In a good faith effort to get this thread back on track, anybody have any favorite clips from early-mid vinesauce? I missed a lot of that era due to life n thangs.
I really appreciate it; felt like there was no natural opening to segue back to pure Vinesauce
Early-mid Vinesauce is my absolute favorite era; I discovered their stuff pretty early into their streaming careers, but didn't get fully into them until maybe a year or so later. There are so many videos I can recommend, but I'm gonna go with some lesser known ones that are hidden in Joel's channel (since, if you didn't know, Joel's channel used to be the general Vinesauce channel):
GTA IV Assortment #1 - A very good example of what Young Joel was like. Funny, quick-witted, and a little bit tiresome after too much of him. Good thing this video is under 3 minutes! I recommend watching the rest of these, too.
Doom - If memory serves, this is actually from Joel's first ever stream for Vinesauce. It's a fucking crime that it's so short, but everything in it is gold.
Sega Genesis Classics - This is one of a very small number of FearGingers's videos that are still accessible. It's pretty emblematic of what his streams were like; muted, not super hysterical, but still comedic and fun to watch. I really wonder what happened to him, since he quit streaming after moving to somewhere in Australia (?) and then just completely vanished. I keep hearing rumors that he died and that's why the streamers no longer talk about him, but I really hope that's not the case.
Vinecops - I think I've posted this one before, but I absolutely adore it. This is from when crossovers between the streamers were frequent, and while I find the streamers (sans Vinny and Joel) pretty underwhelming on their own, as a group they're absolutely hysterical. Also particularly fond of the gachimuchi references in this one; they're few and far between now.
DayZ Bad Survival Tip #2 - All their DayZ videos are gold, but this one's my favorite. Young Joel was such an unabashed dickhead. It's hilarious, but I'm also glad he's matured since then.