TotalBiscuit :(

Epic Rap Battles of History isn’t exactly dead but they don’t post content nearly as much has they used to. And there are some bona-fide classics on there worth watching again and again.

Every Frame a Painting....... Come back to us

Hbomberguy

Jenna Marbles, it's been like 6 years since she stopped. Her videos are lots of fun though.

PhotonicInduction

I aint ‘avin it.

totalbisquit, though more out of respect than rewatching

There are many channels I stay subscribed even if there is a gap in content from a month to years.

Looking at my PipePipe subs - Bob Music, Digital Engine, EugeneTeo, Fuzo Tech, Humble Road, Husk IRL, Laura Malvoyante, Ozzy Man Reviews, Potholer54, Side of Burritos, The Imaginary Axis, The Invisible Internet I2P, Veronica Explains are all low on new content.

Doesn't cost me anything to stay subbed.

GTOger has been really quiet lately, probably since his company moved to a different place that isn't next to the lot patrolled by the tow trucks.

yovo68 (The 11 foot 8 bridge) has also reduced in uploads since they raised the bridge by 8 inches.

Bill Wurtz only uploads every once in a blue moon.

And I've only just noticed that Vi Hart deleted her channel. That's a kick in the whimsy, for sure.

Mitten Squad. Guy popularized challenge runs with his fallout and elder scrolls playthroughs, and his deadpan delivery gets me every time. Unfortunately passed away after a long battle with alcoholism. I miss that dude. I don't think he realized how much light he brought the world.

If anyone is curious

Jenny Nicholson

CommunityChannel

Hello Internet

Technically a podcast, but I listened to the YouTube version for whatever reason and occasionally go back for my favorite episodes.

Is lindsay ellis still putting new content on yt?

PBS Idea Channel. Such a good channel.

Munecat. Not sure if dead, but it's sure been long since she posted anything.

https://youtube.com/@munecat

I recently found out Katherineofsky has died but her factorio malls and videos influenced the community so much...

I really miss Jack Stauber.

Sethbling comes to mind

Apetor.

Baremetalhw

He used to custom paint and plate hotwheels and then one day 5 years ago he uploaded his last video. Wouldn't be surprised if he passed from covid or something like that

I miss old Rooster Teeth. I rarely go back to it, but I go on a little watch spree every few years.

I'd also include Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games. Incredible channel that was run by the man himself. I've learned so much about the developer side of things from his channel. Sadly he ended it a few years ago because he felt like he was able to talk about pretty much everything he wanted to touch on. And he had to get working on Kirby Air Riders.

A couple other small ones would be:

Scykoh- Made a series called Glitchfest where he would break down and show off significant bugs/glitches in games. Similar to A+Start.

Jasper- A guy who broke down how Nintendo created certain elements of their games. Very informative as well, but he only made a handful of videos and then just randomly stopped a few years ago.

Sp0ntanius- Musician who made creatively edited Zelda music covers. He actually still uploads the occasional video. But he often doesn't upload for several years at a time.

Ronald Jenkees

Kruggsmash. He's mostly (maybe entirely?) A Dwarf Fortress creator. I first found him just looking for basic tutorials of how to play the game, but soon started watching his series where he uses the game as a platform for storytelling. He takes the procedurally generated stuff and fleshes it out. He voiced characters and made incredibly charming drawings for important scenes.

Camelworks. Rest in peace- the channel is dead because he passed away earlier this year. Mostly did content dicing into Elder Scrolls games, occasionally Fallout and other games.

Is It a Good Idea to Microwave This? - classic old school YouTube, from the days when it waa just high school and college students fucking around. Just 3 dudes with a camera, an extra microwave, and someone's parents cool enough to let them do dumb stuff. They eventually stopped as life caused the 3 of them to grow apart.

I miss Brian David Gilbert hosting polygon, his absurd videos like cooking every recipe in Zelda were great. AnyAustin has kind of stepped in to fill the void (and then some!), but BDG was doing great stuff. He's still around with his own channel which can be very funny but it's not quite the game related stuff I miss.

For years I was subscribed to this one guy who made a couple of videos talking about his struggles with panic attacks and agoraphobia. I found his channel at exactly the right time when I was struggling with the same problems. It was really comforting to hear someone talk about things that were so familiar to me when I felt like I had a unique problem. He seemed like a really cool and interesting guy that I could relate to in a lot of ways, not only his mental health issues. He liked music, movies, and video games.

His videos were uploaded mostly between 2007 and 2009. I think his very last video was uploaded in like 2010. They were like a time capsule to the mid 2000s. And he only had about 15 - 20 videos, most of which were pretty short. He was in his late 20s or something, so he'd be in his 40s or so by now.

I still think about that dude every now and then, I hope he's doing alright. His couple of videos had an impact on me during a difficult time in my life. I remained subscribed for about 10 years even though I knew he wouldn't upload again. Mostly out of respect and for the nostalgia.

I'm surprised no one mentioned Comicstorian. He would do long form reads of comic books and he would like to act out quotes. Right when he was becoming huge on youtube he randomly crashed into a tree and died. 🤷‍♂️ life is Strange.

Coding-with-Yalco, bro showed up, dropped some best-in-class software concepts tutorials, then disappeared. I think he's still active on another channel in Korean language tho.

Technoblade and Mitten Squad are the 2 I keep. I miss TB's humor and MS's Fallout & Skyrim challenge videos.

Sammie Kohn. Used to love her videos. Then she changed platforms or something and her content quality went downhill :(

Edit: I had to refresh myself on what happened. I guess she had a bunch of copyright infringement warnings for reacting to different shows. And ended up making her own website. Can't remember why I didn't follow her over. Maybe she had moved everything behind a paywall and I couldn't afford it, I don't recall.

BirgirPall - a pair of Icelandic guys who would play games together, and their "We Broke..." series was an utter delight. I'm an old bastard who dislikes pretty much the entire genre of "watch someone else play a video game and yammer over it" entertainment, but BirgirPall were a major exception due to their talent for finding weirdass bugs and glitches, cracking up infectiously at the results, and editing them down into excellent little short videos. The guys behind the channel seem to have left it behind these days, and their individual channels just aren't the same.

I'm also a longtime fan of YouTube Poop, and stay subscribed to a lot of the early poopers from the old days. Every now and then one of them will come back and post something cool.

MrBTongue

His video on Shandification was quite interesting though I think YouTube removed it from his actual channel.

He hasn't posted in like 8 years though.

Does Veritasium count? It's not exactly dead, but its a zombie.

https://youtube.com/@adamraymonda

They’re all really well done covers. No updates in years, but I highly recommend. Venus and XO are probably the ones I found to be most surprising.

Edit:

Oh, and FOR SURE Clownc0re! It’s a side project from a couple of guys from Snarky Puppy. Definitely check out the porta-potty and van videos.

https://youtube.com/@clownc0re

VinoFarm - It was a nice positive beekeeping channel

Far North Bushcraft And Survival - Watching the guy survive in absolutely freezing conditions.