The Game Dev Who Defined Nostalgia

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  • @cubit404
    @cubit404  3 місяці тому +156

    Thank you for watching!

    • @GDBeez99
      @GDBeez99 2 місяці тому +5

      Thank god you made a video about him he is so underrated

    • @supervetas6006
      @supervetas6006 2 місяці тому +3

      thank YOU for retrieving me my old childhood memories

    • @Tsh-f2t
      @Tsh-f2t 5 днів тому

      Hey there is a new Game for Halloween it's another 1 of those cat Halloween games where you draw the line This time there end the sky is more more you go Up eventually The cat will just go into space.

  • @TarynBeeswax
    @TarynBeeswax 3 місяці тому +639

    "Factory balls"
    Oh yeah! I re-
    "Created over fifteen years ago"
    Oh

    • @ProjectionProjects2.7182
      @ProjectionProjects2.7182 3 місяці тому +17

      Don't we all feel old after hearing that? lol.

    • @Mikustan39
      @Mikustan39 Місяць тому +2

      @@ProjectionProjects2.7182Yeah I think we do. Fuck.

    • @katvelyte
      @katvelyte Місяць тому +2

      I loved factory balls! Kept me so entertained in like 4th grade.

    • @palokyu9891
      @palokyu9891 Місяць тому

      I literally bought the app like a year ago just to relive it lol

  • @theodorestephens2504
    @theodorestephens2504 3 місяці тому +725

    Bold of you to assume I've never heard of this man. Literally my childhood.

    • @SpammingY
      @SpammingY 2 місяці тому +24

      Same. I knew who it'd be from the thumbnail. Solid colors, sugar, penguins, keys, and occasional frustration at some actually really hard escape rooms fueled who I am today.

    • @walls_of_skulls6061
      @walls_of_skulls6061 2 місяці тому +3

      I had to contact him with how much he influenced me. I could recognize both the sugar game and Bart himself. He NEEDS so much more attention

    • @pasmoluiso
      @pasmoluiso 2 місяці тому

      Same, I've played his games in the Play Store and I like those too

  • @notrobloxburger
    @notrobloxburger 3 місяці тому +752

    one of the best devs, you probably played at least 2 of his games in coolmath

    • @_cfmca
      @_cfmca 3 місяці тому +12

      I played them on Kongregate

    • @frostbite3756
      @frostbite3756 2 місяці тому +2

      @@_cfmcaatleast it isn’t poki 🤮

    • @_cfmca
      @_cfmca 2 місяці тому

      @@frostbite3756 you better not be dissing kongragate that was the shit

    • @frostbite3756
      @frostbite3756 2 місяці тому

      @@_cfmca I meant coolmath I didn’t mean to respond to you

    • @JerpyTH
      @JerpyTH 2 місяці тому +1

      I played them on his website, safe to say it was more than 2 games.

  • @AngieTheCatGD
    @AngieTheCatGD 2 місяці тому +211

    I saw the thumbnail.
    Oh, sugar.
    Bart Bonte is one of my fave devs, if not the best.

  • @LimeonCandy
    @LimeonCandy 3 місяці тому +300

    I most definitely know who Bart Bonte is considering I have 200+ hours of playtime of The Bart Bonte Collection on Steam

    • @Neobot21
      @Neobot21 2 місяці тому +6

      I did not know this existed, now I do. Thank you! :D

    • @OuaisAmelie
      @OuaisAmelie 2 місяці тому +1

      SAME!!!!

  • @serintsu
    @serintsu 3 місяці тому +440

    BART BONTE MENTIONED IN 2024?! im such a big fan of his games...i keep going back to the factory balls series every once in a while they're so fun. and farafalla is by far my favorite of his

    • @cutedogsweetsugar
      @cutedogsweetsugar 2 місяці тому +5

      Have you played his color games? Purple came out a few weeks ago!

    • @serintsu
      @serintsu 2 місяці тому +2

      @@cutedogsweetsugar yes! i'd say red was my favorite but maybe i'm biased towards it since it was the first one i've playes from the series LOL

    • @SpammingY
      @SpammingY 2 місяці тому +4

      @@cutedogsweetsugar WAIT, THERE ARE NEW ONES!?!? *WHY DID I NOT KNOW THIS!?* I'll have to watch this video later, I have a game to play!

    • @Trufflo_
      @Trufflo_ 2 місяці тому +1

      40x escape was GOATEDX

    • @jphoenix8309
      @jphoenix8309 2 місяці тому +1

      @@cutedogsweetsugar purple is out??!

  • @hanmaidong1483
    @hanmaidong1483 3 місяці тому +67

    Ive been going on Bart Bonte's blog playing games he recommends made by other indie devs for YEARS. He ignited my love for puzzle games ESPECIALLY room escape games. Forever an incredible indie dev imo

  • @NUGGet-3562
    @NUGGet-3562 3 місяці тому +60

    When you said "Bart Bonte" at the beginning, I was like "WHAT" because I LOVE the color series and didn't realize this guy had been making games all the way back in the days of Flash!

  • @steverman2312
    @steverman2312 3 місяці тому +188

    my elementary school had this summer program called "summer educare", where kids got to hang out in the school, usually in a computer lab and one of the adjacent classrooms, until their parents got off work and were able to pick them up. i distinctly remember one day during summer educare, i had a race with my friends to see who could beat all four factory balls games first. i lost, i beat 1 and 2 and got about halfway through 3. those were good times.

    • @BinglesP
      @BinglesP 2 місяці тому +5

      WAIT FACTORY BALLS HAD SEQUELS???

  • @demitrischoenwald1436
    @demitrischoenwald1436 3 місяці тому +39

    I never knew Bart Bonte made Sugar Sugar or Factory Balls. I came across his color games way later by myself and just really liked them. Like Neil Cicerega, I didn't know that he was such a legend responsible for my childhood.

  • @epsilonthedragon1249
    @epsilonthedragon1249 3 місяці тому +65

    Duuuude, Bart Bonte’s games were one of the cornerstones of my ArmorGames experiences growing up. I STILL go back to Factory Balls now and then

  • @NebbyyDotEXE
    @NebbyyDotEXE 3 місяці тому +68

    omg i cant believe anyone else knows him by name like genuinely, ive been following his games since like 2nd grade

  • @Maker0824
    @Maker0824 2 місяці тому +14

    How dare you say I’ve never heard of this dev? I love this guy. Was always happy to find new game by him

  • @puffinpeddler2827
    @puffinpeddler2827 3 місяці тому +125

    I LOVE BART BONTE

  • @theunidentifiedchangeling9451
    @theunidentifiedchangeling9451 3 місяці тому +21

    Sugar, Sugar is the sweet stuff, I played it a lot when I was younger.

  • @Ryyi23
    @Ryyi23 2 місяці тому +9

    How dare you assume I don't know who Bart Bonte is! I've been subscribed to his newsletter for years and have 100% completed every game of his! He truly is one of the GOATs of game making! 🎉

  • @sparkleneko3789
    @sparkleneko3789 3 місяці тому +46

    I frickin love his color games!!!

    • @keshire57
      @keshire57 3 місяці тому +3

      green was always my favorite but all of them are really solid puzzle games worth checking out!

  • @existenceispain_geekthesiren
    @existenceispain_geekthesiren 3 місяці тому +13

    0:51 OH MY GOD THAT'S WHAT IT WAS CALLED??? I need to see if that's still a thing, I loved that game

  • @raeganj6744
    @raeganj6744 3 місяці тому +20

    Bart Bonte rules, I’m subscribed to his email newsletter he sends out when he makes a new game

  • @daneeko
    @daneeko 3 місяці тому +17

    your mention of factory balls unlocked a long lost memory for me

    • @daneeko
      @daneeko 3 місяці тому +1

      its weird - i had completely forgotten about it, yet i instantly recognized it as something i played when you showed it on screen

    • @nvagn
      @nvagn 2 місяці тому

      same, I haven't heard about it for over a decade

  • @niquel5831
    @niquel5831 3 місяці тому +18

    I've been following Bart Bonte's career since Furiosity.

  • @BryanLu0
    @BryanLu0 3 місяці тому +11

    Factory Balls was literally one of the most popular games on Coolmath

  • @ragcat3732
    @ragcat3732 2 місяці тому +6

    I’ve been a fan of bart bonte for years. Hard to forget such a memorable name and style.

  • @sylv1411
    @sylv1411 3 місяці тому +16

    BART BONTE!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD I DIDNT KNOW HE MADE THESE FLASH GAMES!
    I remember loving the mobile games, and I did know he made those, but I wasn't aware he made these classics too!!

  • @cassidycatghost3921
    @cassidycatghost3921 3 місяці тому +7

    I didn't know so many of my favorite flash games were created by the same guy

  • @ThinkWithGames
    @ThinkWithGames 3 місяці тому +19

    Bart Bonte was a huge inspiration for me wanting to create puzzle games and getting into creating games in general!

  • @elecmagpulse7385
    @elecmagpulse7385 2 місяці тому +2

    Saw the thumbnail and clicked immediately. I’ve played so many of these games and loved every second of it.

  • @danielderamus-km2ls
    @danielderamus-km2ls 2 місяці тому +6

    i never realized how many of my favorite coolmathgames games were made by this guy

  • @ADarnSmore
    @ADarnSmore 3 місяці тому +7

    that thumbnail is a banger

    • @cubit404
      @cubit404  3 місяці тому +2

      I appreciate that :D

  • @beegman27
    @beegman27 2 місяці тому +3

    you did not tell me that i "dont know" bart bonte. i used to FIEND his games. my favorite was the vall painting one

  • @inspiwo
    @inspiwo 2 місяці тому +1

    OMG A BART BONTE VIDEO! i’ve been committed to playing every one of his new games for a couple years now

  • @theNOTHINGreview
    @theNOTHINGreview 3 місяці тому +14

    Holy shit a bart bonte vid, i didn't know other people even knew who he was lets go

  • @pineapplequeen13
    @pineapplequeen13 Місяць тому +1

    Bart Bonte is such a fantastic game dev. I think I may have played almost all of his library of games. His puzzles are so fun and unique.

  • @the_blue_dragon_bd
    @the_blue_dragon_bd 2 місяці тому +2

    To this day I remember being in elementary school after class playing sugar sugar on a apple g3 back around 2010, looking back it's wild that those old apple computers could still use the internet even then

  • @PersonFromSouthAfrica
    @PersonFromSouthAfrica 2 місяці тому +2

    i was literally obsessed with this guy's color series (and box) literally before black released (i think i was about 6-8)
    i kinda had a phase were i was obsessed with mobile puzzle games like his
    i was also obsessed with games like these 100 door games, like 58 works (especially dooors), snapbreak (especially faraway) and kamibox (especially sometimes you die)
    it actually saddened me when i couldnt find some of their games on the playstore anymore when i tried searching for it, felt like a memory you can never get back
    btw, if you like bart bonte, id recommend robert alvarez (im also obsessed with his games too, i discovered him when i finally had access to a laptop, he kinda trained me how to use a keyboard), his games are puzzle platformers (like farafall) or sokoban like games (like emotica) with all of them having a unique mechanic, and they are all minimalistic and have a calm sounds, and if i am correct, his games also appeared in bart bonte's blog when they release

  • @Cameo221
    @Cameo221 3 місяці тому +3

    I have been a huge fan of Bart bonte back in the day, going through his website and playing everything :)

  • @darragh4393
    @darragh4393 3 місяці тому +7

    The game i feel the most nostalgia for is mario 64 ds on my moms ds lite when i was only three years old

  • @lotsofpotats
    @lotsofpotats 3 місяці тому +3

    I remember playing sugar sugar on flash a long time ago, discovering that there was a mobile version like 4 years ago, and since then I've been playing every new release.
    Also Collage was such a perfect album for me, it holds a special place in my collection of game OSTs.

  • @cryoshad
    @cryoshad Місяць тому

    GOD I love Bart Bonte games. I got so excited when you mentioned Farafalla, as that is also my favorite! I distinctly remember playing it in elementary and middle school, something about the lack of music made the little character's journey seem so profound to me as a kid.

  • @The4DRY4N
    @The4DRY4N 3 місяці тому +1

    huge fan of his colors series, and also a game he made called "boo!", similar to "factory balls"
    glad to see a video praising his work :D

  • @f5tornado831
    @f5tornado831 2 місяці тому +1

    I remember playing sugar sugar at some point in my childhood, and ive only just remembered it now. Thank you.

  • @nuxx1876
    @nuxx1876 Місяць тому

    another thing i love about bonte's games and what has influence my interests a lot is the visual designs, they all have this very distinctive 50's swiss design euro-metro aesthetic going on that immediately grew on me when i was first exposed to his games (especially factoryballs) and kinda sparked my interest in urban-industrial-like aesthetics lately

  • @ogrim127
    @ogrim127 2 місяці тому +1

    thanks for making me recover my childhood memories

  • @Pepeutra
    @Pepeutra 2 місяці тому +1

    I loved Sugar Sugar and Farafalla as a kid, I have distinct memories of playing them, and I really like Yellow as a game concept, shocked to know they all come from the same person!

  • @Supershadow301
    @Supershadow301 2 місяці тому +1

    Yoooo, Bart Bonte! I loved Factory Balls, even if it was sort of simple, it was so fun.

  • @ABM_GD
    @ABM_GD 2 місяці тому +1

    Flash games on websites such as coolmathgames were a big part of my childhood, and Bart Bonte’s games always stuck out to me for their simple and memorable puzzles. I still occasionally play old flash games on emulators like flashpoint, and a good portion of games I play there are by Bart Bonte. I’m glad this video exists to not only take a deeper look into what makes his games so memorable, but also to prove that I’m not the only one that has great memories of his games!

  • @cupcakecatcaterson8884
    @cupcakecatcaterson8884 2 місяці тому

    No lie, i actually knew this dev as a kid and literally seeked out his games specifically because they were so amazing, thank you for making my childhood better bart bonte

  • @absolutetriad7714
    @absolutetriad7714 9 днів тому +1

    THE THIRD MAGIC CAT ACADEMY GAME IS OUT NOW 🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️

  • @MjayMilk
    @MjayMilk 2 місяці тому

    I remember when I’d play Bart’s games they’d always have such a comforting feeling to them. The art style, music, and feel were always so childlike and nostalgic. Definitely gotta play some of his games I haven’t tried out. Great video!

  • @justsomeannoyingredpanda
    @justsomeannoyingredpanda 2 місяці тому

    I felt something old within my memories stir when I saw the thumbnail. Amazing video!

  • @eggsontoast
    @eggsontoast Місяць тому

    Sugar, Sugar and Factory Balls were some of my absolute favourites growing up, awesome to hear that both were by the same guy. I definitely want to play the colour series now. Thanks for making this video! I immediately recognised the thumbnail style lol

  • @inkygoat
    @inkygoat Місяць тому

    i remember playing most of these games, factory balls especially with my dad when i was a kid. i’ll always thank bart partially for that time we spent together ❤️

  • @AverageShyGuy
    @AverageShyGuy 2 місяці тому

    I'm literally halfway through his color series. Playing red and orange currently and I love the genius behind the simplicity!

  • @LeFiliepMan
    @LeFiliepMan 3 місяці тому +3

    Oh you THINK I don’t know him? I have MOST of his mobile apps and have beaten ALL of the color series

  • @hermi1-kenobi455
    @hermi1-kenobi455 Місяць тому

    Oh my goodness I LOVE his colour games. The music in Pink? PHENOMENAL.

  • @hamzamotara4304
    @hamzamotara4304 2 місяці тому +1

    Amazing how one person can change so many people's lives.

  • @Artwith_Bri
    @Artwith_Bri Місяць тому

    I didn't play most of these games as a kid but I did play some of them, but watching this, it's the font used that I didn't even realize was so iconic in my mind

  • @iHeartNaru
    @iHeartNaru Місяць тому

    just the name bart bonte reignited memories of my childhood LOL i was obsessed with the factory balls games when i was younger its crazy to see u and so many others who still remember and think about bonte's games

  • @arachat
    @arachat Місяць тому

    i was such a factory balls kid. bonte's games are so rewarding because they trust you to figure them out, i think! i'm going to have to go play all the factoryballs games again sometime soon...

  • @KazmirRunik
    @KazmirRunik 3 місяці тому +2

    I swear he had a lot of cohorts doing similar things with him, names that you'd recognize when you saw them on a Flash game. JMTB02 immediately comes to mind, then I think of Tom Fulp & Tyler Glaiel as browser game developers.

  • @nathanmutasiga2836
    @nathanmutasiga2836 8 днів тому +1

    CUBIT WE GOT A HALLOWEEN PREQUEL

  • @joselynvifquain9406
    @joselynvifquain9406 Місяць тому

    Can't believe you didn't mention Cat In Japan! That was my first Bonte game. I still remember spending so much time on those puzzles (it was worth it to be the first kid in my class to beat it though)

  • @bluestonedot
    @bluestonedot 3 місяці тому +2

    bro I’ve heard of this man! I used to go on his website and play all his games

  • @funyunfinnyun
    @funyunfinnyun Місяць тому

    OMG YOU JUST MADE MY DAY!! I LOVED FARAFALLA WHEN I WAS LITTLE BUT IT WAS WAY TOO NICHE FOR ME TO REMEMBER THE NAME

  • @SpitGecko341
    @SpitGecko341 2 місяці тому

    Sugar Sugar is my favorite game not just because of the gameplay, but also because of the music and the strategic value. I was absolutely devastated in 2020 when flash was removed from Chrome, and when the game was removed from abcya shortly thereafter. Many good earlier childhood memories come from that game.

  • @DatNinjaCow03
    @DatNinjaCow03 Місяць тому

    Being a colorblind kid and playing factory balls was such a frustrating experience lol, still one of my favorite games when I was younger. Loved all of his games

  • @vindi167
    @vindi167 3 місяці тому +3

    YOOOO it was bart bonte all along?!??

  • @jacobcowan3599
    @jacobcowan3599 2 місяці тому

    sugar, sugar and full moon are hugely nostalgic for me. Factory Balls is one I forgot about but definitely enjoyed thoroughly. Bart, I salute you

  • @kyubikirby
    @kyubikirby 2 місяці тому

    Kongregate was where I found his games, thanks for reminding me of these less stressful times.

    • @lyngoodie986
      @lyngoodie986 День тому

      I found them on friv! man the childhood flash games were so nice 😭😭

  • @roastedlemon
    @roastedlemon Місяць тому

    I have been searching for almost 20 years now, a very specific game I played as a child. And thanks to your mention of Purble place being on Windows Vista, I found it.
    I used to play the crap out of Inkball, and it was lost in my memories since then. I had no clue. Those where Windows Vista exclusives at the time.

  • @nope.0.
    @nope.0. 2 місяці тому

    Don't think I ever played his Flash games, but have played his more recent mobile colour series. When you showed the escape puzzle, the style was instantly familiar.

  • @valbrown3352
    @valbrown3352 2 місяці тому

    He still releases games for free on the App Store. I went to go check and his newest came out only two months ago. So happy this video reminded me to check!

  • @Mathtron5000
    @Mathtron5000 2 місяці тому

    Oh yeah I remember playing his games in elementary school!
    I've since graduated from college, and the games still hold up today

  • @New_Zealand_Kiwibird
    @New_Zealand_Kiwibird 9 днів тому +1

    Hey Cubit Halloween 2024 Doodle has dropped

  • @andopodes
    @andopodes 2 місяці тому

    i LOVE bart bonte!!!! ive kept his color series downloaded on my phone for years! not to mention the dozens of hours i spent playing factory balls and sugar, sugar as a kid. im glad to see someone give him the appreciation he deserves!

  • @JerpyTH
    @JerpyTH 2 місяці тому

    I grew up playing these flash games. The music in the games are great, especially the christmas and the Factory Balls music.

  • @jerry_blueberry
    @jerry_blueberry 3 місяці тому +2

    I remember seeing your comunity post about the farafalla colours and scrambling to remember the name, I also really liked playing that game and I think it was my first of his games that I played!

  • @legocreator768
    @legocreator768 2 місяці тому

    I love Bart's games, immediately bought the collection on Steam when I could. Still a few achievements left to get (Sugar, Sugar is crazy tedious for all of the games) and Factory Balls, Me and the Key and 40xEscape are my favorite. I have a lot of memories with the Christmas games which sadly are not in the collection. Thanks for covering one of my favorite flash game developers. I'm curious if you've heard of an obscure game series called Amberial.

  • @lessersharks
    @lessersharks 2 місяці тому

    i remember playing farafalla as a kid and leaving it with a weird feeling. the vibe that bart established was so strong

  • @walls_of_skulls6061
    @walls_of_skulls6061 2 місяці тому

    Uh no that’s Bart Bonte. I have played every single game he has ever released and have contacted him multiple times to express how much his games influenced me. I played factory balls nonstop as a kid. Bart Bonte deserves so much attention

  • @lynxfangr
    @lynxfangr 2 місяці тому

    I played almost every one of these! I wonder why some of them felt so eerie, cause I definitely got a weird feeling from the ones you mentioned too.

  • @thearmoredpanda6669
    @thearmoredpanda6669 3 місяці тому +9

    cubit upload jumpscare

  • @yugimuto1639
    @yugimuto1639 3 місяці тому +8

    it hasn't been a week since I thought about purple place I used to play it every day but I couldn't find it because I never learned it's name

  • @lyngoodie986
    @lyngoodie986 День тому

    A few months ago i found myself playing a really good mobile game, that had non-intrusive ads and a cute art style that made me write a review to the dev; thats where i realised it was a game by bart bonte (I had played almost all of his in my childhood, sugar sugar and farafalla being my fav). That game was 'Boo!' it really holds up the experience, the nostalgia is true :)))

  • @saddlebag
    @saddlebag 3 місяці тому

    I love his stuff, thanks for making a video on his games! Although I haven’t downloaded any of the mobile games (though I’m sure I’d enjoy them), I still listen to the music from all of them!

  • @N0AHOfficial
    @N0AHOfficial 2 місяці тому

    dude, i own all of his free games except for a few. i’ve finished all of them except for what’s inside the box and sugar. huge fan of his work.

  • @justinvzu01
    @justinvzu01 2 місяці тому

    I always loved his mobile puzzle games. The ones named after colors.

  • @furrymessiah
    @furrymessiah 2 місяці тому +1

    I always thought it was pronounced "Bon-tee."

  • @probium2832
    @probium2832 2 місяці тому

    Bart Bonte is another one of my favourites from the free internet games era!

  • @pythx
    @pythx Місяць тому

    Yooo this video is amazing! Bart's games have always meant so much to me and they're why I learned to program. Seeing someone discuss Bart on UA-cam was shocking, but haha I got so jumpscared when I saw my comment. I'm glad it helped you to analyze the games better :)

    • @cubit404
      @cubit404  Місяць тому

      Your comment was actually what got me thinking about this whole game series in a retrospective way, so thank you so much for essentially being one of the inspirations to start this thing!

  • @voidify3
    @voidify3 2 місяці тому

    Oh he’s great. I’ve been subscribed to his newsletter for years because I wanted to hear about the next factory balls game

  • @damiansmith5294
    @damiansmith5294 2 місяці тому

    Good god, I wasn't expecting to see memories like this.

  • @-themightymittens-
    @-themightymittens- 2 місяці тому

    This man made so much of my childhood omg, I have the color mobile games now

  • @evakeva274
    @evakeva274 2 місяці тому

    HE MADE THE COLOUR GAMES WHAT
    i found those really fun, and the older games like Factory balls and Sugar Sugar were some of my favourites as a kid

  • @Elitekross
    @Elitekross 3 місяці тому

    Bonte is one of my favourite puzzle game designers!

  • @snogzle9951
    @snogzle9951 2 місяці тому

    It’s been so long since I’ve thought about or even been able to recall the name of sugarsugar, I used to play that game all the time as a kid, it was my favorite! Thank you for reminding me of the name

  • @blokvader8283
    @blokvader8283 2 місяці тому

    Just from that thumbnail I immediately knew who it was, Bart Bonte's game were always incredible and I'm actually so happy I remember his name lmao

  • @IrieArtz
    @IrieArtz 2 місяці тому

    bart bonte is one of my goats of online games, loved the sugar sugar games when i was younger

  • @nighthawk3045
    @nighthawk3045 2 місяці тому

    Sugar Sugar is a legendary game, I got so many memories playing that game.