History Trivia / CHUGGAACONROY

** During the last ''Sticker Star'' bonus stream, Emile revealed that he planned to do a Let's Play of ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'' and started the planning stage early 2020. However, despite hearing that the 3DS remake was of poorer quality than the original, Emile decided to do a playthrough of it so he could takes notes of the changes and add it to the Let's Play. Unfortunately, Emile ''hated'' the remake due to how horribly balanced it was (to the point he could beat most bosses on ''the first turn'' despite not grinding) amongst other changes he disliked. The experience was so awful that it turned him off from even looking at the game and halted plans on doing a Let's Play on it anytime soon.

** During the last ''Sticker Star'' bonus stream, Emile revealed that he planned to do a Let's Play of ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'' and started planning early 2020. However, despite hearing that the 3DS remake was of poorer quality than the original, Emile decided to do a playthrough of it so he could takes notes of the changes and add it to the Let's Play. Unfortunately, Emile ''hated'' the remake due to how horribly balanced it was (to the point he could beat most bosses on ''the first turn'' despite not grinding) amongst other changes he disliked. The experience was so awful that it turned him off from even looking at the game and halted plans on doing a Let's Play on it anytime soon.

** A small example that crosses two episodes happens in his playthrough of ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising''. In Chapter 18 [[spoiler:he claims that the weapon used by Pit's [[EmptyShell hollow body]] after the Chaos Kin forced Palutena to seal his soul in a Ring is the Meteor Bow. It's actually the [[DarkIsEvil Darkness]] Bow. He repeats this claim when he forges an actual Meteor Bow to use for the next Chapter.]]

** A small example that crosses two episodes happens in his playthrough of ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising''. In Chapter 18 [[spoiler:he claims that the weapon used by Pit's [[EmptyShell hollow body]] after the Chaos Kin forced Palutena to seal his soul in a Ring is the Meteor Bow. It's actually the [[DarkIsEvil Darkness]] Bow. He repeats this claim when he forges an actual Meteor How to use for the next Chapter.]]

** In Part 3 of ''Chugga Sticks It to [[VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar Sticker Star]]'', he claims that the infamous comments from Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto that are believed to have caused much of the game's negative changes weren't mandates, but rather suggestions. A [[https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/interviews/paper-mario-origami-king/ 2020 interview]] about ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'' with series producer Kensuke Tanabe revealed that these actually ''were'' mandates, enforced since ''Sticker Star''. What makes this more notable is that Chugga references this very interview in the same tangent.

** Emile originally planned on using a Woobat on Blaise's team, but decided against it as he quickly realized how it wasn't very good in battle while doing some test runs of the game. He also mentioned that Axew, Skorupi, and Pawniard nearly made the cut for his ''White 2'' team.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: In his video on [[https://youtu.be/P0WmKvVVbGs?t=3983 Creating a Let's Play]], Emile notes that he used to have an anonymous artist that created artwork for his Let's Plays very quickly, particularly for ''Pokemon Fire Red'' and ''Pokemon Crystal''. Then he found out during his ''Crystal'' Let's Play that the art they were making was actually stolen from other artists and he ended communications with them.
* SavedForTheSequel: As mentioned under WhatCouldHaveBeen, Chugga was originally going to film the intro to the ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' LP while cosplaying as Rex. While this didn't work out, the ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' announcement video ended up featuring a Rosa cosplay, courtesy of Goosaphone.
* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: At the end of 2019, Chugga finally wrapped up the bonus videos for ''VideoGame/Pikmin3'' (2 years 6 months since last video) and ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'' (5 years 10 months since last video). He even takes out a demon gate trial for ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'' 8 years after the series' last video, with one to go. He cleared the final demon gate trial on May 10, 2020 (more than 4 months after the previous video).

** Throughout the second phase of his ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewLeaf'' LP, Chugga was planning to go to several conventions and make a room in his villager's house made entirely of items he obtained through [[VideoGame/StreetPassMiiPlaza Streetpass]]. However, Emile getting sick for over three months quashed those plans entirely. His sickness also resulted in the videos dedicated to events that occurred between Rocco's Birthday and Halloween being scrapped.

** Chugga mentioned in the 10th-anniversary video that originally the Let's Play of ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' would have ''Black'' be the main version played due to Emile [[AuthorAppeal liking Reshiram more than Zekrom]]. However, Emile decided to switch versions feeling [[WellIntentionedExtremist N viewing himself as the hero of legend]] would make more sense if he had [[LightIsGood possession of the Light Orb]]. By proxy, the original plan for ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' would've been to play ''Black 2'', which would've prevented Chugga from using [=McFly=] as the Elekid line is exclusive to ''White 2''.

** Chugga mentioned in the 10th-anniversary video that originally the Let's Play of ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' would have ''Black'' be the main version played due to Emile [[AuthorAppeal liking Reshiram more than Zekrom]]. However, Emile decided to switch versions feeling [[WellIntentionedExtremist N viewing himself as the hero of legend]] would make more sense if he had [[LightIsGood possession of the Light Orb]]. By proxy, the original plan for VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 would've been to play ''Black 2'', which would've prevented Chugga from using [=McFly=] as the Elekid line is exclusive to ''White 2''.

** Chugga mentioned in the 10th-anniversary video that originally the Let's Play of ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' would have ''Black'' be the main version played due to Emile [[AuthorAppeal liking Reshiram more than Zekrom]]. However, Emile decided to switch versions feeling [PokemonBlackAndWhite N viewing himself as the hero]] would make more sense if he had [[LightIsGood possession of the Light Orb]]. By proxy, the original plan for VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 would've been to play ''Black 2'', which would've prevented Chugga from using [=McFly=] as the Elekid line is exclusive to ''White 2''.

** He also mentions he considered using Cofagrigus on his team in ''Pokémon White''. In his 10th Anniversary video, Emile showed off the runner-ups for his White team that he rejected for various reasons. These included Chandelure (dropped for being too over-powered), Accelgor (dropped for filling the same niche as Roc), and Sawk (dropped for having a shallow move pool).
** Chugga mentioned in the 10th-anniversary video that originally the Let's Play of ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' would have ''Black'' be the main version played due to Emile [[AuthorAppeal liking Reshiram more than Zekrom]]. However, Emile decided to switch versions feeling [[WellIntendedExtremist N viewing himself as the hero]] would make more sense if he had [[LightIsGood possession of the Light Orb]]. By proxy, the original plan for VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 would've been to play ''Black 2'', which would've prevented Chugga from using [=McFly=] as the Elekid line is exclusive to ''White 2''.

** He also mentions he considered using Cofagrigus on his team in White. In his 10th Anniversary video, Emile showed off the runner-ups for his White team that he rejected for various reasons. These included Chandelure (dropped for being too over-powered), Accelgor (dropped for filling the same niche as Roc), and Sawk (dropped for having a shallow move pool).

** In his Pokémon Let's Plays, he's mentioned a few Pokémon he's considered for his teams, such as Omanyte for ''[=FireRed=]'', Lileep for ''Emerald'', and Houndour and Froslass for ''Platinum''. The most prominent example would be [[StoneWall Duskull]]. He had considered using it for not only ''Emerald'', but also for ''[[VideoGame/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness XD]]'' and ''Platinum''. The reason he didn't go with it is that he tried using it on his team in off-camera playthroughs, but he felt it wasn't too usable for the main story; however in Episode 53 of ''Platinum'', he finally decided to use Dusclops to make up for being left out. In Bonus Episode 2, he mentioned that he wanted to use Toxicroak instead of Gallade, but due to having Zubat planned for his team, he ultimately went with Gallade for type diversity.

** In terms of ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' weaponry, he favors the Splatling-class weapons.

** Emile originally planned on using a Woobat on Blaise's team, but decided against it as he quickly realized how it wasn't very good in battle while doing some test runs of the game. He also mentioned that Axew and Skorupi nearly made the cut for his ''White 2'' team.

** Several times in ''Black & White 2'' Chugga claims that the Dive Ball functions no differently from a standard Pokéball in games set outside of Hoenn. In actuality, later games would give the Dive Ball the perk of increasing catch rates when used while fishing or surfing. While Chugga has aknowled the mistake in the comments he has yet to do so in video.

** ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' would receive a 3-week hiatus after Episode 33, followed by a two-month hiatus after episode 40. Chugga explained he had become gravely ill in July, but forced himself to finish the Prison Island arc to ensure the LP was stopped at a satisfying point before the prolonged hiatus. [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment Episodes 34-40 were recorded in July, but not released until August]] due to Chugga lacking the entry to edit them until then.

** Throughout the second phase of his ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewLeaf'' LP, Chugga was planning to go to several conventions and make a room in his villager's house made entirely of items he obtained through [[VideoGame/StreetPassMiiPlaza Streetpass]]. However, Emile's three-month illness quashed those plans entirely. His sickness also resulted in the videos dedicated to events that occurred between Rocco's Birthday and Halloween being scrapped.

** Chugga was planning to have the redux of his ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'' LP done by November 2022, so he could focus on his ''Sticker Star'' essay, but ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' took far long than he initially planned, meaning he was unable to start ''Paper Mario'' until October.

** [[At least one fan https://www.reddit.com/r/chuggaaconroy/comments/14tnbe8/i_know_chuggas_final_pokemon_blackwhite_2_team/]] successfully predicted Chugga's last team member in ''White 2'' would be the Crustle from Seaside Cave.

** ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' would receive a 3-week hiatus after Episode 33, followed by a two-month hiatus after episode 40. Chugga explained he had become gravely ill in July, but forced himself to finish the Prison Island arc to ensure the LP was stopped at a satisfying point before the prolonged hiatus. [[ShelfOfMovieLanguish Episodes 34-40 were recorded in July, but not released until August]] due to Chugga lacking the entry to edit them until then.

** While Chugga still enjoyed the LP, he admitted ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewLeaf'' was one of the most stressful things he's ever done. This was due to the nature of the game meaning he could only record a single video a day, giving him less than 24 hours to edit each video. In addition, it was difficult to fact check certain aspects of the game, as ''New Leaf'' had only been out for 11 months when he started the LP, with the game’s North American release only occurring five months prior. Furthermore, Emile got sick on two occasions, one sickness lasted only a few days while another lasted several ''months''. Both instances of getting sick would result in videos having to be scrapped in order to keep the authenticity of the game’s clock.

** Five of his ''Earthbound'' redux Let's Play got blocked by the Japanese division of Creator/SonyMusic because of the game's soundtrack, which they own the distribution rights to. Emile had filed requests to get the videos restored, and they were restored on July 3rd 2021 after Jirard WebVideo/TheCompletionist helped Emile get in touch with some people.
* SeriesHiatus: His ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' playthrough went on hiatus for a month between Episode 20 and Episode 21. Another hiatus of nearly two months arose between Episode 44 and Episode 45, due to the unfortunate death of his pet cat Kirby and other health issues.

** Five of his ''Earthbound'' redux Let's Play got blocked by Sony of Japan because of the game's music. Emile had filed requests to get the videos restored, and they were restored on July 3rd 2021 after Jirard WebVideo/TheCompletionist helped Emile get in touch with some people.

** Of all the things Emile has regretted doing, the biggest example has to be [[MemeticMutation Steve the Trooper]] from his VideoGame/{{Pikmin}} Let's Play. Although Chugga was initially fond of the character, the extreme lengths fans went to portray Steve as a MemeticBadass across all of social media made Chugga rather sick of Steve's memetic status. It doesn't help that those same fans were namedropping Steve in any and all ''Pikmin''-related media so often that other [=YouTubers=] had complained to Chugga about how their comments sections in their own ''Pikmin'' videos were filled with people asking about Steve with little-to-no context, thus ruining the experience of playing the game for them. This has resulted in Emile having some rather [[BigNo volatile]] reactions to the name Steve being mentioned or referenced (intentionally or otherwise) in other projects, much to LetsPlay/ProtonJon's delight. [[ZigzaggedTrope Zig-zagged]] however in that he still indulges the fans with {{shout out}}s to him on occasion.