MatPat's Game Lab

In this 360 episode, we imagined what it would be like to bring Faith and the characters from Mirror’s Edge into the world Game Lab! We had such an awesome time making this video and it made us feel like we were diving headfirst into a game mission. Don’t blink or you might miss the action!

For this 360 video, you’re ridin’ shotgun for a day out on the track with me and Jordan, aka Captain Sparklez. In this version of the episode, you can not only see the action happening on the track, but you can see all the crew as they laugh at our utter failure to pull off some of our racing moves, as well as what it’s like to be in the passenger seat, on the car bumper, or even flying over the game. Hold on tight and get ready for a pretty wild ride…

What would you do if you woke up in a room with a ticking bomb? Would you freak out? Would you even be able to muster the courage to go near it? Well, here’s your chance to find out what it feels like to be in this incredibly intense situation, where the bomb could explode at ANY MOMENT. Don’t make a wrong move…

For this 360 episode, I wanted to recreate the world of Metal Gear Solid and find out what it would be like to view the game in 360. And what I learned was…it’s awesome! We set up the scenario at a real military supply base and set up a stealth mission for Snake right in the middle of the Game Lab set. Get your cardboard boxes ready!

Whenever you play a “Five Nights” genre game, you always imagine what it would be like to be in that situation in real life. A lot of those types of games even feel pretty immersive, but I’m pretty sure you’ve never experienced anything like this. Wander the halls of a haunted burger joint where the animatronics come to life and creep down the hall after you. So how long will you survive? Well, I wouldn’t plan on making a full time job out of this…

It’s one thing to see the ostrich races that happened during this episode, but it’s another to see them in 360! For this episode, you’ll be getting REALLY up close and personal with some new ostrich friends, experiencing the pecking, biting, and getting stepped on that we contended with all day! You’ll also get to check out the action from above the race track, in the starting gate, and even what happened after an ostrich almost ran down the cameramen at the finish line. Giddyup!

This episode, I got a chance to break out my acting chops…or whatever it is I’m doing in this episode… In this 360, we recreated a Watch_Dogs scenario right at the YouTube Space, where we staged a high-tech break-in to take down part of the algorithm. Is it going to be smooth sailing, or will everything end up going haywire?

For the last 360 video of the series I wanted to recreate my own moment from For Honor, putting you guys into the intensity of one of these sword battles. We got almost 30 knights and Vikings to run headfirst into a no-holds-barred battle to the death right at the castle gates. Who will be victorious?

What made it into the episodes of Game Lab was great, but what happened behind the camera was just as insane! This special BTS episode shows all the moments we couldn't get into the main series, including everyone almost being eaten by an ostrich, stabbed with a sword, or run over by CaptainSparklez' car!