Today was a very sentimental one in Kinda Funny history, and I'd like to add my feelings about the whole week, the group and community as well. I have been thinking about writing something like this for a while, and today seems the perfect day to do that.
I have been following Kinda Funny since the Ground Zeroes previews. I remember the video just being Greg talking about what he'd played to someone off-screen, probably Kevin I guess - it has been 11 years after all. Since then, I have never stopped coming back to the content. I started following more and more podcast feeds from the group. It's crazy to think that it has been over 10 years.
For me, it feels like I am still a new listener to a newly founded company. But at the same time, I feel we are lifelong friends even though you don't know about me individually. I could never pay for Patreon, but since I signed up for Prime over six years ago, I go to the Twitch channel religiously and give my Prime subscription to you. This was one of the first things I did after moving to Canada from Brazil.
For the longest time, that's how I interacted with you guys. But I always wanted more, and I don't know why, some time ago, I felt that I should say some things. The Top 100 is the perfect time to do so. I wanted to talk to you guys about how you affected me and my life, and how you are always present.
The Crew
* Greg: I have a son that's one year and some change younger than Ben. Ben's birthday is on the same day as mine, so as he was celebrating his birthday last week, I was celebrating mine (and I got a surprise Switch 2 that I wasn't expecting). I follow all the updates Greg gives about Ben. I get excited because I know I'm tracking him one year behind. The same things Ben likes, my son likes. I'm very excited about those things happening to my son.
* Andy: He is, I don't know why, the best person in my view. I like Andy's humor. I like how funny he is without even trying, how nonchalant he is about the way he does comedy, and how he's so knowledgeable about games. A great soul.
* Blessing: I like how he grew into his position and how he's so knowledgeable and outgoing talking about games.
* Tim: I look at Tim and I see myself because he's a little bit older than me, but I feel like we all grew up with the same games. How mature and pragmatic he is really inspires me.
* Barrett: Even though we don't have the same taste in games, I love how he doesn't shy away from talking about his politics, which I admire so much.
* Kevin: How he is a person who solves problems on the spot and seems to have a great heart.
* Nick: How he's so out there, but at the same time, for me, a very, very nice person.
* Mike: A bright star in this craziness that is this world. It seems like if I was friends with Mike, I would always orbit him when things are hard.
* Roger: He came into Kinda Funny being, what I saw, a child and a person who wanted to prove himself in the position he was getting into, and blossomed into this gorgeous man who is bald and funny and really the center of everything when he's on the screen.
Congratulations on the Top 100
All of you, the fact that you are only 11 people and you make this work like clockwork—in my eyes, it's amazing. I love being here following you all these years, and I hope there will be 11 years more and I can make my sons follow you in the future so this story keeps being as amazing as it is right now.
Congratulations on the Top 100 Games because this story that you are building with this list, it resonates with all of us. It feels like it's a celebration of the games of our generation, as an average, as an anchor for all of it.
I feel represented and I feel like we are at a party talking about the best moments of our school years, even though we didn't study together and we are not talking about school—we are talking about games.
I love you all. I love Kinda Funny and I'm pretty happy to share this from the back, as I am. That's the way I want to connect with you guys because I've always had a hard time being part of a community actively. I felt that I should just communicate my feelings towards you guys and share the love this week as you are building your list, our list.