Reviewing Every Jolly Game in the Series (FNAF Fan-Game) 

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The fact that the developer was only 13 when he made the first game still shocks me, that is some real dedication right there

I wonder how many people know that Jolly is based on an actual restaurant named “Jolibee”

As a Filipino who went to JolliBee's a lot, I can agree that the characters there are a little bit sketchy.

Bring your daughter to work day is actually surprisingly common, especially in workplaces that commonly have more male workers because society puts a weird emphasis on daddy/daughter relationships

Fun Fact: There was also a game called Jollibee's that was made by IvanG that was canon to the lore of Jolly's but was removed since the company would sue IvanG for "making the restaurant look bad"

Hi there, voice actor for Jolly 1 here and I completely agree with you as to the recording of the voice lines. I don’t know what happened, as it was years ago but I just can’t believe how badly I sounded 😂 Also, when you talked about the phone guy not giving clear instructions either, I completely agree with that too. I’ve recently recorded this game and I thought the same thing. I also want to state that I don’t like how my voice comes across, as it sounds boring/un-engaging and quiet. I wish I could replace old voice with my new one.

just to note, "bring your daughter to work day" used to be an actual proper holiday (i think it's usually no longer gendered, but don't quote me on that), and also is mentioned in a game that the Jolly games otherwise reference already, so it's definitely not an accident.

I think it's doing a great injustice to Clickteam Fusion to call it "extremely limited". Fusion as an engine has been worked on since the 1990s by Clickteam and is quite powerful. Sure, for pseudo-3D games (like FNAF and Jolly) some trickery and laying is required to create a first-person game with pre-rendered 3D graphics, but that doesn't make the engine itself as limited as you make it out to be. Fusion was created as a 2D game engine, and it does its job as a 2D game engine very well and has a lot of power under the hood. I say this as someone who has seen what games made in Fusion can do and as someone who uses Fusion (for both 2D games and pseudo-3D games). Here are just a few examples of games made with Clickteam Fusion (minus the obvious of FNAF and Jolly): Baba is You Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 1 (I also think the 2nd one was made with Fusion as well) The Escapists 1 Freedom Planet The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

One thing I can appreciate about Ivan is that there is always an android port provided.

small thing to note, in JOLLY 3 the cutscene that plays after the Antonettes (The metal puppet) jumpscare has a chance to hold a minigame in it, revolving around trying to stay away from the giant crusher in front of you. (Because your on the conveyer belt leading to it, I guess.)

Something to say: the jolly lore has a lot of change at the current time. Most of the stuff from jolly 1 is not canon. The canon ending to jolly 1 is the broken ending which you get it when you complete: 20/20/20/20/20. Plain trace if you want to learn more about the jolly lore you can always join the jolly server.

While not as popular as FNAC, ONAF, Popgoes, or DSAF, there's no doubt that the Jolly franchise is a pretty good fangame series. I'll be looking forward to watching the gameplay of Jolly 4 once it releases.

From what I've understood, the final minigame of Jolly 1 essentially depicts the event that has caused the decline of the Jolly Fantasy World: a serving of poisoned food to children. Also, this 31:50 be Antonette, aka, the weird wired puppet thing in the first game. Yep, she's back!

I think it's really interesting that the "Bring your daughter to work day" specification is a real thing. I remember hearing in my childhood about either my dad or my friend's dad having it, but not being able to actually go because of school. I think it was supposed to inspire young girls to look into jobs that they might otherwise not think of, especially if they were raised with traditional gender roles.

17:11 It could be a reference to the game Portal 2. Edit: 48:52 is a hugely clear Portal 2 reference. Not only is this CEO’s last name Johnson, but the “astronaut, war hero, or Olympian” line is also straight out of Portal 2.

I wish every fnaf fan games like these would add options like visuals cues for Deaf people like me to play and enjoy. it's just unfair that these games reply only on sounds at all. i can't beat any of them at all because of that. I gave up and stopped playing. It's such a shame i can't enjoy games like these. i love horror stuff. i also love FNAF.

17:09 Bring Your Daughter To Work Day is probably intentional as a reference to Portal, where after completing one of the larger test chambers, GLaDOS advertises Aperture's "bring your daughter to work day", which is actually just a ploy to acquire more test subjects for free.

All Time Stamps Jolly 1 - 2:11 Story - 6:28 Visuals - 8:38 Jolly 2 - 10:32 Jolly 2 Gameplay - 10:58 Jolly 2 Visuals - 20:17 Jolly 3 Chapter 1 - 22:44 Jolly 3 Chapter 2 - 40:43

Honestly, he did very well with the first game. For a 13 year old it's really great, he put so much effort into that. It's actually impressing, at least to me.

Whoa! 50 minutes?!? Jeez. Good job on this one!

I love that Kevin Johnson is a reference to Cave Johnson of Portal 2. Kevin even almost directly quotes Cave too: Cave (50's and 70's)- "Welcome, gentlemen, to Aperture Science. Astronauts, war heroes, Olympians ... I'm Cave Johnson, CEO of Aperture Science." Kevin - "Hello there, astronaut, war hero or Olympian! My name is Kevin. Kevin Johnson, CEO of Jolly Entertainment. And welcome to the Jolly Entertainment Underground Facility!" It's so similar, just Cave's first sentence is brought to the back of Kevin's. Being a Portal nerd since the age of 7, Jolly has always been one of my favorite fangames because of that. IvanG is very cultured! 'Bring Your Daughter to Work Day' might also be a little nod to Portal, instead of just 'Bring Your _Kid_ to Work Day'. In the first Portal, GLaDOS says "Remember: The Aperture Science Bring Your Daughter to Work Day is the perfect time to have her tested." During Portal 2, you get to see the abandoned 'Bring Your Daughter to Work Day' area too. I'm not going to spoiler this, as Portal and Portal 2 are both over a decade old now, but GLaDOS is inhabited by the brain/soul of Caroline, Cave Johnson's assistant. Jolly might be alluding that, with Zoey maybe being the soul possessing it? Then again, children possessing robots is very common in FNaF and its fangames.

I love how in-depth your analysis was for each of the games. Really looking forward to seeing more from you!

Those Of You're Curious, Yes Jolly 4 Is Still In Development. Jollibee's, And Jollibee's: Phase 2, Does Not Count Because These Games Take Place In A Real Restaurant Diner With The Same Name, And Same Mascots.

I looked around the internet for my best interpretation of the lore, so bear with me if I'm wrong: So basically, the story is about an engineer who works for William Afton (Potentially as an employee of Afton Animatronics). The dude worked for Afton on repairing Animatronics for both Fazbear and Jollibee's, but was suspicious of his boss' actions. Then in 1985, on "Bring your Daughter to Work Day," he brings Zoey to Fazbear's. Before he can properly bring her in, he decides to check in with his boss (as you do), only to witness him luring the 5 missing children to their doom. Upon witnessing this, he tells Zoey to stay in the car so he can deal with the issue. Zoey doesn't listen, gets caught by William, and William locks her in a room to finish her off. At the time, Jolly the Animatronic was nearby and it came to Zoey to comfort her before William finishes her off: linking her spirit to Jolly. The engineer, devastated, decides to follow William's example and begin to do remnant experimentation in order to bring Zoey back. After Fazbear's shut down, Jolly the Animatronic witnesses the engineer break into the restaurant, poison the food, and serve it to the kids. This gets the restaurant shut down while letting the guy have access to all that remnant and the Animatronic so he can bring Zoey back. Zoey is unable to rest until she fully understood what happened to her, and emphasize with the missing children wishing that she could just rest, just like them. Years later they try to run the restaurant again, but Zoey still haunts the restaurant. After it shut down, some guys go to Jolly'a storage unit to find something to use for Fazbear's Frights, which at the end of 3, they find Springtrap.

One thing that really stands out to me is the sound design for J3 ch.2, specifically the sound of the map when you pull the screen up and zoom in to a specific section. Something about that bass-y sound is really satisfying to me and the alarm sound of that one shutdown/reset mechanic always brought a lot of anxiety in a good way

I definitely wouldn't say that clickteam is very limited, while yes it isn't the most powerful and is mostly in 2d. Its amazing at doing 2d and helping people that started from scratch or just wanted to make a game and found clickteam because of fnaf. I still use it to this day and have gotten really use to it and have figured out how to make a good point and click game.

There is one little section of jolly 3 chapter one’s gameplay that you missed. i don’t know what the chance is, or what the circumstances are, but when you get jumpscared by the marionette type thing when walking through the door, there is a chance that the conveyor belt will activate, and you will have to wiggle off of it before you are killed by a giant crusher. this part has such an intense feeling of fear and desperation, i really wish you would’ve seen it.

Fun fact: jolly actually released before sister location

43:30 surprisingly the only jumpscare that scared me in this video lol

31:49 The animatronic that jumpscares you is named "Metalonette", and is a withered metal version of the marionette from fnaf 2. This animatronic is also the marionette animatronic you mentioned from jolly 1, where you repair the wires and keep the animatronic at bay.

I just keep laughing to myself because while the other crewmates in the Jolly 2 cargo ship are sleeping you are just having a absolute warzone

Jolly's was one of my favorite childhood fnaf fan games due to how cool and immersive it was, and the lore was great as well. Glad to see it in retrospect

The only RU-vidr that actually played all the jolly games and not just jolly3 like most known fnaf RU-vidrs

I think the developer of this game really likes the portal series From the [bring your daughter to work day] to the first night dialogue from Jolly 3 chapter 2

I hope this explains the lore because Jolly 3 left me with more questions than answers and don't even get me started on jollibee's

Avid Jollibee enjoyer here, did you know jolly is actually real? And it's a restaurant chain too! And it's real fucking delicious you should totally try out sometime. Jollibee is in (mostly) Philippines! And is an actual game end for kfc and mac do (golden arches) and now is in New york, which is crazy to think about. Ps: if you do go to Jollibee, for a first time eater get a jollyburger (hamburger) fries, and chickenjoy!Also if you want to, get ice cream too.

One thing I've realized from watching your videos is that I find the completely original fangames that use completely new designs and stories that don't try to shoehorn themselves into the FNAF lore much more interesting than those that do.

In jolly 1, the animatronics (expect for metalionnet) can be stopped by the door, you don't need to use the elevator or vents. Just wait until them reach to the window and close the door until them go away. Metalionnet just ignore the door and elevator, If it's out you're dead Watch a 5/20 mode gameplay and you will understand better

Thank you PlainTrace for all of your amazing content. You always give us, the FNAF fandom, great content on our favorite game series and the games based off of it. Keep up the great work!

The dev really dedicated his life to making video games. He was ONLY 13 WHEN HE MADE THE FIRST GAME! His parents are definitely proud of him.

17:08 It used to be Bring Your Daughter To Work Day but offically changed by 2003 although most companies were accepting all children since the beginning

Fun fact: JOLLY used to be called Jollybee’s but copyright came and well This is probably mentioned but I’m still at the sponsored

i adore how jolly 1 looks. i feel like the "bad" designs (compared to the new ones) add to the fear factor for me, same thing applies to jolly 2

This series takes inspiration from the portal series, which is why the CEO is Kevin Johnson, and Why the sign read bring your daughter to work day

Hey Plain i just wanted to say thank you for all the awesome content u have provided us with ur videos have really motivated me to keep going with youtube and fnaf content after my Top 5 lists and my playthroughs of the fnaf game i,ve reached an creativless pit but u come up with so many fresh Videos which inspirs me everytime u upload. Thank you

32:16 during this part, what’s supposed to happen is a minigame where you have to mash the up and down keys or you’ll get crushed to death.

The vid’s great and the editing is superb. Also finally someone is talking about jollys.

The Blue Shirt guy is seemingly the same guy from JOLLY 2, he had snuck on the cargo ship to possibly find out more about the pizzeria and then he's basically the guard on the cargo ship.

I remember watching Father’s playthrough of Jolly 3 Pt. 1 & 2, so glad that their video got some recognition.

42:05 Wait, nobody is going to talk about this reference to Portal 2? Kevin Johnson sounds a bit like Cave Johnson. "Astronaut, war hero or Olympian" is a similar quote to what Cave Johson said. In Portal 2 Bring Your Daughter to work Day was also a massive failure

5:11 I never use the cameras in fnaf 2 because the cameras just adds to the anxiety. for fnaf 2, the only camera you need is cam 11.

Fun Fact: the Night Guard in Jolly 1, his name is Mikhail Schmidt so In FNAF 1: We play as Mike Schmidt AKA Micheal Afton. In FNAC 1: We play as Mary Schmidt, Mike Schmidt's Wife. And In Jolly 1: We play as Mikhail Schmidt, probably Mike Schmidt's Slavic Cousin.

I Like the fact that we can basically see this guy improving in these jolly games.

PlainTrace's quickly becoming my go-to stop to get exposure to fangames (I play on consoles, so, as of yet, I don't really have fangames I can play myself). Thanks

5:20 in an earlier phone call the phone guy tells you that you should not wear the jolly costume, you even pointed it out, so to see the effects of the jolly costume taken on a human is downright terrifying because that could have been you

i love how the game (props) doesnt rely on only the things that can be found in an office, but also thing that are frequently used outside of work/the office, such as a phone. i think it adds sometype of realism (??) to the game

4:20 No, you have to shut the door to get rid of them.

i liked how the chapter 2 jammer along with the whole section is a ref to portal 2, the jammer specifically cus the blaring alarms and lights, the blackout and then the sudden flash of insanely bright light, it's one of those references you will literally never notice cus who would ever be thinking of a p2 valve door but it's still so cool

Wow. Just what I want, a full, awesome review of a fangame I practically never knew!

Jolibee's Phase 1 & 2 were really good as well. In my opinion, the Jolibee's company made mistake by filing a cease and desist request to the developer of the JOLLY games. If anything, he spread popularity of Jolibee's to people, giving Jolibee's more customers. Judging from their restaurant statistics, they received a boost in attention and profit since the JOLLY games were being made and released.

I remember how i first played Jolly 1 when it was released and i didn't even understood how should i defend myself from the animatronics, only after i watched someone else play it, i understood the mechanics lol. But yeah, Jolly is definitely an interesting fan game series, and it has a neat lore. (Through i despise Maxie's typing minigame because it's too hard to finish.)

Woooow... THIS WAS AMAZING! God man, i love your editing style, its very good! I like the simplicity of it tbh. Also, great vid! Cant stretch that enough, and im very glad im subscribed! Ive always loved Jolly, the characters look amazing. And i cant believe that Jolly 1 was made when ivan was 13! And even then, the game looked faaaantastic! Also, you should go over the Jollibees series as well as the scrapped stuff in another vid. Just take your time next time, no rush. You shouldnt be up for 30+ hours DX! Anyways, see you whenever!

Love all your videos! Glad to see this one is very long because I love listening to them. Honestly can’t guess how old you are based off your voice though lol

I know the video is a bit old by now but I wanna clear up some gameplay mechanics (TL; DR at the end): *Jolly 1:* you can flash to retain them, but the best way to make them go is to close the door when you hear an eerie atmosphere sound. There's a footstep sound cue when they leave (the window is a previous step to the door). Honestly, closing the vents is useful only to stall a bit of time if there are other animatronics. *Jolly 3 Chapter 1:* the windows are just the starting points of Tweetie and Maxie. There is no need to use the lights at all during the nights. _Tweetie minigame:_ you need to flash her, wait a bit with the phone down, then flash again. The tip at the beginning says that brining up the phone activates her, so you need to keep your phone down and flash sparingly until she's gone to be safe. _Nights 2 and 4:_ you can go both center and right on night 2, night 4 will make you go to the one you didn't pick. _Night 3:_ there was a minigame here, escaping from the crusher, but you didn't get it because you didn't do Maxie's minigame on night 3. *Jolly 3 Chapter 2:* the jammer only needs rebooting if used incorrectly, when there is actually no animatronic at your door. If there IS an animatronic, it will be ready immediately after using it. Also you can see George at your door, his eyes shine. Jolly has nothing though. _Night 5:_ the office isn't "very similar" to Jolly 1, it IS the Jolly 1 facility. *----------TL;DR:----------* Jolly 1: close the door when they leave the window. Jolly 3 Chapter 1: windows are just starting points. Tweetie needs not much flashing while keeping the phone off until she's gone/in starting position. Night 3: there was a minigame here if on night 2 you went to the right. Night 4: the door available is the one you didn't pick on night 2. Jolly 3 Chapter 2: jammer only needs rebooting if used incorrectly, if not it's immediately ready again. Also, George's eyes shine at the door. Night 5 plays in the Jolly 1 facility, that's why it's "very similar".

“This mini game is hard because of all the random symbols that it throws at you” Me, a programmer: *furious typing*

Bring your daughter to work day is a reference to portal with the tragedy at aperture happening on bring your daughter to work day. Love your content by the way

This might be one of the best content I've ever watched on RU-vid. You'r vids are really nice.👍

I ADORE the detail with the Jolly’s two title having a ships wheel for the “O” which spins in in a similar way to an actual ships wheel. It’s details like that which I can’t help but love.

YES finally someone talks about jolly

actually jolly 1 came out in 2015 when sister location wasnt even suspected to come out like it was 3 years later. so ivan didnt knew he made sister location v0.1

30:27 bro that scared me holy, never thought you'd have that huge amount of energy in you.

As a guy from the Philippines, this was weird because Jollibee was a popular restaurant and it turned into a horror game.

Finally a video about the Jolly series

This was such an entertaining video, I stuck with it until the very end, and btw get some sleep dude you deserved it.👏👏

I love the portal 2 reference in Jolly 3 Pt. 2. at the start of the first phone call.

Jollibee food is actually awesome I grew from it

Actually, IvanG’s first game wasn’t jolly, it was a Minecraft remake of all fnaf series called Five Nights at Minecraft’s, his second game was all about some students died on a university (the game was called university)

Ngl the "I'm already dead inside" line from Will Afton just made me go "No... No Ivan why..."

It is crazy that he made that 1st game at only 13! I am about to turn 15, and it makes me realize that I need to do something cool like that

Jolly had like a sister location type of game called jollibee’s and jollibee’s phase 2 but it got taken down for a reason now the developer made this instead im interested i still remember people playing it before it got taken down and i still miss the game excited for jollys 4

When I was like 10 I saw this fnaf fangame about my countries mascot Jollibee I always think that the creator of jolly is a Filipino because jolly 3 has some old mascots from Jollibee

Great watch, as expected, although in J3 Chapter 1 I do think you are supposed to enter the center door on Night 4 to get Antonette's monologue after she's already tried killing you, and actually visit Maxie on Night 2, still good video

With the "bring your daughter to work day" thing, I assumed it was cus Kevin Johnson seemed an obvious parody of Cave Johnson (that's why also the voice and the line about the underground facility seemed to match as well) and he held bring your daughter to work-days as well

I'm really proud of the developer doing all of this when they where 13! Fun fact; I'm 13 as well and developing my own fan games series (on a simple coding website, and I have one done the first game) but they (and you) have inspired me to keep it going and do good! Maybe soon (when I finish the series and remake it in clickteam) you could check it out?

nothing like watching an hour long video about games i never cared about

WAIT! I just realized Jolly’s is the animatronic version of Jolly Bees which is a real life restaurant! I didn’t even notice Jolly was a bee until the Jolly’s 2 true ending 8 bit cutscene then it just clicked ;-;

I was watching your channel since your first video, I really like where your content is going!

*AS A REAL LIFE FAN OF JOLLIBEE, WE ARE NOT FAR FROM THE JOLLY ANIMATRONICS. AS JOLLIBEE IS A POPULAR FAST FOOD HERE, THIS FANGAME/FANVERSE CAN BE REAL!*

It should be mentioned that there were two other games made, Jolibee's and Jolibee's: Phase 2, but actual Jolibee's lawyers forced Ivan to take them both down. A shame, I thought the first one was solid, didn't enjoy the second all that much

i watched the entire thing, and you make amazing content. Instantly subbed

The reason I love watching this youtuber. His explanation is just same as any RU-vidrs explains PS4 and PS5 games it just explains you everything in the game which is pretty good from you

You know, I kinda want to make myself my own fnaf fan game, pixelated graphics, nothing too fancy

The lore of jolly is just

honestly, learning about each game fascinated me the most.

The man in blue poisoned the food it is shown in Jollibee’s opening cutscene , it says a man in blue was seen putting chemicals in the food which was served to kids and the new paper clipping said food poisoning so that’s what the blue shirt part means

13:47 oh no, the animatronic is at the door…screw night 5 and 6.

Yes! Finally, a jolly video! Really sad that everybody wasn't care for this amazing fan game :(.

16:29 ”hide the pain harold” 💀

"The year is 1985" Proceeds to show the player a newspaper talking about something that happened in 2011 in past tense