Here’s a super cool bro story about Max. We were playing a very early copy of marvel at Max’s house it was me Steve and the guy who brought in marvel. Max and I were still just acquaintances. We played Marvel till about 4:30 in the morning Max happen to live two blocks away from where I worked. I was horrified because it takes me two hours in traffic to get to work. I asked Steve dude do you think Max will let me sleep in his house for a few hours. We asked him and he said yeah. I was so unbelievably grateful that day

@orionog8064

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

@alexarmijo2321

2 жыл бұрын

How true brotherhoods begin

@irate_desperado8597

2 жыл бұрын

it really be the smallest shit that makes the biggest impact.

@xanderac

2 жыл бұрын

That's amazing and the start of a beautiful friendship

@donkeylord0072

2 жыл бұрын

Godamn awesome

Childhood friend - Simmons ✅ Eternal rival - Steve ✅ Wise chill friend - Kenny ✅ Yep Max is an anime still

@theaniquiler7248

2 жыл бұрын

Sonic be like

@Sonicfalcon16

2 жыл бұрын

I wanna see teen simmons pictures

@crewchannel4591

2 жыл бұрын

@@theaniquiler7248 so Steve is Knuckles

@icedcapplord710

2 жыл бұрын

@@crewchannel4591 I think he means Steve is Shadow and Kenny is Knuckles Although Knuckles is debatable since literally every game after the 2000's turned him into a hotheaded dumbass

@SkullMan140

2 жыл бұрын

don't forget the shy cute girl: Jessica

Doods: "Yo!" Max: "Videogames?" ...and the rest is history

@MrTheil

2 жыл бұрын

Damn the origin story was in the title the whole time

@Camunon

2 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment

@Drew_D

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, sounds legit to me.

Learning that Simmons was a mallrat makes perfect sense why his doom persona was so fucking hilarious

@matheuslara1670

2 жыл бұрын

Simmons is the persona, Doom is the real guy

1:24 lol at Ripley just stealing games in the background. Love it.

@djpegao

2 жыл бұрын

She's secretly practicing her rekkas to beat Max when she can reach the table

@KaleRylan

2 жыл бұрын

Right? I came down here just to see if anyone commented on this. My daughter is about her age and has a bad habit of wandering off with my games if I leave them laying around so that was adorable.

How I met this crazy people. I was a 16 years old excited for MVC3. English wasn't my main language and barely knew a thing. Yet I came across this channel through Assist Me, and... I just watching after that, the Amazing comentary, the jokes, the fighting games, and you people just being cool. Even though I didn't speak english back them I watched you guys because it just feel entertaining. This channel and the YoVideogames channel were pretty much my English teachers, and I'm proud of it, dood!

@settingittowumbo1953

2 жыл бұрын

This is wholesome

@gabrieltritton4885

2 жыл бұрын

This man is literally my pana, thanks to max and the yovideogames team I learn english every day.

@CanalBillCast

2 жыл бұрын

Same.

@Ai_M3talloidX7

2 жыл бұрын

Likewise. Assist Me was the gateway.

@imoffendedthatyouroffended5173

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats on learning the language 👏

Max and JaeJae met from drawings on the wall, and now Ripley is drawing on the wall. It's like poetry, it rhymes.

@GoreTechs

2 жыл бұрын

More like the drawing come to life

@oBuLLzEyEo1013

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoreTechs I may have gone too far in a few places...

Oh my gosh, did I see Ripley walking?! Holy crap! She's growing up fast! :D

@devinwalters8769

2 жыл бұрын

they all do these days, it's quite something.

@Shindenize

2 жыл бұрын

You can watch the New Year stream and be blessed with cutie Ripley waddling around.

@Krisvee1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Shindenize Where can I find that?

@Mari_Izu

2 жыл бұрын

@@Krisvee1 Twitch.

@tonberryhater2286

2 жыл бұрын

For all we know,she could already be practicing wake up shoryus on street fighter

The manager introducing JaeJae to Max is like the most romcom shit ever. Sucha cute story.

I strive to have the kind of energy with my friends Max and the YoVideogames crew have. Literally friendship goals

@ramonmolina9136

2 жыл бұрын

I used to have that but traveling to another country and slowly but shortly everybody fell apart… treasure it while you can because when is gone is gone….😞

@porkhill6665

2 жыл бұрын

@@ramonmolina9136 there is always new spots and new treasures to be found. It all comes back eventually in other shapes and forms

@REChronic54

2 жыл бұрын

And the fact that they’ve worked to stay around in each other’s lives for that long is impressive. Any one of them could’ve moved away or moved on to doing other things, which is natural btw, but they still hang out and still do YoVid together.

@gelidgenteel

2 жыл бұрын

used to have that once. definitely something youll never forget

@RokushoTheRavager

2 жыл бұрын

I kinda have that now with my PSN Dumbshit Inc. crew where we will all play games like Red Dead Online, Destiny 2, Killing Floor 2, Modern Warfare, WWII, GTA V, Borderlands 2, Gang Beasts, Deep Rock Galactic, The Crew, and any other good co-op games we all have, but I also have a homie whom I hang out with pretty often and we do all kinds of stuff. We've gone to the movies about like 30+ times, we go to arcades, grab some lunch/dinner at various restaurants, gone to a couple car shows, been to the Renaissance, been to the rodeo,, and sometimes when there's not much going on and we just wanna hang out, we'll chill at his place and just watch movies or play video games till like 6 in the morning. I've got some pretty dope friends, all of us with a good sense of humor too, I mean there was like 6 of us playing Cards Against Humanity one night and we were all just dying of laughter 🤣

_Max in another timeline.._ "Now that I've explained how I met YoVideogames, let me tell you about the time how I met YoMama."

I love how videogames literally formed a family at this point and seeing how long the doods and Max have come into is such an amazing story, shine on doods!

Long Story Short "The Store" is the best wingman the GOAT 😄👍

1:24 A wild Ripley appears! xD

@killerb255

2 жыл бұрын

Ripley uses Cell Phone. It's Super Effective!

Aww. My wife dood and I met at a game store too. Except that at the time, she was the assistant store manager and I was an employee. Eventually she became store manager and I was asm. We worked there until all the games stores died, basically. Software Etc though, not EB.

@KingCrimeTime

2 жыл бұрын

Marrying your boss. Power move

@ElricCantona82

2 жыл бұрын

@@KingCrimeTime Triple H would be proud

I found Max's channel back in 2017, which was a really rough time in my life. I remember just looking for Soul Calibur IV Darth Vader playthroughs and found Max's video of it. After that, I found the anime video and just went deeper and deeper into this and the YoVideogames channel. You guys helped me get through a lot - from giving me a break from what I was going through, to getting really excited for the next video you guys would upload. It makes me really happy to know that you guys have known each other for so long. Keep shining on doods!

Max met Steeb through a guy named Steve. So meta!

This man is living the life i wish i had. I was super into fighting games back around the same time as Max and not only just the games, but the art, lore, design, etc. Once i joined the navy, i stopped, and have regreted it ever since. Game on dood.

The best group of friends on this channel and YoVideogames. It was probably the Smash Wii U videos during 2014 when I discovered this channel and you guys. Been a huge fan ever since. Such laid back, goofy, and really cool dudes hanging out playing games, doing other crazy stuff, laughing, and just having fun. The fact that Max knows almost everything regarding fighting games but he also loves all other kinds of video games and he's not picking and choosing what console he prefers over the other, etc etc (That fanboy garbage), is why I like his channel. They plays games to have fun. Stuff like the all Donkey Kong Country videos, the reaction videos, the hype and rage videos, etc, and even some videos of them playing games that Max has never played before and/or never knew much about like Contra Hard Corps and Super Metroid was awesome. Everyone on the channel is cool and really chill. You rarely see good people like that on KZread. This isn't just a long lasting friendship, you doods are a legit family.

My favorite crew on the internet. I love you guys as much as I love video games, your streams and videos have gotten me thru so much and always keep me happy and entertained so thank you Doods

So much happened at EB games lol. Sounded like a magical place.

Man I love hearing stories like this. A place where everyone goes to just to hang out and end up making friends and etc.

Max loves saying. "Long story short" lol I love his story times. I'm jealous of this friend group. This is something I've always wanted to do with my friends but it never works out or other circumstances come in the way.

You guys are amazing friends to each other, Just playing video games and talking to each other, I could listen to you guys talk for a long time. I really like your Guys story. Max Met Simmons at a mall in a gaming store. Max Met JJ though his manager and his drawings, Amazing. Max Met Kenny through Steve. Max Met Steve through Steb. Neat History. I wish had a group of friends like you guys. Talking and playing Video Games

@noobofalltrades9766

2 жыл бұрын

Just a correction. The original friend is Steve, and Steeb is the YoVG we all know and love. So it should be Max Met Steeb through Steve.

Assist me brought me here (even if I wasn't even a big fighting game fan) yet I'm still here because of you, JJ, and the doods. I miss having friends around physically to enjoy video games and stuff. Times have changed.

Love you, Max. You and the guys are my favorite internet people. Wish I could watch the streams but the few ones I have been able to, have been awesome!

Max and his friends are life goals! I used to hang at the mall with my sister too. We would play arcades and make friends along the way. The arcade scene was great where I’m from in Alabama! I’ve been following you guys for years, Max! I love you all’s positive energies. It gets me through the day. It’s awesome you, Jessica (wife Dood) Kenny, Steve, and Simmons are still “Dood’s” after all these years! 😊👊🏾

Hearing this just made me smile, you and the doods are pretty much family! And ofc the story of you and Jaejae meeting is just so sweet! Always love hearing the stories!

Ooohhh this is gonna be great. I’ve been wondering about this for years

I’ve been watching Max since 2009, unknowingly starting with the Nuke in MW2. I honestly credit Max and the rest of you guys with helping me realize the absolute passion I had for fighting games, because at the time all the other kids only played FPS games. I grew up Capcom, Sega, Namco, and i’d try out new games that you showcased on the channel because I wouldn’t hear news about new fighting games that often. I’m glad to say over 10 years later, still here and absolutely baffled at how far you’ve come. Thanks for being apart of my childhood, dood.

My first contact with the crew was a video when Max was talking with Doom and towards the end Strider appeared and warned about doomsday as he faded. Many years later i found the Boss Rages (maybe 2017/18) and later on checked out his livestream. The rest of the history may also resemble yours.

You guys are family. I love how close you all are, makes the streams that much more enjoyable!

You guys are all great, and I hope you keep making fun videos together

I can totally picture a young Simmons in a backwards ball cap and trench coat.

TLDR: max saw some cool people on the streets, his sixth sense activated, knowing they wanted to play some mvc, then he screamed "YO! WANNA PLAY SOME VIDEOGAMES?" they said "HELL YEAH" and that's how it all began....

It's funny how closely you meting Jessica matches with how my wife and I met, though I was new to town and she was the one working at the game shop. It's crazy how stuff works out. This was a such a fun video.

It'a always a joy to watch Max and the crew, they always cheer me up.

Hearing how Max and JJ got to know eachother is unbelievably sweet x3.

Max and the dudes are just the best. You guys bring out the best of what these platforms have to offer and make me feel like I'm just hanging out with friends and our shared love of games. Keep killin' it dudes.

Max you and the whole yo videogames crew are my biggest role models and are the whole reason why I'm super into fighting games now. It's thanks to you guys that I have found my passion for fighting games and cannot thank you more than enough for that, I don't know how I would've been without fighting games. Thank you guys so much for the years of entertainment, I love you guys, you guys are the absolute best!

throughout all the hard times max probably faced in his life, he is living a beautiful life in my eyes, same girl became his wife from years back and hopefully his final wife plus a healthy baby girl, and a small group of loyal friends thats literally family, a great youtube/twitch career bringing all the money he needs to live comfortable, a huge fanbase literally biggest fighting game streamer in history, when he gets old and is on his death bed waiting to go gracefully to the afterlife, he can quitely say to himself what a wonderful life i experienced :)

Dude this is a dope story I'd listen to more dood stories

This is such a cool story. I always come back to it every so often

Some friends come and go, but there will always be those that last a lifetime, and those are the ones to treasure moments with the most ☺️

This is the best story of doods meeting each other EVER… I’m so glad you guys found a home in each other’s lives!!! Love your content and I’m patiently awaiting your next Mario Party Superstars playthrough!

Seeing Baiken in Max's intro is reminding me of how Baiken's GGST design leaked just recently

@Centeolt

2 жыл бұрын

Wdym leaked? She got a teaser trailer already months ago

@projectdolph948

2 жыл бұрын

@@Centeolt there were articles of how new screenshots emerged from multiple sources. One notably being at a Pastry shop( I would say what the type of bakery it is but I don't know how to spell the actual pastry name, Macaron I think is how it's spelled)

Been watching since 2009! When you started focusing on Twitch, I wasn't really into it at the time and was a little bummed about less KZread content, BUT I've watched several full length playthroughs you've done through Twitch at this point and I must say--what a great choice you made! I've never even been much of a fighting game player, but you turned me into viewer to this day, and it helps we have very similar tastes in most other games :P I'd bet there are tons of people that watch you that can say the same!

Video games making lifelong connections out here, happy to see it. Great hobby

This is beautiful. Some of my favorite memories is those sleepovers just playing video games all day and night with friends, and going to Arcades/game stores/comic book stores and just chopping it up with strangers who like similar nerdy shit. I definitely miss the Arcades the most, although there has been some resurgence in some areas, with Arcade bars and game lounges. But it's definitely not the level it was in the 90's to mid 2000's.

I absolutely LOVE this sort of content. Thank you for sharing these great stories, Max. I have *very* similar stories of how I met some of my oldest and closest friends, or DOODS, back when I worked in different facets of gaming. And many of them I still keep in touch with to this day--though I do wish I could still play games with them like we used to, much like you all get to do. Those places from the past *also* included EB (Electronics Boutique), Game Crazy (Hollywood Video's chain of game stores), GameWorks Seattle, and other various arcades & small businesses. And that said, I'm, forever grateful for those moments and bonds that were formed. I hope you do more "personal-ish" type videos like this in the future. And, as always, I look forward to joining you in your chat whenever you go live. Much love from my family to yours, Max.

I met this channel around 2013… I love it ever since. Btw I envy and admire the friendship you guys have it’s simply amazing for so many years.

i absolutely luv how good ol' vimeo gamerus brought yall together. so uplifting to hear!

I've been wondering how you all met. You guys are an awesome group.

Always wondered how u all met and not surprised by the story, nah but fr tho it’s dope to see how close you guys are just having fun playing videos games together, it’s a beautiful site to see

Please upload more of these Q & A's! I loved this and never get to catch your live streams because I'm on the east coast

Little did that manager know that they would change the shape of the timeline for years to come

video games brought you all together huh! that is super neat to hear how you all met since i have been watching you all for some time now. would love some friends like that myself, but happy for you doods!

I was a viewer way before Max started his Assist Me series and would regularly watch. MvC3 and 3rd Strike was a good time. Killer Instinct as well.

Max is the best, wish I had friends like him 😢

First found you when I newly got a PS3 and the only game in the store at the time was mvc3 but that wasnt my first introduction a day later a friend got me to get soul calibur and i looked up some videos before buying and found yours. Loved the videos so much i subbed and looked at more on your channel thats when i found your assist me and third strike series and that became mt life for years just watching everything on your channel to this day. I was also there when YoVideogames channel was first made and I loved to watch all the lets plays of Donkey Kong and others. Been here for years and dont plan on leaving anytime soon. Your one of my all time favourite people and youtubers and im so glad i found you guys ❤️❤️❤️

Friendship goals. Wish I had a group of pals like this ;-;

I want to say a sincere huge thank you to Max (and Videogames ofc) for his content, humor and very cool soulful persona, just be a dood he always be - Not only did I learn more about Fighting games in general (bc i love em casually and i still em), but I fell in love with them again, not to mention that at that time I was not very good at English, but listening to Max, I also learned more just in this way (now I understand 99%), and I am also wildly grateful for the fact that he showed me in his own way what the word HYPE is TRULY and how you can enjoy special moments - for example, I don’t really like the same reactions as content, but from Max - I always enjoy and get high, it charges me, and I opened it with EVO Hype Rage and I STILL rewatch 2014 and Garireo Comeback like my favorite anime series with that perfect music and commentary, it gives me strength and inspiring me. I just want such people to be fine and Max deserves all that he has achieved - and I'm talking about family and such friends first of all, of course. From Russia (not Zangief ^^) with Love, Dood !

I can easily picture both Simmons and Doom being described as every word he was just described as: mall rat, con head, conlord

@truindividual

2 жыл бұрын

as a ConLord...um....oof

I remember when I was just fresh out of high school, and I went to momocon Atlanta 2016 (at least i think it was that year.) Yovideogames was doing a panel, and I asked how everyone met there! It's crazy hearing these stories again several years later! I remember my fiancé got me to ask how Max gets his hair looking so good too 🤣

I love your guys friendship and funny moments can't get enough 🙂

A lore post? Nice.

That's really cool to hear. I always wondered how you guys all met. Max living the dream getting the girl from working in a game store and doing drawings haha.

Love ya max been watching since the marvel vs capcom 3 coverage

Such a cool story how you met each and every one of your friends!

That's beautiful, here's to everlasting love and friendships that last a lifetime! You all make me happy, especially the baby! Ripley is growing up so fast 😢

It's really cool being able to listen to Max talk about how he met everybody but also cool how despite everyone hating Sonic R the soundtrack is absolutely a banger as always. Living in the city baby!

I been waiting to hear this too

i met YOU guys in 2013 via KZread, Max you were playing killer instinct and i was hooked on your videos ever since.

@joshruiz809

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. That and the resident evil playthroughs

Alternate title: "How I met Ripley's Uncles"

he should turn his life into a story book. its entirely too wholesome

Max and his friends are the marx brothers for video game streams and youtube videos. Great playthroughs, comedy gold moments with steve, simmons, and kenny, what more do you want, question to max, are you going to do another nfl blitz superbowl video?

the stuff of legend and a good example of how video games can bring us together

Been watching since 2013. Glad to finally I hear this

Eb games! I remember that! 🙊 Nice story bro!!! Makes me remember My good ol days too.

Well, everyone else is talking about how they found your channel and what it means, so here’s mine lol. I was looking around KZread for some killer instinct stuff since I was interested in the game, and I ended up finding one of your videos about it (I believe it was a news video about how it’s possible we won’t see another KI and why), and I ended up just kinda looking around your channel and just enjoying the vibe. Which, it actually means a lot to me that there’s just such a good vibe on the channel because I don’t really know to many people I can geek out about fighting games with, but I can just turn on some of these videos and just have a great time while I play some Tekken or umvc

Finally the origin story we all have been waiting for!

Max..are you still in touch with your old manager that hyped you up and introduced JJ to you? Are you two still friends?

Max's drawings are friggin awesome so it makes perfect sense lol

I use to hang out in the mall just like Simmons during that timeframe 🤣 this story makes me so nostalgic for arcade days. You could make lifelong friends from that stuff.

So Steve was Max childhood arrival, nice and beautiful story of how Max met his wife dude

I'm really happy to watch your videos, I never was able to imagine an adult playing videogames, and neither playing it so well as you, and this kind of video makes me happy, I'm really glad to speak english too hahaha, love your videos

"videogames brought us all together" beautiful

This was such a wholesome video. Love you doods.

that is a amazing story all together like a family all of them and does that video store still there ? that a long time .

I might have to work at a games store since every good thing ever happened to Max in one

Love how jj/rip were included into the dood orgin story as well 🤣🤣🤣

Didn't expect a lore video but I'll take it.

Love your works

I remember the first time i seen Max and the Doods from a compilation of RE2 remake teaser reveal. I heard “that guys a maniac! Why he bite mee!” from Max. Found out what their channel was cause these guys look interesting and the room looked cool. Watched more reactions from them. First full video I watched was his RE2 original Leon B walkthrough. Then once I found out how big of a fan he was to FF7, the rest was history. Their group of friends vibe also reminds me of my friend and I too.

Thanks for giving us that information Max!!

It's funny you mentioned Kenny being with Mahalo cuz he also had a few drawing tutorial videos on mahalo too. I remember being really shocked stumbling upon it.

Imagine going into Electronic Boutique back in the day and going into the store and asking for recommendations on cool fighting games and Max ask you if you need help lol epic

1:26 Ridley in the cut 😆

This story reminds me of better times growing up in the 90's early 2000's as a teenager damn

*How I met YoVideoGames *music kicks in *LET'S GOOOO*