History WebVideo / StrawberryDragonProject

* CanadaEh: Parodied in Episode 2-18 (''Go Play: Circus Star''). Kevin apparently moved his show to Canada, despite the room he filmed in looking exactly the same as his room from before. He lampshades this in a conversation with Ichigo, where he says that it was one of his criteria in finding a new home. By the end of the episode, however, he gets so depressed that he abandons the gag entirely.

* AdaptationDecay: DiscussedTrope, citing handheld games inspired by but not direct ports of console games, for example ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand'' and the UsefulNotes/GameGear version of VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1. [[invoked]]

* BadExportForYou: Kevin decried the fact that the American release of ''Demon Sword'' on the UsefulNotes/{{NES}} had ''half the content'' missing from its Japanese counterpart. [[invoked]]

* CueTheFlyingPigs: Joked about when discussing UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem / UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis combo consoles.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The ending levels of ''James Bond 007'' for UsefulNotes/GameBoy, in which [[spoiler: warring factions within Kurdistan are wearing each other thin after 007 dislodged a disagreeable dictator]], reminded Kevin of the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror 2003-2011 Iraq War]]. [[invoked]]

** He has also done month- or year-long celebrations of other anniversaries, such as a UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem month in October 2010, a ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' month in June 2011, and a year-long coverage of ''Franchise/JamesBond'' in 2012.

* PortingDisaster: Examples include ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' for the UsefulNotes/SuperNES, and ''[[VideoGame/NineteenFortyTwo 1942]]'' for the UsefulNotes/{{NES}}. [[invoked]]

* BrandX: The flashback in Episode 12 is set in "A Video Store", which is overstocked with copies of "Generic UsefulNotes/{{Nintendo 64}} Game", and young Kevin's choice of rental was inspired by reading "A Nintendo Magazine".

---> '''Kevin:''' ...The heck? I thought this was a Street Fighter montage! [looks at ''Mortal Kombat'' UsefulNotes/SuperNES cartridge] Get outta here! [clicks remote control, [[AnvilOnHead dropping an arcade cabinet on the game]]]

* ButtonMashing: Episode 5 features a montage of Kevin playing the UsefulNotes/SuperNES port of VideoGame/{{Doom}} in this manner, using various controllers not compatible with the Super NES, including a toy gun ''that's not even a controller''. As this episode was a parody of WebVideo/TheIrateGamer, this was intentional.

** In Episode 5, there is a shot of Kevin plugging a UsefulNotes/SuperNES Game Pak into a Retro Duo console, and turning on the power. Look closely - he flips the power switch ''in the wrong direction'', to run a UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem game instead. As this episode was a parody of WebVideo/TheIrateGamer, [[InvokedTrope this was intentional]].
** In Episode 9, the titlecard shows Ichigo casting a spell, with a UsefulNotes/{{Nintendo 64}} button sequence appearing in a speech bubble. In VideoGame/{{Quest 64}}, the subject of the review, this code is used for the Avalanche spell, one of the best offensive spells in the game.

** In one scene he comments on how the UsefulNotes/SuperNES port of ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' was sold in a red-coloured cartridge and says how that's never been done before. Behind him are other multi-coloured games, including multiple ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' and ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' titles.

* MistakenForRacist: Ichigo mistakes Kevin for "gay-cist" in Episode 8, whilst discussing a ThatOneBoss from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' on the UsefulNotes/GameGear.

* SpecialEffectFailure: In Episode 5, the UsefulNotes/SuperNES cartridge of VideoGame/{{Doom}} is destroyed by the {{BFG}}... as in a poorly-cut out image of the gun from the game firing a lazily-animated energy ball. In addition, you can see a string taped to the game, which was pulled to create the effect, and in the shot beforehand, Kevin shows a gun which is not the BFG[[note]]a toy AK-47[[/note]]. As this episode was a {{parody}} of WebVideo/TheIrateGamer, [[InvokedTrope this was intentional]].

--> '''Kevin:''' [[invoked]] Let's take a moment to thank our lucky stars that... [Deep breath] [[TheScrappy the Chaotix,]] [[ScrappyMechanic elastic Ring tethers,]] [[GottaCatchThemAll collection quests,]] [[CameraScrew an unruly camera,]] [[HongKongDub horrible voice acting,]] [[ScrappyMechanic fishing, treasure hunting, robots, the latter two of which must be done in order to get to the "good" stuff, which wasn't even that good,]] [[DarkerAndEdgier guns, motorcycles,]] [[MemeticMutation and that DARN fourth Chaos Emerald,]] [[HoverBoard hoverboards,]] even more characters we'll never care about, [[LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading minute-plus loading times,]] [[InterspeciesRomance implied romance between Sonic and a human girl,]] [[ScrappyMechanic forced racing, werehogs – I’m sorry, wolfhogs, talking swords,]] [[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible and all-around unplayability,]] are nowhere to be found in Sonic 4. [Exhale] [[invoked]]

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything / HarsherInHindsight: The ending levels of ''James Bond 007'' for UsefulNotes/GameBoy, in which [[spoiler: warring factions within Kurdistan are wearing each other thin after 007 dislodged a disagreeable dictator]], reminded Kevin of the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror 2003-2011 Iraq War]]. [[invoked]]

* FollowTheLeader: Kevin admits he was inspired by the Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses crew.

*** The Nintendo magazine from the flashback references a MemeticMutation gag with a cover story about an interview with Xzibit, and the tagline "[[LampshadeHanging Yo dawg, I heard you like]] [[DreamWithinADream flashbacks]]...".

* AcceptableTargets: Kevin's list includes WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}, Music/SouljaBoy, Pitbull, [[BigApplesauce the city of New York]], Creator/{{Capcom}}, WebVideo/TheIrateGamer, and Raw Thrills. [[invoked]]
** [[AvertedTrope Not acceptable targets]]: Literature/TheTwilightSaga, Music/JustinBieber, Music/{{Nickelback}}, and Music/AvrilLavigne are not acceptable targets for Kevin/Ichigo, mainly because he feels the jokes are played out. Neither are ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' and ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'', as he holds at least some respect for them.

** [[AvertedTrope Not acceptable targets]]: [[Literature/{{Twilight}} The Twilight Saga]], Music/JustinBieber, Music/{{Nickelback}}, and Music/AvrilLavigne are not acceptable targets for Kevin/Ichigo, mainly because he feels the jokes are played out. Neither are ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' and ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'', as he holds at least some respect for them.

* CriticalBacklash: Kevin has expressed this {{inuniverse}} regarding the Literature/{{Twilight}} Saga, Music/JustinBieber, VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4, and [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Star Wars Episode I]]. Technically he genuinely likes Sonic 4 and The Phantom Menace, but the other two... not so much. He's mostly ComplainingAboutComplaining.

* ListOfTransgressions: The article "Second Opinion: VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4" includes a list of various failings of VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog titles, none of which appear in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I''.

* PrecisionFStrike: At the end of the "Decoding the Literature/{{Twilight}} Saga" editorial, topping off a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

** Writing the line "I am not a fan of the Twilight Saga" in between every paragraph in the "Decoding the Literature/{{Twilight}} Saga" editorial.

** From ''Film/TheWindRises'': "You know what they say -- [[Literature/GoodOmens the road to Heck is paved with frozen door-to-door salesmen]] -- I mean, good intentions."

** In another scene, he criticises the game for not having a save function and adds "games without save functions suck hard". Behind him are some well-received games which lack these features, including ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'', ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'', and ''VideoGame/StarFox''.

* LogoJoke: Episode 14 replaces the ending quack from the VanityPlate with the drowning sound effect from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' [[spoiler: due to Pitbull's re-execution of drowning by vodka]].

* MotorMouth: Kevin rattles off a ListOfTransgressions of the VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog franchise's former flaws in Episode 15:

* SoundEffectBleep: The video series uses the ring pickup sound from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog''.

--> '''Kevin:''' Let's take a moment to thank our lucky stars that... [Deep breath] [[TheScrappy the Chaotix,]] [[ScrappyMechanic elastic Ring tethers,]] [[GottaCatchThemAll collection quests,]] [[CameraScrew an unruly camera,]] [[HongKongDub horrible voice acting,]] [[ScrappyMechanic fishing, treasure hunting, robots, the latter two of which must be done in order to get to the "good" stuff, which wasn't even that good,]] [[DarkerAndEdgier guns, motorcycles,]] [[MemeticMutation and that DARN fourth Chaos Emerald,]] [[HoverBoard hoverboards,]] even more characters we'll never care about, [[LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading minute-plus loading times,]] [[InterspeciesRomance implied romance between Sonic and a human girl,]] [[ScrappyMechanic forced racing, werehogs – I’m sorry, wolfhogs, talking swords,]] [[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible and all-around unplayability,]] are nowhere to be found in Sonic 4. [Exhale] [[invoked]]

* WeaponOfChoice: Kevin's is a toy AK-47.

The Strawberry Dragon Project is a ReviewBlog and TroperWork created by Kevin Milligan, [[IHaveManyNames also known as]] [=IchigoRyu=], and Tropers/SpyHunter29 [[Wiki/TVTropes on this very wiki.]] It can be read [[http://strawberrydragonproject.blogspot.com here]]. On the 4th of March 2012, a companion VideoReviewShow was launched on Website/YouTube, and later Dailymotion. It can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/user/StrawDragonProject here]] and [[http://www.dailymotion.com/StrawberryDragonProject here]].

* ShoutOut: Whenever Kevin does one of these, he makes it into a {{Wiki/Wikipedia}} or Wiki/TVTropes link to drive the point home.

* LampshadeHanging: All the time. Plus one to Wiki/ThisVeryWiki, no less. After bringing up MyFriendsAndZoidberg while describing ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'' ("It's just like Film/DasBoot, [[RecycledINSPACE but with]] [[MsFanservice hot chicks]]... and Jean."), Kevin said he would look for any excuse to throw in extra tropes.

** Some reviews even end in a segment called "ArsonMurderAndJaywalking", where Ichigo discusses [[RantInducingSlight the least offensive yet still notable thing in a work that was awful on the whole]].

** To [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari]], while discussing a song from ''[[Music/{{Genesis}} Calling All Stations]]''.

* MyGreatestFailure: Some of Kevin's self-declared failures include not purchasing a copy of ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' upon release, not applying to the German Honors Society, and not going to the Music/{{Genesis}} reunion tour.

--> '''Kevin:''' Let's take a moment to thank our lucky stars that... [Deep breath] [[TheScrappy the Chaotix,]] [[ScrappyMechanic elastic Ring tethers,]] [[GottaCatchThemAll collection quests,]] [[CameraScrew an unruly camera,]] [[HongKongDub horrible voice acting,]] [[ScrappyMechanic fishing, treasure hunting, robots, the latter two of which must be done in order to get to the "good" stuff, which wasn't even that good,]] [[DarkerAndEdgier guns, motorcycles,]] [[MemeticMutation and that DARN fourth Chaos Emerald,]] [[HoverBoard hoverboards,]] [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters even more characters we'll never care about,]] [[LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading minute-plus loading times,]] [[InterspeciesRomance implied romance between Sonic and a human girl,]] [[ScrappyMechanic forced racing, werehogs – I’m sorry, wolfhogs, talking swords,]] [[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible and all-around unplayability,]] are nowhere to be found in Sonic 4. [Exhale] [[invoked]]

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: An in-universe reaction to two scenes from ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird''.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY:
** In Episode 4, Kevin briefly gets distracted figuring out how to pronounce "Milon" from ''VideoGame/MilonsSecretCastle''.
--> '''Kevin:''' His name... was Milon. Am I saying that right? My-lon? Me-lon? Milan? WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}?
--> '''Ichigo:''' Well, in Japanese, it's Mi-lo-n.
* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Kevin will prounounce the last word in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' as 'majika' because it makes his mouth happier and there’s nothing you can do about it.

* MadLibAnimeTitle: It's got [[{{Shojo}} "strawberry"]] and [[{{Shonen}} "dragon"]] in the title for no particular reason other than RuleOfCool.

* WordSaladTitle: Kevin claimed it was inspired by {{shojo}} and {{shonen}} [[MadLibAnimeTitle manga titles]].

--> '''Kevin:''' But who says [Ludacris] can't do kid-friendly work if he wants to? I mean, I never had a problem with Creator/GeorgeCarlin on WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine!

* AnvilOnHead: In Episode 7, Kevin uses a remote clicker to drop an arcade cabinet onto a copy of VideoGame/MortalKombat.

** In Episode 7, a montage comparing moves from the [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Moon S]] FightingGame to others from VideoGame/StreetFighterII ends with an example from VideoGame/MortalKombat instead. LampshadeHanging:

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything / HarsherInHindsight: The ending levels of ''James Bond 007'' for UsefulNotes/GameBoy, in which [[spoiler: warring factions within Kurdistan are wearing each other thin after 007 dislodged a disagreeable dictator]], reminded Kevin of the [[TheWarOnTerror 2003-2011 Iraq War]]. [[invoked]]

--> '''Kevin:''' His name... was Milon. Am I saying that right? My-lon? Me-lon? Milan? Disney/{{Mulan}}?

** In Episode 4, he mis-pronounces [[VideoGame/MilonsSecretCastle Milon's]] name as "Disney/{{Mulan}}".

* VerbalBackspace: in Episode 2-12, Kevin is just about to claim that "Blurred Lines" has the [[MostAnnoyingSound most annoying laugh]] he's ever heard in a pop song, only to flash back to Music/{{Eminem}} on "Just Lose It", and revise his previous statement.

The StrawberryDragonProject is a ReviewBlog and TroperWork created by Kevin Milligan, [[IHaveManyNames also known as]] [=IchigoRyu=], and Tropers/SpyHunter29 [[Wiki/TVTropes on this very wiki.]] It can be read [[http://strawberrydragonproject.blogspot.com here]]. On the 4th of March 2012, a companion VideoReviewShow was launched on Website/YouTube, and later Dailymotion. It can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/user/StrawDragonProject here]] and [[http://www.dailymotion.com/StrawberryDragonProject here]].

* MostAnnoyingSound: [[invoked]]
** [[Anime/SailorMoon "Shabom Spray!"]] [[CallingYourAttacks "Shabom Spray!"]] [[MakingASplash "Shabom Spray!"]]
** [[Film/TheMasterOfDisguise "I'm going to be a master of disguise! I'm going to be a master of disguise!"]]

* DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck: [[InUniverse Treated the ending of]] WebVideo/SailorMoonAbridged TheMovie as one. The SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic getting swapped out for the theme song from Series/PowerRangersTurbo was enough to catapult Kevin into an AtomicFBomb [[CurseCutShort (cut short)]]. [[invoked]]

* AdaptationDecay: DiscussedTrope, citing handheld games inspired by but not direct ports of console games, for example ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand'' and the UsefulNotes/GameGear version of VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog. [[invoked]]

* ListOfTransgressions: The article "Second Opinion: VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4" includes a list of various failings of SonicTheHedgehog titles, none of which appear in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I''.

* MotorMouth: Kevin rattles off a ListOfTransgressions of the SonicTheHedgehog franchise's former flaws in Episode 15:

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything / HarsherInHindsight: The ending levels of ''James Bond 007'' for GameBoy, in which [[spoiler: warring factions within Kurdistan are wearing each other thin after 007 dislodged a disagreeable dictator]], reminded Kevin of the [[TheWarOnTerror 2003-2011 Iraq War]]. [[invoked]]

* DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck: [[InUniverse Treated the ending of]] WebVideo/SailorMoonAbridged TheMovie as one. The CrowningMusicOfAwesome getting swapped out for the theme song from Series/PowerRangersTurbo was enough to catapult Kevin into an AtomicFBomb [[CurseCutShort (cut short)]]. [[invoked]]

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: {{Invoked}} in Episode 12, where Kevin points out how one of the tracks from ''[[VideoGame/GanbareGoemon Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon]]'' sounds like "Electric Eye" by Music/JudasPriest. Which makes it CrowningMusicOfAwesome in his book.

* CriticalBacklash: Kevin has expressed this {{in-universe}} regarding the Literature/{{Twilight}} Saga, Music/JustinBieber, VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4, and [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Star Wars Episode I]]. Technically he genuinely likes Sonic 4 and The Phantom Menace, but the other two... not so much. He's mostly ComplainingAboutComplaining.

* LampshadeHanging: All the time. Plus one to ThisVeryWiki, no less. After bringing up MyFriendsAndZoidberg while describing ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'' ("It's just like Film/DasBoot, [[RecycledINSPACE but with]] [[MsFanservice hot chicks]]... and Jean."), Kevin said he would look for any excuse to throw in extra tropes.