Alan Becker's fans give his stick-figure world a 3D makeover
An older Animators VS Games reaction brings together a rebuilt cake prank, elaborate battles and a community-made anniversary tribute.
Why this story? The video is running at 23,244 views a day, 7 times its usual pace (3,341).
Reacting To YOUR Animations | AvG Reacts
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- 2:10Wonderful Pictures Animation recreates the Minecraft cake-prank episode in 3D, with Alan noticing its lighting and textures.
- 7:02DrakeDG18's battle animation has Alan questioning what is possible in Stick Nodes Pro.
- 10:08A fan short gives a character the ability to summon an apparently endless supply of corn dogs.
- 20:03The anniversary collaboration begins, moving through different artists' interpretations of the characters.
- 24:25Alan reflects on the friendships people have formed through the animation fandom.
The cake prank returns. This time, Alan Becker and DJ Welch are watching someone else's version: Wonderful Pictures Animation has recreated an Animation vs. Minecraft episode in 3D, complete with lighting and textures that make Alan stop and say, "It looks so real."
That transformation is part of "Reacting To YOUR Animations | AvG Reacts," an August upload drawing renewed attention on Animators VS Games. It added about 23,000 views in a day, seven times its usual daily pace.
The episode turns the screen over to artists borrowing Becker's characters and finding their own ways to animate them. DrakeDG18 supplies a fast-moving battle made in Stick Nodes Pro, prompting Alan's surprised question: "You can do this in Stick Nodes?" Elsewhere, the premises get cheerfully ridiculous, including a character with the power to summon endless corn dogs.
In the comments, a running joke centres on DJ apparently discovering that they have fans at all. But the closing stretch gives that joke a warmer counterpoint. The hosts watch "How Far We've Come || An Animator vs Animation 20th Anniversary MAP," a multi-animator collaboration that moves between humanised characters, anime-inspired designs and a Warrior Cats segment.
The changing styles catch their attention; the friendships behind them stay with Alan. "How many people like found their friends through this like fandom, which is crazy," he says as the community tribute finishes.
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Alan said "Very nice" for my part of the MAP YAYY
@Saifyrooma2ndSee it on YouTubeThe corn dog guy attack is actually more powerful than how it looks because after throwing lots of corn dogs at you at an incredible speed, you have to pay for them
@Marco-CatalanoSee it on YouTube“We have fans?” DJ
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10:17 kinda reminded me of
"Do you ever run out of muffins?"
"No, because i work at the muffin factory."
From Asdfmovie@EnderRuneOfficialSee it on YouTubeYEAH! MORE FAN-IMATIONS
@joelec3732See it on YouTube
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- Animators VS Games
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- Video published
- August 15, 2026
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- 421,216 (87 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 23,244 (on a normal day: 3,341)
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The August fan-animation episode is drawing views much faster than its usual daily pace.
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Which animation app was used for DrakeDG18's battle sequence in this episode?
The hosts watch DrakeDG18's Stick Nodes Pro animation, and Alan expresses surprise at what the app can do.


