Wall Banger/Web Original

The Lonelygirl15 episode "Alone in the Woods" provoked an overwhelmingly negative reaction from the fanbase when the TAAG leave odd but well-meaning Brit Steve stranded in the middle of nowhere in a foreign country because he was suspected to be a mole. This, after Steve accompanied Jonas to the USA at great personal risk just to help the gang out, and after he had been shot in the arm by an assassin who was aiming for the gang. That Steve is a popular character from another show, Kate Modern, only makes things worse.
- And from the season one finale of LG15: the resistance, Sarah's a Card-Carrying Villain and has been all along. They do appear to have had this planned from the beginning of the spinoff, at least; but the explanation video put up after The Reveal noticeably leaves out any scenes of her from the original Lonelygirl15 footage, as there's no way it makes sense given all that history.
The fourth step of the Korean flash series There She Is, was noted amongst many people to be a complete divergence from the lighter tone of the earlier flashes. Granted, the hint was at the end of Step Three, but after three episodes of lightheartedness, an ultradark serious and depressing episode made for painful Mood Whiplash. The setting has Fantastic Racism, but it was originally played for comedy; the spiral of depression because of their Interspecies Romance took fans off guard, one way or the other.
While New Vindicators has many of these moments throughout its career, the most outrageous example would have to be Magnus Loder's method of dealing with his girlfriend's horrific rape. He goes and has an affair on her while she's off recovering in a hospital. * loud thudding sound*
The poorly-done Reset Button scenario that Gaia Online used as a Status Quo Is God device for the Halloween 2009 event. To elaborate, the Gaian userbase was given the choice between playing on BOO's (the good guys') side, or on SIN's (the bad guys'.) Both sides received a special, soulbound skin that their avatars could wear, unique for each side, and both had to do as many missions as possible to get enough points to come out on top. At the end of it all, though, came the followup manga, where Jack suddenly burst in mid-fight and stripped both the Overseer and Sentinel of their powers for no real reason other than that he could (and then proceeded to re-kill the zombified Bruce Hardcastle for the same reason.) Meanwhile, all the users that played for BOO had their event skin changed into the hideously ugly 'Potatoverseer' skin, while those on SIN got to keep theirs. You can see why this is a point of contention with many of the unsatisfied players. The epilogue manga didn't do much to ease their minds, either; it took the Christmas event to set almost everything right for them again.
Shortly after the reboot of his internet radio talk show 2 Sense, furry comedian 2 the Ranting Gryphon, infamous for his "weekly assignments" to his listeners, posted an announcement of a new assignment on his fan forum, specifically asking for listeners to write in to him for details. Several did, but the assignment proved to be a failure when no one was able to do it for unknown reasons (though a lack of proper tools seems likely, if the complaints made on that forum shortly afterward about what kind of paper needed to be used are to be believed). The real wallbangers then come in quick succession: part of the rules for the assignment was that no one was to discuss it to anyone who wasn't participating, a rule that was broken when the complains started about why no one could do it, and which defeats the purpose of announcing the assignment and a call for volunteers on a public forum. Also, the assignment was supposed to be for a very small number of volunteers, though neither 2 himself nor any of the administrators on his staff shut down the talent search when they hit their target mark. If he only wanted a handful of people, why couldn't he announce the assignment through discreet private messages? Oh, but the biggest Wall Banger? The entire assignment was a lie. It was never meant to be completed; it purpose was, and I quote, "to root out loyal listeners who could keep a secret to join (2's) secret online Furry Illuminati message boards, where the real assignments are given out, and no one misses a message". First of all, as an internet celebrity, doesn't he know that data retention on a forum or message board is non-existent? Why does he think thread necromancing is such a big irritant to board admins? Second, he obviously didn't check the board after the announcement was given, because he assumed those who were chosen for the assignment kept their silence when, as mentioned above, they most certainly did not. And third, he was completely serious about the Furry Illuminati message board. Has the guy lost his mind? And the funny thing is, several of his well-known rants deal with furries and other people who delude themselves into believing something fantastic and stupid (like a furry who believes they really are a 5,000 pound dragon).
In ScrewAttack's "Top Ten Worst Mario Games" video, they explain at the beginning that Mario Is Missing doesn't belong on their list since you can't play Mario. Fair enough. However, later on they put Mario's Fundamentals on the list, a game in which you play games like checkers and go fish against Mario. The hosts acknowledge this in the video, so they clearly averted Did Not Do the Research. Still, it does not compute! Especially if you're one of several who finds geography quizzes less fun than checkers! (not that checkers is a barrel of fun, but still)
Homestar Runner had this in the form of Strong Bad blowing up his own computer! The Lappy! Which he spent an entire email rescuing! It was pretty conflicting what Strong Bad thought of the Lappy.
- To be fair, given the way the laws of physics work in his universe, his logic was sound: he was right around the point in the Lappy's lifespan the Compy was when it died, and his computers do have a tendency to explode violently, so he might as well blow the poor thing himself and get it over with (actually, come to think of it, it's his fault his old computers blew up too. Bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy).
This review of Steam. Somebody can't use a computer for the life of them.
- This example has officially blurred the barrier between an intentional troll and a failure. Up till now the debate for it is still on, and none can effectively point out the truth without being tipped off the iceberg..
If reviews count, then this review of the Wii version of Punch-Out!! is definitely one of the most confusing I've ever read. The reviewer claims that the franchise once had a "previous sense of intense boxing" and has become "more cartoonish and family friendly, concentrating less on hard punches." He criticizes the game for having a "friendlier animation style and a conflict that emphasizes dodging over hitting," despite the fact that the original NES game was just cartoonishly goofy and relied just as much- if not more- on figuring out how to dodge your opponent's attacks than knocking them out.
The Spoony One's bashing on Tron: Legacy. The dude was seriously missing the point of the movie, overanalyzing everything and claiming it didn't "innovate" like the original did, even going so far as to say that "Inception" was "Tron: Legacy done right". First of all, Tron was never meant to be a serious look into the advancements of technology, but an escapist romp into an absurd computer world, so saying that it wasn't "deep" enough is ridiculous. Second, the only "innovation" that the original had was it's graphics, and at the time, it got an Oscar Snub for supposedly "cheating" by use of CG. Third, a lot of his analysis makes no sense; for instance, he claims that the Encom coporates are "evil" for wanting money, and Sam was doing what he was doing to be a "rebel"; the Encom corporates were "evil" because they abandoned Sam's father's ideals for the company and disrespected him by downplaying his part in the company, and Sam didn't trust anyone on the board (including Alan, his sole supporter) to take his interests as the company's primary shareholder seriously - his actions are what any other disgruntled computer techie would do with their brainchild when they're being screwed over by their bosses. Finally, to top off the absurdity, he places the movie on his top 10 worst movies of 2010 for being fanwank slop, yet puts Scott Pilgrim vs. the World on his top 10 BEST movies list for the exact same reason. Trying to have your cake and eat it, too, Mr. Spoony?
The Irate Gamer has many:
- From the Odyssey review: He rants about the system's connection cables and how outdated they are. He made it sound like 37 years ago they would be able to adjust for the future.
  - Not to mention how he was judging the system by today's standards.
- From the R.O.B. review when he looks around his room for batteries and eventually takes them out of his Gameboy, and the camera's rolling the whole time. He wanted to show off all his new posters and video game merchandise. On his website he once advertised that as a brand new set, even though it's the same room covered in posters. But a ten-gallon hat don't make you a cowboy, and a bunch of showpieces don't make you a gamer.
- In the Yo! Noid review, when he sees the main villain is The Noid's evil twin he exclaims "I have an evil twin! I wonder how he's doing?" It should be noted that he murdered him a few episodes ago. So to reiterate, he's wondering how a man he murdered is doing.
- After constant bragging about the amount of fact-checking and work gone into History of Video Games 3, he calls Pong designer Al Alcorn "Al Acorn". What the frak?
- Bores had to be TOLD that Tekken 6 was a fighting game with an Arcade mode, and the "reason" he didn't know this was due to the menu hiding it. You figure it out.
- His Monster Party review, while there are other notables, he complains about the title of the game, saying that there is no party in the game, he seems to be ignoring the whole fighting monsters thing.
- His review of Kirbys Epic Yarn where he complains about the difficulty. The person who proudly admits to using a Game Genie, critiques games for being too hard, and wanted the easy setting in Resident Evil 5 to be easier, complains about how you can't die in the game. Gee, I wonder how he'd do in I Wanna Be the Guy or Kaizo Mario World?
  - Even worse, he states that Donkey Kong Country Returns was "not too hard", despite the fact that it is generally considered Nintendo Hard.
- In his review of Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Bores called Pit "Kid Icarus", despite Pit's name being everywhere and outright stated by the announcer in game!
  - And he pronounces Melee as "Me-lay", made even more stupid in the fact that the announcer yelled that game's title.
    - The word "Melee" is actually pronounced "may-lay" due to its language of origin, French.
- In his review of Cool Spot for the SNES, Bores states that you need to collect at least 30% of the Spot coins in order to pass a stage. Almost directly after this, he whines that he "doesn't understand why he has to collect them", despite just stating why. Then, when he reaches the end of the last level, Bores clearly has only 29% of the coins collected and yet still beats the level, obviously showing that he cheated.
  - Even as a joke, Bores was going to give away his Magnavox Odyssey for a "free" pizza to some stranger (that ended up being his Evil Twin). Ignoring that he was going to give away his very rare console for a pizza, trading something for something does NOT make it free!
- In his first Contra review, the IG fails at understanding the plot. It's all mentioned in the manual, but he refuses to read it, stating, "Whoever reads those things, anyway? I can’t waste my time reading about a game, I just gotta play it!" Thus he is later surprised to find out that the main enemies are aliens, despite the story being explained in the manual.
  - It Got Worse. In his review of Home Improvement, the IG does not understand the controls, and thus looks for the manual (only to find out that Home Improvement didn't come with instructions; "Real Men Don't Need Instructions!"). This is really hypocritical of him, as he asked in his Contra review if anybody reads the manuals.
- IG's video on Ubisoft at E3 2011. Due to overbooking, IG couldn't get into Ubisoft's press conference. What's his response? Make a video where he "blows up" Ubisoft's office. Implied terrorism will not get your message across Bores!
Normally, SF Debris is fairly good at doing Star Trek reviews, but a few of them come off as this:
- In his "The Measure of a Man" review, he completely ignores the legal inconsistencies in the episode by deferring to the writer - a purported lawyer - despite always bashing on other writers for not doing the research, and claiming that statements made in the show that seem obvious to the viewer can be brushed off as "part of the message. Considering the long, LONG list of inconsistencies for the episode in this trope, you'd have to wonder how well he actually reviewed the episode.
  - It gets worse later on, during his review of the original series episode "Wolf in the Fold", when he comments on how ludicrous it is for a society to continue to abide by a centuries-old law that has no more relevance in today's society. Yet, he makes no effort to use the same sentiment against "The Measure of a Man's" usage of a centuries-old ruling to render Data property. Seriously, how did he miss that?
- His review of "Masks" has gotten more than a bit of ire from some fans, and for good reason; he seems to focus more on the fact that there's little action in the episode and that it's "generally considered hated" (by whom? There seems to be a lot of fans of the episode out there) than on actual reviewing the episode. He also makes the same ludicrous mistake that Spoony did with his Tron: Legacy review by claiming it sucks because it doesn't hold up to the likes of an episode like "The Inner Light". Yeah, sure, he bases his scores on comparison with other episodes within the same series, but considering he's yet to review "The Inner Light", making such a comparison is stupid.
A rare example of a Wall Banger being acknowledged and made up for: In The Nostalgia Critic's review of Ernest Saves Christmas, the Critic's response to the puppet show scene was a ridiculously insensitive jab at autism. Pretty much the entire fanbase exploded in outrage, quickly forcing the Critic to redo that scene with a more appropriate joke. Notably, Doug recognized how badly he screwed up on this one, as the autism joke would earn a spot on his "Next 11 Fuckups" vid, which included a genuine, heartfelt apology for it.
- Some of his hyperbolic bashings of Princess Peach in his Top 11 Dumbasses In Distress video were actually unfounded criticisms. Her self-aware attitude on being kidnapped is Played for Laughs and not meant to be insulting to Mario or the player. His claim that she's "done nothing in any of the Mario games" is flat out untrue; he only sights Super Mario Bros. 2, in which the entire game was Mario's dream, and the various sport games and the Super Smash Bros. series, which aren't in the main series, but doesn't credit the Super Mario RPG and Paper Mario series' in which she's an active character. Him saying that her using "a frying pan and her butt" to fight being "what women in the 40's would use" (Rapunzel AND Flynn Rider would beg to differ on the frying pan!) and her fighting with her emotions being lame just reeks of Real Women Never Wear Dresses. And in general, he seems to project his own feelings onto Mario and wonder why anyone would want to save her when she gets kidnapped all the time. Perhaps Mario just doesn't find "save the princess" adventures as annoying as you do, Critic?
  - Admittedly, wondering why Mario bothers to save Peach after she gets kidnapped so much is one of the most common jokes about the series, which has even been lampshaded in a few of the games. Although, by now this joke has probably gotten a little stale.
- His review of Junior, when he lists reasons why men shouldn't get pregnant. Among the list are the usual medical reasons and things like "Jesus would cry", which are fine, but there are also things like "Abortions would sky rocket", "No man could resist alcohol during pregnancy. In fact they'd probably drink more", and "Men have no patience". 'Cause men don't give a crap about the precious gift of life.
- At the end of the review of the remake of The Haunting. Good grief. He did a joke where he "impersonated" the director/writer of the remake, and said that his movie was more mature than the original cut, all the while getting louder, whinier, and more childish. It could've passed as a "meh" joke, but it just kept going and going. It's easy to forget he's trying to mock the director, and think he's just having his genuine reaction to the remake. Loud and childish for the sake of humor can only go so far before realizing you're just watching a grown man throw temper tantrums at movies simply because he doesn't like them.
Sometimes, The Angry Video Game Nerd makes up games to refer to during his videos for the sake of a joke. That's all fine and dandy, but not when making a comparison about something like game mechanics or characters. What I'm referring to here, is comparing "Full House Tournament Fighter" (which I actually thought was a real game up until several days ago) to Shaq Fu on Christmas of 2007. James, if you wanna demonstrate how bad some aspect of a game is compared to other games (which you failed to that one time), like, find a real game, why don't you...
- The overall Critical Research Failure that was present in the Castlevania reviews, and since this is supposed to be a tribute to them, that just makes it all the more jarring:
  - Castlevania Bloodlines does have diagonal attacking. What's worse about this one is that in the footage before he says that, Eric is clearly seen attacking straight upwards.
  - He confuses the storylines of Dawn of Sorrow to that of Aria of Sorrow.
  - Claiming that most of the later games take place inside the castle, which is not true: Order of Ecclesia was outside of the castle until most of the game was finished, and Portrait of Ruin had dimensional paintings of different settings to travel in. Also, didn't the majority of the first game take place inside the castle?
  - Also, the series is called Castlevania. Being surprised that Castlevania has even large portions that take place in castles is like going to a Boston Red Sox game and being surprised that that team's players wear red socks.
  - The "flaws" to Castlevania 64 however, is the worst offender: Legacy of Darkness was basically the director's cut of Castlevania 64, there is music beyond the first stage (in the footage, you can hear the music in the stages past it), you can run while holding the nitro, and you put it down by using the action button, not the menu screen, which is for healing items.
  - And before we forget, he was comparing all of the games after Super Castlevania IV to that one, which is rather unfair to the games themselves.
This website showcasing what they consider the worst Wii games ever. Among them is Looney Tunes Acme Arsenal. While talking about it, they figure that kids nowadays don't even know who Bugs Bunny is. The sheer inaccuracy of that statement is enough to make someone give themselves 25 concussions from Wallbanging.

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