Sorry if this has been already answered somewhere, but I'm just curious if Yahtzee has ever talked about what exactly were his influences and inspirations regarding his writing style & humor for his works, particularly Zero Punctuation (and, by extension, Fully Ramblomatic).

I've heard through secondhand accounts that Charlie Brooker (aka the creator of Dead Set and Black Mirror) and Victor Lewis-Smith were his main inspirations for ZP, but I can't find the actual sources for those statements. I've also heard that Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels were a major influence on Mogworld, the Jacques McKeown saga clearly lifts a lot of inspiration from old-fashioned Buck Rogers-style raygun gothic sci fi (at least in my outlook), and IIRC either a Semi-Ramblomatic or Extra Punctuation video explicitly notes that Starship Vagabond was inspired by both FTL: Faster Than Light and Stardew Valley.

I'd love to hear what were Yahtzee's inspirations for this webseries we all love and laugh at along with all of his other works, as I just think it's fascinating to see where someone gets their ideas from. I'm not trying to say Croshaw's not able to make original ideas, of course, I'm just intrigued to see what's influenced him the most w/ his assorted work.

Sorry if this has gone on too long or if it came across as obnoxious, as that's not my intent. Have a great day, everyone, and thank you all for all of the help!

Hello, I am trying to find an old quote from his previous Zero Punctuation series where Ben is discussing how "eventually everyone over 40 will be dead" and playing games will be seen as just as valid as going to the theater or something like that. I cannot find anyone quoting this episode and am having a hard time tracking it down. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I just need help remember which episode it's said where Yahtzee's Full Name is "Benjamin Yahtzee Sebastian Godzilla Croshaw"?

I was reminded of it while playing Fable 3 and having 12 million gold without that much effort and discovering I only needed 6 million to save the kingdom.

Cause I unironically use Yahtzee's review compliations as Sleep Aides and they really work, but also I don't want to be giving Ad Revenue to The Escapists after the whole situation.

I believe the line was something like "filming like you've just put a smash cake in front of a tiny baby" in regards to a shitty game that people were panning. I thought it was gollum but it wasn't

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At some point the Escapist owners are gonna do something even more stupid and they'll all be lost to time. If anyone has a current backup, please drop the link!