History LetsPlay / TheRunawayGuys

** LetsPlay/ProtonJon also made a reference to Wiki/ThisVeryWiki!

** Mixed with CharacterDevelopment. ''Mario Party'' had Chugga being calmer and Jon more energetic, leading to them being very similar to one another aside from their ongoing rivalry, and Tim barely talking whatsoever. In ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', Chugga's goofiness was turned UpToEleven while Jon embraced his inner TokenEvilTeammate, leading to their rivalry turning practically ''bloodthirsty'' (and Tim still barely talked). After that, Chugga relented to his more characteristic sense of humour; Jon, while still a {{troll}}, only did so when provoked or when it would be perfectly timed rather than practically every second; and Tim, while still the quietest, has become more talkative and even a DeadpanSnarker to rival Jon.

* GenreSavvy: They showed impressive amounts of genre savviness in their later ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' playthroughs. In one board in ''Mario Party 3'', Tim had the means to reach the next star, but since he had the star lead and the star was in a difficult to reach spot, he refrained from using the magic lamp and prevented the rest from getting the next stars. [[spoiler:He won the board.]] However, this trope was taken UpToEleven in ''Mario Party 4'', where they frequently invoked TemptingFate and called each other out when it worked.

* ''VideoGame/MarioParty''

** One of them in ''[[VideoGame/MarioParty Bowser's Magma Mountain]]'' (courtesy of [[LargeHam Chugga]]) was even played back in slow motion in episode 2 around [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA6szVI53jA&t=6m10s 6:11]].

** Brentilda is a {{Jerkass}} who bullies Gruntilda, who in turn is NotEvilJustMisunderstood.

* ThatCameOutWrong: Very oftenThe Guys have a tendency to say the worst things at the wrong time:

* ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Pac-Man Vs.]]'' [[note]] Revealed in a tweet by Jon in 2019. No update about it's current status. [[/note]]

--->'''Jon:''' (as they're switching off) "It is me and you, but since there's only one character... I'll hold onto this controller and do nothing with it."\\

-->'''Emile:''' "Damn Jon, you got hot!"\\

** Chugga hates the name [[MemeticMutation Steve]], due to CreatorBacklash. Also, ''never'' bring up ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar'' in front of him, or else he '''will''' go on a vicious tirade about it being a terrible game. In fact, the most legitimate praise he's ever given the game comes from their ''Pikmin'' series, where he complements the game for ''[[DamnedByFaintPraise working properly]]''.

--> '''Jon:''' '''''YEAH!!! YEAH! SUCK IT!'''''

* {{Determinator}}s: The first Thrown Controllers Panel was an EpicFail and seen back at as an OldShame. They still did their next one instead of getting discouraged and has done many more since.

-->'''Tim:''' Son of a beach!

-->'''Tim''': [[Film/ThreeHundred THIS IS STARDA!]]
-->'''Jon and Chugga''': *{{Beat}}* *epic groans*

-->'''Chugga''': *NCS and Josh have just used a twelfth continue* I guess these continues are a dime a dozen!
-->'''Jon''': Swear to god, gonna kill you!

--->'''Emile:''' "Hey, at least I didn't call one of the other Runaway Guys 'gorgeous' ''publicly''."\\

** {{LetsPlay/Chuggaaconroy}} LOVES taking shots at LetsPlay/ProtonJon for his ScheduleSlip.

--->'''Chugga''': "Onto our fourth project in the time it's taken Jon to make five videos!"
--->'''Jon''': "You are a DICK!"

-->'''Jon:''' "Captain Falcon has tripped! Doing a seductive pose for you, Kirby!"\\

-->'''Emile:''' "You said 'we', 'screw' and 'together' so many times in that sentence."

-->'''Emile:''' "I have trunks you can borrow."\\

-->'''Emile:''' "The only thing scarier than this board is the fact that if Jon wins it, nobody can touch him!"\\

-->'''Tim:''' "I'm on my knees right now."\\

-->'''Emile:''' "Aw, you shoved me out of the way again!"\\

---> '''Brighton''': Wow! There are two Mini-Game Star winners? Incredible! [[spoiler:Daisy and Waluigi!]]

On occasion at various conventions, the Runaway Guys have their own panel, called ''Thrown Controllers'', essentially a game show inspired by ''Series/NickArcade''. In its debut at PAX East 2012, two teams took turns answering questions and playing video game challenges, either against each other, solo, or against members of the audience. At PAX Prime 2012, they {{retool}}ed the game ([[MurphysLaw mostly due to the previous iteration being plagued by technical problems and a sluggish pace]]) into a single-person quiz show with challenges, similar to the initial concept except for one person at a time, and this is how it has been done since. Many prizes are awarded at these panels, ranging from character pins from Fangamer to (as a grand prize) an actual video game console, such as a UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, UsefulNotes/WiiU, or UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

* ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' (Emile plays, Tim and Jon watch and guide) [[note]] Revealed during The Runaway Guys Colosseum 2022 [[/note]]

* ''[[VideoGame/PacMan Pac-Man Vs.]]'' [[note]] Revealed in a tweet by Jon [[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' (Emile plays, Tim and Jon watch and guide) [[note]] Revealed during The Runaway Guys Colosseum 2022 [[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/OneHundredPercentOrangeJuice''

* ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' [[note]] Revealed during The Runaway Guys Colosseum 2022 [[/note]]

* Pac-Man Vs. [[note]] Revealed in a tweet by Jon [[/note]]
* Banjo-Kazooie [[note]] Revealed during The Runaway Guys Colosseum 2022 [[/note]]

* CompanionCube: During Colosseum, the lamp is treated as being just as much a part of the group as anyone else, and even gets its own section of the sitcom opening parody, with said section being a little more... [[MoodWhiplash ominous than the rest of the video.]]

* ''Sanrio World Smashball''

* ''Sanrio World Smashball''

** A portion of the commentary was excised from Episode 24 of ''New Super Mario Bros. U''. This time, the viewers suspect that Jon was taking potshots at religion, due to the silence being immediately preceded by something along the lines of "Fire from the heavens!" and the text "There are some things you just don't say on the Internet" being imposed on the screen.

** During ''Fortune Street'', Stephen interprets Luigi as the type of character who ReallyGetsAround, interpreting him as a deadbeat dad who is trying to raise money to pay for child support for his several children. ItMakesSenseInContext.

* ''{{VideoGame/Battletoads}}'' (Arcade)

** ''{{VideoGame/Battletoads}}'' (Arcade)

** Christmas Miracle
** Space Wanderer
** Pudding Chase
** Lagoon Flight (Co-Op)[[note]]Played twice[[/note]]

** During ''Fortune Street'', Stephen interprets Luigi as the type of character who ReallyGetsAround, stating he has several children. ItMakesSenseInContext.

* ProductionForeshadowing: Stephen's vlog has shown he would be the player four on two projects before the projects were posted. Both projects are four-player games involving a GameCube and four Game Boy Advances.

** Lagoon Flight (Co-Op)