The Runaway Guys: Difference between revisions

Their first collaborative Let's Play is of the original ''[[Mario Party (Video Game)|Mario Party]]'', recorded when they attended Magfest 2011. It premiered February 5, 2011. The three of them were the only ones participating, and they promised more in the future with [[Special Guest|additional players]] beyond the core three.

Most of LP #2 -- ''[[New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros Wii]]'' -- was recorded at PAX East 2011. It premiered April 30, 2011. Prior to the event, it was announced that a fourth player, [[Josh Jepson]], would be joining them during their recordings.

LP #3 is ''[[Super Smash Bros (Video Game)|Super Smash Bros]]. Brawl'''s "Subspace Emissary", recorded at E3 2011 and some recorded at Jon's home in Canada, with a return to three players. After this was finished, they also held a Smash tournament with 7 other guest players, one of which was [[Josh Jepson]]. The tournament was recorded after New Super Mario Bros. Wii's latter recording. The champion was {{spoiler|1=ProtonJon}}.

They had a ''[[Mario Tennis (Video Game)|Mario Power Tennis]]'' tournament next, before LP #5. It had 6 guest players. Three were returning from the Brawl Tournament and three were newcomers. The champion of this tournament was {{spoiler|Chugga}}.

LP #5 is ''[[Kirbys Return to Dream Land (Video Game)|Kirbys Return to Dream Land]]'', with just the three of them. However, [[What Could Have Been|they had planned to have a guest player, but they couldn't make it due to a scheduling problem.]] Said guest was implied to be [[Josh Jepson]]. Also the first collab that does ''not'' have Mario in it.

They have a [[Shout-Out]] page [[The Runaway Guys (Let's Play)/Shout Out|here]] and a Character Sheet [[The Runaway Guys (Let's Play)/Characters|here]]. A [[Ho Yay]] page [[The Runaway Guys (Let's Play)/Ho Yay|here]], and an [[Epic Fail]] page [[The Runaway Guys (Let's Play)/Epic Fail|here]].

* ''[[Kirbys Return to Dream Land (Video Game)|Kirbys Return to Dream Land]]''

* ''[[Mario Party (Video Game)|Mario Party]]''

* ''[[New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' (ft. [[Josh Jepson]])

* ''[[Super Smash Bros (Video Game)|Super Smash Bros.: Brawl (Subspace Emissary)]]''

* ''[[Mario Party (Video Game)|Mario Party 2]]''

* ''[[Super Smash Bros (Video Game)|Super Smash Bros.: Brawl]]'' [[hottip:*: with [[Josh Jepson]], [[Lucahjin]], ALoyalGamer, SuperJeenius, Donnabellez, SKArmageddon, and [[Retsupurae|Diabetus]]. This tournament was double-elimination style (if you lose a round, you go to the loser's bracket. If you lose another round, you're out of the tournament).

* ''[[Mario Tennis (Video Game)|Mario Power Tennis]]'' [[hottip:*: with [[Josh Jepson]], [[Lucahjin]], CloudFangLP, PurpleRodri, ALoyalGamer, and [[Is It a Good Idea To Microwave This (Web Video)|Jon Paula]]. This tournament was single-elimination style (if you lose a match, you're out of the tournament).

* ''[[Super Smash Bros (Video Game)|Super Smash Bros.]]''

* ''[[Mario Kart 64 (Video Game)|Mario Kart 64]]''

** One of them in [[Mario Party (Video Game)|Bowser's Magma Mountain]] (courtesy of [[Large Ham|Chugga]]) was even played back in slow motion {{spoiler|in episode 2 around 6:21}}.

** NCS ended up bubbling during the second run of level 8-2 in [[New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros. Wii]], but instead of an [[Epic Fail]] happening, he ended up getting [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5heDCBsKPU&t=14m30s a 1-Up and some fireworks], yet he never even appeared on the ground '''at all'''.

* [[Colbert Bump]]: [[Josh Jepson]] saw a lot more publicity following his appearance in the [[New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros Wii]] LP.

** In Episode 9 of [[New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros Wii]], there is a pun-off.

* [[Irony]]: In [[Mario Party (Video Game)|Mario Party]], Chugga plays as Donkey Kong, who's a monkey. He has the least [[Butt Monkey]] moments of them all.

** In [[New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros. Wii]], [[Proton Jon]] is Blue Toad, but is a [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|Red Oni]].

{{quote| '''Jon:''' '''[[New Super Mario Bros Wii|"How many times have I fucking played]] [[Super Mario World (Video Game)|Mario World]]!?'''}}

** This arguably deserves a mention, but [[Sir Ron Lion Heart]] is impersonated by [[Nintendo Capri Sun]].

** For other shoutouts, check [[The Runaway Guys (Let's Play)/Shout Out|their dedicated page]].

** [[Josh Jepson]], playing as Yellow Toad for ''[[New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''.

* [[Blessed With Suck]]: Chuggaa claims he's stolen Jon's power to get mini-game names wrong.

** "[[Chuggaaconroy|Oh my god]], [[Pokémon Gold and Silver (Video Game)|I found a Phanpy]] -- no I found a Superstar."

** [[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|Find a green rupee]], [[Nintendo Capri Sun|NCS]]?

** Unfortunately, the gag doesn't carry onto the [[New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros. Wii]] LP.

* [[Fictionary]]: Chugga wonders if "[[Donkey Kong 64 (Video Game)|Take it to the fridge]]" is a form of [[Gratuitous Rap|Rapanese]].

* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: In one chance time, Jon -- having lost coins -- tells the game 'FU so much.' And Chuggaa gives us this:

* [[Gang Up On the Human|Gang Up on the]] [[Inverted Trope|Computer]]: The three of them often partake in this when they aren't explicitly screwing each other over. In Luigi's Engine Room, they even officially formed an Anti-[[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|Peach]] Allegiance.

** [[Zig Zagging Trope|But wait]]! It gets better! Chugga gets his revenge on DK's Jungle Adventure, where he makes another gag at Jon's expense.

* [[Stay in The Kitchen]]: In the intro to the game itself, Chugga explains the [[Excuse Plot|premise of]] ''Mario Party'' -- they try to figure out who among them is the best, but he chimes that it can't be Peach, "because she's a woman." He's ''immediately'' called out on this.

* [[Throw the Dog A Bone]]: {{spoiler|NCS's victory in Wario's Battle Canyon, though it was due to pure luck, and landing on lots of Happening Spaces.}}

'''Jon''': Nope; [[Epic Fail|making up for]] [[Mario Party (Video Game)|Mario Party]]. }}

* [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!]]: Remembering too late that there is no 'awesome spin jump' like there was in ''[[Super Mario World (Video Game)|Super Mario World]]''.

* [[Hey That's My Line]]: In episode 12, Jon and Chugga get into an argument because Chugga keeps saying things Jon said.

* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: [[Captain Obvious|The bubble mechanic gets abused]] -- [[Running Gag|a lot.]] This occasionally comes back to bite the guys in the ass whenever they fail a level because three of the players are stuck in bubbles -- voluntarily or otherwise -- and the last guy dies. Episode 14 is the shining example of this trope in this LP.

** Jon's attempted [[Taking You With Me]]. During Episode 4, Chugga eats Jon with his Yoshi. Jon promptly escapes, and steals Chugga's Yoshi with a ground-pound. As Chugga protests, Jon immediately eats him, while he's falling into a pit, [[Taking You With Me|trying to kill them both]]. Chugga manages to escape and bubble to safety, while only Jon falls to his death.

* [[Power of Friendship]]: After repeated deaths in World 7-6, the Guys only succeed when they start working together. [[Aesop Amnesia|They immediately go back to trying to kill each other afterwards.]] Often after cooperating, Chugga will say "[[Sonic Heroes (Video Game)|The real superpower of teamwork!]]", furthering this.

** It also doubles as a [[Call Back]] to Jon's LP of [[Super Mario World (Video Game)|Mario's]] [[Game Mod|Wacky World]].

* [[Taking You With Me]]: Jon tries this in Episode 4 with Chuggaa. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|It ends badly.]]

* [[Throw the Dog A Bone]]: In Episode 5, after not gaining anything in the first 1UP house they visit, Josh manages to snag {{spoiler|four}} in the second one.

* [[A Date With Rosie Palms]]: While playing with a sticky Gamecube controller borrowed from a friend, Jon accuses the other guys of this; before he finishes his question, a platform ends up crushing Pikachu (played by Chugga).

** The guys refer to when Player 2 teleports to player 1 as [[New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|bubbling]].

** Chugga says he hasn't "been this excited since [[Mario Party (Video Game)|Wario lost at Mario's Rainbow Castle!]]", and then there's saying "Knock Block Tower" in Engrish.

** The entire "Meet Josh Jepson" theme from their [[New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros Wii]] Let's Play is referenced during the second half of the second SSE video.

* [[Crack Pairing]]: Ganondorf x Master Hand, [[In Universe]].

* [[Made of Explodium]]: Chugga gets blown up ''a lot'' during episode 2. Justified, as [[Hoist By His Own Petard|he just can't stay away from]] [[Stuff Blowing Up|Smart Bombs]].

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: In episode 10, Chuggaa makes a [[Spongebob SquarePants|Spongebob]] reference ,and Jon asks when Spongebob came out. Chuggaa responds that it came out when his parents were still together... when he was 8. Cue uncomfortable silence aside from the game sounds and Jon muttering, "Awkward..."

* [[Never Live It Down]]: [[In Universe]]. The guys won't let themselves forget that they aren't great at fighting Greaps.

* [[Status Quo Is God]]: Everyone treats each other normally again, as opposed to being at each others' throats like at the end of [[New Super Mario Bros Wii (Video Game)|New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]. Thoug,h since you can't attack teammates in this game, it's justified. Jon does still have his fun on occasion, but not nearly to the same extent as last time.

** Jon takes a shot at [[Dragonball|Dragonball Z's]] infamous charging mechanics,

* [[Throw the Dog A Bone]]: After messing up their turn order, the Guys work out a solution that involves Tim playing nine straight rounds (with Chugga playing the first five with him and Jon the next four) as Player 2 (enabling him to [[Press X to Not Die]]).

* [[Hope Spot]]: Jon and Tim each get one on Pirate Land. Jon was worried that Chugga would use Boo to steal his Star on the last turn if Chugga rolls a high roll, which would give him the board. Chugga didn't make it, to Jon's relief. {{spoiler|And then Chugga found a Hidden Block, which gave him both the star and the game anyways! Chugga even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded it.]]}} Meanwhile, a star appeared just a few spaces in front of Tim. Said star would [[Throw the Dog A Bone|get him out of 4th place.]] He had over 100 coins, and had two turns, and 5 spaces to get that star! {{spoiler|[[Yank the Dog's Chain|He didn't make it!]]}}

* [[The Problem With Pen Island]]: [[Discussed Trope]], Chugga mentions Okami, in which there are enemies called 'molesters' (which were mole-themed and supposed to be pronounced 'mole-sters'). [[Did Not Do the Research|There's no 'E' in their name in-game, though, but it is a joke among fans of Okami]].

* [[Popcultural Osmosis]]: In-series. During the Mini-game Coaster, Chugga and Jon were both amazed that Chugga knew the song "One Week" by the [[Barenaked Ladies]]. Jon then asked if Chugga knew it because of the [[Weird Al Yankovic|Weird Al]] song. {{spoiler|He did.}}

* [[Waxing Lyrical]]: At the end, Tim starts speaking the lyrics to [[Portal (Video Game)|Still Alive]].

* [[It Is Pronounced Tro PAY]]: Jon jokingly calls Meta Knight without the silent K. In other words, "Meta Ki-night".

* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: During the match between Tim and Donna on [[Metal Gear Solid|Shadow Moses Island,]] [[Metal Gear Solid 1|Metal Gear REX]] appears in the background. When Tim asks what it is, Chugga, who is [[M Cing]], states that it is a [[Metal Gear Solid 4|Gecko.]] This is [[Justified Trope|justified,]] as Chugga admits that he's never played a [[Metal Gear Solid]] game.

* [[Ending Fatigue]]: [[In Universe]], the tournament starts to wear on some of the players, for going late into the night.

* [[Like a God To Me]]: Chugga refers to [[Slowbeef]] as the God of Let's Players (as he created the genre) and then wonders whether that would make Diabetus Jesus, an archangel, or the Voice of God.

* [[Running Gag]]: Take a drink everytime [[Mother 3 (Video Game)|Lucas]] uses his [[Limit Break|Final Smash]]. It doesn't help that there were two in the tourney.

* [[A Date With Rosie Palms]]: Jonny Paula makes a joking accusation towards [[Proton Jon]] of this:

'''JP''': No one's ever caught you? What about [[Your Mom|your mom]] that one time in your bedroom?<br />

* [[One Steve Limit]]: The first game is a match between [[Proton Jon|Jon]] and [[Is It a Good Idea To Microwave This|Jon]]. They spend several minutes discussing how not to get them confused.

* [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!]]: Several instances of the Guys attributing ''Brawl'' mechanics to the original [[Super Smash Bros (Video Game)|Super Smash Bros]], such as forgetting that air-dodging didn't exist yet and that Yoshi's egg toss did not propel it upward.