It’s remarkable how you manage to create original League content after so many years in the scene. Flawless commentary, captivating storytelling and appropriate visuals (which must take a ton of editing and thinking). Great job as always.

It feels crazy how something as immense as League/Dota all stemmed from one guy making a mod. It's like a wildfire starting from the smallest spark. I'm so glad you're back from the hiatus. It's easy to say your docs have become some of the best content on KZfaq.

if crazy to see decade old footage of league with Malphite in it and realizing that he still has the same model and animations in 2022 lol

Love the rich history of gaming and league of legends. Amazing doc thank you !

Its Interesting that pretty much all of the biggest multiplayer games that are around today were originally community made mods for other games. Mobas (League and DotA) came out of mods for starcraft and warcraft. Tactical shooters (CSGO and Valorant) were came out of a mod for team fortress, Battle Royals (PUBG, Fortnite, Apex Legends) came out of a mod for ARMA. Its a shame that so few games have mod support these days.

11:21 "This was a genre built by a collective group who were just trying to make something fun" - and that nails what I used to love about league, and the lack of which made me stop playing 3-4 years ago.

Gbay99 never fails to make a great documentary

So Wonderfully done, i couldn't think of anyone else to produce better documents then you did, so eager to watch pat 2 and 3 if it extends that long, so as league player who loves the game and community thankbyou for producing the doc.

And he does it again! Captivated from start to finish. Gbay mate, ur a legend, thank you. Cant wait for the next part

I consider Warcraft III my favorite game of all time. I loved so many custom maps, but for some reason never liked DotA. Now I play League lol

Welcome back, Goldbay! Been playing league since Lucian came out in season 3, been a filthy addict ever since! love your work

Can't believe how it's been a few decades now since the first video game and so many games and changes that happenned over the years. I almost can't believe it that it all happened on my lifetime if I didn't live it. All those old games and the atmosphere back then feels like a different lifetime. The commentary is superb as always and watching how you document these things feels like history is being chronicled everytime. Thanks for the amazing content as always!

Even though I've stopped playing League for the third time (for more than a year), getting to know more about its story is great. Thanks for another wonderful upload, keep them coming!!

I do love how league is the perfect counterexample to corporate game design philosophy. It's incredibly dense with mechanics and depth to the point that you could play 200 matches that average over 30 minutes, and still basically have no fucking clue what you are doing and be worse than bronze. That's more than 100 hours and you still suck so bad that pretty much everything you are doing is wrong. It's also hyper competitive and people can really go very hardcore into playing it and trying to improve at it. All that, and it was for a time the most played game out there and is still one of the most successful video games of all time. It's proof that you don't need to sand off all the edges of every game to be successful.

Seeing a video of yours pop up in my feed is such a Serotonin rush. I’ve loved every single video since you’ve made the switch to do more documentary-esc videos and it’s like waiting for the next video is like waiting for the next season of a show you love. Stellar job 💙

Hey great to see you back man! I love the analytic/ documentary videos like this!

Awesome and well written video Gbay! For someone who first started playing and learning about league at season 7, I found it extremely interesting to get a deeper look into the creation and early days of league. You hit the nail on it’s head with this one.

Glad to see you back marking documentaries!

LET'S GO GBAY IS BACK BABYYYY

Your channel deserves so much more love Gbay. Your work is amazing.

I was missing this kind of content, the fact that you left that cliffhanger at the end caught me off guard. Keep it up Gbay, I'm a fan!

Glad you're back with more fresh content. Hadn't seen one of your videos in too many years but glad I searched for one. I was gonna pause and listen to the basshunter song and probably go to sleep but when you posted the clip of it I kept watching (paused to laugh my ass off) and thoroughly enjoyed learning so much more about a genre of game I've been playing for over a decade. Thanks gbay for the years and years of content. I hope your life is good my dude.

This was great! You have always made some great docs. I'm really looking forward to seeing the rest of this series!

Really happy to see you getting another documentary out Gbay! Wishing you the best!

Hey buddy, glad to see you still at it! coming up on 8yrs since I started watching you.... crazy

Hooray!!! Welcome back:) Thank you for another interesting introductory video.... NEED MORE...

This video was awesome! Some other things that made league so amazing back then were the special gamemodes like:ascension, doom bots, legend of the poro king, black market brawlers, hexakill, etc. Login screens were always so hyped to see and hear, we had more community videos showcased by riot like: stickfigure spotlight, summoner showdowns, how to be annoying in league of legends series, etc. Its so crazy where league has come and gone to! One other map thats not in this video was a special, magma 1v1 map!

So happy to see you in my recommended feed!!!

amazing. you have to keep telling the untold and foundational stories my man. love it

there better be a continuation! that was so enticing, i had no idea about the LoL development, very appreciated bro

Fantastic!! So glad to see you back at it. Can't wait for the next video.

Nice to see a video from you again! It was as good and insightful as always! Can't wait for pt. 2!

Honestly! Thank goodness youtube did something right and recommended this video. I had all but forgotten about my favorite LOL review channel. Awesome video. I hope the rest of your viewers get to see this on their home page.

I started playing League when Cassio came out. That was also the day I discovered I had a thing for Monster Girls. Thank you, Riot Games

How!? I get goosebumps every time you put out a documentary! Thank you for this one homie

Here after the “to be continued”, a master piece. Love your editing style and videos.

just the other day i was wondering when the next gbay video was! nice to see you back looking forward to it

Always a pleasure seeing you pop up in the feed! Great vid with the teaser...OOOF I'm excited

Glad to see Gbay99 in my recommendations again, haven't seen on of your vids in ages

Another solid video Gbay! Your work is always so well thought out and put together. Looking forward to the continuation!

Wow this was incredible to watch, thank you. Looking forward to part 2

Glad you're back GBay. Been watching you for years and you're truly on one of the best creators

Brooo! This cliffhanger, oh my god! Cant wait for the followup :) Good job Gbay!

I was literally just talking about how you are my favorite KZfaqr, and how I was so sad that you haven't uploaded in forever just to see you upload a video the next morning!!!

This was amazing to watch. Thank you for all the effort that probably went into this.

Another well done documentary. I'm a big fan of how you present narratives and i'm looking forward to part 2!

I WANT THE NEXT EPISODE. Damn Gbay you’re still an incredible content creator.

dude i genuinely MISSED you !! like ... i just love it when you post

Another banger. Watching this flooded me with so much nostalgia for the early days of MOBAs. Looking forward to what's coming next.

Absolute banger. Been watching you since season 6 :3 not all your docs hit my interest but they are all extremely well done!

Wow what an enjoyment this video was, legit didn't feel 16 min go by, cannot wait for part 2

Wonderful documentary I missed your content and I'm so happy to hear your insights again

This video is amazing. The work and investigation you put in is astonishing. I really enjoyed it!

Glad to see you posting, goldbay

Fascinating video as always! KZfaq didn’t notify me about the video, I can’t believe I almost missed it

Amazing quality doc. Thanks Gbay

damn that cliffhanger at the end, you've done it again Gbay, yet another great video.

Fantastic work, as always It's a joy when you release a video

The ending got me hyped! Keep up the amazing work, sir, you are one of the good ones!

Underrated channel! You deserve more views and visibility. I love your content ♥️

So cool to have a new documentary !

Off topic but I gotta say it, I thought of you a couple a day ago and here it is a new video, dope no doubt, but I went back to see the first Road to Diamond series you've made. To this day that is the best and most fun league content made. 6 years went by if I'm correct and nothing's changed. Thank you and cheers man!

Love seeing a Gbay99 upload!

GBAY happy to see content from you

What an incredible documentary, I'll be looking forward to the second part

Why is the video so short? I want more! Please release the next video soon. Also welcome back it’s good to see you again.

HES BACK! Welcome back my boy i will be watching every video. i searched you up no less than 5 times during ur break to make sure the algorithm wasnt hiding you from me and im glad your back- and with gusto! Cant wait to see whats next

You are back

This was really good! Can’t wait for the next video!

I have two comments on youtube (this is one). This video is so well done, captivated every second. The music, editing, way you present information. 10/10 content

Great watch, ready for the next part!

You deliver like always Gbay. Thanks for the video on this fine Friday. Have a nice weekend :)

Long time no see. Glad you're back with another awesome video.

Like always, greatjob on this amazing video! keep up the good work

A Gbay video? We need more of these.

The mad documentary man is back with a banger and he’s not gonna stop Always much love Gbay, glad to see you here again!

im so happy to see you make video again! i've been following you since the OG road to diamond =) keep up the good work!

I really love your content! You clearly put a lot of effort into it and it DOES make the videos that much better. This one was very interesting to me in particular because I never truly knew the origins of lol. I always thought dota2 came first. Looking forward to the video you are working on now :)

It's good to see you posting again.

Such an epic comeback from gbay. Awesome video

love seeing you back man

Great video, just as always! Can't wait for the next episode

It always feels kind of surreal looking at the history of League of Legends and other things of similar age. It feels like league has existed for so long, but all this was happening while I was in elementary and middle school, and I'm not that old haha. Crazy to think that something so big and influential is younger than me. As always, love the content Gbay!

Love the video . nice to see back again .

Saw on the patreon. Was such a great vid!

Babe wake up, new GBay video dropped! As always, amazing video. Can't wait to see part 2!

Glad to see you back mate 😍 Loved the doc

Deserves way more views Gbay. I've been playing league since 2010 and had no idea about the Starcraft mod that started it all!

Good video, nice visuals and great storytelling

Amazing video! Can't wait for the intro of part 2 to finish rolling, only for a very familiar looking 5'6 250 tank-top wearing screaming behemoth to show up

Loving the Jon Bois influence and music choice in this video. I look forward to the next installment!

Another banger by the most consistent LoL documentary maker. Cant wait for the “to be continued” video

love your vid quality

Amazing video! Can't wait for part 2!

Always a pleasure to hear from gbay !

Fantastic video gbay!!

I know that your videos have varying amount of success but please Gbay, DONT STOP MAKING THESE VIDEOS

YEAH BABY NEW GBAY VIDEO THATS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR

Love that you included Grasshyren at 9:01

I am on vacation for the next full week.....I shall watch this when I'm back. A Gbay video is always welcome.