Internet "Checkpoints" 

To everyone looking for songs/visuals, here's the archive for the taia777 channel! archive.org/details/taia777-and-reuploads-yt-complete (Edit: Someone pointed out to me that the video blew up in 2019 and in 2014 there were none of these comments, i could've sworn i saw this in 2014 i have no idea how i miss-remembered that bad! I apologize!😅)

nintendo would copyright strike themselves if they could

Nintendo: "People are feeling nostalgic for one of our old SNES games and forming a positive community!? And we're not making money off of it!? Take it down!!!"

There's something really wholesome about the entire concept of a little corner of the internet where people get away from all the online toxicity and the pains of day to day life and they just take a moment to vent and chill and support each other. No drama, no arguments, just people getting things off their back and bonding over their shared humanity. It's almost like the exact opposite of social media. It's also almost nostalgic of the early days of the internet before social media took over.

ayyo all my homies hate nintendo

New check point unlocked: I wish everyone reading this an amazing nights sleep.

Checkpoint 4/17/24: In 21 days it’ll be 3 years since she was 13. I am now 17, she is still 13. I’m scared, I recently said out loud that the 3rd year anniversary is coming up, I knew that logically, but it was terrifying to say it. I cried, I will cry again in 21 days, for someone who should be 16 but isn’t. We graduate next year(4 years after that day) and it’s horrifying to think about for many reasons, but, we plan on finding some way to tribute her.

Little campfires around the internet where we get together to express what we've been through and share a piece of gratitude and compassion with others. Always lovely.

Checkpoint: April 11th, 2024 It’s been almost two years since my father surrendered his life, and I rediscovered my will to share my love with the world around me. It hasn’t been easy to keep that will alive. After everything that’s happened, I finally decided last week to step outside my comfort zone, quit the job that I’ve had for 10 years, and search for something better. I’m really scared. I don’t know how I’m going to get to my new job easily, and I don’t know if the people there will accept me the same way that I was accepted at my last job. But I do know one thing. I finally feel like I’m moving again. I don’t know what direction, but I know I’m moving, and that’s going to give me the momentum I need. Goals: Get a car, move out from my moms house, marry my Girlfriend. See the people I care about every year. We can do this guys ❤️

on the original video, i remember I left a comment about how I had finally told my parents how I was mentally unwell and getting therapy. How I wish the original video was still up, so I could show the world that you made it, younger me. Ive been in therapy for 3 years now, and I’ve made so much progress And you’re actually happy you didn’t end it all.

I understood it as an internet anomaly where everybody acted the same way without communication. That video would find you, not the other way around, and it felt so peacefull even if you knew the OST beforehand that you would just leave your checkpoint. Because that's how it felt like: a checkpoint. It was sad when taia777's channel got terminated because of all the checkpoint videos being lost, so it was amazing while it lasted. Some reuploads contain some of the original checkpoints, but the reuploads don't find you so it's not the same.

Nintendo at it again... I hate this company with a passion

ive never heard of any of these 'checkpoints' until now, but they sound pretty nice and supportive. glad i watched

Checkpoint: 4/28/24 Before watching this video, I was watching the sunset for about 30 minutes, i meditated for a few minutes, picked up my phone, then i opened this video. Recently I've been feeling down and lazy... regressing back to my old self. Didn't care about school anymore and just let it be. I'm piled up with missed activities and before watching the sunset, i didn't even want to do it anymore. Then this video showed up right after that relaxation moment where i just looked at myself inward.. and now it feels like this was a 'sign' for me that I shouldn't give up and get back up on my track. Thanks to this checkpoint, I feel like I'll be able to give it another shot! Keep working guys

Checkpoint: It's been almost 7 years since I left my previous life behind. Almost everything changed for me. I'm in a relatively okay place now but these songs and videos like these make me wish I could go back in time to relive those earlier years. Back when I felt truly alive. Sometimes I remember what it feels like, that even back then I knew I still struggled and things were hard, but they were the best years of my life. I was actually doing something meaningful for myself and the people I was with. Everyday has ups and downs, but ultimately was part of an important story that I was a part of writing. There were reasons why my life had to change back then. But I realize now I lost more than I gained. Even though I had to start a new chapter, I'm glad to still be here. Occasionally I have days where I feel like I did back then. Only now, after 7 years, have I started to really feel like myself again. But it is in small, small pieces. Of course, if I give up, I'll never be able to get back to the feeling of being on a great journey. And, it is hard work. To truly feel like your life has joyful purpose. The right path is one of work, not consumption. And the work is joy. I try to get back into that mindset, and most times I fail. I was wondering if I should write this checkpoint or not. And I am glad I did. The process of just typing, forcing my mind to slow down, to become actually present and think about what I am thinking about...that is all it takes. I often forget how simple it is. You just need to put in the work, and trust in yourself. It's not about turning on the best TV show, putting another 10 hours on top of a game I already have put 100s into. It's about me. It's about how I really feel, not finding ways to avoid myself. I've been feeling bad, and it's okay. It's import to face the discomfort, and not just numb the feeling. Life truly is short, time is precious, and I am the only one who can do the things that will satisfy myself. It's not hiding behind a screen, a download, an experience. It's truly me. The progress I make with myself. Boy, I need to journal more. Thank you Internet. You've always been one of my favorite places. I'm glad to have grown up during the formative years of the web, of our universal connective mainframe. So many perspectives to gain wisdom from. But it's also important to turn off the stream of ideas endlessly pouring into me, ideas I did not formulate on my own. When you're in school, and you have to write an essay, it is torture. But I can remember times when I would truly get into the ideas I was putting down, because they were mine. It is the act of creating something that is the divine wonder of being alive. The very act, not the result, not earning an A, not getting into the right school, and it's not even making the right product. It's about making your own product, using your own words, doing your own work. You've gotta put in the work. It's the best part of being alive. We get to create.

Checkpoint 15/04/21: just saw an interesting video while procrastinating doing my homework, best wishes to everyone who reads this! Progress Saved

First time writing and reading a script? Man, I wish I had your narration abilities. Very impressive.

The best part of these is they where never something you searched for, they always came to your recommended when you needed them most

"you feel filled with determination"

“Don’t stress, Take it easy , you’re at a checkpoint”. All day I’ve been behaving like an NPC . That one phrase kinda made me reflect and realise that’s ok for a time. To rest and be still for a while. Thank you.

I think this should count, considering recent events... So fuck it. Checkpoint 4/13/24 I'm overdue on everything. Months overdue. Missed a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I also missed a certification I've been looking forward to for over 5 years - one that would have helped me develop a stable career for the rest of my life. I thought it was over, I thought I was going to fail completely. I'm living across the country from my family, from almost everyone I knew. I have few friends here, none whose income is not directly tied to mine. I have almost no connections. If I failed here, I wouldn't have a reliable way to feed myself, to pay rent, to live. Last night, I thought I fucked it up. Hell, maybe I have. But today, literally just an hour ago, I got out of a heated fight with my girlfriend about this. She told me that I've been thinking about it all wrong. I put too much into my work, and don't get much out besides a number. I keep losing myself in some weird perfectionism. Wishing I could care way more than I do, like apathy is some flaw of my character. She said that I need to learn to let go. To just let things happen as they do, let nature sort itself out. Because if I can do that, then maybe the anxiety of my work, my family, my income... will disappear. That maybe I already care enough. So I'm trying to let go. The outcome isn't what matters, anyways. I'm here to do the things I actually care about. Suddenly, it seems like maybe I didn't fuck up as bad as I thought. (You just lost the game, btw)

Checkpoint: i just found out that I got into a musical theater conservatory across the country from my hometown. I am so excited about the idea of learning alongside like-minded people, and being able to sing, dance, and act in the way I watched my idols sing, dance, and act growing up. I'm actually going to learn how to be a storyteller. My biggest, wildest dream. I'm also so scared of being horrible. Maybe I get there and can't do anything well? Maybe I fall behind? Maybe I can't pay rent? I don't know what's going to happen and I'm so, so far away from home. But I can't stay home any longer. I know if I do, I'll stagnate. I'll never grow. And I'll never be more than I am right now. And that's not an option. So here I am, preparing to jump in the deep end.

Checkpoint confidence, letting you feel more confident; able to punch a Brute in the face

I've been going though some shit lately and what you said at the end really resonated with me, its hard to stop worrying about how I'm going to survive and usually youtube is a form of escapism for me. Thank you for this, for the first time in months it feels like I can finally rest for a moment.

Checkpoint (4/17/2024): I'm at a major turning point in life. 22 and almost out of college, I feel like there are so many directions I want to go and so many things I could do, but the world really weighs down on me as I see fork after fork of possibilities disappear after I search for opportunities. Job searching is a hassle, and doing it on top of trying to pass this last semester of classes has just been terrible. On top of that, I've been fighting a legal battle with my school. I don't feel like sharing what for, but everything I do seems to drain me and just take more time from what I used to have to relax. I find myself sleeping whenever I can and falling behind on work, simply unable to reassure myself that I'll make it to the next lap in this long race of life. I've got burning passions for what to do next and yet, none of it seems to ever come to fruition.

every time i get recommended a checkpoint, i add a new comment to it. It just gives a nice feeling leaving a impression of my life somewhere where hundreds of other people have done the same.

this niche of this internet is one of my favorite place to be. It's like a synchronicity that we're all connected

Checkpoint: Health refilled, Energy maxed. Status Effects cleared. Saving game data... You're doing it It's been a hard run. Lot's of unfair match ups and bad RNG. You've lost a lot of time to grinding, you've taken some unnecessary hits. You might be under-levelled. No one knows what's coming up. But still, You're doing it It's ridiculously challenging, but you're still here It's taking forever, but you're making progress In spite of everything, this game still hasn't beaten you And you're only getting better at it Progress saved. _Let's go_

Checkpoint 27-05-2024 I've turned 40 this month. My girlfriend and me have mostly escaped the system by starting to live nomadically in the box of a big truck. I've spent the winter in Spain and I'm en-route back to the Netherlands. Currently in northern France. In the Netherlands I'll work freelance because our online income still has some growing to do. We've just yesterday decided that instead of fleeing south again next winter we might want to rent a big shed to park in and make our house/truck prettier and nicer. I got informed by my dad this week that we have hereditary prostrate problems and that my uncle has stage 3 cancer. But that he (my uncle) doesn't want to talk about it, so... I guess I won't call him? We have so many dreams, so much to do at once... We're taking life by the balls, though, and we'll continue building a beautiful life.

I used to be in a server (now dead) dedicated to taia's videos, it was such a chill place. Crazy to think it's been 4 years since then. I always hesitated to make a checkpoint and in the end, I never did 😔

i remember finding the original video before it was taken down. the comment section was nice

I swear this exact video ("Have you seen this video?") has come up in my view before, but it was uploaded two days ago?? My simulation must be fracturing...

So does this video count as a checkpoint?

im so glad i saw this. i recently rediscovered these checkpoints (i was first recommended them many years ago and i haven't been recommended them since a couple years ago) so it's nice to see ppl are still talking about them

"take it easy , your at a checkpoint......" .... and thats how a random youtube video with 9k vievs has me almost tearing up, good video dude 👍

Checkpoint: So happy this has found me. Just wanting to wish everyone reading this a peaceful, beautiful day! May you feel joy!

Checkpoint 5/1/24: It’s been 6 months since I lost my full-time job and 4 months since I moved back with my parents. At first it felt hopeless, but I’ve got 2 part time jobs now in my field and a perfect score on the exam that helps you get job offers. It can feel like I’ve regressed but I am always moving forward. I am making new connections and being offered new opportunities. There is so much time, and this is all only for now. I am doing much better than I give myself credit for! I can keep doing my best and life will treat me well.

1:50 I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.

I've seen stuff like this, kinda. In a lot of lofi music comment sections, you'll often find people of that vibe. Chilling, sharing stories. It's always pretty nice to be honest, and I appreciate you making this video. Nice seeing a positive bit of humanity, especially one that's so familiar.

Genuinely glad I was there for these moments. Had a specific playlist with a bunch of stuff from him and all of it went away one day and I’ve only had fond memories and never able to explain it to friends so thank you for sharing the folder and making this video

Genuinely such a great short video I look forward to seeing what you do next :)

Checkpoint: 4/25/24 I was diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD when I was 18 years old (now 20). Since then, I feel like I've been rediscovering myself in a lot of ways. Having to relearn how to... be? Like most college students, I guess, I feel like my life is at an inflection point. I've always generally been more independent of my parents than other kids my age, but it wasn't until I moved out of the house that I had to really learn self discipline. It was also around that point where I was finally diagnosed with what was formerly known as ADD, and (TLDR) it explains a lot, lol. I feel like I'm having to learn to recognize as ADHD tendencies what I had always sort of considered personal failures of my character, though I had never articulated it that way to myself. For almost as long as I can remember, in school, I had such a hard time making myself just do the work. In middle school, I turned in most of my assignments late--or not at all, and I almost never studied. But I was generally just sort of smart enough to pull a decent enough report card, or fudge it when I didn't. And as I continued to become more independent and distant from my parents--I was a stubborn fucking kid, lol--I was able to put off the consequences for longer when I fucked up. Which also meant each time my mom would eventually find out, the situation was already fucked. I think now that I developed the subconscious cognitive habit of making a bigger deal out of every task because A, my brain just needs more effort to focus and be productive if I'm not interested in it; B, I'm a massive perfectionist so every task feels like a test; and C, when I eventually do fuck up the consequences are gonna be worse. Easier just to not think about it. Anyway, it was a vicious cycle, but it didn't really catch up with me until covid hit in sophomore year of high school. It built up to some pretty bad anxiety, even a few panic attacks. Anyway, enough to see a psychiatrist about. We tried SSRIs first, but that was no help. I asked to get tested for ADHD, and just a few months before graduation, I got the diagnosis. Since then, I've been on a journey to build better habits, but it's difficult with how addicted I've become to the instant-gratification trap of my phone, social media, and sadly the internet in general these days. I feel like every time I have the choice between all the information and content in the world and reading a book or writing a paper, I have to fight to choose the latter. Which is always, as I take my phone everywhere, now with the 2-day battery of the new iphone. I believe I have the capacity and resolve to be the person I want to be, but with the digital, consumerist direction the world seems to be going, it's hard not to worry whether my brain will be able to handle it. All I know is I can only play the hand I'm dealt, and I'm going to do the best I can. Anyway, good luck to y'all on your own journeys, and thanks for reading my essay, lol.

dang I had no idea taia777 got taken down. that sucks. those videos were truly internet checkpoints with a great community.

Checkpoint: Feeling better mentally everyday, turning a new chapter in my creativity, personal identity, and life, trying to write a new good one ❤

Dead internet moment

Checkpoint 5/13/24: I love that I found this new thing about checkpoints. It’s so magical. I think I was destined to find out about these checkpoints right now. I’m so happy about this checkpoint thing. It’s like the universe is winking at me and telling me that my life journey up to this moment has not been for nothing, and I have always been moving forward every day in every moment. This is the Checkpoint. Especially lately I’ve just been wondering if this latest phase in my life of seeming stagnation has been just wasting time but it is clear now that this moment in my life with this new state of mind that I have and this new me that I am right now is the moment that I was supposed to reach. Thank you universe. And I kinda had a feeling this last hour that something had changed in my consciousness. I have been doing a lot of consciousness expanding work and study lately and I guess I have just crossed a big threshold in consciousness. So cool. I love it. And I’m ready for more. I feel alive and the spark of a fulfilling journey in me right now as I’m writing this. This is my new journey. My metaphysical journey.

I listened to the DK and Chrono Trigger videos on repeat while writing my dissertation. Those surreal videos will always be a part of my life 😊

Thank you for explaining this, I am so glad people like you exist. I can really recommend, to anybody who want to read and write nice things to strangers, the tiny video game "Kind Words", where you receive and send letters. Like checkpoints, I get to go back and read the questions I asked long time ago and the replies I got. Oh and there is LoFi music also. It is a peaceful and sad and happy place I sometimes go to.

thanks to you, i got to know that that small, overwhelming and wholesome most of the times, community, has been terminated by nintendo.. every once in a while youtube just randomly reccommended me that video, i would actually wait for the video to pop in my home, just to read some experiences, i dont actually remember the last time youtube reccommended me that vid, but im sure it was at least in 2022, unfortunately, nintendo is still nintendo (i actually am a bit bothered and sad right now, still, thanks N Penn for making me acknowledge this) (sorry for any typo/grammar errors, im not a native english speaker)

This should really be seen more. Great narration and a really impactful place to go for those who struggle with life at the moment . Leaving a comment for the algorithm right here.

I listen toone of the checkpoint videos to study, write and draw. The song is very relaxing and even though i have never commented about a checkpoint it really does feel like one.

Чекпоинт: я залил свое первое видео на ютубе из тех, что обычно публикую ВКонтакте. И понимаю, как это приятно получать комментарии и поддержку от настоящих людей, о ком ты совершенно ничего не знаешь. Успехов в продвижении канала! Пишу специально на русском, чтобы было видно, что ваше видео смотрят иностранцы :)

algorithm is being good for you for this video because ive never seen this channel before

Checkpoint: I have been inside most of the day, spending on and off time on my software dev project. It is my first project. Its so close to being done I can taste it but some major bugs need to be dealt with. This is a major test of my patience and ego.

I stumbled upon one of those videos two days ago, it made me cry to read the comments there, not because I was sad, but just because it was so wholesome to read ^^

Thanks fam, I have been seeing similar trends on random videos the algo throws up. Normally the titles are weird strings of numbers or something but the comments are all love and support. This was a pleasant checkpoint, I appreciate you ☺️

I think part of the magic comes from the solidarity and acceptance. It feels like a small corner of the internet hidden from all the bad, leaving only the good.

Checkpoint 4/27/24: I took a college visit yesterday. I already knew I was going to where I visited, but actually taking a tour and hearing about my degree program made it feel a little too real. I don’t know if I’m ready for it yet. Luckily, I still have a year of high school left, and I’m going to enjoy it so much and finish it off proudly. Best wishes to all who are about to graduate or will graduate soon. :)

I love these checkpoints vids that get recd to me. They always seem to come when I’m feeling down and they always put me in a mood to keep fighting.

The thing is it doesnt even need to be recreated intentionally - i stumble across these all the time on ambient music and lofi videos and im pretty sure its just something thay has evolvrd again seperately - i love the world of internet checkpoints - i would say the main feeling isnt so much negativty and hope as it just nostalgia

Checkpoint 5/5/24: I studied for my exams and I made a project that made me realize how dumb I am at sewing. Have a great day and thank you for this video

Check point: 12/05/24 Being a father is hard. When a father fails, Being an uncle is harder. Here's to the child with no good father, may his future be brighter rather than harder. Progress saved.

The Chrono Trigger one gave me several straight weeks of peace.

I always see that video in my recommended , I thought it was just RU-vid algorithm being weird. But I never actually watched the video and seen the community there. It’s like those mini instances where the internet coming together and doing something. It’s beautiful in way

Checkpoint: My first day of school

Hearing the last few sentences actually triggered something within me that instantly made me tear up. I am glad to have reached this checkpoint.

I've seen a handful of checkpoints in my time and they are usually music related videos or sometimes videos in which people are sharing their grief or struggles, one of the most beautiful checkpoints I've ever seen is "n u a g e s - Dreams ❀" and the song is amazing to hear whenever i scroll through and read those comments

I remember a couple years ago I was on RU-vid and I watched a video of the song “Married Life” from the Disney Pixar movie “Up”.The comments were filled with sad stories and nostalgic memories. Although there was some sadness to it, it was great to see a little space on the internet where people would come to together and vent about childhood memories and old internet friends.

Checkpoint 28th April 2024: A couple of months ago I started university, and things are kinda rough. I'm nowhere near ready for the midyear exams that we have soon, and I'm already behind on almost all of my courses. Almost all of my friends are studying elsewhere, and I've been really struggling to meet new people. Safe to say, things have not been going well at all. Despite this, I've started feeling a bit optimistic for the future. I've been teaching myself to be more disciplined, and have been trying out new study techniques. I've also started learning to draw, which I'm really enjoying! I'm currently not doing well at all, but I'm confident I can turn things around. Looking forward to coming back in a few years to see my progress!

This is one of my favourite things on the internet

imagine pouring your heart out on some random video to strangers and then nintendo comes along to tableflip the entire thing over fukin donkeykong music.

I saw this video you mentioned a few years ago with in passed through. I also spent a while in the comments reading everyone's stories. crazy how this video about you talking about it was recommended to me

This video feels like a Mandela effect, I swear I've seen the thumbnail and title for this video somewhere else long time ago but skipped it. I was very much surprised to see that this video was only uploaded 2 days ago.

Checkpoint: April 25, 2024 I’ll keep this short & sweet since my energy is low- even though things are rough from dealing with the things that come with chronic illness/ pain (that is also likely an autoimmune illness), I’m determined to stay resilient. Things have been starting to look up more. Partially thanks to when I went to a residential mental health hospital in October last year. My physical symptoms were causing severe anxiety and panic- and while residential wasn’t easy- hell, it was a REALLY emotionally & physically challenging month- it helped a lot. I didn’t even fully realize how much it helped until I got home. I was actually scared to leave because I didn’t think I made any progress. But I did. And while I still have a long ways to go, it still makes all the difference. I was CONVINCED that my mental health was never gonna improve. Childhood PTSD can do that. I was telling everyone therapist & dr that I’d genuinely tried everything and nothing had helped so far. I went from hating DBT to LOVING it lol. Seriously, the skills I learned & am still improving on are skills that I think would be helpful for anyone, even those who aren’t struggling. That’s a bit off topic; but my point there is that finally getting set on the right path for my mental health is helpful for my physical health. Even if only a little. I’d rather take the smaller positives than to assume it’s not enough to help- because believing that will only make it true. The brain is powerful, and if focusing on the positive helps me open myself up to seeing it more often, then that’s what I will do. As for what those things finally happening are- I have a caregiver twice a week now, I’m in regular therapy, I learned that I’m not crazy and that I _do_ have DID and knowing that can help me to understand more about myself in order to heal + just create more routine and inner peace, I finally started physical therapy which I’ve been wanting to do but hadn’t yet been able to- that’s just to name some. There’s still a long unknown path ahead & inevitably there will still be many difficulties. But that’s okay. And there’s no point worrying about what _could_ happen (especially if it’s only in regards to what the worst cases are and not any of the best or neutral cases) when the most important thing to focus on is right this very moment in time. It’s also inevitable that there will be many good times as well. It’s also okay to not be okay. It’s important to acknowledge if you’re feeling sad and let yourself feel it (without drowning in it) and then allow yourself to do something that would help make moment better, if even just a little. Anyways, this is definitely a bit longer than “short & sweet” haha; so I’ll leave you with this: one phrase I learned in therapy and like using is “don’t should all over yourself!” Meaning, don’t worry about what you “should” do or “should’ve” done. Instead acknowledge it, and move forward from there- whether that means letting go of something that’s already happened (like noticing hours went by online) or taking note of something that you need to do and coming back to it once you’re ready. And with that, I hope you all continue to stay resilient and be kind to yourself. 💙

Checkpoint 28-04-24: just quit my job of shortly over 10 years, dont have anything else lined up, quit because my emotional health had been spiralling for some time, in a steeper spiral than the past 10 years. Idk whats going to happen, but ive promised myself that i wont desparately cling to the next bit of work i can find like i have in the past, because i know that it hurts me. Id rather lose my tenancy and everything i own than go back to a life like that. Id rather lay in the grass with only the clothes on my back and be free than have my soul gradually taxed by whichever egomaniacal company or individual will grant me the pittance of a wage. Its been liberating to finally have enough and choose to exit this. I hope that i can find an occupation and some training out there to help me in reconnecting with life

This video appearing in my feed today is something special. I've recently been going through changes in life. Some good, some bad. Its lead me to make a lot of progress personally. Just today I achieved a few significant goals. Unrelated to that I also finished a TV series that took me 11 years, a series that wasn't my favorite but held a significant meaning to me. Then after some thinking i laid down in bed and saw this one video. Tue Apr 26, 2024. Checkpoint.

checkpoint: i ate a good sandwich

Nintendo should realise what free advertising is.

Those checkpoints highlight an issue that goes unnoticed. Everyone has something go wrong in their life and not everyone has any support in life so trauma dumping becomes a thing and since there is no real place other than paying for therapy to unload pain those checkpoint type places pop up. I like it, its giving hope to people who may not see it at the time of them typing it

Checkpoint: My sister just moved into her new apartment after breaking up with her boyfriend and father of her child. She's very stressed and has been for a very long time but I believe she'll finally feel better now. I hope she will heal quickly.

Checkpoint: my life is so amazing and so fulfilling. I hope everyone chooses to live their life the way they want too and never allow fear, uncertainty, or negativity hold them back from taking a leap of faith and figuring it out along the way🙏🏿

I actually got a hate response on my comment on the recent internet checkpoint. Apparently that guy was pissed off at me in particular

I discovered my first checkpoint immediately before clicking on this video. It's nice to know that others feel this way too.

I have come across a couple of these, I remember reading comments like this but not the generic or nostalgic video itself. I wish everyone reading this the best.

I have seen this video, and i mean THIS video. Im so certain that I have seen this before. Please is this a reupload? I think im going insane

Best creator on youtube. N's voice is like a night camping by the fire roastin weinies w/ ur homies but for ur ears

I found them too, I love this and now these checkpoint videos are getting recommended to me more and more

That plea to nintendo at the end got me laughing so hard XD subscribed 💕

1:36 - The Chrono Trigger one I stumbled on in 2019. It was... not the best time for me, and hasn't gotten much better tbh, but it's more something I've come to terms with, if anything. The discussions people had in the comments were a good break from everything going on, and somehow - despite being a _youtube comment section_ - was full of positivity. Everyone had something to share, and was supportive of each other. Chrono Trigger is a game I've been meaning to play for over a decade... I still haven't (and I still intend to), but the song had stuck with me. It's an inherently nostalgic sounding tune for some reason, but feels like it has extra meaning to me, even though this is all very silly. I kept it in a tab that was open for years, and every once in a while would stumble over it while cleaning up old tabs, checking in on updates in the comments, and listening for background music while working. It was one of those "10 hours" videos, and despite that, I "watched" the video in full multiple times and had to go back to reset it. About a year and a half ago I started learning piano. Something I'd never done before, at 32 - really, I needed something to fill my time. Ultimately my goal is to learn the organ, but piano is a nice intermediate and while the organ can be bombastic, piano can be a lot more calming and easier to listen to. While the music I was practicing was more classical, when it came time to pick more "project" style pieces, I ended up leaning more towards music from video games. Unintentionally, towards classic games. First piece was from Final Fantasy, then Castlevania. For financial reasons I've had to stop taking lessons, and moved shortly after. When discussing my piano practice with a friend and asking what I should do next, she mentioned Chrono Trigger as a source of great music. Not being familiar with Chrono Trigger's music, I slept on it for a while, and eventually looked up the soundtrack, and in the RU-vid search queue was my old friend looking back at me. It's like it's meant to be in a way; when hard times come around, take a break, step into the corridors of time, and relax a bit as you meander towards your future - everything will be ok. While there isn't an official song book as far as I can tell, there are a few renditions based on a fan composition for piano made by a user called Zohar - someone from Japan who uploaded a bunch of brilliant custom piano music a decade ago, but disappeared without a trace, and his channel was eventually deleted seemingly for inactivity. Luckily, a few people had backups and recovered some. Thanks to them, I was able to learn the song, and it's been my favorite to play for the technicality of the composition and atmosphere it creates (even if I'm still awful at playing it _for_ anyone still, haha). This was kind of meandering and there's not much of a payoff, but if you've made it this far, I'll treat you to my favorite rendition based mostly on Zohar's and apparently learned entirely by ear: watch?v=oyBB4Cs_EKM

Checkpoint: 5/2/24 I will be 30 this year, and I have don’t have much to show for it except scars and scar tissue. It looks like I may need some revision done on my spine, the odds don’t look great, but I don’t really have a choice anymore. The DEA has succeeded in bullying doctors away from prescribing anything but NSAIDS, muscle relaxers and anti-convulsants for pain, and since those medications do not work for me, I have nothing other than what I could get illegally, nicotine and alcohol. But at least I’m trying to move forward, I do not want to be dependent for the rest of my life. I have a loving family and my loving partner and our loving fur babies. My goal is to get a job so my partner and I could afford to move out from our separate places (with our respective parents) and move in with each other and our pets who miss me dearly. I hope one day to be well enough to help take care of my parents when that day comes.

Checkpoint 5/18/24: As a junior in High School, it's hard watching the seniors graduate. They've left such an impact on people's lives- they were mentors and friends to so many kids. There's part of me that's happy for them- but there's also a part of me that wishes I'd gotten to know them better. A part of me that wishes I'd stepped outside of my comfort zone more and asked for a few more phone numbers. As things stand, there are a lot of those seniors I'll probably never hear from again. There's another more self-focused part of me that wonders how I'll ever make the same impact they did. I'm not great with people and I can't imagine anyone looking up to me. I'm thinking of becoming a counselor at a local summer camp, but it still feels like I've got a long way to go.

Checkpoint: I've been sick all week but the fever just broke. Feels good. Finally.

Checkpoint April 19 , 9 a.m. I am sitting on my bed stressing over the fact that I don't have a job or went to college. I graduated last year from high school, basically failled my entrance exam, broke my arm and wasted months. My parents are as supportive as they could be but they dont have much left in them. Either one of them is going get so fed up that they leave the family or get really ill From last 3 years I am training to be a 2d animator. I have no plans to give up anytime soon. Every day feels more like I am wasting my time no matter what I do. But again I have no plans to give up. This message is for myself in the future. If someone else is reading sorry for my bad English. I hope you have a nice day

Checkpoint: surprisingly I am finding this video 6 months to the day after my little sister passed away. I couldn't imagine anything worse that could've ever happened to me, and yet I have to live the rest of my life without her. Truthfully, there isn't really any hopeful or positive spin to add to this comment. I miss her all the time. I will never be as close to someone ever again in my life, and I'm desperately scrambling to find some other meaning in my life. I am quite lost really but I keep on and I'm putting work in here and there. Hopefully one day I will find something to love and to put passion back into my days 💖 I miss you so much Imy

Yes. Checkpoint. These things only pop up after a mistake I make with personal relationships. I told a very special woman I liked her. We’ve been talking for months. Daily. For a decent bit of time each day, even busy days 30 minutes was normal. Been 3 days since we talked. Since I told her. I made a mistake, I could have gone without being loved in return. I chose to love her because I researched my thought patterns, my reactions. Books after books. Lecture after lecture. There was no burning desire, just, a warm smile. That always showed up when I thought about what I’d tell her, how she’d react. And the random things she’d send me. I loved when she seemed happy. I didn’t care what she was happy about, a fish still alive at the market made her chuckle? I was through the moon that she had a pleasant experience. Now. I don’t know. I bet if she doesn’t respond in a few days it’s over for good. Her charming comedy. She got me to like my smile, I hated my smile before meeting her. My teeth didn’t line up with my lips because of my nose and jaw being broken and dislocated, respectively, by my brother growing up. I always thought it looked ghastly, but she loved it. She’s on vacation visiting family now, and I know she’s getting the rest from work she needs, and I’m smiling even knowing she’ll probably not tell me about it now, or share the photos she promised anymore. It hurts, to know I’ve put her in an awkward position. That she doesn’t feel like she can just tell me no. The silence is killing me and it’s just been 3 days.

[checkpoint] may 12, 2024: Hey man yall are great and as a 26 year old its really nice to learn more about the generations before me, seeing how they dealt with the juxtaposition between living outside and living online. Its nice to know that there are small ways to keep the positive nostalgia of those days alive. :)

Checkpoint: RU-vid is a stupid waste of time and I can’t wait until next checkpoint when I grow up and don’t spend my precious lifetime on the worst imaginable things possible

Interesting core idea, could've been easily a 20 minutes deep dive into the whole checkpoint phenomena But you chose to keep it short for some reason, maybe you value consistency more than length at this point which is fine But if you ever decided to revisit the best performing videos you have then please consider doing this one first Wish you all the best in your creative journey

It looks like one of those old school magic eye images, but there's nothing hidden in it, in case anyone was wondering.

I'd never thought about it in these terms but there's one specific RU-vid checkpoint that I really love, it's the ''Stone in Focus'' video with the sleepy bathing monkey. Great place to visit at night when you take a step back to look at your life.