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'''''Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning'''''{{Efn|Also known as ''Baldi's Basics Classic''}} is a 2018 [[Puzzle video game|puzzle]] [[horror game|horror]] game developed and published by Micah McGonigal. Disguised as an [[educational game]], it [[Parody|parodies]] 1990s educational games by [[Deconstruction|deconstructing]] their elements into [[metafiction]]al horror. The game is set in a schoolhouse, where the objective is to locate and collect notebooks, escape the school to take them to the player's friend who lost them, and avoid being caught by Baldi. The game features many game modes that change gameplay subtly or drastically.
 
It was developed for the [[Metagame|Meta]]-[[Game Jam]] in 2018 and released on [[Itch.io]]. The game's main source of inspiration during its development was ''[[Sonic's Schoolhouse]]'' (1996). It was positively received upon release. Following its success, the game was expanded upon in the form of successors such as '''''Baldi's Basics Plus''''' in 2020 and '''''Baldi's Basics Classic Remastered''''' in 2022.
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The game became an [[online phenomena]] and online success. Several [[Let's Play]] [[YouTuber]]s such as [[Markiplier]] and [[PewDiePie]] have made videos on the game reaching millions of [[Pageview|views]], gaining popularity on the [[Online video platform|video-sharing platform]] [[YouTube]].<ref name=":3">{{cite news |last=Wöbbeking |first=Jan |date=June 8, 2018 |title=Baldie's Basics in Education and Learning: Bizarrer Überlebenskampf in der Edutainment-Schule |language=de |website=[[4Players]] |url=https://www.4players.de/4players.php/spielinfonews/PC-CDROM/39758/2175571/Baldis_Basics_in_Education_and_Learning-Bizarrer_Ueberlebenskampf_in_der_Edutainment-Schule.html |url-status=live |access-date=April 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710193246/https://www.4players.de/4players.php/spielinfonews/PC-CDROM/39758/2175571/Baldis_Basics_in_Education_and_Learning-Bizarrer_Ueberlebenskampf_in_der_Edutainment-Schule.html |archive-date=July 10, 2022}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{cite news |last=Nguyen |first=Keoni |date=June 25, 2018 |title=A Fake Edutainment Game Is Now A YouTube Hit |url=https://kotaku.com/a-fake-edutainment-game-is-now-a-youtube-hit-1827114239 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711013558/https://kotaku.com/a-fake-edutainment-game-is-now-a-youtube-hit-1827114239 |archive-date=July 11, 2022 |access-date=April 6, 2021 |work=[[Kotaku]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Conville |first=Caitlyn |date=2018-05-15 |title='Baldi's Basics' Brings Nostalgia for Millennial Gamers |url=https://studybreaks.com/culture/baldis-basics/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228144633/https://studybreaks.com/culture/baldis-basics/ |archive-date=2022-02-28 |access-date=2025-08-03 |work=Study Breaks}}</ref> Fans of the game created various content such as [[Animation|animations]] and a song adaptation by video game musical group [[Random Encounter (band)|Random Encounters]].<ref name=":9" />
 
Fans were involved in [[Video game modding|modifications]],<ref name=":3" /> with [[Video game journalism|journalists]] noting appearances of the game in [[Roblox]] and ''[[Minecraft]]'' as recreations,<ref name=":9" /> as well as unauthorized [[mobile game]] knock-offs, which McGonigal also had warned about around that time.<ref name=":3" /> Which further contributed to the game’sgame's popularity.<ref name="inquirer" /><ref name="comedy" /> The game's comedic [[Aesthetics|aesthetic]] and character's [[Catchphrase|catchphrases]] helped create multi-generational appeal of the game.<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":6" />
 
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