Video games changed my life man/Transcript


 * Adam: OOH!! Can I play?? I-I p-promise I'll do good!
 * Bro's friend: Well we're kind of already in the middle of--
 * Adam's bro: Uh yeah, you can play!
 * Adam: Awesome! Well where's my control- Where's my- Where is it? Heh...
 * Bro's friend: Psst! What are you doing?! He's a baby and doesn't even know how to take care of himself. Well look at him! (Adam drools and giggles) How do you expect him to know how to play a sophisticated game such as Halo 2??
 * Adam's bro: Trust me, I have a plan so that way everybody's happy. All right, Adam, let me go grab your controller. Uh, you're gonna play on.. not that....that side of the screen, OK?
 * Adam: Heh heh heh... OK! (his bro gives him the controller and they start playing, Adam soon realizes that the controller is unplugged) Do I look like a fool to you?
 * Bro's friend: Heh heh!! Uhh, what?
 * Adam: Do I look like a SIMPLETON to you!?
 * Adam's bro: Adam, C'mon, it's OK- (Adam loads gun) Whoa, holy crap, Adam!!
 * Adam: You listen here, you listen good, you vexing vicious vomit-inducting vagabonds. Mom says it MY turn to use the X-box. Video games are one of man's greatest inventions, next to fire, the wheel, and the bagel. As much as news media and people with stick up their butts find video games to be the next Satan, I have to say, without video games, I don't think I would've grown up to be doing what I'm doing today, as weird as that is to say. Guys, I'm spitting fire over here. Hahaha..
 * Viewer: Adam, how did video games correlated all to you becoming an animator?
 * Adam: I'll get to that, but first, allow me to kiss the ass of the video game industry and how they affected my childhood for the better, specifically Nintendo. For you see, I was but a humble loser growing up and, well, uh, not loser per se, but I didn't have many people to hang out with. Upside is, I've always soft of been an independent little bean that was able to keep myself entertained on my own, but the more I grew up, the more I found myself wanting....friends. Ooh, pla- I'm think I'm gonna puke! Nah, I'm just kidding, I love people, I'm an extrovert. Real problem was, I was annoying as a kid, and most kids at my school found me weird or loud. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE- WHY WOULD THEY SAY THAT???? So I grew up kinda secluded. Because of this, I didn't really have much to do except, y'know, play video games. I mainly played on consoles that were older than I was, like the Super Nintendo and the Nintendo 64, but despite them being old farts, I think they kept me strong when I was lonely. You see, whenever I played a video game, I'd always imagine myself being the character I was playing as.
 * Viewer: So you immersed yourself into the game. Everyone does that.
 * Adam: Precisely! I could've easily let the negative thoughts of being lonely and not being liked by others take over and freaking beat me to a pulp mentally. But I didn't because Super Godzilla wouldn't let that s*** happen, he would stay strong! All the video game characters I've admired would stay strong. You think Simon Belmont had time to stress over thoughts like that while kicking Dracula's butt? (AM I UGLY!! Why does no one like me! Love me!!) NO!! Super Mario, Mega Man, StarFox, Ricky Winterbourne, Eyeball girl, Freaking whoever this guy is- All of them would stay strong during sucky situations and that's how I wanted to be. I never let that stuff get to me. And I think video games were a direct cause for me having that mindset, something I like to think back to is that because of this, it's helped me become stronger for others too. Whenever I saw someone down in the dumps during recess, I'd go over to them, see what's bugging them, and figure out a way how SUPER ADAM COULD SAVE THE DAY!! After awhile, I started to gain a group of friends on my own and I didn't really feel lonely anymore. Video games have helped me learn to connect better with people resulting in friendships bonding. Granted, not in the way intended, but heck it, if it works, it works! Haha..
 * Viewer: Aw I still don't see how this correlates it all to you now.
 * Adam: What the-? Not even a little-?? Wait, you think I'm an asshole???
 * Viewer: Yeah.
 * Adam: Anyways, I can pin-point the biggest impact of video game- NO, video game system has ever had on me and that's.. the DSi! Don't worry, my boys Kratos and Master Chief had big impacts on me too but the other system has impacted me harder than this one. And yes, some of you may remember the harrowing epic of Billy and how he broke my DS, and I did get that one replaced, but I....broke that. Apparently, the original fat DS had this problem where the top screen would just fall off, so I ended up with a weird-looking Gameboy Advanced SP. The DSi! Probably till this day is my #1 favorite system and was the newer model to the original fat DS and DS Lite. You might be thinking, "Oh Adam, everyone had a DS, and who doesn't know if you have an amazing game library that he had?! Get back in everyone's lives!!"
 * Viewer: That was a terrible impression.
 * Adam: Well I will say that the DS library of games did keep my head up high whenever I was down and even kept my brain sharp with its brain game selection. But nothing has impacted me more than a game or I guess, and that can only be found of this system. The year was 2009, and I moved from California to Arizona. (Oops, meant to say I moved to AZ in like 2005. 2009 was when the app came out.) Once again, I didn't have many friends, but that's normal when you move to a new area. Video games themselves were still a great coping mechanism for crippling boredom, but one day a new free app was released on the DSi called- Drum roll please.. (drum roll clip) Flipnote Hatena (Studio)!! If you don't know what Flipnote Hatena is, it was essentially a digital flipbook where you could record your voice or, y'know, anything and animated over that biz! That's it, it was a very simple and easy to use app, and not gonna lie, when I first saw it, I was like "Heh, that's a cool game." I didn't think much of it, but the more I used it, the more I loved it. The fact that I was able to make my own cartoons grew on me stronger and stronger because I had always wanted to be a voice actor but being a, I think, 12-year-old at the time. Freaking 12, I didn't know how to get into that.. So I made movies on my own. What was cool about this app was that they had their own little version of YouTube where you could upload your shorts for everyone to see. Uhh... Things started off slow, 'cuz like I didn't know how to animate at all but the thing about practice is, over time I began to get better and better and even grew a bit of an audience. I was known as Shmangos! Otherwise known as $mango$. A couple hundred people followed me and would tune in to see the shorts I post every so often, and in my little boy mind, that just *pfft!!*
 * Boy: Here you go!
 * Girl: Oh boy!
 * Puppet monster: Dadadada ROAR--
 * Adam: These dumb little shorts on this dumb little device is also how I began to animate and how I began to develop my art style to where it is today. I also think back to how different my life could've been if I was never introduced to animating on this little app/console. The feeling of creating things I was proud of and seeing others enjoy it as well was so awesome that it motivated me to become an entertainer no matter what. If the DSi was never made, I probably never would've come to that realization and sure as heck would never become an animator. It's so strange how the littlest of things can be life-changers to some people. Sadly, the site was shut down after four years of being alive, and I never got the chance to introduce my audience to my YouTube channel. But eh, I built a new audience doing something that I love, and I'm honestly so proud of myself for that and thankful to your guys for enjoying what I make. So in conclusion, video games are freaking awesome, dawg. Heh!

End-card

 * James: Hey Adam! Can you read out my end-card for me? I can't speak because my jaw is wired shut after surgery and blah blah blah, I'm a lazy sack of- Well I hope you guys enjoyed that video and don't forget to like, comment and subscribe. And comment down below if you had any similar experiences with video games. Oh and I wanna let you guys know that we have new merch available in the merch store, lots of new stuff such as the beloved Common Sense Hoodie, the Potassium My Dude shirt, and a limited edition enamel pen. It's the best way to support the channel. Also I wanna give a huge shoutout to my boy, The Retro Future. He actually ended up fixing the DSI I talked about in the video, and even posted a video of himself fixing the DSI. The L and R buttons were broken and he came to the rescue. And also just...because I'm feeling generous, I wanna give a shoutout to my boy, TheOdd1sOut. I don't know, I just feel inclined to do that. Well that's it for now, and remember.....
 * Adam: (muffled) Stay hydrated! Hmm hmm...