Mission in Snowdriftland: Nintendo's forgotten Flash game

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2020
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    Music used:
    Dylan Sitts - Christmas House
    Mission in Snowdriftland - World 1-1 (Fabian Del Priore)
    Guustavv - Stocking Stuffer
    Jobii - All the Jingle Ladies
    Animal Crossing: Wild World - Title Screen
    Howard Harper-Barnes - I Know Those Birds
    Gavin Luke - I Will Remember
    Revel Day - Rose Petals (Instrumental Version)
    DJ DENZ The Rooser - Hot Winter
    Mission in Snowdriftland - Menu Theme (Fabian Del Priore)
    Howard Harper-Barnes - Eyecatcher
    Think Logiktrainer - Ingame 02 (Fabian Del Priore)
    Stefan Mothander - Winter Time 2
    Mission in Snowdriftland - World 2-3 (Fabian Del Priore)
    Mission in Snowdriftland - Intro (Unused Beta Mix)
    Mission in Snowdriftland - World 2-1 (Fabian Del Priore)
    Mama Zula - Trust Me (Instrumental Version)
    Brandon Moeller - Soaring
    Jon Bjork - The Launch
    albie - i just felt
    Howard Harper-Barnes - Eyecatcher
    Chill Cole - Amber Lights
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Комментарии • 6 тыс.

  • @babylonian
    @babylonian  3 года назад +1206

    ⛄⛄⛄ The new "Mission in Snowdriftland" Kickstarter campaign is launching soon! Head here and click "Notify me on launch" to get a message when the new campaign begins: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tons-of-bits/mission-in-snowdriftland-pixelart-platformer

    • @polcyon
      @polcyon 3 года назад +10

      Woah

    • @Morilix
      @Morilix 3 года назад +4

      Did you know: I'm the 2end reply ever!

    • @adhirajdeshmukh6813
      @adhirajdeshmukh6813 3 года назад +17

      Dude, I am so excited for this game. Never thought I could get a flash game on steam that I used to play when I was 10yrs old.

    • @MariHalo
      @MariHalo 3 года назад +2

      4th reply woo

    • @castlewhite1577
      @castlewhite1577 3 года назад

      Just felt I wanna watch this video and sure enough you decided on commenting in it as well

  • @yvngtrost1686
    @yvngtrost1686 3 года назад +3214

    shoutout to P-P for starting this, just imagine if that link was never found

    • @Uniontrizleo
      @Uniontrizleo 3 года назад +158

      Thanks pp

    • @othersideguy16
      @othersideguy16 3 года назад +278

      P-P has biggest pp

    • @aname4700
      @aname4700 3 года назад +156

      P-P truly dropped this 👑

    • @ethyn
      @ethyn 3 года назад +10

      @@othersideguy16 yEs

    • @__1201
      @__1201 3 года назад +30

      @@othersideguy16 My childhood self definitely laughed at this.

  • @Cyranek
    @Cyranek 3 года назад +3754

    the lost media life-giver

  • @KnuckleHunkybuck
    @KnuckleHunkybuck 3 года назад +1089

    This man takes "Would you like to save your game?" to a whole new level.

    • @qsyki
      @qsyki 2 года назад +41

      this is so fucking underrated

    • @des_aim
      @des_aim Год назад +2

      666 likes :O

    • @emmetlorenz4393
      @emmetlorenz4393 Год назад

      @@qsyki shut up

    • @qsyki
      @qsyki Год назад

      @@emmetlorenz4393 i only sent 1 reply but ok bro

    • @emmetlorenz4393
      @emmetlorenz4393 Год назад

      @@qsyki go have ADHD somewhere else

  • @PA551ON
    @PA551ON 3 года назад +629

    Nick: "there was an old obscure childhood game I loved that was going away, so I willed a HD Remaster into existence"

    • @BlueSusAmigosYT
      @BlueSusAmigosYT 3 года назад +37

      "Oh no"
      "Anyways..."

    • @colinv.2691
      @colinv.2691 2 года назад +16

      Nick: ! merry Christmas. Here's a remaster of a long lost game

  • @skirdus367
    @skirdus367 3 года назад +3273

    Ironically, the team "Extra Toxic" honestly seems like anything but

    • @noobler8394
      @noobler8394 3 года назад +47

      Unlike some ....

    • @awesomestuff9715
      @awesomestuff9715 3 года назад +180

      @@noobler8394 and then a team "not toxic" is the most toxic team ever

    • @thatoneguy9582
      @thatoneguy9582 3 года назад +105

      @@awesomestuff9715
      that’s just Twitter

    • @maxblusky911
      @maxblusky911 3 года назад +21

      @@thatoneguy9582 bruh

    • @awesomestuff9715
      @awesomestuff9715 3 года назад +27

      @@maxblusky911 hey hey
      He's got a point

  • @thanatoast
    @thanatoast 3 года назад +7894

    This man really is the Indiana Jones of semi obscure media.

    • @daedremes
      @daedremes 3 года назад +219

      IT BELONGS IN A VIDEO ESSAY

    • @SpasstHarros
      @SpasstHarros 3 года назад +13

      true

    • @BertilWAF
      @BertilWAF 3 года назад +8

      Yeah...

    • @downloude7672
      @downloude7672 3 года назад +81

      Nick Robinson: Raiders of the Lost Game

    • @ileanabriannemari
      @ileanabriannemari 3 года назад +26

      When there's something lost, inquire Nick 'bout it
      (but make sure it's interesting enough)

  • @tradeofalljacks4358
    @tradeofalljacks4358 3 года назад +1146

    For a flash game, it's pretty damn impressive for it's time.

  • @pwnedbygex7934
    @pwnedbygex7934 3 года назад +505

    Nick at 8 minutes: “and then the game disappeared forever”
    me: checks to see how long the video is

  • @jakepriddy3709
    @jakepriddy3709 3 года назад +4969

    It’s amazing how much he does to save games like this one. And he didn’t even have to fly to Japan.

    • @lordofthesmall
      @lordofthesmall 3 года назад +174

      He definitely thought about it, though

    • @roganfrazer256
      @roganfrazer256 3 года назад +48

      Or get it out of Japan

    • @kos2919
      @kos2919 3 года назад +36

      Japan is in panic mode now. They have 5 cities in lockdown after thousands of new covid findings. Also they bar all foreigners from entering Japan for a month or more.

    • @ayaanamin3339
      @ayaanamin3339 3 года назад +4

      ah yes mcdonalds

    • @laplongejunior
      @laplongejunior 3 года назад +33

      @@kos2919 Didn't stop him from saving the McDonalds game...

  • @maximusthedude8305
    @maximusthedude8305 3 года назад +6120

    Why does Nick revitalise everything he touches. He literally saved this game

    • @Arcadenblog
      @Arcadenblog 3 года назад +280

      Because he's a RUclipsr with a sizable following. Plain and simple.

    • @user-cj4fu8qq9b
      @user-cj4fu8qq9b 3 года назад +73

      now he needs to save kill switch

    • @peculiarjack617
      @peculiarjack617 3 года назад +43

      Now there's 2 more games I know
      Tremulous and No heroes allowed

    • @bobkinect5254
      @bobkinect5254 3 года назад +43

      are you complaining about him saving stuff

    • @spoon7053
      @spoon7053 3 года назад +141

      @@bobkinect5254 i think it’s more disbelief and surprise, its not a bad thing tho!!

  • @elemomnialpha
    @elemomnialpha 3 года назад +923

    Broke: Geno for Smash
    Woke: Chubby Snow for Smash

    • @DaMonster
      @DaMonster 3 года назад +66

      Stroke: Pepsiman for Smash

    • @fongyuinjing9756
      @fongyuinjing9756 3 года назад +54

      Bloke: The Queen for Smash

    • @sam4gaming135
      @sam4gaming135 3 года назад +29

      Choke: new super mario bros u deluxe switch cartridge (PAL version) for smash

    • @cyancolorful
      @cyancolorful 3 года назад +10

      YESSSSS!!! WE NEED CHUBBY SNOW IN SMASH!!!

    • @StafkiGTN
      @StafkiGTN 3 года назад +15

      @@fongyuinjing9756 Too OP, she'll never die

  • @jasdanvm3845
    @jasdanvm3845 3 года назад +18

    17:49
    Someone flew to Japan, and this time it wasn't Nick!

  • @TackDanzi
    @TackDanzi 3 года назад +2205

    Imagine getting him to be a spirit in smash ultimate.

  • @luthient2605
    @luthient2605 3 года назад +3205

    This sounds like the plot of a Christmas movie.
    Think about it, “ A young man rediscovers a precious childhood game of his, presumed lost for over a decade, has been found, only to find that it may soon be taken from him again; this time permanently. His only hope is to convince the game’s original creator to save it, and make it available to the public. But can a Christmas miracle save this little snowman?” Add in some forced drama between the team, and you’ve got “Chubby’s Special Christmas: Coming this holiday season”

    • @Pluveus
      @Pluveus 3 года назад +107

      Not gonna lie, it's actually very similar to the plot of most of Hallmark's catalog.

    • @JNSStudios
      @JNSStudios 3 года назад +41

      @@Pluveus this could’ve been the plot of Jacksfilm’s Hallmark Christmas Movie YIAY if the stars aligned.

    • @TibTobTom
      @TibTobTom 3 года назад +16

      ...How much you charge?

    • @id10cyy
      @id10cyy 3 года назад +10

      I would want to watch this ngl

    • @godself.6881
      @godself.6881 3 года назад +11

      “chubbys special christmas” lmao did him dirty

  • @sorenthegaymer
    @sorenthegaymer 3 года назад +189

    this dude literally almost singlehandedly saved this game and is more then likely the main reason they revived it to begin with.

    • @ScreamingLikeABaby
      @ScreamingLikeABaby 3 года назад +2

      Flash point saved the game, not him

    • @shan8130
      @shan8130 2 года назад +12

      @@ScreamingLikeABaby He basically prevented it from ever being lost. If the server it was hosted on shut down for any reason, there would be no way to play it ever again.

    • @ScreamingLikeABaby
      @ScreamingLikeABaby 2 года назад +1

      @@shan8130 the levels are alredy stored in flash point, and anyone can download them

    • @ScreamingLikeABaby
      @ScreamingLikeABaby 2 года назад

      @@shan8130 it was all just a video to sell a game

    • @Syndiate__
      @Syndiate__ Год назад +3

      ​@@shan8130 The most commonly used version of Flashpoint, Flashpoint Infinity, downloads the game from Flashpoint's own servers. However, once you've already downloaded the assets, then you can play it offline. This means that Flashpoint already had the original game archived.
      There's also Flashpoint Ultimate, which downloads all the games its ever archived onto your hard drive

  • @last2go313
    @last2go313 3 года назад +131

    I'm not sure how it works, but Nick is able to get me to sit through 30+min videos on topics and games I never heard of or cared about, and begin to care to top it all off

    • @KickflipJesus
      @KickflipJesus 9 месяцев назад

      dude same! i even bought the game on steam after watching this LOL

  • @sweetasbloodredjam
    @sweetasbloodredjam 3 года назад +2440

    I love how this series inexplicably keeps leading to obscure German developers/modders, who turn out to be super helpful nice guys.

    • @domeen0gt895
      @domeen0gt895 3 года назад +124

      It appears that germany is a fisherman, bait is games and the fish is him

    • @zio4590
      @zio4590 3 года назад +35

      That's what we are. :3

    • @okidgaf7643
      @okidgaf7643 3 года назад +45

      us germans r nice asf

    • @phoenixgoss55
      @phoenixgoss55 3 года назад +10

      @@okidgaf7643 boy that's probably a hard concept to get across with the past reputation and all

    • @Termina_
      @Termina_ 3 года назад +94

      @@phoenixgoss55 You really didn't need to say that.

  • @fiandra.
    @fiandra. 3 года назад +576

    My man's convinced a dev to make a Steam remaster of a 14 year-old game. Very cool indeed!

    • @dermathze700
      @dermathze700 3 года назад +36

      Really felt like a "They pulled me back in for one last job" - moment.

    • @DanateDMC
      @DanateDMC 2 года назад +5

      @@dermathze700 that actually happen in McDonald's ds video which is hilarious

  • @dombo479
    @dombo479 3 года назад +98

    So the game died, came back, died AGAIN, then came back, then has a chance to die.

    • @xeonbladev18
      @xeonbladev18 3 года назад +13

      But then comes back again!

    • @LordDiscord
      @LordDiscord Год назад +3

      Me: did you die
      Mission in Snowdriftland: Sadly yes, but I lived

  • @cgk1276
    @cgk1276 10 месяцев назад +7

    A promotion that allows you to play a flash game and win a free ringtone on your phone is such an insanely 2000s thing. Where did all the SOUL go???

  • @babble-on
    @babble-on 3 года назад +576

    fun fact: they still have merchandise for that game, the website is still up, the merch is still in stock :)

    • @jackwilliams8399
      @jackwilliams8399 3 года назад +85

      Now that you’ve said that, it won’t be for much longer

    • @be_an_rm
      @be_an_rm 3 года назад +11

      Do you have a link?

    • @babble-on
      @babble-on 3 года назад +16

      @@be_an_rm youtube won't let me post it, but you can look up cafepress and search for the game on there!

    • @PointsofData
      @PointsofData 3 года назад +30

      @@babble-on I can't find what you're talking about, but if its on cafepress it may not be official. Anyone can set up a cafepress store and like redbubble, its super easy to sell copyright infringing products.

    • @qwiem6658
      @qwiem6658 3 года назад +1

      Hmmmmm

  • @jacobdb03
    @jacobdb03 3 года назад +1664

    “Tip: Game running slow? Best played on Microsoft’s internet explorer”
    Lol

  • @fatfurie
    @fatfurie 3 года назад +54

    the pandemic and the way interviews are done now make everything so much more real and entertaining.. i cant explain why. people are just more relaxed and its more like a conversation than an interview. i love it.

  • @Nuskybeach
    @Nuskybeach 3 года назад +1004

    The fact that in a 40 min videos, I learned the existence of a game, felt nostalgia for it even though I never played it, got so worked up to the fact that it was going to dissapear forever and then got very emotional when the dev team said they where going to rerelease the game from scratch tells you a lot about the power of this single man and his videos

    • @jobbing7642
      @jobbing7642 3 года назад +38

      That’s how I felt too 💯 I never heard of this game but now I want to buy it in 2021.

    • @boganborn
      @boganborn 3 года назад +9

      Lol I was only 1 month old in December of 2006 so I wouldn't know what this game is

    • @MouseSkull
      @MouseSkull 3 года назад +14

      It's not actually going to disappear though. It will continue to work on Flashpoint. Nick was wrong about how Flashpoint works, they have their own methods of making games like this work, which were apparently blocked by the kill switch thing he used. So, yeah, it will work forever with Flashpoint.

    • @johnshoemakerpbc
      @johnshoemakerpbc 3 года назад +4

      Omg same!!!! Made me wanna throw money at them to get it made. Kickstarter anyone???

    • @saaros
      @saaros 3 года назад +5

      seriously, same experience, by the end of the video i was on the brink of tears; the passion of this man _feels_ me with joy

  • @LouisSubearth
    @LouisSubearth 3 года назад +824

    At this point, Nick could find the Ark of the Covenant, a living sasquatch, and all the dads who went to buy cigarettes with his wonderful talents of finding those things once thought lost forever.

    • @Helicopter7
      @Helicopter7 3 года назад +22

      And even find Atlantis

    • @freddier47
      @freddier47 3 года назад +3

      Spear of destiny

    • @saltedwounds
      @saltedwounds 3 года назад +5

      Ngl the dads who went to buy cigarettes hit me hard, once my mom left to get “milk” she came back though. With a cat.

    • @wellsilver3972
      @wellsilver3972 3 года назад +1

      Went to buy milk*

    • @LouisSubearth
      @LouisSubearth 3 года назад

      @@wellsilver3972 those too

  • @Paul--W
    @Paul--W 3 года назад +67

    FFS I've been on a binge of these videos ever since stumbling on to this channel last night and I can't tell you the amount times you've made me feel. With what you do, you truly are a special person.

  • @hasoony5544
    @hasoony5544 3 года назад +20

    Nintendo: **designs game to be forgotten**
    Nick: *i recommend you actually try*

  • @justas423
    @justas423 3 года назад +1140

    "So I booked a flight to Germany."

    • @timegear6322
      @timegear6322 3 года назад +3

      Where is your pfp from

    • @sayaka260
      @sayaka260 3 года назад +25

      @@timegear6322 Nichijou

    • @mrgamewatch9635
      @mrgamewatch9635 3 года назад +49

      “So I booked a flight to Antarctica and now I’m gonna freeze to death from frostbite. Whoops.”

    • @HeckuleStudios
      @HeckuleStudios 3 года назад +23

      So I booked a flight to japan. From there, I booked a flight to Germany.

    • @clownfromclowntown
      @clownfromclowntown 3 года назад +1

      Awww Sakamoto!! I love your pfp

  • @SkyGrizzzley
    @SkyGrizzzley 3 года назад +1099

    *Nick calls*
    Random outsourcing company: Oh not this guy again.
    Boss: No wait, I see opportunity.

  • @Melanie-uq8vh
    @Melanie-uq8vh 3 года назад +20

    You put into words what I've been thinking after seeing the remastered day of the tentacle game - we know it never looked this good, but this is how we remember it. It's like they reached into my brain & created it the way I remembered it

    • @babylonian
      @babylonian  3 года назад +7

      exactly! i think the 3DS version of Ocarina of Time is another great example of this

  • @mauritspuggaard4689
    @mauritspuggaard4689 3 года назад +12

    11:49
    “TIP: Game to slow? Best performance with Microsoft Internet Explorer”
    Found that funny

  • @muffinzetta3670
    @muffinzetta3670 3 года назад +681

    one of these times nick is going to find out, that the person that leaves clues for him in random places on the internet is actually him from the future.

    • @watt0455
      @watt0455 3 года назад +35

      Love this so much

    • @lolkayleen2757
      @lolkayleen2757 3 года назад +33

      This actually was really heartwarming to read for some reason

    • @lyl3069
      @lyl3069 3 года назад +4

      Woah

    • @ch3rrysoda626
      @ch3rrysoda626 3 года назад +7

      @@lolkayleen2757 ya, I said "aww" in my head and then realized "wtf why" lol

    • @redshirtveteran5688
      @redshirtveteran5688 3 года назад

      That has some real Steins;Gate vibes.

  • @willypro4949
    @willypro4949 3 года назад +1694

    I wouldn't be surprised if Nick finds the Malaysia airplane in the near future

    • @Meme-pg5tw
      @Meme-pg5tw 3 года назад +155

      By flying to japan

    • @-shakir5152
      @-shakir5152 3 года назад +40

      But.. but...pp is the one who found the link

    • @dl5498
      @dl5498 3 года назад +55

      @@-shakir5152 and he found pp's post

    • @-shakir5152
      @-shakir5152 3 года назад +15

      @@dl5498 fair enough

    • @jaysonmichael2468
      @jaysonmichael2468 3 года назад +1

      same

  • @chaoticcordi9891
    @chaoticcordi9891 2 года назад +11

    I'm relatively young. I have no memories of most of the things you talk about. But I get major anxiety at the thought of losing something forever. I want things to be remembered. And though i have no nostalgia for any of the things you cover, watching you recover them makes me feel like I haven't missed a thing, that I've been there playing these games since the day they debuted. Thank you.

  • @Annwn106
    @Annwn106 2 года назад +8

    Oh my god... it's now on steam... amazing!

    • @1dk95
      @1dk95 2 года назад

      Its been on steam lol

  • @sunaybhatt1878
    @sunaybhatt1878 3 года назад +1109

    I dont understand how nick is able to write two emails, and get the attention of the big game dev, while it takes me ten emails to tell my literacy teacher to tell me the homework.

    • @prodjoshkta
      @prodjoshkta 3 года назад +85

      because he has roughly 1 million RUclips subscribers. Simple. Not to discredit his awesome work ethic and perseverance though.

    • @sunaybhatt1878
      @sunaybhatt1878 3 года назад +7

      @@prodjoshkta Yea that makes sense

    • @Goombario37
      @Goombario37 3 года назад +45

      Teachers don't get paid enough to check emails everyday lol

    • @natingle
      @natingle 3 года назад +48

      Well, to be fair, your teacher must receive loads of emails from your classmate and has struggle answering to all of them, even sometimes forgetting some... (I'm a teacher, we are flawed, sorry :D) But here these game creators receive an email from someone who is genuinely interested in one of their first major games, one that disappeared and they believed no one care about anymore. It's obvious that they are really happy to talk about it again, they feel that they didn't work for nothing more than a decade ago, so I'm quite sure they were very happy to answer as soon as they could, however big they are today! It's always rewarding to feel that your work had some impact on someone, especially when you think no one cared anymore :)

    • @pokemonundertale9178
      @pokemonundertale9178 3 года назад +2

      IKR

  • @babylonian
    @babylonian  3 года назад +4676

    Hey, everyone! Quick correction:
    During the section discussing the Flashpoint version of Mission in Snowdriftland, I mistakenly concluded that the Flashpoint version of MiS still tries to download the game from the original ExtraToxic servers. I was wrong about that: it turns out that Flashpoint backed up not only the original .SWF, but the level files, too - and the Flashpoint Infinity version actually points to a page on Flashpoint's own servers that has all the stages backed up!
    That's why, in the video, it didn't work when I disconnected my internet: the Flashpoint Infinity version of MiS was still trying and failing to download the stages - but it was trying to grab them from Flashpoint's servers, *NOT* ExtraToxic's. This is great, because it means the stages themselves are actually very safely preserved by Flashpoint. (Especially cool: once you've downloaded a stage once in the Flashpoint Infinity version of MiS, the level is saved locally and is, from that point on, playable completely offline!)
    TLDR: the Flashpoint version is actually WAY more robust than I thought, and the original version of Mission in Snowdriftland has officially been safely preserved. Sorry about the error!

    • @MouseSkull
      @MouseSkull 3 года назад +182

      Thanks for admitting to your mistake.

    • @tombomb47
      @tombomb47 3 года назад +66

      You never see big RUclipsrs do this stuff.

    • @gammaboost
      @gammaboost 3 года назад +14

      yay... maybe i shouldn't use Microsoft Edge to play the game anymore

    • @porkstamina
      @porkstamina 3 года назад +111

      That's great news, but it's still a hugely positive thing that ExtraToxic is doing the remaster and breathing new life into the IP. A lot more people will get to experience it on Steam. I really hope it does well.

    • @ziko4589
      @ziko4589 3 года назад +6

      Nice

  • @extrasalt9053
    @extrasalt9053 3 года назад +9

    "Imagine it's November 2006"
    *Lights cigar and reminisces about the good old days*

  • @user-nq1lt1tw8n
    @user-nq1lt1tw8n 3 года назад +10

    i remember this slightly. i was still incredibly young but my dad wanted to show me this type of stuff for the first time. i remember watching him show me controls!!! i wasnt old enought to remember or have the same memories as older fans but i still cherish it as one of the first video games i ever laid my eyes on😆

  • @TigerFucker
    @TigerFucker 3 года назад +1176

    Watching a video of game I never played:
    "Ah yes, all those memories come back I never had."

    • @emiddiosalzano3732
      @emiddiosalzano3732 3 года назад +5

      Wait do you know who is the caracter is in your pfp

    • @TigerFucker
      @TigerFucker 3 года назад +10

      @@emiddiosalzano3732 Yes of course, it's demencia. why?

    • @emiddiosalzano3732
      @emiddiosalzano3732 3 года назад +3

      @@TigerFucker ok but are you ita (italian) she was of villanios and i discovered that series on youtobe i cud wach only the pilot episode (i found only that one) (because in italy it never showd up)

    • @emiddiosalzano3732
      @emiddiosalzano3732 3 года назад +1

      @@TigerFucker why? Boh ( italy's corrispondent to i dont know) btw just joking just to be sure

    • @TigerFucker
      @TigerFucker 3 года назад +4

      @@emiddiosalzano3732 I'm kinda german sorry ^^'. I watched all there is from villainous just with subtitles. I just loved the "show" since the shorts from 2012. :)

  • @cubedude8690
    @cubedude8690 3 года назад +463

    How has he just launched another speedrunning community

    • @angela.luntian
      @angela.luntian 3 года назад +17

      Speedrunning flash games xD

    • @cubedude8690
      @cubedude8690 3 года назад +17

      @@angela.luntian eh, flash games in *general* are nothing new

    • @Carmisci
      @Carmisci 3 года назад +20

      He launched the McDonald’s eCDP speedrun community and now he’s also started the Mission in Snowdriftland speedrun community

    • @kryph1
      @kryph1 3 года назад +3

      Nick has powers beyond what our feeble human minds can comprehend

    • @cubedude8690
      @cubedude8690 3 года назад

      @@Carmisci yeah, that's what I said.

  • @ceruelion815
    @ceruelion815 2 года назад +12

    I have been binging your preservation videos, and you genuinely seem like such a cool person. Out of the blue, you had a passing thought about an old-school Flash game, and ended up inspiring the creators to remaster it! You are phenomenal, and you Charisma stat is ridiculous! Stay that way.

  • @blufox20
    @blufox20 2 года назад +17

    I was up until 5 AM last night and came across this video and your channel while I was in bed. I've watched a dozen videos since then, and I found you at the perfect time, since the remaster of this game comes out on steam tomorrow. I will be buying it. Thanks for a great video Nick

  • @Mobium
    @Mobium 3 года назад +382

    "We're just obscure Flash games sir, we're meant to be expendable"
    Nick: "Not to me."

    • @Nintendude.
      @Nintendude. 3 года назад

      Dang.

    • @jorceshaman
      @jorceshaman 3 года назад

      "This was just an advertisement with Domino's."
      "NOT TO ME!!!"

    • @abby8754
      @abby8754 3 года назад +1

      Is this a clone wars quote omg

  • @jazminakarainy
    @jazminakarainy 3 года назад +1107

    "best performance with Microsoft Internet Explorer"
    well that did not age well

    • @Flrere
      @Flrere 3 года назад +48

      legit has trouble running youtube nowadays

    • @wwyvernn
      @wwyvernn 3 года назад +38

      It doesn’t even support RUclips anymore lmao

    • @jmtrad1906
      @jmtrad1906 3 года назад +6

      I was using Firefox that time.

    • @LiEnby
      @LiEnby 3 года назад +23

      It's acturally still true when it comes to flash content anyway .

    • @RaptureMusicOfficial
      @RaptureMusicOfficial 3 года назад +11

      Netscape Navigator ftw! \o/ :D

  • @capclip9
    @capclip9 Год назад +3

    About a year ago I had my first major surgery, I had to get my turbinites (which carry the mucus in your nose) reduced. The night before I wasn't very scared (and I'm a strong believer in Murphy's Law) but as I was in the car I just got SOOO nervous. I didn't know what to expect and I didn't know how the anesthesia would go. I decided to put this video on, and my nerves went away, I don't know how, but Nick helped me be less afraid, and the surgery went 100% swimmingly.

  • @HeatherMantica
    @HeatherMantica 2 года назад +11

    Okay this is soooo wholesome!!! I feel like Nick really brought a life changing project back into Steve’s life!

  • @BlackPearl27
    @BlackPearl27 3 года назад +1236

    Glimpses of one's childhood are so precious. People don't realize just how important are the formative years and often dismiss children for their ignorance, when it's children who hold so much potential. If you remember something from your childhood like this, hold on to it and never let it go. Pursue it, keep dreaming on it. I'm so touched by Nick's stories, not only because he becomes so passionate about the various themes he covers in his videos, but because it's so genuine, so childlike in the best way. All of his adventures and stories are whimsical and majestic. He makes his dreams come true and cares about the darkest stuff on the internet. Stuff a few like become loved by millions. Thanks for bringing so much to the light.

    • @peculiarjack617
      @peculiarjack617 3 года назад +2

      Then boi I have 2 games for u

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 3 года назад +1

      One thing! Just one thing! Please tell IT to me: WHY tf do I have so many fans even though no RUclipsr is unprettier than I am? WORLDWIDE!!!! WHY??? Tell me, dear pea

    • @conic2721
      @conic2721 3 года назад +4

      @@AxxLAfriku Charisma.

    • @SonakaG
      @SonakaG 3 года назад +12

      I agree, plus the way he goes about editing the videos makes it so enjoyable to watch and fun to be watching from start to finish, with each video I feel like clicking on another, and my issue is, I've already seen the others xDDD so I just have to patiently wait for each video.

    • @gam3260
      @gam3260 3 года назад +1

      Jack's unfinished main pub what are the games?

  • @mestrepanda
    @mestrepanda 3 года назад +352

    I like how Nick can make us care deeply about a game we've never heard about

    • @Pokemon32961
      @Pokemon32961 3 года назад +6

      I’m so happy for himmm he’s doing so many great things and he’s fulfilling his dreams and having fun! I bet this feels so fulfilling and so exciting for himmm and I get that feeling whenever I play games like Pokémon

    • @bluedog10
      @bluedog10 3 года назад +1

      Ikr and I am not sure how

    • @Adeyum64
      @Adeyum64 3 года назад +1

      He literally unlocked a memory of mine I didn‘t even know of. And seeing this game getting a remaster just now... is like the perfect opportunity to try this game, I forgot, again! :)

  • @echeng20552
    @echeng20552 3 года назад +12

    I just spent 40 minutes watching a video about a game I’ve never heard of and couldn’t care less about...and I enjoyed every minute of it. You love these games and it really shows.

  • @BlazerT48
    @BlazerT48 3 года назад +10

    never played this in my life but damn even I feel so happy and nostalgic. But honestly those devs must be so happy to know someone actually cared so much for a game they made a long time ago that is supposed to be forgotten. So wholesome

  • @isupposethisismynmw640
    @isupposethisismynmw640 3 года назад +1225

    “Because we are GAMER, and we know what’s important.” Words to live by

  • @kristimartin6526
    @kristimartin6526 3 года назад +701

    Imagine if the snowdriftland link from ExtraToxic was a rickroll link.

    • @NicknamingName
      @NicknamingName 3 года назад +16

      i wish.

    • @FireflyOnyx
      @FireflyOnyx 3 года назад +68

      I was expecting it to be some sort of virus. Luckily it wasn't.

    • @tolkienmerrigan7211
      @tolkienmerrigan7211 3 года назад +32

      I THOUGHT THAT TOO

    • @zeyfuller
      @zeyfuller 3 года назад +17

      100% expected that.

    • @urielc918
      @urielc918 3 года назад +2

      @@FireflyOnyx i mean, the spriters resource community doesn't do that

  • @Corn0nTheCobb
    @Corn0nTheCobb 3 года назад +15

    Wow, not only did you singlehandedly save this game from extinction, you also sparked a remastered version! Well done

  • @sampappas6934
    @sampappas6934 3 года назад +5

    18:52 why does this look like the album cover for the Greatest European Techno band to ever exist

  • @angelvu
    @angelvu 3 года назад +170

    Nick is literally turning into a video game restorationist hero. I love the idea of permanently preserving nostalgic games for re-living memories, it’s like seeing your relative wake up from a coma

  • @RedPandaTables
    @RedPandaTables 3 года назад +1667

    The devs seem super wholesome. Like how many devs are so proud of their simple flash game to hang the full levels on their walls? AAA companies be trying to sell a product and merch related to the product while these wholesome guys just printed the levels out for themselves.

    • @btf_flotsam478
      @btf_flotsam478 3 года назад +105

      Just because there's an industry, doesn't mean there are the artists, the smaller people making their games with their own heart and soul.

    • @WolfArtizan
      @WolfArtizan Год назад +7

      @@btf_flotsam478 I absolutely agree, this was heartwarming to watch ^w^

  • @umbraluna8387
    @umbraluna8387 3 года назад +9

    This is a really dope video dude. You literally just avoided a timeline where this game died out completely.

  • @EverythingAndAnythingGoes24
    @EverythingAndAnythingGoes24 3 года назад +9

    I’m watching this and I’m somehow getting nostalgia for a game I’ve just now found out about and never played.

  • @grandmaashley
    @grandmaashley 3 года назад +1621

    grandma approved

    • @babylonian
      @babylonian  3 года назад +853

      thank you grandma

    • @babylonian
      @babylonian  3 года назад +859

      merry christmas grandma

    • @scottishmrmonopoly6832
      @scottishmrmonopoly6832 3 года назад +100

      Grandma = blessed

    • @grandmaashley
      @grandmaashley 3 года назад +176

      @@babylonian merry Christmas Nick, and have some cookies 🍪🍪🍪 :)

    • @slades_salad
      @slades_salad 3 года назад +34

      @@aitsu_nojayjay based grandma

  • @quillllly
    @quillllly 3 года назад +671

    "Mission in Snowdriftland is getting its "Sonic CD" moment"

    • @cooperartsmith
      @cooperartsmith 3 года назад +59

      Only one's good and the other is Sonic CD

    • @stuff31
      @stuff31 3 года назад +17

      @@cooperartsmith HEY!

    • @octakhan4673
      @octakhan4673 3 года назад +10

      @@cooperartsmith Haha! True.

    • @Helicopter7
      @Helicopter7 3 года назад +8

      Am I the only one who enjoyed sonic cd? (Especially that amazing soundtrack)

    • @helloworld4990
      @helloworld4990 3 года назад +15

      @@Helicopter7 no people just say it’s bad because it doesn’t live up to the extremely ridiculous hype people give it

  • @TylerFurrison
    @TylerFurrison 3 года назад +8

    The prologue is now available on Steam as of 3 DAYS AGO!

  • @SilverScarletSpider
    @SilverScarletSpider 2 года назад +5

    4:49 is chefs kiss

  • @phineas7423
    @phineas7423 3 года назад +381

    They should 100% make a kickstarter for this if they need money.

    • @KnockOut101inc
      @KnockOut101inc 3 года назад +12

      It is coming to steam as we speak

    • @SethAshcraft
      @SethAshcraft 3 года назад +15

      If they remake this game, it should include round 2 (the wii ware levels) as well as the original ones

    • @ancientone5903
      @ancientone5903 3 года назад +23

      People should suggest for Chubby Snow for Smash Ultimate.

    • @MrLegendofLP
      @MrLegendofLP 3 года назад +10

      @@ancientone5903 fuck imagine if Chubby got even a Spirit in Smash Ultimate. That’d be wild.

    • @Ihaveagasmask
      @Ihaveagasmask 2 года назад

      @@SethAshcraft and more levels

  • @Kelvoraax
    @Kelvoraax 3 года назад +719

    Can we take a second to appreciate “do people care about it and enjoy it? Then I’m fine with it.” It’s so beautiful to see a game dev that actively wants their projects to give joy to others.

    • @ylondes9927
      @ylondes9927 3 года назад +5

      Isnt that the point?

    • @arandomsupra
      @arandomsupra 3 года назад +21

      @@ylondes9927 yes, but unfortunately seeing a game now thats actually made for the players is starting to become a very rare occurrence

    • @jejemiados1947
      @jejemiados1947 3 года назад +10

      @@ylondes9927 Nintendo disagrees with that which is why we love hearing it

    • @dombo479
      @dombo479 3 года назад +1

      @@ylondes9927 well yes but actually no

    • @MrTonglong
      @MrTonglong 3 года назад +7

      I think devs mainly care, it’s execs that are focused more on making money.

  • @Sirrx
    @Sirrx 3 года назад +12

    Im sure the developers never tought this game might get this type of return. An amazing story

  • @MLSApprrett99
    @MLSApprrett99 2 года назад +3

    Almost one year later I went and bought the game on Steam today and beat the first level with all of the snowflakes. Game feels like a really simple but fun platformer. Gonna try and beat one level a day and have it be my advent calendar this year. Thank you Nick for bringing light to this game!

  • @dragonfruit6124
    @dragonfruit6124 3 года назад +634

    Game: Is lost in obscurity.
    Nick: Come, this is no place to die.

  • @FormulaFanboy
    @FormulaFanboy 3 года назад +685

    Nick is literally the king of reviving old and otherwise dead games. First Monkey Ball, then McDonalds and now this. For real we need to celebrate this man and what he's done for the videogame community as a whole.

    • @itzhack0861
      @itzhack0861 3 года назад +46

      I wouldn’t call super monkey ball “dead”, he just discovered a big mystery between the community, which is still a huge accomplishment. The one I would say he revived is Rusty’s real deal baseball

    • @FormulaFanboy
      @FormulaFanboy 3 года назад +39

      @@itzhack0861 Nah, he literally revived the series. The series was dead for a good while with no new games except that strange remake, but now they're making a new one, and even the monkey ball announcer VA himself said that Nick was the one who 'lit the fire of interest'.

    • @LimeyLassen
      @LimeyLassen 3 года назад +31

      He even recovered lost Hatsune Miku songs

    • @callmezeldaonemoartime
      @callmezeldaonemoartime 3 года назад +5

      Well Monkey Ball was never really dead though

    • @CapsUnlocked
      @CapsUnlocked 3 года назад +2

      “Monkey ball dead”
      It’s not dead. It’s just not for normies like you, lol

  • @kingtimmy88
    @kingtimmy88 Год назад +6

    Just bought this game on Steam. Thank you for all your work 🙏. Games should never be lost. They are beautiful art.

  • @pokekiller787x
    @pokekiller787x 2 года назад +7

    This really goes to show how impactful video games can be to people.

  • @EveryCrazyDay
    @EveryCrazyDay 3 года назад +790

    How? Just how does Nick always get this deep? Always impressed. Says to himself, hey I miss this game from my childhood and literally wills it back into existence.

    • @Kaori_Suzuki
      @Kaori_Suzuki 3 года назад +62

      Because he always tries to make connections. Had he not talked to the programmers of snowdriftland the game definitely would've pretty much disappeared. But nick seems to always be persistent when it comes to trying to make connections and finding or preserving any lost media. It would be nice if more people tried to dig and search as deep as nick, and few other lost media search tubers (such as kenny lauderdale, notelu, and red mango. {or his youtube name mangomation} All of whom have been helping find obscure anime) in some cases all it takes is asking the right person. Whether they were someone who worked closely on whichever media or if they're someone who does actually have a rare copy of something such as a dvd, game disk/cartridge, or vhs. Other times it takes more work to actually search but persistence *is* key. Too many people give up just because of a search taking longer than they want. And that's how media becomes lost forever.

    • @shadowwwwwwwwwww
      @shadowwwwwwwwwww 3 года назад +21

      from the look of it, email is nick's greatest tool when it comes to digging for info. email and skype.

    • @laurinneff4304
      @laurinneff4304 3 года назад +2

      There are probably many things he tries to recover but can't do it. He only posts his successes

    • @arjix8738
      @arjix8738 3 года назад

      @@shadowwwwwwwwwww he said skype, but that looked like discord....

    • @shadowwwwwwwwwww
      @shadowwwwwwwwwww 3 года назад +1

      @@arjix8738 the skype ringtone played so i just assumed.

  • @cartoongrump
    @cartoongrump 3 года назад +513

    Can’t believe I’m crying over a lost promotional Flash game from 2006

    • @LimeyLassen
      @LimeyLassen 3 года назад +29

      Dude promotion games from that period were weirdly good. Anyone remember Nightfall Incident?

    • @shrubby8967
      @shrubby8967 3 года назад +18

      @@LimeyLassen *never have I thought I’d find someone... so... cultured*

    • @andywest5773
      @andywest5773 3 года назад +14

      Frosty the Snowman had to hurry on his way
      But he waved goodbye, sayin', "Don't you cry
      I'll be back again some day"

    • @peshomighty5051
      @peshomighty5051 3 года назад +3

      Yeah ads were good back then. When u beat a level you get ringtones and posters and screenshots of games you might want to play

  • @Itsyagirl_Eve
    @Itsyagirl_Eve 2 года назад +6

    Sir, you are incredible. You reignited this passion of theirs. You brought this game back to life.
    I will be playing this game when it comes out this year.

  • @akkorosie
    @akkorosie 2 года назад +6

    plot twist: this is just an ARG 14 years in the making to kick off his new game

  • @revaex1
    @revaex1 3 года назад +171

    R.I.P Adobe Flash. Godspeed on your journey to the afterlife...

    • @Meepswonder
      @Meepswonder 3 года назад +9

      BlueMaxima's Flashpoint has collected some of the flash games. Around 500GB for to download all or lighter version with launcher itself.

  • @enzochoi923
    @enzochoi923 3 года назад +665

    "hello! yumi?"
    "she is half japanese"
    * pauses as he remembers going to japan to revive trivial yet important to him things *
    "ah!"

    • @nicestpancake
      @nicestpancake 3 года назад +54

      Even in a video with almost zero connection to Japan (Nintendo is very briefly and not truly connected) there's still small traces. :')

  • @insertcreativityhere7747
    @insertcreativityhere7747 3 года назад +4

    You managed to give me emotional whiplash 5 separate times in the span of 38 minutes for a game that first released when I was a year old.
    GG.

  • @oXMadManXo
    @oXMadManXo 3 года назад +7

    Absolutely fantastic job there Nick, really proud to have you as part of our community. Watch the vid and went right onto steam and added it to my wishlist. Im so grateful for your work in game preservation. Keep up the awesome work!

  • @The_Pikaboi
    @The_Pikaboi 3 года назад +151

    This dude literally made a remaster happen the absolute lad

  • @soullesstomato1669
    @soullesstomato1669 3 года назад +390

    "This time, it wouldn't be coming back."
    - Nick, for the third time in this video

    • @MouseSkull
      @MouseSkull 3 года назад +1

      It's not actually going to disappear though. It will continue to work on Flashpoint. Nick was wrong about how Flashpoint works, they have their own methods of making games like this work, which were apparently blocked by the kill switch thing he used. So, yeah, it will work forever with Flashpoint.

  • @MinecrafterPictures
    @MinecrafterPictures 3 года назад +12

    I always enjoy all sorts of forgotten and unique games like this.
    Some of the others that I know are Emeraldia, Success' Zoo Keeper (known in Japan (at least for the arcade and PS1 versions) as Zooo), Sumtori Deams, Soccer Physics (the original 2014 version) and Goofball Soccer.

  • @kittentheboss2796
    @kittentheboss2796 2 года назад +6

    Man, i never heard of this game till now and you can tell the devs are passionate about it. So i bought it on steam and will be playing it. I wish other companies like adult swim would do the same treatment for their flash titles. I remember playing house of dead ninjas constantly. If i had that ported over with controller support that would be fantastic.

  • @bubblenugget3528
    @bubblenugget3528 3 года назад +503

    “So I booked a trip to Japan to find Nintendo’s forgotten mascot”

    • @Feiku
      @Feiku 3 года назад +8

      *to german

    • @aaaabababa
      @aaaabababa 3 года назад +27

      @@Feiku *germany

    • @YurieSnowie
      @YurieSnowie 3 года назад +8

      Nick will do everything to achieve something, what an absolute madman

    • @jomarcentermjm
      @jomarcentermjm 3 года назад +2

      It not even owned by nintendo

  • @AlexReynard
    @AlexReynard 3 года назад +138

    "I needed to stop the snowman from melting. So I bought a plane ticket and flew to the sun."

    • @LuEz49
      @LuEz49 3 года назад +3

      Deadly lazers

    • @bamahornplayer
      @bamahornplayer 3 года назад +2

      @@LuEz49 Not anymore, there’s a blanket

  • @charajaznao2829
    @charajaznao2829 2 года назад +5

    Almost cried for like 6 or 7 time, i bought it instantly after watching this video, if this is some kind of advertisement for a game, i think its the correct one, avocating to the feeling of a startup developtment, the fear of losing it, the nostalgia of being on the moment it happened, the joy of reunion and the events that, with the effort of their creators, their fans and mutual dream of preserving this content that had give so much happiness led us to this miraculous reality that we are living right now about this game. I'm heartwarmingly thankful for you and everybody that help this to be real. Love you from the most sincere part of my heart. ♥

  • @Ihaveagasmask
    @Ihaveagasmask 2 года назад +6

    I love how just looking at the game it’s clear they had a lot of fun making it

  • @babylonian
    @babylonian  3 года назад +414

    If you'd like to play Mission in Snowdriftland in your browser, a fan named Minerscale is now hosting a mirror of the original game! You can play it here: snowdriftland.live/

    • @XiaoPichu
      @XiaoPichu 3 года назад

      Happy holidays

    • @Lunaero
      @Lunaero 3 года назад +2

      Does this work on mobile? Or is it still flash based?

    • @Lunaero
      @Lunaero 3 года назад +1

      I really wanna record a let's play of this 😄😄😄

    • @EvanMMD3939
      @EvanMMD3939 3 года назад +2

      @@Lunaero I clicked the link and its still flash based

    • @mareeeedensos6348
      @mareeeedensos6348 3 года назад +3

      *FLASH IS DYING!!!*

  • @ScottFreeSBP
    @ScottFreeSBP 3 года назад +70

    So having run out of options, i booked plane tickets to snowdriftland to try and convince the characters to come back to the real world and re-enact the entire game so we could film it

  • @carlacarlilla7187
    @carlacarlilla7187 Год назад +3

    Idk why but when you said they were literally going to remaster it I felt just so happy. I never played this flash game, but just the fact that you made possibly to get in contact with the devs of this tiny flash game and make them get the idea of remastering so the new generations could have it to play, it's all just so wonderful, this is what internet was made for damnit

  • @thebenholdorf
    @thebenholdorf 3 года назад +5

    I finally lost my dog today
    she was in great pain
    she had cancer
    she was 11 in dog years
    she was euthanized
    she had a great life
    this video is representing the same thing I experienced
    this video has cheered me up a lot
    thank you for making this video
    rip pebbles woodring
    October 30 2009 to June 13 2021
    you lived a great life
    :')

  • @akirbyobsessee7396
    @akirbyobsessee7396 3 года назад +65

    Between the McDonalds and the Snowdriftland episodes being so close together, Nick’s life is like a constant, nerdy movie franchise. I love it

  • @adynnar
    @adynnar 3 года назад +768

    The way he almost singlehandedly reignites people's love for the things they created, developed, gave voices to, etc. is inspiring. Truly amazing

    • @colinv.2691
      @colinv.2691 2 года назад +3

      Ikr?

    • @davidjulian8643
      @davidjulian8643 2 года назад +9

      Crazy to think had he hadn’t gone done the rabbit hole, they wouldn’t have remade the game.

    • @Ihaveagasmask
      @Ihaveagasmask 2 года назад

      @@davidjulian8643depression

  • @Tsukinotaku
    @Tsukinotaku 2 года назад +8

    Love how his kid randomly walked in while he was explaining how painful it was to make the game lol

  • @happyabbyarts
    @happyabbyarts 2 года назад +4

    I love how before the developper got on the call, I was shouting how similar everything looked to Super Mario World. They really captured it well! A lot of the sprite animations and behaviours seem to allude to SMW.

  • @pinkyoilers
    @pinkyoilers 3 года назад +425

    Things like this make me think about ....just the impact we have on each other
    Some small group of people made a little game
    It impacts some kids lives so much that one day one kid reaches out a decade later
    The love he felt for the game impacts the creators so much the decide to bring it back
    And now the those same kids who loved this game so much all those years ago get to see it get revived
    Ya....humans are pretty cool sometimes

    • @daffydj
      @daffydj 3 года назад

      *toontown 2.0 sad noises*

  • @evlshoots
    @evlshoots 3 года назад +473

    Nick is now directly responsible for bringing this game back, as they most likely would not have thought about it at all had he not contacted them.

    • @Gust3883
      @Gust3883 3 года назад +6

      Totally true

    • @avantail
      @avantail 3 года назад +3

      they had posters up homie, he was just the boost of how much people wanted it.

    • @evlshoots
      @evlshoots 3 года назад +5

      @@avantail It’s a game studio, they most likely have posters of every game they’ve made, that’s why, also I doubt they’ve seen much about how much people wanted the games back, before Nick contacted them

    • @Khathaar
      @Khathaar 3 года назад +5

      they wont get a better advert for it than this, either.

  • @herrflantier3739
    @herrflantier3739 3 года назад +6

    I've rarely seen a channel with such good production quality and storytelling on youtube. You rock!

  • @victoriam586
    @victoriam586 3 года назад +9

    Not just contributing to archival, but prompting a _remaster_ by the developers themselves? You are a god of game preservation, dude.