The tournament that killed Bakugan
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- čas přidán 22. 10. 2023
- Just a quick storytime about Baku-Con!
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This title was super misleading, was not expecting a heartfelt, wholesome story about how game of magnetic, spring-loaded marble toys led to the best Father-Son bonding trip.
Definitely warmed my heart. Happy to hear that you and your Dad still have a great relationship.
I was wondering what they did this time to torpedo bakugan before it started. Like I though it was a recent screw up.
this sounds like the plot of an 80´s summer movie
His dad own (owned?)
They don't he's a youtuber
honestly the fact that it was kind of a very foolish investment is kind of a good thing i think. like, they weren’t making any money from press or advertisements, they were just… giving kids a rad time to have fun with something they enjoyed. it’s just… sort of pure in that way.
It ended up being REALLY cool! The kind of community investment that SHOULD happen but really CAN'T happen under capitalism.
@@JettKuso I mean it can. It just needs to be budgeted for. Only reason it doesn't is cause the people that own companies don't find it that important, not the concept of capitalism itself. Afterall capitalism is simply the ability to trade goods and labor for a medium of value on an individual level
I'm biased but if you like the idea of tournaments that are about the community, Blood Bowl has a fantastic scene. I do coverage vids for the tournaments but the events have trophies instead of cash prizing and there's a big focus on dudes having fun.
@@tomraineofmagigor3499 the fact that making the customer happy isn't as important as making a profit is a very obvious and well documented flaw of capitalism.
@@TopOfAllWorlds well that's simply not true. You're thinking about crony capitalism where the government is basically bought out. Corporations don't worry about customer satisfaction cause the government has been bought out allowing them to manipulate how things are regulated. No one wants regulations more than corporations. This is show easily shown by corporate entities being considered people. Capitalism is about individuals trading. The moment you consider a corporation a person we STOPPED dealing with capitalism
Your dad HAD to have thought "this has got to be a scam" the entire time, even until he was getting on the plane.
Pretty much!
Father Kuso be like: "WhEReS tHe MoNeY?!"
I'm the ass who changed the 69 likes to 70. You're welcome XD
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An he was right! It made ZERO sense!!
It was Bakugan dad it was basically Pokémon, Digimon, and beyblade fused into one gosh lol nah he was right tho
Tru
Ironically I think this would've blown up in todays age because many kids and teenagers would've streamed or provided the free advertisement through social media by themselves without the need for actual media outlets. Bakugan was just ahead of its time
Yeah I completely agree.
I agree with this. This type of event would’ve benefited a lot from social media and live streams
Baku-Con was the best day of my life. I was also 12 at the time when I placed top 4 at the New York Regional. I still have the plaque from winning the Black Flight on my wall, that and the 1000 G Neo Dragonoid are my prized possessions. It was such a special experience for me as someone who grew up watching these tournament game shows like Bakugan, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, etc. getting to compete and make it as far as I did. It was like the first big accomplishment of my life.
Throughout this whole video I kept slowing down and pausing on the pictures to see if I could see myself. This is so crazy, I never thought I’d see a video about someone who was there. Bakugan will always hold such a special place in my heart because of Baku-Con.
It’s blowing my mind how many Baku-Con participants are finding this video…! Straight up, I could’ve traded Bakugan with several of the people in this very comment section.
@@JettKusoI know! My friend sent me this video and as soon as you said you were 12 and made it Nationals I thought, “Wow I could have met this guy!”
Ah yes 5 year old children will know what the supreme court is
It’s actually kinda sad they didn’t succeed. Yes they should have went about it a bit smarter but honestly: they way they set it up looks like the company’s gaming nerds planned the whole thing around their love for their own game which they wanted spread across to other children. I think they genuinely had good intentions
Yeah I totally agree! Bakugan had been insanely successful for a few years so they got too big for their britches, but the concept of organized play for Bakugan was legit. And it would have majorly helped the brand last.
omg i remember failboat mentioned a bakugan tournamant in one of his videos but i didnt think itll all come full circle! thats crazy!
I even joked in the comments of the video where he told that story that in an alternate universe, he would have been JettKuso if he had just won that tournament.
I think I was the first triple deluxe video
I remember this he also mentioned it in a smash video
I've been watching failboat since the exploding tnt and purple shep days all the way to curent kirby stuff lol
The fuck you mean I just grabbed failboat lore
Lmao this reminds me the expression: "the real treasure is the friends we made along the way" but in your case is: "the real treasure was the time you spent with your dad"
The dads we made along the way :’)
Was honestly expecting some sort of "Internet Historian" style factual roasting of the event but this was a genuine great personal story told in a captivating way. Good stuff.
I did not expect this to take a wholesome turn. This almost made me cry. Having a kid makes things like this hit different.
This ain’t fair! You can’t just make me cry at the end of this video about a Bakugan tournament from 20 or so years ago.
*YOU CAN’T DO THAT!!!* 😭
I don't think bakugan has existed that long lol
@@IzBirch Well, it’s a rough estimate (hence the “or so”). It came out 17 years ago)
@@NikFrommSorry but "or so" implies a greater number than the one stated
@@NikFromm The event was in 2010... 13 is not 20
@@jaka1748Ok, I don’t know why this is so important to you. However, you REALLY need to at least do a Google search before trying to correct people, because the FIRST FEW RESULTS say it’s “more OR LESS.”
You got to assume atleast like 20 kids had the same money spent on them ridiculous i love how your dad was just so aware this was a huge financial miss step. thanks for sharing this intimate moment with your dad
Bro I don’t know why CZcams recommended me your video. But I teared up when you started to talk about how much it meant to you that your dad got to spend just three days with you. As a father of two I hope I can make an impact on my children like your Dad did to you on that special trip.
It's genuinely very cool that your dad took some time to get footage and that you were able to find it and make it into this video, documenting obscure fandom events can be so hit or miss that its very cool you have this footage, props to your dad on that.
Jett’s dad must have taken the picture of the chair because he had PRIORITIES. He needed to know where another one of those chairs were to recreate the best sleep of his life. How could you do this to him, Jett??? He would’ve gone into full blown hibernation if it wasn’t for you. Call it a win, call it a lose, whatever. He needed that chair so his life could be complete. 😂 In all seriousness, loved the video! Can’t wait to see what you post next!
He was wondering where they got the money for the chair
Can imagine his dad just sending that picture to the wife at home going "Can you believe they got lounge chairs like this over here?"
i ALMOST CRIED. It's always happy to hear abbout parents who support their kids obsessions.
Hearing the story with his father is so awesome! The way he tells it is with pure love and respect for his father.
This sounds like the way Pegasus runs the Yugioh tournaments in the cartoon, but the joke there of course is that the entire world cares about this card game and he has infinite money to throw into a tournament on an island or whatever (I barely remember yugioh.) Like, I have to know what Spinmasters thought the plan was, cuz these events feel like something a kid thought up.
Well there's also the fact that the tournament was to draw out Yugi and Kaiba.
@@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 and Pegasus owns that island. so it's kinda like he was throwing a tournament in his backyard.
Also there was no prizing for Duelist Kingdom. Free venue, no prizing, and the provided accomodation was "you can sleep in the woods on my island". I think the onky overhead was the cost of a ferry to take thr invited players to the event.
@@tickledeggz uh Duelist kingdom did have prize money at least in the anime version. because Joey legit needs it to pay for his sister's surgery.
So, what I'm seeing collectively in this comment thread is that Pegasus from Yugioh is way more frugal than the spinmasters company.
Bro really drew people in with the allure of capitalist hubris beckoning the downfall of a financial titan, only to emotionally obliterate us with a beautiful story of a precious memory of love and bonding😢
I don't think Bakugan was ever a financial titan. I'm sure it has made decent money, though.
A few things...
6:25 I felt this personally. When the Toys R Us Bakugan Battle League was taking place during Gundalian Invaders, I was one of if not the only people at my store who would take the game seriously and ended up winning a lot of my games against much younger kids through landing Double Stands/them constantly missing. Most of those kids only had up to just New Vestroia Bakugan and weren't too well versed in the game's rules, and even though I dialed back my team to use NV Bakugan for them instead of my new GI ones, my winning streak was somehow enough to convince a few of those kids to practice with GI Bakugan and come up with actual deck synergies just to try and go even against me.
12:36 Today I learned this, actually the first time I heard that about him and never thought to connect the dots. Genuinely did not know that Failboat, a known successful youtuber nowadays, was also *that* other kid on the champion stage.
Wish I could also have had family-bonding moments like yours where my parents were supportive of my hobbies and the things I liked (because my parents certainly weren't). One of my parents would reluctantly drive me to TRU on the BBL days they were able to do so and either drop my sister off too or stay themselves the entire time to supervise watch me and man were they uninterested. Think my sister even commented how I was the only kid playing there who was really fired up excited. It's like mom and dad never really saw or cared to acknowledge how much Bakugan mattered to me. (They were like those parents that just assumed it was like Pokemon)
The most degen strat i made was using beamblitzer in conjunction with lock and load to basically get all my ability cards back while my opponet loses theirs
Really enjoyed this one and found the Dad relationship stuff super relateable. I had a similar bonding experience with my Dad when I went to the Duel Masters Irish Nationals in 2005 which was an almost six hours journey, but he supported my hobby and drove me there. I've had the most on and off again relationship with my Dad but this is and always will be the strongest memory I have with him so I completely understand your feelings on your New York trip.
Three weeks later we went to the UK nationals but the rest of my family tagged along on this trip and we visited some family while over so it wasn't the same at all but was still one of the best days of my early life. 😂
As a father it was great to hear a child perspective to these events. Rather inspiring, ty for the vid Jet 😉👍
Bro was raised by Bakugan 😂😂😂
It’s hard to believe how small my world was when I attended this event, didn’t even know it was free and almost didn’t know what to do.
Getting the exclusive ability card was cool tho. Some judges saw me give some cards I didn’t need to a couple younger kids and granted me a copy.
I will admit, I had similar experiences with Bakugan. My cousin and I bonded over the show and the game. My favorite memories involved played a game of Bakugan, pretending we were characters in the show and just being so unnecessarily extra, screaming “FIELD, OPEN!” at the top of our lungs, or dramatically explaining what a card did.
Awww yeah that’s the way to do it
I went to the Ultimate Battle Tour as a kid and seeing some of the decorations in this was such a trip. I always wanted one of the ball chairs. What an amazing video.
The energy levels of this video were incredible
I really put on my best stand-up face lol
Didn’t expect this to go where it did. This is so wholesome. I’m sure the both of you will cherish those memories forever.
I was not expecting to cry so much from a random bakugan video that popped up on my feed. My dad passed away a few years ago and I'm a father myself of a lovely 9yo girl and often find myself getting caught up in the rat race wondering if things are going to end up the same as my dad also spent most of my early years working his ass off for me and my siblings. I was overwhelmed to hear that this massive company failure gave you this experience and I'm glad you cherish it as much as you do
I don't have a great relationship with my own father, we both don't talk a lot and when he does I do not care for what he has to say about me or the world. I absolutely loved hearing about how your experience at the baku-con's and the stuff around them made you closer to your dad for the better, and I'm super grateful that he took the footage that he did!
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Damn when I clicked on this video I was expecting a story about some huge tournament and expected to see professional NEWS footage with huge production value.
What I didn't expect was to watch a video about some small tournament with no NEWS coverage, with footage recorded by someone's dad, and an absolutely wholesome twist at the end.
Thanks for the awesome vid!
I came here to learn about a tournement flopping a franchise due to heavy ambition.
Left sheding a tear out of respect for you and your father. I'm happy for you both.
Maybe the real Baku-Con champion title is the familial bonds we made along the way…
This was super heartwarming, and I’m SO glad I clicked on this vid. (Also that failboat trivia was pretty cool)
That is the great thing about theese Things in general, and not just in family but in Friendship, too. I'm a TCG-Player ever since YuGiOh! released in 2002, and I also play PokéMon, Magic the Gathering, Digimon and OnePiece and within those communities you usualy tend to make good friends and memories.
Oh yeah, fun fact about the tournament Daniel almost won, I believe it was proven that he lost only because the parents of the other kid paid the people running it to make the other kid win instead of him.
I remember reading years ago that the dude who won stole someone’s Bakugan Trap. We were all like 10 and immature so idk if that’s BS or not
I havent heard about the paying off thing but the judges definitely messed up a ruling that cost him the game.
It was frustrating to watch. The judges not only seemed untrained on the rules but to not even know anything about Bakugan. It was like they were figuring out the rules AS they read the cards.
I forget the card name but it was something like "Flip a coin for each attribute bonus on the gate card. Each attribute that gets heads gets its bonus doubled". The judges ruled it as his opponent got the double combined G Power of every attribute on the card making that terrible card the best card in game for that one tournament.
Crazy how relatable this is. I have an almost identical story going to the Chicago BakuCon with my dad. I got to meet some people from Bakugan Buzz and even invited some people to our Bakugan Skype group chat. Sadly missed out on the NYC leg due to an ability card ruling I'll never forget, but was still a great time and remains a good memory. At least I got to win an iPod in the secondary tourney. It's very impressive how well you did for only getting into the game a month prior. I remember there being only one other player that actually put up a challenge, the rest were as you described in your video. Feels good to reminisce.
I attended Bakucon years ago in Chicago! I think I was about 12-13 years old!
I made top 4, second place behind this kid a year older than me. I think his name was Abel, and got a special translucent dragonoid that I have stored away somewherex and I will never forget how great it was getting free tickets to fly out to New York for a few days to experience an even bigger tournament. Such a beautiful experience and I’m grateful to the Bakugan guys for hosting it despite the costs and it being short lived!
i love your videos man. they just bring me back to the times when everything was more happy, more friendly, more... normal? i'm 19 now, but with your videos i feel like im 10 again, it's the middle of the summer and i'm playing with my toys again while bakugan: gundalian invaders dvd is playing in the background.
thank you.
I didn't expect that sweet ending, that was fantastic! thank you for sharing such a touching story
I'm glad you were able to record your attendance in this tourney. Your time with your father going to the New York and participating with the contest is an experience worth having
This randomly popped up in my feed for no reason, but it was a great story. I am happy that something so random was able to connect you to your father. I remember getting to do all sorts of fun games and hobbies with my dad and I can’t imagine not getting to have those experiences.
One of the best Bakugan videos I have ever seen, thank you very much for this great video. Greetings from Lima, Peru
I’m glad your dad took the chance to give you a memory you will never forget. He could’ve easily ignored your request and just not take you. But father kuso is a good dad
Honestly this Baku-con sounds so cool even tho it wasn't much of a thing.
Thank you Jett Kuso's dad for recordinng these videos and taking these pictures. He's a really good and cool father. :D
That's touch warming. You could argue that while your dad was always busy, from a business standpoint he actually learned a lot about these conventions and probably took that knowledge with him to his job. So in a sense it was a benefit for your dad as well. Either way, you had a lovely bound and memory that'll last.
Man
This is the first video I have ever seen from you
But when I saw the pictures of you and your dad having a great time... I cried
That was powerful
I'm so glad this came up on my recommended, you have a knack for storytelling
Dang man. I'm 32. And that story made me cry so good and hard. What a good release. You rock dude. Keep loving your dad.
That was so wholesome man. I loved this
Everybody: Ah Cool Bakugan history!
Jett Kuso: They have no idea that I’ll jump scare you with wholesomeness at the end
And gosh dang it he did 🥹
I love how real your videos are especially about toys it's crazy how deep you get into it
yo-you can't do that! my heart, my soul.... absolutely beautiful story
Thank you for sharing this wonderful story JettKuso, new parent here, and we don't get a chance to pick what memories our kids hold on to. Weird parasocial stuff aside, I genuinely thank for recontextualizing that.
Yep! You never know which moments will be the defining moments for them, so you just have to try to make it good wherever you can.
i was not expecting failboats origin story to include losing the semi finals at a bakugan tournament
"I got to have time with my Dad."
Man, I think that's what most of us really wanted.
You entertained me for 16 minutes, and earned my sub. Thanks
I saw the thumnail and the title and I was expecting a story about corporate corruption, money laundering and lawsuits, not this, but I'm not mad, I am just coping with the fact that I was bamboozled into a wholesome youtuber story time.
found a bakugan in a store 5 days ago and it has led me down the jetkuso rabbit hole. ur a great content creator. props to ur content
Thank you for posting this. I have almost the exact same story, though my dad and I had always been close. We went to Baku-Con in California, halfway across the country, just as a way to spend some time together. There was a father-son team side event that we won, leaving with a Nintendo Wii.
You really summed up why it was such a special experience for me. He passed away last year, and I really wish I could show him this video.
I love this kind of stories. My relationship with my dad is also hard, but we share a love of cinema, of stories. I still hold dear how he woke me up at 6am to watch Batman TAS before school/work. Was able to relieve that feeling when we watched his favorite movie, 2001. And he had tears of happiness at the end of Arcane, only due to its quality. Love you dad.
Thanks for the video, I was not involved in anyways with this product community but nerd/tech documentaries are always a treat to watch. stay safe brother stranger.
Came for the bakugan. Left with goosebumps from a loving father son tale! 💙 🎉❤🎉
Aww that story about getting to spend 3 days/nights in NY with your father and your relationship improving after that is so sweet.
Switching focus to Baku-Con: It's kind of sad to see that even back during legacy, Spin master really had no idea what they were doing. I wonder if the disaster that was bakugan was why they never committed to supporting the Gen 2 TCG...
That was so sweet 🥹 I can’t believe we got both Father Kuso and Failboat out of this financially deadly decision
As someone who had a great relationship with my father as a kid, a very troubled relationship with him as a teen/young adult and now I'm finally reconnecting with him in a completely different way, this video got me to tears. Thank you for sharing the story!
Jett Kuso is starting to become the guy that manages to sneak in wholesome and/or profound messages in videos about plastic contraptions most kid will either break or lose in a few years
And yknow what? Im here for it
While I didn't get to experience Bakucon, I do remember the Bakugan Battle League at the Toys R Us stores. My dad took me to all of them except the first one and it was a pretty cool experience. There were tons of kids at the first two events and I remember winning a decent amount, mainly because everyone seemed super confused to how my White Naga worked. The storyline they had going on for each event was really cool, especially because winning matches actually gave you more votes for what you wanted to happen next in the story and the promo cards were pretty sick, so it felt like whether you win or lose it felt like you were actually doing something. I was a little upset that the last two events had little to nobody there, especially the last one where even after arriving late the Toys R Us workers said I was the only kid who showed up so they just gave me all of the leftover promo cards from the entire event and just packed it up early. I still have my flyers and event pamphlets from each event, the member card and all of the extra promos laying around somewhere in a box in my attic. After all these years, those two first two events I went to were some of the most fun I had as a kid
Legitimately made me cry, fantastic video
this is am amazing video, loved the end. Glad you got to bond with your pops forreal.
I never thought that a video about Bakugan of all things would be one of the most wholesome content in this platform yet here we are! Enjoyed this a lot from start to finish, excellent work 😁
I'm not a subscriber. Don't know who you are but for odd reason I appreciate this video. Thanks.
I know I’m just repeating what many have said already - but I have to say how much I loved this video! I was completely drawn in by the fun story and comedy timing, and then completely bowled over by the heartfelt story of connection between father and son ❤
Oh my god I did not expect how wholesome the ending was. I was shocked and had to pause! Subscribed!
Great video! Will absolutely be checking out the Patreon! My twin brother and I attended Baku-Con Dallas back in the day with my Grandfather. Honestly an amazing Childhood Memory of getting absolutely destroyed in the tournament! I’ve been trying to find archival footage of the tournament for so long to try and relive some of those old memories! There was even a dance competition there to win some Bakugan, I came in second place to a toddler LOL! Amazing video, worth the subscribe and Patreon contribution! Thanks for helping me re live these awesome memories!
I love that bit of failboat lore so much
This is my first video I’ve seen of yours and it had me so engaged.
That bout made me cry man. As a father, halfway through the video I was hoping you would mention how special that time with your dad would be and you did. Thanks so much for sharing.
I almost cried at the end! Such a nice video! ❤
Ok i came across this by chance, played the game when it was around. But holy shit dude, this was so wholesome. Gonna drop you a sub just for this story, strong family ties are always endearing and frankly this gave me a much needed smile. Shine on friend.
Wow why is this ending making me cry? That’s such a sweet story dude!
really like your format, great stuff!
I'll be honest, I expect this to be the hook that pulled you in enough to be working hand in hand with spinmaster with your adverts and such. Nah, you got time with your dad, and honestly, good for you. I know he'd never think it, but mine is similar. Makes himself work all the time and gets stressed and never has the excuse to not work. I worked with him over last year, so we did get closer, but this was honestly beautiful to see. I'm happy for you, Jett. Keep on keeping on
Man this is so awesome. What a great story. I was not expecting such a wholesome story but I loved it! God bless you and your family
Really enjoyed this story. Thanks so much for sharing.
Man... This video brings tears... It's such a beautiful story and very touching...
This is so wholesome! I'm not sure why youtube recommended it to me but thank you for sharing this!
From someone who is really distend from his father i really felt the last part . Good for you dude he really seemed like a nice guy ❤
I have no idea why yt recommended a Bakugan video to me. Cuz Bakugan feels like a distant memory since the last time I've heard or seen anything about it.
But your video good sir put smile on my face, and warmed my heart when I really needed it. For that thank you so much and may your heart feel warmth as well
:)
ive never been so invested into a story like this before super cool man
I think it'll work today, because back then, bakugan was so new, and was for teens and kids. Now those kids and teens are adults . And in this day in age, adults are the #1 consumers for anime/popculture /games /conventions
This just appeared on my recommendation list and man I love some wholesome dad and son time stories.
Babe wake up new Jett Kuso video dropped
Damn I cried 😭❤ I had to sub I am glad CZcams let me see this video and hear this story
What a beautiful story❤️ thank you for sharing
Great story! Thanks for the perspective!
This is so fucking sweet. I just randomly clicked on this shit because I was bored and never played Baku whatever or know who the hell you are, but as someone who has a great friendship with my dad as an adult, I love this story.
You know, watching the video the second time around knowing how the footage was acquired really puts a smile on my face, and it's great how its' always just off on the side of the story on how your dad was there, only for it to come up and center in the end.
....This is a really good video.
I'm glad you got that glizzy btw
One of the best CZcams videos I have ever seen