''Boundary Break'' is a

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hosted by Derek Forte, better known as Internet personality Shesez. In the series, Shesez explores locations normally unaccessible in video games by using unofficial

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mods. The series started on April 27, 2016, with an episode exploring ''

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''. During its run, the show has made multiple notable discoveries in its covered games, including '' Animal Crossing: New Horizons'', '' Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'', '' P.T.'', ''

Shovel Knight ''Shovel Knight'' is a platform video game developed and published by Yacht Club Games. Development was crowdfunded and the game was released for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and Windows in June 2014. It was ported to OS X and Linux in September 2014, P ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Simpsons: Hit & Run'', and ''

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''. For certain episodes, Shesez has spoken with people involved with the development of the covered games, including Kyle Pittman, a programmer for ''

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'', and David D'Angelo, a programmer for ''Shovel Knight''.

Reception

''Boundary Break'''s creator and host, Shesez, was nominated for a

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in the Gaming category for his work on the series, where he was a finalist.

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's Zack Zwiezen praised the ''Boundary Break'' episode covering '' Lego Star Wars: The Video Game'', calling it his favorite episode of the series.

References

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