What RUINED Club Penguin?
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Published 2023-08-19
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►Video Script and Research by Tom Oliver
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►Audio Edits by dBPony
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►Intro Music/Outro Music by Hirosashii
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► Video edit by Geektoons
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All Comments (21)
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The fact that the creators really wanted Club Penguin to be a place where kids were safe from cynical advertising and it ended up becoming a cynical advertisement for other movies once Disney took over is really sad to me.
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Disney, the end
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The original club penguin effected my family personally, while I was to old for it when it first came out, my little sister was all over it, she met many friends on the site. One friend she would later meet irl and hit it off. In 2021 they got married and have a kid together now. Club penguin literally made a family
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I remember when "celebrity" penguins would come online every now and then and it would be a fight to get into the server and room with them to for exclusive items!!
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To all of my Club Penguin boyfriends, y'all were cool people. I'm glad to have been a part of the meme before it was even a meme. Despite our relationships all lasting about 2 hours, I genuinely had fun playing with you guys. I hope you all also had fun and are doing well now. Signed, ionatana
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It sucks that Disney is sniping down Club penguin remakes. They aren't even using the ip anymore
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Two important things: 1. Club Penguin did see a mobile release on iPhones and iPads, at first with mini games then the actual game itself(the game was quietly delisted) 2. The Club penguin army community was insane and very funny, was a member of it for years and it really made me who I am today even if it was basically a lord of the flies scenario. I highly recommend looking into the history of those groups like Club Penguin Army Central and the Nacho Army.
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I loved these online multiplayer games as a kid, I played Club Penguin, Fantage, Animal Jam and others. I honestly miss a time where I could make an avatar and hang out with others though, it was fun.
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I didn't grow up with Club Penguin, but hearing what Disney did to it is soul crushing, yet predictable.
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Some of the creators of Club Penguin are working on a new project called Party Parrot World. It is a spiritual successor to Club Penguin, but with parrots instead of penguins. It is still in open beta, but I think it shows promise.
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I remember playing this game with my uncle and brother, we had so much fun playing Club Penguin, and we had to stop playing it once the memberships got intense. For a while my mom paid for the membership, but us being a somewhat poor family, we had to cut Club Penguin off for good. I would play it still but didn't have much fun as before. I truly miss this game and so does my brother and uncle.
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I like to see kid games like this again, but with no existing IPs messing it up. It's weird that The Muppets didn't get a Club Penguin treatment when Disney bought the game rights.
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A lot of what you said in your video, Video Games Should be Art, Not Just a Tech Demo , apply here. When Disney took over, they did not understand Club Penguin's artwork was a part of the charm. Once they made the jump to 3-D, all the charm was lost.
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I never thought I'd see Saberspark talk about Club Penguin. Now I wanna see him do a video about Neopets!
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The worst part of this is how disney went after the fan projects. It wasn't enough that they destroyed Club Penguin, they had to prevent people from enjoying the original version of the game as well. I didn't even play it and I'm pissed.
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Getting a Club Penguin membership for Christmas one year was like one of the best xmas presents I ever got lol. It was great being able to finally show off. It was a fun time, but yeah, looking back, having memberships and such a huge social gap in a kids game is pretty... eh.
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As someone who just never played Club Penguin in its hey-day (despite being in the target age range), I tend to look back at it with respect. But damn, what a turbulent story and legacy.
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Only the coolest stuff was locked behind membership. The most basic customization options, and Puffle food, were definitely not. At least, as far as I remember. I'm pretty sure I still have the puffle keychains, the pirate figure, and the kids' book. Man, I was obsessed. The last event I remember attending was when the orange puffles appeared. On the note of children's online games, anyone remember Moshi Monsters? I used to spend hours at the arcade, just playing flash games.
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I still play the DS game once in awhile just to waddle around the island and reminisce I still love how they had Halliday party's and some of the original mini games on the original ds one
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The minute he said Disney, I knew exactly how this story was going to end. The Mouse is a bonafide joy killer. This is the same mega corp that managed to ruin the Power Rangers. Disney is where IPs go to die.
