tamagochi, but could never had a handheld, those were too expensive.

[@AmandaDavis6130]

Didn’t have a tamagotchi growing up myself. I briefly considered buying one of the new ones for fun, then I saw the price tag and decided nope. 😅 As for Gameboy, I think there was a version with a light prior to the SP, but I don’t think it was available in the US (it was called the Gameboy Light or something like that). But Gameboy Advance SP was definitely nicer, and was actually my first Gameboy. I actually still have it, and after 14 years it still works!

[@Dealanach]

As someone allergic to mold and mildew: "NO, DON'T LEAVE THE SPONGE IN THE ACTUAL SINK BASIN!"

[@sovietmoose5624]

He has the perfect sink for sponge laying and he PUT IT IN THE SINK!

[@Schneeregen_]

The toy Jon got confused by at 4:30 is actually the character Cactus from WitchBeam's previous game, Assault Android Cactus.

[@Chronosv2]

That's a really neat reference. Didn't notice until the College section myself but I think it's really neat.

[@ZakisHereNow]

I wonder if the pinkish purple stripped pajama pants, match the pinkish purple stripped top literally hanging in the closest... hmmm

[@BRUXXUS]

Then the next set of pajamas he immediately recognizes as.... pajamas. 😂

[@FluffyDragon]

No no, that striped top has a lot of buttons, so clearly that's a formal shirt only for fancy engagements, like job interviews Jon turns up to the interview wearing a pyjama top, jeans, and underpants on his feet

[@madthundercat]

yeah how does he not see those 2 items have the same colour and stripes, -10 perception

[@RinAldrin]

When Jon asked if the GBC had a backlit screen I went "nope". We didn't get that until the GBA SP, I still recall the commercials where the kids were humming silent night while playing their SPs.

[@AmandaDavis6130]

I think there was a Gameboy Light, but I don’t know if it was available outside of Japan.

[@marcpatenaude7820]

I love the fact that the clock on the microwave changed time as he went through the kitchen

[@b.a.m.5078]

I wasn't expecting a nostalgia trip today.

[@Tink00]

My plan: Watch this while cleaning my house The reality: Watching this instead of cleaning my house

[@XOIIOXOIIO]

It would be cool if this game showed you where the majority of where people put things to see how common the spots you picked are.

[@athatcher9367]

"if you asked me when was 1997 i'd be all like 'oh 5 years ago,'" -Jon my response: i am 23 and i was born in 1997...

[@qovro]

2+3 = 5. You're actually 5.

[@5Andysalive]

Oh you get there. Some day you look at a number and think "That can't be right". And some young people tell you, that it is.

[@TypicallyThomas]

@@qovro Nice! I'm gonna be 7 again in a few days then

[@athatcher9367]

@@qovro my goodness... you’re right! I really should not be driving this car

[@ogrejd]

The "witch book" looked suspiciously like a big plastic VHS case for E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial...

[@cartermariano]

Wasn't ET a bit old for the late 90's?

[@kirstywalker6950]

I love the sound the objects make when being placed. The wood sounds and best for me the bowls being stacked on top of each other

[@rowwhite9569]

Jon you said in the first one about the child being young because of the toys. Adults can have toys too. I have many many (to many probably) cuddly toys.

[@officialteaincorporated243]

Up until the word cuddly, I somewhat thought you were referring to sex toys

[@Business_Skeleton]

Love hearing jon go on rants about random things.

[@DanielTimberwolf]

Jon: "Dragon is too big for the bed' Me: Dragon IS the bed...

[@AccessDenied20078]

Smart man smart man

[@ASMRaphael]

How topically accurate taking into account Jon's moving adventures! :D

[@beepboop4300]

Jon: When was 1997 I would say 5 years ago, no several decades actually cause I'm old. Me born in 1997: Yeah Jon I know I'm old now...

[@bigguy978978]

Same

[@jonahstoehr3637]

1996 here but same :(

[@Nassifeh]

😭

[@fleacythesheepgirl]

Me watching kids in their 20s call themselves old: 👵🏽

[@rocketpunchgo1]

You young whippersnappers. I was 3 years old when the first Super Mario Brothers released. Grandpa over here

[@HangTimeNinjas]

"1997 was a long time ago", Thank you, I'm officially old now xD

[@Kage-Yami]

The little tiny details in this game are amazing - like, the digital alarm clock is flashing 12:00 because it doesn't have a battery and the time needs setting. :D. A nicely organised "sock" draw, huh? Those "sock"s are facing different directions...

[@kylemarston8650]

Poor Claire unpacking is going to be a nightmare

[@Tori-wt7dy]

I'm not sure Jon's allowed to unpack 😂 Even if he is, I highly doubt he's allowed to organize.

[@kylemarston8650]

@@Tori-wt7dy We will know this when we get several long unplanned off day live streams titled Claire says I need to stop touching things

[@Tori-wt7dy]

@@kylemarston8650 lol 😂

[@Usedtohavemyrealnameonhere]

Gameboy advanced sp was the first to have the backlit screen, though the color had a light attachment you could buy. Like a book light.

[@AmandaDavis6130]

I think there was a Gameboy Light, but I’m not sure it was available outside of Japan

[@Tori-wt7dy]

This video is driving me insane for a multitude of reasons. I'll be surprised if Claire allows Jon help unpack.

[@markhenderson6389]

Almost passed on watching this one, thinking there's no way a game about unpacking would be at all interesting. Couldn't have been more wrong - thanks for another fantastic video!

[@WarhammerGeek]

I was shocked for a second at 10:42 when Jon mentions a rubber (in reference to an eraser) because in the US that's slang for condoms.

[@SkyUchihaxX]

This isn't a game about Jon unpacking, it's a game about Jon explaining exactly how old he is lmfao

[@e.millustration1759]

pretty sure those were folded up knickers, not socks xD

[@Tsuruoto]

Indeed. Its a pair of unmentionables drawers, jon. Lol.

[@e.millustration1759]

@@Tsuruoto some drawers in a drawer

[@ChulioRCHulio]

I guess playing games with a connection to moving is somewhat a therapy for the stress.

[@jurriendevries]

Jon, I love you man. The stories you make around the games you play, absolutely wonderful. Never fails to cheer me up.

[@kokosan09]

so charming! the GBC had a phenomenal attachment for light and it was the best thing ever.

[@MTGeomancer]

I wish university was like that ... Mine had tiny rooms, large shared bathrooms, and no kitchen of any sort. Also, hot plates/grills of any variety were not allowed. You could have a mini fridge and microwave, that was about it. I was in university a little before 2004, and you're absolutely right about 1997 ... can't believe that's over 20 years ago. Still ... makes me nostalgic.

[@inkyGhosty]

At this point I feel like I've moved houses with Jon and Claire and Tabby.

[@the_Book_778]

Jon, that multi coloured toy was a Simon Says, a repeating pattern game. Bop its are something entirely different, they were noisy and I was never allowed one because they were noisy.

[@2Cerealbox]

I'm now wondering how much of Jon's channel is secretly autobiographical.

[@wsconsn]

That would make all the genocide...troublesome.

[@2Cerealbox]

@@wsconsn That could be, like, dealing with a cockroach infestation.

[@brandonadkins9435]

@@wsconsn not to mention all the cannibalism!

[@AccessDenied20078]

@@brandonadkins9435 @Buster Bear What is this rimworld?

[@5Andysalive]

When he starts vlogging kill-everything runs....

[@wolf3dv]

Oh my, Minidiscs! I actually started collecting and using them about a year ago lol

[@ryankelley9572]

My favorite part of this video was listening to the UK naming of household products (e.g. the bin, bin-bags, squeegees, kitchen roll, chopping board)

[@NoReplyAsset]

aawww this reminds me of Nitrome! 🥺 I used to love pixel games not bc of any console games but bc of Nitrome's pixel aesthetic flash games! :)

[@fredblues7175]

Back in my day our handheld had American football or hockey, both played with red lights for both teams, you gameboy kids!!!

[@KashouWannabe]

One of my fave videos, I too needed a chill one last night/today. Thanks Jon and Claire.

[@andergustafson6664]

Jon missing the fact that the "sandwich maker" is a george forman is very funny to me

[@WrenBrier]

It is actually a sandwich maker though, LOL

[@XDieKillDieX]

@@LazyBitfield Not necessarily. A grill can cook meat, a sandwich press is for bread. I've not tried cooking a steak in a sandwich press but I'm not sure how well it'd go.

[@harpoonlobotomy]

@@XDieKillDieX You can do it. You can cook all sorts in a sandwich press.

[@andergustafson6664]

@@WrenBrier Clearly it is a George Forman Grill and not a panini press you son of a silly person

[@thomasmiller8289]

But... A george foreman is a panini press... Just with a wider marketing scope

[@iamded.]

This game looks delightful and I can't wait for it's release. Thanks for sharing it with us!

[@potatorodka2795]

This game has been on my wishlist for like a year I can't wait!

[@Nanolis]

At least the GBColor got the little USB lamp you could plug in and play, but then drain the AA batteries in like 3 hours.

[@lion5377]

The first back lit game boy was the game boy advance SP. Although I had accessories for my game boy advance one of which was a magnifying glass light combo. I never understood the point of the magnifying glass but the light was awesome.

[@Xenotric]

gamechild! also jon not hiding the diary under the pillow shows that jon didnt do diaries as a child! Also the toasted sandwich maker is important! Can survive entirely on toasted sandwiches!

[@Taolan8472]

"Oh i can put something under the pillow!" *finds diary* "secret diary... in the cupboard." Jon you damn egg carton.

[@FoxMoxin]

This was great, I could watch this all day.

[@NoReplyAsset]

37:36 I didn't expect Jon's tragically low perception to be this bothersome in a pixel unpacking simulator and yet here we are 😭

[@korub1]

I’m pretty sure the grilled sandwich maker is just a multipurpose grill. definitely worth getting for a first place IMO. I had one in my first apartment and it was a lot easier to cook certain meals with than having to babysit a pan on the stove

[@noxironwall2090]

17:21 “10/10 game of the year” stands up, actual game of the year.

[@stillnotscaredofspiders]

When I was a kid in the 90s I was super into foxes, and 30 years later I still am. I even have The Animals Of Farthing Wood on DVD...

[@steel4e1]

Unfortunately I missed the opportunity to download the demo but I absolutely love this! I cannot wait to play this. Thank you for sharing.

[@reece5347]

17:14 Wow moving coat hangers really did clinch game of the year

[@ravenseesall2319]

Jon coping from moving is so fun and wholesome

[@Roytulin]

28:16 ‘Given the lack of storage’ *Laughs at the unrealistically vast array of storage portrayed in university accommodation*

[@greywolf6443]

I still have my original GameBoy on a shelf. There was a massive periferal for that, a combined light and magnifing glas you could slide over it. So you could play at night under your blanket, which I might have done... took 2 AA batteries thought.

[@cory6266]

This was more relaxing than I expected it to be

[@GregPolkinghorne]

Good to see more Aussie games. Looks pretty chill.

[@morindilhrivanar]

7:30 omg MDs!!!! yeah they were so great! had the capacity of a cd but wouldnt get scratched and were RERECORDABLE!!!!! no clue why they never replaced cds tbh ^^'

[@reverse_engineered]

Because Sony owned them and charged huge licensing fees. Sony had a long history of making up proprietary formats and trying to be the exclusive manufacturer or licensor of them. Most failed because competing formats were more common. Blu-ray was the exception, but Sony lost millions to win that war by selling the PlayStation 3 at a significant loss.

[@harpoonlobotomy]

Honestly, it was the expense. When MDs were publicly available, at least where I was, it was the same time as CD/DVD spindles were becoming vastly cheaper than before. For 1 MD, I could almost afford a spindle of 50 CDs. I loved MDs too but the cost of media (and need for a separate, also expensive player) killed them.

[@leecoldsmoke]

Wasn't it just that mp3 players came along and were far superior?

[@ErinsAaron]

Oddly satisfying. Thank you for sharing this gem.

[@LeonNFG]

I love how Jon thinks of the hunky hunky boys when sorting bras

[@jamullin97]

I was born in 1997 and and this was such a trip down memory lane of my earliest foundational experiences

[@katbairwell]

In 1997 I was too busy fucking up my A-levels to keep track of handheld videogame consoles. Gods I feel so old...

[@SimWolfHero]

"I've had my eye on for a while" _Intensifies_ Please mark this on your MATN bingo card

[@neonbunnies9596]

Alternate Title: Jon just gets nostalgia

[@TheCarrot11]

Can't wait for the full game!

[@kornaktanker7633]

so chill, and yet Jon gets caught up in his search for perfection

[@icebear8311]

This made me cry happy tears!, I love your channel!

[@ChulioRCHulio]

Oh Jon getting nostalgia here with this stuff - that is exactly my childhood...except the tamagotchi and rubics cubes - screw rubis cubes but hte rest. Pure nostalgia ^^

[@x4narizu4x]

Me:: hates cleaning and organizing. Also me :: watches him organize for 45 minutes. (Confused Jackie Chan face meme)

[@jonhillman871]

I've learned more about jon in this 45 minute video than the previous 6 or 7 years worth of videos.

[@5Andysalive]

Little does he know, a sandwich maker shared by multiple people is a miracle of nutricion!

[@jvseventeen]

4:22 😅 putting the Troll in the cabinet is a smart move. I was always terrified of them. Also, I keep forgetting Jon is a few years older than me lol I was only 3 in 1997, I dont really remember it, just the Troll my grandmother gave me haunting my dreams with its creepy stare

[@Vikki_T]

This was oddly very calming 😌

[@NetherMorne]

Really? I was pulling my hair out, Jon and I have different concepts of what should go on top shelves (shortie here) lol

[@Vikki_T]

@@NetherMorne haha yeah, he did have me on edge at times. He figured out that the polka dot pajamas were a set but dragged the pink striped pajamas around endlessly passing over each other without connecting the dots. As he was talking about the matching set. 🤣

[@TheFerry7791]

Oh come on Jon, everyone knows that the 90’s were 10 years ago!

[@calicojackrackham9233]

Christmas 1977. Atari. Pong was awesomely cutting edge!

[@boopintonii1446]

I like how this is just a testament to how old John is