20:23 Dawg those are NOT triangles 💀💀

Scott: "Hey guys! Game comes out in five months!" Fans: "YOOOO CAN'T WAIT!" Scott: "Oh, you can't wait?" Fans: "Wait no." Scott: "HAVE IT NOW!"

If you remember "Mike kill all" foxy screaming "Freedom" and Springtrap being called "Salvage", you deserve a veteran discount.

The fact that the first four games were all released in under a year is honestly crazy

I like to think that Scott always wanted to stick to the release dates, but was always genuinely just so excited to release the games every time he finished them so he just dropped them the moment he was done 😂

Really makes me realize that these teasers are what is really really missing from modern fnaf. They hyped up the game, contained lore and were great attention buildiers. It was such a great time when these teasers were coming out

Scott making a fourth game just because the jumpscare in the third game sucked really shows how passionate for his community he was. I really do miss him.

I never understood the backlash behind FnaF World. I always thought of it as the cutesy RPG parallel to the horror focused main games. It made me feel bad for Scott when he said he really enjoyed making RPGs and I was sad that the first time he tried to make one with his name out there, it was hated on to the point of being ignored and relegated to being another website for teasers, even if it was really cool that Scott used the website like that.

I am just now realizing how much of a madman scott cawthon was when it came to the release of each game and how fast he programmed each game

Scott's Retirement was a truly impactful event for the game franchise, but I understand his side, Scott is an example of a real game developer.

i remember people giving daily updates on the tiniest changes on the teaser site and i remember the community eating up every single theory. it was awesome to experience live.

His style was still present in the first Security Breach trailer, the way the animatronics boot up, moving stiffly like, well, animatronics and their red eyes piercing through darkness; the static bright text between cuts, etc... I still wish we could see, what the "real" Security Breach would have been like.

I love how Scott handled criticism. Instead of letting it get to him, Scott actually improves his work substantially. Just as how they called Chipper ‘creepy’ that led to him developing FNAF 1 and the community not happy about Springtrap’s jumpscare leading to FNAF 4

Scott Cawthon is truly the ideal game developer to look up on. even when he thought his game developing career is over, he tried again and saw success. No other game developer got me attached like Scott Cawthon did.

It was shockingly easy for Scott to develop sequels. The programming is very simple to modify, reducing sequel development to just some texture swaps. It's also why fangames were so common

17:27 yo i remember this. This made me sad until people started brightning up the image and found out Scott was just trolling. Scott is a devious lil mf bro

I remember these mainly cause you knew Scott was just going to release the whole game like a week later because he didn’t feel like waiting until the actual release date. It's still crazy to me that this man made like five games in the span of a year.

Back then, you could ask your friends "Hey, have you seen the new Five Nights At Freddy's teaser?" And they would respond with "What is Five Nights At Freddy's?"

The biggest part of what made fnaf so pervasive was scotts unending persistence. The sheer speed that he was able to make these games really kept the momentum the first game had, and kept the theory community alive and fresh, which itself kept the game itself alive in a self feeding loop. Very smart marketing mixed with an unbelieveable work ethic

It's honestly sad to see Scott retire but at least he's happy now. And I'd also like to say all the people who sent death threats to Scott are pathetic and a disgrace to the fnaf fandom. Thank you Scott for the great video game franchise Five nights at Freddy's

Having to be around to witness FNAF's birth all the way to Scott's retirement almost 10 years later really made me feel a bit old but also special. I was around when only small bits of the lore was present and many fantheories were treated as canon like William being called Vincent cuz nobody knew his real name and that he really loves toast. Or that Springtrap is actually a good guy and his jumpscare says ,,help me" ,,forgive me" or that the phantoms are to warn you of him. Heck even those old animations were good and nostalgic. I miss the era of the first three games when there was no fourth game yet

Scott’s way of capitalizing on FNAF’s success was genius. I remember how hyped everyone was during FNAF 1-4. The man knew his fan base and he was able to make the most of that.

I am still amazed that the very first 4 games of this series came out all within a year. 2014-2015, and now in 2023 we’re getting a movie. Crazy

The fact this all happened in between basically 3 years amazes me

7:37 The 'hybrid' / Salvage theory was kind of important back in the day. No one knew what Springtrap was or even his name at this point. The teaser with the animatronic parts with it's text of "what can we use?" made many people theorise that the new tattered looking animatronic was made of scrap pieces (kind of like Ennard or better yet Scrap Baby) and fans were calling it Salvage. Edit: Are you happy? I fixed Ennard's name

Glad to see that Scott is still heavily involved with the franchise, especially with the movie. He is co-producer and co-writer in it.

im not ashamed to admit the ending with Scott's letter to the community made me cry like a baby. I've been revisiting fnaf a lot these days and it feels like im going back into my childhood. Thank you Scott, i truly think my life would be different without this franchise.

I didn't even think his retirement was real, I thought he was just trolling us again...

Young Dawko's voice is such a throwback, wow

I was in 7th grade during 2014-2015 school year (I am now a 3rd year college engineering student for context). There was nothing like going to school after the teasers/trailers dropped and discussing with my friends in between classes and at lunch. The hype was so real for us, wish I could relive those moments

23:20 that story is enough to make giga chads, hardcore FNAF fans, OG fnafs to cry

Scott Cawthon is a really great man. A devout Christian, who struggled to make ends meet. He made his first game while working at Target and Dollar General. Apparently it was shit on by game journos, which basically spiralled him into depression along with a crisis of faith, untill he took advantage of it and made FNAF He sounds like a really chill guy. I wish I could meet him

I remember being addicted to the lore of this series, watching videos of people tear apart absolutely every detail of every game or teaser image. My interest mainly died out after FNAF4, but it had been waning since after 3. I never knew that message from Scott existed, but it brings a smile to my face hearing it read. FNAF was made for all of us, the community. Made for us to play and enjoy, but to also rip to absolute shreds, and we looked everywhere for the story. In my eyes, FNAF Sim is the end of the series. Everyone, and everything just burned to a crisp, and left to be forgotten. It wasn't just the deep lore and gameplay that made everyone love FNAF so much, it was also Scott. He turned everything into a game, allowing the community to always be active! He put as much thought into the community, as he did the games. FNAF wasn't a series, it was a multi-year event. That games were just a part of it, like games at a carnival. Sure, you can play the games whenever, but they'll never have that same feeling they once did. FNAF will always have a special place in my heart. Thank you Scott, for making my childhood, just like so many other Scott's now that I think about it.

Even though fnaf is not the same anymore and many people seem to be leaving it, for me, it’s gonna be hard for me to leave fnaf. It gave me some hope and helped me shape the person I am. Thank you scott

Man this game was absolutely bone rattling to me back then. I was in 5th grade when fnaf 1 came out and played on my iPad. Me and my buddy was sneak the iPads at sleepovers after our parents made us go to sleep. The terror and excitement combined between dying and completing nights was exhilarating. Then with the new trailers coming out me and my friend would get so hype. Then the fnaf 4 teasers. Man. Good times. Simple times

i've kept this pfp for 1-2 years and i don't think i'll ever change it

I love how sometimes Scott, at first in the earlier releases, he looked like a dad making stories for children and teasing them on when he's gonna tell the next one

I miss the day of the teasers so so much It was so exciting coming back from School to check if Scott's site had updated, and watch all the theories on the teasers It was some of the most hype I had ever shown for a game No game will be like FNAF, especially since Scott was hiding teasers in his Source Code, how does someone think of that 22:23 This is promo art for Fazbear Frights, not the next installment

I only have relatively surface knowledge of FNAF, and I've only played the first game and not past night 3. I am absolute flabbergasted hearing that all 4 of the first 4 games were released WITHIN ONE YEAR??? That is INSANE to me, Scott could have waited and brought the hype up and let people theorize like crazy, but was like, nah, release it now. And honestly respect for that!!

I literally cried at the end. Those memories. the nostalgia. thank you, Scott. You created a beautifull community and peoples's childhoods. It was a pleasure playing and watching the vids. Good luck in your future life, buddy. See you in heaven or somewhere in the future.

Scott was honestly such a dope developer. I have never been more excited for something as a kid than I was for FNAF.

I missed the part where he retired, that explains so much. Honestly though, he gave everyone a beautiful series. The teasers are definitely what we all miss, but that man deserves a rest after making like 10 video games in less than 10 years and almost every single one being new and interesting. It just reminds me that I never realized I was in the golden age of FNAF until it was over. I discovered Markiplier from it (and since have become a HUGE fan of his) and that all started over a simple little dev horror game. Life truly is strange man.

the way i got chills and goosebumps from this video 😭 i’ve been a fan since the first game when i was in the 6th grade and i’ve forgotten about a lot of these teasers and it’s like i’m reliving this. this is amazing and so nostalgic ❤️

18:30 Such a missed opportunity to have the bottom line at the corner say “Are you ready for Funtime Freddy?”

Damn... This really does make me miss the involvement he had and mystery he built around the franchise. It's a shame its gone, but I'm happy he of all devs was able to cultivate the hype and community he did

I honestly think FNAF World is extremely underrated and very fun to play. Not to mention I remember checking Scott games every day during middle school to see which animatronics got cuteified.

You know, FNAF might be hated and laughed at by many people, but man, realising that this whole universe, this whole community that became parts of lives of millions of people across the globe was just made by one man who is just like us, a human, bring me joy in knowing that game development and art as a whole is not dead.

Man. I kinda forgot that there was a time where FNaF had such big hype over dripfed teasers. I didn't actually realize back then how quickly the games were coming out. Felt like YEARS had passed when sister location dropped after FNaF 4 but really it was about a year. I'm never going to get over how excited and blown away I was to see those FNaF 2 teasers. Sometimes I wish I could go back and relive the excitement.

Keeping an eye on Scott's website and searching for new clues was something really amazing to experience. I miss those days.

10:40 to this day I remember that night. The hype was so big, that you couldn't access the website. It was down, for few hours because of the traffic. This was the peak moment of FNaF Teasers

20:24 dawg those are rectangles 💀

The early community really was quite special. Everyone theory crafting and picking apart new teasers and bits of the games, the collective hype for new teaser images, everyone going nuts trying to figure out what was going on, it was a fun time. I remember I used ti religiously check Scott’s site every day to see when a teaser would be released. We all had fun back then. The franchise may have gone off into a different direction with Scott no longer at the helm and the community may have moved to different places but I wouldn’t change a thing about those days.

Damn, I still remember being a little 3 grader when the game was release. Now I'm so close to graduating highschool and its just amazing to see how the franchise grew so much, and its fanbase who grew up watching this unfold.

I was in 4th grade when the first FNAF came out, and I still remember the hype and absolute fear we all felt in the first two games like it was yesterday! One thing I really remember was when rumors of FNAF 3 were circulating and people thought that it was going to take place in an open-world setting with a big mall and what-not.

I started during FNaF 2. I remember the first teaser for fnaf 3 and how freaking hyped it was. I also remember a lot of fan-made animatronics based off the “I am still here” teaser. There was one fan game (that thought it was fredbear) and took place in an abandoned fnaf 1 location.

25:52 so long Scott🫡

It’s no surprise that Scott broke the record for most video game sequels released in a year. He has truly blessed us with one of the most compelling and intricate story within a game.

25:00 Whether it's hearing this message or reading it. I can't help but shed a tear. And I can hear it in your voice, I bet you feel the same way I do, you can't help but get sad and happy at the same time. Such a perfect display of how to make someone happy and sad at the same time.

I remember being convinced that the first FNaF 3 teaser was golden freddy and fucking freaking out.

19:57 fourty empty "triangles"

Scott was so successful to the point where he shaped indie horror games so he was a great developer

We will miss you Scott, you have been the creator of many hopes and dreams and filled the minds of hundreds of people, and have created something that will go down in the history of the internet forever. We love you Scott, and we thank you more than anything. Goodbye.👋

I remember being completely oblivious to FNaF, only first seeing it through a pfp someone had on a forum site I was on, that was a gif of Foxy basically dancing down the hallway in place of running when FNaF 1 was released

And you know what’s really sad, we’ll likely never get another teaser on these two websites

Scott's drive to make games and with that amount of quality in a short amount of time always surprised me

FNAF 3 & 4 teaser trailers were the most hype thing at the time. I miss those days sometimes

Scott trolling everyone just for the fun of it really shows how much of an amazing and lighthearted game developer he is, much a like a father making jokes to nearly every fan in the community. I remember being so upset and sad back then when the fourth game was the "last game" for the FNaF franchise only for me and my friends to rejoice once FNaF world and SL was released. The 2010s era of FNaF hype was really a nostalgic bliss.

If I remember correctly the fnaf world Mangle hanging was actually just Mangle biting onto her paddle ball and hanging onto it So don’t worry he’s fine, they’re just messing around

This vid was SO nostalgic. This makes me miss being 13, and even now as a college student, fnaf makes me feel like a happy young kid every time. I'm so thankful for scott giving me a childhood, but also for his flaws in the games. The flaws helped me teach myself how to creatively critique something and ask "how would I have done it?" and helped me become more creative over time. This makes me just way more excited for Fnaf + so I can see any potential scott might've been missing become a reality.

I’ll never forget the hype of checking Scott games and seeing a new teaser. This really was a special time in the franchise.

18:50 I swear to god as soon as you said "with this" my monitor turned off for no reason. The timing was impeccable, to the point that it kinda scared me.

It’s so funny how Scott releases these games earlier than expected 😭😭 this video was really good. Great job on the editing, research, quality, all that!

most impresive thing to me is how quickly scot came up with ideas, made exclent 3d modles, & got most of the codeing perfected.

Scott really put his blood sweat and tears into this series. although his retirement is sad it will forever go down in history 😢

man i remember all of these, i was lucky enough to experience all of these, i remember me and my brother and sister going to the website brightening up the images for clues, making theories, playing fnaf fan games to see what it could possibly be, man i still remember waking uo every day going to the website just to see what animatronic they turned into the fnaf world version of, good times, sucks game developers don't do this, this is exactly how you build a connection to your community

Ngl that ending almost had me crying 😢. Great video bw...

Scott’s retirement letter is nearly enough to bring me to tears. He’ll be missed so so dearly when he leaves fully

23:28 , that song is simple, but hits hard

man i ignored this video for a while cause i just didn't have time to watch or just cause i tought it was a little boring like every other fnaf video since i watched most of the famous fnaf Lore video's i tought it was one of those but today, i got in youtube, found it, decided i had to watch it and it got me so much in the story that when you read out loud the retiring message of scott i almost cried, the day i read it myself i didn't really did to much about it mostly because i didn't really know what was behind this magnificent series back then but now i do and i really thank you for this incredible feeling❤and thanks scott for all those hours of fun and curiosity trying to complete every game while trying to find pieces of lore and for all those lore videos that i watched thank you!

I cant say this enough. Thank you scott

I remember playing Fnaf in 6th grade, now I’m in college, where does the time go? Thank you Scott for all of the memories your games gave me!

The early releases of Five Nights at Freddy's were a part of most of our late childhoods before becoming adults and I think that's one of the reason most of us hold this franchise so close to heart. It connects with your freshest childhood memories of the hype, the exciting scare and the theories we all used to make. And I am so happy Scott went from almost bankrupt to being ABLE to retire freely with the enormous financial boost these games gave him, It leaves me with a bittersweet feeling knowing Scott is gone but he is okay, his family and him are not financially struggling anymore and in return he gave us one of the most cherished memories before growing up.

Thank you Scott for all the memory's

I was here for all of these but only really remembered some of it. watching this is such a trip down memory lane, i love it

How could you skip the completely bonkers conversation between the scottgames and fnafworld websites? Great video!

Please keep these uploads coming, Can't wait to see you get big. Your videos are so unbelievably unique.

10:20 clarify some lore eh. We are speaking of what would become FANF 4 of all things. FNAF 4 did the opposite of clarify. It was so confusing and convoluted that he had to make 3 more games and dozens of books to explain it.

Lost art,but i have all of these saved in a folder from 2016 found art

10:11 “Oh you don’t like the jump scare? Oh I’ll make a good jump scare…” -Scott

23:08 is where real men cried

I still remember watching marks video on the first game and getting excited for the next, especially when game theory came out making new theories I was always so invested in, I'm 17 now and I find it crazy to think an indie game like this took over my whole childhood pretty much. I still remember eagerly waiting the release of Pizzeria simulator on skype call with my best friend at the time. I wish he didn't retire but I understand why he did, he had an amazing career and he needs this well deserved break. Thank you Scott for shaping my childhood

I remember doing edits of these teasers, brightening, flipping, upping contrast, finding artifacting that looked like letters or numbers. I even had a whole theory that there was a character named "Joy" based on some shapes I found in Phantom BB's hat, and thought maybe this "Joy" character was the first child to die and become an animatronic, not the "Joy of Creation" but the "Creation of Joy."

The way scott pivoted so fast to sister location and even teased it through the fnaf world update 2 after the game received some backlash is always so impressive to me

I'm now saddened after watching this. I remember how hype all of his teasers were and actually finding his trolls so funny because they just kept me wanting to see what was next; either a troll or a real teaser. Definitely my favorite game developer, and FNaF will stick with me forever, and I'll probably be reciting the entirety of the lore to my kids one day:)

I think what makes this saga so special is that it was inspired by its community, everyone by making a youtube video, a reddit post, even a single comment or upvoting some else's opinion took part in making these games, Scott really listened to its community and knew how to meet people's expectations and when to subvert them, there are many plot points and characters that were "based" on the community. He also never let the hype for the games die in its 7 years of continuous work, he could even launch a whole new game even befofe an "average player" finished conpleting the previous one, let alone understand every detail Scott put in every game. That's what made them so special and they keep a space in the hearts of those who grew with it.

You reminded me how excited I was for these teasers really nice video thanks man

I absolutley miss Scott Games teasers, they were one of my favorite things waiting for the next release. This is a nostalgic time indeed.

I’ll always have major respect for Scott. His franchise was one of the first bits of horror I found myself getting really into.

When I heard about Scott’s retirement and why it happened it immediately crushed the little 9 year old in me. I practically grew around fnaf when sister location was released and now I’m 15. I really loved the fnaf series and I now have so many fnaf books and merchandise that I’ve collected throughout my entire childhood of being hyperfixated on such a game, thanks for comforting me as a child Scott.

I've rewatched this like 4 times. Such a good video