Gamebomb | |
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Active |
•January 9, 2014 - December 22, 2015
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Presented By |
Chris Bartoldus (Jan 2014-2021) |
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Subscriber Count |
645 |
Video Count |
700+ |
Video Views |
30,000+ |
Upload Schedule |
•Every Day @11am, 2pm EST |
Editor(s) |
Christopher Bartoldus (2014-2021) |
Theme Music Composer |
Christopher Bartoldus |
Recurring Guests |
Tony Preldakaj |
Gamebomb is a Let's Play webseries originally created and hosted by Chris Bartoldus, Jake Mackay and Matt Whelan on YouTube. The three play various video games from various consoles while doing live comedic commentary. The first episode of Gamebomb aired on January 9, 2014.[1] On June 5, 2016, the channel announced the addition of Tony Preldakaj and Joe Gemino to the series, both of whom had been guests on the show in past episodes.[2] On January 1, 2017, it was announced that Preldakaj would be leaving the series, but returning in the future as a guest. On June 5, 2017, in another update video, it was announced that Mackay would no longer be a member of Gamebomb, in order for him to be able to focus on other priorities.
Content[]
Each day, Gamebomb publishes ten-minute episodes of the hosts playing a video game while giving commentary. They often speak of their experiences with the game as well as stories about the game, and their opinions of the game. More often than not, the hosts will go on a tangent and tell stories that are not relevant to the gameplay.
The hosts of Gamebomb sometimes feature their friends as guests, usually playing multiplayer games with them.
History[]
In mid-2013, the Gamebomb channel began as an idea inspired by another Let's Play series, Game Grumps, which Bartoldus and Whelan were both fans of. Whelan has stated that he knew how to capture game footage but did not know how to edit video, and Bartoldus knew how to edit video but did not know how to capture game footage. So in 2013 when they met through a mutual friend, Mackay, the three decided to start a Let's Play series in conjunction with their skit channel, Facebomb Productions.
When the series began, the episodes were recorded in a living room with sub-par capture software and hardware. The episodes were edited by Bartoldus, who continues to edit the episodes currently.
The channel was created on September 20, 2013, not long after Bartoldus, Mackay and Whelan had decided to form "Facebomb Productions" (known simply as "FACEBOMB" at the time). The channel was announced via a video titled "Super Awesome Gamebomb Announcement!", which was uploaded to Facebomb and depicts Mackay and Whelan pretending to come up with the idea of starting a Let's Play channel, followed by a voice-over by Bartoldus.
On January 9, 2014, the channel uploaded their first serials: Super Smash Bros. Brawl on the Wii, Banjo Kazooie on the Nintendo 64, Super Mario 64 on the Nintendo 64, and Jak 3 on the Playstation 2. The channel had no episode schedule, and would upload at random.
On January 28, 2014, the channel uploaded it's first series with a guest: Mario Party 2, featuring Joe Gemino, who would eventually become a permanent member on June 6, 2016.
In May 2014, the channel received a makeover, complete with a new icon, banner, and intro. This makeover also introduced new serials: Crash Bandicoot: Warped on the Playstation, Kingdom Hearts II on the Playstation 2, Pokémon Stadium 2 on the Nintendo 64 (again featuring Gemino as a guest), and their first modern console serial: Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U.
Gamebomb went on hiatus from September 2014 to January 2015 due to Bartoldus, Mackay, and Whelan working on the pilot of their webseries, Jersey Coast, as well as Whelan attending his first year of college. During this period, only a few episodes were uploaded to the channel. Gamebomb episodes continued to be uploaded sporadically during the spring and summer of 2015.
In October of 2015, Gamebomb uploaded serials of Whelan and his friends from college: Slightly, Andrew, Justin and "Other" Chris. These serials included Cloudberry Kingdom, Shovel Knight, Undertale, and Elmo's Number Journey. These episodes were edited by Bartoldus, but did not feature him or Mackay providing commentary in any of the episodes. During this period, Gamebomb also released "Best of Gamebomb: 2014", a compilation of all of the episodes that were recorded in 2015.
In December 2015, Gamebomb uploaded three episodes of New Super Mario Bros. U for the Wii U, featuring Gemino as well as a new guest, Tony Preldakaj. Following these episodes, Gamebomb went on a second hiatus due to all three of its members attending college.
On June 6, 2016, after over six months with no new content, a video was uploaded to the channel titled "GAMEBOMB UPDATES!!! NEW PEOPLE!!!". This video depicted Bartoldus, Mackay, and Whelan announcing the addition of Gemino and Preldakaj as members of Gamebomb, as well as the prospect of becoming more consistent on both Gamebomb and Facebomb Productions. The description of the video states their new upload schedule: every day at 2pm eastern-standard time, and Tuesdays and Fridays at 2pm and 5pm eastern-standard time. This is the first time that Gamebomb has announced an upload schedule. This announcement accompanied the redesign of the channels logo, the addition of Gemino and Preldakaj's faces in the intro and icon, and eight new series.
On January 1, 2017, Gamebomb uploaded a video titled "A Gamebomb Update! And a farewell...", where Bartoldus, Mackay, Gemino, and Whelan expressed thanks to their viewers and announced a more consistent future in regards to uploding episodes. They also announced another redesign of the channel, removing all video game characters from the intro and logo, remaking the intro, and updating their headshots. They also announced that Preldakaj would be leaving the series to attend school in Florida, but has returned as a recurring guest.
On February 9, 2016, Gamebomb uploaded a video called "300 SUBSCRIBERS! & TWO VIDEOS A DAY!", in which Bartoldus thanked their subscribers for watching and announced that Gamebomb would be uploading two videos a day, with three videos on Tuesdays and Fridays.
On June 6, 2017, exactly a year after the channel had relaunched, Gamebomb upleaded another announcement titled "GAMEBOMB UPDATE: JUNE 2017". In this video, they yet again thanked their fans for the support, and announced they would be starting a Twitch channel. They stated they would start streaming on YouTube and Twitch, albeit with no set schedule. They accredited their recent subscriber boost to a video posted on a channel called GameGrumps Compilations, titled "Best of Gamebomb 2016 -Let's Play Spotlight". This announcement also came with the news that Mackay would be leaving the channel, due to other responsibilities outside of Gamebomb. This ended two of the longest running series: Super Mario 64, and Jak 3. Jak 3 still holds the record for most episodes in a series. This is the first announcement to be uploaded along with a blooper reel.
In September of 2017 Gamebomb started uploading episodes of "GAMEBOMB LIVE", where they livestream a game to their Youtube and Twitch simultaneously.
Style[]
Each episode begins with the Gamebomb intro, which shows the channel's members and the channel's logo accompanied by a song composed and produced by Bartoldus. After the last beat of the song, the Gambomb logo is shown and the gameplay footage fades in. The players usually tell stories or jokes which can vary from lighthearted humor to dark humor, and some jokes are even censored if the hosts deem it necessary. While recording, the players often ask Bartoldus to add extra edits during the post-production process of the episodes. Towards the end of the episode, a "Subscribe" button appears, along with links to the next and previous episodes within that series. A suggested video also appears, under the title "Watch This Too", as well as links to their social media accounts and Patreon account.
The episodes are usually no more than 12 minutes long unless deemed necessary by the players or dubbed a "single". However, there are only three singles to date. Each series varies players, meaning any given episode can feature any combination of two to four members of the channel. Gamebomb has never uploaded an episode featuring only a single member.
The members of Gamebomb have stated that their comedic and stylistic influences include: Arin Hanson, Jon Jafari, Will Stamper, Chris O'Neill, Cory Beck, Zach Hadel, and Ethan Klein. Gamebomb's format is also influenced by the Game Grumps, OneyPlays, and Continue?.
Other Projects[]
Facebomb Productions[]
Facebomb Productions is the skit channel associated with Gamebomb and includes Bartoldus, Mackay, and Whelan who edit, write, and direct skits, shorts, and other film content. They are perhaps most well known for the pilot of their would-be webseries, Jersey Coast.
Grezz[]
Grezz is Bartoldus' music alias as well as his YouTube channel where he uploads electronic music that he produces.
Freebomb[]
Freebomb is the vlog channel associated with both Gamebomb and Facebomb Productions. It contains many behind the scenes videos as well as videos containing the members of Gamebomb and their friends.
Video List[]
Episodes[]
Phase 1[]
Phase 1 lasted from Gamebomb's first upload, on January 9, 2014, to May 7, 2014. It had a total of 49 videos, and started 6 series'. Many of the episodes have intermittent red flashing lights, due to a frame rate error while editing.
# | Game Title | First Episode Aired | Number of Episodes | Series Status | Presented By | Thumbnail |
1 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | January 9, 2014 | 9 | Discontinued** | Bartoldus, Mackay, Whelan | |
2 | Banjo Kazooie | January 9, 2014 | 9 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Whelan | |
3 | Super Mario 64 | January 9, 2014 | 28 | Discontinued | Mackay, Whelan | |
4 | Jak 3 | January 10, 2014 | 46 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Mackay | |
5 | Mario Party 2 | January 28, 2014 | 13 | Completed July 5, 2016 | Bartoldus, Mackay, Whelan
Guest: Joe Gemino |
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6 | Star Wars: Episode 1 - Jedi Power Battles | March 24, 2014 | 7 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Whelan |
Phase 2[]
Phase 2 was characterized by an updated intro, banner, thumbnails, face pictures, as well as new serials. It lasted from May 8, 2015 to June 5, 2016. It was the longest phase of Gamebomb, but also spanned multiple hiatuses and breaks due to filming for Facebomb Productions, and the members attending different schools. Phase 2 had a total of 44 videos, and started 9 series': 43 episodes and 1 single. Most of the episodes incorporated friends of Whelan as guests due to Whelan attending college far away from both Bartoldus and Mackay. The New Super Mario Bros. U Episodes marked Preldakaj's first appearance on the channel.
# | Game Title | First Episode Aired | Number of Episodes | Series Status | Presented By | Thumbnail |
7 | Crash Bandicoot: Warped | May 8, 2014 | 11 | Completed April 11, 2017 | Mackay, Whelan | |
8 | Kingdom Hearts II | May 13, 2014 | 4 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Mackay | |
9 | Super Mario 3D World | August 14, 2014 | 12 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Mackay, Whelan | |
10 | Jak X | August 14, 2014 | 3 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Mackay**
**Whelan appears in episode 3 |
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11 | Cloudberry Kingdom* | October 5, 2015 | 4 | Discontinued | Whelan
Guests: Andrew, Slightly, Justin |
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12 | Undertale* | October 19, 2015 | 2 | Discontinued | Whelan
Guest: Other Chris |
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13 | Shovel Knight* | October 20, 2015 | 4 | Discontinued | Whelan
Guest: Other Chris |
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14 | Elmo's Number Journey* | November 11, 2015 | 2 | Discontinued | Whelan
Guest: Other Chris |
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15 | New Super Mario Bros. U | December 4, 2015 | 3 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Whelan
Guests: Gemino, Tony Preldakaj |
*Episodes did not feature Bartoldus or Mackay and were recorded only by Whelan |
Single Title | Date Aired | Length | Presented By | Thumbnail |
Pokémon Stadium 2 | May 12, 2014 | 22:18 | Bartoldus, Whelan
Guest: Gemino |
Phase 3[]
Phase 3 was characterized by the new daily upload schedule, updated icon and intro, and the addition of Tony Preldakaj and Joe Gemino as members of Gamebomb. This was revealed via an announcement video posted on Gamebomb on June 5, 2016. Bartoldus has stated that the idea to add Preldakaj and Gemino to the roster of members came from his and Mackay's idea to bring back the series from it's six-month hiatus since December of 2015. Due to a new daily upload schedule, Gamebomb tripled the amount of videos on the channel since the end of phase 2. Phase 3 started 26 series' and had a total of 234 videos: 231 episodes and 3 singles.
# | Game Title | First Episode Aired | Episodes | Series Status | Presented By | Thumbnail |
16 | Super Meat Boy | June 6, 2016 | 17 | Completed March 2, 2017 | Mackay, Whelan | |
17 | Drake of the 99 Dragons | June 6, 2016 | 9 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Whelan | |
18 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD | June 6, 2016 | 15 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Preldakaj | |
19 | Spider-Man: Web of Shadows | June 6, 2016 | 5 | Discontinued | Gemino, Mackay | |
20 | Pikmin 3 | June 6, 2016 | 3 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Gemino | |
21 | Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom | June 6, 2016 | 5 | Discontinued | Mackay, Preldakaj | |
22 | Tony Hawk's American Wasteland | June 6, 2016 | 22 | Ongoing | Gemino, Whelan | |
23 | Toy Story 3 | June 6, 2016 | 14 | Completed December 20, 2016 | Preldakaj, Whelan | |
24 | Treasure Planet | June 15, 2016 | 5 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Mackay | |
25 | Castle Crashers | June 24, 2016 | 2 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Gemino, Mackay, Whelan | |
26 | The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King | June 29, 2016 | 3 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Gemino | |
27 | Nintendoland | July 8, 2016 | 16 | Ongoing | Game can include any combination of players | |
28 | Mario Party 6 | July 15, 2016 | 3 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Gemino, Preldakaj, Whelan | |
29 | Pac-Man World 2 | July 15, 2016 | 6 | Dinscontinued | Gemino, Mackay | |
30 | Dead Space | July 17, 2016 | 18 | Ongoing | Bartoldus, Gemino | |
31 | Pokémon Snap | July 19, 2016 | 3 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Preldakaj, Whelan | |
32 | Portal 2 | July 20, 2016 | 6 | Discontinued | Preldakaj, Whelan | |
33 | Super Mario Galaxy | August 18, 2016 | 18 | Ongoing | Bartoldus, Preldakaj
As of 2/17/17: Bartoldus, Whelan Guest: Tony Preldakaj |
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34 | Until Dawn | August 19, 2016 | 4 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Gemino, Mackay, Preldakaj, Whelan | |
35 | Ratchet & Clank | August 29, 2016 | 5 | Discontinued | Mackay, Preldakaj | |
36 | Typing of the Dead | August 31, 2016 | 5 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Whelan | |
37 | Tricky Towers | September 6, 2016 | 6 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Preldakaj, Whelan | |
38 | Sonic the Hedgehog | September 25, 2016 | 25 | Ongoing | Bartoldus, Gemino | |
39 | Super Mario 64 - Last Impact | October 7, 2016 | 8 | Discontinued | Mackay, Whelan | |
40 | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | November 17, 2016 | 10 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Gemino, Preldakaj | |
41 | The Stanley Parable | November 25, 2016 | 6 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Whelan | |
42 | Paper Mario Color Splash | December 8, 2016 | 3 | Discontinued | Gemino, Whelan |
Single Title | Date Aired | Length | Presented By | Thumbnail |
Hot Shots Golf 3 | June 5, 2016 | 47:18 | Bartoldus, Mackay | |
Gears of War 4 | October 12, 2016 | 55:41 | Gemino, Whelan | |
Outlast 2 | December 7, 2016 | 20:06 | Bartoldus, Gemino, Preldakaj |
Phase 4[]
Phase 4 was characterized by the redesign of the logo and intro, updated pictures, and the departure of Preldakaj as a host on Gamebomb. This was explained on an announcement video posted on Gamebomb on January 1, 2017. It is the current phase of Gamebomb. Due to a new daily upload schedule, Gamebomb has exponentially increased the amount of videos they have posted. Phase 4 currently has a total of 348 videos and has started 25 series'.
# | Game Title | First Episode Aired | Episodes | Series Status | Presented By | Thumbnail |
43 | Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime | January 1, 2017 | 3 | Discontinued | Mackay, Whelan | |
44 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | January 2, 2017 | 33 | Ongoing | Bartoldus, Whelan | |
45 | Binding of Issac - Afterbirth † | January 3, 2017 | 1 | Discontinued | Gemino, Whelan | |
46 | Super Mario Sunshine | January 8, 2017 | 19 | Discontinued | Gemino, Mackay | |
47 | Pokemon Stadium 2 | January 27, 2017 | 4 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Gemino, Whelan | |
48 | Donkey Kong Country | February 19, 2017 | 12 | Completed on May 3, 2017 | Bartoldus, Whelan | |
49 | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit | February 20, 2017 | 4 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Gemino | |
50 | Sonic Heroes | February 22, 2017 | 15 | Discontinued | Gemino,
Mackay |
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51 | Family Feud | February 24, 2017 | 7 | Discontinued | Bartoldus,
Gamino |
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52 | Mario Party | February 25, 2017 | 6 | Completed on April 19, 2017 | Bartoldus, Gemino, Mackay | |
53 | Backbreaker | February 26, 2017 | 3 | Discontinued | Gamino, Whelan | |
54 | Gears of War | March 3, 2017 | 7 | Ongoing | Bartoldus, Gemino | |
55 | Battleblock Theater | March 19, 2017 | 8 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Mackay | |
56 | Bioshock | March 28, 2017 | 22 | Ongoing | Gemino, Whelan | |
57 | Yooka Laylee | April 10, 2017 | 6 | Discontinued | Bartoldus, Whelan | |
58 | Limbo | April 12, 2017 | 9 | Completed on August 1, 2017 | Bartoldus, Gemino | |
59 | Cubway | April 13, 2017 | 17 | Ongoing | Bartoldus, Gemino | |
60 | Spyro The Dragon | April 13, 2017 | 12 | Ongoing | Bartoldus, Whelan | |
61 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | April 14, 2017 | 11 | Ongoing | Bartoldus, Gemino, Whelan | |
62 | Outlast | April 20, 2017 | 6 | Ongoing | Bartoldus, Whelan
Guest: Jimmy McElwain |
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63 | Pilotwings 64 | May 12, 2017 | 3 | Ongoing | Bartoldus,
Whelan |
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64 | Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire | May 13, 2017 | 7 | Ongoing | Bartoldus, Whelan | |
65 | Far Cry 3 | May 27, 2017 | 16 | Ongoing | Bartoldus, Gemino | |
66 | Donkey Kong Country 2 | August 3, 2017 | 4 | Ongoing | Bartoldus, Whelan | |
67 | Castle Crashers | August 11, 2017 | 6 | Ongoing | Bartoldus, Gemino, Whelan |
Single Title | Date Aired | Length | Presented By | Thumbnail |
Alien Hominid / Contra | March 13, 2017 | 19:20 | Gemino, Whelan |
**More than six months has passed since the release of the last episode
GAMEBOMB LIVE[]
GAMEBOMB LIVE is a series of livestreams streamed to Youtube and Twitch simultaneously, and uploaded to Gamebomb's Youtube channel.
Single Title | Date Aired | Game(s) | Presented By | Thumbnail |
Catching up on Far Cry 3 | September 15, 2017 | Far Cry 3 | Bartoldus, Gemino
Guest: Tony Preldakaj |
[Video statistics updated 9/11/17]
Non-Episodes[]
Announcements[]
Video Title | Upload Date | Description |
GAMEBOMB UPDATES!!! NEW PEOPLE!!! | June 6, 2016 | Bartoldus, Mackay, and Whelan sit and talk about channel updates, the prospect of being more consistent. |
A Gamebomb Update! And a sad farewell... | January 1, 2017 | An announcement explaining the departure of Preldakaj, the redesign of the channel, and a general "thank you" to their subscribers. |
300 SUBSCRIBERS! & TWO VIDEOS A DAY! | February 9, 2016 | An announcement thanking viewers for 300 subscribers, and explaining a new upload schedule. Gamebomb announces in this video that they will be uploading two videos daily and three videos on Tuesdays and Fridays. |
GAMEBOMB UPDATE: JUNE 2017 | June 6, 2017 | An announcement announcing the launch of Gamebomb's Twitch channel, their GameGrumps Compilations shoutout, and the departure of Mackay as a member of Gamebomb. |
"Best Of" Compilations[]
Video Title | Upload Date |
2014 | October 1, 2015 |
Summer 2016 - PART 1 | September 26, 2016 |
Summer 2016 - PART 2 | September 26, 2016 |
September 2016 | November 16, 2016 |
October 2016 | December 31, 2016 |
November & December 2016 | February 28, 2017 |
January 2017 | March 22, 2017 |
February 2017 | April 6, 2017 |
March 2017 | September 7, 2017 |
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See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Part 1: Yelling on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4XXowkbRfQ&t=21s
- ↑ GAMEBOMB UPDATES!!! NEW PEOPLE!!! on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzVu7nEuN6M&index=4&list=PLEWRpKsJQZHUzpQClp4SxOTpeYyj46b6E