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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.ค. 2023
- We know Gabe Newell for his various valve-related-shenanigangs... but the guy was 36 and a millionaire already by when he founded the company. So... what did he do before that?
LowSpecGamer video: • Microsoft’s secret war
Special thanks to:
LowSpecGamer for the collab and letting me use his (Maiku made!) drawing assets
MattKC and Wolfgang for dubbing two voice lines
Anya for helping me with the subtitles
lobelia and sofia for helping with some of the editing
I will update soon linking my sources here :3
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quick note: i know half-life 1 (and then quake 2) will be, in the end, mostly based on opengl, but the story and drama that would lead to that are a bit long and i'd rather go in depth about that in my future dedicated half-life video :3
i just wanted to stress how important directx was for the industry
Can't wait for that vid
@f4micom Remember, you can never make a 3rd half-life video.
OMG, I love your accent, dialect, whatever.
And thank you for this crazy information about digital history that I could only dream about. Yeah, I probably could have found it myself on Wikipedia and stuff but I'm a bit too lazy lazy. But still, your work is much appreciated.
there's a few common misconceptions about hl1's development
1: they did indeed do a soft restart of development in september 1997, either right before or right after 0.52 was compiled, however it was mainly because their old level design sucked. half-life 2 never reset development at any point
2: the game was designed with software in mind
3: the game is based mainly on quake 1, not entirely on quake 2 like people believe
@f4micom You should stream Garry’s Mod.
For a guy who worked at Microsoft, Gabe is sure trying to make the Steam library fully compatible with Linux.
i mean it makes sense
gabe hated how microsoft (and windows) just became a boring stagnant monopoly
so of course he would support linux
@@aprilnya also it means valve doesn't have to rely on someone else to have their games be runable.
It's no surprise. One thing he learned was that you really don't want to let Microsoft, or ideally anyone else, control the platform you release software on. Another thing he probably learned is that if you can control that platform yourself, all the better.
@@leocomerford True, yeah.
Steam on Linux started from Microsoft plans to make their own software store. Which had a chance to kill Steam, if Microsoft wasn't Microsoft, and instead of Steam competitor we got Microsoft Store.
Can always count in f4mi to have a lore-accurate aspect ratio for the whole video
i miss when richter overtime used to do this
Crazy to think the microwave gag was actually a mishap Gabe had in his Microsoft days.
the G in gabe stands for "gamer"
gaber
When I heard "Hard Drive" my mind didnt go to Bill Gates biography, it went to the satirical magazine. If Bill had created that, I'd give him a lot more props in the comedic department.
Over 2 decades and I never knew the microwave gag had any other meaning than pissing off the BMRF staff.
Great video.
Gaben doesn't need to hear all this, he's a highly trained professional
We already have a movie of the guys behind Tetris, after watching this video I now *DESPERATELY* want a movie of Gabe, Carmack, Broussard, and other 90’s gaming dev icons.
Another great documentary, fam!
So gabe is a genius developer and a ruthless business man who sought thrills and fun from his career. Makes sense.
MOST OF THE SIMULATION RESULTS ARE PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE
My god! What are you doing?!
1:50 as someone who gets happy every time MattKC uploads I applaud this voice cameo
I wonder which video it is from.
oh, it's the LEGO©️ Island guy!
Lego island guy moment
This video's Weed Mario count: 2 (excluding the cosplay)
Total count so far: 27
The fact that so many computer tech GIANTS just happened to be working together or just crossing paths in general is absurd: Carmack, Gabe, St. John, Abrash... This felt like the perfect storm!
Can't wait for the Half-Life video!
God I fucking love this youtube channel. I just feel so damn happy knowing other people also share my passion for this kind of stuff. The origins of gaming and the history of it is so incredibly fascinating.
amazingly edited and a great rabbit hole to dig through. I had no idea about so much of this!
You're so damn good at these videos, I really hope now that you can record more often that it powers your motivation for this even harder.
New f4mi video! What an excellent notification to see pop up while I'm having my morning coffee 😄
more of this please
Woahm crossover I never expected! I've been a fan of both you and LowSpec for a while. I was wondering why the drawing style looks so familiar!
Always good to get a new vid from you
Your videos are honestly *so* good. Excellent pacing and your voice is really fun to listen to.
This was crazy lol, I never even knew anything about Gabe other than he made Valve
YES!! a happy weekend watching a new video of yours omg I freaking love your channel
holy shit!!! what an incredible story!!!!! I cannot believe I never heard of this before. your narration is absolutely incredible and the pacing is exceptional. can't wait for whatever you make next!!!!!!
Glad I can catch one of these videos soon after release. Great as per usual
Just discovered this channel today. So amazing channel, I love it O:
Great video! Your vids are always a fun little excited infodump and I love it.
Well finally @f4micom made a video about her true love
This video snuck past my feed. Looking forward to pt. 2!
MattKC you absolute cutie.
Finally, a new video. I love your content and your humor and I'm glad that you continue doing your stuff. Interesting topic. Looking forward to the Half Life video.
I also like your narration. You have a great voice.
I love all of your videos, you find so many weird niche things! Keep kicking ass :)
everything else can frig off when there's a new f4mi video, what a blessing.
oh i can't wait to watch this!! love your videos f4mi they're always so well made
also, MATTKC!!
this video was incredibly entertaining
I can't wait for that half life video and the 100 gecs cover was unexpected but appreciated
wasnt expecting a cover of frog on the floor for the outro lol
I cant wait until this channel blows up so that I can say I was here under 25k to all my friends and watch their faces as they dont give a shit. lol
Amazing video as always 😊
Perfect balance of funny and in depth
This popped up in my recommendations and I'm surprised of how entertaining it was. Great video! Thanks for including subtitles.
I'm glad you didn't make any jokes about his body. (I'm mad he's become a run of the mill billionaire now.)
"I couild have made a tik-tok [...] But no, that's not how we roll here, we need to go Gabe-er" That's exactly the sort of sentence that makes me subscribe in the first quarter of the video.
f4mi! Love your videos and this was no exception! You make learning this nerd stuff so much fun!
Great video!
Literally gave motivation to continue learn game development after work day
New f4mi vid just dropped I’ll be busy for a bit 🫡
I am now digging through unholy texts to create a curse powerful enough to hurl at you for what you have inflicted upon us with that intro.
Great video, love to see it, keep up the great work!
I love all the classic Gran Turismo sound effects and music throughout the video :D
Even though I already knew most of this, I still love your form of storytelling. :D
I was really surprised hearing MattKC out of no where. Always cool when two smaller TH-camrs I know cross wires!
Amazing video, excited for the other ones!
"What made gabe?"
His parents fucking...
'do you know this show named "the Simpsons"?
if you don't then... how??'
been a while since I added stuff to my favourite quotes list on facebook, thanks
As a person actually named gabe it was terrifying to see this in my notifications
Also you got the fricking lego island man? Nice
Thank you so much for all these pics, now i had a enough stocks of gaben steam profile pics that should last me for the 2nd half of this year.
(Nice aspect ratio btw)
always a pleasure when you upload
THANKS FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO 4:3 ASPECT RATIO. as someone who watches youtube on an ipad this makes a great difference
f4mi: "That sounds familiar"
me: "That sounds like MattKC!!"
another certified f4mi classic, can't wait for the next part
1:50 MattKC jumpscare
A new f4mi Video ❤️
no matter what i do, mario kart theme song mixed with gabe saying gaben will be engraved into my mind until i die
Fantastic video and story telling ❤️
Love seeing videos with purposeful 4:3 aspect ratios on TH-cam
Another great video. What a cliffhanger!
Absolutely loved this video
Especially the anime illustrations of gabe and steve jobs
Perfect 4:3 video to eat Nando’s to. Thank you f4mi.
Also I love Gabe Newell because he looks like my Computing Class teacher Gabe Newell. :)
The return of the legend
i'm a fan of both you and MattKC so when I unexpectedly heard his voice I jumped
As someone who's lived just below Seattle my entire life, I can confirm that there used to be a Frasier in every coffee shop and one or two iCarly's in every high-rise.
11:45 i did NOT expect to get jumpscared by wolfgang LMAO
I know we should watch the video until the end to make a comment but I had to pause to mention: wow, didn't expect a random MattKC voice over
Name a more underrated video than this one, I'll wait.
11:40 i was watching this on my phone with my shaky hands and noticed that this is unintencionally an optic illusion.
idk if i explained it well but when you shake the screen it looks like the background image moves more than the text like that one vsauce thumbnail
The 100 Gecs parody at the end was unexpected and also deeply cherished!
Awesome video, cant wait to see the follow up! Love that the microwave is a certified "based on a true story" haha
can i just say the drawings in this video are amazing
maiku is insanely talented!!!
Holy shit, that's MattKC! Confirmed LEGO Island exists in the Half Life universe!
I can’t believe I’ve only just realised that iCarly and Frasier are based in the same city.
It's so crazy how many parts of that era in the industry were interconnected
Great Work!
4:35 you just got gran turismoed
Great video, f4mi :3 !
I knew some bits of his story but this was super engaging and informative! I learned a lot and am looking forward to the Half-Life video
I wasn't expecting to see my country's own currency. By the way the video is awesome like every other videos of you
yay new f4mi video let's gooooo
This is such an awesome video! Quickest Ive ever subbed to a channel.
Also you sound like Low-spec if he was a girl, which is cool.
It's weird not hearing "On side quest, my side channel on nebula" at the end of a video like this
The 90s and even 2000s was such an exciting time for gaming and technology in general.
Learning about the rise of all these successful people from that era really makes me realize I’m not doing anything with my life
love the vibe of your videos its so good
-liz
Having to rewatch segments coz i'm bopping to that Gran Turismo ost
amazing informative passionate well researched video and your voice is INTOXICATING
I loved the outro
I went from "another halflife video" to "I didnt know that" really quick.
please keep making videos in 4:3 aspect ratio, since I really enjoy your content on a CRT TV via PS3's TH-cam
i just love your voice (and your videos)
new fami video?!? mattkc?!? 100 gecs parody?!? this channel is my spirit animal
12:40 the Treasure Master OST is so good
hell yeah i drop everything for a new f4mi drop
Wow, thanks f4mi!
Love your channel
We all watching this together, rn.
(Also, I love your vids!)
Omg new f4mi Video ❤
Good attention to detail. Thanks for the video. I like cat printer. I love the video. I purchased doom for windows 95.