TripleJump

TripleJump is an English gaming channel presented by Ben Potter, Peter Austin and Ashton Matthews, which is part of the Cultaholic family. 
==Before TripleJump ==
Ben and Peter initially found popularity on YouTube when the pair were hosts for WhatCulture Gaming, leaving the channel in December 2017 citing how they felt creatively stifled in doing nothing but produce Top 10 lists day in day out and, when the WhatCulture Wrestling team left to found Cultaholic, they decided to follow suit and strike out on their own.
Ben and Peter announced the creation of Vidiots in January 2018 where they, along with editor Michael Johnson, would be creating their own content under the Yogscast banner. However, despite their best efforts, they announced in November 2018 that Vidiots would be moving away from YouTube as the channel had not proven financially viable, although they would continue posting content on the Vidiots Twitch and podcast channels.
==Move to Cultaholic==
On January 29th, 2019 it was announced Ben and Peter would be starting a new channel under the Cultaholic banner where they would continue making content.
The new channel was initially named DoubleJump with a two-hour edition of Worst Games Ever scheduled for February 8th, 2019. However, the channel almost immediately ran into problems when they were informed the name was infringing on an existing copyright, with the issue quickly being resolved with the channel being renamed TripleJump and the channel name, website and social media feeds all being amended to the new name, allowing the launch to take place on the stated date.
Acknowledging the hurdles of monetising their content, TripleJump began using the hashtag #GetPeterAndBenMonetised to draw attention to the channel needing to increase their number of viewed minutes, with the channel reaching this target on February 22th, 2019.
In July 2021, Ashton Matthews became the third presenter on the channel, joining Ben and Peter on weekly streams, and the TripleJump podcast.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EowCWlKygMk
==Types of content==
===Worst Games Ever===
Continuing their strand from Vidiots, every fortnight Ben and Peter play a game which has either a reputation for being downright bad, or has been sent in by one of their viewers to play and discover just how bad it is for themselves.
=== Weirdest Games Ever ===
Every month, Ben, Peter and Ashton have their minds warped when they play some of the most bizarre games ever made, each one submitted by their viewers.
=== Main Menu ===
Ben, Peter and Ashton attempt to recreate notable recipes from video games. However, it is fair to say that their versions of these dishes leave something to be desired.
=== Rules Boss ===
Continuing on a former Vidiots strand called Piece of Cake, each episode sees the European Commission of Challenges (ECOC) task one of the TripleJump presenters with completing a handicap challenge in a popular video game. If the task proves too difficult, the presenters can contact the mysterious Rules Boss if they require assistance.
=== Prove It! ===
Originally started by Ben and Peter at Vidiots, each episode sees the presenters aim to prove that video games can teach you any life skill. After a few hours playing, Ben, Peter and Ashton put their recently-learned skills to the test in a real-life environment. Videos have seen the team attempt to eat Big Smoke's food order from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas to to testing their wrestling abilities after playing WWE 2K22.
=== What This Game Means To Me===
Starting in June of 2020, each of these videos has somebody talking about a specific game and, as the name suggests, what it means to them. The first few videos had either Ben or Peter talking about a game such as Spyro the Dragon, Final Fantasy VII or Beyond Good and Evil, but since then has expanded to various members of the Cultaholic staff, former Vidiot cohort Michael Johnson, Caddicarus, Lomadiah, AshleyRoboto among others.
=== Playing Every Launch Game ===
Ben plays all the launch titles for a particular video game console or handheld system past or present and reviews each game in turn (sort of), ranging from the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis to the Nintendo Switch.
===Livestreams===
Five times a week, TripleJump livestreams on their Twitch channel. Ben, Peter, Ashton and editor James Jenkins each have their own solo stream, while the Thursday joint-stream sees Ben, Peter and Ashton combine forces for two hours. Once a month, the Thursday joint-stream airs live on YouTube, as an after hours 'Sleepover Stream' where the main trio add their own spin to Minecraft. The team also does one-off YouTube livestreams reacting to annual video game showcase events such as Summer Games Fest and The Game Awards. 
While the livestreams air on Twitch first, barring the initial Worst Games Ever which was a YouTube livestream only, TripleJump post their livestreams to their YouTube VODs channel a few days afterwards. 
=== Top 10 lists===
While this may have been a point of contention during their time at WhatCulture, the lists created for TripleJump are far more in line with what Ben and Peter want to do, with the lists not only showcasing their personalities and sense of humour (while WhatCulture lists are all but indistinguishable from one another) but also allow them to talk about a far greater range of subjects.
The lists can often go beyond 10 entries, with several videos looking at topics comprising 101 entries. In no particular order, each 101 list runs down the most significant aspects of an important video game topic, including The 101 Worst Games of All Time, The 101 Most Iconic Video Game Villains and the 101 Biggest Games Industry moments. The content of these lists can sometimes be provided by the channel's fanbase.
=== Ranked Lists ===
A longer-form type of list focusing on a particular topic like video game franchises, consoles, developers etc. Through a series of factors, these lists set out to rank every element of that particular topic from Worst to Best. Previous Ranked Lists have looked at Every Video Game Console, Every Star Wars Game and Every Mario Game Ranked From Worst To Best.
===Podcast===
Similar to the livestreams, TripleJump's podcast is available on their YouTube channel every Saturday, with the initial podcast going live on February 16 2019. Each podcast sees Ben, Peter and Ashton answer viewer-submitted questions, discuss what they've been playing, analyse the week's weirdest video game news and offer their opinions on the big stories in the games industry.
=== Former shows ===
===Quipscope===
The team show gameplay and offer their first impressions of the latest releases. Later folded into a section called 'Review Corner' on the TripleJump Podcast.
===Cut Content===
A strand similar to that of Straight to Hell on Cultaholic, where a guest argues for a certain aspect of gaming to be cast into oblivion.
== Subscriber Milestones==
*100,000 subscribers: September 24th, 2020
*200,000 subscribers: March 19th, 2022
*300,000 subscribers: March 21st, 2024
==Gallery==
TripleJump desk.jpg|The TripleJump desk, with Billy Ray Walrus in pride of place, prior to the first livestream
File:TripleJump Ben Potter.jpg|Ben Potter, TripleJump Co-Creator, Presenter and Channel Manager
File:TripleJump Peter Austin.jpg|Peter Austin, TripleJump Co-Creator, Presenter and Head of Video
File:TripleJump Ashton Matthews.jpg|Ashton Matthews, TripleJump Presenter
File:Billy-ray.jpg|Billy Ray Walrus, the adopted son of Ben, Peter and Ashton and TripleJump's channel mascot.
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