first person shooter
Gordon Freeman's Bro Saves His Bacon
Posted by Luke Plunkett at 7:30 PM on January 28, 2008
Gordon Freeman is the saviour of the universe, Gordon Freeman is the archetype silent protagonist, Gordon Freeman can still somehow pull off a mid-90s goatee, blah blah blah. Everybody loves Gordon, but what about John? Nobody loves John. Heck, nobody has even heard of John Freeman, brother of Gordon Freeman. Time for that to change.
[via Boing-Boing]

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infi
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
oh wow, just wow :D
infi
Sepharo
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
@Heartwork: The original YTMND that started the dramatic reading gag: [baumanletters.ytmnd.com]
*I'm aware SA forums did stuff like this earlier.
Sepharo
Ghede
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
That had to have been written by a kid. Or a really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really awful writer.
The animation was flawless however. XD
Ghede
kefkakrazy
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
XD I love it.
kefkakrazy
StratfordX
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
@TherinDent: what, it's a half-life machinima on youtube. it's just another colloquial affectation.
StratfordX
ShaggE
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Old video is OLLLLD! Still hilarious though.
You should check out "Doom 3: Repercussions of Evil" as well, funniest bad fanfic EVER.
ShaggE
ZerozakiIshiki
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
I liked the original stick figure version better; the music just seems to get in the way.
ZerozakiIshiki
EightBit
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
What about his black cousin Morgan Freeman? Now that guy's pretty badass.
EightBit
SuperCracker
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Saw this on Destructoid a couple of days ago. This was written by a six year old.
I'm not kidding.
SuperCracker
Heartwork
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Has anyone seen that breakup letter narration on YTMND, where the dude is reading this horribly written breakup email in a really epic tone? This sounds almost like the same guy.
Heartwork
Zharay
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Its old but at the same time still awesome. Nice to see someone finally did it in in game and following to original flash animation to some extent.
Zharay
Tcata
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Same old audio. Nice effects added though.
Tcata
boopadoo
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Very Weekend at Bernie's.
boopadoo
edb87
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
I really should be in bed.
I won't be, however, due to the fact that this video will have me laughing the rest of the night.
edb87
V1L3
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Apparently the author was 8 when he wrote this.
Which is kind of a disappointment. I'd love to think there was some 20-something Half Life fan who was capable of this kind of abortion.
V1L3
MajorWedgie
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
lol l o l L o l Lol L O l LOl L O L LOL
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ]|_ ( o ) ]|_ ! ! ! ! ! ! !
MajorWedgie
Maldron
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
@TheIrishNinja: No, I didn't like your script either. Better than this guy's.
Maldron
Thassodar
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Biggest waste of nearly five minutes ever.
I want a refund.
Thassodar
Witzbold
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Excellent, simply excellent!
Totally reminded me of old school cartoons, good stuff!
Witzbold
armani
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Absolute perfection! loved the entire delivery lol
armani
Sushi_K
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
* standing ovation *
Bravo! Bravo!
* quiet weeping *
The feel-good motion picture of the year.
Sushi_K
Plunkett
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
@QuickPick: Obviously, the pants are dead
Plunkett
kuntaku
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
It was good but it should have ended on a song, then it would have been perfect. ;)
kuntaku
RagingTowers
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Did anyone but me get a kick out of them using "Gordon Frohman" as his brother?
Concerned fans will get it.
RagingTowers
TheIrishNinja (PSN), IrishNinja2099 (XBL)
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
@Maldron: ...you didnt like my script?!
TheIrishNinja (PSN), IrishNinja2099 (XBL)
Maldron
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Hilarious! More bad fanfiction should be made awesome with these kinds of videos.
Maldron
NaryaMithrandir
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Hahahaahha that was brilliantly hilarious.
Loved it.
NaryaMithrandir
jcsunshine
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
I've always wondered what Salad Fingers would sound like as the announcer on an old-timey newsreel, and by "always" I mean "never."
jcsunshine
TherinDent
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Madness! Although it would've been better without all the internet lingo.
TherinDent
crunk
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
I ARE enjoyed This MOVie
Haazaa
crunk
fturecord
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
Absolutely wonderful, I loved the retro voice work.
fturecord
Gypsie
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
shock ending :O such emotion, such drama!!! and just too late for oscar recognition this year :(
Gypsie
Krackatoa
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
*applause*
Spot on delivery. I loved it. XD
Krackatoa
QuickPick
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
.......? ..? .....?
QuickPick
MoogPaul
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
fantastic
::applause::
MoogPaul
HighlanderWolf
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
??!?
???!!?
BIZARRO!
BIZARRO!
BIZARRO!
BIZARRO!
HighlanderWolf
SeeOne
Posted 8:51 PM 28/1/08
WTF, but in the best possible way.
SeeOne
Cell9song
Posted 4:38 AM 28/1/08
....*blink*.....*blink*........
Cell9song
Neutral_Fanboy
Posted 4:23 AM 28/1/08
That's my kind of humour
Neutral_Fanboy
ARboom
Posted 4:16 AM 28/1/08
I could only get through half. While I admire the technical aspect of it, the writing of it is one of the first things Ive seen where the word 'retarded' would be an understatement.
ARboom
Frank
Posted 3:55 AM 28/1/08
One of the captions will definitely make meme status.
Frank
Demaar
Posted 3:35 AM 28/1/08
lol, the old timey radio voice is what makes it awesome :D
Demaar
Klappstuhl
Posted 3:11 AM 28/1/08
. . .
Klappstuhl
muscrat_01
Posted 3:06 AM 28/1/08
That was AWESOME
Great concerned referance using 'Gordon Frohman'
The kid who made the script is legendary
muscrat_01
KenHikari255
Posted 3:05 AM 28/1/08
I lol'd
KenHikari255
Solidius
Posted 2:55 AM 28/1/08
Bizarro hate puny picture.
Solidius
STARSBarry
Posted 5:35 AM 28/1/08
if anyone dousent get the joke, its a real fan fiction somebody wrote on a site, the guy just read it as it was wrote, including all the spelling mistakes and errors, it was on YTMND for like a year under the name
johnfreemanjohnfreemanjohnfreeman.ytmnd or something like that
STARSBarry
jp182
Posted 5:31 AM 28/1/08
it was ok, but alittle too long for me.
jp182
Overlord44
Posted 5:28 AM 28/1/08
@RagingTowers: I did =D FROHMAN FTW!
Overlord44
Reignbow
Posted 5:26 AM 28/1/08
wow. that was delicious. I second KRELLIE on the computer smashing part.
Reignbow
StuLTissimus
Posted 5:08 AM 28/1/08
You guys have no idea just how old this is.
StuLTissimus
chenry
Posted 4:55 AM 28/1/08
haha....ah. You can hear the narrator crack up a few times.
chenry
Krellie
Posted 4:42 AM 28/1/08
That was fun for about 30 seconds. John "smashing" his computer was arguably the best part.
Krellie
rezblue
Posted 7:32 AM 28/1/08
That was awesome, perfect. ANyone who says any different is nuts
rezblue
Grumps
Posted 7:27 AM 28/1/08
i like the old old old old old old old old old one.
Grumps
InvaderBotGir
Posted 7:20 AM 28/1/08
never saw this before...incredibly creative video with extremely funny script :) Hopefully continued...
InvaderBotGir
Bullet_Bukkake
Posted 7:15 AM 28/1/08
Zombie Goasts!!!
Bullet_Bukkake
ARboom
Posted 7:05 AM 28/1/08
@STARSBarry:
Oh okay. That makes a lot more sense now.
ARboom
bigdonthedj
Posted 7:04 AM 28/1/08
I think I just laffed up a lung...but it looked like a zombi lung so I shot it with my wepon bang bang bang. Now I cant breath right but I can breath left because it was my right lung that I laffed up.
bigdonthedj
kingdavid73
Posted 7:01 AM 28/1/08
GOD! I saw this a little while ago, and it still makes me laugh... soo funny.
kingdavid73
Sai-kun
Posted 6:36 AM 28/1/08
So old it's...still old.
Still good, too. ~_~
Sai-kun
Scum2k1
Posted 6:22 AM 28/1/08
So bad it's good.
Scum2k1
Seroth
Posted 6:10 AM 28/1/08
Now that the story has resurfaced, maybe my friends will finally get it when I scream, "JOHN FREEMAN, OVER HERE!"
Seroth
Esupio
Posted 8:38 AM 28/1/08
I prefer the Phoenix Wright sprites version.
but its still hilarious
Esupio
Sportyboard
Posted 8:38 AM 28/1/08
I know the guy that did the narration for this - originally the narration is from a YTMND he made several years ago.
The story was written by someone who was taking ESL and decided to write some (unintentionally hillarious) fanfiction. There are a few others like it, but this is far and away the best of the bunch.
Sportyboard
dancinbojangles
Posted 8:17 AM 28/1/08
Half an hour after seeing this, I still can't read anything without hearing it in the narrator's voice.
dancinbojangles
Altima NEO
Posted 8:02 AM 28/1/08
I didnt quite care for this video.
Altima NEO
tornaydo
Posted 10:35 AM 28/1/08
Ren and Stimpy Music FTW!
tornaydo
Gouki4u
Posted 9:33 AM 28/1/08
What the hell did I just watch?
Gouki4u
Xax
Posted 9:17 AM 28/1/08
Very funny... can't wait to see more.
Xax
Mikaze
Posted 8:50 AM 28/1/08
"Found wepon!" always brings a smile to my face.
Mikaze
Toasticus
Posted 8:45 AM 28/1/08
Words cannot describe how hilarious that was.
Toasticus
loosse13
Posted 8:44 AM 28/1/08
what a huge waste of 5 minutes. very moronic. I feel dumber for watching this.
loosse13
That Girl Hates You
Posted 8:42 AM 28/1/08
WTF lol man that was messed up. XD
That Girl Hates You
BlinkinPark182
Posted 2:24 AM 28/1/08
@ShaggE:
needs more "NO! YOU WILL BE KILL BY DEMONS"
BlinkinPark182
Six_El_Sid
Posted 11:26 AM 28/1/08
I knew what this was gonna be, it was a really bad fanfic from GameFAQs from a couple years ago.
I was gong to flame it but the visuals were just too random awesome.
Six_El_Sid
Petezah
Posted 11:09 AM 28/1/08
Awesome. And I actually have a friend named Jon Freeman, strangely enough. I may send this to him.
Petezah
gamer4250
Posted 12:21 PM 28/1/08
You're a tad late with this, but it's still brilliant XD
Garry's Mod=awesome
gamer4250
Imaria
Posted 12:20 PM 28/1/08
I await the sequel!
[www.fanfiction.net]
Imaria
ZeroTheFool
Posted 12:08 PM 28/1/08
Was this written by Peter Chimera?
ZeroTheFool
chillblain
Posted 11:55 AM 28/1/08
Amazing.
chillblain
Dudemeister
Posted 7:52 AM 29/1/08
Omg awesome.
John Freeman did a backflip and landed! (Shows John slamming into the ground then cuts off)
Good stuff.
Dudemeister
rubiximus
Posted 7:52 AM 29/1/08
Great stuff. Love how John looks suspiciously like Gordon Frohman.
Also very just usage of awesome.png. I lol'd.
rubiximus
Pancake_Ninja
Posted 7:52 AM 29/1/08
Funny, but I like Gordon Frohman better.
Pancake_Ninja
Dariendude17
Posted 8:52 AM 29/1/08
This is total and absolute win.
Dariendude17
Ninja-Z
Posted 8:52 AM 29/1/08
I remember seeing a narration of this on YTMND originally, and this just brings up the memories of it in a bad, yet funny way. I really want to see more stuff from FF.net used in this manner.
Ninja-Z
Kirbytheslayer: Grammar Communist. Not a Nazi
Posted 11:51 AM 29/1/08
@RagingTowers: I recognized it immediately. I'd actually gone back and read the whole archives this past weekend.
Frohman was better, but this was still pretty funny.
[www.hlcomic.com]
(The greatest HL-2 Tribute ever.)
Kirbytheslayer: Grammar Communist. Not a Nazi
Onizuka-GTO
Posted 11:51 AM 29/1/08
written by 6yr old is pretty impressive.
but the animation using garry mod undeniably made it more funny.
good show. :)
Onizuka-GTO
Cpryd001
Posted 11:51 AM 29/1/08
Good show!
Cpryd001
Dauragon88
Posted 11:51 AM 29/1/08
wow, I laughed at the top of lung
Dauragon88
Erwin211
Posted 11:51 AM 29/1/08
@BlinkinPark182: But then he could just "plasmaed" the last boss. Then, in a tragic ending, the message would be "delverd" that his son was dead "of the skick."
Erwin211
Eragon117
Posted 11:51 AM 29/1/08
Where Have i Heard this before? Oh yea, here= [fanficofthelegendary.ytmnd.com]
Eragon117
Ping
Posted 1:51 PM 29/1/08
My laughing didn't overed.
Ping
DannoHung
Posted 1:51 PM 29/1/08
That is the hardest I've laughed in a long time.
DannoHung
Rickster773
Posted 1:52 AM 31/1/08
OLD
[johnfreemanjohnfreemanjohnfreeman.ytmnd.com]
Rickster773
goldwings
Posted 6:57 AM 8/2/08
The facial expressions were the best.
goldwings
Fyren
Posted 7:14 PM 3/3/08
He found a "wepon"!!!
Fyren