minimme
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Pausing the Patreon indefinitely
🕑 Added 2025-01-07 00:15:39 +0000 UTCHi Patrons,
Hope you had a good new years!
The TLDR of this post is:
I need a break from video making so I’ll be pausing this Patreon indefinitely.
I’m not sure how long I need a break for.
I’m very appreciative of all your support over the years!
The longer version is I’ve just lost a bit of the spark for video making and generally find it a far more stressful process than it should be. I recently took a break and went back to uni thinking it would reinvigorate, but after my first study period all the same feelings around making these videos remain.
I don’t think brute forcing myself through is the way forward, I’d wind up being more stressed and releasing worse videos. Instead, for my own sake, I’ve decided that at minimum I need a long, deliberate break. Few things seem more awkward than a passionless retro video game YouTuber!
While this is all a tad sad, I’m actually rather happy with my personal life right now and I'm excited to move into a new chapter. I’ve just been doing this YouTube stuff for a super long time now and I need to step away from it. I started making game reviews on my channel in 2012, and before that I was making stick figure animations and uploading them in 2007 which is wild to think about now. How could I even have sentient thoughts back then, let alone make videos?
So a better note to end this post on is gratitude. I am so incredibly thankful for your support for me and this whole thing. I’m super proud of the last near-decade of videos, and I couldn’t have made them without all of you. Thank you thank you thank you.
To get in the weeds a bit with what’s happening:
I’ll be pausing this Patreon every month, so no regular payments will go through at the end of each month.
New Patrons will be able to join, but I’ll put up multiple big disclaimers with links to this post.
Anyone who just joined and would like a refund shoot me a message, sorry you joined at such an awkward time!
After some time, likely a few months from now but I can’t be sure, I’ll reassess how I feel about all this and what to do with the Patreon. I’ll keep you all updated when that time comes. For now, I just need time off for clarity’s sake so I'll keep it paused.
I'll still be active on socials/Discord.
Hope you all understand, and again - thank you for everything.
Peter
Comments
Rachel Wolfe
Had the thought this week "huh, minimme's been quiet lately..." and figured you'd probably put something up here if anywhere. I hope you're doing well, Peter x
minimme
Thank you!!!
minimme
A late thank you - that's exactly it. Appreciate all the support over the years :)
gnar
I love your videos but no had feelings if the YouTube stuff has run its course! Take care :)
Mark Del Vecchio
Your content has always been great and the things you cover unique. I'll miss that for sure, but it's always going to be better when it doesn't feel like a chore. Glad you're doing what's best for you.
ChuCannon
Nice, awesome stuff! Wishing you the best on all of it, from one Peter to another 😆
minimme
Thank you! I'm currently doing a compsci Master's degree and hoping to get employment in the field, but otherwise I'm working on some gamedev projects on the side and hoping to grow one of them into a full release. Beyond that I think YouTube has drowned out some other passions of mine, so I've been getting a bit more into guitar/singing again, and socially gaming etc. It just feels like I'm in a nice little space now where I can explore and rediscover passions, and I know I'll always be creating things/working on little projects even if they aren't retro video game reviews. It just seems to be in my nature, so we'll see where this new freedom takes me. Cheers :)
minimme
And thank you for supporting me and this stuff for so long Robbie, been a pleasure!
minimme
Haha yeah apologies for the timing of this, massively appreciate this comment though (and the 2 bucks, I'll spend it wisely!)
minimme
Well said - thank you!
minimme
Thank you Patrick! I'm deffs a little sad too but better this than burning out further I think
ChuCannon
Thanks for the update, definitely understandable after doing this for so long. Any chance you're willing to share more about what you'll be doing outside the content creator space? Just curious. Sending much appreciation for your awesome videos over the years! :)
Robbie Greig
Not the news I wanted to wake up to! 🥲 Your videos will still indefinitely remain part of my bed time wind down routine ❤️ Thanks for everything Peter
Aaron Boutwell
lol of course I finally signed up right before this. Thanks for all the quality videos man. Your attention to the details of games many would write off entirely makes this channel so interesting to me. I wish you luck in your endeavors whether that involves coming back to YouTube or not. (for whatever that’s worth as a total stranger who gave you 2 bucks once.)
Andrew Ferguson (DominateEye)
Fair enough! If you ever feel like appearing on the stream of someone you don't know very well, let me know lmao
Sammy3D
I appreciate all you've made so much and if you need time off temporarily or permanently that's perfectly understandable, no point trying to express yourself through art if you don't wanna make art right. Hope you enjoy the break and take care of yourself.
Patrick Kirst
I can understand that and it’s the right move for you, but honestly I’m still a little sad. Haha. But please take care and I only wish the best for you!
minimme
Potentially yeah, I did enjoy it, but for now I think it's best I just drop everything content creation for a while and refresh
Andrew Ferguson (DominateEye)
How are you feeling about streaming? Is that something you might still do from time to time?
minimme
Thanks!
minimme
Thank you! And thanks for sharing them on Reddit :)
minimme
Thanks Nicholas - appreciate all the support over the years :)
minimme
Thank you!!
minimme
Thank you Miguel! I'll still be active on both of those yeah
minimme
Thanks Antonio! I enjoyed our interactions too, take care
minimme
Haha - I think for me I'd rather keep it this way so I don't feel like I owe anything. My Ko-Fi page will remain up for the time being though
Valdyr the Hyena
Take all the time you need! <3
GiantPurplePen15
Thank you for all the wonderful videos you've made and shared with us over the years!
Nicholas Wilson
That’s a shame, Peter but it can’t be helped. My best wishes to you.
Bogrolluser
Understandable and it's much better that you stop and not force yourself into anything. I've been on similar boats with work and business with the spark going also so I understand where this is coming from. Keep well and stay safe, hell might actually be active in the discord for once. Talk to ya later
Miguel Teixeira
Everyone needs a break from time to time. Thank you for making great videos and we'll be here whenever you decide to come back, I hope we can still chat on discord and Bluesky! 🫡
Antonio Phillips
Big love, man. Doing the right thing I'd argue - Take yourself away before people start asking "Does he sound tired?" Have a good one, lad. Had a few chats with you in discord/twitter and you're a lovely guy. Hopefully you're not too hard on yourself.
Jon Rodriguez
Can we keep sending you our support ? Please
