When Babe1Babe2 asked his dad to give gaming a shot, it wasn’t because he expected a full transformation. It was more of a “let’s see what happens” moment. But his dad agreed. Not because he had any deep desire to learn the way of the Estus Flask, but because his son asked - and that’s already a better starting point than most of us get when trying to bond with our parents.
The man had never played a video game in his life. I’m talking zero controller experience. The beginning of the stream is kind of painful to watch, in the best way. He can’t move the camera and the character at the same time. He walks in circles. He dies to basic enemies. He dies a lot. But he keeps going. And more importantly - he learns.
Slowly, painfully, hilariously - he learns.
What started out as a small experiment turned into a full-blown journey, spread out over nine months of streaming. And no, he didn’t switch to something easier. He didn’t bail when things got hard. He powered through every last inch of Dark Souls, from the undead asylum to Gwyn, the Lord of Cinder.
And after a while, he started to get it. He learned the rhythm of the game. He started strategizing, recognizing enemy patterns, planning his upgrades. He wasn’t just fumbling around anymore - he was playing. And the viewers, who at first just tuned in to witness chaos, stayed to watch someone genuinely grow and improve, in real time.
One of the most touching parts? His wife, who had always been even more skeptical about games, eventually joined him during a boss fight. Not to play. Just to be there. To witness the moment. Because at some point, even she realized that this wasn’t just a silly waste of time. This was something meaningful. Something worth sharing.
And yeah - he beat it. All of it. Gwyn included. He beat Dark Souls as his first video game ever, live on stream, with thousands of strangers cheering him on. Which is… Pure cinema.
The best part is, when it was over, he didn’t make a big show about it. He didn’t yell or cry or throw the controller. He just leaned back, quietly proud, and said something like, “That was me. I did that.” And you know what? That line alone deserves to be printed on a t-shirt and sold in every GameStop in the world.
There’s a quiet beauty in this whole story. Yes, it’s about gaming. Yes, it’s about beating a famously difficult game. But really, it’s about connection. It’s about a dad learning to understand something his son loved. It’s about the power of trying something completely new — not because you have to, but because someone you care about asked you to.
And it worked.
Now, Dark Souls might seem like a ridiculous place to start. It’s brutal, cryptic, punishing, and relentless. But maybe that’s why it worked so well. Because it demands your attention. It forces you to grow. It teaches patience and perseverance in a way very few things do. Especially when you're learning in public.
Babe1Babe2’s dad didn’t just beat a game - he changed. And so did everyone watching.
So the next time someone tells you gaming is a waste of time, point them to this video. Let them watch a 60-something man pick up a controller for the first time and struggle his way through the most punishing game imaginable - and come out the other side, not just a better player, but a better version of himself.
Also, let’s be honest. If he can beat Dark Souls as his first game ever, your friend can probably survive a round of Overcooked without screaming.
