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{{Infobox television | {{Infobox television | ||
| name = Argie Bee Plays | | name = Argie Bee Plays | ||
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| caption = | | caption = [[Vtuber Flye]] holding a controller, at their PC, and with their iconic catchphrase, as seen in an image created for a t-shirt available on [[RGB-Newt Merch Shop]] | ||
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| genre = Let's Play | | genre = Let's Play | ||
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| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|01|08}} | | first_aired = {{Start date|2024|01|08}} | ||
| last_aired = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | | last_aired = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | ||
| related = | | related = ''[[Argie Bee Live]]'' | ||
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'''''Argie Bee Plays''''' is an Australian Let's Play web series hosted by [[Flye (Vtuber)|Vtuber Flye]] (an avatar based on the NeonWabbit character [[Flye]]; created and portrayed by [[NeonWabbit|Darien Brice Dickinson]]). After initial attempts at getting a Let's Play series off the ground in 2013, including one which would start with the game ''OXO'' (EDSAC, 1952) and work up through the history of gaming<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqA64rGkhC8</ref>, Dickinson returned to the idea ten years later, as the technology for streaming and recording gameplay rapidly improved. | '''''Argie Bee Plays''''' is an Australian Let's Play web series hosted by [[Flye (Vtuber)|Vtuber Flye]] (an avatar based on the NeonWabbit character [[Flye]]; created and portrayed by [[NeonWabbit|Darien Brice Dickinson]]). After initial attempts at getting a Let's Play series off the ground in 2013, including one which would start with the game ''OXO'' (EDSAC, 1952) and work up through the history of gaming<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqA64rGkhC8</ref>, Dickinson returned to the idea ten years later, as the technology for streaming and recording gameplay rapidly improved. | ||
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In most episodes, Vtuber Flye is usually depicted as a "dumb and deadpan dragon", who is forced against his will to make 1000 episodes of the show by a "higher authority", in order to earn his freedom from being locked up in Castle Argie Bee, but it seems he doesn't even really know how to play games, or acts uninterested or confused about the events of the game, in a humourous or surreal fashion, due to growing up hating them. However, it's also shown that he probably knows more than he's letting on (such as when he actively cheats to skip certain sections, or he forces something to happen in-game that doesn't usually happen), and is most likely just "acting" for the show. Most instances of him cheating or abusing glitches is usually explained away by him using his "magic dragon powers", and can also be implied to be unintentional (as in he, himself, is confused about why things are happening), or interventions by the "bees in the booth" behind the scenes, or the "higher authority" keeping him locked up in Castle Argie Bee. | In most episodes, Vtuber Flye is usually depicted as a "dumb and deadpan dragon", who is forced against his will to make 1000 episodes of the show by a "higher authority", in order to earn his freedom from being locked up in Castle Argie Bee, but it seems he doesn't even really know how to play games, or acts uninterested or confused about the events of the game, in a humourous or surreal fashion, due to growing up hating them. However, it's also shown that he probably knows more than he's letting on (such as when he actively cheats to skip certain sections, or he forces something to happen in-game that doesn't usually happen), and is most likely just "acting" for the show. Most instances of him cheating or abusing glitches is usually explained away by him using his "magic dragon powers", and can also be implied to be unintentional (as in he, himself, is confused about why things are happening), or interventions by the "bees in the booth" behind the scenes, or the "higher authority" keeping him locked up in Castle Argie Bee. | ||
Even though Vtuber Flye is a character being portrayed through motion capture, and some jokes are scripted in advance, most vocal reactions to unexpected things such as game crashes, jumpscares, and plot twists are genuine. The episodes are also truncated to exclude most of the downtime moments when nothing of interest is happening. Some things that do get cut out are released in a separate videos as "Bee-Roll" (B-Roll) footage. On a similar vein as with this pun, likewise, all episodes open with the text "Buzz: On"; the word "Buzz" being an allusion to the word "Bee" in the title of the show. To bookend this, the videos close with the text "Buzz: Off" (sometimes with the colon symbol omitted to drive this "stinger" home). | Even though Vtuber Flye is a fictional character being portrayed through motion capture, and some jokes are scripted in advance, most vocal reactions to unexpected things such as game crashes, jumpscares, and plot twists are genuine. The episodes are also truncated to exclude most of the downtime moments when nothing of interest is happening. Some things that do get cut out are released in a separate videos as "Bee-Roll" (B-Roll) footage. On a similar vein as with this pun, likewise, all episodes open with the text "Buzz: On"; the word "Buzz" being an allusion to the word "Bee" in the title of the show. To bookend this, the videos close with the text "Buzz: Off" (sometimes with the colon symbol omitted to drive this "stinger" home). | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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{{Main|List of Argie Bee Plays episodes}} | {{Main|List of Argie Bee Plays episodes}} | ||
The 1000 episodes are split into the following seasons: | |||
* Season 1: The Best of the 1980s, 36 episodes (January 8, 2024–present) | |||
* Season 2: The Best of the 1990s: Part 1, 79 episodes | |||
* Season 3: The Best of the 1990s: Part 2, 124 episodes | |||
* Season 4: The Best of the 2000s: Part 1, 162 episodes | |||
* Season 5: The Best of the 2000s: Part 2, 202 episdoes | |||
* Season 6: The Best of the 2010s: Part 1, 163 episodes | |||
* Season 7: The Best of the 2010s: Part 2, 148 episodes | |||
* Season 8: The 2020s, 86 episodes | |||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
=== Accolades === | After the 1000th episode finale, the show is set to transition to its spiritual successor, ''[[Argie Bee Live]]''. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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* [https://youtube.com/@ArgieBee Argie Bee] on YouTube | * [https://youtube.com/@ArgieBee Argie Bee] on YouTube | ||
* [https://steamcommunity.com/groups/neonwabbit NeonWabbit Fans] | * [https://steamcommunity.com/groups/neonwabbit NeonWabbit Fans], an old Steam Group, repurposed for Argie Bee's community | ||
* [https://merch.redgreenblue.art/pages/argie-bee Argie Bee] merchandise collection on [[RGB-Newt Merch Shop]] | |||
[[Category:Argie Bee]] | [[Category:Argie Bee]] | ||
[[Category:Projects]] | [[Category:Projects]] | ||