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Hey, it’s a new video! It’s about an indie game! And DEATH! What more could you want from your Friday night?

Hey everyone, here’s my latest Video Game Story Time!

Scott Cawthon’s story really spoke to me. There’s a lot in here about how to turn negative criticism into something constructive, and how to find the joy of creating.

As always, I just want to thank all those who share these videos across social media and on other websites. I’m really having a great time making these, so it’s good to know I have your support!

That said, I’m hoping to have some new, fresh comics for you soon. Watch this space!

This is the most baller as fuck thing I have ever seen...

Wow! This is an awesome explanation! Thank you so much. I'm going to start queueing stuff up immediately!

So, I'm totally uncultured swine but I have been looking to try and find some good "transition movies" into the world of martial arts movies. My first one was Hero, but nothing really measures up to that. Any suggestions? Keep in mind I've been raised shallow American my whole life.

I, too, was raised shallow American. It wasn’t until I was introduced to Five Deadly Venoms did my martial arts/kung fu movie horizon really open up. Wu Tang and Shaw Bros are the classics. I highly recommend the above mentioned film, along with Kid with the Golden Arm, Come Drink with Me, Have Sword Will Travel, The Cave of the Silken Web….oh man, theres too many to name. Between the late 60s until the 90s, Shaw Bros produced THE top kung fu movies period. I cannot express how much this company means to me.

But, if ‘classic’ kung fu isnt your thing, and you’re more into the fantasy style (known as wuxia). This genre is harder to define, really, since its very specific to directorial style instead martial arts style. Some films that I like that fit into this genre based off of the basic points are: Come Drink with Me (mentioned above, the actress in this film reprises the character’s personality in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon as Jade Fox), Seven Swords (modern film, staring Donnie Yen - an actor you should really look into. He’s….THE BEST), Bride with White Hair, New Dragon Gate Inn, 14 Blades (Donne Yen, again), The Promise (this movie is GORGEOUS and severely underrated), Jade Warrior, Butterfly and Sword…again, I could go on forever.

If you like the fantasy based martial arts movies, but not particularly in a period setting, I highly recommend Dragon Tiger Gate - actually, ya know what, just watch every Donnie Yen movie ever distributed. You will not be disappointed. On the other hand, Japan has some very lovely fantasy based martial arts movies. May I start by recommending Death Trance, Shinobi: heart under blade, Red Shadow,  Azumi, Goemon, Mushishi (not really martial arts, just a visually stunning film), Casshern….

Dude, I could seriously write a fucking novel on every movie you need to see. Theres so many…so so so so many…always learning new films, learning new old films, and everything in between. 

Video Game Story Time: Stardew Valley

Hey guys! If ever you’ve considered giving up on capitalism to live a simple life either growing crops or making video games, this is the video for you!

Cuphead: The Story of Animator Tina Nawrocki

Here’s a video, we made it, I drew the pictures! Tina is awesome, and so is the Girls on Games podcast that interviewed her (and which is the primary source for this video)!

Limbo!

Our latest video, a retelling of The Legend of Zelda’s story in the style of the Wind Waker intro. This one was fun to make!

Okay, so I’m a huge Sega fanboy. I admit it.

So when this game was announced, and when it looked absolutely GORGEOUS, I became obsessed. But the problem was, I couldn’t play it when it was released, because I’m cheap and don’t own a modern console, and it was delayed on Steam. So I convinced BretonStripes to let me make this video as a way of getting my obsession out of my system instead.

Hey, look! Our longest video yet! This story is pretty much the coolest - you may have heard something about how Sega got a bunch of Sonic fan modders to build their own game, but delving into the history of this, there’s a great lesson on persevation and hard work, not giving up, and doing what you love as a way to develop.

Hope you enjoy!