Dunkey's Best of 2021

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[@heartbeat4atinman]

Dunkey's relationship with Death Stranding is more compelling than most fictional romance

[@dopeswitch957]

I'm emotionally invested to an unhealthy extent

[@avitaltagar]

It's the first strand type relationship

[@5thkiechannel]

Really makes you feel like the circus is in town

[@DontTakeThisSeriously616]

It's got a little something for everyone

[@jimmbo7542]

It's more compelling than fictional romance because it's actually real.

[@SchaffrillasProductions]

Dude really just ranked Mario Golf above Metroid Dread and ya know what I gotta respect that

[@therealianclarkfanpage6028]

Schaffrillias???

[@nicechad]

Scha what are you doing here

[@knowledgeanddefense1054]

He likes golf, sue him

[@TadeuCunhaMiranda]

Mario Brothers 2 was a little bit better than both tho

[@DontTakeThisSeriously616]

Tell me you would rank Dread right underneath Super Mario Bros 2. Please.

[@Aidswayz]

This year would have been somewhat decent if they released an actual real game. It’s no wonder why Mario Bros 2 constantly wins

[@davidec.4021]

Thank you for the spoilers

[@fortnitebanana9634]

@@davidec.4021 Everyone knew it’d happen. The gap between Super Mario Bros 2 and Bowser’s Fury is huge.

[@aestrobloome]

cruelty squad was the best game of 2021

[@EEvtg]

@@fortnitebanana9634 The real joke is that he doesn't even like SMB2 (and its controversy as a SM game). He's said he prefers 3 and world.

[@Leo-131]

@@EEvtg where did he say that

[@jessegibbs42]

I thought dunkey was biased when he put 3 Nintendo games on the list but I realized he was right when I saw there were 0 dislikes

[@skateplays8880]

4 actually if you count monster Hunter rise

[@BraveMoji]

He’s done it again

[@NilocLR]

@@skateplays8880 monster hunter rise isn’t a Nintendo game it’s not even Nintendo exclusive (it’s on pc) it was just put on the switch because the switch had no monster hunter games

[@JimGames11746]

​@@NilocLRok but like, when are they making the next Monster Hunter for the PlayStation Portable?

[@ShinMegamiTenseiEnjoyer]

@@JimGames11746 what are you talking about, that's the most random comment I've ever seen

[@penguinmonk7661]

Every fucking year he makes the same joke. And yet his storytelling is so engrossing that I fall for every single time.

[@KoOkiEzRoCkz]

SUPE-

[@VoidPlugger]

there IS no Joke, u ever played SMB 2??? shit changes ur life

[@mboz_2108]

Penguin Monk, I gotta be honest with you here. You're right. I think one of the coolest parts of Dunkey's videos is his immense ability to subvert his true thoughts, beliefs and intentions with, as you say, engrossing, rich commentary that you normally couldn't find anywhere else. Dunkey's videos all sort of have an inexplicable charm to them - a format, you could say - that can so easily reel you in as if you were navigating through a catalog of your own subconscious. I.e., he strikes exactly where he knows you're going to be enticed and where you're finally going to feel represented, or at the very least cared for by his capabilities in the craft of coordinated cinematography and personal feelings. It really just feels like he's some sort of magician, some omniscient entity who can so beautifully give you a moment to yourself in a whimsical wonderland of love, respect, and most importantly, what a lot of people have lost during these depressing times - taste. Of all conceptualizations Dunkey understands, it's taste - he knows when he sees a good video, a good game, or a good comment. He knows when he sees a bad video, a bad game, or a bad comment. His tastes are completely, absolutely, undeniably perfected to the point of which even a long, boring rant that you think is actually agreeing with you is actually just that; SUPER MARIO BROTHERS 2 BAYBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE GAME OF THE YEAR EVERY YEAR SUPER MARIO BROTHERS 2 TALKING ABOUT SOME SUPER MARIO BROTHERS 2 OVER HERE SUPE-

[@liar6371]

@@mboz_2108 this comment is a mastapiece 0/5 dunko points

[@yvngbucko]

@@mboz_2108 👏

[@DontTakeThisSeriously616]

Imagine how good this list would be if Dunkey actually existed.

[@drmujtabashaikh8]

Don't read my name

[@onemorescout]

Imagine how good this list would be if Dunkey was black

[@DontTakeThisSeriously616]

@@onemorescout he is. The white guy's just a substitute.

[@PetaGriffin]

@@drmujtabashaikh8 ok

[@BennyBrown00]

@@drmujtabashaikh8 ok

[@DesTr069]

I cannot believe that we live in a universe where Death Stranding is on Dunkey’s list for the year. This makes it the first strand-type best of list we have ever seen

[@Omardawood207]

Truly innovative. 8/10 too much thinking into innovation

[@MrChris98]

It just shows what a lack of good games we had this year

[@davidec.4021]

Truly a strand year this 2021

[@murta]

"Fuck it"

[@ΓιώργοςΣωμαράκης-ξ3ψ]

B R U H breath of the wild was 2 years ago.

[@Erekai]

Metroid Dread was so good, Dunkey gave it a "12" which stands for BOTH 1st place and 2nd place. Go Samus

[@TheSmatt23]

Lmaooo i love the enthusiasm

[@Zyborggian]

He SaId It WaS tHiRd PlAcE yUo dOnT kNoW hOw To LiStEn 😤😆

[@distion]

Go Madden

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

Dunkey's Death Stranding arc is exactly the type of genious only Hideo Kojimbo could write.

[@palestasza]

Actually, I think he prefers genius

[@xxsosbrigadexx12]

Hideo Kojimbo is the even more chaotic and cursed alter ego

[@corey2232]

People do know the red squiggly lines under a word means they misspelled it right? Genious or Genius

[@TheGrumbliestPuppy]

​@@Mruck_Trop Oh man I loved it, but I knew what it was getting into it. And I also totally get why so many people dislike it; it has completely different hooks that most gamers are looking for. It's all about the exploration, vibe, and planning, and takes its time. The beautiful views, the music, the atmosphere, that feeling of lonely adventure. On the other hand, the combat sucks, the story is good but inconsistent (and hidden behind mountains of expositional text), and "survival"/realism elements in games are always *super* tedious for the people that aren't into those features.

[@nurpiet]

@@Mruck_Trop Same. Good game, I love it, but I hate it and I dont wanna play it

[@Twolol]

34 years super mario bros 2 wont hand over the crown

[@Cluter]

Tom Brady ain't got shit on Super Mario Brothers 2

[@khatharrmalkavian3306]

Whenever I hear that opening theme I still feel a heart-pounding panic.

[@rvkasper]

nor does it need to nor should it be expected to

[@sailsmi]

It boils down to Reggie just being scared

[@phunguyen858]

Come back in ten years

[@nicholasgilbert9844]

8:17 and somehow, this joke completely sticks the landing no matter how long you've been watching Dunkey. A mastahpiece

[@KnightKingu]

I swear, it’s funny every year cause I forget the joke then it hits me again

[@stephanguinn7796]

Makes me laugh more every year 😂

[@realcomputerdude100]

It's not a joke, Super Mario Bros. 2 wins every year, it's just that good

[@capribreezee]

A knacksterpiece

[@nicholasgilbert9844]

@@marko6947 You're clearly in the minority here, idk what to tell ya🤷🏼‍♂️

[@nathansims2461]

1:21 I died laughing for about 5 minutes straight after this. It's just further proof that Dunkey can make absolutely anything hilarious

[@anbfm129]

peak dunkey comedy right there

[@reiendowo]

Funniest shit I've ever heard

[@ChristianFrates1997]

The Murray!

[@Callmestev]

Waaaaang

[@centroid41]

I did a full-on smoker's laugh, and I don't even smoke.

[@blankspotato7848]

"Comparing Mario to any fake ass games is like comparing me to a content creator" This the rawest sentence anyone has ever said

[@gnarface3831]

I came to the comments for this. Mans has so much confidence he shits content

[@haoyuan8227]

Facts

[@tylerholbrook8634]

The biggest facts

[@tylerholbrook8634]

Dunkey fake became a content creator, made viral content to prove the system basically only rewards dumb fuck content, and then returned to making actual content

[@zumabbar]

rawer than a sashimi or even a roadkill

[@1ukey]

Dunkey: *gives Death Stranding a 1/5* Also Dunkey: *puts Death Stranding at #7* Looks like we have another Uncharted 4 type game here

[@fakenamerealchungus9851]

Another Last Of Us type game more like

[@spkane86]

Oh, Uncharted 4 is a strand type game?

[@elliottharris7496]

I think you mean to say we're in strand type uncharted territory

[@RCTricking]

Given he started the video talking about how terrible the games in 2021 were, I thought it was a reasonable landing XD

[@maxmalarkey1132]

Dunkey’s evolving relationship with DS has been beautiful to witness.

[@ItsHaldun]

I really appreciate how dunkey's script writing is getting better and better every year. These are a blast to watch

[@Metallizombie]

This is the first strand type review

[@bruh1704]

@@dario4497 true, he didn’t really go into why Mario brothers 2 was such a good strand type Mario game and that really grinds my gears.

[@gavin6487]

It really makes you FEEL like a Dunkey fan

[@cgillis3989]

Personally I thought each games 'spotlight' was a bit too short but I do agree: I always get excited to see Dunkey's reviews

[@bigdawg8875]

Haven’t even watched it yet but liked this comment cos it’s a claaassssic

[@wafflefawfflemcdooodat1124]

i want a whole list of dunky just making noises

[@abcdefgheat1888]

That's actually his first ever video , it's on his meatwad sprite channel

[@loading...948]

Dunkeys best noises

[@milos1967]

"Comparing Mario to other videogames is like comparing me to a fucking content creator" this is already the hardest line of 2022.

[@JonnyBriers]

@@TippyHippy ok, that's the hardest line of 2022

[@speak_no_evil]

@@TippyHippy Based

[@unlucky_thir13en]

@@JonnyBriers It used to be the hardest...now it's just soft.

[@Metalton95]

@@unlucky_thir13en yeah, soft kids these days could learn to take harder lines..

[@quaddamage7765]

I didn't know Mario is black.

[@Cyranek]

glad to see the champion hasn't been dethroned

[@farmiluc]

Glad to see you everywhere it matters as always

[@youvape4372]

It’s what I live for to see the champion on top every year.

[@zeddy2284]

a

[@TheyCallMeMrMaybe]

Almost 40 years in the running now babyyyyy

[@its_hokori]

Still the king

[@acblook]

6:08 Dunky the type of guy to put a game that came out in 2017 that he reviewed in 2019 at spot number 3 on his list of best 2021 games in the year 2022

[@Donutinator24]

@@TippyHippy based

[@ryanwingfield6092]

Did he only beat it this year or something?

[@MormonDude]

Pretty sure a couple of years ago he put EarthBound on his best of the year list.

[@exLightningg]

It deserves it.

[@juiceboxxxxxxxx]

I'm pretty sure he just puts the best games he's played that year. He doesn't restrict it to games that game out that year.

[@onewholeegg]

"Streets of Rage 4 is out here acting like the competition is still fierce," is such a raw, well-written praise of the game Dunkley never ceases to amaze me with his writing

[@axelthor1013]

Dunkey really went from giving Death Stranding a 1/5, to being his 7th best game of 2021. Now that is character development.

[@TheCaliforniaHP]

Yeap

[@LEBESTOF03m]

Kojima done it again i guess

[@alvarny77]

It might be on his 2022 list.... you never know

[@yoshi9358]

That's because 2021 was an underwhelming release year

[@arthurb5194]

Honestly, it's one of my favorites. Somehow the huge dead open world with repetitive missions felt a lot better than most huge dead open worlds. I'm looking at you ubisoft. Kojima you're crazy for this one. But I don't disagree at all with anyone who says they hated it. I don't think I would recommend it to many people at all, but it was sorta my zen relaxing game for a while. except when you fall down a mountain or something.

[@joelyt1682]

Can't believe "Waaahhh" is better than "Beeehhh". You've changed Dunkey.

[@parthea]

People can have different opinions and should try to respect them. Dunkey might think Waaahhh ia better than Beeehhh and there’s nothing wrong with that. But than again, Dunkey is nitpicking and biased, I win, bye bye

[@markkeeranchira2949]

@@parthea no dislikes, you must be right

[@diromiz]

Waluigi 4 President

[@TSfish94]

Clearly he’s just nitpicking and biased

[@RoachDogg_JR]

Waaahhh is clearly better. I've never played it tho.

[@LoganJP0120]

The Mario 2 end actually caught me. It gets me every year, and every year you do it.

[@Carlosonebillion]

I was thinking the same thing hahaha

[@dallinrichardson284]

The way he snuck it in this year made me laugh-scream in surprise

[@sakarver]

The way Leah runs around while screaming and giggling after dunkey died is the cutest shit ever.

[@kevincatal8869]

I have an annual tradition of playing whichever game you think is best each year. Just watched the video so glad I get to play super mario brothers 2 for the 9th year in a row. THANK YOU DUNKEY!!!

[@prememp6438]

Dunkey: puts metroid dread at 12 Me: “wait so he does like this game??” Also dunkey: puts death stranding at 7 Me: “nah he fuckin hates metroid”

[@billcasey2732]

He was making fun of Dave Jaffe (God of War)'s comments about Metroid Dread.

[@Baron0009]

@Sigma Chadkiller Dave Jeffe said metroid was shitgarbage game because game was too hard for him

[@SuperhotdogZz]

@@Baron0009 i don't know what is causing it since the 30 push up shouldn't make my gut hurt.

[@alexandersmidt5289]

Also he put Golf higher than Metroid

[@WhoStoleMyNameFuck]

That video was obviously a joke and in this video he put mario bros 2 at number 1

[@lazyninja1793]

I cant wait for Death Stranding to be the number 1 game in 2023. It has been a rollercoaster of emotions, so much character development has happened

[@nobleradical2158]

*20 years later* Super Hyper Mario 3D: Peach Star wins again at #1! but Death Stranding was a little bit better

[@julesdandoy8175]

Can't agree more about "It takes two", I was just looking for a coop game to play with the missus, wasn't expecting much, but we're having a total blast. Blown away by the diversity and the constant reinvention the game offers. As soon as an idea starts to get just a little bit boring, it switches things up entirely, really cool.

[@julesdandoy8175]

Makes me wish there was a Knack coop game tho

[@Yankyal1]

I am so god damn lonely

[@Vassilinia]

I can't believe the "fuck the Oscars" meme man made a fun game

[@elijoy2585]

I like how Dunkey said more about his genuine opinion on Metroid Dread in ten seconds than his actual dunkview. You love to see it.

[@amso7169]

He never made a metroid dread dunkview

[@spkane86]

@@amso7169 Exactly. Checkmate. Game, set, match. That's all, folks. Arrivederci. Ciao. Requiescat in pace. Sayonara. Hasta la vista, baby. Bon voyage. Auf wiedersehen. Adieu.

[@Galivent]

@@spkane86 interestingly Google doesn't translate arrivederci, requiscat in pace, or hasta la Vista.

[@DanielRomero-xd8kw]

@@Galivent hasta la vista is English

[@RuneKatashima]

@@DanielRomero-xd8kw It's spanish and it means "Until I see you again", Arrivederci is basically the same, goodbye. Requiescat in pace is Rest in Peace. Everything else Sean Kane said is some form of Goodbye.

[@George_Washington_1776]

Back when his Bowser’s Fury review came out, he said it would be the best game of 2021. Dunkey proving yet again that he is an omnipresent being that can see into the future of the video games

[@redpanda716]

Thank you for your service Mr. President.

[@jahmerecrooms3162]

Oh but Mario bruddahas 2 was a little better,so Dunkey was wrong all along

[@George_Washington_1776]

@@redpanda716 I couldn’t have done it without you, Master Shifu

[@chompythebeast]

Please don't found the American Empire, please sir put down the axe―

[@1g889]

Ikr Dunkey is galaxy brain. I mean, it obviously wouldn’t be an insane prediction if the guy that made his bowsers fury review and this video were the same person…..wait a minute

[@draconocor]

"It's not the scariest version of Resident Evil... until it is" is probably the best way to describe RE8. Action game, ten minutes of baby hell, action game.

[@quaza2001]

What are people saying? The "horror" part was more funny than scary

[@macklbabyy]

what kind of horrific shit have you gone through to think that part was funny

[@AcidburnHckr]

@@macklbabyy It's not so much that its funny, it's more that it is so absurd that it makes you laugh. Games like that never struck me as scary, honestly I just feel bored. Walk to hiding place, stand in hiding place for waaaay too long, repeat until you escape.

[@quaza2001]

@@macklbabyy Funny baby!

[@d4c798]

This series is my ritual. The year only actually starts when Dunkey puts out one of these.

[@BraveMoji]

I’m the exact same

[@cloudystarsatnight]

That "Come back in 10 years" joke will never not get me.

[@totakekeslider3835]

Think it's at least 10 years old now too.

[@capribreezee]

Classic dunkey right there

[@juliansjeandawsonarchive]

The only game critic I trust. Keep it up, Donkey Kong’s Game Jungle.

[@Girth.]

Love the Jean Dawson pfp

[@TheOneButter]

Not as good as Michael Does Life

[@juliansjeandawsonarchive]

@@Girth. surprised somebody here recognized it! i’m literally a jean dawson fan page lmao

[@aaronutulahti5138]

he has zero dislikes so he must be trustworthy

[@lofj9958]

@@juliansjeandawsonarchive dude i just clicked this cuz of your jean dawson pfp

[@kingtastytv]

"Comparing Mario to other videogames is like comparing me to a fucking content creator" HOLY SHIT dunkey.. the man just went out and said it!

[@malpaislegate6528]

gotta appreciate dunkey being legit compared to these other youtubers

[@baldeaglenor7156]

A microphone was dropped.

[@willjones9245]

That was a fucking bar. As soon as he said it I came looking for this comment hahaha

[@dawesome_sauce]

@@willjones9245 Ditto 100%

[@XAVR_]

2:46 Dunkey never ceases to surprise me with his gaming deep cuts, seamlessly adding in the music from the Stockyard Escape stage of Abe's Odyssey over footage of The Simpsons (1991) for C64

[@XAVR_]

@@retrocatalog I literally had the game on Commodore 64 🤷‍♂️

[@advillobotomite1196]

Why hasn't he made a video on Oddworld, that game was the shit

[@XAVR_]

@@fullmetalalcoholic6624 Abe's Odyssey was my jam

[@Naev0w0]

@@XAVR_ ehh.... looking at what the c64 capable of, I can pretty confidently say that you 100% did not have that exact game on the C64. The closest beat-em-up on the c64 was "stick man punches other stick man"

[@dreg7305]

He showed the arcade cabinet version which is the original version of the game. It was also ported to commodore 64, but doesn't look or play nearly as well.

[@ROCK_VEVO]

This really is a crazy time when dunkey puts a jrpg in his top 3 games of the year

[@tcc5750]

Right?! I am in shock, plus he out Guilty Gear Strive in #5.

[@Macjackmakeshit]

All thanks to Sylvando.

[@andymcclurg9916]

Yeah, Bowser's Fury was an incredible RPG. Mario's character was the strongest in the series and Bowser Jr's English dub was surprisingly stellar

[@KobeAndersonCactus]

And Death Stranding on the list

[@biged7415]

3:33 I like how he started out normally but then forced us to see his descent into pancake questions

[@Guile_The_Exile]

Pancakes are the fuckin REALIST SHIT bruh.

[@bait5257]

Lmao

[@MisterBolticus]

Dunkle compeltely 180'ing on Death Stranding truly is the greatest character arc

[@BIacklce]

he finally figured out that strand gaming is the future

[@Robin0928]

Death Stranding is the worst game I've ever played for 80 hours. Its the best thing ever made 11/10

[@warmonksLoL]

surprised he changed his mind without getting dislikes

[@The_dunkman]

Death Stranding is a game you either love or hate until you love it

[@Robin0928]

@@The_dunkman Hour 1: This game is so fucking stupid, I can't belive people like a walking Sim with Norman Reedus Hour 80: I have become a God of walking. Ascended to a higher plane of understanding. I will keep on keeping on.

[@anass7424]

1:14 to 1:23 got me laughing so hard what is wrong with me

[@pedrogabrielwriter]

Same

[@collt091]

Haha same

[@jordancasti11o]

Yo me too my absolute favorite part

[@midnightmoron332]

That part was rent free in my head for the longest time. The way he talks is fucking addictive

[@rafelliam5654]

I would watch a two hour breakdown of Dunkey’s best games without even blinking

[@tylerholbrook8634]

He said what we're all thinking

[@Iootman]

He said what we're all blinking

[@The-xp4xj]

why

[@pooman4592]

watch his top 100 games video, thats as close as it gets.

[@flopinator8327]

I think my eyes would get dry

[@potatobro7]

zero dislikes again, this guy keeps making classics non stop

[@woowoo7813]

Hahaha

[@overloadingbrain]

Classic. Haven't watched it yet.

[@maplecinna3979]

It actually makes me really happy that he mentioned Mario Golf. I was a tester for that game's final patch, and I'm glad to see someone enjoying Wiggler.

[@Mr.man712]

Thats cool. cute pfp btw

[@InappropriateYOLO]

wiggler best character

[@our_illumination949]

_Wiggle wiggle wiggle wiggle_

[@ThaKeeMan]

the timing between "come back in ten years" & "baaaaa" was nice, just as you recover from a laugh attack you're hit with another one.

[@gfuel_lord]

another perfect year, 0 dislikes this year

[@wumpusdumpus9571]

@YeaMan shut up

[@patrickbates6679]

To anyone reading this wondering how the new Pokémon is: It sucks.

[@milesperhour2286]

@@patrickbates6679 how exactly? I’ve personally played it, and it’s amazing. Also I’ve seen amazing reviews for it

[@mogbog2]

@Patrick Bates Is it really that bad?

[@patrickbates6679]

@@milesperhour2286 - endless hand-holding - shitty super long tutorial - environment boring - pokemon render distance is awful - still no voice acting - no good music - baby difficulty Shaping up to be another failure like sw/sh

[@meethepie]

0:38 : "Pokemon Unite made League of Legends look like a masterpiece" And that's coming from Dunkey, goddamn

[@randomname9723]

I like the game :(

[@jeremysym9200]

I cant believe what would have been such a controversial video has no dislikes. Dunkey truly is the salesman of all time

[@irascibul6274]

Get a new joke

[@A1finesse]

The dislikes are hidden on KZbin now. Every video will look like it has no dislikes

[@sydney_pepper]

@@irascibul6274 i think it's still funny :)

[@johnsmith-fh5fc]

@@A1finesse joke-a thing that someone says to cause amusement or laughter, especially a story with a funny punchline

[@m-ray5956]

@@A1finesse It actually had 3.2k likes and 0 dislikes 10 minutes ago. Now it's 7.4k to 15.

[@betterchapter]

Dunkey: has opinion on game Random person: “time to have a meltdown about it”

[@ferrestist1678]

Idk what u sayin, there are 0 dislikes on his video therefore everyone agrees with Dunkey

[@TazmilyGum]

@@ferrestist1678 yeah idk what they’re on about either tbh.

[@jaykpresley3048]

@mercury_stuck_in_1984 fuck

[@ephin3242]

Why does every KZbin comment have to be in like a meme format

[@kingofcrap4414]

@mercury_stuck_in_1984 That's assuming KZbin's even gonna last till 2030.

[@jmaguire2232]

We all just wanna be loved the way Dunkey loves Mario.

[@negroider]

Masterpiece video. Haven't seen a second of it.

[@haslfj]

claaaaaaaassic

[@olegbutt07]

“classic, haven’t played it yet”

[@tomkudera7549]

Mr mushroom

[@delta2740]

"Comparing Mario to other game is like comparing me to a content creator" is such a fire quote

[@user__214]

It's also not an actual quote.

[@Aidswayz]

2020 felt like 2 years while 2021 felt like half a year. 2022 is going to feel like a decade and a fucking month at the same time at this point

[@Mohashm]

2021 was yesterday and it’s already almost February

[@johnwayne8817]

@@Mohashm yup

[@Kirinet]

2020 never ended as far as I'm concerned just 2020 part 2 until this pandemic stops hindering all of my plans.

[@Spider-Man-ox7sz]

@@Kirinet 2020 part 3 this time it’s personal

[@shemanigans1840]

Another Dunkey masterpiece. We got the commentary, we got the the Hitman bit, and then the Wii Play music?! This guy’s got everything 😂

[@ShinKuriaSeunousu]

The frantic spaghetti punch bit is my favorite dunkey bit

[@shemanigans1840]

@@ShinKuriaSeunousu I lost in when he said, “Step into my office” 😂😂😂

[@wikkidspork]

The "ya i snuck a peak" bit at 5:50 made me cry laughing. I love you dunkey

[@6shot6]

i didnt even notice the guard said that till this comment. thank u lol

[@andymcclurg9916]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention! "So shoot me" Alright!

[@budiisnadi]

what's "snuck a peak" means? Is it like "take a peek"?

[@iarecow]

@@budiisnadi yes

[@BaNaNaCeZeT]

lol didn't notice it at first, now im wheezing

[@rwomble1]

"It takes two" was hilarious to watch - we definitely need another re-stream of it

[@plexus]

“Castle Crashers is 13 years old.” ... damn you Dunkey... how dare you make me confront my mortality.

[@cptKamina]

Yea nice try you two but that can't be true because that would make me old.

[@Roger44477]

...I'll be honest, I thought that was a joke and didn't give it another thought

[@clipCommander101]

I was in middle school when that game came out on xbla. Im now 87 years old

[@danka1167]

I've never played or heard of the game, it is 1 year younger than me, but it still looks really good based on that snippet watched. Is that a remastered version?

[@tbxvividos]

the commenter above you said they were a kid when sunshine and galaxy came out. sigh

[@luciuscapricious683]

I don't know what's more amazing: The fact that Super Mario Bros 2 gets re-released every year, or the fact that it keeps getting better.

[@wesreleases6346]

Every year I’m afraid maybe he’s m odd past the joke and it won’t win Game of the Year, and every year and I am proven wrong

[@Hixon680]

I'm glad Dunkey finally acknowledged that his content is far above every content creator on the platform

[@BTwiseman]

Definitely a bold claim but he’s earned it imo

[@acerhoa5]

There are content creators then there are creative artists. One is doing it for the money/fame and the other is in it for their passion.

[@knowledgeanddefense1054]

Especially the ones who made a 10 hour angry response to his Last of Us 2 video claiming things like how nobody used to hate Wind Waker and that putting homosexuality in the first game was OK because they didn't "force it on you" (whatever that means aside from "I scapegoat diversity whenever it's in media I don't like" or "I'm not homophobic, I just don't want those icky icky gay people to be put on the forfront the same way countless straight romances are, all the time") Meanwhile, dunkey over here annihilates them with quality over quantity and depth over length.

[@Vivi_9]

@@knowledgeanddefense1054 I've hardly seen anyone being bigoted when complaining about the awful letdown that is TLOU2's story

[@knowledgeanddefense1054]

@@Vivi_9 Yeah, I too haven't seen anyone complain about a woman having muscles after 4 years of very much established means and motivation ("bu-but apocalypse! that means there can't be places with enough food left" yeah except for that Jackson place which has enough to feed horses, where Tommy straight up told Joel "remember when you said people couldn't live like this anymore? Well we're doing it" after talking about all the food they have... in the first game :) ) I also happen to live under a rock.

[@ricebubble9055]

Dunkle really threw a curve ball at us with number 15 being behhhh, truly a superior content creator

[@kylekreep2887]

3:37 The ending to this bit had me reeling, dunky is amazing at timing.

[@dayman7136]

That's just the game

[@kylekreep2887]

@@dayman7136 Oh I definitely know! Im talking about how he subverts expectations by showing a string of questions and then for the last one actually shows the answer which sounds absurd. It caught me off guard and I wheezed.

[@wesreleases6346]

"Comparing Bowser's Fury to other video games is like comparing me to a content creator" is the most fire line of 2022 and it's not even February yet

[@danka1167]

Didn't Bowsers Fury come out in January as well? All the best stuff comes out in January

[@thewaffle003]

Yeah he asserted some dominance on that one, lmao

[@danka1167]

@@hooimansen we can just say early year then, this new pokemon is great as well

[@Domasiukas]

I do not even play games anymore but Dunkey's scripts and comments are so comforting.

[@charlesdemers1197]

You made the best decision my man, I salute you

[@simunator]

another fellow adult who grew up. im proud of you

[@kafuf4925]

Man I was thinking the same exact thing while watching this video then I found this comment I think google is reading my mind fr

[@beyonderaatrox1670]

Good choice bro 💪

[@haryoprakoso4936]

Great choice, bro. Now I only play games like Cake Mania and kinds like that

[@nightazday7988]

2019: it's the calm before the storm I tell ya 2020: o-ok this will be the calm before the storm 2021: this year was bullshit

[@tcanzz]

He called it at the beginning of last year, and it turned out to be true, Bowser’s Fury was his game of the year. Totally agree. Behind Super Mario Bros 2 of course.

[@BiggerR10]

No, its not. But i respect his opinion

[@Scroolewse]

@@BiggerR10 did you watch the video? it literally is his game of the year

[@twincherries6698]

@@Mruck_Trop the most memorable quote of the video for me

[@EEvtg]

@@jackhousen8445 Na he just recognizes masterful game design.

[@tomgu2285]

@@jackhousen8445 lol ok

[@cheezy5174]

The "Come back in 10 years" joke was amazing

[@vicfendan]

I didn't get it.

[@eggbuh]

@@vicfendan the two games he mentioned are currently unfinished so he's saying he'll come back to them when they're finished

[@vicfendan]

@@eggbuh how are they unfinished?

[@YellowSabre]

@@vicfendan Come back in 10 years

[@razorsharp1371]

@@vicfendan unsuire about halo but for deltarune currently only 2/5 chapters are out

[@samesu766white7]

Imagine how good this wouldve been if his brother didn't have the controller

[@Dudemandudeman19]

must be an older brother....

[@brandonclarke436]

I can't finish the video I'm stuck rewinding number 15 and number 14, it doesn't stop being funny no matter how many times I hear it

[@samumohacsi]

"Pokemon Unite made League of Legends look like a masterpiece." FINALLY someone says it. For a while, everyone was acting like that game was god's gift to mobas compared to league.

[@PhrozenFox]

League is still a pile of non-dunkey donkey shit, but the pokemon moba made it look like dunkey brand name donkey shit.

[@milliondollarmistake]

It's not great but it's still better than league because it has greedent

[@plabcentral630]

@@milliondollarmistake very true

[@youtubeuser98]

Never played Unite, but league is garbage right now.

[@hammdogporkington3058]

Unite's best feature is the games only take ten minutes

[@CoffeeMan678]

Dunkey: #2 is It Takes Two Me: Wait, really? I thought that would be number 1. What did Dunkey love more than that? Dunkey: #1 is Mario Me: Oh. Yeah. Makes sense.

[@wesreleases6346]

And #0 is SUPER MARIO BROS 2 BAYBEE

[@EEvtg]

True gamers knew.

[@yahzum2760]

I still can't believe I wait an entire year just to hear him say the exact thing I expect him to say

[@boiboi7717]

yeah I'm surprised by how much of this video's content was from his other videos. A lot of these opinions are things you can find on his videos from this year, whereas the older Best of Year videos had more variety and you got to see what all Dunkey was playing besides the stuff he made videos about.

[@vedaryan334]

@@boiboi7717 what he meant probably was super Mario Bros 2 I think.

[@GMMReviews]

5:43 missed opportunity, could have said - "in Mario you need 100 coins to get an extra life, but in Hitman you only need 1 coin to *end 100 lives."*

[@Rigamarole]

Mario bros... we win again

[@VaporeonEnjoyer1]

STILL DA KING!

[@CrazyChillDog]

STILL DA KING!!

[@poposao1]

How does Mamacario keep getting away with this??

[@ettel8358]

I don't know if Dunkey went back and finished it, or replayed it, or what, but seeing Dragon Quest XI as his #3 game of the year four years after it came out and two years after he played it on the switch is pretty cool

[@noam8819]

I have watched dunkey since 2014. Every video teaches me an important lesson. Thank you for everything; dunkey is absolutely my favorite black rapper.

[@WD40Gaming]

the fact he has carried on the super mario bros 2 at #1 for 10 years is both terrifiyng and astonishing

[@Rusty_Spy]

the fact that mario bros 2 has been the best game for 34 years is both terrifying and astonishing

[@cheesecake4204]

I love how Dunkey’s list reflects how much he enjoyed games, rather than how good they may objectively be.

[@PhrozenFox]

There's a certain level of quality where games can no longer be objectively sorted. Space station 13 looks like shit, is hard to learn, and can be very clunky but it's subjectively the best game ever made to many of its fans.

[@Chaosrain112]

Space Station 13 is the best stupid fucking dumpster fire of a game that I've ever been hopelessly addicted to. The different codebases have something for everybody.

[@mrsqueaksrules]

@@PhrozenFox Never thought I'd see an SS13 fan out in the wild (other than sseth's channel). It's such a fun experience for such a terrible game. It's like Stockholm Syndrome, the first hour is you despising everything about it and the next 999 hours are you begging to play your favorite role and shitposting about the clown.

[@thePyiott]

He has a great taste in games tho, and hes also great at explaining why he likes games. I think my backlog of games I want to play is like 80% recomendations from dunkey videos, probably more.

[@FerdinandvonAegir]

I dunno, man. The video has zero dislikes, so it seems like a pretty objective list to me.

[@Evzeniss]

Dunkey should try First Class Trouble with his crew, its exactly his type of game

[@badasahog]

lol that would be a good video

[@yungoldman2823]

Its the perfect social game as far as Im concerned

[@charliejensen5340]

@@AxxLAfriku No one cares.

[@AshleyWilliams-go5cb]

@@AxxLAfriku no one cares

[@TheDemionyx]

uh another amogus 3d?

[@dault2923]

Every year you know it's coming, every year you know it's in there some where... yet somehow each time it gets funnier. Never change dunko

[@MotoGinji]

5:31 this got me so good when he said step into my office and you see 80 bodies piled up near the toilet

[@eztellum7251]

Great to see no controversial placements, with the zero dislikes and all!!

[@DOOMStudios]

@YeaMan no your not :)

[@sergiolucas2781]

Finally, now the year can truly start.

[@Onesteve3333]

That twist ending really got me like woooooaaaahhhaatt?. Even after 27 top 10 of the year lists, Dunkey still manages to surprise me.

[@craibinator5]

"this is like eating pancakes at Compton Boole's house" - Gex

[@neithermanc1]

this needs more love

[@linkshuvro4474]

I think most of us have gone through a point where our favorite KZbinrs start getting boring or fail to deliver us the content like they used to. But for Dunkey's case, I think that's never going to happen cause the man has limitless talent and creativity. His videos never fail to make me laugh and I have been watching him for like 6 years now. All I wanna say is thank you so much dunkey, you beautiful black man.

[@TrophyHunter52]

If you were a true fan, you would know that he is actually of Puerto Rican descent

[@farmiluc]

@@TrophyHunter52 Hum actually he is a dunkey it's written in his name. checkmate false fan

[@wesreleases6346]

Dunkey is so good, he would still be the best KZbinr if he only uploaded sporadically once every few months. But he’s the best, so he gave us a whole month of Donkey Kong videos every day

[@pandemonium7720]

He's white lol but yeah I dig that too

[@jordanperkins9123]

@@pandemonium7720 He’s definitely black. Just listen to that VOICE. Everybody knows it!

[@seriousshuck3484]

Dragon quest 11 is one hell of a journey. Without spoiling anything it took me back to my childhood as well, right at the end.

[@RyanRodrigues]

I was glad it made to Dunkey's top 5.

[@Stevey2578]

Weeb

[@robertreidy5687]

I thought he had hated that game, I played Dragon quest 9 on DS when i was growing up and loved 11, really hopes he finishs the game its well worth!

[@speedweednfeed6721]

I absolutely hated the game. 10 hours in and I felt that I was just doing the same shit again and again. I think I’m just too spoiled by modern turn based games having high levels of complexity right from the start. That said I also beat FF1 a few days ago so maybe I just didn’t like dq11.

[@TheArtiKle]

DQ11 is the first game I stopped playing because of how awful and repetitive the overworld music was.

[@kidqismat3295]

i hope super mario bros 2 wins again this year very underrated game

[@tangentyes3323]

Due up for that 2022 review

[@marcylee]

Dunkey’s best of 2019: “Next year shit goes down” Dunkey’s best of 2020: “Next year is going to be a good year for games” Dunkey’s best of 2021: *Doesn’t even bring up 2022*

[@DeadSpacedOut]

if he doesnt mention 2022, it will be good... right. right?

[@deadinside9565]

He must have come to the realization that the only people still working are people that have to. There's a significant amount of people who already have money, and a significant portion of those people are who have the talent and skills to produce good things. All that's left are the desperate incompetent dregs trying to scavenge up whatever scraps are left to them. You'd be foolish to have any hope in the future given this.

[@PhrozenFox]

2022 has Elden Ring. *drops mic*

[@mathewadam9316]

@@PhrozenFox And hackers ready to put malwares in your pc too !

[@andymcclurg9916]

He realized that he's unintentionally decimating the video game industry by putting so much pressure on developers. After creating the best video on KZbin, it's very difficult to make a game to hold the interest of this legend

[@DailyDoseOfInternet]

LET'S GOOOOOOOOO

[@skrubmemes]

I love you daily

[@BrodieMitch]

Hi Daily does of internet

[@bofoitakoyaki9859]

play inscryption

[@liar6371]

Hi

[@pitchen]

What?

[@majimoo]

I'm convinced Nintendo's netcode is a reason why Pokemon is still turn based

[@ChronicYoda]

i always rewatch dunkeys gaming rewind videos. Idk why but they are just so rewatchable

[@magnoUo]

7:45 I love that he is actually self aware about it

[@danka1167]

This took like 40 years to make, but it was worth the wait. This is the video equivalent of Balan Dunkeyland.

[@tylermiddleton9166]

It's nice to see Dunkey finally recognizing Mario Bros. 2 for the masterpiece that it is. Game of the Year baybeeee

[@spyro7249]

Yoo what happend to his icon.

[@Emp31]

I thought youtube was glitching or something

[@LazyApe]

:(

[@spyro7249]

It back

[@linkmandrew]

1:19 I played sooo many hours of Sheep as a kid! Dying them, the heavy metal sheep, getting them caught in the farm machinery.... Good times. Thank you for that nostalgia rush Dunk

[@Nuurix]

i cant believe that dunkey is still this funny after so many years, how does this guy keep his creative juice intact i wanna know

[@PhrozenFox]

Especially in the face of Jontron only reviewing boomer shit. Oneyplays fun hosts being replaced with painfully average ones. James Rolfe is a lot less focused on AVGN. The creatures and cowchop both dead. Pewdiepie making more mature vids. Seems dunkey is one of few people who can maintain steam just being himself. Say what you want about jontron; he's funny but he can't carry such shitty topics.

[@DraxonTehWarrior]

Intoxicants.

[@jordanb.4514]

for real. he's definitely one of youtube's best

[@TheActionAsk]

passion

[@brsmax]

@@PhrozenFox disagree on the oneyplays part, i think zach hadel is fuckin hilarious and creative and the old hosts were super whiney and annoying

[@creativemaster5876]

Every time a 3D Mario comes out it takes me back to when I was a kid playing sunshine and galaxy. No game ever gives me goosebumps like a Mario game does when I beat it. Nintendo EPD 8 is still bringing out gems over 10 years later and it’s extremely impressive.

[@wesreleases6346]

Most people kind of wrote off Bowser's Fury as a fun side-game or an experimental thing, so I was surprised to find it really is the next 3D Mario adventure with tons of new ideas while bringing back and combinging concepts from Sunshine, 3D World, and Odyssey into something fresh and new and more fun than ever to explore.

[@frealish6622]

EDP????!! 😯😯😯😯😦😦😦😦😳😳

[@slickwilli409]

@@frealish6622 They're the guys at Nintendo who invent all the ideas for the delicious cupcakes

[@dankrishnadasan9295]

1:12 my favourite dunkey sequence/moment 😂

[@HenryStudebaker]

"[...] and a fat guy sells you landmines to go fishing." That sentence ended in a completely different way than I thought it would, and I nearly spit up my food because I laughed so hard. Thank you for that hilarious moment, Dunk!