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The Secret Lore of Friday Night Funkin'...

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Leisure, Games

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Join Game Theory Host MatPat as he breaks down the ~groovy~ lore of Friday Night Funkin'!


Credits: Writers: Matthew Patrick and Justin Kuiper Editors: Forrest Lee, Tyler Mascola, Koen Verhagen, and Shannon (Bomb0i) Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy Sound Editor: Yosi Berman

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0:00.0

All right we're here looking at the lore. I want you to show me if you know the score tell me what you know. Tell me what you know.

0:13.0

I'm getting P. O with that B B B B B B B B O.

0:16.0

Your words are homogeneous.

0:17.0

They're all completely meaningless.

0:19.0

I'm getting serious. You're making me delirious. Forget you, boyfriend. I'm getting serious you're making me delirious forget you boyfriend I'm going to be here. Hello internet. Welcome to Game Theory, the only show that takes pride and shoving the word homogeneous into their rap lyrics.

0:56.0

Friday Night Funkin is as indie of an indie game as you can get.

0:59.2

It was originally made as a prototype for a 48-hour game jam, but despite those humble beginnings, it's a game that now needs no introduction based on how popular it's become over the last few months.

1:08.0

In case you're out of the loop, here's the quick rundown. In Friday Night Funkin, you play his boyfriend, whose one and only mission is to hook up with girlfriend.

1:15.0

And yes, their names are confirmed to canonically be boyfriend and girlfriend.

1:19.0

Anything else is just for the lulls.

1:21.0

Along the way, your quest for attaining love will be challenged by girlfriend's dad,

1:24.4

Daddy Dearest, canonical, along with her mom mommy merest.

1:27.8

Yes, that too is confirmed.

1:29.2

Along with all sorts of other rivals and antagonists.

1:31.8

You win them over via your sick flow in a

1:33.8

DVR style rhythm game. Best them all and you're on your way to Friday Night Funkin

1:37.8

which is indeed a euphemism for exactly what it sounds like. The game over

1:41.4

fatality screen shows boyfriend succumbing to a case of his family jewels turning blue.

1:45.7

But there's a lot more here than just trying to woo the girl. Friday night funkin is a love letter to a bygone.

1:51.6

Should I say bygone era of the internet?

1:54.2

Yeah, I guess so.

1:55.2

Internet history less than here people.

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