Hey everyone, this is TripleJXX01. As the odd username implies, I’m indeed a Youtuber looking to make it big in the publicity of internet fans, trolls, flamers, and more. However, the style of my videos, though not necessarily rare, is called “Let’s Playing.” Yet another odd internet name, well it’s actually more literal than you may have guessed. What do people usually play? Games, of course! Video games of every kind! Though I’m not the goddess of gaming, I am in fact a faithful gamer girl.

Anyway, “Let’s Playing” is when someone records themselves playing a video game while they commentate in the background. This type of commentary can be comical, informative, or even the equivalent of a vlog. I’ve personally found most people watching “Let’s Play’s” for the comical value of the player rather than for gaining information on the game. Though this isn’t always true, most people looking for a video to guide them through the game turn to “Let’s Playing’s” counterpart in the searchbar–a walkthrough. Though “Let’s Players” can indeed be purely informative on the game, this is how most differentiate “Let’s Plays”and walkthroughs.

Now that you know a little bit about what “Let’s Playing” is, let me explain the reason people “Let’s Play” and why they choose to share their often nonsensical ramblings on the internet while holding a game controller. Well, why do you play video games in the first place? To have fun of course! However, there is one drawback to the fun of pushing buttons, eager to see what happens in the other world inside your television’s/computer’s screen. It’s the awkward/frustrating/painful/infuriating/tear-your-hair-out-of-your-skull moment when you can’t figure out what the hell you’re supposed to do next in order to progress. That’s the name of any game. Progress. Even if the game has no story, if you can’t progress, what’s the point of playing it?! Exactly, there is no point.

Now imagine, you’re about to throw your gaming device out a window in hopes it explodes against someone else’s car when you remember man’s one gift to the human race: the internet. Yes! A guide to defeating the next boss or finding the next power-up is a mere click of the Google/Bing search button away! of course, sadly, no one likes or has the time to read anymore which makes the complicated guide you just found completely useless. That’s where the beauty of “Let’s Playing” comes into effect.

“Let’s Playing” is considered a hobby, a money-making opportunity, or even simply something to do to halt the strange stares received when yelling at your video game. Most people do it for the fun of playing video games. Others have a desire to fulfill the gamer’s natural urge to complete their newest game. some people even do it so they have something to do while they talk about their everyday lives.

I like to “Let’s Play” in my free time away from school to unwind and talk about my passion for gaming, as well as other random things in my life. It doesn’t always have to be about games. Now, I’m by no means a “professional” “Let’s Player,” in fact I just started my first “Let’s Play” of the Legend of Zelda and the Minish Cap. I’m up to 15 episodes and I’ve gained 8 subscribers. Trust me people, it’s not all about the numbers. If you really care about numbers, I still say you should deviate your eyes away from the 0 beside the number of subscribers you have when you first start out. Give it some time, and that number will rise before you can remember how depressed that little 0 made you feel in the beginning.

Lastly, what makes a “Let’s Play” that people want to see? Quality. That’s all I can say. Quality is NOT holding up a camcorder to your television screen while you talk to your buddy in the background. I only spent twelve dollars to begin “Let’s Playing,” and that was on a headset to record my voice with and I’ve often been praised for the amount of quality in my videos even though I can only get the actual video quality up to 480p which is standard definition.

This has been TripleJXX01, just a girl and her games. Thanks for reading!

TripleJXX01′s Introduction Video to her Let’s Play Youtube Channel.