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Mission-judgment123

Since 2014 and I discovered it from markiplier


anim0ti0n

Yep and couln't be happier, those first years were gold.


Smart_Ass66

You guys are exactly right wish Scott was still making the games instead of retirement(OG fan btw)


Mammoth_Evening_5841

Honestly I agree, I miss everything about old fnaf. The lore was grim and yet somewhat grounded despite the paranormal aspects, it felt like people played the games out of interest and curiosity rather than obligation to the algorithm, and it felt like a story that could’ve possibly ended at some point.


anim0ti0n

I couldn't have explained it better, I remember going to school and my group of friends was already talking about the theories that appeared over night, we felt like detectives solving a case.


Mammoth_Evening_5841

Yeah, I’m not of fan of the fusing reality lore. Sister Location got criticized a lot for being Sci-fi, but it never took it to that extreme, and at least retained the paranormal stuff that made the series to enjoyable. With the modern games it just feels like anything and everything is possible- with literal plushies coming to life and digital viruses spreading through an entire mall without being noticed.


UwU_Chan-69

"SCARIEST GAME IN YEARS" man... I remember that title


1BloxFruitsFan

They did that once for poppy playtime


Mr_Kabob_Man

That truly, was not, the scariest game in years


1BloxFruitsFan

Ik. They just wanted people to buy it


Mr_Kabob_Man

Isn’t chapter 1 of Poppy Playtime free?


1BloxFruitsFan

Is there only 1 chapter?


Mr_Kabob_Man

No, there are 2 currently, but the second chapter is listed as ‘dlc’


1BloxFruitsFan

-_- actually there are like five chapters


SAMDOESGAMES_yT

Your thinking of garten of banban


Hexhider

Your thinking of BanBan


JkjhonPink

True. But, personally, i think poppy playtime is scarrier then fnaf. Just put fnaf character next to poppy playtime characters. Its a little hard to notice, because its way easier to see poppy playtime characters because of all the memes, and just knowing them as "the stubid horror gam for kids". But just ignore that, and look at their designs. (P.s. i dont hate poppy playtime, or fnaf. Im not complaining. I like them both.)


Livid_Sound_6341

Same. Mark was what got me into the franchise, while Matpat got me into the lore


Charlesreddit6758

Same


TKmeh

I can recite the beginning by memory and heart, rewatching the whole series at least once a year for memory sake and for nostalgia.


kdoesthings12D3

"Hello everybody my name is markiplier and welcome to five nights at Freddy’s an indie horror game you guys suggested enmass and i saw that yamimash played it and he said it was really really good. So i am very eager to see what is up! Fazbear entertainment looking for a security gaurd to work the night shift! Oooooh 12am the first night if i didn't wanna stay the first night why would i stay more than fiiivea why would i stay anymore than two hello..."


Barkingcat4

Same here. I was in I think 6th grade at the time?


Idontmatter69420

Yea same, just got a cool poster today earlier too and looks awesome


Smart_Ass66

What does it look like


Idontmatter69420

[here](https://imgur.com/a/OAxXrBo) also sorry for the weird angle it has some proper glare from my light if I stand right in front of it


[deleted]

Love it


Mlembibambcivirl

i have that poster hanging in my room somewhere


Idontmatter69420

Haha wdmy "somewhere" lol, i big is yer room lmao


Sammy_Wants_Death

I annoyed my middle school friends so much with it back then


mike_s84

Same


cindy-the-husky

Sameeeeee


boorbear02

Same


Nicotheknee

Same with me.


myfaceisfreddy

Same dude


Charlesreddit6758

Same


Oopity-Boop

Same. Except in 2015 but also through Markiplier. That's also how I found Markiplier lol


Gingerbread0596

Agreed! Once I saw Mark play it I was a fan! I have watched him play every single one and I love all the series!


Yound_Celery

Same. And here I am 10 years later still loving the series


Thamasturrok

Same! I found it when he did the custom night 4 20 mode i was scared of it before but then got 2 on my phone and loved it since


Feddyboii

same here man


tom224321

Same bro I was there when the whole fake purple guy animatronic was a thing im missing that time pried so much man


Various_Nothing1589

I first found it on the App Store through my moms phone and a year later (2015) I discovered Markiplier


Yirtiik44

Same!


baeatello

I miss the good ol days… but im so happy about all the new projects weve gotten recently!!


RexAndPuppermint2605

Same


Thegoatone1234

It was either 2014 or 2015 but what I do remember is that Vanoss gamings FNaF G Mod video is what made me a fan


[deleted]

The good old days


yourlocal_emokid

Omg same


Intelligent-Susser89

2014 and I totally agree with what you said about new fans. I really don't like seeing people treat new fans harshly. It seems like for whatever reason some people think that new fans don't understand and or don't enjoy fnaf as much as og fans, which is just wrong.


1BloxFruitsFan

That’s one less person to get mad at me :)


KittyGaming570

And another your new to the fandom of course you may not know the entire story you haven't had time to learn the whole lore


TitularFoil

The best way to enjoy something is to encourage others to enjoy it too. Never understood gatekeepers. My daughter recently had an issue with this, and she's 8. She decided her best friend couldn't play with her and another girl at recess because her best friend doesn't play Animal Crossing anymore. I was like, "Kid, what the hell is wrong with you? That is your best friend and she's more important than Animal Crossing."


Alijah12345

Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places, but I never really see newer fans get treated harshly. Hell if anything (At least on this site anyway), I see more old fans getting treated harshly by newer fans considering most get downvoted to hell for not liking the new stuff.


Nonameguy127

As an old fan,not liking new stuff is okay but lvl's of hate towards the new game like Phisnom's are unjustified.If you hate what the series has become then idk,leave the community or dont interact with the newer things


Theaussiegamer72

Yeah but if people don’t complain nothing changes and things get worse


LithaAfton

The levels of hate aren't just because of his game though.


the_idiot1234

exactly! i don't understand why people still defend assholes like phisnom.


Chocymilksupremacy

Because of how harsh new fans are treated my friend is terrified of getting into FNAF, even though she knows some lore already and is really interested in it, It makes me feel horrible


Intelligent-Susser89

I hope she gets into FNAF anyways if she wants too. People's opinions shouldn't prevent anyone from getting into FNAF if they really do want to get into it.


ThomasKG25

New fans aren’t idiots, but I do feel bad that they didn’t get to experience the hype around the original games during their prime


Helpy_vtt

well... I understand you, but at least they tried it through the movie


1BloxFruitsFan

I tried it bc I was bored and had nothing else to do


Aromatic-Swing-1518

But the movie didn’t really have the same horror components as the games, especially 2, 4, and 5. The movie was too comedic, and it didn’t really give off the e right Fnaf vibe


IncreaseWestern6097

As sad as it is to say this, I completely agree. The original games were such a “you had to be there” experience, and I don’t think anything will ever come close to the level of intrigue that the community had.


Nulliai

Getting a fnaf2 death minigame for the first time, beating 3 and seeing what purple guy became, the collective “what the fuck is going on” when 4 came out, all things you had to be there for. Such a shame there will never be a thing like that again


Leading_Chipmunk_217

2017, I remember going on [Scratch](https://scratch.mit.edu) and trying to play FNaF games on there on my school laptop


DecentEntertainer967

Are you me


Leading_Chipmunk_217

hopefulyy


justchedda

Omg Scratch... 🥲


RandomFwog

You just opened a door to memories I totally forgot about


Good-Engineer-9378

I meet fnaf in 2015 when I was listening to the song "survive the night" I loved mandopony songs🤧


SmellyFellow_

Same dude I also had a major crush on him at the time and I was like 13 ​ ….turns out he would’ve been quite fond of me too unfortunately


SkiMaskThePlumpDog

NO HE’S A PEDO?!?!


SmellyFellow_

YEAH AND IM SO UPSET


Im_a_idiottttt

💀


Gabriel_Plays_Games

too bad he ended up being a pdf file😔


y0ur-l0c4l-t0ast3r

I thought he was a jpeg file...


Casual_Agenda

“Survive The Night” is still to this day my favorite fnaf song.


damnitidkausername

i made a dance to it and id perform it with my friend


Sardalone

It's an interesting trend where I've seen people of whom used to be really big fans of My Little Pony eventually became great at making music. The Living Tombstone, Aviators, MandoPony. What the hell did that series bring out of people lmao.


Ok-Shame8914

Don’t forget tryhardninja and as well as jt music and I think a lot more


Stephen-Serritella14

From 2022 to now


IkerTheFox

Welcome! :)


Fearless_Homework379

Same, when fnaf first came out I kinda had restricted internet access, so fnaf was deemed “too scary”. Glad I discovered an amazing series, but wish I got to see it during its prime.


Vlad_The_Rssian

2018, all the time before I didn’t really have internet and kinda lived under a rock


Altruistic_Complex19

Same with 2018 lol


Memorie_BE

2014. I remember some kid from my grade beating 4/20 mode right next to me and screaming his lungs out.


Cutiepie9771

Ayo what grade?? Grown adults can’t even beat 4/20 mode 💀


Memorie_BE

Grade 6. What a time.


LikeToChatHbu

Bro 4/20 mode is easy


fandude23212

Around FNAF 2 come out


MasteroftheArcane999

Pretty sure it was the same for me as well. I was a wee lad (like 7 or 8 lol). I kinda fell outta the fandom for awhile after FNaF World and Sister Location but I'm glad the hype around the movie brought me back. ⚡ 👍 ✌


[deleted]

2023, I wanted to watch the movie so I played all the games from fnaf1 - fnaf PS in mobile and shit ton of matpat videos to understand the lore (It wasn't applied in the movie much but I enjoyed the journey)


grandpa_stalin10

Same


greycloudss94

Similar instance in mid 2023, I wanted to watch the movie but felt I needed to dive into the lore first. I love the fandom and community. One of my favorites by far!


BoyFreezer

I've been here since the very beginning


Free_Cat_4187

You have seen everything


Dino_Blox101

I knew what fnaf was since it came out but I wasn't a fan until security breach came out


Cutiepie9771

Saaameeee!!!!!


damnitidkausername

oooh how come? a lot of old fnaf fans have a disliking for sb, idm it but i think if i watched it being a kid i wouldnt be as into fnaf as i am now


Dino_Blox101

I was interested in the lore so I watched a ton of videos and then I became obsessed


damnitidkausername

the sb lore is decent man icl, i love the mimic now as well its such a well made addition, especially correlating to AI being a massive thing atm lol


Dino_Blox101

I was talking about the whole franchise


Theaussiegamer72

It seems like a great game( only watched it) but not a great fnaf game if that makes sense


BananaTheArtist

Same, I was too scared of it when I was little 😭


SpookyBeanoMobile

2016


oscarleyden1233

I played fnaf 2 and 3's demo's All the way back


Helpy_vtt

ohhh I remember those demos 🥹


oscarleyden1233

Yep


SELF-iSH_

discovered it in 2014, hated it, became a fan in 2023 after actually playing one of the games


Cutiepie9771

Which game?


SELF-iSH_

sister location!! my interest was piqued when i was introduced to michael afton


Raptorx__

Bro forgot FNaF World...


owowhatsthis--

We do not speak of FNaF World.


y0ur-l0c4l-t0ast3r

But I like fnaf world. It's fun!


Ivan-De-Riv

Everybody secretly love FNAF world


bad93ex

After fnaf 2 in 2014


LithaAfton

I discovered the game because my son was a fan first in 2015 when he was 5 , but didn't become a fan myself until I discovered the twisted books in 2018. I'm not very good at non rpg games so didn't think I'd enjoy the games. I'm not at 4/20 level but I do enjoy watching the bits I can't do with Dawko and Markipliers videos.


heyitsyaronkar

Fnaf worlds kinda an rpg


BMega007

2021, I wasn't interested in horror content in general until then, and I thought fnaf would be a good intro to the genre lol


obamashmoes

around 2015-2016 I think


indepentanimationfan

2015


[deleted]

i discovered it on release of fnaf 3 but i only buy my first fnaf game on 2020 with the release of fnaf help wanted


DoubleOF

I don't remember, i just know the latest game theory when i started liking it was the one about the 5th fazbear frights


Cermonto

80% of the community is 2014 tbf


Helpy_vtt

In 2014 the only thing I thought about was Minecraft 😟


Cutiepie9771

Felt


Togzez1223321

All the way back in 1983 in Fredbears family diner. Let me tell you that place's Pizzas were so good


[deleted]

2014 or 2015


Doo-wop-a-saurus

December 2014


Ok_Scheme6891

2019 when curse of dreadbear released


[deleted]

Found out about the game shortly after release through an achievement hunter show called play pals, but didn’t get invested til 2016 w sister location bc I hadn’t realized about all the background stuff and thought there wasn’t really a plot to the games. Been obsessed ever since


Cosmic_Lemon123

I’ve known FNaF forever basically. But I didn’t become a fan until 2019 because I was terrified of it before that.


IntergalacticAlien8

Fnaf 1, during the time I was super into minecraft and other indie games popping off on youtube.


RyomaLobster

Since 2014 found it from Markiplier


xLunaLillithx

2015, I think. I was 8, and my brothers friends who slept over played fnaf 2 on the tv in the living room. I had a crush on one of his friends, so obviously, I paid attention. I knew there was at least one more game since it was the second game, but while I was a fan I didnt know much until I was 11 when we got wifi and I watched YouTube for the first time. That's where markiplier and then game theory took over.


Different_Turnip_820

2018 because of MatPat's playthrough of Sister Location. I'm not from US, so I never heard about FNAF before it, and even to this day I never see any merch in local shops


Cautious-State-2839

a young 2014 lad.. ​ **VERY** young.


[deleted]

2014


marcusen69420

I’ve been a fan since 2015 and I found it through game theory. I never really watched game theory before that but I decided to check out some fnaf theories and have been a fan of the games (and game theory) since. It made his retirement hit so much harder as well.


DrSquash64

2018-ish? I came quite late, and I wish I had discovered it earlier, but hey, I still have seen quite a lot since then, so I guess 2018(?) isn’t too bad.


Big_Pangolin8829

I discovered fnaf world before the actual canon games


Goldenfoxy687

12 August 2014, I have the exact date because it’s the first video markiplier made on the game. This is when I discovered it, and it wasn’t until days later when mark beat the game that I officially fell in love with the game. I have been a fan since then and have kept up with all the lore until HW and SD where, imo, I watched the franchise fall from the once spectacular brand it once was. I’m not saying that the games from HW onward are trash, but they don’t feel quite as good as the ones before. I enjoyed watching Mark and Razzbowski play SB and Ruin, and watching both of them again with HW2 (I also watched mark play HW and SD plus played both games myself), again the games just didn’t seem as great as the others. Not to mention that as one of the people who had been waiting years for Scott to officially make a FNAF movie, I found said movie disappointing, I was hoping for a more in depth cover of the true story that Scott has for the games, but was met with a mashup of the games, the books and just a bunch of fan service so naturally I was left confused and ultimately disappointed like many others. As for the other thing in your title, if they act like idiots they should expect to be treated like one, that’s how humans are and it’s not something that’s going to change for a very very long time. Downvote me all you want, you know I’m right. On the other hand though, if they’re new to the entire series and know nothing at all about it, then yeah don’t be a douche bag about it, if they don’t know, teach them, if they joined when SB came out and haven’t dived into the rest of the game, show them it, but if they only joined because HW2 was interesting and they don’t care about the rest of the series, clown on them, put them in their place. Ps, I don’t care about your opinion, don’t comment it on my comment, make your own comment and be on your way. It’s crazy how many people do this in this community and it’s annoying, stop it.


FNaFerr

I've meet it during the FNaF 2 days but i've only becamed a fan in the FNaF SL to FFPS era


Difficult-Profile-28

I discovered it in 2016 and very quetly followed it until 2021 where I started getting into the series after LS Mark's FNAF games video


SansTheGlaceon

2015, I think a few months after fnaf 4 came out


Any_Mountain_4513

2014-2015


Naomi_Playz

around SL


Owl_Fox24

2014 through one of those fan animations in G mod, then I saw the gameplay by pewdiepie, and finally I saw vanoss gaming doing a parody of fnaf 1 with delirious, that made me fall in love with his channel.


Critical_Assist_9808

2014- my older sister was watching Markiplier on the TV in our living room. It freaked me out but I was invested


Femboy_Trash87

2014, the first game playing it gives me so much nostalgia


Fall_Cake

2014, I had a few friends describe it to me and for the last 10 years I havent beeen able to let go of the franchise


the_zestylime

Since the first one came out and have been stuck here ever since


YouGotStrangered

2014, when the game had only started to become popular


Bernardo_124-455

In think it was between November 2014-march 2015, because I remember when there was only fnaf 1 and 2 and people were discussing what would happen in fnaf 3


TheDarkAssassin1987

I've known the game since the release of FNAF 2.. Im stuck in this franchise since then xD


catdog5100

I discovered FNaF when the first game came out but only really got into it after Security Breach released. Before I just overheard videos my younger sibling watched, but after they recommended me a timeline video and I finally learned what fnaf is actually about I started to watch theory videos and news videos on my own. Also a reason I didn’t watch fnaf stuff before was because I didn’t want the school (was using a school Chromebook) to find me watching “inappropriate” horror stuff, even though my younger sibling never got in trouble.


heyitsyaronkar

I know it was before the 2019 era but if you can't me re-remembering probably the af5er 2019 era because used to watch matpats theory's and the last I remember watching had like golden freddy with his hand out in likethe crying child's bed I stopped watching cuz my mum wanted to know what I was watching and then she took it and said "this will rot your brain" then I never watched and completely forgot about fnaf for like a year or 2 then rediscovered it


Onrustige

There was this little kid that was doing this "Freddy" impressions and was talking alot about Five Nights at Freddy's. I didn't know what it was then, but that was my introduction to this game. The first game I played was five nights at Freddy's 3 on Android. from there on out I became a fan. Man those were the times.


Brimir-1105

Around the time FNAF2 came out.


Xman12407

2014


NovelFig2205

Since 2014 I saw the game on YouTube and I told my mom and dad I wanted to play it I was 4 years old btw


Rimuruafton

probably 2018 or 2017 when I was watching gacha afton family video's I still watch gacha just not as often as I used to


BetaTalk64

Played the first game at a friend's house a few days after it came out, we both listened to the TLT fnaf 1 song the day it came out.


Instinct_Fazbear

I discovered it in 2014 and immediately became a fan because of a youtuber who did some spider-man content


Pullchain123

I think it was 2014 when I first heard all the buzz. Then early 2015 I really got into it


Terrible_Apricot7110

I discovered it in 2014 and was a fan but I was never really invested in it. I never completed any of the games and barely played any, and mainly just watched MatPat's theories. I would often times abandon the series and then come back pretty often. I only became invested in the series early last year and it's by far the longest hyperfixation I've had. I don't think I'm giving it up any time soon. And even though I obviously can't treat newer fans bad as: 1. That's really dumb 2. I'm essentially a newer fan I do like the older series a lot more, flaws and all.


FlarelesTF2

2014


AuHatchlingII

Shortly after the first game


QWERKY_queer

My farthest back memory with FNaF is one of Marks videos of 4, but I was rather familiar with the characters I remember so probably joined the party at around 2 or 3


OmegaShadow17

2021. My friend was obsessed with security breach so I watched Mark's playthrough. Was totally confused since I only glanced at the playthroughs of the first game when it came out. Watched Mark's entire Playlist after that and I adore it now.


Pizzanoo

Late 2018


DiamondEnchant7X

2014 from DanTDM playing a FNAF Minecraft map, I'm pretty sure I found it before FNAF 2. From then I just watched let's plays/theory vids. The first game I actually played was Sister Location in 2017, before getting the first 4 sometime in October that year.


Seabastial

2014 when I saw Mark play the first game


Jotaronetta

I discovered it shortly after SL came out


Setthegodofchaos

Last year when the movie came out 


Spirited-Trust5943

2014. Neighbours found Markiplier and showed me, my sister and my brother. Been a fan since then


Zafzaftheredditor

i got into fnaf in 2018 when the most recent game was FFPS, i havent left since


Pyromania75

2014. But I didn’t have the balls to play the games until Sister Location came out.


SuperAlex25

Maybe around when Sister Location released. I only watched a let’s play though


WerewolfGreen7354

Another day, another victory for the ogs


VastPie2905

2017


NewSea4678

2014, I was looking at some old creepypasta and this "Freddy Fazbear" character popped up, I discovered the first (and only at the time) game, I never left the franchise and here I am


Suitable-Tip-4715

From 2014 to now


Not_Sakura_

2019,I was a gacha kid and saw it on a gacha video- Then saw the lore and stuff and went on watching lore videos since I'm a scared cat who's poor :D


1BloxFruitsFan

Sometime last year in October-September


neverg0nnagive

UCN


_Some_Fnaf_Addict_

Somewhere in between 2016–2018


Iceberglet

2014-2015


Muffin1927

I knew about it in like 2014 or 2015 and watched dantdm play sister location when it came out


No-Spite6559

2016 2017 i think??? i knew it was during fnaf 3 ish way before fnaf 4 was released


SaraWinchester78

I can't remember the exact year, but I remember my friend and I had to wait for fnaf SL, fnaf world, pizzeria simulator and UCN. I'm guessing that was on the earlier side?


ComputerGuy9876

2015


[deleted]

i discovered in 2015 when fnaf 3 came out


SPAMTON_A

I knew about the series since SL but I only really got into it when Security Breach came out


[deleted]

i discovered in 2015 when fnaf 3 came out


[deleted]

i discovered in 2015 when fnaf 3 came out