Area man destroys Elden Ring's pantheon of bosses with a Bop-It
The Bop-It is a toy that many of us will know from childhood, and you either love it, hate it, or used it to beat your siblings around the head with it. The plastic device shouts out various commands which you have to respond to by manipulating it in a given manner. It's one of those gadgets that was so ubiquitous it felt like everyone knew how to Bop-It: a rainy day pleasure.
And now an enterprising streamer has taken the Bop-It to new heights. «I can't believe I just beat Margit with a fucking Bop-It dude,» laughs Swoop Douglas as the demigod falls, «no way!»
Yes: You've seen Elden Ring conquered with one hand and dance mats(opens in new tab), and one player even beat the game without attacking(opens in new tab). Now it's time for FromSoftware's grandiose collection of demigods and fallen heroes to get bopped via the medium of the Bop-It Extreme 2. This is probably the most well-known variant of the toy, released in 2002, and features the original three commands («Pull It!»/«Twist It!»/«Bop It!») alongside the addition of «Flick It!» and «Spin It!»
I imagine that, like me, you have one question: Why a Bop-It? «I've been playing Souls games for thousands of hours and wanted a fresh/unique challenge for the game and after some brainstorming decided combining it with some childhood nostalgia would be the most fun challenge I could do,» said Douglas. «I never had my own Bop-It as a kid but a kid in the neighborhood had one and I would always find an excuse to go over and play it.»
So Swoop Douglas has five inputs to play with, and one of the nice things about this challenge is that, while you'll see bosses being bopped away in the below videos, the streamer shared the whole learning process along the way(opens in new tab).
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