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WHY DID YOU FALL IN
LOVE WITH THE TRIALS
GAMES?
Firstly, Trials games are fun.
They look great and allow
for some fast racing and
awesome crashes. When
I started out, a few of my
friends had the game so I
just wanted to beat their
times. Then they would beat
you again and you’d go back
and forth to see who could
get the fastest time. It was
that sense of competition
among friends that initially
made me love it.
WHERE DO THINK THE
LATEST RELEASE, RISING,
RANKS AMONG THE OTHER
TRIALS GAMES?
Trials Evolution from 2012 is
often said to be the “best”
because of its gritty design
and great gameplay. But I think
Trials Rising is shaping up to
be even better. Not only does
it have a gritty, dirt bike feel to
it, but there is cross platform
leaderboards, tandem bikes
(two people riding the same
bike), and 8,000 objects in the
level editor. I’m a huge fan of
the customisation options, too.HOW DID YOU SHIFT FROM
BEING A FAN TO A YOUTUBE
STAR?
I started my YouTube channel
four years after I started playing
Trials. After I got good some of
my friends started asking me
for tips and I realised that no-
one was really teaching others
how to play this game. So I
started sharing my enjoyment
of the series by helping other
players with video lessons.DO YOU NEED TO BE GOOD
AT A GAME TO BE ABLE TO
BECOME A SUCCESSFUL
YOUTUBER?
I don’t think so. Many of
your favourite YouTubers are
successful because they are
funny while being bad at