Why Exactly Do We Prefer Old Roblox Over The 'Modern' Version?

Old Roblox Was Better, specifically from 2015 - 2018. This may be a common argument you've come across while playing Roblox. But have you ever asked why people say this?
Many say they prefer the old community while others think the games were simply better. I think the answer lies between both of those. and I'll be going in-depth on why that is the case.
Massive thanks to ‪@toastedcherries‬ for allowing me to use some of their music!
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Why Do People Enjoy Old Roblox but Dislike The Current Version?
Why Exactly Do We Prefer Old Roblox Over The 'Modern' Version?
Why Old Roblox Was Better to Most Players
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[@duskdweeb1368]

The reason why people love old Roblox is how experimental they were and each game feels different, unlike the ones we have now.

[@bizarrou]

Skibi wars... Get fat every second... These bring nothing new, and yet they are enjoyed by some poopoo head children

[@Someone-pw8dp]

Now, there is so many copy and paste games.

[@FirstLast-fl1co]

wdym you dont like skibi toilet roleplay simulator X [PETS]???????????????????

[@grubby227]

we say "old roblox" because that time was a time that they would be having so much fun on anything we do (at least for me) i started playing it by 2016 so it is my "old roblox" times. i played prop hunt for the first game and maybe get scammed cuz i was a dummy kid. now i am just looking for fun games because my laptoo isnt really good enough to play steam games

[@Randomtheeng]

​@@FirstLast-fl1copsx is a cash grab and skibidi toilet tower defense is skibidi toilet

[@avena7506]

It was never that the games were better, it was the atmosphere and personality of the platform. Everything used to be about making friends and having fun instead of getting into your wallet and making others mad.

[@farmerwithashotgun8623]

Well said

[@Vhetio]

There are so many pedos on Roblox now☠️

[@Mere-Lachaiselongue]

@@Vhetio Yeah. They bring in big cash because they buy all the "cutest" and "coolest" outfits while buying all the gamepasses for big bux, meaning even if they get reported they will most likely not get a perm ban.

[@Goober2silly]

Yeah like one old game I played wasn't bc of the gameplay, its because of the nature and atmosphere of it. It was friendly and soothing too but after sometime the game disappeared and i never see it again...

[@Aikaholix6969]

@@Vhetio even back then im pretty sure, had a lot of pedos too, not as much now but still had them

[@JawZ1023Games]

I joined around 2009-2010. My current problem with Roblox is the games feel manufactured. The games are made for profit first, addiction second, fun third. In the past due to the limited currency you could earn typically most games were created as fun hobby games, that were equally as fun to create as it was to play. Now most games are typically just filled with microtransactions to get anywhere. I typically find myself coming back to old games (Despite some scripts being broken) not just for reasons of nostalgia, but because sometimes I enjoy the more immediate fun of them. You can't find games like those anymore, and most games feel grindy and boring, and almost like mobile games. It comes to a point I'd rather just go and play other games instead, which is why I play Roblox less and less over time, since I can get the same general gameplay loop and experience of what I find on Roblox's same top games with generic mobile games. No search features makes it harder to weed out old and even some new high quality games, so you're forced to play the same top games over and over, and searching only gets you content farms with sometimes zero relevance to what you search. The only new games that reach the top are just based on other IP's. It just brings me great pain honestly, since experimentation and creativity are dead in exchange for profit.

[@joel784]

I experience the same thing if you want to find some nice games try searching keywords like BETA, ALPHA, etc For example I found a game called microwave dinner which is like mario 64 and super mario odyssey

[@goodnico0973]

I joined in 2015 and my problem with roblox right now is I quit the game 1-2 mounth ago. My account will be Forgoten. I can’t see what i used to play and what is roblox now. Some games i loved to played « mad games » or « mad paintball » they are now dead, they are not played anymore.

[@davemiller638]

Personally joined 2018, still playing quite frequently but just tryna find the good games through videos or just joining friends, the popular page makes me feel like I'm dying every time I see it

[@bababoybu]

Joined in 2009 when I was -82919362526192 years old, the nostalgia was crazy 😔

[@Mere-Lachaiselongue]

I joined in 2012 and I agree. 2015-2016 was when Roblox realized they could make *A LOT* more money off of selling out their audience. Like how "personal servers" where you could actually build with friends were removed for no other reason than roblox not wanting to update it anymore after they broke the stamper tools with the physics engine update.

[@whact]

what i love about old roblox compared to modern roblox is actually just how it looked, i love the goofy but fun aesthetic of the older roblox versions plus i really like how the old lighting looked like

[@unicornpupart]

same

[@turkeeyt]

i feel like the games felt more connected, when i join a new simulator with these weird shaders and textures it doesnt feel right on a roblox avatar

[@unicornpupart]

@@turkeeyt fr also simulators nowaday suck so bad they're everywhere and all are repetive

[@AnAnimatorsWorld]

But it's up to the devs to change how the lighting looks in their game? Roblox doesn't force you to use the oh-so hyper-realistic RTX graphics or something

[@turkeeyt]

@@AnAnimatorsWorld you need to realise we aren't blaming roblox

[@sprite_eater5400]

Great video, I joined Roblox in around 2016-2017 and It warms my heart to see games from back then still running, like Lumber Tycoon 2, Normal Elevator, Natural Disaster survival, and don't forget the core games those were the funnest thing in the world. Unfortunately those games are in the minority and has had decreasing player counts which make me sad.

[@potassium1311]

SAME! so much nostalgia for normal elevator

[@Berlinh2]

If you never played normal elevator you had no chillhood 🗿

[@anomalousanimates]

so anybody who hasn't played roblox had no childhood?@@Berlinh2

[@radoslavjurik3916]

i remember all

[@atroladafinalestachegando]

get eaten by a giant pikachu was nice

[@ellienonekomimi]

I like the identity roblox made for their games with the built-in textures. Just feels so unique in a way, however archaic they might seem now. I think that’s just nostalgia speaking tho

[@SomeGuywhoplaysGameslol]

Roblox now requires a super computer to run. Back then all you needed was a screen, a keyboard and a mouse

[@monobearr]

@SomeGuywhoplaysGameslol no actually, why is my 3060 struggling on roblox harder than cs2 💀

[@SomeGuywhoplaysGameslol]

@@monobearr because roblox devs are too stupid to optimize their games.

[@chocolateicecream867]

@@monobearrim pretty sure roblox is a cpu intensive game

[@V1_TheBlood-FueledMachine]

@@chocolateicecream867 It definitely [REDACTED] is.

[@ceoofmemes1967]

I'm so glad this video was made. It's crazy because "old roblox" to me is not 2015-18, it's more 2012-15. You hit the nail when about the players > profits. The problem is that now, developing games is a job, not a hobby. The average developer was about 14-25 (pushing it). Now they're literal adults. That isn't bad, but that means there's no connection. Back then, you actually could MEET a big developer in a game, either their own or another's. Now they just develop, collect cash and that's it. And this means adults just copy the most popular game (tower defense, roleplay, anime battle bullshit) and make big bucks. Keep in mind, back then, gamepasses BARELY hit the 400 robux mark. I bought "Enforcer's Powers" for a HS game for about 500 robux. that same gamepass right now is 1500 robux, a 200% increase. Why? The gamepass is even weaker if you compare it. I remember thinking 200 robux gamepasses were expensive, now we have gamepasses in the TEN THOUSANDS. That's CRAZY. This is a game for KIDS, not fully grown adults. You're enticing a child to pay almost 100 dollars for a game that may or may not last a few years. The vast majority of old developers are either gone, or have changed. Work At a Pizza Place used to be a COMPLETELY FREE GAME. There was HARDLY ANY customization, but it was FUN. People didn't just show off their stupid houses, they actually PLAYED. I met some of my best friends on ROBLOX, and as far as community, more vile things were said because players usually were 12-16, not 0-10 like it is now. Yes it's targeted towards them, but so is minecraft. thank you for listening to my rant :)

[@Mere-Lachaiselongue]

Yeah I remember in that famous "Multi Minigames!" game where VIP was 10 robux or 100 tix. I used to play that game practically every day in 2013 along with "A pirate's life" (where VIP was only 50 robux) and some other less popular games I can't remember.

[@MrTomas7777]

Good point. A kid/teen would develop a game for fun. An adult needs to make a living, so they just make a cash grab.

[@Green_swordmaster]

I agree but in 2018 games were more well developed and it was 3 years away from teh micro transaction storm

[@firemaster2229]

I think that when people say "old Roblox was better" they don't refer to 2010 or something like that. They refer to 3-6 years ago where games could be quite well developed, the community was not as toxic or bad as it tends to be now (as it hadn't aged up so much) and Roblox cared about the community as it was not yet a corporation. At least, that's what I would say for myself.

[@circleinforthecube5170]

Roblox has been incredibly capitalist since its inception, also yes many people are referring to that old era, 2016-2020 IS part of new roblox, also if you dont think they had well developed complex games on the platform before then then you arent paying much attention, early 2010s roblox had amazing showcase maps

[@t59112]

It was much toxic back then

[@firemaster2229]

well, i don't remember it being like that. At least, not as much

[@basskit_]

It was just as toxic. Your brain only remembers the good parts of it

[@trollwaffenunit1garrison784]

@@basskit_ it wasn't at all, it was far, far less toxic, to say it was just nostalgia is a coping mechanism for the present time

[@luthio7688]

I joined Roblox in 2013 and I've beem playing it till this day. I could see it evolve but at the same time I was growing up and my perspective on some topics was changing constantly. I cannot say that old Roblox was better compared to the current state of the platform, due to the fact that I'm a different person right now. Once I was hit by nostalgia and tried to find and play the oldest games based on my badges' history. Even though they were simplistic and reminded me of the past, they seemed empty and made me feel bored quite easily. I still wonder why me as a kid, enjoyed such simplicity and lack of innovation. Most of the categories I played were obbies, horrors, shooters, minigames and rpgs and they mostly ran through the same or similar scheme of creating the experience based on a given category. Don't get me wrong, I loved those games and sometimes I tend to play retro-styled ones such as RetroStudio because it reminds me of the beautiful past which made my childhood more colorful.

[@NotDrxnqk]

Hello, I can also relate to this so much. Currently I also feel like the older games are way too empty, However I think that's because we only cared for personality and how the community treated us as we were younger. We didn't care about detail, graphics, content, or any of that. We simply got engaged in Roblox back then because of its simplicity and how good the community was. Now, every time I greet someone in a game, they either do not respond or just call me an NPC. The only reason why I'm siding with old Roblox is because of its community back then, that's it. I get so nostalgic sometimes that I even change Roblox files, and the Roblox website as a whole into the old website, icons like the OBC icon, chat icon, etc.

[@honorablesix]

@@NotDrxnqknew Roblox now is filled with teenagers overusing slang with an even more toxic community than before. Even the kids on bloxfruits know basic insults that can hurt 😂, I agree with you that the community is what kept me playing but some games I genuinely found and still find kind of fun. Nowadays you greet someone they’ll respond in either sims or Morse code

[@apersoniguess_]

Yeah the older games really wouldn’t be very engaging for me at all these days, but honestly I feel thats because nowadays I hardly interact with other players in the chat, either because nobody else is saying anything, or the people that are speaking are speaking in an unfamiliar language. Even a good game to me gets boring when the chat is devoid of activity

[@bruh-ti2ro]

i ain't reading allat

[@Falkriim]

Same year man

[@AquaticsByEthan]

Old games were unique. Now they’re all just copy paste anime combat games. Ruined the platform completely

[@kairo31]

I relate..

[@2Realgabe]

You explained this pretty well in one video, I needed it. In 2021, I made a game and it’s one of those moments where I took it very seriously. It took me months to make this one game and I had a title for it, scripts, buildings, plot, everything; until I lost all my motivation because I had to focus on school or it was family concerns. I still feel to this day, that my motivation caused me to fail on this one project. I still have the game, but I don’t consider to work on it anytime soon. To everyone: please do not be discouraged, keep working on what you love.

[@Tranqwhirl]

One point I rarely see people mention, is how unscripted everything was. Back then, any interesting thing that happened in a game was a product of a player's interaction, and not the game in specific. The games built the stage and you performed freely on it. Now, most games put you in the judge seat. I don't really think "there are no more good games". I think it's more of a community growth issue (in numbers). With more players, naturally more people will use cheap methods or cash grabs, so the ratio of good games to bad ones is wider. Back then there was more visibility for better games.

[@marikkelaszlo3355]

This is so true for role playing games omg, I used to play an MLP and Hogwarts role play game 10 years ago and I came back to it and it’s so boring without the players, that’s when I realized I missed the friends and I made and the community of those games back then, I never felt so left out in those games now because obviously there’s a younger, newer player base but they’re difficult to interact with tbh

[@saturnthemirrorball]

@@marikkelaszlo3355Really true. Roleplay games are what dominated the community in 2016-2019 & were packed with enthusiastic players. Nowadays, either the players can’t be bothered to roleplay & move to other aspects in the game (bloxburg, it’s building, royal high, it’s dress up etc.) or it’s overloaded with sexual content. I quit playing roblox partly because of it, and I’m sad kids won’t get to experience the fun I got to on Roblox anymore. I remember the fun, innocence & imaginative storylines I use to participate in that kids won’t ever see anymore. Also, I know a lot of people used to laugh at those cafe games but they genuinely made me a lot of memories. Especially those theatre ones!

[@DionneDion]

I liked it when it was advertised as an "online social hangout", rather than an actual game creating tool for revenue and stuff. Sometimes simplicity is key over hardcore coding and whatever.

[@user-ok3yw7bx2h]

Reasons why the new Roblox sucks: 1. Roblox now is unfortunately much more corporate. Back in the day, they cared about their community, because it was all they had. They made community events like the easter egg hunt (rip), and genuinely cared about the community. Now they only care about money, they are taking every sponsor they can, and completely forgot what made them good in the first place. They just went corporate, and stopped giving a shit about us, only caring about money. 2. Scummy Roblox developers are (imo) one of the worst things on the platform. Many may not realize, but games like pet simulator x, or practically any other "simulator" is just a cash grab for little kids with access to their mum's credit card. They are easy to make, colorful, simple to play (you just click) and keep little children on their ipads for hours. Some will argue about this, but this is the cancer or roblox. You can't even look at the main page of roblox without seeing these. The ironic thing is, those devs did the same thing as Roblox. Went corporate, without caring about the players, as long as the game is making money. 3. Pedos & Moderation. With the platform evolving (backwards), so did the players. Along with the wave of children coming to the game, came pedos and pervs. They are hidden under the surface, but if you click through some shady games and groups, you can easily find groups with people trading pictures or fetish games, but ruben sim already made a video on that so I won't bother doing it here. 4. Disappearance of actually good games. So, you might wonder where are all the good games at. Well, the answer is, that developers that didn't adapt to the clickbaity new nature of roblox, got buried under all of the colorful clickers and simulators. Games like entry point, starbase, or plane crazy (and many more) are all amazing, but they get nowhere near the attention they deserve. It's just sad to see that devs that actually cared about their playerbases and refused to make something 5 year olds would play essentially failed. Games nowadays, or "experiences" as the new corporate roblox calls them just don't form a connection with players, there is no family like vibe, they just feel soulless, cold, because they are just a scummy cash grab. Let me know if i forgot anything, because that's definitely not everything

[@Yobisewk206]

5. A lot more players seem to adapt the R15 model nowadays (even some of the ROBLOX veterans!) Obviously not all of it is bad, but to me it just seems more apparent that it's turning ROBLOX into a completely different thing and they probably may likely abandon it sometime (I HOPE TO GOD, that it does not happen).

[@nana-hj1uu]

I don't you are just saying the bad stuff in now roblox and the past say good at this point you should thinck what happen In the past toixc people hacker alot people petting to like noob because they bacon are new and there lest hacker fine there lot of bad stuff 2023 in roblox. You looking to the bad stuff old had bad stuff to and when I join late or early 2019 it the the only difference is there more haker toixc and less game I mean I my inpoin new is better than old

[@gaaraxiong]

Community was always shit bruh what this dude babbling about

[@gaaraxiong]

Roblox devs were also always scummy even in the 2015s

[@gaaraxiong]

There were alr a ton of pedos in old roblox, there was a female roblox admin that was having sexual relationships with a male minor

[@ZEROSpm]

I love this video, it sums up perfectly why so many people, like myself prefer the gameplay of old roblox. Keep up the great work man and I hope you get to 10k soon! 🙏

[@monobearr]

I appreciate the words man ❤

[@Lu1cidplays]

​@monoobear it's crazy how you just hit 10k

[@_asha]

I'm glad you touched upon the fact that front page for games back then was different from now. I remember discovering so much cool games because the front page always cycled every few weeks or month, the past front page gave new and upcoming game devs a chance to show their creations, and that was also helped by how Roblox ran their events, including these games to encourage players to try the many different games on the platform. In the present, I have to rely on outside sources like KZbin, Reddit, and etc just so I can find a decent game since the games on the front page are nearly always the same and hasn't changed all that much in the past 3 years.

[@__vic.]

this is so true, I'm literally stuck playing like 3-5 decent games on repeat because I can't find anything else that is actually good

[@summerheart9834]

fr i literally have to search stuff outta roblox and I literally have an entire list of decent games just to avoid the absolute garbage recommendations.

[@heyolorenns]

and what is rlly depressing is those games you look for on other sources? not alot of people are playing those games bc of roblox ghosting the games. no casual players r gonna see those rare decent games since they dont bother looking deep enough for them.

[@Mere-Lachaiselongue]

@@heyolorenns You can't really use the roblox games page to look deep tho.

[@cyberrrt]

they only push games to front page based on engagement of profit which is probably why it looks so monotonous, developers dont want to make games just for fun anymore because they need to add p2w to get their game on front page, and then it becomes about money instead of passion

[@matjp99]

People don’t take RP serious anymore. There are a lot of kids who just don’t care about it and ruin the fun for everyone

[@StrittandThe411]

I agree man, RP was so much better before there was a group of 40 players bypassing the chat filter in the most popular area of the map, most of the time they aren’t even RPing.

[@zerminecraftguy]

Is it just me or is it impossible to find ANY casual rp anymore. People either don’t rp, or when they do it’s extremely serious and everyone has a specific role that was signed to them beforehand

[@jotuunn]

2015 I joined, people were so calm, very little amount of aggressive players, oders were a problem, but they're worse now by 100%. I wish they'd make a separate Roblox 2017 game, where we could go play in that old simple style, and people who prefer 2023 games could stay on the new version

[@Gamerboss40YT]

Play retrostudio

[@RGTFL]

I've been playing Roblox since 2012 and this video is pretty spot on. Things like Roblox blowing up in popularity, the old forum merge and then getting shut down, and the community changing drastically made me lose basically all interest in the platform. While I do prefer old Roblox vastly over modern Roblox, modern Roblox does have a lot going for it that are substantially better than old Roblox. I think it's amazing that it's easier than ever to create new, fun games without a lot of the setbacks and obstacles that developing on Roblox had before. It's just a shame that discovering games is absolute trash on the platform and most popular games end up being the video game equivalent of Cocomelon.

[@ReddyRaddish]

Honestly the reason a lot prefer old regular roblox is because of that classic feeling of getting to try something new and its style just gives life to the games even more, The community still had its toxic traits but it was way more enjoyable then the community now. I honestly just wished old roblox got to stay and be with the modern roblox Ive joined 2017 (or 2016 I forgot) I joined as guest, I think it was around the time before they got deleted. When I first joined I honestly just found the look of classic roblox so relieving, its honestly just the community and personality of old roblox I miss

[@har7649]

The reason I enjoy older games is due to how Roblox functions graphically. The platform consistently releases graphic updates that Roblox developers always incorporate. Regardless of your GPU, Roblox will remain a CPU-intensive game. Therefore, even a 4090 graphics card will provide minimal value in improving the FPS. I can run some AAA games at 4K with 50 FPS on my rig. When it comes to Roblox, it occasionally struggles to reach 30 FPS, especially in unoptimized games. Like the latest example was when I played Murder Mystery 2, the FPS gradually declined to 20.

[@SoupyMittens]

I think there is something wrong with your PC, I can run MM2 on 60 fps on a 2017 dell work laptop with a core i5, so not exactly a good computer.

[@fortressflashdeck4089]

what computer do you have??? i have a gtx 1060 & it runs very good!

[@har7649]

@@SoupyMittens nah nothing wrong with my computer. I said my fps degraded to 20 over time. When I first joined, it reached like 360 fps. I played several hours in the same game before the performance started tanking

[@har7649]

@@fortressflashdeck4089 3060 ti and the gpu only contributes 10% of the fps. Roblox is a cpu intensive game and your cpu will contribute 90% of the fps. But my games are fine 100% of the time, I’m talking about unoptimized game that run like dogwater. My biggest concern is how roblox is trying to reach the same graphical standard as triple A studio, but not trying to switch over to GPU. Most people think about the gpu first before having any thoughts on the cpu.

[@Harsh-tf9he]

back then (2017) i could barely play prison life at 5 graphics, one day i installed borderlands prequel and was SHOCKED at how it was somehow running on 30-60 FPS (forgot exact) looking at a lot of the spec requirements for steam games, i couldve possibly ran every ps3/xbox 360 game EASY, HOLY CRAP I WISH I KNEW THIS BETTER BACK THEN roblox needs optimization badly

[@CRT_YT]

they removed genre search because they could get more money from the front page trash lol

[@pupu1593]

It has been a decade for me. Every footage of the old era here triggers a part of my old memories, forgotten but the feeling still remains and it hurts. Everywhere in the old footage, not exaggerating, like everywhere I looked there. I used to be in those. Nostalgia hits harder as you proceed older. The feeling of having.. "them." slowly fade away without you realising.

[@mollyOS420]

Honestly? It's largely the community for me. In a really specific way, though. In a lot of games, especially popular ones, you'll notice chats will be really empty despite the popularity sometimes. People don't chat as much as they used to, at least in my experience. Games will be filled with people who just idle forever or randomly wander without talking. There WERE guests back then, which were similar I guess, but at least Guests would ACTUALLY play the game sometimes and attempt communication without chat. I mostly just miss chatting with people and also some round-based games having more people actually playing it.

[@SomeCowguy]

And now if it is chatting its either 6 year olds trying to be funny or then some slender edaters

[@CherrysGuy32]

They either being shy or they just dont have any friends to chat with

[@SomeCowguy]

@@CherrysGuy32 but... Chat with the other people in the game, i do it when others are active, makes it alot more fun and lively

[@Yobisewk206]

it's because they probably focus more on the game itself... which i get, but cmon have some life in the server or something

[@BombataIsReal]

@@SomeCowguy honestly i dont see any slenders nowadays

[@sodbear]

2010er here. i loved old roblox way more than today’s well because, i was younger so i found things a lot more entertaining. also i felt like the community wasn’t as divided back then so it was pretty easy to find people with similar interests.

[@howietzerh]

Skibidi toilet getting added to every single game is crazy

[@gishasaf_]

You hit me with nostalgia at 0:51 , The legendary game every old player on roblox knows. 2017 is better within the community (In my opinion). Also the reason we all love it more is nostalgia. We all know that. Hexaria is a very nostalgic game, I remember hopping on with the boys and killing bosses. It was a very enjoyable experience

[@jasonvo2620]

GRAHHH I LOVED BIRD SIMULATOR BUT I COULD NEVER FIGURE OUT HOW TO FLY

[@BisaCraft]

Holy shit bird simulator, thats the first roblox game i played

[@gishasaf_]

@@jasonvo2620 My boy has the same problem as me 😭

[@gishasaf_]

@@BisaCraft Bird simulator was almost the best game there is for that time. For me personally

[@tobywatkins888]

This is straight up facts, I have to agree with everyone here about how nice, calm, and overall epic Roblox was back in 2017 and 2018, warms my heart. Very nice video, I agree on every point you made in this video. Keep up the good work!

[@xxblackbananaxx2693]

keep up the good work with these really original videos

[@just-ivann]

even tho i join in mid 2019, i still liked how simple stuff where. for example, arsenal, it was so fun and simple. i liked the ui in the game and the players there.but now, there is a lot of stuff in the game and lots of sweats and hackers. sucks that i couldnt play like in 2016 or 17, but im still glad that i got to experiance a bit of the old roblox. great video, u deserve a sub and a like, and keep up the good work.

[@TechHog8984]

Good video. It doesn't stretch for longer than it should, like lots of other similar videos.

[@okdude-vp9hz]

I think it's because there was a charm to old Roblox the devs weren't greedy and there was no companys on roblox

[@Un4sk3dSaturn10]

Loved the editing in this video! As a relatively new Roblox player (2018), I agree with what you said about the newer players enjoying Roblox as it is today. I remember joining Roblox with my friend and playing all the wacky simulator games that were fun and creative at the time, but as of today, it’s harder for me to find actual fun games that aren’t looking for mass amounts of Robux in order to be enjoyable (*cough* *cough* Pet Simulator X). However, I have found a few games that I like to stick with that have insanely good gameplay and graphics and that require skill.

[@Teczy]

i mean 2018 is old, we still had some cool features like builders club, the old roblox logo, the old front page etc

[@SpacatoTT]

Youre the only roblox youtubee that makes videos i can actially find myself invested in, its so unique and the way you make the videos is so nice, Really like your channel, hope you grow more man

[@creescoma8197]

congrats on 11k btw! im happy on ur current progression back then from your other channel

[@user-lj6wz7qs6g]

i have joined around 2017, i have tried the RetroBlox which was remake of old roblox and could see how it was much more fun cause of less worrying of getting judges and stuff. it was fun to mess around, safe and sound for kids. nowdays are just bunch of things getting less and less for all age and less appropriate along with more toxicity nowdays. Glad I decided to stepped away from roblox now as there isn't much things i could get into nowdays. So yeah, step on grass and live your life.

[@thet00nedl00n]

There’s a new version called RetroStudio but it’s less safe because people have the ability to create their own worlds and insert their own textures. Yeah, you probably know where this is going.

[@romanempirelolfn]

" less toxic " no. you didnt join in 2017. you joined in 2020. people back then cussed alot on roblox. More then today. Whatever you think is a "slender" is not real.

[@ThePumpkinHeaded]

I joined around the time guests were still a thing in 2017, I joined the platform as a guest aswell. Once I couldn’t play as one, I made my first account. And honestly, while the community was still a bit toxic, people were definitely friendlier and nicer. The first roblox youtuber I watched was EthanGamerTV, and he was the reason I got into Roblox. I know most people consider the golden age of roblox to be somewhere between 2010-2016, but my time on the platform in 2017 will always hold a special place In my heart.

[@circleinforthecube5170]

even as a older player from 2010 i still appreciate 2017, also in 2010 people were wining about it not looking like 2007

[@romanempirelolfn]

im a 2012 player, Golden age is 2017-2021 (2022 sucked, but 2023 is better.)

[@romanempirelolfn]

@@circleinforthecube5170 yep bro

[@namenotfound614]

i started Roblox in 2016 because DanTDM played the old Car Crushers (the video is still up)

[@greypblox379]

I didn't join rblx until 2019 but I remember watching videos back in 2017

[@SleepyKza]

Yo this an amazing video I loved the commentary the fluent speaking the footage, everything I liked about this video. Keep making more pls!

[@2ih]

great video man, keep up with the good work!

[@EpicSword28]

I definitely find the main reason to be just nostalgia, and it's natural. I myself think the 2018-2019 period was best because that was when I was a fresh user, and still young. ROBLOX was just people's childhood around that time. But I do have to admit, ROBLOX certainly was more fun and lively than today for sure.

[@Dogappel]

Same. I joined 2018 and then the website was still blue and the login screen with that rollercoaster in the background. Looked way better than the depressing grayness.

[@tafYT.]

i joined roblox in 2012. i miss the good ol days

[@RDplayz]

At the end of 2018, it all started to go downhill

[@c.6308]

Yeah I joined Roblox in 1042 B.C., those where good times, It only got worse from there

[@EpicSword28]

@@c.6308 dang man you joined a long time ago. i respect the hustle 😔✊️

[@jujhar.]

2015-2018 was peak

[@catsobber]

After 1 month, you have already hit 10k subscribers, congratulations. Keeping going lad, you are making actual good content

[@GranpaArsenal]

This guy is blowing up! Well Deserved. Amazing Video!

[@zMrTrix]

I joined Roblox around Late 2017, what I miss about Roblox is the EggHunts, it was really fun to get egg hats from *egghunting*, after Roblox discontinued EggHunts, they made the hats limiteds, which is the reason why my account is a bit valuable.

[@Jetstream_Sam]

most of the eggs are pretty cheap

[@spirtheperson]

but not free and there is no fun in just buying it. @@Jetstream_Sam

[@glompX3]

3:23 NO WAY! THEY ALL HAVE THING IN COMMON WAS TOP HAT

[@user-co9rq5dd6x]

I absolutely love what you are doing now! Also I am having a moral dilemma on if we still call you blue tunes or just mono bear now

[@atwistedb]

Good video, I don't play nor do I like roblox anymore but I definitely had some good memories with "old" roblox.

[@whatever_hi_in_spanish_is]

i think the reason people miss old roblox is because they miss the fun they used to have while playing or just miss all previous great memories they had while they were still new or just miss how simple roblox games used to be

[@UnrealToonz]

Agreed no Inappropriate weirdos of girls, no slanders, an other new generations of cringy garbage, that's why I like the old roblox community better because I make roblox videos from nostalgia.

[@UnrealToonz]

And yet old roblox community was child safe friendly.

[@work8078]

EXACTLY HOLY SHIT THANKS FOR NOT BEING A COMPLETE FUCKING IDIOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE

[@dynamo-g]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@UnrealToonzthere were always inappropriate weirdos and pedos in old Roblox. there were people like explode1 and misterobvious who used to be on old Roblox got exposed as pedo plus there were always oders and club games but you guys never explored Roblox to the deep end when you were younger and slender is just an avatar

[@mikaela43523]

​@@UnrealToonz but those slanders, weirdos girls and ODers are people you can IGNORE??? so how does that impact your enjoyment of the game itself? do you literally go out of your way to fight with these people? how do they make your game experience worse??

[@BloxxingBoom]

1. Nostalgia 2. Simplicity 3. Because it wasn’t as corporate 4. Wasn’t filled with as much micro transactions 5. All of the above

[@ThatonePizzamaker]

Better community Better moderation Roblox cared about the users.

[@BloxxingBoom]

@@ThatonePizzamakerthat too but moderation has been bad since the early 2010’s

[@JeLeff.]

roblox moderation was always been bad and community like bro all the type of bad people always existed and wdym cared about the users?

[@ThatonePizzamaker]

@@BloxxingBoom i never said an exact year. I meant like everything from like before 2010 except the roblox care about community part.

[@ThatonePizzamaker]

@@JeLeff. events. And listened to community like they listen to critic and stuff.

[@itzrekk]

Bro i miss Dinosaur Simulator so bad, it was my favorite roblox game of all times. Great video and theme +1 sub

[@usibistro]

The front page in 2017 was a lot more interesting than the current one. Every game felt so unique and out-of-the-box. Not to mention that they were very simple to learn and play. Whenever you get bored from a game, you move to another and that's how it goes. When I see modern day front pages, I feel like things are all repetitive. Literally nothing grabs ny attention nowadays other than events and the free items that come with them. This is the only reason why I did not quit after 2020.

[@MrGator-er1li]

Thanks for featuring footage from probably my favorite channel of all time, Bereghostgames. His mountain of good quality old roblox content is so overlooked but very entertaining.

[@imjustanoob.]

i watched some videos of roblox back in 2013 of natural disaster survival and thought that was roblox, when i saw survive the disaster i remember being extremely confused like wasnt roblox the island thing with volcanoes and tsunamis? fun times.

[@Outlaw69404]

old roblox community > new roblox community new roblox games > old roblox games

[@FIR3.101]

the new roblox community for me is more overly competitive and more wierd

[@SoupyMittens]

New roblox games are just so souless and boring, I can't see how anybody would prefer them over the games we had back in like 2015.

[@e.1970]

@@SoupyMittensthere are games better than the simulators that don’t have micro transactions everywhere today

[@LL3g0]

when i click discover today there is so many copies of other games and simulators and stuff like that most of the time you cant even find a good game there today

[@anomalousanimates]

you ain't playing the right games like untitled tag game and hexaria@@SoupyMittens

[@TrueSigmaGigaChad]

i love how you added a clip from Medal of Honor Allied Assault. (My favorite game lol)

[@LagSammiches]

First time seeing your channel, I watched some more vids and subbed. As a 2008 player I do miss the childlike wonder of discovering unique ideas for games on roblox, but the site has gone increasingly corporate since even 2012; don't get me started on the child labor stuff. Anyway I'm glad there's still roblox youtubers that talk about old roblox, or find truly outstanding games made today on the platform.

[@t59112]

As a 2009 player i would say that the site became increasingly corporate since they added price floors in 2013.

[@waffler-yz3gw]

i personally really like old roblox's sound design, but new roblox has some really good games even if rare

[@monobearr]

I agree, the good roblox games of today are perfection compared to the average popular ones AND old ones imo.

[@Yobisewk206]

i found one called Classic Downhill Rush and it is EPIC!

[@ZariffsDev]

I joined first in 2010 and have played ever since. I’d say 2016-2018 were the best years of Roblox ever and ever will be, the age demographic was a lot higher than it is now and the games were actually good and unique ideas. Nowadays ever games the same, all p2w, copies and baby games. Roblox age demographics is much closer to 6 years old which I think is honestly quite sad

[@deezgod45]

they also removed parties, which was such a good feature if you wanted to play with all of ur friends

[@TheEnder_ITA]

0:49 the entry poiny reference is so respected man

[@m1cake]

people nowadays just always saying slurs in roblox thats what i hate about the community and also the only thing why roblox was intresting was events and now without those it just feels empty inside

[@ItsFuze]

I love how you edit and explain your videos it makes me wanna do it myself but don’t know were to start or what software to use to edit

[@monobearr]

Just test the waters and figure out what content niche you wanna do, it's all about practice. The starting editor I used to use was Davinci Resolve 18 which is free, now I use Adobe Premiere Pro which is roughly 21$/month

[@nickelflipper]

you should do a video on guts and blackpowder, ive been playing since it first released on an old version and would love to see it gain even more recognition

[@Youcican]

I joined around 2015 and the games back in those times had an identity something you'd see in those adverts

[@RavyNDoll]

i joined roblox at first in 2015, i had lots of fun back then, compared to now, we just have repetitive simulators etc etc, although, we have these highly detailed and good scripted games that in my opinion is much fun than the older games (depending on the game and its genre, system etc) most people like the old time for the nostalgia, but sometimes you need to leave the past to the past and move on.

[@romanempirelolfn]

Finally someone who isnt a baby in the comments.

[@t59112]

I agree with this comment

[@RavyNDoll]

@@romanempirelolfn yeah no i read tons of these "old roblox was better!!!" comments and it does make me angry too

[@RavyNDoll]

ty@@t59112

[@purifi7295]

didnt tycoon games take the place of simulator ones before simulators arrived though?

[@ghostlyliam]

if you ask me 2020 was probably the last good year of roblox. sure new roblox has some cool features but even before 2020 there were things that were so much better such as the website having the iconic white and blue color scheme, builder's club still existing, the old room you would be in when you went to change your avatar, and just so much more. nowadays 2021-present just felt really out of touch with the roblox we all know and love, especially with layered clothing, dynamic heads replacing the classic 2d faces, and custom characters

[@mikaela43523]

this is subjective, my sisters joined roblox in 2022 and they loved it the reason people say "oh old roblox was so much better" basically the time they joined for the first time is because of NOSTALGIA the game back then had some features that it doesnt have now like tix or whatever but overall its still almost the same it just became more mainstream because 2017 roblox had only 10% of the players it has today you became bored of the game because you grew up not because of the changes

[@Riciliz]

​​​@@mikaela43523I dont think the base game changed too much What changed was the incentive. They all want money, and if you dont, you dont get players. There's too many cookie cutter copy + paste games nowadays and its overall not fun anymore. They're all just bandit beaters, bait for 5yro or endless clicker games

[@Teczy]

2020 is just too new, personally i think 2019 was the last good year we had in roblox, in 2020 roblox obsession with metaverse became huge

[@ghostlyliam]

@@Teczy it wasnt until 2021 when Roblox really started meat riding the word "metaverse" though. 2020 was the last egg hunt and the second to last bloxy awards, although I will give some credit to 2021 for having TDS win best game trailer

[@Teczy]

@@ghostlyliam yep, you re kinda right, in 2020 we had the last good events in roblox, in 2021 roblox replaced all of the good events just to make these stupdi live ops

[@deadlocks]

i see bereghostgames gameplay... i still check on their channel from time to time, been a long time watcher im glad they arent forgotten

[@randomname8727]

This video is good. The way you gave both old and modern Roblox an equal amount of attention and criticism what makes me believe imo to be the right way. There’s no better Roblox, never has been. It just evolved and consequently developed more problems.

[@fg2344]

I remember playing a GTA type game (I don't remember what it was called) I only know it was made by the same people that made Blackhawk rescue mission

[@thegamer.]

I remember maining that game for so long back in like 2016 or 17? Man that's bringing back memories

[@tri3244]

hot take: new avatars are way better than old ones. old avatars are good and simplistic, but new avatars have way more customization and potential especially with all the new avatar updates

[@kongsovanmony5064]

Although new avatars are good, they are also used for......other purposes

[@summerheart9834]

i also think the new avatar customisation is cool, but i feel like the super realistic ones don't even feel like they belong in roblox.

[@itisrichard9732]

yeah, old one only have simplistic accessories while the new one give alot of customizations.

[@itisrichard9732]

And better than not, the new one contains the old one aswell.

[@101-cesaraugusto7]

I stopped playing the game some years ago, just came back recently to see how it is. The first thing I noticed was the wiggly character and missing clothing. Then I found out that R15 was apllied to my character (changed back) and that I was using a clothing called "I feel bricky" that got removed from the game and searching about it made me give a look on how the community is going. I played quite a lot of games and honestly, If the game does not need R15 or God forbid antrhos R6 feels better. Regardless, I'seen some good new games but the front page is deranged. Roblox just changed demographs for the most part, going from 12-16 YOs to 6-10. Quality wise games are better, but the monitazation is dogshit on most of them but there are outliars such as "Isle" and "HELLMET" which are pretty fucking cool.

[@Forzelian]

I actually really agree with what your saying, nice video 👍

[@jesslito]

I miss all the fun events, like the old egg hunts, winter games, summer games and so on. The best thing about roblox in my opinion were all these events, especially the egg hunts

[@johann_sleepsverylate]

I understand that people want old roblox back because they thought it’s all sunshine and rainbows. every year has bad side and were happy back then cause were kids and enjoying what we could. New roblox is doing whatever you want and old roblox is do whatever you could

[@Riciliz]

Nah, new roblox is "whatever makes money" its all just copy+paste average simulator with tons of microtransactions, or some bandit beater that takes 5000 hours to complete only to get your average fighting game (looking at blox fruits right now) and overall the core gameplay nowadays is just copy+pasted everywhere for profit

[@johann_sleepsverylate]

@@Ricilizi agree but i we still find some enjoyment in the new roblox

[@johann_sleepsverylate]

@@Riciliznot everything tho

[@ReiAyanami69420]

2017-2019 was peak roblox and nothing else beats it

[@thefaculty3419]

Facts

[@t59112]

I joined in 2009 and peak Roblox is 2011 to 2013 for me.

[@BlitzX9]

awesome video monobear keep it up

[@Girafen]

2:40 Epic mining😳I used to play that game so much

[@RedGoji]

Fun fact: most people who miss old roblox never played old roblox

[@thej8656]

They are just 9 years old kids trying to get people attentions and saying shits like "WAAAAAA SLENDER BAD THEY BULLY BACON WAAAAAAAAAA"

[@mikaela43523]

@@thej8656 literally, you can IGNORE people who online date, slenders, whatever like why is that an argument on why you think new roblox is "bad" ? how do these people ruin your enjoyment of the game when you can just ignore them???

[@dumbchannel6954]

I've only seen 2020+ users say that lol

[@t59112]

Yep

[@camronholman]

I have started Roblox in 2015 and I would not say the old is better the feel to it still great the same as the new Roblox

[@JeLeff.]

I like new roblox

[@monobearr]

so long as you are enjoying what you play that's all that counts

[@andhjkcrazyas]

Keep the good content mate, i hope you feel lucky by almost getting 1 million views in one of your videos already , great work mate

[@totte7625]

Wow, was just chilling and watching the video when I noticed u were wearing a pair of gloves I made. Sincerely Totte Squad :D

[@user-zc6um2lg5e]

We love old roblox bc there is a big space of fun cool games every guy is kind and no bullies but now.... Slenders came and wasted the game😢

[@thesehandlessucksomuch]

@williamFromBirminghamdied’ nah bro they still out there

[@DeRealNiko]

i join roblox around 2015 and i dont like modern roblox because well.. you know how top page games are

[@jimkulus]

This is what I've been thinking for a while now. These days I feel like people like to shut down the value of "old Roblox" since they shift the focus on to the very early years like 2008, ignoring the players like me who preferred the platform from 2013-2018 or so. While the engine was not as technically advanced as it is now, games just felt better. Even most games that were similar to others had an engaging gameplay loop that didn't feel like they were trying to nickel-and-dime you. Now when I go to the front page and try some of the games there, everything just regurgitated. Anime games with almost the exact same thumbnails, low-effort games, and games that while good, are games that have been around for years now. There are very few games I still play, most of which having been released at least 3 years ago. I think you really hit the nail on the head with this video.

[@wringly]

great content! keep it up!

[@ereve]

It's all nostalgia, I joined in 2009 and had the most amount of fun in 2012 but can recognize Roblox is objectively way better now than it was back then, it's all subjective

[@obliviongigan6360]

Depends what do you mean by "objectively better" Do you mean by visuals? Sure Do you mean by the creativity of the games? Hell no

[@mikaela43523]

@@obliviongigan6360 there were loads of bad games released pre 2018 era roblox there are good modern games on roblox like frontlines and hell reaver, but you dont mention them because you want to show new roblox as bad and inferior to the old one which isnt true the old roblox had some features that the new one doesnt have like tix but the thing is the game did become objetively better the reason you dont like the new roblox is because you grew up, this is a kids game and you just simply enjoy it less because you are more mature and older

[@ArbitraryOutcome]

Honestly, I prefer the higher quality of modern games and how much more customization options we have at our disposal, but I would be lying if I said it's annoying how difficult it is to discover more niche titles, let alone passion projects. That isn't to say they don't exist, far from it. I've been sort of paying attention to Kamuro District, a Yakuza/LAD/RGG recreation on Roblox that looks like it could be something great. ALSO, it's worth noting that 13+ accounts make up the majority of players. It's likely a lot of age faking, but many of the folks who joined in 2015-18 and are still around are likely in high school at this point.

[@pedrocastromachadogribel3106]

I totally agree with your take. Good job.

[@guigosi7664]

Been around since 2010-2011, gotta say this video is a great representation of how I feel about the platform. Especially when you say roblox has started to prioritize profits over players. Its really apparent to those who were around earlier and can compare it to what it is now. Games have become higher quality and yet less and less original, save for some outliers, it's a bit depressing seeing my little sister who's 10 years younger on the game every now and then and it's just microtransactions everywhere, but for someone her age it's always been there since she started. Thankfully she hasn't been exposed to the degen side of roblox and just has fun playing which is good but that's just a silver lining at best. That part of roblox wouldn't exist if the moderation was competent and did the bare minimum. Nevertheless this was a great nostalgia trip and a nice lookback on some games I used to play myself. Great video.

[@circleinforthecube5170]

honestly the worst part objectively is the fact that roblox mods are doing NOTHING to stop horrible things that you probably already know about happening on the platform, ruben sim talks alot about it

[@Skep_Plays]

i wanna play ro-blox not ro-life

[@Peanutboi.]

3:35 💀 (if you know you know)

[@fabjose5281]

The 2nd shirt right? Yeah saw that it’s hell

[@Peanutboi.]

@@fabjose5281 the person who made it should go outside. perhaps even learn what life is like (they get what they deserve. the quick slap of life reminding them not to be weird)

[@CTzons]

*(Insert high pitched scream)*

[@Junky264]

man the nostalgia when I was still young, I almost shed tears watching this

[@br1ghten3rRBLX930]

Nice video dude i originally joined roblox on 2017 but the first game was a mcdonalds tycoon game but i lost my account and decided to start over and joined in 2019 and started playing so many popular games like jailbreak , mad city , 3008 , Pls donate , brookhaven , NDS , Prison life and even making robux for the first time years ago by selling clothing and making games . The thing i dont like is Online Dating though and these crappy s*x games and now we have this r63 thing which i dont know what the heck it is . But bro i had lots of nostalgia during those years playing roblox and sad to see it like this

[@_Chromie_]

Comment if you remember the game JAWS 👇

[@DwellerGuy.]

Everyone is pretty much blinded with nostalgia

[@saint3215]

Subbed i love your vids

[@Tatertots223]

the only games that I consider are the best, and the ones that really take advantage of the good graphics and animations is the horror games and shooter games, ever since you showed Centaura in the previous videos I immediatley fell in love with it, and I don't think it would capture the same atmosphere if it was on old roblox thanks to the good graphics, but it does take simplicity from the old games with it too, since you're just thrown into battle and don't get to customize anything, which I really like.

[@evdollaroblox]

I had so much fun sorting through categories on the categories they had like 25 and i sorted through like the adventure tab and found killer clown in 2017-2018 one o my first games

[@CRACKBONE7317]

I would probably say that part of it certainly is nostalgia, however, in my opinion, it has less to do with "reliving a golden age" and more to do with the quality of the community. I also absolutely agree with your point on the games being better, which is that, while the engine was less advanced, the games were significantly more unique. Of the 100 or so games on the front page at any given time, there are usually a dozen "simulators," games where you spam a button to make a number tick up. What happened to the old mini games? What happened to the "Stop-It-Slenders?" We have lost our creativity. It is more about making money than it is about making something worth our time. I also agree with your points regarding the community- I can remember the last time that I made a serious friend on Roblox. It was 3 years ago. We're all anti-social now, it would seem, and with the growing age gap between myself (18) and the average Roblox player, I have absolutely no confidence that it will improve. May God have mercy on us. This is the first Roblox KZbinr retrospective I have seen that I actually agree with on most fronts, and I commend you for that. You have earned yourself a subscriber, my friend. May Providence be with you. Best, T.W.

[@mickeyomega2032]

I joined in 2016 and I played games with my friends, it was great, now there is so much inappropriate contest and toxicity.

[@loopylew125]

obviously the straight up answer is nostalgia, but the main impact for me is what has been removed. for example the oof sound, music, egg hunts, fun events including good free items and gears in the catalog, the old layouts and avatar editors, tix, classic faces and so much more