Projector Series

### Overview:

The Projector series is the term used to refer to videos where Ethan and Braden play a game, usually played on a phone or laptop, on a projector, TV, or some other related device. It is one of the most popular series on the channel that isn't mapping related.

### First video:

On January 29th, 2020, a video titled *World Conqueror 3: ON A PROJECTOR????* was released. In this video, Ethan and Braden play the Germany 1960 conquest on a protector at Ethan's house. They played the first ten rounds, and were originally going to do a part 2. However, the save file has been overwritten. Had they continued, it is likely they would have lost.

This video received mainly positive reception, with many fans asking for Ethan and Braden to do more videos like it. Which led to....

### World Conqueror 3: On a TV????:

On December 31st, 2020, a new video was uploaded titled *World Conqueror 3: ON A TV??? (part 1)*. In this video, Ethan and Braden hook up Braden's laptop to his TV with an HDMI cord, and play the Alien year conquest as the Soviet Union. They only play for 4 turns this time around due to Ethan and Braden rambling for most of the video. Also, the video is half the length of the original Projector video. Once again, there was going to be a part 2 but it has yet to be produced.

Despite it technically being lower quality, with the game being slightly harder to see in detail, the video did decently well and had good reception from fans. However, the video has roughly 200 views less than the previous video as of September 16th, 2021.

### Armchair Commander on a Projector:

In Summer of 2021, a video was recorded where Ethan and Braden play one of Braden's Armchair Commander missions on the projector. This episode was finished and uploaded in October of 2021, and is currently the third most viewed Armchair Commander video on the channel.

Like *World Conqueror 3: On A TV???* , the gameplay is not entirely clear, but it is still considered a good video due to Ethan and Braden's commentary. Although the commentary is filled with outdated announcements, this video still contains many iconic moments. Multiple clips from the episode were featured in the "Best of Ethan and Braden 2021"compilation.

### World Conqueror 3 Campaign Mode... On a TV:

In May of 2023, a sequel to the World Conqueror 3 on a TV video was released. This video differed from the rest of the series up to this point. Instead of doing a conquest, Ethan and Braden played through the first four missions of the Axis campaign, with Ethan and Braden taking turns at commanding the operation. This video has arguably the highest production quality in the series, with the overwhelming majority of the conversation being related to the game, as well as the addition of a screen recording in the corner to make the gameplay clearer for the viewer.

### Trivia:

* One can argue World Conqueror 3: In Quarantine is also part of this series, due to the fact it would've otherwise been a projector video had Ethan and Braden's state not locked down for Covid.
* It is very likely the first video in this series was the first video on the channel edited with Windows Movie Maker. This is apparent by the random transitions.
* As of Summer of 2023, the original protector video is the 8th most viewed on the channel. It was for a notable period of time 4th overall, but then feel to 6th and later 8th due to certain newer videos getting high view counts.