Sad u didn’t mention that dj’s takeover had Professor K voice acted and actually hosting like a real radio dj! It was my favorite thing about the event!
The fact that the funky uncle himself actually acknowledged DJ Professor K's win in KFAD 2 is still one on the coolest things ever to me. Hell, this tournament in general is still one of the coolest things ever to me. I remember checking the channel and the Mojo every single day for new tracks and lore posts, and there's so much cool stuff that isn't even mentioned in this video, like the subplot with Neil Cicierga and Hat Kid becoming Phantom Thieves. I don't think we'll ever see anything on this scale ever again, and I'm so glad to say that I was there 💜
Man, has it really been 5 years...? I had a lot of fun doing accordion parts for both tournaments (and doing the voice of the worst/best character in the entire project, Naxx Guyfieri), and it really was a time of amazing collaborations and a palpable creative fire burning in the community. Thanks for this retrospective.
Oh, YOU were Naxx. That's awesome, glad you found and enjoyed this video. The Naxx and Doge Dating Ad during K Day made me tear up (mainly cuz it played twice in a row for some reason, LOL).
@@jonsetradio Man... Doing those videos with Wolfman was incredible. I'm so glad I got to meet him twice when I was studying in Japan last year - he does VGM jazz jam sessions in Tokyo these days. Incredibly talented guy and project lead for many things KFAD.
worth mentioning for people that like arragements instead of regular rips siiva now has a section of the channel dedicated to orginal arragements albums with a new one dropping every 6ish months and they are genunaly amazing
I remember when King for another day was going on i was the biggest Mr krabs fan and i wanted him to win so badly i remember commenting on every video that had him in it and liking the video and the Mr krabs Rave song went so crazy 55:20 ahh good times
Great essay! This will help a lot of people who never heard of KFAD. And yeah, I totally can’t unsee Adam (not the guy who ruins everything, Adam Levine.)’s own face in his render.
i am so happy to see this pop up in my feed. i absolutely ADORED kfad and it was my biggest fixation for so long. this essay was amazing and i just wanna give a shoutout to the other mashup tournaments that were inspired by this one! they're just as good if not better sometimes in terms of quality but nothing will come close to the kfad experience back when it first happened.
I literally made up characters for a hypothetical 3rd Tournament like "Federal Criminal Yoshi" who had a mix of the Payday 2 Soundtrack and Yoshi's Island tracks.
This event was so amazing. So much charm and passion oozed from this tournament and I remembered checking the mojo and TH-cam channel for updates. KFAD was special and hope we get someone like this again someday
As a layman when it comes to KFAD, I appreciate your passionate, substantial recap of the whole event! I give you and the guest voices my compliments on this video project. I definitely need to check out these songs, especially the ones inspired by "Weird Al!"
I remember KFAD coming out and thinking it was cool, but not really knowing the context behind it or listening to every track (because to someone who doesn’t know what is going on it looked like a LOT of tracks) but I’m glad a video like this finally exists cuz now I can understand the context behind it :) I’ve been getting KFAD rips recommend to me by TH-cam for years after the tournaments so maybe I’ll finally go through them all now :D
this is it the definitive KFAD retrospective in my eyes. You talked about all aspects! What takeovers are, the first KFAD, the mojo, the recreation project and even mentioned KFAD inspired tournaments! you sir made a great job.
KFAD2 is right up there with the original TwitchPlaysPokemon for me as once-in-a-lifetime online events that came out of nowhere, took over my life for a month, and will simply never be matched. A genuinely unbelievable amount of effort went into this silly meme music tournament for a relatively audience.
Oh, this is a treat of a retrospective. This was definitely one of, of not, the best Siivagunner projects to ever be around for. MissingNo. being my main was awesome (and kinda painful) and it really opened my eyes to a lot. I believe my comment in "Screaming in Unison", the dual rip of MissingNo. and Weird Al is somewhere at the top in the comments. Even inspiring a joke video based on the my comment saying i was slightly disappointed it wasnt about 4 minutes of screaming lmao This event and other fan tournaments are still a very fun and key part of my online experience. Even leading to me to follow things like S.A.L.T and Mashup Week Megamix nowadays. It even inspired me to make my own source lists in its style (though i stopped a while ago). I miss it, but I'm always happy to see others come out the woodworks to talk about this event.
It'd never actually seen Megas XLR air, but I knew about it and watched a single episode online. Even if it wasn't received well, it's such a pleasant surprise whenever it's brought up or remembered. Things like that show really stand out in your memory.
KFAD and King for Another Day were both such amazing events that I still think about them to this day. Beyond grateful to everyone who helped with both projects, and a big thank you for making this retrospective.
I never thought I'd see so many people still talking about this tournament! I've been obsessed with these songs for a few months, so it's nice to see so many others who know about KFAD
To this day, I can’t listen to Fall Breaks (the last Mariya/DJPK dual track released before the final winner was announced) without tearing up. It’s not just a really good rip, it sounds like a bittersweet goodbye to King For Another Day as a whole. It sounds like something that would play over an emotional montage of moments from throughout the whole tournament interspersed with shots from the ongoing final showdown to see who’ll take it all. It’s not the only KFAD track that makes me emotional (Here Comes A Thought hits me very close), but it’s usually one of the first songs that comes to mind when thinking back on this event.
oh god 59:10 Megas XLR is a KICKASS show that was fucking MURDERED by the CN execs because they didn't want it DESPITE the fans being so vocal and it being too popular for the "boys" segment of the shows because they already had 2 shows in that segment that it was competing with (teen titans and ben 10 ) and had a lot of toys (Megas XLR team tried to have toys made to sell but the execs denied them outright, they even made prototypes out of pocket but they were banned from selling any, THAT'S how malicious Megas' fall was). they gave it like... midnight timeslot or something to kill it off too DESPITE the fact that it was popular, not because it wasn't good enough and then they wrote it off, making sure it could never be used in the US. the biggest bummer is that this show was a year or two early for adult swim where it would have THRIVED because of just how good of a show it was. there were multiple major fan movements to get it revived or sold to the people who made it so they could revive it on adult swim or something but the whole tax write off thing fucked that. people still love it so much that someone even made a 4K remaster of both seasons where they upscaled and even reanimated some parts that needed it for the said project, i personally downloaded the original and downscaled it to 1080P for personal reason. the music also kicks ass even if the originals at high quality are hard to find (which i do have... can you tell i'm a big fan?) edit: the show absolutely holds up when it comes to writing and jokes even if some of places you could watch it at only have it at 480P. i genuinely 100% recommend it if you enjoy mecha anime/games, car culture and non mecha anime/games
i remember stumbling across kfad 5 years ago back when it was just starting and not really caring for it, it took like 2 years for me to realize what i was missing out on and i will forever hate myself for it. some of the best original songs and arrangements to come out of siIvagunner
This is an AMAZING essay to get people into KFAD! I myself never got to vote during the first one, but I was around for every part of the second one and it was the biggest thing for me at the time. Ever since the tournament ended to this day I listen to tracks from this and just enjoy everything it had to offer. As someone who enjoys SilvaGunner as a whole this tournament meant a lot as well for just how broad of an audience it draws. I also want to say that I appreciate the shout out to the other tournaments that spawned from KFAD such as Mashup Week and Third World Tournament, they are honestly the closest things we will have to another KFAD and they are AMAZING (current hyper fixation among the other tournaments) so to see that shout out made me very happy. Overall I really enjoyed this essay and I think you did an amazing job on getting everything that makes this tournament special. I’ll definitely be recommending this video to everyone! Law and Disorder Main BTW :)
Hey Jon, I said I'd be back after I watched the video, here I am lol I honestly did not have my expectations set high for "niche internet topic in the form of a 2 hour video essay"-type beat, but you know what, goddamn it, you just made sense of pretty much everything that made KFAD special and then conveyed it to a general audience too I am so glad you made a video for you, somethign that you felt needed to be made, and not something that would get a bunch of clicks, yet it still serves as an understandable and coherent story about the project itself while also serving as a good sampling of what made the project so enjoyable to begin with. You knocked it out of the park on what might as well be your first try on something like this man, good job
My congratulations to the chef, this was a great video I still remember a bit my experience with kfad as a whole, watching the rounds go by, voting for my mains, hating characters who took down my mains, and having a good time checking the mojo and the takeovers. Thanks for the video Jon, this is iconic
One of my fond memories i have with this tournament was when the duo song with jhonny and missingNo dropped and it was a rip of drifting away from the Steven universe movie, i am a big fan of Steven universe and the movie was the hot thing at that time so hearing something so new getting remixed like that, WITH THE FACT THAT ALL THE LYRICS HAD CHANGED TO TELL MORE ABOUT MISSINGNO'S LORE was honestly the moment that made me realize that i was being part of a very special event and the team behind everything KFAD were having lots of fun giving lore and interactions to each character. Beautiful video, i hope it makes not only more people know about this project but also reach people like me, who also has some good memories with a specific song that released at this event.
Wonderful KFAD analysis, retrospective mate! So happy there are many of us still thinking of these amazing projects to this very day! 💜🎶💿🎧🔥 I am so glad I found Silvagunner at the inception, one of my favorite channels, period!
I still need my KFAD fix and that's why I'm following a tournament like it called Mashup Week Megamix. Still I remember pushing the Quote agenda... my boy did not deserve that 0-2 😭
It always makes me so happy to see someone so passionate about these tournaments that mean so much to me as well. You did them justice with this retrospective, and that isn’t easy! Here’s hoping the algorithm favors you.
I wasn't there for kfad when it started and I was very late to the party as by the time I got into it dj professor k's takeover was near completion and they were currently getting back to their normal uploads, but kfad to me during the whole lock down was just a great way to relax and just be able to meet new people. kfad and siivagunner in general has changed my life in multiple ways, I honestly wouldn't be the person I was without kfad and I'm glad someone is giving it the type of analysis it deserves. shoutout to the kfad inspired tournament community as well as they also changed my life in multiple ways and just from a small event happening on what's basically a extended click bait shit post channel. kfad is awesome and means a lot to me and another people. I hope this video gets the views it deserves as it was great watching this.
Absolute amazing and incredible video! I recently got hooked into KFAD just a few months ago but also other fanmade tournaments like that you list on this video. Even then, King for Another Day is still by far the gold standard. 25/11/2024 edit: There's some error on letters that i commented here before, but it fixed now.
id like to start a thread of wishes of characters, my in the moment idea is sora as a guardian from destiny. he'd have have all kingdom hearts songs, all bungie songs, and songs with the themes of light and dark (alan wake, dead by daylight) yes this is designed to be a character for me :)
Honestly an amazing video from start to finish. I still remember refreshing the mojo in high school during my free period lol. You really recaptured a lot of my nostalgia so thank you and i hope you have an amazing rest of the year!!
AMAZING VIDEO!!! as someone who is a huge mashup tourney and siivagunner fan, its so cool to see such a comprehensive and passion filled video essay made by someone who was actually around for kfad! i unfortunately got into siivagunner a bit too late to experience kfad, but i still enjoy the tourney nonetheless, especially looking at it from the perspective of it spawning the mashup tourney community!! plus its just awesome to see that other people are so passionate about the awesome things this channel has made! once again fantastic video, keep up the good work! :3
This was an amazing throw back I remember being apart of the missingno group what a time to be alive also sad you didnt mention the funniest part of missingno sources which is that since he gets music from ben drowned he gets King Kong by jibbs by proxy missingno vs DK was honestly so hype because of that.
Great job on the video, Jon. I know how much KFAD means to you and I'm glad that both myself and the rest of the gang had always been there enjoying this event with you when it happened. Loved the vid. Keep up the good work.👍
Man, i was around for both of these and was somehow lucky enough to be on some good teams. Unregistered Hypercam 2 for KFAD1 and Law and Disorder for KFAD2. These are unforgettable and i will forever love them. Still think Law and Disorder got robbed,still waiting for that fusion collab like Missigno (finally) got, but was generally happy with everything. That Unrestrained Hypercam 2 bit was AMAZING. seriously, that Burn My Dread remix from Jack Bros is one of my favorite arrangements of that song ever. And the lore was WILD. i adored it so much.
I've always wanted to make a video talking about KfAD and ranking all the competitors but I never had enough of a script to consider starting it, so seeing this massive video show up is excellent (and a potential stepping stone to get some friends invested). Excited to sink my teeth into this for the next couple hours.
I’m so pissed I never got to experience this as it was going on, it truly seemed magical, I really wish there could be something like it again :( like yeah I understand there were those other tournaments but they didn’t blow up in the same way in fact, despite not being there as it was going on, kfad2 impacted me, I’m coming up with a cast for a hypothetical third one, including songs from artists or games and other stuff that I’m interested in, like Good Kid, Friday Night Funkin mods, and object shows, and also other characters that seem necessary to a hypothetical kfad3 the event also led me to try things too, more specifically Jet Set Radio and Cave Story, and I’m even currently hyperfixated on Cave Story lmao thanks for this video, I needed something to fuel the obsession
miku nyans groove is maybe one of my most-listened to songs of all time. not just on itunes or on bandcamp or whatever, no i’ve listened to it an insane amount of times and i adore it so. high quality shit.
this needs more views and i genuinely hope many see it theres also kfad-inspired tournaments which i hope some people finding this video look at but im not gettin into that rabbit hole rn point is this is an awesome video for an awesome tournament! thank you :)
(also glad they got a lil mention at the end ended up editing the message a bit because after fully watching it i genuinely had such a grin on my face, this is such a good retrospective lmao)
I've always wanted to see someone make a big video like this, so I'm very happy it finally exists! I remember how insane it was when unrestrained hypercam got in, a genuine plot twist. What an awesome event! Also, I too got into Danganronpa because of kfad and still don't know if it was a good or bad thing. At least it's fun to do monokuma impressions.
I was a big fan of Law & Disorder, but only because of Ace Attorney. After King for Another Day ended, I checked out Danganronpa, and now I have completed both franchises entirely. What an awesome project
KFAD is perhaps a true successor to Smash Bros in the same way it makes people get into new stuff just by featuring it. I ALSO got into Danganronpa because of KFAD!
hi kfad nerds heres your thread for posting your fan contestants mine is strong bad he gets sources from flash media and oldschool newgrounds (homestar runner, homestuck, total drama island) (hes so awesome)
As someone who remains a loyal voter of Off the Hook, I wish Off the Hook got a special consolation prize. The duo (and Glenn/Paruko/Harmony) got second place in the first tourney, then got eliminated immediately in the second tourney (they do seem to rank higher among the first of the eliminated ones though, unlike poor HOBaRT). I recall there was a "wishlist" track that was posted after KFAD2 ended, a Sonic Forces-style remix of the Milo Murphy's Law theme to represent Weird Al (he voices Milo and sings the title theme): th-cam.com/video/vPmyCR-Svlg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JojHibO3k5tnxsEj . The guy who made it, Smecko Geck, wanted to submit it to KFAD2 but was unable to do it in time. Being the MML fan I am, I consider it as an unofficial "bonus track" for KFAD2. The SiIvaGunner Summer Festival of 2020 was also quite special to me, being an entire summer full of takeovers. Not only was DJ Professor K's takeover during said festival, but the day prior also had a bunch of ARMS-related rips since Min Min was added to Smash Ultimate that day (Min Min's like my favorite character from ARMS). But I cherish the Phineas and Ferb takeover the most, being held on August 27, coinciding with the release of Candace Against the Universe, being the PnF fan I am (even a few MML rips were released in the takeover). Not only that, but the takeover lasted 2 days, with the second day focused on Doofenshmirtz. AND the takeover ended with a Perry the Platypus theme parody featuring none other than HOBaRT!
Love this retrospective! Though, when you were talking about the retrospective, you did accidentally misgender Missingno., who uses it/its, but that's the only critique I have, and it's something quite a few folks get wrong, so it's only a snowflake in July.
*puts on the glasses* in terms of misidentification, Mr. Settson Radio also incorrectly attributes the "channel events" as "channel takeovers" literally unwatchable, 10/10
I am a fan of the tourney community! (The spin offs made inspired by Kfad: Like mashup week megamix) It's unfortunate to hear you're not much of a fan but hey everyone has their tastes. Thats what makes tourneys like kfad so special. The clash and love for music. Keep rockin on dude
Very high quality retrospective!
I'm very happy y'all liked it. Keep being high quality and nice >:]
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Oh my god, it's the man, the myth, the legend
Sad u didn’t mention that dj’s takeover had Professor K voice acted and actually hosting like a real radio dj! It was my favorite thing about the event!
The fact that the funky uncle himself actually acknowledged DJ Professor K's win in KFAD 2 is still one on the coolest things ever to me. Hell, this tournament in general is still one of the coolest things ever to me. I remember checking the channel and the Mojo every single day for new tracks and lore posts, and there's so much cool stuff that isn't even mentioned in this video, like the subplot with Neil Cicierga and Hat Kid becoming Phantom Thieves. I don't think we'll ever see anything on this scale ever again, and I'm so glad to say that I was there 💜
Man, has it really been 5 years...? I had a lot of fun doing accordion parts for both tournaments (and doing the voice of the worst/best character in the entire project, Naxx Guyfieri), and it really was a time of amazing collaborations and a palpable creative fire burning in the community. Thanks for this retrospective.
The accordion parts were so good too, legitimately wouldn't be as awesome without them
@Proticity Thank you! Polka for another day is still one of the coolest projects I've done.
Oh, YOU were Naxx. That's awesome, glad you found and enjoyed this video. The Naxx and Doge Dating Ad during K Day made me tear up (mainly cuz it played twice in a row for some reason, LOL).
@@jonsetradio Man... Doing those videos with Wolfman was incredible. I'm so glad I got to meet him twice when I was studying in Japan last year - he does VGM jazz jam sessions in Tokyo these days. Incredibly talented guy and project lead for many things KFAD.
worth mentioning for people that like arragements instead of regular rips siiva now has a section of the channel dedicated to orginal arragements albums with a new one dropping every 6ish months and they are genunaly amazing
chat is this socially acceptable fanfiction?
god i miss this event, it was SUCH a fun event. i was genuinely hyped to see every single new update
5 years later, and I still have some fond memories of this event in my head! It was something really epic ^^
God the weird Al impression is on POINT. Can tell this was really fun for yall
I'm going to be showing parts of this in my college, maybe I'll teach the first King for Another Day seminar
I remember when King for another day was going on i was the biggest Mr krabs fan and i wanted him to win so badly i remember commenting on every video that had him in it and liking the video and the Mr krabs Rave song went so crazy 55:20 ahh good times
Great essay! This will help a lot of people who never heard of KFAD.
And yeah, I totally can’t unsee Adam (not the guy who ruins everything, Adam Levine.)’s own face in his render.
i am so happy to see this pop up in my feed. i absolutely ADORED kfad and it was my biggest fixation for so long. this essay was amazing and i just wanna give a shoutout to the other mashup tournaments that were inspired by this one! they're just as good if not better sometimes in terms of quality but nothing will come close to the kfad experience back when it first happened.
I literally made up characters for a hypothetical 3rd Tournament like "Federal Criminal Yoshi" who had a mix of the Payday 2 Soundtrack and Yoshi's Island tracks.
This event was so amazing. So much charm and passion oozed from this tournament and I remembered checking the mojo and TH-cam channel for updates. KFAD was special and hope we get someone like this again someday
someone get this guy on mashup week megamix
I love this retrospective, it shows of what made this event special for the people who were there at the time
As a layman when it comes to KFAD, I appreciate your passionate, substantial recap of the whole event! I give you and the guest voices my compliments on this video project. I definitely need to check out these songs, especially the ones inspired by "Weird Al!"
I remember KFAD coming out and thinking it was cool, but not really knowing the context behind it or listening to every track (because to someone who doesn’t know what is going on it looked like a LOT of tracks) but I’m glad a video like this finally exists cuz now I can understand the context behind it :) I’ve been getting KFAD rips recommend to me by TH-cam for years after the tournaments so maybe I’ll finally go through them all now :D
I don't think any other tournament can top this one. What a fantastic video and a pleasure to have met you and everyone in the redub project :]
ochus takeover
mashup week megamix comes close for me
Third world tournament .
this is it the definitive KFAD retrospective in my eyes. You talked about all aspects! What takeovers are, the first KFAD, the mojo, the recreation project and even mentioned KFAD inspired tournaments! you sir made a great job.
KFAD2 is right up there with the original TwitchPlaysPokemon for me as once-in-a-lifetime online events that came out of nowhere, took over my life for a month, and will simply never be matched. A genuinely unbelievable amount of effort went into this silly meme music tournament for a relatively audience.
Oh, this is a treat of a retrospective. This was definitely one of, of not, the best Siivagunner projects to ever be around for.
MissingNo. being my main was awesome (and kinda painful) and it really opened my eyes to a lot. I believe my comment in "Screaming in Unison", the dual rip of MissingNo. and Weird Al is somewhere at the top in the comments. Even inspiring a joke video based on the my comment saying i was slightly disappointed it wasnt about 4 minutes of screaming lmao
This event and other fan tournaments are still a very fun and key part of my online experience. Even leading to me to follow things like S.A.L.T and Mashup Week Megamix nowadays. It even inspired me to make my own source lists in its style (though i stopped a while ago). I miss it, but I'm always happy to see others come out the woodworks to talk about this event.
It'd never actually seen Megas XLR air, but I knew about it and watched a single episode online. Even if it wasn't received well, it's such a pleasant surprise whenever it's brought up or remembered. Things like that show really stand out in your memory.
That freaking "Who Let The Dogs Out Rip" is masterful because it's also a Mash-Up with a song from AI: The Somnium Files, another Mystery game.
KFAD and King for Another Day were both such amazing events that I still think about them to this day. Beyond grateful to everyone who helped with both projects, and a big thank you for making this retrospective.
Such a crazy ass event. And a well done video covering it 👍
I never thought I'd see so many people still talking about this tournament! I've been obsessed with these songs for a few months, so it's nice to see so many others who know about KFAD
To this day, I can’t listen to Fall Breaks (the last Mariya/DJPK dual track released before the final winner was announced) without tearing up. It’s not just a really good rip, it sounds like a bittersweet goodbye to King For Another Day as a whole. It sounds like something that would play over an emotional montage of moments from throughout the whole tournament interspersed with shots from the ongoing final showdown to see who’ll take it all. It’s not the only KFAD track that makes me emotional (Here Comes A Thought hits me very close), but it’s usually one of the first songs that comes to mind when thinking back on this event.
I'm telling you, the power of silly little guys can get you far. Unregistered Hypercam 2 and MissingNo are proof of this.
No matter how much time passes, KFAD will still give me those first time watch chills. Truly, ya just had to be there.
oh god 59:10 Megas XLR is a KICKASS show that was fucking MURDERED by the CN execs because they didn't want it DESPITE the fans being so vocal and it being too popular for the "boys" segment of the shows because they already had 2 shows in that segment that it was competing with (teen titans and ben 10 ) and had a lot of toys (Megas XLR team tried to have toys made to sell but the execs denied them outright, they even made prototypes out of pocket but they were banned from selling any, THAT'S how malicious Megas' fall was). they gave it like... midnight timeslot or something to kill it off too DESPITE the fact that it was popular, not because it wasn't good enough and then they wrote it off, making sure it could never be used in the US. the biggest bummer is that this show was a year or two early for adult swim where it would have THRIVED because of just how good of a show it was. there were multiple major fan movements to get it revived or sold to the people who made it so they could revive it on adult swim or something but the whole tax write off thing fucked that.
people still love it so much that someone even made a 4K remaster of both seasons where they upscaled and even reanimated some parts that needed it for the said project, i personally downloaded the original and downscaled it to 1080P for personal reason. the music also kicks ass even if the originals at high quality are hard to find (which i do have... can you tell i'm a big fan?)
edit: the show absolutely holds up when it comes to writing and jokes even if some of places you could watch it at only have it at 480P. i genuinely 100% recommend it if you enjoy mecha anime/games, car culture and non mecha anime/games
i remember stumbling across kfad 5 years ago back when it was just starting and not really caring for it, it took like 2 years for me to realize what i was missing out on and i will forever hate myself for it. some of the best original songs and arrangements to come out of siIvagunner
This is an AMAZING essay to get people into KFAD! I myself never got to vote during the first one, but I was around for every part of the second one and it was the biggest thing for me at the time. Ever since the tournament ended to this day I listen to tracks from this and just enjoy everything it had to offer. As someone who enjoys SilvaGunner as a whole this tournament meant a lot as well for just how broad of an audience it draws. I also want to say that I appreciate the shout out to the other tournaments that spawned from KFAD such as Mashup Week and Third World Tournament, they are honestly the closest things we will have to another KFAD and they are AMAZING (current hyper fixation among the other tournaments) so to see that shout out made me very happy. Overall I really enjoyed this essay and I think you did an amazing job on getting everything that makes this tournament special. I’ll definitely be recommending this video to everyone!
Law and Disorder Main BTW :)
Hey Jon, I said I'd be back after I watched the video, here I am lol
I honestly did not have my expectations set high for "niche internet topic in the form of a 2 hour video essay"-type beat, but you know what, goddamn it, you just made sense of pretty much everything that made KFAD special and then conveyed it to a general audience too
I am so glad you made a video for you, somethign that you felt needed to be made, and not something that would get a bunch of clicks, yet it still serves as an understandable and coherent story about the project itself while also serving as a good sampling of what made the project so enjoyable to begin with. You knocked it out of the park on what might as well be your first try on something like this man, good job
My congratulations to the chef, this was a great video
I still remember a bit my experience with kfad as a whole, watching the rounds go by, voting for my mains, hating characters who took down my mains, and having a good time checking the mojo and the takeovers. Thanks for the video Jon, this is iconic
One of my fond memories i have with this tournament was when the duo song with jhonny and missingNo dropped and it was a rip of drifting away from the Steven universe movie, i am a big fan of Steven universe and the movie was the hot thing at that time so hearing something so new getting remixed like that, WITH THE FACT THAT ALL THE LYRICS HAD CHANGED TO TELL MORE ABOUT MISSINGNO'S LORE was honestly the moment that made me realize that i was being part of a very special event and the team behind everything KFAD were having lots of fun giving lore and interactions to each character.
Beautiful video, i hope it makes not only more people know about this project but also reach people like me, who also has some good memories with a specific song that released at this event.
Wonderful KFAD analysis, retrospective mate! So happy there are many of us still thinking of these amazing projects to this very day! 💜🎶💿🎧🔥 I am so glad I found Silvagunner at the inception, one of my favorite channels, period!
I still need my KFAD fix and that's why I'm following a tournament like it called Mashup Week Megamix.
Still I remember pushing the Quote agenda... my boy did not deserve that 0-2 😭
I still have the 24 hour radio broadcast in my favorite videos of all time
It always makes me so happy to see someone so passionate about these tournaments that mean so much to me as well. You did them justice with this retrospective, and that isn’t easy! Here’s hoping the algorithm favors you.
I wasn't there for kfad when it started and I was very late to the party as by the time I got into it dj professor k's takeover was near completion and they were currently getting back to their normal uploads, but kfad to me during the whole lock down was just a great way to relax and just be able to meet new people.
kfad and siivagunner in general has changed my life in multiple ways, I honestly wouldn't be the person I was without kfad and I'm glad someone is giving it the type of analysis it deserves.
shoutout to the kfad inspired tournament community as well as they also changed my life in multiple ways and just from a small event happening on what's basically a extended click bait shit post channel.
kfad is awesome and means a lot to me and another people. I hope this video gets the views it deserves as it was great watching this.
really, kfad2 was the culmination of literally everything that made siiva good back then
except circus rips i guess
Shoutouts to KFAD, one of the best things in the internet ever
Just started watching this high quality essay, right up my alley 👏 Loved both KFAD tournaments 💜🎧💿🔥🎶
Absolute amazing and incredible video! I recently got hooked into KFAD just a few months ago but also other fanmade tournaments like that you list on this video. Even then, King for Another Day is still by far the gold standard.
25/11/2024 edit: There's some error on letters that i commented here before, but it fixed now.
Unregistered Hypercam 2 gave me such Underdog vibes, I’m so glad he won!
Fuck yes. Head over heels for the fact that this video exists.
id like to start a thread of wishes of characters, my in the moment idea is sora as a guardian from destiny. he'd have have all kingdom hearts songs, all bungie songs, and songs with the themes of light and dark (alan wake, dead by daylight) yes this is designed to be a character for me :)
Honestly an amazing video from start to finish. I still remember refreshing the mojo in high school during my free period lol. You really recaptured a lot of my nostalgia so thank you and i hope you have an amazing rest of the year!!
Oh yea and also my girls were robbed I mean oth ft harmony didnt get a single dual rip lmao
AMAZING VIDEO!!! as someone who is a huge mashup tourney and siivagunner fan, its so cool to see such a comprehensive and passion filled video essay made by someone who was actually around for kfad! i unfortunately got into siivagunner a bit too late to experience kfad, but i still enjoy the tourney nonetheless, especially looking at it from the perspective of it spawning the mashup tourney community!! plus its just awesome to see that other people are so passionate about the awesome things this channel has made! once again fantastic video, keep up the good work! :3
This was an amazing throw back I remember being apart of the missingno group what a time to be alive also sad you didnt mention the funniest part of missingno sources which is that since he gets music from ben drowned he gets King Kong by jibbs by proxy missingno vs DK was honestly so hype because of that.
Wow, what a great video! I also love Kai from Disventure Camp :)
Great job on the video, Jon. I know how much KFAD means to you and I'm glad that both myself and the rest of the gang had always been there enjoying this event with you when it happened. Loved the vid. Keep up the good work.👍
Man, i was around for both of these and was somehow lucky enough to be on some good teams. Unregistered Hypercam 2 for KFAD1 and Law and Disorder for KFAD2. These are unforgettable and i will forever love them. Still think Law and Disorder got robbed,still waiting for that fusion collab like Missigno (finally) got, but was generally happy with everything. That Unrestrained Hypercam 2 bit was AMAZING. seriously, that Burn My Dread remix from Jack Bros is one of my favorite arrangements of that song ever.
And the lore was WILD. i adored it so much.
ALSO IS THE GUY THAT VOICES MONOKUMA THE SAME ONE THAT VOICES HIM IN CARTOONS IN DANGANRONPA?????
OMG I LOVE MISSINGNO'S VOICE!
God DAMN this is the best tournament ever, I'll be back to let you know how good this captures the legacy
It captured the legacy (I sent a new comment lmao)
Fun fact! There are two mashup week and kfad crossover tribute tracks
There were 6, with the last one being submitted for the DJ Professor K takeover itself!
I've always wanted to make a video talking about KfAD and ranking all the competitors but I never had enough of a script to consider starting it, so seeing this massive video show up is excellent (and a potential stepping stone to get some friends invested). Excited to sink my teeth into this for the next couple hours.
I’m so pissed I never got to experience this as it was going on, it truly seemed magical, I really wish there could be something like it again :( like yeah I understand there were those other tournaments but they didn’t blow up in the same way
in fact, despite not being there as it was going on, kfad2 impacted me, I’m coming up with a cast for a hypothetical third one, including songs from artists or games and other stuff that I’m interested in, like Good Kid, Friday Night Funkin mods, and object shows, and also other characters that seem necessary to a hypothetical kfad3
the event also led me to try things too, more specifically Jet Set Radio and Cave Story, and I’m even currently hyperfixated on Cave Story lmao
thanks for this video, I needed something to fuel the obsession
OTH going from runner-up to going 0-2 is something I get so fucking hard
A video essay on king for a day
Never thought I’d see this coming
Keep up the great work pal ❤
There's two of them which is itself crazy.
miku nyans groove is maybe one of my most-listened to songs of all time. not just on itunes or on bandcamp or whatever, no i’ve listened to it an insane amount of times and i adore it so. high quality shit.
Omg you WERE the KFAD guy, I remember! That was you!
Friggin' sweet!
this needs more views and i genuinely hope many see it
theres also kfad-inspired tournaments which i hope some people finding this video look at but im not gettin into that rabbit hole rn
point is this is an awesome video for an awesome tournament! thank you :)
(also glad they got a lil mention at the end
ended up editing the message a bit because after fully watching it i genuinely had such a grin on my face, this is such a good retrospective lmao)
I’m so glad I was able to see at least a part of this happen in real time when it was a thing
hello! as someone who works on mashup week megamix, thank you for the shoutout! ^_^
I have a Arrangement ranking very deep in the backburner! I love love LOVE any and all attention KFAD gets!
And let's be clear. Fall Breaks is a masterpiece. Should've been the last track tbh.
Septemba
This video made me rewatch the KFAD2 reveal trailer and god DAMN i am being genuine that shit is more rewatchable than the Everyone Is Here trailer.
You are so right
Haven't watched this yet, just commenting to boost through the algorithm since I had the same idea of covering KFAD in a video essay, hope this helps!
now THIS is the video king for another day deserved. THANK YOU man
I had a dream recently that KFAD3 was announced, but cool stuff like this video will suffice until it becomes real
I've always wanted to see someone make a big video like this, so I'm very happy it finally exists! I remember how insane it was when unrestrained hypercam got in, a genuine plot twist. What an awesome event!
Also, I too got into Danganronpa because of kfad and still don't know if it was a good or bad thing. At least it's fun to do monokuma impressions.
I was a big fan of Law & Disorder, but only because of Ace Attorney. After King for Another Day ended, I checked out Danganronpa, and now I have completed both franchises entirely. What an awesome project
Adam Levine
Don't forget about the rest of us now that your video's doing numbers, goddamn...
I remember being part of it
Cant wait for terebi's December takeover
SILVAGUNNER!! MAKE ANOTHER KFD TOURNAMENT AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!!
I only experienced the 2nd one in it's totality and it was fucking amazing.
I'm glad I found this video
Juno Songs was actually my first exposure to KFAD
"IDM music"
Ah yes, intelligent dance music music.
I completely missed these tournaments but the few Phantasy Star Online remixes that came out of it makes me very happy as a SEGA nerd.
KFAD is perhaps a true successor to Smash Bros in the same way it makes people get into new stuff just by featuring it. I ALSO got into Danganronpa because of KFAD!
hi kfad nerds heres your thread for posting your fan contestants
mine is strong bad he gets sources from flash media and oldschool newgrounds (homestar runner, homestuck, total drama island) (hes so awesome)
Yer gettin' a NEW audience with this one.
I audibly yelled hobart when the funny mixer showed up
The Drink for King for one last day
"5 years ago today" I'm rapidly aging man
Guy, didn't even mention The Turntabel Turnabout
Also Nico Nico should have won
Snow halation mentioned
I was one of the few voters for Hobart in that first round.
Unless
You started liking Splatoon from the first to the second one
As someone who remains a loyal voter of Off the Hook, I wish Off the Hook got a special consolation prize. The duo (and Glenn/Paruko/Harmony) got second place in the first tourney, then got eliminated immediately in the second tourney (they do seem to rank higher among the first of the eliminated ones though, unlike poor HOBaRT).
I recall there was a "wishlist" track that was posted after KFAD2 ended, a Sonic Forces-style remix of the Milo Murphy's Law theme to represent Weird Al (he voices Milo and sings the title theme): th-cam.com/video/vPmyCR-Svlg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JojHibO3k5tnxsEj . The guy who made it, Smecko Geck, wanted to submit it to KFAD2 but was unable to do it in time. Being the MML fan I am, I consider it as an unofficial "bonus track" for KFAD2.
The SiIvaGunner Summer Festival of 2020 was also quite special to me, being an entire summer full of takeovers. Not only was DJ Professor K's takeover during said festival, but the day prior also had a bunch of ARMS-related rips since Min Min was added to Smash Ultimate that day (Min Min's like my favorite character from ARMS). But I cherish the Phineas and Ferb takeover the most, being held on August 27, coinciding with the release of Candace Against the Universe, being the PnF fan I am (even a few MML rips were released in the takeover). Not only that, but the takeover lasted 2 days, with the second day focused on Doofenshmirtz. AND the takeover ended with a Perry the Platypus theme parody featuring none other than HOBaRT!
I'm here to pay my respects for Geno.
Love this retrospective! Though, when you were talking about the retrospective, you did accidentally misgender Missingno., who uses it/its, but that's the only critique I have, and it's something quite a few folks get wrong, so it's only a snowflake in July.
*puts on the glasses* in terms of misidentification, Mr. Settson Radio also incorrectly attributes the "channel events" as "channel takeovers"
literally unwatchable, 10/10
I am a fan of the tourney community! (The spin offs made inspired by Kfad: Like mashup week megamix) It's unfortunate to hear you're not much of a fan but hey everyone has their tastes. Thats what makes tourneys like kfad so special. The clash and love for music. Keep rockin on dude
1:00:18 if only we knew the suffering that would befall us next...
Awesome video 👍👍👍👍
I’ve been trying to figure out what that was
:adam:
So good