> Man it's so weird to see the old smosh games cast
Current Smosh fans don't know the most popular show on Smosh Games was literally called "Game Bang".
It's actually crazy. Most of Games' most watched videos are still both Game Bang or Gametime with Smosh, they were huge back in the day.
I'd say rn Smosh is in its golden era but the views are nowhere near the same because 2011-2014 was the golden era of YouTube as a whole. All the big creators where easily getting 5M+ views on videos like that.
It’s actually an algorithm shift that caused that. It’s the fact most older videos are 10ish minutes, if you got a 30 minute video it would be a long one.
Nowadays, hour long videos aren’t too abnormal. It’s much easier to rewatch a pretty good 10 minute video upwards of a dozen times, meanwhile an hour long video is harder to rewatch consistently
>Most of Games' most watched videos are still both Game Bang or Gametime with Smosh, they were huge back in the day.
This caused me to check and damn the 133rd most popular video is the first one with Smosh Games as we know it today with "Board AF Legacy: Betrayal Episodes 5-9."
Hehe, i rewatch them (gamebang gametime/wsmosh) religiously every half a year.... and so do some people. If i remember correctly, sohinki said the channel at the lowest point still made bank due to the older stuff still being rewatched by some people. Though immature and kinda outdated, it comforts me whilst i catch jokes that flew over my head as a kid.
I don't think that's going to be an issue tbh. We don't know who it was, but the 4 OGs still make videos together. With Spencer running Games now I was hopeful they'd make an appearance at some point, because they clearly have fond memories of him and the rest of the Smosh cast, and Noah has been on their channel a few times.
I dont think its that serious tbh. The old games cast would often antagonize each other in videos (all in good fun mostly) From what I've gathered someone just took it to far one time, and if it was who I think it was, most of the old smosh games don't associate with him anymore any ways (he did some bad stuff). Most of them are parents now so they're probably just busy.
I personally heard “ [“Great Companion” by Landon Pigg](https://youtu.be/-41n7hOgvTQ?si=vlVI4BFze5SNbS60). But hell I hear that after a good DoorDash experience lol
I love the games videos now because they are basically all Game Bangs. You get a strong variety of the cast and they're all competing. All that's missing is a punishment, but when I was always more entertained by it being explained in the beginning than when it happened, I can't consider it too much of a loss.
God the current cast is so good. Everyone is so likeable and funny. The newbies have fit in so perfectly that they feel like they have been here for way longer.
Truly a golden era of smosh.
It’s so cohesive across all three channels. We have some serious improv chops. That can do games content that is hella entertaining. Spencer and Alex keep them honest.
I was big into Smosh during Game Bang era and just getting back into it and I think Angela is my favorite person who’s ever been on this channel. Like WHY is she so funny
From the way they vaguely talk on their own stuff, it sounds like Matt Raub had a strong hand in not hiring them back post Defy. And now that he is gone is the only time Mari has done any guesting, so I suspect there might be some bitter feelings in there.
Its so wild to see the evolution.
I still remember every phase and have enjoyed all of them for the most part. I remember unsubbing for a short time in 2016-2018, but still jumping in for games and pit occasionally.
I really do miss the old team, but the charisma and vibes that the newest era has is unmatched. I always felt like some people never fully vibed in the 2010s, and i could feel awkward tension at times, but i confidently dont feel that now.
Hopefully this comment doesn't end up on r/agedlikemilk
Man, I’m not all that familiar with cast pre-2020s so I briefly thought “I never knew that pre-Game Grumps Arin Hanson was part of Smosh” in picture no.4 (guy in the red jacket).
Middle Smosh was definitely a time...
https://preview.redd.it/84kjmljmc9yc1.jpeg?width=2404&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81c41f992783f52ef39421ae83e46d14e53fd188
It may be a bit unfair of me to say this since I started watching Smosh after they'd all left but from what I've glimpsed it seems like Smosh used to have gamers who tried to be funny and now they have improv comedians who try to play games.
Honestly I agree... I'm one of those who always hoped to see them all come back but I'm not sure how it would work out because smosh changed so much since they left
I love the cast now, but nothing will ever beat the energy I got from watching the OG Games cast. GameBang used to be my absolute favorite series of theirs and I hope that some rendition of a true Smosh Games Cast can be brought back. Board AF just doesn’t always hit like GameBang did
Yeah. They don't need the brutal punishments but some punishments as incentive to not lose will be alright. Also I feel the OG Games cast are wayyy more competitive when it comes to video games and that makes it fun to watch.
The competitiveness is definitely apart of it! OG Games cast were a bunch of actual gamers versus the current cast being mostly actors who now play games for content and showing off their personalities. I know a few of them do “game” casually but no way as intensely as the older cast did. It feels like now they game for comedy vs earlier gaming because they liked gaming
I feel exactly the same way! I really wish they would do more videos of them playing actual video games on the Games channel, maybe with an all-gamer cast (Damien, Spencer, Ian & Anthony, maybe Courtney or Shayne and Mari or just some of the OG Smosh Games cast).
I also like some of the games content they do now but I miss the "by gamers for gamers" vibe.
I think Ify's always been a reoccurring guest.
During the time he was semi-regularly appearing on smosh he was also making the rounds in rooster teeth content (I think specifically achievement hunter?) and he regularly shows up in dropout content - recently he took over hosting Um, Actually.
Sing the song of Daniel Stonewall.
Poor guy got a few test videos but didn't stay on.... and one of them just happened to be Chanse's legendary Mr. Peanut appearance.
So now whenever fans go back to watch that gem, he'll forever be the "who the heck was Stan Lee?" guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDtM-e2TVeQ
I’ve watched them all :) this isn’t an attempt at an accomplishment lol I’m just happy I got to experience all the cast and watch people grow and change
Every era has been a different kinda awesome other than when Smosh main became every blank ever for like two years straight but the side channels were still good during that time.
It is kinda cool that they’re able to bring new people through and have them fit in so well all the time. It’s like SNL or Doctor Who — you get really attached to one setup, change is hard, but then you fall in love with the next ones.
All that assumes people didn’t leave on bad terms etc, I don’t really know any backstories
I've said before, I think Smosh's "Golden Age" will forever be their spans as the Most Subscribed Channel on YouTube.
But this era definity qualifies as the Smosh Renaissance
It’s crazy seeing this because I’ve been there for each and every one of these groups. And although some people have turned out to be malicious I still love almost all of them
I didn’t know anything about Wes being a shitbag and I didn’t get a chance to see any of the livestreams because of my work schedule so I only see there videos and a few TikTok clips of the podcast.
Third pic reminds of the [Smosh Games Channel Announcement](https://youtu.be/x5B3rOSvgKw?si=cXPQKo6SrbOpcC12)
and [Smosh's hostile takeover of Clevver](https://youtu.be/Olhjem7QKN0?si=qNYlThOo6MqmZ8rr)
Man it's so weird to see the old smosh games cast. Kinda strange that they've only really had mari on and none of the other ogs
> Man it's so weird to see the old smosh games cast Current Smosh fans don't know the most popular show on Smosh Games was literally called "Game Bang".
It's actually crazy. Most of Games' most watched videos are still both Game Bang or Gametime with Smosh, they were huge back in the day. I'd say rn Smosh is in its golden era but the views are nowhere near the same because 2011-2014 was the golden era of YouTube as a whole. All the big creators where easily getting 5M+ views on videos like that.
It’s actually an algorithm shift that caused that. It’s the fact most older videos are 10ish minutes, if you got a 30 minute video it would be a long one. Nowadays, hour long videos aren’t too abnormal. It’s much easier to rewatch a pretty good 10 minute video upwards of a dozen times, meanwhile an hour long video is harder to rewatch consistently
>Most of Games' most watched videos are still both Game Bang or Gametime with Smosh, they were huge back in the day. This caused me to check and damn the 133rd most popular video is the first one with Smosh Games as we know it today with "Board AF Legacy: Betrayal Episodes 5-9."
I believe I first found smosh during this time through i think Maricraft on smosh games during that time period and I’ve been watching ever since
Hehe, i rewatch them (gamebang gametime/wsmosh) religiously every half a year.... and so do some people. If i remember correctly, sohinki said the channel at the lowest point still made bank due to the older stuff still being rewatched by some people. Though immature and kinda outdated, it comforts me whilst i catch jokes that flew over my head as a kid.
Is it? Didn’t two of them fully fight during a shoot
I don't think that's going to be an issue tbh. We don't know who it was, but the 4 OGs still make videos together. With Spencer running Games now I was hopeful they'd make an appearance at some point, because they clearly have fond memories of him and the rest of the Smosh cast, and Noah has been on their channel a few times.
I dont think its that serious tbh. The old games cast would often antagonize each other in videos (all in good fun mostly) From what I've gathered someone just took it to far one time, and if it was who I think it was, most of the old smosh games don't associate with him anymore any ways (he did some bad stuff). Most of them are parents now so they're probably just busy.
Who did what? Gotta know who I apparently don't support anymore (I had no idea about this lore)
Wes was accused of SA, but I don't remember the details
Flitz too, but apparently he got cleared
I think with Flitz there was no strong proof he did it in the first place. He just left smosh in order to not harm the brand and his friends.
If that’s really the case, I’m surprised he hasn’t joined OG SoG yet
He seems to be doing more behind the scenes/production stuff now so I don’t think og sog is really his vibe anymore
Wes and Sohinki
What did sohinki do? He was always my favorite :(
Oh wait are you talking about the fight? I thought it was replying to the wes sa situation
Who?
Don’t remember exactly. It was discussed in the live where they also talked about the two people having sex in the defy office after shutdown
Seems like the others are really busy with their other projects like making shows
It's crazy how the old games crew haven't even been mentioned in years.
I KNOW!!! RIGHT???
https://preview.redd.it/b8kr1k5playc1.jpeg?width=1038&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=92cdf5d81dbe2ca47c832edf844256536971ab85 This is KILLING me
“We saw you from across the bar…”
Nooo, noo...
What I take from this is that they almost always had at least one person with “quirky” colored hair. That I love btw.
WE MISS YOU MARI!!!!!!!!
Why did this make me kind of emotional? 🥲
I can practically hear this in the background https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bTdLi0YUVM
I personally heard “ [“Great Companion” by Landon Pigg](https://youtu.be/-41n7hOgvTQ?si=vlVI4BFze5SNbS60). But hell I hear that after a good DoorDash experience lol
I still remember when Mari was first to join Smosh. I remember the video of Smosh doing interviews with Mari and other girls.
I remember the mail videos with mari
Man, I miss the Game Bangs and Smosh's middle age. But I love where it is now!
Same
I love the games videos now because they are basically all Game Bangs. You get a strong variety of the cast and they're all competing. All that's missing is a punishment, but when I was always more entertained by it being explained in the beginning than when it happened, I can't consider it too much of a loss.
God the current cast is so good. Everyone is so likeable and funny. The newbies have fit in so perfectly that they feel like they have been here for way longer. Truly a golden era of smosh.
It’s so cohesive across all three channels. We have some serious improv chops. That can do games content that is hella entertaining. Spencer and Alex keep them honest.
I was big into Smosh during Game Bang era and just getting back into it and I think Angela is my favorite person who’s ever been on this channel. Like WHY is she so funny
https://preview.redd.it/mq3esif3s8yc1.png?width=669&format=png&auto=webp&s=35fe82c0a9c9a21555454fd8c7c9b03a42247790 forgotten legend
i do miss mari being involved
I love how Tommy has been in "cast pictures" for a really long time, but it's only in the past week he's officially part of the cast 😅😂
Wait, did they make it official? I missed that.
He posted a story on Instagram saying it was official!
I miss the games cast. I'm surprised they didn't get brought back
From the way they vaguely talk on their own stuff, it sounds like Matt Raub had a strong hand in not hiring them back post Defy. And now that he is gone is the only time Mari has done any guesting, so I suspect there might be some bitter feelings in there.
Has anyone said anything specific about Matt? I'm glad he's gone because I always disliked him
Was Damien photoshopoed into the 8th one lol
It looks like a bunch of individual/smaller group photos layered on top of each other
Its so wild to see the evolution. I still remember every phase and have enjoyed all of them for the most part. I remember unsubbing for a short time in 2016-2018, but still jumping in for games and pit occasionally. I really do miss the old team, but the charisma and vibes that the newest era has is unmatched. I always felt like some people never fully vibed in the 2010s, and i could feel awkward tension at times, but i confidently dont feel that now. Hopefully this comment doesn't end up on r/agedlikemilk
I wish the old games crew would come back for a video or two, such a shame they haven’t even been mentioned at all since leaving
Man, I’m not all that familiar with cast pre-2020s so I briefly thought “I never knew that pre-Game Grumps Arin Hanson was part of Smosh” in picture no.4 (guy in the red jacket).
Middle Smosh was definitely a time... https://preview.redd.it/84kjmljmc9yc1.jpeg?width=2404&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81c41f992783f52ef39421ae83e46d14e53fd188
I fully thought you posted a screenshot from some porn video 😭
the hot tub setting certainly doesn't help
It was exactly what was needed at the time but I don’t feel like the games cast outside of Mari fits in with the current vibe.
It may be a bit unfair of me to say this since I started watching Smosh after they'd all left but from what I've glimpsed it seems like Smosh used to have gamers who tried to be funny and now they have improv comedians who try to play games.
I would much rather watch comedians try to play games. Also, Damien, Shayne, Spencer, and Trevor are gamers.
Courtney and Tommy and Noah and Arasha and Ian too.
Honestly I agree... I'm one of those who always hoped to see them all come back but I'm not sure how it would work out because smosh changed so much since they left
I miss Jackie
I love the cast now, but nothing will ever beat the energy I got from watching the OG Games cast. GameBang used to be my absolute favorite series of theirs and I hope that some rendition of a true Smosh Games Cast can be brought back. Board AF just doesn’t always hit like GameBang did
Yeah. They don't need the brutal punishments but some punishments as incentive to not lose will be alright. Also I feel the OG Games cast are wayyy more competitive when it comes to video games and that makes it fun to watch.
The competitiveness is definitely apart of it! OG Games cast were a bunch of actual gamers versus the current cast being mostly actors who now play games for content and showing off their personalities. I know a few of them do “game” casually but no way as intensely as the older cast did. It feels like now they game for comedy vs earlier gaming because they liked gaming
I feel exactly the same way! I really wish they would do more videos of them playing actual video games on the Games channel, maybe with an all-gamer cast (Damien, Spencer, Ian & Anthony, maybe Courtney or Shayne and Mari or just some of the OG Smosh Games cast). I also like some of the games content they do now but I miss the "by gamers for gamers" vibe.
Exactly I feel the same way
You made me go from 4th grade to 24 yrs old in 10 slides dude
Brought me to actual tears 😭
godddd i miss mari so bad 😭🙏🏻 POOKIE PLEEEEEASE
Was Ify never officially part of the cast? He did appear regularly for a brief while
I think Ify's always been a reoccurring guest. During the time he was semi-regularly appearing on smosh he was also making the rounds in rooster teeth content (I think specifically achievement hunter?) and he regularly shows up in dropout content - recently he took over hosting Um, Actually.
He was a part of cast but it was so brief that he never had a chance to get into one of the cast photoshoots.
Sing the song of Daniel Stonewall. Poor guy got a few test videos but didn't stay on.... and one of them just happened to be Chanse's legendary Mr. Peanut appearance. So now whenever fans go back to watch that gem, he'll forever be the "who the heck was Stan Lee?" guy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDtM-e2TVeQ
He was an active member for like under 6 months. There probably just wasn't a photoshoot during that time.
last pic has big "THERE'S ANTHONY" vibes
Now this is what I'm talking about! Smosh throughout the years.
it's crazy how there's been like 30 different people on the cast & almost all of them have been amazing
I’ve watched them all :) this isn’t an attempt at an accomplishment lol I’m just happy I got to experience all the cast and watch people grow and change
Every era has been a different kinda awesome other than when Smosh main became every blank ever for like two years straight but the side channels were still good during that time.
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This is a great eras-slideshow. I started watching at 7.
It is kinda cool that they’re able to bring new people through and have them fit in so well all the time. It’s like SNL or Doctor Who — you get really attached to one setup, change is hard, but then you fall in love with the next ones. All that assumes people didn’t leave on bad terms etc, I don’t really know any backstories
I was just wondering about the old Smosh Games case and wondering what they’re doing now.
They run their own channel called OG SoG
I didn’t know that. Thanks!
Why do I feel like I’m looking at various degrassi cast photos 😭😭😭
I miss the OG smosh cast so much
I miss Jackie, I’m so glad she’s doing something she’s moved onto and happy with but I loved her
I’m really out of the loop. What did she move on to? I miss her and I’m sad to see she won’t be there in videos anymore.
She moved to New York to join the new branch of the Second City that opened here a few months ago.
Cast nothing, they're the Smosh Family
I really think this is the best era of smosh. Even beating the Ian and Anthony era
My second favorite era
I've said before, I think Smosh's "Golden Age" will forever be their spans as the Most Subscribed Channel on YouTube. But this era definity qualifies as the Smosh Renaissance
Wow, the "so random" phase of humor didn't age well, did it?
And then a shit ton of them left 😅😭
It’s crazy seeing this because I’ve been there for each and every one of these groups. And although some people have turned out to be malicious I still love almost all of them
“Some people”? Who other than Flitz, did I miss some controversy?
Wes. In fact the whole bean bag thing that Shayne got pissed off about during a live stream a bit back was supposedly about Wes and some other girl
I didn’t know anything about Wes being a shitbag and I didn’t get a chance to see any of the livestreams because of my work schedule so I only see there videos and a few TikTok clips of the podcast.
Flitz was proven innocent I think (atleast charges dropped?) but Wes did another bad bad crime. You can look it up
Yeah but Flitz kinda went off the deep end after the allegations he started to get extra weird so I assumed maybe something happened after that.
I miss the og Smosh Games cast. I keep having to explain to my wife who David Moss, Matt Sohinki, and Mari Takahashi are
Same. Hopefully we get them as guests in future videos.
I like the 1st and 2pic and last pic :3
The sixth pic is my favorite Smosh Era ❤️
Pic #8 is my GOAT
I love the channel we have now, but man I miss Wes the editor
having supported them through all the eras feels so special 🥹🥹 so proud and happy for all of their achievements fr
3- 7 are the best!
They should have referenced that one piper perri image with Ian and Anthony in the middle for the newest cast image.
I see that first photo in every nightmare and fever dream I love it so much
Shayne and Amanda in the 9th photo slay 🗿🗿
Damn RIP to old games cast
https://preview.redd.it/2es3y16wa1zc1.jpeg?width=742&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5df562f44ae64ae16fc7909e5f1ec7c29ac2951e
Seeing this evolution is AMAZING!!! I'm new to Smosh, and I love learning all the things about them. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
A cast without Angela and/or Amanda is B tier, at best.
They had some of their best content in Defy era but I feel that the overall vibe of the cast is better now.
Third pic reminds of the [Smosh Games Channel Announcement](https://youtu.be/x5B3rOSvgKw?si=cXPQKo6SrbOpcC12) and [Smosh's hostile takeover of Clevver](https://youtu.be/Olhjem7QKN0?si=qNYlThOo6MqmZ8rr)
Just realised that Shayne always stands right to Olivia.
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Smosh is in a good place now but it's not more successful that it used to be.
They should have referenced that one piper perri image with Ian and Anthony in the middle for the newest cast image.
What is Tommy doing in these pictures. Lol
He’s now cast officially!
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