Stefan Alexander Lungu Uh oh. This pattern is so deep that at some point, MBMBAM is going to have to devolve.... I’m both terrified and excited for the possibility 😂
Griffin, without you in that virtual prison, there's nothing stopping Toad from giving in to the Black Orb. You have to go back. You have to finish what you started.
My going theory: The Black Orb is a facet of the Final Pam, who escaped into the VR world. The Harvesters are her creation, based on her lost beloved, Roachie.
I think the Black Orb is closer in relation to the black mass from car boys, which we all know is the hunger. This is the first iteration of the hunger
An iteration of The Final Pam exists within all games; with her physical form imprisoned forever within the Ocean Beneath the World, she is forced to create manifestiations of herself in these other places. Sometimes those forms look like herself, while others appear as abstract shapes (such as the Dark Orb) or as eldritch terrors. And sometimes you can't see her at all; she is the terrible beast just behind the screen, the thing chasing you in the auto-scrolling level, the beast at the bottom of the bottomless pit. She is the Final Pam, and she will one day consume all.
I was thinking the same thing. The "aw darn" snap when he got a bad roll in dice and the shaky hands/gun drop from shooting the virtual deer were top notch. Also chris please don't fire him we had to watch our favorite tv show to get caught up for tv club this weekend.
Griffin I am sincerely happy to hear you have escaped the vr zone however I must say I am upset that there was no amiibo review in this episode. Even when the Amiiboys were stuck inside Kinectspace they managed to do a review of Yarn Yoshi and I was expecting as much from you
yeah, but the amiibois don't dish out the kind of quality Griffin does. I mean, "it's good" "yeah it's good" "it's good, I like it" "help us get out of here!" is not a review.
Hello griffin I am very happy that you made it to the flesh world safe however toad will quickly succumb to the dark orb's will as he does not have the emotional strength that you possess. Please return to the virtual zone and free him from the eternal pain
Griffin has perceived the great wheel, made his home atop it and asserted his own will in spite of the zero-sum tempter of the dark orb. Truly he has achieved heaven by violence. AE CHIM CE ALTADOON
this whole series is like a more lighthearted alantutorials, both in the character griffin/alan are playing as the fictionalized versions of themselves, the bizzare content being treated as normal, and the sudden turn for the dark. this is modern metafiction and i love it- good one polygon!!
Great to finally see Griffin back in the real world. Now (hopefully) we can get back to straight forward, honest, no-nonsense Amiibo reviews. My only wish is that Griffin shaves that beard. It is no way for a presentable young man to look, and I find it adds a rough edge to this otherwise playful, lighthearted romp through Nintendo's colorful Amiibo toy line. Also, did anyone else see eyes at the end of the video? I can only imagine this was an accident as I was very afraid and can't imagine Griffin purposefully wishing to scare viewers?
+Justine McQ Im glad he's receiving proper help. I should clarify that i have the highest respect for Griffin and in no way meant to be disrespectful his struggle.
I would just like everyone to remember that it has been five years since this video was released and that Toad is likely still trapped in the VR Zone. Although it may seem inevitable that he has accepted the Dark Orb's offer in Griffin's absence we must remember that this strong mushroom boy is well known for his fortitude and his ability to survive harsh environments. Polygon Video President Tearalong if you are reading this I realize you may still be pretty PO'd at Griffin for breaking the company piano but if you could temporarily unfire him and give him the resources necessary to safely travel back into the VR Zone and attempt a rescue I think it would help all of us sleep better at night.
Hello Griffin, I represent Sony Motion Pictures, and I am very interested in buying this intellectual property from you. Please write back. Your friend, Tony Goldblum
Hello Griffin while I greatly enjoy Griffin's Amiibo Corner I feel like I must comment and let you know that the part of the show where you stick the amiibos in your mouth was not here and I feel like that is some of the best content that you provide and I hope to see more amiibos fit into your mouth in the future and I am sorry for the loss of your Toad amiibo but welcome back to the real world and compliments on your beard thank you very much for reading goodbye
This makes me even more glad for Griffin's other big announcement today, a mind capable of something this beautiful owes it to the world to pass those genes down to the next generation...
Wait. There's been monster factory videos coming out that had "Griffin" in them. What if the log out failing wasn't an accident and someone tried to trap him there and assume his life?
+MrGuyPwnsYou Yeah but if you look he's crying when that comes up. They're just trying to make you think it's a goofer. You can't believe everything the media tells you
Griffin I am still unsure if I should purchase a Toad amiibo from my local game store. could you please make sure to add a score to your future reviews? I feel 3 weeks was more then enough time for you to come to a conclusion about the Toad amiibo's qualities.
What if when Griffin came back to the flesh world he had turned into Travis. What if Travis and Griffin are the same person but Travis is from an alternate timeline where HE was doing amiibo reviews and actually had this experience, while Griffin did not, and what we are watching is Griffin's retelling of Travis's origins and why Travis has such a magnificent beard. This week on Conspirator's Theory, a show were I, your host, makes up random hidden subplots on the spot (including the existence of Conspirator's Theory) using extremely long run on sentences, I will discuss this and more!
the lore is DEEP
Louie Zong Louie! I love your music!
Dont you mean the vore?
Holy shit i was watching this just as you released new music
It’s TAZ all over again...
Is there not a single Griffin McElroy series that doesn't turn into an existential nightmare at some point
No.
My Brother My Brother and Me?
Stefan Alexander Lungu Uh oh. This pattern is so deep that at some point, MBMBAM is going to have to devolve.... I’m both terrified and excited for the possibility 😂
@@calliecilone9899 Are you somehow forgetting about the Mango Cult
Stefan Alexander Lungu
Just you wait...
Griffin, without you in that virtual prison, there's nothing stopping Toad from giving in to the Black Orb. You have to go back. You have to finish what you started.
May The Great Wheel sustain us all...
Reminder that Griffin gets paid to do this amazing work
Good.
No money is worth the sacrifices he has made in the name.of Amiibo review.
hi kc I love your comis
also I edited my post to make it clear I think this is A Very Good Thing
he should be a millionaire
Yeah, and he deserves a raise after this.
He grew that beard just for this video
It's not a real beard tho.
+Kevin Bergman I went to beard college. I know a real beard when I see one.
+holotape I went to bread college
I think if you look very closely you can see that it's actually Griffin's brother Travis playing the part of Griffin in the final segment.
And thus, another victim is lost in the Spokes of the Great Wheel.
As is the way of the great wheel, sibling
My going theory: The Black Orb is a facet of the Final Pam, who escaped into the VR world. The Harvesters are her creation, based on her lost beloved, Roachie.
that makes more sense than it has any right to.
Good lore
I think the Black Orb is closer in relation to the black mass from car boys, which we all know is the hunger. This is the first iteration of the hunger
An iteration of The Final Pam exists within all games; with her physical form imprisoned forever within the Ocean Beneath the World, she is forced to create manifestiations of herself in these other places. Sometimes those forms look like herself, while others appear as abstract shapes (such as the Dark Orb) or as eldritch terrors. And sometimes you can't see her at all; she is the terrible beast just behind the screen, the thing chasing you in the auto-scrolling level, the beast at the bottom of the bottomless pit. She is the Final Pam, and she will one day consume all.
@@cah137-y4s YES.
The expressiveness in Griffin's cyber arms is amazing. Amazing enough to make me laugh out loud at work like a jackass.
This is ur boss you betta have those files on my desk by friday or ur fired mister man
Chris? You like Griffin's Amiibo Corner too? We should hang out more then.
I was thinking the same thing. The "aw darn" snap when he got a bad roll in dice and the shaky hands/gun drop from shooting the virtual deer were top notch. Also chris please don't fire him we had to watch our favorite tv show to get caught up for tv club this weekend.
0:50 Just cause you're out of the VR Zone doesn't mean you can wash the virtual blood from your hands
couldn't even make it back to the flesh world what a crappy amiibo i shan't be buying it thanks for the review
Bruh it was only a goofer
This was the weirdest Sword Art Online arc ever.
But also had easily the best storyline, and the least implied incestual pedophilia.
Griffin I am sincerely happy to hear you have escaped the vr zone however I must say I am upset that there was no amiibo review in this episode. Even when the Amiiboys were stuck inside Kinectspace they managed to do a review of Yarn Yoshi and I was expecting as much from you
i prefer heroes who do not get stuck in the vr zone
vote black orb 2016
yeah, but the amiibois don't dish out the kind of quality Griffin does. I mean, "it's good" "yeah it's good" "it's good, I like it" "help us get out of here!" is not a review.
Actual art.
If i could make anything as good as the worst thing a mcelroy will typically crap out on any given month I could die happy.
Congrats on the infant human being you'll be responsible for soon
What did we do, this world, to deserve a light such as you?
Hello griffin I am very happy that you made it to the flesh world safe however toad will quickly succumb to the dark orb's will as he does not have the emotional strength that you possess. Please return to the virtual zone and free him from the eternal pain
May the great wheel sustain me and protect me from the dark orb.
CONGREGATION REPLIES: May the great wheel sustain me.
this is giving me serious TAZ: stolen century vibes and I'm honestly crying
The black orb escaped into all griffins ventures:
The blob in car boys
The hunger in the adventure zone
No greater human mind has ever existed. Griffin's mind is too powerful to fully comprehend.
The world needs a Crisis on Infinite Polygons crossover event where Griffin's amiibo corner meets Final Pam. The world needs it.
How the fuck does a show about reviewing amiibos keep getting better
Like this premise should not be sustainable beyond like a single joke episode yet somehow we get this
Griffin has perceived the great wheel, made his home atop it and asserted his own will in spite of the zero-sum tempter of the dark orb. Truly he has achieved heaven by violence.
AE CHIM CE ALTADOON
This is undoubtedly your magnum opus, well done Griffin. Hope to see more stellar amiibo reviews in the future!
Spencer Holmes and yet just a year later he tops it with car boys
this whole series is like a more lighthearted alantutorials, both in the character griffin/alan are playing as the fictionalized versions of themselves, the bizzare content being treated as normal, and the sudden turn for the dark. this is modern metafiction and i love it- good one polygon!!
Is there an Oscar for online content? I nominate director/actor Griffin McElroy
yes, there is actually
Great to finally see Griffin back in the real world. Now (hopefully) we can get back to straight forward, honest, no-nonsense Amiibo reviews. My only wish is that Griffin shaves that beard. It is no way for a presentable young man to look, and I find it adds a rough edge to this otherwise playful, lighthearted romp through Nintendo's colorful Amiibo toy line.
Also, did anyone else see eyes at the end of the video? I can only imagine this was an accident as I was very afraid and can't imagine Griffin purposefully wishing to scare viewers?
Keep giving Griffin more content, Polygon. He's the only reason I'm subscribed.
is griffin okay. like, emotionally
ye, it was all a goof.
No Pablo. He's been in intense therapy 4 hours a day ever since he escaped the VR world. How dare you belittle his tragic experience.
+Justine McQ Im glad he's receiving proper help. I should clarify that i have the highest respect for Griffin and in no way meant to be disrespectful his struggle.
oh jesus. man i didnt even know all that, i was just joking. im sorry
This series has gone so far off the rails...there are no more rails.
Life is but a goofer...
wow i cant believe the entirety of Castaway was posted by Polygon
I would just like everyone to remember that it has been five years since this video was released and that Toad is likely still trapped in the VR Zone. Although it may seem inevitable that he has accepted the Dark Orb's offer in Griffin's absence we must remember that this strong mushroom boy is well known for his fortitude and his ability to survive harsh environments. Polygon Video President Tearalong if you are reading this I realize you may still be pretty PO'd at Griffin for breaking the company piano but if you could temporarily unfire him and give him the resources necessary to safely travel back into the VR Zone and attempt a rescue I think it would help all of us sleep better at night.
Hello Griffin,
I represent Sony Motion Pictures, and I am very interested in buying this intellectual property from you.
Please write back.
Your friend,
Tony Goldblum
The hand motions are all perfect.
it's good to know that in a time of need, the toad amiibo is willing to leave itself behind for the survival of its friends
The ad that played before the video was for Torino’s, and I’ve never been so pleased in my life. It just seems so adjacent.
What an emotional journey we all just went on together. RIP virtual Toad.
Hello Griffin while I greatly enjoy Griffin's Amiibo Corner I feel like I must comment and let you know that the part of the show where you stick the amiibos in your mouth was not here and I feel like that is some of the best content that you provide and I hope to see more amiibos fit into your mouth in the future and I am sorry for the loss of your Toad amiibo but welcome back to the real world and compliments on your beard thank you very much for reading goodbye
T H E O C U L U S R I F T
S T A R E S B A C K
This makes me even more glad for Griffin's other big announcement today, a mind capable of something this beautiful owes it to the world to pass those genes down to the next generation...
Modern games journalism is truly high art.
Glad you made it out of there in time for your live show commitments. Hauling all those cables around would've been a chore.
I'm so in love with this show, I never watched it because I wasn't into amiibos. But now I am fully informed and thoroughly entertained.
WHY DOES “GRIFFIN’S AMIIBO CORNER” HAVE A PLOTLINE
First time I have wept during a UA-cam video. Poor Toad amiibo... :(
Are we sure the Black Orb hasn't traveled with him to our Flesh World?
ORB IS HORSE!
“Provide me 1 metric cube of sweet glycerin and I will tell your fortune.”
- Griffin, on Orb the Horse (according to the MBMBAM wiki)
Nice Travis cameo
Toad's sacrifice will not be forgotten.
holy shit
flesh world sun, won't you come / and rate these amiibos
Jesus christ it is too late at night to be watching this
I saw the eyes in the orb and my stomach dropped
This is literally the magnum opus of Griffin's Amiibo Corner I am loosing my god damned mind.
Of course he'd be living in someones mouth smh Griffin you vore Boy
Look, just be happy it wasn't a dragon's mouth.
my God you're so right...what a rogue and folly boy I have been
This was the best episode of Big Gulp yet.
Moises Moura First rule of amiibo corner: we dont talk about Big Gulp...
That wasn't a Griffin's Goofer. That was a Griffin's Heroism
Wait. There's been monster factory videos coming out that had "Griffin" in them. What if the log out failing wasn't an accident and someone tried to trap him there and assume his life?
Don't be silly, it's now clearly established that his experience in the VR Zone was just a goofer.
+MrGuyPwnsYou Yeah but if you look he's crying when that comes up. They're just trying to make you think it's a goofer. You can't believe everything the media tells you
he is under the thrall of the furniture god now
I keep watching this over and over again
It would seem you have discovered your own dark orb.
This is wonderful. The whole series is wonderful. Griffin, you are wonderful.
Great job.
The greatest short story ever told
A blood-soaked warp whistle ominously rose from what I now believe to be the deepest crevice of hell.
1:06 FIRST BLOB SIGHTING??? This VR Zone is where it learns all of its heinous tricks to manipulate and scare our precious boys years later...
Griffins amiibo corner has officially transcended to the 4th and 6th dimensions plains with a mighty roar of amiibo power!
Griffin I am still unsure if I should purchase a Toad amiibo from my local game store. could you please make sure to add a score to your future reviews? I feel 3 weeks was more then enough time for you to come to a conclusion about the Toad amiibo's qualities.
Masterpiece.
Right off the bat I started laughing when the tune kicked in. lol
Best episode yet.
Don't be afraid. The dark orb only longs to help.
My brain at 1:53 : im davenport... i m da v e n po rt
Best review I've ever seen
#FEELS
paulandstorm #MOUTHFEELS
This is the peak of comedy
This guy is gonna have a kid.
thank God
We can rest easy knowing that Till Death Do Us Blart will be sustained for another generation.
oh haha wow griffin you really got us with that griffin's goofers. funny stuff!
This is the 1st, 2nd, and 4th best video on UA-cam (the 3rd and 5th best are part one of the Toad amiibo review).
You have to go back Griffin. YOU HAVE TO GO BACK!
may the Great Wheel sustain us all
Can't wait for a Griffin's Amiibo Corner/The Adventure Zone crossover. I hope Polygon gives up the licence.
The black orb will haunt my nights.
Why do I love this so much
Didn't Realise the Blob/the Hunger made it this deep into the McElroy IPs...
Thank you, Griffin.
this is epic man keep up the solid work
This is pure genius!
We need a part 3 where you finish your review with a mouth test of the toad amiibo.
Melissa (Of Melissa's Amiibo Zone) would never leave a Toad behind
Griffins' face at the end = Me during the Stolen Century arc---
it was a goofer the whole time?! aw shucks griffin you really got us good with that one
why does griffin add lore to literally everything
not that im complaining but fuck lmao
The Blob is following Griffin in the form of the Orb never will Griffin be free of the torment he endured
This is the greatest of all McElThings.
[knock knock]
Who's there?
Oh, it's me continuing to insist that you make more episodes.
The oh no part sounds so much like Davenport did when he lost his memory holy shit
GRIFFIN IS A GENIUS
Best episode.
My life is complete.
that was a ride from start to finish
This inspired me to write a Sci-Fi horror story that's similar to the Dogscape, but everything is a cartoony VR program.
What if when Griffin came back to the flesh world he had turned into Travis. What if Travis and Griffin are the same person but Travis is from an alternate timeline where HE was doing amiibo reviews and actually had this experience, while Griffin did not, and what we are watching is Griffin's retelling of Travis's origins and why Travis has such a magnificent beard. This week on Conspirator's Theory, a show were I, your host, makes up random hidden subplots on the spot (including the existence of Conspirator's Theory) using extremely long run on sentences, I will discuss this and more!
Congrats on the baby Griffin you gotta name it toad ok?
I kinda think he needs to name it Griffin's Goofer...
This is so much better than Westworld