Why Garry’s Mod Is a Generational Experience

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moldbun, half life, half life 2, hl, hl2, source, valve, gaming, gman, gordon freeman, alyx vance, the combine, portal, half life alyx, portal 2, city 17, garrys mod, gmod, garry newman, facepunch

[@PurpleColonel]

They should make Garry's Bod where you explore a 1:1 recreation of Garry's physical form

[@boxx-hy6ep]

I would unironically play that

[@officialpoppyperson]

you fool, garry shed his physical form decades ago. he's now a fifth dimensional entity.

[@Dino-dp4gj]

including his insides

[@fecalunfunny7109]

that one zombie survival map

[@officialpoppyperson]

Do you think Garry and Gabe ever explored each other’s bodies?

[@MistahCoco]

Being able to play as robocop AND be surrounded by 40 npcs in a house when mediaplayer is blasting random shit my friends put on is magical.

[@just_dell]

Incredibly underrated for what's basically a loveletter to Gmod. Props to this man *spawns a chair*

[@SpookerBBQ]

*spawns a giraffe made out of phx props or whatever those plastic tiles are called*

[@thing.]

@@SpookerBBQ *spawns bouncy ball*

[@gobbleygourdiscursed6782]

*spawns a gnome*

[@SASTSimon]

4:09 gm_construct didnt get added then. It has always existed but it slowly evolved from a white box to an outside area to even more stuff until the final version in gmod 13

[@Elliejojo]

I remember stumbling across KZbin when I was just 8 years old back in 2007, the site basically still an infant at that point. One of the first videos that caught my attention at the time was simple, crude gmod machinimas. As a kid back then, they were immensely entertaining but nothing really showcased Gmod's magic till i came across The Gman Squad series by jsXanatos. Safe to say that was the series that solidified my interest in Gmod. Almost 2 decades later seeing Gmod's culture change and grow has been amazing and it has been a integral part of my life. Heck, I even remember the day Team Fabulous 2 came out and was floored at how hilarious and high quality it was and still is. Looking back, it's hilarious to see people mad about Skibidi Toilet, seeing how they were probably the kids that binged watched those Nextbot chase videos by MsBreezy or the Venturian Tales addon reviews, or even the early Vanossgaming sandbox videos. Garry's Mod has always been a HUGE part of KZbin for me, and seeing newer projects like HLVR take off makes me think Gmod will be around for way longer than anyone would have thought. Thank you Mr. Moldbun for such a great video💙

[@PoProstuBoniacz]

If skibidibi toilet is the same as old stuff from gmod than why skibidibi toilet is the one that make literally syndrome to children

[@drunkchey9739]

i was not aware smg4 didnt die, what the fuck.

[@bluedogz1624]

he lived so long that he became the metaphorical villain

[@FerinitheBloodHusky]

if you want smg4 specifically but like today and good there are like so many clones that use him specifically

[@alesbrewery]

Don't even have a witty comment here. I've never had any hands on experience with G-Mod, but I've always felt the way it has seeped into things I've enjoyed and been around for a lot of my life and I think you illuminate that really well.

[@alesbrewery]

Also! Thank you for having me on to help for writing. A pleasure as always. Here's to things to come 🦝

[@LatS0ul]

I can buy you gmod when the summer sale happens

[@TheKingOfBears.]

Playing zombie mod servers in Gmod when I was a small child over a decade ago is forever burned into my mind.

[@georgebrushington6174]

Garry's mod has a special place in my heart. I used to play on a pirated version, because I didn't know how to install steam, let alone buy games. When I grew up and bought it for the first time, I went all out on the workshop, installed a ton of mods that I couldn't find on pirated version. The idiot box awakened so many memories, I think I can recite each one even if you wake me up at night

[@alekzomer]

I started playing GMod when i was a little kindergarten/1-2nd grade child, and i still do to this day. For me the reason it can't be repeated because it just sits in your head tightly and never goes away, thus not repeating. Sure, GMod has and had it's ups and downs, but it's still dear for my heart. (Bad English, sorgy)

[@randomtexanguy9563]

good english

[@waluiginumberone548]

As someone who's had this game for nearly 6 years. Gmod is a national treasure.

[@Kastrenzo74]

I'm long since finished with gmod, I'll watch videos from time to time of people trolling RP servers. but the fact of the matter is im 31 and I have far better things to do than mess around with something that I had my glory days with more than 15 years ago back when it was still a free mod, and the very early days of it being a "paid game" that being said. gmod indirectly led to me meeting a lot of friends who I still know to this day, including a whole arc that led to meeting some IRL, and even dating one of them.

[@tylarb3864]

Same here. Met friends, learned to learn how to write code, had a lot of fun. But I'm older now and it was definitely more fun when I was 15. Probably the best $10 I ever spent at the end of the day

[@circleinforthecube5170]

i imagine part of it is the fact most people with careers don't have any freetime, its a toxic work culture, shit we don't even need a 9-5 all week work cycle, some studies show its more efficient to have it shorter

[@Ethorbit]

@@circleinforthecube5170 It's modern slavery. People eventually look back at all the free time that has been stolen from them and realize that they never really had the time to do the things they really wanted to do.

[@circleinforthecube5170]

@@Ethorbit why would i want to go to the library or park or play video games or make friends when i can rot in a office building

[@tylarb3864]

@@circleinforthecube5170 that and it's mostly kids playing the game now

[@MeltedSherbert]

me, an unsuspecting civilian, getting back into videos about source engine games as a way to take a break from talking about the amazing digital circus and murder drones

[@moldbun]

lmao in hindsight that bit was longer than it really needed to be, but it was important for the discussion around smg4

[@kamm6001]

gmod has been so influential to me that it doesnt take much to make me cry when people talk about how its affected themselves and others

[@BigDeuceReal]

Fantastic video man, you make some of the tightest and most heartfelt videos I've seen on the platform. I don't mean to hyperbolize but you really do have such a heart in your videos that I really don't see anywhere else.

[@snilipp5]

hearing a mention of Rubberfruit awakened a massive sense of nostalgia... I miss the TF2 freak era of gmod videos sometimes.

[@TFD_Animations]

Nothing better than treating this game as an animation program and it makes me understand how much effort gets put into these things i've watched when i was young.

[@jonahsoldier9736]

The fact people keep actively extending what's possible in the game (A good example being the InfMap base mentioned in the video. Or honestly literally anything made by Meetric) even to this day will probably never stop being amazing to me. I've been playing gmod for almost 13 years, and when I started there was already a pretty huge amount of content for it. It feels like everything that could be done should've already been done by now, but I keep seeing new things that I thought were either impossible, or at least impossible to do *well*. Though I suppose it helps that we're now entering an era where a lot of the adults playing the game actively grew up with it.

[@connors3356]

When I was in my first year of college in 2019 I was on a date and had steam up on my computer, and she asked me how I had 600 hours in garrys mod, I stumbled on my words, and couldn't explain it. Thanks for making this video as it describes it. From the long summer nights exploring maps in 2012, to the days spent in TTT during the pandemic when everyone I knew was stuck on their computers, garrys mod was the tool that enabled many memories.

[@presidentgamingz]

Back when I first bought Garry's Mod I had no idea what source even was, not even half life. after truly understanding what source engine has to offer I tried playing more source games. Valve doesn't miss, never regretted buying it in 2023.

[@gataslice7663]

You forgot THE GMod machinima of all time, a feature film called War of the Servers which is literally cinema with dutch angles and all!

[@0Roach_]

what a video, man. so well done

[@coolbeans1998]

Truer words have never been spoken. GarrysMod used to be so different

[@gumballegal]

i still remember celebrating my friend's birthday inside of it. it's funny, i can't normally recall birthdays, but that one, i still do

[@thebagman.]

22:00 This part of the video really reminds me of SCP: SL roleplay servers. Theres only a few which really thrive and are well made but they can be extremely fun to experience similar to this

[@NikoLeo272]

Dude this video is SO GOOD!! I personally haven't had any experiences with playing gmod myself but I've grown up watching those gmod animations and it was the coolest thing ever. looking back at it, those animations are still very entertaining til this day and has definitely withstand the test of time.

[@erinzaharris2162]

the whole billy mays vs vince war. how could you forget that iconic period of history?

[@TerrorSyxke]

i like everything, its pure community effort, to make the experiences you have in servers, or alone, 10 dollars gets you alot (css not included)

[@mrrazfromnz]

3000+ hours and I'm still not giving up on it.

[@Ha1oMiner]

underrated youtube video

[@amfnyc]

First of all, I really love your content, keep it up! Second of all, I've been thinking about buying Gary's Mod, but after seeing this now is the time :))

[@moldbun]

i'm happy to hear that! it's a good time

[@Bupboy]

I just recently got gmod (thanks to my friend cuz im poor) and man messing around in sandbox is truly magical, nearly endless things to do, and with friends its even better cuz now youre doing stupid stuff with others, gmod truly is a great game worth the $10 in my eyes (and i got it for $7, even better!) I dont really mess with other gamemodes, but im sure those would be equally great to play

[@happyraintf]

Here before this takes off man, great video!

[@hyenahallstrom7034]

That's amazing, never knew Gmod spawned Glitch of all things

[@lakehouse445]

this channel is such a hidden gem

[@Steammoch]

Holey Moley that was a really good video essay. Really good research too :)

[@MineCraftRK999]

*War Of The Servers.*

[@Hypernova559x]

Supernova559x man, he was my childhood.

[@lfesky]

Not necessarily, but it would take another HALF-LIFE to push these boundaries

[@happerx]

Incredible video man! You deserve way more subs

[@smileysuburban8146]

I need to learn how to do fun shit in GMOD since i cant remember all the controls for shit 😭

[@togiproto]

6:26 terraria brainrot made me think this said skeletron

[@thewoodpeckers655]

Wish you mentioned ScoutFIN. They rivaled Eltorro64rus in quality for me sometimes, and Fahd a quite good upload schedule. They stopped posting suddenly about a year ago😢… I really hope they’re okay, but sometimes you just can’t help but think of the worst case scenario when someone just suddenly disappears like that.

[@janiowy2137]

my favorite gmod machinima is "full life" series about gordon freeman brother john freeman by icton aka djy1991

[@buriedbones-nh9xr]

All what you said is true But dont forget that none of this would be possible without what happened before Gmod ever existed Half Life, Quake they all built this ^-^

[@ThisIsGlitch]

Somehow, Jazztronauts wasnt mentioned

[@ProGamez262Archived]

Amazing video. I love gmod so much i just wish my friends had the patience for it

[@WSWC_]

I read the title, I say to myself, "wadda bout Minecraft tho"

[@banditboogaloo]

jbmod better

[@matildaangrybirdsrealreal691]

Is that mandrill maze from the popular meme map mandrill maz?

[@ninamercer6807]

It's in the name: It's a mod for half-life 2.

[@qwertyqwerty-dr4ni]

god if only someone would make a mod garry:

[@Slipperylmao]

Bro 26 minutes in and I realise its a half an hour video

[@SandwichINCereal]

7:03 ayy

[@MrToastBTW]

the rocket jump waltz.... right in the feels

[@SosseHD]

The game I have most hours in for yeaars already. Game of my childhood :'( I miss the old times so much, since people changes so much over the years and others that left it just isnt the same anymore but the player base is also so small compared to earlier :((( Little shitkids nowadays wont get it, even the ones that play it now as its not comparable.

[@bagos11]

someone in this comments section will say that Gmod is a way of life or smth and I will laugh XD

[@mr.boxhead4075]

Pretty cool video, time to boost the algorithm.

[@akapacool]

you love this game, the video is awesome man

[@bananbananowy3552]

Truly, a great video.

[@TheBravePotato1]

JETTAN

[@zippdoesstuffyt]

what is the name of the map you walk around in the background?

[@EggOfficalReal]

Gm construct

[@Featherss]

ahhh so this is why TU had a small player spike lately lol

[@FrioTheDerg]

soup. amazing fucking video by the way, great stuff!!!!

[@SASTSimon]

7:22 garrysmods isnt the same. Garrysmod just redirected to it after shutting down

[@eddyfuzzy5]

Wonderful video, thank you :)

[@godetoo]

great video!

[@muttipi]

i love your videos keep makign foreverr

[@MrGermandeutsch]

Node Graph out of date. Rebuilding...

[@heythatsprettygood6492]

le epic video

[@garfleid2773]

YEAH!

[@kediester5393]

how does this have 800 views thought this had a few million

[@SASTSimon]

Woah hello

[@whothoughthandleswereagoodidea]

i like gary mod skiby toilr game

[@gremlin0O0]

I really dislike Nintendo.

[@pyro5572]

kewl

[@zippdoesstuffyt]

here before 1k likes

[@j_boc]

17 views in 8 minutes bro fell off

[@bugsted]

Not watching this but judging it based of title, you're wrong. Everyone in comments needs to make friends and just play the game

[@pollyanoid]

first

[@jonline7109]

Garry's Mod is for babies

[@Bupboy]

Well then i suppose im a baby for enjoying an endless sandbox thats even better with friends

[@zombieranger3410]

I would also like to mention that SCP Containment Breach was the progenitor to Secret Lab (the standalone game), I played an absurd amount of Containment Breach back in the day. That, a ton of Zombie Survival, and some DarkRP. Gmod was the perfect place for me to be for the few years in Middle School and early Highschool when I had no friends, now however, I'm very glad to have friends and not need Gmod. It was too much of a time sink and trying to picture where all those hours went leaves a blank, not anger or sadness, nor good memories, just lost time.

[@huevote9474]

I resonate deeply with you, Gmod was a good crutch for us lonely kids.

[@IceGuadian]

its like the era of flashgames or flash animation, a unique thing not to be replicated, at least not for a long time

[@Ice-wu8qq]

why did this video make me emotional, i didn't even experience 98% of the things in here

[@boopboop6274]

I’m going to watch this when i’m in the tube but I was never in direct contact with gary’s mode but my brother played it a lot i think it’s nostalgic to me I used to peer over his shoulders and watch him go at it with a crowbar and giggle with his friends it makes me understand his younger years more thank you for this video

[@moldbun]

this video took so goddamn long to make

[@nukamz6583]

what the sigma

[@ker0356]

@@nukamz6583clinically insane👆

[@VivoCubino]

"Somewhat Real" is a good story teller and gmod animator for sure. "The Medic gets teleported to another reality" my beloved

[@polfloe10]

i love that guy too

[@gumballegal]

Garry's Mod is like the GTAV of Sandbox, it gives you a basic realistic enough world to mess around in. I've never seen any other game with such a close parallel to our own and let you have such freedom

[@valerstein825]

owned gmod ever since it first came out on Steam and since then i've acquired about 13,500 hours on the game and everything on this video was beyond spot on the gmod machiminas were especially the most nostalgic. I lowkey teared up a bit when you mentioned Kitty0706. I also miss DasBoSchitt

[@HackJodge]

1:26 you can't hide that Sly 2 music from me

[@NikoLeo272]

Man I always loved your simplistic yet stylish thumbnails

[@AKASkobble]

THIS VIDEO IS FIRE 🗣

[@WhenPotatoIsCool]

how did i get here in just 2 minutes

[@Dumb_Daft_Dim_Lafoole]

YOOO MORSHU

[@you-are-the-tharpsters]

I’m genA and I play gmod

[@yavuzhannnn]

You gave a very beautiful and enveloping speech. Although this “game” is now known as the skibidi toilet game, those from the past know the sheer history of this game. And I appreciate you explaining it in 30 minutes with every detail. Take care

[@RushFreak]

Thank you for this video, GMod will always be special to me. Not to overstate, but it facilitated so much of what I do, and had a huge impact in my life. Hope you don't mind me dumping my experience here! I remember first wanting to try it and being inspired by early machinima animators around 2007-8 when I was 14. Notably Jahosiphat and their "The Gmod Parody" series, and Fncypntz with their fantastic contraption-based puppeteering. And of course DasBoSchitt, who was just getting popular around that time, (and who I later got the chance of helping on a few occasions!) Doing machinima was fun and challenging, starting out really clunky and refining it more and more over the years. GMod was mostly a solo experience for me, and I just loved turning my ideas into something that felt alive and sharing it with people. I never got very good at the animating itself, but I went after using VFX in my work with a fiery passion and learned a ton about editing and compositing. Making animations also helped get me through some very difficult times, and sharing them helped make some longtime friends in the process. I kind of fell off making videos after 2014. Though, at that point I had already been making custom content for a few years, mainly mapping with Hammer. One or two I had uploaded when garrysmod.org was still the go-to. (Thank you 3kliksphilip for your old tutorials!) The amount amount of technical knowledge about the engine I developed over time is excruciating, to say the least. Facepunch forums was a good place to lurk and trade mapping advice with others. I spent soooo much time in the mapping megathread there, haha. I've also done 3D modeling off and on for the last 10 years, mainly because of wanting to port and create custom props for GMod to use in machinimas and maps. Making 3D assets and vehicles specifically is kinda my main hobby now, some of which are on the Workshop (...and have been used in Skibidi Toilet, lmao) Granted, it's also great being able to take everything I've learned and help out friends with their projects! Honestly, nearly everything I know about content creation, as well as my creative process generally, is firmly rooted in GMod and the Source engine. It's an ancient tower of duct tape, but was always charming and has so much staying power. It's crazy to see how much people have squeezed out of it. I'm glad even people a decade or more younger than me are still making so many great memories with it!

[@100dcx]

Great video showcasing the golden era of GMOD and the internet in general, this deserves a lot more views🙌

[@rich558018]

Man I remember a lot times I had no internet was kinda poor as a kid I would go to school and go to computer class and download add-ons and maps and save them to my usb drive lots of good memories still play to this day

[@TheOriginalSkullguy]

As someone who made a (unfinished) horror series almost entirely made in gmod, i have to say that Garry's Mod is one of the best tools for expressing creativity. It's also a great game. You can do goofy shit with friends one day and start a serious project based on gmod the second day. I think that the only game that got close to doing what gmod did was minecraft, but unlike minecraft gmod has everything in one place. You don't have to use any external software to mkae animations in gmod, and that's why i think it's so amazing.

[@mineturtle2]

Sheep

[@SonicFan535]

I just want the built-in turret tool back