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About
Continue? is a weekly YouTube show hosted by Paul Ritchey, Nick Murphy and Josh Henderson. Every week they play a random video game, usually from a retro console. The hosts provide commentary, riffing on the game and other tangential subjects. At the end of each episode the hosts give a verdict on the game, stating whether they would 'Continue' or 'Game Over'.
Online History
Continue? began in December 2009. The show was originally part of the YouTube Channel for Gamervision[1], a video game news website and was hosted by Dominic "Dom" Moschitti, Paul Ritchey and Nick Murphy.
After the Gamervision website closed down, Continue? launched their own channel on April 18th, 2011[2]. Dom left the show in May 2011 to start a career in LA. His final episode was Barkley Shut Up and Jam![3] He was replaced by Josh Henderson, and the main line-up has since remained the same.
NormalBoots
In June 2011 Continue? joined NormalBoots [4] a website created by JonTron and PeanutButterGamer for like-minded content creators. They have remained members through the numerous relaunches of the site.
Continue? have collaborated with members of NormalBoots in videos on their own channel such as the 'Drunkstravaganza' episodes and the '100th-ish EpisodeSpecial!' They have also appeared in Videos on JonTron and The Completionist's channels. Paul and Nick also created the 'Worlds within Worlds' series of videos on the NormalBoots YouTube Channel[5].
Related Series
ContinueCast
In July 2012 Continue? launched their own podcast. Two episodes were released once a month – one of first impressions, the second with the final verdict on the game they were discussing – Continue? or Game Over[6]. The podcast went on hiatus in 2014 but was relaunched with the help of Patreon support in 2017[7].
ContinueQuest
In July 2015, Continue? launched ContinueQuest[8], a second show for longer let's plays, usually of RPG games such as The Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger.
Related Memes
Epic Maneuver
An early running joke on the show was the Epic Maneuver. Based on a popular YTMND meme, when one of the cast performs an exceptionally skilled or lucky maneuver in a game there will be a brief instant replay of their performance to the tune of "Ghost Love Score" by the popular Finnish band Nightwish[9].
On December 18th, 2012, YouTube user FishsChannel[10] uploaded a montage of epic maneuvers from the show.
Continue? 'killed' the joke in a short sketch entitled 'Continue?'s Requiem' in 2013, however they still use it on the show occasionally.
Viral Videos
While working at Gamervision, the members of Continue? were responsible for creating popular viral parody trailers for video games such as The Legend of Zelda and God of War. [11] [12] The Legend of Zelda 1987 and God of War Indie Movie trailers shared an award for 'Viral Project of the Year' at the Philadelphia Geek Awards 2011[13].
Smart Joke
The SMART JOKE is a recurring visual gag in episodes of Continue?. It consists of a large flashing graphic overlay that appears onscreen accompanied by music from The Price Is Right, when one of the Continue? cast makes a particularly witty joke[14]. On March 26th, 2013, YouTube user Trystaticus[15] uploaded a clip of the Smart Joke.
In the JonTron episode, Birdemic: The Best Worst Movie Ever, JonTron 'stole' the joke, causing Paul, Nick and Josh to appear.
Occasionally a counterpart, LAME JOKE is used, when one of the cast makes a very bad or obvious joke. This version of the joke uses the theme from the show What's Happening!!.
YouTube user 1HOURVID uploaded a one hour looping video of the LAME JOKE on October 1st, 2012.[16]
Continue? created a T-Shirt to honor the Smart Joke in June 2013.
Online Relevance
As of October 2019, Continue? have over 210,000 subscribers on YouTube and almost 42 million total views. Continue? have almost 35,000 followers on Twitter [17] and over 45,000 followers on Facebook [18]. The ContinueShow reddit has over 3,000 members[19]. Their Twitch channel has almost 8,000 followers [20].
In August 2013 Houston Press named Continue? as one of the Top 10 Video Game YouTube channels[21]. In July 2016 Game Skinny listed Continue? as one of 'The 7 Best YouTube Gaming Channels You're Not Already Subscribed To'[22]. Continue? was nominated for the Multimedia Project of the Year award at the 2017 Philadelphia Geek Awards[23].
External Links
[1] YouTube – Gamervision Channel
[3] Facebook – New Episode!!! We play Barkley, Shut Up and Jam for Dom's last episode. Dom has moved to California to pursue his comedy dream. Nick and Paul will keep the show going! Enjoy some of our favorite Dom moments!
[4] NormalBoots Archive – New Addition to the NB Crew!
[5] Facebook – Lastly, for now, we have a video essay show called Worlds Within Worlds from Paul and Nick of Continue? and our producer, Furst. We are aiming for one of these videos a month.
[6] Podomatic – ContinueCast
[7] Twitter – We just posted the first new ContinueCast to our early-access patrons! It goes live to all Patreon support on Monday
[8] Twitter – ContinueQuest is here! Watch the first two episodes of our new podcast-style show, ContinueQuest!
[9] Continue? Wiki – Epic Maneuver
[10] YouTube – FishsChannel
[11] Kotaku – If John Hughes Made The Legend Of Zelda…
[12] Game Informer – God Of War Movie Trailer Not What You'd Expect
[13] philly geek awards – INDIE GOD OF WAR
[14] Continue? Wiki – Smart Joke
[15] YouTube – Trystaticus
[19] Reddit – ContinueShow
[20] Twitch – ContinueShow
[21] Houston Press – Top 10 Video Game YouTube Channels
[22] Game Skinny – The 7 Best YouTube Gaming Channels You're Not Already Subscribed To
[23] phillymag.com – Here Are the 2017 Philadelphia Geek Awards Nominees
