Explosive Barrels.

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  • @bugjams
    @bugjams 4 роки тому +10481

    Imagine if this was an Iconic Arms.
    “The explosive barrel. Cylindrical. Death in a can. Short temper.”

    • @titanofinquisition6668
      @titanofinquisition6668 4 роки тому +361

      I really like that quote. So good! Well done!

    • @EGRJ
      @EGRJ 4 роки тому +310

      Imagine it was a Nick Robinson video.
      "I wanted to find out where barrels came from in doom. So, I booked a trip to Texas."

    • @DrippinginSarcasm
      @DrippinginSarcasm 4 роки тому +60

      Kinda thought it was when I clicked

    • @Year_of_the_Dell
      @Year_of_the_Dell 4 роки тому +60

      If you don't mind me expanding on this with another quote
      "The Explosive Barrel,Cylindrical,Typical, sometimes volatile always plentiful"

    • @JanTuts
      @JanTuts 4 роки тому +20

      I'm in fact sad that this video wasn't in that style... :(

  • @int3r4ct
    @int3r4ct 4 роки тому +4564

    "So I emailed John Romero and asked him."
    And he responded with about what I expected tbh. He just thought they would be cool, so he put them in. Sounds like early ID lol

    • @sergiogeovannylopezorduno9737
      @sergiogeovannylopezorduno9737 4 роки тому +94

      Hey dude, it's nice to see that the entity educator loves Ahoy too :D

    • @TheMightyBic
      @TheMightyBic 4 роки тому +59

      Sounds like present ID too!

    • @barkspawn
      @barkspawn 4 роки тому +49

      I heard he was about to make me his bitch, still waiting on that though

    • @ArcturusOTE
      @ArcturusOTE 4 роки тому +22

      @@barkspawn You played Sigil yet?

    • @sd-fz3wn
      @sd-fz3wn 4 роки тому +5

      Imagine explosive barrels in Gideon Meat Plany

  • @TheSecondVersion
    @TheSecondVersion 4 роки тому +2419

    The Half-Life 2 parody comic, "Concerned" explained that the game is full of explosive barrels because the main character accidentally ordered 100,000+ of them while working in the Citadel office

    • @crismairo
      @crismairo 4 роки тому +173

      That is my headcanon actually

    • @prowlingmonkey
      @prowlingmonkey 4 роки тому +270

      That's similar to how they explained chainsaws on mars for DOOM

    • @roddydykes7053
      @roddydykes7053 4 роки тому +84

      Vito C so glad you mention the title cause I was trying to find that and all I could remember was “Quarter-life, halfway to destruction”

    • @Armenbrine
      @Armenbrine 4 роки тому +2

      I’m your 300th liker! What do I get?

    • @Minnevan
      @Minnevan 4 роки тому +13

      Armenbrine2200 nothing because nobody gives a shit!

  • @kuwago8633
    @kuwago8633 4 роки тому +2079

    the world: going crazy
    ahoy: b a r r e l

    • @OfficialDJSoru
      @OfficialDJSoru 4 роки тому +25

      the accent is the icing on the cake

    • @KenganConnosieur
      @KenganConnosieur 4 роки тому +6

      @@OfficialDJSoru its uncanny

    • @OfficialDJSoru
      @OfficialDJSoru 4 роки тому +2

      @@KenganConnosieur Did you just... I CAN't believe you've done this.

    • @paweldylik190
      @paweldylik190 4 роки тому +2

      Can't wait for Big Boxes to come out, god speed.

    • @Thespikedballofdoom
      @Thespikedballofdoom 3 роки тому +1

      this comment fucking sucks

  • @cowtastic141
    @cowtastic141 4 роки тому +2859

    "So I *emailed John Romero*"
    You say that like its a normal thing that people do all the time.

    • @MedicMain9
      @MedicMain9 4 роки тому +265

      And he got a reply from the man himself

    • @Clay3613
      @Clay3613 4 роки тому +34

      Pretty easy to do.

    • @hedgehog3180
      @hedgehog3180 4 роки тому +265

      @@MedicMain9 I don't think that's actually rare, Romero has always been very open to questions and tons of fans have asked him all kinds of things over the years. He's also done stuff like appear on twitch streams and such. He's a chill guy and very approachable. It's just that for a long time it was difficult to reach out to him because Doom was made during the really early days of the internet but these days it's very easy.

    • @play_history
      @play_history 4 роки тому +25

      I've done it! Very nice dude.

    • @bwolfeman
      @bwolfeman 4 роки тому +6

      I honestly thought he died a couple of years ago

  • @noplesnono9656
    @noplesnono9656 4 роки тому +1296

    Guard 1: Hey man, Where should i put this Barrel of Explosives?
    Guard 2: Just put it near the MG nest, No one is gonna Assault our Base anyway

    • @vojinstefanovic5089
      @vojinstefanovic5089 4 роки тому +58

      Make sure it's Infront of the MG

    • @elbabecerra3064
      @elbabecerra3064 4 роки тому +4

      Specops

    • @hurricanexanax
      @hurricanexanax 4 роки тому +23

      To be continued in part 2: "Assault on the Base"

    • @zeppie_
      @zeppie_ 4 роки тому +17

      Well, they need to feul the machine guns with *something*, right? They don't call them MACHINE guns for no reason

    • @cyberNinja69477
      @cyberNinja69477 4 роки тому +15

      @@zeppie_ what the fuck did you just bring upon this cursed land

  • @Kapin05
    @Kapin05 4 роки тому +700

    I find it funny that modern barrels don't even need the "flammable" or "danger" signage anymore.
    We're so used to the idea of red barrel = explosion that it's become an instinct.

    • @bugjams
      @bugjams 4 роки тому +57

      Doesn't even have to be a barrel in some cases. I've seen red explosive crates. Sometimes it's sci-fi-looking gadgets with red flashing lights. In some games, it's even red glowing mushrooms.

    • @impointless5855
      @impointless5855 4 роки тому +7

      Our reflexes have gotten used to it.So when we see it,we know what to do.

    • @roua.
      @roua. 4 роки тому +22

      i think we have even gotten to the point that if a red barrel doesn't explode it's considered a bug.

    • @MFWb00bi3s
      @MFWb00bi3s 4 роки тому +4

      I know right? It's almost like it was a Maojor talking point of the video or something.

    • @Linkale_
      @Linkale_ 4 роки тому +4

      I'm fact, I don't remember in which game I played recently, I got very annoyed because barrels weren't explosive in that game no matter how much I shot at them. It's like they own me a good explosion xD

  • @joaogomes9405
    @joaogomes9405 4 роки тому +414

    I love how casually "So I emailed John Romero. And he replied." gets thrown out, like that's not a fucking achievement in and of itself.

    • @CoralCopperHead
      @CoralCopperHead 2 роки тому +93

      He's absurdly chill, from what I understand. It's not a tall order to get a response from him.

    • @DinnerForkTongue
      @DinnerForkTongue Рік тому +34

      If you contact Romero respectfully, he's almost guaranteed to give you a response.

    • @c0mp7t3rk1d
      @c0mp7t3rk1d Рік тому +2

      100%.

    • @andytheaardvark1
      @andytheaardvark1 Рік тому +4

      plus people are a lot more likely to respond to an email if you have 1+ million subscribers

  • @MeatyMeanMemeMachine
    @MeatyMeanMemeMachine 4 роки тому +2253

    This man made a 20 minute video on explosive barrels, I'm 100% for it

    • @chanomjea6515
      @chanomjea6515 4 роки тому +15

      MeatyMeanMemeMachine He also make many video about iconic guns too.

    • @n0va25000
      @n0va25000 4 роки тому +26

      @@chanomjea6515 Let's be real, it's a let down, I expected at least 40min

    • @gileee
      @gileee 4 роки тому +40

      If Ahoy made a 3 hour video on loading screens I'd watch every minute

    • @guzzledgumps2322
      @guzzledgumps2322 4 роки тому +16

      If he makes a video about a goddamn paperclip, I'm all for watching it

    • @Nugcon
      @Nugcon 4 роки тому +9

      The longer the better ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @gunnerr8476
    @gunnerr8476 4 роки тому +852

    Last 3 months: Glock
    Now: Barrels
    This is actually a great achievement. More video game props.

    • @KingLich451
      @KingLich451 4 роки тому +11

      next up is boxes, so you got it :D

    • @Pythonian7
      @Pythonian7 4 роки тому +7

      It’s worth it the 3 months because I love the drawings and it includes more examples that any other UA-cam channel out there. This is the goto channel for weapons knowledge, mostly guns

    • @VanessaMagick
      @VanessaMagick 4 роки тому +1

      @@KingLich451 The next video isn't about boxes IN video games - it's about video games IN boxes. The big boxes old cartridges used to come in.

    • @John_Smith_Dumfugg
      @John_Smith_Dumfugg 4 роки тому

      He should've included the glock in the explosive barrels video

  • @kingcode420
    @kingcode420 4 роки тому +985

    "So I emailed John Romero"
    That was an unexpected turn

    • @janb.3600
      @janb.3600 4 роки тому +50

      It sounds so simple when he says it.

    • @danielmarkovic1107
      @danielmarkovic1107 4 роки тому +82

      The reason why we had to wait this long for another episode is because he waited for Romero to respond lol

    • @i_fish6657
      @i_fish6657 4 роки тому +43

      I like how he goes full on detective mode for a couple of minutes then asks

    • @LonelySpaceDetective
      @LonelySpaceDetective 4 роки тому +35

      I was amused when the answer he got back was pretty much exactly what I expected Romero to say.

    • @spyrelle3970
      @spyrelle3970 4 роки тому +22

      The wonders of idolization, it's never occured to me John's just a guy and not a mythical figure o' gaming.

  • @PelemusMcSoy
    @PelemusMcSoy 4 роки тому +131

    I've seen a real life explosive barrel.
    I work next to a gas station, and I travel over there almost every day for a drink and snack. Normally there a couple black waste barrels out front, but one day, a red barrel was there. Sure enough, it had the "No Flames" icon on it. "My god..." I uttered to myself, "They're real..."

    • @theholypeanut8193
      @theholypeanut8193 Рік тому +20

      Oh fuck.

    • @palomaelegante
      @palomaelegante Рік тому +20

      s h o o t i t

    • @theholypeanut8193
      @theholypeanut8193 Рік тому +11

      @@palomaelegante Throw a stick on fire

    • @wuzzle22
      @wuzzle22 2 місяці тому +4

      I found one on google street view while looking at my old house. There was a red and white barrel knocked off of a wooden palette and leaning on a pile of dirt where the fence separating that property from the neighbor's was at the time
      It's not there on newer versions of street view though, you have to go back to 2019 to see it

    • @PelemusMcSoy
      @PelemusMcSoy Місяць тому +3

      @@wuzzle22 That's a Half Life puzzle waiting to happen!

  • @YeppyNope
    @YeppyNope 4 роки тому +2183

    You know that feeling you get when a game has a red barrel that doesn't explode?

  • @toquette_
    @toquette_ 4 роки тому +905

    "Next up: Big boxes."
    Iconic Props: Season 1

  • @dasomegagerat1218
    @dasomegagerat1218 4 роки тому +2854

    Ahoy: "... so I emailed John Romero"
    Me: "yeah, I bet"
    Ahoy: "... he replied:..."
    Me: " he did what?!"

    • @Pvt.Conscriptovich
      @Pvt.Conscriptovich 4 роки тому +25

      lol

    • @BloodyAltima
      @BloodyAltima 4 роки тому +167

      John Romero has had a rather impressive character arc since the fall of Ion Storm, and it has been interesting to watch him go from asshole rockstar game dev to man humbled by his fuckups.

    • @ForganMreeman-0
      @ForganMreeman-0 4 роки тому +54

      Thats why the video took sooo long to upload
      he waited for John Romero to answer the email

    • @lhumanoideerrantdesinterne8598
      @lhumanoideerrantdesinterne8598 4 роки тому +52

      The fact that he manages a pretty big and respected gaming channel probably has a lot to do with that. It's likely Romero has already watched his previous videos, especially since it's not the first time ha talks about Id's works.

    • @ivovanderavert1269
      @ivovanderavert1269 4 роки тому +5

      The more important question is: how did he get JR's e-mail address?

  • @EvacTouch
    @EvacTouch 4 роки тому +1837

    Something about Ahoy's voice is just soothing. Hearing his voice makes me calm.
    Edit: People on Discord servers keep finding me here. I'm just saying Ahoy has a nice voice. Thats it.

    • @ohayoch.
      @ohayoch. 4 роки тому +34

      And dont forget the intro music

    • @dustinjames1268
      @dustinjames1268 4 роки тому +30

      Its that smooth audible chocolate

    • @monkee8887
      @monkee8887 4 роки тому +23

      His voic for me is intimidating like he can make a doorknob deadly

    • @suthivutnakhonchai7922
      @suthivutnakhonchai7922 4 роки тому +22

      He is just a handsome gun that can speak.

    • @Pangloss6413
      @Pangloss6413 4 роки тому +9

      he's like that forensic files dude

  • @Noone-of-your-Business
    @Noone-of-your-Business 4 роки тому +1605

    "If it moves - shoot it.
    If it _doesn't_ move - *blast* it."
    From the blurb of some 1980s 8-bit shoot'em up.
    There are so many video essays about game culture out there, but *_very_* few as well researched as on this channel. Kudos!

    • @liaml1694
      @liaml1694 4 роки тому +2

      I was the 666th like

    • @feldamar2
      @feldamar2 4 роки тому +1

      Or from the Starship Troopers inspired "Outwars" game. Multiplayer announcer's start game blurb. "If it moves, shoot it. If it shoots back, dodge."

  • @DANLi_
    @DANLi_ 4 роки тому +368

    "Doom is to blame"... yeah I've heard that before lol

  • @nerdwiththehat
    @nerdwiththehat 4 роки тому +810

    Stu literally even got a Half-Life: Alyx clip in there.
    That gameplay has only been out for like 3 days.
    What a man.

    • @EvanG529
      @EvanG529 4 роки тому +22

      Research takes six months, editing it together takes about 15 minutes.

    • @theRPGmaster
      @theRPGmaster 4 роки тому +36

      @@EvanG529 No, it does not take just 15 minutes. Maybe 5 hours, if you're extremely fast.

    • @EvanG529
      @EvanG529 4 роки тому +8

      @@cataclystp That was a joke, Brainiac.

    • @virgil6892
      @virgil6892 4 роки тому +49

      ​@@EvanG529 it isn't structured as a joke. it's a mean joke at best.
      and yes, Stu really is the man

    • @virgil6892
      @virgil6892 4 роки тому +3

      the video will age well

  • @genericcreator6467
    @genericcreator6467 4 роки тому +875

    “When you are out of ammo, ideas, and time, there’s only one thing popular media and famous hero’s alike can rely on, quick, blunt, and lethal.”
    *que iconic arms theme*
    “The foldable chair.”

    • @Aspandi_YT
      @Aspandi_YT 4 роки тому +84

      Metal
      Portable
      Light
      "The Foldable Chair"

    • @SCP-627
      @SCP-627 4 роки тому +6

      Scp-079 Spotted

    • @EndoClaw
      @EndoClaw 4 роки тому +5

      Human, I need your help, and your need mine

    • @megalcro
      @megalcro 4 роки тому +6

      *Kanji Tatsumi intensifies*

    • @Dabadi4834
      @Dabadi4834 4 роки тому +10

      It is a high damage semi automatic weapon with a low fire rate

  • @VanessaMagick
    @VanessaMagick 4 роки тому +1024

    "If you're in a gun war, would you hide inside a barrel of flammable liquid?
    "

    • @foresta-2684
      @foresta-2684 4 роки тому +18

      Vanessa Magick
      Throw milk at them might work ?

    • @Sadend
      @Sadend 4 роки тому +13

      When you are so early that you post your comments 2 hours before the video is released.

    • @brolymaininfighterz962
      @brolymaininfighterz962 4 роки тому +1

      I mean who wouldn't hide next to barrels when your in a gun war?

    • @foresta-2684
      @foresta-2684 4 роки тому +6

      i will slam you against a table
      Better than hiding behind a couch for all these god damn years

    • @jobie2406
      @jobie2406 4 роки тому

      The real question is, would you shoot it?

  • @kingpinstewie4961
    @kingpinstewie4961 4 роки тому +227

    Friendly reminder that this channel is so good, that you can enjoy a 20 minute explanation about barrels

    • @friun.6824
      @friun.6824 4 роки тому +3

      And so good, that it uploads every 3 months.

    • @bignoobcbandroniskindaded7890
      @bignoobcbandroniskindaded7890 4 роки тому +1

      a s h i a p just like oversimplified

    • @dfp982
      @dfp982 4 роки тому +1

      @@friun.6824 Good stuff always comes in small doses

    • @friun.6824
      @friun.6824 4 роки тому +1

      @@dfp982 Yes, always like that.
      Quality over quantity man.

  • @mindshuffler3332
    @mindshuffler3332 4 роки тому +529

    *Thinks they found the first [insert object here] in gaming*
    Ahoy: "We need to go deeper."

    • @poke548
      @poke548 4 роки тому +18

      "Scour the old tape reels that might have some programs for old vaccum-tube computers over in the MIT archives! They might have a B A R R E L!"

    • @operatorbugman3031
      @operatorbugman3031 4 роки тому +8

      Greek culture had pots that held oil, they might be the first barrels!

    • @mindshuffler3332
      @mindshuffler3332 4 роки тому +7

      @@operatorbugman3031 But first we have to ask ourselves: What exactly is a barrel?

    • @operatorbugman3031
      @operatorbugman3031 4 роки тому +2

      @@mindshuffler3332 your right, what was I thinking, I'll be back later once I find all the information I need.

    • @NotNicot
      @NotNicot 4 роки тому +6

      @@mindshuffler3332 a barrel is a cilindrical container meant to store liquids or other materials in it, like Oil and such. But, what if it was meant for something else?

  • @keertivallabanoutlook8658
    @keertivallabanoutlook8658 4 роки тому +1773

    This guy could literally talk about a rock and make it seem interesting

    • @DaRealKovi
      @DaRealKovi 4 роки тому +77

      Watch his bow and arrow video, that one solidified to me that he can talk about anything and make it sound deadly, interesting and somehow new

    • @mulliganlounge6912
      @mulliganlounge6912 4 роки тому +124

      “The rock, easy to use, and easy to get your hands on, it’s no wonder why the rock is so popular with kids”

    • @leyizh
      @leyizh 4 роки тому +26

      I can’t decide if this comment is copied or not, because I saw another comment on another vid that is says the same thing, and that video is a lot older

    • @litlsnek
      @litlsnek 4 роки тому +9

      can we get to do a vid on a rock

    • @Vimarilla
      @Vimarilla 4 роки тому +7

      @@leyizh its def copied i swear ive seen the same comment on another vid

  • @hectorrivera2602
    @hectorrivera2602 4 роки тому +744

    major fps element exists, ahoy: "doom is to blame"

    • @freebobuxeverywhere9565
      @freebobuxeverywhere9565 4 роки тому +7

      Whoaa this video was 11 minutes ago and your comment is 1 hour ago wow

    • @tieuucanh8958
      @tieuucanh8958 4 роки тому +70

      hector rivera Its true though. Doom is the daddy of FPS

    • @kentknightofcaelin4537
      @kentknightofcaelin4537 4 роки тому +1

      But they're wrong, teacher. The Dooms are to blame.

    • @MelShibson
      @MelShibson 4 роки тому

      Anything at all exists
      Xbox Ahoy: Doom, Doom clone, Commodore Amiga, Doom, Wolfenstein, Doom clone

    • @MelShibson
      @MelShibson 4 роки тому

      ​@DIO Brando Nani?

  • @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive
    @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive 4 роки тому +478

    When Yahtzee visited Valve’s old offices about 10 years ago, he found it hilarious they were right across from a Crate and Barrel.

    • @rsmith02
      @rsmith02 4 роки тому +6

      Now that is funny!

    • @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive
      @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive 4 роки тому +38

      @@rsmith02 I found the article, and it was actually 13 years ago in 2007.
      v1.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/videos/zeropunctuation/2655-Yahtzee-Visits-Valve-a-Travelogue.2
      I was very fitting that Erik Wolpaw was the one serving as Yahtzee's contact, host and tour guide because Erik's and Chet's work on _Old Man Murray_ are cited by Yahtzee as his greatest influences of irreverant comedy and game reviews along with Charlie Booker.

    • @Liggliluff
      @Liggliluff 4 роки тому +10

      @@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive I don't want to be that guy, but that was from 21 November 2007, so it was just 12 years ago (and 3 months, and 18 days)

    • @Felipemelazzi
      @Felipemelazzi 4 роки тому +8

      @@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive
      A hundred thousand thank you for this and the Old Man Murray info

    • @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive
      @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive 4 роки тому +8

      Felipemelazzi Erik Wolpaw is now taking over as the main writer of _Half-Life: Alyx_ from Marc Laidlaw although according to Erik he still asks Marc questions about the lore almost everyday to try not to contradict Marc’s timeline.

  • @nabollo
    @nabollo 4 роки тому +237

    2:52 Goldeneye’s explosive barrels
    No, those are just plain barrels. *EVERYTHING* explodes in Goldeneye, if you shoot it enough.

    • @pedro75557
      @pedro75557 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah 🤣

    • @Alpha.Phenix
      @Alpha.Phenix 4 роки тому +1

      This is a fair point.

    • @TheAuron32
      @TheAuron32 4 роки тому +6

      even the fucking office chairs are rigged to blow... im not kidding, the literally use it as threat to disloyal workers :)

    • @MyMinininjas
      @MyMinininjas 4 роки тому +2

      So what would you call a barrel that explodes if you shoot it enough?

    • @nabollo
      @nabollo 4 роки тому

      UpstandingCitizen when the baseline for explosive is “existing,” then nothing is particularly explosive. It would be a redundant adjective. For the Goldeneye barrels to be classified as explosive, it would have to be significantly *MORE* explosive than say, a chair.
      For the same reason, you don’t describe a tree as a “wooden tree” or an ocean as a “wet ocean.”
      You may not have realized it, but you asked a semantic questions, so you got a semantic answer.

  • @Symmetriad
    @Symmetriad 4 роки тому +204

    "Doom was the catalyst for a sudden explosion in popularity."
    I see what you did there.

  • @greenhowie
    @greenhowie 4 роки тому +175

    "You might think DOOM... and you'd be right"
    Best line.

  • @dithaingampanmei
    @dithaingampanmei 4 роки тому +773

    Ahoy: farcry
    Me: nodding in obvious agreement
    Ahoy: Doom
    Me: OK makes sense
    Ahoy: mad max
    Me: oh. Wow
    Ahoy: teenage mutant ninja turtles
    Me: hmm.
    Ahoy: buster Keaton
    Me: hmmmmmmm.
    Seriously never expected him to go *that* far back. Liked

    • @sekutard5157
      @sekutard5157 4 роки тому

      idek buster keaton am i a child ?

    • @sweglord227
      @sweglord227 4 роки тому +23

      welcome to ahoy's channel. this man goes above and beyond to record video game history

    • @aresthemachine5544
      @aresthemachine5544 4 роки тому +2

      Seku Tard Watch Every frame a painting’s video about him, it’s short but gives a solid intro on what made his work unique.

    • @william_brobrine8975
      @william_brobrine8975 4 роки тому +2

      Should have watch the first video game

    • @jkarpet
      @jkarpet 4 роки тому

      Seku Tard nah dude, buster keaton was a moviestar from 20s silent films. Not knowing him definitely doesn’t make you a child

  • @hardcorecap
    @hardcorecap 4 роки тому +1189

    "Barrels are pretty great..."
    No, Ahoy. You're pretty great.

  • @GeorgeCowsert
    @GeorgeCowsert 3 роки тому +61

    The moment you showed the clip with the man hacks following you into the barrel room my blood froze. I never even played a Half Life game and I could feel the fear, tension, and stress that every player must've got when that happened to them.
    God I love barrels.

    • @lavetissene339
      @lavetissene339 2 роки тому +4

      honestly my reaction was that of "...What, that's it?"
      because that section of the game doesn't kill the player like the rocket silo from Half Life. you can shoot the barrels, you'll be fine.

    • @phoenixmarktwo
      @phoenixmarktwo Рік тому +3

      ​@@lavetissene339 It depends. If one barrel goes off, they all go off. If you survived? You got lucky.

    • @pigmentpeddler5811
      @pigmentpeddler5811 Рік тому +3

      My monkey brain makes me shoot them in that room every time

  • @ToxicSkull0
    @ToxicSkull0 4 роки тому +189

    “Hey, let’s leave highly flammable and explosive barrels of fuel around the compound. Surely nothing bad will happen”
    -Bossman

    • @snewp_e5267
      @snewp_e5267 4 роки тому +1

      Twelve minutes later: something bad happens

  • @johnarmstrong5533
    @johnarmstrong5533 4 роки тому +332

    I like how this is kind of an unofficial entry in the Iconic Arms series.

    • @GuardianOfTheHeaven
      @GuardianOfTheHeaven 4 роки тому +16

      Like in any shooting games(FPS and the likes), explosive barrels is becoming a staple inclusion these days, with some being manually deployed as traps in some. I do, for one, like that as a unofficial entry of Iconic Arms series too!

    • @frogz
      @frogz 4 роки тому

      i like how this is kind of an un official entry in the NEW iconic objects series
      yay for typing out an entire sentence to change a few words instead of just copying and pasting to make the edit and then typing out an even longer sentence to describe the process of typing out the sentence by scratch rather than editing

  • @zisanshahriar2779
    @zisanshahriar2779 4 роки тому +178

    You remind me always that quality is more important than quantity, even if it sacrifices more resources. You are one of the most honest content creators out there and I cannot stress how much of a great impact you have on me as a person. You're the best!

    • @tsubasaplayer16
      @tsubasaplayer16 4 роки тому +4

      For real. Anything Ahoy uploads, I'd watch it IMMEDIATELY.

    • @CBRN-115
      @CBRN-115 4 роки тому +3

      All of his videos are worthy of a short documentary

  • @rogan_.
    @rogan_. 4 роки тому +342

    Just casually talking about how he emailed John Romero

    • @gokukakarotto7393
      @gokukakarotto7393 4 роки тому +12

      Hi lads and lasses

    • @thanosdevito
      @thanosdevito 4 роки тому +3

      Nice fake channel, dude.

    • @rogan_.
      @rogan_. 4 роки тому +5

      @@thanosdevito I did it as a joke and can't change it in another week or so

    • @thanosdevito
      @thanosdevito 4 роки тому

      @@rogan_. oof lmao

    • @jgvtc559
      @jgvtc559 4 роки тому +2

      @@rogan_. dont change it pelican would approve

  • @steveejohnson7932
    @steveejohnson7932 4 роки тому +164

    Still weird to me that we can just Email the people who designed the games to which all modern games are inspired in part by. No other artistic medium has such luxuries.

    • @play_history
      @play_history 4 роки тому +12

      Do it while you can if you have questions! We're in such a great, unique position to be able to ring up pioneers or even CEOs of multi-million dollars companies.

    • @The7Reaper
      @The7Reaper 4 роки тому

      I know it's really cool when you sit back and think about it

    • @Guitarplayer22222
      @Guitarplayer22222 4 роки тому

      Well, XboxAhoy can, idk about me or you lol.

    • @eberbacher007
      @eberbacher007 4 роки тому

      Well if you have over a million subs on youtube and have done a video about doom and so on with several million views, then John Romero might answer.
      not if Joe Schmo just writes a mail

  • @aviatornic2839
    @aviatornic2839 4 роки тому +247

    If AHOY did breakable wooden boxes next, I'd still watch it. Anything he makes is the pinnacle of quality over quantity.
    He could make a video about fucking anything and it'd still be worth watching 10 times out of 10.

    • @janb.3600
      @janb.3600 4 роки тому +27

      The video description literally says: "Next up: big boxes."
      Not entirely sure what that means, but I am certain I will enjoy that video as well.

    • @Calvin_Coolage
      @Calvin_Coolage 4 роки тому +3

      @@janb.3600 Could be about big box computer games.

    • @boingkster
      @boingkster 4 роки тому

      "Its just you and your trusty crowbar. Time to... break some boxes."

    • @H31MU7
      @H31MU7 4 роки тому

      Fairly sure it'll be 'crates'

    • @pigmentpeddler5811
      @pigmentpeddler5811 Рік тому +1

      ​@@Calvin_Coolage Calvin was right folks

  • @Jireninyourrecommendations
    @Jireninyourrecommendations 4 роки тому +410

    Explosive Barrels: *exists*
    My brain: Shoot it
    Me: Why?
    My brain: You gotta

    • @skylark306
      @skylark306 4 роки тому +7

      Player after smoking doom disk one too many times: how bout I sit on top of it and shoot it

    • @j-hackhammer6078
      @j-hackhammer6078 4 роки тому +3

      do not question the "you gotta" x'D

    • @BierBart12
      @BierBart12 4 роки тому +2

      To be honest, humans have always had an inherent joy in blowing things up. Sort of "fireworks" already existed before ancient rome.

    • @TuRmIx96
      @TuRmIx96 4 роки тому +3

      @@BierBart12 Interesting. It's good to know that humans always frickin' loved explosions. Early cannons were basically giant exploding phallus symbols. Gotta love it.

    • @batmenbeyont7775
      @batmenbeyont7775 4 роки тому +1

      @@TuRmIx96 If you're going to blow your load, might as well take out half of the enemy armada as well.

  • @GruntCo
    @GruntCo 4 роки тому +190

    "You were killed by an exploding barrel. Red barrels will explode when shot."

    • @GruntCo
      @GruntCo 4 роки тому +9

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    • @nepnep3043
      @nepnep3043 4 роки тому +6

      Sir.

    • @GruntCo
      @GruntCo 4 роки тому +8

      @@nepnep3043 i don't know what i wad thinking then due to CoD WaW Nostalgia

    • @scramblesthedeathdealer
      @scramblesthedeathdealer 4 роки тому +5

      @@GruntCo You certainly went *hard*

    • @korayacar1444
      @korayacar1444 3 роки тому +1

      @@GruntCo shot.You/were/killed?by="an%20exploding%20barrel"

  • @Warlocke000
    @Warlocke000 4 роки тому +263

    The Just Cause series is basically "Explosive Barrels: The Game." Still satisfies.

    • @CrizzyEyes
      @CrizzyEyes 4 роки тому +5

      I always thought it was Tying Things to Vehicles: The Game

    • @innoclarke7435
      @innoclarke7435 4 роки тому +13

      @@CrizzyEyes Tying Explosive Barrels to Vehicles: The Game?

    • @CrizzyEyes
      @CrizzyEyes 4 роки тому +1

      @@innoclarke7435 Where can I give you money to make this?

    • @bickenwings1350
      @bickenwings1350 4 роки тому

      How about? *The* *Game*

  • @seanmcdonald5859
    @seanmcdonald5859 4 роки тому +489

    "Doom. Why are there barrels?
    Me, suddenly aware that the universe has stilled and even the gods have turned to listen . . . . ."why ARE there barrels on Mars"
    "Doom was originally going to be a licensed Alien game"
    *THUMP* Jaw. Meet Floor.

    • @LonelySpaceDetective
      @LonelySpaceDetective 4 роки тому +52

      For the record, IIRC sources seem to suggest that it was something that id momentarily considered early while in the process of outlining what the game was going to be like, but they ended up deciding against it.
      There's no known evidence or quotes from developers that suggest that the game spent any real amount of time in development as a licensed title. Alien's influence still can be seen however, as Ahoy points out.

    • @The_Viktor_Reznov
      @The_Viktor_Reznov 4 роки тому +9

      I love how they explain in Doom 2016 with text logs you can find why there are chainsaws on Mars.
      And even then, literally nobody gives a fuck why there are chainsaw there.

    • @pelvisdrones237
      @pelvisdrones237 4 роки тому +3

      @@The_Viktor_Reznov same with doom 3 they said it was mistake as there shipped to the wrong place

  • @maccatt7274
    @maccatt7274 4 роки тому +634

    Love the visuals and typography for this one.
    Would love to see a similar historical treatment for the 'charge shot' eg hold the fire button to build power as a secondary attack. Who was the originator for that?

    • @The_PolterGhost
      @The_PolterGhost 4 роки тому +18

      I'd like to say R-Type popularized it, but it was likely that someone else created it.

    • @dycedargselderbrother5353
      @dycedargselderbrother5353 4 роки тому +8

      It's after R-Type, but Capcom used charged shots regularly from the late 80s on, e.g. the NES port of 1943 and Megaman 4. I think the NES port of Strider had a charged shot after some upgrades.

    • @PershingDragoon
      @PershingDragoon 4 роки тому +14

      Would love to see an Ahoy video on Alternate fire modes for guns in games. Perhaps with a focus on the more interesting ones, rather than just Semi/burst/auto that are commonplace in military shooters

    • @Brunosky_Inc
      @Brunosky_Inc 4 роки тому +7

      @@PershingDragoon Alternate fire would sure give a spotlight to Perfect Dark. Every single weapon in that game has a secondary ability, and some of them are pretty wacky, like turning the Laptop gun into a sentry, or the Dragon (I think that was its name) into a proximity mine disguised as the gun.

    • @sketep1117
      @sketep1117 4 роки тому

      @@Brunosky_Inc I think that the Jedi Knight series (maybe dark forces, never played that one) would also shine in that regard.

  • @StealthBeeKid
    @StealthBeeKid 4 роки тому +630

    GTA fans: are waiting more than 7 years for a new game
    Half life fans: waited more than 10 years for HL: Alyx
    Duke Nukem Fans: waited more than 15 years for Duke Nukem Forever
    Ahoy fans: wait a century for new videos
    Edit here: People, I'm not saying the videos are bad or the wait isn't worth it. I'm just making fun of the fact that the videos take some months to make. Particularly I enjoy those type of channels that take the time to make masterpieces (just like Ahoy does) and the wait just hype me up for every single upload, in the end, it was all worth it

    • @whezia5805
      @whezia5805 4 роки тому +23

      *waiting for 2019 Modern Warfare weapon guides

    • @solace2731
      @solace2731 4 роки тому +12

      Half life fans still wait for half life 3, not alyx

    • @StealthBeeKid
      @StealthBeeKid 4 роки тому +4

      @@solace2731 I know, because I'm waiting for HL 3 too

    • @LET4M4RU
      @LET4M4RU 4 роки тому +7

      HL3 will never be a thing because Gaben doesnt know the number 3

    • @lexsayshi
      @lexsayshi 4 роки тому +5

      @@solace2731 alyx is half-life 3

  • @tiggle5485
    @tiggle5485 4 роки тому +148

    Xboxahoy in 2012: “welcome to my black ops 2 weapon guide. In this episode, the AN94.”
    Xboxahoy in 2020: *B A R R E L S*

    • @Lugbzurg
      @Lugbzurg 4 роки тому +3

      You could say he was really scraping the bottom of the barrel for this one.

  • @felasi
    @felasi 4 роки тому +122

    Ahoy is the kid that never stopped asking, "But Why?"

    • @hardy2566
      @hardy2566 4 роки тому +1

      but instead waiting answer,he search it

    • @user-vp7hh2nt6p
      @user-vp7hh2nt6p 4 роки тому +1

      Nah he’s the kid that helps the class understand the lesson

    • @TheSoCalledZoner1
      @TheSoCalledZoner1 4 роки тому

      @Thpical oh criticism

    • @julius00
      @julius00 4 роки тому

      ahoy be the kid everyone wants in their group to get good grades

    • @SidneyBroadshead
      @SidneyBroadshead 4 роки тому

      Ahoy (Stuart Brown) is that guy who looked like Mark Strong when he was in school, but got all the girls because he SOUNDED like Mark Strong.

  • @Fiddl3head
    @Fiddl3head 4 роки тому +33

    The thing about Ahoy is that, with all of the types of gaming content on this site, it's rare to find something so sophisticated and diligently produced.
    It's very refreshing.

  • @sammysweetroll
    @sammysweetroll 4 роки тому +83

    Can't wait for Big Boxes to come out, god speed.

    • @arusmarko4948
      @arusmarko4948 4 роки тому +5

      lightweight
      wooden
      sneaky
      "The Box"

    • @peps_vinyl
      @peps_vinyl 4 роки тому +1

      heh, funny that

    • @leadpiper
      @leadpiper 3 роки тому +1

      @@arusmarko4948 i like how this reply is wrong now

  • @janetsnakehole5238
    @janetsnakehole5238 4 роки тому +179

    Anything:
    Ahoy: How does this tie back to Doom

    • @HughMansonMD
      @HughMansonMD 4 роки тому +4

      @K W ditch the calendars, or just rip and tear them up?

    • @evanredacted7977
      @evanredacted7977 4 роки тому +5

      To be fair, everything post Doom ties back to Doom

  • @Pingwn
    @Pingwn 4 роки тому +523

    I was like "really? Explosive barrels? What a disappointment..."
    >twenty minutes pass
    "Wow! I never knew how interesting the history of explosive barrels is! Wait don't end!"

    • @NamMyohoRengeKyo-d9u
      @NamMyohoRengeKyo-d9u 4 роки тому +22

      He can make a video about gravel interesting

    • @MaitreMechant
      @MaitreMechant 4 роки тому +9

      never doubt a Ahoy vid, mate

    • @frogz
      @frogz 4 роки тому +2

      @@NamMyohoRengeKyo-d9u episode 1: barrels, episode 2: boxes: episode 3 chests episode 4: gravel episode 5.... demonic dogs?

    • @channel5980
      @channel5980 4 роки тому +3

      You doubted an Ahoy video. You are not worthy of his majesty.

    • @Pingwn
      @Pingwn 4 роки тому

      @@channel5980 Won't happen ever again!

  • @toaster9922
    @toaster9922 4 роки тому +208

    “Alright, enough procrastinating, I’ve got to work on my history project-“
    *_Ahoy uploads_*
    “I guess I have a bit more free time.”

    • @hop-skip-ouch8798
      @hop-skip-ouch8798 4 роки тому +8

      What do you mean? This is history. How cool would it be if your history teacher talked like this with that music in the background.

    • @brandoncrabb7195
      @brandoncrabb7195 4 роки тому +3

      FINISH YOUR PROJECT YOU GODDAMN APPLIANCE

    • @anirvana
      @anirvana 4 роки тому +1

      @@brandoncrabb7195 lmao

    • @StephenBa91
      @StephenBa91 4 роки тому +2

      Use it as a source.

    • @rickbergolla4055
      @rickbergolla4055 4 роки тому +1

      Is it the black scientist history project by chance?

  • @casbyness
    @casbyness 4 роки тому +332

    This video is great, but it forgets one absolutely crucial historical element that sits right in the middle of the entire tangle of where video game explosive barrels came from. It's so obvious that it can be overlooked, but shouldn't ever be excluded from a discussion of video game culture, or even general modern western culture. One particular man's influence is immeasurable, and yet you forgot him.
    First there were the post-WW2 era action movies. One of the most iconic being Dambusters (1955). The generation of kids watching that movie grew up to be the dominant creatives of the 1970s, whose imaginations blended scenes from that film with those of heroic western/Tarzan/military/sci-fi/fantasy serials of the 1950s and 1960s.
    Then one fateful day in 1974, one emerging central figure amongst those inspired creatives, a certain Mr. Steven Spielberg, protested with the eternal words: "No. We CANNOT just kill the shark. We HAVE TO BLOW IT UP!"
    You forgot Jaws. "Smile you sonovabi*ch!"
    Jaws. Is why. The explosive barrels. Exist.

    • @gr8danetrucki1
      @gr8danetrucki1 4 роки тому +10

      S'bout video games

    • @Octave_Rolland
      @Octave_Rolland 4 роки тому +49

      This type of comment is the reason comment sections exist and are good.

    • @noop9k
      @noop9k 4 роки тому +8

      Yeah, list a bunch of video games that probably had zero influence, but miss something way more obvious.

    • @burtpanzer
      @burtpanzer 4 роки тому +9

      Good point, although it was a tank of gas in the film, it could be where Duke Nukem 3D got the idea to use tanks of gas.

    • @zeektm1762
      @zeektm1762 4 роки тому +4

      @@noop9k its almost like this is the history of video games and is unrelated to films...

  • @BackwardSabotage
    @BackwardSabotage 4 роки тому +359

    Fun fact: speed rumbler is probably the first "GTA" game too, where you can get in and get out of the car at free will.

    • @BackwardSabotage
      @BackwardSabotage 4 роки тому +33

      @metalfaust19 god damnit

    • @RicochetForce
      @RicochetForce 4 роки тому +42

      @@BackwardSabotage I bet this is how Ahoy feels when he thinks he's found the earliest example of something.

    • @chainreaction8977
      @chainreaction8977 4 роки тому +3

      Been trying to find the name of that game for over a decade, I can finally rest.

    • @martinrs1254
      @martinrs1254 4 роки тому +1

      @metalfaust19 Dick Tracy for the NES also does that, released in 1990.

    • @krautgazer
      @krautgazer 4 роки тому +2

      @metalfaust19 Who Framed Roger Rabbit was my first experience with freedom in video games. I would just explore everything and ride in that cab without actually progressing anything since it's more of an adventure game and I didn't know English back then.

  • @justderp5713
    @justderp5713 4 роки тому +158

    God bless this dude. Consistently watched this guy for years and it seems every few months I check youtube one last time before sleep and see this and bam there goes my energy tomorrow

  • @Kyntteri
    @Kyntteri 4 роки тому +188

    Shadow of The Tomb Raider has a short side mission/challenge where you need to explode these red barrels. In that instance, blowing them up offers you no real advantage over enemies as it's done outside combat zone where none are present. You however receive some XP for doing it but its funny how its just making them go boom for the sake of boom.

  • @QuarterAlive
    @QuarterAlive Рік тому +8

    This man can make a documentary about a random penny he finds on the street and I would still watch it

  • @kalleguld
    @kalleguld 4 роки тому +198

    1:50 That sound is just instantly recognizable

    • @dreadlordhg360
      @dreadlordhg360 4 роки тому +2

      I have no idea what it’s from

    • @Crushenator500
      @Crushenator500 4 роки тому +11

      @@dreadlordhg360 It's from Half-Life 2

    • @TrumpLester
      @TrumpLester 4 роки тому +5

      It is the sound of despair.

    • @dreadlordhg360
      @dreadlordhg360 4 роки тому +1

      @Crushenator500
      Is that game good? I’ve heard a lot about it

    • @Crushenator500
      @Crushenator500 4 роки тому +8

      @@dreadlordhg360 It's a masterpiece. I don't know what your experience with games in general is, and it might not have the sheer impact that it did when it first came out, but the game is still damn good. I just bought a VR headset just because I want to play the sequel that's coming out in a few weeks so badly.

  • @FruitPuppyYT
    @FruitPuppyYT 4 роки тому +50

    YES THANK YOU! Seeing a new video from Ahoy makes my day better.

  • @sunbuYT
    @sunbuYT 4 роки тому +248

    Here we go, Half-Life 2 time. Those accursed barrels... Giving me nightmares.

    • @olzhas1one755
      @olzhas1one755 4 роки тому +9

      FLAMMABLE

    • @DinnerForkTongue
      @DinnerForkTongue 4 роки тому +6

      There's a mod to reskin the Left 4 Dead explosive barrels with the HL2 texture. I saw that and instantly got it for myself.

    • @MightyElo
      @MightyElo 4 роки тому +3

      Agreed. The moment at 2:22...I just felt my gut clench when that happened. It was the first game where I actually had to think twice at shooting an explosive/flammable barrel if some enemies are standing next to it.

    • @spooneater9001
      @spooneater9001 4 роки тому +1

      The fact that they had a timer was very innovative. The moment you saw a flaming one being used on you, your mind immediately tells you to look out and be aware of your surroundings.
      When I got 2:30 in game I freaked out for a second and then thought it's fine, I should leave though...then the buzzing started...

    • @ReySchultz121
      @ReySchultz121 4 роки тому

      @@MightyElo was that stray shrapnel?!

  • @ausover3470
    @ausover3470 4 роки тому +56

    I feel like with his content that I should pay for this stuff. He makes great informative videos on games and real life and some videos go up to 1+ hours to make it seem like a movie or a long episode on a show. This, also mixed with slight editing and his calming voice to narrate the video makes his content stand out from the rest. So thank you (if you see this Ahoy) for making this great content for *free* for all of us to watch in our spare time and to have the the time to edit and narrate these vids is just amazing. Thank you for this!

  • @crackingly
    @crackingly 4 роки тому +57

    me: expecting a episode on a gun
    Ahoy: *so anyway I started blasting*

  • @TheNonsenseGuy
    @TheNonsenseGuy 4 роки тому +474

    I liked how you managed to squeeze Half Life: Alyx in there at the end. Last minute change, I suppose?

    • @v1perys
      @v1perys 4 роки тому +32

      Yeah it's a good nod to the series

    • @tact7777
      @tact7777 4 роки тому +24

      Well as the clip showed he said "even today, you can't beat a classic". Maybe he means that Half Life: Alyx will never be as good as Half-life 1/2

    • @amelveladzic
      @amelveladzic 4 роки тому +111

      @@tact7777 I think he was trying to say that you can't beat a classic game mechanic. It makes more sense given the context, since he says "yes they are overused" and "yes they are everywhere" right before that remark.

    • @tact7777
      @tact7777 4 роки тому +10

      @@amelveladzic You're probably, right. It was just a thought I wanted to throw out there

    • @MetalX34
      @MetalX34 4 роки тому +13

      it's certainly cause hl:a is the current year title of a franchise the dude likes.
      plus hl's evolution goes from "revolutionary pc shooter" to "flagship franchise of a whole new, independant tech", so seeing its abundance of barrels from 1998 to 2020 is most relevant to the strength of the convention. that's all that's interesting, nothing to do with the quality from one game to the other.

  • @CaptainKapitan
    @CaptainKapitan 4 роки тому +231

    Me: Ayt I'ma sleep
    Ahoy: *Barrels*
    12:10 AM +8GMT
    Me: Guess I ain't sleeping

  • @lonelyceetee21
    @lonelyceetee21 4 роки тому +237

    Jontron fans: Jontron takes months to upload.
    Me, an Ahoy fan: You. Have. No. Idea.

    • @AndreIguodalaFan55
      @AndreIguodalaFan55 4 роки тому +5

      @bubbedy head both of them are quality over quantity

    • @rreprah9515
      @rreprah9515 4 роки тому +4

      At least ahoy also isnt racist. ;)

    • @BillehBobJoe
      @BillehBobJoe 4 роки тому +6

      @@rreprah9515 Baaaaaa I'm a sheep

    • @justsomepandawithinternet
      @justsomepandawithinternet 4 роки тому +5

      @@rreprah9515
      Lol sensitive pussy

    • @Juliojcorona
      @Juliojcorona 4 роки тому +1

      However ahoy is definitely worth the wait, knowing that he's spent at least spent 6 months on whatever new project gives me hope that it will be superb.

  • @Nevermore2790
    @Nevermore2790 4 роки тому +58

    "Our coastal defenses are too weak and full of barrels!" - Some guy (Mental Omega Epsilon Mission 19: Dance of Blood)

  • @jomahawk7488
    @jomahawk7488 4 роки тому +18

    Thank you so much for including the fact that the Borderlands series has multiple, elemental explosive barrels. And when you have a “kids” cartoon (Regular Show) show it’s two main characters playing a video game featuring explosive barrels and they make a joke out of it, you KNOW it’s universal

  • @olivernielsen4280
    @olivernielsen4280 4 роки тому +35

    I swear to god, every time I see Ahoy in my notifications, my day becomes ever so better just because I know it’s gonna be absolutely great content

  • @bornb1637
    @bornb1637 4 роки тому +23

    Ahoy: The only person who can talk about barrels for 20 minutes.

  • @Dwaggy
    @Dwaggy 4 роки тому +195

    "What was the first game to have explosive barrels?"
    *suddenly ad* Raid: Shadow Legends
    Me: ok that was a surprise, but not a welcomed one

  • @kevingeldard3550
    @kevingeldard3550 4 роки тому +113

    "Doom is festooned with..." Oh, God, it's pure poetry.

  • @kirtil5177
    @kirtil5177 4 роки тому +67

    red barrel: *exists*
    brain: Shoot it right now!

  • @historicstudios2708
    @historicstudios2708 4 роки тому +31

    This guy can make a chair sound intimidating

    • @z-trip5457
      @z-trip5457 11 місяців тому

      The Chair. 4 legged. Stationary comfort. Rock solid.

  • @MultiNacho8
    @MultiNacho8 4 роки тому +185

    I can't believe I'm watching a video about barrels at 3 am.

  • @erwinwamora7610
    @erwinwamora7610 4 роки тому +63

    "But even today - you can't beat a classic"
    *show half life alyx

    • @feryth
      @feryth 4 роки тому +5

      He's referencing the today for Alyx, but HL:A might as well be a future classic

    • @quillomanar5038
      @quillomanar5038 4 роки тому

      'Today' referring to Alyx, 'Classic' referring to the Exploding Barrel trope.

  • @AgeofReason
    @AgeofReason 4 роки тому +44

    *Ohhh man there's too many things to say about this AWESOME PRODUCTION!!*
    I played almost every damn game on here growing up! You brought in Operation Wolf, Cabal AND P.O.W.!!!
    *THEN YOU BROUGHT UP SPIKES FOR A SECOND, AND THE WHOLE TIME I WAS SAYING TO MYSELF, "I WISH THIS GUY WOULD MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT SPIKES!!"*
    One of my favorite memories of NES frustrations was seeing my brother lose his cool over MegaMan II exclaiming, *"NINTENDO'S OBSESSION WITH SPIKES!!" LOLOLOL*
    THIS WAS PERFECT AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME YOU PUT INTO THIS!!

  • @SumRndmPenguin
    @SumRndmPenguin 4 роки тому +16

    After binging this series for an entire afternoon, I can confidently say you could make me watch a 2 hour documentary about anything

  • @MrPwner911
    @MrPwner911 4 роки тому +38

    9:57 that would be a nice wallpaper right there.

  • @heyheyronn
    @heyheyronn 4 роки тому +13

    20 minutes on barrels...
    Thank you, Ahoy. I love the deep dives you do. Keep it up!

  • @razurio2768
    @razurio2768 4 роки тому +37

    19:46 he even added the new HL:A gameplay

  • @FroggyMosh
    @FroggyMosh 4 роки тому +7

    Your editing is Phenomenal, sir!
    Actually, your whole production is stunning. And I love your sense of timing.

  • @theheeter9181
    @theheeter9181 4 роки тому +36

    "The return of the King"

  • @TreacherousFennec
    @TreacherousFennec 4 роки тому +59

    Yup, confirmed that you can make everything sound scary, even fuel cylinders.

  • @nerdy5018
    @nerdy5018 4 роки тому +52

    Hey ahoy you don’t know me but I know you, sort of, just wanted to say that your videos have been a good impact on my life. thank you for creating the great content.

    • @leenguyen6056
      @leenguyen6056 4 роки тому +2

      Nothing like his good ole bonus videos or the mw2 weapon guide. Drinks ahoy also deserves a mention

  • @willmadrid4
    @willmadrid4 4 роки тому +264

    Trash taste brought me here!

    • @superitgel1
      @superitgel1 4 роки тому +12

      Me too. The barrel video did not disappoint :p

    • @uchaaki
      @uchaaki 4 роки тому +3

      Came up in recommends after I watched the episode

    • @sidsanchez9442
      @sidsanchez9442 4 роки тому

      Same

    • @matthewyoung4191
      @matthewyoung4191 4 роки тому

      same

    • @halfblue2678
      @halfblue2678 4 роки тому +1

      wait? on what part did the bois mention this?

  • @phantom8386
    @phantom8386 4 роки тому +68

    Me: Oh boy, I know he's gonna reference Half Life 2
    Ahoy: *Mentions HL2, and Half Life Alyx*
    Me: HOLY SHIT

  • @acehighdan
    @acehighdan 4 роки тому +5

    this is awesome, earlier today i tweeted ahoy saying something along the lines of 'i hope you make more videos, i especially like the hour long game/graphics/tech videos' and then a few hours later, this video was released. i love it, thank you

  • @redmenace1570
    @redmenace1570 4 роки тому +59

    We love it when you do Iconic arms. There's so much more content there. Your telling of history is quite interesting and entertaining.

  • @TheDeathmatchKlan
    @TheDeathmatchKlan Рік тому +5

    You can't do HL2DM to this day without the explosive barrels.
    Custom maps sometimes use their own skins for barrels too.

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 4 роки тому +136

    Explosive barrels are so cliche that saying they’re cliche is a cliche in in of itself, so I appreciate the positive outlook.

    • @aiden-sy3ex
      @aiden-sy3ex 4 роки тому +5

      Dr. Bright! You honor us with your presence!

    • @purplehaze2358
      @purplehaze2358 4 роки тому

      aiden foster What can I say, I’m the man of _BRIGHT_ ideas.

    • @maxspinks2181
      @maxspinks2181 4 роки тому

      Dr Bright what a kneeslapper

    • @mjc0961
      @mjc0961 4 роки тому +1

      Careful, you're going to turn saying that saying explosive barrels are cliche is a cliche into a cliche.

    • @criseist9786
      @criseist9786 4 роки тому

      I've never understood how being cliche was an inherent negative tbh. I mean, people use things because they work after all

  • @Shindai
    @Shindai 4 роки тому +28

    This sounds like a spinoff of How It's Made, the music and your voice makes it sound just like Tony Hurst on the show, only going into history rather than logistics. I always loved that show and your voice is engaging but soothing. You've got yourself a new subscriber, sir :)

  • @Arbiter099
    @Arbiter099 4 роки тому +96

    6:26, "Come on comrades he's a man, not a god!"

    • @manooxi327
      @manooxi327 4 роки тому +6

      4 HOURS...

    • @T0rrente18
      @T0rrente18 4 роки тому +8

      Godzilla is approaching the generator, the generator is losing power

  • @arburo
    @arburo Рік тому +2

    The barrels feel like Iconic Arms to me tbh. You use them for combat

  • @SpaceCatJeffy
    @SpaceCatJeffy 4 роки тому +13

    Adding that little clip of Half-Life: Alyx to the very end there was such a nice touch. It truly shows how despite it being such an old and very common gaming cliche, explosive barrels are still a useful game mechanic and will continue being used in games even as we move on deeper into the VR generation of gaming. I love it!

  • @goinggorillasbananas4775
    @goinggorillasbananas4775 4 роки тому +13

    I was playing the flash game Decision: Medieval while listening to this.
    Explosive *wooden* barrels. Detonated via sword.

    • @captain1337.
      @captain1337. 4 роки тому +2

      Damn this comment gave me so much nostalgia

    • @captain1337.
      @captain1337. 4 роки тому +1

      @Jesse Rodriguez you should download the game and get an offline flash player

    • @captain1337.
      @captain1337. 4 роки тому

      @Jesse Rodriguez cuz flash is dying

  • @md_vandenberg
    @md_vandenberg 4 роки тому +4

    I was happy to see you included a clip of "Black" in montage. It's in my Top 5 FPS Games, console or PC. It's just that much fun.

  • @stefano7868
    @stefano7868 4 роки тому +42

    3:27 *Flashes back to the Nuclear Tripmine Level in Half-Life*
    That’s not the best idea...

  • @Mrlolol7779
    @Mrlolol7779 4 роки тому +22

    every time I think, "wonder what Ahoy's up to..." there he is, on my feed.

  • @ELopez
    @ELopez 4 роки тому +123

    When you said in your description last video you’d be doing “barrels”, I kinda assumed you meant _gun_ barrels, but this is a lot more interesting

    • @manfromthemoon815
      @manfromthemoon815 4 роки тому +1

      Wait! This is his last video?

    • @DinnerForkTongue
      @DinnerForkTongue 4 роки тому +7

      @@manfromthemoon815
      The hell is that logic? OP meant the video right before this one.

    • @brolymaininfighterz962
      @brolymaininfighterz962 4 роки тому +3

      @@manfromthemoon815 if this was his last vid he wold say something about it

    • @dusathemaid
      @dusathemaid 4 роки тому

      Next up: Big Boxes. That sounds even more weird

    • @gregoriysharapov1936
      @gregoriysharapov1936 4 роки тому

      @@DinnerForkTongue He misread it.

  • @s_e_r.
    @s_e_r. 4 роки тому +29

    The explosive barrel. Iconic, abundant, satisfyingly simple.

  • @GroovyGI
    @GroovyGI 4 роки тому +2

    Just when you thought that he had ran out of extremely interesting video game facts, you are once again riveted to a new video about the past of video games. Thank you and keep up the great work.