After so many years... Today is the day! Build an aquarium and send me and your friends a picture or video capture of it! Get Fish Game! 👉 www.fish.game/ 👈 Direct Link on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1372150/Fish_Game/

DESTIN YOUR GAME

Can confirm, fish still alive.

Shane's wife pranked him by getting Destin to send him a dev version where the fish always die no matter what you do

OMG STOP PUTTING MORE THAN ONE BETTA TOGETHER THIS IS KILLING ME (and also them) 😂

Shane would code a robot to clean the tank and feed the fish. His wife would look disappointingly at him as the fish would still die. I knew I wanted to live in Gav's tank.

I would watch 3 hours of Shane just venting at Fish Game

It's a unique feeling to watch a Smarter Every Day video in a field you know so much about already... It's like re-watching a really good movie with a friend who's seeing it for the first time 😄

the creator of the oregon trail game seems like a really cool guy. This is good news for my childhood.

It is absolutely HILARIOUS how Shane reacted to this game. As someone who went down the fishkeeping rabbit hole this year, hearing someone say "They keep dying! I need a hardy fish" and then immediately picking discus made me nearly fall out of my chair. I'll definitely be checking it out!

The cutting off of Shane before his review was worth every second of watching every one of your videos! Video editing at its best!

I've worked at PAX for 15 years, this video is a really good introduction to the show and video games in general. Thanks Destin and well done :)

"I'm not a unique snowflake" I have never felt such genuine warmth and empathy from words like that. And the confidence! He's absolutely right, you're never alone in your interests. Video games can be a great way to bring people together, even developers and players. I love this video way too much.

The end with Gavin and Shane is great lol - that went about how I thought it would. Gavin is basically a pro gamer and Shane is, well, a brilliant engineer.

Little Idea, Make a mode where you can stream a view of your tank to a screen. Where you don't need them to be maintained as quickly or at all. Making it a virtual aquarium in your house which you actually build yourself in the game.

Gordon’s advice to make something that you’ll enjoy yourself is such a great approach! I’ve been asked by people several times what they should build when they’re learning to code, but I always recommend something you’d actually personally use. Not only are you more familiar with the problem you’ll be trying to solve, you’ll be more motivated to keep learning how to make your vision a reality.

I am, and i cannot stress this enough, very excited to see if LetsGameItOut covers fish game and Destin gets to experience that horror

It would be great to have this game as a screen saver for computer. Every time when the screen saver starts, a new random environment is created, with various fish. I don't play videogames, but I would be happy to pay for such virtual aquarium.

This is such a different subject than your usual but at the same time its got exactly all of the curiosity, excitement, and humanity in it that has kept me coming back to this channel for years. As a game developer myself this feels like a gift for me. Thank you for always accounting for and celebrating the human element in everything you do

OMG Rogue!!!!! My late dad was a software development pioneer and I used to play Rogue whilst I was waiting for him to come back to his office. But no one has ever heard of it..... AND THERE IT IS!! There was also Choplifter.... That no one remembers 😊 Great video..... And not just for triggering a happy memory of my dad. 😢❤

What I got from this video; What makes a good videogame is not about what is under the hood so much as it is about the experience. Hence videogame creators resembles that awesome balance between engineering and art.

I bet in around 6 montes Shane Will makes some AI mecanical monstrosity of a fish tank that self-cleans and auto-feed the fish

In this episode, Destin discovers what gamers have been doing for the past 30 years.

I'm not a games guy at all, I'm a stories guy. It was beautiful to have this peek into the games world, and see the similarities between a good video game and a good story. Like you've said about games, a good story stretch you, walk you into a different world, and teach you new things, sometimes about yourself, and make you feel. That's was a beautiful episode. Thank you.

As a software engineer who plays games, but has never programmed one, I found this video fascinating. Much thanks.

The section contrasting Shane and Gavin was genuinely hilarious. I rarely get a belly laugh on UKposts but that editing and storytelling was wonderful.

After watching Gavin and Shane for many years on UKposts it was incredible to see the comparison between their fish tanks! Also I'm sorry Shane, I won't be visiting your tank ahahhaah

Destin! I´m always amazed with your videos! You always put (or get) together so many amazing people to understand/teach things. I can't thank you enough for your efforts in this.

I feel like I can tell that Gordon is really passionate about his creation, but thinks he sounds ridiculous. Do you know how many dreams you are living right now Gordon? I almost feel like you dont. Stand tall. Chest out. Make things. You are doing an amazing job! You are an inspiration to so many kids! Watching this story has made me feel a sense of pride.

we figured out you could get like 150 oxen to pull your wagon, then you can finish the game in like 10 minutes cuz for some reason that makes your wagon go bullet train speed...

Now you're talking!! As the owner of (subject to change on a whim) 9 fish tanks, an indoor pond and an outdoor pond, this is my kind game 😅

Made me want to play the Oregon Trail again! ... Accidentally forded a river I wanted to ferry, lost all supplies and all 4 party members, and ragequitted. Just like old times!

Nostalgia overload. DOS nostalgia overload. 5'1/4 Floppy disk overload!! This is Ridiculous Every Day! One of the my favorite episodes. Thank you Destin and team!

I've watched this channel for YEARS. And it's come to feel like I'm watching family. These videos are very special to me and I csnt wait to share them with my son as he grows up. Such a genuine curiosity about anything snd everything. Even though you're a literal rocket scientist you approach everything without intellectual ego. I love you Destin.

Oh it’s a good day when he uploads this one’s fishy though.

As a fishkeeper and being in the hobby for almost 5yrs now I am very excited to check this out!! I have a 40 breeder planted community tank, a 20gal multi (African shell dwellers) tank along with a 180gal fahaka puffer tank in my dining room and (3) 300gal Rubbermaid stock tanks in my backyard.

I'm glad you finally realized the insane effort that these projects entail.

An awesome collaboration would be to have Clint from Clint's Reptiles play this. His audience would love it and he would go crazy for the science. Educating about pet care (including fish) is his whole thing so none of the accuracy or nuance in this game would be lost on him

As a programmer by profession (and play) I think we should get more programming-themed videos.

So glad Buttercup finally got a cave so she could feel safe

Hearing people talk about their passions and how they approach doing things always makes me smile man.

In the off chance you see this comment, this game looks amazing. I've been a saltwater hobbyist for over 9 years, and would love to help with the project in any way possible. Particularly with saltwater reef chemistry, dosing, coral growth forms & behaviors, and invertebrate ecology. I have wanted to make this same game for years, so now that it's a reality, I want to help out as much as I can!! EDIT: I should also mention that I'm a fairly experienced 3D modeler and animator working on some of my own projects, though I'm not sure how useful that would be to the team.

I think I was in 4th grade when we first played this (on an Apple IIe, I believe)...went to school in Minnesota, that MECC logo is forever etched in my mind...good times, thanks for the flashbacks!! lol

I feel like we're friends even though we've never met. You're always sincere and honest. Every video is interesting and feels catered to my interests. Thanks for posting.

I think what I really like about this video is the fact that you have a friend who's passionate about something and you're going all in with your community which is very difficult to do because a lot of times it can feel like an unbiased opinion and pushing product on to people who like you. But the difference is that you embraced it yourself, created a video that was true to who you are about it, and really brought us on a journey to connect to your friend. That being said, I will 100% be buying this game when I get home because of this.

From being a long time fan of Gavin's, I was a bit surprised that his fish tank was the less chaotic one.

At first I was like "I'm not gonna buy a fish game" and now I'm buying because I've always wanted an aquarium in my office but didn't want to deal with the mess! LOL thank you!

As a developer (professional) and game designer (hobbyist, consultant, beta tester), this is a lot of fun and I'm glad you got to take this journey, but more importantly, thank you for sharing!

I actually purchased your fish game even though it will not run on my old computer. I just wanted to support you. I hope to upgrade some day and try it. May God bless you my brother, and your family and keep you safe. 2 Chronicles 7:14

As an indie dev i can tell you, you nailed it. It's about the experience, as well as the dev communicating their idea and telling a story through the game play, mechanics, story, and characters are key.. as much as graphics and technology, etc, is important.. it comes second.. replayability is where is at, that's why 8 bit retro is so popular.. it's not only neat looking but it's about the fun factor.

This is incredible. Oregon Trail was my first game and I've played so many versions of it. I've always longed for a version of Fish Game - I've been mentally planning tanks for years!

I have so many hobbies, but I love videogames and being a fishkeeper! I'm so happy right now knowing how much work you guys put into this game! I'm studying veterinary and I absolutely love exotic animals. I think fishes are underappreciated!

Games based on nature are great because you can build with data that is available, testable, proven, and still has virtually unending data to offer. And as such is verifiable learning experience. Designing an environment that not only invites, due to awe of its beauty and functioning of its facets, but necessitates learning cause and effect in order to sustain life, are " Good games". And I agree that the best games should be designed to give understanding of things of importance.

Holy moly. Yes, the game really does look cool, but what I was thinking about was the amount of planning and the range of skills necessary to put this video together. And as always, Destin's joy and enthusiasm are infectious - and in a world that is so full of doom and gloom, that is refreshing. Thank you Destin.

This brought back the memory of playing Oregon Trail with everyone named after Mortal Kombat characters. Goro broke an arm, Scorpion died from a snakebite. This actually happened and was so uncanny. Added so much to the experience.

A song i made was used in an interactive learning game called Digital Farm.. in the early 90's. I think it involved planting foods and managing a farm and it was part of a mobile unit that would visit schools.. i had almost forgotten ❤

I never thought Destin would make a video about making video games but I am here for it! This is my passion. I've taught myself how to make video games over the last [*mumbles*] years and the moment Destin said "its way more about the psychology" I was instantly nodding, you got it! You understood what took me years to get!

You got the in depth explanation of exactly how video games are art. In just about every aspect or way, they are art. The imagination of people running wild.

It would be a cool feature if you could program the aquarium the player makes to be a live wallpaper or screensaver.

Oregon trail is like the boxed wine of early 90s childhood adventure/strategy/educational games. The real vintage bordeaux was 1991’s Pilgrim Quest, with its bloody encounters with the Narragansett, fishing simulations, lumberjack log-riding, and many other sub/mini-games.

Gordon is an incredibly talented individual. I really love his music and sound design, but he's clearly got a ton of talents.

Im an oregonian. I remember the oregon trail game from grade school 30 years ago. Brought back memories.

It's fantastic that you've done such a great job of explaining how important gameplay is. I think an analogy would be watching a movie in imax vs watching it on your phone. It might look better but still has the same, script, dialogue, acting, story, etc.. So good quality audio and video can't save a bad movie.

14:50 rogue like game examples: - Rust - Escape from Tarkov - Minecraft

Hey, I do animation for games and I really appreciate the passion you and everyone in this video have for games! There’s so much work no one knows about that goes into making games and everyone involved is so passionate about each stage! It’s amazing! I’m so blessed and thankful for the work I get to do! Just wanted to say thanks for the video, it’s great!

Making a game is a huge task. I’ve been dabbling in game development for about 5 years and released a couple games but I can tell you that it is an insane feat. I love that we can explore game design on channels like this!!

This is such an awesome story. After setting up my first tank as an adult about 8 years ago I thought it would be really cool to have this game to help practice scraping and see if your desired plants and livestock could cohabitate well. Awesome job guys.

Can’t wait to get home and play this. I kept aquariums for decades. I had to give it up for physical reasons. Cleaning a 100 gallon tank regularly with a bad neck injury is difficult. This may be able to fill that gap. Thanks Destin.

Now i can experiment with fish because ive always thought about having an aquarium (but always been too worried i would forget to feed them since they cant make noise for me). But this is also a great trial ground for my son to experience the responsibilities of owning a pet too!

I remember playing the original text version of Oregon Trail on my neighbor's TRS-80. I had to to learn how to load it from a cassette tape! I don't think I could estimate the number of hours I spent over there or the number of times I made it to Oregon! Congratulations on the fish game. Heading over to buy it now!

This video was such a nice surprise and felt so much more personal than usual. If your channel takes a turn to make videos about you learning all sorts of stuff about art, I'm all here for it because I think art is SO fascinating.

A few years ago I got involved as a volunteer judge with the Oregon Game Project Challenge, in which teams of middle and high school students work together to create a video game with a common theme. I wasb amazed by the technical accomplishment, but even impressed with the thoughtfulness of the students and their creative processes. This seems like the kind of event that Destin would really enjoy, and I'd love to see competitions like this more widespread.

Oh. My. DESTIN. Thank you, from what I can reasonably say is most video game players. It’s so rare, for someone who doesn’t enjoy them in their life today; to actually try and understand the connection we have to these digital constructs. So again, thank you so much. Your pursuit of knowledge is unbound, and inspirational. ❤️

My measure of a good computer game has long been "is this a quality waste of time". This looks promising. I think it would be a good gift to the grandkids!

Wow. Nate Seivers at 16:51 just elevated my mind

I love how you tied the game back to the things you explored in the video. Much more than an ad for fish game! Great work

🐠 You should get JOSH to play it!! From Let’s Game It Out! 🤩 OMG perfect match! 🐟 And the devs would learn a lot about testing and breaking the game… One of the fish is going to be called “Grace” for sure.

2:08 - Now that is transparency, I respect that! Also Shell in the Pit is great, I found him from the soundtrack for Parkitect, I'm definitely going to pick up Fish Game

As a professional Oregon Trail player, thank you for giving the timeless classic some love here.

This thumbnail is funny. Holding a fish out of water for a few seconds with the typical “UKposts excited face” look, is the exact same as taking, say, a squirrel and holding it UNDER the water for a few seconds with the typical “UKposts excited face look”.

I randomly got into game development this past month and my partner and I busted up laughing when we saw what the video was about 😂😂

I was wondering why the Smarter Every Day logo was in the game, haha! RTGame played it yesterday.

Destin, this was the first computer game I fell inlove with and to this day have so many good memories of playing in the library with my friends. from the floppy disks and Ctrl-Alt-Del to boot it up, to the big clunky keyboards and the monochrome monitors... thank you for showing the makers of Oregon trail!

4:11 "Every kid wanted to be a marine biologist and I was another one of those..." This is so good, I love when people nest jokes like that with a straight face into their sentences, leaving your mind thinking "wait what" but it's also already busy following the ongoing conversation. =)

I've recently been feeling like I need to "grow out" of video games but you've helped me rekindle what it is that I actually enjoy out of a game beyond just wasting time. My favorite memories with games is always that pay off moment when you finally do the "thing" after struggling and learning and improving yourself. Thank you for this video, Destin! And thank you Gordon and team for Fish Game!

As a league player, hearing about how much people love their games made me laugh

I'm a games programming student currently learning how to setup a rendering framework based off of DXGI11 (the graphics library from DirectX11). And something which absolutely blows my mind is PBR rendering. You actually calculate how light splits from refraction and simulate a very clever "global illumination" trick which allows you to light up rooms based off of how objects interact with light. Its easy to talk about it but the actual math involved is so complex. I always wanted to delve into graphics programming that deep, but, it's so intimidating on how many algoeithms you have to apply. Right now I'm just happy calculating the inverse square law for the lighting in my game engine :')

I honestly love this... my cat recently passed away, and wanted to invest into a place for little friends again, and short term was thinking of fish for abit... Fish Game The Game has sold me. Thank you.

Amazing video dude. I play a lot of videogames, and have always seen people not appreciating them for what they can be and can do. I think this video perfectly shows this deeper level of videogames, and I'm super glad to see an educational youtuber talking about videogames. I will definitely be at least checking out Fish Game. On a side note, there is one game that ticks every box you mentioned to be a good game: It puts you in a new world, and lets you explore based off your own curiosity. It drives you to learn more about the world and progress without ever having upgrades, levels, or a single quest marker. In terms of the games I've seen and played (which is not a small number) it is the peak of game design in its genre, if not getting close to being the peak overall. The game is called Outer Wilds (Not outer worlds, they seem similar but are totally different) and I really hope you check it out and play it. The game was a life changing experience for me.

Well played on the Luke 5:1-7 reference. That's the kind of attention to detail that really sets your work apart.

I've been playing and keeping pace with the gaming industry for my entire life so it's so fun to see someone essentially discover how varied and advanced video games have gotten since 1985. It relieves me to see you go into learning about them without the misconceptions that they're just a toy for kids because video games are so much more than that, it's a legitimate entertainment medium. They're as similar to movies as books are to music, a completely different type of experience, one that engages you as much as it entertains.

Just to hijack what you said about the psychology aspect of creating a game, something I find fascinating is that there are areas where we as people have an intuitive sense of a concept, but not a practical one. The examples I usually go for are music and UI/UX design. Most people have a pretty good idea of whether music sounds 'good' or 'exciting' or 'festive', but can't actually explain why. You can recognize that this is a Christmas song, but can you actually pick out what exactly makes it sound like that? Then you talk to a musician or someone who studied music theory, and you realize there is a crazy complex science (and art) to how music works. The same goes for UI design. We've all used something (software, hardware or otherwise) that worked well, and something that we hated interacting with. But to actually quantify that, to understand not just _what_ works well but _why_ it works well, and more importantly how to make new things that work well, is its own entire field of study and expertise.

Bruh I would've been more hyped to meet you at PAX west than any of the videogame personalities

Im so proud of my aunt erin and uncle ryan! Hope you guys do really well with this one! Its a great game! Edit: destin i really am erin and ryans nephew not saying it for clout lol

Gotta love the constant thumbnail/title changes, makes me double check to see if I actually watched this one

This is probably a stretch... but imagine if you could port your fish tank to a live desktop wallpaper through wallpaper engine or something. that would be so cool.

Love the stuff made here interaction with the video game, very familiar 🤣

My guess is that Shane's wife does EVERYTHING at home, so no pets or children die while Gav lives alone with a cat and a fish tank

@stuffmadehere now needs to create a smart fish tank, with auto feed, clean, and maybe incorporate a display to show current water conditions like, temp, ph,water level and countdown with days till next water change. This would be redemption and show he can keep fish alive longer than a few minutes and also be awesome to watch or collaborate with smarter every day.

The first time I played Oregon Trail with my kids, the party member's names were our family. When one kid died, the other cried. From then on, the party's names were "nobody we know 1", "nobody we know 2"....