Baldi's Basics

*For other uses, see Baldi (disambiguation).*

***Baldi's Basics*** is a small series based on the surrealistic edutainment horror game by Basically, Games!, first created on March 31, 2018, with the release of *Baldi's Basics Classic*. The games are designed as nostalgic and a tribute to older edutainment games from the 1990s, taking place in the year of 1999.

## Games

*Note: Games with underline text are unreleased and games with ~~strikethrough text~~ are removed from all official websites.*
### Editions

#### *Baldi's Basics Plus*

*Main article: Baldi's Basics Plus*
*Baldi's Basics Plus* is a full game and was released on June 12, 2020, as early access. It will introduce a huge wave of new characters, items, field trips, random events, levels, subjects, and more in the future.

#### *Baldi's Basics Classic*

*Main article: Baldi's Basics Classic*
*Baldi's Basics Classic* (or *Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning*) is a short free-to-play game released on March 31, 2018. The game is set in a pre-made Schoolhouse with 7 characters, 11 items, a few notable locations, and only one subject: Math.

#### *Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash*

*Main article: Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash*
*Baldi's Basics Birthday Bash* is the 1st-anniversary edition for *Classic* and it was released on April 1, 2019. It is similar to *Baldi's Basics Classic*, but with party props, two new items, and a twist at the end.

#### *Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered*

*Main article: Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered*
*Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered* is a remaster of *Classic*/*Birthday Bash* that was released on October 21, 2022. It uses the *Baldi's Basics Plus* engine, along with many improvements and three new game styles.

### Demos

#### *~~Baldi's Basics - Field Trip demo: Camping~~*

*Main article: Baldi's Basics - Field Trip demo: Camping*
*Baldi's Basics - Field Trip demo: Camping* was a demo released on July 24, 2018, as a promotion for the full game's Kickstarter campaign. The demo was also made as a concept to reveal how field trips in the full game should look like.

#### *~~Baldi's Basics Full Game Early Demo~~*

*Main article: Baldi's Basics Full Game Early Demo*
*Baldi's Basics Full Game Early Demo* was a free public demo released on August 12, 2019. The demo featured a brand-new yet non-randomly generated schoolhouse map called the Super Schoolhouse, similar to the original in *Classic* but with several new random events, a few new items, and a new location.

#### *Baldi's Basics Kickstarter Exclusive Demo*

*Main article: Baldi's Basics Kickstarter Exclusive Demo*
*Baldi's Basics Kickstarter Exclusive Demo* is a demo exclusive to Kickstarter backers who pledged $30 or above, available on November 5, 2019. It is much bigger than the *Full Game Early Demo*, with three procedurally generated levels, three new items, three new characters, another new location, and a new field trip.

#### *~~Baldi's Basics - Challenges Demo~~*

*Main article: Baldi's Basics - Challenges Demo*
*Baldi's Basics - Challenges Demo* was the second public demo released on March 31, 2020. It featured three unique challenges with each different pre-generated map.

### Others

#### *Joe's Ultimate Bus Ride*

*Main article: Joe's Ultimate Bus Ride*
*Joe's Ultimate Bus Ride* was a planned pinball game before mystman12 decided to drop the project to make *Baldi's Basics* for the 2018 Meta Game Jam.

Joe's bus appeared in *Baldi's Basics* for field trip quests, implying that *Joe's Ultimate Bus Ride* and *Baldi's Basics* take place in the same universe, though *Joe's Ultimate Bus Ride* will not be included in the series.

## Comics

*Main article: Baldimore*
Years ago, before the game was created, mystman12 drew a series of numerous short comics titled *Baldimore*. The series featured Baldi himself, along with a few other characters who did not return in the game.

## Merchandise

*Main article: Merchandise*
The official store website was launched on November 22, 2018, with products including T-shirts, accessories, and toys designed by PhatMojo.

On March 31, 2021, a new merchandise store was opened with some homeware and drinkware and more items.

## In other media

* Baldi as a Mii is officially made by mystman12 for *Tomodachi Life* and *Miitopia*.
	+ Baldi's hair in *Tomodachi Life* Mii is actually a purchasable hat in this game.
* In the indie horror game *Strange Terror From The Deep*, Baldi appeared as one of the enemies. mystman12 provided the voice dialogue for him.
* In *Advanced Education with Viktor Strobovski*, a horror game inspired by *Baldi's Basics*, Baldi makes multiple cameo appearances:
	+ In the history level, there is a book named "BBiEaL" (with the quotation marks), which is short for *Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning*. It is a pink book with a sprite of Baldi on it. When given to Erie, she will complain about it.
	+ In an inaccessable area in the language level, there are multiple props, along with a static sprite of Baldi.
	+ There is a joke item, which can only be found in test maps, called "Pocket bald", which uses a slightly distorted sprite of Baldi. When not in inventory, this item slowly duplicates itself, which can eventually freeze or crash the game.
		- There is an achievement called "bald", given when throwing the item into a cauldron.
	+ In the joke "beta01" version, a rotated sprite of Baldi replaces the smile wolf, who occasionally appears in a blocked off hallway (meaning he can only be seen through a window).

* In the PS1-inspired indie horror game *Night of the Consumers*, Baldi makes a cameo as a plush in the left pocket of the backpack in the beginning.
* Baldi appeared twice in some of mystman12's *WarioWare D.I.Y.* microgames:
	+ In *Bad Ball*, Baldi must duck under the throwing baseball to avoid getting hit.
	+ In *Baldiman*, the player controls Baldi's superhero "alter-ego" and has to stop TimTom's giant baseball launcher.
* In the fan animation "*Baldi gets bullied*", mystman12 officially voiced Baldi, It's a Bully, and Playtime for the video.

## Trivia

* YouTube videos with *Baldi's Basics*-related topics have gained over 500 million views.

## Gallery

*Baldi's Basics* logo, but the text BASICS and trademark symbol are white-colored.
## References

1. ↑ "*The game's release date of "eventually, at some point in time" still stands, but it definitely won't be a part of Baldi's Basics.*" - mystman12. July 20, 2020. Twitter
2. ↑ "*Yeah, that's technically a hat that you can buy in Tomodachi Life, so you can't have it outside of the game.*" - mystman12. June 8, 2018. Twitter