Yume Nikki? In current year? By modern steamer? Well, I'll be damned. Also seeing chat increase by 100mph when Uboa appeared was like watching a well-beloved celebrity walk onto stage.

Joel going into the toilet and accidentally playing the "Counter-terrorists win" sound is peak Joel comedy.

I like how uboa actually got him to scream

Joel I like how you occasionally felt really self-conscious about your Yume Nikki commentary when, I swear, this is the most entertaining Yume Nikki stream I have ever seen.

oh damn. Joel playing a certified hood classic

Back when Joel played Undertale, he mentioned playing Yume Nikki sometime. That's how long I've been waiting for this stream. Worth it.

I think Joel fears are more related to paranoia rather than a physical threat. I feel Yume Nikki is gonna be a good game for him just like Signal Simulator

"But if that was _you_ on the phone and _you_ on the bus... … *…Then whose been flickering the lights?"*

When I saw the face event for the first time I almost shit my pants, meanwhile joel is like "hey this reminds me of some cats!"

Louis Wain is the schizophrenia cats painter you mentioned at the end. of note is how he did not exclusively paint psychedelic cats as his ailments progressed; he just inserted them into his regular work flow afaik. dude just really liked painting cats, I guess.

i Love the way joel nervously steps forward and asks "d-do i go talk to em??" like uboa's a celebrity he just saw out in public

hard to believe that yume nikki is inspired by Earthbound, and then OFF was inspired by earthbound and yume nikki, and then Undertale was inspired by all of those. its such a nice chain of games

Joel: *takes about scary red man* Me: *waits the rest of the stream to see if he encounters Big Red*

45:53 [Oni] REDMAN ALERT 47:55 Bokusuka wars room 58:25 RED WORLD ALERT 1:03:07 Twin eye 1:04:48 [Fatten] 1:12:35 bonk 1:18:06 [Eye Palm] 1:19:28 ... 1:21:13 [Bicycle] 1:21:58 Toilet 1:26:01 Blonde 1:34:56 [Faceless Ghost] 1:46:34 [Hat & Scarf] 1:52:00 Toilet 1:55:00 Bike glitch 1:56:35 Monochrome world 2:19:54 [Lamp] 2:23:10 [Kitchen Knife] 2:29:14 あああああああああああああああああああああ 2:30:16 Stab wall 2:32:24 Cat lore 2:35:19 monki jam 2:38:33 [Snow Woman] 2:39:15 Pink Island 2:40:58 Poniko house 2:45:51 Finale

I had to check twice to make sure I'm not hallucinating seeing this in my feed. Streamers doing Yume Nikki is always a brave choice that I respect as they know it's not a stream game, one of volatile pacing and not particularly stimulating as well as being niche, an experience you need to be in a specific mood for. So I understand that these are for the fans and I appreciate that a lot. Love you, Joel and everyone in the YN fandom

“First try by the way” *terrified scream*

1:19:25 I played this game for years, but never discovered this Easter Egg! Amazing how you always learn new things about this game.

Gaster is probably partially inspired by Uboa; they look similar, are a rare encounter, and Toby has referenced Uboa in other work. Uboa itself is based on a Noh mask combined with Greek theatre masks. Half of its face is Sock (comedy), the other half is Buskin (tragedy). Its name is based on a Japanese scream which was most famously used by The Emperor in FF2.

1:04:30 "This may not be the best game to stream, per say." Says the man who streams desert bus for 8 hours at a time and a literal 14 hours for a real-time flight to Brazil. Joel can make streaming nothing but a potato entertaining, so Yume Nikki is easy.

I'm so annoyed that chat keeps spoiling stuff for Joel. Like he thought the knife was a joke and someone just has to "UHM ACKSHUALLY" and spoil it. Just let him explore and find stuff on his own, god damn!

2:46:11 Chat breaks MACH 5 redeeming gamer points

The red man saga and the oni effect was legendary haha

2:21:24 The moment joel gets got by a random chat member.

For me it wasn't face that freaked me out, nor Uboa, but fucking Takofusan, that scared me so badly that I had to quit the game for two weeks.

Yume Nikki is a classic RPGmaker game. One to inspire so many homages and it sticks in my brain even today.

I’ve never heard about this game but fuck did it hit close to home. I feel like I know very intimate information about this protagonist despite the lack of dialogue or anything being spelled out for you. thank you for this

Joel playing my favorite comfort game warms my heart. Very entertaining stream :-)

2:21:25 for the "Light-headed" bit

Some of this shit is so obscure, there is a literal 99,61% chance you will never experience everything the game has to offer, even if you used a guide, due to random chance mechanics.

1:01:27 "English is not my native language." I know Joel is Swedish and all, but you could never tell he wasn't American unless he has his Swedish moments. Like, all of his streams (minus April Fools) are in English, and as a native English speaker from America, I could not tell the difference until I watched several of his streams at first. Saying English isn't his native language and yet knowing super intricate English vocabulary and phrasing just feels like a null-point at this point. I'm quite amazed if he really didn't speak English growing up.

this stream was a goddamn gem, i know joel was like trying to be serious and appreciate the game but honestly his shitposts somehow blend aimlessly with the surreal nature of it, like there are so many things you can compare with memes and it doesnt always have to be THAT cutthroat. it was so nice seeing joel discover things on his own

Did I seriously missed this bit live, Yume Nikki is one of my favorite RPGs and my favorite Horror RPG for life man! got damn Still that doesn't means I can't enjoy this VOD, Joel thank you really much for checking this game out, really really makes me happy (I wish Vinny can play it too, since he played and enjoyed Hylics he might enjoy Yume Nikki as well), also thanks for this amazing spooky month, watched all of the VODs between my studies and really had fun with them :) hope you had an amazing Halloween funni swedish man 🎃❤

It's wild how old yume nikki is now

This game is so important to me, it helped me through some of my loneliest days ever. I absolutely adore it and I'm so glad Joel finally played this

This is one of joels streams where I immediately hit like, even without having watched it at all. I absolutely love this game and thank you joel once again

its true that yume nikki isnt quite a streamable game, but joel's commentary makes it really fun. i hope he tries to complete the game and maybe pay yume 2ikki and .flow

I find some of the areas in this game to be better "liminal space maps" than a lot of those ones Vinny was playing in Gmod last month. It's actually kind of incredible how well this game conveys so many types of atmospheres. You get just the right amount of context for each area to create a distinct mood without being told too much about it.

Only took him 6 years to deliver on his "maybe we'll play Yume NIkki for Spooky Saturday" quote in the Undertale streams lmao Still, madlad did it

The ammount of timelines joel created with the uboa summoning

I never thought you’d actually play this, the game brings back a lot of nostalgic early 2000s internet memories and ive played it and its dozens of fangames for years now, reminds me of a differnt time

Yo, this game absolutely rocks!

Oh my god, I can't believe he's playing Yume Nikki!! It deserves so much more recognition, but seeing Joel play gave me the biggest, warmest feeling today.

I can just Imagine Madotsuki saying exactly what Joel is saying as he tries to summon Uboa.. just going in and out and turning off the lights and Poniko is just like "What the..?"

The Uboa segment was freakin' hilarious, chat went crazy and my lungs stopped functioning for 15 minutes straight

this is awesome, love joel's very genuine first impressions/reactions to everything, playing the game for the first time again is something i wish i could do

For those who loved this game i highly, HIGHLY recommend playing 2 of it's fangames. Yume 2kki(A game that tries to be Yume Nikki's "sequel" and succeeds pretty well) and .Flow(Yume Nikki, but instead of dreams you mainly explore nightmares aka Horror elements cranked up to eleven) Yeah i know that 99% of fanmade games are trash but not these two these two are actually legit amazing.

I had a nightmare where my brother was selling cigarettes to my dog

Watching this makes me feel cosy, yume nikki really takes me back to when things felt simpler

worms in your stomach that turn your food into beans

After many years of references in many streams. Joel finally plays Yume Nikki.

28:42 Unironically yes, he's a big fan if i remember correctly, he even posted some fan songs on his tumblr way back in 2012

Hearing someone say Yume Nikki is a "super classic" feels amazing

Joel why'd you cut out half the Uboa attempts, that was the best part of the stream :(

2:45:52 First try... after millions of tries and deconfirmed streams ideas

*The comment section is all anime profile pictures this time*

oh my god it happened! I remember watching Joel's Undertale playthrough back in 2015 when he said something akin to "this reminds me of Yume Nikki, i should play it sometime-maybe-I-guess". I was so excited since I love Yume Nikki and Joel's Undertale streams really grew on me... sooooo I waited patiently for 6 years. watched countless of Joel's streams in the meantime. became a fan. it was worth it.

I can see red man alert becoming a new joel meme

HE DID IT what a madman

58:33 IT WAS HIM THE RED MAN FROM THE RED WORLD 🚨 RED MAN ALERT 🚨 RED MAN ALERT 🚨 ALERTA ALERTA HOMBRE ROJO 🚨 RED MAN ALERT 🚨

this takes me back to high school. i hated high school.

Speaking of dreaming of things that exist but you've never seen it before, I had that exact thing happen where I dreamt about going to an arcade, and i was standing outside the bathrooms. I think like six months later I was on weekend trip with my friend (we went to a different state), and went to a new arcade that was in a mall. She needed to use the bathroom while we were there. I'm standing outside the bathrooms, and with a sort of terror I realize that I had been there, but in my dream. It's very strange. I've had this type of thing happen multiple times now.

This is one of my favorites of all time. The exploration element is incredible and the vibes immaculate and spooky

I often miss Joel's streams because of work or other things but I'm so glad I didn't miss this one. Watching Joel play for the first time a game that defined my liking for spooky games was really special.

ive not played too much of this game and maybe some people would say its better to go in blind, but i had a lot of fun in the quiet of night just wandering around with the wiki open, seeing what i could find and using the wiki to see possible places i could go or if there was effects where i was. yume nikki is like basically a game about just wandering around and looking at stuff, which is something i like to do in certain multiplayer games like tf2 or certain chat games. walking around and seeing stuff and maybe its cool or pretty or interesting or funny or weird or scary. ive had a couple dreams/daydreams id love to make into some sorta yume nikki type game. i prolly wouldnt even want to post it anywhere but just making pretty landscapes seeing stuff with cool music. i reckon anything based off my own dreams and ideas would be ultra reference-heavy but shurg. just walking around and seeing what people are doing or sayin in a game getting a tiny glimpse at what they might be like that, or an entire game walking around the mindscape of some dame, its just nice to 'observe" sometimes

41:25 i know this vod is a year old almost but yes we do call it “hangyaháború” (literally ant war) in hungarian and up until this moment we were the only ones that called static that

The Yume Nikki community has awakened

Candy lego is like hard, pure sugar. Like a dry, powdery version of those suckers.

2:41:08 Here lies chat's hopes and dreams

1:22:54 *COUNTER TERRORISTS WIN*

I've heard music from this game so much from iceberg videos lol. But I've never actually seen it. Finally time.

After saying he was going to play it someday 5 years ago on his Undertale stream, Yume Nikki finally arrives on stream... Super happy to see Joel check out this classic! YN, along with .flow and Yume 2kki are some of my absolute favorite RPGMaker games.

Yume Nikki has a special place in my heart

As someone who has beaten Yume Nikki dozens of times and knows the entire dream world like the back of my hand, it honestly puts a huge smile on my face whenever I watch someone experience the game for the first time. Not to mention Joel is my favorite person on the internet period.

Haven't clicked on a Joel video as fast as this one lol

I was kind of waiting for Vinny to play this but Joel you will have to do. Haha JK ;P Still though like Joel said this game is an absolute classic. It's SO awesome to see Joel go into this game blind. That's the perfect way to play this game. I still remember my childlike wonder getting lost in these worlds the first time I played this.

I’d like to see him try out the remake Dream Diary next. While it isn’t subtle about using a certain fan theory surrounding FACE and Kyuu-kun, it’s still decent as an indie horror game.

Instantly had a click moment when he switched Poniko's room. Everyone knows about Uboa. It's probably more well known than Yume Nikki itself, haha.

I'm very fortunate to have caught these past few Halloween streams live, so when it was live and I heard the title screen theme playing I could've died from happiness! Yume Nikki is such a comfort game for me and I'm so happy I got to be there and that Joel enjoyed it so much. ❤️❤️ I don't know if he ever reads YT comments or where is the most appropriate place to recommend games for the stream but I would love for Joel to try out OMORI. it's an RPG, heavily inspired by Earthbound and Yume Nikki (well it takes inspo from a lot of games but these two stand out), with a very unique art and battle style. Halloween is over but I can't wait for more spooks that you promised we'd still get this week not to mention spooky saturday. Just make sure to get plenty of rest! Love ya Joel 💕💕

🚨 RED MAN ALERT 🚨

*dies as soon as I read the title*

AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!! nitro rad needs to see this!

I can't believe Joel's first effect is red guy!

Imo Yume Nikki is a great "chill stream" game. Perfect game to just relax and talk with chat about interpretations of the game or dreams or just anything.

Having chat recording on screen during the Uboa appearance was god tier.

You kept saying this is not a very streamable game but this was really fun to watch lol if anything I'm sad that I missed this live and had to watch the vod If you keep playing I'll definitely show up

Yume Nikki is my favorite indie game. It feels like an old friend giving you a warm hug, that’s how much of a classic this game is. And this game is as old as me. Ps. The music in this game is awesome.

I would love to see you play more! Your voice paired with the mostly chill gameplay makes for a really relaxing and fun video to watch

Love how he's discovering things I had no idea about like the tiny lamp portal, I always thought that area was just unaccessible.

i cannot put into words how intense the uboa roulette was live

Woah yume nikki content in 2021, this is an unexpected surprise but a welcome one nonetheless.

This is one of the most comfy streams Joel has done, its so good to fall asleep to

I'm kinda amazed that in the 20 years this game has been out, I've never heard of it before. Not even the Uboa thing mentioned at the end. Nothing. The whole reason I'm even finding this now is because I was looking for some art for an April Fools event happening in a Discord server, and came across some art by Orisghost on Twitter of a girl with a knife approaching a demonic red creature on a staircase. Wow. What a game? I really do wonder what I would've thought about this game had I known about it growing up. Also it's clear as day to see the influences here on Undertale and even Deltarune. It's as if Toby Fox looked at this game as a concept and went 'yep, I can develop this further'

My favorite game being played by my favorite streamer

Have you seen this man in your dreams? (shows picture of darth maul)

*RED MAN ALERT*

Yume Nikki is always a ride. Thanks for the stream!

loved this dood, made me nostalgic for those times I would scour the internet for any piece of theory and fan animation from this game. I hope you don't know what happens after you get all the effects, it's gonna be neat seeing what you think.

HOLY SHIT YUME NIKKI, AS A LONGTIME FAN I AM SO HAPPY

Joel needs to play Yume 2kki.

absolutely love this game, been waiting for him to play this for a while.