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Hey, there, I'm MatPat,
and if you're watching this,
first off, thanks for being here.
Thanks for being a part of "Game Lab."
Since you're on YouTube Red,
I get to show you some special
extra videos from behind the scenes of the show.
- I've gone rogue! - [laughs]
Yes!
Learn the real-world story behind some
of the biggest games from YouTube's
biggest gamers.
Get ready for "Game Lab."
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[beaker bubbling]
So, we got gamers from all
across the spectrum, right?
We kind of span the breadth
in order to really showcase people
who are passionate about games.
ALL: One, two, three... Penetration!
When MatPat said, "Hey, I'm doing a show,
"do you wanna come be on it?"
I'm like, "Yes! What's it about?"
And then he never texted me back.
He emailed me and said,
"Hey, do you wanna fight with swords
"at a castle?" and I said,
"Absolutely."
Um, hang out with awesome people
to learn really awesome skills
that may or may not actually
come in handy later?
Yes.
So, I basically was just kind of told
to show up.
I was invited 'cause I don't think
they could get anyone else.
Don't know what to expect, but, uh,
I'm ready for anything, I think.
Hopefully, no one gets hurt.
I mean, I'm just hoping that I don't cry
or poop myself.
[screaming]
MatPat mentioned something about strapping
a bomb to me, so I'm not feeling
super psyched about that part of the thing.
MATPAT:
most surprised by were the Game Grumps.
Our manager was just like,
"Do you wanna do a thing with MatPat,
"um, where you might die
"because of bombs?"
And we were like, "MatPat?! Yes."
MATPAT:
that we shot, uh,
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.
I just wanted to see if, like, we have to do,
like, the clip the red wire
or blue wire thing.
Like, that'd be really, really cool.
MATPAT:
They're fun, they're fun-loving.
Like, they make jokes all the time.
Gimme a thumbs-up.
[laughter]
- Very good. - There we go.
MATPAT:
I was in the hot Crow suit
with the foggy screen
and Dan was out in the air conditioning
with a walkie talkie.
MATPAT:
after years of working together
was mind-bogglingly good.
Okay, use a small instrument
to gently lift the metal faceplate.
10-4.
Lifting thing. Over.
I'm amazed that people can do this
in a real setting for a living,
over and over, when doing it once
in a fake setting was really, like,
very stressful and uncomfortable.
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You have those moments where, in theory,
the episode is super-cool, like,
"Oh, yeah, this is gonna be incredible."
Then you have that moment, like, when
you're at the location, talking to the experts,
and you're like, "Oh, wait, this is real."
Like, and there's, like, real inherent risks,
and there's danger here.
You're gonna be balancing on this fat pipe.
Got this.
Piece of cake.
The scary thing that people don't realize
is that we don't have pads.
Uh, it's not, like--
This is actually us fighting to an extent.
Like, somebody got serious with me about like,
"These are swords, so be careful."
I hope I'm not, like, dead
by the end of this.
Since I actually look the part,
I feel, you know, prepared for whatever's
coming our way.
I am looking forward to it.
I don't think anyone else is.
[laughing] I'm terrified.
[laughter]
[screaming]
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[tires screeching]
GROUP: Yeah!
Okay.
Why are we attempting to run on a wall?
It's this way.
- What?! - What?!
Oh, my gosh.
- No. - Sorry, what?
[engine revving, tires screeching]
Yeah, this is what's gonna save my life today.
OFF-CAMERA: [laughs]
You can tell how confident I feel.
I haven't done this before,
but it doesn't seem like I can mess up too badly.
What could go wrong?
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[tires screeching]
I somehow managed to punch myself
in the [bleep] while steering the wheel.
- [laughter] - Really?!
'Cause you're like, "Huh-huh-huh-huh!"
Whoops!
Another one who really surprised me was, uh,
Sohinki from Smosh Games.
We had him on the last episode that we shot,
which was the Final Fantasy episode about ostrich racing.
- Wow. - Look at that.
When they start moving,
[laughing] it gets very difficult.
They get around so fast, they're just like,
- whoot-whoot. - Right?
MATPAT:
And don't get me wrong,
these things are intimidating.
So, the fact that he was able to, like,
stay locked in for as well as he was,
it was impressive.
- [laughter] - This is insane!
This is insane!
You gotta turn, buddy!
You just kinda hold on for dear life
and let them do what they're gonna do.
- [applause] - Hey!
You did it, bud! You did a good job.
You were so good. You did a good job, buddy.
I hope that people watching the show
will learn and gain such a new appreciation
of not just the games that you're playing
and the games that we're talking about,
but the world around you...
It really just makes you appreciate, uh,
our armed forces out there
who have to do this every single day.
...and probably above and beyond all else,
to have a show made by a gamer
for gamers.
It's been an amazing experience.
And to know that I can conquer fear
bit by bit
is also really amazing.
This is great.
This is one of my favorite things I've ever done.
It was fun! It was good.
Like, I laughed when I got scared,
and that was great.
The best part, though,
is this outfit.
Like, as soon as I put this outfit on, I'm like,
"Ah, man, I have to start dressing like this now."
- Jordan during training - Okay.
throws out his shoulder,
he punches himself in the balls.
- Yeah, I did that, too. - Yeah. [laughs]
The most fun was learning
how to choke someone out. [laughs]
So bad.
MATPAT:
You see all your favorite gamers
coming together,
out of their comfort zones.
And so, we're all able to, like, joke and laugh
and have a good time.
I'm sorry for writing all that Furry fan fiction!
ALL: Oh!
Oh, my God!
[laughter]
MATPAT:
it's really about celebrating all
the different types of gamers out there.
MatPat? More like PlanetMat!
[laughter]
MatPat? More like MatPlanet!
Oh!
Astrological.
- None of these are good. - Nope, none of 'em.
Absolutely none.
This is why it's in the behind-the-scenes stuff,
because it'll get cut in the end.
[laughter]
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[laughing] This is the most
ridiculous thing I've ever done.
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