Hopefully this doesn't come off as an irrelevant comment, but my Uncle Martin was actually the founder and former lead artist for Envisomation, the company responsible for creating those tacky bowling animations we've all come to know and love. I thought I'd share a little interesting piece of history as to how those came about, which is to say, it was by accident. My uncle was obsessed with traditional, hand-drawn animation his whole life, but was unfortunately not naturally gifted at creating it. However, come the late eighties, he was able to be an early adopter of learning how to produce 3D animation. This is because in the pioneer days of 3D, the difficulty came more in the learning curve for 3D programs, and less in so the technical artistic challenges that come with frame-by-frame 2D animation. Martin told me about how he initially designed a sphere (which was not a quick render, by any means) and crafted an animation of it rolling. From that point on, it's pretty easy to assume what happened next. But in case you can't infer the next several events, I'll explain them anyways. Martin's initial idea was to create 3D advertisements for marbles, which were being revived as a big trend in the nineties. He created ten individual marble animations and pitched them to both Cattailz Interactive and Hasbro, but was unfortunately rejected by both companies. They found the animations to be too crude and (although this interaction predates the term I'm about to use) uncanny valley for them to be aired on mainstream television. Naturally, Martin took to the bottle for a solid couple of months. However, aside from the divorce with his beautiful wife that ensued, this reliance on alcohol became a good thing. Every night he'd down an inhuman amount of everclear, bike to the local Pinhead's Bowling Emporium, and roll balls down the lane until he'd black out and wake up in the parking lot. One of these mornings, my poor uncle awoke with two broken arms. He was no longer able to bowl, but he'd still spend every night sitting at the venue's bar, wishing there was another form of entertainment in the building to take his mind off of the pins that he was unable to knock over. Naturally, he repurposed those old marble animations into the wacky bowling ones that we're all familiar with in the present day. Pinhead's across the country purchased these animations, and Martin created Envisomation as a result. Later on he would sell these animations to other top bowling establishments such as Spanky's Bowling Company and The Infinity Lanes. While my Uncle Martin may not be a household name, he is most definitely my own personal hero. So next time you knock down four pins and see the choppy 240p animation of a bowling ball massacring bowling pins dressed up as aliens, think of Uncle Martin. Think of persistence, think of ingenuity, and think of all the other underdogs out there in the world. If he were still alive today, I have no doubt in my mind that he could have pursued local politics and would have solved the global hunger crisis single-handedly. I love you, Uncle Martin.

@VraccasVII

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing Uncle Martin's story!

@RealEsther

2 жыл бұрын

thank you mr. cockburn for this wholesome text

@staticfanatic

2 жыл бұрын

"envisomation" nets literally zero google results. this story is nice but i don't believe it.

@MartinDerTolle

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have access to the renders? If so can you upload them? Also I'm curious about what program was used for making them. I'm somewhat doubtful of the legitimacy of this comment, since there are no search results for Envisomation on Google. But I also doubt that you would make this up, props if you did though

@reckermatouvc

2 жыл бұрын

That's a very emotional story, Mr. Cockburn

The 9 pin bowling ban sounds like whoever drafted that law really liked bowling and worded it to make it easy to get around.

@JeanneHamada

Жыл бұрын

Definitely makes it so their bowling bros can still play. Also fancy seeing you here

@faceless2302

9 ай бұрын

In my head, it's most likely a deliberate abuse of power and corruption. If bowling had some criminal element connection then it's possible it was "banned" to look good to the public eye for reelections, and also set up as easy to circumvent by the politician in order to pocket some mob money from mobsters running bowling setups as legitimate business fronts. The mobsters can keep their business and the politician makes some cash and wins the reelection for looking like a hero.

@L_Train

5 ай бұрын

Maybe or it's just short sighted. Say they wanted to ban the billiards game 9 Ball. The law would state that all games of 9 Ball are hereby banned. Well, you could just play the exact same game but number the balls 10-18 and call it 18 Ball. Perhaps in both cases the loophole could ban "all forms or imitations of" said activities.

The Malcom in the Middle reference was a nice throwback in the Kid Leaves Stoop cinematic universe

@NariGenghis

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I thought the same thing. Even with that same degree of sassiness, since he only has 3 videos as of now.

@trustmeimapotato4708

2 жыл бұрын

Kid leaves stoop?

@muppetbabybobby

2 жыл бұрын

@@trustmeimapotato4708 that’s the name of the youtube channel that uploaded this video?

@trustmeimapotato4708

2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit im so dense that I didn't look at the channel even though I've watched all of his videos XD

Every day you learn something new. Like the fact that BOWLING USED TO BE ILLEGAL

@nignamedmutt7270

Жыл бұрын

This got me looking up silly laws. It's illegal in Kirkland Illinois for bees to fly over, or through the town's streets. In Idaho, It's illegal to shoot a policemen's tie off his neck. In Alabama It's illegal to walk backwards with an ice cream cone in your back pocket. The last one though.... is probably the most sensible(the police one is just too stupidly specific). Back in the day, horse thieves would put the ice cream in their back pocket, stand near someone else's horse, and afterthe horse got a taste, they'd just walk away and be all "WhAt's tHe BiG DeAl?! I WaS JuSt WaLkInG!!!!" I should mention, idk how many of these are still sctive(the last one is still active, I hope it isn't enforced lol)

@r.jclark4641

Жыл бұрын

As was football, pinball, boxing and women fishing alone on a Sunday.

@LiEnby

11 ай бұрын

​​@@r.jclark4641eah and women having any real freedom or like even rights.

If curling is an Olympic sport then bowling should be too

@OtakuUnitedStudio

2 жыл бұрын

It was for the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.

@BigEvy

2 жыл бұрын

I think both are pretty boring to watch. A great display of skill , but oh my goodness, it’s SOOOO boring to watch.

@Misledgiant

2 жыл бұрын

@@BigEvy agreed

@kgpspyguy

2 жыл бұрын

Shut the f*** up Donny.

@martinsleis3852

2 жыл бұрын

Don't pros like allways hit full?

I just got the strange mental image of an ESRB label saying "Mature: Depictions of bowling"

@EarthySmerky

2 жыл бұрын

Wii Sports, Rec Room, Kinects sports and man more would get a big fat M Rating

@girejorenh

2 жыл бұрын

rated b for bowl

@PlayerZeroStart

Жыл бұрын

@@EarthySmerky I don't think Rec Room would be affected, cause the bowling isn't part of the core package, it's created by other players. You could make the most violent, disgusting, blood-ridden world imaginable and it wouldn't affect the rating cause it's player-made content. Rating a game M for a fan-made bowling mini-game would be like suing an MMO for copyright infringement because the players used the tools to remake a character they like.

@EarthySmerky

Жыл бұрын

@@PlayerZeroStart correction: Bowling is part of the core game

@gengarguy8801

Жыл бұрын

@@PlayerZeroStart "Like suing an MMO for copyright infringement because players used the tools to remake a character they like." Nintendo taking down fan games on Roblox:

I love all the old CG animations in this video. Those were always my favorite part of bowling as a kid.

@thesupervideogamenerdmore3171

Жыл бұрын

They are not old. They use the same 90s engine and animations.

nice use of the bowling ally screens! those were lost online for the longest time actually, and it's great to see people remember them

@OtakuUnitedStudio

2 жыл бұрын

Hey there, Pickle Inspector.

@8randnewcity

Жыл бұрын

pickle inspector jumpscare

@messyjetski2549

Жыл бұрын

you can still find them playing at bowling alleys in small towns

*bowls with 9 pins* "Stop right there! You've violated the law!" *adds extra pin* "...never mind"

I have a sudden urge to go bowling...

@MrManfly

2 жыл бұрын

Bowling 🎳 is racist 🤣🤣🤣

@allot5530

2 жыл бұрын

Cousin want to go bowling

@projectciorba

2 жыл бұрын

Bowl ;)

@GP0011

2 жыл бұрын

yes

@vinnytheplayer5500

2 жыл бұрын

Vale

Glad that bowling will be _spared_ from another ban

@theunwelcome

2 жыл бұрын

I hope they're not just waiting for an opportune moment to *strike*

@Anonymous-zb7iw

2 жыл бұрын

If they do i know a few people who will *split* from the us

@fffrrraannkk

2 жыл бұрын

@@theunwelcome As long as they stay in their lane we've got nothing to worry about.

@lordofthesymbiotes78

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone in this thread enough dad jokes

@alexc8114

Жыл бұрын

If it isn't society really will be in the gutter

You’re filling EmpLemon’s hiatus nicely

1:42 can we all acknowledge the utter joy of seeing footage actually matching the topic spoken about at that very moment? Gracious edit.

"Niko, It's Roman. Let's go bowling."

Shoutout to the Spyro music in the background

My dad tells tales of a time where bowling was a community thing, and how he'd go with his chain smoking mom back in the 70's and 80's to the alley in town. . . Every single time we drive by the old bowling alley, I am reminded of a time where the internet did not exist!

I wonder why this is in my recommended now

I'm glad I subbed to you, man. Interesting stuff. Can't wait to see where your channel goes. P.S. and a Wendigoon reference? Nice

@codenamepyro2350

2 жыл бұрын

Wendigoon is always appreciated

@theopendoorev

2 жыл бұрын

i literally just came back to subscribe to this channel yesterday, and in 5 hours he uploads?!

@arekusu.

2 жыл бұрын

@@theopendoorev maybe you're a clairvoyant or something, I dunno

@paradoxmailbox

2 жыл бұрын

wendigoon supremacy

very surprising this was made 9 months ago

“What you in for?” “Murder, you? “I went bowling”

Okay that's wild that 1. People try too ban bowling 2. How much impact bowling has had on tv

@mattt.4395

Жыл бұрын

"too"

Never been a big bowling fan, but I never realized its importance and significance until watching this video. Great work.

Watching this after Twitter be like: 😬

@liamhansolo1464

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@anotheryoutubeaccount5259

Жыл бұрын

What

Very interesting how the map at 4:47 seems to resemble an inverted population map - that is to say, it seems as though the amount of bowling venues increases as the population density decreases

@shonenjumpmagneto

Жыл бұрын

Huhhhh? Odd.

@faceless2302

9 ай бұрын

welcome to the bowling alley conspiracy rabbit hole

And now the comments sections is going out of control

Hey Niko let’s go bowling **gains 1 star**

@PinoyBowlerGS92

2 жыл бұрын

Bowling Fans cheering for Jason Belmonte *gains 5 stars*

Man I wish you posted the sources for all those weird 3d bowling animations, they look really... interesting

@KidLeavesStoop

2 жыл бұрын

Search "AMF bowling animations". The watermark appears towards the end of some of them

@robbiewalker2831

2 жыл бұрын

@@KidLeavesStoop 8:25: Hey, I like the movie, I just don’t think a sequel about Halloween is warranted. 9:20: Homestar: “Dang, Pom-Pom, you see that Golbol? That’s a nice Golbol!”

"Hey Niko! Let's go bowling!" FBI OPEN UP!

@dogman_2748

2 жыл бұрын

This is the LCPD!

@dddf27

2 жыл бұрын

FIB*

@eastbeast1379

2 жыл бұрын

British Police

@x-iei-x4725

2 жыл бұрын

It's fib

Finally some good fkin content!

@MsOops12

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, it's nice to see you here

@jobathatn1650

2 жыл бұрын

2nd reply

8:25 yooooo elf bowling!!! That unlocked an old memory, I remember the creators or something would pop up and start chanting toga…. Great game

Fantastic video as always man. Always love to hear the Spyro music and sound effects too. Please keep doin your thing.

the wendigoon joke caught me off guard

@guyug6940

2 жыл бұрын

Where

@guyug6940

2 жыл бұрын

Nvm i commented before I watched the whole vid like a dumbass

This is such a random topic, i also never realized how everywhere bowling is

I love the use of the bowling screen animations! They fit in so well and it’s just a genius idea

The end of There Will Be Blood makes more sense now.

I just found your texture archaeology video and expected to see a pretty big channel, was surprised to see you only had 35k subscribers. Your content is really high quality and fun to watch, hopefully more people will find these vids soon.

love the use of the Spyro soundtrack and sound effects to support your edit. Very interesting documentary!

Now this, this is a great time. Thank you for the editing, it's amazing. I can't believe I remember the bowling episode of Malcom. Take care, and thanks again!

For a moment there I was worried. "How could Stoop Kid have not used a clip from Kingpins?" And then 5 seconds later it played. Nice save.

you're quickly becoming a fave of mine, i went to check what other videos you had and i already watched all without noticing

As someone who has bowled competitively since I was a child, this a fascinating and very well done mini-doc. :)

THIS Dancing Bowling ball cursed af.

I love your videos so much, simply because it's things I've never even thought about but am now interested in. Seriously, these videos are great and I love your content!

Waited sooo long for a new video, keep up the really good work

Looking forward to seeing this channel grow

Dude you are sooo underrated, I’m proud to say I was here from the start :)

I saw you're first video and thought "oh yeah this guys gonna be big" your content is top class

It's fate. I'm not even kidding -- I was invited to play bowling today, a rarity (I've only bowled I think 4 times in the past 15 years) but couldn't make it. Tonight about 20 min ago I was thinking of this channel and the Texture Archaeology video; I felt like rewatching it. The Simpsons Box video popped up as recommended (though I had seen it a few times a few months back)--and I decided to just click your channel and I saw there was a bowling video! Truly spectacular.

I thought 'Grimey' lived 'above a bowling alley, and below another bowling alley'? (One of my favourite ever Simpsons lines). So I doubt he'd freak out about bowling being illegal!

@mayhair

Жыл бұрын

he played that clip at the end of the video

you upload rarely, but you upload good ! Didn't expect to like this video so much, but as I had already watched your 3 other vids several time I finally gave it a shot despite my non-interest for the subject, and damn I got well entertained ! gg !

This is an interesting insight in to a subject I'd never given much hard thought. Happy I subbed!

Immediately recognized the Stewart Copeland Spyro music in the background. I love it!!

Always a great day when you upload bro. I wish you had more content to binge! Best breakout KZreadr!

Great video, very much enjoyed it, keep it up!

Love your videos, dude

Love your channel man, you need more subs imo

I love how you always use Spyro music tracks, I just discovered that game this month.

I fricken love your channel keep it up

Oooh its you! I remember your other videos! Welcome back man

love your variety of content. you'll definitely blow up soon

amazing video, as always

Thought I was going nuts when I heard Season of Ice music in the background. Really unique choice! Gonna revisit that game sometime lol.

Love the video man 👍

How do you only have 4 videos you are really good at making these!!!

You're wayyyyyy too underrated man, keep it up!

after recent events it should've

"Hey Niko, its your cousin. Let's go bowling." -Roman

@elzeyd8962

2 жыл бұрын

Not now Roman Im fighting the russian mafia

not what i expected but hey, gonna watch it anyways, lmao

Tbh i do not remember subscribing, but this vid by itself cemented that sub. Great stuff, keep on doing the good work!

@4L3K

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, now that i checked i know why i subbed lol, that cobble_stone vid was real great too

I freaking like this channel so much

Thanks for sharing

I love your random posts

I’m very happy that I subscribed to this channel

"I wanted to go bowling!" -Frozone, 2004

I hope you make more videos!

Damn you're a talented filmmaker. Very engrossing stuff. Kudos.

I'm proud to be a subscriber of this channel at its 4th month of life

Those animayed bowling clips were a perfect fit with your script

1:04 can't say I was expecting King Crimson in this video

the hit king crimson song, 21st century bowling ban

Another upload!

Excellent soundtrack use there, dude

you are one of the best TYers ive found

This is probably my favorite video of yours.

this appeared in my recommended and I know exactly why

You have so many cool videos! You should have more subs! Looking forward for more videos!

This is such a unique concept for a video

the video I did not know I needed... but absolutely did need...

Delightful video!

damn your choices of clips to put behind what you're saying are excellent the fucking archery one with the bowling ball shooting an arrow at bowling pins lmao, the use of the bowling scoring screen as section headers, great stuff

holy shit that king crimson intro not only caught me off gaurd but had me rolling, very creative and funny joke

This is some quality content. Don't be discouraged if you don't get a lot of views, channels grow slowly. Also, what's the topic of your channel? I don't even know, but I love it. I was actually wondering if you'd upload again (these new channels sometimes die out without a goodbye) and then BAM! Bowling. Good job.

Another quality video my dude.

Subscribing all those months ago was a wise choice. Another great video!

Definitely watching this when I get off work

@nick90s10

2 ай бұрын

did you watch it?

@thatguywithmyface

2 ай бұрын

​@@nick90s10... I ... don't remember

lol i literally just subbed a few hours ago, and then the first vid in 3 months drop

Thanks for compiling all these bowling animations. This was a really interesting piece and I'm honestly shocked at how deep bowling alleys go into American culture. No wonder the only arcade company in the US I've seen that's constantly adding new locations, Round 1, is primarily advertised as a bowling alley...

@EthanCGamer

2 жыл бұрын

There's a couple other companies, but yeah round one has a lot of backing from Japan.

heyo, I know these other two videos are less popular, but please keep the niche content that isn't necessarily the most viewed around. it feels so much more human

I got an ad for a bowling game while watching this video

I had no idea about this but I'm glad to have learned.