Why Did We Forget Baldi's Basics? (A Retrospective)
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- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
- If you're anything like me, I'm sure Baldi's Basics was your jam back in 2018. But now, it seems like we've all forgotten about it. Why is that? Let's take a retrospective look back at everything Baldi's has had to offer over the years!
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00:00 intro
01:01 Inspirations & Origins
03:50 Baldi's Basics
13:04 Kickstarter, Field Trip, & Anniversary
19:14 Full Game Demos
26:10 Baldi's Basics Plus
33:53 Classic Remastered
38:51 So, What Happened?
42:11 closing thoughts
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♫ Sonic's Schoolhouse - HEADS
♫ Mario Kart Wii - Luigi Circuit
♫ Stardew Valley - Dance Of The Moonlight Jellies
♫ Sonic CD - Stardust Speedway Zone
♫ New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Forest Theme
♫ Toby Fox - Another Medium
♫ Toby Fox - WELCOME TO THE CITY
♫ Lena Raine - otherside
♫ Super Mario 3D World - Beep Block Skyway
♫ FNAF: Security Breach - Snap! Goes The SFinal Chord
♫ Mario Kart 8DX - Thwomp Ruins
♫ EarthBound - Onett Theme
♫ Lena Raine - Pigstep
♫ Toby Fox - Snowdin Town
♫ Toby Fox - Shop
♫ Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator - Just Add Water
♫ Stardew Valley - The Wind Can Be Still
♫ Toby Fox - Scarlet Forest
♫ Stardew Valley - Star Lumpy
♫ Portal 2 - Franken Turrets
♫ Toby Fox - Hopes and Dreams
♫ Aaron Cherof - A Familiar Room
♫ Stardew Valley - Icicles
♫ Lena Raine - Infinite Amethyst
♫ Plants Vs. Zombies - Grasswalk
♫ Stardew Valley - The Smell of Mushroom
#videoessay #baldisbasics 
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I was a custodian when this game came out and “GOTTA SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP!” was in my head a lot when I swept floors
Fuck, missed chance for me to scream in the hallways when I had the evening shift as a janitor lmfao
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how does this have 5 likes xd good job lol@@cylle3784
@@venezuelanomori15 lmao that would be funny
thats the one impression it had on me lmao
baldi’s did it right tbh. it came out with a perfect storm of concepts: it was funny, scary, weird all that. perfectly captured the 90s educational game vibe and that was it. it didn’t get turned into a franchise like a lot of people were conditioned to expect after stuff like fnaf. glad it existed.
He tried turning it into a bigger IP years later when the gears slowed down.
yep
Yeah
If they could have turned it into a franchise they would have. I don't think the devs were like "nahhhhhhh" to wheelbarrows full of money.
the game is still being worked on last time I checked
this dev seems cool. he didn’t sell out and focus on trying to ride the wave, he didnt get angry or sad when the popularity of his game died out, he simply just.. worked. he just wants to make a game that appeals to his interests while making others happy. thats kind of beautiful, more admirable than getting success.
im so hyped for plus
Wait what's wrong with getting sad? 😭👩🦽
@@SeresuteSchoolgirl normally leads to less motivation to finish a game, least from what ive seen on the internet.
@@cactusnarwhal8628 Ohh okay, thank u sis
hes the one dev that made a popular indie game that literally NO ONE had any allegations against.
"Don't eat ass in the halls"
-That one guy who makes Bendy and FNAF songs
Best song out there ngl
Living Tombstone?
@@plaguenplay3516 no, It's DAGames in the song "You're Mine"
@@plaguenplay3516 no the other guy
@@Bartmaaancg5?
That thing screaming "GOTTA SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP" will forever be burned into my mind
TRUE for me because of the smg4 video i saw of this.that is still stuck inside of my head TO THIS DAY
Whats even funnier is, is that it says its name… “GOTTA SWEEP”… it’s literally like a pokemon…
No running in the halls!
GOTTA SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP chain
its been burned in my brain since 2019
to be fair, i NEVER forgot baldis basics. that stupid principal is burned into my brain.
edit: how am i still getting replies on this comment what the heck
99 seconds, when will you learn?
he never leaves
*”When will you learn?”*
Same buuut it's that damn jump rope girl for me
same bruh
This game won't be forgotten and it will be always be a masterpiece in my soul *forever bruh*
This honestly sounds like a classic case of project fatigue/burnout. Good to know that Micah finally got the motivation to continue development steadily again!
I haven't seen any bendy and the ink machine videos I think we forgot bendy too
@@RAYM4N nah its just not in your recommended
@@RAYM4Nits still really popular
TO BE FAIR, whenever i see a bald man it makes me automatically think of baldi
baldi has a piece of hair 😦
the "GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAAAAAAAAN!!!" will always curse my eardrums for all eternity
its such an unintentionally good over-exaggerated rage yell
I want a dating game called Baldi's Bald Sack
@@OuranNaruBleachClub *exaggerated, over-exaggerated is redundant.
@matturner6890 wow. didn't know complete dorks like you still existed
And the sock.
THE DAMN SOCK
"Scott Cawton and Michael McGonigal are not the same person"
*Proceeds to show images of both doing the exact same pose*
I did not realize that
We need a theory on this STAT
when?
thats some game theory level shit
too bad matpat is retired. @@deiangg5928
40:30
wait 6 YEARS OLD?! I remember when it was only 2 or 3 years old BUT 6?! damn time flies.
I remember when it first came out
I downloaded the game on my grandmas phone because fgteev and she was proud of me for getting the questions right (i was 5 years old)
It sure does kiddo
It might have declined in popularity, but Micah’s dedication to his craft and his ability to keep going with this game is honestly inspiring.
Amazing video about an amazing game. I’ll be sure to check it out soon.
Baldi’s Basics and Tattletail are two series that didn’t over stay their welcome like fnaf and hello neighbor did. They deserve to be remembered, but they do NOT need sequels!
I LOVED Tattletail when it came out. It actually got me into Furby collecting (which I havent gotten far into.) It was a great game that I like to come back to every Christmas.
OH HELL YEAH, man tattletail is iconic, too bad it didn't have as good of a run as BBIEAL
FNaF didn't overstay its welcome, it more so overcame it. It takes a certain kind of person like Scott to be as good a marketer and game developer while still giving the people who are interested a right amount of fan service with a pinch of relevant memery. And at the same time collaborating with companies for both marketing and game developing while still being as popular as FNaF is. Meanwhile Hello Neighbor was just on their knees begging for any sort of clout they could get, being incredibly pathetic in how they wanted to market their game.
Fnaf and Hello Neighbor in the same sentence is crazy but ok
@@Plush13.S fr hello neighbor is leagues above
Honestly, I gotta give props to the man. He never gave out big promises (The Day Before), he never chased for popularity (Hello Neighbour), he just made a game and f*cked with it so hard he stayed loyal to it, and on top of that he even kept a "classic" version to gice the fans the game they initially loved in case they might not appreacitate the road the game took. Baldi's might've lost it's initial rush, but it showed how a game with pure passiom behind it can have it's place in the gaming world. Ngl I might come back to Baldi's thanks to this video, I just appreacite the guy's constant care and passion for a funny game with 90's graphics and goofy voices
And at least you can tell he’s aiming to have it released when everything is polished. This game would probably be out far before Yandare Simulator would
As a fan of the game to today: You absolutely should.
i absolutely love it for this, such a nice way to develop a game
Unrelated but I love your pfp
oh my gosh, hello neighbour is so tragic. the second hand embarrassment from those matpat tweets damages my soul each time i think abt it
This game was the game that gave me PTSD for a while of a ruler hitting anything making that slapping noise.
7:03 Actually, he screams at you when you have collected 7 notebooks. To avoid him, you would have to look away from Arts and Crafters
But like, I looked away and he still teleported me.
@@LeviLL1666 Once Crafters starts chasing you, it's too late
To this day, I still can't pick up a broom without thinking "LOOKS LIKE IT'S SWEEPIN TIIIIME"
GOTTAAAAA SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP
i can't win first place for anything and receive something for it without thinking about the retched robot thing
Y’all ruined sweeping for me
Now it's spreading...
FR
I’ve personally been keeping up with baldi’s basics this whole time purely because of how funny the core concept is to me. most horror involves the protagonist having a deep narrative connection to the killer/location, or if they don’t have one before they develop it over the course of the game/movie/book/whatever. which is to say “you are a FIRST GRADER who SUCKS AT MATH so your TEACHER tries to KILL YOU” is both not a standard horror concept and completely hilarious. I think it much better resembles an actual nightmare a real first grader might have than a carefully crafted story a horror author would put together
tbh same it reminds me of a fucked up nightmare ihad a wee lad ((used to play similar flash games, one was this cats and dogs one))
You know, this actually fits quite well. I remember as a kid discovering “pron” for the first time, and keeping it secret. Eventually saw those fake ads saying your phone was hacked and you had to pay a fine, which were absolutely terrifying. I once got one that actually was really bad; it not only prevented me from opening anything else in safari, but had an active countdown for 24hrs before charging me 2000$ because of some reason that sounded scary. I somehow thought my entire life was over if I couldn’t get rid of it lol.
@@weewoo5486when I was little I repeatedly had nightmares about a game where I made a cute pet character in like a flash game typa thingy, but once I finished making it I was sucked into the game and the pet chased me down and killed me
There's this horror game revolved around trying to not get caught by a hulking lunch lady like that
I played a game about snakes when I was little and ever since then I've had a recurring nightmare where there's snakes lining the fence line of my house and there's an albino one that slowly looks at me, then my house turns to snakes and they all stare at me, but if I go to run into my house (because the house is made of snakes but the inside isn't yet), the snakes chase me inside and all turn into one snake but not really one snake bc they teleport kinda, and chase me around the inside of my house, but it's not the inside of my house, it's the inside of a log cabin in a Hispanic country that has a race going on as a wedding tradition? But if I join the race it turns to snakes and I wake up before I can get any further.
The only time I ever lucid dream is at the end when I realize I'm asleep before getting sucked out of the dream.
Games can fuck children up, man. Still have that nightmare at least once every two months.
I feel like Baldi shouldn't be remembered as a mascot horror game, but as a satirical take of the genre.
This one single game is better than the entire genre IMO
i never forgot about this game because i still actively listen to the fan song by the living tombstone
it’s still so catchy
its popular again with the new update (not exactly popular as it was before, but it is definetly not forgotten and its community very much active and alive due to the new update)
Basics in behaviour?
It's honestly funny because Baldi's Basic was a parody game that was so good that most people can't detect the satire it has in it.
Edit: Holy shit, never expected to get the amount of likes.
It’s funny how most people think baldi is evil when in reality he’s just a random guy who doesn’t like incorrect math problems.
@@Cubeytheawesome I dunno beating a poor kid who doesn’t know math with a ruler seems pretty evil..
@@Cubeytheawesome So... Baldi is asian. No wonder.
(Just in case, this is satire.)
@@Kaeden-kz2dsnot to mention the kid hes beating DOESNT EVEN GO TO THE SCHOOL, and is only there to get notebooks for somebody who goes to eating class
@@YourLocalRaider without that "just in case" it would literally be impossible to tell that you're satirizing the kind of person who would make that joke and it would just be you making that joke.
y'know, it's still hard to tell.
i’m pretty sure null’s weird speech and why he says it’ll “get corrupted” was because one of the school rules was no fourth wall breaks, so he had to word his speech strangely. little detail i noticed
this would’ve been a lot easier to tell if this dude did more research on this game. There’s a lot of extra info that would’ve been nice but this just a nitpick.
Also fun fact: People have theorized that Null (aka FileName2) actually interrupts Baldi in the sequence in which you get all the notebook and yells “GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN”, it is actually Null telling YOU to exit the game before it’s too late.
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Never forgot about this game, DA Games burned the image of baldi shaking his ass in my head
I don't think many people realize this game is a satirical horror game, obviously poking fun at things like old educational games but also at horror franchises like fnaf or bendy
Gunna be honest, I think main reason it did fall off is because it DIDN'T follow the "hidden lore" thing. Look at most of popular horror / horror-esk indie games, they all were pushing some kind of lore and thats what people were interested in, not just indie horror itself. Look what hello neighbor did, they tried to fish matpat and destroyed their game trying to do it even though it was popular for a short while. But others like poppys playtime, banban, my friendly neighborhood, iron lung, bendy, happys humble burger farm all were either hinting at lore you gotta look for or implemented it. To make it more interesting. While I enjoyed watching and playing baldi, it was just a game, felt more like a speedrunning game than horror or stealth or whatever its suppose to be. Just felt like an indie game with a retro twist.
But hey, at least now it's a hidden gem and not a surface dirt.
Well, [PT] (a game that was supposed to enter development around 2016) and main focus of my channel, has a lot of hidden lore, the difference being:
1) It's not forced unlike those previous cases
2) It feels natural because it's part of the game world
3) The lore was already written by myself a lot of time ago, a big turnoff in games, is that often people make them without a lore behind it, which causes said lore to not feel comfortable in the game world (a.k.a world building), take for example hello neighbor.....
The lore must be written first, and then the game should be built upon it.
If you do the opposite, it will feel unnatural.
one of those is not like the other. banban is a shit game
That's interesting cause the main reason I used to like Baldi back then was *because* it didn't have any weird lore I had to care about. Just a fun game to pick up and play whenever.
Honestly it's for the best. Convoluted stories just for the sake of driving engagement through theory videos is one of the things burning people out on mascot horror anyway. It was essentially a parody edutainment game with some unsettling elements first and foremost. Like I love long form content as much as the next guy but I'd rather have a game that knew it didn't have much to say than try to act like it did.
Baldi is a slow burn, character driven, psychological horror gem
Lol funny based on that alone you can technically say Baldi and DDLC are the same type of game
Indeed. Severely underrated game
Right. (Also hiya engi)
it will always be a gem, you could say
I mean Baldi's Basics is a parody game people took at unironically.
im happy that baldi's basics is getting slightly more popular due to the release of fundemental paper education
Abusive teachers?
Escaping school?
Bully's?
SOUNDS JUST LIKE MY SCHOOL!!
"Forget" is a strong word here, like Slenderman, this game is still part of my brain it just not part of my routine daily thought process, but if I were to actually forget I will be like "Oh... what is this game again? I do recognize it.... Hmmm.... Uhhhh.... OHHH IT'S BALDI!" so, no.
Yeah the implication is a little strange. Like, no one forgot it, it's just old enough to be out of the every day talk cycle. Things aren't forgotten just because people aren't talking about them every day
@@Torvinoid things are forgotten when nobody talks about them anymore, because they eventually become so obscure than nobody is even alive to remember them and search for them, if they still online.
Popular games (yes, this thing was popular) like this are just popular for the memes, so its easier for people to forget about them, so yeah, baldi and other tiny "horror" games like these will be forgotten, just like hello neighboor, slenderman, or even others like friday night, among us.
Tiny games that become popular because of memes and not because of the quality.
And thats also why indie games like undertale, hollow knight, on the other hand haven't been forgotten, and they stayed as classics.
Might be comment bait, just a intentional incorrect assumption to get views and more comments
Might be comment bait, just a intentional incorrect assumption to get views and more comments
Least padantic youtube comment
I'm so glad that the story of baldi doesn't contain any scammy kickstarter or abandoned games. Rip null though
I never really thought about Baldi's Basics, but after seeing this video, I think I'm gonna give mike my regards and respect. Being a solo developer is such a draining task no matter what you do. and I can still see the passion in his work all these years later. As far as I'm concerned, He can take as long as he needs, as long as he's enjoying what he is doing.
I remember when this game first exploded back in 2018. I had no idea about sone of the things that inspired the look, so it’s nice to hear the backstory on the game’s initial development.
I never fully forgot the game though, as it always stuck firmly in my head.
Well as a person part of the Baldi’s Basics community that-despite how long the games been around-is still decently thriving, I wouldn’t say EVERYONE forgot the game. Nonetheless, the game IS still a “trend game”, so people outside of its community likely have forgotten about it.
i love this game and its community, honestly it's maybe a little cringe because of some kids but kids are everywhere what can u do abt it.
Ya’ll are still alive? Used to be part of it but I moved on due to social pressuring, probably still not entirely mentally out.
@@sociallyineptsnapper We sure are, probably will be until Mystman finishes Baldi’s Basics +. (Or maybe longer idk)
@@baldibasicsonscratchwow where do you guys usually congregate?
The remaster made it popular for a bit
Also mods and fangames are cool to watch on youtube
Like before the new year, I watched and played Raldi's crackhouse
As a VERY hardcore fan of Baldis Basics, and being part of the community, i cant really blame people for forgetting about the game, it isnt like FNAF and its consistent content coming out every year. And like you said in the video, its understandable why considering the game is made by one person only. Its really surprising to see the game mentioned every once in a while though! Love that this video brought more light to the game.
I defo agree with you I think poppy playtime killed it a bit tbh miss delight reminds me of baldi basic I'm also pretty sure that's what she was based of
The main reason baldi died was because of the competition there was fnaf poppy playtime and bendy and gartan baban took the spotlight for mascot horrer for children and baldi just died it had a lack of story etc I understand why people left it got old just running around the lack of story killed it the most tbh while bendy poppy fnaf all have a good story and great characters baldi doesn't and the kids all left for gartan of ban ban esspacily because the community is small now I mean just check the steam charts when I checked now it had 72 players
It's also not been finished for ages
mystman12 himself stated that he didn't want Baldi to become like most indie games with constant sequels, he just wanted to make a big awesome game.
@@scream-xj3uqcalling garten of banban competition has to be the most disrespectful thing I’ve seen anyone say about this game 💀💀💀
bro i think youtube is stalking me i have not thought about, played, or watched anything about baldis basics for years. I recently downloaded the game in the last few days to check it out again and somehow some way this video is on my recommended screen on an entirely different device.
This goddamn game was burned into my head as a teenager, the broom screaming "GOTTA SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP" is forever stuck in my brain.
imagine winning the actual game jam baldi was for but then being accursed to not being popular at all, instead baldi getting popular
an alternate timeline where the really meta META game got popular and expanded would be really intresting, im glad baldi got that instead tho, i don't think i would be as *hook* with the other
This is like corpse party all over again lmao
It wasn't trendy, youtuber bait content. This isn't a slight against Baldi's Basics.
eh, i imagine the game developer in question wouldn't take it too hard. lots of game jam games are just intended to be short, fun little projects, and aren't intended to get much further than that. its less about making the next big hit but instead learning about both yourself and gamedev along the way. funnily enough, most games that started off as game jams but went on to become huge hits also did not win their respective game jams, such as Hollow Knight, Celeste, SUPERHOT, Papers Please, VA11-hall-a, Endoparasitic, etc!
@@SobreDunas Corpse Party was made for a game Jam and got more popular than the winner?
I never forgot baldi's basic, watching null just stop existing while playing on an all nighter burned into my brain, specially on how i woke uo and saw how "null style" changed to glitch style when i woke up, made me wonder if i was on the right side when i was playing
Thanks
Dang- 2018 was already like 6 years ago😶
man i hate time
i find it hilarious how this video came out not even a month before 0.4 which literally revived the ENTIRE fandom 💀
baldis basics ran so raldis crackhouse could sprint at the speed of light
Finally, someone mentioned it. I was waiting for someone to mention the crackhouse
...the huh?
So what could sprint at the speed of light? Never ever heard of that, neither have any of the people I know so I am guessing it must be either new or it's also forgotten
@@I_Eat_Lemons
it is new and quickly rising
@@queueuof Ah, perhaps I'll stumble upon it eventually then
NOTE: null's original name was "filename_02" before the remastered version released
It probably was already [ ] even before it was common knowledge
when watching this video i thought that character looked familiar but i could not remember even one person ever call him null, i've always only heard filename_02
same @@chonkydog6262
High respect to the creator, thanks for putting this out since it changes my opinion of it a lot, the fact the game on MULTIPLE occasions actively denies the lore shtick that's made games of the style of baldi's rise in popularity even as his game died down purely to retain the integrity of not pretending that his game had some deep lore that he intended from the beginning, and instead choosing to build another one from the ground up that the fans of his work would support while being fully aware that the game's lore is separate, is impressive
While the idea of capitalizing on the idea of watering down an original idea I've made just to make something popular is something I cannot see myself doing, mainly because I've seem many stories I adored absolutely ruin themselves this way, neither can I when it'd be actively going out of my way to say "just saying but, there's not any intended deeper meaning to dig into", since, hey if it gives more engagement and people misunderstood all on their own, better for me
This game series is criminally underrated.
The crazy part is the game still isn’t finished yet, Micah is still working on it!
MICAH?????
micah bell @@surrealhumor1235
ITS JOHN MARSTON MICAH
HE’S LIIEEEEINNNG
HELLO SCARFACE
Baldi made a message 6 years ago on how every horror indie has the same plot points
That message aged better than EARTH ITSELF
Name one recent indie horror game where dead people arent possesing something made to entertain kids (impossible for any mascot horror)
@@DustD.Reaper I mean, do we actually know how they make the children and adults into toys in poppy playtime?
I'ma just say this, FAITH: The Unholy Trinity is definitely a *very, very* small indie-game but way more different than the popular ones to so speak-
@@alicetheangel-iplayroblox5184 FAITH MENTIONED/pos
Omori and the Mortuary Assisstant@@DustD.Reaper please play them they aren't money first mascot horror cashgrabs
Woww. That feels like a movie. Great job on this video Minaxa! You explain everything in detail and absolutely catches me with attention in every minute! Honestly, I really missed the 2018 - 2019 era and i can't believe that it was 6 years since then. Baldi's basics actually helps me do faster calculations at math and it's a great game but now it's all forgotten or just say that it's my childhood and actually have helped me haha. great video tho!! new sub
Bro, this video is.. A MASTERPIECE. Like, it was a whoel new experience for my 2024 self to see. It's so nostalgic to remember the fame and popularity Baldi's Basics had like 5-6 years ago.. It's just unexplainable the pleasure I had eatching this video. I'll sub rn!! Hope you keep making good vids and having a good career! ❤❤
Micah deserves to be praised for sticking with the game despite its unexpected popularity. Nowadays, it's not unusual for game developers to face similar ordeals, take on massive workloads, eventually give in to their own stress and pressure, and then fail to meet their deadlines and deliver their promises. (I'm looking at you FNF...)
Also, great video! You should totally keep doing this kind of retrospective analysis. I'd like to see you cover Hello Neighbor
“dutch, he’s the rat”
Im still waiting for a DSAF cover
mods fire asf
I've never personally forgotten this game. Cause, every now and then, I just randomly say; "Gotta... Sweep, sweep, sweep!" Or; "Looks like it's sweepin' time!"
Typically whenever I go to sweep up something. So Baldi is still in my brain.
Also, the Principal...
No writing anything negative about the principal in the halls!
“I am coming. I see you.” What I hear every time someone mention’s baldi.
detention for youuuuu
OMG same i think of GOTTA SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP so often too
the principal whistle is burned into my memory
The way you thank the creator at the end for making this game is really sweet. I think he deserves so many thanks for this funky little game! Also did not realize there was so much more to it, so thank you for making this video and enlightening me!
theres a simple reason. The game was a basic, simple, trendy game, that happend to be popular for a couple of months, but because of the lack of updates, it losing popularity, and losing its fun after like the 10th replay it died down. its really that simple.
In some cases when a popular game dies down, it always gives off a memorable, nostalgic feeling when you revisit it or it gets a sequel or update years later. I think Baldi represents that well since while it didn't peak for very long, we still have fond memories of it and still root for the developer even if it takes a longer to put something out.
people sure are stupid
Kinda like the slender the arrival remaster
slender slender lsender send her slend her@@neonjoker
I definitely didn't forget Baldi's Basics existed, but I had no idea it was still being developed. Honestly, hats off to the dev, he seems really wholesome and, as an artist, I definitely understand how freaking difficult it is to create good content, let alone at a fast pace. Such a shame that the general media and algorithms focus too much on quantity over quality. I'm glad he's still doing it in spite of everything, good luck to him
You have a new follower,this cuality,this edit,wow,i never tought about such work,you are my new favorite youtuber now
I’ve had Baldi’s basics classic ever since it came out and I never stopped playing, I showed my math genius friend the game and he absolutely loves it like I do, it’s just such a good game I can’t believe it was forgotten.
I was there when Baldi's Basics first came out and began blowing up.
Manlybadasshero was the person who introduced me to this game, and I became so interested in Baldi's Basics since then.
@@ajojofannwhere did you get this info?
@@ajojofann
Yeah, you're accusing him of some very serious accusations. What's your proof?
@@SwaggyG_2102 “my source? I made it the fuck up.”
Of course the comment got deleted lol.
@@SwaggyG_2102 he deleted it pretty fast, what did he say?
It's honestly so refreshing when a video essay is about something going right rather than going horribly wrong, especially when it comes to indie/mascot horror. Admittedly I never really looked at Baldi's much when it was at its peak, but knowing that it was a tongue-in-cheek parody of the types of games popping up at the time and that its creator is minding his own business and working on it over time has given me newfound respect and even interest in its development going forward. I hope Micah is able to succeed and that the full Baldi's game does well, you can tell even as a spoof that it's a labor of love at its core.
@Cicikus-px2by I never found this game scary and I never understood who where scared of it
This video was such a good watch. Haven’t watched a good video I wanted to continue watching in a while. Thank you.
well you did a good job in helping many people remember this game. exciting sutff, and im happy to see this dude working on it for so long and not giving up.
I think the reason why Baldi's Basics haven't caught on quite as much as for example FNAF is because the latter had a huge approach on lore, which lit the creativity fire within certain content creators and community. People are much more impatient for the next installment when there are huge mysteries going on in the background and people want more clues to keep that fire lit.
I think also fnaf never really stop pumping out stuff scott was over here grinding with a new game every year for awhile which kept it kinda fresh in peoples mind
Edit: also most people few fnaf as the origins of mascot horror or atleast mordern mascot horror so it makes sense why its remembered as much
Also it got branded as a kid's game
I didn't forget about baldi's basics because, Raldi's Crackhouse existed, it's just enjoyable
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hello cootie.
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“Your mine with extra key frames” literally saved the entire game
Holy how haven't I heard of this channel before
epic videos
keep it up
new sub
My thought would be that people just moved on, like there’s many games nowadays that are way bigger than Baldi we see that are huge hype for a week or a month but die out very quickly due to another new game releasing after it.
Poppy
@@thatguy5494 idk chapter 3 just came out and it had so much hype around it
@@thatguy5494 Nobody cares about poppy's playtime beyond literal children
I have been waiting for deltarune since.... I forgot how many years the last chapter was released 😅
The absence of lore made Baldi's forgettable to me
@@SomeGuy_Somewhere a lot of people will hype for the chapter 3 ain’t no way only children like it
This game was such a fever dream, it’s kind of hard to actually believe it was even a thing. It was big because it was weird and looked distinct, at least to me. I dunno, it just was so out there that it doesn’t feel real. But “GOTTA SWEEP SWEEP SWEEP!!!” will haunt my nightmares.
haha yeah true, its the kinda games that you think back on and think "wait was that real" and then you look it up again and remember that yes, it was real and very much glorious
Getting a baldi’s basic retrospective makes me feel so old, especially since this was during the peak of the indie horror gaming era of the 2010’s with fnaf still ongoing, bendy, tattletail, hello neighbor, etc etc. I’m so fond of this era with all the theory’s and fan songs 🤍
Baldi sounds A LOT like Kermit the Frog in the intro/title screen.
Baldi to me will never be forgotten. I remember first playing through the game learning what it was all about, and started to learn a pattern on how to get through the challenges. After a while, I got use to it and had a blast playing the games especially Classic Remastered which is still my favorite in the series. So to this day, I will remember Baldi as one of the things that made me truly learn education while also having fun playing a horror game at the same time.
The teacher's frown when you get too many answers wrong will never be forgotten.
I thought I’d give this video a watch not to remember baldis but more because I was intrigued from the title because baldis was considered unique and iconic to me that I never forgot about it. Hell, I always went back to my fav creators play throughs, I found new creators I enjoy nowadays gameplays on it a genuinely get excited, and if someone hasn’t played it yet I make sure to recommend it. It’s crazy to me that a game I found iconic and unique, was just a nostalgic memory to others.
You provided a lot of lore, background and other things I didn’t even notice and I appreciated that. Loved the insight and hopefully others get a better appreciation for baldis!
The irony is that a month after this video released the Your Rizz song blew up and Baldi is popular again
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE LOL
I never forgot Baldi's Basics because I first heard of the game late May early June of 2018, which was one of the best summers I've had and I found myself looking back at those times especially during COVID.
The fact the the game is almost six years old is unfathomable.
I actually never forgot it ever. The song “You’re Mine” is still stuck in my smooth brain, especially THAT scene of Baldi shaking his two tooshies down the halls💀
Don't. Eat. Ass.
In the halls ♪
dont
i remembered it from "baldi's basics musical"
I cant forget basics in behaviour 😭♥️
Why did the keyboard solo slap in that song tho 😭
wow the incredible journey of baldi's basics is truly amazing i love how one person can do alot for a whole community.
10:48 DaVinci Resolve user spotted! I've had that happen too, weird bug where it just fails to render an image for a singular frame. Just thought I'd point it out for funsies, amazing video as always! I can consistently watch every upload regardless of how long it takes to go up 💙
There is one last thing that re-confirms Null's dissapearance in remastered and it is tied to an easter egg. Iirc when you get jumpscared by Baldi you have a chance to get a fake error screen that shuts the game. But if you beat Null, see him dissapear and then get that screen in an unrelated run, it will glitch out and show a photo of Null besides a lake, and finally, it shows his head and arms, the limbs he is known for NOT having in his model, just… vanishing, accompanied with an awful scream, the photo slowly deletes, piece by piece, and the game closes. I guess it is Mystman's way to tell us that Null's story ends here….
Also small fun fact: In party style of the remaster, if you use the teleporter AFTER you unleash the glitched red Baldloons, you actually get a new interaction with Null in the office! …which is basically him screaming while his sorroundings dissapear due to the Baldloons (because yes, in remastered, instead of just clogging the schoolhouse second floor, they delete any walls that they touch, there is actually a secret room in the second floor you can only access if any baldloon deletes a wall so you can leave and find it)
please upload a clip of both
@@irainrocks They're both easy to find on YT.
I remember during hurricane Florence, markiplier's video on the game was one of the last things I saw before the power went out
Hurricane Baldi got your power
The principal of the thing said no power for you. When will you learn?
@@LilacMonarch your parents will hear about this one!
Cloudy Copter caused it
@@gruser617 lol
bro this video was really informative! Thanks
I never forgot That Lollipop looking teacher
Notification: "Why Did We Forget Baldi's Basics? (A Retrospective)"
Me in the middle of watching Markipliers old playthrough of this game: "Hm I never thought about that."
It was one of those indie horror games that become super popular for a few years before people eventually forget about them. Like Granny, Momo, Hello Neighbour and soon, Poppy Playtime.
though it is superior
How is poppy playtime dying? Its trending all over the internet.
@@nishisuman2082 what year are you in? march 2023?
@@dejus_e how can i be in the future? Its literally 15th October 2021 and poppy playtime just released 3 days ago
@@dejus_e Buddy do you live under a rock? Poppy playtime Chapter 3 just released and just about every youtuber is playing it, were you high when making this comment?
oldest baldi fan vs oldest skibidi toilet fan
Elder memer vs day old infant
500 yrs old VS still in the womb
i usually hear of indie projects being announced and then never coming out so it's so nice to see that Micah McGonigal has been able to do so much and that he is still going at it even now
That principle whistle is never forgotten
Cuz it’s Banana Joe’s whistle
@@TRVLEXUi feel like that whistle is from something else
i could be wrong tho
This gets stuck in my friends head all the time know and he always just humming it and it’s the funniest thing
Baldi is the only one of the games that capitalized on FNAF’s success that I genuinely really still enjoy. To me, its self-aware nature and absurd sense of humor are what make it a lot more special to me than something like Bendy, Poppy, or BanBan.
Nah they was actually cooking with Bendy at first but fumbled so hard
tf does this have to do with fnaf
@@Crackedcripple Bendy recovered with the newer game though. Not many indie darlings can say they recovered like that. Fnaf's been a little rocky, I say that as a Fnaf fan, and Poppy (while improving its quality) is still taking major plotpoints and ideas from other franchises.
@@crafterrium8724 FNAF ended up largely being responsible for the mascot horror genre which Baldi's Basics belongs to due to its way of turning something normally innocent and harmless (in this case, edutainment games) and making it scary; and also due to its complicated lore.
It didnt really capitalize on it, it more became a victim of it.
Thank you so much minaxa for taking us to this fun and awesome trip about Baldi's Basics. I tip my hat off for ya even tho I'm also *bald*
I had no idea about all the new stuff that came after the classic version of the game, so it was great to see all of the hard work that was (and still is) being put into this game. I’ll definitely look into buying the plus version and I look forward to seeing where this game goes in the future. (Btw the creative slump/slower workflow is so real 😭) Thank you for this video! Brought back a lot of memories :)
It became so big and was forgotten so fast. Also, damn, it came out in 2018? Fuck man
basically every popular trending horror game in a nutshell
Feel old
Fuck indeed man.
holy shit 6 years ago????
Nah 2018?! Noooo man nooo wtf....
Honestly, it’s almost like Tattletail. It started off as a really good game that everyone played, but overtime, it just faded into obscurity.
Baldis Basics is made by one person, so I can understand it’ll take time for the creator to finish his game. While it’s gameplay reminds me of those old educational games, I do admit there could have been better ways to give the players a chance to unlock the secrets.
One perfect example is in the classic BB, by answering all the questions wrong, you go to Baldis office, only to find FileName 2. The more wrong questions you have, the faster Baldi is. It would be better if he stayed at the speed he usually is at when you play the game normally.
Overall, the game is a solid 8/10. Obviously it has its flaws, but it’s still cool.
Kinda like granny or slender man too, good games but the just fell off.
I’m surprised to see few mentions of Granny
i dont think it faded into obscurity, more like it fit snugly into its niche, and people that enjoy the bigger picture that the niche is in find it and join that community. it's much smaller, but it's what happens when something goes viral, one day the high is over, it takes way too many resources to stay viral for years on end.
Take granny, doors, that charlie the train one, 3008... theyre all still kicking, just not on the mainstream conciousness anymore
Idk it might be because i was part of microscopic communities for the most of my time on the internet, but having a tiny community isnt a death sentence, guys. it doesnt equate to none
Tbf, Baldi's extra boost in speed if you answer all of the questions wrong is temporary.
The thing works like this:
Each notebook has three questions in it, with the third being unanswerable. Answering wrong the third adds to Baldi's Anger Level, which boosts his speed. But answering wrong the first and second ones add to the Temporary Anger Level, which fades with time.
How do you only have 200k subscribers? Your content and editing is awesome, you deserve much more!
I forgot about for like 3 years but for the past year or so this game would come into my head at random times and I would want to see what is happening but always forgot, nice to be able to learn about it again
I love how well the dev pulled off the early 2000's educational game look, he did it perfectly! I love the parts and characters that are 3D, he nailed the visuals
Even though Baldi’s Basics lost popularity quickly, the creator is probably so glad that his game had been a popular hit game for a great amount of time. I’m glad that Baldi’s Basics was popular enough to be remembered at the smallest glance. It proves that even though the game may not be the best horror game to ever be made. It still gained enough popularity for enough time to be recognisable as a great horror game that will go down in the halls of horror game history. Maybe I should list off some of the games that go down with it. (Please note that these are not in any specific order)
Baldi’s Basics in Education and Learning.
Five Nights at Fredyy’s 1, 2, 3, 4, Sister Location, Pizzeria Simulator, UCN, VR, AR. (Not gonna include Security Breach or it’s Ruin DLC, they’re too new and doesn’t capture the original feeling you get playing the older games)
Silent Hill 2. (This one was the best out of the series of Silent Hill games)
Slender: The Eight Pages.
Hello Neighbour.
Tattle Tale.
Emily Wants To Play.
If you have anymore you want me to add, please tell me! 😊
Possibly hello neighbor and tattle tale for the hall of great horror games
Probably Emily Wants to Play
I didn't forget Baldi.
Now I remember play baldi's basics with my brother,
the first win, all the impossible challenge we try to do
ty for this video and ty Micah for Baldi's Basics Education and learning
THAT'S MEE!
I will never forget the words "LETS GO CAMPING!!"
firewood.
I WANT THOSE STICKS!!!
Null: Wow, great job.
Also Null: *GETO UT WAHOLE SYOU STIL CAN*
baldis basics is the reason I am who I am today. I was like ten, role-playing as playtime with my sister while listening to basics in behavior by tlt. that freaking game was so perfect in my eyes. It gave me my love for character creating and roleplaying, and its forever shall lie in a soft warm space in my heart.
Dude that null scream is actually deafening I will never forget it